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I don't whine a lot. I've learned that whining doesn't really get you anywhere. If you want something done, put your head down and do it. That's what I believe in but today, no just for tonight, let me whine.
Without revealing too much from my personal life and omitting a lot of other details, let me tell you my story. My father died last year and things changed. I don't know if it's like this all the time, but losing him has caused our family a lot of instability. The problems we've learned to shove under the shelves are suddenly showing itself. There's just a lot of changes and it's causing me a lot of stress.
Why is it causing me a lot of stress and not my other family members? Because I worry. Because I feel like I'm the only one who cares. Because I feel like I'm the only one thinking about the future. Because I am responsible.
When my father was nearing his death, I told him I couldn't do this without him. He said I can do it.
Whenever I feel sad, I remind myself of what he said and somehow it gives me strength. It's not working today, so I'll let myself whine.
I am just so tired of seeing my mom so weak. Sure, she lost her life partner but crying everytime she sees a complete family isn't going to bring him back. I am also so tired of her acting sick. Just last week, I rushed her to the emergency room because she wasn't feeling her best (a muscle strain and dizziness). To my surprise, she hasn't even taken any medicine to alleviate her pain. She decided to let the pain engulf her and whine about it.
I am so tired of adjusting for her too. I am sick of seeing my uncle (who temporarily lives with us as per her request) drinking alcohol frequently (we have kids in the house, it's not a good example), acting like a fucking know it all (constantly tells my mom things like she has hypertension when the doctor said there was nothing with her), and getting lectures from him when he's not the best example in the world.
Before I took my mom to the hospital, I asked her if she took any sort of medicine, she told me she hasn't. I got very disappointed with my uncle who made it seem like we didn't care for her but didn't even buy my mom a fucking pain reliever. Why am I getting a fucking lecture about her condition when he hasn't even done anything to help her? He is the one who is here 24/7. I have a fucking job, I can't be on top of everything.
I am also so tired of my sister. My sister who has kids but acts like a single woman. My sister who works (according to her) six days a week. My sister who has gotten away with a lot of her responsibilities up to now. My sister who depends a lot on my mom but barely acknowledges it. I am very much tired of her acting so proud but in fact, has nothing to show for. I am so tired of her and how much I have to worry about her and her kids. I need her to grow up, fast. I need to be reassured that she and the kids will be fine even if we're not here. I need to know the kids will have a good future despite everything.
I am just tired of being responsible. I had to put everything on hold and put my family first. They depend on me. I may not have every responsibility on my shoulder but I do have a lot more and it's just so unfair for me to see my brother having fun in England, my sister getting a lot of free passes and my mom being so weak when I need her to be strong for me.
I am just tired of life.
I am tired of the life my dad left me with when he died.
Tomorrow will be a new day. Tomorrow I will have to face another set of challenges and responsibilities. Tomorrow I will have to take note of all these frustrations and find ways to solve it.
I just hope tomorrow will come sooner because this sadness and frustration in my heart right now is ugly and I don't like it.

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Or a U.E.E. as I like to refer to it. This is, in layman's terms, the experience of going from $200 consumer level in-ear monitors to anything made by ULTIMATE EARS(UE).
Everything on these is custom. First, you select the particular model that best suits your monitoring needs. I chose the UE-11's which have 4 armatures (2 that are dedicated just to the low frequencies for a tighter more accurate bass response). Second, comes getting measured for the custom and specific ONLY TO YOUR EARS molds. This is achieved by having each individual ear digitally scanned with their propriety 3-D ear scanning technology ensuring that your monitors fit perfectly in each ear. Painless and takes about 5 minutes per ear (hold steady now)! The final step is picking out the exterior style or artwork you want on the visible side of the UE's and any accessories such as cases, cables or even the UE Sound Tap to accompany your custom UE's.
It's that simple.
I love them live and for recording, but especially love them as another set of speakers to listen back to mixes on. The cool thing about these is that they are essentially a "traveling control room" as I can take these anywhere. Once I have gotten used to them (which I have) I can gauge a mix, especially the low end, basically anywhere.
The Sound Tap is a great portable companion to my UE's. It gives me my own wireless gain stage for my mix coming to my UE's. Let me tell you, not having to worry about or deal with communicating my ongoing and ever-changing volume needs with a monitor person while performing is priceless. The Sound Tap solves that problem. It's so light and small that you can put right next to you on a utility table, the floor or even on a music stand. WINNER!
Also, everyone at ULTIMATE EARS from the ear scanning technician I had at NAMM to my A&E rep (thank you again Jeannette Rothman) have been nothing but amazing.
If this were a high school paper this would be the part where I would state my conclusion right? Isn't it obvious? Ok, I'll give it to you anyway. In conclusion, if you are a professional musician or take your music seriously, what are you waiting for? In regards to in-ear monitors, anything less is "Standard Definition." Don't you think it's time to go from SD to HD?
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The study examined the role of Nigerian Pidgin English in higher institutions with particular reference to students of Federal University Dutsinma. The research employed the monogenetic/reflexification theory and the data was gathered through the use of questionnaires and observation techniques. The analysis was based on the nature of the question asked as frequencies were generated and anaysed in simple percentages. The findings reveal that most students use Nigerian Pidgin however, not in formal settings such as lecture halls. In addition, the findings show that the Nigeria Pidgin English has effects on the students. This study concludes that the use of Pidgin in formal setting should be discouraged since it has not been given recognition. Its usage within the institution is affecting the students' academic performance.
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Table of contents
1.0 Back ground of the study
1.1 Statement of the Problem
1.2 Aim and objective
1.3 Significant of the study
1.4 Scope of the study
2.0 Preamble
2.1.1 The Concept of language
2.1.2 The Concept of Pidgin
2.1.3 The Classification of English Language in Nigeria
2.1.4 The Evolution of Nigerian Pidgin English
2.1.5 The Linguistics Features of Nigerian Pidgin English
22.214.171.124 Phonology
18.104.22.168 Syntactic feature
2.1.6 Status of Nigeria Pidgin
2.1.7 Attitudes towards Nigerian Pidgin
2.1.8The Standard English
2.2 Authorial review on works of
2.3 The Theoretical framework
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Target Population
3.3 Sampling Method/Technique
3.4 Description of Research Instrument
3.5 Procedure for Data Collection
3.6 Data Analysis Techniques
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Data gather through questionnaire method
4.3 Findings from the Data Analysis
4.3 Discussion of Data gathered by Observation
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendation
0.1 Background to the Study
One of the most important differences between man and animal is man's ability to speak and make others understand. as such, Language is central to human existence. The relationships between humans are molded by the language they speak. It enables them to communicate their feelings and emotions to one another. This is why Edward Sapir says "language is a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols" (8).
On the other hand, Bloch and Trager state that language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols by which a social group cooperates (5). Henry Sweet also views language as the expression of ideas by means of speech sounds combined into words. Words are combined into sentences, this combination answering to that of ideas into thoughts. (8).
From the above definitions, three words stand out "human", "expression", and "communication". The word human implies that only human beings use language as a means of communication. Animals do communicate using sounds but their communication is certainly different from human language and is not language. According to Akindele and Adegbite language is a human phenomenon that has form which can be described in terms of units of sound (phonemes), word, morphemes, phrases, sentences and paragraphs or discourse" (1).
This definition shows that language has often been identified as the most unique attribute of man. It is through language that human beings grasp and understand reality and transmit it from one generation to another. This view is buttressed by Blakar who affairs that "we actually live and behave in a world of language" (4). Victoria Fromkin and Robert Rodman cited Noam Chomsky saying that when we study human language, we are approaching what some might call the human essence. Chomsky's emphasis is on the important of language to human existence. Language is very important to every human being and without language, there won't be communication.Languages of the world did not just come out from the blues but they have their different origins. This is not different from pidgin language. Pidgin language can be traced to contact situations involving people who speak different languages and do not understand each other's language. This is why contact situation.....
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To use kohlrabi (bulb with greens), cut off leaves and peel the bulb. You can just slice and eat raw, stir fry (great in curries or with a soy sauce base), or grated as a topping on salad. Cut it up into half inch pieces before stir frying.
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1) What do you mean by the rate of work done?
Answer: Power.
2) What is the collision when two bodies stick together after the collision?
Answer: Inelastic.
3) What do you mean by the third order of levers?
Answer: The effort is in between the resistance and the fulcrum.
4) What changes is done by a dynamo?
Answer: Mechanical energy is converted in to electrical energy.
5) Which is the main source of energy to earth?
Answer: Sun.
6) If velocity of a moving body is made 3 times, what happens to its kinetic energy?
Answer: K. E will increase 9 times.
7) Write an example of a third order of lever.
Answer: Forceps, ice tongs, hook and rod.
8) Write an example of second order.
Answer: Nut cracker.
9) What is the unit of work in the C.G.S system?
Answer: Erg.
10) By what type of force the work is done when a body falls freely?
Answer: Gravitational force.
11) What is equal to one watt?
Answer: One joule/second.
12) One H.P is equal to what?
Answer: 746 Watts.
13) What is called the capacity to do work?
Answer: Energy.
14) What is called the energy possessed by a body because of its velocity?
Answer: Kinetic energy.
15) What is called the energy possessed by a body because of its position?
Answer: Potential.
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16) What does the kinetic energy of a body depend on-horseback?
Answer: It depends on its mass and velocity.
17) What happens when the height of a body from the ground is doubled?
Answer: Potential energy is also doubled.
18) What is the P.E of a body on the ground?
Answer: Zero.
19) In the interior of the sun, which reaction takes place?
Answer: Nuclear fusion.
20) In the sun, which is converted in to energy?
Answer: Matter.
21) In the core of the sun, hydrogen nuclei fuse together to form which nuclei?
Answer: Helium.
22) What is called a device which reduces human effort?
Answer: Machine.
23) What is called the rigid code that can rotate about a fixe point, fulcrum?
Answer: Lever.
24) What is called the force overcome by a lever?
Answer: Resistance.
25) In the first order of levers, what is between the resistance and the effort?
Answer: Fulcrum.
26) What is called the ratio of the resistance to the effort when they balance each other?
Answer: Mechanical advantage of a simple machine.
27) What is called the perpendicular distance from effort to fulcrum?
Answer: Effort arm.
28) Write an example of second order of levers?
Answer: Lime squeezer.
29) Write some example of the first order levers?
Answer: Balance, scissors, spanner.
30) State the law of conservation of energy.
Answer: Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
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Woman Pens Angry FB Post About Ex Just Before He Vanishes: 'Done With The Legal Way Of Doing This'
She was arrested in connection to her ex-husband's death soon after.
There's no fury like a woman scorned. According to the New York Post, a Texas woman has been arrested in connection to her ex-husband's disappearance.
Kristen Anne Dean Jennings, 28, of San Angelo was taken into custody today after her ex, 41-year-old Vincent Torrez, went missing on July 21. She has been charged with burglary of a habitation with intent to commit another felony, per the Abilene Reporter-News.
Two days before the disappearance, Jennings took to Facebook to vent about a man—presumably her ex—being abusive to her and wanting custody of her kids. "Seriously done with the 'legal' way of doing this!!!" she wrote.
Torrez (pictured below) has not been found, and authorities believe his disappearance is a homicide.
Jennings allegedly entered Torrez's mother's home on July 21, assaulted her and then forcibly took Jennings' and Torrez' 4-year-old, per a police news release. Investigators have also arrested Jennings' husband, Stephen Lynn Jennings, as well as his father, Gary Lynn Jennings, on charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair.
Anyone with any information that might be connected to Torrez' disappearance is asked to contact the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division.
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I'm talking bigger problems, like information theft, an odd but interesting experiment, and a network admin who thinks he's a 1010 when he's really a 0001.
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From Geoffrey to you! Heaven on Earth
Thursday April 30, 2009
Heaven on Earth
This last week has been jammed packed! Between the youth camp and hanging with the group from America I have been busy all day every day. I am on my way out to the youth camp right now so this message wont be too long. I just wanted to touch base with everyone and give all of you a taste of what this youth camp provides for these children. Tumaini takes care of about a thousand AIDS orphans, half of them come to this camp and the other half come in August.
Imagine what life is like for these children. They watched their parents die of AIDS, a very slow and grotesque death. If that isn't traumatic enough, normally the rest of their lives are spent living as the unwanted extra mouth to feed. An aunt, cousin or older sibling may care for them but they aren't their child, they are more of a annoyance and bother than a blessing. They often don't receive three meals a day, let a lone a meal everyday. Poverty has consumed their life and has become their identity. These children grow up receiving the worst that life has to offer; they get taunted, mocked, ridiculed and insulted because of their parents reputation or their impoverished state. These children are the unwanted, unneeded, and useless waste that life has spit up.
Now let me tell you about this camp that Tumaini offers. For one week they are loved unconditionally. For one week they receive three meals a day and snacks. For one week they aren't forced into manual labor, but sports, songs, dances and games. For one week they aren't insulted, ridiculed, or mocked because of their parents' death, instead they are embraced and cared for. For one week they have counselors that help them work through the repressed anger, depression and aggression that has been internalized for years. For one week their worries, cries, and concerns are cared for. For one week instead of being thrown off to the side the week revolves around them and they are a priority. The entire year they are abused, mocked, insulted, broken down and destroyed by life and society, but for this week of heaven on earth, they are loved, encouraged, inspired, built up, and restored by Tumaini. This camp is EVERYTHING for these children; the highlight of their year.
A lot of us have gone to winter camp or summer camp. We have some laughs and experience a lot of fun, but that is normally it. Our camp experiences are nothing compared to what this camp is to these children. It seems impossible for our calloused hearts and minds to grasp what this truly means to them. Imagine being imprisoned for your entire life, bound by shackles, kept in the darkest room in the most horrendous facilities, you are beaten and are verbally abused each day. Now imagine for one week a year you are set free, the shackles are gone, the beatings are replaced with embraces, being broken down is replaced with being encouraged, the dark and horrendous facilities are replaced with a warm bed and a cozy home. This is the best comparison I can come up with in some futile attempt to try to articulate what exactly what this camp means to these children. For this entire week a smile from cheek to cheek seems to be impressed on the faces of these children!
I was working the registration desk on Sunday and a young girl, probably about ten years old, came walking up. Instantly two of the Tumaini staff started hounding her and telling her to leave. After a few minutes I think it finally clicked and she stomped off. I found out that this girl wasn't supposed to be there, her grade goes to camp during the summer. She had come to the Tumaini office the prior week and asked if she can come, they gave her a resounding "NO." She came another day and asked again, surprise surprise, the answer didn't change, she still couldn't come to the camp this week. She asked earlier that day, and once again, her pleads got her another "NO." She knew the answer, but was trying with everything she had to make it into the camp. All I could think of was how incredible Tumaini is. To think that they have children begging and pleading to come to the camp means that they have created quite the environment. This camp means EVERYTHING to these children, enough for them to try over and over and over again to make it into the camp.
As I have spent my days talking, singing, and playing with these children I have become very aware of how truly incredible this organization is.
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This random is going to be more of a story. I spoke two days ago about Sex, it went INCREDIBLE! After I was done speaking you could have heard a pin drop in that room, God had ministered to their hearts. The main speaker went up on stage and said he had a song he wanted to teach everyone. He started to talk about all of our private parts and gave hand motions along with them. He could cup his man boobs and say boobs and would grab below the waste and say penis. (two words and motions you NEVER EVER do in Kenya). Everyone stood up and he started to sing and we repeated him. "These are my private parts, these are my private parts….. DON'T TOUCH THEM! DON'T TOUCH THEM!" as we sang we cupped our private parts… it was one of the FUNNIEST experiences EVER! Imagine a few hundred teenagers singing about their private parts. I was crying because I was laughing so hard…. Oh and don't worry I took video to show you guys.
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The Black Market is explored in Thief 3, as Garrett is allowed to walk the City when not in missions, and buy and sell items and equipment. The Black Market is alive and thriving with one of every store kind in every district within the City, with the exception of no fence in Old Quarter.
There are 2 kinds of black market stores, fences who deal in stolen loot, and shopkeepers who deal in tools, potions, information, and equipment.


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Volunteer opportunities abound in the Chicago area, but few offer as rarefied environment as the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust.
Interpreters lead tours and perform a variety of other tasks under the roofs of five Wright-designed sites and often spend time in some of Oak Park and River Forest's most architecturally significant homes during the annual Wright Plus Housewalk.
As the Trust prepares for a fall training session for volunteers, Volunteer Resources Manager Linda Bonifas-Guzman notes that going through the comprehensive program often brings volunteers into the fold for a long-term relationship with the Trust.
The Trust operates public tours and programs at five Chicago area historic sites: Wright's Home and Studio and Unity Temple (1905-08) in Oak Park, the Frederick C. Robie House in Hyde Park, The Rookery Light Court in the Loop and the Emil Bach House in Rogers Park.
According to Bonifas-Guzman, the two sites with the greatest need for volunteers are the Home and Studio and the Robie House.
Typically, she holds training sessions twice a year, in the spring and fall, and also holds special training sessions when sites are re-opened after a period of restoration, such as the recent years-long effort to restore Oak Park's Unity Temple.
Because the Robie House is currently undergoing restoration, she notes that training in the Robie House will not take place this fall but encourages visitors to take advantage of this unique time to see the home.
"Right now, we're exactly at the halfway point in the restoration," Bonifas-Guzman said. "They've done the front half of the house, and in August are opening up the living room and some of the premier rooms. We anticipate completion in February, and right now is a great time to come in and see the restoration in progress."
Training process
The volunteer training process entails several weeks of training during which each future interpreter creates a personalized tour with help from an experienced mentor.
Volunteer Felix Diaz, who started with the Trust in 2013, notes that the title of interpreter was deliberately chosen. He says that each tour is personalized and reflects the interpreter's personal take on the space.
"Everyone makes their own tour,"
Diaz said. "You could come to the Home and Studio multiple times and always get a different tour."
Bonifas-Guzman says that serving as interpreters is the main role for volunteers at the Home and Studio and that roughly 200 volunteer at the Oak Park site, with roughly 350 interpreters spread among all five sites.
The Home and Studio is closed only five days a year, and during the busy season -- typically April through October -- tours are often only 10 to 20 minutes apart.
Other sites' tours are more spaced out, depending on demand. The Home and Studio offers a variety of tours, with the most popular tour being a one-hour option. Other tours include an audio-guide tour, a neighborhood tour, a combination tour of the Home and Studio and Unity Temple, a Pedal Oak Park tour on bicycles, and a Wright Around Chicago tour aboard a bus.
Many of the volunteer interpreters also help with the duties during the Wright Plus Housewalk, and Bonifas-Guzman says their numbers have to be augmented to handle the scope of the event.
"The numbers vary by year, depending largely on how many houses we have and how far flung they are," Bonifas-Guzman said.
When the walk included homes in Riverside, the volunteer force exceeded 650, with over 100 volunteers serving at the Avery Coonley Estate. When the walk is more centrally located, as it was in 2018, the Trust needs about 500 volunteers to make the weekend a success.
The volunteer community
Bonifas-Guzman, who herself started out as a volunteer, praises the unique community that exists among the Trust volunteers.
"The love of architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, history or decorative arts are often the common thread that brings people here, and once they get bitten by the bug, they tend to stay," Bonifas-Guzman said. "People who like Frank Lloyd Wright are like rabid sports fans. They will travel around the world to feed that interest."
For Lauren Witkowski, a childhood love of the Prairie Style moved her to become an interpreter at the Robie House in 2016.
"Growing up, my dad would take us on family vacations to see the White Sox and Frank Lloyd Wright homes," Witkowski said. "He studied architecture and designed our own home in the Prairie Style."
She and her husband recently purchased their own Prairie Style home in Brookfield, and she enjoys sharing her passion with others.
"It gives me a lot of pleasure to explain the Robie House, Chicago and Frank Lloyd Wright to visitors," Witkowski said.
Oak Parker Amie Deluca fostered a connection to her new hometown when she began volunteering at the Home and Studio shortly after moving to the area in 2009. Through her work as an interpreter, day leader and Wright Plus organizer, she says the group has become a source of friendships and a way to get integrated into her new community.
Longtime volunteer Vicki Kwarciany has worn a number of hats in her 21 years as a volunteer with the Trust. As an interpreter and day leader at the Home and Studio to leadership roles in Wright Plus, she has found the community as vital to the volunteering as the mission.
"Yes, I love the topic and the activity, but the fellow volunteers are why I stay," Kwarciany said. "We started out with a common interest and built real friendships."
Diaz echoes her comments. An architect, he began volunteering when he moved to the Chicago area from Las Vegas and didn't have a large community of family and friends.
When he and his husband took a tour at the Home and Studio, Diaz was inspired to begin volunteering. He says the tour groups provide instant inspiration.
"People come from all over the world, and I love to see them become excited about Wright," Diaz said. "Another great part about this is that the organization itself has become like an instant family for me."
Getting involved
Enrollment for volunteer training sessions starting in September is underway for interpreters to lead tours at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Wright's design laboratory and birthplace of Wright's Prairie style of architecture.
Interpreter training is a concentrated program that involves online study, class lectures and workshops leading to certification. Interested individuals must qualify for enrollment during an informational orientation where they will also learn about opportunities for training to be interpreters at Robie House and Unity Temple.
Training takes place Thursday evenings and two Saturdays, Sept. 25 through Oct. 11 at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park.
More information and the volunteer application are available at www.flwright.org/volunteer.
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No.1 Bent Street
No.1 Bent Street is hosting a dinner in celebration of truffles on Thursday June 15. Join Mike McEnearney and head chef Jeffrey De Rome as they serve up an indulgent five-course meal using produce from Jayson Mesman's The Truffle Farm in Mount Majura. Mesman uses trained dogs to hunt the rare black truffle, which will be the highlight of braised truffled mushroom and radish, spit-roast 'demi-deuil' chicken and even crème caramel. Choose from a $200 menu or $295 (including wine). The wine list will be designed by Bryan Martin, who has handpicked and matched wines for each dish.
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Madame Truffles
Madame Truffles is teaming up with Young Henrys Brewery on July 1. Try truffle cheese in toasties with pints of craft beer. These truffles come from the award-winning Terra Preta Truffles. You can try them in-store at the Madame Truffle's pop-up (open just for winter) in Surry Hills or order online.
Three Williams Cafe
At the beginning of June, Three Williams cafe heralds the season with dishes featuring freshly shaved truffle from The Truffle & Wine Co. The truffle menu has been created by head chef Jacqui Ektoros. Her indulgent truffle cookies-and-cream dessert is a highlight with macadamia cookie, truffled mandarin-crème patissiere, gold-dust feuilletine, dark-chocolate crisp pearls and shaved truffle. The menu will be available throughout the truffle season. For bookings, call 02 9698 1111.
The Star
You can take a truffle tour through several restaurants at The Star. Visit Balla for truffle tagliatelle, or Black Bar & Grill for a range of truffle-based dishes such as crème brulee and truffle ice-cream. If you feel like whole, grilled John Dory with shaved truffle, head to Sokyo or Pizzaperta for a truffle and fontina cheese pizza.
Bishop Sessa
On July 20, Bishop Sessa returns with its Black Diamond Dinner. For $195 per person, attendees can enjoy a five-course menu featuring local black Perigord truffles from Stonebarn Truffles, complemented by local and imported wines. Book here.
Ormeggio at the Spit
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Jinnah's Two Nations Theory March 1940
- In November 193, a Pirpur Committe which was submitted by the Muslim league had presented its report in which it charged the congress for interference with the religious rites, suppression of Urdu and propaganda of Hindi, denial of legitimate representation and suppression in economy of the Muslims.
Pirpur Committee
Pirpur Committee was established in November 1930 by the All India Muslim League to prepare a detailed report regarding the atrocities of the Congress Ministries (1937-1939) formed after the elections under the 1935 Government of India Act in different provinces. Its report charged the congress for interference with the religious rites, suppression of Urdu and propaganda of Hindi, denial of legitimate representation and suppression in economy of the Muslims.
- The national poet of Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Iqbal had initially suggested the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of India. But in his work Tarana-e-Hind, he stated the belief of a strong united India.
- In the Third round table conference, a Cambridge student Chaudhary Rehmat Ali coined the term Pakistan. On 28 January 1933, he published a pamphlet "Now or Never" which is called "Pakistan Declaration".
This declaration said:
" At this solemn hour in the history of India, when British and Indian statesmen are laying the foundations of a Federal Constitution for that land, we address this appeal to you, in the name of our common heritage, on behalf of our thirty million Muslim brethren who live in PAKSTAN – by which we mean the five Northern units of India, Viz: Punjab, North-West Frontier Province (Afghan Province), Kashmir, Sind and Baluchistan. "
- This pamphlet appealed the Government that the five northern Units of India come up as a state independent of the proposed Indian Federation.
- But, this was not a movement until Jinnah Took it up.
- For Jinnah, the Congress was "Gandhi Hindu Congress".
On March 20, 1940, the Muslim League met at Lahore. Here Fazlul Haq, the Premier of Bengal, who along with Muslim League had formed the Government Bengal Province, moved a resolution, which was passed by Muslim League.
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the areas in which Muslims are numerically in majority, as in north-western and eastern zones of India, should be grouped to constitute the Independent States in which the Constituent units would be autonomous and sovereign".
In this session Jinnah in his Presidential address gave the famous two nation theory as follows:
"India cannot be assumed today to be Unitarian and homogenous nation, but on the contrary, there are two nations in the main- the Hindus and the Muslims".
- But the term Pakistan was not used in this session. This resolution was ambiguous and only a primitive idea which took firm shape only in 1946.
Gandhi rejected the two-nation theory and said:
" My whole soul rebels against the idea that Hinduism and Islam represent two antagonistic cultures and doctrines. To assent to such a doctrine for me is denial of God".
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Miracle Work on 38th Street: Connecting a Family at Life's End
In my work at Seton Healthcare Family, I had the privilege of interviewing this family about their experience in one of our hospitals. All they wanted was time for the father to say goodbye. They got a great deal more.
"We expected to visit the hospital, get him stabilized and then take him back home. Suddenly, everything changed."
On a humid Sunday morning, a young man with Down syndrome entered the emergency room at Seton Medical Center Austin (SMCA), part of the Seton Healthcare Family, Austin, Texas. Accompanied by his mother and sister, he struggled to breathe. Thirty-two-year-old Eduardo Martinez had recently been diagnosed with kidney disease and was told he had six months to a year left. Within the hour, the prognosis changed dramatically. Eduardo was given less than two days to live.
"We were floored when the doctor told us the news," said Cecilia Martinez, Eduardo's sister. "We expected to visit the hospital, get him stabilized and then take him back home. Suddenly, everything changed. I started calling family to come to the hospital."
Though Eduardo's mother is local, his father lives in Mexico and had not seen Eduardo in 16 years. The family asked Seton to help the father cross the border and say goodbye.
Enter Dr. Truly Hall and Eileen West. Dr. Hall is the director of the Seton Adult Inpatient Medical Services (SAIMS) program at SMCA, which is on 38th Street in Austin. She is board certified in internal medicine, with seven years at Seton under her belt. Eileen West is a medical social worker at SMCA, spending every other Monday through Friday in the 4-North unit. On the weekends her role expands to "the whole house," meaning she covers all cases that are not in the Emergency Department or labor and delivery.
Around 2 p.m. that Sunday, West received a call from Dr. Hall about a family standing vigil in the ICU for their terminally ill son. The request for border crossing assistance was not a surprise. "Maybe once a year we have a case like this, and I've written to the Mexican Embassy for an emergency visa," said Dr. Hall. "But never on a Sunday."
Given the political upheaval at the Texas/Mexico border, West was concerned. "I said I'd get right on it, but then realized the Mexican Embassy was closed," she said. West spoke with Cecelia and decided to contact the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, since the family knew which one of the 26 crossing stations the father was going to enter.
How did she know where to start? "I just Googled it," she said nonchalantly. "I got a phone number, then was transferred and passed around a bit, but I ended up on the phone with a humanitarian care unit."
To cross the border on such short notice, Eduardo's father required detailed paperwork. Dr. Hall and West compiled six pages of materials outlining the situation. West provided Border Patrol agents with her personal cell phone, work phone and home phone. Then she hit a snag.
"The Border Patrol told me that I needed to give the paperwork to the family, and that the family should deliver the documents to the father at the border," said West. "But I told them, 'No. This young man is dying and the family is not leaving his side.'" Several faxes later, the paperwork was approved.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services allows foreign residents to apply for humanitarian parole for emergency situations. Handled on a case-by-case basis, approval generally takes between 60 and 120 days. With West's tenacious prodding, it took mere hours. West attributes her success to "A bit of luck – and someone must have taken pity on us!"
Meanwhile, Eduardo continued receiving comfort care. "Every single doctor, nurse, all the people we met – they are great people," recalled Cecelia. "We moved Eduardo to the third floor, and the nurses brought us pillows, blankets and a folding bed. Someone from the ICU made sure that we got a bigger room so we could all be near Eduardo. Even though it was a tough situation, the doctors and nurses never treated us or Eduardo dismissively. They knew it was hard."
A fitful night passed as the family waited. At 9 a.m. the next day, Eduardo's face split into a grin when his father walked into the room. As Cecilia described it, "I kept saying, 'Wow.' We didn't expect him to cross the border at all, especially on a Sunday. I am so impressed by Eileen. She was an angel for us."
Cecilia isn't the only one impressed by West's actions. "A lot of social workers — especially on a Sunday — they wouldn't even have tried to help the family, and no one would have batted an eye, considering she was also covering the whole house," said Dr. Hall. "The chaotic border situation didn't deter her; Eileen took care of everything. I don't know how she did it!"
Garry Olney, vice president and chief operating officer at SMCA concurred, adding, "This is amazing! It is what Humancare is all about. Eileen did a great job."
Lifted spirits were short-lived, however. Over the next few days, Eduardo's condition deteriorated. In his final hours a nurse noticed the family focused on the plummeting numbers and screeching beeps of the monitors surrounding him. She disconnected the monitors and encouraged the family to focus on Eduardo, adding, "He is more important than any numbers."
Thanks to West's thorough initial work, Eduardo's father was able to stay in town long enough to attend the burial. When asked why she went to such great lengths for this family, Eileen's answer was simple: "The most important thing I could do for the family was to get the father here."
She downplayed the significance of her actions, adding, "Every social worker does this; it's not out of the ordinary in our department. In fact, this is what many social workers accomplish before their first cup of coffee or morning rounds!" Caffeinated or not, West exemplifies Humancare, going above and beyond her required duties to impact lives.
Cecilia has a message for the staff at SMCA: "We are very thankful for Seton. From the ER to the final day in the hospital, everybody treated us like family. A lot of people discriminate against people with disabilities, but Seton showed great love and care for my brother. There are several hospitals we could have gone to and we ended up at the right one. We received so much support. I don't have the words to describe the experience. Please tell all the Seton staff thank you."
About Humancare
Humancare challenges the status quo of healthcare. By adding humanity back into a system that seems to have lost its human touch, we're moving closer to being able to provide person-centered care. This recommitment to the people we serve modernizes our mission to care for and improve the health everyone in Central Texas, and beyond. Humancare is how we bring our mission to life, everyday. On this page you'll find resources to help you understand, experience and share Humancare. setonhumancare.org
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Kindness Is Free
I'm not a mom but I am a woman, and I am embarrassed to admit how often I contribute to catty commentary and girl-on-girl meanness. Mostly it's limited to internal dialogue or snarky comments; I'm not one of THOSE girls who actually writes cruel internet posts or insults someone to their face (see, it just comes out). Anyhooo… I dug this piece from the Huffington Post about what we can teach young girls – and ourselves – about treating others with respect.
Are You Teaching Your Daughter to Be A Mean Girl?
by Lyndsi Frandsen
One night, during my senior year of high school, I received a text message from a group of girls telling me I was fat and needed to lose weight.
At the time I felt bad and embarrassed for them. It honestly stunned me that people could be so downright mean and insecure. Now that I am married with a daughter of my own, my thoughts about it have slightly shifted. I find myself wondering about those girls' moms. Where were they? And why didn't they teach their daughters to be kind?
Years later, I ran into one of those girls at the store. We both had our young daughters with us. I didn't have ill feelings toward her and honestly assumed that we had both moved past the petty immaturity that tends to accompany those high school relationships. We were both wives and mothers now. Surely things that happened then would seem silly now — even laughable. So, in passing, I said hello.
With a cold glance, and without a word, she walked away.
I was stunned.
It was at that moment, I realized two things:
1. Mean girls grow up to be mean moms.
2. Little girls learn from their moms how to be mean girls.
This "mean girl" gene doesn't come on intentionally. I don't think there are many people who pride themselves on being mean. However, we live in a technology-driven world that, in my opinion, breeds competitive feelings and makes that mean behavior all too common.
Social media has created an atmosphere where people feel entitled to peek in on every aspect of your life. People feel entitled to say whatever they want. I cannot tell you how many times I have observed mothers, via social media, being downright nasty to one another about anything and everything. It is shocking and sad. But if it starts with us, it has to end with us. It's our responsibility, as mothers, to do everything in our power to make sure we aren't (even unknowingly) raising mean girls.
Be aware of yourself. Being a teacher, I can assure you that your children hear you. (And often quote you.) They observe you. They mimic you. They hear you tell your husband how that woman on Facebook "is so full of herself." They listen when you are on the phone with your girlfriend gossiping about the mom down the street. They even take in the critical things you say about your own appearance. They hear you. And then they become a product of everything they hear — a product of you.
Teach them how to give a compliment. Doesn't this seem so simple? Complimenting is a lost art. We live in a self-centered society, and it shows. By teaching your children how to compliment others (and themselves), you are encouraging them to find things they like about other people.
Encourage positive conversation. I am a firm believer that when we start being pessimistic and negative, we train our brains to automatically think that way. By encouraging and participating in positive conversations with our daughters, we can help train them to think in an optimistic way. It's hard to be mean when you see life and see others in a positive light.
Teach them to root for the underdog. I have my mom to thank for this life lesson. When we were growing up, my mom would always remind us to "root/cheer/vote for the underdog." Whether it was during student council elections, team tryouts or just a regular day, she would always say that to us as we got out of the car. Promoting this message teaches children to be aware of others. It will teach them kindness and empathy. And think of it this way: At some point in time, we will all be the underdog. How would you want to be treated?
Praise niceness. Nice is a simple world. So simple, its powerful meaning often goes unnoticed. Growing up, "Because Nice Matters" was our family motto. My mom plastered the phrase all around the house, and now I have done the same. Being nice does matter. We need to make kindness a conscious lesson. We need to compliment our daughters when they demonstrate kindness. In a world that values looks, achievements, accomplishments and awards, let your home value kindness.
I hope one day, if I run into that high school acquaintance again, she will accept the smile I throw her way. But even if she doesn't, I'm just going to keep on smiling. After all, nobody is perfect. But everyone can be nice.
Bangladeshi Pumpkin and Shrimp
1/2 Pumpkin, cut into slices or large cubes (find it in H-mart or any Asian store), seeded
1-2 lbs uncooked Shrimp
3 TBS Vegetable oil
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Red chili powder
1 tsp Cumin seed paste
1 tsp Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic paste
1 onion, chopped
1/2 tsp Sugar
1. Saute the shrimps in oil in the same pan, then add onion, garlic, ginger and cumin. Stir thoroughly. Then add turmeric powder, chili powder and salt and sugar stir continuously.
2. Pour in 1 cup of water and bring it to a boil. Add sliced pumpkin and cook on high heat for 20 minutes.
3. Stir everything and put a lid on the pot. Keep cooking for another 5-10 minutes on low heat. Test with a fork to see if pumpkin is soft if it is then it is done. There shouldn't be much water left.
4. Garnish with fresh cilantro and green chillies. Serve over steaming saffron rice.
Friday Humor: What Did the Fox Say
This smile-inducing video is courtesy of my big sis. Think of Lonely Island's Jack Sparrow video as a frame of reference. And watch the whole thing:
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On Good Girls and Sexism
Woot! I get a wave of excitement when something I write actually makes it into the blogosphere. Here's part of a new piece I just wrote for Huffington Post, Why Do I Have to Be Nice to Everybody?
"I grew up in the South, and nurtured habits die hard. I was once grounded for saying "damn" to my sister. I wore white gloves and bonnets to Easter mass and crossed my ankles when sitting in skirts. I didn't know what the word "horny" meant until one of my girlfriends took pity on my naïveté in eighth grade. (Sexuality is inherently tied to a woman's value and virtue, you see).
"Even today, I wear slips under dresses and send hand-written thank you notes. I don't discuss bodily functions in mixed company and consider it an honor to be asked for a recipe after a dinner party. I smile even if I don't like you and am one of four people on the metro who says, "Pardon me." In sum: I was raised a good girl.
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Another form of pollution is the introduction of exotic, or non-native species into marine environments. These marine invaders are on the increase in all the world's seas, probably because of the increase in international shipping.
Though global figures of the number of exotics that have taken up residence in new waters is not known, scientists have determined that the number of invasive marine plant and invertebrates in European and North American waters has increased from around 25 in 1900 to over 175 by 2000.
Most exotics, from micro-organisms to fish, hitch-hike in the ballast waters and cargoes of ships. Their patterns of dispersal closely follow the world's major shipping lanes, while areas of bottom trawling, pollution and other stress factors also play an important role in providing space for exotics to move in. Some 60 introduced species have been found in the Baltic Sea. In some parts of the Black Sea, up to 90 per cent of the marine biomass consists of the voracious comb-jelly, Mnemiopsis Leidyi, which feed on the eggs and larvae of many commercially valuable species of fish.
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Rejoinder of the Islamic Emirate [of Afghanistan] regarding Obama's recent announcement of extension of occupation
Friday, 30 May 2014 08:55
As Obama announced. . .[The World Tyrant will] keep nearly ten thousand troops inside Afghanistan till 2016 and protract the occupation,
the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly condemns this stance of the American [World Tyrant] politicians and considers it a clear violation of the religious, national and human rights of the freedom-loving people of Afghanistan.
No human law allows anyone to violate the territorial boundaries of a sovereign country, usurp their political independence and bring them under military occupation.
As the US [World Tyrant] authorities blatantly. . .[promise] to protract the occupation of Afghanistan till 2016, these expressions are very ignominious and they must be strongly condemned by those individuals, peoples and governments who are committed to sovereignty and freedom.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has explicitly manifested its stance on behalf of its pious masses about the US [World Tyrant] occupation i.e.
even the presence of a single American soldier inside Afghanistan is unacceptable for our nation and masses;
Jihad is obligatory against them and our people will continue their legitimate resistance and Jihad against them.
Prior to the invasion, we had told the Americans [The World Tyrant] that they will not benefit from this felony rather it will increase their miseries but
they did not pay any heed and now they are not only stuck into the longest and [most] humiliating war of their history but also
internationally their foes are increased;
their military, political and economic majesty and supremacy are demolished;
rather their decline and deterioration started from the start of this futile war.
A few years ago when the reins of [World Tyrant] power was transferred from Republicans to Democrats, we once again called upon the fire-kindling US [World Tyrant] authorities to recompense the blunder of the previous government and if they insist on war, their casualties and humiliation will inevitably escalate
but Barak Obama did quite the opposite.
Instead of withdrawing his forces, he sent tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan.
The scope of resistance and struggle against the American [World Tyrant] occupation soared correspondingly with the increase of invading forces.
The amount of casualties among the occupying forces escalated and eventually the American [World Tyrant] authorities were compelled to decide to quit from the battlefield.
We once again call upon the American [World Tyrant] officials that they are repeating the felony of their predecessors here;
they are only wasting their time here;
they are augmenting the miseries of our as well as their nations and
eventually it is the American people who will suffer most from this futile war.
The American [World Tyrant] authorities should presently [now] take that decision which will have to eventually be taken by them two years later so that on one side, the sufferings of our people are brought to an end and on the other side, their casualties are not protracted too.
For the apprehension of the American authorities, we would like to elucidate that as a Muslim nation, Jihad is obligatory on us according to our beliefs till the end of occupation of our pious land by the infidel forces.
The presence of armed infidel forces inside a Muslim land has no legitimacy and justification. Therefore the obligation of Jihad is not deferred with the quantitative decrease of the occupying forces rather it (Jihad) is as compulsory even against a single foreign soldier as it is obligatory against thousands of them.
Therefore, if the Americans [World Tyrant ubermenschen] want to relieve themselves as well as the Afghan masses from this futile Afghan war, they should completely withdraw their forces from Afghanistan as soon as possible.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
May 30, 3:43 PM EDT
SHINSEKI HAD SUPPORT OF MANY VET GROUPS UNTIL END [Excerpts]
. . .the problem of long waits pre-dated Shinseki's tenure. In 2003, a presidential task force established by Bush warned that "at least 236,000 veterans were on a waiting list of six months or more for a first appointment or an initial follow-up."
Townsend [Homer Townsend, executive director of Paralyzed Veterans of America] said the jury is still out on whether Shinseki did enough to confront the department's problems
"I think anybody who has that job today is going to fail," Townsend said.
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I'm remembering that it comes in increments. Even a very good newborn is still a newborn, and still exhausting to care for.
Instead of being impatient for things to come, {like making a DIY coatrack!} perhaps I should think about all the things I currently enjoy.
Things like being able to sleep {even just in 20 minute increments} laying down, instead of propped up on a million pillows.
Being able to see my toes.
Being able to hand the baby to someone else and be alone {really alone!} for a few minutes.
My hips and ribs no longer ache.
I can go for long walks without my feet swelling.
I can get cold. Sonic ice drinks make me shiver and I've had to turn the thermostat back to its warmer pre-pregnancy setting.
I feel healthier. I feel {a bit} smaller. I don't recognize myself in the mirror yet, but I'm getting closer. Things are getting better slowly, but they're definitely getting better.
I'll take that.


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March 22 is a special day for the P&G Children's Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program.
We celebrate World Water Day and the transformative impact that clean water has on children, their families and entire communities. We also take a moment to thank our partners, along with the individuals and organizations around the world, who are working to provide and protect this essential and life-changing resource.
Over the past 10 years, we've been inspired by the stories of people we have met in our collaborative efforts with global partners to help provide clean water with P&G packets in more than 75 countries.
When people have access to clean water, it changes lives. Clean water keeps children healthy so they can go to school. It keeps adults healthy so they can work, and earn income to support their families. It helps entire communities move out of poverty.
So as part of CSDW's 10th anniversary, and World Water Day, we've made a new CSDW video that shares the story of how this innovation has changed lives:
In the new video, you'll get to meet Boniface, an energetic 13-year-old boy who is a leader in his school and in his community.
This is another truth around the world: children are agents of change. Boniface and his sister attend Gobei Primary School located in Bondo, a rural region near Kenya's Lake Victoria. Their school participates in a CSDW project with CARE International, one of our longest-standing CSDW partners.
Boniface was elected chairperson of Gobei Primary School's health club, which educates students on using the P&G Purifier of Water packets, proper hand washing and the importance of sanitation and general hygiene. Boniface and his classmates take what they learn at school home to their families.
During a visit to his school, he proudly said,
"When the P&G Purifier of Water was not there, we had a huge number of absenteeism. But nowadays, we don't miss our studies because we treat the water. We drink it, now we don't miss our subjects."
The students have had a great impact on the whole community. Even Boniface's beloved family dog benefits from clean drinking water. Together, Boniface and his classmates are helping transform lives.
On World Water Day—and as we look to the next 10 years of CSDW—we know that there is much more to do to ensure everyone has access to clean water. But we're encouraged by the progress we're making with the help of our many partners.
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Blessings; May you feel the Elven song within, hear the voice who speaks from your heart-space. We are Tuatha dé Danann, the children of Nature and the stars.
–T.E. Pelton, author, Elven World mythologies
Perhaps you have heard a few things about the Elven :
We are loving, compassionate and kind
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However, I would like to point out that the majority of recent media has portrayed us in a very gloomy manner, sweeping black robes and a bit gothic.
This may be quite fine but I would like to rekindle the notion that the Elven have a persuasive sense of humor, that we are not all dark and gloomy.
In fact we quite enjoy things here on Earth.
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It's a still day and its only getting calmer
there's not even a desultory seagull squawking
or a fly buzzing that I could summarily dispose of
and I am out this morning bristling in full battle regalia
with nowhere in particular to march to and no one to fight with.
Yesterday I looked at old photos though I know I shouldn't
and it left me feeling like there's too much time behind us
for my mind to cope with and this morning as if in answer
I've assembled all my medals for you and am standing to attention
I have laid out every scalp I've ever taken
as if the past could ever teach the present something,
as if I knew what it wanted.
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Since two days OnePlus 5T Benchmark results are trending on top media sites. In fact we from Trendy Techz also wants to join the media and started writing about this news but when we personally checked all the 31 test results from GFXBench website we couldn't trace any OnePlus 5T Benchmark results on the Official website. So, we reached our Co-Founder and asked him about this and even he shared it on twitter where he received Shocking of response. So, In this post we will be sharing all those details along with the proofs. So, lets start our post with the trending Screenshot circulating as OnePlus 5T benchmark results. Here we go,
Fake OnePlus 5T GFXBench result:
This Benchmark From Techiestate website is trending since two days. So, Here is the Response from Zyadatef 12, who is the no 1 Contributor From Slashleaks. As soon as Zyad shared his views along with image , Arvind Rana from Droidholic joins the discussion and shared his image too and proved us how easily we can Photoshop any Image.
It's very easy to EDIT this bro. VERY EASY! pic.twitter.com/eEilX4Y1Su
— Zyad Atef (@ZyadAtef12) November 4, 2017
Here he shared a Screenshot that is edited and made it look like exact OnePlus 5T benchmark result. Even Arvind also shared image in this discussion,
Exclusive!! OnePlus 6 Leaked :p :p pic.twitter.com/BDRwEVjjkK
— Arvind Rana (@Thearvindrana) November 4, 2017
So, From the above tweets we can Confirm that the circulating benchmark result as OnePlus 5T is Fake but since we need an Official Confirmation from GFXBench we kept this article on Hold but thanks to the Officials who responded to our mail and Confirmed the Circulating Benchmark as Fake.
Reply From Officials on this GFXBench result:
This is Bence from Kishonti licensing.
The screenshot you've provided is most likely fake and does not correspond to any real entry in our database. Someone probably modified the content of the OnePlus 5 (A5000) website in their browser locally and took a screenshot (as he/she couldn't have sent a link to the actual non-existing page).
Our suspicion is also strongly backed by the fact that the creator modified the A5000's front facing camera' Megapixel value (15MP->19MP), but didn't update the actual pixel resolution (4608 x 3456).
Please only trust actual links to the real gfxbench.com website.
Thanks for reaching out to us.
He even shared a screenshot with us,
So, Now we can confirm that the benchmark result is Fake.
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I've been waiting for awhile to share this incredible cover with you, for the second book in Connected, my young adult paranormal romance series. It's called Imminence, and I'm in love with this cover! It took awhile, lot of going back and forth with the cover artist, the talented Taria Reed. Check out her website if you want a gorgeous, unique book cover – her rates are reasonable, and she's done both covers for my Connected series: http://www.tariareed.net/
The second installment of Connected finds Em encountering her worst nightmare, the man who's haunted her dreams ever since he kidnapped her 10 years ago – her father. Taria was able to brilliantly capture the nightmare feel I was looking for, as well as little details readers will remember from Connected, like the necklace Tommy gave to Em.
Imminence is due for release in early August. I don't have an exact date yet – I'm shooting for August 1st, but I'm still working with my editor to get it all polished up and ready for reading consumption.
Thank you to all my readers – you've been patiently awaiting this sequel for a couple of years. I hope you will find it was worth the wait. 🙂
So without further ado, the cover reveal for Imminence, Connected Book Two!
So what do you think? Please comment and let me know!
I'll post an update with the pre-order link in a couple of days. Also, I'm planning a giveaway for my newsletter subscribers and a promotion for book one around the launch date. As always, thanks for reading, and I look forward to sharing Imminence with you shortly. 🙂


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Obama Announces White House Jobs Summit
by Mike Hall, Nov 12, 2009
This morning, President Obama announced he will invite labor leaders, business executives, small business owners, economists and other financial experts to a special White House summit on jobs next month.
Obama says the summit will explore ways to slow the loss of jobs and quicken the pace of job creation at a time when the nation's jobless rate is at 10.2 percent, its highest point since 1983. As Obama said,
We have an obligation to consider every additional responsible step that we can to encourage and accelerate job creation in this country.
Just this week, the AFL-CIO Executive Council met in Washington, D.C., to outline a national jobs creation strategy that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will announce Tuesday at a special Economic Policy Institute (EPI) jobs and economy panel and seminar. (Plan now to view the live webcast from 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17, at www.aflcio.org/createjobs.)
The summit announcement came as a new report showed there were 502,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits last week. Dire as that is, it's lower than expected and is the smallest number of first-time claims since January. But, according to Obama:
Even though we've slowed the loss of jobs—and today's report on the continued decline in unemployment claims is a hopeful sign—the economic growth that we've seen has not yet led to the job growth that we desperately need.
EPI President Lawrence Mishel calls the announcement of the White House jobs summit "necessary and welcome."
President Obama is right to say that we should take "every responsible step" to help put Americans back to work. With a double-digit unemployment rate and nearly 16 million Americans looking for work, we should take decisive action as quickly as possible to create jobs. High rates of unemployment damage our economy in ways that can take years, if not generations, to fix, by casting millions of families and children into poverty and making it difficult for our nation to invest for the future. President Obama's focus on job creation is necessary and welcome.
Currently 15.7 million workers are jobless and when the unemployment and underemployment rates are combined they soar to 17.5 percent—more than 27 million workers.
A date for the summit will be announced soon.
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The Washington Post:"This week, Macy's announced that it is shaking up its discounting practices: The coupon system will remain in place for full-priced items, but the retailer is implementing a different strategy to get shoppers to pounce on its clearance merchandise. The move is effectively a bet that shoppers prefer simplicity over the thrill of demonstrating their shopping savvy."
"Here's how Macy's new approach works: When an item is on clearance, you can't apply coupons or other discounts to it. Macy's said it will apply deeper cuts to the ticket price than it did previously, but the price you see on the tag is the price you will pay. The retailer has also moved all the clearance items to a centralized area in the store — one for men's apparel, one for women's — instead of having the racks scattered throughout the store. So far, Macy's has seen upbeat results from the change."
"In a conference call with investors this week, Macy's chief financial officer Karen Hoguet offered this explanation for why the change was getting traction: 'I think what happens is, customers want simplicity. And when you are looking for deep clearance goods you could just see the price of the item and not have to do the math in your head. And it's easier.'"


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We all have them (probably, I hope so). We all have those snippets of words, sentences, those quotes that make lights flash in your mind, make bells ring. We all have those quotes that just stick with us even after we've read the book and after we've turned the last page.
Today, I'm going to share with you four quotes from books that have stayed with me even after I've closed the cover.
This quote resonates with me today even after a handful of years. I read it as a freshman in high school and it's one of those books that inspire you to be good, to be better, and when you've lost your way, a line like this brings you back. It actually kind of reminds me of the line from The Lorax by Dr. Suess, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." I read Zusak's book before I read The Lorax. So even though they're pretty similar, I think they're both important and inspiring.
Now, Harry Potter is full of quotable quotes that it's difficult to pinpoint which ones are my favorite. This quote is at the top. You can learn a whole lot about how someone by the way they treat other people, including their mothers, the waitress/waiter, the cashier at the local supermarket, even an animal. I think it's especially important when growing a relationship with someone to consider how they treat others, especially those they perceive as inferior to them (not necessarily in a negative way) because some time down the line they might treat you that way too.
This quote is especially telling in the current political climate in the U.S. It's something to think about.
Life of Pi is poetic and filled with philosophical insight. It's lovely. It's one of my favorite books (at least I think it is, I should probably reread it). Now although it's about a boy and a tiger (or is it…?), these words can apply to any situation one can face. It's about closure, which I think it's something we try to avoid. But if we fail to talk about things and if we fail to make and get closure, we'll carry a weight with us for the rest of our lives.
Hurston's book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, was another book I read during high school with an everlasting impression on my mind. At the time, it was so unique and interesting. This quote is so beautiful. It's short and free from heavy metaphorical meanings, but it's words have substance and clear meaning. We can all find love, but something unique to our humanity is that we all experience love differently. We also have different levels, different kinds of love, for different people.
That's it! Do you have a selection of quotes that have resonated with you and stuck with you even after you've read the last page? (I tried my best with the edits/graphics!)


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Alumni Triennial: Deadline Extended to Thursday, October 5, at 5:00pm
The MECA Alumni Triennial takes place in the ICA at MECA every third year. This themed exhibition is curated by a distinguished alumni who selects the artists and artwork to be featured. Graduates with a BFA, MFA, Post-Baccalaureate Art Education Certificate, MAT, or an Honorary Degree are eligible to apply. The title of the exhibition is determined after the selection process is complete, based on themes inherent in the chosen work.
View the 2015 Alumni Biennial, Residual Utopia.
2018 Alumni Triennial
The 2018 Alumni Triennial will be curated by Shannon Rankin '97. All alumni interested in being considered can upload their work to portfolio.meca.edu by Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 5:00pm. Click the Sign-Up icon at the top of the page, and create a personal profile with uploaded images of your work. Questions about how to use the MECA Portfolio site can be answered on the Help page. To view an instructional video on how to upload a project, please click here.
About the Curator
Shannon Rankin was born in California (1971) and grew up in Vermont. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Maine College of Art (1997). Rankin currently divides her time between Maine and New Mexico. Her recent exhibitions include Deep Cut: Contemporary Paper Cutting, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH (2017), Overview, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, New Mexico (2016), Beyond Boundaries, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT (2015) and Excavations, New Art Center, Newton, Massachusetts (2015). Recent awards include residencies at the Studios at MASS MoCA (2017), the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program (2016) and the Individual Artist Grant awarded by the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2015).
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As surprising as it may sound, the U.S. Constitution does not contain an express right to privacy. To remedy this scary fact, the Bill of Rights was born out of the need to establish boundaries upon which government could not infringe without certain explicit procedures. From an historical perspective, the Constitutional Framers were interested in protecting privacy of persons and possessions, specifically related to unreasonable searches and seizures (the Fourth Amendment), the privilege against self-incrimination (the Fifth Amendment), and a general protection of privacy (the Ninth Amendment). Today, surveillance devices are chipping away at our privacy, largely without any disclosure to us and in a form that cannot be sensed or observed.
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Yates v. United States - Context is Everything...
This blog entry is intended to highlight a part of the law that usually confuses people - words. Please read it as a cautionary tale, keeping in mind that sometimes it takes the Supreme Court of the United States to determine the meaning of a statute in a criminal law case.
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Drug smuggling has been a part of American culture for a long time. Drug use took off in the late 1960s when middle class Americans changed their perspective on drug use, taking it from taboo to fashionable. Drugs became an appendage of social rebellion and protest during an era of political unrest. Over time, government pushed back against the drug culture, and as a result, it passed laws such as the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act in 1970. The Act included the Controlled Substances Act which set forth five categories or schedules for regulating drugs based on their medicinal value and potential for addiction.
Government Mass Surveillance: A Myriad of Threats
Mass surveillance in the United States invokes too-close-to-home trepidation of a totalitarian "Big Brother" surveillance state. For most people, the inescapable surveillance state depicted in George Orwell's dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, seemed just that -- a thing for novels. Times have changed. Riding on the coat tails of the September 11, 2001 tragedy, the National Security Agency has expanded its mass surveillance efforts including the tracking of calls of millions of Americans and spying on calls, text messages, and e-mails. The government's surveillance programs receive authorization under a variety of laws, but two major players are the Patriot Act and the FISA Amendments Act.