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Be fashionable and be fit! Blood Pressure & Heart Rate Monitor Wrist Watch
Monitoring Your Health in Real-Time!
Heart attack is the leading cause of death for many people according to healthday.com, therefore to have a device that able to inform your heart condition is very important. But, how far actually this device can help you? This powerful device not only can inform you about your heart rate, but also able to detect various health problem. In a simple word, heart rate is how many times your heart beats for a minute, the number is can be affected by numerous factors.
What Is A Normal Healthy Heart Rate
No matter if you're an athlete or not, having knowledge about a healthy heart rate can be very helpful if you want to accurately monitor your fitness level and even spot various health problems. Simply put, heart rate is the number of times your heart beats in 60 seconds and it varies from one individual to another. By knowing your own normal heart rate, you can easily gauge if you're in a good health condition or not.
One thing to remember about heart rate is that as you age, your pulse is going to continuously change and sometimes, it may signal a heart or other type of condition that requires medical attention – any concerns whatsoever then you must seek professional medical advice.
Measuring Heart Rate Using Smartwatch
If you want to get a really accurate heart rate measurement, using a smartwatch monitor is going to give you the best results. Most heart rate monitors these days not only provide you with an accurate measurement of your pulse, but they can also store the values so they can be later accessed or can help you track your activities like a fitness band as well as give you SMS and email notifications like a phone.
As you can see, there are many factors that affect heart rate and if you notice you have a consistently high or low pulse, it's best you get in touch with your doctor right away. By doing so, you'll be able to see what condition affects your heart and consider the right treatment to keep it under control.
This is crucial, as having continuous readouts of one's heart beat in the Health app is indispensable when correlating your workouts and heart rates. In addition to your heart rate reading, the Watch collects other data to provide estimate on calories burned.
Aside from the heart rate sensor itself, it may tap into other sensors depending on your activity. In one example, running indoors prompts the Watch to use its built-in accelerometer.
But go cycling outdoors and the Watch starts using the GPS in your Phone, if available, to track your activity with great precision in order to provide as accurate estimate on calories burned as possible.the Watch learns about your stride enough over time to start accurately track workouts without an Phone.
Blood Pressure & Blood Oxygen Monitor
Through the built-in blood oxygen meter does not need to be able to accurately monitor the blood oxygen saturation and pulse, to avoid the cumbersome to the hospital. To detect family and their physical condition at anytime, anywhere. Can effectively prevent danger. If you encounter hypoxia, the first time oxygen and greatly reduce the change of disease onset.
It's the first Blood Pressure smartwatch in the market. It's good for fitness and activity tracking.
The product is made of difference materials and colors, follow up fashion trend, make you so confidently to face different people and occasions. In the traditional movement of the step ring built-in optical blood pressure, heart rate sensor, real-time blood pressure, and heartbeat detection! Monitoring your health in real time.
Through find the phone function, there will be no worries of missing phone again when a mobile phone is beyond the valid Bluetooth distance (6m-10m) with the device, the smart band will vibrate to remind.
Continually track your daily life in 24 hours, work 5 days by one charge, it is really convinced, fast and your close partner.
All In One
- Heart rate
- Blood oxygen
- Blood pressure measurement
- Fatigue measurement
- Steps
- Energy consumption
- Daily mileage
- Sleep monitoring
- Call ID
- SMS Reminder
- APP Reminder
- Sedentary reminded
- Alarm clock reminder
- Find phone
- Drink water Reminder
- Social software, SMS information shows support for 50 words display on the bracelet screen
- 0.66 inch OLED Display
- Waterproof smart bracelet
- Dynamic and static blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen;
- Pedometer,Calories,Distance,Find Phone,Sleep measurement,Call/SMS reminder.Alarm clock alert
- BT connection, support Android 4.4 or above and IOS 8.0 or above mobile phone.
- Real-time mobile-side synchronization information function, message push up from QQ, Wechat, Facebook, Twitter reminder;
- 3-Days weather reminder and temperature reminder.
- Built-in most popular heat sensor, it can calculate the next 3 days weather situations and temperature.
- Screen size 0.66 inches
- Screen type OLED
- Connection parameters Bluetooth 4.0BLE (low power)
- Other parameters Battery type: Polymer lithium battery
- Battery capacity 110mAh
- Charging method Magnetic suction type
- Charging time about 2 hours
- Color Black, Golden
- Lifetime is 8 days and standby for 15 days
- Data is stored for 7 days
- Manipulation of graphene full touch control.mobile APP control
- Product language / English and other 12 languages
- Appearance Material Front shell: Powder metallurgy/Back shell: ABS + PC/Strap: Silicone
- This SmartWatch is waterproof when exposed to splashing water or rain. But we do not recommend it for swimming.
Package Included:
- 1 x Smart Band
- 1 x Charge Cable
- 1 x Manual Guide
This smartwatch health can help you lose weight and maintain your fitness goals, can offer the motivation of a personal trainer, the insights of a sleep therapist and you can even count every calorie going in and out.
The fitness and health functionality of these devices can help you to maintain a day to day fitness schedule and help you reach your weight loss goals. Be fashionable and be fit! This is the latest in the smart watch industry -- all-in-one wrist watch that monitors vital signs of your health. To become health and wellbeing is a dream for every person, and this beautiful-elegant device absolutely can help you.
Buy this one for your loved one - change their lifestyle, this amazing device can even measure your blood pressure and blood sugar as well.
***Like any other devices, data from the device are for guideline & reference only and should not be used as medical advice.***
🔥Extremely high demand: Hence fulfillment may be delayed, so we appreciate your patience! (We ship with USPS & DHL tracking number).


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Kevin Parakkattu
Senior Ventures Associate, Brand & Retail
Kevin is an early stage investor at Plug and Play Ventures (prev. investments include PayPal, NatureBox, Honey, Dropbox, etc.) focusing on brand, retail, and e-commerce solutions.
Leveraging Plug and Play's corporate network, Kevin collaborates with TJX, Rakuten, Mars, Kohl's, and 15+ other large corporations to find and implement frontier technologies. He engages with the retail ecosystem internationally through PNP's operations in Paris and Munich with anchor partners Galeries Lafayette and MediaMarktSaturn respectively.
Prior to his current position, Kevin was an investment analyst at Centripetal Capital Partners in Stamford, CT and co-founded a pure play custom clothing startup. Kevin studied finance at Baruch College, City University of New York, where he graduated as a Macaulay Honors Scholar.

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Keyword Rank Checker
Basic Rank analysis:
Here we can find the basic ranking of your website mainly you can select the search engine and particular start and end date and country then you can get that results.
Comparative Ranking:
In Comparative Ranking, we can analyze the ranking details of keywords compare with competitor keywords for the selected time period.
Pagewise Rank Analysis Report:
Here we can find the page-wise ranking analysis report and you have to select the search engine, country and time period.
Mobile Rank Analysis:
In the mobile rank analysis, we can analyze the mobile ranking for particular keywords how that keywords are ranking in mobile platforms.


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The organizers of the Fest are: International cooperation department along with Cultural and Educational department, and NSUEM Student's Council culture and creation Committee.
Foreign and Russian students took part in the Fest.
All participants prepared numbers which were shown on the scene of the Student's Club.
Students made numbers in duet: singing and dancing, as well as they sang and danced in groups. Viewers had a pleasure to hear a well-known poem by Alexandr Pushkin "I Loved You..." Furthermore participants played a fairytale fTurnip", which they made over in a new way. And young ladies made a defile in Russian national dresses of fairytales heroes.
Chinese students held master-classes for hieroglyph writing and Russian students taught to make early Slavs protective amulets.
After the Fest a grandly tea-party and a disco was organized for the participants and guest. (Tea-party was organized with support of the food-production facility)


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Best Time to Lease a Car: Do They Exist?
Myth or fact?
Essentially, leasing or buying a car from a dealership is pretty similar to purchasing any product from any establishment – if no one else is interested; the product is more likely to go on sale. If the store is busier than ever; the product will more likely than not be more expensive because it is then deemed more valuable. Think back to basic economics: supply and demand. So, in short, the best time to lease a car is when no one else is looking to lease a car. Keep in mind though, dealers aren't just going to give you the best car lease deals just because they're willing to sell it for that price. You still have to put in the work and do the necessary research to know what your car is worth at the particular time you're looking to lease.
So lay it on us – what are the best times to lease?
Keep in mind that any day you feel like you don't particularly want to go to the dealership is probably a day most people don't want to – which is the same day you absolutely should. Best dealership days are rainy, cold, snowy, national holidays, or anything else you can think of that would deter a person from going out and getting those cars.
Keep in mind, many things may affect whether or not you're going to get a good deal regardless of timing.
If you're interested in a car that is notoriously expensive and high in demand, you're probably going to have to pay a large sum regardless of what time of year you go.
While there really is no fool-proofbest month to lease a car, there are best times of month to lease. If your dealer happens to be nearing the end of his monthly quota and you show up on the last day of the month toward the end of the day, chances are he's going to give you a deal in order to raise his own profits. However, it becomes virtually impossible to figure out whether a dealer is nearing his quota or not, so this really isn't a reliable way to get a good deal.
Also, if you're cool with leasing last year's model just as this year's model is about to arrive, chances are you're going to get a good deal as well because dealerships are going to be trying to get rid of existing inventory during this time of year. This generally happens around December, but keep in mind this does not make December the absolute best month to lease a car – it just circumstantially happens to be around the time dealerships get rid of old inventory. Keep in mind, you're settling for old inventory here: and beggars can't be choosers. You're going to be getting whatever color/trim/package they have available in inventory – but as long as you're not picky this shouldn't be a problem.
Additionally, the best time to lease a car is when manufacturers are promoting rebates. Rebates vary month to month so make sure you do your research and ask around for when these rebates are available, because more often than not these rebates are going to get you a better price than any negotiation ever will.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38854422407406490132020-06-20T10:17:34.762-05:00Magicalbox.comReliable technical support and web development.loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-32283605263706132282015-06-22T10:52:00.001-05:002015-06-22T10:52:09.086-05:00Google DomainsLooks like Google is jumping into the domain registrar business. I imagine I'll be transferring off Godaddy as mine come up for renewal.

https://domains.google.com

loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2015/06/google-domains.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-32438313982601130472014-08-05T15:26:00.002-05:002014-08-05T15:26:51.915-05:00More tiny flying robots!

This is just incredible. Only a matter of time before I have my own flying GoPro to follow me on my long runs. Of course, so will everyone else.

http://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-robobees-closer-to-pollinating-crops-2014-6loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2014/08/more-tiny-flying-robots.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-39639169815803449462014-05-12T10:57:00.003-05:002014-05-12T10:59:26.145-05:00Outrunner Running Robot

Pretty cool stuff.

Kickstarter campaignloatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2014/05/running-robot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-88473945083452593292013-10-10T09:50:00.000-05:002013-10-10T09:50:03.674-05:00Nest Protect Is A $129 Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Detector That Takes Nest Deeper Into The Connected Home [feedly]Nest Protect Is A $129 Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Detector That Takes Nest Deeper Into The Connected Home
http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/08/nest-protect-is-a-129-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-detector-that-takes-nest-deeper-into-the-connected-home/

via feedly.comloatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2013/10/nest-protect-is-129-smoke-and-carbon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-33773468799421875162012-12-07T09:53:00.001-06:002012-12-07T09:53:24.227-06:00The first flexible, fiber-optic solar cell that can be woven into clothes | ExtremeTechIt's just a matter of time.

The first flexible, fiber-optic solar cell that can be woven into clothes | ExtremeTech:loatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2012/12/the-first-flexible-fiber-optic-solar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-87803216516334850752012-11-07T09:36:00.004-06:002012-11-07T09:36:42.781-06:00Incredible Robotic Dragonfly

Robotic researchers at Georgia Tech have created a wonderfully scary robotic dragonfly. I have always loved flying my mini-helicopter around the house but it is difficult to fly and the battery only lasts a few minutes, tops. This appears to be the answer to all the problems.

Just imagine the endless number of uses. Police and Fire departments, sporting events, photography, even the military (imagine pinpoint drone attacks where NO innocent civilians are hurt) could benefit from such technology.

Yes, the good always comes with the bad. You can imagine just as many bad uses for such a device. But let's face it, if we always focus on the bad things, we are destined to a life of suffering and disappointment.

Read all about it here at Tech Crunch.loatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2012/11/incredible-robotic-dragonfly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-86298128552194782332012-11-06T11:16:00.002-06:002012-11-06T11:17:31.512-06:00Review: Apple's iPad mini
I think I'll just upgrade my phone instead. I just can't see the need for a tablet when you have all that in your pocket.

Nice review from Apple Insider.

Apple's new iPad mini is likely to become its most popular iPad, due to a light, thin design that delivers tablet optimized apps in a more portable package at a reduced price.

What is the iPad mini?

Apple's new iPad mini, at first glance, appears to be an attempt by the company to annex the only portion of the tablet market it doesn't already own: the niche between the new 4-inch iPod touch and the full sized, 9.7-inch iPad.

Amazon, Google and a variety of other Android licensees have attempted to establish a position in 7-inch tablets that they can use to grow upward (and in some cases downward) in size. To many observers, the iPad mini is simply following this trend, albeit with a significantly more expensive entry point.

Apart from price, critics are also complaining that the iPad mini lacks the high-end Retina display of the latest iPad 3 and 4 (and Apple's most expensive new MacBooks, and all models of iPhone and iPod touch currently being sold).

However, looking at the iPad mini as a low end, 7-inch rival is just as misleading as the perspective of those who saw the original iPad as a poor netbook option saddled with such flaws as not having a physical keyboard or mouse and lacking the ability to run conventional desktop apps. People who thought that in 2010 were blindsided by the success of the iPad and the collapse of netbook sales.

Similarly, the iPad mini is not a cheap, low end tablet trying to establish the first rung of a new platform by stretching some existing smartphone apps across a larger screen.

Instead, it's a reinvented iPad, designed to be as thin as the company's newly released, 4-inch iPod touch and iPhone 5 while running the full library of tablet-optimized App Store titles (and a wide array of custom corporate apps being used in government and the enterprise) that fill out Apple's full sized iPad ecosystem.

iPad mini: a new form factor of iPad

Most of the critical engineering decisions Apple made in the design of iPad mini were clearly aimed at delivering a functional and popular mobile device, not just a very low priced one.

Apple could have reached lower into the bargain bin to give it A4 "celeron" power, created an entry point offering a paltry 8GB of storage, or relied on other OEMs to crank out a generic, thick slab of plastic and simply label that product with the sales power of its "iPad" brand, all of which are commonplace practices in the tech industry.

On the other hand, Apple could have sourced a mini-sized iPad Retina Display, paired it with its new A6X processor and 128GB of storage, and sold it to a few million people who would pay anything (probably around $1200) to have the latest iPad device.

Instead, Apple gave the iPad mini specs comparable to iPad 2, but reduced in size. This reduction sheds a lot of weight (from 1.33 lbs or 601 grams to the iPad mini's 0.69 lbs or 312 grams). In addition to its new thinness and more hand-friendly rounded rectangle shape (shown below, next to iPad 3 and iPhone 4S), this huge weight reduction makes iPad mini far more portable.

It's still too big to stick in your jeans pocket (a smartphone level of mobility that Steve Jobs said no tablet could realistically offer), but it's effortless to hold or carry around. It's a very different kid of iPad experience. It makes full-size iPads feel clumsy and heavy in comparison.

In addition, the new iPod touch/iPhone 5 body style of the new iPad mini also makes it easier to hold, and its two-thirds size makes it both easy to grab in one hand and much less of a stretch to thumb-type or play games on when held in landscape orientation.

It feels a lot more like a "big iPod touch" than the full sized iPads, but this comes at a cost: the screen is scaled down. Text on the screen is smaller, but interestingly, the title bar and lock screen text and graphics that appear about 60 percent smaller than other iPads is now about identical to the size of those elements on the iPhone. This evokes memories of lugging around a 17-inch MacBook Pro until realizing that, if you can get the same resolution in a smaller, lighter machine, why wouldn't you?
loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2012/11/review-apples-ipad-mini.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-90423115598442586872012-11-05T16:56:00.003-06:002012-11-05T16:56:53.202-06:00Which smartphone system is right for you?

I am waffling on changing phones right now. Here is a nice little guide.

Which SmartPhone To Choose
loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2012/11/which-smartphone-system-is-right-for-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-62370969603915497792012-05-06T09:41:00.001-05:002012-05-06T09:41:15.501-05:00Google News refresh places Google+ at centreGoogle News refresh places Google+ at centre: Google News is undergoing a makeover and has embedded content from Google+, its new social network, into its refreshed look.

loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2012/05/google-news-refresh-places-google-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-33309528346701988122012-04-19T14:58:00.001-05:002012-04-19T14:59:41.143-05:00The Real Reason Why iPads Are Made In China | Cult of MacThe Real Reason Why iPads Are Made In China | Cult of Macloatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2012/04/real-reason-why-ipads-are-made-in-china.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-59592186662131977692012-03-01T20:19:00.001-06:002012-03-01T20:19:50.858-06:00Windows 8 Consumer Preview hits one million downloads in a dayWindows 8 Consumer Preview hits one million downloads in a day:

How pumped are consumers about the release of a Windows 8 preview that they can call their own? Quite, according the million downloads the build has marked in just a day. That number comes from Microsoft's Building Windows Twitter account -- of course, it's important to note that the number doesn't necessarily mean one million individuals downloaded Consumer Preview. Still, not bad for a day's work.loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2012/03/windows-8-consumer-preview-hits-one.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-76006976800812680292012-02-19T15:55:00.001-06:002012-02-19T15:56:14.539-06:00Toy Fair 2012: LocomotionToy Fair 2012: Locomotion:
Yesterday I went to the 2012 Toy Fair, and to be honest I was really disappointed. I'm 23 years old, and I'd estimate that 90 percent of what I saw yesterday was a variation of a toy I played with as a child. My 50-year old parents might even say the same thing. There were more stuffed animals than I care to remember, lots of toy guns and building blocks, and plenty of R/C cars and the like.

But some toy makers were more innovative than others, with a couple actually trying to reinvent the wheel (or the bike, more honestly).

One company, CycoCycle, takes on the challenge of riding a unicycle by making a sort of unicycle-tricycle hybrid. It sounds dumb, but I can actually see kids picking this up. The seat is placed directly above the main, front wheel and dips a bit to keep you in place. From the seat comes two tricycle-style bars that connect to smaller wheels.

It's more difficult than riding a bike, and feels totally different. Kids can learn an entirely new set of tricks with this thing, and throw a kid sister on the back to ride along courtesy of a rear step bar. Plus, that same rear step bar allows for scooter-style riding and the tricks I mentioned earlier, and you'll see clearly in our video that neither John nor myself can do any of them. It can also fold up for easy transportation should you want to lug it to a park or beach.

The CycoCycle can be had for the odd price of $82.69 at Amazon.com.

Another interesting, albeit seemingly dangerous, wheeled device that we saw is the Solowheel. Actually, the Solowheel is more of a transportation vehicle than a toy, but whether it'll be used for fun or transportation will be up to the owners.

It's basically a single wheel with small training wheels on each side for balance and two pegs coming out of the center. You control it by leaning forward, backwards and side to side, and simply roll around. If a pogo stick and a Segway were to hook up, their baby would look a lot like the Solowheel. (At least in my somewhat warped mind.)

The Solowheel runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and a 100-watt motor, and can run for 15-20 miles at 10mph before crapping out. It takes about two hours to recharge, so if you live close to work in a relatively mild climate then this might be a solid idea. Just like an electric car, the Solowheel generates energy going downhill or slowing down.

It was bit difficult for me to get used to, but I'm sure with time I could have a lot of fun on one of these. The PR girls rolling around on them were even comfortable enough to text while driving.

Unfortunately, the Solowheel doesn't quite go for the price of a toy. Its retail value is at $1,795, which means you should probably give this some thought before "adding to cart."

loatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2012/02/toy-fair-2012-locomotion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-55391599552027877882012-02-17T14:28:00.001-06:002012-02-17T14:29:15.275-06:00OS X Mountain Lion Brings The Mac Into The GameOS X Mountain Lion Brings The Mac Into The Game:
Gamers, start your engines, lift your fruit-slicing swords, and lace up your Temple-running shoes.

Game Center, Apple's gaming/social hub for iOS, has finally made it's way over to the more mature Apple OS, OS X Mountain Lion. This is huge. Not because you'll be able to enjoy the features of Game Center while playing around on your Mac (which will likely be great fun, too, I'm sure), but because gaming will now bust through the platform barrier allowing you to duke it out with anyone on just about any Apple device.

That's right. We're no longer in the era of PC-to-PC/phone-to-phone gaming as OS X Mountain Lion will enable Mac-to-iPhone, Mac-to-iPad, and Mac-to-iPod touch gaming. Like I said, that's huge.

Apple claims to have over 100 million registered users and 20,000+ Game Center-enabled games on iOS, which is a solid starting point. Of course, developers will have to go in and tweak their apps to provide a beautiful gaming experience across all of these devices, but according to MG's account of the cross-platform gaming in action, "it works very well."loatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2012/02/os-x-mountain-lion-brings-mac-into-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-37688951584557198212011-11-13T08:33:00.001-06:002011-11-13T08:34:05.161-06:00Top 10 Gadgets You Should Have In Your Go Bag [Lifehacker Top 10]Top 10 Gadgets You Should Have In Your Go Bag [Lifehacker Top 10]:

We share a lot of cool gadgets around here, but there are a few tech essentials we think should be in every geek's laptop bag. Here are the 10 coolest (and most useful) gadgets you should always have with you. More loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2011/11/top-10-gadgets-you-should-have-in-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-33078372892314047982011-11-06T21:12:00.001-06:002011-11-06T21:12:52.655-06:00Hack an Ikea Solar Lamp to Charge an iPad [Weekend Project]
Hack an Ikea Solar Lamp to Charge an iPad [Weekend Project]:

<img alt="Click here to read Hack an Ikea Solar Lamp to Charge an iPad" height="120" src="http://cache.lifehacker.com/assets/images/17/2011/11/small_5f0126321cee0341b4984ef862223a40.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(179, 179, 179); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(179, 179, 179); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(179, 179, 179); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(179, 179, 179); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px;" title="Click here to read Hack an Ikea Solar Lamp to Charge an iPad" width="190" />
In the past we've covered how to turn the inexpensive Ikea Sunnan solar lamp into a solar display case and today we have a hack from electronics manufacturer Voltaic Systems to turn the same lamp into a solar charging station for an iPad or other power-hungry phone or tablet. More »

loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2011/11/hack-ikea-solar-lamp-to-charge-ipad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-37788047997767320912011-05-27T09:31:00.001-05:002011-05-27T09:31:58.909-05:00Gmail People Widget Provides Added Context to Your Messages [In Brief]Gmail People Widget Provides Added Context to Your Messages [In Brief]: "

Today Google announced a new Gmail People Widget to provide contextual information about the people in your address book from within Gmail. The widget shows you details about the people you're interacting with in a given message and provides shortcuts for chatting with and replying to them. More »"loatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2011/05/gmail-people-widget-provides-added.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-68668520523262078822011-05-03T08:09:00.001-05:002011-05-03T08:10:29.440-05:00Apple's New iMacs Add Thunderbolt, More Graphics Muscle, and Monster Quad-Core Guts [Apple]<img alt="Click here to read Apple's New iMacs Add Thunderbolt, More Graphics Muscle, and Monster Quad-Core Guts" border="0" height="120" src="http://betacache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/05/small_newimacsforbaz.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(179, 179, 179); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(179, 179, 179); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(179, 179, 179); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(179, 179, 179); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px;" title="Click here to read Apple's New iMacs Add Thunderbolt, More Graphics Muscle, and Monster Quad-Core Guts" width="190" />Apple's New iMacs Add Thunderbolt, More Graphics Muscle, and Monster Quad-Core Guts [Apple]: "Goodbye miniDisplay ports, and hello Thunderbolt: Apple's latest iMacs include the faster Thunderbolt connection, but that's not the only new addition from Intel. The computers, which come in 21.5 and 27-inch size options, also run on Intel's latest Sandy Bridge Core procession line. More »"loatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2011/05/apples-new-imacs-add-thunderbolt-more.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-44709070619113937252011-04-22T08:42:00.001-05:002011-04-22T08:42:57.868-05:00T-Hawk UAV enters Fukushima danger zone, returns with videoT-Hawk UAV enters Fukushima danger zone, returns with video: "

We'd love to head on down to Fukushima with a DSLR and some iodide pills, but that's obviously not going to happen. Sending in a flying robot seems to be the next best thing, though, and that's exactly what Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) has done. T-Hawk, a US-made MAV (Micro Air Vehicle) commonly used to search for roadside bombs in Iraq, made its Japanese debut last week when it photographed the nuclear plant from above, providing a detailed look at the interior damage a month after iRobot's visit. Small enough to fit in a (rather large) backpack, officially the T-Hawk is named for the tarantula hawk wasp species, but could just as easily have been named for the T. Hawk Street Fighter character, who also swoops in to attack his opponents from above. As expected, things look pretty nasty at ground zero, so head past the break for a video of the damage."loatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2011/04/t-hawk-uav-enters-fukushima-danger-zone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-35695456711709788382011-02-18T08:18:00.002-06:002011-02-18T08:19:28.862-06:00Video: Those Flying Fish Are Called Air SwimmersVideo: Those Flying Fish Are Called Air Swimmers: "

Would you buy a toy fish that flew in the air wagging its tail as if it were swimming? If you answered yes, then check this out: it's called Air Swimmers. Air Swimmers consist of a helium-filled balloon with motorized fins
that flap in the air. From the video you can see it looks pretty cool and the 'swimming' doesn't look too bad either. One battery in the fish, three in the remote, and the bag of helium should last a few weeks.

They'll be about $40 when they come out in July.

loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2011/02/video-those-flying-fish-are-called-air.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-66839637749731268932011-01-24T10:42:00.002-06:002011-01-24T10:43:31.646-06:00Aerial News DronesIt's only a matter of time before they are over most of the country. Think of them as the news helicopters of the 21st century.

Domestic Use of Aerial Drones By Law Enforcement: "PatPending writes 'Aerial drones are now used by the Texas Department of Public Safety; the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, Colorado; the Miami-Dade County, Florida, Police Department; and the Department of Homeland Security. But what about privacy concerns? 'Drones raise the prospect of much more pervasive surveillance,' said Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy and Technology Project. 'We are not against them, absolutely. They can be a valuable tool in certain kinds of operations. But what we don't want to see is their pervasive use to watch over the American people.''loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2011/01/domestic-use-of-aerial-drones-by-law.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-270774232013718472011-01-07T23:17:00.001-06:002011-01-07T23:18:27.252-06:00Walt Mossberg Says Colleges Will Deal With a Deluge of TabletsWalt Mossberg Says Colleges Will Deal With a Deluge of Tablets: "
Las Vegas—In his keynote address at the Higher Ed Tech Summit, Walt Mossberg, the influential technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, told an audience of higher-education officials and company executives that their future held many tablet computers. And not just the iPad, but some of the 70 or so new tablet devices that have been announced this week at the Consumer Electronics Show here.

Speaking yesterday, Mr. Mossberg noted that CES this year should be renamed "TES" because there were so many of the things. (There was Motorola's new Xoom, for instance, and Dell's Streak 7, Lenovo's IdeaPad Hybrid—a laptop with a detachable tablet—and devices from Samsung, Toshiba, Motion …)

And tablets will matter in higher education, Mr. Mossberg said, because students will bring them to campus, and colleges and—in particular—publishers will need to meet their needs. "The actual users, like students and faculty, will barge in," he said.

Books should cost less, and they should be digital, Mr. Mossberg said. He is a trustee of Brandeis University, and "I vote on cost-cutting at every meeting. So the idea of having to spend a fortune on books is just primitive." Course materials, including books, are less expensive in digital form, and tablets make them easy to use. "The multi-touch tablet computer has a serious chance of challenging the mouse-based interface, which has been around since the 1960s and came to fruition in the 1970s," Mr. Mossberg said.

The technology columnist pointed out that the other major trend that will affect colleges is cloud computing, or the use of Internet-based software. Now, it may seem this news is less than surprising, as software companies have been beating this drum loudly for years. Still, colleges have not been listening. The latest Campus Computing Project survey, completed in the fall of 2010, reported that only 15 percent of campuses have a strategic plan to address cloud computing. So perhaps the reminder from the Brandeis trustee was timely.loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2011/01/walt-mossberg-says-colleges-will-deal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-45117281441118394222011-01-05T15:23:00.001-06:002011-01-05T15:30:21.732-06:00Ten most significant gadgets of 2010No big surprises here. IPad is #1 and it just makes me want a Kindle even more. Actually, I like the Nook Color for its ability to run Andriod, but that's another story.

Ten most significant gadgets of 2010: "When this year began, we were feverishly speculating about an Apple tablet, looking forward to 3-D TV sets, and optimistically waiting for the end of the cable companies' cruel grip on our wallets.loatswilhttp://email@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2011/01/ten-most-significant-gadgets-of-2010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-51682368845681163882010-12-21T10:16:00.002-06:002010-12-21T10:39:16.398-06:00Apple TV ReviewI am certainly pleased with mine. I find it works very well puts me one step closer to my dream of having all my media accessible at each television without having a complete PC in each room.

Since there is just a simple HDMI connection, you can easily move it from one room to the next if needed. Of course at $99 a pop, you can also just spring for a couple of these little gems.

It is small and compact and easily hidden just about anywhere near the TV. I'll admit the little remote had me worried at first but there are iPhone apps that easily work just as well if not better. If nothing else, a little velcro will keep it secure to the regular remote.

The interface is simple and easy to navigate. Setup is a chore with but it is only needed once and the on screen keyboard is nice compared to some. The Apple "channel" is a bit lacking. It will allow you to 'rent' a selection from the Apple Store but not 'buy' one. I think that's lame. Who wants to pay $3.99 to rent a movie when you can buy it for $9.99. Also, the choice for HD vs. SD is hidden away in the settings. Personally, I'd like to be able to choose between HD and SD when I buy the show, not in the overall preferences on the account. I might want to buy Disney's Earth in HD but don't really care to watch (or pay for) season three of SpongeBob in HD.

There are also a lot of selections in the Apple store for rent that can be watched a channel away on Netflix for free. I imagine this interface will change greatly over time. There will be channel additions and deletions without a doubt. Hulu would be nice to see but I'm not holding my breath.

Now, if I can just get all my TVs updated with nice new HD flat panels that will take HDMI.

Apple TV Sales Hit One Million: "

Does this mean that Steve Jobs's Apple TV is finally something more than just a hobby? The set top box has managed to sell one million units in around 11 weeks--not spectacular, but certainly a marked increase over its predecessor, which took closer to a year to achieve that number. The second generation Apple TV also faced stiffer competition when it launched at the beginning of October, thanks to an ever increasing number of entries (like Google TV) all competing in a field that seems far from mature."loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2010/12/apple-tv-sales-hit-one-million.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-18155958275614601822010-10-26T16:24:00.001-05:002010-10-26T16:24:58.690-05:00Recycle old gadgets (and make a buck or two) with eBay Instant SaleRecycle old gadgets (and make a buck or two) with eBay Instant Sale: "

You might already hawk your valuable old gadgets on eBay, but the auction house wants to broker your smaller transactions too -- that's why it launched eBay Instant Sale this last week. If you've got a (moderately recent) gizmo you want to get rid of right away, it looks as easy as can be -- answer the two questions above and get an instant offer, plus a free shipping label to mail it out. From the looks of a few sample queries, you won't get much for older items like the Dell Inspiron 8200 above, but we found a used Palm Pixi in good condition was worth a respectable $57, and even if your old featurephones aren't worth a cent, eBay's partners will recycle them for you and pay your shipping fees. Sure, you could donate the lot and write them off your taxes, but this sounds like it might be a worthy alternative to us.loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2010/10/recycle-old-gadgets-and-make-buck-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885442240740649013.post-53136094238926770252010-10-26T15:45:00.002-05:002010-10-26T15:47:01.485-05:00Fake TV for fooling burglars

Fake TV for fooling burglars: "

'FakeTV is a new burglar deterrent that makes it look like someone is home watching television. FakeTV does this by recreating exactly the sort of light produced by a real HDTV. Viewed from outside the home after dusk, it looks like somebody must be watching television.'

I want one, not as a burglar deterrent, but as a comfort device.loatswilhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.magicalbox.com/2010/10/fake-tv-for-fooling-burglars.html


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Something to think about...
Local hip-hop artists are coming together to put on affordable live entertainment for the youth of Perth, at HQ Leederville.
The youth of Perth need more positive entertainment and fun, alcohol-free environments in which to enjoy it.
On November 8 expect edgy, intelligent and thought provoking performances from some of Perth's most under-rated artists.
HQ provides the perfect venue, we've got the perfect music and right people.
In a world where everything is 'user-pays', the youth and people on low-incomes often miss out on the best entertainment.
That's why this will be low cost - gold coin entry - so everyone can come!
But we need your help to fund it!
We've done the sums, booked the acts and taken the financial risk to put this on, now we're hoping you will help us cover the costs.
Putting this event on is going to cost about $1,850.
The breakdown for this is as follows:
$500 - Venue Hire
$100 - Poster Design
$150 - Poster & Flyer Printing
$1100 - Artists & Special Guests
As artists ourselves, we firmly believe in making sure everyone who performs gets paid. That's another serious issue we wish to address in the Perth live music scene; non-payment of artists.
There are nearly a dozen performers stepping on stage, including feature guests, and fair payment has been negotiated with all.
Who's putting this together?
Hi I'm Luke, aka Shareef from Selekt Few.
Myself and Percuss, the other MC in Selekt Few, have a long history of putting on gigs and events to meet the needs of niche communities.
We've been performing locally for several years now, and have noticed a serious lack of opportunities outside of the 18+ bar, club and pub scene.
We want to change that, not just for youth but for the artists too!
We can pull this off because we know there is strong support for this idea within both the local Hip Hop community, and the wider community in general.
The need for more positive opportunities for kids to get together and have fun away from the influence of alcohol and drugs is well known.
And that is exactly what this will be.
Positive, fun and entertaining.
No matter what your thoughts heading into HQ on November 8, we guarantee you'll leave with plenty of new things to think about.
Please support it!
Extra Funds?
Any funds raised in excess of the $1850 target will go toward putting on the next one of these events - up to a total of $3700 raised - which would cover the entire cost of putting on two events.
Any funds raised in excess of $3700 or via donations on-the-day (once costs are covered), will be distributed to local not-for-profit organisation/s.


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Night @ the Library is our annual event where we provide research time for genealogists outside of normal library hours which includes 8 hours research time, pizza, WiFi, genealogy databases, and unlimited internet printing.
Numbers are limited so please register early to secure your place. The cost to attend this event is $35. Full payment is required to complete your registration. This can be paid in person at any branch or online via internet banking.
For online banking payments, our account number is 02-0316-0030142-17. Please use 'Night at the Library' and your name as references when making payments to us.
Registrations close Friday 16 August 2019, or when full. Please call or email us with your name, address, phone number, email and library card number (if you are a member) via the details below.
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Joubert Syndrome 9 (JBTS9)
Categories: Eye diseases, Fetal diseases, Genetic diseases, Liver diseases, Mental diseases, Nephrological diseases, Neuronal diseases, Rare diseases, Respiratory diseases
Aliases & Classifications for Joubert Syndrome 9
MalaCards integrated aliases for Joubert Syndrome 9:
autosomal recessive
joubert syndrome 9:
Inheritance autosomal recessive inheritance
MalaCards categories:
Global: Genetic diseases Rare diseases Fetal diseases
Anatomical: Neuronal diseases Eye diseases Nephrological diseases Respiratory diseases Liver diseases Mental diseases
External Ids:
Summaries for Joubert Syndrome 9
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot : 73 Joubert syndrome 9: A disorder presenting with cerebellar ataxia, oculomotor apraxia, hypotonia, neonatal breathing abnormalities and psychomotor delay. Neuroradiologically, it is characterized by cerebellar vermian hypoplasia/aplasia, thickened and reoriented superior cerebellar peduncles, and an abnormally large interpeduncular fossa, giving the appearance of a molar tooth on transaxial slices (molar tooth sign). Additional variable features include retinal dystrophy and renal disease.
MalaCards based summary : Joubert Syndrome 9, also known as jbts9, is related to joubert syndrome 16 and joubert syndrome 14. An important gene associated with Joubert Syndrome 9 is CC2D2A (Coiled-Coil And C2 Domain Containing 2A), and among its related pathways/superpathways are Regulation of PLK1 Activity at G2/M Transition and Organelle biogenesis and maintenance. Affiliated tissues include kidney, liver and eye, and related phenotypes are seizures and intellectual disability
Disease Ontology : 12 A Joubert syndrome that has material basis in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the CC2D2A gene on chromosome 4p15.
Related Diseases for Joubert Syndrome 9
Symptoms & Phenotypes for Joubert Syndrome 9
Human phenotypes related to Joubert Syndrome 9:31 (show all 8)
Symptoms via clinical synopsis from OMIM:56
Clinical features from OMIM:612285
MGI Mouse Phenotypes related to Joubert Syndrome 9:45
Drugs & Therapeutics for Joubert Syndrome 9
Cochrane evidence based reviews: joubert syndrome 9
Genetic Tests for Joubert Syndrome 9
Anatomical Context for Joubert Syndrome 9
MalaCards organs/tissues related to Joubert Syndrome 9:40
Kidney, Liver, Eye
Publications for Joubert Syndrome 9
Articles related to Joubert Syndrome 9:
Variations for Joubert Syndrome 9
ClinVar genetic disease variations for Joubert Syndrome 9:6 (show top 50) (show all 59)
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot genetic disease variations for Joubert Syndrome 9:73 (show all 19)
Expression for Joubert Syndrome 9
Search GEO for disease gene expression data for Joubert Syndrome 9.
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When playing a high-collision sport like rugby, the ability to react instinctively to an aggressive attack with a counter-aggressive action is celebrated both on the training pitch and the field of play.
About the author:
Robbie Hunter-Paul is a former professional rugby player; playing 19 seasons and representing his country, New Zealand, 29 times. Robbie graduated from Huddersfield University with a BA in marketing and pr. Never one to back down from a challenge, in 2016 Robbie launched his own company: Xtra Mile Marketing and is an official ambassador for Rugby League Cares.
I spent hours upon hours, daily over the course of 19 seasons (in both codes of rugby) drilling these actions into myself so I didn't have to think about what I was doing, developing an automated response that would control my actions whether I was feeling normal or fatigued.
It was an amazing state that most people are not allowed to enjoy: being able to give yourself over to the emotion of anger and let the chimp out of its cage, almost encourage it to come out and run free. It works in certain environments (like rugby) due to the bi-products of the emotion which helps you become fearless and productively physically aggressive.
Where it didn't work for me was when I retired and entered the office environment. Those years of conditioning left me with emotional triggers leading to mental and physical responses that were not appropriate in this new workplace.
When confronted with any type of anger or even general negativity, my instincts would often take over, and I could feel my heartbeat rising, my mind becoming cloudy and rational thought leave me, often with an inappropriate outburst following.
Looking for an Anger Management programme for your business? Learn about Offload here
I knew this was not helpful in my new profession and I needed a solution: luckily enough, I understood I realised the need to reprogram my approach to this emotion, so I did a course on anger management. This proved to be, professionally and personally, one of, if not the best decisions of my life. The tools learned on this course helped me both professionally and personally at home.
So, if a long-in-the-tooth rugby player (that received way too many knocks to the head) can learn new skills and reprogram his brain, then I guess anyone can!
In this blog we explore the emotion of anger, covering:
What is Anger?
What impact anger can have personally?
How anger impacts the workplace?
Explaining anger management?
Managing anger with 'Offload'
Let's not dilly dally about and get into it…
What is Anger?
Anger is a completely normal emotion that most people experience multiple times a day. How you experience anger can range from mild annoyance through to bloodcurdling rage.
Anger can be triggered by an external factor outside of your control or something you have personally initiated by your own actions or even thoughts.
The emotion is a flight-or-fight response left over from our primal beginnings as a mechanism to help us survive when confronted by a perceived threat.
When activated, the emotion triggers our brains to increase our heartrate and release testosterone and other hormones into our blood.
Experts explain that as we become angry, our body fills with blood, adrenaline is called upon, our attention focuses on the target of anger, blood pressure rises and energy flushes through us. This provides us with the ability to attack or protect ourselves better than if we were in a normal resting state.
This response gives us the ability to have courage in the face of adversity to fight and/or run away from the danger.
The state of arousal from the adrenaline can stay with us for hours (sometimes days), making it difficult to return to a balanced state, and as we calm down, we are more susceptible to being angered again.
What impact anger can have personally?
The extreme in which you react to the emotion is dependent upon a few factors like how severe the threat is, whether you were already in a volatile mood (culmination of minor stressors), how you were brought up to react and, for some, there is evidence that it may even be in their genes.
Being in a constant state of anger is not healthy for you due to the physical impact it has on your body.
As well as increasing blood pressure there are a number of further negative effects anger can have on you physiologically.
Anger experts have noted that a prolonged increase in cardiovascular activity can impact on many of the body's systems such as immune, digestive and central nervous system. This can then increase the risk of stroke, heart disease, gastric ulcers, bowels disease and cancer, as well as decreasing healing times for wounds.
You are more likely to become susceptible to these physical issues if you have a low ability to deal with anger.
How anger impacts the workplace?
Life isn't getting easier and the workplace is having a direct impact on our mental fitness.
The latest figures show that more than three out of five employees in the UK have experienced mental health issues due to work, or where work was a related factor.
In 2017, the impact of poor mental health in the workplace is also unproductive and is expected to impact UK employers an estimated £70 million.
When anger is displayed in the workplace it doesn't operate in a vacuum and will have a direct impact on members of staff exposed to it, according to research.
Further findings discuss the negative impact on creative thinking once staff have been exposed to anger or aggressive behaviour.
There is now a greater awareness and acceptance of responsibility from businesses and their managers for the mental fitness and wellbeing of their workforce.
Research into issues surrounding anger in the work place have the academics concluding that it is important to plan, implement and monitor anger management and emotional intelligence interventions for staff.
The research goes on to state that "an institutional approach is essential to transform the anger in an opportunity that is vital for individual and organisational performance."
Explaining anger management?
The goal of anger management is to reduce both negative, emotional feelings and the physiological arousal that anger causes.
It normally starts with identifying the triggers or cues that let you know you are getting into a negative state of arousal.
Often adrenaline will first be introduced to your system so you can look for identifiable signs like heartrate increasing, jittery legs and the need for more oxygen.
Identifying the signs of becoming angry as well as learning skills and techniques will help you head off and manage the symptoms and reactions more effectively before they reach the point where you lose control.
Managing anger with 'Offload'
Anger management techniques are not something people are born with and over the duration of a person's life and their experiences, how you react to negativity is different for different people.
Rugby League Cares' Offload programme was created from tools and skills used by elite athletes to help them deal with the pressure of life as a professional sportsman: pressure that comes from areas such as media exposure, a competitive environment and, most importantly, self-driven pressure.
As it leans heavily on the experiences of high-performing competitors, Offload now uses ex-professional sportsman and associated experts to deliver support and education on anger management in the work place.
The programme will work with your workforce to coach them on managing their own and others' anger in a practical way and share techniques for implementation including:
- Understanding the brain, the reason for anger
- Understanding the 'Chimp'
- Identifying triggers
- Supporting others
- Coping techniques (such as)
- Reframing the mindset
- Learning to unload
- Mindfulness
- Refocussing energy and direction
- And more
Final thoughts
As discussed, anger is a natural emotional response in times of stress or danger but through dedicated structured understanding we can lessen the negative impact anger can result in. By preparing ourselves to avoid the stressors and triggers we can have a better relationship with this emotion and enjoy better productivity and working relationships.


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Bad news for anyone with a functioning soul: a new poll shows that fast food CEO's currently make over a thousand times as much as their average employee. Not their lowest-paid worker — their AVERAGE one.
We already knew that in general, the pay gap between CEO's and average workers at their companies was 331-to-1. The new study, released on Tuesday by New York public polling firm Demos, finds that the disparity between fast food CEO's and their workers is 1200-to-1. Companies cited include McDonald's, YUM Brands, Chipotle, and Starbucks, among others. No word yet on whether all of these CEO's have been regularly eating in Chicago and New York.
Look, I'm sorry, but all of the "fast food work isn't supposed to be a career" and "they're job creators" nonsense talk can't possibly justify this. When a CEO makes over a thousand times as much as his average employee, that's a ludicrously imbalanced — and historically untenable — situation. This is, of course, in addition to admitted widespread wage theft for which employees are already starting to win lawsuits, not to mention the fact that the people in charge of these chains are possibly the biggest wankdolphins on the entire planet. Something has to give, because this shit can't continue as is.
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5 Years On-Air
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Hailing from Haverhill, MA, Resonate is:
Jake Packard - Vocals
Matt White - Lead Guitars
Mark McKellar - Rhythm Guitar
Matt Sheehan - Bass
Alex Wagner - Drums
Resonate what perfect name for a band that the music does just that. It resonates into your soul. The band dropped their first two songs in April 2017 and I have a feeling they are going to go places. Their first single, "Open Your Eyes", off of the album, Discourse, is something everyone needs to hear. It is a life lesson, not just for the sad and tortured. For everyone. Hard hitting drums, with overlays of melodies that you can feel pull straight out of your heart. You know that aura thing from Donnie Darko… It's like that. It ebbs and flows with the chorus and guitars.
I'm not entirely sure where this fits, in terms of genre. Now I'm going solely on two songs, but I will go as far as to say that Resonate is like a tiramisu. Deliciously layered with metal and rock tones from the guitars and drums, topped with vocals that groove like the frosting and hit your sweet tooth with the shaved chocolate toppers. Metal-rock-groove. Jake Packard (vocals) has a very familiar voice that sounds like home - intimate, a little gruff and melodious. Ever fall in instant band-love? Just one song, you'll feel not only his emotions, but through the drums, guitars and bass, you get a musical package of feels. Uplifting, and not just with words.
"Shadowtrap" has some really incredible riffs and is full of melodies that swoop you up. The breakdowns are intense and the chorus captures you with a little bit of a break to the madness of the initial feel of the song, from breakdown to break. It throws you into something else for a minute, but meshes with the song so well. I don't even know why you're still reading this, seriously, go listen to it. *mic drop* Oh yeah, I went there. Find Resonate and let it resonate with you here: Facebook.com/Resonatewithus Instagram.com/Resonatewithus Twitter.com/Resonatewithus Youtube.com/Resonatewithus And be sure to check out their official page, it's impressively done, cool scrolling features. I'm easily amused today, now go! ResonateWithUs.Live
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On Wednesday 23 May, Nautilus Aviation Bell Helicopters Textron 505 Jetranger X helicopter VH-VSB was spotted arriving into Rockhampton Airport from the North. It appears to have earlier departed its Cairns base for Townsville and (possibly) Mackay Airports.
After taking on fuel, VH-VSB departed for Bundaberg Airport and further South to the Sunshine Coast where it appears to have landed at The Novotel Twin Waters Resort which is where the biennial Rotortech Conference and Exposition - the premier industry event for the helicopter community in Australia, New Zealand and the region - is being held from Thursday 24 May to Saturday 26 May. For more information on Rotortech check out their website: https://www.rotortech.com.au/
Sincere thanks to local plane spotter Kayanne H for taking the time to capture and send through these great photos!
All photos taken by Kayanne Hardsman ©


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As his maiden campaign in the British Touring Car Championship continues and fresh off a successful race weekend at Croft, we caught up with former Formula One star and Car Gods 54 sponsored driver Mark Blundell to discuss his reasons for getting back behind the wheel.
With three podium finishes in Formula One, victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and numerous wins in IndyCar under his belt there wasn't much left for Mark Blundell to prove in an elite motorsport career that is now spanning into its fourth decade. Yet what is most refreshing about Blundell's return to elite competition in the British Touring Car Championship this year, is that its not fuelled by any craving for success or a desire to be back in the spotlight. Instead, and rather simply, it is a story of a fan who has grown up with a love of racing, wanting to experience that thrill again.
"Speed has always been a fascination of mine. I actually started on two wheels doing motocross as a teenager but I soon realised that I actually liked my limbs unbroken and decided it would be safer to cut across to four wheels. Although with some of the accidents I've had in cars over the years I am not sure I was quite right there!"
"My dad was a used car dealer meaning I was always surrounded by them as a boy. So it is no surprise that they became a real passion for me growing up. I remember watching an awful lot of racing throughout my childhood and it's cliched but I did just watch these guys on TV and want to be like them I suppose. I know that is the case for many young sports fans growing up and I suppose I was just one of the lucky ones who actually got to do it."
Luck though was not the key driver behind Mark's ascent to the top table of motorsport. Progressing through the junior ranks at a rapid pace, Mark entered the world of Formula One in the 1990s in what became famously known as a golden era for British talent within the sport.
"There was a great deal of competition growing up and coming through the UK circuit. You only have to look at the names of those who made it to the top to see the level of talent that was there. I don't want to sound like that guy who always says 'it was better in my day' but you had the likes of Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert, Martin Brundle, Eddie Irvine, David Coulthard and the list goes on. It was a really dominant era for UK drivers and it was fantastic to be a part of that."
You could argue that Blundell more than played his part. So why with 61 Grand Prix appearances stored in the bank, alongside many other achievements, has the British driver returned to the grid in 2019?
Not content with getting back on the grid serenely, the Trade Price Cars Racing driver has opted for possibly the most competitive racing series out there – the British Touring Car Championship. The Championship produced seventeen different race winners in 2018 and the margins are now finer than ever. To add to that, this year's participation marks Blundell's first ever touring car competition and his first ever competitive experience of front-wheel drive – to say the 53-year-old has stepped into the lion's den would be an understatement.
"It's fair to say I've taken a fairly big jump and the results at the start of the season would prove that. For nearly thirty years I have had the rear wheels powering everything I have been driving and now that is completely flipped. I've always been veering away from other cars or curbs in the single seater world to avoid damage, now I am attacking those curbs like no tomorrow and you've got to get your elbows out at all times on the track!"
"I went into the series knowing that I was starting from ground zero and that I had a lot to learn. You'll always get the doomsayers doubting you and questioning why you would risk what you've already achieved? But in my opinion, I'm not risking anything. What is done, is done and it is all stored away in the loft. Nothing I do this year will change that. What I do get though is the chance to embrace a completely new challenge and to prove to myself as much as anyone that there is some life in the old dog yet!"
From speaking with Mark, you get the sense that it really is that boyish love of racing that has come to the fore again. Although it has been a thirteen year break for full-time competitive action, his racing return has been nagging away at him for a while and it was the coming together of a number of factors this year that convinced him that the time was right in 2019.
"I've always had a massive amount of respect for the British Touring Car Championship and Alan Gow (BTCC CEO) has been nagging me for a few years to come and give it a go. It was one of those where if I kept delaying it and putting it off, I was going to be too old to do it and I'd have felt I had missed out if so."
"Sadly my dad passed away two years ago and he was, of course, a huge influence on everything I achieved and always pushed me to do what I wanted and more. I'd like to think he'll be looking down at me and cheering me on across a Sunday afternoon like he always used to."
With family playing a hugely important role, Mark's return this season sees the addition of two new big supporters behind his cause – his granddaughters. There can't be too many grandad racing drivers up and down the grids across the world but it's a title that Blundell relishes.
"Up until now my granddaughters have only ever seen pictures and videos of me racing. They know what grandad used to do so it was a great occasion on the season-opener to have all my family there and prove to the girls that grandad has still got it! We are going to make progress throughout the year but whatever happens, I'll be driving around with a grin on my face and there is a lot to be said about that."


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Researchers find future temperatures could exceed livable limits by 2300 AD; polar cities might be needed to save the human species from extinction so that breeding pairs of humans can survive in nothern climate refuges for a 1000 to 10,000 year period called The Great Interruption.
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- Reasonable worst-case scenarios for global warming could lead to deadly temperatures for humans in coming centuries, according to research findings from Purdue University and the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Researchers for the first time have calculated the highest tolerable "wet-bulb" temperature and found that this temperature could be exceeded for the first time in human history in future climate scenarios if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.
Wet-bulb temperature is equivalent to what is felt when wet skin is exposed to moving air. It includes temperature and atmospheric humidity and is measured by covering a standard thermometer bulb with a wetted cloth and fully ventilating it.
The researchers calculated that humans and most mammals, which have internal body temperatures near 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, will experience a potentially lethal level of heat stress at wet-bulb temperature above 95 degrees sustained for six hours or more, said Matthew Huber, the Purdue professor of earth and atmospheric sciences who co-authored the paper that is currently available online and will be published in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Although areas of the world regularly see temperatures above 100 degrees, really high wet-bulb temperatures are rare," Huber said. "This is because the hottest areas normally have low humidity, like the 'dry heat' referred to in Arizona. When it is dry, we are able to cool our bodies through perspiration and can remain fairly comfortable. The highest wet-bulb temperatures ever recorded were in places like Saudi Arabia near the coast where winds occasionally bring extremely hot, humid ocean air over hot land leading to unbearably stifling conditions, which fortunately are short-lived today."
The study did not provide new evaluations of the likelihood of future climate scenarios, but explored the impacts of warming. The challenges presented by the future climate scenarios are daunting in their scale and severity, he said.
"Whole countries would intermittently be subject to severe heat stress requiring large-scale adaptation efforts," Huber said. "One can imagine that such efforts, for example the wider adoption of air conditioning, would cause the power requirements to soar, and the affordability of such approaches is in question for much of the Third World that would bear the brunt of these impacts. In addition, the livestock on which we rely would still be exposed, and it would make any form of outside work hazardous."
While the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change central estimates of business-as-usual warming by 2100 are seven degrees Fahrenheit, eventual warming of 25 degrees is feasible, he said.
"We found that a warming of 12 degrees Fahrenheit would cause some areas of the world to surpass the wet-bulb temperature limit, and a 21-degree warming would put half of the world's population in an uninhabitable environment," Huber said. "When it comes to evaluating the risk of carbon emissions, such worst-case scenarios need to be taken into account. It's the difference between a game of roulette and playing Russian roulette with a pistol. Sometimes the stakes are too high, even if there is only a small chance of losing."
Steven Sherwood, the professor at the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Australia, who is the paper's lead author, said prolonged wet-bulb temperatures above 95 degrees would be intolerable after a matter of hours.
"The wet-bulb limit is basically the point at which one would overheat even if they were naked in the shade, soaking wet and standing in front of a large fan," Sherwood said. "Although we are very unlikely to reach such temperatures this century, they could happen in the next."
Humans at rest generate about 100 watts of energy from metabolic activity. Wet-bulb temperature estimates provide upper limits on the ability of people to cool themselves by sweating and otherwise dissipating this heat, he said. In order for the heat dissipation process to work, the surrounding air must be cooler than the skin, which must be cooler than the core body temperature. The cooler skin is then able to absorb excess heat from the core and release it into the environment. If the wet-bulb temperature is warmer than the temperature of the skin, metabolic heat cannot be released and potentially dangerous overheating can ensue depending on the magnitude and duration of the heat stress.
The National Science Foundation-funded research investigated the long-term implications of sustained greenhouse gas emissions on climate extremes. The team used climate models to compare the peak wet-bulb temperatures to the global temperatures for various climate simulations and found that the peak wet-bulb temperature rises approximately 1 degree Centigrade for every degree Centigrade increase in tropical mean temperature.
Huber did the climate modeling on supercomputers operated by Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP), Purdue's central information technology organization. Sherwood performed the wet-bulb calculations.
"These temperatures haven't been seen during the existence of hominids, but they did occur about 50 million years ago, and it is a legitimate possibility that the Earth could see such temperatures again," Huber said. "If we consider these worst-case scenarios early enough, perhaps we can do something to address the risk through mitigation or new technological advancements that will allow us to adapt."
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An Adaptability Limit to Climate Change Due to Heat Stress
Steven C. Sherwood, Matthew Huber
Despite the uncertainty in future climate change impacts, it is often assumed that humans would be able to adapt to any possible warming. Here we argue that heat stress imposes a robust upper limit to such adaptation. Peak heat stress, quantified by the wet-bulb temperature Tw, is surprisingly similar across diverse climates today. Tw never exceeds 31?C. Any exceedence of 35?C for extended periods should induce hyperthermia in humans and other mammals, as dissipation of metabolic heat becomes impossible. While this never happens now, it would begin to occur with global-mean warming of about 7?C, calling the habitability of some regions into question. With 11-12?C warming, such regions would spread to encompass the majority of the human population as currently distributed. Eventual warmings of 12?C are possible from fossil fuel burning. One implication is that recent estimates of the costs of unmitigated climate change are too low unless the range of possible warming can somehow be narrowed. Heat stress also may help explain trends in the mammalian fossil record.
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Despite the uncertainty in future climate-change impacts, it is often assumed that humans would be able to adapt to any possible warming. Here we argue that heat stress imposes a robust upper limit to such adaptation. Peak heat stress, quantified by the wet-bulb temperature T(W), is surprisingly similar across diverse climates today. T(W) never exceeds 31 degrees C. Any exceedence of 35 degrees C for extended periods should induce hyperthermia in humans and other mammals, as dissipation of metabolic heat becomes impossible. While this never happens now, it would begin to occur with global-mean warming of about 7 degrees C, calling the habitability of some regions into question. With 11-12 degrees C warming, such regions would spread to encompass the majority of the human population as currently distributed. Eventual warmings of 12 degrees C are possible from fossil fuel burning. One implication is that recent estimates of the costs of unmitigated climate change are too low unless the range of possible warming can somehow be narrowed. Heat stress also may help explain trends in the mammalian fossil record.
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U.S. hay producers intend to harvest 53.5 million acres of all hay in 2017, up less than 1 percent from 2016, according to the USDA's Acreage report.
The expected harvested area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures (at 17.1 million acres) is up 1 percent (226,000 acres) from 2016. All other types of hay harvested are expected to total 36.4 million acres, down less than 1 percent (169,000 acres) from 2016.
Iowa (+200,000 acres of all hay, including +190,000 acres of alfalfa hay), South Dakota (+150,000 acres of all hay) and Missouri (+100,000 acres of all hay) were expected to post the biggest hay acreage increases in 2017.
However, the estimates of planted and harvested acreages were based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of June. Since then, conditions have deteriorated in major hay-producing areas of North and South Dakota and east Montana.
Based on the June surveys, the biggest declines in alfalfa acreage were expected in Minnesota, where winterkill was heavy, along with Kansas, Montana and Oklahoma. Projected alfalfa acreage in Wisconsin, which also saw heavy winterkill, was unchanged from a year ago.
Northern Plains hard hit by drought
Despite overall good hay-producing conditions across much of the country, the U.S. is not without its trouble spots.
As of July 4, USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board said about 11 percent of U.S. hay acreage was located in areas experiencing drought, up about 2 percent from a month earlier. Areas hardest hit were in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Check out the hay areas under drought conditions.
As a result, the USDA had issued several special natural disaster designations:
Six counties in South Dakota (Campbell, Dewey, Edmunds, McPherson, Potter and Walworth), 15 counties in North Dakota (Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Divide, Golden Valley, Hettinger, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Slope, Stark, Ward and Williams) and six counties in Montana (Custer, Dawson, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie, Richland and Rosebud) were designated as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
Producers in contiguous counties of South Dakota (Brown, Corson, Faulk, Haakon, Harding, Hyde, Perkins, Stanley, Sully and Ziebach), North Dakota (Burke, Dickey, Dunn, Emmons, Grant, Kidder, McHenry, McIntosh, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville, Sheridan and Sioux) and Montana (Fallon, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Wibaux) also qualify for natural disaster assistance.
In a memo to state and county Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota on July 1, the USDA further established emergency haying and grazing policies on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage for affected producers in those states. CRP acreage may be hayed beginning July 16. Proper paperwork must be completed with FSA offices.
Also, 10 Wisconsin counties were designated as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by winterkill. Counties included were Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington. Under the designation, producers in another 12 Wisconsin counties (Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Jackson, Juneau, Milwaukee, Oconto, Shawano, Trempealeau, Vernon, Waukesha and Winnebago) and two Minnesota counties (Houston and Winona) also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous.
All qualified farm operators in the designated drought and winterkill areas are eligible for FSA's emergency (EM) loans, provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration (June 30) to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses.
Alfalfa hay prices
The latest available USDA monthly ag prices report was released June 30, summarizing May 2017 prices.
The May 2017 U.S. average price paid to alfalfa hay producers at the farm level was $155 per ton, a $7 jump from April and the highest average since October 2015.
On a regional basis, May prices posted the largest increases in the Midwest and Northwest (Figure 1). Within regions, the average price was up $27 per ton in Wisconsin, $16 per ton in South Dakota, $11 per ton in Minnesota and $15 per ton in Washington.
Other hay
The May 2017 U.S. average price for other hay was estimated at $127 per ton, down $5 from April. Regionally, prices for other hay were up in the East (Figure 2), but down slightly in the Southwest. Within regions, average prices for other hay were up $24 per ton in New York and $14 to $17 per ton in Washington, South Dakota and North Dakota.
In the organic hay market, large square bales of Good quality alfalfa sourced from California averaged $260 per ton. The USDA report summarizes organic hay sales held June 22-July 5.
Alfalfa hay exports remain strong
Alfalfa hay exports continued at a strong level. Aided by sales to China, May U.S. alfalfa hay exports topped 268,000 metric tons (MT) for a third consecutive month. China purchased about 117,000 MT, about 43 percent of the monthly total. The alfalfa hay exports were valued at about $76.8 million.
May 2017 sales of other hay totaled just over 116,818 MT, the lowest total since July 2016. Japan and South Korea remained top buyers. The other hay exports were valued at about $35.6 million.
Figures and charts
The prices and information in Figure 1 (alfalfa hay market trends) and Figure 2 ("other hay" market trends) are provided by NASS and reflect general price trends and movements. Hay quality, however, was not provided in the NASS reports. For purposes of this report, states that provided data to NASS were divided into the following regions:
• Southwest – Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
• East – Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
• Northwest – Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
• Midwest – Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Auction and market summaries
Here's a peek at early July auction market summaries from the USDA's Ag Marketing Service:
• East: Due to wet conditions over most of the area, Alabama hay prices were steady in limited supply. In Pennsylvania's Lancaster area, demand was very good, spurred on by light supplies. Large squares of alfalfa-blended hay sold steady. Large squares of grass sold $20 higher. Small squares of alfalfa blends and grass sold $20 to $40 higher.
• Southwest: All Texas hay classes traded steady with instances $5 higher on alfalfa. Movement was slow to moderate during the holiday week. Coastal Bermuda producers were busy in hay fields if weather permitted. Oklahoma alfalfa trade was mostly moderate to active. Demand for Premium alfalfa was moderate to good, but mostly moderate for other grades and offerings. A limited supply of Supreme and Premium quality alfalfa is making locating best quality alfalfa difficult.
• Northwest: Montana hay prices are trending higher with drought conditions worsening. Demand for all hay is good to very good on light supplies. Idaho domestic alfalfa was firm, with very good demand from California presses. Most reported timothy sales are coming into Washington. Oregon prices trended generally steady with not much comparison available from week-ago prices.
In the Washington-Oregon Columbia Basin, new-crop export alfalfa and timothy sold steady to $10 higher. Trade was active, with very good demand, especially for timothy. Utah hay prices were mostly firm, with trading slow. Colorado growers are also reporting large increases in Supreme hay prices compared with last year. Growers are reporting pest problems in the southwest region of the state.
• Midwest: Iowa hay prices trended $5 to $10 lower. In Kansas, hay market activity was slow to moderate; demand was moderate for grinding alfalfa, light for all other classes of hay; and prices were steady to slightly higher. Nebraska round bales of alfalfa were steady to $5 higher; square bales were steady. Buyer inquiry picked up, as some areas of the state are drier than normal. Cattlemen in drought affected regions of South Dakota are considering a possible reduction to their herd size to avoid purchasing supplemental hay.
In southwest Minnesota, there was an adequate supply of hay; price trend is steady with limited quality hay available. In Wisconsin, some areas of the state had greater winter injury than anticipated and has reduced first crop yields. Prices were steady and better quality hay sold at a premium. Overall, weather has not cooperated as wet weather has delayed farmers from completing first crop harvest and second crop has begun.
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Czech and Scottish military bands performed at Prague Castle on Friday on
the occasion of British Day celebrations.
The event, which is part of the Festival of British Culture, is organised by the British Embassy in Prague. It was attended by Czech Defence Minister Karla Šlechtová and British Ambassador Nick Archer.
The Czech Army band has presented part of its programme for the 2018 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, which will be part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia.
Former Czech prime minister and Social Democrat leader Bohuslav Sobotka has
announced he will step down as a member of parliament and from top level
politics and will from the start of April just be a member of the party.
Sobotka said on his Facebook and Twitter accounts that he had been
considering the move for several months and that the decision was motivated
by personal reasons. He wanted to devote more time to his family.
The move though has been interpreted in the light of the fact that he opposes the party's moves to form a government coalition with ANO leader Andrej Babiš.
Sobotka said he would oppose such a coalition in an internal party referendum and had not hidden his opposition in recent weeks.
Acting Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is set to meet with US House
speaker Paul Ryan in Prague on Monday. The news was confirmed by government
spokeswoman Barbora Peterová on Friday.
The top Republican will arrive in the Czech Republic for a private visit and will stay in the country for a few days, the Czech News Agency reported.
Mr Ryan is scheduled to appear at a student debate at Charles University in Prague and attend a conference in the Senate. He will also visit a special meeting of the lower house of parliament on Tuesday.
Jan Kantůrek, a renowned Czech translator of fantasy, science fiction,
comics and westerns from English, has died at the age of 69. The news was
confirmed on Thursday by the publisher Comics Centre.
Kantůrek's best known translations include the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett, which sold about 800, 000 copies in the Czech Republic. He also translated books about Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard and others.
Five of the six people who were killed in an explosion at a chemical plant
in Kralupy nad Vltavou, north of Prague, on Thursday, were Romanian
nationals. The news was announced by the Romanian foreign ministry, the AFP
agency reported on Friday.
Representatives of the Romanian embassy in the Czech Republic have already visited Prague's Vinohrady hospital to make sure there are no more Romanian workers among those injured by the blast.
Former national football team captain Tomáš Rosický, who played for the
clubs Sparta Prague, Borussia Dortmund, and Arsenal, will officially end
his professional career at Prague's Sparta stadium on June 9 of this
The star midfielder will play in a testimonial match at Sparta's stadium in Prague, featuring fellow players from the national squad and international stars.
Organisers have not released a list of the players yet.
Czech foreign debt climbed during 2017 to stand at 4.372 trillion crowns by
the end of the year. That's 875 billion crowns more than at the end of
2016, according to figures from the Czech National Bank. The total foreign
debt represents 86.71 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product
Around 72 percent of the Czech foreign debt is owned by private entities with the Czech government, state agencies, and majority owned state companies responsible for the rest. Around 44 percent of the overall debt is held by banks.
Police have confiscated a rare 1990 Czechoslovak postal stamp which was put
on the market after it emerged that it had been stolen during a stamp
exhibition in Tokyo twenty-five years ago. The stamp's value is estimated
at around three and a half million crowns.
Czech collector Ludvik Pytlíček, who is selling his collection, says he swapped the stamp with another collector and was unaware that it was registered as stolen. The original owner of the stamp was a collector from the Netherlands. The matter is being investigated.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has said the Czech Republic may expel a
number of Russian diplomats over the nerve gas attack on a former double
agent and his daughter in Britain.
Mr. Babiš made the statement at the close of an EU summit in Brussels in the early hours of Friday, saying he would discuss this course of action with Foreign Minister Martin Stropnicky and other cabinet ministers.
Mr. Babiš earlier stressed the need for EU unity in responding to the incident. He said later that this had not been fully achieved but that several countries will consider expelling diplomats.
On the sidelines of the summit, the Czech prime minister held a short one-on-one meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
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