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How to partition your hard drive to improve system security and speed
What is a hard drive partition and why would you want it, anyway? A hard drive partition is a section of your hard drive that has been made separate from the rest of the structure. When you have a partition, you basically have another hard drive, because if one partition malfunctions, the information on the others is safe. That explains why you would want a partition, too. If you want to keep your data safe, place it on another partition. You also need another partition if you want to run two operating systems on one computer. For more information on that please see: Running Two Operating Systems on One Hard Drive.
After you have installed your hard drive, Windows by default only allows you to use 127GB of the space. Once Windows has figured out that your computer will support more space than that, you must partition that space in order to be able to use it.
Things You'll Need
- Hard Drive: Larger than 127GB (already installed)
- Windows
Step One
Go to: Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Then choose Storage. From there, choose Disc Management (Local).
Step Two
You should see the C: disc, which you are running from now, and an Unallocated Disc Space. Right click the unallocated space, and select New Partition.
Step Three
Follow the on screen instructions to set up the new partition. Make sure the partition is marked Primary, and choose the size of this partition based on the amount of space you want this drive to have. You'll need to enter the amount of hard drive space you want to use for the partition in MB, not GB. Use the conversion below to determine the number you need to enter.
Note: 1 GB = 1024 MB
You'll want to format this new partition right away, using NTFS.
Step Four
Repeat this process until you have reached the desired number of partitions, or you have allocated all of your disc space. Example uses for partitions are:
- Additional operating systems
- An (internal) external hard drive.
Tips, Warnings, and Other Information
- To run an operating system, you need to have enough space for the OS, and storing files. Thinking of it as a separate computer, you want to aim for at least 10-20 GB, but I suggest 40 GB or more, depending on the amount of space you have.
- Use a separate partition to store your music, pictures, and other files you do not want to lose should you have to reinstall your operating system.
Other great 'How To' guides from this writer:
>» How To Install RAM on your Desktop PC
>» How To Defragmenting Your Hard Drive in Windows
>» How To Defragment System Memory (RAM)
>» How To Clean Internet Junk from your Computer


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Roisin Lowry is a music teacher, performer, composer and arranger, with experience in piano, violin and vocals. Roisin holds a B.Mus from UCC as well as a M.Sc. from DCU. She has also completed a DipLCM in Piano Performance from the London College of Music.
Roisin is a qualified and enthusiastic music teacher with almost ten years of experience teaching children and adults. She currently teaches piano, violin and music theory in various music schools across Dublin. Roisin regularly prepares students for grade and theory exams with RIAM, Trinity and ABRSM as well as Junior and Leaving Certificate practical exams. While Roisin's classical training is evident in her teaching, she also likes to incorporate her knowledge of pop and contemporary music into her lessons.
Roisin encourages her students to explore group performance and improvisation, while expanding their repertoire of various styles and genres of music.
Roisin is also involved in the Irish music scene and she writes and performs pop, contemporary and modern classical music. She spends lots of time working on her solo music project, Lowli. To date, she has performed at various shows and festivals across the country, has recorded and released music which has received national airplay and has received press coverage by various sources including The Irish Times & Hot Press Magazine.
Our experience of KSM over the last ten years has been very positive. Four children, four instruments and four very different attitudes to practice, but all have been infected by Paul's boundless enthusiasm for the pure joy of music
My daughter has been taking piano lessons in the Kilternan School of Music for 3 years. She loves her teacher and lessons. She has achieved extremely high results in her exams and loves playing in the mini concerts throughout the year.
My family will be attending KSM for their 6th year this September. I have 3 children aged between 10 and 13. It was my daughter who brought us to music through violin by attending the pre instrumental class and she just loved it.

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Robyn Crawford's Book is the Last Piece of the Whitney Houston Puzzle
We've had pretty much every other family member or friend write a book or op-ed about her. We have multiple documentaries. Aside from her article in Esquire, Robyn Crawford has remained pretty silent. We now have her side of the story.
The Story by Robyn Crawford
Anyone who's followed my blog here will know I'm a huge, huge Whitney fan. I've got the proof:
- I wrote about how she inspired me to do what I do
- I ranked every song she's ever done from worst to best
- I ranked every music video from worst to best
- I reviewed the latest documentary
So, this book was a long time coming. I preordered it, salivated over it and read the whole thing in a day. Let's cover it.
The Relationship: Robyn & Whitney
I'm sure this is the main thing everyone cared about, so let's discuss. Yes, they were lovers. I think we all kind of knew that, no? Robyn discusses it in a respectful way, making sure not to hide any of their flaws or negative traits, but doesn't linger on them either. It basically confirms what we all assumed but fills in delicate details.
Other Romantic Relationships
First, Eddie Murphy seems like a total asshole. I get that it might be biased (Robyn doesn't seem to like him), but he repeatedly blew Whitney off and treated her like absolute garbage.
Whit (as Robyn calls her) seemed to go after men who treat her like crap. This is not unlike many people I know, but it's interesting that someone of Whitney's caliber would seek the same.
She chased Eddie Murphy to a cringe-worthy level. I was yelling "GIRL STOP" at my computer.
Apparently, she also had an affair with Jermaine Jackson. He was producing her and they had a fling. I guess there were rumors about this (I don't think I was born yet? I don't remember this) but Robyn confirms that it was true.
It seems she had way better taste in women than men.
Bobby Brown
Hoo boy. Okay. So we all know Bobby Brown had his issues and demons. However, Robyn's account makes it seem so much worse, on both ends.
Brown got into a physical fist fight with his baby mama IN FRONT OF Whitney and Robyn, BEFORE they started dating. The woman turned to Whitney and told her this would happen to her too. Whitney still went after him.
Girl. Come on.
As if that wasn't bad enough, he went to said baby mama's house to break things off with her and tell her he was with Whitney, and then whoops – she ended up pregnant again. WHAT.
She still pursued him. I mean…this just kind of fills in those gaps of "why would Whitney ever be with someone like that?" She seemed to have a dire need to chase after people who treated her like shit. These are the absolute reddest of flags and yet she ran after them at full speed.
The Family
It's been pretty obvious that the Houston family did not and does not like Robyn. In the documentary, they had nothing good to say about her. They repeatedly spoke negatively about her throughout Whitney's life, and long after her death. I wondered if Robyn would trash them as much as they had her.
In my opinion, she remained classy yet truthful. She didn't shy away from things she didn't like, but she gave evidence as to why. Many of the family's issues with her were things like, "I just didn't like her," or "she was bad for Whitney." Robyn is careful to give compliments where they are due, but criticisms are absolutely due also.
As careful as Robyn was to speak fairly, the facts speak for themselves.
Whitney's mother was a famous session singer, blah blah blah. She was also obsessed with the spotlight and forced her daughter and sons into situations they shouldn't have been in for personal gain.
She also played a major role in steering Whitney away from a relationship with Robyn, but apparently thought nothing of the awful relationships she had with men.
Her older brother Gary was a drug addict, didn't show up for rehearsals (he was her backup singer), and still was made to perform. Cissy apparently felt Whitney should have to do all things, from every household chore to covering for her brother's irresponsibility.
Session Work
In my post about how Whitney inspired me to be a session singer, I talked about how her earliest work was session singing. Robyn Crawford talks about this in detail, much more than other books I've read.
She worked with someone named Kashif on a great number of songs and started to experience what all freelancers know as "scope creep." The client repeatedly asks for more than what is originally agreed upon. He asked for more takes, more songs, more work, for no pay. She never got paid for any of it, and asked him to take her vocals off of the songs. He agreed to do it, but released them anyway. She remains on the work but unnamed.
This is unfortunately pretty common in this industry. I just wanted to mention it because it happened even to Whitney. I will not include those songs in my post ranking all of her songs, because she didn't want to be on those and I don't think that's fair.
Overall Opinions
While this version of events will obviously be slanted, I felt Robyn's was far more respectful of the Houston family than they've ever been to her. Her words ring true and nothing she says seems far-fetched or unbelievable.
Personally, I've always been a fan of Robyn, I thought she was a good influence for Whitney and one of the few people who cared about her best interest. Obviously I'm biased here as well, so take that for what it is.
We also get a great deal of Robyn's backstory, which is not something we've ever been privy to. Her life has been incredibly interesting, at times heartbreaking but always inspiring.
Reading Robyn Crawford's book was like peeling off a scab.
The wound of Whitney's death has healed over time. I saw the latest documentary, processed it, and moved on. This book itched the scab right off. Re-opening the pain of early loss and unfair circumstances. The sadness has healed, but not very well. Perhaps the scab will never fully scar, and any new book will easily re-open it.
However, the one piece we have missed, the one side of the story untold, has now been revealed. Laid out carefully, respectfully and beautifully, the story by Robyn Crawford is the story we've been waiting for. I highly recommend it.


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By Dan L. Dodson
Now in its 18th year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our Nation. Led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure everyone in the Nation has the resources they need to be safer and more secure online.
The month's theme of "Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart." encourages individuals and organizations to own their role in protecting their part of cyberspace, stressing personal accountability and the importance of taking proactive steps to enhance cybersecurity. But it's a message, particularly for the healthcare industry, that should resonate not just during the month of October, but all year long.
The healthcare sector has long been a target for hackers due to the sensitive nature of patient data flowing through healthcare IT systems and the lack of robust, mature security programs. Healthcare data is highly prized on the dark web since it can be used to create new identities, making it more valuable than basic credit card information.
As the healthcare industry gets some breathing room from the pandemic, another one is surging – cyber attacks. Like the pandemic, these attacks have the ability to prevent hospitals from providing care to patients. Malicious actors are targeting the healthcare industry specifically for that reason.
We have entered a new era with the criminals behind these attacks. This year we have seen ransomware-as-a-service become a normality in the cybercrime community, with cyber gangs being supported by nation-state actors. Not only are these gangs committing the crimes, but they are offering support to other thieves to orchestrate more attacks.
Their attacks have caused sizeable damage in all industries. The sophistication and severity of attacks on healthcare has pushed the average cost of a breach to more than $9 million per incident, a 10% increase in just one year. Further, these attacks affect not just the bottom line but severely hamper patient care and the brand reputation. Lawsuits are being filed by patients who were prevented from receiving care during a cyber incident with increasing regularity. These increasing costs have also caused underwriters of cyber insurance to rethink policy renewals and require attestations around the deployment of certain cybersecurity tools in order to maintain cyber insurance coverage.
The attacks on our nation's critical infrastructures which includes our hospital systems, has resulted in government agencies showing a renewed focus on cybersecurity. This has helped move cybersecurity to the forefront of many boardroom discussions. We, as healthcare leaders, must seize this opportunity to educate and inform stakeholders on the current cybersecurity threat landscape and the actions needed to combat these attacks.
Technologies and tools being in place are not a guarantee that a hospital is secure from these cyber attacks. Employees are often targeted by attackers as a way to bypass technical security controls. Infusing cybersecurity into the mindset of all employees is a cultural change which needs to be prioritized and adopted throughout the entire organization. Leaders must realize that employees are on the frontline of these sophisticated attacks, and it is an organizational responsibility to be diligent in our efforts to protect patients and patient data.
To combat these gangs and their criminal activity, it is important that we also adopt a collaborative mentality and share ideas freely. Developing a cyber aware culture is a necessity within the hospital and health system. Additionally, it is just as important to leverage other ecosystem resources to stay informed of emerging threats, listen to lessons learned from our peers and to discover additional tips used by other security professionals to stave off the bad actors to protect their environments, patients, and data.
To once again echo the theme of this important month, every healthcare stakeholder must do their part and #BeCyberSmart as we continue our efforts to protect patients and patient data.


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This digital technology and entrepreneurship center is the first landmark in the digital zone of Manaus. It provides digital economy manufacturers with spaces to promote joint offices and meetings: multifunctional areas, lounges, meeting rooms, laboratories, training rooms, and a restaurant on the top floor, where people can enjoy the privilege of overlooking the city center .
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There is a lively garden behind the main facade of the Cassina building, which is also related to the image of the ruins. Entering the building through the walkway over the garden, people will think of the inner reason for the existence of Manaus: the Amazon rainforest. This lush tropical garden is related to glass, transparency and reflection. The history of Cassina and the future of the Innovation House are integrated in a space related to technology, virtuality and modernity.


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Sailing Across the Andes
By RICH GRANT
It's not easy to go east from Chile.
A string bean of a nation, Chile stretches 2,580 miles from north to south, but averages only 110 miles in width. It's like taking a land mass slightly larger than Texas and rolling it into a thin pencil that is twice as long as California.
Running down the entire eastern side of Chile and separating it from Bolivia and Argentina are the great Andes Mountains – the longest mountain range in the world. There are only 42 passes over the mountains from Chile to Argentina, but perhaps the most spectacular is the Cruce de Lagos, the Cruise of the Lakes.
About 175,000 people take this spectacular lake passage through the Andes mountains every year. It is the mountain route that Che Guevara takes in the movie "Motorcycle Diaries."
Today, the full-day tourist excursion requires taking four buses and three ferries as you alternate between bus rides up jagged mountain passes and ferryboat cruises across the chain of three fiord-like lakes, each one ringed with volcanoes and tumbling waterfalls.
Located 650 miles south of Santiago, the area is called Chile's Lake District and with its lush green valleys and sawtooth mountains, it looks like the German or Swiss Alps. It can sound that way, too, since many of the original settlers were from Germany. They still speak the language of their forefathers and even have their own local German radio stations.
For hundreds of years, the lake passage was used as a way across the Andes by the Huilliches, the native people of Southern Chile. Later, the Jesuits of Chile used this passage when they founded missions in the area.
In the early 1900s, a young Swiss explorer named Ricardo Roth recognized the scenic beauty of the lakes passage and began operating tourist excursions. At that time, it was necessary to row across one of the lakes and a one-way journey could take days.
Today, descendents of the Roth family run a modern operation that uses sleek catamaran ferries and a fleet of colorful blue buses to complete the 117-mile journey between Puerto Mott, Chile, and the ski resort of Bariochie, Argentina, in a leisurely eight hours.
While this is one of the most scenic routes in South America, most people take it to see the views and experience the Andes, some stopping, like we did, to spend two or three days in the middle of the trip in the ecological village of Peulla (population 120), the center of Parque Nacional Vicente Pérez Rosales, Chile's first national park.
Peulla has an end-of-the-world feel to it, and with good reason. It's not the easiest place to get to. From the west, there is only one way in – a 20-mile boat trip across Lago Todos Los Santos (All Saints Lake), regarded as the prettiest of the lakes in the region. The sheer mountains and cliffs lining the lake prohibit building any road.
It takes two hours to sail the lake and the scenery never stops. In one direction, there are sweeping views of the Volcano Osorno, which Charles Darwin watched erupt from the decks of the Beagle in 1835. Looking the other way, you get a glimpse of towering Volcano Tronador, at 11,450 feet, the highest peak in the area.
Arriving at the Peulla ferry dock, it's a half-mile walk to the two lodges located here. Because this is the center of 970-square-mile Vincent Pérez Rosales National Park, development is limited.
The 71-room, historic Hotel Peulla was built in 1890 and has a German Alps feel to it. Hallways and some of the public rooms can be a bit bleak, but there are pretty gardens surrounding the hotel and a lovely view from the bar's outdoor deck, where you can sit, look at mountains and hear the ever-present roar of a nearby waterfall.
This region receives 260 days of rain a year and because of the steepness of the mountains and the quietness of this remote region, you are always in hearing range of a cascading waterfall.
A tour operator offers a series of day adventures, from a safari in a four-by-four vehicle up into the mountains to the Argentina border to horseback riding and sailing. Packages can be purchased that include the ferry, hotel, meals and your choice of adventure activities.
The horseback riding is spectacular. They dress you in knee-length half chaps that give everyone a dashing gaucho-like appearance as you splash your trail horses across the shallow Río Negro to the foot of the Andes. Overhead, condors and kingfishers circle in the sky, while the distant roar of a waterfall drifts down on a breeze from the high, snowcapped crags above.
They also have an 11-station canopy experience that crosses streams and ravines and is, of course, terrifying. But if you can take your mind off the fact that you are flying at outrageous speeds on a wire a hundred feet above the ground, the scenery will take away what little, if any, breath you have left.


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What do places like Uepi in the Solomons, Hirifa in the Tuamotus, Nanuya in Fiji, and Marathi in Greece have in common? They are all small island resorts we discovered during our cruising days, anchored off with the idea to stop for a look and a drink, only to end up staying for a while. In every case, we would settle at the bar, meet the owners who would welcome you as… Read More
Mr T: " There is a 3 day weather window this week. Let's take the boat out somewhere. " Me: " Great, how about we go into Sydney Harbour ? It's months since I have seen the city" Mr T: " Nahhhh…I want to see something different. Pittwater and the Hawkesbury River?" And this is how we find ourselves on this cold winter morning, motoring off Sydney Heads up north to… Read More


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Roses are red. Your jersey's blue. Can we Netflix and chill, just us two?
I'm not really sure what water polo entails but if you're the one who's playing, I just became Princeton's biggest fan.
An athletic guy who loves his mom? Looks like I've hit a homerun.
I bet I can think of 51 ways to have fun with you. What do you say?
You seem like you would be MAXimum fun. Fro-yo?
I promise I'm not a "mean girl," but your hair really does look sexy pushed back. Please be my Aaron Samuels?
Can I pull a Mark Zuckerberg and invite you to my dorm room, to uh, discuss future business plans? Or something like that.
So, Dylan, why don't you tell me if California really knows how to party?
A great smile, athletic, and nice arms. Let me take you out so I can confirm if you also have a winning personality.
Scott, can you actually tell me if Dartmouth is really like "Animal House"?
Joe, did you know that people with dimples are considered genetically superior? So what I'm basically saying is, yes, you are genetically superior.
Sooooo, you're welcome. I don't know if you'll ever see a more beautiful list. Enjoy this. Cherish this. Look at this when you're having a rough day. I give you the hottest male athletes you'll find on Bumble.
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The tide of refugees and immigrants and the resulting walls and discussions of walls – in Europe and the U.S. – remind me of a sculpture I saw at the University of Arizona in Tucson.…Read More
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By Vicki Spriggs
Chief Executive Officer of Texas CASA
For so many of us, the holiday season is full of excitement, celebration, family, warmth and community. As we enjoy this time with loved ones and get ready for the New Year, let's make sure we're keeping children in foster care in our hearts.
The fact is, some of these children are spending the season in emergency shelters, state hospitals, residential treatment centers… even on the streets. And those who are living with relatives or foster families over the holidays – the most "normal" of out-of-home care situations – are still missing their families and friends, and wondering if they'll have presents, happy memories and stories to talk about with their classmates after the break.
There are many wonderful organizations that are working to create happier, more hopeful holidays for these children and could use your support. In the spirit of the season, I want to draw your attention to a handful of them, and get you thinking about where you could get involved.
Central Texas
San Antonio Threads provides free new clothes and accessories, and a fun shopping experience, for teens who are in foster care, experiencing homelessness or otherwise in need. They recently opened a second location in Austin, with plans to continue to expand. They offer volunteer opportunities; you can also donate money or new clothes.
Austin-based nonprofit Partnerships for Children also has a Holiday Wishes program – you can sponsor a child, become an ambassador for the program, donate gifts or make a monetary donation.
The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) manages "rainbow rooms" across the state that are stocked with essentials, emergency items, food baskets, toys and more. You can donate supplies to rainbow rooms. You can also volunteer to help sort, organize and inventory donations – and specifically, you can shop for and wrap holiday gifts for children of all ages.
Also, there are over 190 county child welfare boards across the state that work at the grassroots level to meet the needs of children and families in the child welfare system in a variety of ways, including hosting holiday celebrations and working with rainbow room groups.
One Simple Wish works with over 700 social service agencies throughout the United States to collect wishes from children in foster care. They post the wishes on their website, giving you the chance to bring love, hope and joy to a child who really needs it. Learn more about One Simple Wish's many programs and get involved.
Every child deserves a cozy bedtime and a good night's sleep. Pajama Program gives new pajamas and new books to children all across the country, including children experiencing homelessness. It's a wonderful program to support, especially in the colder months. There are many ways to get involved, including donating to a local chapter and volunteering individually or as a group.
Not in a place to volunteer time or donate goods or funds this holiday season? No problem! Donate your small talk instead. Word of mouth is the most effective way to engage people in a cause – so talk with your loved ones about foster care and the challenges these children and their families face. While you're at it, if you know someone who would make a great CASA volunteer, nominate them!
There are so many ways, big and small, that you can get involved in your community and create a happier holiday season for all – these are just scratching the surface.
So what are you waiting for? Go forth and make a difference, and brighten the holidays for Texas children!
If you are not currently involved with CASA, I ask you today to consider how you can play a part in making a difference in the lives of our most vulnerable children. Are you ready to take the first step towards becoming a CASA volunteer? Visit BecomeACASA.org to learn how you can speak up for a child who needs you. You can also support the work of Texas CASA by making a secure online gift that will benefit the local CASA volunteer advocacy programs across the state.


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Andy Roddick and his wife Brooklyn Decker have revealed they are expecting their second child together. Former tennis star Andy made the big announcement while being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Rhode Island at the weekend. During his speech, the 34-year-old paid tribute to his partner, with whom he already shares 21-month-old son Hank. "Brook, I don't know how you juggle it all," he said. "I see it every day and it still doesn't make any sense to me.
Pregnant Brooklyn Decker showed off her tiny baby bump at Saturday's event
"You are an unreal artist, businesswoman, mother, wife, sister and friend. You hear a lot of guys who find it tough to walk away from professional sports. You're the reason why my personal transition into a quasi-normal, everyday life has been gratifying and full. Hank will someday realise how lucky he is. Our daughter that's coming will also realise she has the best mother on earth. Simply, thank you for being you."
Brooklyn, 30, also gave onlookers the first glimpse of her tiny baby bump, which was just visible as she supported her husband at his induction ceremony. Andy and Brooklyn started dating in 2007 and were married in Austin Texas in April 2009. They welcomed son Hank in September 2015. Earlier this year, Brooklyn opened up about balancing motherhood with her career.
Brooklyn and husband Andy Roddick are already parents to 21-month-old son Hank
"For me, since I grew up with a mum who worked gruelling hours, literally saving lives as an ICU nurse, she instilled in me at a very young age that I needed to work," she told Refinery29. "And when I had a baby [while filming Grace and Frankie], I didn't have a choice, I went back to work in three weeks.
"For me, I think after you have a baby, you're in this sort of weird utopia. Your hormones are crazy, you're going on no sleep, and to be thrown into work during that time, I actually felt like Superwoman. Eventually reality came crashing down, and sleep deprivation hit me about two months later, but it made me feel really good. It was incredibly empowering to go back to work, and also be a mum and a wife, and balance everything."


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Veteran director James Cameron's vegan documentary The Game Changers screened at the legendary Sundance Film Festival on January 19 – and its debut was reportedly well-received.
According to the filmmakers: "Something very special happened at the world premiere of The Game Changers today, and all of us there felt it."
The film looks at plant-based diets and their impact on athletic performance as well as the planet.
Writing about the film on social media, one viewer said: "Saw Game Changers today. Very moving and great affirmation why I went vegan. You changed my husband today!"
Another wrote: "There was an excitement, an electricity of change and growth like I've never felt before. Wow!"
One more simply added: "What a night! So Excited for others to see the film."
James Cameron teamed up with The Cove's Louis Psihoyos to make the movie.
Cameron executive produced, while Psihoyos directed.
Psihoyos told Boulder Magazine: "The world's strongest guy is a vegan.
"The world's fastest guy, Carl Lewis, was the first to break 10 seconds, and he did it when he was a vegan.
"We're trying to dispel the myth that you need protein from animals to become a 'real man'."
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While the Pokémon Company shows preferential treatment toward the original Pokémon games, it's not as if later generations are outright ignored. Kids grew up on more than Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow after all. There were plenty of kids who were just getting old enough for games in the early 2000s and started with Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Many of those same kids are now old enough to be members of the workforce and want to feel nostalgic over their youth too. To cater to them, we saw the 3DS receive remakes in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Pokémon Go even just added 3rd Gen Pokémon.
Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald take a lot of flak from casual fans of Pokémon because they're not the games they grew up with, and that's absolutely not fair. There are plenty of notable Pokémon from the 3rd Gen that have shown a lot of lasting power over the years. So we decided we wanted to recognize the most famous of the 3rd Gen Pokémon, if only to highlight some of the favorite Pokémon that some of your younger peers may relate to more.
10. Aggron
Aggron loves to fight because it knows it can take on just about anything. Its steel plating allows it to withstand just about any attack out there, boasting one of the highest defense stats in the entire series. However, while Aggron loves a challenge, it's also a conqueror. Aggron will claim entire mountains as its domain. Don't worry though, Aggron is a benevolent ruler. When the surrounding land has been besieged by flooding or wildfire, Aggron will help to reshape the land by bringing down dirt and soil from its mountain home.
However, what really bolstered Aggron's popularity was the anime. Anytime the animators need an incredibly threatening Pokémon that's still feasibly taken down, Aggron is their go to. It keeps showing up even today. And why not? Even if Aggron is an overall unremarkable Pokémon for competitive play, its image is what sells it. It captures that sense of being a monster without quite resembling anything in reality. This gives Aggron its own unique and definitive design.
9. Plusle & Minun
We're cheating a bit by combining these two Pokémon into one position, but you really can't talk about one without the other. Plusle and Minun are rarely seen separate from one another because they get stronger when near another Pokémon of the opposite polarity. Otherwise, Plusle and Minun are essentially the same Pokémon. Both love to cheer on their partners and hate battling on their own. Both create pom-poms out of electricity to cheer on said partners in battle. And, of course, both are not-so-subtly designed to look like Pikachu.
Even with the almost copy/paste design of Plusle & Minun, both Pokémon were created for a very specific function. They were designed to help advertise the newly incorporated doubles battles introduced in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Even if they aren't all that hot in combat, they have a very easy to understand mechanic in their Plus and Minus abilities, which bolster the special attack of each. This eased players into doubles battles and kick-started experimentation to test the potential of the new system.
Plus, they were the beginning of Pokémon's proud tradition of "Electric-type rodents meant to crib off the popularity of Pikachu". What's not to love?
8. Milotic
You could say Milotic is something of a reverse Gyarados. Its pre-evolution Feebas is a Pokémon similarly awful to Magikarp, learning the exact same moveset before they evolve into their glorious final form. However, while Gyrados is offense-heavy, Milotic is a much more defensive Pokémon with high HP in addition to its excellent special and solid defenses. This makes Milotic a giant pain to go up against. You'll even need to factor in Milotic's signature ability Marvel Scale, which increases its defense by 50% when inflicted with a status effect. One of the most common strategys back in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald's heyday was to give Milotic Toxic, then have it use Rest to put itself to sleep while your opponent struggled to make a dent in your Milotic.
However, what really defines Milotic is how it evolves. In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, all you were required to do was catch a Feebas, raise its beauty stat to the necessary amount, and level it up once. This was meant to incentivize players to test out the 3rd Gen's beauty pageants by dangling an incredibly powerful Pokémon in front of them. This was also a cute nod to the famous fable of the Ugly Duckling, incorporating beauty into the lore of the games. Unfortunately, when these contests were removed from later versions, they also threw out the beauty stat, which meant they had to change its evolution method into trading while holding an item. This makes Milotic the only example of a Pokémon whose means of evolution completely changed over the course of the series!
7. Metagross
Does that tank over there have legs? No, that's Metagross. That's worse than a tank, as Metagross is sentient. But not only does this war machine have free will, Metagross' intelligence surpasses that of a supercomputer. This hyper-brilliance gives Metagross psychic powers, meaning that you're not even safe from it from a distance. Metagross' steel body keeps its system of multiple brains (yes, plural) well-protected, but on the off chance Metagross might lose, it'll just explode and take its opponent down with it.
Metagross is unique within the Pokémon community in how it defies trends set by the franchise. It's the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon that isn't draconic in either typing or appearance. This has helped Metagross stand out visually while remaining threatening. Not even its 3rd Gen pseudo-legendary brother Salamence has maintained quite the same level of popularity despite overall being the handier Pokémon for competitive gaming. Even today pseudo-legendary Pokémon are designed to be dragons, which has given Metagross lasting appeal.
6. Sceptile
The final form of the Treecko's evolutionary line, Sceptile is naturally quite popular thanks to being a starter Pokémon. However, it's that design that people really love. Up until the 3rd Gen, we had never seen anything more beast-like come from Grass-types outside of possibly the Bulbasaur line, which was still heavily inspired by the Rafflesia plant. Then, finally, in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, players saw Game Freak go a little further with Sceptile, whose lizard design lends itself to the plant theme but still conveys a lot of power. No longer were Grass-types regulated to cute critters or weird final forms. Finally, fans had a Grass-type they could say was cool.
Of course, this boost in popularity was helped by the Ruby & Sapphire anime, in which Ash himself started with Treecko. Throughout the course of the series, Treecko would evolve into a Grovyle, which is what it would stay at for most of the anime. Grovyle did eventually evolve into a Sceptile towards the end and became one of Ash's strongest Pokémon. Sceptile would even return for Diamond & Pearl, where Ash brought him along for the Pokémon League tournament. It managed to defeat Tobias' Darkrai –a feat unheard of in the world of the Pokémon anime– and solidified its popularity with the fandom.
5. Gardevoir
This elegant Pokémon has enamored many a trainer over the years. Gardevoir blurs the lines between what we consider monster and human. It's as if Gardevoir is shaped in the image of a woman, but has incorporated those features naturally into its figure. Gardevoir's head looks like it has a bobbed haircut, but that's just an extension of Gardevoir. That dress is just a continuation of Gardevoir's torso without legs to hinder it. It's the very vision of elegance, captured into the form of a Pokémon.
However, Gardevoir's got more going for it than just that design. Fans will probably remember Gardevoir from Ruby & Sapphire as their rival Wally's main Pokémon. As a Psychic-type, Gardevoir was gifted with the high special attack that Psychic-type Pokémon are known for. Wally would evolve from a sickly kid into a real threat late into the game thanks to that. Later generations also gave Gardevoir a Psychic/Fairy dual-typing, transforming Gardevoir into an excellent dragonslayer. Plus, if you needed any more evidence of Gardevoir's popularity, it was one of the few playable Pokémon in Pokken Tournament that wasn't a starter or legendary.
4. Blaziken
Blaziken was unintentionally the root of a lot of jokes within the fandom. At first, Blaziken's Fire/Fighting combination was extremely novel and as a result made it one of the most popular starter Pokémon. Game Freak apparently caught wind of this and went on to make Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum's fire starter Fire/Fighting as well, which people tolerated. Then it happened yet again in Black & White. Suddenly, fans lost faith that Game Freak would ever have a fire starter that didn't evolve into Fire/Fighting. This all started with Blaziken.
And, did you know that Blaziken is also legitimately one of the best Pokémon out there for competitive play? This is because in later games, Blaziken was graced with the Speed Boost ability, which ups its speed by one level for every turn Blaziken is out in play. Combined with its incredible attack stat, this allowed Blaziken to crush anything that came its way without any effort, barring some legendary Pokémon. Unlike Charizard, if your 8-year-old cousin is bragging that their Blaziken is the strongest around, they may actually be telling the truth.
3. Groudon
They say that, at the dawn of the planet, Groudon was there creating the land we live on. This is due to Groudon's power to summon volcanic eruptions, which at some point will cool down and solidify into stable ground. However, keep Groudon away from Kyogre! If the two ever encounter one another again, it'll be the end of days. Both Pokémon are unable to keep from battling each other, and their glorious duel will ring in the end of days… or the birth of a new world.
Before Ruby and Sapphire, Pokémon stories were a smaller affair. There were certainly legendary Pokémon, but they never evoked the same scale that Groudon does. Pokémon like Ho-oh and Lugia were treated as gods, but only minor gods who oversaw small realms. You didn't have planet creators like Groudon who quite literally created the land we stand on by engaging in an epic battle that shook the foundations of life as we know it. Suddenly, Pokémon were no longer just mysterious creatures we didn't understand. Groudon made it apparent we are not their masters. They allow us the opportunity to live.
2. Kyogre
They say that, at the dawn of the planet, Kyogre was there expanding the seas by flooding the world. What we mentioned earlier about Groudon remains true to Kyogre as well; it's not too fond of Groudon and is more than happy to sacrifice the entire world for the chance to take a crack at striking it down. The only way to get them to stop is to summon Rayquaza, who acts as a sort of a stern nanny for the pair of legendaries.
While Groudon and Kyogre are popular for roughly the same reasons, we're giving the slightest of edges here to Kyogre for its domination in the Pokémon competitive scene. Kyogre was notable for a long time for being one of the only Pokémon with enough special attack to break through the ever-popular special wall Blissey. Kyogre's design also seems just a bit more popular with fans, barring a striking resemblance to a beautiful Orca whale over Groudon's less defined dinosaur look.
1. Mudkip
Hey, we heard you might like these? Mudkip is the requisite water starter of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, so it got a huge marketing push just by nature of potentially being someone's first Pokémon. Brock snagged one during the Ruby & Sapphire arc of the anime, and it was his primary partner during that section of the series. In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Ruby acquired Mudkip as his second Pokémon towards the beginning series and dubbed it Mumu. And considering Mudkip evolves into Swampert, one of the tankiest starters in all of Pokémon, we're guessing several of you reading out there chose Mudkip too.
However, your casual fan probably has heard Mudkip's name through the ever popular "So i herd u like mudkipz?" meme. It's one of those phrases that sounds so silly that the humor of it has transcended its origins. If you're curious, it originated from a devianArt group called MudKipClub. The founder of said group would post on other people's walls and spam them with the famous phrase as an invitation to check out his group. It naturally spread onto discussion boards like 4chan and from there on, history was made! For that reason alone, people will forever remember Mudkip.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully this list gave you a little insight into some of the Pokémon you may have missed out on if you stopped after Gold & Silver. Ruby & Sapphire were, at the very least, the games that set the pattern for later Pokémon games to follow it. A lot of those traditions were reflected in the Pokémon listed above.
But if you're a more diehard Pokémon fan, we want to ask you: did we miss anyone? We know that there are plenty more extremely popular Pokémon out there that originated in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald like Salamence and Rayquaza. Please, don't just sit there! Let us know in the comments below!


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The Thermal and Aerodynamic Development of a Cooling and Heat Resistance Package for a New Hybrid Sports Car
Journal Article
ISSN: 1946-3995, e-ISSN: 1946-4002
Published April 14, 2015 by SAE International in United States
Citation: Onishi, Y., Ramsay, T., Juan, T., and McKillen, J., "The Thermal and Aerodynamic Development of a Cooling and Heat Resistance Package for a New Hybrid Sports Car," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst. 8(1):155-164, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-1526.
Language: English
A sports car exhibits many challenges from an aerodynamic point of view: drag that limits top speed, lift - or down force - and balance that affects handling, brake cooling and insuring that the heat exchangers have enough air flowing through them under several vehicle speeds and ambient conditions. All of which must be balanced with a sports car styling and esthetic. Since this sports car applies two electric motors to drive front axle and a high-rev V6 turbo charged engine in series with a 9-speed double-clutch transmission and one electric motor to drive rear axle, additional cooling was required, yielding a total of ten air cooled-heat exchangers. It is also a challenge to introduce cooling air into the rear engine room to protect the car under severe thermal conditions. This paper focuses on the cooling and heat resistance concept. The experimental and computational developments of ten air cooled-heat exchangers are described with the tradeoffs that were required during the development process. Since the cooling and heat resistance package was being developed as the vehicle concept and styling were coming together, CFD played a large role in the heat exchanger size, location, heat resistance package and performance. Specific correlation tests were conducted to gain a greater understanding of the performance of some of the heat exchangers. Ultimately, the flow through all of the heat exchangers was confirmed as meeting all the targets at the first wind tunnel test and also heat resistance package was fixed with significant CFD support.
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This monthly newsletter provides updates on Ohio's ongoing utility corruption scandal and is a joint project of Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism, and the nonprofit Energy News Network.
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Court orders last week rejected a motion to dismiss criminal charges against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and confirmed he will stand trial with lobbyist Matt Borges later this month. The case charges them and others with bribery and a conspiracy centered on Ohio's nuclear and coal bailout law, House Bill 6.
Additional developments in that case and other matters relating to Ohio's ongoing corruption scandal include:
- U.S. District Judge Timothy Black rejected much of Borges' and Householder's efforts to limit factual evidence and expert testimony against them, while granting or reserving judgment on most of the federal government's evidentiary motions. Jury selection is scheduled to start on Jan. 20.
- FirstEnergy will pay a $3.9 million penalty for hiding information about nearly $94 million in lobbying expenses from federal regulatory auditors.
- A public records response by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio provides no evidence that either it or the DeWine administration formally initiated any ethics investigation of the commission in the wake of Chair Sam Randazzo's resignation in late 2020.
- Exhibits used by lawyers to question FirstEnergy's assistant controller under oath last year were released after months of delay. The materials highlight close dealings between company leadership and Republican operatives.
- Gov. Mike DeWine appointed former AEP lobbyist Anne Vogel to head the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
- Last month's bomb cyclone caused a low water problem at the Davis-Besse plant now owned by Energy Harbor (formerly FirstEnergy Solutions).
Criminal trial ahead
On Jan. 3, U.S. District Judge Timothy Black denied former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's motion to dismiss charges in the federal government's HB 6 criminal case. A separate order that day refused to separate Householder's trial from that of alleged co-conspirator Matt Borges, who had been a lobbyist for FirstEnergy Solutions and a former chair of the Ohio Republican Party.
The rulings set the stage for the trial of both defendants to move ahead, with jury selection scheduled to start on Jan. 20. The government has subpoenaed former Republican lawmakers Dave Greenspan, Kyle Koehler and Jay Hottinger to testify as part of its case. Householder allegedly pressured them to support HB 6. Federal prosecutors also have subpoenaed Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
In other orders issued last month, the court held the prosecution can use statements by alleged co-conspirator Neil Clark, now deceased, against Householder, as long as the government lays the proper foundation and meets its burden of proof at trial. But Judge Black did say the government shouldn't use the phrase "Householder's Enterprise" in opening and closing arguments — although the evidence may show Householder was in charge of a criminal enterprise.
Otherwise, Black wrote that defendants could use various approaches to try to impeach the government's factual and expert witnesses, and he will rule on specific objections when they come up at trial. But evidence of "good acts" and claims of selective prosecution won't be allowed. And, the judge warned, "the Court will not permit either side to suggest that party affiliation is an inherent sign of dishonesty, nor to stoke political divisions as a method of persuasion."
Read more:
- Ohio AG Dave Yost says he has been subpoenaed in massive public corruption case (Columbus Dispatch)
- Ohio corruption case: Winks, nods, texts and more can prove bribery (Columbus Dispatch)
FirstEnergy agrees to federal penalty
FirstEnergy has agreed to pay roughly $3.9 million as a penalty for failing to provide information about lobbying expenses to federal regulatory auditors. The company did not properly account for that spending and other activities, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reported in February 2022.
In a similar vein, a January 2022 audit report filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio found that FirstEnergy failed to properly track the use of an unlawful credit support rider. Use of a "money pool" among different subsidiaries made it impossible to determine if funds from the rider were used for HB 6 or other political activities. It's unclear when or whether any money will be refunded to customers.
Read more:
- FirstEnergy to pay $3.9 million fine for withholding lobbying info from federal regulators (Cleveland.com)
- Federal regulators fine FirstEnergy $3.86 million for omitting House Bill 6 payments from audit (Akron Beacon Journal)
No ethics investigation
A public records response from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio indicates the DeWine administration did not formally ask the commission to investigate ethics issues at the agency following former Chair Sam Randazzo's resignation. Nor does it appear that the PUCO's leadership took such steps on its own.
Randazzo resigned from the PUCO in November 2020, one day after FirstEnergy disclosed a $4.3 million payment to a firm controlled by him shortly before Randazzo took office. In July 2021, FirstEnergy admitted in a deferred prosecution agreement that payment was meant to secure favorable treatment in his official capacity. Randazzo has denied allegations of wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime.
Public records have also shown that Randazzo played a central role in shaping HB 6 and in directing the PUCO's limited response to FirstEnergy's alleged corruption once the HB 6 scandal broke in mid-2020.
The Energy News Network and Eye on Ohio filed a public records request with the PUCO in April 2022 for materials referring or relating to various communications between the DeWine administration or Lt. Governor Jon Husted with leadership at the PUCO in the wake of Randazzo's departure. The request was revised and narrowed after an initial denial by the PUCO in July 2022. After multiple follow-ups, the PUCO finally responded on Jan. 3, renewing earlier objections and claiming the request was overbroad and vague.
"It is unclear what you mean by 'deal with any efforts to investigate alleged corruption by Sam Randazzo or anyone else at the PUCO,'" wrote PUCO lawyer Monica Waller. "That being said, as a courtesy, the PUCO attempted to identify any communications between the individuals listed, during the time period specified[,] and Mike DeWine and/or Jon Husted related to Inspector General, Ohio Ethics Commission, and/or internal investigations of Mr. Randazzo. The PUCO did not identify any records responsive to this part of your request."
The response did not indicate whether there was any effort to investigate potential ethical breaches by others at the PUCO. Similar objections and responses were provided for requests relating to communications with other individuals in DeWine's administration and for requests asking about communications relating to the timing of various FirstEnergy cases at the PUCO.
The PUCO did perform limited searches for materials and produced roughly 5 megabytes of documents. Many were transmittals or weekly recaps or comments on pending legislation.
Similar public records requests with follow-up to DeWine and Husted's offices have gone unanswered by them since July.
Read more:
- Former Ohio regulator linked to $4 million payoff directed agency to limit response to FirstEnergy corruption (Eye on Ohio and Energy News Network)
- FirstEnergy faces another audit as advocates and others press for broader investigations (Eye on Ohio and Energy News Network)
Document duel
After months of delay, the Energy News Network, Eye on Ohio and others have obtained documents lawyers used in questioning FirstEnergy assistant controller Tracy Ashton in a civil lawsuit related to HB 6.
Multiple texts and emails show a close working relationship between company leadership and the DeWine-Husted administration. Former FirstEnergy vice president Michael Dowling described Husted as "highly engaged" on HB 6. Dowling also wrote that DeWine's former legislative affairs director, Dan McCarthy, said the administration and others would "step in" to get HB 6 done.
"Danny said there will be one more shit bill in the Senate and then a fix for all to like," Dowling wrote on July 12, 2019.
Before joining DeWine's administration, McCarthy had been a lobbyist for FirstEnergy and president of a pass-through nonprofit organization that funneled millions of dollars into efforts to pass and preserve HB 6.
The materials also include communications about Randazzo going for the chair spot at the PUCO on the day after Dowling and former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones dined with DeWine and Husted in December 2018. Jones' texts also show DeWine sought FirstEnergy's input about what they wanted in a PUCO chair.
The delay in getting the materials reflects ongoing efforts by FirstEnergy to limit disclosures about its role in the HB 6 scandal. The company argued in early September that a stay in four cases at the PUCO should block the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel from producing the records. The consumers' counsel responded that the PUCO had no jurisdiction over another agency's response to public records requests.
On Dec. 12, PUCO attorney examiner Megan Addison basically agreed the commission has no say in how another agency responds to public records requests. Yet her order still gave FirstEnergy extra time to ask a court to stop the disclosures.
The same day the consumers' counsel appealed that order to the full commission, FirstEnergy then told the commission that it would not ask a court to block the documents' release after all.
Read more:
- FirstEnergy execs promised DeWine administration would 'step in' for scandal-tainted HB6, emails show (Cleveland.com)
DeWine picks former AEP exec to head Ohio EPA
DeWine appointed his former policy director Anne Vogel as director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Vogel's lobbying for DeWine's office included work on HB 6. She also was a finalist to succeed Randazzo as PUCO chair after he resigned.
Prior to joining DeWine's administration, Vogel was managing director of government affairs for American Electric Power. At the Ohio EPA, she will be responsible for enforcing air pollution permits and pollution limits on fossil-fueled power plants and other businesses, as well as laws dealing with water pollution, waste disposal and more.
On Jan. 6 the U.S. EPA proposed lowering the allowable limits for small particulate matter. On Dec. 30, the federal agency also revised its guidance about what counts as "waters of the United States." Both steps will likely impose stricter limits and higher costs on coal mining, power plants and other industrial operations.
Read more:
- DeWine nominates former energy lobbyist to head Ohio EPA (Scioto Valley Guardian)
Bomb cyclone at Ohio nuclear plant
Strong winds across Lake Erie during the Dec. 23 and 24 bomb cyclone storm temporarily lowered water levels near Energy Harbor's Davis-Besse nuclear plant in Oak Harbor. The conditions caused a technical violation of conditions for the plant's ultimate heat sink, whose purpose is to draw heat away from a nuclear reactor.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission described the issue in a Dec. 30 notice, which noted the temporary nature of the low water levels and backup actions taken by the company.
The incident is significant because federal regulators and advocates have raised questions about the reliability of electricity generation, transmission and distribution in the face of extreme weather. The plant is also one of two that ratepayers would have had to subsidize if portions of House Bill 6 had not been repealed. The law's coal plant subsidies and its gutting of the state's clean energy standards remain on the books.
Read more:
- Climate solutions for Great Lakes power grid include better planning, transmission (Energy News Network)
- 'Bomb cyclone' storm caused tense moments at Davis-Besse (Toledo Blade)
Help wanted
PUCO Commissioner Beth Trombold has resigned after a decade at the agency, effective Feb. 10. Applications for her seat are due to the PUCO Nominating Council by 5 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 12.


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Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday that the city will no longer prosecute residents for prostitution, drug possession or other low-level offenses in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities.
The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office began working with public health experts one year ago to adopt an approach to slow the spread of COVID-19 in city prisons. Mosby's office decided to stop prosecuting offenses including CDS (drug) possession, trespassing, minor traffic offenses, urinating/defecating in public, open container, and a number of other offenses.
According to Mosby, the results of the experiment have been successful and will remain intact. The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says data shows Baltimore City's incarceration population is down by 18 percent, and the number of people entering the justice system compared to this time last year is down by 39 percent.
"Today, America's war on drug users is over in the city of Baltimore," Mosby said in a statement. "We leave behind the era of tough-on-crime prosecution and zero tolerance policing and no longer default to the status quo to criminalize mostly people of color for addiction."
Reimagining public safety in Baltimore requires innovation and collaborative effort," said Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott. "I applaud State's Attorney Mosby's office for working with partners to stem violence in Baltimore and ensure residents have the adequate support services they deserve."
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In less than a week from now, one of the most prestigious events in European Pool Billiard will begin. Starting Saturday, April 12th with the straight pool competition, the Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair athletes will kick off.
Venue will be the beautiful Ria Park Hotel in Vale do Lobo, Portugal. The tournament will once again be hosted in a lovely holiday environment which will definitely benefit the player's leisure time activities.
A total of 184 players from 36 European countries will be on the mark when the EPBF will fire the starting pistol. The complete event schedule can be viewed at the event website atwww.epconline.eu. The Championships will contain straight pool, 10-ball, 8-ball, 9-ball and team matches. The complete creme de la creme of European Pool will be in Vale do Lobo to joust for the title.
The complete tournament can be followed online. Kozoom offers 24 tables in Live Stream throughout the whole event. Just check in at www.kozoom.com/en/pool-
The EPBF will report from the event with up to two news clips and a press release per day. You can also follow the EC at facebook.com/
The event will last until Wednesday, April 22nd, and will be followed by a Euro-Tour event for Men and Women in the same location, starting right after the EC.
These upcoming three weeks will be a festival for European Pool with a lot of action packed matches, sporty rivalry and many medals to be fought for. Make sure you do not miss out on this.
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The event will be hosted by the European Pocket Billiard Federation EPBF and organized by International Billiard Promotion Foundation IBPF.


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NEWMED Corporation Launches the DOSER in Canada, New Device for Asthmatics
DOSER Integral Part of the New Shoppers Drug Mart HEALTHWATCH Asthma Management Program
Newton, MA - June 18, 1997- NEWMED Corporation, headquartered in Newton, MA, today announced the Canadian launch of the DOSER, the first and only consumer product to indicate the amount of medication remaining in Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) and to reliably track medication usage from MDIs. NEWMED is represented in the Canadian retail pharmacy market by Retail Solutions, Inc. The lightweight DOSER attaches easily to the top of an MDI, and solves the problems faced by millions of people with asthma and other inhaler users: knowing how much medication remains in an inhaler at any given time, and remembering the number of "puffs" taken. The DOSER has received Health Protection Branch (HPB) clearance and is available through many of the country's leading retailers. It is also part of the new Shoppers Drug Mart HEALTHWATCH Asthma Management Program.
The DOSER, tracks the use of medication taken from a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) as the inhaler is used normally. With its self contained microcomputer, the DOSER counts and displays the number of inhalations remaining in the MDI, and displays the number of inhalations taken in the current day. It also stores the number of inhalations taken in each of the last 30 days in its memory, and alerts the user when the MDI is nearly empty. With its self-contained battery, the DOSER lasts a full year. The DOSER's suggested retail price is $39.95, or less than $3.50 per month.
Because medications in MDIs are delivered through opaque aluminum canisters, knowing the amount of medication remaining in the canister has always been a challenge for the millions of inhaler users. Not knowing the amount of medication in an inhaler creates a risk of being caught without medication when it is needed most. Remembering how many "puffs" of medication have been taken at any given time is often difficult and may lead to a lack of adherence to a physician's instructions. The most widely prescribed products for respiratory illness are delivered through MDIs.
According to Steven Smith, Category Manager, Pharmaceuticals, Shoppers Drug Mart, "We launched the HEALTHWATCH Asthma Management Program on June 2, 1997. The program's goals are to educate consumers about: asthma; the role of medications; and the proper utilization of devices for improved drug delivery. We are very excited about including the DOSER , an innovative product, as part of our new asthma program. We believe the DOSER will enable Shoppers Drug Mart customers to better manage their own respiratory care and enable our HEALTHWATCH Pharmacists to better counsel people who use inhalers." The new asthma program was developed over the last year, and is based on the summary of recommendations from the 1996 Canadian Asthma Consensus Conference.
James G. Bath, Vice President of Business Development, and founder, NEWMED Corporation, said, "We are very pleased that the DOSER has been chosen as part of Shoppers Drug Mart HEALTHWATCH National Asthma Management Program. When linked with programs of this type, the DOSER is an important part of the information flow. People with asthma and respiratory illnesses can be at risk of exacerbating their condition, if not well informed or educated about their affliction and proper treatment. Accurate information about medication usage can be easily accessed from the DOSER by: parents of asthmatics; inhaler users; physicians; pharmacists and other health care providers such as respiratory therapists and nurses."
The DOSER's benefits are:
· Those with respiratory conditions can avoid being caught without medication
· Parents can better monitor children's medication usage
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Nah, if they can't find Americans to work cheap, they'll either hire H1-Bs, or just offshore completely. Seeing it happen at work right now. They know Indians will work for $20-30K less than Americans, because the money is worth 10x as much when they return it home.
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Meanwhile, new job openings are at a ridiculous high. So wages are going to have to start going up to get people back into the workforce.
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Hope all goes well for ya!
Sheesh, how do you give blood???
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Ghost of "Communism" Walks Havana
By Esteban Diaz
They touch on issues that they would like to see improve:
– The struggle against national bureaucracy.
– The participation of workers in making decisions related to the trajectory of the country.
– The combination of agriculture and industry; a measure to gradually erase the differences between the cities and rural areas.
– Industrialization in order to decrease imports that drain the national economy.
– The inclusion of information in the media regarding problems affecting the daily lives of workers as well as social groups; together with all the news of revolutionary processes occurring in the world, especially those arising from workers' organizations.
– Collectivization of the economy.
– etc., etc…
In general I am satisfied to participate in discussions with Cubans. Of course, what I listed above, I expressed in the form of conclusions, but in the end, it's all centered on the same ideas.
These ideas for the development of a socialist country shouldn't surprise anyone who is familiar with Marxist theory.
However it is not the conclusions that surprise many Cubans I know, but the fact that I confess to them that ¡OOOOH, HORROR!!! I am a Communist.
This fact has been a cause for alarm for the majority of Cubans that I have met.
This does nothing but confirm the bad reputation of this political movement stemming from the distortion created by Stalinism with its bureaucratic character, exchanging democratic centralism for bureaucratic centralism and absolute top-down decision making, which destroys a true democratic proletariat.
But, don't be mistaken, the people are not against Marxism, but instead are against those who carry the Marxist flag but nullify its theories with their inconsequent practices.
Faced with such an "organized" phobia, all which is left for me is the revolutionary role of the worker ant: interacting with the workers and learning from one another.
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Tried that already unfortunately.
Sounds sensible so I just need to find someone to clean the tracking head as I assume it is a technical job. Thanks for your help.
I'm seeing the same problem with my tapes. I think the problem is that the machine somehow is no longer able to recognize the recording as Digital8 and thus trying to play them back as Hi8. My TRV460 has a PB mode setting; however, it only let you select either Auto or Hi8/8, so I cannot force it to playback in Digital8 mode. I'm not sure how to work this out.
Well not exactly...Whenever I record and play what I have recorded back it plays it faster? How can I resolve this problem?
I've got the same problem with a DCR-TRV460. I have several digital tapes that won't play back at all. I get a Blue screen and a brief D8--->HI8 message, counter does not advance. If I record a new tape It will play back, but it won't play back a tape I finished just a few weeks ago. The camera will play back an old analog tape. It does look like it can't tell they are digital tapes.
This question is for Rifaa, or whoever else knows the asnwer: You said "If U are upto it u can too do it, all u need is a screw driver and a piece of lint free cloth and some alcohol." How exactly do I go about cleaning the tracking head? Thank you.
Hmmm, then u have a diry drum head. Try a head cleaner first.
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Okay, if the counter is not advancing it means that there is no tracking information. Counter won't work when playing unrecorded tapes and if the tracking head is dirty, so the likely fault is the tracking head is dirty. Without the trackijg info, picture won't get proper sync, no sync means blue screen and no counter advance.
What do u think?
If U are upto it u can too do it, all u need is a screw driver and a piece of lint free cloth and some alcohol.
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Here Are The Concessions McCarthy Had To Make For Speakership
After four grueling days and 15 votes, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is finally Speaker of the House - but not without having made a pile of concessions to a group of hard-line Republicans who think he'll be too accommodating to uniparty interests.
The last vote came after a dramatic scene, where during the 14th vote Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) threw a wrench in the gears - voting 'present,' which left McCarthy just one vote short of victory.
McCarthy - who clearly thought he had a deal, stormed up to Gaetz and exchanged words, during which a visibly angry Rep. Mike Rodgers bolted towards Gaetz and had to be muzzled and restrained.
Kevin McCarthy approaches Gaetz and Boebert because he needed 216 votes to win. pic.twitter.com/o6VBsbwVVV— The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) January 7, 2023
Rodgers lunged at Gaetz? pic.twitter.com/THHpZA4XjQ— Elizabeth Wachsberg (@EWachsberg) January 7, 2023
During the final, 15th ballot, enough holdouts voted 'present' to bring the total required number of votes low enough for McCarthy to finally win around midnight.
Here's what McCarthy had to give up for the votes, according to The Epoch Times' Roger L. Simon, who interviewed first-year Congressman Andrew Ogles (R-TN), who has yet to be sworn in;
I spoke with Ogles by phone the night of Jan. 6, 2023, before the roll call vote during which, it was said, two of the remaining rejectionists who couldn't accept McCarthy personally would absent themselves so that the magic number would be lowered and the new Speaker could go over the top.
Apropos, Ogles informed me that what many had guessed was true. His absence from voting in a previous round was also planned. He waited to see that all was going according to plan before stepping forward to flip his vote to McCarthy after the initial round.
For Ogles, the basis of all the negotiations was to establish the rules of the game in Congress that had been altered over the years beyond recognition. As he pointed out, the rules of a game almost always determine the winner.
He shared with me a list of some of what has been roughly negotiated to date. The devil, as always, is in the details.
As has been reported, it will only take a single congressperson, acting in what is known as a Jeffersonian Motion, to move to remove the Speaker if he or she goes back on their word or policy agenda.
A "Church" style committee will be convened to look into the weaponization of the FBI and other government organizations (presumably the CIA, the subject of the original Church Committee) against the American people.
Term limits will be put up for a vote.
Bills presented to Congress will be single subject, not omnibus with all the attendant earmarks, and there will be a 72-hour minimum period to read them.
The Texas Border Plan will be put before Congress. From The Hill: "The four-pronged plan aims to 'Complete Physical Border Infrastructure,' 'Fix Border Enforcement Policies,' 'Enforce our Laws in the Interior' and 'Target Cartels & Criminal Organizations.'"
COVID mandates will be ended as will all funding for them, including so-called "emergency funding."
Budget bills would stop the endless increases in the debt ceiling and hold the Senate accountable for the same.
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In response to the outcome, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), one of the holdouts, said in a statement that the anti-McCarthy Reps. "changed the way the government will be funded," and "changed the way committees will be formed."
"We secured votes on term limits, the fair tax, the Texas Border Plan, and so much more."
Bobert goes on to slam President Biden for calling the speakership process 'embarrassing for Republicans.
"How sad is it that us governing as the founders intended looks embarrassing to Democrats?" Bobert asked, adding "I'll tell you what's embarrassing. 40-year high inflation is embarrassing. 5 million illegals crossing our southern border is embarrassing/ Surrendering to ISIS and fleeing Afghanistan is embarrassing. Having a president that cant' finish his sentences is embarrassing."
My statement on the historic victories House conservatives secured. pic.twitter.com/O8rG1VHk0X— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) January 7, 2023
"It's safe to say that we believe there ought to be specific, concrete limits on spending attached to a debt ceiling increase," said Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) on Thursday.
"There will be no clean debt ceiling increase, that's for sure," said Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), another anti-McCarthy lawmaker who was convinced to switch his vote due to the concessions.
No word from Ogles on committee assignments or agreements, however there are discussions on positions for members of the Freedom Caucus.
Also no word on whether the House will hold a different kind of Jan. 6 investigation, unless it's going to be part of the new "Church" committee.
Meanwhile, The Hill notes that chairmanships on subcommittees are still going to need to be earned.
Another major concern for centrist Republicans throughout the week's marathon negotiations was the conservatives' push to win more subcommittee gavels for themselves — an idea that infuriated those already in line for those seats.
Bacon had called it "a non-starter," particularly among the more moderate Republicans who have worked their way up the ladder into those seats.
"If you're talking about chairmanships and things like that, they're gonna have to still earn it," Bacon said. "I call it affirmative action for [the] smallest of the caucuses to put them in leadership roles when they've not earned it. We believe in a merit-based system on the GOP side."
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), who has served in the House since 2013, also highlighted the "seniority process" for chairmanships.
"Everybody has to work their way through the seniority process and earn positions on both committees and gavels and things of that nature," she said. -The Hill
"These concessions have been agreed to by our conference, and ultimately I believe it's going to lead to a more people-driven legislative process," said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). "It's about restoring more power and decision making to the members."
Democrat Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland says McCarthy gave up too much.
"I think he gave away much more than I wish he'd given," he said, adding "I think it does give to a small, willful faction of his caucus, a negative faction of his caucus, a faction of his caucus that has been almost uniformly obstructionist, more authority than they ought to have."


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So without going too deep into things I quite frankly don't fully understand, the best way to explain this is, BXR still works, but it doesn't work as BXR in Destiny 2, what it does work as is as a manipulation the different animation system arguably to the point this technique could, reasonably, still be performed even in the newer iterations of Halo.
That is to say, in a lot less words, it works as a concept, and typically speaking if you're hunting for bugs, exploits, or whatever, it's not unreasonable to work off the conception of a bug, which, given the circumstances might even be fixed and have been fixed for years.
So Destiny's equivalent of a BXR is slide canceling. Technically speaking, the results are that the slide is never really cancelled – except on your screen. The overall usage for this technique is pretty much two-fold: the first is that your vertical aim point isn't having to adjust for the fact that you're at a lower than usual perspective, so it's much easier to perform a snapshot with a shotgun than without; the second depending on the situation it can create a difference in perspectives that minimizes exposure while maximizing firing capability.
I've got a few other examples we'll go over so you can see this from another perspective (because that's highly important) but for now, the above illustrates the difference between using the cancel and not. So without further ado, let me explain the technique:
Sprint and then Crouch to perform a slide, while initiating the slide, input and hold ADS (Aim-Down-Sight; or hit it once if you use sticky ADS), immediately afterward input Crouch (or Release Crouch for people who use hold-crouch). Done correctly, you should notice that your Guardian will stand up much faster than they should normally if you Slide and then Uncrouch immediately after beginning the slide. In that scenario, your Guardian would stand up immediately after the slide is done.
In third person, or rather, from everyone else's perspective other than yours, you will actually be sliding the whole time, but there's a few more things that need to be understood before doing this: this technique requires Snapshot Sights, or a high enough amount of handling to really take advantage of it. Typically speaking, some of the best shotguns focus on a combination of both range, impact, and handling in Destiny, but this can also be used with other weapons.
Another caveat is that you actually can't really perform this on a console or with a gamepad. The reason being that double-tap crouch inputs trigger your class abilities. This would probably work in Destiny 1, but I don't really care to actually load the game up and test it – that said, so long as you're not playing a Nightstalker with the dodge ability on it or Graviton Forfeit (Destiny 1), you should be able to perform the maneuver.
It's also worth mentioning, that most anything that buffs your slide (for example, slide duration) will have a pretty huge impact on this, and when you're able to snap out the input, you can use it to move in very strange, and interesting ways. I haven't really watched Destiny 2 gameplay by other people in awhile, but among other things, I'm really surprised I don't see this done more often in videos with Crucible footage.
…Then again, I've seen Youtubers put on the exact same clip twice in a row, so I can't really even find myself that surprised.
That said, this is probably going to be the last piece I write on Destiny for a very long time. I have large disagreements with their direction to the point that, with the exception of putting out information like this (which I've kept close to my chest lest it damage the game), there's not much more for me to write about other than it's clear Bungie has zero respect for anyone's time with weapon and armor sunsetting – and quite frankly, I'm not rebuying the game again just so I can get guns I've already unlocked.


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Jackson, MI—In 2014, PMA will mark its 90th anniversary, as it joins with the entire photo-imaging industry in celebrating the 175th birthday of photography. From its start as the Photofinishers Association of America in 1924, PMA has grown to become PMA, the Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations—a global organization serving members in more than 100 countries across a gamut of imaging-related fields.
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