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There were a lot of interesting things about the sixth Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, including a reduced field and greater discussion of issues like climate change that had gotten little attention in earlier debates. But Osita Nwanevu really put his finger on the big picture of the gradual transformation of candidate competition at this stage of the race:
At year's end, about a month and a half away from the Iowa caucuses, the ideas primary is over. The rough outlines of the candidates' ideological positions within the party having been established to voters, the discourse has moved on to other matters.
Those "other matters" mostly involve, one way or another, arguments from the candidates about why each is the best equipped to beat Donald Trump. Even when they are criticizing each other, you get the sense they are previewing general-election attack lines they expect Team Trump to use. And in moving in this direction, supply is most definitely reflecting demand: Democratic primary voters are focused on electability to an unusual, perhaps unprecedented degree.
As Perry Bacon Jr. noted last month, definitions and measurements of electability vary significantly, so discussions of the subject are often unproductively confusing. It's interesting, though, to examine the arguments for electability the candidates themselves are explicitly and implicitly making. Here's my overview of some of the campaigns and their claims:
Joe Biden: Electability Über Alles
It's often observed that Biden's candidacy is restorationist: He wants to bring back the political system as it existed before Donald Trump entered the White House and ruined everything. The positive element of this pitch is to remind Democrats of everything they loved about Barack Obama; but the central, negative message is that Biden will subordinate everything to the task of removing the cancer that is consuming the body politic.
In support of the idea that he's the guy for that task, Biden has several credentials: very high name ID and perceived likability; the reputation for moderation that many identify with electability; a presumed appeal to the white working-class voters in the Rust Belt who defected from Biden's friend Obama to Trump in 2016; demonstrated popularity among the minority voters whose poor turnout also helped do in Hillary Clinton; and the sense that he is a known quantity relatively invulnerable to any vetting surprises.
The cost Biden exacts for this résumé is (to reverse the old Nietzschean maxim about second marriages) is the sacrifice of hope for experience. Perhaps progressives are more excited by the policy offerings of Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren, but they don't amount to a hill of beans if Trump is reelected. Uncle Joe implicitly represents an interregnum before the new progressive era many Democrats crave. In this, actually, his advanced age is an asset. Maybe after he deposes Trump and issues some executive orders, he'll get out of the way (by 2024, at least) and turn the party over to younger, more exciting politicians. That's why if Biden gets into trouble in the early primaries, he should probably announce an early veep pick to reinforce the impression he is a transitional figure and knows it.
Biden's heavy reliance on his electability credentials does, however, make him vulnerable to adverse polling data contradicting that reputation.
Bernie Sanders: Mr. Movement Mobilization
Sanders represents the long, long tradition of left-progressive (and for that matter, right-reactionary) conviction that base mobilization is a more effective way to win elections than swing-voter persuasion; that nonvoters are more "populist" than habitual voters; and that all sorts of actual and potential voters are left cold by Establishment centrists with their corporate associations. The idea that he represents a movement (or, as he likes to call it, a "political revolution") and not just a candidacy also buttresses his claim that, if elected, he can accomplish more (like the extremely implausible enactment of Medicare for All overnight) than mere politicians. His carefully cultivated independence from the Democratic Party and his exceptional popularity among younger voters add to the idea that he can expand the party coalition without relying on the upscale suburban college graduates his centrist rivals often pursue so lustfully.
Bernie's electability argument isn't all a matter of unconventional move-left-to-win theories, however. He has always emphasized policy proposals that are demonstrably popular, and in 2020, as in 2016, he does relatively well in general-election trial polls against Trump. His biggest problems in convincing primary voters of his electability are twofold: (1) the strong attachment of the punditocracy to the theory that moderates are more electable, and (2) the fear that his long career in lefty politics will be a treasure trove for opposition researchers while playing into Trump/GOP plans to make 2020 a referendum on socialism.
Elizabeth Warren: The Fight Game
Warren is typically the candidate who is better liked for her policy positions than for any perception of electability. But she needs an electability argument of her own for defensive purposes, if nothing else. Aside from perpetually batting down criticisms from those who think she's not electable because she's a woman, or an older "schoolmarmish" woman, or a Harvard professor, or a Massachusetts elitist, or "too liberal," her chief positive claim is that she is a fearless fighter for working people who can go toe-to-toe with Trump. Her brains, her policy fluency, and her long record of taking on powerful interests all contribute to an image consistent with a quality I have recommended as a 2020 credential: unbreakability.
This quality of hers is useful in distinguishing the kind of campaign she would run against Trump from that of Hillary Clinton, the other older "schoolmarmish" elitist woman who didn't do so well. Warren does not seem likely to let herself get swallowed up in the sort of poll-driven, calculating campaign Clinton ultimately embraced — to the expense of her principles, her critics often thought. Overconfidence also doesn't seem to be in her makeup; she's likely to be just as combative toward the wealthy interests she opposes whether she's ten points up or ten points down. What you see is what you get, and there's an appealing consistency in her steadiness.
Still, Warren doesn't resemble past presidential winners very much, and will in particular have to shake sexist fears (or fear of sexists, depending on how you look at it) that she is a particular "type" of woman that voters just don't like.
Pete Buttigieg: As Many Electability Arguments As Languages
The more you listen to Pete Buttigieg, the more you hear a whole assortment of electability arguments you have heard from other candidates over the years. He's young, and thus represents a new generation of leaders at a time when voters are sick of the status quo. He's a veteran and an observant Christian, qualities Democrats don't often have and that they are often perceived as disrespecting. He's Not From Washington, always a popular outsider credential and particularly useful in a field with five senators and a former senator and veep. He shares a midwestern background (and the presumed connection with key battleground-state voters) with Amy Klobuchar. And he shares with both Klobuchar and Biden the claim that being relatively moderate — or at least aggressively nonsocialistic — improves electability. Indeed, Mayor Pete has been more outspoken on that point than anyone since John Delaney was on a debate stage.
Buttigieg needs all of these electability arguments to counteract some big doubts about his general-election strength, based on his slim résumé, his openly gay identity, and his manifest lack of appeal (so far) to the minority voters Democrats need to turn out strongly. So he presents a sort of electability puzzle for media and voters alike.
Amy Klobuchar: Did I Mention I Was From the Midwest?
At the Los Angeles debate and in other public appearances, the senior senator from Minnesota rarely misses the opportunity to tout her familiarity with the values and interests of midwestern swing voters, and her strong electoral record back home in a state that is being targeted by Team Trump in 2020. To some extent, that's because she desperately needs to do well in Iowa, where her status as a next-door neighbor is integral to her appeal. But the claim that she has a natural advantage in the Midwest is part of her national messaging, too, on grounds that someone who has repeatedly won big in Minnesota ought to be able to win Wisconsin — increasingly perceived as the key to the entire presidential election — next year.
She has also beat the drum of "pragmatic progressivism" more consistently than anyone in the field, not just in terms of eschewing big and controversial policy proposals, but in her incrementalist agenda, based heavily on what she can accomplish by executive order. And in contrasting herself both to Democrat Buttigieg (with whom she is ever-more aggressively competing) and to Trump, the veteran senator (she's in her third term) isn't afraid to brag on her Washington experience and connections.
Steyer and Bloomberg: Deep Pockets
Billionaires Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg shouldn't be conflated; they have very different backgrounds (Bloomberg is a veteran elected official, Steyer an activist), campaign strategies (Steyer is focused on the early states, Bloomberg on the Super Tuesday), perceived ideologies (Steyer leans solidly left while Bloomberg is a centrist with certain progressive-policy priorities like gun safety and climate change), and even levels of wealth (Bloomberg could buy and sell Steyer many times over). But they both represent the desire of some Democrats to fight fire with fire on the financial front in 2020, and also appeal to some of the same people Biden does, who care about nothing other than beating Trump.
The big question about both of these candidates is less about electability than nominatabilty, but if other candidates conduct a demolition derby or the party goes into some sort of late electability panic, you could see some Democrats wanting to turn to a potential nominee who won't have to waste time raising money and can match Trump's business success dollar for dollar (or more).
The closer we get to the actual November 2020 election, the more all these varying electability arguments will begin to give way to more objective measurements like polls (already part of the argument, but not very reliable at this early date). And if we roll into the key moments of the nominating contest with Trump showing real strength, then you can be sure every surviving candidate will want to convince primary voters they can bring him down and end the nightmare. It will become the urgent Democratic priority if victory becomes or remains in doubt, and the electability primary could well be the one to win.


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Written by Alyssa Rodriguez, PhD student in the Department of History at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.
In my current studies, I seek to understand more of the Russian mentality during the Brezhnev era, and how mentality shifted through a study of the self. I have begun my study by looking through the eyes of dissenters, studying the experiences of sane individuals confined to psychiatric hospitals or otherwise ostracized from society. I have studied mentality through the written works of individuals as well, analyzing novels and primary sources in order to understand more about the perception dissenters carried of their own political system. I seek to expand my study to more broadly look at the self during the Brezhnev Era, and have found that studying the Russian language will be an instrumental part of this process.
By participating in the Summer Language Workshop (SLW) with funding from the Russian Studies Workshop, I have already found my language skills improving by leaps and bounds. As I begin to engage again with the Russian language after a large gap in my education, I find myself more capable of speaking comfortably and understanding the intricacies of the language itself. I would like to improve my language skills even further in order to directly engage with my primary sources. Using the grammatical skills that I've learned at SLW, I hope to be able to understand the true meaning of my authors instead of relying on a translation that may be biased or inexact.
At the same time, my speaking skills will assist me in my future travels to Russian archives as I become more capable of understanding others and learning from the experiences of current Russian citizens. I would like to be able to use the skills learned from the SLW in order to improve my Russian even further and become more natural at speaking a language that has become a large part of my studies. With a greater mastery of the language, I hope to be able to visit some of the places of my research, perhaps including some of the mental facilities I have studied, such as the Serbsky Institute of General and Forensic Psychiatry, in order to see the location first-hand.

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Congressman Will Hurd jammed with the baritones and the Warhorse band on his stop in Devine during his "DC2DQ" tour.
He hosted a town meeting at Dairy Queen on Friday, August 11. About 100 people were in attendance as he listened to and addressed concerns from tour followers and some locals when they could get in a question about water concerns, veterans, and more.
Respectfully he addressed all and then dropped in for a surprise visit to the Devine High School Band Hall. Congressman Hurd was invited to conduct the marching band and opted to play with them instead.
After a photo shoot with the largest student group at DHS (130 students) under the direction of Director Jeff Miller and staff, Hurd encouraged the kids to keep up the great work and challenged them to put in 10,000+ hours of practice on their dreams, like many successful people have done before them giving examples from all walks of life.
He and the band had a lot of fun, a refreshing break from the town meetings, and walked out smiling with a promise to return marching season as they gave him a great drum line sendoff!


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Trump Administration Targets China, Revives Red Scare era Immigration Laws
The United States government has released new policy guidelines for residence and citizenship in the country, which disallow people with communist affiliations. In a notification issued on October 2, Friday, the US Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated that individuals with affiliations to a "Communist party or any other totalitarian party" shall be deemed inadmissible for permanent residence or citizenship in the US. The guidelines however do not specify the targeted communist party or define "other totalitarian party." The move is being seen as part of the Donald Trump administration's attempt to target China in the ongoing trade war.
The notification published by the USCIS states that "membership in or affiliation with the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party is inconsistent and incompatible with the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America", which includes pledging to "support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States."
The notification is based on a Cold War-period USCIS policy manual which specifically targets members of communist parties. The law itself dates back to the First Red Scare-era immigration policies that sought to actively hinder entry for radicals, specifically communists and anarchists. The same policy manual has been used by past administrations to bar people associated with the anti-colonial movements in Africa and Asia from entering or naturalizing as citizens in the US. A prominent example was that of South Africa's African National Congress, which was deemed as a "terrorist organization" until 2008.
Trump's Republican Party has been pushing for measures to limit or altogether block Chinese nationals from entering the US. Earlier, the Trump administration discontinued a range of visas for Chinese nationals, including ones that allowed foreign nationals to study and research in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine) programs.
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New Delhi– India has an ambitious target of providing higher education to 40 million students by 2020 and to achieve the goal it should allow foreign universities to operate in the country — either through partnerships or letting them open their own campuses, says the Vice Chancellor of a top-rated Australian university.
Ian Jacobs, a surgeon-turned-academician heading the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, is exploring how his institution can cater to the enormous demand and avail the massive opportunities in India's education sector, one of the world's largest.
But the environment around and the structure of India's education system is challenging amid tight regulations even as reforms planned in the sector are exciting for international institutions and education businesses.
"The structure of higher education and regulations around it in India make that quite challenging. We are looking at how to do that and exploring innovations to do that," Jacobs told IANS during a trip to India.
"At the moment, it is not possible for an international university to open its own campus in India. But it may be possible for us to partner with an Indian university so that we can bring to India the depth of experience that we have in quality higher education at a very large scale. That is what we are exploring. It is quite a complicated environment to do that."
India has set an aggressive target of achieving 30 per cent gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education by 2020. GER is the total enrolment in higher education among the population in the age group of 18-23.
According to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, India's GER was 24.5 per cent in 2015-16, a quantum jump over the last decade when it was a mere 10 per cent in 2004-05. But the enrolment ratio is still low compared to China's 26 per cent and Brazil's 36 per cent.
To achieve the 2020 target and allow more and more young men and women access to higher education, Jacobs said, his university was ready "to contribute and create opportunities for new jobs and play a role in opening up the young people's eyes to the opportunities for their life.
"We provide higher education of quality on a large scale. And that is something India very badly needs. The ambition in India is to educate many millions of young people to degree level."
UNSW offers courses in art and design, arts and social sciences, environment, business, engineering, law, medicine and science and has a range of scholarships for international students.
Jacobs said India also needed foreign university collaborations because the scale of operations of high-quality educational institutions in the country would not be able to deliver on the government's target and the country's need.
"India, of course, needs high quality (education), but it also needs scale and UNSW can contribute to expand that scale. We can provide it partly by students from India coming to UNSW.
"But the real exciting thing would be to be involved in India — providing higher education to Indians in India. We are looking to partner with existing universities. We are looking how to do that. We are at a very exploratory stage."
UNSW's Pro Vice Chancellor Laurie Pearcey said the Indian government's Institutions of Eminence or the 10+10 initiative — to give 10 public and 10 private institutions unprecedented administrative and financial autonomy — has thrown up possibilities for partnering with foreign universities.
"Once these 20 universities are identified, they will operate with a high level of autonomy and international partnerships through joint degrees, through articulation agreements, through large international research collaborations… All of that would be made possible on a scale that is currently not really accessible for foreign universities in India," Pearcey said.
He said the proposed Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill that seeks to permit foreign players into the higher education system could make things better for the country.
The Institutions of Eminence initiative "is really exciting… that is going to give India a chance to develop autonomous institutions which can do great research and will give the great education", he added.
He also felt tight regulations in the education sector in India come at the expense of collaborations with world-class institutions.
"Regulation is a good thing but at the end of the day the government is interested in quality and at the same time that does come at the expense of collaboration."
Former Indian diplomat Amit Dasgupta, UNSW's Country Head in India, said besides the 10+10 initiative India needed 400 new universities and 40,000 new colleges to achieve a 30 per cent GER by 2020.
"If you need to upgrade, if you need to have quality faculty, one has to ask what is the purpose of higher education.
"And that purpose will determine the kind of collaboration. If the purpose is only employability, that is one approach. If the purpose is innovation and research, that is another approach. But I think all of this gets combined somewhere and I think this upgrading is going to only happen through collaboration with world-class foreign universities."


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- 1 Health benefits of glucosinolates
- 2 Medicinal properties of glucosinolates
- 2.1 Rubefacient effects of glucosinolates
- 2.2 Properties of glucosinolates against cancer
- 2.3 Cruciferous foods against cancer
- 2.4 Anticancer mechanism of cruciferous vegetables
- 2.5 Goitrogenic or anti-thyroid properties of glucosinolates
- 2.6 Effects of glucosinolates on animals
- 2.7 Which are the most important glucosinolates?
- 2.8 Sources of glucosinolates
Health benefits of glucosinolates
What are glusosinolates?
Glucosinolates, glycosylates or thioglycosides are components that are present in most plants of the cruciferous family (Brassicaceae ), which includes cabbage, arugula, cauliflower, purple cabbage, mustard, rapeseed, radishes or turnips.
Chemically, glucosinolates are organic compounds (glycosides) sulfur, responsible for the spicy and bitter taste characteristic of these plants.
In the plants, these components have the function of defense mechanism against the predators, because their smell drives away the insects.
There are 120 different types of glucosinolates known among the different cruciferous vegetables species, although only 4 of these substances are found in large quantities.
One of the most abundant glucosinolates in the diet and most studied is the sinigrin, present in broccoli, watercress, cabbage, mustard, or capers.
Other plants, such as moringa, possess 4-0-alpha-l-rhamnopyranosyloxy-benzyl glucosinolate
Why do the glucosinolates sting? How do they act?
Cabbage or broccoli do not have a spicy flavor when boiled, only if they are chewed raw. Mustard seeds are not hot if they are not crushed. This is due to the mechanism of action of glucosinolates, which is as follows:
Plants that contain glucosinolates, such as mustard seeds, also contain other types of substances called enzymes. The enzymes are not in contact with the glucosinolates, but during chewing the cell membranes that separate them are broken and released, the two types of components (glucosinolates and enzymes) coming into contact with each other and producing the transformation reaction that will give rise to the glucosinolates.
When a plant with glucosinolates is chewed , enzymes degrade glucosinolates in genins, isothiocyanates, senevoles, thiocyanates or indoles (types of glucosinolates).
This transformation is carried out by specific enzymes, such as, for example, the enzyme myrosinase in mustard.
These substances are very aromatic and responsible for the characteristic hot and spicy flavor of mustard.
When the vegetables are cooked, the enzymes are destroyed and the medicinal components are not formed, boiled, steamed or fried. If the vegetables are boiled for a short time (blanching), they remain crispy and retain a certain amount of enzymes and glucosinolates.
What is the function of glucosinolates in nature?
These components have the function of driving away predators, such as caterpillars or other insects.
Health benefits of glucosinolates
In our body, isothiocyanates and indoles protect us against many types of cancer.
Glucosinolates are used in phytotherapy for their rubefacient properties, mainly via topical cataplasms. They produce an irritation of the skin, which in turn causes a greater irrigation of the affected area. This is used, for example, in mustard pedicures against migraines.
They also have antithyroid or goitrogenic properties and should avoid these substances people with hypothyroidism or Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Medicinal properties of glucosinolates
Rubefacient effects of glucosinolates
Glucosinolates have rubefaciente properties, that is to say, they are substances with revulsive effect that applied externally produce an irritation of the skin, which in turn causes a greater irrigation of the affected area.
The intake of foods rich in these substances can cause irritation of the mucous membranes of the digestive tract. For this reason, people with heartburn, dyspepsia or digestive ulcers should avoid rubefactory condiments such as mustard.
Properties of glucosinolates against cancer
One of the most widespread properties of glucosinolates is their role against cancer (anti-carcinogenic properties), especially with the prevention of cancer. For this you should consume these vegetables regularly in the diet, for example, between 2 and 4 times a week.
The protective role of these vegetables against cancer is due to its glucosinolate content, but other anti-cancer components such as fiber, folic acid, vitamin C and other flavonoids are also likely to be involved.
Cruciferous foods against cancer
Vegetables of the cruciferous family protect us against cancer. Among these kind of food we have : radishes, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage or turnips
Anticancer mechanism of cruciferous vegetables
It is scientifically proven that a diet rich in cruciferous plants, such as cabbage, watercress or arugula, has a protective effect against different types of cancer, such as cancer of the breast, lung, colon, rectum and prostate.
Indoles are involved in the regulation of estrogens, also helping in this way to prevent breast cancer.
For example, broccoli glucosinolates (glucoraphanin and glucobrassicin) are broken down into sulforaphane and into indole-3-carbinol (abbreviated as I3C), protective against breast, lung and colon cancer.
Due to the anticancer potential of these foods, cruciferous vegetables have a fundamental role in all types of cancer diets. It should be remembered that in order to obtain their properties, you should consume them undercooked, raw or preserved vegetables (cabbage chukrut or other vegetables), because cooking them destroys anticancer compounds and other vitamins such as vitamin C.
Goitrogenic or anti-thyroid properties of glucosinolates
Glucosinolates can have an anti-thyroid effect, interfere with the synthesis of thyroid hormones or inhibit the re-uptake of iodine by the thyroid gland. Although it has been shown that the intake of these foods does not produce alterations in the thyroid gland, people with hypothyroidism should control the intake of cruciferous vegetables.
Special attention should be paid to women in breastfeeding, since these goitrogenic components pass into breast milk and can be ingested by the baby. Cruciferous vegetables should not be completely eliminated at this stage, although it is recommended to reduce foods rich in these substances such as mustard.
Effects of glucosinolates on animals
The glycosides present in cruciferous plants are capable of decreasing the growth of cattle and reducing the milk production of these animals. Gobiogenic symptoms are manifested with pale mucous membranes, growth retardation, reduced milk production (or eggs) and hair loss.
Brassicaceous plants also produce photosensitivity in veterinary medicine. These compounds pass their strong flavor to milk, so it affects their organoleptic properties.
Which are the most important glucosinolates?
Among them, the most important ones are:
- Sinigrin: found in mustard seeds, reacts with myrosines resulting in allyl isothiocyanate (AITC).
- Sulforaphane isothiocyanate: protects against liver cancer and helps eliminate harmful products from the body.
- Phenethyl isothiocyanate or phenylethyl isothiocyanate (FITC): involved in the treatment of leukemia.
- Indol-3-carbinol (I3C): it is believed that its properties are due to the components resulting from its degradation. These products cause the natural death of cancer cells (apoptosis).
Sources of glucosinolates
- All plants of the cruciferous or brassica family, including the genera Brassicaceae, Capparidaceae and Caricaceae.
- Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), family plant of the Tropaeolaceae. It contains the glucosinolate glycotropalloside.
- Rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium), plant of the Compound family. It contains the glucosinolate: carboxy atractyloside
Each time more plants are discovered that contain some of these principles (capers, ..), although without a doubt the most abundant sources are those mentioned above.
More information on glucosinolates
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Annual Startup Village international conference (https://startupvillage.ru/en/) is taking place at the Skolkovo Innovation Center on May 29–30. This year, the event will become a platform for a business dialogue not between investors and startups only, but between Russian innovation suppliers and prominent foreign customers as well.
Five industry discussions with participation of large international companies will help Skolkovo residents and transnational corporations to understand each other better. Russian technology suppliers will learn which solutions are more sought after on the markets of Europe and Asia, and how customers' requirements to implanting technologies into corporate environments differ depending on a region. Another important subject of discussion is how a new technology owner assesses the deal's business results (efficiency of a new cancer cure or benefits of an AI's analysis of manufacturing challenges).
At workshops, large corporations such as AstraZeneca, Huawei, Honeywell, and PEMANDU Rus LLC will explain Russian companies the ways to simplify development of competitive products to be in most demand by government or business customers.
Presentations by accelerator companies will assist large European, American and Asian businesses in properly formulating their technology requirements. The list of the speakers may be found at https://startupvillage.ru/en/speakers.
According to Kirill Kaem, Senior Vice President for Innovation at the Skolkovo Foundation, "Large corporations such as AstraZeneca, Bayer, and Unilever are now even more interested in new developments than a year ago. The difference is that the mutual efforts of the Foundation and the major market players have significantly accelerated the development of Russian startups, bringing supply and demand closer together to the maximum. During the year of work in the new paradigm, the international customer and the supplier of breakthrough technologies achieved better understanding. An even more attentive evaluation of startups from the viewpoint of demand by large foreign businesses also helped. Startup Village will provide the startups with valuable expertise from the best international mentors and business angels. Today this is something they really need."
The Skolkovo Foundation is a non-profit organization created on the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation in September 2010. The purpose of the Foundation is to create an ecosystem that is friendly to developing entrepreneurship and research in the following areas: energy efficiency and energy saving, nuclear, space, biomedical, strategic computer technologies and software. The Foundation has been entrusted with the management functions of the Skolkovo Innovation Center, which activities are regulated by a special law that provides special economic conditions to startups that have passed a special external technological expert assessment test (today, there are more than 1,800 of them).


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NEW YORK, N.Y. (March 8, 2017) – The New York City Council will consider an ordinance that would take the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate basic privacy rights and feed into a broader national surveillance state.
Council member Dan Garodnick introduced the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act (POST Act) today at noon. The ordinance would require the New York Police Department to disclose information about all of its surveillance technology such as stingray devices, automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), cameras and drones. Under the proposed rules, the NYPD would be required to issue an "impact and use policy" for each type of surveillance technology it uses now or acquires in the future, creating an environment of transparency currently lacking in the department. Disclosure would include important information about each surveillance tool, including, but not limited to, its description, capabilities, guidelines for use, security measures designed to protect any data it collects, and whether other entities have access to information it gathers.
"New Yorkers should have the opportunity to weigh in on what surveillance measures are being taken in their name." Garodnick said. "As the Trump administration moves to expand surveillance, New Yorkers deserve to know what, if any, sensitive data could potentially be shared by the NYPD with the federal government. This legislation is an important step towards reaching this goal."
Due to city charter limitations, the council cannot exercise direct control over the NYPD. In an effort to address the issue of surveillance in the city, activists have crafted the POST Act to maximize transparency and provide full opportunity for public input.
"If the NYPD seeks to acquire a tech that is unacceptable or to use it in an unacceptable way, this bill will give us everything we need to politically pressure the Mayor to force NYPD to discontinue its use," ACLU National Advocacy and Policy Counsel Chad Marlow said.
Introduction of the POST Act is part of a nationwide #TakeCTRL initiative to address surveillance at the local level.
Local police have access to a mind-boggling array of surveillance equipment. As it now stands, many law enforcement agencies can obtain this high-tech, extremely intrusive technology without any approval or oversight. The federal government often provides grants and other funding sources for this spy-gear, meaning local governments can keep their purchase "off the books." Members of the community, and even elected officials, often don't know their police departments possess technology capable of sweeping up electronic data, phone calls and location information.
In some cases, the feds even require law enforcement agencies to sign non-disclosure agreements, wrapping surveillance programs in an even darker shroud of secrecy. We know for a fact the FBI required the Baltimore Police Department to sign such an agreement when it obtained stingray technology. This policy of nondisclosure even extends to the courtroom, with the feds actually instructing prosecutors to withdraw evidence if judges or legislators press for information. As the Baltimore Sun reported, a Baltimore detective refused to answer questions about the department's use of stingray devices on the stand during a trial, citing a federal nondisclosure agreement.
As privacysos.org put it, "The FBI would rather police officers and prosecutors let 'criminals' go than face a possible scenario where a defendant brings a Fourth Amendment challenge to warrantless stingray spying."
The POST Act would prevent local police from obtaining technology without public knowledge, and would provide an avenue for concerned residents to oppose and stop the purchase of spy gear.
Impact on Federal Programs
Information collected by local law enforcement undoubtedly ends up in federal databases. The feds can share and tap into vast amounts of information gathered at the state and local level through a system known as the "information sharing environment" or ISE. In other words, local data collection using ALPRs, stingrays and other technologies create the potential for the federal government to track the movement of millions of Americans, and obtain and store information on millions of Americans, including phone calls, emails, web browsing history and text messages, all with no warrant, no probable cause, and without the people even knowing it.
According to its website, the ISE "provides analysts, operators, and investigators with information needed to enhance national security. These analysts, operators, and investigators… have mission needs to collaborate and share information with each other and with private sector partners and our foreign allies." In other words, ISE serves as a conduit for the sharing of information gathered without a warrant.
The federal government encourages and funds surveillance technology including ALPRs, drones and stingrays at the state and local level across the U.S.. In return, it undoubtedly gains access to a massive data pool on Americans without having to expend the resources to collect the information itself. By requiring approval and placing the acquisition of spy gear in the public spotlight, local governments can take the first step toward limiting the surveillance state at both the local and national level.
In a nutshell, without state and local cooperation, the feds have a much more difficult time gathering information. This represents a major blow to the surveillance state and a win for privacy.
The POST Act takes an important first step toward limiting the use of surveillance technology in the city.
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For 26 years Painless Performance Products have been the leading manufacturer of automotive electrical systems, fuel injection management systems, electrical components and diesel performance products serving the classic car and truck, off-road, diesel and racing markets.
Customers know that installing one of these harnesses is truly a painless experience. Install just one Painless chassis harness and you'll be a customer for life. Yes, you can buy a cheaper harness, but why would you? The time and effort that goes into building a project vehicle should not be jeopardized by using an inferior electrical system. All wires are not created equal.
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Utility for automatic closing of deals by trailing stop levels. Allows you to get the most out of your profit. Created by a professional trader for traders. Utility works with any market orders opened manually by a trader or using advisors. Can filter trades by magic number. The utility can work with any number of orders simultaneously.
MT4 version https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/56487
- set virtual trailing stop levels from 1 pip
- set real trailing stop levels
- work with each order separately ( trailing stop levels are placed on each order separately )
- work with a basket of unidirectional orders ( trailing stop levels are placed common for all orders, BUY and SELL separately)
- work with a basket of bi-directional orders ( trailing stop levels are placed common for all orders, BUY and SELL together )
For testing and work, you can use the buttons on the chart.
- TRAILING_STOP - the number of pips for the price movement ;
- TRAILING_STEP - the number of pips by which the profit will increase with each step ;
- BASKET - a basket of orders or each order separately;
- MULTIDIRECTIONAL - bi-directional or unidirectional orders;
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What is a Palace Party? |
A Palace Party is one that is hosted at our location! It includes food, cake, 2 Storybook Princess/Characters or Facilitators, and allows guests to have full selection of our 265 gowns, wands, tiaras, purses, wings, gloves and jewelry. We also provide custom table settings for each theme, Character or Princess you have attending the party. These parties are best suited for 8-10 children including the Birthday Girl. Any guests over this amount will be subject to a $15 fee.
So then… What is a Carriage Party? |
A Carriage Party is when we bring the party to your home! We pack a bag full of tutus, wands, tiaras, make up and nail polish to provide a party experience at your event. These parties typically last 1 hour, and are subject to a travel fee outside of Orangeville. We also bring music suited for the party theme, and a portable music player. We like to make sure guests get a personal experience with the Princess/ Character and for that reason we maintain a 1:6 ratio. That is 1 of our Princesses/Characters for every 6 guests in attendance. Additional Princesses/Characters are only $50 extra.
What type of space do performers need at a Carriage Party? |
Somewhere to sit for make up application and nail painting. An open space for dancing. A quiet space with no competing noise or games (including TV, Movies, Video Games, etc.) Please invite guests to arrive at least 30 minutes before we do to ensure they are all there and settled!
How do I pay? |
We take a deposit upon booking any parties or appearances to secure your time slot. We then collect the balance at the end of the party. For our big events, such as Mother's Day Tea, we require full payment in advance. Any and all payments can be made by Cash, Cheque or eTransfer. You are also more than welcome to tip any of our performers if you feel they've done an outstanding job, we simply ask that you give it to Queen Laura discreetly.
Can you do *insert theme or character here*? |
YES! We love working with clients to make any and all dreams come true! However, depending on the labour involved with costuming, decorating, and developing new games and activities, these parties may be subject to additional costs. In the past we have done themes such as Dance, Barbie, Karaoke, Twilight, and even once had a Fortune Teller attend a party!
Do you do other events besides just birthdays? |
Why yes! We have hosted our own events in the past, but are also available to hire for your events. This might include having a Princess attend a bridal shower or wedding to entertain the child guests, or even hiring a few characters for a corporate event (you can contact us directly for our corporate rates!)
Do you provide invitations / loot bags? |
We can if this is something you would like! We strive to make our birthday parties enjoyable for your child and easy for YOU! These add-ons will be subject to an additional fee based on the client's specific requests (Please feel free to contact us for a quote.) We do have free blank invitations available on out Add-On page that you are more than welcome to print off, fill out and distribute!
Some other things to keep in mind... |
Our performers take their work seriously. Should you run into one of them out of costume in a town, we ask that you do not point them out to your child. Likewise, should you be acquainted with one of our staff members and see them in costume at a party or event, please refer to them as their character's name and refrain from asking them any questions that force them out of character. These small things keep the magic alive and make for the most believable experience for your child.


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One part of this Gold Award project required an on-going component.
The Pet Obesity Awarness brochure is
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American Veterinary Medical Association
Association for Pet Obesity Prevention
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals
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(I).IT/e-Governance Cell
An IT/e-Governance Cell was formed in the department at Chief Engineers Office, Thiruvananthapuram on 3.1.2014 as per the Government order G.O.(R.t).No.771/13/F&PD dated.23.09.2013 and G.O.(R.t).No.944/2013/F&PD dated.19.11.2013. The cell is responsible for the management of IT/e-Governance applications in the department, and Act as an advisory body to the department in the e-governance & IT related activities.
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i-ProMISe - Integrated Project Monitoring and Information Service - is a web based system for the project monitoring and information needs of Harbour Engineering department, Government of Kerala, developed by IT/e-Governance Cell of Harbour Engineering Department. i-ProMISe put forwards the concept of paperless office by scaling down the usage of paper and generation of MIS reports. Through i-ProMISe one can readily avail precise and up to date informations in a single click, and hence the concept of hard copy- in hand can be avoided.
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In order to enhance the transparency and efficiency in the departments tendering and procurement activities, the Harbour Engineering Department has successfully initiated the procurement process through the Government e-Procurement System (GePNIC) in January 2013. e-Procurement is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of Government of India (GoI).
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12 Facet Crystal Pendulum Tiger Eye, Metaphysical Pagan Divination Tool Dowsing Pendulum
Crystal Pendulum - Tiger Eye - Divination Tool. This gorgeous pendulum has 12 sides or facets.
Measures 8.5cm / approx 3.5"
••TIGERS EYE•• Tiger's Eye combines the earth energy with the energy of the sun to create a high vibrational yet grounded state. A stone of protection. It has the power to focus the mind, promoting mental clarity. Assists us to resolve problems objectively and unclouded by emotions. Particularly useful for healing psychosomatic illnesses, dispelling fear and anxiety. Useful for recognising one's own needs in relation to the needs of others. Balances yin-yang and energises the emotional body, Tiger Eye stabilises mood swings, imbues us with willpower, purpose, courage and self-confidence, and releases tension. It heals issues of self criticism, self worth and blocked creativity. It alleviates depression and lifts moods.
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Modi served as Gujarat CM between 2001 and 2014
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday completed 20 years as the head of a government, including over 13 years as Gujarat chief minister, with top BJP leaders lauding his leadership and crediting him for ushering in good governance and development.
Home Minister Amit Shah, who has been a close aide of Modi for over three decades, said the journey of good governance and development that started on this day in 2001 when he took oath for the first time as chief minister has continued uninterrupted.
The prime minister has worked day and night for the people and country's progress, he said.
Modi served as Gujarat CM between 2001 and 2014.
BJP president J P Nadda said Modi pulled the country out of an atmosphere of disappointment and put it on the path to progress and becoming "vishwa guru" (world leader).
The prime minister has worked like a "karma yogi" and infused people with self-confidence about making a new India, Nadda said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also congratulated the prime minister, saying these 20 years have not only been dedicates to people's welfare but have also been untainted.
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Florida governor threatens to withhold salaries of school leaders who impose mask mandates
The superintendent of the school district in Florida's capital said Monday that he will require students to wear masks amid an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations fueled by the Delta variant, defying the governor's attempts to block schools from imposing such a mandate.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' office responded by saying the state's Board of Education could move to withhold salaries from the superintendent or school board members. Though the Leon County mandate allows exemptions for students with a physician's or psychologist's note, it doesn't give parents the authority to opt out, as DeSantis wanted.
Leon County Schools Supt. Rocky Hanna said in a livestreamed announcement that children from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade will be required to wear masks when classes resume in Tallahassee on Wednesday.
"I did a lot of soul searching, a lot of thinking," Hanna said. "If, heaven forbid, we lost a child to this virus, I can't just simply blame the governor of the state of Florida. I can't."
Ordered by DeSantis, the Florida Department of Health issued an emergency rule last week saying districts must allow parents to decide whether their children will wear masks. DeSantis' office said in a statement that the Leon County district's new policy "blatantly violates the spirit of the executive order and the rules."
The superintendent said he had sent a letter to DeSantis asking for permission to enforce a temporary mask mandate, but received no response.
The Republican governor issued an executive order in late July for the education and health departments to come up with ways of punishing school districts that mandate mask wearing in classrooms. DeSantis maintains that enforcing masks violates parental rights. He cites Florida's new Parents Bill of Rights law that says parents have the freedom to make decisions about their children's health and education.
Two Florida school districts first stepped up last week to announce that they would follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and require masks when they restart classes later this week. Four others have adopted mask policies since then, and more are having discussions this week. But most have clarified that parents can opt out.
On Monday, more than 13,600 people in Florida were hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and more than 2,800 of them required intensive care.
State Sen. Lauren Book, the Democratic leader, sent a letter to the 67 superintendents asking them to implement mask rules due to the rise in cases and hospitalizations.
"We understand that public schools, school districts, and school boards are facing unprecedented pressure to bow to the wishes of a Governor and administration adamantly opposed to any measure that might be perceived as counter to future political ambitions," Book wrote. "But we believe in and support local rule."
On Friday, Florida's Board of Education approved an emergency rule granting private school vouchers for children who feel they are being harassed by a district's COVID-19 safety policies, including mask requirements. Traditionally, vouchers have been awarded to children who are being bullied.
The board of one of the largest school districts in Broward County will be discussing the mask mandate on Tuesday.
Jennifer Ellis, a mother of two sons from that district, said many parents are scared about their children getting infected and are now struggling with what to do. She said she worries about her unvaccinated 11-year-old boy, who is severely autistic but able to wear masks.
"If you don't feel comfortable sending your kid back, there are no options," Ellis said. "I wasn't worried until the Delta [variant] came along. If the kids get infected, that's going to throw us into quarantine and close schools. That is what is harmful for the children. I just want the kids to be healthy."
In Orange County, home to Orlando, school officials changed their policy to require masks while making it very easy for students to opt out. All employees and visitors will be required to wear masks, but they don't get to opt out.
"Parents, just send a note, a one-liner, saying, 'I've decided to opt out.' It's as simple as that," said Barbara Jenkins, superintendent for Orange County Public Schools. "We respect parents' decisions."
Both policies will last for the first month of in-person classes and then be reevaluated.
Officials in Orlando said Monday that they would be offering vaccines at Camping World Stadium near downtown starting Tuesday to accommodate increasing demand. Last week, twice as many people got vaccinated in Orange County as during a similar time frame in early July.
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About Vincent O'Keefe
Vincent O'Keefe is a writer and stay-at-home father with a Ph.D. in American literature. He is writing a memoir on gender and parenting. His writing has appeared at The New York Times and The Washington Post (among other venues). Visit him at www.vincentokeefe.com or on Twitter @VincentAOKeefe or Facebook at Vincent O'Keefe.


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The New York City Council approved a bill on Thursday that would regulate, not ban, costumed characters from soliciting in Times Square and other pedestrian plazas around the city.
With Spiderman and The Penguin in attendance, THE Council granted the Department of Transportation authority to develop designated areas around the city, in a vote of 42 to one, with five members abstaining. The legislation was in response to several complaints by tourists of assault and aggressive panhandling by the characters.
"People should be able to walk through Times Square without being harassed," said Councilman Corey Johnson. "We need to recognize licenses and registrations."


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Best Mini Tripods and Smartphone Mounts!
For those of you looking to take better photos and videos with your Android or cameras, you may want to consider getting a mini tripod. Mini tripods can help you get stable shots otherwise not possible without carrying a full-sized tripod. I use many of them on a daily basis and let me give you a review of all the different mini tripods and smartphone mounts I use.


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We've scored some good live stuff and an unveiled album cover, but this week has brought the first bit of official studio recordings from Humbug, the Arctic Monkeys' third album, splashing down August 25. The band's narrative is pretty familiar: a bunch of scrappy youngsters from suburban England become a mini-phenomenon with their first album (Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not) before settling down with their second (Favourite Worst Nightmare). So what's next? If first single "Crying Lightning" is any indication, it's not the world-conquering ubiquity of the Whatever People Say era: "Lightning" packs the familiar driving bass line and strong and simple guitar work, but it's a mid-tempo affair without a hint of the head-knocking heft of past singles "Brianstorm" and "I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor." Front man Alex Turner still has cheeky venom to spit out (he "hates that little game you had called crying lightning / and how you like to aggravate the ice-cream man on a rainy afternoon"). He just doesn't seem to be quite as worked up about it.
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5 Tips for reducing food waste in restaurants now
Food waste is a major economic, social, and environmental issue. Every year, the UK generates 9.5 million tonnes of food waste, even though 8.4 million people in the nation are in food poverty.
Most food waste ends up in landfill sites, and many people don't see this as an issue as it is biodegradable. Yet decomposing food creates a great deal of methane gas, which the EPA say is 25 times more harmful than carbon dioxide because it traps heat within the atmosphere.
What's more, by not reducing food waste in restaurants, brands are wasting money – something no business can afford to do.
Food waste in the hospitality industry
While the UK agreed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, alongside many other nations, there are currently no mandatory food waste targets in the UK.
However, reducing food waste in hotels, restaurants, and other hospitality businesses makes perfect sense, considering the rising price of foodstuffs and the transport costs to deliver it. As an industry, we are also clear contributors to food waste. The main reasons for this are buying too much food, incorrect storage and labelling and excessive portions in the following proportions:
- Preparation – 45%
- Customer leftovers - 34%
- Spoilage – 21%
So, there's a lot more we can do to reduce the amount of food waste in hotels and restaurants and save money in the process.
Solutions for reducing food waste in the hospitality industry
There are many ways to reduce waste and improve performance at the same time. Let's take a look at a few ways of reducing food waste in restaurants and hotels.
1. Involve your staff and raise awareness among your customers
To effectively fight against food waste, it's vital that both employees and customers understand and are committed to the cause. Raising awareness is simply a matter of sharing information. For example, you can communicate regularly on the action plans implemented at your sites to fight against food waste.
Organising debates or fun activities can help your teams to understand this issue better and to take action to move things forward in the right direction. The message is simple: we can all be actors of change, and every little step helps to make a difference!
Some UK hospitality businesses use Flow Learning to create sustainability training modules to get buy-in from their teams. Offering them a short, mobile-friendly learning module can help communicate your brand's sustainability measures and how your team can make a difference.
2. Make a diagnosis and draw up an action plan
The first step to creating an action plan is to identify how much food is wasted in your venue and the cases.
We recommend you break this down into three stages:
- Weigh all the food you have prepared, subtracting unavoidable waste such as bones and skin.
- Weigh each plate that is returned after service.
- Finally, weigh the excess food you had prepared but was not served/ordered.
By following this simple method, you'll be able to draw several conclusions about food waste in your restaurants. You may be preparing too much, your portions may be too big, and there may be specific items that customers consistently return.
These are precise indicators that will help you devise an action plan. Hopefully, you can make a difference by motivating your teams to help decrease food waste in hotels and restaurants and save money.
3. Control your purchases and optimise your stocks
Waste reduction starts with forward planning and better menu engineering will ensure better forecasting. You can achieve this withfood waste software that can also manage recipe cards and suppliers such as Easilys f&b.
Ordering from local suppliers usually means better quality produce and a lower carbon footprint. When the goods arrive, pay close attention to their quality and ripeness, and ensure they are consumed at the right time. This is especially important for fresh produce such as fruit and vegetables, and it's a good idea to optimise storage to ensure the ripest produce is consumed first.
If food does pass its expiry date, take note of the UK Government guidelines on food disposal to avoid posing a risk to human or animal health.
4. Ensure your equipment is in good working order
Good product management requires equipment that's in good working condition. Ensure your equipment is checked regularly, with adequate maintenance, to avoid technical failures, which often cause significant food losses. Facilities by MAPAL enables you to ensure a complete follow-up of all your equipment and its maintenance to minimise the risks.
5. Manage portions and make the most of any surplus
If you run a commercial catering business, why not offer your customers a choice between small, medium, or large portions? A great way to avoid plate waste is to adapt your portions according to customers' preferences. Also, it may be a good idea to set up a "doggy bag" system and offer guests the option of taking leftovers home.
Another great way of managing portions is offering salad bowls so everyone can serve themselves independently. Also, remember to provide smaller plates or bowls for starters and desserts.
Leftovers are inevitable, but they should not be wasted. The first step in recycling is to sort your waste, and getting creative by reusing food that is still consumable in the kitchen. Alternatively, contact associations and food banks to donate food to those who need it.
MAPAL's offers a range of hospitality solutions that can help reduce waste in restaurants and hotels. You can read more about them here.


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In the spring, it's time to get out in the garden and plant the rest of your vegetables, annuals, and perennials. Peas, early lettuce and other early crops and vegetables should already be well underway. But in May, after the last frost, start thinking about planting out warm-season vegetables and tender annuals and perennials. Here are a few tips on seed sowing and planting out your summer bounty.
When sowing seeds, it's important to prepare the soil ahead of time. In the fall or spring amend the soil with compost or composted manure. Dig it in! The soil should be forked over 6 to 8 inches deep. If you are starting a new vegetable patch, wait a week after you have turned the soil to plant. This will allow weed seeds to germinate, which can be hoed out of the bed before you plant.
Read the package for specific planting directions, but the general rule for planting seeds is at a depth 2 to 3 times the diameter. Plant your seeds in small furrows that can be made with the edge of a hoe, a stick or your finger. Your vegetable rows should run north to south to give the plants equal exposure to the sun. The rows should be far enough apart to allow space for the full grown plants. If you are planning to walk through the rows, leave an additional 12 to 24 inches for a path.
Space the seeds evenly when you plant them in the furrow. One easy technique is to crease one side of the seed packet and slowly shake the seeds out of the V that is formed. Another is to find an old salt shaker that has large enough holes for the seed to spill through. You will have to thin the seedlings regardless of how carefully you plant. It is better to start off with too many than too few in case some of the seeds do not germinate.
Cover seeds, lightly tap down on the soil to ensure good seed-soil contact and gently water them in. If there is no rainfall, check to see if they need water on a daily basis - the soil should stay damp (not wet). Water with a watering can that has a rose (a head to it) until they germinate. Gently swing the watering can from side-to-side to make sure the falling water does not displace the seeds. Sprinklers are fine once the garden is established, but not during the initial stages when tiny seeds are lying just below the soil surface.
It is important to prepare the soil ahead of time when planting out young seedlings and perennials. Amend your soil by adding compost or composted manure and forking it over. Rake the soil to smooth it out. Sprinkle fertilizer according to the directions on the package. Look for organic, granular fertilizer with low numbers that will slowly break down in the garden. Scratch it in with a rake. Dig your hole and you are ready to plant.


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The Medical Tourism Congress is proud to announce Almater Hospital as a silver sponsor of the largest educational and networking platform in the medical tourism industry. Twenty years ago, Almater Hospital had the dream to offer the people of Mexicali a world-class hospital. After a long chain of efforts, a lot of dedication and a significant learning process, today Almater Hospital has made its dream come true. Nonetheless, the dream is greater now.
The organization is proud to service patients from other cities in the state and abroad, in order to continue reinforcing every aspect of their business: better personnel, more advanced technology and better installations to continue being the hospital that best responds to the medical needs of the region and of international patients.
Their services include: external consultation, emergencies, hospitalization and pharmacy among others. In addition, Almater offers specific programs such as hemodynamics, chest pain clinic and gastrointestinal video endoscopy.
During its 21 years of operations, Almater has been characterized by its constant growth. Only in 1989, the number of hospitals grew by 60%. The great work they do for the community, the state of the art technology and the humanitarism of the professionals working for the organization have made Almater the most important private hospital in the region of Mexicali.
The Tourism and Convention Committee of the Municipality of Mexicali (COTUCO) will support Almater's participation at the Congress and will be part of this international platform which will enable Mexicali to promote its destination in order to attract national and international tourism and support its initiative to promote Mexicali Medical Services internationally.
For additional information, visit: www.almater.com and http://cotuco.com.mx/english/
The Medical Tourism Association encourages participants of the 5th World Medical Tourism Congress to connect with the members of Almater Hospital in the networking platform and to pre-schedule one-on-one meetings at their booth during the Congress.


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Open your Control Panels folder, then double click on the ConfigPPP control panel. The most recent version (2.2.0) looks like this:
Click the Open button to begin your call. The following progress window appears.
You should see that the modem is dialing, establishing communication, sending your password, and finally that you have connected and the window will disappear. The phrase PPP Down, at the top of the ConfigPPP window, will change to PPP Up, and you will be connected. You may now select any PPP aplication and begin your session.
Remember to click the Hard Close button when you want to disconnect from the Internet.
TIP: Never use Soft Close. Doing so may cause your computer to dial GDN at random intervals whenever it chooses. This is known as phantom dialing.


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Build a culture of gratitude at your institution starting at day one! Use new employee orientation as a way to educate your staff on philanthropy and the important role it plays at your institution. All levels of staff from clinicians to volunteers and administration can learn to identify and refer grateful patients to the philanthropy office.
Here's an example of a vignette that could be inserted into an employee orientation presentation. This video shows a patient care director discussing the impact that giving back can have and the importance of accepting gratitude to provide a way for grateful patients and families to maintain a relationship and partnership with the institution.


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There are many reasons to visit a Chiropractor, as they treat and manage a wide range of conditions, ages and health condition.
Even if you do not currently suffer with back pain, visiting a chiropractor can provide a number of benefits including, preventing any future back pain.
Other Good reasons to visit a chiropractor are:
1. Improve or Maintain Posture
Your chiropractor understands the importance of posture as part of a healthy lifestyle. Whether you spend your days sitting or standing, bending and twisting or even driving, your well-being depends a great deal on your posture.
Over time we place additional stress on the joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves by the posture we hold during daily activities. Often you will not notice these changes and as your posture deteriorates and stress and tiredness kicks in, you will begin to notice the painful implications of not correcting and optimizing your posture.
Note that bad posture is a significant cause of back and neck pain.
Before your postural habits become an issue, it is always a good idea to have a chiropractor check your spine and assess any issues that may be caused by poor posture. Apart from pain and discomfort, good posture can make a big difference to your energy levels and self-image. Your chiropractor can give valuable advice on keeping a good posture at work so you will feel less tired and have more energy.
2. Pain Relief
Some people suffer with longstanding or chronic pain, not enough to cause intense discomfort, but have significant effect on productivity and well-being. Such pain is bothersome, and sometimes can be so bad that it affects your psychological health.
Aside from usual medical treatment, you can also get relief by regular visits to a chiropractor. Chiropractors aim to treat the underlying cause of pain rather than the symptoms themselves, providing longer lasting relief. They do this without drugs or surgery and often include, specialist massage, acupuncture and mobilization techniques to improve the results.
3. Improve your Performance
Your chiropractor can also help you achieve better physical performance, which is useful if you are an athlete or in a stressful workplace. This includes improved flexibility and strength. Your chiropractor can give you specialized massage and range of motion exercises designed to improve your mobility of your joints and increase your flexibility of muscles.
You should know that neck and low back discomfort is also a significant source of stress. Your chiropractor can help aid in managing these conditions to help you perform more efficiently.
4. Chiropractic Care is Surprisingly Cost-Effective
It has been proven that chiropractic care is very cost-effective providing long-term relief compared to drugs and surgery.
5. All Chiropractors are Fully Licensed
If you want to receive correct and safe care, you should always choose qualified professionals. You might not know this, but all chiropractors must been registered and fully qualified to call themselves a chiropractor, therefore maintaining the standards of these highly trained professionals. For example, in the UK all chiropractors by law must be registered by the General chiropractic Council.
The Chiropractic industry is strictly regulated like other health medical care professionals, so you can rest assured that you are having appropriate care.


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Online LifeGroups
Even though the entire world is going through these turbulent times, that does not mean that we can forgo our God given need to have human interaction.
The Body of Christ is not a building, it is made of people. And as a body of people we all need each other.
Paul says in 1 Corinthians 12 that: 12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many…. 19 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
We all need each other, and God has placed us together just as he needed it to be. So we will not let a pandemic stop the body from being how God intended.
We have provided resources for our life groups to continue to meet through video calls and group messaging platforms. May God bless you and make His face shine on you.
Church Center
Download the Church Center app! Sign up for a lifegroup if you haven't already, and if you haven't yet set up your group within the app, now is the perfect time! Create events, set up reminders, and much more!
Facebook Messenger
A great way to keep in touch with your group is to create a Facebook Messenger group. It's perfect for communicating with everyone at once, and you can also use Facebook Messenger for video calls!
Zoom is the perfect platform for your weekly group meetings. Get it for iPhone, Android, PC, Mac, you name it! Meet face to face wherever you are!
Tutorial for Members
If you are wondering how to sign up for a virtual Life Group please watch the video above. It will walk you through the process as well as show you how to install and use Zoom.
Zoom Tutorial for Leaders
If you are unfamiliar with Zoom please watch the above video. You will receive a quick demo of how to install and use Zoom as well as a couple of tips for running your Life Group calls.


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Published:2023-02-05 21:19:28 BdST
Gold price drops by Tk1,166 per bhori
Jewellers on Saturday lowered the price of gold by Tk 1,166 to Tk 92,262 per bhori (11.664 grams) on the local market, said a press release.
Standing committee on pricing and price monitoring of Bangladesh Jeweller's Association (BAJUS) made the decision at a meeting held on Saturday.
According to a press release signed by Committee chairman MA Hannan Azad, the price of 22-carat gold is now Tk 7,910 per gram, while 21-carat gold is Tk 7,550.
The price of 18-carat gold has been fixed at Tk 6,470 a gram, while that of traditional gold at Tk 5,390 a gram.
The trade body said the rates were reviewed in line with a fall in the price of pure gold in the local market.
The price of 22-carat silver is Tk 147 per gram, 21-carat Tk 140 per gram, and 18-carat silver is Tk 120 per gram. The price of traditional silver is Tk90 per gram.
The new tariff will come into effect from Sunday.
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DIY Dollar Store Halloween Decor Ideas
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The dollar store is a great place to find Halloween decor and materials to make fun Halloween DIY projects. Here are some ideas on how you can decorate your home for Halloween on a budget!
I don't think you need to decorate your entire home every season in order to make an impact. Choosing one or two areas to create a seasonal vignette – like a mantel, front door or side table – will make a statement!
This month, I thought it would be fun to create a spooky but cute Halloween display on our living room mantel with dollar store items. My daughters helped me create this vignette, and we all love how it turned out.
It's a little spooky, but not too scary. It's the perfect mix of cute and spooky! Best of all, it was fun to put together and completely budget-friendly.
DIY Ghost Banner
This DIY ghost banner was created with styrofoam balls, cheesecloth, and twine from Dollarama.
Watch my YouTube video to see the ghost banner tutorial & get some dollar store DIY and decorating ideas for Halloween:
Creepy Bug Art
The creepy, crawly bug art on our mantel was made with Dollar Tree picture frames, old books, and blastic bug toys.
We found the crows, black cloth, letter board, spiders and lights at the dollar store too!
My 6-year-old daughter used double sided tape to attach some faux spiders to little white pumpkins we had on hand, and I thought that was such an adorable idea.
I hope you enjoyed these dollar store Halloween decorating ideas! Do you go all out or keep it subtle for Halloween?
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Do you have a cricut? Use your Cricut and some inexpensive dollar store supplies to make these slightly spooky and oh-so-glam DIY decorations for Halloween!
DIY Halloween Ideas to Make With Your Cricut
Spooky Glam Halloween Dollar Store Wreath
Come see how I made a spooky glam Halloween Dollar Tree wreath & decor for my front step!


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Barcode: 5050457058326
Release Date: 16 Feb 2009
Something of a reluctant performer, retiring from touring less than ten years after commencing his career, Tom Lehrer achieved a degree of popularity even he could not have envisaged. It was whilst studying at mathematics at Harvard University that he began writing comic songs, usually for the entertainment of his fellow students, but such was the reaction he decided it was worth spending a little money to record Songs By Tom Lehrer professionally. He also pressed up four hundred copies which were sold to friends around the university. Then word of mouth began to take over, and mail orders began arriving from all across the United States.... His breakthrough in the UK came from an unlikely source; a personal endorsement by HRH Princess Margaret, with his early album being reissued and making the Top Ten! It helped that he gained the one thing that was denied him in the US - radio play, with the BBC in particular getting behind him. The interest in Tom Lehrer has never really diminished, even though he hasn't toured since the early 1960s and didn't release anything officially for more than thirty years! Songs By Tom Lehrer shows just how sharp a mind he had.
1. The Old Dope Peddler
2. Be Prepared
3. The Wild West
4. I Wanna Go Back To Dixie
5. Fight Fiercely, Harvard
6. Lobachevsky
7. The Irish Ballad
8. The Hunting Song
9. My Home Town
10. When You Are Old And Grey
11. I Hold Your Hand In Mine
12. The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz


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Trump's First 100 Days: Foreign Interests
Ethics experts warned that if Trump didn't divest, he would be violating the constitutional ban on benefits from foreign governments. He hasn't divested and his sons are expanding global properties.
As President Trump nears 100 days in office, ethics watchdogs have renewed calls for him to divest from his business interests. Here's NPR's Jackie Northam.
JACKIE NORTHAM, BYLINE: On Inauguration Day, Donald Trump placed his hand on a Bible and promised to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear...
NORTHAM: At the time, many ethics experts waited to see if Trump would divest himself from his multibillion-dollar business interests.
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT: And he didn't do it. So immediately upon becoming president, we filed a lawsuit to get him to stop violating the Constitution.
NORTHAM: Zephyr Teachout, an associate law professor at Fordham University, is part of the suit against Trump. It says that the president is violating the Emoluments Clause, a provision in the Constitution which prevents government officials from accepting gifts, benefits and the like from foreign leaders. But Teachout says Trump's businesses are generating profits from foreign governments, especially his hotels and resorts.
TEACHOUT: Diplomats from foreign governments and their agents are staying in Trump hotels, like the Trump Hotel in D.C. And that's money from foreign governments going into our president's pocket while he is making decisions that affect those countries.
NORTHAM: Trump promised any profits from foreign governments will be donated to the U.S. Treasury, most likely at the end of the year. And he placed ownership of his business in a revokable trust. But that won't stop more Trump Hotels from springing up.
On a beautiful spring morning, crowds mill about Dupont Circle, a lively tourist area in the heart of Washington, D.C. - and where Trump officials have been looking to open up a new hotel. It's part of a massive expansion of Trump Hotels across the U.S. Meanwhile, Trump's sons Eric and Donald Jr. have also been traveling regularly overseas to open hotels and golf courses and check out dormant and current resort projects. Last week, Eric Trump was in Doonbeg, Ireland, where the Trump organization is trying to build a wall around its five-star golf resort. Ellie Donnelly is with the Irish Independent newspaper.
ELLIE DONNELLY: It's a beautiful, peaceful environment. But the sea is eroding to the area where the golf course is. And what the Trump resort is arguing is that if we don't build this wall to protect the golf course, then it will become destroyed.
NORTHAM: A county council will decide about the wall. A well-timed visit by the U.S. president's son could be seen as helping sway any decision. This blending of business and the presidency worries many ethics experts because it could include trade policies and security issues. Take China, for example. Trump fought a decade-long legal battle to register trademarks in China. The first one was finally granted one month after Trump's inauguration. Peter Riebling, a trademark lawyer, says soon after, 38 other trademarks for everything from hotels to spas were also granted.
PETER RIEBLING: Those applications just sailed through. And - oddly, they were all granted at the same time, all at once. That is very unusual, not just in China but anywhere really.
NORTHAM: Riebling says getting trademark approvals in a market like China is huge.
RIEBLING: If a foreign government is granting that to the Trump Organization - or to anyone else - that would certainly be an economic benefit to the organization.
NORTHAM: Ties between the U.S. and China have apparently warmed during Trump's first 100 days in office. Trump even reversed his claim that China is a currency manipulator. Jackie Northam, NPR News.
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