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Hosted by Ian Balina, come meet an all-star panel of blockchain and cryptocurrency investors, and network with like-minded individuals in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Come find out why people believe that blockchain and cryptocurrency are the biggest innovations in technology since the internet.
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Foodbank CCA Packs 1000th Bundle!
The Foodbank CCA hit a celebratory milestone on Tuesday afternoon, preparing their 1000th food bundle for delivery to a deserving resident in Singapore after half term. We have our biggest group yet and are excited about future plans for the ECA. Also pictured are five of our most loyal Foodbank ECA members. Thank you Foodbank Singapore for the support in getting to this fantastic milestone.


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Nov. 6, 2018
THANK YOU, VOTERS of ANC 8A04
Our re-election campaign was victorious tonight with over 85 percent of the vote. I'm incredibly humbled by the outpouring of support shown for my third term and your collective confidence in my leadership to move our community forward.
We have been through many challenges with more surely to come. But through it all, we've had each other's backs. Now is the time to turn our challenges into opportunities for residents of our community. I will do my part by continuing work already underway to tackle crime by reinvigorating neighborhood watch programs like the Orange Hats patrols and help residents overcome the fear of speaking up. I will continue working with residents who want security cameras installed at no cost. I will continue to fight for quality jobs and career training for residents. I will continue fighting to improve our infrastructure and transportation network. And I will continue fighting for quality housing for residents at all income levels.
My campaign slogan is: We're In This Together. It's true; I can't do any of this alone. I will need your help to create the type of community we desire. I'm only an email or phone call away. Please get involved in the life of our neighborhood so we can RISE UP!
Again, thank you for believing in me and in the work we can do for our community. I share this victory with all who voted for this vision. Tonight we celebrate. Tomorrow we get back to business.
Nov. 6, 2018
Here Is Your Election Day Forecast
Many people know that in addition to all the work I do in the community, I'm also an amateur weatherman and weather watcher for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In fact, during DC snow storms, the readings from Anacostia are usually from me. The Election Day forecast for Union Temple Baptist Church (#114) shows warm temperatures with rain early before giving way to thunderstorms midday. The good news is the weather system will be out of our area by 2 pm. So, there is no reason to let the weather stop us from voting. Let's show our muscle at the polls today!
Oct. 26, 2018
BLOG: Why I'm Voting for Dionne Bussey-Reeder for Council At-Large
Oct. 17, 2018
Commissioner Prestwood Receives Endorsement of Greater Greater Washington; Issues Statement Sharing Recognition with 'Neighbors'
Commissioner Troy Donte' Prestwood released the following statement after the endorsement of Greater Greater Washington, a Washington, DC-area organization that publishes a blog and advocates for urban policies like transit-friendly communities, walkable neighborhoods, and housing choices for people at all income levels:
"I welcome Greater Greater Washington's (GGW) recognition of the wonderful work underway by my neighbors and me to create the type of community we can be proud of. I have dedicated my public service to making our community safer, cleaner, more connected, and affordable for families at all income levels. While there are some differences between what I and GGW would like to see for communities like Anacostia and Hillsdale, their endorsement, however, shows these differences are not insurmountable, and that we have a shared-vision of building beautiful and vibrant communities that reflect the people who live there. I share this notable GGW endorsement with all of my neighbors."
Read the full endorsement here!
Oct. 2, 2018
Commissioner Prestwood Issues Statement on DC Council's Vote to Overturn Initiative 77
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Commissioner Troy Donte' Prestwood released the following statement after the DC Council voted to overturn Initiative 77, a voter-led referendum that would have raised the tip minimum wage from $3.89 to $15 an hour by 2020:
"I am disappointed in the Council's decision to overturn the will of DC voters. Voters of precinct 114 (Anacostia), where many residents struggle to provide their families with basic necessities, voted overwhelmingly for Initiative 77. If people were unhappy with the outcome, the best course of action would have been to initiate another grassroots referendum and let the people decide if they want to undo it. To claim this is some type of 'fix,' even if one might be needed, is a slap in the face of democracy. DC voters should have the final word on repeal. This is not a good look for a city-state that wants full voting representation in the Congress." Read full story on Initiative 77 here.
Oct. 22, 2018
Early Voting has Begun in the District
Starting today, Anacostia residents can exercise their right to "early vote" in advance of the November 6 General Election. Citywide early voting begins at One Judiciary Square (441 4th St., NW) and runs through Nov. 2. You can vote anytime between 8:30 am and 7:00 pm. You can also register to vote on site as well.
There are few people in our ward whose quiet and steady leadership looms large for us witness. I can't think of a better person to vote for At-Large Council than Dionne Bussey-Reeder. Long before she became a council candidate or a successful businesswoman as the owner of the only sit down restaurant in Anacostia—Cheers—I knew Dionne as a servant leader for the Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative where she led engagement and outreach efforts in our community. I saw up close her amazing work with families and children, many of whom were down on their luck or just needed a non-judgmental ear to listen. She was great at her job and I know she will be an even greater councilwoman.
>>Read full blog post here...
Oct. 26, 2018
Two Early Vote Centers Now Open in Ward 8
Starting today thru Saturday. November. 2, early voting is now a little more convenient in our area. There are two early voting centers open in the ward from 8:30am - 7pm. The closest one to Anacostia is located at the Barry Farm Recreation Center at 1230 Sumner Rd, SE. The second location is the Malcolm X Opportunity Center at 1351 Alabama Ave., SE. It's so easy to vote early!
Oct. 3, 2018
Commissioner Prestwood Speaks with Local TV Station about Community Benefits Included in New Development Coming to Anacostia
ANC Commissioner and
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John Henry about the
community benefits included in an agreement between ANC 8A and developers of Reunion Square, a multi-phase commercial, hotel, and housing development coming to the Anacostia central business district. "CBAs are an important first step of many developers should offer impacted residents in exchange for use of public spaces or resources," Prestwood said. "While this version of the CBA is tied to the latest phase of the project, future phases must include new community benefits before it can move forward." Read full story here.


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WSJ's Alan Murray Talks Online Growth
A lot has changed since Wall Street Journal deputy managing editor and executive editor, online Alan Murray joined the paper in 1983. We sat down with Murray as a part of our Media Beat interview series to get his perspective on the growth of the organization's web presence.
We discussed the growing WSJ video operation, which Murray told us is now approaching 10 million streams a month. "Video is just an extension of what we do on a regular basis," Murray explains. "It's just a much richer interaction with our readers and users."
Also, we got an update on the "Greater New York" section recently launched by the WSJ. "There is a crisis going on in American newspapers," Murray says. "And what Mr. Murdoch said was, 'There's still a lot of people out there who want a newspaper delivered to their front door. And they're gonna be there for a long time — not forever — but they're gonna be there for a long time. If we expand what we provide them in terms of general news and, even better, if we can add on that some local news, they'll make that us."
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and I did not even get flowers, but I did get a good giggle.
My sister sent me this number 0861 300 600 and told me to phone it for a laugh.
I did, thinking it was one of those joke lines. It's not, it's actually NetFlorist customer call line, but the greeting is hysterical. (I checked there website to confirm it is their number).
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Laura Ingraham hosted Melissa Ortiz of Able Americans.
Ortiz is a former Miss Wheelchair New York. She said the Section 9009 of the Affordable Care Act will be unaffordable to buy and make for persons with disabilities. Ortiz said there are people on a fixed income and on Medicare, the government tells the patient what they can and cannot get - as a form of rationing. She said this will make life less accessible for persons with disabilities. She said the Democrats have sold persons with disabilities a bill fo goods as they have many other groups. She said she's a pariah to persons with disabilities because she's come out against the ACA. She said the Republicans need to send out messages that they care about people and aren't into the bottom line. She said people with disabilities need to make their case.


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Brutus is waiting for his forever home. He would do best in a home without other dogs or small children. Brutus is an 8 month old boy who is a bit timid and frightened by loud noises. He is neutered and up to date on all vet care. Brutus is located in New York and is ready for his forever family to find him.
Brutus was being given away on Facebook for free because he was not getting along with the small dogs in the home. One of our volunteers quickly reached out to his owner and explained the dangers of giving away a pet for free on Facebook. The owners agreed to surrender Brutus to our rescue the day before he turned 8 months old.
Brutus is a big boy, already weighing 57 lbs. He can sometimes be a little shy with men. Brutus is housetrained, crate trained, and has not been destuctive in his foster home. He is currently in foster with a female boxer and he loves to bring her toys to play with. Brutus has never lived with children, so a home without small children would be best for him. There will be more to come on this cute boy as he settles in with his foster home.


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Thomas Doty – Storyteller
Native Maps
Mapmaker is a character in Thomas Doty's stories who lurks on the edge of a modern Mythtime. He creates original rock writing maps that document native sites and dramatize stories.
Coyote's Paw
Mapmaker creates a map of the ancient village of Coyote's Paw. Using traditional rock writing symbols, he narrates a walk through the village....
"Starting on the upriver edge of the village, in the east where the sun rises, I walk the Old Time Trail past the girdled Ghost Dance Tree, past the Dance Ring and the Graveyard and through a gap in a Rock Wall.
"Here the trail splits. The right fork leads down the slope along the creek to the banks of the Klamath River. I walk ahead and cross the creek, passing the Community House where stories are told in the winter and Grandmother Pine where stories are told on warm-weather days.
"I walk through a gap in another Rock Wall and into an open place where many Winter Houses stand. From here, looking south, I see Rock Cairns scattered through the woods. I see the Rain Rock, and beyond that the Sweat Lodge. To the west are more Ghost Dance Trees, lined up and pointing west toward the Land of the Dead. I watch a man walk away from the Sweat Lodge. He starts along the trail that zigzags up the slope toward the Vision Quest Peak.
"I walk on down the Old Time Trail, out of the village, downriver toward the setting of the crescent moon."
Waiting for Rock Old Woman
At the base of a cliff in the shadow of Sexton Mountain, Mapmaker mixes his paint. Using images the Old Ones would find familiar, and adding a bit of his own creativity, he carefully paints symbols on stone, a rock writing map of the Doty and Coyote story called Waiting for Rock Old Woman. "Here is what happened," he says....
"Below where the trail comes down the mountain from the north, at the ancient creek crossing, we stretch out a leg and start on a journey. We follow the curves of the trail. Many people have made this trek. The path is well-worn. We arrive at a place where the way is blocked. Someone points ahead.
"It is rough-going, the landscape broken up. There are people ahead of us walking together. The path leads to a healing place and continues over the pass and down into the valley. Another path climbs the mountain. We arrive. We look around. The healing place on the summit is gone, all covered up. We are astonished. We make big eyes. We return by the same path."
A Journey Upriver
Mapmaker narrates his map he made based on the journey in Upriver to Morning, a new native story by Tish McFadden.
"At open water, they had a fire on the sand and stood in the moonlight.
"Many started on a journey. They walked up the river. Their way became blocked by a rainstorm). They were afraid and had to flee. They found safety in a cave.
"They moved ahead. They walked to a rock. They lived in a winter lodge. Here they ate, they slept, and they told stories for many days and nights .
"Their path became crooked as they went up the hill. The river was in a deep canyon.
"They walked to a place where they gathered and lingered. It was a water place. They became enlightened. They became complete."
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This week the team take a look back at Leinsters narrow win over The Scarlets and forward to the Pro 12 game away to Glasgow Warriors. We also preview Irelands Six Nations fixture against Italy and discuss the rest of the weekends action, in particular the England Wales game and talk about the current player exodus from the Welsh Regions.
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we have to assume that the frequent execution of the method
under load means that our frontend crashs. It has happened more than once, that one of our following systems had problems and then the frontend suddenly became unavailable. The method was always the last in the error_log.
Our application performs them himself no longer and the StackTrace dynaTrace is seen as caller, although the logging of stacktraces is deactivated.
Does dynaTrace uses printStackTraceAsCause every time, regardless of the settings made, or you can disable it?
Answer by Jan-Hendrik W. ·
we think, that our problem is the result of a compiler-bug. The call of the method just leads to a crash, when we have a big amount of errors and the method is translated by the hotspot-compiler.
We try to bypass this error by excluding the printstacktraceascause-method in the compiler.
So it turns out, that we don't have to adapt any dynatrace-configurations.
Thank you for your time.
Answer by Christian S. ·
hi Jan,
the stack trace you see does not originate from the exception sensor per se.
there are a few scenarios when the dynatrace agent captures the stack trace (i just double checked):
stack traces are captured when a thrown exception is not caught in an instrumented method ...
in each of these cases you should see the exception stack trace in the PurePath dashlet return value column or in the PurePath node details.
so in your case it would be interesting, which of these cases applies, by looking at the method before in the stack trace above.
however, besides turning off return value capturing, i don't see a way to circumvent thos right now.
Answer by Jan-Hendrik W. ·
to make things clear. We don't think that dynaTrace crashes our application.
We assume, that the method printStackTrace has a problem in our environment.
The question is just, why dynaTrace uses this method. We deactivated the capturing of stacktraces in dynatrace.
Do we have to deactivate the exception sensors to avoid the call of this method?
We found something in the oracle documentation that could describe the same behaviour with crashes in the compiled code: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/crashes-137240.html#gbyzb
Maybe you already have some experience with this and can give us a hint.
Answer by Dominik S. ·
what is the first non-dynaTrace item in the stacktrace? The lines you showed indicate that an exception happens somewhere in application code and dynaTrace tries to extract some information from it.
Thanks... Dominik.
Answer by Jan-Hendrik W. ·
Hi Andi,
thx for your fast reply. Here are the last lines of our stackTrace:
J java.lang.Throwable.printStackTraceAsCause(Ljava/io/PrintWriter;[Ljava/lang/StackTraceElement;)V
J java.lang.Throwable.printStackTraceAsCause(Ljava/io/PrintWriter;[Ljava/lang/StackTraceElement;)V
J java.lang.Throwable.printStackTrace(Ljava/io/PrintWriter;)V
j com.dynatrace.diagnostics.agent.introspection.Introspection.a(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Throwable;ISZZ)V+180
j com.dynatrace.diagnostics.agent.introspection.Introspection.MethodException(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Throwable;ISZ)V+7
I looked for the method in the Mehod Hotspot Dashlet but couldn't find it.
I assume, that that i have to instrument it, right?
Answer by Andreas G. ·
Hi Jan
Can you tell me more about where you get to see this method being executed? It is not dynaTrace that makes the call to that method. We capture the stack trace with native calls when capturing Exception information.
We often see customer applications with similar method execution behavior. It typically turns out that the application logging mechanism uses printStacktraceAsCause to log stack trace information.
I suggest to open the Method Hotspot Dashlet - search for printStackTraceAsCause and see where this method is called from in the reverse call tree on the bottom of the dashlet.
If you still believe it is dynaTrace that is causing this issue I suggest to unplace the Exception Sensor.
If you have some screenshots feel free to attach them so that I can get a clearer picture.
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Redlands Bicycle Classic
The 35th annual edition of the Redlands Bicycle Classic was a success for Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank.
The 5 day stage race takes place near Los Angeles, California. It began with a gusty time trial on a never-before raced course. Lex Albrecht's teammates Lauren Stephens and Emily Newsom, two time trial specialists finished the stage just behind the winner (two time World Champion and Lex's former teammate) Amber Neben. This set the stage for the rest of the event.
Lauren Stephens and Emily Newsom show their medals from the Redlands Bicycle Classic Stage 1 time trial.
During the following 4 stages Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank battled to take over General Classification, with savvy racing and strategically placed aggressive tactics. After two more stage podiums, on the final stage (Sunset Loop), Lauren Stephens took over the lead of the General Classfication, virtually for a good part of the race. Before the end, Amber Neben was able to regain the lead.
Lex Albrecht enjoying third wave coffee at Augies coffeeshop in Redlands California. A tradition for cyclists racing the Redlands Bicycle Classic on the morning of criterium day. It's a cyclist thing.
"Some of my teammates raced in Australia in January, and we have a squad doing the Spring Classics in Europe right now. Redlands is my first race of 2019 and I am so happy to kick the season off on such a good note. We raced well as a team, and personally I can feel that my form is coming into place progressively, just as planned. It feels good to be able to contribute to the team effort, and I am so grateful to be enjoying racing my bike so much. Last year was a tough run with health, and I feel that I'm back strong and resilient again. I'm the old me!"
Albrecht's next race is the UCI 2.2. Joe Martin Stage Race in Fayetteville Arkansas. It will take place over 4 days from April 4-7.


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Expand on the options that attach to your 1-Side and 2-Side corridor sections with this standard size room with 2 doors on opposite walls.
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Championship trends, 21 Jan 2018
Now that we're over halfway through the season, I thought that it was about time I updated the long-term trend graphics I introduced last year to see how each club fared throughout their last three seasons. These are explained in full here and briefly below.
These are adapted from a very similar design by the excellent Swedish blogger Zorba138 intended to track a club's long-term performance and whether this was an underachievement or an overachievement based on the balance of chances created.
There are two lines:
- The blue line shows the rolling average of a club's goal difference over the last 10 league games;
- The red line shows the rolling average of their expected goal difference, based on the quality of chances they've created and faced.
Comparing these two allows us to see not only how a club's performances have changed over time, but also whether there were any differences between the balance of chances created (a useful measure of underlying performance) and goals scored.
These are shaded as follows:
- Blue shaded areas are where goal difference is higher than chances created, suggesting an overachievement;
- Red shaded areas show the reverse, where the balance of chances was healthier than the actual goal difference, signalling underachievement.
Over the long term we'd expect the two lines to converge unless there's a significant difference in a club's attacking or defensive skill compared to the average for the division. We can't tell from the data alone whether skill or luck is the cause, but the longer a difference persists the more I'd suspect the former.
Club-by-club graphics
Derby's promotion push looks to be the result of the Rams running slightly hot, although their underlying performances have looked pretty strong regardless in recent weeks. Fulham look set to mount a late promotion challenge of their own with an upsurge that could be about to mirror their impressive one from last season.
Barnsley's poor recent form doesn't seem to be reflected in their performances, so there's no obvious reason to panic at Oakwell. Fellow strugglers Reading haven't been able to repeat their huge overachievement from last season, although their overall showing in the data actually looks to be an improvement on the tail end of last season.
It's been a real rollercoaster at Leeds, who started brightly, dropped off a cliff and are now crawling their way back up it. However Preston can give them a run for their money, having abandoned the steady performances of last season for some ridiculously streaky form this time around.
Mick McCarthy continues to defy the data at Ipswich, whose graph has been even bluer than usual this season. The opposite is true for QPR and Sunderland, who have spent most of their campaigns underachieving, although the Black Cats have been playing like a bottom half team regardless.


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November 2015
Kathleen Brewin Lewis
I'm a Georgia writer who focuses on the natural and the lyrical. I love to hike along the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, the beach at Tybee Island, and the mountains of western North Carolina. My daughter has recently moved to Boulder, Colorado, and I'm looking forward to learning the trails there. My chapbook, Fluent in Rivers, was published by FutureCycle Press in 2014; I have a new chapbook forthcoming in 2016. Recent publication credits include Southern Humanities Review, The Tishman Review, Cider Press Review, and Menacing Hedge.
Rite of Passage on Red Top Mountain
Somewhere along the trail my son has passed me and now I follow him. His muscling calves disappear around a bend. A few minutes later he calls to me—Mama? Coming, I say. He waits until I'm in sight to turn back to the path. Half a mile more, all birdsong ceases. There's a man just inside the woods, a sullen stag dressed in a sleeveless T-shirt and dirty jeans, arms covered in crude tattoos. He stares at me, but does not speak. Heart races; legs will not. I see my son, standing a few yards up the path. Come on, Mom, he says in a doughty voice. When I catch up to him, he puts one arm around my waist, shows me the pocket knife in his other hand. We don't look back.
My mother used to walk as if to music, as if she knew someone were watching. They always were. Tonight she cannot sleep. She goes into her study, shuffles through papers, pens her signature. In the morning, she will show me she has put her life in my hands. She will give me the key to the safe deposit box, tell me she hides her finest jewelry in a quilted pink case under the sofa, hand me a list of her favorite hymns. And I will touch her face, which is still beautiful.
The crook of your arm
is warm and surely you are
thick bread, sweet butter
the sun at noon
brown hawk in the sky
the Cliffs of Dover
oak logs, split and stacked
oversized sweater with
leather elbow patches
scent of copper
salt water
cairn marking the trail
solitary lighthouse
its beam
Thanksgiving dinner
rain in the night.
Your first knowledge, the nooks and crannies
of your parents' bodies: crooks of their arms,
scent of their necks, your head resting
between their breasts and collarbones.
Your first loves, the small, soft things--
feathers, young animals, blushing puffs of bloom
from the mimosa tree. Start to collect
the harder things: stones, sticks, shells--
pockets and pails of them. Treasures.
Become graceful. Enter the water,
begin to swim. Dance unashamed, arms wide.
Legs pump the creaking swing,
arc against the sky.
Learn to pay your respects: climb trees,
discover, but do not touch, birds' nests.
Study the contents of the tidal pool--
sand dollar, sea olive, translucent crab.
Smell the poppy; do not pick it.
Resolve to break nothing.
--This poem first appeared in Split Rock Review
On the trail to the ruined textile mill, the wild azaleas
are in bloom, the magnolia thick with fat white buds.
I mean to set my mantle of care down beside
this stony creek, hide it among the hardwoods.
Each step is a lightening, the sound of water
flowing over rocks a mercy.
After a mile or more, the Civil War relic comes into view,
banked and boarded beside the shoals.
There's a breach in the old bricks and I step through,
into the dim and dusty quiet.
A rustling in the eaves, small shower of leaves.
Doves or pigeons, I imagine, a snug nest of squirrels.
Instead a length of black rope falls from the rafters,
thuds on the ground, slithers into a dark corner.
I shiver, slip back where I came from--
into the day, the spring, this world.
--this poem first appeared in Flycatcher
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Mental health problems are becoming an epidemic because there are so many things that people do which affects their mental health negatively. Most of the time, they are not even aware of it. If you are doing any of these things, stop it right now! Not only will you save yourself from steep medical bills, but it will also lead you to a better life.
- Beating yourself up and entertaining negative thoughts
Letting paranoia and overthinking get the best of you will not help when you're in a very sticky situation. Oftentimes it will only distract you from reality and you will end up failing as a result. It's best said than done, but try not letting these thoughts overwhelm you.
- Being with toxic people and not socializing with the right persons
People who put you down are just not worth your time, so why care for them? If you can, cut them off from your social circle and replace them with people who do matter to you and also give you great importance and priority.
- Giving in to your vices
Though loosening up once in a while is okay, doing drugs and alcohol every single week will only drain your energy, money, and lead you to addiction. Vices are also bad coping mechanisms. Instantly withdrawing will only destroy your mind. Instead, seek professional help if you want to turn to a better path.
- Not living a healthy lifestyle
Sitting, as they say, is the new smoking. A good diet and exercise not only helps you live longer, it will also boost your mood and make you happier. Living a sedentary lifestyle will only give you problems in the long run, and will also inevitably harm your mood.
- Ignoring seeking professional help when you need it
When you know that you have a problem, or when you have been professionally diagnosed to have mental problems, the best you can do is to follow your doctor's advice. A lot of men and women who have refused their medication often relapse and go back to square one, so taking your medication and trusting your doctor is the least you can do to maintain your mental health.
These are only some of the things that can impact one's mental health in a negative way which are often a result of one's own actions. A good mental health leads to a good physical health as well, so learn to take care of yourself as a whole. If you stop doing these things, you will lead yourself to a happier life one step at a time.


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Only a handful of verses into his second letter to Timothy, the apostle [Paul] urged his student not to be "shamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner" (2 Tim 1:8). … Apparently there was something so embarrassing about being a Christian in those days that such explicit and pointed warnings were warranted. The fact that many professing Christians in our day lack this timidity may not be due to their simply being bolder in their witness and devotion to Christ than His original followers were. Instead our contemporary unfamiliarity with the temptation to deny Christ may stem from our unfamiliarity with the cross that He carried. If the church's stated aim is to present herself as being so attractive and beneficial to the City of Man that unbelievers simply cannot help but jump on the holy bandwagon, not only should we remove the "I" (irresistible grace) from Calvinism's well-known acrostic (and the "T" [total depravity] for that matter), but we should be tempted to be ashamed of the meager ministry and methods of the church. After all, what good are Word, water, bread, and wine for attaining such lofty goals as cultural transformation or the wooing of the young and attractive?
But the apostle's own antidote to the temptation to be ashamed of his ministry was no this-worldly promise of glory or earthly influence. Rather, he writes in verse 12, "I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me." In other words, the church and its members must not seek the world's approval by providing programs that pander to people's needs to feel popular and appreciated. The "more relevant than thou" approach to ministry may fill churches, but often at the expense of the cross and all its glorious foolishness and shame.
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Summer is almost here, and many Michigan families will be driving the nation's highways to reach their vacation destinations, and to visit family and friends. During their travels, some of these motorists will unfortunately be involved in a car accident in another state. The question then becomes: does their Michigan no-fault insurance cover the out-of-state crash?
In general, the answer to this question is "yes" — Michigan no-fault coverage does typically apply to a car accident in another state.
However, it is important to remember some things about no-fault insurance coverage when it comes to an out-of-state auto accident.
No-Fault Coverage For A Car Accident In Another State
In order for Michigan's no-fault system to cover a car accident in another state, the owner or registrant of the vehicle involved in the crash must be insured under a personal protection insurance (PIP) policy, or must have provided security approved by the Michigan Secretary of State.
If there is a valid Michigan no-fault policy in place (as required by law of all Michigan drivers), coverage applies to the insured party and passengers involved in the auto accident, as long as it occurs in the United States (including U.S. territories and possessions) or in Canada, and as long as the injured person is:
- a named insured under the policy, or
- a spouse or relative of a named insured, who is domiciled in the same household or an occupant of a vehicle involved in the accident.
On the other hand, if an injured person is not a named insured under a Michigan no-fault policy and is not a relative domiciled with the insured party, to make a claim for no-fault PIP benefits:
- the injured person must be occupying the motor vehicle.
- the vehicle's owner must be insured under a policy covering the vehicle that was actually involved in the accident.
Notably, one of the biggest dangers facing summertime travelers is the number of semi-trucks traversing the highways. The sheer size of these vehicles often makes a semi-truck accident more catastrophic than collisions with passenger vehicles.
Remember: if you're injured in an accident with a semi-truck in another state, Michigan's no-fault law applies — that is, you're entitled to certain semi-truck accident benefits, which are the same PIP benefits that you'd receive if you were in a crash with a passenger vehicle. These benefits will usually be provided by your own auto insurer. In some cases, you may also be able to file a trucking accident claim, asserting negligence against the semi-truck driver.
What About Rental Car Accidents In Another State?
If you rent a vehicle to take a trip or rent a car when you reach your final destination, you may also be entitled to Michigan no-fault benefits if you're in a car accident in another state.
Michigan no-fault insurance applies even if someone is not operating his or her own vehicle — in other words, a rental car. As long as there is a Michigan no-fault policy in place that covers the injured person, medical benefits will be provided. This means that, to have medical costs covered, you don't necessarily need to buy the rental car insurance that's usually offered at the rental counter.
Take note, however, that Michigan no-fault insurance does not cover 1) property damage or 2) theft when you're driving a rental car. So it's always a good idea to check with your auto insurer about the extent of your auto insurance coverage. If theft and property damage are not part of your coverage, then you may want to purchase the supplemental insurance that's offered by the rental car agency.
Also remember that credit card companies frequently offer insurance for damage and theft, as long as the credit card is used to pay for the rental car. But be advised that this coverage may exclude certain types of vehicles and the over-the-counter rental car insurance will likely have to be turned down first.
In this video, Grand Rapids auto accident attorney Tom Sinas talks about Michigan no-fault insurance and out-of-state accidents.
Travel Tip: Understand Your No-Fault Coverage Before Leaving
Before traveling anywhere, it's a good idea to review your auto insurance policy and accurately determine the Michigan no-fault coverage that it provides. This way, you can make sure you and your loved ones are sufficiently covered in the event of a car accident in another state.
If you are uncertain whether your no-fault policy provides adequate PIP coverage for an auto accident in another state or whether it includes rental cars, you should contact your insurance agent and ask some questions.
If you're involved in a car accident in another state — whether in your own vehicle or in a rental car — our Michigan auto no-fault attorneys are available to answer your questions and help determine your legal rights. Contact our Lansing car accident lawyers or Grand Rapids auto accident attorneys today for a free consultation.


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The easiest way to create healthy meals
For your Breakfast: Imagine your meal is divided into 3 sections. Produce (vegetables and/or fruits); protein (things like Greek yogurt, cheese, peanut butter, or eggs); and high-quality starch (one to two slices of whole grain toast or a serving of whole grain cereal).
If you were to put this together, here's what a few meal options would look like:
Nonfat yogurt layered with berries and crunchy, high-fiber cereal or granola
A toasted whole grain English muffin topped with peanut butter and sliced bananas
A mushroom-onion omelet with a side of whole grain toast and sliced grapefruit
For Lunch and Dinner: Make half of your plate vegetables; a quarter of your plate lean proteins; and the remaining quarter of your plate a high-quality starch.
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Five ounces of grilled chicken with ¾ cup of cooked brown rice and 4 cups of roasted vegetables
Start with a salad, followed by 2 cup of whole grain pasta mixed with shrimp and broccoli


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Instead of making comparisons with people who are better off, students should be grateful for what they have (Navigating social divide in classroom; April 27).
Young people should also be taught the difference between needs and wants. For example, a 90-cent shopping bag may be a need, but a $3,000 designer bag is a want.
Parents across the socio-economic spectrum are subjected to the same pressure to keep up with the Joneses, in varying degrees.
Recently, it was reported that a mother on a monthly welfare benefit of $360 splurged on a $50 birthday cake for her daughter (Young and in need; April 23).
I have also heard of a birthday party featuring a $600 birthday cake.
Parents who indulge their child's every whim and fancy, or feel compelled to keep up with the Joneses, may experience short-lived satisfaction, but face financial problems eventually.
Their children would also likely mirror their spending habits in the future.
In any case, it is always wise to live well below our means, in the event that our financial situation deteriorates.
Research has shown that experiences are more rewarding than material possessions. Time spent with family and friends, even on simple activities such as going to a park or museum, generates more enduring happiness and satisfaction than acquiring material possessions.
However, today's time-starved parents may be overcompensating their children with material goods in lieu of time spent with them.
It is a sad fact that we may be rich in material possessions, but poor when it comes to time.
It is instructive that some of the richest people in the world lead relatively humble lives.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, for instance, is well-known for his frugality, while Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates does not flaunt his wealth. These men are also well known for their charitable foundations to better the lives of their fellow men.
When students focus on what they have instead of what they lack, they would develop a spirit of gratitude.
Perhaps they would also develop more compassion for those who are not as fortunate as them.
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Ballroom dancing academy will deploy 'colourful repertoire of performances' to raise cash for Great Ormond Street Hospital
PUBLISHED: 12:33 27 November 2018 | UPDATED: 13:01 27 November 2018
A ballroom dance academy is throwing a Christmas fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Chilrden's Hospital next month.
Live 4 Dancing is a Ballroom and Latin Dance academy, catering primarily for children, and it's students are set to perform for a paying audience at Upper Unity Building, in Upper Street on December 15.
The show will run from 2.30pm to 4.30pm and be accompanied by wine, cake and other treats.
Maria Kyriacou, who runs the academy, said: "We will have a colourful repertoire of performances from samba to belly dancing and, of course ballroom.
"You're going to get to see what our children learn in our school and it will be a fun way to spend a winter afternoon.
"We're putting everything into this because it's for a very special cause that means so much to us."
Last year the academy held a similar initiative to celebrate its first anniversary.
Tickets cost £19.50 for adults and £6.50 for children, while kids from the academy go free.
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I spent a few weeks travelling around Argentina and developed an unfaltering taste for red wine! Apart from Buenos Aires, my Argentina highlights include the glaciers of Patagonia, seeing the penguins hatch at Punta Tombo and visiting the Welsh speaking colonies in Puerto Madryn. Our customers' favourite is usually witnessing the waterfalls. If I ever go back I'd love to live like a gaucho for the day!
One of my favourite things about travel is discovering cold places, and heading to Patagonia really hits the spot. Visit the Perito Moreno glacier for spectacular colours and the opportunity to trek on the glacier, spot the penguins in the Peninsula Valdes or take a visit to the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia. Then you can warm up in the tropical climate of the Iguazu Waterfalls.
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Very close to Rome there is a hilly area known as Castelli Romani.
The area is characterized by hills covered with forests and there are two amazing lakes known as Lago di Albano and Lago di Nemi.
There are also pictoresque towns like Frascati, Albano, Ariccia etc.
The town of Ariccia is known for "porchetta", a slow-roasted pig that is very similar to the Filipino lechon, except for the fact that the Roman version is much more spicy.
Yesterday we were at "La Selvotta" (the forest), an eatery situated in the middle of the woods where they serve the typical "porchetta di Ariccia".
Many Filipinos whom I know love the place and I often go there with them although I prefer to stay away from baboy and meat in general as I am more into veggies and healthy eating.
The atmosphere is unique, the wine is great and the weather is always cool even when in Rome the temperature is extremely hot.
If you come to Rome try visiting the hilly area of Castelli Romani, you'll fall in love with it!


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Fox International expands European team
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Fox International has expanded its team in Europe with the appointment of two key personnel.
Belgian Roy Vanstreels and Benjamin Schoedel from Germany have been appointed Area Media Coordinators.
Vanstreel will take responsibility for the Benelux Region, while Schoedel will cover Germany, Austria and Poland.
Their arrival at the UK-based company follows the appointment of Jean Baptiste Morel last year and bolsters its strategy to strengthen its media operation in Europe.
Both men will be responsible for the filming and editing of video footage across the Fox Carp, Fox Rage and Matrix brands. Their work will be used on social media, websites and DVDs.
In addition, they will manage the social media presence for all three brands and coordinate coverage and content in magazines and on websites across their regions.
"All three product ranges are growing at a remarkable speed and we needed to expand our media team in mainland Europe," said Fox Group Marketing Manager, Lewis Porter. "Both men really impressed with examples of their previous filming and editing work.
"They will further strengthen our media presence in Europe and help increase consumer demand for our three key brands. This year is set to be our biggest and most exciting to date."
Both Vanstreels and Schoedel start their new roles on March 1st.


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Our verdict on a sweet and sugary donut recipe collection.
Love doughnuts? We can guarantee you don't love them as much as Vicky Graham.
The baker and businesswoman runs Vicky's Donuts in Hackney, London, where she concocts pillowy donuts in funny, fanciful and super tasty designs, and now you can deep fry along at home, thanks to her new cookbook, the simply titled, Donuts.
Here's what we think of it...
The book: Donuts by Vicky Graham
Who will love it? Kids, people with a very sweet tooth, and anyone with the patience to individually ice a stack of freshly fried donuts without giving up and just dunking them in sugar.
What's its usability and design like? It is SO pretty. From the pink illustrated hundreds and thousands, scattered across a blue background on the inside cover, to the instagram-shaped pages (there's just something so lovely about square images, especially when those images contain donuts), it's delightful to look at and hold. There's also an image for each recipe (you'd be surprised how many cookbooks leave you to guess at what you're supposed to be creating), and the instructions are clear, if perhaps a little cramped on the page.
What is it trying to get us cooking? Donuts, donuts and donuts - absolutely nothing but donuts. And fancy ones, not your standard jam ones.
How easy are the recipes? Once you've mastered Graham's original donut recipe on page 21, and are confident when it come to your deep fat frying skills, in theory you should be away. However, your icing and donut filling skills may take a while to truly acquire. Expect a whole lot of icing mess on your first few attempts.
The best recipe is... for the ginger and cream cheese donuts - they're dusted with crushed gingernuts.
The recipe we're most likely to post pictures of on Instagram is... the pineapple donuts. They are super cute, with white chocolate (dyed green with food colouring) stems and bright yellow icing. The Bakewell tart donuts are a close second though.
The recipe we're least likely to try is... Eggs Benedict. Even though there's no actual hollandaise sauce involved, stuffing a donut with a poached egg and a slice of ham just doesn't sound right to us, and looks ridiculously fiddly.
Overall rating: 8/10
Donuts by Vicky Graham is published in hardback by Hardie Grant Books, priced £10. Photographer Joe Woodhouse. Available March 8.


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The building occupied by Elm Street Bar must have been built on some kind of old Indian burial ground or something, right? Maybe: This week, only two months after opening, Elm Street Bar seems to be shut down yet again.
Big surprise.
We've spent a lot of time talking and joking about the curse of 2810 Elm Street, which has been home to three different bars (The Lounge On Elm Street, The Nightmare, and Elm Street Bar) over the last 12 months.
And, this week down in Deep Ellum, the lights are once again off, and the doors locked.
According to Elm Street Bar's manager Carl Priggre, though, this time, it's only temporary.
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"It will be open [again], probably in the middle or the end of [May]," says Priggre, who went on to explain that the venue has been caught up in some red tape. "The guy who owned it before sold it to Giovanni Manettas, and Giovanni's got it under construction. What's happening now is that he's waiting for his liquor license to transfer."
When all that gets ironed out and the venue reopens, according to Priggre, it will be called the Elm Street Bar & Lounge.
Planned renovations include a remodeled back bar, a fresh coat of paint, and a bigger stage for live bands, which will play there each weekend, according to Priggre. The rest of the week will be occupied by DJ nights, including one called Animal, which will run each Monday night with a focus on electro, Dutch and house music, courtesy of an entity called Smash And Grab Productions.
Smash And Grab promoter and recent Los Angeles transplant Miles Devin describes Animal as something new and exciting for Dallas club goers: "Dubstep has kind of dominated," he says. "Electro/Dutch is more upbeat. It's more fun. And it's just something different and new. And that's what we're aiming for."


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The British Parliament will vote on an exit deal again in the first week of June, according to a Downing Street spokesman. This statement comes after it had rejected United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal thrice already.
Political lines across the UK have been divided over conditions on which the UK will leave the European Union.
UK already missed the March 29 deadline to do so, now having until October 31 to leave the bloc.
"This evening the Prime Minister met the Leader of the Opposition (Jeremy Corbyn) in the House of Commons to make clear our determination to bring the talks to a conclusion and deliver on the referendum result to leave the EU," the spokesman said.
The latest vote coincides with US President Donald Trump's visit to the UK from June 3 to 5.
The vote is slated to take place before lawmakers leave for summer recess, the statement added.
"We will, therefore, be bringing forward the Withdrawal Agreement Bill in the week beginning June 3," he said, adding that official talks are ongoing.
"It is imperative we do so then if the UK is to leave the EU before the summer Parliamentary recess," the spokesman also stated


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The Caterpillar 980B wheel loader was introduced in 1970. It was manufactured in the USA only.
The 980B has a D333 turbocharged/after-cooled, six-cylinder engine producing 260 flywheel horsepower. It has powershift transmission and four wheel drive. It comes standard with air brakes, an electric start, and 130-inch (330-cm) wheelbase.
The 980B was given an 89P serial number prefix.
In 1970 Caterpillar added a sealed loader linkage, beginning with 89P00906.
In 1972 a rollover protection system (ROPS) was added, beginning with 89P01879.
In 1974 Cat added a sleeve-metering fuel system (SMFS), beginning with 89P03495.
In 1976 flow-amplified steering was added, beginning with 89P05075.
Production of 980B ended in 1978.
The Caterpillar 980B was replaced by the Caterpillar 980C.
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Following on from our intellectual property round-up of 2018 and now that we've rolled into the New Year, we wanted to take this opportunity to look ahead to upcoming developments in the field of IP. There is a lot expected to be happening and it's essential that our clients are as well prepared as is possible so that their business brands and ideas are fully protected. Here are our predictions of what's in store with IP for this year:
Brexit, here we go again…
Brexit will inevitably dominate the legal landscape this year and it brings much uncertainty in the world of IP. The consequences and implications of Brexit and IP are far-reaching. The majority of copyright laws will remain unaffected for the time being, since copyright law has mostly been harmonised across the EU.)
The big news for trademark owners, of course, is that EU marks will no longer apply in the UK after Brexit. In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the cut-off period for this could be sooner than anticipated and much depends on whether a withdrawal agreement is reached. As part of our wider work towards providing Brexit-proofing tips for your business, our expert LawBriefs lawyer, Raza Naqvi, produced a 4-part series on the potential impact of Brexit from a legal perspective and what actions you should take to protect your company.
The implications of a withdrawal agreement would be that Brexit would take effect at the end of the transition period rather than on 30th March exit day. Most EU law would then continue to apply to the UK during the transition period. If no agreement is reached, there would be a sudden break in the application of EU laws in the UK which in turn would lead to a lot less certainty in many respects. These confirmed that, if a withdrawal agreement is implemented, owners of EU trademarks registered before the end of the transition period will automatically be granted comparable UK trademarks (with the same filing/priority dates as the EU mark). Applications which are still pending at the end of the transition period will have a 9-month grace period during which the holder may apply for a UK equivalent right (again taking advantage of the same filing/priority date as the EU mark). UK trademarks have only ever protected the UK so nothing will change in that regard after Brexit. As things stand, UK marks can be used as grounds to object to an EU trademark (e.g. if confusingly similar) whereas after Brexit that will no longer be possible since the UK will not be part of the EU. UK trademarks have only ever protected the UK so nothing will change in that regard after Brexit.
In the event of no-deal, the government has indicated that it will provide an equivalent UK right for EU marks. What action must be taken by holders of EU marks and how much this would cost, however, has not been clarified. Deal or no deal though, after exit day or at the end of the transition period (depending on whether an agreement is reached), what is crystal clear is that EU marks will no longer have effect in the UK.
The above is just touching the surface of what is a vastly complex area of changing law. The risk, especially to start-ups and SMEs, is that rightsholders may be unaware of what action they need to take to ensure their ongoing trademark protection and that the relevant timeframes are met. Seeking professional business legal advice is strongly recommended. Care also needs to be taken to ensure that existing or future contracts referring to the EU (e.g. in territorial agreements such as licences and assignments) are reviewed and any necessary amendments are made. We looked at the potential Brexit Impact on Commercial Contracts at the very beginning of the year.
Important and imminent changes to UK trademark law
As if there isn't enough to contend with trying to get our heads around Brexit, on 14 January 2019 the Trademark Regulations 2018 came into force (implementing the 2015 Trade Marks Directive ((EU) 2015/2436) for UK trademarks). This will see a number of changes to the Trade Marks Act 1994 and we list below some of the most notable ones:
• The removal of the graphical representation requirement. Going forwards, as long as a sign is represented 'in a manner which enables the competent authorities and the public to determine the clear and precise subject of the protection afforded to its proprietor', that will now suffice. This may open the floodgate to registration of an increasing number of non-traditional marks such as colours and sounds. (Important to note though is that this doesn't apply to international marks, so UK marks which haven't been graphically represented could not be used as a basis for international expansion).
• The expansion of the absolute grounds for refusal of trademarks. Where previously signs consisting exclusively of shapes that arise from the nature of the goods, or are necessary to obtain a technical result, or give substantial value to the goods were refused, now any characteristic which fulfils these criteria will be blacklisted.
• IPO search notifications will be more limited. Potentially conflicting marks which have expired will no longer be flagged to new trademark applicants by the IPO in its search report. Conflict checks should therefore pick up marks which have been expired for up to a year, as such marks could be renewed or restored by their owner and pose problems.
• The 'own name' defence will no longer be available to business entities. It will now only be possible to be relied on by individuals.
• No separate proceedings for non-use. Non-use of a claimant's mark in response to infringement proceedings can now be brought as a defence, rather than the defendant having to initiate parallel revocation proceedings.
The new laws are far more wide-reaching than the above and, again, we encourage clients to seek advice if they are intending to apply for, oppose or defend UK trademarks in view of these departures from previously established law. We have a developed a suite of UK and EU ready trademark products and can provide a bespoke service as required.
New Copyright Directive is on the agenda
What does it take to get Sir Paul McCartney, Google, Stephen Fry, Facebook and James Blunt to the same table? It sounds like the start of a promising joke but the answer is in fact a new copyright law which would force certain sites to take a more active role in filtering uploaded content.
A raging battle has been brewing between content owners and tech giants on the proposed new Digital Copyright Directive which is intended to update copyright laws to make them more fit for the digital era. Article 13 in particular is proving a headache to lawmakers who are facing fierce push back from big tech players who would lose their safe harbour protection under the new law. We explained more about the Copyright Directive in our previous post .
If implemented the new law would hit start-up and SME organisations that store large amounts of user-uploaded content particularly hard. This is because, unlike the major publishers, smaller companies will not have the resources to effectively monitor all user content in compliance with the Directive. Although it is difficult to argue with its purpose, which is to ensure platforms don't unfairly profit from creative content without returning fair revenues to rights owners, the details still need to be thrashed out before it faces a final vote. Whether it is adopted before or after Brexit day ultimately determine the extent of its application here in the UK.
The fun has already started…
Finally, there are several noteworthy developments already for 2019, not least a trademark infringement and passing off appeal being brought by easyGroup Ltd (of the no-frills airline variety) involving use by another company of the marks "EasyRent" and "EasyRoommate". Notoriously protective over its 'Easy' brand, the courts have so far not shown willing to grant it a monopoly over this name alone and the ongoing battle is one to watch for brands with a group of family names. Indeed, the High Court has dismissed the claim for this particular instance by EasyGroup.
The ECJ will also rule on whether blue and silver colour combination trademarks owned by Red Bull are valid. The marks are described in one registration as being 'applied in equal proportion and juxtaposed to each other' and in another as a ratio of 'approximately 50% to 50%'. So far, these descriptions have been held to be insufficiently precise and this will be tested again. Definitely one to watch for those who are interested in the scope and enforceability of colour marks.
If the above seems of interest or has sparked a question about your own IP, get in touch with our expert IP LawBriefs who are here to help you make the most of these assets for your business
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Greenwald: Leaked Docs Reveal GCHQ Digital Propaganda Toolkit
Latest files provided by Edward Snowden show GCHQ's ability to 'manipulate' the Internet using 'hacker's buffet for wreaking online havoc'.
Latest files provided by Edward Snowden show GCHQ's ability to 'manipulate' the Internet using 'hacker's buffet for wreaking online havoc'.
The latest documents released from a trove leaked to journalist Glenn Greenwald by Edward Snowden reveal that GCHQ has created a virtual toolbox of online hacker tactics that allow British intelligence agents to "manipulate" online communities by seeding the Internet "with false information" and conducting the kind of malicious attacks on networks that send civilian hackers to prison.
According to the most recent reporting from Greenwald at The Intercept:
The tools were created by GCHQ's Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG), and constitute some of the most startling methods of propaganda and internet deception contained within the Snowden archive. Previously disclosed documents have detailed JTRIG's use of "fake victim blog posts," "false flag operations," "honey traps" and psychological manipulation to target online activists, monitor visitors to WikiLeaks, and spy on YouTube and Facebook users.
But as the U.K. Parliament [this week] debates a fast-tracked bill to provide the government with greater surveillance powers, one which Prime Minister David Cameron has justified as an "emergency" to "help keep us safe," a newly released top-secret GCHQ document called "JTRIG Tools and Techniques" provides a comprehensive, birds-eye view of just how underhanded and invasive this unit's operations are. The document—available in full here—is designed to notify other GCHQ units of JTRIG's "weaponised capability" when it comes to the dark internet arts, and serves as a sort of hacker's buffet for wreaking online havoc.
As the Guardian observes, the internal document "details a range of programs designed to collect and store public postings from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+, and to make automated postings on several of the social networks." In addition, the file shows the agency possesses the ability to "boost views of YouTube videos, or to boost the circulation of particular messages" it wants to promote.
Greenwald provided a sample list of the JTRIG programs detailed in the database—which he described as a "a massive Wikipedia-style archive" —and included their "boastful code names" which appear in parentheses:
• "Change outcome of online polls" (UNDERPASS)
• "Mass delivery of email messaging to support an Information Operations campaign" (BADGER) and "mass delivery of SMS messages to support an Information Operations campaign" (WARPARTH)
• "Disruption of video-based websites hosting extremist content through concerted target discovery and content removal." (SILVERLORD)
• "Active skype capability. Provision of real time call records (SkypeOut and SkypetoSkype) and bidirectional instant messaging. Also contact lists." (MINIATURE HERO)
• "Find private photographs of targets on Facebook" (SPRING BISHOP)
• "A tool that will permanently disable a target's account on their computer" (ANGRY PIRATE)
• "Ability to artificially increase traffic to a website" (GATEWAY) and "ability to inflate page views on websites" (SLIPSTREAM)
• "Amplification of a given message, normally video, on popular multimedia websites (Youtube)" (GESTATOR)
• "Targeted Denial Of Service against Web Servers" (PREDATORS FACE) and "Distributed denial of service using P2P. Built by ICTR, deployed by JTRIG" (ROLLING THUNDER)
• "A suite of tools for monitoring target use of the UK auction site eBay (www.ebay.co.uk)" (ELATE)
• "Ability to spoof any email address and send email under that identity" (CHANGELING)
• "For connecting two target phone together in a call" (IMPERIAL BARGE)
According to Greenwald, this database was last updated in 2012, but had been accessed by GCHQ agents more than 20,000 times.


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Feather-light, tender puff pastry stix dipped into butter, then rolled in cinnamon-sugar. These little suckers melt in your mouth! #airfryer
Air Fryer Churro Stix – Fun to Make and Fun to Eat
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We are totally enjoying our air fryer – it has even earned a full-time spot on the counter. I really like how you don't have to preheat it, which really speeds up the cooking time. It is hot almost instantly and the air fryer cycle really blows the hot air so things get crispy and browned nice and quick. Or, if you don't want the hot air blowing, you can choose the bake or toast setting – super versatile.
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How to Make Air Fryer Churro Stix in Minutes
Puff pastry is an amazing thing to keep in your freezer when you want to make a quick dessert or chicken pot pie. Puff pastry does just what it says – it PUFFS when you bake it, getting golden brown and delightfully tender. This is due to all the BUTTER that's used to make puff pastry, which, of course, is also what makes it so delicious.
To make these Churro Stix, all you have to do is thaw your puff pastry, then lay each sheet out on to a lightly floured work surface. Cut each sheet in half horizontally, then cut each half into strips about 3/4″ wide.
Now it's time to air fry. Twist each strip of puff pastry, then lay then side-by-side into the air fryer basket, leaving room around each one so they can air fry evenly. It only takes a few minutes for these little twists of heaven to get golden brown, so keep your eye on them!
Next, dip each puff pastry twist in the melted butter, then roll each one in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve right away while they are warm, tender, and luscious. If you'd like, drizzle them with a powdered-sugar glaze, but we never make it that far – my family devours these!
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Air Fryer Churro Stix
- 1 pkg. Pepperidge Farm Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets,17.25 oz., thawed (2 sheets puff pastry)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar combined with 1 tsp. cinnamon
- Place one sheet of puff pastry onto a lightly floured work surface; cut in half horizontally, then slice each half into strips about 3/4" wide. Repeat with remaining puff pastry sheet.
- Turn air fryer to air fry at 375 degrees F.
- Twist the puff pastry strips, then place each one into the air fryer basket, side by side, leaving a bit of space around each one, working in batches. Place basket onto baking tray, then into the air fryer. Air fry for 6-8 minutes, or until golden brown, turning half way through the cooking time.
- Repeat with remaining puff pastry strips. Dip each puff pastry stick into the melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve at once!
These Churro Stix would be delicious served alongside my Easy Homemade Raspberry Sorbet – hope you'll give it a try.
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MONTREAL -- Gibeau Orange Julep has been an odd yet iconic sight in Montreal for the last 50 years.
The giant three-storey orange located on the busy Decarie Expressway which doubles as a restaurant stands out in a sea of grey -- and even more so on Wednesday nights in the spring and summer.
That's when the kooky snack bar's parking lot is taken over by car fanatics, the smell of french fries and the rumble of engines: it's the Orange Julep's weekly classic car meet-up.
On Wednesday evenings from May to September, Montrealers of all ages come by to check out the many vehicles that congregate in the restaurant's round parking lot.
Fabien Haddad's "baby" -- a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air that matches the orange sphere almost perfectly -- is always a crowd pleaser.
Haddad has been coming to the "Big Orange" meet-ups since 2007, the year he purchased the car.
Wednesday night meet-ups are a regular outing for Rebel Ridez, the classic car club to which he belongs.
Haddad is one of many car owners who entered the diner's weekly contest on June 1. Participants have the chance to win one of five "best car" categories: '60s, '70s, '80s, Corvette, and most memorable. The winners, determined by the restaurant and usually announced around sundown, get a trophy and a meal on the house.
Haddad has won more than 15 times.
"I've got so many trophies, I don't know where to put them," he said.
Getting a classic car was Haddad's dream for over 30 years. Now that he finally has it, he spends endless hours keeping it perfectly polished and never takes it out if it's raining.
"Somebody says to me, 'Do you want to sell it?' And I say, 'No, I'll sell the wife and the kids first!'" he joked.
Serge Bergeron doesn't have just one "baby." He's been attending the car show with his wife Line Champagne for over 15 years (and now with their puppy, Elle Woods) with many different cars. These include a 1960 Bel Air, a 1967 Impala, a 1978 Camaro, two Corvettes ('72 and '79), and a 1949 Plymouth.
This evening he was proudly showing off his matte-black 1950 Mercury.
Just a few metres from Bergeron and Champagne, Michael Neilson saw his dream car: a '77 Trans Am.
"I grew up loving that car," said Neilson.
"If you saw one on the road you stopped and talked to the guy because it's just a cool car to have. Everyone wants to be Burt Reynolds."
Neilson has been visiting the car show for 20 years. He still owns the candy-apple-red 1981 Camaro he purchased for $800 back in 1998, and loves to bring it by the Orange Julep on Wednesdays. But this week he just wanted to check out other people's wheels.
Unforgettable classic cars aren't the only reason to stop by the Orange Julep: the snack bar's timeless menu is an attraction in itself. The diner is best known for its sweet, frothy, creamy orange julep concoction. The top-secret recipe has been kept in the Gibeau family since the '30s.
As for the rest of the menu, ice cream and frappes (a blend of vanilla ice cream and orange julep) are obvious crowd pleasers in the summer months. Other options include hot dogs, corn dogs, burgers, spaghetti, club sandwiches, smoked meat, grilled cheese, veggie dogs and burgers and, of course, poutine.
For the car fanatics that come by on Wednesdays, the food is just another plus.
Bergeron and Champagne never drive off from the Big Orange without a litre of sweet, creamy OJ.
As for Haddad, he and the Rebel Ridez gang always grab a bite at the Orange Julep on Wednesdays. But, of course, they never, ever, eat in their cars.
Gibeau Orange Julep is located at 7700 Boulevard Decarie in Montreal. The weekly classic car meet-ups run May to September from about 7 p.m. to sundown.
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