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Cricket madness is all set to engulf India with the coming weekend. From 14th February to 29th March, the 11th Cricket World Cup (#CWC15) will commence in Australia and New Zealand. The biggest cricketing tournament on the planet will witness 14 teams playing 49 matches in 14 venues for the coveted trophy. Having won it in 2011, India is the defending champion.
According to Facebook: "Of the over 1.3 billion people who are on Facebook, more than 100 million people are interested in cricket*. Forty-five percent of people interested in cricket on Facebook are from India."
Clearly cricket is a religion in the country even though Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket has retired. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter have already realized the massive engagement live sporting events bring to their networks. India is an important country for both Facebook and Twitter, both networks realize how important it is to bring users to its platform and keep them engaged.
#CWC15 on Facebook
Facebook with more than 100 million monthly active users in the country has issued a release in which it has stated itself as the biggest cricket stadium in the world. Along with an infograph, Facebook has some suggestions how marketers can be successful on Facebook during cricket matches and beyond:
- Reach people who are most likely to be engaged with the event — people interested in cricket, in specific countries, or from specific cities
- As you develop your creative, you can use sight, sound and motion with Facebook's Video Ads to bring your message to life
- You will be able to layer on additional targeting to further refine your audience, such as age, gender, and other demographics
What is interesting is Facebook has talked about how brands can target fans with advanced features but is yet to introduce any interesting feature for fans to enjoy the cricketing madness on its network. Not sure if we see some cool features being introduced in the next few days.
#CWC15 on Twitter
Twitter carries forward the #CWC15 experience for fans from where it had left for the last Football world cup. "Given the millions of cricket fans who are on Twitter, we wanted to create something that would let you follow and participate in this global event. We've created the Cricket World Cup timeline, your one stop for cricket Tweets, commentary and expert analysis, plus photos, videos and Vines from the sidelines at the world's biggest cricketing event," Twitter said on its blog.
The Cricket World Cup timeline available both on desktop and mobile has details about the upcoming games and every game has its own timeline consisting of tweets, commentary and expert analysis. This feature would become more interactive as the games begin as it was during the last year's Football World Cup. To enjoy the same experience on mobile, users search for #CWC15 or the official match hashtag (e.g., #INDvPAK or #AUSvENG). However make sure that you are running the latest version of Twitter app on Android or iOS device.
In another blog post Twitter has shared that it has created a list of players. "Many of the players across all 14 nations competing in Australia and New Zealand are on Twitter. You can follow each of their individual journeys throughout the tournament here." This graphic shows the most-followed players from each country in this #CWC15:
Similarly you can keep yourself updated by following the country you are supporting and also your rivals by following the Twitter list. Besides Twitter has shared a Dream Team composed of the most-mentioned players on Twitter over the past 12 months, forming a first Twitter XI.
With the games starting from this weekend, Twitter which has partnered with ICC for the games plans to bring more fun on social media. A Twitter-TV integration during the cricket matches could be expected as we have seen during the last IPL in India.
Looks like we will have to revisit what Twitter is doing may be at a later stage to cover the entire experience of Twitter and #CWC15. High time when Facebook gets more focused on bringing excitement on the network like it is doing for brands.
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The Daily Star reports that Justin Timberlake's grandmother Sadie Bomar is upset with the *NSYNC star after hearing he proposed to Cameron Diaz. "Sadie was disappointed her grandson hadn't told the family before asking Cameron to marry him," a source revealed. "She has always been extremely close to him and made sure he has stayed grounded throughout his phenomenal rise to fame. And she just wants the best for him like most family members would. It's only natural. But she does feel very let down about the whole situation."

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Former UCLA Bruin, Samantha Peszek, interviewed Madison Kocian for her "I Have Cool Friends" podcast.
In the hour long episode, Kocian spoke about her career as a gymnast, provided advice for other gymnasts and talked a bit about how she tries to live a normal life.
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I love old books and nothing makes me sadder than seeing boxes of them in the trash. Although I know many have outlived their usefulness I just want to take them all home. So, it's no wonder that I loved the idea of turning them into planters. A great way to show off their beautiful spines and highlight some of their pages. Plus, I always appreciate an interesting was to bring some greenery into the house!
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Deli cup
For the single planter, trace the widest part of your deli cup onto the cover of your book.
First use a drill (I found a Forstner bit was the easiest) to make a starter hole and then use the jig saw to cut through all the pages following your pencil line.
Trim down your deli cup to the height of the book.
And insert it into your new planter. Easy breezy!
For the stack of books, do the same thing, but you can use a regular size flower pot.
Use the drill and saw again to cut all the way through your book.
Then repeat on as many books as you need to to come up to the height of the flower pot.
Stack the books, lining up the holes.
Add your potted plant.
You can then adjust the angle of books or even set your book planter on another stack of books for added drama.
For the open book, I outlined my container about 10 pages into the book, this time I used a square plastic container.
Use the utility knife to cut through the pages a few at a time.
Stop when you have a well deep enough to fit your container.
Insert your plants. I used herbs here since it was a cook book!
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Muslim and Jewish community leaders united to help fight anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Scotland last month.
The Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC) and the Muslim Council of Scotland (MCS) gathered at a meeting of the Scottish Parliament's cross-party group on tackling Islamophobia on November 27.
Ahead of the meeting, they issued a joint statement setting out various aims in the fight against racism and prejudice.
Labour MSP Anas Sarwar, who chairs the cross-party group and revealed details of the document, said: "This is a landmark communiqué, bringing together communities to work together to address Islamophobia and anti-Semitism.
Silence is no longer an option for those who believe in equality and unity, and we can't just pick and choose which type of equality we speak up for."
"We can't leave the fight against anti-Semitism to the Jewish community and we can't leave the fight against Islamophobia to the Muslim community. This is a collective fight for all of us," Sarwar added.
The document notes the two groups "stand together determined to end the hatred and extremism that affects us all".
It adds: "There have been Islamophobic and anti-Semitic attacks on mosques and synagogues here at home and we should never be blind to the fact that racism, intolerance and prejudice exist in Scotland."
It sets out several points for action, including resolving to address barriers to
reporting incidents to the police, challenging the spread of hate online and creating a Muslim/Jewish women's network.
Dr Muhammad Adrees, the Convener of the MCS, said: "This joint communiqué sends out a powerful message about working together to tackle the evils of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism.
"We are delighted that the CPG on tackling Islamophobia has facilitated this meeting, and believe that by working together we can make a lasting difference for Jewish and Muslim people living in Scotland."
Director of the SCoJeC, Ephraim Borowski, said: "It beggars belief that while the Holocaust remains within living memory, the attitudes that led to it are on the rise again. SCoJeC, therefore, welcomes the opportunity to join the MCS and the CPG on tackling Islamophobia to discuss the similarities between the experiences of our two communities, and to explore how to work together to challenge them."


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By Rob Bigelow, Infrastructure Industry Specialist, ATG West
Geographic Information System (GIS) data is everywhere and is ready to be utilized by engineers and businesses of all sizes and capabilities. Thanks to the enormous popularity of programs like Google Earth and technology like drones and LiDAR, the need for this data keeps growing every day. Fortunately for those of us in the Infrastructure world, the availability is growing even faster. Whether it's utilities, structures, raster imagery, or even non-stationary entities like demographics, everything on this planet is begging to be mapped.
Engineers, planners, architects, and surveyors can use this GIS data from the preliminary stages to final design.
But the big question is… where do I find it? An even better question is… where do I find it FOR FREE? Here's a list of websites you can go and download a plethora of FREE GIS DATA, ready to use with your Infrastructure software like Civil 3D, Map 3D, and Infraworks! (Please note, these links and the data available may change at any point. There are many more resources available, but this should give you a good start). USDA NRCS Data Gateway – great resource for high resolution vector and raster layers. https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ • PLSS • TIGER Census and Demographic • TIGER Transportation • Climate • Elevation and Topographic • Hydrography and Hydrology • Ortho Imagery • NAIP Imagery • Soils USGS – The National Map – This is a great hub for national topographic information and associated tools. https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/launch/ • Current and Historical Topo Maps • Map Services • GIS Applications and Tools • Boundaries • Imagery US Census Bureau – Find geographic data and products that give you valuable demographics to use for detailed analysis and marketing. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/ • TIGER/Line Shapefiles • KMLs • TIGERweb • Cartographic boundary files • Geographic relationship files, • Thematic Maps OpenData – Cities and municipalities are compiling their GIS data into various OpenData collections. Just do a Google search for "<your city> OpenData", and if your city participates in sharing the data, you should find some great free GIS resources. Here are a couple examples… Albuquerque NM http://data-cabq.opendata.arcgis.com/ Phoenix AZ http://maps-phoenix.opendata.arcgis.com/ • All types of GIS data • Shapefile format • KML format • CSV format Natural Earth – Free global vector and raster map data, maintained and created by many volunteers. http://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads • Shapefiles • Tiff and TFW files • Various data themes • Small, Medium & Large scale data • Community blogs and forums Other GIS Lists https://freegisdata.rtwilson.com/ – This page catalogs over 300 links to websites that contain free GIS data. http://gisgeography.com/best-free-gis-data-sources-raster-vector/ – A weeded-out list of 12 links to popular websites containing free GIS data Applied Technology Group is a Platinum Autodesk Business Partner. Founded in North Little Rock, Ark., in 1992 as a local computer services company, ATG has grown to become a leading design technology partner with the purpose of assisting customers in maximizing the value and adoption of advanced technologies so they can perform competitively in the AEC sector. ATG collaborates with customers across the Gulf South, Midwest and Southwest through partnerships with 3DR, Autodesk, Leica, Microsoft and Panzura. Learn more about our company at www.atgusa.com. Autodesk and the Autodesk logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.


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WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature called Status that lets users send and receive status updates with their contacts. WhatsApp's Status updates are similar to the Stories feature that Snapchat introduced in October 2013.
Last August, even Instagram released its own version of Stories allowing users to share photos and videos which appear together in a slideshow format.
Like the messages you send on WhatsApp, the status updates, which let you share photos and videos with contacts in an easy yet secure way, are end-to-end encrypted.
When you open the Status tab, you should be able to see updates from your contacts that are on WhatsApp. You can even reply to your friends' updates privately. Very much like Snapchat stories, which live for 24 hours before they disappear, WhatsApp's status updates expire after 24 hours. The earlier version of status feature was "text only" but the reinvented version includes rich media. Like any other messages, you can mute and unmute contacts any time you want.
The rollout coincides with WhatsApp's eighth anniversary, which falls on 24 February. The new update would be available for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone users across the globe soon.
In a post on 20 February on the WhatsApp blog, the company's chief executive officer Jan Koum explained: "It was just eight years ago, in February 2009, when we started writing the first lines of code for what would eventually become WhatsApp. The original idea behind the project was to build an application that lets your friends and other contacts know what you're up to. This was months before we added messaging."
As many as 50 billion messages are estimated to be sent on WhatsApp every day. These include 3.3 billion photos, 760 million videos and 80 million GIFs. The number of photos that are sent has doubled over the last year while videos have tripled.


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The 20th annual Los Angeles Film Festival presented by Film Independent will close with Clint Eastwood's stage musical adaptation.
Warner Bros will release Jersey Boys starring John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Vincent Piazza and Christopher Walken on June 20.
Gala Screenings include Ira Sachs' Love Is Strange, Justin Simien's Dear White People and Hossein Amini's The Two Faces Of January.
For the fifth year the festival will run in downtown Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE from June 11-19.
As previously announced, Lisa Cholodenko will serve as guest director and Sony Pictures Classics' Tom Bernard and Michael Barker will receive the Spirit Of Independence Award and take part in an on-stage conversation followed by a screening of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
"Los Angeles has nurtured the collective hopes and dreams of generations," said festival director Stephanie Allain. "This year in honour of our 20th anniversary, we're putting the spotlight on films, conversations and performances inspired by the spirit of L.A. Many events are one-night-only so come out and celebrate."
- BAMcinemaFest2014 will feature 24 New York premieres. Bookending the festival are Richard Linklater's previously announced Boyhood and a 25th anniversary screening of Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing. The centerpiece is Bong Joon Ho's Snowpiercer and the spotlight screening is David Wain's They Came Together with Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler. The event runs from June 18-29.
- The eighth annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival runs from June 4-8 and will screen 29 features, documentaries and shorts including Nick Cassavetes' current rom-com release The Other Woman.


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My very best wishes to all for the very best each and every day of 2009 !
My card is very simple today, but with an elgant touch. I am sure most of you are not surprised but that style by me. I just love the Simply Elegant look.
While the card may be simple, my wish for you that you will treasure the days, the moments and the happenings of each day and while I wish for only good I truly understand that it is the clouds, the hard times, the testing of our inner strength that makes us appreciate all the sunshine, the happy times and the self respect we develop thru these times that make us better people.
Card Supplies:
Stamps: You Are Invited and Holiday Greetings
Papers: Brushed Metalic Gold, Ice White, Mirror Silver and Gold
Inks: Encore Gold & Silver with corresponding embossing powders
Accessories: SU Corner Punch, ribbon
Today Technique Highlight
Creating a Faux Bow
This is a simple way to add a special touch of a bow without the actual bow. I find it works well for me in lots of instances.
To Make Your Bow You Will Need:
1. Punch or way of making two holes in the cardstock.
2. Piece of ribbon. Generally I use a piece of ribbon 6 inches long.
Now begin by holding on end of the ribbon–I cut my on a slant for easier threading–and feed half of the ribbon from the FRONT of the card to the BACK of the card stock.
Now do the same with the other end of the ribbon pulling both ends to the back of the cardstock.
Criss Cross: Now take the right side of the ribbon and move it up and out of the way of the left ribbon. Hold it tauntly to allow for the left side ribbon to be threaded through the opening on the right side as seen below.
Next step: Pul the left side of the ribbon back thru the right side hole and toward the front of the card.
Repeat the process this time using the right side of the ribbon and pulling it to the left and thru to the front of the card.
Here is a view of the card front with the bow almost done. Now a little trim and Viola!
The look of your faus bow with change with the kind and size of ribbon that you choose to use.
Here is an up close look at the bow on my New Years card for you.
I purposely left the tails a little longer and place a tiny glue dot on the back of each side of the ribbon and adhered it to the card with a liffle fluff.
Thanks for sharing you time with me today. I hope you enjoyed watching over my shoulder while I worked.
Happy New Year! Ciao,


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I recently bought a Dell Latitude E4300 Business class laptop from an old friend that he bought awhile ago.
When I bought it, the wireless card driver was working and I could connect perfectly.
It had the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on it before I formatted the drive (To get some files off that I didn't want.) and installed Windows 7 to re-install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
I've gone to both this Intel website and the Dell website for drivers of my wireless card but none of them would successfully install. I am currently using my Netgear USB wireless adapter. All of the other drivers were installed/updated successfully except for a couple.
- Broadcom USH
- Dell Wireless 5600 Mobile Broadband Mini-Card
- Intel(R) WiMAX Link 5150
- Network Controller
- PCI Serial Port
- PCI Simple Communications Controller
Besides those few, every other driver has installed correctly. I don't care too much about most of those, I just want my Wireless card to work correctly.
On the Dell website, I have tried to install these files: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19 http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19
NIC_DRVR_WIN_R264963.EXE (35MB) & http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/DriverFileFormats?DriverId=0CXH0&FileId=2... http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/DriverFileFormats?DriverId=0CXH0&FileId=2... INTEL_INTEL--R--WIMAX-LINK-5_A03_R262863.exe (10MB)
On this website, I have tried to install these files: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=21143&ProdId=2957&lang=eng&OSVersion=... help http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=21143&ProdId=2957&lang=eng&OSVersion=... help
Wireless_15.1.0_Ds64.exe & Wireless_15.1.0_s64.exe
Again, none of these have installed. Please help!
Does anyone know how to make the driver actually install? Everything else that is supported on Windows 7 has been supported on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Any ideas?
Thank you for your post, Intel does not yet have any driver for Windows* 8. (No ETA yet). If you got the laptop with Windows* 8 Preview installed you or if you upgraded it from the original install then you might have the drivers on the recovery partition. That would mean to reload the original Operating System save the drivers and then test them.
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The OnePlus 3 and 3T smartphones have now started to receive the OxygenOS 4.1.7 update based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat, as confirmed by OnePlus on the company forum. It's arriving as an OTA (over-the-air) update to a limited amount of users today and will start a broader rollout to more units in the next few days. Therefore, it may be a while before it appears for all units of these OnePlus phones, although users can always try checking for it manually through the Settings app on their handsets.
The latest update offers plenty of bug resolutions, such as a fix for a sound channel error during video capture, or for an issue where making a phone call could lead to the display being turned on with the screen off gesture. Further fixes are for a rendering issue specific to the Indian Kannada language, an app locker problem involving some third-party apps, and more. In addition to this, the update will remove the Hangouts app if users have never updated it on the Google Play Store, so those wishing to keep hold of it should update the app before upgrading with this latest version of OxygenOS software. The OxygenOS 4.1.7 update also brings some improvements to the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T. Included are battery and Bluetooth optimizations and improvements to system fluidity, and it also includes the Android security patch for August.
The latest update follows the arrival of the OxygenOS 4.1.6 update for the OnePlus 3 and 3T back in June, that replaced the 4.1.5 update that had previously been announced but was then withdrawn. These two phones both released in 2016 and at that time were running Android Marshmallow skinned with OxygenOS, before being updated to Android Nougat. OnePlus previously confirmed that both phones would be receiving the Android O update that was officially announced yesterday as Android 8.0 Oreo. However, earlier this month the company's Head of Product confirmed that this would also be the last major Android version for the OnePlus 3 and 3T, news that surprised some people considering the relatively young ages of the phones. However, the devices will continue to receive Android security patches, at least for the foreseeable future.


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You can effortlessly really feel active and kicking once more if you transform something about your long-established early morning coffee regimen.
The very first time you include oil and fat to your mug of early morning coffee you might find its taste undesirable and even horrible. But it is only a habitual thing you can easily get used to for your health sake.
I mean, it is not a day-to-day point to come throughout a beverage combined with coconut oil as well as butter, particularly in a culture where we are desperately trying to get rid of or reduce fat as well as calories from everything we consume.
I confess – this idea took me by unpleasant surprise completely!
I was one of those zealous customers that would examine calories without even browsing the components, as well as get only non-fat coffee creamers. I was absolutely oblivious of the truth that palm-oil was the typical ingredient, due to the fact that at the time, being skinny was the priority for my profession.
But when you obtain "older as well as bolder," your priorities move from "have to be slim" to "have to be healthy and balanced." Currently I know that adding healthy fat to your diet regimen is not visiting make you any type of fatter.
Coconut oil enhances your metabolic process as well as helps melt down a build-up of calories!
The coconut oil, unlike most oils we make use of in our meals, consists of medium-chain fatty acids, instead of long-chain fatty acids. Medium-chain fatty acids are metabolized distinctly compared to long-chain ones, which leads to a highly-beneficial increase in metabolic process. In the current study, 1-2 tablespoons of medium-chain fats (like the coconut oil) daily increased energy expense by 5 % which totals to 120 calories burned each day. It makes fairly a difference, doesn't it?
But no matter the obvious health advantages, I have been adding coconut oil to my coffee for a couple years at a time now due to the fact that I see it as preference enhancer currently!
Just attempt it from time to time as well as you'll see that it does not make your coffee greasy or as one might assume. In fact, some routine creamers can make it greasier than the coconut oil. Rather, this "coconut oil coffee creamer" will offer you with an abundant and luscious coffee that is flawlessly sweetened with a decrease of organic honey and seasoned with cinnamon as well as vanilla.
Palm-oil totally free, preservatives free, as well as fabricated sweeteners-free!
And if you couple this coffee with a nourishing well balanced morning meal, you have actually established yourself up for a pretty incredible day!
Here are more apparent reasons I am captivated with my coconut oil coffee creamer:
- Not like including chilly milk or cream, the coconut oil creamer doesn't cool off a hot mug of coffee.
- The coconut oil It doesn't change the coffee initial flavor. If you are among those that like their coffee solid, you understand that milk and lotion, particularly non-dairy milk, could water it down.
- Some coconut oil is stay fresh for really long, whereas diary creamers swiftly expire and you are occasionally stuck drinking quite strong black coffee, which it's not my mug of coffee!
- I really feel sharp and also energized for longer than I would with just ordinary coffee!
- The coconut oil has a host of health and wellness advantages, that include, but are not restricted to skin care, hair treatment, great food digestion as well as fast immunity response versus a variety of infections and diseases
Coconut Oil Coffee Creamer Recipe
Adjust the ratios to your favored sweetness and also taste. If you don't like your coffee honeyed, after that overlook the honey or usage less.
- 3/4 cup of natural coconut oil(soft but not completely melted)
- 1/2 mug raw (untainted) honey (purchase one from a regional source)
- 1 tsp. organic cinnamon bar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp. raw cacao powder to taste
Combine every one of the active ingredients in a dish and stir or blend them together, up until they are well combined in a smooth lotion. Shop the excess creamer in a glass container with a closed lid.
How to utilize coconut oil coffee creamer
Brew your favorite [fair-trade, organic] mug of coffee (regarding 2 cups). Include 1-2 tbsp. of coconut oil coffee creamer to your hot coffee. After this, you can likewise add a teaspoon of grass-fed butter, which I want to do if I have it at hand. This is optional obviously and is not component of the creamer combination, however it will definitely improve the creaminess and also taste of your coffee!
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Where: University of South Alabama, Student Center Ballroom
When: April 4, 2009
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Celebrating the release of the lastest edition of ORACLE, the University of South Alabama's fine arts magazine, featuring special key note speaker, novelist Sonny Brewer. Other activities will include author and poet readings, a gift basket giveaway, art show, and a silent auction. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
Author readings are scheduled to begin aroun 6:30 PM. I'll be reading a section from my creative writing Master's thesis.


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Starting a blog can be a fantastic way for individuals to bring in extra money for their online business, but some people don't understand why. Although starting a blog can be a great way to get the word out about yourself along with your product there are lots of other benefits that are connected with this. If you ask any Online Marketer that has discovered success online, you are going to see that just about every single one of them have a blog of their own. In this post we're going to be speaking about a few of the benefits which are actually related to setting up your very own niche blog.
While a website itself can create traffic, you are going to find that one of the main benefits connected with a blog is that it can actually end up bringing in a lot more traffic. Each and every time you end up adding a new post to your blog you are providing the major search engines with more content that they will have the ability to index in the search engine results. As you continue to add content to your blog every day the volume of traffic that you can get from the search engine should keep rising as well.
Something you should comprehend about updating your blog is that this is actually something which may only require a few minutes each day to be able to accomplish. This is vitally important for the success of your blog, mainly because as we mentioned before the more pages you've got the more visitors you will wind up getting from the search engines.
Another thing I would like to mention is that setting up a blog on your own domain is something that can wind up being extremely cost effective as this can be done for as little as $10.00 a month. I am certain you understand that there are free blogging sites available that permit you to produce blogs but to get the best results you ought to do this on your own domain. The free blogging sites can actually wind up canceling your blog, which means all of the work you put into building up your blog with the content will be gone.
There is a real huge benefit that's connected with a blog, and that is the fact that you are able to actually use different monetization methods to earn more money. On every page of your blog you are able to add Google AdSense to be able to earn an income and you are able to additionally promote a different affiliate program on each page.
Blogs are one of the greatest ways that folks can wind up boosting the amount of money they make on the internet and it is a thing that is very simple to do. For those of you who are selling your own product online you are going to discover that you are able to simply make use of your blog, but rather than advertising other programs only promote your own product. If you don't yet understand how to generate your own blog you should realize that there's loads of information available online that can help you accomplish this.


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Nicolas Brunel
Professor of Neurobiology
Professor of Physics (Joint)
Member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
We use theoretical models of brain systems to investigate how they process and learn information from their inputs. Our current work focuses on the mechanisms of learning and memory, from the synapse to the network level, in collaboration with various experimental groups. Using methods from
statistical physics, we have shown recently that the synaptic
connectivity of a network that maximizes storage capacity reproduces
two key experimentally observed features: low connection probability
and strong overrepresentation of bidirectionnally connected pairs of
neurons. We have also inferred `synaptic plasticity rules' (a
mathematical description of how synaptic strength depends on the
activity of pre and post-synaptic neurons) from data, and shown that
networks endowed with a plasticity rule inferred from data have a
storage capacity that is close to the optimal bound.
Ostojic, Srdjan, et al. "Synchronization properties of networks of electrically coupled neurons in the presence of noise and heterogeneities." J Comput Neurosci, vol. 26, no. 3, June 2009, pp. 369–92. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10827-008-0117-3. Full Text
Zillmer, Rüdiger, et al. "Very long transients, irregular firing, and chaotic dynamics in networks of randomly connected inhibitory integrate-and-fire neurons." Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys, vol. 79, no. 3 Pt 1, Mar. 2009, p. 031909. Pubmed, doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.79.031909. Full Text
Dugué, Guillaume P., et al. "Electrical coupling mediates tunable low-frequency oscillations and resonance in the cerebellar Golgi cell network." Neuron, vol. 61, no. 1, Jan. 2009, pp. 126–39. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.11.028. Full Text
Mazzoni, Alberto, et al. "Encoding of naturalistic stimuli by local field potential spectra in networks of excitatory and inhibitory neurons." Plos Comput Biol, vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 2008, p. e1000239. Pubmed, doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000239. Full Text
Roxin, Alex, et al. "The statistics of repeating patterns of cortical activity can be reproduced by a model network of stochastic binary neurons." J Neurosci, vol. 28, no. 42, Oct. 2008, pp. 10734–45. Pubmed, doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1016-08.2008. Full Text
Barbieri, Francesca, and Nicolas Brunel. "Can attractor network models account for the statistics of firing during persistent activity in prefrontal cortex?" Front Neurosci, vol. 2, no. 1, July 2008, pp. 114–22. Pubmed, doi:10.3389/neuro.01.003.2008. Full Text
de Solages, Camille, et al. "High-frequency organization and synchrony of activity in the purkinje cell layer of the cerebellum." Neuron, vol. 58, no. 5, June 2008, pp. 775–88. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.05.008. Full Text
Brunel, Nicolas, and Vincent Hakim. "Sparsely synchronized neuronal oscillations." Chaos, vol. 18, no. 1, Mar. 2008, p. 015113. Pubmed, doi:10.1063/1.2779858. Full Text
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I'm going to admit off the back, I'm not to computer smart when trying to figure these issues out.
I upgraded my pc at christmas, with a Radeon RX560. But in the last month or so, I've been getting crashes on a couple of games, where my monitor will go black for a couple of seconds, and it will loose it's connection, then supposedly recover a moment later. If it doesn't recover, it bluescreens, or force restarts. But my settings end up saying, 'Default Radeon Wattman settings have been restored due to an unexpected system failure', if it recovers or not.
I updated to 19.5.2, then everything seemed fine for about two days, then the same issue started up. I was running 19.4.2 before, but also having the same issue.
So far, the only game it really seems to effect, is guild wars 2, but not world of warcraft. And there the only two games I really play.
It doesn't seem to affect my desktop when browsing, or watching youtube.
I attached a bluescreen picture I took the night before, and the event viewer details from it.
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ESPN's John Clayton reports that the deal is done between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals. Clayton mentions that Cardinals will send CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round pick to Philly for QB Kevin Kolb.
The Cardinals have signed Kolb to a five-year extension for over $63 million with over $20 mill guaranteed, per @caplannfl.
I can't tell you how relieved I am to see this deal finally done now that I've spent over a year covering Kevin Kolb trade rumors. Good luck Arizona.


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Select a link----------------------------------------------------Government web portalThe National Assembly Office of VietnamCommunist Party of Vietnam
The People's Committee in Dak Glei district of Kon Tum province held on December 20 a meeting with outstanding religious followers in the locality.
The meeting saw participation of 90 typical members from local religious organizations.
During the event, the people's committee of Dak Glei district presented certificates of recommendation to 17 typical religious delegates for their practical contributions as well as took the chance to extend happy Christmas celebrations to local Christians in the district.
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A few days ago, I was lamenting to Huff the Hubs the struggle of hitting my protein goal everyday. "I need more protein but I REALLY don't want to just eat jerky all day, every day," I told him. He said, "You just need some meatballs or something to snack on."
But, I knew I couldn't make traditional meatballs–they're made with bread crumbs and bread equals carbs. I perused Pinterest and found an awesome slow cooker, Keto meatball recipe!
Here's what I used:
~1 package ground turkey
~1/2 cup grated, parmesan cheese
~1 egg
~a sprinkle of garlic salt, italian seasoning, onion powder, and Mrs. Dash Table Blend
First, I combined everything in a large bowl and then rolled the mixture into ping pong-sized balls.
I dropped them in my Crockpot and cooked them on high for about 5 hours.
Then, they were done! I served them alongside some mashed cauliflower and also heated up two or three for a snack whenever I was behind on my protein intake!
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text: Conveniently located off Interstate 25, this Wingate by Wyndham Greenwood Village/Denver Tech is near Comfort Dental Amphitheatre, Denver Tech Center, Park Meadows Mall, Centennial Airport, and many local restaurants. Ideal for both work and play, this smoke-free lodging offers complimentary continental breakfast, complimentary internet, 24-hour multilingual front desk, local shuttle service, fitness center, indoor pool, hot tub, laundry and dry cleaning services, meeting and conference rooms, and 24-hour business center with complimentary print, copy and fax services. There is no charge for children under 17 when staying with an adult. Guest room amenities include microwave, refrigerator, safe, flat-screen HDTV, and newspaper. Suites and handicapped-accessible rooms are also available.


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Phantom is a community-powered security automation and orchestration platform that helps analysts investigate, triage, and act on security events and incidents. They integrate with existing security technologies to allow users to automate and orchestrate tasks that would otherwise be done manually. Phantom needed a strategic partner to help define, design and build their security platform to remain the leader in this competitive and ever-evolving industry.
Using customer interviews to validate feature requests
With high stakes clients such as In-Q-Tel, Uber and Rackspace, Phantom balances customer requests with product vision. Before new features are designed and built we validate these requests through a series of customer interviews. We dig deep to understand the problems users are having so we can best design solutions that will deliver on these problems and bring value into the platform.
Enabling engineers and security analysts to work smarter and faster
One of Phantoms key features is their automation Playbooks. These Playbooks are Python scripts that Phantom uses to carry out actions automatically as security events arrive. We created an easy-to-use visual editor that allows both technical and non-technical users to build Playbooks to accommodate the needs of their security operations.
Building a product dashboard configurable for different users types
Phantoms dashboard needs to serve security analysts knee-deep in security threats as well as managers who need to know the overall health of their system and the KPI's of using Phantom. We built a configurable dashboard that allows users to customize the types of data shown as well as bringing in custom data. Users can also customize the appearance of data to highlight what matters most.
Simplifying a complex user onboarding process
As with many enterprise SaaS solutions, onboarding isn't as simple as getting a name and email address. Since Phantom ties into existing data sources, apps and assets we needed to build step-by-step onboarding process aimed at getting users into the platform with real data as soon as possible. Once users are in the platform they are guided with subtle product tours that help them get started.
Crafting a website and community member portal
Along with product design and strategy Phantom needed to create a website optimized to generate leads and position themselves as the leader in security automation and orchestration. We designed and built a benefit-centric website that defines Phantoms value proposition and describes their platform. We also built a community site which allows Phantom users to access education content and download apps and Playbooks.


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At Last: The Etta James Story
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sunday, September 30th
What better way to tell the story of Etta James than with Vika Bull as the star of this sell-out show? The musically-led narrative which explores the soul legend's turbulent life has been touring since 2013 after first kicking off in Melbourne.
The show has received high acclaim for Bull's ability to breathe new energy into classics such as "Tell Mama", "Something's Got A Hold On Me"and "At Last".
She'll be joined by Essential R&B Band – dubbed Australia's finest, funkiest musicians.
Info: 7:30pm, prices from £29.75 + bf, all ages welcome


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Founded in 2010 Bungalo is an Icelandic based online marketplace for cottage rentals. The company focuses on providing cottages through local families who can help travelers explore the area and culture. Last year the company expanded to launch in the Canadian market as well. CEO Haukur Gudjonsson leads a team of seven staff.
A solution to an experienced need
The idea was born the summer of 2009 when Haukur Gudjonsson had a few days off and decided to rent himself a cottage. He quickly realized that this was easier said than done however. After having spent a whole day surfing the internet, looking through ads and calling friends and family, he realized there was no easy way to find and book a cottage in Iceland.
"The idea really came from annoyance with how difficult it was. I decided to do something about it instead of just complaining. A few months later the first version of the website was up and running, and after two years of hard work we finally started to see real responses and growth in the business"
With Bungalo being his fifth startup Haukur Gudjonsson has great experience within the field.
"I have over 10 years experience in running a business. Besides this I have taught and mentored in the startup scene both in Iceland and internationally," he explains
The promise of a sincere local experience
By facilitating private rental Bungalo promises more than just accommodation. The cottages are owned by local families and this brings a unique personal and friendly feeling to the accommodation. Bungalo makes it easier for travelers to meet the locals and experience the true culture of the area. Haukur Gudjonsson explains
"Bungalo is more than just accommodation. We are giving travelers a unique experience. Most of the travelers are international and they really desire experiencing this local feeling"
Great advantage for both owners and travelers
For travelers Bungalo means the possibility to browse and find unique properties that gives them an experience they would not be able to find anywhere else. But the cottage owners also experience valuable benefits using the service.
"It is very important to have your cottage listed on several websites. However, it is complicated and time consuming to continuously have to update your ad multiple places. Therefore, we have made partnerships with e.g. Tripadvisor. So when owners list their cottage with Bungalo or update a current listing, the properties are automatically listed and updated on all of Bungalo's partnership websites"
Besides focusing on making it as easy as possible Bungalo is working on a proprietary algorithm to help maximize owners revenue. Generally Haukur explains, that they are working closely with the owners in order to fully understand their needs.
The focus on simplicity also shines through in the business model. Instead of demanding sign up fees or annual fees, Bungalo takes a 15% commission of all bookings going through the system.
"Owners never have to take any risk by trying out our product as there is no upfront or annual fee. We only get paid when they get paid"
All in all Bungalo means easy overview and unique advantages for both the traveler and the cottage owners.
Future plans
The service has proven to be a great success in both Iceland and Canada, and as soon as the new department in Canada becomes sustainable Bungalo is planning on expanding to other Nordic countries.
"The feedback from Canada is really good. It was quite a challenge to do this expansion, as the Canadian market is exactly a 100 times bigger than Iceland. As the Canadian market starts being sustainable we plan on expanding to Norway, Sweden and Finland," Haukur Gudjonsson concludes


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Unity of the Party and People. (1957)
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AnnotationAbout the festival of working people of the city of Leningrad, dedicated to presentation of Government awards.
Temporary descriptionStaying in Leningrad, a group of members of the Presidium of the Central Committee headed by Nikita Khrushchev in the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the city and the State Award to best workers and scientists. Khrushchev presents medal of the Hero of Socialist Labor, the Order of Lenin and the deputy chief designer of the plant "Electric power" AS Yeremeyev and turner plant NI Pershin, Academician AA Lebedev, the Order of Lenin - FR Kozlov. Rally and demonstration of workers, the Leningrad's Palace Square. Speakers: Khrushchev, AS Eremeev.


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Meet Cinebench R15 Extreme - The Ultra Demanding CPU Benchmark for High-end CPUs
An unofficial benchmark that is designed to provide higher and longer CPU loads.
Published: 6th February 2019 | Source: Guru of 3D |
Meet Cinebench R15 Extreme - The Ultra Demanding CPU Benchmark for High-end CPUs
Today, Guru of 3D has released an unofficial version of Cinebench R15 that is set to make the benchmark last much longer and provide a more accurate representation of CPU performance and its core boost characteristics. This modded version of Cinebench R15, which is called Cinebench R15 Extreme, is designed for 16+ core processors and uses a rendering resolution that is 4x as high as Maxon's official benchmark.
A large problem that faces PC benchmarking is the question of reliability, especially now that CPUs with incredible core counts are making their way ever closer to the mainstream market. We only have to look as far back as Broadwell-E to see 10 cores and 20 threads as the pinnacle of what the high-end desktop market had to offer, but now 8-core processors are relatively common on mainstream CPU sockets, and a staggering 64 threads are available for less than $2,000 thanks to AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
With core counts exploding in both the mainstream and enterprise CPU markets, traditional CPU benchmarks have become too fast to run. The likes of Cinebench R15 takes a handful of seconds to run on today's high-end offerings, giving little time for the processor question to heat up, and show an accurate representation of the processor's boost clocks in longer-term workloads.
Cinebench R15 Extreme is designed to provide more accurate data than the standard version of Cinebench, thanks to the fact that it works high-end processors for longer and can force processors to push their boost clock speeds lower than the standard version of Cinebench R15, better simulating long-term workloads.
In our CPU and motherboard reviews, we utilise a custom Blender rendering test to achieve similar long-term results as Cinebench R15 Extreme, though we bring things to the next level by using a workload that can take upwards of 30 minutes for processors like Intel's 8-core i9-9900K to complete and over 10 minutes for AMD's 32-core Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX to complete. This allows us to test processors under heavy sustained loads, giving us deep look at the processor's thermals and clock speed variations. Cinebench R15 Extreme doesn't take this long to test, but it is significantly longer than Maxon's official version of Cinebench R15.
Guru of 3D's unofficial Cinebench R15 benchmark is available to download here.
You can join the discussion on Cinebench R15 Extreme on the OC3D Forums.
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EFG Annual Report 2018
EFG's new Strategic Plan 2018-2022 "Towards a Sustainable Future" was the driver for the Federation's activity in the past year and the present annual report is based on the implementation of the six thematic action plans approved by Council. Accordingly, you can discover in this report the main actions in the areas EFG Members, EFG Network, Professional Expertise, EFG Projects, EFG Communication, and Panels of Experts.
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It's no longer a pipe dream to wish for an alternative to the gluten-free diet. Close to a dozen potential celiac disease treatments are in the works—and a few are on the cusp of reaching major milestones on the pathway to drug development.
If you've been waiting for the day you can sink your teeth into a warm glazed doughnut—or at least not worry about cross-contamination in restaurants—that day isn't tomorrow. But it's coming, say celiac experts.
To bring a new drug to market, the FDA requires a successful sequence of clinical trials—denoted by Phases 1 through 3—to prove that the drug is both safe and effective. On average, this process takes 12 years.
"It's a frustratingly slow process for any drug and this is compounded for a disease like celiac disease that's never had a drug treatment before," says Daniel A. Leffler, MD, MS, director of research at The Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. "When developing a drug for celiac disease, everything has to be figured out from scratch. For example, we haven't had an accepted survey tool for measuring gastrointestinal symptoms that's validated for celiac disease clinical trials, so that has had to be developed—and that alone takes years."
Despite these hurdles, the field of potential celiac pills is surprisingly large. That's in part because we know quite a lot about the biology of celiac disease, says gastroenterologist Joseph Murray, MD, a celiac expert at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. "We know what steps occur and lead to damage, so we have lots of possible targets."
One celiac pill works by tightening loose junctions in the gut, so gluten can't slip past. Another chops up gluten, so the immune system doesn't recognize it. Some bind to gluten, so it never gets digested and we can, well, "poop it out." The buzzed-about "egg yolk pill" binds to gluten and mops it up with antibodies produced in egg yolk. (It turns out chickens can produce antibodies to just about anything, including gluten, and these get expressed in the egg yolk.)
But two drug candidates—ALV003 from Alvine Therapeutics and AT-1001 from Alba Therapeutics—lead the pack. These drugs have been in the development pipeline the longest and have been tested on hundreds of patients in Phase I and Phase 2 studies across the United States and Europe. According to Leffler, either one of these drugs could potentially enter Phase 3 trials very soon. This would be a very big first for a celiac drug. Phase 3 trials are not only the largest clinical trials, they're the last step before seeking approval from the FDA. It takes an average of three years from the start of a Phase 3 study to FDA approval, assuming the drug works as intended.
Both ALV003 and AT-1001 are designed to handle gluten cross-contamination; they do not take the place of the gluten-free diet.
"There's no shortage of occasions—traveling, work events, dinner at the in-laws—when despite best precautions, it's difficult to avoid gluten completely," says Leffler.
Either drug, formulated as capsules, could be taken as needed in these scenarios. They could also be used on a more regular basis for those celiac individuals who don't fully respond to the gluten-free diet.
"We see lots of patients with persistent symptoms, nutritional deficiencies and ongoing intestinal inflammation despite good efforts with the gluten-free diet," says Leffler. "For them, a drug treatment could augment the gluten-free diet to help it work better and faster."
The Celiac Drug Holy Grail
There is hope for the holy grail of celiac drug development: Two drugs—COUR-NP-GLI and NexVax2—aim to replace the gluten-free diet entirely.
In COUR-NP-GLI, toxic gluten peptides are repackaged into tiny particles called "nanoparticles," which, once processed in the body, reprogram the immune system's T-cells to ignore gluten. In animal models of celiac disease, COUR-NP-GLI was given intravenously and results were promising. Treated animals did the same or better than animals maintained on a gluten-free diet. However, COUR-NP-GLI has yet to be tested in humans. Its manufacturers, who presented their findings at the 2015 International Celiac Disease Symposium in Prague, hope to begin human trials in the near future.
NexVax2, which has been likened to "allergy shots" for celiac disease, also aims to turn off the immune response to gluten. It accomplishes this via a series of shots of small gluten peptides (proteins) delivered through the skin. Testing of NexVax2 in human trials started several years ago in Australia. A new clinical trial, again in Australia, began in late 2015. It's still in the Phase I stage, which focuses more on drug safety than efficacy. (See chart at right for more details.)
"We're a long way from proving NexVax2 works, but at least it seems relatively safe," says Murray. "If it works, it could be a home run and make patients with celiac disease tolerant to gluten. It would be a passport to eating gluten with impunity."


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The World According to J.C.
By BRET STEPHENS
November 2, 2005; Page D12 Wall Street Journal
Jimmy Carter's 20th book is a tedious meditation about the appropriate uses of moral values in political life -- as wisely and humbly exemplified by Himself -- and of their misuses under the current Bush administration.
But tedious isn't quite the right word here, because it suggests mere boredom while Mr. Carter's prose manages to be irritating as well. Is there an English-language equivalent to the German Rechthaberei, which loosely translates as the state of thinking and behaving as if you're in the right and everyone else is in the wrong? Yet even such a term doesn't quite capture the sanctimony, the self-congratulation, the humorlessness, the convenient factual omissions and the passive-aggressive quirks that characterize our 39th president's aggressively passive world view. Mr. Carter is sui generis. He deserves his own word.
Everything about "Our Endangered Values" is wrong, beginning, obviously, with the title. The values Mr. Carter says are "ours" are certainly not mine and probably not yours and therefore, necessarily, not ours. In fact, it is not at all obvious that the things Mr. Carter speaks of even qualify as values, properly speaking, unless you believe that "economic justice" is a value, or you subscribe to Marxist liberation theology (Mr. Carter considers the Catholic priests who practiced this theology to be "heroes"), or you would like to pay your "personal respects" to Syria's dictator (never mind that his regime just had the prime minister of Lebanon assassinated), or you can think of nothing bad to say about Saddam Hussein except, perhaps, that he is "obnoxious."
Subtracting "Our" and "Values" from the title, then, the reader is left with "Endangered," the form of the verb here characteristically rendered in the former president's favorite voice. Who, or what, is doing the endangering? Mr. Carter's animating concern is the rise of fundamentalism in religion and politics, but don't suppose that this has anything to do with Islamic fundamentalism. What chiefly exercises Mr. Carter's indignation are neoconservatives, the Southern Baptist Convention and their allegedly converging and insidious influence on government. Together, Mr. Carter believes, they have contrived to set America loose "from the restraints of international organizations" like the United Nations and "global agreements" such as the Kyoto Protocol, apparently for the purpose of eradicating the separation of church and state and creating "a dominant American empire throughout the world."
This is an odd complaint, given the source. Mr. Carter admits that as president he worked "behind the scenes" with the head of the Southern Baptist Convention to develop a program called Bold Mission Thrust, "designed to expand the global evangelistic effort of Baptists." Weirdly, Mr. Carter offers this anecdote in the context of his ostensible opposition to the "melding of church and state," which, he gravely notes, "is of deep concern to those who have always relished their separation as one of our moral values."
As for neocons, Mr. Carter is nearly one himself, so obsessed does he claim to be with human rights. But much as he may hate the sin, he loves the sinner. Think of his view of various world figures from his White House years: Yugoslavia's Josip Tito ("a man who believes in human rights"); Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu ("our goals are the same"); the PLO's Yasser Arafat (a "misunderstood" figure for whom Mr. Carter once moonlighted as a speechwriter). And then there is Kim Il Sung ("vigorous," "intelligent"), whose relationship with Mr. Carter is reprised in this book.
"Responding to several years of invitations from North Korean president Kim Il Sung… Rosalynn and I went to Pyongyang and helped to secure an agreement from President Kim that North Korea would cease its nuclear program at Yongbyon and permit IAEA inspectors to return to the site." Leaving aside the interesting question of why that Dear Leader would be so solicitous of this one, what's chiefly notable about this sentence is that it is one of the few here that isn't demonstrably false or misleading in respect to U.S. dealings with the North.
In Mr. Carter's telling, the 1994 Yongbyon Agreed Framework -- in which Pyongyang agreed to trade its nuclear-weapons program for oil shipments, security guarantees and the construction of two light-water reactors -- was generally going according to plan, only to be gratuitously upended the moment the Bush administration arrived in Washington. "Shipments of the pledged fuel oil were terminated, along with construction of the alternate nuclear power plants," writes Mr. Carter.
In fact, North Korea violated the Agreed Framework almost from the moment it was signed by pursuing a secret, parallel weapons program. For its part, the Bush administration continued to honor the framework's commitments; in 2002, a State Department official even attended the groundbreaking for one of the promised reactors. Only later, when the U.S. presented the North with evidence of its cheating, and the North admitted to the cheating, did the fuel shipments and reactor construction stop.
There is more of this -- personal slurs, particularly against U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, factual omissions (Mr. Carter accuses the Bush administration of making hardly any effort to reduce nuclear-weapons stockpiles but doesn't mention the 2002 Moscow Treaty, which involves the most dramatic nuclear cuts in history), trite sophistries ("a rising tide raises all yachts") and the invariable, habitual, irrepressible blaming of America first for everything from degrading the environment to alienating Syria. At a certain point it all begins to ooze and blur, in the way the speeches and doings of Al Sharpton or Michael Moore ooze and blur. Past a certain point, you just stop keeping track.
Mr. Carter, however, is no gold-plated race hustler or quack documentary maker. He is -- as he constantly reminds us, as if our memories aren't still vivid -- the 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Bill Clinton may have the heart of the Democratic Party, but Mr. Carter captures the Zeitgeist of the global left. "Our Endangered Values" is a distressing piece of work for many reasons, most of all because it cannot be safely ignored.
Mr. Stephens is a member of the Journal's editorial board.
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NY Community Forces One of the Oldest Shooting Ranges in the Nation to Close
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One of the oldest shooting ranges in the nation (not pictured, stock photo) was forced to close its doors this week following a dispute with a community in Westchester County, NY.
According to CBS New York,
After more than 70 years in operation, a Westchester County shooting range is being forced to shutter its doors.
Neighbors of the open-air gun range in Greenburgh wanted the site shut down due to noise and safety issues.
And on Wednesday, those opposed to the range got their wish. Con Edison, which owns the land on Ardsley Road, said it is terminating the lease with the shooting range, CBS 2 reported.
An attorney for the Westchester Police Revolver and Rifle League said the decision was politically motivated.
"The range has a 73-year record of safety. If this truly was a public safety issue, it's one we could have easily resolved. Con Ed has made purely a political decision," the attorney said.
A woman who lives nearby was allegedly struck in the leg by a piece of metal in her background, starting the recent push for the closure. Operators of the range say that based on the woman's property location and the backstop used at the range that it would have been impossible for her to have been struck.
The more likely reason is that the range is annoying residents nearby, many of which are higher end, suburban homes.
Shooting ranges, particularly in the eastern United States, are coming under fire more and more often as urban sprawl becomes a bigger problem. In many areas, shooters in the East are confined to short range indoor facilities unless they want to drive very far out of their way.


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A FAMILY say they can no longer sleep at night after a brazen burglar broke into their home while they were upstairs and stole a car.
The crook stole the keys to a black BMW - which if bought brand new would have cost thousands of pounds - before getting in the car and driving away.
Both Honey Lipscombe and her dad Steve were upstairs in the house in Chittock Close, Clacton, at the time.
The family had left the front door unlocked after elder sister Kelsey forgot her key and needed to get into the house after her night shift.
It is believed the thief entered the home during the early hours of Monday morning and took the keys to the black 3 Series and made off.
The car was purchased out of money Steve's mum left behind in her will two years ago and it was also her wish that he bought a convertible.
The crook also stole a laser thermometer, a Superdry jacket and tubes of vape juice.
The family discovered they had been targeted on Monday morning when they found the driveway empty.
The vehicle, which also contained a £500 Dewalt nail gun, has since been found abandoned in Harpers Way, about a mile from their home.
Its battery and spare wheel has been stolen and the inside of the car has been wrecked.
Honey, 16, said: "My dad treasures the car and it is his only way of leaving the house because he has health problems.
"These people have no thoughts or feelings for anyone, and they don't realise that they are breaking families' and taking things that people have worked hard for.
"It is heartbreaking that people have to do this, and they need to be locked up."
Honey says her family are now struggling to sleep at night through fear of the culprits returning to the house.
Her 14-year-old younger sister, who lives separately with her mum, is also said to be frightened to visit because of what has happened.
She said: "This has put a strain on our family because we all feel physically sick to know that someone walked into our house when we were in.
"My little sister who is 14 and lives with my mum, is now too scared to come and see my dad in case they come back, because they have all the keys to the house.
"We don't sleep at night because we are all too scared in case they do return, and we are worried they may have been watching us for a while from outside.
"They must be horrible people if they think that what they have done is right."
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Maternal Fetal Medicine Opportunity
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Saint Joseph Physician Network, the employed provider arm of Saint Joseph Health System (SJHS) and Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) have an excellent full time employment opportunity for a Fellowship trained, Board Certified or Board Eligible Maternal Fetal Medicine physician to join an existing practice located in Mishawaka, Indiana.
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ISLAMABAD — Suspicion intensified Thursday that a suicide car bomber who killed three U.S. soldiers training Pakistani troops along the Afghan border had inside information on their movements.
If confirmed that Wednesday's suicide attack was aimed at the Americans, it would indicate an increased sophistication in militant tactics, as well as potential infiltration of extremists in Pakistani security forces.
Thousands of Pakistanis in at least four cities, meanwhile, protested a New York jury's conviction of a U.S.-educated Pakistani woman for shooting at American security officials in Afghanistan — shouting anti-U.S. slogans and burning the Stars and Stripes.
The attack on U.S. forces occurred in Lower Dir, a northwest district believed to be a crossroads for al-Qaida and the Taliban. The blast also killed three schoolgirls and a Pakistani paramilitary soldier. Two more U.S. soldiers were among dozens wounded.
Police official Naeem Khan said Thursday that authorities were investigating whether the suicide bomber knew the soldiers would be passing through Shahi Koto town and which vehicle to target in the five-car convoy, which also included Pakistani troops.
Such convoys usually include green military vehicles carrying armed troops who are clearly visible. The Pakistani forces could also have been the target as they have frequently been over the past several years.
'Massive search'
"We launched a massive search in the area yesterday, and now about 35 suspects are in our custody, and we are questioning them in an effort to trace those who orchestrated the suicide attack," Khan said. "God willing, we will capture those responsible for this carnage."
Local resident Gohar Khan said he saw a small car attack the convoy.
"As soon as the convoy appeared it rushed to that place and exploded," he told The Associated Press.
The soldiers killed were part of a small group of American troops training members of Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps.
Training local forces is considered an important way to reduce the threat of militants using Pakistani soil as a staging ground for attacks on Western troops in Afghanistan, especially since Pakistan does not allow U.S. combat troops on its territory.
The soldiers' deaths were the first known U.S. military fatalities in nearly three years in Pakistan's Afghan border region.
The latest attack drew rare attention to the training program, which officials rarely discuss because of anti-American feelings here.
Protests over N.Y. conviction
That sentiment flared Thursday as demonstrators protested a New York jury's conviction of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman accused of shooting at American security personnel who came to interrogate her after her arrest in Afghanistan's central Ghazni province.
Many Pakistanis believe the U.S. has fabricated the charges. Some suspect the Americans had held the thin neuroscience specialist in a secret prison — allegations the U.S. denies. Siddiqui had been missing for five years before being picked up in Afghanistan in 2008.
A Manhattan federal jury convicted Siddiqui on Wednesday on two counts of attempted murder, though it found the act was not premeditated. Siddiqui was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.
'We hate America'
"We hate America," "We hate U.S. judiciary," and "Down with the US," read some of the signs carried by burqa-clad women protesting in the southern city of Karachi, the hometown of Siddiqui's family.
Another reason Pakistanis are upset with the U.S. is its use of missile strikes to target militants in the northwest.
A senior intelligence official said Wednesday that U.S. counterterrorism officials believe Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is dead following one such strike last month. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters.
The statement came after days of posturing by Pakistani Taliban officials, who first said they would prove their leader was alive and well, then reversed course and said they saw no need to prove it.
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Tiredness, stress, illnessFinally, tiredness, stress and illness may lead to changes in tone of the lymphatic channels, which contract reflexively according to sensitivity. The drainage is poor, blood stagnates in the dilated vessels and skin reveals their bluish shadows. In extreme cases, blood pigments can win the interstitial tissue and skin colour more sustainably. In all cases, you must tone the vascular wall, drain and revitalize the eyelids.
Bags under the eyesLikened to dark circles, this kind of edema often occurs in an advanced state of fatigue. The pockets are made of sagging skin, lack of lymphatic drainage and the insidious accumulation of water and fat in the subcutaneous tissue. Before the fat cells settle permanently in the distended lower eyelids, you must drain, desinfilter but also moisturize and firm.
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Canada: He that commits sin is of the devil.
"Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loves not his brother." (1John 3:7-10)
There is no righteousness in this Camilla-grovelling-adulterous- Islam embracing fool Prince Charles. He is of the devil and appears as sinfully black as his momma that continues to Knight a pack of reprobates that we are supposed to esteem. Such works and workers of the devil shall be destroyed.
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