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9/11, the Damage of the Aftermath and the Brightness Ahead
September 11, 2011
Many of today's articles in the mainstream press will focus on 9/11 and its aftermath in terms of a war on terror. But here at DB, we take it sorrowfully for granted that the 9/11 narrative is not accurate and that something else happened on that day that is no ...
Frank R. Suess on the Devaluation of the Swiss Franc, America's Expanding Currency Controls and the Future of the Euro
September 11, 2011
The editors of The Daily Bell are pleased to present an exclusive interview with Frank R. Suess. Frank Suess, CEO & Chairman, BFI Consulting, started his career as a management consultant with Andersen Consulting in 1989. Before taking the lead at BFI Consultin ...
The Failure of the Government Employment Meme
September 10, 2011
I've noticed that an old and misleading dominant social theme has taken center stage in America, lately. It's the idea that politicians and the political process itself can create jobs. Of course, government can't create jobs. Government can make things worse, ...
Liberty: Both Radical & Traditional
September 10, 2011
At times libertarian or classical liberal – or, in yet other words, pure laissez faire capitalist – ideas are dismissed as part of a misguided modernity that's lacking proper pedigree. But this is all wrong. Already back in circa 600 B.C.E. the Chinese sage ...
Fitch May Downgrade China and Japan: Worldwide Depression Draws Closer
September 09, 2011
It used to be easier to believe in ratings agencies but since the world's greatest companies almost went out of business in 2008 it is more difficult. Now Fitch is once again sounding the alarm on China and Japan but cynics might suggest it is too little too la ...
The Disease of Central Banking
September 09, 2011
What do modern economists suggest when the going gets tough? OECD chief economist Pier Carlo Padoan told the Associated Press that with the world facing another "recession," it was time loosen the central bank purse-strings. According to the article, he said th ...
Publishing Welcomes Another Digital Media Savior
September 09, 2011
For perhaps a decade, we've been pointing out that the Internet has disrupted the business-as-usual of the Anglosphere elites and considerably reduced the effect and efficacy of Money Power. We also predicted that the Internet would reduce the value of some 20t ...
DB Briefs: Is Solyndra the End of Obama? / The Sky Is Falling / Women Are Better
September 09, 2011
Staff Reports: Is Solyndra the End of Obama? The Sky Is Falling. Women Are Better. ...
Obama's Keynesian Superstition
September 09, 2011
President Obama gave a speech on Thursday afternoon announcing the American Job Creation Act. There were numerous points that were open to criticism but before dealing with a few, it is important to state what creates jobs: Jobs are created when people who have ...
German Court Makes EU Survival More Difficult
September 08, 2011
As expected, the German constitutional court ruled yesterday that Chancellor Angela Merkel's bailouts of Europe were constitutional but that a Parliamentary subcommittee needs to approve Merkel's moves in the future. The Treaty clearly states such bailouts are ...
Is the EU Nazi Inspired?
September 08, 2011
It is fashionable in certain places to blame what has happened to America and Europe on Germany and the Nazis, but we didn't expect to see this meme presented at the Alex Jones sites, Infowars, et al. Paul Joseph Watson, who has written many good and brave arti ...
DB Briefs: Phony Depression Brought by Elites / End of Free Speech as the West Knows It / FBI Anthrax Cover UP?
September 08, 2011
Staff Reports: Phony Depression Brought by Elites. End of Free Speech as the West Knows It. FBI Anthrax Cover UP? Mark Steyn Josef Ackermann Daniel Hannan Robert Mueller Amerithrax Task Force Timothy McVeigh Liberty Dollars Central Banks National Review ...
Helping People Versus Fixing People
September 08, 2011
People on the left talk incessantly about helping people, but it is not helping people that they are interested in; they are interested in fixing people. That profound difference defines the conflict between the visions of classical liberalism and progressive c ...
Swiss Government Ruins Franc
September 07, 2011
Switzerland is one of those rare European countries that are doing relatively well in a time of international economic crisis. But doing well is not something that can be tolerated in the "new" Europe. The Swiss have come under enormous pressure on a variety of ...
Europe, CNN Pressure US to Reveal Rendition Program
September 07, 2011
It is interesting that Europeans and US media as well are suddenly demanding a narrative of CIA renditions. At the very least, it gives the idea that these programs are finished, when in fact, they have expanded in scope until they take in much of the so-called ...
DB Briefs: Kotlikoff on NPR Hits US$211 TRILLION Debt / US Gov, Incensed by Wall Street Corruption, Attacks Wall Street / Iraq War – Declare Victory and Leave?
September 07, 2011
Staff Reports: Kotlikoff on NPR Hits US US$211 TRILLION Debt. US Government Incensed by Wall Street Corruption, Attacks Wall Street. Iraq War – Declare Victory and Leave? ...
Job Killer in Chief
September 07, 2011
Many on Wall Street were stunned by the big fat zero put up by the August jobs report, the worst showing in 11 months. The data convinced many previously optimistic economists that the United States will slip back into recession. I believe that we have been in ...
Moral Responsibility and the Poor
September 07, 2011
Two central dogmas of contemporary liberalism are that the rich are to be blamed for all our ills and that in the end all people are the same and no one is more or less worthy than anyone else. Blaming those who are not so well off as others is unjust because t ...
Schroeder Writhes as EU Waits for German Court to Decide Fate
September 06, 2011
Presumably Gerhard Schroeder couldn't stand it anymore. The corrupt and failing European Union, which has not delivered on a single promise made by its founders and enablers, is in serious trouble and Schroeder was ready to move ahead with a long-planned script ...
DB Briefs: Rick Perry Exposed as a Globalist / Chinese and US Officials Have Unusually Close Relationship / Cameron Wants Rendition Inquiry
September 06, 2011
Staff Reports: Rick Perry Exposed as a Globalist.Chinese and US Officials Have Unusually Close Relationship. Cameron Wants Rendition Inquiry. ...
We're From the Government. We're Here to Help.
September 06, 2011
In the wake of hurricane Irene, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to come hat in hands asking for more money from Congress. Like the rest of the government, it is broke. It has been suggested that any additional funds allocated to FEMA should ...
140 Years of Silver Volatility
September 06, 2011
Gold at $1900 and silver at $45 gives you a gold/silver price ratio of 46. This suggests that, in spite of the fast appreciation of silver for the past year, it has to keep appreciating faster still in the future to meet the target ratio of 16 to 1. Let's accep ...
Corruption of India's Economic Miracle?
September 05, 2011
More and more is being written about the anti-Indian corruption movement, which is led in part by Anna Hazare (see above article excerpt). We've commented on this movement in the past, which is gathering momentum in India and may in fact partake of the austerit ...
DB Briefs: German Court Set to Trip Up EU? / China's Leaders Attempt to Gag Internet, but Problems are Fundamental/ Atlantic Questions Work Habits of US Leaders
September 05, 2011
Staff Reports: German Court Set to Trip Up EU? China's Leaders Attempt to Gag Internet, but Problems are Fundamental. Atlantic Questions Work Habits of US Leaders. ...
Doug Casey on the Continuance of the Greater Depression and the Brighter Prospects for Gold
September 04, 2011
The Daily Bell is pleased to present an exclusive interview with Doug Casey. Introduction: Doug Casey has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV shows, and has been the subject of articles in People, US, Time, Forbes, The Washington Post and numerous other public ...
Corporations, Mining Stocks and Speculation
September 03, 2011
Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex) has had a good deal to say recently about corporations and corporatism. He detailed his views most recently on an Alex Jones radio program and the points he made, especially about the lack of corporate accountability, are important ...
US Investors – Seeking Alternatives – Shoot Themselves in the Foot
September 02, 2011
This would be funny if it weren't so sad. The economic crisis of the past few years has shaken the confidence of middle-class American investors, weaned on dysfunctional investment magazines and TV tout shops; but the result seems to be a clamor for different s ...
DB Briefs: Great Men Run the World, Especially Politicians and Bankers / Greece Is OK Now and Recovering From Its Problems/ FEMA Federal Family
September 02, 2011
Staff Reports: Great Men Run the World, Especially Politicians and Bankers. Greece Is OK Now and Recovering From Its Problems. FEMA Federal Family. ...
The Last Haven Standing
September 02, 2011
The markets are going through another sell-off phase, yet the traditional notions of a 'safe haven' are changing. No longer is the US dollar the default shelter; instead, gold, the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen are the preferred assets. All three of these ha ...
Telegraph Discovers Cancerous Debt Levels
September 01, 2011
Reporter Ambrose Evans-Pritchard has discovered a white paper (see excerpt above) from the Bank for International Settlements that argues debt levels are too high – apparently both privately and publicly. Evans-Pritchard believes easy interest rates are behin ...
DB Briefs: September Looks to Be a Terrible Market Month/ Solar Power to Go the Way of the Dodo?/ Is the Federal Reserve Political?
September 01, 2011
Staff Reports: September Looks to Be a Terrible Market Month. Solar Power to Go the Way of the Dodo? Is the Federal Reserve Political? ...
In Defense of the Right to Assisted Suicide
September 01, 2011
Should aiding suicide be illegal? That is the question which faces legislators who are being urged to repeal statutes which state, basically, "Every person who deliberately aids, or advises, or encourages another to commit suicide is guilty of a felony." I will ...
What Recovery? Undemocratic and Corrupt, the EU Faces Dis-Union
August 31, 2011
This article in the UK Telegraph takes a dim view of the "recovery" that the West is supposed to be enjoying. In fact, it cites a good deal of evidence to show the West's economic situation is about to get even worse. In doing so, it all but predicts the EU it ...
DB Briefs: Undermining Bitcoin and the American Justice System / Desperate Bankers Damp Lending in China / Does a Clean Environment Preempt a Healthy Economy?
August 31, 2011
Staff Reports: Undermining Bitcoin and the American Justice System. Desperate Bankers Damp Lending in China. Does a Clean Environment Preempt a Healthy Economy? ...
Two Simple Secrets to a Great Relationship
August 31, 2011
There are two related things that you can do to make your relationships – not just your marriage, but all of your relationships – happier, stronger and more fun. These are very easy things to do - if you set your mind to it. I always recommend doing all the ...
9/11 and the Banality of Its Evil Narrative
August 30, 2011
Written as is this LA Times article, such articles shall adopt a tone of oracular omnipotence. They shall assume that the directed history of the recent past represents an actual reality when it does no such thing. They shall treat 9/11 as a crux event, turning ...
DB Briefs: Danger of a Deteriorating Social Mood / China's Shifting Economic Sands / Is Bank Recapitalization the Answer?
August 30, 2011
Staff Reports: The Deflationary Hurricane Of Deteriorating Social Mood. China's Shifting Economic Sands. Is Bank Recapitalization the Answer? ...
Mission Accomplished in Libya?
August 30, 2011
Even as a major hurricane hit America's eastern seaboard, the administration is determined to expand the war in Libya while threatening the regime in Syria. Is there any limit to government's appetite to create more problems for our nation and economy? American ...
Intolerable Nudging
August 30, 2011
Champions of government intervention in our lives make every effort, especially in a country with a tradition of libertarian political rhetoric, to disguise that they are embarking upon tyranny. Yes, much of it may be of the petty kind, such as thousands of gov ...
Stop! Put Down the Gold and Walk Away
August 29, 2011
So US-based Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has decided to warn investors about gold and mining stocks. It had to happen. The powers-that-be don't like gold and silver at all. This is a well-established fact and a fundamental dominant social the ...
DB Briefs: EU Hits a German Wall / USA – Food Stamps for All … For Now / Hurricane Irene's Fear-Based Politics Surge to the Fore
August 29, 2011
Staff Reports: EU Hits a German Wall. USA – Food Stamps for All ... For Now. Hurricane Irene's Fear-Based Politics Surge to the Fore. ...
Another Criticism of Animal Rights
August 29, 2011
Though this is a topic that I have visited on several occasions, having recently become an avid fan of the Discovery Channel's series on life in the deep oceans and other seas, I am motivated to observe just how absurd the notion of animal rights really is. Her ...
Bernanke, a Wise Man, Creates Order Out of Chaos…
August 27, 2011
The meme of his ineffable wisdom is established yet again. What the free markets have undone, government can ravel. This is the value of Ben Bernanke, a shill for Money Power. He is trotted out like the proverbial potted plant to make the right statist noises, ...
The Many Collapses of Keynesianism
August 27, 2011
It should be obvious to everyone but the most dedicated adherent of Keynesianism that the stimulus did not accomplish its end. The combination of outright spending by Congress, the desperate schemes to reflate the housing market, the attempt to transfuse bleedi ...
Media Blackout: US in Yet Another Illegal War … in Yemen
August 26, 2011
How many wars are too many? Unnoticed in the press of larger events and obviously downplayed by the controlled Western media, the US and its allies are pursuing yet ANOTHER aggressive, illegal war – this one in Yemen. How aggressive is it? It is a full-on con ...
DB Briefs: Buffett's Love Affair with Banks? / Greek Fire Sale / China's Central Planning Miracle?
August 26, 2011
Staff Reports: Warren Buffett Invests $5bn in Bank of America. Bailout for Greece Falters Over Demand for Collateral. China's Biggest Banks Post Record First-Half Profits as BofA, RBS Stumble. ...
From Machan's Archives: The Deficit and the Tragedy of the Commons
August 26, 2011
Not unless the treasury stops allowing private projects to be funded from its coffers, confining itself to the support of bona fide public projects – the courts, the military, and police – will there be an end that avoids the perhaps greatest tragedy of the ...
Machine Intelligence – Will AI Become Autonomous?
August 26, 2011
Will AI (Artificial Intelligence) or SAI (Strong AI, a.k.a. Superintelligent AI) someday become autonomous (have free will), and if so how will this affect the Human race? Those interested in sci-fi have already asked themselves these questions a million times ...
DB Briefs: World's Richest Man Buys More NY Times / Secret NYPD CIA Operations Publicized / Europe Secures Libya Oil / Time to Sell Your Gold?
August 25, 2011
Staff Report: Slim Increases His Stake in NY Times. NYPD CIA Anti-Terror Operations Conducted In Secret For Years. France and Partners Prepare New Libya U.N. Resolution. Fools Gold: Some Gold Bulls Say Now's Time to Cash In. ...
There They Go Again
August 25, 2011
Picking up where they left off in 2008, the media is in the midst of a campaign to ignore and undermine the presidential candidacy of Ron Paul (they gave me even rougher treatment during my 2010 Senate run). Political pundits just do not know what to do with a ...
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It's no secret that one of the more bizarre effects of the smartphone age is that it has made gaming a mainstream leisure pursuit for people of all ages.
Of course, if you're running a business, you probably think you have no time for such pointless distractions, but think again.
Gaming could be just the thing to give you that all-important business edge.
How Gaming Can Make You A Better Business Strategist
1. Weighing risk and return
This is a fundamental part of any business decision, whether it is a startup, expansion, investing in equipment or entering new markets.
It comes down to a blend of gut feel and mathematical probabilities, and is something that casino gamers in particular know all about.
For example, suppose you decide to play a slot game and want to choose between Starburst or Jammin Jars.
You'll look at RTP, volatility, pay lines, bonus opportunities and more, but also, you'll have that indefinable feeling about which game will offer the best return.
Assessing risk and return is a skill that comes with experience and gaming is a great way to develop your talents.
2. Patience and goal orientation
From board games like Monopoly to open-world epics such as Grand Theft Auto, you sometimes need to be in for the long haul when gaming.
Short term losses matter nothing if they mean you'll attain your long term goal.
Games like these help you to develop your strategy, but more to the point they teach you the importance of hanging in there through the more difficult times and not changing direction or panicking every time something doesn't quite go your way.
3. Developing your teamwork skills
Games are not all about competition, and that is particularly the case in today's world of social gaming.
Cooperative online games are all the rage, and when you operate in a virtual environment, with team members you seldom or never meet face to face, some shared downtime away from work topics is exactly what you need.
In the old days, you might have all gone for some after-work drinks in the local bar.
A few online games together might not seem quite the same, but it's probably better for your health and your bank balance.
4. Decreasing stress
Here's a newsflash. Sometimes a game is just a game, and in today's world, that can be exactly what you need.
Technology makes it possible for us to be constantly on-call and to work from anywhere. If that means not having to sit in traffic two hours a day, that's great.
But if it means working 18 hours straight from your sofa, that's when mistakes creep in and your business, as well as your health, will suffer.
A ten-minute break, whether it's spinning a roulette wheel, kicking a football or growing some virtual carrots is essential to keep you at your best.

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Misonix released its financial results for the fiscal 2019 second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2018.
Five insights:
1. For the quarter, the company generated $10.2 million in revenue, up 22 percent year over year.
2. Misonix experienced a 23 percent increase in consumables revenue and a 21 percent gain in equipment revenue for the quarter.
3. The company's growth profit was $7.1 million, and the gross profit margin was around 70 percent.
4. For the six months ended Dec. 31, 2018 for the fiscal year, Misonix generated $19.5 million in revenue, a 25 percent increase year over year.
5. "As we enter the second half of fiscal 2019, we remain well positioned to continue to invest in our products and further improve our operations and our position in the market," said Misonix CFO Joe Dwyer. "Looking ahead to the second half of fiscal 2019, we reiterate our guidance for product revenue growth in excess of 20 percent for fiscal 2019, along with gross profit margins of approximately 70 percent."
To read the full report, click here.
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The truck ride home was much faster than the bike ride up. The morning storms had passed, leaving the afternoon air thick with humidity and heat. Mr. Taake met me at the truck when we pulled into Tateta.
I'm sorry Mr. Taake, I said, I broke a pedal on the way to the government center.
We were worried about you, Mike. The storms were strong, and you were alone. Are you ok?
I'm fine, I took a nap in the government center and ate biscuits for lunch. Look, pointing to the bed, they found all my luggage!
The truck driver, Mr. Taake, and I carried all the items into my house.
We will leave you here then to finish your work, is that ok?
Yes, thank you so much!
I worked until nightfall setting up my house, and super excited to sleep in the confines of my mosquito net. Everything was coming together until I turned into an emotional wreck. Under the bright full moon, homesickness reared its ugly head.
Everyone at the site was more than helpful, I had all my luggage, two Cokes, and delicious biscuits for lunch. But alas, here it was. Loneliness was unbearable. I couldn't talk to anyone. I did not have the ability to verbally express how I felt. But, even if I could, I did not want to bother my neighbors with my problems. I was there to serve others. Crying myself to sleep as I had done many times before, I tempered my sobs to keep from reaching the ears of my neighbors.
The next morning, I woke to an army of small eyes peering into my sleeping room. Children from next door, curiously looked in as I slowly woke.
When my eyes cracked, a small voice whispered Hello foreigner. Again, I wondered if I was where I was. I laid still, thinking — What did I get myself into? I smiled at the little Mauri Mafia eyes and said, Hello children. The eyeballs scurried away, running into nearby houses.
Rolling out of bed, I was determined to buy fresh-baked bread, and boil drinking water for breakfast. The store was a ten-minute walk, and when I arrived, the owner and I had a small conversation about the village Catholic church behind the store.
Our brief conversation along with the fresh-baked bread and tin of butter boosted my confidence like nothing before. Small steps, I kept reminding myself all the way home, little by little.
After breakfast, the rains returned. From home, I watched as coconut fronds flew across the compound. Thuds of crashing coconuts sounded all around me, one landed on my house. The storm was brief and from the way everyone began cleaning and repairing after the storm, it was clear this had happened before.
Neighbors came to check on me, and besides a couple of holes in my roof, everything was good. I could easily fix them with the supplies I brought from home. I had two pounds of Ziploc bags and one roll of duct tape, I got to work.
Everything was patched by the time English hour, a BBC newscast, began on Radio Kiribati. Falling asleep to the broadcast, I was woken by another storm. Gusting winds, thunder, lightning, and heavy rains destroyed my amateur repair attempts. The bags collected water, creating even larger holes. By morning, my roof looked like Swiss cheese. I needed much more than duct tape and plastic bags to fix it now.
In my best Kiribati language, I approached my neighbors for help, but their husbands weren't home. They pointed me to another house, which couldn't help me either. I went from house to house asking for help, and on the fifth house Bentiira, the school carpenter agreed.
He spoke English, which helped immensely. In the house, I showed him my holes. He laughed and put his hand on my shoulder, what are you trying to say?
I'm trying to say that I have all of these holes that I need to fix and don't know how to do it.
Smiling, he said, I see.
See what?
You need to improve your I-Kiribati.
Great, I thought.
You're thinking is good, but your words are bad. In our language, the hole is bangabanga. What you said, kabanga, means penis.
I was telling everyone I had a bunch of penises in my house?
Yes, they were very confused.
I was so embarrassed. All I could do was think of everyone who did not want to help fix my penises. It made perfect sense. Bentiira was the only one brave enough to enter my house and see all the penises that grew last night and got me wet.
We couldn't help but laugh as we fixed penis after penis the entire afternoon.


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Arraigned in federal court on felony and misdemeanor charges
A California man charged with the illegal sale of veterinary pharmaceuticals and pet flea-control products pleaded not guilty before a federal court in Los Angeles today.
Sean Lawrence Gerson and his company, Vaccination Services Inc., are accused of marketing the drugs Comfortis and ciprofloxacin without the authorization of a veterinarian.
The defendant was arraigned in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Stevenson.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Johns asked the court to detain Gerson, claiming he had violated the conditions of his $25,000 bail. Johns did not specify the nature of the violations.
Gerson's attorney, Deborah Gonzalez of the Office of the Federal Public Defender, said her client had not been given adequate notice and that, in any case, the government was required to file a motion if detention of her client is what it sought.
Judge Stevenson denied the detention request. The court set a Jan. 30 status hearing to be followed by a March 7 trial.
Neither a veterinarian nor a pharmacist, Gerson allegedly sells drugs from websites sporting claims such as "Prescription from your local veterinarian not required."
Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), a prescription animal drug may be dispensed only by a veterinarian.
Similarly, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) prohibits the the sale of pesticides, in this case flea and tick products, that are not registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
An indictment filed with the district court Jan. 10 alleges that in August, Gerson "knowingly introduced and delivered for introduction into interstate commerce from California to Missouri" the aforementioned veterinary pharmaceuticals.
He did so, the indictment says, with intent to defraud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
A second count accuses Gerson and his Lake Forest, California, company of introducing an unregistered pesticide into Los Angeles County in June 2012 for sale.
Count three of the indictment entails the February 2013 illegal introduction of an unregistered pesticide. A fourth count involves a similar FIFRA violation in December 2016.
The affidavit of FDA special agent Jared Davis revealed that Gerson served as a confidential informant, although it does not specify for what.
Other informants collaborating with Davis said Gerson sold prescription drugs and pet products in counterfeit boxes through the website www.fleastuff.com without valid prescriptions.
An investigator with the California Department of Consumer Affairs notified Davis of complaints about another website, www.mydoghasfleas.xyz, which dispensed the drug Clavamox in packages identifying Gerson's company as the sender.
The federal prosecution is not Gerson's first brush with the law.
An investigation by the VIN News Service published in September detailed Gerson's trail of legal problems.
In 2014, he was convicted in Texas for illegal sale of the drug clenbuterol, a bronchodilator that improves horses' breathing. He was fined $3,000 and jailed for two days before he returned to his business of dispensing animal medications.
Gerson also owes the state of California $440,700 in fines for the unauthorized sale of the flea-products Frontline and Advantage. He was prosecuted for doing so in 2003 and 2004. A second fine was issued for subsequent violations of state law regulating pesticides sales in 2007.
He is followed by a paper trail of unpaid debts, as well.
According to documents filed in Superior Court for the County of Orange, where Gerson lives, he owes $174,311 to World Logistics Services, Inc., a purveyor of pet medications, among other smaller but significant sums to other providers of such products.
Public records indicate that Gerson has been undeterred by his legal and pecuniary problems and continues the proscribed peddling of animal pharmaceuticals and pet flea-control products.
He is not the sole practitioner in the shadowy trade. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy says that 96 percent of the 11,000 online drug outlets it has reviewed are in conflict with laws and practice standards governing the dispensation of pet medicines.
Most veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturers have an official policy of selling only through licensed veterinarians, although there are exceptions. How unlicensed vendors obtain the drugs has been a vexing question for decades.
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Bulldog Groom's Cake
When your beloved pet can't be at your actual wedding, you should totally have a sweet replica of them at your reception!! Photography by Brandon O'Neal Here's a few work-in-progress pics so that you can see how this was done! First, I get as MANY pictures as possible from the client of their dog in every sitting, standing, and laying position! Once we've decided how they will be positioned in cake form, I use a picture of the pet in that actual pose to map out the cake structure! I'm not super technical on this part, (sorry!), so I do a lot of lose sketching and "eyeballing", haha!! Once I decide on the tools needed for structure, I head to Home Depot to get what I think will be needed. I decided that I needed the main structure base points to be where his booty would be sitting and where his two front feet would rest. I screwe


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Whenever we go on a holiday far away from home, we want to take mementos and presents for folks back home. Shopping in Uttarakhand is the most compulsive delights of a journey here. Though Uttaranchal is not a run-of-the-mill commercial destination, but it can still prove a treasure hunt for an enthusiastic and curious shopper. It is a thrilling experience to find out little shops with beautiful local handicrafts and proudly displaying them in your living room as a pleasant memory of the trip to Uttarakhand.
There are many things that can be bought here like the exquisite wood carvings, hand-made candles, organic items, jewelery, religious statuettes, hand-made sweaters & cardigans, scenic paintings and last but not the least the famous Dehraduni Basmati Rice. Dehradun, Haridwar and Nainital can be named the shopping destinations in Uttarakhand. These towns have multiple markets and lots of places to explore. Dehradun has markets like Sahakari Bazaar, Ashley Hall, Rajpur Road, Paltan Bazaar and Connaught Place for items like woolen clothing, leather shoes, paintings etc. Also visit the Tibetan monastery to get some delicate trinkets and delicious food there.
Nainital, on the other hand, is famous for mainly hand made candles and colorful Lac bangles. Like Dehradun and Mussoorie, Nainital also have fern showpieces, wood carvings and woolen clothing. One can also buy farm fresh apples, cherries, mulberries, peaches and strawberries directly form the farmers. Haridwar has a religious fervor in everything. One can find 'Om' T-Shirts, tiny to large idols of gods and goddesses, beaded jewelry, Rudraksh pendants and Jholas (cloth bags) here.


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CCS ile PIC Programlayan yeni başlayan kişilerin işine yarayabilecek ya da feyz alacakları kaynak C kondaları şemaları ile uygulanmış CCS C PIC Projeleri bulunuyor projelerin hepsinde kaynak kodlar var gps, şarj vs çok farklı uygulamalar bulunuyor
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include file "jonsinc.h" used by most of these projects. |
wireless remote control for raymarine st4000 autopilot uses raytheon's seatalk® communications protocol. |
combination lock for safe puts security into an old fire safe. |
timed discharge adapter for a vericom control panel used with an advantex wastewater treatment system. |
coffee power manager or, how to get 27-amps out of a 20-amp outlet for three large coffee pots at church. |
steam generator for residential steam shower. |
network equipment resetter automatically drops power to routers and satellite internet receiver once every 24 hours. |
data logger measures and stores voltage at specified intervals and dumps to rs232. 8192 samples. |
battery characterizer loads charged nicad and nimh battery packs and measures milliamp hour capacity. |
underground locator generator for radiodetection® rd400 llts precision line trace unit (underground cable locator) |
gps repeater/systems monitor displays nmea-0183 data from a gps, battery voltages, etc. |
track controller for awana® grand prix (also pinewood derby) measures and displays finish times, sends results to computer. works with "grandprix race manager" from |
pic® programmer i use the microengineering labs u2 programmer in my own lab. this programmer connects to a usb port and gets it power from the usb port. it works well and i highly recommend it! |
gps-based compass display uses rs232 data stream from gps receiver. |
darkroom exposure system controls safelamp and enlarger lamp, measures exposure. |
remote control for raymarine st4000 autopilot uses raytheon's seatalk® communications protocol. |
combination lock for home door, 4×4 matrix keyboard, master combination plus four programmable combinations, programmable lamp and solenoid times |
liquid level transmitter/receiver system designed for marine applications using raytheon's seatalk® bus. includes tachometer transmitter example although the receiver is only for liquid level. |
temperature sensor using the ds1820 chip. |
experimental pellet stove controller. |
diesel tachometer uses "tach" signal from alternator. |
adc example for 16f87x pics and similar. |
addressable adc and controller receives serial command then 1) returns adc measurement, and 2) writes output port. three-byte serial command, three adc inputs, 8 digital outputs, 5-bit address, 9600-baud. |
morse code display hears morse code from shortwave receiver, displays text on lcd display. |
rx/tx pulse stretcher for led that monitor serial rx/tx lines |
combination lock single button, for car liftgate |
delayed-shutter control for the (now obsolete) kodak dc-20 digital camera |
camera interface for the (now obsolete) kodak dc-20 camera in radio-control aircraft |
audible emergency locator alarm ("lost model alarm") for lost (and possibly "re-kitted") radio-control planes |
radio-control servo examples |
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Şifre-Pass: 320volt.com
Yayım tarihi: 2008/04/12 Etiketler: ccs, ccs c örnek, ccs c project, microchip pic projeleri, PIC programlama


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Administrative Office of Courts
Chief Justice Randolph to speak to McComb Lions Club October 8 October 1, 2019 Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph will speak to the McComb Lions Club on Oct. 8 at noon at the Golden Corral Restaurant. Chief Justice Randolph is expected to talk about the role of drug courts and the judiciary's budget request for the next fiscal year. Pike County is home to the state's first felony adult drug court, founded in 1999 by Judge Keith Starrett when he was Circuit Judge of the 14th District of Pike, Lincoln and Walthall counties. Judge Starrett is expected to attend the Lions Club meeting. Chief Justice Randolph plans to establish eight mental health court pilot programs, add eight veterans court pilot programs and create three more drug courts. The state currently has 40 drug courts. There are 22 adult felony drug court programs – one in each of the 22 Circuit Court districts. Special programs for veterans currently operate in three of them: the 8th Circuit, 12th Circuit and 19th Circuit. There are also three adult misdemeanor drug court programs, 12 juvenile drug courts and three family drug courts. In a recent hearing before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Chief Justice Randolph told the members that the return on the State's investment in alternative intervention courts is huge. The estimated savings in incarceration costs for the past 10 years is $450 million. Intervention courts graduated more than 5,400 participants. More than 450 of those graduates attended vocational schools, more than 600 attended traditional schools, more than 1,300 attended post-secondary schools, and more than 3,800 are now employed. More than 500 drug-free babies were born, increasing the savings to the State. Chief Justice Randolph is the leader of the Mississippi judicial branch of government. He became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on Feb. 1. He is the longest currently serving member of the Supreme Court, having been appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour on April 23, 2004. He was first elected in November 2004, and re-elected in November 2012, for another eight-year term. He was decorated for heroism in Vietnam, where he served with the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division, the Big Red One. He was honorably discharged in 1967. During law school, he received an appointment as a Reserve officer in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General Corps. He is a graduate of the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island. He was honorably discharged in 1975. He graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., with a B.S. degree in business administration in 1972. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1974, where he served as president of the Law School Student Body. He began practicing law in 1975 in Biloxi with the firm of Ross, King and Randolph. He then practiced with the firm of Bryan, Nelson, Allen and Schroeder on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He opened a Hattiesburg office for Bryan, Nelson, Allen and Schroeder in 1976, where he later formed the firm of Bryan Nelson Randolph, PA., serving as President and CEO until his appointment to the Supreme Court. He has homes in Hattiesburg and Ocean Springs. #### |


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Warp dad's reality with these great VR Father's Day gifts
If he doesn't own the Oculus Quest 2, that's the only gift to consider. If he does, you have a world of games and accessories to consider.
With Father's Day only a few days away, you're probably scrambling to find a last-minute gift for your dad — and we think a VR-themed gift is a great choice. If he's never tried it, virtual reality is an amazing way for someone to experience exotic locales or get exercise while stuck at home. Or, if he already owns a headset like the Quest 2, there are plenty of affordable games or accessories you can buy to make his experiences even better. Here's where to start.
These are some great VR and Oculus Quest-themed Father's Day gifts
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For a straightforward, affordable experience anyone can enjoy, with limited tech know-how and no PC required, you only have one real choice: the Meta Quest 2. Any other choice is going to either under or overwhelm him. Your dad will find hundreds of virtual experiences to entertain him, including some golfing and fishing sims, plus more fast-paced games to cater to his competitive side. And if you own your own headset, you can join him in multiplayer experiences. As a Father's Day VR gift, it's on the expensive side; so just say it counts for Christmas, too!
Share a virtual world or two
The Oculus Store has a ridiculous number of quality experiences; we've collected the best Oculus Quest 2 games in a list to help you find some great options for your dad, from exercise and sports to more casual experiences. Once you pick one, go to the Oculus Store and select "Buy for a friend." You'll need your own Facebook account and the email used for your dad's Oculus account, but he'll get instant access to whatever game you pick. This way, you can choose something last-minute without missing the day itself.
Best VR accessory for comfort
First impressions are everything, and the Oculus Quest 2's default strap is uncomfortably loose, making it front-heavy. If your dad owns the Oculus Quest 2 already, this fantastic strap replacement adds a much firmer fit thanks to the tightening knob in the back, plus better padding and a tilting design for clearer visuals. Best of all, it only takes a few minutes to install. Your dad will definitely thank you for making his virtual sessions more comfortable.
Make dad's Quest 2 a centerpiece
Most people buy a case to go with their Quest 2, which keeps it protected for travel and from sunlight. But a stand like this one makes it easily accessible, and adds a cool splash of color to go with it. Your dad can choose between red, gold, green, cyan, blue, indigo, lavender, white, or alternating colors based on his mood. You'll need your own charging cables, and there's nowhere to keep the Touch controllers, but it's a snazzy Father's Day gift compared to our other picks.
More compact and functional
The Asterion model is for dads that like flashy gifts; this KIWI stand doesn't have the same style, but is more useful for keeping your headset, elite strap, and controllers organized in one spot on your desk. Other models have hanging arms for the Touch controllers that stick further out, taking up more room. With this KIWI design model, no room is wasted. It just lacks any charging mechanism.
Built for charging and style
This official Quest 2 accessory simply lets you slot your headset controllers into a dock. It obviously takes up more room than your other gift options, but it's also the simplest option with effortless charging, overcharging protection, and controller battery replacements. It's pricey, but it's a gift your dad will definitely appreciate.
Share the Quest with the family
VR can feel too isolating, both for the person wearing the headset, and the other people in the room. But the Quest 2 can be cast to your television, sharing footage to the living room for everyone else to see. Buying your father a Chromecast can be a way to make his experience more social, or help him figure out how to play a game by watching what he's doing on the TV. Plus, of course, he can use it to stream his favorite shows in 4K.
You can always use more of these
Plenty of people, young and old, use their Quest 2 headsets for daily exercise. But they only come with one silicone cover, which you'll have to wipe down frequently to avoid getting face rashes over time. If you buy your dad a few silicone cover replacements, he can quickly swap between them before or after a workout, which also makes them easier to scrub down.
Help him keep his VR lenses clean
This is an underrated add-on gift for any Quest 2 owner, especially if your dad wears glasses. Keeping your headset clean is a pain, especially the lenses, which can get easily fogged up or covered in gunk over time. But if you try using anything but a microfiber cloth to clean your lenses, they can get scratched easily; so buy him a big pack to keep around the house and protect his investment.
Choosing the right Father's Day gift for the VR fan in your life
It's hard to design a list of Father's Day Oculus Quest gifts when I can't know for certain if your dad already has a headset or not. I'd assume that he does, but perhaps you're here hoping for something cheaper than the Oculus Quest 2. Unfortunately, nothing cheaper has the same level of content or quality, so you'll have to shell out a few hundred or more, depending on whether you want to buy the 128GB or 256GB Quest 2 model.
With that out of the way, there are actually a ton of Oculus Quest 2 accessories that make great gifts, as the Quest 2 is easily modifiable and could benefit from a new strap, face cover, headphones, and other tools. That link will take you to some of our other favorites if the picks above don't satisfy you.
As I already mentioned, picking out a couple of Quest 2 games for your dad to try and gifting them through the Quest Store is an easy-yet-thoughtful gift option. If you want to ease your dad into VR, we have a guide on our favorite Quest 2 games for first-timers to avoid motion sickness that'll get your dad hooked on VR without overwhelming him.
Or if your dad is already comfortable with VR and knows what he's doing, consider some VR-adjacent gifts like these VR workout accessories. Something as simple as a fan, microfiber cloth, or workout mat can make a world of difference in his VR experience.
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The U.K. just voted to leave the E.U. Here's what that means
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After months of campaigning, the "leave" camp has won and Britain will be leaving the European Union. The Post's Adam Taylor talks about what that means for the country and Europe. (Adam Taylor,Jason Aldag/The Washington Post)
By Griff Witte, Karla Adam and Dan Balz June 24 at 10:27 AM
LONDON — British voters defied their leaders and international allies by cutting ties with the European Union in a stunning result Friday that threw financial markets into chaos, forced Britain's prime minister to resign and unleashed a new independence quest by Scotland.
As Britain absorbed the earthshaking news, Prime Minister David Cameron said he would step down after championing the campaign to remain in the European Union.
Just hours later, the leader in heavily pro-E.U. Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, said she would push for a new referendum to break with England and the other two partners in the United Kingdom: Wales and Northern Ireland.
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A second independence referendum, after voters opted to remain part of Britain in 2014, is "highly likely," said Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister. Calls to break away were echoed by nationalists in Northern Ireland.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he will resign.
In an emotional address outside his 10 Downing Street offices, Cameron said the country now deserved "fresh leadership" in the face of the rejection in Thursday's referendum, which tipped 52 percent to 48 percent to the E.U. critics despite many pre-vote polls predicting just the opposite outcome.
Cameron, who enjoys a close relationship with President Obama, said he hoped a new prime minister could be in place by October.
The tumultuous and fast-breaking developments reflected a country shocked by its own decision. The vote to leave the E.U. could mark one of the key turning points in modern British history .
But, for the moment, no one knew where the country's new path led, with joyous anti-E.U. voters celebrating "a glorious opportunity" and shattered Europhiles warning of the cataclysms to come.
The decision effectively delays the start of divorce proceedings with Britain's 27 other E.U. partners. Cameron said that only after the transition in leadership would the country begin the formal process of withdrawing from the European Union — popularly known as Brexit — which is supposed to take two years once it officially begins.
But even as the steps for a British departure were put on hold, immediate shock waves resonated in all directions.
The British pound plummeted to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985, and stock markets dropped sharply around the world.
The market gyrations prompted Bank of England Governor Mark Carney to try to calm investors with a statement asserting that the bank was "well prepared" for the referendum's outcome. The central bank, Carney said, was ready to intervene to prop up the economy.
[Global markets in turmoil after vote]
In his comments, Cameron also sought to reassure jittery markets, calling Britain's economy "fundamentally sound" and saying there would be no immediate changes in the status of immigrants in the country.
"I will do everything I can as prime minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months," he said with his wife, Samantha Cameron, standing at his side. "But I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination."
After his announcement, Cameron was driven later Friday morning to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the queen.
Cameron's pro-E.U. side had a sweep of international backers including Obama. In a statement, Obama spoke of the deep U.S. bonds with both Britain and the European Union.
"The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision," Obama said. "The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is enduring, and the United Kingdom's membership in NATO remains a vital cornerstone of U.S. foreign, security and economic policy."
Cameron's decision to step down injects immediate internal political tumult into a moment that was already riddled with uncertainties and upheaval.
It set off an instant contest to replace him, with former London mayor Boris Johnson — a leading campaigner in the anti-E.U. campaign — considered the odds-on favorite.
An uncharacteristically serious and even somber Johnson told reporters he was "sad" about Cameron's resignation. He described Cameron, a longtime friend and rival, as "one of the most extraordinary politicians of our age."
The mop-haired Johnson did not say whether he would seek Cameron's job. He did praise voters for rejecting the European Union. He described the E.U. as "a noble idea for its time" but one that "is no longer right for this country."
Cameron's successor will not be picked by the general public but instead in an internal process by his Conservative Party.
It is highly likely that whoever is picked will be further to the political right than Cameron. Since taking office in 2010, Cameron had sought to move his party toward the political center, championing gay marriage and taking a softer line on immigration than some in the party had sought. But his repudiation over the European Union — fueled by an anti-immigration backlash — will likely leave the party's right-wing ascendant.
The domestic political backlash was not limited to the Tories: A group of senior Labour Party members launched an attempt to oust their leader, the hard-left Jeremy Corbyn, following a lackluster Labour campaign to deliver an "in" vote.
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Johnson was mobbed outside his house in north London early Friday, with some cheering him but far more jeering a man whom many pro-E.U. Londoners blame for the outcome of Thursday's referendum. "Shame on you!" some yelled.
Bicyclists later tried to block Johnson's car as it made its way through the city's center.
The vote result will rattle officials in Washington. Obama was expected to speak to Cameron in the next day. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who was in Scotland on Friday to open a golf course, backed Brexit.
Asked by reporters about the vote as he toured his course to the tune of bagpipes, Trump on Friday called it "a great thing."
"They took back their country," said Trump, who sported a white "Make America Great Again" cap. "That's a great thing."
The referendum is perhaps the most dramatic to date in a wave of populist and nationalist uprisings on both sides of the Atlantic that are overturning traditional notions of what is politically possible.
It also will have a profound effect on the European Union, which will lose a major military and diplomatic power within its ranks. "This looks to be a sad day for Europe and for Britain," said Germany's foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
For months, Britain's political and economic elite had looked on with growing apprehension as the country flirted with a choice that experts had warned could lead to global recession and a rip in the Western alliance.
But most predicted this pragmatically minded country would ultimately side with keeping Britain in an organization regarded as a pillar of the global economic and political order.
Instead, a majority of British voters heeded the call of pro-Brexit campaigners to liberate the nation from what many here regard as an oppressive Brussels bureaucracy that enables mass migration into the country.
[3 reasons that Americans should care about the British vote]
"Let June the 23rd go down in our history as our independence day!" cried a jubilant Nigel Farage, a firebrand anti-E.U. leader, in a 4 a.m. celebration. All around him, "leave" campaigners clinked pints of beer and cheered their improbable victory.
When polls closed six hours earlier, Farage had all but conceded defeat, saying he believed "remain" had won. But as results poured in through Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday, the "remain" camp was increasingly despairing.
About a third of results had yet to be counted as of 4 a.m. local time. But the BBC reported that "leave" had taken an insurmountable lead.
In the end, "leave" won by more than a million votes — out of some 33 million cast, or nearly three-quarters of eligible voters. In percentage terms, the pro-Brexit split of 52 percent to 48 percent was the inverse of what final opinion polls had predicted.
The outcome revealed vast divides — with massive victory margins for "remain" in thriving metropolitan centers such as London and equally resounding victories for "leave" in small towns, rural areas and struggling, post-industrial cities.
[Who could be next?]
"God help our country," tweeted Paddy Ashdown, the former Liberal Democrat leader and an outspoken E.U. advocate.
The "leave" campaign found a compelling rallying cry with its call for voters to "Take Back Control," a slogan that resonated among an electorate ill at ease with record levels of immigration — much of it from Europe under the E.U.'s free-movement policy.
Polls suggested that "leave" alienated some voters with its reliance on what critics saw as increasingly nativist rhetoric. That was particularly true after the killing last week of pro-E.U. lawmaker Jo Cox, a murder that appeared to awaken a passion in "remain" supporters that had been previously lacking.
A "leave" lead last week in the polls diminished, and the race turned into a dead heat. Surveys released Thursday as Britons voted had shown "remain" with a clear edge, results that cheered investors and boosted markets across Europe and Asia.
[Within British battles over E.U., a hint of America's political rifts]
The vote split the country along essential lines: Old versus young. Provincial versus metropolitan. Scotland versus England. Native-born Britons versus immigrants.
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Those divisions may only be hardened by Thursday's result and could be heightened further if an avowed Euroskeptic comes to office at 10 Downing Street.
During months of campaigning, pro-Brexit leaders unleashed fevered attacks on Brussels, but they offered no common, detailed vision of how the country could succeed outside the bloc.
But Johnson said that whatever the outcome, Britain would not turn inward.
"We cannot turn our backs on Europe. We are part of Europe," he said. "Britain will continue to be a great European power."
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Mar 10, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
A straw poll of casino industry suppliers active in the Asia-Pacific region by GGRAsia has indicated support in general terms for the postponement until July 28 to 30 of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia 2020 casino trade exhibition and conference in Macau – that had been scheduled for May – due to the global coronavirus alert.
There were however some concerns even among those agreeing. Several respondents also indicated it might be hard for them to attend the second scheduled Macau-based casino trade show and conference of the year – MGS Entertainment Show 2020 – fewer than four months after the rejigged 2020 version of G2E Asia.
One supplier told us it did not wish to see G2E Asia held at all this year, and intended to avoid the rescheduled event and MGS Entertainment Show 2020.
G2E Asia, organised by Reed Exhibitions and the American Gaming Association, a casino trade body, has been held annually in Macau – typically in May or early June – since 2007. MGS Entertainment Show, organised by the Macau Gaming Equipment Manufacturers' Association – and originally known as the Macao Gaming Show – has been held annually in the autumn; usually in November, since 2013.
Michael Hu, president Asia-Pacific for Interblock, a Slovenian casino games maker, told GGRAsia the firm approved the decision to reschedule G2E 2020. "It is still the most important show event in Asia," he explained to us.
Asked if Interblock would be attending G2E Asia 2020, he added: "At this present moment, yes. We are meantime closely monitoring the virus situation in [South] Korea, Japan etc."
Regarding MGS Entertainment Show 2020, the executive said: "There is less chance for MGS, I think, because in early November there will be G2E in Manila too which was a huge success 2019." The latter was a reference to a new Philippine show under the G2E branding, which had its inaugural edition in 2019.
Last year's Manila event was branded as G2E Asia @ the Philippines, and included a keynote speech from Andrea Domingo, the chairman of the casino regulator in that country, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor).
Shortly after the first edition, Reed Exhibitions told us that a second version for 2020 was "under consideration".
Mixed reactions
Michael Cheers, International Game Technology Plc (IGT) sales director for Asia, told GGRAsia regarding the rejig of G2E Asia 2020, and confirming IGT's attendance: "We approve the change of date to July, and trust that business will be starting to return to normal by July."
He also confirmed that it would be possible for IGT to attend MGS Entertainment Show 2020.
Angela Ng, marketing manager for Singapore-based casino equipment supplier Weike Gaming Technology (S) Pte Ltd, said concerning G2E Asia 2020: "Yes, we agree it should be postponed due to the Covid-19 situation, as there are lots of uncertainties, slowing down of activities, reduction of spending, discomfort in travelling etc which would highly affect the event turn-up rate if it were held too soon: in May 2020."
She added: "We are likely to proceed with the show, however, at the same time [we are] observing Covid-19's development which may impact our degree of involvement for this G2E Asia event."
Regarding MGS Entertainment Show in November, she noted on behalf of Weike: "It would be challenging for us to consider holding two events within four months under the uncertain Covid-19 situation, and [with ] limited [consumer] interest in gaming activities/spending in the near term. There is a chance we might not attend as exhibitor but as a visitor."
One supplier that declined to be identified by name, told GGRAsia regarding G2E Asia 2020: "Yes, we approve of cancelling the May show date. Our first concern is for the health and safety of our employees and we feel it would be putting our employees at risk by planning to do the show in May."
But asked whether the company could confirm attendance the person noted: "We also feel that the rescheduled date is too soon so we are waiting to see how the situation develops before we fully commit to the July date."
In relation to MGS Entertainment Show 2020, the person said: "We have long believed that one show in Macau is more than sufficient given the number of operators in the region. As many of our employees are U.S. based, no, we would not want to send our team to both shows within four months of each other."
Albert Radman, sales director of Slovenian casino equipment manufacturer Alfastreet, gave a succinct answer to the informal poll.
He stated: "We do not approve having the [G2E Asia] show at all this year. We will not attend: this year we will skip both [Macau] shows."
GGRAsia also approached a number of other suppliers seeking comment, but had had not received replies from them by the time this story went online.
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ProKick Kids Task while at home
March 25, 2020
Attention ProKick Parents - We hope everyone is staying safe in the crazy times we find ourselves in. We miss you all terribly from the gym. We want the kids to keep their training up even though not at the gym at the moment. Therefore, we've come up with this idea to get the kids involved at home, with the help from you (The Parent's) please.
Hello all - These tasks below have all finished, view them all here on our website
For further tasks and exercising search for ProKick Live Class on FB and request access to join. There are fitness online classes which you and your child / children can practise together.
Further up-dates will be placed here on Friday the 10th April
#StayatHome #StaySafe #ProtectNHS
Dear Parents, A whatsapp group has been created for you to join please - WhatsApp BillyM (if you have the No.) if not email Billy - to email@example.com and the number will be forwarded to you.
We have set a second challenge for our ProKick Kids. Details listed below for the next task and the content we want for the task.
Please send No.3 task before, Tuesday 31st March - by noon 12pm. This will be the closing date and time for the third task for the kids. This should be enough time to complete, it shouldn't take that long to film.
The point we are trying to make is - practise, practise and again make sure they practise before you film.
The next video task No.3 is as follows:
15 seconds sprinting & punching out
2 press-ups,
2 sit ups,
2 burpees
15 seconds of your best shadow boxing.
The next video task No.2 is as follows:
3 press-ups,
3 sit ups,
3 burpees
15 seconds of your best shadow boxing.
One take with no music in the background please. And please video the way require for editing. Per sample, like the photograph above.* instructions for parents please record landscape*
Let's say we'll see you all very soon, take care everyone!
Billy Murray
Task 1 Completed** - Tuesday 24th 8pm will be closing date and time for the first task for the kids.
Parents to record a clip of their child (wearing ProKick uniform, if they have) doing the following:
2 press-ups
2 sit ups
2 burpees
30 seconds shadow boxing
Kids must start with showing respect and end with respect. Then all you have to do is whatsapp your video to the number given for Billy Murray.
* instructions for parents please record landscape* No music, one take not several videos. Wear ProKick uniform (if have one) & show respect. Practise first before filming.
The example to film with your phone, is the picture on this article. Then WhatsApp to me please and I'll acknowledge by returning a message.
Let's say we'll see you all very soon, take care everyone!
Billy Murray


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Monomial Dynamical Systems over Finite Fields
Omar Colón-Reyes
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Mathematics Department,
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Mayagüez, PR 00681
Abdul Salam Jarrah
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Reinhard Laubenbacher
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Virginia Bioinformatics Institute,
Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0477, USA
Bernd Sturmfels
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Department of Mathematics,
University of California at Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
An important problem in the theory of finite dynamical systems is to link the structure of a system with its dynamics. This paper contains such a link for a family of nonlinear systems over an arbitrary finite field. For systems that can be described by monomials, information about the limit cycle structure can be obtained from the structure of the monomials. In particular, the paper contains a sufficient condition for a monomial system to have only fixed points as limit cycles. The condition is derived by reducing the problem to the study of a boolean monomial system and a linear system over a finite ring.


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I'm sure most of us have had that stage in our blogging journey where we experience bloggers block and can't think of anything to write at all. I went through this just before Christmas and even with lots of inspiration around I couldn't get the words down.
So, now that my blogging mojo is well and truly back, I thought I would post a list of blog post prompts for those days when you need a little bit of inspiration to write!
1. Write a post with facts about you
2. Tell us about your job
3. Your most embarrassing moments
4. Favourite memories from your childhood
5. What makes you happy
6. Travel bucket list
7. Tell us about your favourite holiday
8. Interview someone (a friend, someone in business, another blogger…)
9. Share your favourite photographs
10. Give a life update
11. Share your favourite bloggers
12. Host a giveaway
13. Tell us how to make something crafty
14. Post a stationery wishlist or haul
15. Write about an event you've been to
16. Give us a tour around your house, or your favourite room in your house
17. Share your aspirations and dreams
18. Write what you think your life would be like if you hadn't started blogging
19. Share your favourite quotes
20. List the movies you love to watch over and over
21. Share your favourite beauty products
22. Write about the products you won't be buying again
23. Create a makeup tutorial for your favourite makeup look
24. Share your skincare routine with your readers
25. Write about what makes you buy a product for the first time
26. Work out how much your face is worth once you've applied makeup
27. Post about your favourite drugstore and high end beauty brands
28. Write a review on a product you'e been loving recently
29. Share a collection of something you have (eyeshadow palettes, lipsticks…)
30. Post a beauty wishlist
31. Share why you do or don't wear makeup
32. Recreate a popular makeup look
33. Tell us your top makeup tips
34. Share your morning and evening routine
35. Tell us about terrible makeup habits you had when you were younger
36. Give tips on how to look after your hair
37. Share a nail art tutorial
38. Post about your 'face of the day'
39. Write a get ready with me post for a night out
40. Let your boyfriend/best friend to do your makeup for you
41. Share a recipe with us
42. Write about your least favourite foods
43. Tell us which food you wouldn't be able to live without and why
44. Review a restaurant
45. Share your favorite places to eat in the area you live in
46. Write about the different things you have eaten on holiday
47. Tell us about a really bad experience you've had in a restaurant
48. Share you favourite healthy recipes
49. Write about your baking essentials
50. Give us your top tips for baking/cooking
51. Review a food product
52. Create a roundup post of your favourite snacks
53. Cook something you wouldn't normally do and share the results
54. Share a health and diet update
55. Post about a foodie subscription box
56. Share your healthy secrets
57. Write about your favourite cookbooks
58. Tell us where you find your recipe inspiration
59. Try a new cooking gadget and tell us what you think
60. Try someone else's recipe and let us know how you got on
61. Share your blog income and traffic
62. Give tips on how to gain followers
63. Your blogging journey so far
64. Why you started blogging
65. What you have learnt from blogging
66. Share your favourite apps for blogging and organisation
67. Give tips on how to organise your blog
68. Post about how you balance your job and a blog at the same time
69. Share tips on how to increase traffic
70. Give advice on how to improve photography or edit photos
71. List blog post ideas for when you have bloggers block (not cheating, I promise!)
72. Share what inspires you to blog
73. Tell us what tools you use to blog
74. Give a tutorial for your blogging camera
75. Share your best blogging tips on how to stay motivated
76. Post about ways you can make an income from your blog
77. Share ways to find blogging events and what to expect when you attend them
78. Post about a blogging milestone or birthday
79. Thank your readers
80. Tell us your favourite ways to promote your blog
81. Share a recent haul
82. Post a fashion wishlist
83. Write about your worst fashion faux pas
84. Tell us the one fashion item you wouldn't be able to live without
85. Compare your style to your best friends or a relative's
86. Share an outfit you've wore recently and loved
87. Tell us something you wouldn't be caught dead wearing
88. Write about an outfit that has been inspired by someone you know
89. Share the recent fashion items you have bought in a sale
90. Tell us if you prefer to shop online or instore and why
91. Share your favourite places to buy clothes
92. Sum up your style in 10 outfits
93. Tell us your favourite fashion accessories
94. Do a high street vs high end post
95. Share your favourite outfit photos that month
96. Tell us who your fashion idols are
97. If you could steal one celebs wardrobe, who would it be?
98. Share your collection of something (shoes, bags, necklaces…)
99. Tell us what you wear to the gym
100. Tell us your top fashion tips


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Editor's Notes: Wish Upon, Meat, The Lure, The House, Kill, Baby…Kill!, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland, Sniper: Ultimate Kill are all out on their respective home entertainment formats October 10th.
Wish Upon
Wish Upon (Broadgreen) stars Joey King (Independence Day, TV's Fargo) as Clare, a lonely and unpopular 17-year-old girl who has been left in the care of her father (Ryan Phillippe, Crash, Shooter) after her mother killed herself when she was a little girl. Having witnessed her mother's suicide firsthand, Clare is still affected by the loss and is now trying to make it through high school, where the customary teenage dramas, such as bullying by the mean girls and unfulfilled romantic dreams, unfold.
Clare's life changes when her father gives her a mysterious Chinese music box he finds during one of his routine dumpster treasure hunts. Fascinated by this gift, Clare absentmindedly wishes for a better life. Soon after, her wish is fulfilled, but there's a downside: for every wish she makes, someone close to her dies. Enjoying her new popularity, Clare never connects the dots and is unaware of the horrific consequences of her good fortune.
The story is a variation of W.W. Jacobs' 1902 supernatural short story, The Monkey's Paw, which has been adapted into movies and TV shows in different forms countless times before. This time, a decorative box serves as the object that grants wishes. We know that only bad things will occur, so the element of surprise is dulled by familiarity. Combining elements of Final Destination and Mean Girls gives the movie a contemporary feel.
Director John R. Leonetti (Annabelle) keeps the plot moving briskly, though the script falls into the trap of having characters make dopey decisions, which is endlessly frustrating to serious viewers of horror flicks. With the exception of Clare, most characters are sketchy and are just on hand to contribute to the body count. It's surprising to see Ryan Phillippe, the biggest cast name, in this picture. We've seen him do very good work in better pictures, but he seems wasted in this mediocre, unoriginal film.
Bonus materials on the Blu-ray + DVD release include several featurettes, including a discussion with director John Leonetti and cast about developing a horror film, and background stories of previous owners of the box. Both the PG-13-rated theatrical version and the director's unrated cut are included.
Meat (MPI) is the story about the animals we eat as told by the people from whom we rarely hear. From a solitary hunter, who believes everyone needs to be educated about his food, to the family farmer, who argues that money isn't the primary driver, compassionate practices of food production connect their stories.
This New Zealand-made documentary focuses on three meat farmers and a hunter. It offers insight into how these people think about their jobs and the controversy they have encountered. Director David White presents a neutral look at the process, though some of the images are definitely hard to take. And that may be the point. White is asking us to think about where and how the food on our dinner plates gets there. Intelligent viewpoints are presented, ranging from the idea that caged animals do not suffer to complete rejection of global meat farming.
The subjects include South Island pig farmer Ian, sheep farmer Jill, former secondary school teacher Tony, who has taken up chicken farming, and West Coast bushman Josh James. As White follows James on his hunter gatherer expeditions into the wilderness, the mountain man speaks about the benefits of "ethical harvesting" by catching your own meat.
Director White juxtaposes the narration of the farmers with some of the film's more graphic images, allowing the viewer to balance the film's input and form his own conclusion about the value of meat farming. It's neither pro carnivore nor pro vegetarian.
Bonus materials on the unrated widescreen Blu-ray release include commentary with writer/producer/director David White and cinematographer/editor Paul Wedel, and a trailer.
The Lure
The Lure (The Criterion Collection) is a fantasy horror musical that provides a darkly feminist twist on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. On a moonlit night, carnivorous mermaid sisters Gold (Michalina Olszanska) and Silver (Marta Mazurek) emerge from the sea to the sound of a pop trio on the beach in 1980s Poland. Their tantalizing siren songs and otherworldly auras make them overnight sensations when they're hired by the proprietor of a disco/cabaret/strip joint (Zygmunt Malanowicz) who recognizes in them a novelty act that will bring in the bucks.
The film hovers in the netherworld between fantasy and reality, mixing choreographed numbers and romance. Silver falls for the house band's bass player (Jakub Gierszal), which threatens her relationship with her sister. Gold decides to pursue singing her siren song to attract unwitting victims so she can feast on them.
Director Agnieszka Smoczynska has crafted a one-of-a-kind motion picture. What starts as a fairy tale transforms into a rock musical horror flick, with things getting gruesome and bloody. The over-the-top audacity of the movie makes it worth seeing. A coming-of-age fairy tale with a catchy synthesizer-laced soundtrack, wild song-and-dance numbers, and gritty settings, it explores themes of emerging sexuality, exploitation, and the compromises of adulthood. It's not a cinematic classic by any means, but it is so bizarre, and so out there, that it has to be seen to be believed.
Bonus materials on the unrated widescreen Blu-ray release include a making-of-featurette containing interviews with director Agnieszka Smoczynska, actors Marta Mazurek and Michelin Olszanska, screenwriter Robert Bolesto and other crew members; deleted scenes; Aria Diva (2007) and Viva Maria! (2010), short films by Smoczynska; trailer; and a critical essay. The film is in Polish, with English subtitles.
The House
The House (Warner Home Video) stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as Scott and Kate Johansen. Though the couple live in a large suburban home, they can't get a bank loan to pay for their daughter's college tuition. Their solution: teaming up with a neighbor who has a gambling addiction (Jason Mantzoukas) to open an illegal Las Vegas-style casino in their home. This gets them involved with a corrupt city councilman (Nick Kroll) and a mobster (Jeremy Renner) who both want a piece of the action.
The combination of Ferrell and Poehler suggests that The House would provide a reasonable share of laughs. The premise is far fetched, but that's not the problem. The writing is weak, with so-called jokes falling flat and other attempts to push the comedy envelope squirm-inducing. The idea offers possibilities for sharp parody, but it never materializes. What's on screen should have been an early draft, sent back to the writers to punch up the comedy. Making matters worse, the film has the feel of improvised schtick, with the cast going off on their own tangents, veering from what's on the page. This sabotages the film, with director Andrew Jay Cohen failing to keep his stars in check. Lacking wit and satirical insight, the movie is simply not fun.
Bonus materials on the 2-disc Blu-ray + DVD + Digital release include deleted scenes, extended and alternate scenes, gag reel, and 2 behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Kill, Baby…Kill!
Kill, Baby…Kill! (Kino Lorber) takes place in 1907 in a remote Carpathian Mountain village. The new century seems to have bypassed this remote village, which is steeped in ignorance, poverty and superstition. The film opens with a young woman committing suicide by impaling herself on an iron gate. The burgomaster sends for a coroner in order to stop the gossip that's started to circulate. The dead woman was a servant at the Villa Graps, whose only occupant is an elderly eccentric baroness. But many of the townsfolk are convinced there's a curse on the town that originates with the Graps family. This tragic death is followed by a spate of apparent suicides, each under different but unusual circumstances.
Director Mario Bava (Black Sunday) defies traditions of the horror genre with a slow pace, allowing the viewer to soak in the atmosphere he's established through carefully composed shots, creative use of color, deep shadows, and gradually escalating suspense. At the heart of the film is a murder mystery, but Bava introduces folklore, superstition and the supernatural to give the movie a genuine aura of eerieness.
There are memorable, creepy touches, including a sullen child with a bouncing ball, spiral staircases bathed in green and purple light, wall sconces made of arms and hands, winding streets disappearing into the mist, and staring eyes through windowpanes. The film is both a Gothic horror film and commentary on the clash of old beliefs with scientific method. The townspeople cling to their ignorant fears while the detective and coroner assigned to solve the murders rely on modern techniques.
Bonus materials on the unrated, widescreen Blu-ray release include Kill, Bava, Kill, a 2007 documentary revealing the location where the film was shot; audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark; interview with actress Erika Blanc; international theatrical trailer; and 3 American TV spots. The film is in Italian, with English subtitles. There is also an English language track.
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Sony Home Entertainment), based on the 1971 children's book by Russell and Lillian Hoban, was adapted into a one-hour holiday TV special in December, 1977 by Jim Henson and company. The special features a special appearance by Kermit the Frog as the narrator. In later airings, Kermit's narration was edited out, but this fully remastered version includes the restored scenes with Henson's iconic character.
As Christmas approaches Frogtown Hollow, Emmet Otter and his Ma can only dream of buying each other gifts with the little money they make from Ma doing laundry and Emmet doing odd jobs. So, when a Christmas Eve talent contest is announced, Emmet joins a jug band and Ma decides to sing a song. But Emmet will have to put a hole in Ma's washtub to make a bass. And Ma will have to hock Emmet's tool chest to buy herself a costume.
Reminiscent of O Henry's The Gift of the Magi, the project involved building the largest stage ever for a Muppet production and, for the first time, some of the Muppets were powered by remote control.
The program features seven original songs by Paul Williams that include novelty tunes (The Bathing Suit Your Grandma Otter Wore), upbeat numbers (Bar-B-Que), and lilting ballads (When the River Meets the Sea). The songs have a folksy bluegrass quality and are a perfect fit for the story. Interestingly, for a Christmas special, there are no Christmas-themed songs.
Bonus materials on the unrated DVD release include deleted alternate scenes; outtakes; the lost song "Born in a Trunk;" and the featurette "Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow."
Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland ((Lionsgate) focuses on the last few years in the life of the pop singer. Though his eccentricities are portrayed, the film is essentially a sympathetic portrait of the superstar. The focus is on Bill Whitfield (Chad L. Coleman, The Wire), who, along with Javon Beard (Sam Adegoke), becomes Jackson's bodyguard, companion, protector and all-purpose assistant. Bill narrates, framing and tying together the episodes depicted.
Jackson is portrayed by Navi, whose website refers to him as the Number 1 Michael Jackson tribute artist who has worked as a Jackson impersonator for 20 years. He was born in Trinidad and raised in the United Kingdom. The resemblance is quite amazing, and Navi has mastered the singer's mannerisms and gestures as well. But he hasn't appeared in a dramatic project before this. He lost 20 pounds and underwent rigorous voice and acting training. Navi eerily captures the essence of the singer's persona — his child-like innocence, shyness, vulnerability, and loneliness.
The Lifetime original movie is based on Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days by Whitfield and Beard. The movie portrays Jackson as a devoted father who lives as a virtual hermit, wary of paparazzi and the unfair way he's been treated by the press and the public after his child molestation trial. Despite his health, he's shown to have problems paying his bills, yet at one point has a briefcase with him containing $200,000 in cash and passports. Because the bodyguards are forbidden to reveal who they work for and are essentially at the beck and whim of Jackson, their private lives are impacted when they miss holidays with their families.
Celebrity biopics are fascinating because they take us into the private world of the famous. Fans of Michael Jackson will undoubtedly savor this movie for its respectful portrayal of the singer struggling through tough times. This humanization brings him into the same sphere as average folks. His talent, fame and money aren't always enough to exorcise the bad times.
There are no bonus features on the unrated widescreen DVD release.
Sniper: Ultimate Kill
Sniper: Ultimate Kill (Sony Home Entertainment) is the seventh installment of the military action-adventure franchise. Drug kingpin Jesus Morales is looking to take control of the drug smuggling network between Colombia and the United States. To accomplish this, he hires one of the deadliest snipers in the world, codename "The Devil." One by one, Morales' competitors die, leaving him in complete control of the drug trade. U.S. authorities send their best sniper, USMC Special Ops sniper Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins), to deal with The Devil, who has access to advanced weaponry, including something called the "impossible bullet." Beckett is joined by Sgt. Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) and Richard Miller (Billy Zane). Along with federal agent Kate Estrada (Danay Garcia), they navigate through Colombia's deadly criminal world to hunt down their target.
The game of cat-and-mouse is at the core of this latest Sniper… movie. Both hunter and hunted are expert marksmen, highly trained to seek out the enemy without detection to deliver a lethal shot. Action films are more interesting when the adversary is powerful and poses a real danger to the good guy(s). The plot is similar to the one in American Sniper; both pictures feature a climactic confrontation and contain lots of action. The story here isn't that original. We've had lots of films dealing with drug cartels lately. But director Claudio Fah keeps the pace brisk and offers a few plot twists to keep things interesting. Ms. Garcia's Estrada does her part to keep up with the guys when bullets start to fly.
There are no bonus features on the R-rated widescreen Blu-ray release.


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Professor Bernhard Lendl conducts research in the field of molecular spectroscopy with a focus on infrared and Raman spectroscopy. For his innovative work, he has now been awarded the Thought Leader Award, a prize for trailblazing science influencers. Agilent's criteria for awarding this prize are the international visibility and reputation of the award candidate, as well as groundbreaking preliminary work on an emerging topic.
Lendl and his team at TU Wien have achieved great success in developing new spectroscopic measurement concepts for analytical chemistry. A key element in Lendl´s research is the use of new light sources, in particular custom lasers with wavelengths in the mid-infrared range. "In recent years, semiconductor-based mid-IR lasers have evolved into reliable sources that can now be used as key components for building novel sensors for liquids and gases, as well as for chemical imaging at the micro- and nanoscale. By exploiting the unique properties of these sources, such as coherence, broad tunability, as well as the achievable spectral power density, fundamentally new sensor concepts can be realized",explains Lendl.
"The research supported by this award will help develop important new applications for the spectroscopic analysis of pharmaceutically relevant biomolecules in aqueous environments", says Phil Binns, Vice President, and General Manager of Agilent's Spectroscopy Division. "This application is particularly difficult for infrared spectroscopy due to the strong interference from water."
In this regard, Prof. Lendl's approach has the potential to fit into biochemical workflows and allow the rapid assessment of proteins, viral vectors and other therapeutically promising biomolecules. "It is very exciting for us at TU Wien to actively contribute to this technological revolution and to learn that our work has also attracted the interest of Agilent, one of the leading companies in analytical instrumentation," says Bernhard Lendl.
Agilent, opens an external URL in a new window operates in the fields of instrumental analytical chemistry, life sciences and diagnostics. The company's Thought Leader Award, opens an external URL in a new window supports the development of infrared quantum cascade laser applications for biopharmaceuticals.
Prof. Bernhard Lendl
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Process Analytics and Sensors
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Sewing for Grace will meet on Thursday, April 19, 2018 in the Fellowship Hall from 10AM-2PM. Please bring your sewing machine, sewing supplies and a bagged lunch. If you do not know how to sew, we will teach you how to cut fabric or find something for you to do. All women of the church are invited to attend. Come join the fellowship of women of the church. The dresses that we sent to Haiti are being distributed by the local pastor. Hopefully, he will send pictures for us to share.
For more information look at the church's web page www.gracecoalcenter.org "outreach-sewing circle" to see what is needed or call Jean Belski at 724-938-3615.


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California's major fire complexes, CZU, SCU and LNU, nearly contained
OAKLAND, Calif. - California's three major fire complexes are nearly contained, thanks to the roughly 14,000 firefighters beating back the flames and better weather conditions aiding their efforts.
As of Tuesday, the CZU August Lightning Fire Complex in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties was 81% contained; the SCU Lightning Fire Complex burning in five counties including the East Bay and Santa Clara County was 95% contained; and the LNU Lightning Fire Complex in the North Bay was 91% contained.
Together, the three fire complexes burned more than 850,000 acres of land.
That is about half of the state's total: More than 2.3 million acres have burned in wildfires this year so far - a new record for California.
At a news conference on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the wildfire situation, noting that compared to last year, a total of 183,000 acres burned.
One of the largest fires now burning in the state is the Creek Fire in Fresno and Madera counties, which as of Tuesday had burned 143,000 acres and was 0% percent contained.
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The most striking thing about the record is how early it was set, with the most dangerous part of the year ahead, said Lynne Tolmachoff, spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
"It's a little unnerving because September and October are historically our worst months for fires," she said. "It's usually hot, and the fuels really dry out. And we see more of our wind events."
The previous high was 1.96 million acres burned in 2018. Cal Fire began tracking the numbers in 1987.
Temperatures, which have been in the triple digits for the last several days, are expected to drop by as much as 20 degrees on Tuesday. But meteorologists warn that the fire danger is still high and gusting winds are in the forecast.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Q: My dog got ran over.Lady came back an hour later wanting reimbursement for car damage.Cant find my dog.What can I do?
The lady lives at the end of my road. Every time she comes by she is speeding way over the 25mh speed limit. I still haven't found my dog to know if hes hurt or dead. This lady came back am hour after running my dog over wanting money. I think if my dog is hurt or dead she should pay me for vet bill. I live outside city limits in the county area of Marshall county Alabama and I'm not aware of a leash law or any law requiring me to put my animal in a pen. What can I do and can she sue me?
Helpful information can be found on the county website, division of animal control. The website states: Animals are not permitted to run at large in Marshall County pursuant to state law. (Code of Alabama, Section 3-1-5).
They also may be able to assist you in locating your dog if your dog is still missing. Their website can be accessed at: http://marshallcountyanimalcontrolalabama.weebly.com
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