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This featured article is a real gem from the always "nailed it" offGuardian.
It tells it how it is and how it is actually has a great deal of hope and positivity in it.
The positive aspects derive from the miscalculations of the elites discussed in the article and from the exponential growth of the grass roots liberation and unity movement they have catalysed.
In short, too many people have seen what lies behind the propaganda curtain and from here on the world is going to change for the better.
It is not the degraded sociopathic utopian tinkerers and self-appointed herdsmen of a bovine humanity who will be pulling us out of the digital/biochemical Dark Age and building our new civilisation. It will by you and I and millions like us, my friend.
The so-called elite, the planet's covert and insidious monied aristocracy, on the other hand, is a dying monster, dangerous only in its death throes due to its thrashing tail.
Ukraine in the time of Covid
Can we trust "horizontal conflict" in the post-pandemic age?
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The biggest mistake the elites made with the scamdemic was to let us see what good buddies they really are, because this instantly and inadvertently presented the 99.9% with a shocking and previously quite carefully hidden reality about the true nature of power and geopolitics.
Horizontal conflict narratives have for centuries been a major part of how elites control their populations. Catholic v Protestant, Moslem v Christian, black v white, male v female, gay v straight etc etc. It's a tried and trusted method of channeling frustrations, shaping minds and keeping people's minds off the real authors of their misfortunes.
Behind the facade of conflict the elites have always shared a common bond of mutual interest. Kings (mostly) knew to honor the divinity of other kings even in defeat. Even when they killed each other they did it reluctantly and in the guise of "natural causes". They knew their own populations were the real common enemies against which they knew to make common cause.
War was just another method of achieving this as well as gratifying some degree of personal pride.
Nothing much has changed in the modern era. And a great deal of the legacy media's energy has long been devoted to helping to conceal the reality of the "big (supranational) club" that we ain't in.
Until, that is, the recent huge error of judgement by the world's leaders when they chose to abandon the carefully maintained "horizontal divisions" narrative in favor of some New Age, New Normal narrative of "international solidarity and co-operation to beat the virus".
They were clearly going for some "Independence Day" type hug-fest psychic effect. Humanity falling into each other's arms and deciding to work together in WHO-created mutual New Normal benevolence to defeat an invisible enemy that will, of course, never be defeated.
It did not go over as planned.
They just tried to sell it too hard too fast. And they blew it.
Gordon Brown reacting to a few hundred "COVID" deaths by saying we needed a world government (not yet, Gordon, too soon!).
Goldfinger Schwab and his stupid book of "happy peasant" delusional raving.
Insane overkill on the "nothing will ever be the same" meme based on a few flu cases.
Those pix of people falling over backwards because "covid" in China.
All our lovely leaders being seen at their international junkets ignoring their own mask rules (except for the flunkies), while forcing their populations into isolation and psychological torture.
All pushing their own magically produced untested toxic concoctions, all unctuously mouthing the same lies in a hundred different languages.
They goofed and made it just too obvious how closely in sync they are.
Sure they did also seed a few "alternative" deadly virus narratives that halfheartedly muddied the waters by blaming China, or maybe the US, but it wasn't enough to counter the truly stunning images of international elite solidarity. Most particularly east-west solidarity.
Why were the Chinese elites spearheading this lie? Why were the Russian elites promoting it?
This was a big wake up moment for many many people all over the world.
Not for the majority, of course. For the majority there was nothing but zombified lockstep, absolute obedience, bizarre levels of willing self-destruction.
But for a large and growing minority the very opposite began to happen.
This growing minority began realizing, not only that the pandemic was a massive lie, but also began to discern that most carefully hidden and most explosive truth — that the elites of the world – all the world – owe allegiance to each other above and beyond any trapping of national identity.
And that convincing us this is not true had heretofore been a huge part of retaining their power.
Faced with this awakening some people began to see they had no choice but to take control of their own destiny rather than wait for their governments to save them.
Small grass roots and spontaneous rebellions began sprouting. First it was just a very few but then more and more people began challenging the pandemic lie. There were mass marches in cities across the globe and small local "stand in the park" protests. People were speaking out, reaching out. The truckers began their convoy.
Suddenly from a place of darkness there was real hope. Not invested in some phony hero politician or some noisy celebrity populist, but in ourselves. Groups of ordinary people began realizing they could take back their lives.
And simultaneously the pandemic narrative began to falter.
Vaccine uptake was not meeting expectations. Even people who had one jab were getting reluctant to have another. Some of those who had once been compliant began to feel they'd had enough.
By autumn 2021 the New Normal – and, more importantly, the system promoting it – were actually in some trouble. The worst trouble they had known for a while.
Faced with overwhelming resistance the "Independence Day hug-fest", and indeed the whole pandemic narrative, began to go into panic-reverse. Mask mandates began to be canceled. Quarantines abandoned. QR codes likewise.
And the elites began to recall the benefits of those good old tried and true horizontal conflict narratives.
The US began accusing Russia, China began accusing the US. Israel began bombing everyone again.
But not because they wanted to distract you from that awkward realization about how chummy they really are behind the scenes!
No. Never. Not at all.
It was because Russia suddenly got extra scary. And those Nazis in Ukraine suddenly became seriously worrying. And Israel got all worried about terrorists and Iran again. And Taiwan….yada yada.
And, obviously, those elites who can all agree to tell the same lies in the same words at the same time and produce the same "response" and promote the same "solutions" in lockstep over covid just can't agree at all over anything else.
Because deep seated ideological and strategical differences make it impossible.
So, the US had no option but to start provocations in the China Sea and flood Ukraine with weapons and advisors, and Russia had no option but to invade Ukraine.
It was all inevitable. Like death and taxes. Just something that wise people know had to happen.
And the fact it rescued the power structure from a dicey little moment is absolutely and totally a coincidence.
Yes, it did reinstate all the old conflict narratives and allow the media to make a lot of noise and distract people while the embarrassing "Independence Day co-operation" narrative snuck out the room.
And yes, it did rescue the New Normal and provide a lovely new reason for potential rationing, belt-tightening, forever shortages, travel restrictions and all the other things Goldfinger Schwab and his billionaire supranational globalist chums really like.
But coincidences are like that.
Coincidental. Convenient. And no need to look any further.
I mean – would your favourite world leader really start or provoke a war just for convenience or profit? Would they really sacrifice lives just to benefit themselves?
Ok, maybe the Americans would, because Imperialism.
But Russia? China? They're more moral, right. Higher ethical plain.
I mean sure, they are all equally happy to let their citizens get injected with untested toxic sludge, and sure they just worked with the West to joint-perpetrate an unprecedented global scam that may have killed or maimed millions.
And sure there is quite a lot to be gained from "winning" in Ukraine, aside from defeating Nazis. Fat rebuilding contracts. Access to a lot of resources.
And of course the same convenient distraction equally serves West and East.
But no, come on. Sure they were all in lockstep in 2020. And, ok they still are in lockstep in 2022 – but only over the pandemic lie!
They are absolutely opposed and forced into conflict about everything else, and we need to take a side, support the good guys who are rooting for a better world.
The only alternative is to recognize that horizontal divisions benefit them not us. That neither side is good, or rooting for anything but their own advantage, and that fundamentally, as ever, the global 0.1% take care of their own interests while striving hard to deter and divert us from doing the same.
I suggest we stop being diverted and deterred, remember the lesson of 2020 and continue on the path of personal and collective awakening they are doing their best to lure us from.
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Foster City, CA) signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Canadian subsidiary Raylo Chemicals and most of its assets from Degussa AG (D?sseldorf, Germany) for 115.2 million euros ($147 million).
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Foster City, CA, www.gilead.com) signed a definitive agreement toacquire the Canadian subsidiary Raylo Chemicals and most of its assetsfrom Degussa AG (Düsseldorf, Germany, www.degussa.com) for115.2 million euros ($147 million).
In addition, Degussa entered into long-term agreements with Gilead forthe supply of raw materials and the manufacture of certain activepharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for Gilead products.
Raylo Chemicals, located in Edmonton, Canada, is a custom manufacturerof APIs and advanced pharmaceutical intermediates and is part ofDegussa's exclusive synthesis and catalysts business unit. It hasroughly 200 employees at two sites, Clover Bar and Argyll Road. TheRaylo name and the Argyll Road site will remain assets of Degussa.Degussa will ensure the business and supply relationships with Raylo'sexisting customers other than Gilead.
Gilead intends to use the Raylo site primarily for manufacturingdevelopment of investigational products, supplying APIs for clinicalresearch programs, and for new product launch supplies.
Degussa's sale of Raylo follows Degussa's move to form a joint venturefor exclusive synthesis in China with Lynchem Co., Ltd. (Dalian,Liaoning Province, China, www.lynchem.com).
"The sale of Raylo is a key step in our strategy to shift productioncapacity from the Western Hemisphere to Asia," said Klaus Engel,chairman of Degussa's management board in a company release.
Degussa says it will focus its European custom manufacturing sites toproduce high-value regulated intermediates and on-patent APIs from nowon. In executing its Asian strategy, Degussa will concentrate theproduction of pharmaceutical raw materials, certain intermediates, andoff-patent APIs in the newly formed Degussa Lynchem joint venture (seerelated ePT story, "Degussa Forms Fine Chemicals Joint Venture in China").

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Millions of people are injured in car accidents annually. Many of these accidents can result in long term disability and injury. Even if you experience little to no pain following a motor vehicle collision, seeking chiropractic care can help prevent years of chronic pain and suffering.
Most occupants get injured in motor vehicle crashes simply because of the force that's applied to their body in a very short moment in time. Even though some injuries may not be evident with a naked eye, seeking an experienced doctor, like Dr. Levi, is a must after a motor vehicle collision.
Even though some injuries won't present themselves right away, the key is to catch symptoms early to avoid any long term pain and discomfort.
Symptoms Commonly Associated with Car Accidents:
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Blurred vision
- Ringing in the ears, tinnitus
- Loss of balance
- Neck pain with associated stiffness, numbness, pain and tingling, which may radiate to the shoulders, arms and hands.
- Shoulder pain
- Back and low back pain, radiating to the buttocks, thighs, and legs (sciatica).
- Knee pain
- Ankle pain
Chiropractic Treatment After Car Accidents
Research has shown the quicker the course of care is initiated the faster the recovery time will be. Dr. Levi, takes time to personally and thoroughly examine all patients and supervises their course of treatment from beginning to end. Our motto is "you are not just a number in our office"!!
Dr. Levi first meets with you and takes a detailed history of how the injury happened. Once he has a clear understanding of what happened and analyzes the mechanism of injury, he will proceed to examine you and if necessary order imaging tests. Based on the mechanism of injury, symptoms and examination/findings diagnoses are made and a course of treatment is outlined to:
The first phase aims to reduce your pain and make you comfortable so that you can continue your daily activities of living.
The second phase of care targets correcting and restoring mobility. This will help decrease stiffness and soreness in muscles and joints, ultimately regaining full range of motion before scar tissue can develop.
The final phase of treatment will include prescribed stretches and exercises to improve overall function as well as prevent future injuries/flare-up due to weakness that may be left behind
If you are injured in a car crash, call one of our offices for an appointment before the permanency of your injuries settles in!!
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Soft wearable health monitor uses stretchable electronics
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, computing, engineering, health, mobile phones, wearables
A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies and small children without concern for skin injury or allergic reactions caused by conventional adhesive sensors with conductive gels.
The soft and conformable monitor can broadcast electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, respiratory rate and motion activity data as much as 15 meters to a portable recording device such as a smartphone or tablet computer. The electronics are mounted on a stretchable substrate and connected to gold, skin-like electrodes through printed connectors that can stretch with the medical film in which they are embedded.
"This health monitor has a key advantage for young children who are always moving, since the soft conformal device can accommodate that activity with a gentle integration onto the skin," said Woon-Hong Yeo, an assistant professor in the George Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. "This is designed to meet the electronic health monitoring needs of people whose sensitive skin may be harmed by conventional monitors."


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'Now's the time to quit,' Dr Rawal tell smokers
Smokers face an increased risk of harm from the Covid-19 pandemic, Acting Medical Director Dr Krishna Rawal said yesterday, as he urged smokers to take this opportunity to quit.
Citing "strong" evidence emerging from China and Italy, Dr Rawal said: "The Covid virus affects the lungs, smoking affects the immunity and the resilience of the lungs and the evidence is showing that there's an increased risk of harm from Covid virus to smokers."
"Please, please consider this as a good opportunity to quit."
"Even if the evidence about smoking is not strong, the evidence for good health to fight this virus is clearly there and is almost logical and common sense."
"It's good for your immune system to give up smoking to fight the virus," he added.
This comes against the backdrop of steadily increasing confirmed cases of the virus in Gibraltar prompt-ing, on Friday, the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo to declare a major incident.
Gibraltar's confirmed cases of the virus rose by four between Sunday and Monday to 69.
But, simultaneously, St Bernard's currently has 98 beds free.
"That's very close to the 100 mark and is a mark that we have never achieved in the GHA before," Dr Rawal said, adding that the Europa Nightingale field hospital was now ready.
The field hospital has 190 beds but capacity can be ramped up to around 300 beds if needed.
Additionally, two patients who had to be admitted to the Covid critical care unit have now been dis-charged - one entirely and the other to a lower nursing capability ward with the expectation of being discharged soon.
Highlighting further positive news, Mr Picardo reflected on the case of an 89-year old woman who has completely recovered from the disease.
"This 89-year old woman is a beacon of hope, but a hope we can aspire to replicate only if each of us comply with the rules on lockdown," he said.
"We have been able to give this patient and other patients all the care they need to recover because the GHA is not overwhelmed."
"We need to keep it that way by ensuring that we keep the curve of infections down. Please help us to continue to do that however hard it may be by keeping to the social lockdown rules."
"And really is it that hard?" Mr Picardo asked.
"Let's not be 21st century snowflakes."
"The 'evacuation generation' went through war, the 'referendum generation' went through General Franco, the 'closed frontier' generation went through a siege, all we have to go through is our Netflix collections or indeed our very full pantries and kitchen cupboards."
He urged the community to therefore not pretend that lockdown is harder than it is, and "just keep go-ing".
Both men again underscored the importance of adhering to the lockdown rules and staying at home un-less for essential reasons, although Mr Picardo said there were no plans at present to strengthen police powers, for example, by allowing officers to issue on-the-spot fines.
They also stressed the importance of following public health and medical advice and avoiding social media speculation, particularly in respect of self-medication with drugs that were potentially dangerous unless taken under close medical supervision.
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What is Yahoomas?
Yahoomas Day is a zombie holiday which lasts for two weeks. Yahoomas is a celebration of zombie love where zombies young and old travel around showing their affection for new arrivals to Malton, kissing them under the romantic flickering lights, removing the barriers that separate them from their long-lost relatives so they can hold them in their gentle loving embrace, dancing and singing with their brothers and sisters, and spreading their infectious joy.
Why Celebrate
Why Celebrate? Because Ol' Yahoo brought us around 15,000 Yahoomas harmanz; it's better to ask "Why not celebrate?" It is a time of feasting and joy for all zombies young and old, a time for celebration, love, and camaraderie.
The Season of Days, Yahoomas
6-18 (June 18th)
On 18 June 2007, Yahoo published an article (now taken down; link is to the wayback machine) that inspired more than 4000 people to join the game in the space of about 12 hours.
This has had and continues to have a large impact on the game. The most obvious and immediate effect was noticed first by zombies: large numbers of survivor characters were sleeping outside, with some clumped six to a square and other suburbs noticing that all squares, from buildings to streets, had at least one survivor outside it. Of course, as time goes on and the new people either learn more about Urban Dead or give up, the UD community will change due to this sudden and unexpected influx of new people with new ideas.
As of 6-21, Maltons active population seems to have stabilized at ~50,000; this is actually down from a high of 51,528 at 20/06/07 23:00, but up a great deal from the pre-6-18 average of ~38,500.
And now as of 6-26, the population has decreased even further to ~42,000. Malton still has a larger population than before the Yahoo article, but it seems that only a small portion that joined UrbanDead after seeing it advertised have continued playing.
A complete record of the Yahoomas population boom can be seen here.
6-18 is known as the official first day of Yahoomas and the beginning of the celebration of Yahoomas festivities.
Diggahkah (June 19)
The day after Yahoo's article kick started Yahoomas and brought joy to zombies everywhere, a second article was released by Digg on June 19th, extending the happiness Yahoomas.
Idle Day (July 3rd)
Idle Day, July 3rd, is a day of great sadness for the young zombie children, for it marks the beginning of the end of the Yahoomas festivities. July 3rd saw the last few unopened Harmanz beginning to spoil and become unfit for use. The Idle-mass lasts for two days after the end of Yahoomas and is a time of reminiscence and giving of thanks.
Dead Bodies
Revivifying bodies
The spike in numbers is Yahoomas.
This term came about primarily due to zombie players, as the gifts of easy prey/more bra!nz were very welcome, hence the connotations of Christmas from Yahoo.com.


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We all love a great landscaped yard, however getting there can be a daunting task if done wrong.
In fact, there are all kinds of mistakes you can make when designing your Colorado Springs landscape even if you think you're a pro.
Find out what the 4 most common landscape design mistakes are and how to avoid them.
Not Focusing on Curb Appeal
Many Colorado Springs homeowners don't take into account the importance curb appeal has to their home.
We get it, it's easy to forget the front yard when you spend the majority of your time in the backyard of your Colorado Springs home.
However, make sure you're paying attention to the front yard as well, even if you don't invest as much. Simple things such as making sure your lawn is well manicured and adding design elements such as useful pathways, flowers, stones, etc. that elevate the look of your home can give your home great curb appeal and can increase the value of your home if you ever do decide to sell your home.
Picking the Wrong Plants For Your Colorado Springs Yard
Colorado Springs has a climate unlike most places in the United States.
The dry, cold, desert like climate makes it specifically difficult for most plants to thrive. For this reason it's incredibly important to pick plants that will thrive in our climate.
For example, rabbitbrush and rocky mountain columbine are two plants that will excel in your Colorado Springs landscape. Choosing plants for your landscape design that have a hard time growing in our extreme climate will leave you spending a ton of time trying to get it to grow and not actually enjoying its beauty.
Planting Trees too Close to Your Home
It's no surprise that trees grow.
However, many times while planting them people tend to think of them at that moment in time and not how big they'll grow to be. Remember to plant them several feet away from your home so the limbs won't get too close to your home.
Trees can actually be quite destructive to your home if planted too close. Overhanging limbs can damage roofs and roots can get into your pipes and damage the foundation of your home.
Best practice is to plant them at least four feet away from your home.
Not Hiring a Landscape Professional for Involved Landscape Designs
Do you have big dreams for your yard?
Landscaping can be a complicated project and quite costly, especially if you're having to re-do things multiple times.
Hiring a professional Colorado Springs landscaping company can not only save you time but money as well.
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From creating outdoor entertainment living spaces, fencing installation, irrigation installation retaining walls and more, Foothills Landscaping & Irrigation in Colorado Springs can help with any project you need. Our team has over 21 years of experience in the Colorado Springs area and we have the materials that are best suited to our specific climate. For a free quote, contact us today.


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ETSU Scientist Identifies the Oldest and Largest Fossil Kangaroo Rat
Take a stroll through a desert in western North America, and you might spot a tiny hopping rodent with enormous ears. Kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice are well-adapted for life in dry habitats, but their distant ancestors were not. Now, thanks to a new fossil discovered in Oregon, scientists have a clearer picture of how and why these charismatic critters evolved their unique lifestyle.
This fossil was identified as a new species in a study published in the journal PeerJ. The study was led by Dr. Joshua Samuels, associate professor in the ETSU Department of Geosciences and curator at the Gray Fossil Site & Museum.
The new species has been named Aurimys xeros, a name that means "ear mouse from dry habitats." This species is known from a single fossil individual consisting of a nearly complete skull and a partial foot. The fossils were uncovered at the John Day Fossil Beds in Oregon, at a site that preserves an ecosystem from the Early Miocene Epoch, about 23 million years old. Aurimys is the oldest known kangaroo rat, and thus it represents an early stage in the evolution of these animals.
Modern kangaroo rats are bipedal, hopping around on two feet like kangaroos, and they have very large ears. These are key adaptations that help them survive in flat, arid landscapes.
"Since there is not much cover in open habitats," Samuels explains, "they must use their excellent hearing and erratic hopping movements to help them escape from predators like rattlesnakes and owls."
Like modern kangaroo rats, Aurimys had very large ears, as evidenced by its large "auditory bullae" (the bony components of the ears), but it does not appear to have been bipedal. In modern kangaroo rats and other bipeds, the spine enters the skull from underneath, but in Aurimys, that entrance is in the back of the skull, like in quadrupedal animals. Overall, the skull of Aurimys has a mixture of some features that are similar to modern kangaroo rats and others that are more like their distant ancestors.
Aurimys is also the largest known species of kangaroo rat. Modern kangaroo rats can get as big as twelve inches long (about half of that is tail), but Aurimys was about one-third larger than that. It's possible that this extra bulk served as added protection against danger.
"The size may reflect the fact some of the main predators of kangaroo rats, rattlesnakes, were just showing up in the fossil record at this time," Samuels says.
This early stage of kangaroo rat evolution also coincides with a global climate shift. During the Early Miocene, habitats around the world, including in Oregon, were becoming cooler and dryer.
"As climate changed, forests started to decline in many places, and were replaced by more open environments like deserts, steppe, and grasslands," Samuels says. "Kangaroo rats thrive in those habitats today, and are now some of the most common mammals in arid parts of western North America."
Samuels JX, Calede JJ-M, Hunt, Jr. RM. 2023. The earliest dipodomyine heteromyid in North America and the phylogenetic relationships of geomorph rodents. PeerJ 11:e14693 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14693


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All across the internet, I see these copywriting mistakes over and over and over.
Eliminate these problems and instantly improve your content.
1 // Your sentences are too long
Writing online is not the same as writing for English class. There are some habits you learned back then that are holding you back now.
The first is writing long, rambling sentences.
You have one minute and your minute has begun and no time will be added at the end, even to accommodate this sentence with all of its baroque dependent clauses and cascading turns of phrase. — Andy Bernard, The Office
It may have been your goal to sound smart when you were writing that midterm essay, but that'll only hurt you online.
Attention spans are short, and your sentences need to reflect that.
BEST PRACTICE: Write short, simple sentences.
2 // Your paragraphs are too long
Remember that 4-6 sentence rule you learned back then? Banish that damned rule from your mind right now.
Paragraphs in online copy should have a maximum of three short sentences.
Oh, and single sentence paragraphs are totally acceptable.
Like that one.
And that one.
BEST PRACTICE: Write short paragraphs (max three sentences).
3 // You don't use enough headings
^ that's a heading.
Good copywriters include lots of them throughout their writing because they know their readers are scanning what they've written.
Headings serve as anchor points for scanning, and make it way easier to jump through content.
Also, whitespace — gaps in the text — is equally critical for scanning, and headings help create whitespace as well.
Every time you start a new section, it should have a heading.
BEST PRACTICE: Make ample use of headings throughout your copy.
4 // Your words aren't simple and familiar
You're not Moira Rose. You're not writing for Moira Rose. (Though I wish we all were — Moira is a goddess.)
Injecting your copy full of big, unnecessary words is annoying as hell to your readers.
Online copywriting isn't the place to get cute or clever.
Use simple, familiar words and your readers will thank you.
BEST PRACTICE: Use simple, familiar words.
5 // Your copy is jargon-y
Again, we're not writing an essay. We're also not writing a technical manual (I assume).
Adding flowery adjectives and other fancy words isn't going to make you seem smart.
Loading your copy up with business buzzwords — synergy, circle back, think outside the box, etc. — will also have a drag on your copy.
At best, you'll seem a little silly. At worst, you'll seem like a pompous jackass.
In online writing, it's best to write like you speak: natural and conversational.
BEST PRACTICE: Use natural language you'd use in regular conversation.
Others? Questions?
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WRITE YOUR BOOK WITH ME by Douglas Winslow Cooper Ph.D.
Most adults hope to write a book. Why not do so before it is too late? The author, a retired scientist who has published over 100 articles and has authored, co-authored, or edited a half-dozen books, tells the would-be author how to plan, prepare, publish, promote, and reap the pay-offs from writing a book, fiction…
Most adults hope to write a book. Why not do so before it is too late? The author, a retired scientist who has published over 100 articles and has authored, co-authored, or edited a half-dozen books, tells the would-be author how to plan, prepare, publish, promote, and reap the pay-offs from writing a book, fiction or non-fiction. PLAN: determine your goals. Why are you writing? For self-satisfaction? For family, friends, and acquaintances? For the mass market? Your choice will influence how you go about publishing: printing, self-publishing, or using an indie, subsidy, or traditional publishing house. Writing for a large audience requires thinking about demographics: who is your ideal reader? Age, gender, location, race, ethnicity, income, politics, ethnicity, marital status…all count. PREPARE: book writing tips are given, from a constellation of authors. Nonfiction, approximately the truth, requires a degree of research that fiction, not necessarily the truth, will not, although historical fiction will need to take place in a real time and place. Your nonfiction title needs to be short, descriptive, possibly a bit puzzling, clarified by your subtitle. Your fiction title needs to evoke curiosity while signaling the genre of the book, as readers rarely buy books in genres other than their favorites. More advice is given on title, cover, dedication, table of contents, acknowledgment, foreword, and preface…what's up front counts. Find time and space, then sit, think, write, perhaps "open a vein." Heed the guidelines from ELEMENTS OF STYLE. Dr. Cooper describes the basics of the most popular types of nonfiction and fiction books. PUBLISH: computer manuscript preparation and print-on-demand technology have revolutionized publishing. A million new titles per year can reach the marketplace, ten times what was typical a decade or so ago. Authors can print their own books, work with an independent ("indie") publisher, pay a subsidy or "vanity" press, or try to get published by a traditional publishing house, usually requiring fame or celebrity. Dr. Cooper tells of his use of Outskirts Press, a subsidy publisher that allows him editorial control, retention of all rights, speed to market, and electronic and print formats. PROMOTE: Once you've written your book, you want it read. To get beyond family, friends, and acquaintances, you need to have it known and to generate interest in it. Publicity is free advertising. An extensive chapter marshals the advice from a host of experts on getting maximum publicity for your book and for becoming yourself known, liked, and trusted, crucial if you are to translate book sales into other pay-offs. Traditional advertising as well as social media methods of free and paid notice are covered. If lucky, your book, and you, will go viral. PAY-OFFS: The author's first book, TING AND I: A MEMOIR OF LOVE, COURAGE, AND DEVOTION, was written largely for family and friends, but went beyond that circle due to favorable publicity, with its themes of the power of love, the importance of marriage, and the value of life, even if severely disabled. It thanked many who had helped them. It opened up a writing and coaching business for him. Often books bring their authors benefits that dwarf royalties from book sales. A book can be "the best business card in the world." WRITE YOUR BOOK WITH ME combines a light-hearted, encouraging approach with insights derived from his experience, plus the wisdom of experts.
"Helpful, encouraging and inspiring"
Five Star Review on Amazon By Ginny Carter
This is a helpful and inspiring book if you're a budding author. Doug combines precision (well he used to be a scientist after all), with emotional encouragement to help you write a great book. It's good for first time authors but also for anyone looking to improve their book planning and writing skills, as well as learning more about publishing and marketing. Doug's got a lovely style – you'll enjoy the read.
About the Author
Douglas Winslow Cooper (1942- ) is a freelance writer, a retired physicist, a caregiver, and a rational optimist. From his early years in the shadow of New York City's George Washington Bridge to his early retirement by sunny Lake Osiris in Walden, NY, to help care for his beloved bedridden wife, Tina Su Cooper, he has found that indeed "the world is a tragedy to those who feel and a comedy to those who think," agreeing with Horace Walpole.
On June 2, 1984, after twenty years apart, former college sweethearts Tina Su (born Su Ting-ting) and Doug Cooper married. Their wedding rings are inscribed, "A dream come true." After more than 25 years of being married, they still feel that way, their motto being: "Together forever." The Coopers' marriage has been filled with joy, laughter, and occasional sorrow, due to her increasing disability from multiple sclerosis. Their glasses may be half-full now, but what remains is precious.
Dr.Cooper's first book was his 1974 Ph.D. dissertation for Harvard University. A dozen printed copies more than filled the public demand. Tina and Doug hope to reach a wider audience with TING AND I to share some lessons learned about life, love, loyalty. They invite you to write them at email@example.com.
A three-minute interview done in October 2011 by donovanmediastrategies.com is available at tinyurl.com/4yag4oc .
After publishing TING AND I, Dr. Cooper established a business helping others to write and publish their books, writeyourbookwithme.com. He co-authored AVA GARDNER'S DAUGHTER, which was withdrawn when his co-author's claims were refuted; THE SHIELD OF GOLD, a candid memoir by a former NYPD detective; KIDNAPPED TWICE, the memoir of a woman betrayed and abused as a child. He coached and edited the memoirs HIGH SHOES AND BLOOMERS and BUT…AT WHAT COST. Subsequently, Dr. Cooper co-authored with Adria Goldman Gross SOLVED! CURING YOUR MEDICAL INSURANCE PROBLEMS and MULTI-PAYER MEDICINE NIGHTMARE MADE IN THE USA, the International Edition of SOLVED! He coached Kathleen Blake Shields and edited her HOME IS WHERE THE STORY BEGINS.
Most recently, Dr. Cooper published WRITE YOUR BOOK WITH ME, to help would-be authors succeed in planning, preparing, publishing, and promoting their books.


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This privacy notice explains what information the council collects when we interact with residents and businesses in relation to communications about town centre regeneration, climate change and to provide you with information or support where relevant.
Safeguards are in place to ensure that this data is kept secure and the privacy of individuals is protected.
Who is responsible for your information?
Chesterfield Borough Council is the data controller for the personal information collected.
This privacy notice should be read alongside the council's main privacy notice
Purposes of processing your personal data
We capture and process contact details for residents, businesses and any other partners we interact with. This information is used to communicate about town centre regeneration, climate change communications and to provide you with information or support where relevant.
Categories of personal data and lawful basis
In order to provide this service, we may need to process some or all of the following categories of personal information:
Under data protection legislation, the lawful basis for this processing varies depending on the nature of your relationship with the council:
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In order to send you information, we need to share your personal data with third parties that are acting as data processors to provide functions on our behalf. We remain the data controller for this data, and we have contracts and safeguards in place to ensure that your information is kept safe and secure.
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A recent fine of €525,000 by the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), the Dutch Data Protection Authority, has focused attention on one of the least discussed provisions of the GDPR – Article 27. This provision requires those who are subject to the GDPR but who do not have a base in the EU to appoint an EU representative to act as a point of contact for supervisory authorities such as the AP and individuals (data subjects) within the EU. Although the subject of this decision is a website that appears to be based in Canada it is a warning to those businesses within the UK that may not have understood the need to appoint such a representative following the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 and the UK's exit from the EU.
The AP had received numerous complaints about a website called Locatefamily.com. The website displayed the personal information (e.g. full addresses and telephone numbers) of people who had not provided their information to the website and were unaware of how the platform had obtained their personal information.
It was the view of the AP that it is unacceptable for a website to publish these details without the individuals' knowledge or consent. It highlighted the importance of having an effective mechanism for the removal of such information at the request of a data subject. This was not possible in this case largely because the website did not have an EU representative.
This is the first time enforcement action has been taken by an authority for a breach of this requirement. The lack of enforcement of this provision to date may have led organisations to believe that this was not a key provision of the GDPR, however this first action suggests otherwise. It will be interesting to see how enforcement of this fine progresses, particularly as it seems unclear who is operating the website. The AP has given the website 12 weeks to pay the fine and to remedy this breach by appointing a representative. If it does not designate a representative in that time it faces an additional penalty of €20,000 every two weeks up to a maximum of €120,000, and it may be that the threat of this additional penalty will result in an acceptable response.
Having had little discussion of the scope of an EU representative's role to date, we also now have further guidance on this point. Although the Dutch decision emphasises the importance of having a representative in place to facilitate enforcement action, the recent High Court case of Rondon v LexisNexis Risk Solutions UK Ltd makes it clear that the EU representative is not liable for GDPR compliance failures in place of, or in addition to, the organisation that they represent. They are merely a conduit for information. In this case, data subjects arguing compliance failures by World Compliance Inc were looking to sue the appointed representative for the controller's failures to comply with the GDPR. The court considered the relevant provisions of the GDPR and other relevant laws as well as related guidance from the European Data Protection Board/ICO. Particular focus was given to the wording of Recital 80 of the GDPR, which had led some to suggest that there was joint and several liability for the controller and the representative.
The court ultimately struck out the action against the representative, holding that a representative is not liable for the failures of compliance by the controller who appoints them. The ICO had been contacted by the defendant for its view and had confirmed its position, namely, "the ICO is not seeking an interpretation of Article 27 that allows representatives to be held directly liable should a controller or processor they represent fail in their data protection obligations." Although this decision brings helpful clarity for those acting as representatives it must be recognised that this is a UK court/ICO interpreting the GDPR. It will require a court ruling on this issue in one of the remaining EU 27 Member States to put the matter beyond doubt.
Do I need to appoint an EU representative?
Your organisation needs to appoint an EU representative if it has no offices, branches or other establishments in an EU country and it is offering goods or services to individuals in the EU or monitoring the behaviour of individuals in the EU (which could include the use of tracking cookies on a website). In addition, if your organisation is based outside the EU but previously used a UK-based entity as its EU representative then it will need to appoint a new EU representative based in an EU member state.
To assist clients in meeting this requirement, we offer a fixed-fee European Representative Service through our Irish subsidiary, Saltire Data Protection Services Limited, based in Dublin.
If you would like more information about the services we offer or for further advice on whether you need to appoint a representative, please contact Joanna Boag-Thomson or Ashley McLean.


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Keep Cass County Beautiful (KCCB) in Nebraska has awarded a $1,000 grant to help with the renovation of a historic caboose in the Village of Union. The grant recipient, a local nonprofit community improvement group called Union United, is working to transform a historic Missouri Pacific Railroad caboose into a welcoming space to encourage visitors and support the community's beautification efforts.
According to its website, Union United consists of a group of concerned individuals that are "pulling together" to improve and revitalize Union. Its mission is to solidify the future of Union by restoring a sense of community and providing a place where residents are proud to call home.
The Missouri Pacific caboose #12124 was donated to the Village of Union in 1986 as a symbol of the town's railroad history. Following years of harsh environmental elements, vandalism, and neglect, United Union successfully initiated renovations in 2018, with guidance from the Missouri Pacific Historical Society. United Union has since worked to restore the caboose, including new windows, painting, and cleaning up the surrounding area.
The next phase of the project involves building a welcome area and an observation deck around the caboose. The grant from KCCB will assist in new seating on the observation deck, lighting, and landscaping in the area.
"I admire their passion and commitment to beautify their community and preserve their rich history," said Linda Behrns, executive director of KCCB.
The group is set to launch its next round of work in April 2020.


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Character details revealed for 'Downton' team's new period drama 'The Gilded Age'
Exciting new story hints have been released for The Gilded Age.
From the makers of Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes' new period drama series was picked up by NBC in 2018 and filming was due to begin this spring.
It was announced last month, however, that The Gilded Age will no longer air on NBC, but will instead be shown on HBO.
The reason given for the move is the "opulent scope and scale of this richly textured character drama."
The Gilded Age will be set in New York in 1885.
The setting is described in an official announcement as "a period of immense economic change, of huge fortunes made and lost, and the rise of disparity between old money and new money, which is being reflected again today."
New story hints reveal that the series will centre on Marian Brook, the young, orphaned daughter of a Southern general, as she moves into the home of her rigid, old-fashioned aunts in New York City.
Marian is accompanied by the mysterious Peggy Scott, an African American woman masquerading as her maid.
The first season's 10 episodes will follow Marian as she becomes caught up in the lives of her incredibly rich neighbours, including a ruthless railroad tycoon and his ambitious wife struggling for acceptance by the Astor and Vanderbilt set.
It has long been rumoured that The Gilded Age could feature earlier incarnations of characters from Downton Abbey, most notably a young Violet Crawley.
The Gilded Age was originally meant to premiere this autumn on NBC, but it's now not expected to arrive on HBO until early 2020.
The Downton Abbey movie is set for release in cinemas this September.
Downton Abbey: The Complete Collection DVD box set is available on Amazon.


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What is art for? Part three
Alistair Hudson, Director of Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
Can you apply art to everyday life? Part three of our interview with the Director of mima and Turner Prize judge Alistair Hudson
Following on from part two, Alistair Hudson expands on the idea of the Museum 3.0 and asks whether you can apply artistic thinking and creativity in a wider context to improve society.
Published August, 2015
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Two years and several titles later, our latest test subject is the Yuke's-developed WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain -- A incredibly massive and refined revision of the same series that sold millions of units worldwide, HCTP boasts a lineup of nearly 70 professional wrestlers, realistic weight systems, a two-button counter mechanic, and a tug-of-war inspired grappling format. The career mode, match types, and various other aspects of Pain have been refined as well, and when paired with the obvious visual overhaul has helped to produce the most anticipated game of its type in recent memory.
To celebrate the big event, your pals here at IGNPS2 have decided to profile a new wrester every single day until we've finished with the entire lineup. From modern day behemoths like The Rock and Brock Lesnar to the special stars of yesteryear such as Roddy Piper and Jimmy Snuka, we'll leave no stone unturned in our quest to provide for you the best damn Smackdown coverage on the Internet. Hell, we're aiming for the best Smackdown coverage on the planet!
Our approach is simple. Each and every update, we'll provide our readers with a side-by-side comparison of the real-life wrestler and his videogame doppelganger. In addition to this, we'll also update our media page with brand new screenshots and movies starring that day's particular hero in action. Naturally we'll have other informational tidbits about that wrestler as too like his hometown, career highlights, and so forth. In short, we're helping you get to know your wrestlers better!
But enough setup, let's get on with it already! Sit back, relax, and enjoy as we bring you today's superstar Sean O'Haire!
Sean O'Haire
Brand: RAW
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 285 lbs
Hometown: Hilton Head, South Carolina
Finishing Move: Reverse Death Valley Driver
Other Aliases: The Head of Security
A stellar athlete in high school, Sean O'Haire has been an avid student of the martial arts since the age of 10. An expert in boxing, karate, kickboxing, and Shamrock-style shootfighting, O'Haire enjoyed three undefeated careers in boxing, no-holds barred combat, and professional kickboxing over the span of seven years. He's also a 17-tournament Toughman winner and dedicated practitioner of American-style gymnastics. Needless to say, Sean is considered to be one of the most dangerous wrestlers in the entire sport by his fellow athletes and his well-documented love for physical confrontation serves as quite an intimidator. Over the course of his earlier careers, Sean came to admire and respect the Hardy Boyz -- feeling inspired to join professional wrestling himself so that he could entertain as they do. After six months at the WCW Power Plant, Sean was immediately promoted to WCW television where he quickly captured multiple tag team titles with Mark Jindrak and Chuck Palumbo.
After his contract was purchased by the WWE in 2001 Sean moved down to Ohio Valley Wrestling to hone his mat work and improve his mic skills. After serving a tour of duty there, O'Haire moved back up to the WWE where he started to wrestle dark matches for Smackdown and RAW against future stars like Cena and Spanky. Before long, Sean was repackaged as an evil satanic bastard bent on steering his fans in the wrong direction and placed back on television once again; It appeared as though he was about to receive a big push when Roddy Piper became his manager for a bit, only to disappear from television when Piper was fired shortly afterward. Though his current storyline plans are still unknown, his athletic ability and striking presence speak volumes for O'Haire's potential -- where that will take him, only time will tell.
Want to see Sean O'Haire in action? Click on the media page below and check out the latest movies and screenshots taken directly from his match with Rodney Mack! We'll be back again next week with another superstar from the WWE!
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Vacation Adventure: How to Make Your Next Getaway Memorable
Are you planning a trip to an exotic destination? Have you already made up your mind and want to get started on your dream vacation? Vacation getaways have become all the rage these days, as many people are opting for a great adventure and romantic getaways in exotic locales. If this sounds intriguing to you, how do you plan and prepare for your getaway vacation? There are some useful tips and strategies that can help make your vacation getaway more exciting and memorable.
Traveling is one of the many activities you can do on holiday. Some people may choose to unwind by staying in guesthouses or hotels for several weeks on their days off. Exhilarating outdoor experiences that take a lot of energy are sure to appeal to thrill-seekers.
Traveling can be a life-changing adventure because you not only get to visit new tourist destinations, but you also get to meet new people and learn about their diverse cultures. It's much more interesting if you do it for your family or partner. Being a solo traveler is also appropriate, as long as you maintain your safety on your journey.
Tips to Make Your Vacation Memorable
The first thing that you need to do is to carefully plan out which destination you wish to visit. You need to know what attractions are within easy reach and which ones you may need to travel for. This will greatly affect your travel options, from airfare, hotel accommodations, and transport. It can also help you prioritize your itinerary. Many a resort with entertainment and most popular tourist spots around the world include the following.
Hawaii Vacation Getaway
Hawaii is perhaps one of the most popular dream getaways for couples and honeymooners. There is a lot of things to do and see when you head to this island paradise. Among the activities that you can enjoy are water sports, snorkeling and diving, boating, surfing, golf, hiking, and more.
The Ultimate Australia Adventure Getaway
With its awe-inspiring beauty, the Australian adventure getaway will definitely give you a taste of nature's beauty. Its scenic landscapes and unique culture will surely leave you spellbound. Adventure enthusiasts will truly be intrigued by its natural attractions and rich flora and fauna. To get to this location, all you need is a good flight ticket and a big budget. Other activities that you can do while in Australia include: trekking, cycling, camping, horseback riding, kayaking, swimming, parasailing, and many others.
Going on a romantic vacation can be a very exciting thing to do for you and that special someone in your life. You can go sightseeing in some of the places that really capture your mind with beauty and interesting architecture. When it comes to the best memorable vacation experience, nothing beats going to a romantic resort entertainment with your partner. It will really make you remember the grandeur and fun you have been having all these years.


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A former boss of Rolls-Royce's aerospace business in Derby has been appointed as the new president of an influential trade organisation.
Tony Wood has taken up the role at ADS Group, which represents the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors and has more than 1,100 member businesses.
Mr Wood, who is currently chief executive of Meggitt, was president of Rolls-Royce's aerospace division, which is based in Sinfin, between 2013 and 2016. He takes over the role at ADS from Colin Smith.
The appointment comes ahead of the 2020 Farnborough International Airshow, where the spotlight will be on the UK aerospace, defence and space industries, the latest developments in sustainable aviation technology, and attracting future engineering talent.
Mr Wood said: "It is an honour to be appointed ADS president and I look forward to championing the industries we represent: industries that connect people across continents, ensure our national security and put advanced technology into space.
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"2020 marks a year where both sustainability and social purpose will be high on our agenda, underpinned by the innovation that continues to be the hallmark of the industries we represent.
"We are looking forward to working with the new government to take forward our industrial partnerships, investing to create a more sustainable future and deliver a national space programme.
"We keenly anticipate contributing to the planned Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review and ensuring that our industries remain equipped to provide outstanding levels of support to our armed force, police and security services.
"We are also looking forward to the 2020 Farnborough International Airshow and the opportunity to showcase to an international audience the fantastic products, services and innovations created by our members."
Paul Everitt, chief executive at ADS, said: "It is a great start to 2020 for ADS to welcome Tony Wood to the role of president.
"He brings extensive knowledge of our industries, his experience and drive will be an asset to ADS and to our members."


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Bizuno Skins, by PhreeSoft, provides several alternate display skins for the Bizuno Application based on the jQuery EasyUI GUI. Includes several dark mode skins.
- Includes all of the freely available themes from the jQuery EasuUI framework. Additional skins and custom skins are available at the developers Website: https://www.jeasyui.com
About PhreeSoft
PhreeSoft was the original developer of the PhreeBooks open source ERP/Accounting application back in 2007. PhreeBooks development was replaced with Bizuno, the next generation ERP/Accounting application to provide faster, highly customizable, and a more user friendly experience.
Follow the standard installation procedure for all WordPress apps. Once activated the list of available skins will appear in the Bizuno -> Admin -> Profile screen.
Minimum Requirements
- Bizuno Accounting plugin
- PHP version 5.4 or greater (PHP 5.6 or greater is recommended, tested with PHP 7.4)
- MySQL version 5.0 or greater (MySQL 5.6 or greater is recommended, tested with MySQL 5.6 & 5.7)
- WordPress 4.4+
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload the plugin files to the
directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.
Can I make my own skin?
- Yes, the jquery EasyUI website has a tool that allows you to create a look and feel as you desire.
There are no reviews for this plugin.
Contributors & Developers
"Bizuno Skins" is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Triple the heat and intrigue - 'Fifty Shades Freed' trailer is here
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Dakota Johnson played college graduate Anastasia Steele who begins a sadomasochistic relationship with young business magnate Christian Grey, played by Jamie Dornan in the steamy 'Fifty Shades of Grey' which became a huge hit around the world when released on Valentines Day 2015. The sequel 'Fifty Shades Darker' that amplified the steaminess and the intrigue to the next level took the franchise to a combined collection of 950million USD.
The third and final chapter in the trilogy 'Fifty Shades Freed' trailer has just been released and it sure looks like it is triple the heat and mystery as the couple tie the knot and try to adjust to a life of stability with pregnancy becoming an issue while past relationships of both try to destroy them. The erotic film directed by James Foley demands the viewer "Not to miss the Climax" and will keep its date with fans on Valentine's Day 2018. Meanwhile enjoy the trailer here.
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Hormonal Help
Modern times provide us with unprecedented levels of convenience, creation, and connection. But with everything accelerating at such a rate, so too is the level of stress being placed on our systems; disrupting our hormone health and straining our ability to keep up with everyday life.
"Stress is a survival response," leading Clinical Nutritionist Ben Warren explains.
"It's important to be able to separate the stresses we can't control from the stresses we can control and take a mindful approach to influence how it affects us."
Ben is hosting a nationwide tour Back to Balance with Beatrice Thorne from Eve Health, with the pair hitting Christchurch on 7 April for women eager to learn more about the intricate role that hormones play in their entire body's system and subsequently discover how they can support their own hormone journey.
Resolute on restoring balance is Ben's life goal. The founder of BePure, he has developed two new products based on science, research and 15 years' experience to support women at every stage of their hormone journey; ProgestoRenew and Prenatal Nurture.
BePure Health's latest research, surveying more than 14,000 women, showed that more than 87 percent of experienced hormone issues that impacted them on a daily basis, citing heavy, painful periods – or no periods at all – anxiety, irritability, fluctuating moods, insomnia, chronic stress, brain fog, skin issues, weight gain, poor energy, bloating, water retention and difficulty falling pregnant.
Of all of the women studied who experience hormonal imbalance, issues with stress and adrenal function as a result of lifestyle, diet and environmental factors was a key determinant.
"It's important to make use of every tool available to you," Ben says. "We want to help women achieve optimal wellness, addressing which diet and lifestyle factors have led to the environment for imbalance to exist."


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A variety of volunteer staff members are needed to make this event a success.
Event Staff: Adults are needed to set up the facilities before the fair starts, handle registration, act as "roamers" to look out for issues that need to be resolved, assist the merit badge counselors, and to help clean-up after the event is over. Volunteers who work directly with the Scouts must have current Youth Protection Training. YPT can be taken at my.Scouting.org.
Merit badge counselors must have current Youth Protection Training and also be registered with the council as a merit badge counselor. The Scouts will be expected to complete all the requirements as indicated by the Boy Scouts of America. Merit badge counselors should wear their field uniform, if possible.
For the spring Merit Badge Fair, lunch is provided to merit badge counselors. Other volunteers will need to bring their own lunch.


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Twilight daisies, Night Garden, Twilight Garden
If any of you follow my tweets you may have heard that our July 4th was a big one. The hubby's been prepping fireworks for our big bash since March, yes, March! As I sat and watched the colors explode in the sky I also noticed how the light illuminated the landscape and became enchanted. Twilight gardens, albeit obscure are nonetheless stunning. How about this for a wedding palette?


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WHS grad in West Point Class of 2004
By Robert Cloud
A former Waupaca resident who graduated from West Point is among the essayists in a book about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jim Wilson, who graduated from Waupaca High School in 2000, said his West Point Class of 2004 lost more members in combat than any class since the Vietnam War.
He and another West Point classmate, Cory Wallace, put together a series of essays about each of the 14 classmates who died in the conflict in the Middle East.
Called "The Strong Gray Line: War-time Reflections from the West Point Class of 2004," the book also features 13 essays about the war.
Wilson helped organize the project and co-authored the introduction.
He also wrote a tribute for his former roommate and friend, Jason Holbrook, of Burnet, Texas. The chapter is titled, "Texas Drawl, Keen Wit, and a Heart of Gold."
"Jason and I bonded quickly," Wilson wrote in his tribute to Holbrook. "We were both from small towns – he from Burnet (population 6,084) and me from Waupaca (population 6,069)."
Wilson describes Holbrook as "quiet, but very smart, reflective, and someone you knew would always be there for you."
After West Point, Holbrook would go into the infantry, while Wilson would become a military intelligence officer with an aviation unit out of Fort Hood.
Wilson was deployed on a humanitarian mission in Pakistan following the earthquake, from February through May in 2006.
From September 2006 through December 2007, Wilson was deployed at Camp Taji with the 1st Calvary Division.
Wilson would see Holbrook again in a chow hall in Kuwait as they both prepared to go with their units into Iraq in the fall of 2006.
"The meal ended quickly and we bid each other adieu, unsure when we'd meet again," Wilson recalled in his tribute.
They saw each again in late 2008 when Holbrook introduced Wilson to his fiancee.
In 2009, after serving in Korea as a security officer, Wilson transitioned from active duty to reserves, graduated from Stanford Graduate School of Business and is currently working in retail technology for Westfield Shopping Malls.
On July 29, 2010, Holbrook was killed near Tsagay, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
"He had just recently deployed, but he was where he wanted to be – again leading soldiers," Wilson wrote.
Wilson said he began working on the book in 2011.
"Corey Wallace and I had been plebes together in the same company with Jason," Wilson said. "He tossed out the idea that we need to do something to remember our fallen comrades. We were also looking forward to our 10-year reunion in 2014."
Wilson said the basic idea was to find someone who was close to each classmate to write a chapter.
"We had a pretty good response," Wilson said, noting they spent nearly three years compiling the chapters.
"I spent a lot of hours editing and chasing down people to get their stuff done," Wilson said.
They found a publisher, Rowman & Littlefield, and the book was released in October.
"We plan to donate any royalties we receive as authors to charities selected by the families of our classmates," Wilson said.


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Sugar Bad, Fat OK?
Reporter Gary Taubes makes the case against sugar; we talk to Marhaf Homsi, a baker from Syria who shares his and his wife's story of success in Brooklyn. Dan Pashman debunks restaurant-etiquette myths; and we share our recipe for Chiang Mai Chicken.


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It was an opportunity to wow a big new client.
Years ago, the regional president of the security guard business I worked for announced a visit to our office. We jumped at the chance to have him attend one of our meetings with our new client.
In his opening remarks, he told our new client that we would make mistakes – in fact, that we would likely make various mistakes. I didn't gasp out loud but it was close! He continued, saying that what matters is how we react, what controls we put in place to avoid human resource issues, and the QA measures we adopt to drive our success — my heart rate came back to normal!
At the end of the day, security guard management is based on people — and like it or not — we all make mistakes. But there are things we can do to make sure human error doesn't impact on service quality and these actions are closely aligned to the Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) approach. This approach places an emphasis on the role of security services as a source of value, rather than merely an unavoidable cost.
Here are my top tips for demonstrating value in the security guard management business:
#1: Define your security service offering
Whether your security business model is oriented to the low-margin space, or you're focused on tailored, high-end services, you need to make a conscious choice that is reflected in your go-to-marketing strategy (see more in our whitepaper on how to differentiate your services from other companies).
Regardless of your decision, you need to make sure you understand your customer's security objectives and make sure they are aligned with your offering. To measure your progress, adopt Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that align with your strategy.
The goal is to set expectations against which your performance can be measured.
#2: Don't forget that the service business is about delivery
Once you've set expectations, you need to focus on delivery and quality service. While people ultimately deliver your services, technology is a core tool and enabler that can enhance the customer and operator experience.
Technology is fundamental when it comes to driving efficiency, results, and quality, and demonstrating adherence to your service KPIs. In this way, you need to be able to track your operations and provide detailed information on your guards' activities, and break down your incident reporting.
Being able to collect and analyze your operational data also has the bonus of supporting a proactive approach to security whereby you can outline preventative measures to help improve your customer's security environment, and spot opportunities to expand your service offering.
#3: Support delivery by investing in training
Since security is a skill and requires knowledge, investing in training is critical. At least two types of training are necessary: pre-assignment and site-specific.
In markets where basic security training is a condition to licensing, pre-assignment training should focus on company processes as well as the key areas of basic training. Site-specific training should line up exactly with client expectations.
You also need to be able to record and monitor training and the expiration of relevant certifications such as first-aid accreditation or firearms licenses. Not only will this allow you to demonstrate service quality and SLA adherence, it will also support regulatory compliance for you and your customer.
#4: Find and retain good people
Your security personnel wear your uniform and represent you and your customer. When they leave a first impression, it must be positive.
When creating a process for selecting and screening new staff, it should be as painless as possible for both parties. Automation of certain steps can support your onboarding efforts and save you time, ensuring transparency and consistency.
A smooth recruitment process can help sell your brand to prospective security personnel. Likewise, ensuring smooth migration of payroll-ready data can help build your reputation for accurate, timely payroll among your talent pool.
Once onboard, it's worth remembering that respected guards that are properly trained, equipped, paid, and scheduled typically stay on for longer.
#5: Get paperwork right first time
Your contract and invoicing paperwork connects your frontline services with your business, and ultimately you to your customer. You don't want to let tardy or inaccurate paperwork tarnish a good business relationship so make sure your paperwork is handled efficiently and that you only have to enter data once.
Accurate invoices with appropriate backup will make your billing processes smoother and allow you to get paid faster.
#6: Align your security service KPIs with your customer's business goals
An ESRM approach to security guard services places security within the context of the wider organization in which you operate. By getting insight into your customer's overall business objectives, you can pinpoint the security actions that could help support your customer in achieving their goals.
Understanding your customer's service expectations will further help you tailor your operations, help you agree on a scope and adopt a service level agreement that allows you to report on agreed-upon metrics and KPIs. Do this regularly and avoid unpleasant surprises.
Here are a few examples of KPIs: number of patrols executed, incidents resolved, individuals screened, visits by manager/supervisor, shifts delivered vs. open posts, etc.
Become a business partner
Push the boundaries of security and challenge perceptions of the value that security services can bring. Don't settle for the status quo and demonstrate to your customers that you understand their needs through a forward-looking, proactive security service.
When your customers understand how you can help secure what's important to them and contribute to their business goals, you'll find yourself acting as a true business partner with a seat at the table.


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Loan Scam – email@example.com
The below loan scam email was sent to an email address that exists only to catch scam emails. It has never been used to register on any site, only to communicate with scammers.
Email headers
From: Boulevard investment <firstname.lastname@example.com> Subject: Benötigen Sie finanzielle Hilfe To: undisclosed-recipients:; Bcc: [REDACTED]
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Benötigen Sie oder Ihr Unternehmen finanzielle Hilfe, Geschäftsdarlehen, Investitionsdarlehen, Hausdarlehen, Projektdarlehen? Wir bieten alle Arten von Darlehen mit einem sehr geringen Zins von 3% an
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Do you or your company need financial help, business loans, investment loans, home loans, project loans? We offer all types of loans with a very low interest rate of 3%
Mr. Smith
Processing manager
Why is this a loan scam?
- The email address used is a free Gmail address.
- The email was mass-mailed to many recipients using BCC.
- The email gives no indication of who is offering the loan, where they are based or who they are regulated by.


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UPTOWN—About a month ago, Patagonia opened two Tin Shed pop-up shops, one up the Upper West Side (at 2625 Broadway) and one on the Upper East (at 1491 Third Avenue). Now, the west side shop is offering a limited-edition tote bag to shoppers as a gift with purchase. It's also planning a roster of movie screenings over the next couple months, while its east side sibling will be hosting discussions on environmentalism. Get the full schedule of events on Patagonia NYC's Facebook page. [RackedWire]
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Could blockchain technology protect patients from counterfeit medication?
Not so fast. We should be wary of trying to science our way out of large-scale health issues
Blockchain, a way to cryptically share and record information, has emerged as a revolutionary technology. The success of cryptocurrencies that use blockchain technology has fueled solutions that were focused on solving problems in the healthcare space. But they only serve as band-aids for larger systemic issues. While the technology itself is alluring, without oversight and changes in social policy, it will fall short.
Imagine you and your friends compete online, playing Among Us. One person might track everyone's wins and losses. But that also means that they can manipulate the records and give themselves extra wins. If they're careful, they can get away with it. In a blockchain, multiple nodes record every transaction. That makes it a lot harder to get away with cheating. Thus, the blockchain acts as a recording or ledger of cryptocurrency transactions.
It's no surprise then, that the blockchain hype-train continued cruising. Digital art-pieces and collectibles called non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, experienced a whopping $93 million in sales in the last three months of 2020. In the first quarter of 2021, this soared to a whopping $2 billion. One set of 24x24 pixel pieces of art called CryptoPunks regularly resell for several million dollars. Owners can list their CryptoPunks on sites like OpenSea for a set price or through an auction-style sale. The blockchain ensures that each piece is unique.
These security and verification features are promising outside of collectibles and hobbies. Innovations in finance and technology apply the blockchain to tackle specific problems, such as transferring money overseas. The blockchain also enables the creation of smart contracts that help two parties conduct a transaction. This contract verifies the authenticity of an item or cryptocurrency before executing the sale. It helps protect the buyer and seller from fraud without requiring a third-party for the transaction. Some healthcare researchers believe that the blockchain can also solve important problems, such as giving users ownership of their personal health information. Take for instance Nebula Genomics, which provides genome sequencing services direct-to-consumers, storing the data through the blockchain. This ensures that a person's private data is secured and allows them to choose which companies and studies they want to "rent" their data to.
Despite the appeal of blockchain technology to solve problems of privacy and verification, it only addresses the symptoms of a larger systemic problem. A person's private health records, and information are in the balance. We can't oversimplify large-scale health issues into a simple technology problem.
Everyday, millions of people take counterfeit medications. Up to 10 percent of the world's drug supply in low and middle income countries is estimated to be counterfeit. The World Health Organization estimates that 30 percent of drugs sold in parts of Asia, Africa, and South America are counterfeit. Anti-malarial drugs can cost between $12 to $150, which is unaffordable for people in many non-Western countries. As a result, it is estimated that more than 20 percent of anti-malarial drugs in sub-Saharan Africa are counterfeit. While it's hard to find data from many countries, it is estimated that more than 12,000 deaths in Nigeria are attributed to counterfeit anti-malarial drugs.
In low- and middle-income countries, about 19 percent of anti-malarial drugs are substandard. According to Interpol, some counterfeit medications contain arsenic, rat poison, or mercury. This is a problem across many developing countries as well as Europe and North America. In the United States, people have died from taking counterfeit Xanax, which contained the hyper-potent opioid fentanyl.
During the pandemic, more and more people are buying drugs and nutritional or vitamin supplements online. How does the average person know if the medication they buy is legitimate? Even some pharmacies are often fooled by repackaged and resold medicines in Europe and North America. In 2016, the US investigated a counterfeit anti-cancer medication, Avastin, that made its way into 19 oncology practices.
Blockchain technology could enable us to check whether the medicine was made by a legitimate supplier. It would work like this: every time a manufacturer produces and packages up medication, it will record it on a blockchain ledger. The packaging would contain a code that could be scanned at every point on its journey towards your medicine cabinet. Consumers could look up a specific ID from their medication packaging, via a phone app. Only drugs made directly by manufacturers and verified across different checkpoints would appear as legitimate. Otherwise the consumer would get a warning.
In many ways, blockchain technology is extremely promising. But applying it to counterfeit medication only serves as a bandaid. Whether we like it or not, class and race impact our health outcomes and our ability to afford treatments. Until we address those and other large scale problems, people will continue to press their luck with sketchy distributors.
Many people look for counterfeit medications when they can't access them legally. In the UK, the speed, convenience, and cost of these medications supersedes the risk. In many countries, the high cost of prescription medication drives the counterfeiting industry. In Europe, medications are often bought for a cheap price, repackaged, and resold.
Blockchain is a convoluted solution that doesn't address the overarching problem. Though it might allow pharmacies and companies to verify medications, it won't fix the high cost of prescription medication or regulatory inefficiencies. Many people are aware of the risks of purchasing counterfeit medications. But legitimate medications are expensive or unavailable in the region, necessitating take the risk. They choose between the risk of the disease and the risk of fraudulent medication.
Could the blockchain improve another frustrating aspect of our healthcare? Most of us don't have easy access to our electronic health records. They're scattered across different offices and locations. Blockchain would ensure these records are securely stored. Most importantly, you would have access in the palm of your hand. Some apps already use the blockchain to encrypt and store personal health information.
There are plenty of nitty-gritty technological details that may limit the blockchain, such as the cost of adding transactions and large amounts of data to the blockchain. And, perhaps more importantly, there aren't any standardized ways of building these databases. But these are details — blockchain's main drawback is simply the lack of policy regulating or addressing fair and equitable health access in the first place. Whether it's access to personal health records or to high-quality, legally-produced medication, it's a solution that doesn't address the actual problem.
The first blockchain iterations and systems in healthcare settings are still very exciting. As a shiny new technology, it's appealing to throw it at any and every problem that seems to fit. But most large-scale problems in healthcare can't be solved by blockchain alone. The larger public policy issues continue to loom overhead.


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There were some highly entertaining, eye-opening regular-season finales in OIA Division I football last weekend, giving fans one last look before the playoffs start Friday.
Kahuku proved it does indeed have a workable passing attack and it made all the difference in a 28-15 win over Waianae. Farrington followed with a 29-27 win over Campbell.
Senior quarterback Tuli Wily-Matagi, who went through some early season struggles, looked poised in leading the offense that desperately needed a good showing after two straight lackluster performances in a loss to Kaiser and a slim win over Leilehua.
Wily-Matagi's four touchdown passes came just in time to not only quiet the critics but also to give defenses something else to think about aside from the Red Raiders' well-known stable of running backs.
Kahuku (6-1) also wrapped up the OIA Red regular-season title and a first-round bye.
The night before, Leilehua finished an interesting three-week round-robin, so to speak, and wrapped up a first-round bye with a second-place OIA Red finish.
Two weeks earlier, Kaiser topped Kahuku 20-19, and one week after that, the Red Raiders got by Leilehua 21-14.
This time, it was Leilehua's turn for victory in a game that remained close until the late stages. The Mules pulled it out 42-30, but their lead was just 35-30 with just 3:34 to go.
As it did in the loss to Kahuku, Leilehua's defense played tough, but the 30 points could be a sign of vulnerability.
Mules coach Nolan Tokuda was not too concerned about that total.
"They spread the field out with four receivers, so we had less people in the box against their tough runners," he said.
Cougars quarterback Kalawaia Judd (125) and running back Jensen McDaniel (109) both went over 100 yards rushing.
The Kaiser defense pounded away for five fumble recoveries, but did not have an answer for the Leilehua offense, which got four TD passes from Kalanimoku Pauole in the first half.
After last weekend's intriguing OIA season finales, it's obvious that any way you cut the cake, the league's Division I playoffs are bound to be full of thrilling games, especially the quarterfinals and beyond.
The first round starts this week. Two of those games are mismatches on paper: Waipahu (1-6) at Campbell (5-2), and Aiea (2-5) at Waianae (4-3).
The road teams in the other two games are underdogs, but have serious potential to make it interesting — Castle (2-5) is at Kapolei (3-4), and Moanalua (3-4) is at Kaiser (4-3).
The OIA Blue regular-season champ Mililani (7-0) also has a first-round bye.
Got a question about HS football. Farrington's QB got ejected and missed next game.
Kapolei's QB got ejected against Moanalua in the first half, but played the rest of the game and the next one, why?
It is on OC16,, the head ref showing and clearly announcing that he ejected the Kapolei QB.
Should Kapolei have to forfeit that game,,,changing the final standing?
Did the Kapolei coach influence the Refs to change the call?
What Happpened??