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Social Work Month in March!
Social Work Month in March is a time to celebrate the great profession of social work. The theme for this year's Social Work Month is The Time is Right for Social Work.
The need for social workers is great. There are nearly 720,000 social workers in our nation. That number is expected to grow by 12 percent by the end of the decade, making social work one of the fastest growing professions in the nation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other government sources report there are more clinically trained social workers providing mental health and behavioral health services than any other professional discipline in the nation.
Social workers have been an integral part of our nation for decades. Social workers played key roles in the Civil Rights and Women's Rights movements and pushed for social programs we now take for granted, including the minimum wage, a 40-hour work week, Social Security and Medicare.
The time is always right for social work. However more people are entering the field because the life-affirming services that social workers provide are needed more than ever.
This is especially true as our nation continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism, economic inequality, global warming, and other crises. That is why the theme for Social Work Month 2022 is The Time is Right for Social Work.
In fact, social workers are everywhere people need help navigating tough life challenges. They contribute to interdisciplinary care teams in schools, hospitals, mental health centers, nonprofits, corporations, the military—and in local, state, and federal government. Many social work professionals also own private consultation practices.
Throughout U.S. history, social workers have:
- Fought for civil and voting rights for people of color
- Protested American intervention in wars
- Achieved the minimum wage and safer workplaces for poor people
- Expanded reproductive and employment rights for American women
- Supported marriage and employment protections for LGBT people
- Advocated for immigrants seeking asylum
- Pushed for sensible gun laws and anti-violence initiatives
- Raised awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment
- Fought for client privacy and mental health services
The social work profession has existed for more than a century. It attracts people who have a strong desire to help individuals, families, communities, and our nation overcome issues that prevent them from reaching their full potential.
For more information on the 2022 Social Work Month "The Time is Right for Social Work" Campaign contact NASW Communications Director Greg Wright at firstname.lastname@example.com
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THE OLD BREWER in Stockholm
Take a look around The Old Brewer in Stockholm. My friend Tim has opened a Gastropub,a modern British gastropub with a touch of Sweden in the center of Stockholm. Everything on the menu looked like something I want everyday.
Now with Christmas upon us they are doing a Christmas Lunch. The "Old Brewer Public House and Dining Room" is a modern take on the British "Gastropub". The primary aim is to combine the cuisine of a restaurant with the quality and range of drinks you would expect from a city centre bar.
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The Old Brewer is located Luntmakargatan 98, in Stockholm, very close to Odenplan.

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Phantom Speedster
A perceived as "too modern" Porsche 911 Speedster was "backdated". Apparently, this particular Speedster already underwent a Phase 1; produced in 1989 in sunny US-American California, the original 911 Targa 3.2 was converted, after meticulously detailed work in the late 1990s, into a Speedster. Subsequently, it made its way to Germany.
The Phase 2 upgrade was implemented by applying the F-Model-Body kits dp11F Carrera-Widebody. Its combination of one inch wider wheel housings, a slightly lowered front bumper as well as unobstrusively designed side sills are truly captivating. A brilliant and thoughtful feature: these side sills cover the oil pipes in order to provide a more attractive trim at the bottom edge of the sills.
The design was developed to achieve an even more sporty and vigorous appearance for this 911. The vehicle height adjustment is handled via the shifting of the torsion bars and the usage of H&R spacer discs improves the roadholding. The existing 2-pipe rear mufflers are visually adapted to the modified rear bumper. Because of the paint job in Nardo-gray, the already extremely flat 911 almost looks like a fighter jet. The 7×16 inch rims with Continental Sport Contact tyres in 205/55-16 on the front axle and 9×16 with 245/45-16 on the rear axle are the perfect match.


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'I'll be back in a minute.'
Reality? This is a reflex statement usually followed by several hours of labwork, x-rays, CT scanning and consultation.
'Hey, I have this fascinating case for you…'
Reality? This is what we say to other doctors when we don't know what to do. Sometimes it really is interesting. Actually, after about 10 PM, nothing is interesting at all until the sun comes up.
'Just a little pinch and a burn.'
Reality? 'Ouch! Ouch! What are you doing? Is that a hot iron? It's a 10! It's a 10! Morphine!!!!'
'You have very rare, and I must say fascinating, condition.'
Reality? 'Better you than me. I don't know who to call first, the infectious disease consultant or the coroner! Don't breath on me please.'
'It might be a little while before we have a room for you. You know how busy the ER can be!'
Reality? If the staff doesn't get to eat a little bit, everyone is going to hit the floor. You can wait a few minutes.
'I know you're having pain, and I appreciate that it's a ten out of ten; but let's look a little further so we'll know what to treat.'
Reality? 'You're pain isn't even a 0.10 out of ten. And I don't intend to treat your hangnail with Demerol, so just let go of that little dream.'
'So, you have chest pain? Well, let's look and see if your EKG and heart labs are normal, shall we?'
Reality? 'You and the rest of the free world have chest pain. Odds are, at 19, your chest pain has more to do with the argument you had with your girlfriend than with any real disease.'
'I can't imagine why you're still short of breath!'
Reality: Quit smoking, goofy-head!
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Concept of Power
Que. Discuss the determinants of power. What is the difference between determinants of power and elements of power.
International politics has been dominated by realists paradigm. For realists, international politics can be defined as the struggle for power. According to Morgenthau, 'Whatever may be the ultimate end, power is always the immediate end.' Thus power is the mosst central concept in international politics. Power is traditionally defined as the ability of states to influence other states. Power is always a relational concept, relative concept, and compelling in nature.
The elements of power can be discussed as following.
1. Geography.
// You can discuss yourselves – size, location etc.
It is said that 'USA is what it is, not because of who they are but because of where they are.' It's topography, presence of resources, isolated location demography etc. have been major factors behind hegemonic position of USA.
2. Political factors.
If country is politically stable, if there is a domestic consensus on foreign policy, it becomes the element of strength.
3. Social factors.
It is easier to make foreign policy decisions if social composition is homogenous. If society is heterogenous, it becomes difficult. e.g. India could not have the sound policy towards Israel for long because of the domestic compulsions, the sentiments of minorities.
4. The role of leadership.
Though structural realists eliminate the personality factor, yet leadership does play a role. Kautilya, one of the earliest scholars on geo-politics gave the theory of the elements of state known as 'Saptang theory.' He calls King as 'Nabhi'. The strong King can convert even the weak elements of sovereignty into the elements of strength.
We can also see the changing trends in US foreign policy since Mr. Trump have assumed the office.
5. Role of intelligence.
The strength of countries like Russia, USA, Israel, Britain comes from the highly professional intelligence bodies.
6. Role of technology.
Technology itself has become the determinant power. To some extent, technology has reduced the importance of geography.
7. Economic status. /You can explain.
8. Military status. /You can explain.
Determinants of power.
Elements of power become determinants of power only when country can make skilful use of the elements.
Measurement of power.
Since countries do not disclose their real status in terms of military capabilities, it is difficult to calculate the amount of power exactly. However it does make sense for countries to measure their own power and powers of others. On the basis of amount of power, countries are categorized as
1| Superpowers. e.g. USA. It is an extra-ordinary power, other countries even in combination cannot defeat superpower.
2| Great powers. e.g. Russia, China, Britain, France. The countries which are capable of defending their interest on their own. There are P5 members besides USA.
3| Middle powers. e.g. India, Pakistan, Israel, Vietnam, Iran. The countries which can defend themselves in coalition with others.
4| Small powers. All countries are called as powers out of respect.
Types of powers.
Que. Which type of power has greater significance in 21st century?
There are two forms of powers. Hard power (Carrots and sticks) and Soft power (invisible, cultural and ideological).
Hard Power | Soft Power |
Materialistic or resource intensive. | Non materialistic. |
Concrete | Invisible |
Compelling in nature. | Relies on consent. |
It is at the disposal of state. | It is dispersed among the institutions of civil society. |
State can use it any time. | Hence may not be used as and when required by the state. |
Can be acquired in short time. | It takes long time to build. |
Traditionally, realists give greater weightage to hard power. However liberals like Joseph Nye held that the importance of hard power has declined considerably in 21st century because of complex interdependence. One of the reason for decline of USA's hegemony is the greater reliance on hard power.
However later on he modified the views and accepted that soft power alone may not work. He gave the concept of Smart Power, popularized by Hillary Clinton. According to Hillary Clinton, we cannot work with 19th century concepts, there is a need for the skilful use of military, economic, cultural and diplomatic powers. Joseph Nye defined Smart power as an approach 'which underscores' the necessity of strong military power, but invest heavily in institutions, partnerships and alliances.
e.g. Obama's foreign policy was based on the concept of 3D's. i.e. Defence, Diplomacy and Development.
Joseph Nye is also concerned about the rise of Sharp Power as an alternative to the Soft Power, Sharp Power represents the power of authoritarian states, the power of propaganda, which aims to attack the credibility of western liberal democracies e.g. China's policies.
John Chipman has given the concept of Fast Power. According to him, speed has become the determinant of power. According to him, what matters in 21st century is not the heft but how much a country is agile and adaptive. The rule of the present world is not the survival of the fittest rather the survival of the fastest.
Polarity of power thesis.
It is given by structural realists like Kenneth Waltz and Mearsheimer. What is the thesis? According to them, bipolar world order is most stable and least dangerous. What does polarity denote? The distribution of power across the globe. So far we have seen 3 models.
1) Multipolar world. Most unstable. Frequent wars. In a situation of multipolarity, greater confusion prevails, more fingers are on the trigger button, difficult to keep watch, greater chances of even the accidental war.
2) Unipolarity. Most unstable. Why? 1_Single hegemon will overstretch, free riders will take the advantage, there will be relative decline of power of the hegemon. 2_When there is single superpower, the country may suffer from Megalomania. Means it will think that there are no limitations on its powers. Will itself start destroying the order which it has built by taking unilateral actions. Like USA undermined UNSC e.g. in case of 2nd war against Iraq in 2003. Same can be said about USA's approach towards WTO.
3) Bipolarity. Most stable for following reasons. 1_Strategic balance between the two superpowers. 2_It is easy to keep watch on the actions. 3_The two superpowers will contain anarchy in their own zone of influence.
Que. Does India support multipolar world order? Why?
Yes. India believes that it can exercise strategic autonomy.
What does multipolar world means?
Decline of USA and rise of China, rise of Russia, Iran, India. It is questionable as to why India supports the rise of China despite the fact that China is the biggest security threat and presently US and India are strategic partners.
Does India support multipolar south Asia?
No. India favours Indian hegemony in South Asia, does not want China in South Asia.
Concept of balance of power.
Que. Discuss the relevance of concept of Balance of Power in 21st century.
Oldest concept, treated as maxim. David Hume called it common sense. According to him, Balance of power will remain relevant so long common sense is relevant.
It is a feature of Westphalian world order.
Militaristic concept. The first formal recognition of balance of power was in 1713 in treaty of Utrecht, the famous historian APJ Taylor mentions 1848 to 1914 as the golden age of balance of power. European countries formally adopted the concept in 1815 in Vienna Congress which has given rise to the concert of Europe where the countries of Europe gave guarantees to ensure the balance of power so that peace is maintained. The concert of Europe gave 100 years of peace to Europe. i.e. Still 1914.
Britishers were the masters in the art of balance of power, it was the hallmark of the British foreign policy.
// Balance of power is confusing concept. Sometimes it is loosely used in newspaper. But it is not in terms of economic but in terms of militaristic power. Sometimes Q may be asked about BoP in contemporary times… so be careful.BoP is also called 'murky' concept. i.e. ambiguous, not clear.
Que. What are the main assumptions of Balance of Power?
1_It is based on the working of the Westphalian world order.
2_Sovereignty is the sacred concept of Westphalian world order, defined in terms of territorial integrity.
3_Since land is a source of wealth, acquiring the land of neighbours is a conventional wisdom among states.
4_In Westphalian world order, the structure of international politics is anarchical.
5_Anarchy compels states to acquire power.
6_The means to acquire power is arms race or alliances.
7_War is a recurrent feature in balance of power system, Prominent reason why Woodrow Wilson wanted to find alternatives to balance of power.
8_War in itself a technique of balance of power.
9_The rule of the game is whenever any state tries to gain preponderance (extraordinary power) like France under Napoleon, all states will have to come together to balance the state so that it does not establish hegemony.
10_War is the ultimate way to maintain the balance.
11_In balance of power system, no actor is ousted from the system. The defeated state is brought back in the system.
12_The balance of power also show that there are no permanent friend and permanent enemies.
The Techniques of Balance of power include
1] Arms race.
2] Disarmament.
3] Partitioning the territory.
4] Establishment of buffer states so that the two major powers do not come in direct confrontation against each other.
5] Disarmament of the defeated country and imposition of reparations (war fines) to weaken it further.
Balance of power, despite being recognized as the fundamental law is seen as 'murky concept'. There is a vagueness in the way balance is explained. Sometimes balance means A=B, sometimes balance denotes A-B = Remaining. (What extra one party has is balance, similar to economic concept.). There are different ways scholars describe balance concept.
Morgenthau has summarized four meanings of balance of power.
1] A policy aimed at establishing certain state of affairs.
2] An actual state of affairs.
3] An approximately equal distribution of power.
4] Any distribution of power.
Ernst Haas has given eight meanings of balance of power.
1] Equilibrium resulting from the equal distribution of power among states.
2] Equilibrium resulting from unequal distribution of powers among states.
3] Equilibrium resulting from the domination of one state which acts as balancer. e.g. Britain.
4] A system providing for relative stability and peace.
5] A system characterized by instability and war.
6] A way of describing power politics.
7] A universal law of history.
8] A guide for foreign policy makers.
Relevance of Balance of Power in 21st century.
Que. Why there is question-mark on the relevance of Balance of Power when it is seen as the most fundamental law?
The relevance of BoP is called into question first by the liberals/idealists like Woodrow Wilson. According to Woodrow Wilson, balance of power is prone to war. Balance of power can convert any local war between two countries into world war because countries are linked in alliances. Hence it is said that BoP gives protection against measles but create conditions for plague, a bigger epidemic. Even Pandit Nehru was a critique of BoP, he described BoP as 'nervous state of peace'. Means there is always a fear of war as countries posses nuclear weapons. Hence Woodrow Wilson wanted to end the reliance of countries on BoP and gave the concept of collective security. Even Pandit Nehru had huge faith in collective security. However collective security could never emerge as a viable alternative to balance of power so that states leave their alliance on power politics.
Balance of power as a concept has been either modified or challenged by the scholars of different schools of thought because of its inadequacy.
1] Modification by realists.
Stephan Walt gave the concept of 'Balance of Threat'. According to him, countries actually balance not power, but threat. The extent to which country will go for building its power will rely on its threat perception. He suggested four conditions which may determine threat perception
1_Aggregate power of the neighbour (enemy country).
2_Geographical proximity.
3_Offensive capacity.
4_Offensive intentions.
2] Kenneth Organski has given 'Power Transition Theory'. According to the theory, war happens more not when there is a balance of power rather when power transitions takes place. When a new country start acquiring power, it makes other countries insecure. Normally war is started by the countries which are more insecure and weaker.
3] Social constructivists suggest that the balance of power theory overlooks the role played by norms and values, they overemphasis on the material structure. Here the material structure is anarchy but it is the result of norms and values that anarchy is interpreted in the specific way giving rise to power politics. As suggested by Alexander Wendt, Anarchy is what states make of it.
4] In contemporary times scholars have given the concept of Asymmetrical Balancing. The traditional BoP theory only includes states as actors. In present times, terrorist organizations have to be included as security threats. Since there is an asymmetry between states and non state actors, the concept of asymmetrical balancing has been added.
5] Realist scholars have also added the concept of Soft Balancing to the traditional concept of hard balancing. Hard balancing denotes militaristic approach, soft balancing denotes political approach. When there is a single superpower, other countries cannot check superpower militarily but through the platforms like UNSC, they can form a coalition of like minded countries to check the actions of single superpower.
Theoretically nuclear weapons also challenges the relevance of the need of balance of power. According to Bernard Brodie, states should try to gain nuclear deterrence rather than the balance of power.
The concept of BoP has been questioned because the ideal conditions of operation of BoP has ceased to exist.
What are ideal conditions?
1) Westphalian world order rather than anarchical society or complex interdependence.
2) Balance of Power as a concept makes sense in regional situations. Politics at present has become not only international but global. It would not be possible to imagine the working of balance of power globally.
3) Balance of power operates in multipolar situation, it neither operates in the state of unipolarity nor bipolarity.
4) BoP is based on conventional warfare. The nuclear weapons and the technological warfare may cause the BoP go into irrelevance. The emergence of nuclear weapons has been a serious challenge to balance of power. In some regions, like western Europe BoP has become redundant because of emergence of security community.
5) Since in present times, the challenge to the security of states come from non-state actors. Non state actors can operate from any soil. Failed states are most fertile soils. If attack comes from non-state actors capturing a country which is friendly, it would not be easy to initiate war.
However it does not mean that Balance of Power as a concept is altogether irrelevant. David Hume, rightly held that BoP is a common sense. He held that 'so long common sense remains relevant, BoP will remain relevant.' It is to be noted that non-state actors are actually the proxies, it is true that nuclear weapons, has challenged the importance of the conventional weapons but it is also true that nuclear weapons are not to be used. Hence the importance of conventional weapons will never go out of relevance. Even in the 21st century, we can observe nations exercising the game of BoP.
In which region we see BoP?
We can see the game of BoP going on in Asia Pacific. It is because of the game, the centre of gravity of international politics has shifted towards Asia Pacific. The rise of China has forced USA to go for Asia rebalance/Asia pivot policy. As a part of Asia pivot policy, there is a greater deployment of US marines in the region. The neighbours of China like India, Japan, Australia are going for the formation of alliances and quasi-alliances. According to the scholars, there is a high probability of conventional war between India and China as a part of USA's policy of buck passing or bait and bleed. All the major countries are acquiring conventional weapons.
Similarly Eastern and Southern Europe in the neighbourhood of Russia may also emerge as a theatre of war. The countries are going for military exercises in a big way. However in Europe, deterrence as a concept will have greater relevance considering neither Russia nor NATO has 'no first use' approach.
So long common sense remains relevant, Balance of Power will remain relevant.
David Hume
Test Your Knowledge!
1] Saptanga Theory' was given by
a) Bhiku Parekh
b) C.Rajamohan
c) Kautilya
d) Mohammad Ayub
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Ans: c) Kautilya
2] What is compared to Nabhi by Kautilya?
a) People
b) King
c) State
d) Ministers
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Ans: b) King
3] Which among the following are the features of Hard Power?
a) It is concrete
b) Resource Intensive
c) Can be acqured in short time
d) All of the above
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Ans: d) All of the above
4] "Which among the following are features of Soft Power?
Relies on Consent
Compelling in Nature"
a) 1 only
b) 1&2 correct
c) 1&3 correct
d) 1,2&3 are correct
Show Answer
Ans: b) 1&2 correct.Compelling in Nature is the feature of Hard power
5] Who gave the concept of Fast Power?
a) John Chipman
b) Joseph Nye
c) David Hume
d) Woodrow Wilson
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Ans: a) John Chipman
6] The concept of Smart Power is given by
a) David Hume
b) Joseph Nye
c) APJ Taylor
d) Stephen Walt
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Ans: b) Joseph Nye
7] According to Structural Realists like Kenneth Waltz and Mearsheimer, the most stable world order is
a) Multipolar World Order
b) Bipolar World order
c) Unipolar World Order
d) Anarchy
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Ans: b) Bipolar World order
8] In which treaty, formal recognition to Balance of Power was given?
a) Geneva Treaty
b) Vienna Circle
c) Treaty of Utrecht
d) New York Treaty
Show Answer
Ans: c) Treaty of Utrecht
9] Who gave the concept of Balance of Threat?
a) Kautilya
b) Foucault
c) John Chipman
d) Stephen Walt
Show Answer
Ans: d) Stephen Walt
10] Power Transition Theory' is given by
a) Kenneth Organski
b) David Hume
c) APJ Taylor
d) John Chipman
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The second season of the show is already in development, and it will star Jess Hilarious and her boyfriend, Daniel Parsons! They've been dating for roughly eight months but have known each other for nearly four years.
Is Jess Hilarious and Kountry Wayne compatible? The Laughing Couple When she originally performed on VH1 and MTV's Improv Comedy – Wild 'N Out, her stage name was Jess Hilarious, but she has since changed her name to Jessica Robin Moore. Her first appearances on the show were in Seasons 9 and 10, and she then returned for Season 15.
She has successfully defined herself as an aspiring businesswoman and a budding actor. Jess elected to leave her employment at a young age to pursue her aspirations. She hoped to be able to amuse others with her humorous and quirky personality.
Nonetheless, Jess has gotten caught up in the problem. Because of her affiliation with comedian Kountry Wayne, she has become well-known. Apart from everything else, Jess's dream career is to be a movie star. Jess guest stars on All Def Comedy. For her song "Clapback," she became the first celebrity to win a BET social award. Her hair extension line, Fifty Strands of Jess, is named after her.
She gets money by promoting her videos on Instagram, which has over five million followers. Her major source of income is her Instagram reel. Her sharp wit has garnered her a large following, which has opened possibilities for her.
Jess has remained in the public eye despite not speaking much about her personal life. Since allegations of Jessica and Kountry dating spread like wildfire, many people have wondered whether or not they are dating.
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Early Years and Family
Jessica Robin Moore was born in Maryland to an Afro-American household. Kevin Moore is her father's name, and Robin Moore is her mother's name. Her folks are incredibly supportive and loving of her.
Jess grew up in Maryland with her two siblings. She is currently residing in the United States of America with her kid. She attended a local high school and then went on to college.
The Entire Story of Kountry Wayne
Wayne Colley's nickname is Kountry Wayne. He used to be a rapper, but now he's a social media sensation. His digital doodles of Ludacris, Lamar Odom, and Mike Epps have all received a lot of great feedback online. Wayne is a comedian, actor, and social media influencer from the United States. In 2018, he starred in MTV and BET's improvised Christmas film 'Holiday Heartbreak,' and released his debut comedy album, 'Help Is On The Way.'
Wayne struggled as a rapper at first. He failed horribly after investing a huge sum of money in the music industry. Wayne recognized he had a sense of humor as he got older and wanted to pursue a career in comedy.
He has more than 3 million Instagram followers as of this writing. Wayne's videos are popular because he turns any situation into a laugh. Because of his videos, he has over a million YouTube subscribers. His nine children are the consequence of various past affairs. In 2017, he married Gene Colley, an actor, and model from the United States. They are proud parents of two tiny children. Wayne and his wife, on the other hand, split in 2019.
Kountry Wayne Is Still a Part of The Hilarious Family
Things went sour after Wayne divorced his wife. Jess hurried to Instagram to apologize to Gena for publicly labeling her a "homewrecker." Wayne's fans were enraged and threatened to harm him.
Wayne placed his concern for his children's well-being over his selfish needs. His love for Jess faded after she suspected him of cheating. Wayne spent Valentine's Day with his kids, which infuriated Jess because his ex was also there.
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Skeleton Comedy Was the Starting Point for Jessica
Jessica "Jess Hilarious" Moore's standup career began with skeleton comedy. Thanks to her keen wit, she attracted the attention of tens of thousands of people in just a few weeks. She promptly took the platform and introduced herself to the audience. Jess has been tearing up stages all throughout the country since then with her humorous antics and distinct brand of brilliance. Her career has taken off since she opened for famed comedian/actor Martin Lawrence in her birthplace of Baltimore City.
Jess has been featured on BET, VH1, TMZ, and Centric, among others. Jess's road hasn't been easy, but she hasn't given up the dream of making it to the big screen just yet. She became the first celebrity to earn the BET Social Award in 2018 for her song "Clapback." She co-hosted the 2019 BET Social Awards with DC Young Fly, who played Moore's character "Tiffany" in the short-lived Fox comedy "Rel."
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
Revel's Sleek Architecture Dazzles, Seduces
The weather was beautiful today.
So, we journeyed to Atlantic City via a NJ Transit train to have a peek at Revel, the new oceanfront resort-casino.
We found it to be dazzling, sleek and wonderfully seductive.
Revel is the next generation in the genre of resort-casino-hotel and entertainment center.
The curved, inviting mid-century design of Reveal evokes a high point of modern architecture and jet set styling, but with a new twist.
It's big and shiny and strategically positioned. But Revel doesn't shout.
Instead, the wraparound structure speaks for itself. You won't find an obvious sign or identification on Revel. If you don't know what it is, you obviously don't belong there.
Inside, it's all retro-sixties with updated colors and plenty of light and space. Unlike other casino hotels, Revel doesn't turn its back on the ocean; instead, it invites it in.
So you're treated to spectacular views of the white sandy beach and the vast Atlantic beyond.
But you won't be able to access all that Revel has to offer unless you're a hotel guest.
Vast portions of it are off-limits to daytrippers and gawkers.
Yes, you can get a courtesy card and join Revel's frequent user club. The bad news is that you'll receive no freebies when you join: no free slot play, no comps of any kind. The good news is that you'll earn points for every dollar you spend in Revel (not just while gambling but even at the bars and restaurants) except for parking.
Revel is obviously inspired by the new City Center hotel-casinos in Las Vegas that we visited last year.
And they are truly breathtaking.
Is Revel up to par with Vegas?
Doesn't the question answer itself? Only Vegas is Vegas.
But this is a bold -- and welcomed -- breakthrough for Atlantic City.
Revel in it.
Photos copyright 2012 by Dan Cirucci.
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This textbook, the first comprehensive comparative study ever undertaken, surveys and compares the world's ten largest diplomatic services: those of Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Chapters cover the distinctive histories and cultures of the services, their changing role in foreign policy making, and their preparations for the new challenges of the twenty-first century.
Brazil excerpt: "The election of President Jair Bolsonaro and his appointment of Ernesto Araújo as foreign minister marked a sharp departure in Brazilian diplomacy—and a dramatic reversal of the globally focused foreign policy of Lula. Fifty-one years old and having only recently risen to ambassadorial rank, Araújo promised "to liberate Brazilian foreign policy" through a religious-based nationalism. Where this orientation will lead and how long it will last are open questions. Certainly, the Brazilian Foreign Service faces a challenging period ahead. Yet one suspects that Celso Amorim is right that "Brazil is too important to stay out of global issues," and that the enduring historical and geopolitical factors that contributed to Itamaraty's historic role will, sooner or later, reassert themselves. Current Brazilian diplomats may take comfort in the words of former minister Rubens Ricupero: "The values that Rio Branco espoused—peace, moderation, trust in international law, non-intervention and what would now be called the pursuit of soft power—became integral to Brazil's idea of itself."
Authors: Maria Pereyra-Vera, Daniel Jimenez, Robert Hutchings (The University of Texas in Austin)


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Researchers have taken the deepest X-ray image of our Universe to date – and within it, they've found evidence of a huge, unexplained explosion coming from a galaxy around 10.7 billion light-years away.
The phenomenon was captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, with space boffins initially convinced gamma ray bursts or the destruction of a white dwarf had caused it.
The X-ray source, located in a region of the sky known as the Chandra Deep Field-South (CDF-S), has remarkable properties. Prior to October 2014, this source was not detected in X-rays, but then it erupted and became at least a factor of 1,000 brighter in a few hours. After about a day, the source had faded completely below the sensitivity of Chandra.
Thousands of hours of legacy data from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes helped determine that the event likely came from a faint, small galaxy about 10.7 billion light years from Earth. For a few minutes, the X-ray source produced a thousand times more energy than all the stars in this galaxy.
"Ever since discovering this source, we've been struggling to understand its origin," said Franz Bauer of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago, Chile. "It's like we have a jigsaw puzzle but we don't have all of the pieces."
Two of the three main possibilities to explain the X-ray source invoke gamma-ray burst (GRB) events. GRBs are jetted explosions triggered either by the collapse of a massive star or by the merger of a neutron star with another neutron star or a black hole. If the jet is pointing towards the Earth, a burst of gamma-rays is detected. As the jet expands, it loses energy and produces weaker, more isotropic radiation at X-ray and other wavelengths.
Possible explanations for the CDF-S X-ray source, according to the researchers, are a GRB that is not pointed toward Earth, or a GRB that lies beyond the small galaxy. A third possibility is that a medium-sized black hole shredded a white dwarf star.
"None of these ideas fits the data perfectly," said co-author Ezequiel Treister, also of the Pontifical Catholic University, "but then again, we've rarely if ever seen any of the proposed possibilities in actual data, so we don't understand them well at all."
The mysterious X-ray source was not seen at any other time during the two and a half months of exposure time Chandra has observed the CDF-S region, which has been spread out over the past 17 years. Moreover, no similar events have yet to be found in Chandra observations of other parts of the sky.
This X-ray source in the CDF-S has different properties from the as yet unexplained variable X-ray sources discovered in the elliptical galaxies NGC 5128 and NGC 4636 by Jimmy Irwin and collaborators. In particular, the CDF-S source is likely associated with the destruction of a neutron star or white dwarf, and is roughly 100,000 times more luminous in X-rays. It is also located in a much smaller and younger host galaxy, and is only detected during a single, several-hour burst.
"We may have observed a completely new type of cataclysmic event," said co-author Kevin Schawinski, of ETH Zurich in Switzerland. "Whatever it is, a lot more observations are needed to work out what we're seeing."
Additional highly targeted searches through the Chandra archive and those of ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Swift satellite may uncover more examples of this type of variable object that have until now gone unnoticed. Future X-ray observations by Chandra and other X-ray telescopes may also reveal the same phenomenon from other objects.
If the X-ray source was caused by a GRB triggered by the merger of a neutron star with a black hole or another neutron star, then gravitational waves would also have been produced. If such an event were to occur much closer to Earth, within a few hundred million light years, it may be detectable with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO).


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In this interview, ACCESS Health Chair and President, Sofia Widén, interviews Janne Rosvik about her work at the Norwegian Advisory Unit for Aging and Health in Oslo, Norway.
The interview focuses on caregiving methods that may improve the quality of life and reduce agitation and depression among individuals who live with dementia. In Norway, eighty percent of all persons who live in care homes suffer from dementia. Rosvik argues that it is the responsibility of family members, friends, and caregivers to do their best to interpret the signals of a person who suffers from dementia by actively assuming the perspective of the individual.
The examples of care giving methods described in this interview are a lesson on developing person centered models for dementia care.


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2015 was a year of ups and down for Cheryl Fernandez-Versini: on the upside, Simon Cowell came calling again, offering her a place on the X Factor judging panel; and thanks to her, the nation got its groove back by welcoming the feel-good factor of her contestants Reggie N' Bollie. On the downside, though, Cheryl has been dogged by persistent rumours of a break-up with beau Jean-Bernard, despite celebrating their 1st wedding anniversary last year; and there's also been very public concern over her plummeting weight loss.
Cheryl has made it very clear how she really feels about 2015, however. Despite making her Instagram account private, Cheryl publically posted a photo of her giving 2015 the middle finger. It's a case of 'out with the old, and in with the new' for Cheryl, as she reflected upon the year gone by: "2015.. you've been real!!!!! You have taught me a lot but I am happy to see the back of you !! .. Happy New Year everyone".


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A South Florida tax advisor was charged Tuesday with criminal information alleging cable fraud in connection with a program to obtain over 100 COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
According to the allegations contained in the information, Miami-based Leonel Rivero, 35, owned a tax preparation company and filed approximately 118 fraudulent PPP loan applications for himself and his accomplices. Taken together, the 118 PPP loan applications searched for more than $ 2.3 million in PPP loans. On every PPP loan application, Rivero allegedly forged the applicant's income and expenses from the previous year and filed fraudulent IRS tax forms. Rivero and his accomplices allegedly received approximately $ 975,582 in PPP loans as a result of the fraud.
Rivero is due to appear in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on March 23. If convicted, Rivero faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. A federal district judge determines each sentence based on U.S. sentencing guidelines and other legal factors.
Deputy Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Department of Justice's Department of Criminal Investigation; US Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan, US Attorney General for the Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Michael J. De Palma of the IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Miami Office; Amaleka McCall-Brathwaite of the US Small Business Administration, Inspector General's Office (SBA-OIG), Investigative Division, East Regional Office announced this.
The IRS-CI is investigating the case with the support of the SBA-OIG.
Trial Attorney Della Sentilles from the Justice Department Fraud and US Assistant Attorney Christopher Browne from the US District Attorney for the Southern District of Florida are pursuing the case. Deputy US attorney Nicole Grosnoff is handling the asset forfeiture component of the case.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act is a federal law passed March 29, 2020 designed to provide emergency financial aid to millions of Americans suffering from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. One source of relief from the CARES Act was the PPP's approval of up to $ 349 billion in unsuccessful small business loans for job retention and certain other expenses. In April 2020, Congress approved over $ 300 billion in additional PPP funding.
The PPP enables qualified small businesses and other organizations to obtain loans with a term of two years and an interest rate of 1%. PPP loan proceeds must be used by businesses for labor costs, mortgage interest, rents and utilities. The PPP allows the interest and principal on the PPP loan to be forgiven if the company spends the loan proceeds on these expense items within a specified period of time after receipt of the proceeds and uses at least a certain percentage of the PPP loan proceeds on wages and salaries.
The Fraud Department directs the Justice Department's prosecution of fraud programs that exploit the CARES Act. In the months since the CARES law was passed, lawyers for the Fraud Department have prosecuted more than 100 defendants in more than 70 criminal cases. The fraud department has also seized more than $ 65 million in cash receipts from fraudulently obtained PPP funds, as well as numerous real estate and luxury goods purchased with those proceeds. Further information can be found at: https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/cares-act-fraud.
Anyone with general information on attempted fraud allegations related to COVID-19 can report this by calling the Department of Justice's National Center for Disaster Fraud hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF web complaint form at https: / /www.justice calls .gov / disaster fraud / ncdf disaster complaint form.
Information is just an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until found unequivocally guilty in a court of law.


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Japanese Student Creates Online Counseling Site for Suicide Prevention
By Ryan General
October 26, 2020
A Japanese man, who has his own history of depression and loneliness, created a virtual refuge for Japanese teens and adults who may need counseling.
Taking action: Koki Ozora, a 21-year-old student at Keio University, launched a volunteer-run nonprofit called "A Place for You," or "Anata no Ibasho," earlier this year in response to the rise of teenage suicides in Japan, the Associated Press reported via the Washington Post.
- Ozora said the platform was inspired by his high school teacher who became the first adult he was able to trust when he was struggling with depression.
- "Without him, I wouldn't even be around today. It was a miracle I came across him," said Ozora.
- Ozora created an online Japanese-language chat service that gives users a venue to express their thoughts and feelings.
- The site, which protects the anonymity of users, is set up in a way that allows more experienced personnel to supervise the counseling.
- The 24-hour platform promises to answer within five seconds for urgent requests. It plays an important role in a country that has around 50 suicides a day.
- Since its start in March, there are now about 500 volunteers from different parts of the world providing counseling to those who need them.
- Many of them are able to respond to calls in the most critical hours for suicide prevention, which is between 10 p.m., until the early hours of the morning.
Messages pouring in: Anata no Ibasho has so far received over 15,000 online messages from users seeking help, which translates to about 130 messages per day.
- About 32% of the messages are about suicide, while stress over raising children makes up about 12%.
- Some users confess to fears about killing their own children. One user expressed self-hate following incidents of sexual abuse at the hands of a parent.
- These users are reportedly stuck in a negative spiral and tend to blame themselves as they are unable to sort out their emotions, said Sumie Uehara, a volunteer counselor at Anata no Ibasho.
- She explains the limitation of counseling through online chats as they can only offer words to help.
- "You don't ever negate their feelings or try to solve everything in a hurry. You're just there to listen, and understand," she was quoted as saying.
- The platform aims to provide a solution to users' issues within 40 minutes. Such solutions include referrals to shelters and local authorities.
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Yorkie Breeders in Arkansas
If you are looking for Yorkshire Terrier breeders in Arkansas, then you have come to the right place. This page will provide you with a list of local Yorkie breeders in your area.
Finding a Yorkie breeder locally can be a headache, particularly when you are looking to get your first dog. The breeders in this list have been recommended by friends, and other Yorkie lovers, so it will be updated when new breeders are found in your area.
How Do You Tell A Good Breeder From A Bad Breeder?
So, How do you tell a good breeder from a bad breeder? If you are interested in getting a healthy and happy Yorkie, you need to distinguish between a good and bad breeder. A reputable breeder will ensure that a puppies welfare is their priority, including ensuring the Yorkies are healthy while also providing high standards of care and well-being.
Breeders to avoid are those that don't allow you to see the pups parents, have poor living conditions, pups that haven't been health checked, and breeders that fail to ask or answer questions. These are just some of the traits of a bad Yorkie breeder. If you have doubts about the breeder, walk away.
Yorkie Puppies For Sale in Arkansas
Little Rock Yorkie Puppies
Phone: 479-637-6773
Website: https://www.yorkiesbyelainea.com/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 479-577-2402
Website: http://www.dryorkies.com/
Tinseltown Yorkies
Phone: 501-303-9607
Website: https://www.tinseltownyorkies.com/
Email: [email protected]
Yorkies by Elainea
Phone: 479-637-6773
Website: https://www.yorkiesbyelainea.com/
Email: [email protected]
Reeses's Angelface Yorkies
Phone: 901-461-7511
Website: https://www.babydollfaceyorkies.com/
Red River Yorkies
Phone: 903-219-1863
Website: https://www.redriverkennels.com/
Semper Fi Yorkies
Phone: 580-647-0755
Website: https://akcyorkshireterriers.com/
Ma's Little Paws
Phone: 479-965-2078
Website: https://www.maslittlepaws.com/
Email: [email protected].
Doodle Bug Doodles
Phone: 870-614-4029
Website: https://www.doodlebugdoodles.com/
Email: [email protected]
Sharlette Tidwell Toy Puppies
Phone: 417-257-6989
Website: https://www.tidwellfarm.com/
Email: [email protected]
All the above breeders are located throughout Arkansas. If you are looking to purchase your first Yorkie and have any questions, please do not hesitate to leave a message below, and we will do our best to answer any queries you may have. Alternatively, if you have a question for a breeder, you can either send them an email or contact them via their website.
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The Lead Singer of This Popular New Hampshire Band Sadly Passed Away This Weekend at Age 45
The NH music scene is still trying to cope with the shocking news of the untimely passing of Jeff Bibbo. I'll try to put into words how influential and important he and his Seacoast based band, Groovechild, were to me, an entire generation of their fans.
My brother had a cassette copy of their debut album 'Sick At Last' and that tape was played continuously throughout the spring and summer of 1993 at parties, cookouts and kickball tournaments.
My band 'Isinglass' had just formed a few months prior and though we were still a LONG way away from reaching their level of musicianship (we never got there) it was so cool to have a great local band (rumored to be from Newmarket) to look up to and hear on the radio.
Fast forward to Friday of Labor Day weekend in 1995 and, through a bit of good luck, Isinglass got to open for Groovechild!
We played at The Palace, which is now Blue Ocean Music Hall and were the first band of three to share the stage that night with Groovechild. I remember being nervous when meeting them even though we were all about the same age and they all we're very down to earth and friendly.
That night I also met their manager Scott Laudani who was a great on-air personality at the time and now is a brilliant radio programmer. I talked to him at length about this crazy business that has been my career now for the last 20 years.
By 1996 I was working part time in radio (probably board opping for Laudani) and by 1997 Isinglass was no more.
It's been 25 years since 'Sick At Last' first blasted through the large Boston Acoustic speakers at my parents house. Whenever I hear the opening guitar licks of 'Riverside' followed by the distinctive voice of Jeff Bibbo, it'll always sound how being 20 years old felt, and it'll always feel like Springtime.
RIP Jeff Bibbo.


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Visions of Equality for Gay Pride Month
Sat. June 1, 2013 12:00 AM
by Greg R. Baird
June has arrived and that means we are now celebrating Gay Pride month. I am wondering what that means for so many of us. I am writing this after a very sad and disappointing day in Springfield, IL yesterday in what should have been a vote for marriage equality. It has left our community completely frustrated and angry as we now ask... what's next? We seem to get closer all the time to securing our equal rights that we can't give up. It is not the end of our work in the LGBTQ community; it is merely a continuation of the struggle. The failure of the Religious and Marriage Fairness Act is a setback. I really believe this is an example of why our country must have the Supreme Court rule in favor of full marriage equality so that current and future families are not left fighting, but living and loving their lives as they want and should.
Marriage equality is not the only work we need to do. We can't forget that we are fighting for equal rights in housing, employment, healthcare, Trans issues, bullying and homeless gay youth. It's a lot to cover, but we need to keep our goals close to benefit all of us. We all know what it feels like to be treated as second class or forgotten. You don't have to be a politician or celebrity to make a difference in world. We need to value and support the gay and lesbian families in suburban, middle and rural America who are changing America one person and neighborhood at a time. It is the people in our own community, at work, schools, that are changing the hearts and minds. That is the real change.
You can start now during Gay Pride month and share your story, vision, and legacy of what you want for your community. Your words may just inspire and open another person's mind and heart. When we celebrate each person in our community and share those stories, great things emerge. This month is meant to recognize the impact Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender individuals have had on the world. It's your turn to share your impact, big or small. It all matters.
But really why do we celebrate gay pride in June? In June of 2000, Bill Clinton deemed the month of June, "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month." The month was chosen to remember a riot in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan that is thought to be the beginning of the gay liberation movement in the United States. The month was set aside for LGBTQ art exhibits, dances, festivals, films, lectures and parades. It is a great month to celebrate with our LGBTQ brother and sisters and come together as a community. To tell who we are!
My very first experience with celebrating gay pride came when I lived in Northern Michigan. A small group of friends organized a gay pride picnic. The backdrop was a wonderful farmhouse with a beautiful manicured lawn owned by a local and out gay couple. For privacy, as many were not out of the closet, the event was communicated through a phone tree, e-mail and friends telling friends. The event was inclusive to all and provided a safe, fun and community orientated atmosphere.
The small band of gay men that put this on was part of a larger group called, Friends Up North. Different people had different roles in bringing this picnic together. Some lead games, others tended to the barbeque and pot luck area along with the early morning set up. I was asked to bring a sound system and DJ/emcee the event. When all was said and done 200-300 people came out and were free to be themselves for an afternoon on a beautiful lawn in Northern Michigan.
Pride is the single biggest party of the queer calendar. It is our Christmas, our Fourth of July and our Halloween all rolled up in one. It's the one day or weekend we get to take center stage and have ourselves a big festival like you have never seen. You may celebrate it by a huge parade, music event with drinks, food, friends and togetherness. However you are doing it, be inclusive and keep the momentum of pride alive within you, your loved ones and community. Share your stories, the good and the challenging ones, for those are the ones that shaped you as a person. The more we are out there voicing who we are and sharing our lives as LGBTQ people, the better opportunity we have in securing equal rights and a better future for all.


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A suicidal man hires a demented killer to assist him in suicide, but for some reason, miraculously survives each attempt on his life.
Steven Ray (Steve Mouzakis), the lead character of Aussie thriller The Suicide Theory, is a violent man. A very violent man. In the film's opening scene, he beats a man to a pulp for merely pushing in front of him at a convenience store. He hates everyone and everything. Which is probably why he does good a good as a hitman. No empathy, no problem. However, beneath his sinewy rage and nihilism there is a troubled center, which stems from a personal tragedy. A troubled center that manifests into seizures and a fear of crossing the road.
Into his life walks Percival (Leon Cain), a lonely artist with one request. Percival wants Steven to kill him when he least expects it. But there's a catch, Steven needs to be sure that upon execution, Percival really doesn't want to die. With his face an ordnance map of scars and disfigurements, this strange man believes he is cursed and cannot die. Having tried several times now to snuff out his own candle, Percival has realized that he is doomed to walk the planet in a constant state of depression. Catching him off guard is the key. If he was ever to be content, then he might just be able to die. Despite his skepticism, Steven takes him up on his offer and promptly puts a few slugs in his chest. Several days later, they meet in a bar to allow Percival to explain once again that he cannot die.
Having set our principal players up, The Suicide Theory ventures down dark paths as the two men begin to build a weird relationship based upon the ideals of one having to kill the other. As both of them struggling to work out how to make Percival go bye-bye, Steven finds himself opening up to Percival and vice versa. They've both experienced indescribable personal tragedy and this is more than just simple coincidence to Percival, who believes everything is connected. The interconnectedness of things becomes a major theme of the film, as Steven begins to believe Percival's hype and ruminates on the possibility that he's destined for something better in life. Performing two acts of vigilantism, and the experiencing the warm feeling that comes with, spur him on further.
There's a black humor that permeates in some scenes. Having decided, for example, that Percival misses his dead boyfriend, Steven believes helping him get his leg over maybe the key. Cut to Percival in a post-coital slumber with Steven stood over him clutching a pillow. Yes, it's a macabre laugh but it's a good one.
There's also glee to be taken from Percival being put through the wringer as Steven tries and fails to end his existence on this planet. All of this amounts to a nothing more than ruse as The Suicide Theory's heady voyeurism comes crashing to earth and the two men realize their true purpose in life in a resolution that hits like a punch to the stomach. Once recovered from that, the film continues to pummel its audience into submission. If you didn't think a film as twisted as this could make you cry, then you're just not watching the right films.
Outside of the kitchen sink dramas and films about killer bogans, Australia doesn't get enough credit for its cinematic output. Directed by Dru Brown (Sleeper) and written by Michael J. Kospiah (The Dead Guy in the Trunk), The Suicide Theory is a sterling example of imaginative independent cinema that comes out that fine country. Kospiah's screenplay is unbelievably smart and original, whilst Brown gives the film a neo-noir tinge that distance itself from its Queensland origins, allowing it feel like it could be happening anywhere in the world. Both Cain and Mouzakis excel in their performances as two fractured people lost in the tide of tragedy that washes through their city.
A startlingly bold piece of work, The Suicide Theory will worm its way into your conscious, set up camp and never leave. Simply put, get this film in your life.


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This January, BOVET1822 once again wowed us with the brand's technical and aesthetic prowess. Three incredible new watches were unveiled to the world, and we are at a loss as to designate which is the most prized, as each is worthy of the collector's full attention.
The incredibly complicated Bovet Recital 18 Shooting Star Tourbillon GMT portrays hemispheric universal time with a selectable time zone and an ultra-compact 24 cities indicator. A cartographer was specially commissioned to design this atypical 3D map of the globe, which simultaneously displays the exact time anywhere in the world by means of BOVET's proprietary time zone hand. The unique perspective of the Shooting Star also pairs universal time with a complementary moon phase indicator, jumping hours and retrograde minutes.
On the "sportier" side, the Ottantasei flying Tourbillon introduces new technical innovations and stylistic changes to the BOVET by Pininfarina collection. This 10-day hand-wound movement was designed to create maximum light, surrounded on all 4 sides with sapphire crystal, the case allows for superb views of the movement. The heart of the transparent movement reveals a patented double-sided tourbillon and a concentric power-reserve indicator.
For women, the brand also never fails to delight. The newest revamp of a classic Lady BOVET, the Amadeo® Fleurier Flower of Life features a hand-wound Virtuoso II caliber movement with seven days of autonomy in a reversible case. The timepiece features a power-reserve, an off-centered dial at 12 o'clock, which houses the hours and minutes, and a second's carriage located at 6 o'clock. A quick, easy maneuver enables the timepiece to be worn on the reverse, revealing and entirely different face. This dial displays the hours and minutes and features a hand-gilded 'flower of life' motif either engraved on mother-of-pearl or rendered in grand feu enamel.


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Agriculture, one of the primary occupations known to man, has been stuck with traditional methods and ideas for the longest time. But, the season of change is here, and it's time for agriculture to embrace the latest technological innovations sweeping varied sectors around the world. And, one of the foremost changes we are about to see is cloud adoption in agriculture.
Now, you might be wondering, what does the cloud tech and the agricultural sector have in common for them to go hand in hand? The truth is that they have more things in common than what has been explored so far.
Cloud computing in agriculture offers multiple avenues for the sector to prosper and grow. Right from Agriculture App Development that offers crop information to monitoring and comparing yearly growth patterns, the new-age cloud tech can change the face of agriculture in more ways than one. It not only has the potential to enhance productivity but also has the ability to make farming more efficient and easier for the cultivators.
With that being said, here's taking a look at the impact of the modern era of cloud computing in agriculture sector to get a clear picture of the matter.
A glimpse into the new era of cloud computing
The new age of cloud computing represents an information tech paradigm that enables users to gain access to shared pools of customizable system resources through the internet. Sharing of the features of cloud in agriculture enables economies of scale and coherence, which make it function like a public utility. The service providers can quickly enable cloud adoption in agriculture, with little to no managerial effort.
When business organizations outsource their IT infrastructure and management to a cloud service provider, it lets the company focus on the core areas of their business, instead of the need to invest in additional computer infrastructure. In fact, cloud computing in agriculture also runs along similar lines.
As the cloud computing enterprises are experts in their sector, the work is better managed and gets completed faster. They are also more adaptable towards meeting unpredictable and fluctuating demand. Cloud service providers usually work on a pay-as-you-use basis.
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Leaving that aside, the users can also choose options like IAAS (Infrastructure as a service), PAAS (Platform as a service), and SAAS (Software as a service). In today's times, IAAS is the one that is the most commonly used by businesses because it aids organizations in dealing with infrastructural costs. Agriculture App Development also takes these options into account.
Amazon was the first company to come out with a cloud computing product called the Elastic Compute Cloud. This was way back in the year 2006, and the features of cloud in agriculture available now give a clear indication that the technology has come a long way. Though it took quite some time for the potential clients to adopt this technology, it started picking up after it was tested. And, once it started spreading in this sector, there was no stopping it.
At present, the cloud has almost become a metaphor for the internet. The standard cloud-shape has long been used for denoting the networks of telephony schematics. So, in the new age, cloud computing is a crucial application in the wide group of ICT (Information Communication Technologies).
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The application of cloud computing in agriculture
The role of cloud computing extends way beyond Agriculture App Development. It can be of immense help to users in real-time data access, computation, and storage. The best part is that the users do not need to worry or know about the configuration and physical location of the systems that deliver the service.
On that note, here's outlining some of the uses and features of cloud in agriculture:
Capturing crop information
It is able to capture all the information related to crops grown in recent years. Thus, cloud adoption in agriculture can help the farmers decide on what they should grow next on particular farmland. Cloud technology can be used to store regional weather data and weather forecasts for a particular duration. Even this is crucial in helping farmers make sound decisions about crops.
Gathering soil information
Agriculture App Development also focuses on collecting soil information. Apart from data about soil profile, it also provides an idea of the soil trends in the past, which is instrumental in predicting future trends. For instance, is the soil getting acidic, or what are the other noticeable changes in soil composition?
Capturing cultivators' data
Authorities can capture, monitor, and study the activities and involvement of the local cultivators. This is one of the features of cloud in agriculture that helps in the identification of the core agricultural areas that are useful for policymakers trying to frame the strategies.
Availability of expert consultation
Agriculture App Development has ensured that solutions are readily available for common problems frequently faced by the farmers. In fact, some apps also help them in getting experts' opinions on specific problems, within a short time.
Offering eCommerce access
Farmers are usually unable to bring their produce to the market directly. The middlemen come up in between them and the retail, which ultimately leads to the exploitation of the cultivators. Using the cloud technologies, farmers can now bring their produce directly to the retailers or end-users.
Effective information sharing
Scientists involved in agricultural research can use the cloud to directly share their suggestions and discoveries related to using modern techniques for cultivation and fertilizer usage.
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The challenges to cloud adoption in the agricultural sector
Despite the long list of helpful applications, cloud adoption in agriculture can run into bottlenecks because of multiple reasons. Firstly, cloud services are free from political boundaries, which means that different cyber laws from various countries can cause problems.
Other challenges also exist in the form of security of services and data, though this can be tackled by choosing a reputed cloud service provider in the market.
A prerequisite for making the best use of cloud computing abilities is the high-speed internet connection. A slow-running internet or when the cloud servers are backed up for the moment, the instant access to cloud functionalities might not be possible.
The position of countries in agricultural cloud adoption
Though the spread of cloud computing in agriculture took some time to catch on, Japan has emerged as the leader in cloud migration, even in this sector. Japan is closely followed by China and the U.S.A. The good news is that even parts of Eastern Africa have tapped into cloud capabilities, though the practice is yet to take off completely.
Among the Asian countries, Korea is in the eighth position, Singapore at the tenth, Malaysia at the thirteenth, and India in the nineteenth. A surprising entry to the list is Bhutan, which is a country that has been pretty late in joining the cloud party. However, at present, it has adopted features of cloud in agriculture and other important sectors.
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The agriculture industry is becoming increasingly reliant on data, and the growing rate of cloud adoption in agriculture is clear evidence of that. As enormous amounts of crucial agricultural data is stored in the clouds, it becomes easier to process the data and take timely actions to address problems before they turn detrimental to productivity.


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What a wonderful way to welcome in Summer in Cleveland.
Warm weather, and a cold glass of Rosé – what could be better?
We are featuring Rosés from the New World and Old World – six different Rosés with distinctly different heritages and tastes.
Learn more about the individual wineries and their wine making philosophies, while enjoying these fine Rosés and appetizers from our kitchen.
Should be a great tasting – priced at $40.00 including gratuity and taxes.
We will have limited space for this event so please let us know if you would like to attend.


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French Student Poker Championship: A Platinum Pass To Be Won
Organized by PokerStars, the poker championship specially dedicated to students is back. The program reserves a guaranteed prize of 100,000 euros and a Platinum Pass worth 26,000 euros given to the winner.
A tournament like no other
Those who want to participate in this championship, the online qualifications have already started their race. Among the main novelties, the grand final which will take place in Paris, the location of which has not yet been communicated. The competition is open to students between 18 and 29 years old by accessing satellites from 10 euros entry fee.
The PokerStars French Student Poker Championship will take place on December 22 in one of the new Parisian clubs already established. The news has yet to be confirmed, but it remains a possibility. As for qualifying, satellites are scheduled every Monday, Wednesday and Sunday at 9 p.m. Note that these tournaments are the only way to win a place for the final.
Last year, the edition took place at the Cercle Clichy-Montmartre with a Platinum Pass of 30,000 dollars. This time around, the principle remains the same, but with an even greater reward with the chance to be present at the biggest tournament in the poker industry in Barcelona. With only 100 participants, the percentage of leaving with interesting gains remains high. Enough to attract many online poker enthusiasts!


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Invitation to our "Skinny award" dinner! and sign our petition to Gov. Hochul now!
June 12, 2022
Class Size Matters would like to invite you to our "Skinny Award" dinner to be held Monday, June 27 at 6 PM. This our first fundraiser in three years, and especially important this year as we have something really momentous to celebrate: the passage of a new state law that will require NYC schools to lower class size to much smaller levels.
We are honoring the groups and individuals who made this happen, and thus gave us the real "Skinny" on NYC schools:
- The Alliance for Quality Education, for leading the successful battle to provide full Foundation aid to NYC schools at last;
- State Senator Robert Jackson and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, for introducing the original bills requiring our schools to lower class size;
- Assembly Education Chair Michael Benedetto and NYC Senate Education Chair John Liu, for shepherding the class size bill to passage this session;
- A special "Parent Visionary" award to Johanna Garcia, education advocate and Chief of Staff to Sen. Jackson, for her persistent and passionate advocacy over many years to achieve the goal of fully equitable class sizes for NYC children.
Wine and light food will be served!
For more information and to purchase tickets to attend either in person or remotely, please click here. If you'd like to contribute to the organization without attending, you can do so here.
- Sadly, despite all our advocacy, briefings and testimony, and all your emails and calls, the City Council agreed to a budget deal with the Mayor that did not restore any of the $215 million cuts to school budgets for next year; a deal that will be voted on tomorrow night. It is likely that in many schools, this will force class sizes higher and/or cause the loss of critical services, and I urge you to work with your School Leadership Teams to try to ensure that your school's core teaching staff is protected as much as possible.
Clearly, Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks have no intention of obeying the will of the Legislature to require them to lower class size, and instead are thumbing their nose at them, as I say here. Which makes it even more critical that Governor Hochul to sign the class size bill as soon as possible, which will give us legal leverage to stop these cuts or at least minimize their damage.
So please, call the Governor at 518-474-8390 , and message her here. Tell her: Please sign the class size bill as soon as possible so that NYC class sizes do not increase and instead, our students are provided with the same smaller classes that kids in the rest of the state already receive. We have also posted a petition that you can sign here.
I'll be in Albany on Thursday, and if we get enough signatures, I'll try to deliver it personally to her and/or her staff.
Hope to see you on June 27!
Leonie Haimson
Executive Director
Class Size Matters
124 Waverly Pl.
New York, NY 10011
phone: 917-435-9329


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5 big data careers that just keep growing
Apr 27, 2022
5 mins
Redactor freelance especializado en tecnología y startups
"Big data" is currently one of the most sought-after areas of tech expertise. In fact, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has concluded that throughout the 2020s, data roles - which currently have a median wage of over $100,000 - will be one of the top 10 fastest growing careers by 2030. With this growth, a career in big data is certainly an attractive prospect. However, at times, its various job titles can seem confusing. Here, we examine a range of big data careers and give an insight into the scope of each role.
Data analyst
A data analyst studies and analyzes general data and has several duties: mining, data collecting, scrubbing, processing, analyzing, preparing reports and visuals. It's a role that requires a background in statistics, data collection, exploratory data analysis, and programming. However, data analysts do not necessarily work with big data as such, but rather handle data without taking it to macro levels.
A data analyst can understand, manage, and resolve any company matter that requires data being handled, or the creation of a dashboard with integrated metrics. However, a data analyst wouldn't be the person to ask to investigate new algorithms or identify complex information requiring major expertise.
Let's look at a fruit shop as an example: here, a data analyst can process the last six months of sales data for the shop and attempt to design the best sales strategy regarding stock, purchase volumes, days of the week, etc. Their usual work tools range from Excel or SPSS (the classic statistics program) to Microsoft Access, SAS and SAS Miner, SQL databases, and visuals in Tableau. The most common programming languages tend to be Python and R.
Data scientist
A data scientist can be seen as a natural progression for an experienced data analyst who can use raw data, even from multiple independent sources, and focus on predicting by using data. This person can design new algorithms and process big data.
If we look at the fruit shop example again, a data scientist would be able to collect data relating to fruit sales from the past 10 years, global fruit production, and a country's economic outlook. From there, the data scientist can determine how to optimize fruit selling, what problems there currently are (even though these may not be apparent), and what consumer trends will be seen in the future. As a result, a data scientist can advise on the best way to manage the commercial offer, maximize profit, and be one step ahead of the game, for example selling dragon fruit before it becomes an Instagram trend, or suggesting switching suppliers based on what the data says, even if you hadn't considered that need until now.
Data scientists are more common in big companies and will rarely be seen in small businesses. They have to work with machine learning and deep learning tools and libraries to build predictive models. They also work with SQL, R, and Python, as well as SAS Enterprise Miner and Hadoop among others.
Data architect
A data architect is fundamentally in charge of gathering raw data from different sources, whether this is in-house data (company data from a CRM, a web analytics dashboard, a sales dashboard, etc.) or external data (stock prices within a sector, industry sales reports, etc.).
Their role is also to design infrastructure that consolidates all this in a database as well as decide what data sources should be taken into account. This senior role makes decisions that are implemented by others (data engineers in particular). In the example of the fruit shop, a data architect is the person deciding what metrics relating to the fruit shop should be considered as well as any other external element (annual production for our country and other countries, per capita consumption for each type of fruit, CPI and wage trends, etc.) so that it can all be put into databases that other colleagues can then analyze.
A data architect's background draws on various disciplines: they won't just know about statistics, databases, and managing, they'll also know about marketing and economics. They're the ones examining the business with a broader perspective – as part of an ecosystem, where other stakeholders come into play.
Data engineer
Data engineers are also more experienced and more advanced roles than data analysts. Their job is much more technical and requires, in addition to the skills expected of a data analyst, the ability to create and integrate an API (integrations between different software that are subject to a series of rules and limitations). They should also have extensive knowledge of SQL databases, machine learning, and advanced programming.
A data engineer will develop solutions and infrastructure often designed by data architects – which is why you'll often see software engineers in this position. They need to be experts in Hadoop, scripting, data architecture, SQL/NoSQL, and programming. In our fruit business, they'd be the person building the dashboard or the apps that the data architect requires so other data experts can analyze the information provided.
Chief Data Officer
The Chief Data Officer, or CDO, is the company's leading figure when it comes to data. They're in charge of developing the strategy for its use on behalf of all the other related roles. Their work takes place higher up the chain of command, making decisions and adopting a role more akin to a manager than someone working on the ground like most of the previous roles mentioned. A CDO thinks in terms of technology, business, and security, given that they understand data to be an asset for the company. They also establish data handling policies, meaning they are forced to keep a close eye on national and international data regulations and standards.
A Chief Data Officer needs to have extensive experience in data-related roles, meaning they need to have a background in mathematics, statistics, and programming, and even have an understanding of economics and marketing to have a greater overview of the role of data in the company.
In smaller companies, this position won't exist, or at best, their role will be undertaken by the data analyst, depending on the knowledge in this field held by their manager, the business director, or the chief technology officer. As a company grows, they will take on a data officer who has a proven track record within the company, ample experience in making decisions and communicating with the other teams, and will ultimately be one of the highest-paid employees in the company.
If you've studied mathematics, statistics, and programming, you have the perfect academic background for working in one of these roles. It's normal to start in a role such as a data analyst, analyzing past data and drawing conclusions based on what you find. Over time and with greater experience, you'll soon be able to choose how to branch out. You may lean more towards a role that's capable of making predictions such as a data scientist, one that's responsible for choosing from multiple data sources such as a data architect, a more executive role that develops infrastructure such as a data engineer, or towards a role that's further down the line and more ambitious such as a data officer.
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Translated by Jamie Broadway
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Robert Garcia is a new sensation of Chicago Cubs
Robert Garcia, into his two major-league games, showed the skills which took Chicago Cubs Nation by a storm. Garcia was never an underdog to reach major-league and it is a right statement about him. He was signed by Indians back in 2010 as free agent and he spent four years in the minor-league with Indians.
He came to Arizona with Italian National Team for a series of exhibition games last year. Gabe Zappin, Cubs scout, looked potential in him and he was signed by Cubs in October, 2018. Garcia said, "I was aware of the fact that scouts of different teams watch the exhibition games when we play all around the world". He added, "I thought that I have the opportunity to perform well in front of them to get a chance to play in major-league".
He got a chance to play in the minor-league in the Chicago Cubs color. He performed exceptionally well in the minor-league matches. Alex Suarez, Cubs director of international player development, said, "He is performing exceptionally well and he is exceeding everybody's expectations". He added, "He is a kind of player who can make adjustments as quickly as possible".
Cubs has included players from Dominican Republic in the team in the past as well. Roberto Novoa and Alberto Cabrera are the former players of Cubs from Dominican Republic. Juan Encarnacion, Odalis Perez, Jean Segura, and Valerio de los Santos are also belonged to Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic which is the hometown of Robert Garcia.
Anthony Rizzo congratulated Garcia for being a part of Chicago Cubs and playing in major-league. Garcia was selected in the Indians' team as a free agent but he emerged as a great power in that team. He topped out in the Indians' system at that time. Garcia is really a new sensation for the Cubs Nation and he is getting huge attraction.