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This week's news that the first exo-moon might have been found, about 4000 light years away, is startling for several reasons.
The first astonishing bit is that it was found at all. The majority of planets orbiting other stars have been found by light-curve analysis as the planet passes directly between the parent star and our telescopes – for the most part, via the Kepler space telescope. The new exomoon is one of them, orbiting the planet Kepler 1625b. This is a gas giant about 10 times as massive as Jupiter, although it's actually about the same size as Jupiter because, you know, physics. It's also orbiting in the 'habitable zone' of its primary star, Kepler 1625, a star similar to the Sun which is estimated to be about 3,956 light years from Earth.
Kepler 1625b was detected in Kepler data from the way the light dips, it's possible to not just find the planet, but to also discover a good deal about it. In theory, any moon orbiting the planet would create a secondary dip of its own – but on a vastly smaller scale. And that's the issue; even planetary detection starts to involve variations in only a few handfuls of photons. Now imagine detecting a moon.
But there were hints of that in the Kepler data, and that was exciting enough to get discoverers David Kipping and Alex teachey of Columbia University, some 40 hours of time on the Hubble Space Telescope, back in October 2017. From that data they were able to deduce the characteristics of the proposed exomoon.
Another reason why it's amazing is that, although the detection hasn't been conclusively proven yet, odds are on that it's real. And while it's obvious that solar systems other than our own will be as complex – with all kinds of planets, moons, comets and the rest whirling around – from a strict scientific perspective that demands proof.
The final awesome bit, at least for me, is that exomoon is, itself, about the same dimensions as Neptune or, in point of fact, Uranus. What sort of place is it? The size suggests a gas giant. It is, however, just 1.5 percent the mass of its primary world. This isn't such an unusual differential; it's estimated that relative to its planet, this exomoon is smaller – proportionately – than our Moon relative to Earth.
But there might be variants on the theme. A paper written by Rene Heller in August 2017, before the Hubble data was available, looked into various scenarios of the nature of both planet and moon. Data available at the time pointed to a variety of possibilities. One question was whether the moon had formed in situ with its parent planet, or been captured later; the maths showed that an object the mass of Neptune (or Uranus) could be captured by Kepler 1625b. The temperature of the moon has been calculated to be 80 degrees C. One possibility is that the moon has similar mass to Earth but has been 'puffed up' by heating. Nobody knows – yet. What this says is that there's going to be some exciting science coming up.
What it doesn't say, though, is that there will be exomoons out there like Earth, orbiting gas giants and maybe populated by CGI-style humanoids who live in a Morally Better Way. Nor are there likely to be any single-climate forest moons filled with cute teddy-bear cuddly creatures who, nonetheless, can defeat Imperial Stormtroopers in battle.
In point of fact, I don't think it's plausible to have an Earth-like world orbiting a gas giant, even if the gas giant is in the right part of the star's 'habitable zone'.
Here's why. To get the kind of setting beloved of a particular sci-fi movie that I fell asleep while watching, twice – you know, where the crescent gas-giant looms large in the sky – you have to be in a fairly close orbit. That implies that such a world would be tidally locked, forever showing the same face to the gas giant. That's going to make the day at least several Earth days long, or possibly a week. It also implies that the moon is orbiting splat in the middle of the gas giant's radiation belts, just as Io is around Jupiter. Any life on the world? It's reduced to glow-in-the-dark toast, even supposing it could emerge in the first place.
You could always assume that this putative Earth-like satellite had a large iron core, enabling a magnetic field that might deflect most of the radiation, but this swiftly leads you down a path of assumed characteristics and events that start becoming highly unlikely. We think, for instance, that Earth's large iron core – which is virtually unique in our own solar system – was the result of an ancient collision between proto-Earth and a Mars-sized body named Thiea. The resulting wreckage produced both modern Earth and the Moon – and the heavy stuff sank to the centre of the gravity well, meaning Earth got most of the iron.
For that to happen around a gas giant – where the gas giant itself would likely soak up the lion's share of the wreckage if two moons collided – starts looking less likely. We might find that exomoons around gas giants consist of lighter material. Maybe such moons would be primarily made of hydrogen and helium. Or water. That last doesn't preclude life, if the temperature's right – but it does mean that the moon won't be much like Earth. And in this calculation we also have to remember the problems of tidal heating – again, looking at Io as an example. That place is absolutely boisterously volcanic.
There's a possibility, then, that the newly discovered exomoon might be essentially a large blob of boiling water with a small rocky core. Who knows? That doesn't mean it couldn't host life – think about Earth's extremophiles. But it does mean that the place isn't going to be like Earth.
My take is that exomoons – which must be out there – will have characteristics of their own, and we can't know what they are for sure until we've detected a fair few. One thing's for certain; these conditions are unlikely to be much like Earth, even for an exomoon in the 'habitable zone'. No, they're going to be strange – and wonderful to discover.
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Kensington 16" Handled Platter
From our Kensington Collection- This heirloom collection reflects a new generation of understated elegance. This handled platter makes a quiet statement and can be personalized with an engraved monogram or sentiment. Each piece is nickel plated and accented with a sleek natural wood handle.
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Businesses Sold Price on Application - Cafe/Takeaway
This little gem is located in the heart of Richmond on the city fringe. Surrounded by complementary businesses and close to the train station with trams passing out front.
This cafe and coffee shop business for sale has seating capacity for 22 inside, 8 outside and 14 in a covered private courtyard. It has an intimate and relaxed dining area. Offers a simple menu using locally sourced produce.
• Serves breakfast, lunch, coffee and drinks and is particularly busy for weekend breakfasts.
• Fully licensed to 11 pm
• Opens 7 Days: Monday to Friday 6:30am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am to 4pm
• Has a 3 Bedroom house upstairs with a separate entrance
• 1 owner works part time in the business with help of 8 part time staff. Other owner only spends a few hours in the business on weekends
• Solid Turnover of $9,000 per week
• Rent of $970 per week which includes the upstairs residence
• Secure lease of 5×5
• Also offers catering and is a very popular venue for small catered events.
This business has so much potential – turnover can be increased by simply extending opening hours. Rent can be reduced by renting out the upstairs residence.
This is an easy to run business with experienced staff in place to help new owners or it can be easily run under management.
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AIIMS to set up health camps at all four shrines of Chardham yatra
The camps will focus specially on pilgrims with cardiac and respiratory ailments.dehradun Updated: May 10, 2019 16:30 IST
Giving boost to health care facilities to the ongoing Chardham yatra, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Rishikesh along with an NGO will set up medical camps at all the four shrines. The camps will focus specially on pilgrims with cardiac and respiratory ailments.
"We will be setting up health camps at all the shrines which will be equipped to treat patients with heart problems as most people die due to heart attacks at such a high altitude. All doctors working in the camps would be from AIIMS and the infrastructural set up will be done by the NGO," said Harish Mohan Thapliyal, public relations officer (PRO) of AIIMS, Rishikesh.
Thapliyal said an MoU has been signed between AIIMS, Rishikesh and Six Sigma High Altitude Medical Services, an NGO, for this programme. "The intellectual property would be of AIIMS. The NGO would help in setting up the camp along with the medical equipments," said the PRO.
In 2018, 32 people died due to cardiac issues on their way to the Badrinath, said officials at the Chamoli police control room. For Kedarnath, the toll was at 54, out of which 35 people died due to heart attacks while reaching the shrine, said Rudraprayag district disaster management officer (DDMO).
The details for Gangotri and Yamunotri could not be accessed till the filing of this report.
On Wednesday, a 64-year-old resident of Hyderabad died due to heart failure at Yamunotri. Officials at the Chardham yatra control room said the death toll has already reached to three this year.
DDMO of Rudraprayag Harish Sharma said health camps have already been set up at Kedarnath shrine with 84 doctors available to cater to patients over the period of six months of the yatra season.
BD Singh, chief executive officer of Badri-Kedar Temple Committee, said, "Health camps have also been set up locally at Badrinath and Kedarnath, but doctors from AIIMS also keep visiting. Ideally pilgrims should stop at different places instead of directly reaching the shrine as that turns out to be fatal due to the air pressure at such high altitude."
Meanwhile, thousands braved biting cold to visit Kedarnath on Thursday morning as portals of the Himalayan shrine were reopened for devotees after the six-month winter break.
The chief priest of the shrine Rawal Bhimashankar Ling opened the gates of the temple at 5.35 am amid chanting of vedic hymns after conducting all rituals.
Several distinguished people, including Governor Baby Rani Maurya, were among thousands of pilgrims who thronged the shrine on the opening day.


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Has the Kadam family been cooks for a long time?
Hassan's family has run restaurants in India for many years. His great grandfather feed soldiers at the time of the British Raj (the rule of the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947). As the story begins, the Kadam family runs a restaurant in Mumbai, India, where Hassan is schooled in cooking.


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Top Things to Do in Capri, Italy, from a Cruise Ship - Feel free to add, vote or provide feedback to the list
Faraglioni is the Italian language term used to refer to stacks, a coastal and oceanic rock formation. They are formed by erosion from ocean waves.
Anacapri is a on the island of Capri, in the province of Naples, Italy. The Ancient Greek prefix ana means "up" or "above", signifying that Anacapri is located at a higher elevation on the island than Capri (about 150 m higher on average). Administratively, it has a separate status from the city of Capri.
The Gardens of Augustus ( Italian: Giardini di Augusto), originally known by the name of Krupp Gardens, are botanical gardens on the island of Capri, Campania, Italy. The gardens was established by the German industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp in the early twentieth century to build his mansion in Capri.
Built between 1900 and 1902, ostensibly Via Krupp was a connection for Krupp between his luxury hotel, Grand Hotel Quisisana, and Marina Piccola, where his marine biology research vessel lay at anchor. Secretly however, this path also conveyed him to Grotta di Fra Felice, a grotto where sex orgies with local youths are supposed to have taken place.
The Villa San Michele was built around the turn of the 20th century on the Isle of Capri, Italy, by the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe. The villa's gardens have panoramic views of the town of Capri and its harbour, the Sorrentine Peninsula, and Mount Vesuvius.
A natural arch or natural bridge is a natural rock formation where a rock arch forms, with an opening underneath. Most natural arches form as a narrow bridge, walled by cliffs, become narrower from erosion, with a softer rock stratum under the cliff-forming stratum gradually eroding out until the rock shelters thus formed meet underneath the ridge, thus forming the arch.
Villa Jovis is the largest of the twelve Tiberian villas on Capri mentioned by Tacitus. The entire complex, spanning several terraces and a difference in elevation of about 40 m, covers some 7,000 m² (1.7 acres).
Marina Piccola ("little harbor"; also Marina di Mulo) is located on the southern side of the island of Capri. It is near the Faraglioni sea stacks to the southeast. The Via Krupp is a historic switchback paved footpath which connect the Charterhouse of San Giacomo and the Gardens of Augustus area with Marina Piccola..
Marina Grande is the main port of the island of Capri, to the north of the main town of Capri and at the foot of Mount Solaro. The Marina Piccola, on the island's southern shore, preceded the Marina Grande; it was used by Augustus and Tiberius.
La chiesa di Santo Stefano è una chiesa monumentale di Capri: è la più grande chiesa dell' isola, è sede parrocchiale ed è stata cattedrale della diocesi di Capri dalla sua realizzazione fino al 1818.
Ignazio Cerio (1841 - 1921) was an influential but eccentric physician and amateur philosopher on the island of Capri, in Italy. His father, imprisoned for his liberal beliefs, had spent his time in jail devising chemical concoctions and mechanical constructions that would never be made; Ignazio continued the family traditions of both liberalism and idiosyncratic inventiveness.
The Grotta del Castiglione is a lofty cave on the island of Capri, Italy. It is located high up in the hill of the same name, facing south. When the inhabitants of Capri took refuge in it at the time of the Turkish raids, there was a way to it from the east, but the path has since been destroyed by the crumbling of the cliff.


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15 Modern Kitchens, Hot Kitchen Design Trends and Decor Ideas
White kitchen cabinets for china and green decorative accessories that add life to kitchen decor
15 modern kitchens photographs are selected to demonstrate the hottest contemporary, country and classic kitchen design trends and decor ideas that include hardware and cabinets, countertops, kitchen lights, decorating colors, storage solutions and kitchen accessories.
Modern kitchen design trends and decor ideas give great inspirations whether for updating your hardware and wall paint, or gutting your entire space. Modern kitchen design trends and decor ideas help select kitchen cabinets designs and colors, wall paint and kitchen accessories for renovating your kitchen, interior re-decorating or home staging.
There is a million kitchen products, new designs, color shades and styles to chose from, and you want your kitchen design and decor look fresh and stylish. Regardless if it is contemporary, country or traditional kitchen interior, modern kitchen design needs to be functional, comfortable and welcoming.
To make your choices a little easier, look at different contemporary, country and traditional kitchen designs in this gallery to see the latest tile designs, kitchen islands and cabinets styles, countertops, storage spaces, modern kitchen lights and kitchen decor ideas.
Intent on making your kitchen a place to linger, not just to cook, can be purposefully aimed for airiness and light. Pale gray blue kitchen cabinets or off white cupboards complement a stainless steel tile backsplash and deep open counters. Use warm metals like gold and antiqued brass to bring eye-catching accents into modern kitchen design. Traditional kitchen cabinets with glass doors are an attractive way to house your china collection.
Make a bold statement with a patterned backsplash design or add a beautiful hood above the stove. Bamboo lower cabinets can add rustic contrast to the white uppers. A window seat in the kitchen or soft dining furniture in a breakfast nook give a cosy spot to hang out.
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A timeless, elegant pattern that is becoming more and more popular. A creamy marble backsplash and white CaesarStone countertops are classy choices that will feel fresh for many years. Modern kitchen wallpapers and timeless, elegant tiles designs are a popular combination also.
Pops of teal inject life into a neutral or dramatic black-n-white kitchen decorating palette. Kitchen tiles are excellent for adding a modern-vintage flavor with a tiled wall. Tile designs, accentuated with darker grout, give the kitchen a bistro vibe.
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Use a light, airy approach in a small spaces, making small kitchen design and decor appear larger. Update the existing kitchen cabinets with a coat of light paint and add new hardware. New quartz countertops in light or neutral colors are a way to add contemporary functional look to modern kitchen interiors.
Instead of upper cabinets you can add open shelves or combine an open shelf with smaller upper kitchen cabinets. A ceiling height backsplash creates a dramatic effect, visually stretching the kitchen size. Kitchen islands and peninsula designs are important elements that make modern kitchen design functional and comfortable.
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Madam Evelyn Idun Tetteh Teiv, the wife of Coach Sellas Tetteh passed away on Thursday morning in Accra after a short illness.
She was 59.
A statement from the Sierra Leonean FA said: "It is with deep sadness and regret that the President of the SLFA announces the death of Mrs Evelyn Tetteh, wife of LEONE STARS Head Coach Selas Tetteh.
"She passed away this morning in Ghana after a short illness.
"Madam Evelyn's support and understanding of her husband's role as Head Coach of the Sierra Leone National Team throughout the often troubled and turbulent period of his career in Sierra Leone, earned her tremendous respect from all those around her and the football family in Ghana.
"She put her husband's interest and passion for football above all else. We thank her for her prayers and words of encouragement to the SLFA and Leone Stars through those difficult times.
"May her soul rest in perfect peace and may the good lord give our head coach the strength to carry on for the sake of his children."


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Address: Sector 120, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201307
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Address: Sector 120, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201307
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Sector 120 is situated near the FNG expressway service road in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The place is easily accessible via buses and metro stations are near to this place. One must take the metro train to reach this locality and commute through buses in case if the person must reach the interiors of the locality.There are a lot of shopping areas where one can shop the necessary groceries...more
The project is located in Sector 120 ,Noida INDIA.
The total area of project is 12.75 Acres
Yes, Parking facility is available in this project.
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Buck Creek Cabin is a charming dwelling, on 33 acres, privately nestled in Nelson County, VA. It has a small front porch with outdoor loveseat and table. On the spacious back deck, overlooking woodland views, one finds a table, four chairs and an umbrella. Just inside the front door is an efficiency kitchen, fully equipped with dishes, pans, toaster oven, microwave and refrigerator. There are spices, salt and pepper, vinegar and oil. Included is a Melitta Coffee carafe and filters, with regular and de-caf coffee beans. As well, you will find black tea, herb tea and honey. There is a sitting area with two chairs and table, in front of a large window, with a view of the back woods. There is a sleeping nook with double bed, looking through glass doors out onto the deck and woods. There is a comfortable bathroom with sink, large shower, commode and clothes closet. You will be very private here, situated at the end of a driveway which is separate from Buck Creek Lodge and Buck Creek Retreat Studio, which are both airbnb rentals on the same large property. They can also be rented together as a 3 bedroom house.
Lodge: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/23466970
Studio: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/35068064
Whole House: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/36243138
Wifi: It has been promised for fall 2019. However, if you have Verizon or Sprint you will currently get phone service and can use your phone's 'mobile hotspot' for Internet connection. Other carriers may give sketchy service.
Dogs and Cats: With advance notice, small to medium dogs or cats may be acceptable after a pet fee charge of $35. Owners are responsible for their care, behavior, clean-up and excessive pet hair on floors and furniture
Guests are invited to walk on the property, follow nature paths, and view the gardens. Before the cabin driveway, there is Buck Creek Studio, a separate one-bedroom studio apartment, partially above Buck Creek Lodge, a two bedroom home downstairs. Both are also available on Airbnb.
This is a rural farming area. It is considered a courtesy not to walk or trespass on neighboring farms. A detailed Walking Map of Buck Creek's 33 acres is included in the Handbook. For your safety use of the farm pond and dock is not permitted. There are two large snapping turtles residing there.
By law there is no hunting or discharging of firearms on this property.
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December 9, 2017
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By the time readers receive this copy of Stanley's own the season of Advent will have begun (Sunday the 3rd of December) and preparations for Christmas will be well under way. Over recent years the Church has lit four Advent candles on the four Sundays pre...
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We had a good work out although we missed the music. We recently upgraded our milk cartoons to real hand weights which is such a great addition.
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This was the Korean Prayer Warriors 3rd visit to Winsor. It was a great event and we are so encouraged by their prayers.
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Thanks to earlier diagnosis and improved treatment, cancer patients are living longer and healthier lives. However, cancer will present significant challenges in the years to come, and nowhere is this more apparent than in Asia.
Asia now accounts for half of the global burden of cancer, and the World Health Organization predicts that incidence will rise from 6.8 million cases in 2012 to 10.8 million in 2030. Incidence of breast cancer alone in Asia is predicted to increase from 651,000 cases in 2012 to 920,000 by 2030, constituting over a third of the global total.
This challenge has both a human and a financial dimension. Too many people will have their lives affected or cut short by cancer, and the costs of cancer will continue to grow. It is therefore vital that we target investment on the support, services and treatments which will make the biggest difference to patients, maximizing the value of cancer care.
It is impossible to do this without understanding the issues that cancer patients face, along with their needs and preferences. There are a range of different ways to capture the perspective of patients, ranging from surveys of experiences or quality of life, to advisory and focus groups. However, technological advances create opportunities to supplement these existing methods, drawing on the experiences and activities of large numbers of patients in their everyday lives.
This report documents the approach and findings of a pilot initiated by IQVIA which used an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform to explore the key priorities and concerns of breast cancer patients in Singapore. The pilot analyzed online activity among the Singaporean population over the past two years, evaluating more than 46,000 unique online activity patterns to derive insights. It is estimated that these activities were generated by approximately 7,000 people affected by cancer.
This is the first AI study of its kind, breaking new ground in the field of value-based cancer care. The purpose of this report is to provide recommendations on how AI can be used by policymakers, as well as providers of cancer treatment and information services, to make decisions based on the real life needs and preferences of patients.
The findings from the pilot confirm many of the quality of life issues established in the research literature and reaffirm the importance of tailoring support and services to individual patients. Breast cancer patients are not a homogenous group, and encounter specific needs and challenges that are unique to each stage.Patients with early stage (1 and 2) breast cancer appear to seek further support with:
- Advice on insurance and treatment costs
- Information on Emergency Department
- Enhanced information on side effects of treatment
- Advice about financial affairs
- Information on outpatient appointments and logistics such as car parking
- Enhanced information on pain management
- Support on managing family relationships
- Support on managing sleep
- Improved support on depression, stress and anxiety
- Information on treatments appropriate to stage
- Information on breast cancer and patient support groups
- Enhanced workplace support
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Trump asks Supreme Court to shield financial records from House Democrats — President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to shield his financial records from the Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform Committee, in the latest case to bring questions over separation of powers to the justices.
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC: Trump asks Supreme Court to hear arguments in fight with Congress over his financial records
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Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller: 'Don't Mess With Me': Nancy Pelosi Snaps At Reporter Who Asked If She Hates Trump
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Speaker Pelosi asks House to draft articles of impeachment against President Trump — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she has instructed House Democrats to draw up articles of impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying he had abused his power.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill: Pelosi says House will move to impeach President Trump
Joshua Caplan / Breitbart: House Judiciary Committee: Next Impeachment Hearing on Same Day as IG Report
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: Pelosi: House will start drafting impeachment charges since Trump "leaves us no choice but to act"
Julio Rosas / Townhall: 'Don't Mess With Me!': Nancy Pelosi Snaps at Reporter Who Asks If She Hates Trump
Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar / Associated Press: Pelosi sets showdown vote on Medicare drug negotiations
Stephen A. Crockett Jr / The Root: 5 Reasons the Impeachment Hearings Were Must-See TV
Washington Post: White House gears up for aggressive effort to defend Trump in Senate as House moves toward impeachment vote
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Asks Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler To Move Forward With Articles Of Impeachment
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Democrats offering passion over proof in Trump impeachment — The most dangerous place for an academic is often between the House and the impeachment of an American president. I knew that going into the first hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on the impeachment of Donald Trump.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post: Even the Republican witness helped the Democrats
Scott Pilutik / The Underground Bunker: This 2014 op-ed by Jonathan Turley shows just how full of it he is now
Bradley Cortright / IJR: Turley Criticizes Impeachment Effort in New Op-Ed
JONATHAN TURLEY: "Demonstrably False": It Is Not True That The Johnson and Clinton Impeachments Had Shorter Impeachment Investigations
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Democrats have urgent new impeachment argument
Democrats have urgent new impeachment argument
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Colby Hall / Mediaite: Trump Challenges 'Do Nothing Democrats': 'If You Are Going to Impeach Me, Do it Now, Fast'
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill: Trump demands 'fast' impeachment in House
Betty Cracker / Balloon Juice: Speaker Pelosi's Statement
Washington Post:
Democrats consider bribery, obstruction for impeachment articles against Trump
Democrats consider bribery, obstruction for impeachment articles against Trump
Chris Stirewalt / Fox News: House plows ahead
Streiff / Redstate: Nancy Pelosi Announces the House Will Draft Articles of Impeachment Just to Make the Pain Stop
New York Times:
Pelosi Says House Will Draft Impeachment Charges Against Trump
Pelosi Says House Will Draft Impeachment Charges Against Trump
Discussion: Associated Press, Reason, The Nation, Patterico's Pontifications and ENM NEWS
Nick Gillespie / Reason: Nancy Pelosi Calls for Articles of Impeachment, Citing Need To Curb Trump's Overreach, Abuse of Power
John Nichols / The Nation: Speaker Pelosi Seeks Articles of Impeachment
Dana / Patterico's Pontifications: Nancy Pelosi Instructs House To Proceed With Articles Of Impeachment
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
John F. Kerry endorses Joe Biden, as the former vice president seeks a boost for his candidacy — Former secretary of state John F. Kerry endorsed Joe Biden's presidential candidacy on Thursday, saying his longtime friend and colleague has the character, experience and leadership skills …
Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian, National Review, NBC News, HotAir, The Daily Caller, Axios, Raw Story, Orlando Sentinel, Sean Hannity and New York Post
Marty Johnson / The Hill: Biden gets in testy exchange in Iowa: 'You're a damn liar'
Tobias Hoonhout / National Review: John Kerry Endorses Joe Biden for President to Fix 'the World that Donald Trump has Smashed Apart'
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller: John Kerry Endorses Joe Biden, Says Biden Is Uniquely Suited To Defeat Trump
Alex Henderson / Raw Story: 'You're a damn liar': Joe Biden goes off on Iowa voter for attacking his son's work in Ukraine
Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel: Joe Biden gets 25 new endorsements from Puerto Rico
Sean Hannity: JOE LOSES IT: Biden Snaps at Audience Member over Ukraine, Challenges Him to Push-Up Contest, IQ Test
Marc Caputo / Politico:
'You're a damn liar, man': Biden lashes out at Iowan over Hunter claim
'You're a damn liar, man': Biden lashes out at Iowan over Hunter claim
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, Townhall, Washington Post, The Federalist and VICE
Paul Crookston / Washington Free Beacon: 'I'm Sorry, Excuse Me': Biden Off by 40 Years, Mistakes 1976 for 2014
Matt Vespa / Townhall: Popcorn: Watch Joe Biden Blow A Gasket When Iowa Voter Brings Up His Age And Hunter Biden
Matt Viser / Washington Post: Biden calls Iowa voter a 'damn liar' after he brings up his son and Ukraine
Chrissy Clark / The Federalist: Biden Fat Shames Iowa Voter Who Says Hunter's Ukraine Work Is Disqualifying
New York Times:
Joe Biden Challenges Man to Push-Up Contest After Testy Exchange
Joe Biden Challenges Man to Push-Up Contest After Testy Exchange
Discussion: Reuters, PJ Media Home and Breitbart
Michael van der Galien / PJ Media Home: Unpatriotic Joe Biden Joins 'Mean Girls' Attack on President Trump
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Rudy Giuliani Made A Surprise Visit To Kyiv And Nobody There Is Happy About It — KYIV — Rudy Giuliani has made a surprise visit to Kyiv — but the city isn't buzzing with his arrival, it's groaning. — Giuliani arriving with his shady band of conspiracy theorists …
Discussion: Raw Story, Slate, Law & Crime and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
Sky Palma / Raw Story: Ukrainians aren't happy about Rudy Giuliani's surprise visit to 'destroy' Dems' impeachment efforts: report
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate: Today's Impeach-O-Meter: Nancy Pelosi Is Gonna Do This Thing. She's Doin' It!
Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime: Rudy Giuliani Involved in One America News Effort to 'Destroy' Impeachment Inquiry
Vandana Rambaran / Fox News: Giuliani says his Ukraine trip this week is linked to TV documentary defending Trump
ABC News: Giuliani in Ukraine with conservative news outlet in effort to discredit impeachment probe
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Why Devin Nunes's Phone Logs Aren't A Smoking Gun
Why Devin Nunes's Phone Logs Aren't A Smoking Gun
Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Warren and Biden lose ground, Sanders moves ahead in California's shifting 2020 Democratic race — The Democratic presidential contest in California remains extremely fluid — but not enough, at least so far, to provide an opening for Michael Bloomberg, who entered the race two weeks ago …
Discussion: Axios, The Hill, Breitbart and Washington Times
Fadel Allassan / Axios: Bernie Sanders surges in California primary poll
Hannah Bleau / Breitbart: Poll: Bernie Sanders Leads in California as Joe Biden Sinks
Josh Owens / New York Times:
I Worked for Alex Jones. I Regret It. — I dropped out of film school to edit video for the conspiracy theorist because I believed in his worldview. Then I saw what it did to people. — On Election Day 2016, I sat in the passenger seat of Alex Jones's Dodge Hellcat as we swerved through traffic …
Discussion: VICE, Right Wing Watch, Boing Boing, Contemptor and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
David Uberti / VICE: Ex-Infowars Staffer Says Shirtless, Vodka-Guzzling Alex Jones Wasn't a Great Boss
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch: Former Infowars Employee: 'We Made It Up'
Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing: A former InfoWars employee describes Alex Jones' bizarre and dangerous behavior
Darragh Roche / Contemptor: Former Infowars Employee Admits They Made Up Stories About the Threat of Sharia Law
Charlie Nash / Mediaite: Alex Jones Responds to Wild NYT Story From Ex-Infowars Staffer Claiming Heavy Drinking and Goldfish Killing
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Infowars Staffer: We Made Up Shariah Law Threat Stories — YOU DON'T SAY — A former staff member at Alex Jones's far-right conspiracy site Infowars has admitted to making up stories for Jones about the threat of Shariah law within the U.S. Writing for The New York Times …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Wall-to-wall impeachment coverage is not changing any minds. Here's how journalists can reach the undecided. — The diplomats have been inspiring, the legal scholars knowledgeable, the politicians predictable. — After endless on-air analysis and written reporting, pundit panels, and emergency podcasts, not much has changed.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New revelations about Barr and Giuliani strengthen case against Trump — One of the strongest arguments made by experts testifying against President Trump is that he poses a present and continuing threat to our democracy. By adopting the stance that extorting a foreign leader into helping …
Discussion: The American Independent, TheBlaze, POLITICUSUSA, Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Dan Desai Martin / The American Independent: Giuliani is still pursuing conspiracy theories in Ukraine for Trump
Aaron Colen / TheBlaze: Rudy Giuliani has been meeting with former Ukrainian officials in Europe to combat impeachment narrative
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite: Giuliani Declines to Reveal His Whereabouts in Wild New Interview on Ukraine: 'I Can't Even Confirm It'
Washington Post:
Barr's handpicked prosecutor tells inspector general he can't back right-wing theory that Russia case …
Barr's handpicked prosecutor tells inspector general he can't back right-wing theory that Russia case …
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly: Durham Can't Back Up Barr's Conspiracy Theory
Mairead McArdle / National Review: FBI Failed to Inform FISA Court that Steele Dossier was Unreliable: Report
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg: William Barr Is Making It Harder to Protect the 2020 Election
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller: Report: FBI Failed To Tell FISA Court About Some Concerns With Steele Dossier's Reliability
Mark Sumner / Daily Kos: DOJ inspector general asked for facts behind conspiracy theory pushed by Trump. He got back nothing
Ken Meyer / Mediaite: Bill Barr's 'Handpicked Prosecutor' John Durham Will NOT Contradict IG's Findings on Trump-Russia Probe; Report
Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost: Barr's Prosecutor Sees No Evidence That Russia Probe Was A Setup By Intelligence: WaPo
Sundance / The Last Refuge: Is The Washington Post, New York Times and CNN Now Declaring Professor Mifsud is *NOT* A Russian Asset?...
KIFI-TV: Washington Post: Barr's handpicked prosecutor tells watchdog he doesn't have evidence Russia probe was a setup
Charles Sykes / Politico:
Democrats Are Speeding to Defeat on Impeachment — As the rough beast of impeachment races forward, Democrats need to pause for a quick reality check. No matter how compelling the evidence against President Trump may be—and it is quite compelling—they will not ultimately succeed in removing Trump from office.
Discussion: New York Times and No More Mister Nice Blog
Charlie Savage / New York Times: Trump Blocked Key Impeachment Witnesses. Should Congress Wait?
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Karen McDougal, Who Claimed Trump Affair, Sues Fox News — Ms. McDougal, a former Playboy model who sold her story to The National Enquirer, said Tucker Carlson made false claims about extortion that damaged her reputation. — A former Playboy model who has said she had an affair …
Discussion: Deadline, Sputnik International, The Hill, The Independent, Axios, TVNewser, Contemptor, Law & Crime and The American Independent, more at Mediagazer »
Ted Johnson / Deadline: Karen McDougal, Who Claims To Have Had Affair With Donald Trump, Sues Fox News For Defamation
Sputnik International: Alleged Trump Mistress Sues Fox News Over Claims of Her Extorting US President
Justine Coleman / The Hill: Karen McDougal sues Fox News over alleged slander
Clark Mindock / The Independent: Karen McDougal: Woman who claims she had affair with Trump sues Fox News over Tucker Carlson claim
A.J. Katz / TVNewser: The Woman Who Says She Had an Affair with Trump In 2006-2007 Is Now Suing Fox News for Defamation
Darragh Roche / Contemptor: Former Playboy Model Who Alleges Affair with Trump Suing Fox News over Tucker Carlson 'Defamation'
Matt Naham / Law & Crime: Former Playboy Model Who Alleged Affair with Trump Sues Fox News Over Something Tucker Carlson Said
Emily Singer / The American Independent: Former Playboy model who claimed affair with Trump sues Fox News for defamation
NBC News:
Russian agents planned hit from assassins' lairs in French Alps, say intel officials — Western intelligence agencies tracked up to 15 members of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, including 2 who poisoned a defector in London. — WASHINGTON — A group of elite Russian military …
NBC News:
Buttigieg slams disruption of black supporters' rally that turned into chaos — "It shows kind of where politics has come to," the South Bend mayor and 2020 candidate told NBC News about the incident. — Pete Buttigieg on Thursday criticized an explosive — and nearly violent …
Marty Johnson / The Hill: Buttigieg slams white protester's disruption of black supporters: 'This is the climate that we're in'
Scott Norvell / IJR: Buttigieg Scolds Black Lives Matter Activist for Disrupting African American Supporters
Aaron Colen / TheBlaze: Pete Buttigieg hit for 'mostly false' claim of lowering black poverty in South Bend 'by more than half'
Molly Redden / HuffPost:
Pete Buttigieg Won't Talk About His Secret Work At McKinsey
Pete Buttigieg Won't Talk About His Secret Work At McKinsey
Discussion: The Guardian
Hyung-jin Kim / Associated Press:
North Korea threatens to resume calling Trump 'dotard' — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea threatened Thursday to resume insults of U.S. President Donald Trump and consider him a "dotard" if he keeps using provocative language, such as referring to its leader as "rocket man."
Discussion: Politico, Foreign Policy, VICE, Contemptor and ENM NEWS
Tim Marcin / VICE: North Korea Might Start Calling Trump 'Dotard' Again
Darragh Roche / Contemptor: North Korea Threatens to Call Trump 'a Dotard' Again: 'The Relapse of the Dotage'
Scoop: Sen. Cramer blocks Armenian genocide bill at request of White House — The White House directed Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) to block an effort by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday to pass a resolution via unanimous consent formally recognizing Turkey's genocide …
Discussion: National Review, Raw Story and The Hill
Zachary Evans / National Review: White House Blocks Senate Resolution on Armenian Genocide for Third Time
Sky Palma / Raw Story: 'Not sure how they sleep at night': Outrage erupts as GOP senator blocks Armenian Genocide bill at Trump's behest
Jordain Carney / The Hill: GOP senator blocks Armenian genocide resolution
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
Inconvenient Murders — The global surge in Jew-hatred barely registers in the West. — Ms. Weiss is an Opinion staff writer and editor and the author of "How to Fight Anti-Semitism." — Two years ago, a 27-year-old man named Kobili Traoré walked into the Paris apartment …
Discussion: The Investigative Project …, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Fox News and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Teri Blumenfeld / The Investigative Project …: CAIR Chapter Leader: "F*** Zionism"
Anders Hagstrom / The Daily Caller: Scores Of Jewish Graves Defaced With Swastikas In Latest Wave Of French Anti-Semitism
Amanda Woods / New York Post: More than 100 graves vandalized with swastikas at Jewish cemetery in France
Greg Norman / Fox News: Macron vows to fight hate 'until our dead can sleep in peace' after Jewish graves appear defaced with swastikas
Neo-Nazi Terror Group Harbouring Missing Ex-Soldier: Sources — According to information VICE has learned from confidential sources, a U.S.-based neo-Nazi terrorist group is currently harbouring a missing ex-soldier from Canada. — The information suggests members of The Base are hiding Patrik Mathews …
Inside the Cell Where a Sick 16-Year-Old Boy Died in Border Patrol Care — Video obtained by ProPublica shows the Border Patrol held a sick teen in a concrete cell without proper medical attention and did not discover his body until his cellmate alerted guards. The video doesn't match the Border Patrol's account of his death.
Sophia Goodfriend / Jewish Currents:
Naked Gun — This essay appears in our Fall 2019 issue, out now! Subscribe to receive a copy in your mailbox. — DRESSED IN MATCHING white crop tops, the Alpha Gun Angels arrived 20 minutes late to the opening ceremony of Israel's Defense, Homeland Security and Cyber Exhibition (ISDEF) …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Fox's Napolitano predicts Trump will testify on own behalf at Senate trial — Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano on Thursday predicted that President Trump will testify on behalf of himself at an impeachment trial in the Senate, saying it would be "the most dramatic legal political event" in modern history.
Yahoo News:
Mueller witness bragged about access to Clintons secured with foreign cash, says Justice Department — An emissary for two wealthy Arab princes boasted to unnamed officials of a Middle Eastern government about his direct access to Hillary and Bill Clinton while funneling more than $3.5 million …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones: Who's Really Behind a $1 Million Donation to Trump's Inauguration?
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Republicans angry, concerned about Schiff release of phone records — House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff's decision to publish the phone records of the president's personal attorneys, a journalist, a fellow lawmaker, a National Security Council aide, and others has sent …
Discussion: The Western Journal, The Daily Beast, emptywheel, TheBlaze, Power Line and American Greatness, more at Mediagazer »
Ben Marquis / The Western Journal: Schiff Goes Full KGB, Digs Up Journalist's Phone Records for Impeachment Push
Rob Eno / TheBlaze: Schiff obtained journalist John Solomon's phone records, and nobody in the media seems to care
Scott Johnson / Power Line: About those phone records — I took a close look at the House …
Debra Heine / American Greatness: Nunes Not Aware of Any Previous Time HPSCI Subpoenaed Phone Records; Calls it a 'Gross Abuse of Power'
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Uncovered: reality of how smartphones turned election news into chaos — Groundbreaking research gives snapshot of world in which politics coverage is warped by social media algorithms and friendship groups — Ask the average 2019 voter where the problems with political news lie …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Adam Blenford / Bloomberg: Brexit Bulletin: Sneak Peek
Joe: Melania has sat by as Trump WH launched attacks — First Lady Melania Trump hit back at Stanford Law professor Pamela Karlan, who mentioned Trump's son Barron at Wednesday's hearing before apologizing. Joe Scarborough shares his thoughts.
The Guardian:
Revealed: Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib targeted in far-right fake news operation — Israeli-based group uses Facebook to spread disinformation to more than a million followers around the world, singling out Muslim US congresswomen — Two Muslim US congresswomen have been targeted …
Discussion: Raw Story and Balloon Juice
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
The most consequential moment of the 2020 primary — Kamala Harris was hosting a town hall in her hometown of Oakland, Calif., two years ago when she made an announcement that set off a mad scramble in the U.S. Senate. — "Here, I'll break some news," Harris told hundreds of people packed …
Discussion: Axios, Bern Notice and The Hill
Neal Rothschild / Axios: Bernie Sanders becomes top candidate for college students
David Sirota / Bern Notice: BERN NOTICE: The More Bernie Is Attacked On Health Care, The More He Surges In the Polls
Justine Coleman / The Hill: Poll: Sanders jumps 7 percentage points among college students
BuzzFeed News:
The Curious Case Of Joseph Mifsud's Lost Passport And Wallet — LONDON — While the world was looking for Joseph Mifsud, the Maltese professor who allegedly delivered word of Hillary Clinton's stolen emails to Donald Trump's campaign, his passport and wallet sat for 17 months in a lost and found office in a Portuguese airport.
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
A look inside Trump's anti-impeachment spin factory — On a recent Thursday morning, more than a dozen Trump administration officials watching television in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House spontaneously stood up and applauded.
Kyle Kondik / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Democratic Race: Biden 2020 as Romney 2012 — As one shaky frontrunner endures, we're reminded of another from the recent past — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Biden's endurance at the top of the Democratic race is reminiscent of Mitt Romney's endurance in the 2012 Republican race.
Discussion: CNN
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders release of ex-acting AG Whitaker's financial documents — The judge rejected DOJ's bid for a categorical rule allowing secrecy for draft financial disclosures. — Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. — A federal judge has turned down the Justice Department's bid …
Discussion: Law & Crime
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
"The world is laughing at President Trump": Biden video seizes on NATO leaders' hot mic — Former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign seized on video of world leaders seemingly chuckling about President Trump at the NATO summit by including the hot mic clip in an ad saying the "world is laughing at" Trump.
Discussion: Reuters, Associated Press, Mediaite, Washington Times, POLITICUSUSA, Eschaton and One America News Network
Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters: Biden video says world leaders are laughing at Trump
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: Joe Biden Twists The Knife With Viral Video Showing 'The World Is Laughing At President Trump'
David Sherfinski / Washington Times: Joe Biden campaign cuts digital ad featuring foreign leaders 'laughing' at Trump
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Baseball's best free agents still looking for teams
We're just three weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting for Spring Training and big-time free agents Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Dallas Keuchel still are looking for a team.
There was buzz that players like Harper and Machado would shatter the $325 million deal the Yankees are paying Giancarlo Stanton, but now it's starting to look like they'll both fall short of that record-breaking deal. Harper reportedly turned down a 10-year, $300 million deal from the Nationals after the season. He may end up going back to the Nationals on a similar deal, although the Phillies are also in the running to come up with similar dollars.
There are reports that the White Sox are offering Machado a seven-year, $175 million deal that he may end up taking if no one else steps in to top it.
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Marwin Gonzalez, the Astros' other most prominent free agent, also is still on the market. The Cubs' multi-position player Ben Zobrist is playing on a four-year, $56 million deal, and Gonzalez is hoping to get a similar deal.
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Banana Open celebrates its 20th year in Asheville
Asheville Racquet Club South hosted the Banana Open Tennis Tournament over two weekends, August 6th and 13th. More than 95 singles matches and 265 doubles matches were played over the two weekends. Players came from all over the region, as well as South Carolina and Tennessee. Hart Wainwright, the tournament director was glad to report, "We have seen about four hundred and fifty tennis players show up for the Banana Open this year, more turnout than last year's tourney." The age divisions and levels of play included nine singles and eighteen doubles
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Among other tournaments this year, ARC South will host the USTA Southern Chmps 40 and over, Aug 18-22; the NC Mixed Doubles State Chmps on Sept 8-11; the USTA Southern Chmps 65 and over on Sept 16-18; The Jason Michael Armstrong Memorial Tournament (ARC South only) on Sept 23-25; and the Club Championships on Oct 8-9 (ARC South only). See www.ashevilleracquetclub.com for full tournament listings.


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There are thousands of graduate school programs across the United States and almost as many hurdles to jump to gain admission to the best of them. Unfortunately a stellar academic record can easily be overshadowed by one careless experience such as a conviction for driving under the influence, or DUI. The result–a blemish on an otherwise spotless record—and the possibility of receiving a terse letter of rejection from that graduate school.
Every year nearly half a million people enroll in graduate schools across the country. Health sciences, engineering, and social and behavioral sciences are among the most popular areas of study. For some enrollees, graduate school is the necessary stepping stone to a brighter career. In the field of social services, for example, a master's degree is a minimum requirement for employment.
Although graduate school enrollment has dropped recently, the main reason for this decrease is attributed to high tuition fees and increased difficulties in securing financial aid. In the main, though, a graduate degree is still regarded as a sound investment of time and money. It can lead to quicker career advancement and increased earning power. The rate of unemployment among people with graduate degrees is lower than among those without these credentials; and their incomes are higher as well—the difference a master's degree can make is as much as $12,000 annually.
Apart from professional and monetary considerations, a graduate degree carries with it a certain prestige among one's peers. It is possible, through rigorous research and the writing of a dissertation, to gain the recognition of one's peers, and international notoriety within the field, as well as procurement of a tenured professorship at a respected university.
A DUI conviction can be a serious obstacle to admission into programs in specific fields. A criminal history is established at the time of conviction, and the arrest record can still be available to the public if not expunged. In general, a single conviction will not impact admission in a non-affected discipline, if the punishment is completed and no probationary conditions remain. If the school accesses the information without the student's disclosure, this will almost certainly reflect poorly upon the student's character. Honesty may be painful, but full disclosure is prudent to mitigate the fallout in the long run.
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The medical and legal fields are the most likely to refuse admission to an applicant who has been convicted of driving under the influence. Both professions require licensing by the state of practice and a criminal history is a problem in both professions. Immediate expungement after the conviction may be a possibility, if there are no subsequent offenses and all penalties have been satisfied. There are specific rules to qualify for legal sealing of the record and the process always takes an experienced attorney to accomplish. The legal team at an local firm, for a Pennsylvania charge for instance, can provide that kind of service.
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A DUI conviction may make it equally difficult to land that dream job. When the requirements for a position include a clean driving record, a DUI can be a deal-breaker. Misdemeanor convictions may be acceptable for some employers, but multiple offenses can also result in felony charges. Some initial DUI convictions are filed as aggravated circumstances if they involve auto accidents and cause serious bodily harm, so the particulars of the case can make a difference. Companies are often assessed by the number of workers they employ who have criminal histories. Expunging a case after adjudication is always worth the investment because it wipes the record clean and it's as though the incident never happened.
A DUI can inflict additional financial pain when it is time to renew an automobile insurance policy. Insurance companies maintain access to all driving record databases and know immediately how the conviction will impact premium rates. In some cases the convicted driver's insurance policy is cancelled. All states have made prosecuting intoxicated drivers a top priority and comprehensive punishments are now almost universally enforced. It is always important to follow any treatment programs ordered by the court and use that completion record as a character reference anytime the conviction becomes an issue. Demonstrating rehabilitation can be a long process and subsequent convictions may be difficult to explain.


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What is photojournalism? How do the genres of photojournalism differ from each other? How does one choose a style? Why is photojournalism important?
From September 10th to 14th 2019 Søren Pagter, head of the photojournalism programmes at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX), gave a five day workshop on the genres and styles of photojournalism — the first of 4 workshops that forms a 1-year-long course in advanced photojournalism. Throughout the the workshop the participants were to critically discuss other photographers work, brainstorm on ideas for visual stories and work on small assignments.
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Søren Pagter has been the head of the world-famous photojournalism education at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) since 1998. He teaches both Danish and international students of Photojournalism. Through his job at DMJX he has conducted workshops at almost all the big newspapers in Denmark. Similarly, he has arranged and organized several international workshops in Armenia, Nepal, Russia and the Nordic countries. He has also been a part of several national and international juries, for example the POYI and the Freelens Award. Today, Pagter is still an active photojournalist and has been since 1988.
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Offering a wonderful, relaxed atmosphere, The Bay Bar & Grill serves the freshest locally caught Jimbaran seafood and juicy grilled steaks without the smoke, crowds and noise of the beach seafood venues, and at a very reasonable price point.
With a combination of laid-back charm, locally caught seafood, high-quality meat, soulful live music and lush poolside surroundings, The Bay Bar & Grill is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The design draws inspiration from its Jimbaran Bay location, incorporating a large open grill and select hues of blue throughout, including a LED blue lid up bar, reflective of the waters of the Bay. The mixture of local Suar wood and blue glass is inspired by driftwood from the sea, combining with natural slate and galaxy marble to create a relaxed bayside feel, complete with seating formed in the shape of a boat.
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Dragon-Marked War God - Chapter 1946
"Courting death."
A brilliant combat weapon materialised in the hand of the disciple before he lunged at Jiang Chen. He didn't care who the uninvited guests were. Leopard Hall had given him tremendous confidence and sense of superiority. In his point of view, anyone who came looking for trouble in Leopard Hall deserve to die.
"F*** you."
Jiang Chen sent out a kick impatiently at the disciple's chest. A shrill cry was issued from the disciple before he was sent flying so far away that he soon became a speck of dust and vanished.
What a joke! How dare an intermediate Immortal Venerable show off in front of Jiang Chen? He was definitely courting death himself.
If Jiang Chen hadn't been lenient in his kick, that disciple would have been dead. Nevertheless, the injury caused by the kick would take at least three months to recover.
"Since Lu Jian isn't coming out, I'll just kill my way into his location."
Jiang Chen yelled domineeringly, and strode towards the summit of Leopard Hall. Those who tried to stop him were sent away by his slap.
Duan Ren's admiration for Jiang Chen increased once again. He liked the way Jiang Chen handled things very much. This was the style of conduct which the experts of Dragon Hall had – they were fearless when it came to competition.
After slapping away five or six disciples of Leopard Hall, Jiang Chen's footstep heavily landed on the summit, shaking the entire mountain. A huge crack appeared on the ground, and the palace closest to them collapsed.
It was frenzied and overbearing. Everyone in the Leopard Hall was shaken by this huge commotion.
*Swoosh…* *Swoosh…* *Swoosh…*
Powerful figures were flying out of the Leopard Hall one after another. There were half-step Sovereigns amongst them. Each of them was furious-looking. No one except Yu Huafan had dared to come and cause trouble in the Leopard Hall.
The fact that their building was destroyed by a man that came out of nowhere was akin to slapping the face of Leopard Hall openly. How could the experts of Leopard Hall stand it?"
"Who are you?" One of the half-step Sovereign said reproachfully.
"Jiang Chen of Dragon Hall. I have come here for Lu Jian." Jiang Chen went straight to the point.
"Jiang Chen, Duan Ren, don't you go too far. Don't think you can defy the laws of the Immortal Court just because you are from Dragon Hall."
The half-step Sovereign's face was brimming with anger. It seemed like he was ready to attack at any time.
"Speaking of lawless, you are the one who defied the rule first. Lu Jian severely injured the newly-arrived disciples. In other words, he's didn't gave me and Dragon Hall face. Today, I, Jiang Chen, am going to regain their dignity on behalf of Dragon Hall and seek justice for my junior brothers. Hand over Lu Jian now, or else I'll turn Leopard Hall upside down." Jiang Chen spoke with complete dominance.
"Dammit! It's this Jiang Chen again. This bastard is too ferocious. He has already caused a big incident three days ago. Can't believe that he has come to our hall today."
"Yeah. He's just too bold, and I admire his boldness."
"Lu Jian is the one to blame for this. He shouldn't have attacked those newly recruited disciples. I also heard that two of them were heavily injured. No wonder Jiang Chen seems so angry. The current Jiang Chen isn't the same as the Jiang Chen three days ago. He does not only have terrifying strength, he's also a disciple of Dragon Hall. So he naturally won't be afraid of the Leopard Hall."
The huge commotion had drawn the attention of many people. Numerous disciples had already appeared in the surroundings. Jiang Chen had become the focus of attention of countless disciples on his first day of arrival in the Immortal Court. Today, he was going to push his fame to the peak.
"Jiang Chen, why don't you take a good look at this place before deciding to act so arrogantly?" At this moment, a man shouted, pointing his finger to Jiang Chen.
"Who are you?" Jiang Chen asked with an unconcerned face.
"I'm Lu Jian. Those two trash were disrespectful to me, naturally they have to bear my punishment. You can only blame their incompetence. Anyone who offends me will have to die. If they aren't disciples of Immortal Court, they would've been as good as dead now."
Lu Jian spoke with incomparable arrogance. This was the territory of Leopard Hall. He wasn't afraid of Jiang Chen, he was incomparably confident in his own strength. He felt that he was on par with Jiang Chen. His opponent wouldn't be able to do anything to him even if he couldn't defeat Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen said, seals forming below his feet and then he turned into a whirlwind and vanished. The next moment he appeared right next to Lu Jian.
"Not good."
Lu Jian muttered in alarm. He could sense a tremendous energy enshrouding him. Under the influence of this energy, his movement became extremely difficult. It was even harder to resist and escape.
Only now did he knew that he had underestimated Jiang Chen. The gap between him and Jiang Chen definitely wasn't small. Being enveloped by Jiang Chen's energy, he felt isolated even though there were so many experts surrounding him.
Jiang Chen grabbed Lu Jian's neck and returned to where he originally stood, facing the disciples of Leopard Hall.
The experts of Leopard Hall exclaimed. Despite being at such a close distance, they didn't notice how Jiang Chen attacked. That kind of speed was indescribable. More importantly, the late Immortal Venerable, Lu Jian couldn't even resist.
"What the hell? How did he do that?"
"What's that heaven defying technique? That's just too fast."
"Where did this bastard came from? Another monstrous genius has appeared in Dragon Hall."
Their faces seemed incomparably unpleasant. They were unable to accept what they saw even after witnessing it. Most of them were still thinking about how Jiang Chen attacked, and how did he achieve such incredible speed.
Even Duan Ren was stunned by it. He finally understood that Jiang Chen had been lenient to him during their battle. It seemed like this newbie chosen by Feng Jingyang was far more terrifying than what he had imagined.
"Jiang Chen, let him go. This is the Leopard Hall. This isn't a place for you to behave so atrociously." The half-step Sovereign demanded at once.
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Ghanaian Television Presenter, Eli Kharis covered the 2018 edition of prestigious wine show 'Cape Wine 2018' in Cape Town, South Africa.
The leading international trade show hosted persons from around the world exploring the very best in wine produced in the Southern African country.
It was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from September 12 to 14, 2018.
Kharis interviewed wine makers who shared valuable lessons on how to describe wine styles, varietals, cuisines to complement wine and a lot more.
Watch video below.
Eli Kharis is a Television Presenter, Producer and an Event Host.
Her media career started as a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 2012.
Kharis hosted two talk shows on Campus radio station, Focus FM: 'A Health Talk' and 'Every Woman's Corner' – a lifestyle show that sought to empower the youth to live healthy life and purposeful lives on campus.
She was also a part of the news team of the station for a period of two years.
Kharis joined GhOneTV as a national service personnel when the station was owned and managed by CharterHouse after a successful audition.
She was a producer of 'GHToday,' GhOneTV's flagship morning show program and presenter of 'News Xtra,' the entertainment news segment on the show.
She hosted 'Glam Blogger' – a fashion news segment on GLAM TV, and the entertainment news segment on award-winning 'E-Talk' in 2016.
She is currently the host of 'Buzz' on 'Rhythmz Live' and 'Let's Go Shopping' (an advertising show) both on GhOneTV.
'The Cake Fair 2017,' 'Glitz Africa's SHE Summit – Campus edition,' launch of 'Yenko Taxi' app, Mr. Model Africa 2017 and Accra Mall Fashion Weekend are some of the events she's hosted.
The 2018 West African Youth Awards 'Television Host of the Year' winner believes in staying true to one's self, and describes herself as free-spirited, compassionate and a very outgoing person.
Her favourite saying is "history abounds with tales of experts who were convinced that the ideas, plans, and projects of others could never be achieved. However, accomplishment came to those who said 'I can make it happen,' took a step, worked towards a goal and 'Earned the crown.'
She is a product of the Mfantsiman Girls' High School, and KNUST with a degree in Industrial Arts.
Kharis was born Elinam Amenyo to Alex K. Amenyo, Keta Police Commander, and Madam Sena Akakpo, a caterer.
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By Henry Chen
Zhang Jike is showing good condition in this year's Olympic Games since he debuted in the competition. It was perceived that his journey in the Singles won't be easy but he actually managed to pull off a convincing performance.
His first hurdle was Chen Chien An and Zhang Jike ended it in four straight games. After which, he registered another 4-0 and this time against Adrian Crisan.
He reached the quarterfinal round and encountered the Japanese young player Koki Niwa. Although the opening game was a loss, Zhang Jike took the next four straight games to his name.
"Zhang Jike is really strong. He set the tone throughout the whole match and the rhythm was completely under his control," said Koki Niwa. "Although I am happy reaching the quarterfinals, I would still want to win a medal and overcome the Chinese players. At my current strength, it is still very difficult."
The 28-year old champion might have breezed his way through his previous matches in Rio but the next match shows a higher degree of difficulty: the semifinal match against Vladimir Samsonov.
If Zhang Jike miss a match in this competition, then he will also fail to defend his Olympic title. What's more, he will also miss his chance to create another history in table tennis, being the first player ever to complete a second round of Grand Slam.
Undoubtedly, a tremendous amount of pressure exists for the defending champion. But how does a Grand Slam winner deal with pressure?
This photo was taken before Zhang Jike exchanged blows with Koki Niwa in the quarterfinals.
Naturally, this picture gained a lot of reactions the moment it was uploaded and immediately became viral throughout the Chinese social networking websites, and now, here.
Question: Could Zhang Jike still relax like this before his match against Vladimir Samsonov later today?


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Are you struggling to move the needle on your employee engagement numbers? Well, just stop! Yes that's right, I'm telling you to stop focusing on employee engagement. That work is just so passé now.
As partners to other leaders in our organizations, HR professionals have a unique opportunity to forge new ways of working to energize our people and improve business results. Here are 3 tips to energize your organization.
- Substitute your dated mission and vision statements with a declaration of purpose
One of the most powerful exercises I ever went through during strategic planning sessions was to define the purpose of our telecommunications business unit. We drilled down over and over again asking ourselves why our particular organization existed. In the end we came up with "We open the windows to the world". Those windows could be telephone conversations, television programming, or global access via the internet. Another example comes from the Kellogg food company who "nourish families so they can flourish and thrive."
According to Sherry Hakimi, CEO of Sparktures, "An organization without purpose manages people and resources, while an organization with purpose mobilizes people and resources." HR leaders can influence our organizations to grow past the standard mission and vision and embrace a head and heart felt purpose. If you have to, start with the purpose of your own business unit.
- Raise your leadership capabilities to new heights
It appears that leadership has become a technical skill. Scan the bookshelf and you'll see titles like:
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
- Leadership: the Top 100 Ways to be a Great Leader
- Real Leadership: 9 Simple Practices for Leading and Living with Purpose
This demand for knowledge about leadership is based on an acknowledgment that command & control leadership styles have long lost their effectiveness. Leaders have been moving into a motivational leadership model. The definition of motivate is to provide a motive, to induce, initiate, influence. It's about lighting a fire underneath our people. Motivational metaphors are pervasive in the workplace and perhaps the three most popular themes are around war, sports, or Darwinian in nature.
- It's a battleground out there and it's time to launch our new campaign
- That was a knock-out month, way to hit the competition
- It's a jungle out there and only the strongest will survive
Have you noticed that these metaphors are all about win lose? I'd like to suggest that it's time to evolve to the next level, to inspirational leadership. The word inspire comes from the Latin "spirare", meaning spirit, to affect, guide; to fill with enlivening or exalting emotions, to animate, to breathe into. When we inspire it's an act of service, it's about giving to the other person. It's about lighting the fire from within.
What will it take to raise your personal consciousness to become an inspirational leader? What can you do to help others grow into this new management style that will increase our employees' passion for their work?
- Replace the engagement survey with a culture assessment
Toss the engagement surveys and implement culture assessments instead. Despite thinking to the contrary, there are several tools out there that can measure culture and demystify what's really going on in the organization. My favorite are the globally recognized culture assessment tools offered by the Barrett Values Centre. They were created by Richard Barrett, author of Liberating the Corporate Soul.
Getting a benchmark on where you are today with your culture is invaluable when putting together an action plan to transform your culture. Uncovering the barriers that are preventing your people from doing their very best work, ensures you're addressing the root causes of the leaks in your productivity pipeline. If you'd like to explore a culture assessment, I'd love to have a virtual coffee with you. Check out available calendar spots here.
The world is disruptive and ever changing, and the best companies are transforming with it. Consider these words from Deepak Chopra. "Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future."


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Family Trust President/CEO Lee Gardner is one of nine people receiving the South Carolina Association for Volunteer Administration (SCAVA) award for 2014, according to the S.C. Governor's Office.
The awards are given for leadership and service. Gardner will receive the Community Leader Volunteer award for 10 years of service to the Rock Hill School Foundation and for numerous contributions to the community.
"Lee Gardner makes himself available to serve whenever he's needed. He never says no when he is called," according to the nomination by Serena Williams of the Rock Hill School District. "Lee is a tremendous mentor to many local young, up-and-coming professionals. He is serves as an impeccable example for all of us."
Other contributions include serving Westminster Presbyterian Church, coaching basketball and serving as an ambassador for the No. 1 Question: Is it Good for the Children coalition. He currently serves on the Winthrop University Foundation and is chairman of the Winthrop University Real Estate Foundation.
Awards also were given for:
- Direct Service Volunteer
- Volunteer Group
- Youth Individual Volunteer
- Volunteer Family
- Workplace Agency / Association
- Legacy Volunteer
- Robin Burns Volunteer Administrator
- AmeriCorps Member of the year
Awards will be presented by SCAVA at the Lace House in Columbia on May 22.
Earlier this year, Gardner received the Come See Me Festival's Community Service Merit Award and recognition for 12 years of service on the Rock Hill Schools Foundation Board.
Join us in congratulating him.


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Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council (EVOC) is delighted to announce that Aileen Campbell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government will deliver a speech at this year's conference and AGM.
Now in its 150th year, EVOC will use its conference and AGM on 6th November at John McIntyre Centre, Pollock Halls to celebrate a long history of supporting Edinburgh's charity and voluntary organisations and the city's communities. We will also take this opportunity to look to the future of civic action and the Third Sector and discuss what still needs to be done in working towards more inclusive and fairer communities.
Ian Brooke, Deputy Chief Executive of EVOC, said: "We are very excited to welcome Aileen Campbell MSP to our conference. In her role as Cabinet Secretary, her remit includes: social justice, tackling inequality and community empowerment which perfectly reflects EVOC's history, the wider work that EVOC does and the themes of this year's conference.
"This will be a great opportunity for delegates to hear directly from a member of the Scottish Cabinet with such important responsibilities to the Third Sector and one of the country's highest level elected representatives."
As well as an address from the Cabinet Secretary, a series of interactive workshops will take place on the day. A range of organisations will deliver workshops around: Organising, Tackling Inequality, Protest and Campaigning and Working Together which form the themes of our EVOC 150 project.
Delegates will also be able to browse the 'Third Sector Marketplace', where a selection of Edinburgh's charitable organisations will take stalls and be on hand to provide information about the services they provide.
Organisations confirmed for the marketplace are: EVOC 150, Volunteer Edinburgh, Edinburgh Social Enterprise, The Yard, Saheliya, Four Square, Media Education, Life Care, Big Hearts and Scottish Mediation Network, with more to be confirmed.
EVOC's Conference and AGM, 'Never Afraid to Challenge' will take place on 6th November, 09:30am-4:30pm at John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls, Edinburgh.
It is free to attend and open to all. Tickets are available via Eventbrite.


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I finally picked up some figures from Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie. I wish Hasbro had brought back Fighter Pods along with Micro Machines because there are so many characters I'd love to have. However, it's just not practical for me to get them all in the 3 3/4″ scale.
First, I picked up a Micro Machines Rey and her speeder from the Micro Machine Blind Bag series 1. Its the only character from The Force Awakens available in this series. The speeder includes her net of scavenged goods, which is a nice additional detail. Fortunately the speeder stands on its own; the blind bag figures do not come with stands.
I also picked up the Wal-Mart exclusive 3 3/4″ Black Series Poe Dameron. This super-articulated version comes with a removable helmet and a pistol that fits into the holster. For those of you who keep your figures in the package, the Black Series packaging allows you to remove the figure without damaging the package.
Here are Poe and some other pilots you might have seen before…
And since Hasbro didn't bring back Fighter Pods, stay tuned for my versions of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Fighter Pods!


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text: Quick Poll: Tell Us Your Interest in Cuba Business Opportunities August 11, 2016 Looking to do business in Cuba? As the country begins to open up, AEM would like to know if members (both AG and CE) have an interest in this market or would like to know more about it . Responses will help determine AEM's level of activity and assistance. If you are thinking about pursuing business opportunities in Cuba, please complete the quick poll below:


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'It's been a long time coming'
Prosecutors alleged that Foster was one of eight people who participated in the girl's 1997 murder. The motive - Measles was talking to police about statutory rape allegations against some members of the group.
Foster was the first defendant to go through a full trial.
He wept in court when the jury returned its verdict this afternoon. His lawyer declined to comment.
Cindi Measles addressed reporters outside Superior Court
"It's been a long time coming," the tearful mother said. She called her mother -- Maryann's grandmother -- on a cell phone outside the court house to tell her about the guilty verdicts.
Juror Lynn Werner said each juror was on the same page.
"All of the issues were fully debated. It was a wonderful, thoughtful jury," Werner said.
"I'm glad it's over. It's been rough on everyone," juror Richard Browne said.
Foster and others kidnapped Measles from a parking lot in 1997 before raping and murdering her. They wrapped her body in a blanket and chains, then dumped her in the Housatonic River.
Others already convicted put Foster at the scene of the crime. He claimed to have been at home. His parents backed up his claim.
Details of the crime were revealed during Foster's trial.
"This was one of the most brutal crime in the state's history," said Norman Pattis , a defense attorney.


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A member of the the 13-member Kwesi Botchwey Committee has said that the report being serialised by a section of the media is fake.
The committee was tasked to probe the abysmal performance of the NDC in the 2016 elections and prescribe appropriate remedies where necessary.
According to the Member of Parliament for Bodi, Honourable Samson Ahi, the report in the media is a fabrication with some credibility issues as its contents are different from the actual work the committee did.
He added that at no point were names mentioned in the committee's report so he is surprised that some names are being mentioned in the media as the orchestrators of the party's defeat.
"I'm surprised people will sit down to fabricate such a report. Any report that mentioned any name is fake. We were never personal with our work. It is a fake report. The report that you are reading has a credibility problem."
Accra based Joy FM claims it has intercepted the executive summary of the much sought after Kwesi Botchwey Committee's report.
Portions of the report put the defeat of the party on its inability to link up with the grass root, a situation that created despondency at the local levels.
The report also criticises the campaign strategy of the party and fingered Dr Edward Omane Boamah, and Presidential Staffer, Stan Dogbe for the president's defeat.
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Purrs Daisy MooCow Chaser Attachment - Fits Purrsuit, Rodent Racer, Frenzy & DaBird wand Cat Toys
One of the closest attachments to natural prey you can get for your furkid! They wont be able to resist this one!
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With the Interactive Wands, you can put life into the toy, so that the target at the end of the string can wiggle, creep or dart around the room, or garden. Your cats' speed and grace will amaze you as they dash around trying to capture the prey!
The Daisy MooCow Chaser is made from British free range cow hide. This is a more expensive product due to only using a by-product from 100% genuine free range hide. The hair is a by-product from free roaming Cows living a natural outdoor life in UK and are protected under British Animal Welfare Laws.
As this is a natural product colours will vary and include white, grey, brown, red brown in any combination.
Approx 25cm long with 4 natural Cow strips.
The connection to the wand toy is via a cord.
Add a bit of variety to your Purrs, Da Bird or Frenzy rod toys with this fun attachment!
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To complete a cat's natural hunt, catch, kill, eat cycle, use the Purrs, Frenzy or DaBird wands and prey attachments as hunt/chase exercise toys and some real feathers for the kill instinct and cat treats for afterwards to complete the cycle.
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