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Banan was interested in Owen the moment Puck let him into the pack, but Banan is shy and Owen is anything but. Adding in that Banan is ten years older than him, and he's sure he never had a chance to begin with. But his New Year's Resolution is to be more outgoing and to connect with people. He's been procrastinating until St. Patrick's Day. Now, with a couple of beers in him, this werewolf is ready to make his move.
Banan liked watching Owen dance. He was short and lean, moving with a grace that few men could pull off as he slowly danced in the light of the bonfire. But somehow Owen did. Banan didn't know much about the vampire. Owen had only been part of Puck's Pack for a few months after all, but Banan had been watching him plenty, and that only got easier as St. Patrick's Day wore on and he kept drinking. He was on his fourth beer when Owen came over to stand next to him, giving him a sure smile that said just how good looking he knew he was.
"Whatcha lookin' at, werewolf?" Owen teased him.
Banan kept drinking. There was so much that he wanted to say to Owen that he'd been keeping to himself ever since Owen had been let into the pack close to Christmas. But every time he tried to say something to the young vampire, his tongue got all twisted up. Owen was barely over five feet, half Banan's weight, and absolutely stunning with platinum blond hair and faint freckles covering his shoulders and cheeks. He'd taken his shirt off while he'd been dancing with the others, and Banan wanted nothing more than to bend down and kiss those faint dots across his shoulders.
"Werewolf got your tongue?" Owen continued.
Banan blushed and glanced over at him. Around them, the others kept dancing. One nice night in the middle of March and suddenly they were all out around the bonfire. Werewolves and vampires alike, making friends and strengthening the bonds that Puck had formed when he'd accepted the first vampire into his pack, Armand. Those two made it look so easy to be together.
Owen came closer, brushing his arm against Banan's. "I see you watching, and I know you can talk. So what gives?"
Banan opened his mouth then quickly closed it again. He didn't know what to say. He couldn't come up with anything. But Owen looked like he expected him to say something, anything, so Banan managed a pathetic little, "Hi."
"There you go." When Owen smiled color rose in his cheeks. He must have fed recently. Banan didn't mind that about the vampires. They survived how they had to, and at least in the pack they only killed criminals who were going to be put to death anyway.
"I'm Owen. I don't think we've officially met yet." He held out his hand, and it seemed almost comical that he had introduced himself like that considering how much Banan already knew about him.
Owen was barely over twenty, and he'd only been a vampire for a few years. Banan was thirty-five and had always been a werewolf, but he had never been good at talking to cute guys. Every other werewolf he'd ever met had a way with guys. They made it seem so easy, and Banan couldn't help being jealous of the other members in his pack who were happily in relationships.
"Banan," he managed to growl out. He hadn't meant to sound so rough as he took Owen's hand, his voice had just come out like that. "Sorry." He dropped Owen's hand and looked away, feeling embarrassed at his own ineptness when it came to even just talking to another man, especially one he was attracted to.


text: \u201cSmile and the whole world smiles with you\u201d was an adage that my grandfather loved to quote, especially when taking someone\u2019s picture. As a newspaperman in the 1920s and 1930s, my grandfather worked for big city dailies until he started his own paper. He knew the value of pictures and as an entrepreneur he knew that paying customers, either as readers or advertisers, wanted to see themselves look good. It was a lesson that he took with him to public relations, and watching my grandfather work a crowd was a lesson in courtesy, manners and you guessed it, big smiles. Smiling can be a valuable leadership trait; it demonstrates a capacity for emotion that all of us want to see in someone in charge.\n\nSmiles Connect PeopleThis lesson came home to me as I was watching a community college president on television. The segment began with footage of Christine Johnson of Denver Community College speaking at commencement; her smile was radiant. That same smile shone albeit with less wattage as she was interviewed about budget cutbacks at her school. At first it may have seemed irreverent of Dr. Johnson to be smiling, but in reality it was exactly the right thing to do. Her words indicated understanding of the situation; her smile communicated her warmth and sincerity. Her bearing convinced me, just from watching her on television; this was a leader that students, faculty and community respected. And to prove the power of her smile, the program concluded with a piece of good news: no budget cuts were planned for the coming year. Coincidence, yes, but it does demonstrate leaders who look on the bright side can effect positive change, not simply by smiling, but by maintaining a positive outlook as well as fighting for what they believe is right. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCIO Coach Casting PodcastsExecutive coach and CIO.com columnist John Baldoni provides you with information to use to develop your people as well as your own managerial skills. Each episode of John Baldoni\u2019s CIO Coach Casting provides actionable advice that you can use today and in the future.Smiling is a simple act. To paraphrase Lauren Bacall in the classic film, To Have and Have Not, \u201cjust part your lips and glow.\u201d In fact it\u2019s so simple that even CEOs can learn to do it. In truth many people in leadership positions forget to do it. Yet doing it is something that you will establish rapport with an individual, a group or an audience. And for that reason cracking a smile is worth doing. Here are some suggestions for using your smile to a leadership advantage.Smile when you speak in public. One of the lasting lessons in speech coaching is to ask presenters to smile when they take the podium or enter the room. Smiling does two things; one, it connects the individual to the audience; two, it relaxes the speaker. When you smile you indicate respect for the listener. Not all occasions will call for smiles, but most business situations call for a smile in some degree, if only as a small acknowledgement of the audience. And when the news is especially good, such as the launch of a new product or service, a grin is appropriate. It conveys enthusiasm that is contagious. It is wholly appropriate to smile during media interviews. Even jaded reporters whose job it is to look beneath the surface for the truth will appreciate a speaker who is willing to smile and laugh. It\u2019s no secret that professional athletes who smile, and coaches, too, are the ones that get more acclaim than those with a dour countenance.Smile when you coach. A smile is an intimacy, but one that is suitable for both genders, especially in coaching situations. As managers are asked more and more to be coaches, it is vital to establish a connection. Open the coaching session with a smile, especially when you have some tough but constructive criticism to deliver. You want to acknowledge the humanity of the individual. If you smile first you open the door to dialogue; if you glare you typically shut people down. They either cower in fear or get their back up in resistance, and in either case they do not listen. Smiling at least opens the door for some listening.Smile during tough times. It was Franklin Roosevelt\u2019s jaunty smile that cut through the dreariness of the Great Depression as later the Second World War. FDR was not above worry or care, but he knew that if his face reflected the toughness of the circumstance he would drag people down. As president he saw part of his job as giving hope. The smile with the upturned cigarette holder is a lasting image of optimism in the bleakest of times. So if you have tough news to give, deliver it but take a moment to smile and take some questions. You might even crack a joke to lighten the tension. That should crack the lips of most people in the audience. Smiling during tough times demonstrates the humanity of the moment, a big plus for every organization that is struggling.\n\nSmiling MomentsThere are times, of course, when smiling is not appropriate. When you are confronted with stories about harassment, assault or bullying, smiling indicates acquiescence and must be avoided. Similarly smiling at off color jokes, especially those that denigrate individuals or groups, again indicates approval. That said, times of sadness call for resolve. You can indicate a sense of resolve with a smile, one that communicates empathy. Most of us do this instinctively in our private lives, but sometimes forget to do it when we get to work.Smiling may seem like a small thing, and it is, but when you think of some of our great leaders, it was their smile that radiated their charm. Ronald Reagan was a beamer; his smile was incandescent and drew people toward him. Among corporate leaders, those who smile include Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon. Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, too is often seen with a big broad grin. These are business leaders who understand the power of their presence and smiling is one way they connect to their people. So my grandfather was right after all, smile and the whole world does smile with you.John Baldoni is a leadership communications consultant who works with Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits. He is a frequent keynote and workshop speaker as well as the author of five books on leadership, including the latest: Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders. He invites readers to visit his leadership resource website at https:\/\/www.johnbaldoni.com.

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Tame Your Mind: How to Practice Mindfulness All the Time
I often get asked about how to remember to be mindful more of the time. How can we remember not only to be present more but to be compassionate, to drop into our bodies when we're feeling difficult emotions, to have a beginner's mind, to relax into the chaos of the moment? How can we be mindful a little more of the time?
I would challenge you to something higher: how can we always be mindful?
The answer is that we can't. I don't know anyone, even Zen priests, who are mindful all the time. But that shouldn't stop us from having that intention, while not holding onto the ideal or expectation.
What would happen if we held an intention to be mindful all the time? What would shift for us? I believe holding this intention causes a few shifts:
- It drops any stories we might have that "meditating is hard" or "I can't remember to be mindful." With an intention to do it all the time, we drop all barriers and just work on holding the intention more.
- No matter what comes up for us, it's part of the practice. Get angry or frustrated? No problem—it's just something to be mindful of, to practice with. Disappointed with yourself that you weren't mindful today? No problem—just practice with that disappointment!
- We start to relax into this new possibility. We stop struggling against it. We start imagining what we can do to actually make it happen, even if we know that it might not even be possible.
- We practice more. And more. Can you turn toward this intention to be mindful all the time? Can you open yourself to this impossible intention?
Let's talk about how to hold the intention as best we can.
Why It's Important to Be Mindful all the time
Why even bother with an impossible intention like this? You'd better have a pretty good reason because it will not come easily. There will be forgetting, disappointment, difficulty, struggle, and constant starting again. All beautiful things!
Have a deeper reason than, "It would be cool." For example, some reasons I've found to be important:
- Being mindful helps us to be more at peace, struggle less, be more in touch with whatever difficulties come up for us.
- We can better deal with our urges to be constantly busy, to run to distraction, to give in to our cravings for food, shopping, drink, drugs, TV, games, porn, and more.
- We can deal with our aversions to situations, things people do, and things about ourselves. With some mindfulness, we're less likely to let ourselves shy away from or lash out at those aversions. We are less likely to let ourselves procrastinate just because we think something is unpleasant. In fact, we can see that the aversions are not a big deal.
- We can be more compassionate with other people and ourselves. When someone is acting badly, we can see that they are in pain, and cultivate a genuine wish for them not to have that pain and for them to be happy, even if we don't agree with their actions. We can do the same for ourselves when we don't act as we wish we would, and we feel pain about letting ourselves and others down.
- We appreciate the moment more and are more fully present and grateful for each day, knowing that the days are fleeting and precious, slipping away from us and not to be taken for granted.
You might have your own reasons. Perhaps you want to fully soak in the time you have with your kids or a dying parent. Perhaps you know your days are limited, and the thought of spending those days distracted is heartbreaking to you. Perhaps you're struggling greatly with someone you love, and you want to drop your stories about them and be more loving to them.
Maybe you have meaningful work to do in the world, and you've been letting distractions and urges get in the way, and you want to find a mindful way to do that meaningful work more of the time.
Find a reason that's worth practicing for, that's more important than the small discomforts you'll encounter as you practice.
Living your Yoga: Mindful All the Time
Remembering something all the time doesn't come naturally to us. We have to set up our environment to make it more likely to happen.
So here's what I recommend:
- Set an intention and write it down. It could be as simple as, "Be mindful all day long for my kids." Post it somewhere you can see it often.
- Tell others your intention. Ask them to hold your intention in your heart. And to check on how you're upholding it.
- Check-in with this intention every morning. Maybe even say it out loud.
- Put visual reminders everywhere. A little Buddha on your kitchen counter. A note that reminds you on your bathroom mirror. A wrist mala that you wear everywhere—a reminder on your phone lock screen and computer wallpaper.
- Have a morning practice. Even just 5-10 minutes in the morning where you sit and pay attention to your body, your breath, and your surroundings is enough if you want to do more; great! Or do yoga if moving meditation appeals to you more. But morning practice helps anchor the rest of your day and is simplified for what you do when there are more moving parts.
- Have regular check-in times. For example, before you start eating a meal, pause to check in with your intention. It will help you to be more mindful as you eat. Or check in when you start a shower, get into your car, walk into your office or leave the office.
- Slowly add mindfulness bells. A mindfulness bell can be anything in your environment. Thich Nhat Hanh suggested using traffic lights as a mindfulness bell. When you see one, instead of getting caught up in the stress of driving, allow yourself to become present. You can slowly find other mindfulness bells—your daughter's face, opening your computer, having your first cup of coffee, hearing a train going by.
- Review at the end of your day. As you close out your day, have a two-minute review. Look back on your day and see how you stayed with your intention. See what tripped you up. Celebrate your successes. Think about how you can add more reminders or bells or regular check-in times or accountability to stick to your intention better tomorrow.
You don't have to incorporate all of these ideas, but they are elements you might play with. See what helps the most.
Yogic Mindfulness: How to Work With Whatever Comes Up
As you practice mindfulness, you'll notice a bunch of different things coming up, possibly including:
- Frustrations or anger with other people or yourself
- Stress, anxiety, fear
- Disappointment, sadness, hurt, defensiveness, withdrawal, stonewalling
- Confusion, indecision, uncertainty, chaos, turbulence
- Self-criticism or harshness
- Procrastination, avoidance, distraction
- Indulging urges and desires and then feeling bad that you did
These and other struggles will come up around your intention to be mindful or possibly unrelated to that intention. And you'll feel frustrated that you're feeling it, or disappointed, hurt, and harsh with yourself.
Having these feelings or difficulties come up is not a problem. The key is to work with them. Here's how:
- Notice when you have a difficult feeling (any of the things above). Just be mindful that it's happening.
- Notice if you're having thoughts (a story, expectation, rationalization, fantasy, ideal) that are causing the difficulty. For example: I'm frustrated because I have a story about this person that they shouldn't act this way. Note that it's not important if the story is true or not. In my experience, it's never fully true, but the truth of the story is irrelevant. What's important is to note that you're having the thoughts and that they're causing the difficulty.
- Drop into your body and notice the sensations of the difficult emotion. You might notice the stress as tightness in your chest, the shame as a red ball in your stomach, the loneliness as a hollow ball at the center of your torso, and the hurt as a pain in your heart.
- Stay with these sensations, and see if you can be curious about them. Do they change? Look at them with a magnifying glass. Get subtle about noticing them.
- Give them some friendliness, love, and compassion. This takes practice. See if you can cultivate a heart of unconditional friendliness and compassion toward your feelings.
- Notice that you're completely OK, even with the feeling. It's not a problem. It's just a sensation.
Once you start practicing in this way, you can trust that you'll be OK with any emotion, even anger, and anxiety. It's not a problem; it's just something to practice with. It's just a part of your experience. Then every emotion becomes an opportunity to practice, and you can say thank you to anyone or anything that causes the emotion!
Mindfulness: How to Constantly Learn and Grow
If you practice mindfulness like this, with the recommendations above, you'll get better and better at the skill of remembering, of dropping in, of being with whatever arises. But there will be a part of you that thinks you should be doing better.
Practice with this pain in the way I outlined in the previous section. It's just a small pain; you can handle it.
Then, from a place of peace, you can deepen your learning. Drop in some more, and see if you can fully feel every single emotion. Notice the areas where you're resisting being mindful, and see if you can open up to that resistance.
Notice the areas where you forget to be mindful most often—it's usually an area where you get easily hooked—and see if you can practice with this hookedness in small doses. See if you can get help in these areas.
Notice where you have the most difficulty, and see if you can start to loosen up the thoughts that are causing the difficulty. If you're really angry with someone for behaving how they shouldn't, for example, try being curious about these super solid thoughts about how the other person should behave.
Is it really true that they should behave that way? How do you know? I don't even know how I should behave, let alone how someone else should behave. What would you be like if you could let go of that thought?
Over and over, see where your edges are. We all have an edge, a place where it's difficult for us and different for everyone. Find those edges, and push into them daily, relishing the gnarliness of the discomfort of the edges!


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Using Omics Pipe — Omics Pipe v1.1.3 Documentation
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Omics Pipe is a Python framework for automating 'best practice' next generation sequencing pipelines. Omics Pipe can be run from the command-line by providing it with a YAML parameter file specifying your directory structure and software specific parameters. This executes a parallel automated pipeline on a Distributed Resource Management system (local cluster or Amazon Web Services (AWS)) that efficiently handles job resource allocation, monitoring and restarting. The goals of Omics Pipe are to provide researchers with an open-source computational solution to implement 'best practice' pipelines with minimal development overhead and providing visual outputs to aid the researcher.


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…As Bishop Okoye Commends Umeh's Benevolence
By Chioma Ndife
First Old Boy Principal of Bubendorff Memorial Grammar School, Adazi-Nnukwu, Sir Willie Eze, has received a car from Senator Victor Umeh, the former Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance and former member that represented Anambra Central in the Green Chambers.
Dr. Eze whose car was snatched by armed robbers about three months ago, was a student of BMGS from 1961 to 1965 and later became the principal of the citadel of learning between 1988 and 1997.
Fides gathered that Senator Umeh had promised Sir Eze a brand new car during the 2021 Cultural Day Celebration of BMGS after the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Awka, Most Rev. Jonas Okoye, while thanking God for the life of the former principal, announced that armed robbers had attacked him and made away with his vehicle.
Presenting the car, Senator Umeh noted that he decided to replace the stolen car in order to reward the ex-principal's hard work and selfless service in the education sector, especially as the principal of Bubendorff Memorial Grammar School, Adazi-Nnukwu. He maintained that the car gift was to support Dr. Eze for his love and dedication to the cause of BMGS at all times.
He recalled that Dr. Eze was ever ready to come and defend the school over the trespass of the land belonging to the school by some trespassers.
He revealed that the presentation of a Toyota Camry Saloon Car, 2019 modal with vin number 4T1BE32K46U644544, which he purchased at the cost of two million, five hundred Naira, was in redemption of the promise which he made after they had waited to know if the police would find the car.
Bishop Okoye who blessed the vehicle, commended Senator Umeh on his benevolence to humanity and great contribution to BMGS, Adazi-Nnukwu, saying that he never doubted the ability of Sir Umeh to fulfill the promise following his past encounters and dealings with the Anambra Central Senator for the 8th Assembly. He expressed conviction that it would aid the former principal's movement and daily activities.
Speaking to Fides, the Manager/Principal of BMGS, Rev. Fr. Theo Ekwem, extolled Sen Umeh's continual philanthropy to the Church and education sector. He emphasized the importance of commitment and urged teachers, among others in active service, to emulate the creditable service of the former principal in order to obtain such honours.
Receiving the car, Dr. Eze disclosed that his car, Honda CRV, was stolen on the 25th of June, 2021 after attending a burial at Ekwulobia, and stated that it was greatly difficult for him to move about after the loss of his car as he started driving in 1974 when he received a car loan as a teacher.
He noted that he had never boarded a public transport since 1974 except if he was embarking on a long journey and revealed that the difficulties he started facing after the loss of his car had been wiped away with the car gift.
He said it was the grace of God that made him to be favoured by an Old Boy and a fellow Alumnus of BMGS and thanked Sir Umeh and family for the provision of the car.
Present to witness the presentation was the wife of Senator Umeh, Lady Prisca Umeh; a prominent member of BMGS Old Boys Association, Chief Sir Theo Ezekwe; Mr. Willie Umeh and Mr. Chijioke Ifekpolugo, among some few teachers who came to witness the presentation.


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A BVA Doxa research for Virtuo shed light on the relationship between Milan citizens and their car: the shift towards sustainable mobility has to deal ...
In March 2020, the number of people infected by Covid-19 in Italy might be 5 million, 1 million of them only in the Northern-Italian region Lombardia. Even if we assume that only half of the symptoms are attributable to Covid-19, the number of contagions remains significant. And even if we avoid counting those who are asymptomatic, the virus might have infected a significant part of the Italian population before the end of March: the share of the population infected would be definitely higher than the officially registered cases.
This is what the latest research carried out by BVA Doxa and coordinated by Carlo La Vecchia from Milano State University highlights. The research was conducted in Italy between the 27th and 30th of March, on a total sample of 1000 individuals, representative of the Italian population between 18 and 85 years old, in terms of gender, geographical area and socio-economic status.
Italy, and specifically Norther-Italian region Lombardia is one of the most affected countries by Covid-19: according to the official data, by the end of March Italy registered 105.792 cases and 12.442 deaths on a national level, and 43.208 cases and 7.199 deaths on a regional level. However, what is really difficult to understand is the real impact the virus is having on the country and the more realistic data which still remain uncertain: the registered cases in Italy mainly include people who were admitted to hospitals, plus a limited number of individuals who turned out to be positive to Covid-19 from swabs performed in a non-systematic way.
In order to estimate a more accurate number of positive cases in Italy, BVA Doxa research, coordinated by Carlo La Vecchia from Milano State University, included a set of questions on symptoms that might be related to Covid-19 (such as fever, headache, cold, cough, and gastrointestinal disorders).
In the last 3 weeks in Italy, 14.4% of the subjects reported Covid-19 symptoms, and 1.5% fever above 38.5 degrees. In Lombardia, the percentages reach respectively 18.3% and 3%. In both Italy and Lombardia, the percentage of subjects who reported Covid-19 symptoms is higher among women, young people, smokers and people with higher education.
Of course, part of the symptoms described is unrelated to Covid-19. Although the annual flu period ended by March 7, some of the reported symptoms could be related to other non-specific (viral) conditions. However, it is possible that most of the symptoms – and the majority of people with a fever above 38.5 degrees – are due to Covid-19. Even assuming that only half of the reported symptoms are attributable to Covid-19, approximately 8% of the population in Italy and 10% in Lombardia would have been affected by Covid-19 during the three weeks prior to the data collection.
This would mean that the number of infected people in Italy would be at least 5 million, and 1 million in Lombardia alone, a figure that can be doubled if we assume that most of the symptoms similar to those of Covid-19 are actually related to Covid-19. The data are limited to a period of 3 weeks; other subjects had similar symptoms before March 7. In addition to this data, subjects who contracted Covid-19 but didn't show any symptoms should be counted as well.
Despite the limitation of the study in terms of reliability of the answers given, due to the subjectivity of the replies, the survey presents important data, considering the whole study is part of a validated periodical survey conducted on a reasonably large and representative sample of the Italian and Lombard general population. Results indicate that – even ignoring asymptomatic cases – the Covid-19 epidemic could have affected a substantial part of the Italian population by the end of March, certainly a higher part compared to the officially registered cases.


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Economic Development Partnership Board Gets 5 New Members As It Tries To Move Past Stenger Scandal
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has appointed five new members to the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership board.
It's a move the Democratic official hopes will restore confidence to the beleaguered agency, which handles key economic development matters for St. Louis and St. Louis County.
Page named Dave Spence, Will Ross, Pat White, Tracy Hart and Jeanne Dee to the partnership board.
The appointments come after the partnership became entwined in former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger's downfall on public corruption charges. The organization's former leader, Sheila Sweeney, pleaded guilty for her role in Stenger's scheme.
Page said he discussed the appointments with Partnership CEO Rodney Crim.
"And he is excited about forging new relationships that will restore faith in this important agency and help us refocus our mission to grow and retain businesses," Page said during the county council meeting.
Three of the appointees — Spence, Hart and Dee — come from the business world.
Spence is the chairman of Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging. He was the Missouri Republican Party's gubernatorial nominee in 2012.
Hart is the president and chief executive officer of Tarlton Corp., and Dee is a partner in the audit and advisory services group of Anders Minkler Huber & Helm.
White is the president of the St. Louis Labor Council.
Ross is associate dean for diversity programs and a professor at Washington University School of Medicine. Ross was on the task force that came up with the Better Together proposal to merge St. Louis and St. Louis County. An attempt to put that plan up for a statewide vote was shelved earlier this year.
The appointments do not need St. Louis County Council approval.
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New Weapon for Early Dismissal of "No-Injury" Consumer Protection Class Actions
On April 24, 2007, a District Court in Florida dismissed a putative nationwide consumer protection class action for lack of Article III standing. Prohias v. Pfizer, Inc., 2007 WL 1228784 (S.D.Fla. April 24, 2007). In so doing, the court wielded a potent new weapon for early dismissal of "no-injury" consumer classes.
Consumer protection class actions have become more common in recent years. State consumer statutes in particular are a favorite of class action plaintiff attorneys because of a large body of law construing such statutes liberally in favor of consumers. The common thread in these class actions is that the plaintiffs have suffered no injury in the classic sense. Indeed, consumer fraud statutes generally do not provide for recovery for personal injury, but are limited to "economic injury." Class action plaintiffs seek compensation for increasingly abstract economic injuries.


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Emblematic projects
Traditional research techniques in the Social Sciences are facing important challenges related to their ability to describe and explain emerging phenomena occurring in our societies. However, at the same time, social scientists are becoming more and more aware of the increasing capacity to access, raise, generate, and integrate massive volumes of social and political data. As these data can also be combined in an innovative way with traditional techniques, such as ethnography, surveys, participatory mapping, in-depth interviews and many others, new opportunities arise in this field.
The goal of this project is to encourage and to heighten the combination of methodological strategies and techniques, to develop novel diagnoses about the most relevant social and political social issues. To do this, we will focus on specific locations: the Chilean northern border, the most populated sectors in the country, the Araucanía region and the coastal areas of environmental sacrifice, among others.
We will also analyze problems which cut across several places and that are relevant for Chilean society as a whole, such as demographic dynamics, health, education, violence, social conflict, environmental problems, accessibility to public goods vs. evils, illegality, participation and political representation.
While integrating data in this novel manner we will focus on:
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- The study of the development and evolution of social and political issues to stablish a basis for the design of prospective studies on emerging conflicts and phenomena in the country in general, and in the territorial areas in particular.
- Devising innovative approaches to support public politics with the goal of developing solutions to severe social problems. These solutions would be based on high quality open information and generated in alliance with the different communities, public and government organizations.
Project Leaders:
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Juan Reutter
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Gonzalo Barría
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Camila Bertranou
Carlos Buil
Danissa Contreras
Andrea Escobar
Inés Fynn
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Fibroporia vaillantii is widely distributed in Europe and it is recognised as the most frequent fungus in British mines. Antrodia (Fibroporia) vaillantii, also known as mine fungus - white pore wood-decaying fungus;which can occur on timberin humid conditions. The fungus causes brown rot of pine wood, in which cellulose and hemicellulose are broken down, leading to brown discoloration and shrinkage of wood.
The fungus grows on wood from coniferous trees, such as pine wood, under damp conditions, with a wood moisture content of 40 to 50 percent. In humid atmospheres, the white cotton-like mycelium can grow on wood surfaces and cross inert materials, similar to the true dry rot fungus Serpula lacrymans. In newly grown mycelium, fine drops of clear liquid may be present. The optimal temperature for growth is 28 °C;it will grow at temperatures between 3 and 36 °C. The fruiting body is an irregular white plate with a thickness of 2 to 12mm.
Fibroporia vaillantii differs from the cellar fungi and Serpula lacrymans by its mycelia, strands, and fruit bodies. Fibroporia vaillantii forms a well-developed white and cottony surface mycelium without inhibition colours, which, thus, can be confused with the young mycelium of Serpula lacrymans. The mycelium may spread ice flower-like over the substrate, that of Serpula lacrymans is converted with ageing into silvery-grey skins, and that of the cellar fungi is dominated by fine black strands. White (A. vaillantii), to string-thick, smooth and flexible strands develop within the mycelium and rarely grow over non-woody substrates and through porous brickwork.
Fibroporia vaillantii, are resistant to copper mainly due to the excretion of oxalic acid and subsequent formation of Cu-oxalate. Fibroporia vaillantii decreased the life-time of timber impregnated with chromated copper arsenate and borate, respectively. Chromium, which plays a role in the fixation reactions of the elements in wood, and arsenate as well as borate were solubilized by oxalic acid and subsequently washed out by rain.


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EDGEWATER — Three-and-a-half years after first opening on Granville Avenue, popular Edgewater spot Revival Social Club is closing its doors.
According to sign posted on the restaurant's front door at 1133 W. Granville Ave., the upscale neighborhood diner will close for good Saturday.
"It is always sad to say goodbye to something that has meant so much to you," the note reads. "Thank you to all our loyal regulars and invaluable staff who have supported us and have given us so many memories that we will cherish forever."
No reason was given for the restaurant's sudden closure, however, the announcement noted the closure will "make way for a new restaurant concept under new ownership."
Revival owner Alan Stoll did not immediately return a request for comment.
Real estate broker Tim Rasmussen, who is working with Revival to sell the business, said while no official contract has yet been signed, the business has received interest and a potential buyer is currently negotiating.
In the meantime, Revival plans to go out with a goodbye celebration and half-off specials.
On Thursday, customers can get $5 house cocktails and Milagro margaritas, Friday will offer half-off top-shelf booze, and Saturday will bring a variety of "close-out" specials at a 50 percent discount. At 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, the restaurant is encouraging the public to join them for a few final hoorahs.
Revival opened in November 2014 after replacing m. henrietta. Previously, the spot belonged to beloved neighborhood breakfast diner Standee's for more than 60 years.
The closure will be one of many new changes coming to Granville.
In May, Ald. Harry Osterman (48th) held a ribbon cutting next door at 1127 W. Granville Ave. for a new four-story building dubbed The Cochran, which will serve as a new home for the Chicago Mosaic School, as well as contain 10 apartments in the upper floors. That property previously housed Blue Buddha Boutique before it closed and AVP Jewelry before it moved.
In November, Gallery 1070, a neighborhood art gallery, meeting space and event space opened at 1070 W. Granville Ave.


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CCCU has a selection of free apps and software that can save you time, make your work easier, and increase your productivity. One of our Library Champions, 2nd year BA Primary Education student Jake Forecast, has written this blog about his preferred productivity tool, OneNote.
A number of students at CCCU use different ways to write up lecture and seminar notes, from pen and paper to creating Word documents. But lots of students have to buy many notebooks to collect the information that they need, which wastes paper (and impacts the environment!).
This is why I use OneNote.
OneNote is a cloud-based 'book' which helps to store all of your information without the need to continually write or type new pages! It can also be used to collaborate with multiple users. This software is useful for me as I have a hearing impairment and it allows me to record the lectures or seminars I am in (with permission of course!), and the dictation function means that OneNote can take notes for me.
The best thing about OneNote is that you could either type up notes or hand write them and organise your pages into different categories. For me, I usually organise my folders into the different modules that I study.
You are able to get OneNote using the free Office 365 Software that can be installed on your computer or laptop. OneNote is also accessible through any Windows, Android and iOS device, which I can use on the go if I am doing reading and I need to refer back to notes, or to make notes if your laptop has run out of battery!
This year, save money and save space on your computer. Use OneNote. After all, you'll need to use the 1TB of OneDrive space!
A huge thank you to Jake, we hope you find his tips helpful. You can access a range of productivity software packages on University PCs and to use at home, including accessibility tools, text to speech, time management, note taking, and more. Visit the productivity software page for more details.
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A solid as well as likewise satisfying tale, that proceeds the intriguing Terran Shield Corps story. The tale is greatly relying on earlier magazines of the collection, in addition to of "The Cinder Battles" collection, yet not according to a brand name- brand-new visitor would definitely be shed.
Humankind, in a close to time future, having straight adverted its very own termination by aliens, still discovers itself jeopardized, as it surfs a conspiracy theory filled up partnership with various other sustaining sentient races of the Galaxy Galaxy. A few of the unusual races are true allies, while a number are proactively working to eliminate what they take into consideration as an effective threat of humankind's ongoing presence. The Ibarra Nation, the nexus of the human race's survival, have splintered far from Planet, seeing a long-term threat to mankind, from risks within the Terran federal government.
The story has a number of characteristics at play. On one level, it is an uncomplicated, science fiction, criminals vs the items people, with a light handed wit intermixed throughout. On another level, there is a much deeper context, of principles and also concepts at play, usually at problem with close to term demands. Picking the least adverse alternative among simply poor choices concerned, is an ever before existing issue. Fox produces these ideas with a light hand, creating what this site visitor regard a parable, appropriate to several modern-day issues. It is satisfying in addition to amazing. Great, much better, finest. The True Measure Audiobook Free. This so far is the very best of the collection on shield. We reach experience what it indicates to offer your heart and soul to the defense of the human race. There are also brand-new (old) opponents revealed in addition to it is cleared up why in addition to exactly how the Iberras chose to leave the terran union. A couple of little peeks behind the scenes of the management in addition to their thinking is disclosed as well.Good read. A lot more activity- oriented, lots of Shield squashing aliens (Dotari do not count as aliens …). Fox remains to inform a great "excellent vs adverse" story, yet the concepts is a little bit added nuanced in addition to the dividing line ends up being much more difficult to specify as we discover more relating to the Ibarras as well as likewise what they have actually been up to.Great story. Filled with task. Story has intrigue, misdirection, as well as likewise techniques within techniques. Like the development of characters. Exceptional fight with unanticipated deceit of engagement versus common enemy.It would certainly show up that the Templars will definitely duplicate history again, and also for the identical variables. The technology kids in addition to women need to look after the disadvantages in noticing device in addition to guard seepage. Roland Shaw is guard. A minimum of that's what he'll inform you when asked. He's likewise a caught detainee of the Ibarrans, kept in a cell Navarre, sources of the Ibarran Country. Simply exactly how he arrived is the story consisted of in the second book in this collection. Presently he needs to handle where he goes to and also comprehend that he quit working in his purpose. Besides his objective had not been as he thought it would definitely be. Presently he starts to find some appealing info worrying the Ibarrans that he had not been receiving from his Armored Corps leaders.
As a matter of fact, as well as likewise extremely, the detainee in the cell along with his is none besides Marc Ibarra, the grandfather of both Ibarra's that showed up to have really deserted the Planet as well as likewise Terran Union when factors weren't going their ways. Stacy Ibarra is obviously quite accountable of the Ibarran Country in addition to plans with an iron clenched fist. Yet, as Roland is quickly to determine, there actually isn't that much difference in what the Ibarran Country wishes to do than what his extremely own Terran Union is going after. Still, the Terran Union has actually branded the Ibarrans as traitors to the Union as well as likewise anyone associated them is a Terran Union enemy.
Yet, the participants of the Ibarran Nation coincide individuals Roland has actually accompanied considered that ending up being Guard. Richard Fox – The True Measure Audio Book Online. There are many Guard Corps soldiers offering the Ibarran Country as well as likewise they are similarly as committed to their factor as anybody else. The Ibarran Nation sees an uncommon hazard that the Terran Union rejects to identify. While the battle with the Xaros might more than, there are various other aliens that would certainly be pleased to see the human race spoiled. Since the Terran Union belongs to the Galactic Collaboration, they a great deal follow the Hale Treaty which clearly defines that mankind can not produce the proccies that was perviously used to help win the Xaros fight. Proccies are genetically crafted individuals that can as well as likewise were expanded in significant tubes dealing with 9 days to totally develop.


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Guangdong is vigorously developing its "Guangdong Service" featuring producer and consumer services.
Producer service industry
The producer service industry focuses on developing headquarters economy, financial services, modern logistics, science and technology services, business services, emerging information technology services, e-commerce, cultural creativity and design services, service outsourcing, etc. Guangdong aims to build the headquarters economic development carrier to speed up the development of Guangzhou International Financial City, Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone, Sino-German (Foshan) Industrial Services Zone, and Zhuhai Shizimen Central Business District. The province strives to develop its financial industry so that by 2020, the financial industry will account for 9 percent of the local GDP. The development of modern logistics industry will be accelerated with focus on growing third party logistics (3PL) and 4PL, cold chain logistics, express logistics, and supply chain management. Pilot projects of standardized logistics services will be implemented and the establishment of modern logistics public information platform and standardized logistics system will be pushed forward. National mobile e-commerce pilot projects will be set up. Intellectual property service industry will be developed. Service outsourcing pilot cities and parks as well as supporting production service centers in line with advanced manufacturing bases (parks) will be established.
During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period (2015-20), Guangdong will form the "One Circle and Three Belts" as the layout of its producer services. "One Circle" refers to the core area of the service in the Pearl River Delta region, while "Three Belts" indicates the industrial belts reaching out to the eastern, western and northern parts of Guangdong.
Consumer service industry
The consumer service industry is developing towards high quality and refinement. Guangdong is speeding up the development of services in sectors including business and trade, health, domestic economy, tourism and sports.
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- Ability to successfully handle sync cases that in older versions of the client failed (e.g., files in use, files with zero bytes, folder name having a + in it etc)
- Moving a file or folder in older version resulted in re-downloading. This is now replaced with a move operation so that no file duplication happens
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text: This is his first birthday since his father passed away. It also happens to be a momentous one, being his sweet 16. Although this would usually be a really sad moment, his dad found a way to still give him an amazing birthday surprise. He had a card picked out and signed ahead of time and had already bought his son's gift, a brand-new electric guitar. He asked the store to hold onto it until his sons birthday so he would have no way of stumbling upon it early. Hands-down the best birthday present ever.


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October 29, 2017 – Dry and continued warm weather today. Near normal temperatures return beginning Monday, and precipitation is likely by Friday or Saturday.
Persistent upper level ridge has begun to erode as a weak, closed upper low approaches Southern California and as a shortwave trough moves into the Pacific Northwest. Light winds prevail across the region under clear skies, the exception being a slowly growing marine layer near the Bay. Temperatures at this hour are within a few degrees of 24 hours ago.
Fair weather will continue today, and through the short term. Weakening high pressure will bring about a cooling trend starting today. High temperatures today will still be a bit warmer than normal, with lower to mid 80s expected across the Valley, and 60s to 70s over the mountains. Highs will be closer to normal Monday through Wednesday, as temperatures will reach the 70s across the Valley.
The aforementioned Pacific Northwest trough will continue to drop southward, and eventually form a closed low off the SoCal coast midweek. A brief period of breezy north to northeast winds are expected mainly over the mountains Tuesday and Wednesday after this system passes.
Extended discussion (Thursday through Sunday)
Significant weather pattern change starts on Thursday as an upper level low pressure system off the Pacific Northwest coast digs southward. Increasing clouds, cooler temperatures and breezier south winds will result. There may also be enough instability for some light rain in the afternoon over the northern mountains. Snow levels should start out high enough to avoid any surface impacts.
The upper low continues to dig southward off the Pacific Northwest coast on Friday bringing a chance of precipitation to the entire CWA by afternoon. Current modeling indicates wetting rain possible over nearly all of the forecast area. Cloud cover and cooler airmass will bring down daytime highs to 5 to 10 degrees below normal for this time of year. Breezier southerly winds will also result as pressure gradients tighten.
Extended models in fairly good agreement in moving a frontal band across the north state on Saturday. Moderate precipitation is forecast but a strong subtropical moisture connection is not indicated so heavy rainfall is not forecast at this time.
The highest precipitation amounts will be over the northern Sierra where good orographics will assist in higher amounts.
Snow levels will be dropping on Saturday and could get low enough by afternoon to start impacting pass levels with light snowfall. Timing differs a bit between models but there is general agreement in upper trough pushing through NorCal on Sunday for a continued shower threat.


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The Renovalue project, developed training material to provide practicing valuation professionals with the tools to include sustainability in their daily practice. Such training material provides them with a more profound knowledge base regarding, inter alia, the impact (or potential impact) of sustainability features on various economic building performance aspects, respective information sources, as well as methodological and theoretical guidance so that valuation professionals can appropriately factor energy efficiency and renewable energy sources issues into the valuation process and advise their clients accordingly. The material developed consists of a set of slides to be used as training support by professional training providers, professional valuation organisations, and other real estate market participants.
The slides are available in 8 languages and can be downloaded from the links below.
The development of the training material in Greek language was made with the contribution of distinguished valuation professionals. Warmest thanks to:
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The Trump Administration signaled Tuesday that it is apparently breaking from the Obama Administration directive that allowed the government to target specific American citizens involved in terror plots overseas.
The statement came after a a strike in Yemen reportedly killed the 8-year-old American daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula propagandist—who was himself killed in 2011 by an Obama-ordered drone strike.
"No American citizen will ever be targeted," White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters Tuesday.
In 2014, a federal court released a redacted version of a 41-page memo justifying the Obama Administration's to strike Awlaki, despite his U.S. citizenship.
"We do not believe that al-Aulaqi's U.S. citizenship imposes constitutional limitations that would preclude the contemplated lethal action," the memo stated.
Spicer opened the briefing by stating that President Trump had a "very somber and lengthy" conversation with the family of Navy Chief Petty Officer William "Ryan" Owens, the Navy SEAL, who was killed in the raid.
As a presidential candidate, Trump promised to "get tough" on terror groups. In December 2015, Trump told Fox News that the families of terrorists must be targeted.
"The other thing with the terrorists is you have to take out their families, when you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families," he said. "They care about their lives, don't kid yourself. When they say they don't care about their lives, you have to take out their families."
Spicer refused to comment on reports that the girl, Nawar al-Awlaki, was killed in the raid. Her grandfather confirmed her death to NBC.
The Jan. 28 strike was the first explicitly ordered by President Donald Trump, an official confirmed. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that "the operation resulted in an estimated 14 AQAP members being killed and the capture of information that will likely provide insight into the planning of future terror plots."
The statement cast the raid as "one in a series of aggressive moves against terrorist planners in Yemen and worldwide."
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There is something very captivating in Tsippi. She sees something
in front of her eyes and then does all she can to make it happen.
Doron Tavori, while preparing "At the End of the Ways" for the
There's a new sound here…Tsippi Fleischer doesn't
need Berio anymore, she is uninhibited, like a true master in vocal
matters. As opposed to Penderecki, Boulez, Stockhausen, who wrote
for huge ensembles, she interprets Uri Zvi Grinberg's great
shout by choosing an intimate form of expression: the work is for
two only – the human voice and the cello; the scream of man
against the divine being.
Tsiyona Peled did an extraordinary piece of work – in contrast
to Tsippi she chose to be colorful in the extreme. We see Kosovo
and concentration camps in color. She created a virtual dance that
gives substance to the music, physicality bursting out and not exactly
from human beings…
We have here a new genre of requiem.
Hanoch Ron, at the premiere event with video version, November
8, 1999
Lewinsky College, Tel Aviv
Fleischer is one of Israel's less conventional and more invigorating
and groundbreaking composer.
There is something rejuvenating and engaging in this new piece.
At the End of the Ways is a dramatic cry for a better world,
a sort of cathartic release from a tradition and belief that strangle
the Jews and an attempt to become free of a past that has not been
able to calm the Jewish people but has rather smothered this nation
in death and destruction. I find At the End of the Ways to
be a most mesmerizing new creation; it needs to be experienced in
order to grasp its full impact and ingenuity alike, not to mention
its far from soothing message. This piece represents a new genre
that is obviously going to be developed and expanded in the future,
in varied ways.
Michael Aizenstadt, from his review after the world premiere
of "At the End of the Ways", Jerusalem Post, 14 November
Tsippi Fleischer's Sense of Time and Place
Fleischer does not for a moment disregard time and place
- they are intrinsic to her personal and collective, existential,
political and cultural being - the "here and now" in which
she lives and creates. The extensive diversity which marks her works,
this multi-vocal compilation of place and of nation, the rich mosaic
of traditions, languages, musical scales, rhythms, landscapes, and
so on - all these combine to stress the dynamic, open-ended, ultra-polyphonic
"here and now" that is ever sensitive to the "other",
or, one might say, the utopian "here and now" of a lover
of culture, and of mankind.
The field of vocal elements is broad and heterogenic. Tsippi Fleischer
walks through this field, her field and ours, the Israeli field,
gathering and binding together bouquets of sounds. She plucks them
by their very roots.
Dr. Gideon Ofrat, speaking on the occasion of the launch of
the CDs (the double album) "Lieder" (Art Songs), Tel Aviv,
This CD set is imposing, including two discs [...] and three separate booklets of notes and translations – one each in English, German, and Hebrew. [....] The large and varied number of performers, venues, and events at which these were recorded attests to Fleischer's stature as a leading and distinguished composer, both in her homeland of Israel and in international circles. Reflecting her education and continuing fascination with languages and cultures, the works include texts in eight different languages: Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, Yiddish, German, English, French, and Russian.
[....] As I continued to listen, I was repeatedly amazed at the variety of sonic landscapes Fleischer is able to create, both with manipulations and combinations of vocal sounds, as well as with limited and unusual instrumental forces, continuously in the service of expressing the emotional impact of the text.
The booklets accompanying the CD set are beautifully prepared and quite thorough. [...] For each work, a descriptive overview is provided, along with a photo and biographical details about the poet or librettist, a translation of the text, and, in the case of Hebrew, Arabic, or Aramaic texts, a phonetic transliteration. In most cases additional detailed notes and personal insights from Fleischer's journal are given. For a few works, the opening measures of the musical scores are included. [...]
the tonal and emotional impact of the music was more than enough for me to intuit the content and meaning. Yet [...] knowing the background and the translation definitely enhances the meaning of the music. And, especially important in the case of those works, which can only be heard as recording in this aural museum [Saga-Portrait, At the End of the Ways, Electro-Acoustic Cycle], Fleischer has thoroughly "curated" this collection of her most recent vocal works so that they may be studied and understood as a vital contribution to twenty-first-century music.
Janet Morrow King, IAWM Journal, vol. 16/2 (2010)
CD Track List - "Lieder" Disc 1
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Fibonacci Dance
Symphony No. 5: Israeli-Jewish Collage
At the End of the Ways
Mein Volk
Bonus: Medea – Rehearsals in Cologne
CD Track List - "Lieder" Disc 2
Electro-Acoustic Cycle
Avot Yeshurun – A Cycle of Three Songs
Lead Life – A Cycle of Five Songs
Ancient Love
The Mother
Victoria and the Men
Bonus: "Buy Onions", from Lead Life (version for voice and instrumental ensemble)


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How impressed have you been with the play of Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver James Washington so far in the preseason and are you bit surprised by what you've seen out of the team's second-round draft pick out of Oklahoma State to this point? Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert was asked a question similar to that one during his Tuesday afternoon appearance on the 'Fantasy Alarm Show' on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio.
"James has done a real good job of progressing throughout the preseason," Colbert said. "It's not surprising being that the career and the type of career he had there at Oklahoma State. He's been able to carry it over to the NFL, which, again, not surprising, but sometimes as many big plays as he's made usually doesn't occur this early in the preseason. So, it's encouraging, but the great thing about James is he's just a humble young man that just wants to keep getting better and as you guys know, that's what you need to do at this stage of their careers and that's what we're hopeful he'll continue to do."
While Washington has indeed had a great start to his rookie season that has included him catching 7 passes for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Steelers first two preseason games of 2018, the young player is still having to adjust to a few key things at the NFL level with one of those being him having to learn and know the roles of every wide receiver position in the offense.
"Knowing the entire concept of the play, from X all the way to Z. You've got to know what everybody's doing," Washington said recently, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. "I've been moving around quite a bit. It's been putting stress on me at night and before practice. I'll be in my playbook and learning stuff. Just meet with the quarterbacks, get with them and develop study habits."
Washington is also learning to adjust to starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and what he expects his wide receivers to do on certain plays as well.
"I'm not used to a quarterback throwing the ball in a window 1 foot wide," said Washington about adjusting to Roethlisberger's style of play.
Due to Washington's fast progression this offseason, be it expected or not, it's more than likely that he'll receive substantial playing time on offense starting in Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns. With Roethlisberger also expected to make his 2018 preseason debut Saturday at Heinz Field against the Tennessee Titans, I suspect Washington will be on the field with the starting quarterback quite a bit and ultimately be targeted a few times in those first two or three offensive series.
Washington, due to his humble demeanor and farm boy-type work ethic, makes him an easy young Steelers player to root for as does his ability to make combative catches and deliver big plays, both of which he did a lot of during his four years at Oklahoma State. In short, none of us should be surpised by what he's already accomplished so far in the preseason and why he appears to be a perfect fit in Pittsburgh.
While Washington still has to prove that he can play and produce consistently at the NFL level when games start really mattering, it certainly appears as though that he'll be able to do just that based on what we've already observed from him during the preseason. For what it's worth, one of his teammates, veteran wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, likes Washington's chances based on what he's observed from the rookie since he was drafted.
"The kid can catch," said Hewyard-Bey, according to Fowler. "I keep telling him, keep displaying that. Some people have that, some don't. It's a hard thing to learn. But he has a big range, and hopefully he can do that on Sunday."
Hopefully he can, indeed.


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Without a single doubt building your PC can bring you a lot of options. But if you are one of those who don't have time for doing that by yourself. We have the Best Prebuilt Gaming PC under 1000 2021. These gaming computers will have; AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and RTX 2060.
These gaming PCs will also feature 16GB of DDR4 RAM with a solid-state drive of 500GB. The best part, which will make it look like a gaming computer, is its RGB fans.
Somehow, not everyone has the time to build their personal computer. But most of them don't even have a high budget; in this buying guide, we are presenting you with reasonably best gaming PCs under 1000-Dollars.
These gaming monitors will perform so satisfactorily that you will play triple-A games without any lag. The AAA games include; Minecraft, Roblox, SMITE, Guild Wars, and many more.
In this article, we will help choose the perfect PC for your gaming at an affordable price. We have selected the best gaming computers for you down below that you can get under 1000 dollars.
List of Best Prebuilt Gaming PC Under 1000 dollars 2021
- iBUYPOWER Gaming PC Computer Desktop Element MR 9320
- SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop
- SkyTech Archangel Gaming Computer PC Desktop
- CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC
- Skytech Archangel Gaming PC Desktop
- Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop
1. iBUYPOWER Gaming PC Computer Desktop Element MR 9320
The iBUYPOWER 9320 gaming computer comes with a 10th Generation Intel i7-10700F processor. Its eight cores and eight threads make it a top-level gaming and editing processor.
This processor comes with a base frequency of 2.9 GHz, and it boosts up to 4.8 GHz during total burden. The processor's frequency plays a crucial part in its presentation; it surpasses its performance and makes it praise other components of the system also.
This processor's power limit makes the iBUYPOWER gaming PC a predator, as it has sufficient capacity to support all the new titles with high productivity. This gaming PC includes an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB graphic card that can kill all your gaming and editing.
The Graphics card is sufficient to support all the new titles on medium to high in-game graphical settings with 60fps at 1440p resolution. Let's consider the significant competitive eSports titles like Fortnite, Dota 2, League of Legends, CSGO, etc. This GPU can run all these games with no trouble by giving 144+ frames on 1080p resolution.
The iBUYPOWER 9320 gaming PC doesn't make any difficulties from the storage feature as it arrives with a 240GB SSD with a pre-installed window in it. It gives a 1TB hard drive that is sufficient to store each of your games and additional information for other storage choices.
This prebuilt monster comes with 16 gigs of DDR4 RAM that is sufficient to help all your gaming and working requirements. However long you don't go for any intense processing, you won't deal with any memory issues.
Ports that are available in this PC are; 4 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0, 1x RJ-45 Network Ethernet 10/100/1000, Audio 7.1 Channel. Special addons will get you a tempered glass RGB gaming case 802.11AC Wi-Fi included 16 shadings RGB lighting case free iBUYPOWER gaming console and RGB gaming mouse.
2. SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop
In hunt of top gaming desktop under 1000, then we have a perfect computer for you. The SkyTech Blaze 2 is 19.6 by 11.4 by 18.5-inch (H x W x D) measurements are casual for a mid-tower. The front is smooth with a diamond- tip feature on the top and straight bends on the lower panel with a couple of RGB LED rings.
The ports and receiver jacks you will get are a USB 3.1 port and a couple of USB 2.0 ports. Around the back, there are four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, DisplayPort 1.4, PS/2 port for more established mice, HMDI, DVI, and VGA ports.
SkyTech Blaze 2 has an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 processor with a base frequency of 3.4 GHz and can boost 3.9 GHz. The storage of this pre-built gaming PC is 8GB of RAM DDR4.
This gaming computer's Flash memory is a 500GB SSD and an integrated Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics card that ought to have the satisfactory performance for most triple-A games Fortnite and PUBG.
You can play all your favorite games on high-resolution 1080 Pixels with 60 + FPS. With this computer, you will get a one-year warranty on all the parts of it.
3. SkyTech Archangel Gaming Computer PC Desktop
The SkyTech Archangel utilizes a metallic undercarriage that is highly durable. Estimating 17.9 by 8.3 by 16.4 inches, it sits pretty well under your computer table. Internal structure and outer material are made up mostly of steel, while the front and left boards are of tempered glass.
SkyTech Archangel has its three-ring fans, brilliantly lit in RGB tones and unique patterns. The SkyTech Archangel is loaded with an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X CPU, a six-core processor with a base frequency of 3.6GHz, and can boost to 4.2GHz.
It has 16GB of DDR4 RAM and a flash drive of 500GB SSD, which is 30 times faster than a traditional HDD. This much memory is pretty ample for a gamer. The Integrated Graphics card is of Nvidia GTX 1650 4GB with a VRAM of DDR5. These are pretty satisfactory specs nowadays, particularly for a gaming PC.
Indeed, this confirmation is more than capable of playing current PC games at 1080p without lag and with HD quality. You can play: Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019), Rage 2 (2019), Apex Legends, Fortnite, Roblox, PLAYERUNKNOWN's Battlegrounds, Overwatch, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and many more.
Multi ports that we will get in this pretty beast gaming PC are; 7 x USB 3.1 Type-A, 2 x USB Type-C, an HDMI connector, audio, and headphone RJ-45 Ethernet jack.
4. CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC
Who doesn't like gaming? But for worthy gaming, you need a perfect PC. We have an ideal option for you to provide you a prebuilt gaming PC. CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme is all set to remove your boredom.
Xtreme VR Gaming PC has a 9th Generation Intel Core i5-9400F six-core processor, with a base frequency of 2.9 GHz. This processor gives an incredible and multi-core technology power which can give you the best and faster gaming experience.
It has the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB video card, fueled by the all-new Turing Architecture that amplifies previous graphics cards' performance and integrates creative gaming technologies.
The blend of GeForce GTX GPUs and NVIDIA Game Ready Drivers features the quantum leap in your playing experience. Storage is pretty plentiful with 240GB PCI-E NVMe SSD and highlights a hard drive interface ATA-600 that fits impeccably for a gamer requirement.
It includes the classic random-access memory of 8GB DDR4 storage. The smooth outside alongside the safety glass boards uniquely upgrades the feel. At the same time, the custom RGB case lighting brings about a kaleidoscope of substituting color tones.
The processor inside the box is equipped with a 65W Wraith Stealth cooler that guarantees inner temperatures stay moderate. There are different USB ports; 6 x USB 3.1, 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45 Network Ethernet 10/100/1000, 802.11AC Wi-Fi Audio 7.1 Channel, a port for connecting VR Headsets, and all other essential ports.
Without any doubt, CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR is a perfect choice for gaming, but this prebuilt PC falls in the mid-range category. Although it provides a good GPU, it doesn't have integrated graphics.
5. Skytech Archangel Gaming Computer PC Desktop
Getting the best gaming computer for under 1000 dollars is not that tough, but the wise decision is to build your computer. The Skytech Archangel gaming PC has a Ryzen 5 3600X CPU with a Hexa core processor, with a base frequency of 3.6 GHz, and can boost to 4.2 GHz.
This Skytech Archangel gaming computer has a 6 GB of GeForce GTX 1660 GDDR5 GPU. This graphics card is entirely satisfactory if you are playing 1080-Pixels games. You will get to play triple-A games with 60 FPS.
You can play all your favorite games without a single lag like; World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Grand Theft Auto V, Apex Legends, Fortnite, Roblox, PUBG, and many more.
The abundant space of 500GB of SSD is up to multiple times quicker than a traditional HDD. This is a premium capacity any computer lover could dream of. You will also get a free keyboard and a free office mouse, so you don't have to buy another.
It comes with a great 16GB of 4th generation DDR memory module working at 3000MHz with Heat Spreaders. This is in balance with titles, including high-speed, which is a plus for competitive gaming.
Multi ports you will get in this Skytech Archangel gaming computer; USB 3.0 (2 at the front and 5 in the back), 2 x USB 2.0, Ethernet port, and other fundamental ports.
6. Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop
The Skytech Shiva includes an AMD's second-generation processor Ryzen 5 2600. You can't say that it is a high-end processor, but you can say that it is a highly efficient one. If you are looking for a perfect pre-built gaming laptop for under 1000 dollars, this will be an ideal choice.
Total 6 cores and 12 threads present in its processor; it gives an incredible performance as it is hilarious to execute all sorts of everyday computing and gaming tasks pretty productively.
The processor's base clock frequency is 3.7GHz, and it can boost up to a maximum of 4.6GHz. This gaming computer comes out with a perfect Nvidia GTX RTX 3070 DDR6 graphics card with a VRAM of 8GB.
USB ports that you will get in this pre-built gaming PC are; 1 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1. This gaming PC's look is pretty impressive as you will get 3 x RGB fans and covered by tempered glass. These RGB fans are powered by 80 Plus Gold Certified 750 Watt.
The Graphics card is quite enough to hold up 1440p 60fps gaming. Other than that, it highlights ray-tracing technology for premium and super-real games. The card also includes a hardware encoder that gives the service to stream the HD quality game without disturbing the gameplay.
The Skytech Shiva joins us with a superfast 500 GB SSD that is sufficient for the working system and few most loved games. Nonetheless, if that isn't enough, you can redesign the capacity alternatives later on.
The Skytech PC doesn't frustrate us from the memory side as it includes 16GB 3000 MHz DDR4 RAM. We don't feel that 16GB RAM is any less for a hardcore PC gamer as the more significant part of the new games don't consume more than 12GB of RAM.
Buying Guide:
We picked up the top-rated gaming computers for you with the slightest changes. You can pick any one of them which you think suits you the best. A thousand-dollar range is undoubtedly not a mid-range or cheap range but is assuredly a premium range.
If you are on a hunt to get a high-end premium gaming build, you have to set a budget first. After selecting a budget, you need to check the specs you can get under that budget.
Here you will get the specs for those gaming computers that come under the 1000-dollars.
Central Processing Unit:
Processors matter in gaming as well, yet they don't push frame rates however much graphics cards do since they center around handling tasks in general instead of simply delivering pictures super quick.
Since most processors are more than able to do high FPS on most games at high quality, a gaming CPU measures and executes directions. Processors regularly consist of multiple cores, and the higher the number of cores, the more they can perform well.
The Computer processor unit's clock speed is likewise significant and is estimated in GHz. While there are CPUs fit for incredible things, for a decent encounter, your average player will ordinarily need somewhere in the range of 3.7Ghz and 5GHz.
RAM and Storage:
RAM is a feature that briefly holds bytes of data for quick and random access by the CPU. The data will be identified with programs and services that are being used. The more RAM accessible, the faster access data available to the CPU, thereby improving PC performance. Gamers will need at least 8GB of RAM, but they need to have 16GB of RAM if they have a higher budget.
Storage is also a necessary part of any gaming computer. The minimum solid-state drive you need to store your data is 256GB, but it's better if you have a 500GB SSD.
Graphics Card:
Whether it's a pre-build or a custom-made gaming PC, the graphics card is the main part. This is the thing that delivers the picture progressively and most certainly impacts your graphical quality.
A PC with a standard Graphics card like a GTX 1660 matched with a slower i5 processor can deliver some splendid results. The performance also relies upon different factors, such as how CPU/GPU-intensive a game is and how well-optimized it is.
Fortnite can be played on even the most recent iPhones, so having that on a low-performing PC should be possible. Nonetheless, playing a game like Rocket League or even Dota 2 will, in general, request some more addition to the PC's engine.
As a general guideline, HD quality premium graphics cards are better for gaming. In that capacity, we went with most pre-built PCs that had at least a GTX 1160 TI graphics card.
These gaming PCs suggested above include a sleek case and give you some distinctive style out of the box. If you want a touch of a little additional class, you can generally add more touches of RGB here and there. Not every person needs to pimp out their PC, but RGB fans or lighting strips can make a tempered glass case look far better.


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First prison officer in Scotland dies after contracting coronavirus
A prison officer in Scotland has become the first to die after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the Scottish Prison Service has confirmed.
The man worked at HMYOI Polmont near Falkirk in Stirlingshire.
A spokesman from trade union Prison Officers' Association (POA) Scotland told the BBC it offered it's "deepest condolences" to the officer's family and friends dealing with the loss.
The union added: "The POA in Scotland offer our heartfelt sympathies to them all and want them to know they are all very much in our thoughts today.
"His loss is one that is deeply felt by very many colleagues across the estate. As front-line key workers involved in public service, all staff have known this day may well come, but it is none the less extremely painful and difficult for all in coming to terms with it today.
"The staff within our prisons are a close knit and supportive cohort, by necessity given the environment in which we all work. We rely on each other every day.
"A loss such as this is always going to be painful for colleagues for that reason, but it is also what will help us support each other through the inevitable difficult times, together."
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Harvard School of Public Health has honored the acclaimed British chef and food activist Jamie Oliver with the 2012 Harvard School of Public Health Healthy Cup Award for his significant achievements working to end the childhood obesity epidemic.
Jamie Oliver's 2010 and 2011 prime time ABC television series, "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution," increased awareness of the obesity epidemic in the United States. The Emmy Award-winning program chronicled his efforts to transform school meals in Huntington, West Virginia and Los Angeles, California.
The award comes three days after the Jamie Oliver Foundation's first Food Revolution Day, a series of events held throughout the U.S. designed to inspire people to use local, fresh foods and to promote the need for better food education.
For 12 years, Jamie Oliver tries to educate people all around the world of the positive health benefits of real food.
"Jamie Oliver has been a pioneer in health communication, bringing home the seriousness of the childhood obesity epidemic to an audience of millions. By advocating for change in school meals and for better education around healthy eating and cooking, Jamie Oliver is, on a large scale, battling this critical problem," said Julio Frenk, dean of Harvard School of Public Health.
"I'm honored to receive the Healthy Cup Award this year," said Jamie Oliver. "I've seen how the power of television can inspire people to make positive changes and I will continue to make programs and speak up about important food issues to rally the public."
"…every English and American child should at least grow up knowing where food comes from, how it affects their body, how to make 10 meals to save their life," Jamie Oliver told bostonglobe in an interview. "That sounds dramatic but I'm talking about how can you give them a pile of ingredients that can be affordably bought and turn it quite perfectly with a little bit of fun into something bloody tasty and better than the [stuff] you get from a fast food place. To me, it's about empowering people or communities and getting schools to educate people to give them choice. And that's the big thing I see that we're really, really suffering from in both our countries. If you don't know what stuff is or where to get it or what to do with it, then you haven't got choice. You just start buying into the vicious circle of junk, junk, junk. Then you become a statistic basically," added Oliver.
The Healthy Cup Award is presented by Harvard School of Public Health's Nutrition Round Table, a group that helps to bridge the gap between scientific advances and sustainable changes in food policy, practices, and products, with a focus on obesity, healthy lifestyles, global nutrition, and chronic diseases. Members include scientific experts, business leaders, restaurateurs, health educators and health care providers, writers, doctors, philanthropists, and concerned citizens.


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Depression Treatment Diet
A depression treatment diet is one of the main aspects that should be considered to mitigate this widespread modern times illness.
Depression refers to a temporary or permanent mood disorder characterized by feelings of dejection, unhappiness, and guilt. It can lead to decreased work performance or limited regular activity, regardless of whether the cause is known or unknown.
Depression means oppression, shrinkage, or discouragement. It was initially called melancholy and is described in many ancient medical treatises.
It is sometimes evident as loss of interest and inability to enjoy satisfying daily activities, including sexual relations.
Depression and the Nervous System
Depressive conditions are associated with changes in the neurotransmission of the central nervous system as well as structural changes in the brain produced through neuroendocrine, inflammatory, and immunological mechanisms.
Depression is associated with a chronic mild inflammatory response, increased oxidative stress, and the emergence of autoimmune reactions, all of which contribute to the development of depression.
Some types of depression tend to affect members of the same family and suggest the inheritance of a genetic predisposition.
Relationship of Diet to Depression
Depression can arise when dietary patterns abundant in foods proven to be healthy for physical and psychological well-being have been replaced by diets high in red meat, saturated and trans fats, sugars, and refined foods with added components such as artificial colors, preservatives, and flavors.
Unhealthy food in the diet can negatively influence the functioning of the immune system and increase generalized inflammation, which predisposes the development of depression.
Numerous studies demonstrate the link between poor dietary quality and mental disorders such as anxiety and depression in adults, children, and adolescents across cultures.
An unhealthy pattern such as the Western diet, characterized by a high glycemic load, rich in refined carbohydrates and added sugars, red and processed meats, and other highly processed or ultra-processed foods, is related with an increase in inflammatory markers.
In contrast, a healthy diet pattern such as the Mediterranean diet, characterized by increased consumption of fish, legumes, fruits, olive oil, vegetables, and whole grains, has been shown to be associated with reduced plasma concentrations of inflammatory markers.
Diet to Prevent Depression
Amino acids are the main regulators of biochemistry in the brain. To get the required amounts of essential amino acids, it is necessary to eat quality proteins.
Tryptophan is one of the fundamental amino acids when it comes to avoiding depression. It is the precursor of serotonin, a neurotransmitter related to happiness and pleasure. It is essential for the production of melatonin, which is involved in the rhythm of sleep, rest, longevity, and well-being.
When we combine cereals with legumes and add seeds and nuts to the diet, we get all the essential amino acids of the plant kingdom necessary for the proper functioning of the brain.
In addition to protein, we ingest other essential components, such as complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Among them, we have brown rice, legumes like lentils or chickpeas; nuts like walnuts or peanuts; and sesame, sunflower, or pumpkin seeds.
Skinless poultry and fish, especially blue fish such as sardines, salmon, or tuna, provide us with high biological value protein and stand out for their high content of Omega 3 fatty acids.
Complex carbohydrates present in whole foods are gradually absorbed by the body, depending on its needs, without sudden rises in blood glucose and are a source of energy.
Inside the body, carbohydrates are transformed into glucose. And the brain is one of its principal consumers, using up to 25% of the body's available glucose.
Chocolate, especially dark chocolate containing at least 70% purity, is very effective because of its high cocoa content and low-calorie level.
Unsaturated fats, especially essential fatty acids, are part of the cell membranes and play a vital role in brain activity.
The best are virgin olive oil in the vegetable kingdom and Omega 3 in the animal kingdom. Both contribute to improving the transmission of nerve impulses at a neuronal level and, therefore, make serotonin functioning more efficient.
In one way or another, vitamins and minerals are essential to carry out numerous chemical reactions in the body, and some are especially important as B vitamins, vitamin C, or magnesium.
A balanced diet should include an abundance and variety of vegetables and fruits. Eaten raw, they have the most nutritional value.
Just as important as including healthy nutrients in the diet is to avoid altogether those that are harmful to the health of the brain and nervous system.
Healthy foods work temporarily. Their maximum effect is approximately three hours because that is the time it takes them to act on the production of serotonin and other beneficial elements for the body. That is why it is vital to have a balanced diet without long periods of fasting.
A healthy diet must be made up of complex carbohydrates, quality proteins, healthy fats, fruits, and vegetables. These provide the energy and daily nutrients required by the body and should be consumed regularly and permanently.
Recipes to Ease Depression
Reanimation Shake
1 slice of mango
1 slice of papaya
1 tablespoon of honey
1 tablespoon whole grain oats
Cinnamon to taste
Beat everything together, if you wish, with crushed ice.
Spaghetti in Walnut Sauce
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups sour cream
3 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
8 ounces of spaghetti pasta
Salt and pepper to taste
- In a large frying pan, roast the nuts over medium heat, when the smell of nuts starts to occur, it means they are ready. Remove and set aside on a plate.
- In the same pan melt the butter, when it starts to brown, add the cream and the nuts, stir and let it heat up, add the parsley and season with salt and pepper.
- Prepare the spaghetti according to the instructions and once it is ready and drained, add it to the frying pan and stir gently so that the sauce is absorbed.
- You can add 1/2 cup of the cooking water to the pasta if it is too thick.
- Serve on plates and add chopped parsley on top.
Molded Turkey with Spinach and Brown Rice
1 pound of spinach without the hard stems
1 medium-size onion
1/4 cup raisins
4 slices of roast turkey
1/2 pound of cooked brown rice
2 cups of poultry broth
2 tablespoons of virgin olive oil
1/2 cup of fried tomato
- Wash the spinach and drain it.
- Finely chop 4 slices of roasted turkey and sauté in a pan with a tablespoon of virgin olive oil. When they start to brown, add the spinach.
- Season with salt to taste and keep over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Add a spoonful of olive oil, raisins, chopped onion, and rice and sauté for 3 minutes.
- In the poultry stock, cook the rice for 10 minutes.
- Lightly grease custard molds with oil and add layers of turkey, spinach, and rice.
- Unmold and decorate with the fried tomato sauce on top.