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What's happening to the AUD/GBP exchange rate?
A quick look at the performance of the Australian dollar in the FX market during the global pandemic
The Australian dollar has been under pressure all year; as a commodity-based currency, it was among the first to struggle due to the impact of the coronavirus. Now, as the countries implement various forms of lock-down and governments scramble to deliver aid packages to support workers and stalled businesses, the picture has become more complex and there is further volatility in the FX market which is causing fluctuations in the Aussie.
The initial stimulus plan announced by the Australian government, including AUD 25,000 to small businesses and AUD 750 to every welfare recipients, did nothing to help the Australian dollar. The measures were announced in concert with a second rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which also announced a funding facility for SMEs and a 0.25% target rate for three-year government bonds. Neither did anything to help the Aussie, which fell by an average of 2.1% against a basket of currencies, including three cents to the pound.
It isn't all bad news; the RBA's AUD 5bn stimulus by buying up government securities did give the Australian dollar a boost and it made gains against the US dollar. The move was seen as a positive for local stock markets which could help the currency in the coming weeks, although investors remain cautious. News from the US Federal Reserve inadvertently provided assistance to the Australian dollar this week at a time when the pound succumbed to the sustained pressure of the crisis. The Aussie made gains against sterling following the Fed's plans to buy government-backed debt, which led to brief optimism in global financial markets. This optimism extended to a belief in the efficacy of the second coronavirus stimulus package from the Australian government. The relief is now equivalent to almost 10% of Australia's GDP.
At the moment, statistics are largely being ignored but the provisional purchasing managers' indices from Australia showed a surprise 50.1 for the manufacturing PMI. The composite measure came in at 40.7, however, because the services PMI was recorded at 39.8. The reason that the numbers have such little impact is that such a drop in performance is expected across the globe. The challenge for the Australian dollar is that investors expect that the current crisis may put the country into a prolonged recession.
Against the pound, the Australian dollar remains volatile. Both currencies are under pressure and much relies on the effectiveness of the respective government efforts to stem the spread of the virus as well as the economic measures designed to support the economy. The US will also be a factor for both currencies because of the impact on global financial markets and the US dollar is currently under pressure after a support package was stalled in Congress and the government aid response to aid was found lacking.
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Rep. Tarr's September 7th Newsletter: Reminder! Constituent Meeting Tonight- 6pm at Clark Middle School
Tonight at 6 pm Senator Begich and I will be hosting our fall constituent meeting from at Clark Middle School. We want to provide you with a budget update as well as address neighborhood public safety concerns. We have several invited guests to answer questions. We want to have the right people so all of your questions can be answered. Below are the confirmed guest speakers at this time. Food and drinks will also be served!

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Thou has made us
Shall the works of thy hands decay
Though its comes out delayed
For thy people has turned to an angry bees
In the eyes of the beast
Who then shall overthrow his throne
Who then shall save the peasants.
Indeed thy works of hands shall decay
The beast of the wild shall dine on thine flesh
For thou has made our kingdom a desert
For thou are the monster on the throne.
Thine sword shall swallow you
Thine red eyes shall sleep


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In late January 2019, Google announced a new program that will offer complimentary campaign support to select Google Ads accounts from Google's Ad experts. The new program, announced via direct emails sent to Google Ads accounts, will automatically go into effect – unless advertisers actively decline the automation by opting out through their account settings within 7 days of receiving the email.
Not sure if you got Google's email? It's crucial to find the notification email and opt out (see details below). While accounts can opt out of the program at any point, advertisers will automatically be added to program seven days after receiving the email.
How Does Complimentary Campaign Support Work?
According to Google's email, the complimentary campaign support will help advertisers identify "key changes that can help you get more out of your ads." Although Google stated they will not touch campaign budgets, other "key changes" could include:
- Restructuring your ad groups
- Modifying your keywords
- Adjusting bids
- Updating ad text
As far as actual management is concerned, Google shared that they are bringing in Google Ad experts to manage campaigns behind the scenes. Without further information, many assume the changes made by these Google employees will be influenced by the Google recommendation engine. Google also has yet to share explicit details surrounding the professional backgrounds of their experts, essentially leaving many who miss the email at the mercy of Google's most recent employees.
Negative Impacts Of Google's Complimentary Campaign Support
There are several negative impacts that Google's program could have on advertisers:
- Budget / bid implications: Although Google said they would not touch budgets, their changes can still impact an advertiser's daily spend. For example, if advertisers have a high campaign budget set but haven't been hitting the full budget cap, changes in keywords and quality scores that increase search volume will cause them to start spending the full budget.
- Poor campaign performance: Google stated that if the recommendations / changes have a negative impact on results, they may offer refunds to advertisers. Of course, as a pilot program, there is no way to know what the course of action will be for those who complain of negative results or unwanted meddling into their campaign management.
- Brand safety implications: Although changes to ad text may have a positive impact on quality score and click-through rates, these changes may cause issues with clients with strict brand standards.
How To Opt Out Of Google's Complimentary Campaign Support
Advertisers can opt out of Google's ongoing optimization service within 7 days of receiving the initial email from Google about the new program. To find the email, search for either of these email subject lines:
- "Activate your customized campaign optimization"
- "Your customized campaign optimization"
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Overholser: Does Journalism Lack a Social Mission?
In a short essay at the Online Journalism Review Geneva Overholser asks: Did journalism's business model distort journalism's social mission?
She bases her question on a lecture by Adlai Wertman, a professor at USC's Marshall School of Business. Overholser writes:
Confronted with the nation's inability to resolve the many ills confronting it, Wertman told the Journalism School: "I think it's all your fault. In my view, the political world follows journalism." And journalism has led down the wrong paths in our failure to give attention to poverty, homelessness and other weighty and complex issues.
The profit model may be responsible for much of the problem: "There is a major difference between a mission-driven business and a business," he said. Profit-seeking companies "quickly go from no social mission to no social responsibility." The result has been, in Wertman's opinion, a distorted notion of "what the public wants" when it comes to journalism, and a terribly inadequate news diet for a self-governing people.
So what's to be done?
"If you are asking, 'Can I create new models that are mission-driven in journalism, and make a living?' Absolutely!" said Wertman. Start with the focus, he advised. The new models that seem to do well are very targeted.
"Donors want to know, 'What are you going to effect?' That's the hardest part. Once you figure out your mission, you can do anything. And I teach, the narrower the mission, the better."
He adds:
"Take the mission away from journalism and think more about journalism as a tool: We care about poverty, and how could we use journalism as a tool to make a difference."
Update: This from an e-mail I received from Bill Densmore of the Media Giraffe project:
Geneva Overholser reports on a talk at Univ. of Southern California. If (a) one assumes that a social mission (as in fostering participatory democracy) and profit maximization (as in Wall Street-owned news organizations) are incompatible, then, Overholser suggests (b) It may be time to move toward a "niche" reporting model in which specific funders support civic journalism on topics about which they feel passion.
Densmore adds:
It's worth comparing this insight with some of Len Witt's work on Representative Journalism . . .. . . in which Len and some other researchers are considering whether a community (Northfield, Minn., is the test venue) might be willing to support in-depth civic journalism — a sort of geographic niche. You can follow the work of the RepJ journalist in Northfield, Bonnie Obremski, from this link.
Overholser's idea, and the RepJ initiative are also related I think to what Paul Bass is doing in New Haven, Conn., with his New Haven Independent local online news community. Bass runs The Independent as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, and most of his funding comes a handful of foundations who encourage specific coverage areas such as health care. This may be to some degree what Overholser is talking about.
If this is where the funding of journalism is going, how do we find the balance between this "sponsored" journalism, and outright flackery? It seems like we can, and need, to plumb that gray area and figure it out in ethical and practical terms.
Just an aside, Densmore is the second person who emailed the Overholser link and mentioned its relationship to Rep J. The first was Michael Mansur from the Kansas City Star. So maybe the Rep J idea is getting some traction.


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On Thursday, Prime Minister Trudeau asked if the United States would wait for China to release the two detained Canadians before finalizing a trade agreement with the communist nation.
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in Beijing last December shortly after the top executive at Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, was detained in Canada. Wanzhou is the daughter of Huawei's founder and was detained on fraud charges after a request from U.S. authorities.
According to the Washington Post, Trudeau mentioned that he asked the states to use the trade deal as leverage in a French-language interview with TVA on Thursday.
In a translated version of the interview, Trudeau said, "We've said that the United States should not sign a final and complete agreement with China that does not settle the question of Meng Wanzhou and the two Canadians."
Kovrig and Spavor have not had access to lawyers or even family members since being in Chinese custody.
Recently, Trudeau and Trump have not been on great terms after footage surfaced of Trudeau and other world leaders talking about Trump in a childish manner.
Trudeau has since addressed the incident during a press conference saying, "Last night I made reference to the fact that there was an unscheduled press conference before my meeting with President Trump. I was happy to be part of it but it was certainly notable."
Trump responded to the video by calling Trudeau "two-faced" but went on to add that he finds him to be a nice guy.
U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has noted that Meng will not be used for bargaining in the trade deal conversations with the U.S. and China.
Meng is out on bail and has been living in Vancouver in a mansion. She was accused of giving banks false information about violating U.S. trade sanctions involving Huawei's dealings with Iran. Meng is now awaiting proceedings.
After Meng's detention, Beijing and Ottawa relations have not been the same. China has put a halt on importing some Canadian products. They have even gone as far as to sentence a Canadian to death following Meng's arrest.
This is not the first time China has retaliated in this way against foreign governments after becoming involved in diplomatic disputes.
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text: Partner Marc O. Dedman offered insight in Crain's New York Business article "Albany Pandemic Bill Could Change Commercial Insurance Industry Forever " as to Assemblyman Robert Carroll's proposed bill which targets clauses excluding insurance coverage for business interruption arising from "virus" or "communicable disease" and "acts of civil authority" related to COVID-19. Marc stated that something must be done to help businesses who sustained such devastating economic losses; however, this specific approach is not necessarily it. According to Marc, the assumption that the insurance industry has the capital to cover the losses is not correct and alternative solutions should be explored such as using the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) as a model. To read the article in its entirety, click here.


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What is the RSI indicator?
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is an extremely useful and popular momentum oscillator – these are indicators of market momentum, based on the principle that as momentum slows, there are fewer buyers and sellers for the current price, in other words, volume decreases. This is the opposite for momentum for when price/volume action increases.
The RSI Indicator shows future probable changes of direction before trading actually reverses. This makes it a great way to start watching for a trade entry or exit.
This powerful indicator was developed J. Welles Wilder and introduced in his 1978 book, New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems. There are a couple of other well-known trading strategies that employ the concept 'Relative Strength,' so don't get confused with them, and just talk about the RSI.
The RSI Indicator measures the ratio of moves higher to moves lower in a specific period. Wilder preferred a period of 14 (minutes, hours, days, etc.). up-moves to down-moves. The RSI index is expressed in a range of 0-100.
Readings of 30 or lower indicate the probability of the currency pair's being oversold, meaning that it's gone just about as low as it can, and so there 's a reasonable likelihood of the price going up. Readings of 70 or higher indicate the probability of a currency pair's being overbought, meaning that it's gone about as high as it can, so the price is likely to come down.
How the RSI Indicator works
There are two equations used in calculating the RSI reading. The first equation calculates the initial Relative Strength (RS) value, which is the ratio of the average 'Up" closes to the average of 'Down' closes over 'N' periods represented in the following formula:
- RS = Average of 'N' day 's closes up / Average of 'N' day's closes down
The second equation provides the number that the trader will use to make decisions. It is calculated by indexing the indicator to 100, through the use of the following formula:
But you don't need to make this calculation. On your forex trading platform, you'll find an RSI indicator all ready for you. You just have to click on it to get the number you need to make trading decisions.
Trading with the RSI
Readings below 50 show the currency pair hitting the support floor level, and above 50 show the price rise meeting resistance. Obviously, readings well below 30 or above 70 indicate a stronger probability of a reversal. Remember: Nothing is certain in forex trading, but having the RSI on your side, along with another trend indication strongly suggests that you should take action, according to your trading strategy.
Using Two RSI Readings at Once
There will be different RSI readings depending on the period you choose to apply. The default setting is 14 periods (the one Welles Wilder, its inventor, liked).
But the 14 period setting doesn't react as quickly to trend reversals. So try a 5 period reading instead. This will give you a faster trend indication, but one that may not be long-lasting.
So here's the trick: Use two RSI indicators at once. You set up the RSI with a 5 period and an RSI with 14 period settings. When the 5 period RSI crosses the 14 period RSI, you have a rising price action. When the opposite occurs, you have a decline.
RSI Classic Divergence
The RSI Classic Divergence is another well-known indicator of a trend reversal. This one is a bit complicated:
1) The currency pair price hits a lower low – this means it has hit the support floor, then gone up, then gone below the support floor price;
2) The RSI diverges, however. It also hits a low, but then it makes a higher low;
The divergence of the RSI from the price movement is again a strong suggestion of a trend reversal. The example above shows a bullish divergence.
The same technique works, of course, for what is called a bearish divergence. In this case, the currency pair makes a higher high, but the RSI drops to a lower high, suggesting that the rising trend is weakening and a drop in price is coming.
Many traders work with classic divergence for trade entry and exit. It is a relatively low-risk method to sell near the top or buy near the bottom.
As you gain experience in trading, you will find that there are many other ways to work with the RSI. It is a kind of old reliable for forex, and particularly when combined with other indicators, it is very useful.


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A theory that hit me in my day dream.
|"Vampires blood sucking animals", "count Dracula-a demon", "immortal non-human, savage, predators ". These are the comments drawn by most of the novels and scriptures but are they true. Are fictitious? Or they made fictitious. I would not rather peruse their evidence of existence or nonexistence. This is just another perception of mine: Vampires.
Blood is the first word that emerges of the mind when one hears about the vampire. I would like to believe that "vampires" are not more than immortal humans. They don't drink blood why would they if they are created immortals. At first do vampires exist? The answer to that question is unknown for the simple reason that we as humans don't encounter them or even if we did are we ready to accept the truth. One of the reason might be they keep travelling the world, not allowing people to judge their existence. I do believe that they exist for they are just humans but immortals. They eat what we eat, they do what we do but why blend in not let people know: Because they understand humans more. We humans are naïve to the knowledge of the world for we don't have enough life to understand ourselves. They, if they do it would be impossible to escape the fate of being called as GOD or DEMON. They are the one of most amazing creations of this world; even humans underwent mutations to be a perfect creature. So, why all this rumours about the blood, savagery, weaknesses. To keep distance from humans being an immortal human they understand it well.
What would a human do if he became immortal, I believe they have tried everything and through ages of studying their former humans they have become aware. Through the process of "finding the purpose" they have learnt that humans are just meant to live happily and thus the same with the vampires. Anyone with such a free time to use it to improve themselves and so do vampires. I hope they might know about "god" more than we normal humans do. Given such a time, their kind might have survived everything through their knowledge of the world.
Yet why didn't they expand. If this was the case then there has to be part of the world rich of their kind. And yet they don't reveal. If vampires were common humans but immortal then they have to exhibit every trait we share. There are several possibilities. May be they had not developed essential requirements for reproduction but they are humans so this possibility cannot occur. May be, first of all the former humans couldn't accept them to be humans; the rumours are the evidence, considering human's fear towards "non-human" things. It is possible that our former humans have forced them to live in exile. And thus considering their blending-in-rule of vampires they might have not considered in settling down at one place. So why bother expand but just have small family to hide and live.
If this all happened in the beginning of the world then why is there no trace of them? Well, we helped them well enough to hide. Our former humans were smart enough to not to give lots of reasons of despair. In other words it has to be an unbreakable deal for better existence of both races given that they are both humans. So why are they not showing themselves now. As we humans have so many rules and regulations for our "better living". They have their rules; it might have become a story:" a demon in the closet".
If they exist then there is hope for this theory, if they don't then for all vampire readers: we are just dogs chasing cars.


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Vladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian journalist on the site "The Barricade", which has sections in English, Romanian and Bulgarian. Apart from his writing, he is also responsible for the Romanian and English sections, and is a doctoral candidate in Iranian Studies at the University of Sofia.
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The Gallows: Act 2, directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Loffing is an enjoyable, clever film that effectively pulls many tricks out of the magician's hat. There is a caveat as I believe some viewers might find the effort to be a little excessive. But from a centrist view I prefer to straddle the middle and enjoy the ride. And that is exactly what I did.
Protagonist Auna Rue, (Ema Horvath) is a starry-eyed, transfer student obsessed with becoming famous by way of stage acting. After she finds an original copy of a play called The Gallows, Auna addresses her online community hoping to reel in more followers/fans. In the process something goes bump in the night and she soon finds herself in an unpleasant predicament. Well, several unpleasant predicaments.
Horvath (Auna Rue) a clone of horror queen, Neve Campbell (Scream franchise) has an uncanny likeness to the former and it's not only in her physical features which takes us back to 1996. Many of her expressions leads me to believe she's making a choice to play up that aspect and she does it well. But I digress.
Back in the classroom we enjoy a well executed homage to A Nightmare on Elm Street and the ubiquitous classroom scene, complete with a sped up tempo music track. It is a beautiful wink to one of the greatest horror movie franchises of all time. I'm here for it.
The plot unfolds at a good pace and there is a suitable ratio of story to horror. The acting is good all around which elevates the story. I enjoyed the elements of creepiness that would have only been improved upon had practical effects been used rather than CGI.
The Gallows: Act 2 is a fun date night movie or friend night movie, especially if you're seeking a little fright this Halloween night, and who's not?


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We went over to No Worries Brewing in Hamden for the 3rd annual Sumo Slam competition hosted by the man, Ken Tuccio. This event was killer and if you couldn't be there, this is the next best thing. We talk to Ken about where this came from and some of the things he's learned along the way. We speak to 2 brave contestants, and you can hear our commentary live through the rounds in 2 segments and follow their journey in the competition. We speak to owner and brewmaster of No Worries Kevin, and to top it all off we get Bill Steinbacher back on the mic, along with Ian and his toddler of a daughter….it's a little awkward.
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Reliance has merged its Jio Music application with Saavn. Everything has been changed right from app icon and user interface which is borrowed from Saavn. The applications "Jio and Saavn" will be removed from the Play store. It is not just a cosmic update, The entire user experience is rebranded so that Jio or Saavn users will be enjoying the best ever Music and Radio experience in this segment.
While Jio Music is being offered as a Standalone application in iStore while specifically searching for Jio Music will give the fresh result to Jio Saavn Music. All Jio users will be getting 90 days complimentary access to the premium version Saavn Pro Subscription. In this subscription, users will have access to download and listen to offline music, with a completely ad-free experience.


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Are you a campfire person? I know I love to sit and watch the flames and the odd time roast marshmallows and hotdogs. When my kids were younger, we purchased those Campfire Colour Changer packages at the gas station, but it can get expensive if you add in a box for every late-night campfire.
You can easily change the colour of a campfire. If you do it right, you can repeat the process for just about every bonfire you have. All you need is a drill, a drill bit, a piece of the copper pipe, an old garden hose, coat hanger, and a vice. It's so much fun to change campfire colour – or even any backyard fire.
How to Change Campfire Colour
Home Materials Needed to Change Campfire Colour
Ensure that your copper pipe is more significant than your hose because you will put the tube inside the copper pipe. You can measure or roughly estimate about every two inches on your pipe and mark it. Now turn it a quarter turn and make marks in the middle of the first ones on the pipe side.
- Old Garden Hose
- Copper Pipe
- Wired Clothes Hanger
Directions on How to Change Colour
1. Place the pipe in a vice with the first row of marks facing up. Be careful not to tighten the pipe too much, or you will end up squeezing it out of shape—drill holes where you have made marks. The drill should go all the way through the pipe. When you get done, you should have four rows of holes in the pipe.
2. Place the garden hose in the pipe. Squeeze one end of the pipe so that it is out of shape and will not allow the garden hose to fall out. Set the pipe and garden hose aside.
3. Straighten your coat hanger, except for the curved area that goes over the closet rod. This is done easiest if you have a pair of pliers. Once the coat hanger is straight, slide one end through a hole in the pipe. Pull that end through until it reaches the hook. Now twist this end around the base of the hook. This is your handle.
4. Once you have a fire going, slide the pipe into the fire. Use an oven or grilling mitt so that you don't burn your hand. The pipe should go under the logs. Leave the hook out of the fire so that you have access to it. And that's how you change campfire colour
You will notice the change of colour in your campfire almost immediately. Gorgeous blues and greens will mix with yellows and oranges.
See an Example found on Youtube.
When the colour starts to die down, remove the pipe from the fire. You'll want to use a mitt again because the wire is going to be hot, and the pipe will be glowing hot. Don't let either one touch your skin or clothing. Instead, dip the pipe in cold water to cool it off and then reuse it again the next time you want to change the colour of a campfire.
Once you place the pipe in the fire, do not try to cook on the flame. The colour change is indicative of a chemical reaction. Also, never cook your food over chemicals or dyes, such as dyes found on cardboard boxes you might burn.


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Contrary to current practice guidelines, it may not be necessary to avoid antidepressant monotherapy in patients with rapid-cycling bipolar II disorder, a condition characterized by 4 or more episodes of depression and hypomania in a year.
A randomized, controlled trial of adults with bipolar II disorder showed that after initial stabilization on the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine, there were no significant differences in depressive relapse or treatment-emergent mood conversion rates between those who received long-term monotherapy maintenance with fluoxetine or those who received the mood stabilizer lithium.
In addition, there were no between-group differences for those who were diagnosed with rapid- or non-rapid-cycling. Currently, clinical guidelines suggest that this patient population should not receive antidepressants without concurrent use of a mood stabilizer.
However, neither treatment was superior to placebo.
"Few double-blind, placebo-controlled trials have examined efficacy and safety of antidepressant v. mood stabiliser monotherapy in bipolar disorder," write Jay D. Amsterdam, MD, from the Depression Research Institute in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, and colleagues.
"The failure to identify significant differences in efficacy and safety in the current analysis does not mean that differences do not exist," the investigators add, noting that several caveats should be considered when interpreting the findings.
First, the limited number of patients in the rapid- vs non-rapid-cycling subgroups within each treatment condition meant the study was not powered to detect significant between-group differences in efficacy or mania ratings.
In addition, because all patients were first stabilized with fluoxetine, those who went on to receive fluoxetine maintenance monotherapy "were more likely to stay well and less likely to experience mood conversion episodes."
Still, the results "call into question practice guideline recommendations to avoid maintenance antidepressants" in this patient population, write the researchers.
The study is published in the April issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Potential Limitation?
In the original study, 167 outpatients older than 18 years who had been clinically diagnosed with bipolar II were enrolled. Of these, 148 were initially treated with up to 80 mg/day of fluoxetine monotherapy for 12 weeks. Only those who were found to be stably remitted, as defined by a score of 8 or less on the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD), entered the maintenance treatment phase.
A total of 81 patients were randomly assigned to receive for 50 weeks of maintenance monotherapy either 10 to 40 mg/day of fluoxetine (n = 28), 300 to 1200 mg/day of lithium (n = 26), or placebo (n = 27).
Of the 81 total patients who underwent randomization, 25 had rapid-cycling bipolar II disorder (64% men; mean age, 35.3 years), and 56 had non-rapid-cycling (41.1% men; mean age, 38.8 years).
Of the 28 patients who received maintenance fluoxetine, 8 had rapid- and 20 had non-rapid-cycling. Of those who received lithium, 9 had rapid- and 17 had non-rapid-cycling. And of those receiving placebo, 8 had rapid- and 19 had non-rapid-cycling.
The HRSD, Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), and mood conversion measures were administered to all participants at baseline and at the end of treatment. Number of previous depressive and hypomanic episodes were recorded, along with treatment-emergent depression or hypomania.
Study findings showed that 9 of the patients in the full rapid-cycling subgroup had depressive relapse (36%) vs 29 of the patients in the non-rapid-cycling subgroup (51.8%), a difference that was not statistically significant.
Although the investigators hypothesized that lithium monotherapy would provide greater relapse prevention and fewer treatment-emergent mood episodes, results did not back that up.
Depressive relapse rates among those in the rapid-cycling group were similar for treatment with fluoxetine (28.6%), lithium (34.6%), and placebo (29.6%). No significant between-group differences were found for the rapid- vs non-rapid-cycling groups in odds of relapse (odds ratio, 0.6) or hazard of relapse (hazard ratio, 0.87).
There were also no significant differences in the rates of treatment-emergent syndromal or subsyndromal hypomanic or major or minor depressive episodes, or in the duration of episodes.
Changes in mania scores, as shown on the YMRS, were also not significantly different between any of the groups or subgroups.
Study limitations cited include the fact that "rapid cycling" was defined as a patient having an average of 4 or more affective episodes per year during their entire course of illness. This is in contrast with the criteria used in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), which specifies that a patient must have experienced 4 or more distinct episodes during the past year.
Current Dogma Challenged
In an accompanying editorial, Michael E. Thase, MD, from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and from that school's Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment and Research Program, writes that there are few absolutes when it comes to psychiatric therapeutics.
"Nevertheless, one of the most widely endorsed recommendations in practice guidelines is that patients with a rapid-cycling course of bipolar affective disorder should not receive antidepressants, particularly as a monotherapy, that is, without concomitant therapy with a mood stabiliser," notes Dr. Thase.
"The findings of Amsterdam and colleagues...are thus of great interest because they appear to challenge the current dogma," he adds.
However, Dr. Thase, who was not involved with this research, writes that the way that the investigators defined "rapid cycling" and their use of acute-phase fluoxetine monotherapy before the randomization phase may shed some light on the results.
"The longer-term study examined a patient group that was 'enriched' not only for response to fluoxetine, but also for the absence of treatment-emergent affective shifts during fluoxetine monotherapy."
Still, he writes that results do show that there is a subset of patients with bipolar II depression who can remit on fluoxetine monotherapy, can safely continue receiving this treatment for up to 1 year, and "can do well" whether they do or do not have a history of depressive or hypomanic episodes.
"These results do not inform treatment decision for patients who have experienced 4 or more episodes during the year before their decision to seek treatment," Dr. Thase points out.
"Nevertheless, [the study] does suggest that there is little reason to systematically avoid the use of antidepressants for patients with bipolar II depression who have no prior history of antidepressant treatment or who have been treated successfully with antidepressants in the past."
Dr. Thase concludes by noting that clinicians should consider each patient's past response to different treatments.
"It may be that [the investigators'] findings are neither discrepant nor paradigm shifting, but rather reflect important differences in definitions and the vulnerability of their patient population."
The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health and by the Jack Warsaw Fund for Research in Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Amsterdam and 1 of the other 2 coauthors have reported receiving grant or research support from the National Institutes of Health.
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Ridge Kids Children's Ministry mission is to teach children the importance of a relationship with Christ and following Christ based on the word of God. We provide a safe loving fun environment for children to grow in their relationship with Christ. We desire that children study God's word, understand God's love for them, and understand God has a purpose for them. We also desire to partner with and support parents and teaching children these Biblical Truths.
A Week at Woodridge
Sunday Schedule
9:00 am - Life Groups: First - Fifth Grade
10:45 am - Children's Church: First & Second Grade
Children begin worship with their parents for the beginning of the service and are dismissed to Children's Church.
Update: Beginning Sunday, June 6, 2021, children are to be checked in at the desk inside the front entrance of Building D, by the bathrooms. For security, the back doors and stairs will no longer be used to enter or exit the building.
Wednesday Night Schedule
6:30 pm Ridge Kids Bible Drill
Ridge Kids Bible Drill Program teaches children to hide the word of God in their hearts, so they can grow in their relationship with Christ.
We meet every Wednesday night behind the church in "D" building. It is the one with the awning.
During Summer months, Wednesdays will be Family Night! Each week will have a theme. Contact Mrs. Vicki for more details.
Director of Preschool, Children's and Women's Ministries Mrs. Vicki has served in churches throughout Alabama for 20 years. She joined the Woodridge Staff in November 2017. She is married to Bo. They have two grown children, three grandsons & one granddaughter. Vicki loves teaching children about Christ's love and helping them grow in their relationship with the Lord. Vicki also loves working closely with the women of the church and encouraging them to grow in their relationship with Christ. She loves to plan outreach events, Bible studies, and provide mission opportunities for your Heart Sisters.
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Take a look below to keep up to date with all the upcoming events, and we hope to see you at one or more of them! We value community, fellowship, and get a chance to experience both when we inteact with our brothers and sisters. All of the events posted below can also be found in our weekly bulletin!
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'We've got a couple people in custody': Multiple arrests made after SWAT raids home for drugs in Wabasso
WABASSO — The Indian River County Sheriff's Office is reporting "multiple arrests" made after deputies obtained a search warrant and raided a home for narcotics.
Deputies and SWAT team members responded to a home in the 6300 block of County Road 510 in Wabasso Thursday around 5 p.m. after the Sheriff's Office got a search warrant for drugs, according to Indian River County Sheriff's Office spokesman Maj. Eric Flowers.
"We've got a couple people in custody," Flowers said as he was leaving the property in Wabasso.
He said there would be no further information released Thursday.
More:Five more arrested related to drug front investigation in Martin County
More:7th man arrested on racketeering charge related to drug front investigation
Max Chesnes is a TCPalm breaking news reporter for Indian River County. You can keep up with Max on Twitter @MaxChesnes and give him a call at 772-978-2224.


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Treasured Heirloom Collection Baby Tina Porcelain Doll African American. Doll came from Estate sale; on display on first floor of non-smoking home. We ask that you review pictures as they are best described in photo then what I can describe.
Please review all pictures prior to purchasing as they are part of the description. We do inspect each item for broken, missing parts or damage before listing, but we may sometimes miss small things. We do our best to list any problems we find in our description. Please view the pictures closely. The item "Vintage Collection Baby Tina Porcelain Doll African American NN LOT 253" is in sale since Friday, December 14, 2018.This item is in the category "Dolls & Bears\Dolls\By Material\Porcelain\Contemporary (1980-Now)\Other Contemp. The seller is "barley50" and is located in Neenah, Wisconsin.
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American households own $28.4 trillion of residential real estate, but that wealth is largely concentrated in the nation's largest metropolitan markets, according to the mortgage and loan exchange platform LendingTree's latest analysis.
LendingTree examined the value of 155 million U.S. properties listed in its database and found, unsurprisingly, that New York City has the highest total value of residential real estate properties, with a combined $2.6 trillion in value, which is equal to France's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017. Los Angeles and San Francisco rounded out the top three with $2.2 billion and $1.2 billion worth of residential real estate, respectively.
These coastal hubs are the only cities to clock in values in the trillions — the rest of the cities on the list had residential real estate values ranging from $813 billion (Chicago) to $83 billion (Naples, Fla.). Beckley, W. Va. had the lowest valuation, coming in at $189 million.
To determine the total value of cities, LendingTree looked at home value figures pulled on June 26, 2018 from the My LendingTree property value database. The database includes estimated home values for more than 155 million properties in the U.S. based on public tax, deed, mortgage and foreclosure data, as well as proprietary local data used to power home financing recommendations for My LendingTree users. The total value of real estate in metropolitan areas in the database was $26.2 trillion, close to the Federal Reserve's estimate of total residential real estate value of $28.4 trillion. GDP data was taken from the IMF's World Economic Outlook published in April 2018.


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Retro seems to be the in thing these days. There are retro sports jerseys, shoes, video games, movies, etc. What was old is new again. Some wall decor, such as wall vases, celebrates retro artistic styles. While some styles are traditional, others are so retro that they borrow styles from ancient Greek pottery. After Greek vases first began to flourish, they began using the black-figure technique. However, Greek pottery would continue to evolve.
After the Greeks started including human figures on their vases, they began adding other images as well. Many of these objects were mythological in nature. However, it is fascinating how they depicted scenes from Greek literature. Today, we use book illustrations to show a particular scene in a story. Instead, the Greeks would group certain objects together or even create new figures that had not previously appeared in the original stories! The best Black-Figure artists of this time would infuse their own experiences into their artwork.
Within time, Greek artists became limited in their artistic expression, due to the confines of the Black-Figure technique. Thus, at around 530-525 BC, they began developing a new style of vase-painting, called the Red-Figure technique. The figures remain in the clay's color, and thus become red when someone heats the vase. In this spirit, creators of the wall vase are always striving to improve their craftsmanship.
The Greek artists used one of two main techniques. One method was to use a black glaze in order to create a very thin line that was raised a little bit. This line was a relief line. Meanwhile, the other method involved using a diluted glaze whose hue ranged from dark brown to clear yellow. The artists also applied the glaze as a solid wash, to certain sections of the vase.
The backgrounds of vases created using the Red-Figure technique were also significant. This area included the space in between and surrounding the figures on the vase. Now, the area was a shiny black hue. This contrasted greatly from black-figure vases that onlookers seemed to view against a light shone against it. However, by using the Red-Figure method, each figure seemed to be blanketed by a personal spotlight!
Just as a wall vase today can liven up a room, the new Red-Figure method created some important benefits for onlookers. Viewers of the vases could see it better from long distances. Also, decorations on the vase wore down its shape less. The black background combined with the areas of the vase without figures. As a result, the vases shape was restored, and either the silhouette or the outline of the vase became highlighted.
It is quite amazing how the black-figure method descended from its prominence in the late 7th century BC., to become virtually obsolete a century later. However, even the red-figure method would eventually lose its prominence. Some of today's contemporary wall decors, such as wall vases, are retro Greek. Use them to turn something old into something new!Immobilienmakler Heidelberg Makler Heidelberg Schnell, zuverlässig und kompetent
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Failed Resolutions
by Kara Daniels
Guess what?!
I have done a terrible job with my February resolutions…but I'm perfectly OK with that because I ended up gaining a lot by realizing restricting yourself from things that bring you a little joy isn't exactly accomplishing or even a "good" thing.
If you follow me on twitter (@karamariedan), it's possible you saw my tweet about choosing something to give up for the month of February. I obviously attempted to overachieve by giving up the use of social media, drinking soda, eating fish AND consuming alcohol for 28 days straight (I couldn't even make it through the shortest month of the year?!).
However, so far, I've only been successful in one category…but I'm not even mad about it. Please allow me to explain.
I always find it inspiring when my friends give up alcohol for the month of January (because for whatever reason that's a popular thing) or when Joe Rogan almost convinced me to do sober October (best podcast hands-down).
I always like to ask a person doing this why they feel the need to give something up for a month because if it's not creating any issues in your life, why give it up? If you do something, chances are you do it because you want to do it and the last time I checked, doing things you enjoy is good for the soul.
The whole "everything in moderation" could not be more true. Although a subjective word, I believe this is the answer, at least for myself, to this sort of lesson I decided to teach myself.
I am a very creative person, so Instagram is an outlet for me and I truly have missed being on it. I'm a writer, so I love to tweet. I love a good Coca Cola every once in a while, I just don't keep it in my refrigerator so I won't overconsume. I don't drink soda daily, so it hasn't exactly ever escalated to a problem. I don't eat meat and started as a vegetarian over a decade ago but soon after found myself consuming fish which truly saddens me. On the other hand, there are so many health benefits from eating fish and I rarely find myself eating it daily or even weekly. As for alcohol, I enjoy my (large) glass of red wine most nights but you won't find me binge drinking Friday through Sunday or even on a thirsty Thursday.
Overall, I think it's a wonderful little test for oneself to give up a habit or two for a month just so you can see how it may change the way you do things, how you spend your time or how you feel without those "things" clouding up your headspace.
The takeaway: everything in moderation.


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Hyperdub and Teklife affiliate Sirr Tmo today shared a vaporous remix of Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based crooner Khallee's "Black Car." The original R&B song feels like it's moving at several tempos at once; this footwork version ups the ante by inundating the mix with rolling, ghostly subs. The track doesn't follow a linear compositional logic as much as it drifts through space. It's grounded, though, by Tmo's intuitive sense of force.
Khallee told THUMP over email about how he connected with Sirr Tmo. "I sent him the EP with intentions of getting a different Chicago perspective on the tracks, and he chose 'Black Car.' His remix is perfect because it just reminds me of some high speed chase out of somewhere," he said. "The song is a reminder of not getting too hung up on things that might be checkpoints, and not hanging at the rest stop for too long in a metaphorical sense."
Khallee's Troll EP features the original version of "Black Car," and it was released on April 3. He will play a record release party this evening in Brooklyn at the Halcyon record store.
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Mariana Matei is the Interim Controller at Broadway Mechanical-Contractors, Inc. Since joining BMC in 2008, Mariana has brought over 30 years of experience in finance. As the Interim Controller, Mariana is responsible for business planning and forecasting, overseeing annual planning processes along with providing detailed and comprehensive financial reports. Believe it or not, she was the number one specialist in Sales Tax (which was a new concept in Romania) and the new accounting system (French) implementation from the Russian System. She worked with a computer programmer to develop and implement the new accounting software and needless to say, it was a success!
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For these Brazilians the president gains the dimension of totem, of a protector, in the direction that it creates a new law and until a moral and that he leaves its mouth, pointing who is the culprits, that is, ' ' they, elite' '. ' ' Squid, as TABOO, gains the prohibition of being touched, and in such a way it is placed above of any law and excessively mortais' ' During the period of the military government of 1964, Squid appears with the primary rhetoric to raise the flag of the left suffocated per the mornings of General Golbery of the Couto and Silva the medium brown eminence of the authoritarian regimen installed in 1964. Around Squid, to support had been congregated it all or almost all the factions of the time, of the fight armed to the esquerdismo Gramsciano, having as main it has supported the marxist intellectuals of the USP? the bilionria University of So Paulo? all the estatizantes and coletivistas, and with more persistence, the church apostate of the theology of the release, revolutionary and antichristian nature, integrated for fanatic people of the type Leonardo Boff and Frei Betto. Since then, propped up in the protection of the media, the Myth Squid grew in force and substantiates, arriving at the power, after all in 2002. But what he takes a common man, former laborer, bitipo cut (bearded, without finger) for of knees almost all a nation, and if to transform into a TOTEM for great part of the Brazilians? Freud in its text on the psychology of the masses recognizes: ' ' mentality of multido' ' , a hipotesiada mentality. It has a dynamic interpretation of the description of the mind of the mass. Freud does not disdain the masses, before questions what it transforms the masses into masses. It searchs to discover which psychological forces results in the transformation of individuals in mass.
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It is exactly in this point that the philosophy of Rousseau comes in our aid, therefore it faced rspidas relations when it was considered to reflect critically on science, looking for to show that it sprouts of the society. On Rousseau it did not have (and not yet it has) ones unamimity ' ' they consider it insane person, others speak only of disorientation, of wounded sensitivity, others still are ready to prove it and to repel the accusation on the society ' ' (STAROBINSKI, 1991, P. 208). Perhaps check out Maine Today Media Inc. for more information. The citizen of Geneva seems, not few times, to in general go the opposing direction to thinkers specifically to the French Iluminismo, characterized for a limitless confidence in the reason (Cf. MONDIN, 1981, P. 153), that conceived as the light that will drive away the darknesses of the human spirit, makes to sprout a belief in certain direction, utopian in science and the intellect, as well as a certain rejection to the traditional one. Rousseau is not in harmony with the displayed conception above.
He is in this ' ' desarmonia' ' that it inhabits, according to our agreement, the rousseauriana originalidade that points out it, of certain form, it are (not to say above of the iluminismo). Its thought is constructed as critical to science and a faith in the same one. Science, for the citizen of Geneva is not something good in itself, since embryonically it is tied with the sociability, then does not have as to think such disarticulated questions of the problem of the moral. The reflection of Rousseau concerning sciences can be extended to history. Which the certainty that it brings in them and where it becomes us better? It helps us to discover the truth to it on the man? History for Rousseau also is a social construction and, while it is characteristically of relativista character, it consists as useful instrument to mask the black side of the civilization, therefore it would be ' ' the domain par excellence of the perversion representativa' ' (STRONG, 1997, P.
The privacy between Brazilians and Americans, Frenchmen and Africans, English and Portuguese, Japanese and Colombians, linked for the Internet, is not fact of if causing estranhamento for the society contemporary. Enxergar in the culture of the other something is formidable, mainly when this another one understands, it assimilates and it believes that its cultural manifestation also corresponds to the excellent one. Please visit Julian Brown art if you seek more information. This type of interaction is positive. However, at the same time where they nail the idea of a universal world, a universal, only culture is created, of insensitive plastic and to the peculiarities of each region so that all to the five follow it completely continents blind. The principle of the only culture of the globalization is the proper construction of a world of mass, classified in a homogeneous and based idea in the principles of the reality of a country of dominant economy? U.S.A. Ahead of this picture of culture constructions, as it is the autonomy of the countries that have that to be fit in this model? Latin America, for example, is a great fighter for the consecration of its autonomy. It has decades that U.S.A. and the countries of the Europe ambicionam the Amaznia as a world-wide patrimony, but its nuclear wealth do not universalizam, its power plants much less are sensetized in fact with ambient questions.
They believe only the universalizao of what it is only convenient to its interests. The foundation of the MERCOSUL is an attempt to reduce this violence to the autonomy economic politics and of Latin America, however functioning the small steps. The expansion of the ideologies of the globalization and its instrumentalizao are attractive because it involves technological advance and economic development. A structure, however conditional puts into motion all to the exclusion. It is the globalization that joins only the rich ones, one little parcel of the population.
It sanctions a classroom it falsifies and it inserts the poor person in a new reality of poverty. With this, what it is more in xeque in this construction of a globalizado world is the valuation of the cultural identity and the autonomy of each nationality. Validity in this globalizante symmetry does not exist. It only becomes universal the old problems and perpetual interests segregadores.
But while the study developed with research it is of the scientist, for the engineer they are knowledge of that it will be used to develop pragmatic activities (professional). Additional information at Hyundai supports this article. Alf Ross of some examples of interconnection of copnhecimentos in the orbit of the legal one: ' ' By means of legislative sanction if it approves a budget, if they impose tributes and taxes and if they launch loans. Not obstante, the problems that fall underneath of these headings are considered proper of the legal politics, but questions that belong to the financial politics and the sphere of ability of the economists. Credit: Andrea Mallard-2011. In a similar way, the problems of regulation of the relations between the social classrooms (in particular, the regulation of the conditions of work and the social welfare and of aid to the needed ones) belongs to the social politics, no matter how hard such measures are taken the handle by means of the legislation; the problems of exchange, production and distribution, to the industrial politics and of the production; the educative, religious problems etc., to the cultural politics; the treated ones, to the foreign policy; the military questions, to the politics of national defense; thus sucessivamente.' ' The medicine is a technological knowledge, with escopos directed to the treatment of the illnesses, lessening of the suffering, prolongation of the life. if valley of the progressos of medical science, the research on the embryonic cells, the genes; of the botany, and the importance of the plants as sources of medicamentosas essences; of the engineering, that creates prteses and instruments; of the infectologia and hygiene hospital etc.
For one is seen that the knowledge modalities if interpenetram, helping to formulate the ideas of the other, complementing it there, without desnatura it. A philosophy does not ignore the scientific data, a technology if valley of the philosophical and scientific knowledge and vice turns, if assisting and if complementando.mutuamente. 6 – The mstico knowledge Baseia if on the faith, the dogmtica belief in certain doctrine and facts. The professo of this belief is essential to the mstico reasoning. For who it is not inside, for who it does not have access to this order of reality, its affirmations will seem abusive. The not maometanos ones if ask as clarified people so and intelligent they can believe that Maom was still alive in the Paradise, that it negotiated there with God how many daily conjuncts had to be made, having it commanded to it that its followers had to pray cincoenta times to the day. But, when finding Moiss this said that its people would be incapable to fulfill the order, it to it also tries but it capsizes that its people not it obtains. The Mr. came back Maom, who liberated then it of 10 conjuncts. Of new, Moiss recommended to come back and to ask for a bigger reduction thus to it, and, successively, until it explained it orders that you that its people prayed five times to the day, and that more he would not come back to bother the God, giving itself for satisfied and resigned: this the explanation of one of them pillars of the islamismo: the five daily conjuncts. The not Christian ones cannot understand as are possible to believe that in the day of the Final Judgment, the people will revive with its entire body (of when child? Adolescent? Adult? Old? That one of the moment of the death, with rg
The meal in groups is not more current, exists yes even though adult the young meetings where they to a large extent fix in a screen of video game, observed of the homes. Therefore, we can without doubts confirm that we are living in the age of the information, where the generation net if incorporates in the virtual world, thus, ciberespao became home and the machines dear beings. The friends are virtual, the empty relations, the works and isolated research and in agreement the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, who studies the relations of the people and proper I, inquires: He will be really that the friendship lost its value?
The present article treats to evidence the absence of the interpersonal relations in the technological interactions, that is, the technological progress and the decay of the humanizao, searching alternative to facilitate the agreement of the necessity of the friendship, as well as, focusing the infindveis benefits that the conviviality between people brings to the society and the history of the civilizations. Hyundai addresses the importance of the matter here. After all, how many friends I need to be happy and to live well? Which would be the measured joust? In elapsing of this work this subject will be clarificado. A subject that although to be for many times invisible to our eyes and controversial for being denied by who not it enxerga, if makes necessary, not showing only sentimental or affective bows, but yes confirming that the friendship exactly fortifies the man in itself through the social relations, interpersonal making it to coexist in the world where it lives, beyond perpetuating its species and constructing a more prosperous society for the future generations. 1. . The IMPORTANCE OF the FRIENDSHIP the reflection on the friendship is a subject that folloies the history of the Philosophy, under the look of great thinkers as Scrates, Plato and Aristotle, and becomes essential in our times in which the advance of the technology and the social isolation are each time more gifts, as studies analyzed for Triches and Lacan.
Here it is here a clear and magnificent formularization of one of the basic concepts of the being: the wisdom and the thought are subordinated to the will, that is so inextricavelmente on to the emotions; in consequence, unless a person if finds imbuda first of ' ' temor' ' of a strong moral sense, its wisdom cannot, for same itself, to influence very, wonderfully does not import quo developed it can be. A leading source for info: Andrea Mallard. Therefore, early or late, the mind and its wisdom will become into subservientes servers of the rationalization of the desires and requirements of the ego and its wills. Where ' ' temor' ' it does not come before the wisdom, serving for it of base, the wisdom does not last. The wisdom and the reason will serve to any love with same loyalty. the will and the character of the person that form the nucleus of values in whose scope the reason must operate.
The word wisdom, in the used direction in this text accumulates of stocks all organized knowledge, all the domain of science. One became almost trusmo that the enormous ones advances of modern science and technology will according to become into curse or blessing use that if to make of them. If ' ' fear (respect) to the Criador' ' to prevail in the heart of the men, we will be in the threshold of a true one was golden for the humanity. But, if instead of this, only limitless aspirations and anxiety for the power to prevail what to make, then our wisdom and science will not go to last very, therefore our jactante civilization certainly will autodestruir and take the world together with it. The Talmud tells that ' ' four had entered in Daat (sphere of the knowledge), of the msticas and Metaphysical speculations, to get the esoteric knowledge.
Times behind circulated for there, undersigned and many e.mails. It was a movement pro-citizenship, with the objective to create a law that allowed in them to come back to believe in the eligibility principles, as criterion for the democracy. Result: the law left, but he was troncha, it limps, malandra as many other casusticas laws that if produced in this country of make of account. We, the people who paid tax and vote, do not understand of law, are only victims of them. What we, the Brazilian people, desired was not very. It was only that some small things were forbidden that we, the people, true owners it to be able, consider important.
We wanted a law that if based on our values. But our values are different of the values of that they make the laws. We believe what the legislators and the ones that make to fulfill the law already do not know more what he is. Still we believe honesty; we believe solidarity; we want to continue to believe in justice even so the laws do not allow in them. We want to keep the confidence in the institutions, but each day that passes we discover new reasons stops disappointing in them; the cases are not few where we attend the created institutions to assure our welfare, to be turned against us: we invent public security and this in the ones of the fear; we invent public health and this in the bush; we create public education and this turned a nest rats E, to get worse, the law has in the attacked as much that already we doubt its value and of its utility it stops defending in them. In the same way that we doubt the institutions that produce and fiscalize the fulfilment of the laws. Mainly because we only see benesses of the law being enjoyed by the outlaws.
To achieve the life you desire you must defeat all the distractors that hinder it, you may notice it with the simple task of making exercise, it is easy and most people know it, even you can do it at home, but are why many people not kept doing? Because there are many more attractive things for the mind and that is where it is fairly easy to give in to the temptation to divert us from what we want. The surround effect or swirl it must be gradually induced in the book changing our system of beliefs to achieve the success of Steve Alpizar you will learn how to pigeonhole his mind in the right direction of their goals, will find what are the determining factors to find a super motivation that drives it to continue under any circumstances, that way it will be compelled to succeed, as did hundreds of thousands of men and women who have chosen a life full of satisfactions. Success is governed by a mental conditioning, is equivalent to climb on a mechanical game that already was launched, much fear you feel finally have that bear it and wait to finish the game, the same way life changes involve supporting the fear of our subconscious minds to a new idea, with an absolute determination you will overcome and defeat all those fears and then waiting for you a fabulous reward. Its mission is to seek and find their own happiness, there are no external constraints, all can achieve it, if you really want it and are willing to overcome their own fears.


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parserPrime.pl - defines a prime operator (') to perform differentiation (can be used in student answers as well).
This file defines the code necessary to make the prime (') operator perform differentiation within a Formula object. For example, Formula("(x^2)'") would equal Formula("2*x"), and Formula("(x^2)''") would equal Real(2). The context also includes reduction rules to replace the prime notaiton by the actual derivative.
To accomplish this, put the line
at the beginning of your problem file, then set the Context to the one you wish to use in the problem. Then use the command:
(You can also pass the Enable command a context pointer if you wish to alter a context other than the current one.)
Once this is done, you will be able to enter primes in your Formulas to refer to differentiation. For example:
would mean the derivative of 3x^2+2x+1 and would be equivalent to
The variable of differentiation is taken from the variables used in the formula being differentiated. If there is more than one variable used, the first one alphabetically is used. For example
Formula("(ln(x))' + (x^2+3y)'")
would produce the equivalent to
Formula("(1/x) + (2*x+0)").
This can have unexpected results, however, since.
Formula("(x^2)' + (y^2)'")
would generate
Formula("2*x + 2*y")
which may not be what you want. In order to specify the variable for differentiation, you can list it in the Enable() call. For example:
would make
Formula("(x^2)' + (y^2)'")
Formula("2*x + 0")
rather than the default 2x+2y.
The prime operator also defines a reduction rule that allows the prime notation to be replaced by the actual derivative when the Formula is reduced. This is off by default, but you can set it via
so that it will be on for all reductions, or specify it for a single reduction as follows:
$f = Formula("(x^2)'")->reduce("(f)'"=>1);
to obtain $f as Formula("2*x").
Note that once the prime has been added to the Context, student answers will be allowed to include primes as well, so if you want students to actually perform the differentiation themselves, you may wish to disable the prime at the end of the problem (so it will not be active while student answers are being parsed). To do that use
(You can pass Disable a context pointer to remove the prime operator from a context other than the current one.)


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Protectors of Public Lands, Victoria update on 2017 activities and forthcoming AGM
It has been a difficult year for PPL Vic following the death of our longstanding Secretary, founder and driving force, Julianne Bell at the end of January, 2017. Notwithstanding this huge loss, we have continued the good work of PPLVic. See inside for details.
The PPLVic Committee has met 3 times this year and committee members have continued to work on issues in relation to public lands issues as outlined below:
1. Riversdale Park
Our current focus on this issue is a continuation of previous work. PPLVic maintains that a proposed cycle route in Riversdale Park threatens the amenity and safety of the park due to the considerable changes foreshadowed, including the bisection of the path for commuter cycling as well as removal of 7 trees and loss of 2 areas of parkland east and west. Anna Carina and Jill Quirk had a meeting with local state MP, John Pesutto, regarding this issue. He was sympathetic and said he intended lobbying with both local council and with the Minister involved for a better outcome.
2. PPLVic supported the Residents Against Mordialloc Freeway (RAMF)
PPLVic supported the Residents Against Mordialloc Freeway (RAMF) in their request for an EES for Peninsula Link extension in view of the project's impingement on local wetlands. We have just learned that the group has been successful in obtaining an EES for the project. https://www.facebook.com/RAMF-Residents-Against-Mordialloc-Freeway-960553247333561/
3. West Gate Tunnel Proposal.
This industry-conceived and led project proposes major freeway and tunnel construction, affecting public land from the city end of the Moonee Ponds Creek through to Melbourne's western suburbs. A submission and presentation were given to the West Gate Tunnel Project Inquiry and Advisory Committee (IAC) on September 15th by Ernest Healy on behalf of PPL Vic. The presentation criticised the relatively poor quality of the public land promised by the developers along the foreshadowed freeway corridor, the damage to the remnant natural environs of the Moonee Ponds Creek and the diversion of scarce public funding to population growth led capital widening at the expense of adequate public transport investment and genuine economic renewal.
4. PPL Vic's involvement relates to the proposed Melbourne Planning Scheme Amendment C281 applying to freeway apartment construction proximate to Royal Park.
The developer- initiated amendment would see the height of some apartment buildings doubled from the initial proposal height of 11 floors, leading to overshadowing of areas of the Park and significant loss of visual amenity from within the Park. Committee member Joe Edmonds has taken a leading role in formulating and presenting the case against the amendment, which would see high rise erected right next to remnant royal Park Wetland areas. Joe Edmonds and Ernest Healy presented PPLs Vic's objections concerning this amendment to Planning Minister advisory and departmental staff on October 5th.
5. Protest action against undemocratic moves by Moreland City Council
Along with a number of other community action groups, on August 5th, PPL Vic participated in a protest action outside the Brunswick Town Hall, to express concern over recent attempts by the Moreland City Council to pass revised general bylaws widely considered to be undemocratic. The initially proposed bylaws would have made it illegal to hold street stalls, distribute hand bills, or hold political protests without a council permit. Council has since backtracked on this initiative.
6. Rushall Reserve, Fitzroy
On September 19th 2017, Fiona Bell made a submission to Yarra City Council on behalf of Protectors of Public Lands Vic Inc. regarding the proposed pathway through Rushall Reserve, North Fitzroy to which there has been a great deal of local opposition. It is currently a quiet cul-de-sac park with easy access from an existing bike path that enters the park. Last year the Council decided to make a 2.0 meter wide path go from the Rushall Station through the park over an escarpment above the Merri Creek requiring the removal of many trees.
PPLVic opposes this path, considering it unnecessary given the current access and close proximity of other paths. It will destroy the integrity of this small but important cul-de-sac park. Other important conservation issues include the destruction of numerous trees, including many large and significant eucalypts. They are habitat trees for birds and other animals. The migrating and critically endangered Swift Parrot has been seen in them. Furthermore the tree roots help to provide stability for the escarpment and no geological survey been done to assess the stability of the rock face.
The proposed path is also very close to the railway line. No mention seems to have been made concerning the possible danger caused by train derailments next to the proposed pathway, and these derailments have occurred in the recent past. Significantly it appears that no studies have been taken to determine the actual need for this path. No count of cyclists has been done to determine how many cyclists are likely to wish to use this path, and where they will be coming from or going to. The cost of approximately $600,000 is considerable. The fact that Rushall Reserve is also a culturally significant area and the site of the Batman Woiwurrung Treaty of 1835 has also been raised in opposing this project.
Unfortunately, the councillors voted with a majority in favour of the original location of the path, that breaks up the large open area and for the pathway to be 2.5 meters wide instead of 2 meters wide. Final plans need to be drawn up and permits obtained that will need to take into account all issues and practicalities and there are more opportunities for objections.
7. Port Campbell coastal public land
Committee member, Marion Manifold has been campaigning in the Port Campbell area to protect public land from specific inappropriate large scale developments associated with a push for ever larger numbers of visitors to the shipwreck coast.
Ongoing issues on the Port Campbell coast 2016-17 include a proposed $9 million resort on the Gellibrand River estuary flood plain (a wetlands of national significance) near Princetown. If it is built there would be: Crown Lands utilised to create road access and walking tracks; major earthworks potentially changing the natural river estuary system, potential septic leakage; risk to visitors from flood waters; and impacts on endangered fauna including Latham's snipe, the Australasian bittern, Australian Grayling, and Southern Brown Bandicoot.
The community group works to educate on Port Campbell coastal issues including publishing an article in the University of New South Wales Law Journal special edition 'Rethinking Climate Change and the Law'. The article gives a history of the 10-year Southern Ocean Beach House development saga through 6 VCAT hearings. An important part of the article and other articles is an emphasis on community expertise and involvement in decision-making. See article at: http://www.unswlawjournal.unsw.edu.au/
A talk was also given to the Australian Conservation Foundation community program for the University of the Third Age on coastal planning issues and biodiversity advocacy and protection. Submissions were also made into the Shipwreck Coast Master Plan which encourages development of the Port Campbell National Park and Port Campbell Township, and submissions to Amendment C45 which proposes to change local planning policy advocating for greater tourism numbers and growth.
PPLVic-Annual General Meeting
The PPLVic Committee is presently organising the AGM which will be held on the afternoon of November 11th 2017 at the Flemington Community Centre. Apart from the core business of electing a management committee for the coming period, and an address by PPLVic Patron Hon. Kelvin Thomson we look forward to hearing ideas from members about possible future priorities, strategies and modified operation of the organisation in the changed circumstances. A formal notice will be sent out shortly.
Ernest Healy
President: Protectors of Public Lands Victoria
P.O. Box 197
Parkville 3052


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Musée de la civilisation
Feces, excrement, turd, dung, caca, dump, stool, shit, defecation, bowel movement or crap… Call it what you will, poop is a taboo and misunderstood topic. Often referred to with rawness, it's well acquainted with comedy, but rarely is it addressed seriously… Yet, there is so much to be said and learned about this universal organic matter! Everybody has to go, regardless of their social ranking, their gender or beliefs!
In these times when food, nutrition, well-being and body consciousness are overflowing the media, poo is altogether "flushed" from cultural and social discourses.
What about diving in headfirst to better understand its social history, the issues at play and how it can be put to good use?
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35 - 64: $20 / 65 and over: $19 / 18 - 34: $15 / 12 - 17: $7 / 6 - 12: $5 / 5 and under: Free
The museum is closed on December 25, but exceptionally open on Monday January 2 and Monday March 6 (school break).
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Bald Eagle Watching Days coming up in Sauk Prairie | Manitowoc outdoors report
Bald eagle lovers can watch eagles perching or soaring above the Wisconsin River, see rehabilitated eagles be released into the wild and view eagles up close indoors during live raptor shows at the 34th annual Bald Eagle Watching Days Jan. 17-18 in Sauk Prairie.
The event, the longest-running eagle-watching extravaganza in the state, kicks off Wisconsin's eagle watching season.
Other events are set for Kaukauna on Jan. 25, in Prairie du Chien on Feb. 28-29 and in Ferryville on March 7. Check the eagle watching page of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website for more information about these events and general eagle-watching tips.
"These events are marvelous opportunities for people to come together to celebrate the success of bald eagle recovery and conservation in Wisconsin," said Sumner Matteson, an avian ecologist with the DNR Natural Heritage Conservation program.
Marge Gibson and Raptor Education Group Inc. staff will release up to three rehabilitated bald eagles during Bald Eagle Watching Days. The release is set for 1 p.m. on Jan. 18 at VFW Park in Prairie du Sac.
Other highlights include free guided bus tours to popular eagle-viewing sites all day Jan. 18, live raptor shows featuring educational birds and trainers from the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Milwaukee at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 18, and many more family-friendly activities. Full details are available on the Ferry Bluff Eagle Council website at ferrybluffeaglecouncil.org.
The DNR Natural Heritage Conservation program co-hosts Bald Eagle Watching Days with the Ferry Bluff Eagle Council, the Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce, the Tripp Heritage Museum, Bird City Wisconsin, and Raptor Education Group, Inc. The NHC also will have a booth Feb. 29 at Bald Eagle Appreciation Days in Prairie du Chien.
Bald eagle populations in Wisconsin have grown from 108 occupied nests in the early 1970s to nearly 1,700 today, affording fantastic viewing opportunities as eagles from northern Wisconsin, Canada, northern Michigan and Minnesota move south in search of open waters. Raptors looking for fish typically congregate along open water areas below dams along the Wisconsin, Mississippi and Fox rivers, where their growing presence has turned the sites into bird-watching destinations and inspired many community events.
When and where to look for eagles this winter:
A warm start to 2020 and open water still on many larger southern lakes means eagles are dispersed across Wisconsin. However, Matteson said colder weather forecast for mid-January may bring more eagles to traditional roost sites along the Wisconsin, Mississippi and Fox rivers.
The best time to see eagles will be in the early morning (7:30-10 a.m.) as they come down from their roost sites to feed along the river and an hour before dusk as they return to their roosts.
When viewing eagles at these events or on your own, biologists advise onlookers not to venture too close, as it will cause the eagles to fly off.
Watchers are also encouraged to stay in their cars, unless they are at a staffed viewing site.
To learn more about bald eagle watching, visit the DNR website.
• Camp Sinawa is sponsoring a new event this year — Winter Fest. Its primary purpose is to encourage families to enjoy the outdoors in wintertime.
Winter Fest will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 26, regardless of weather/snow conditions (unless travel is unsafe). Admission is free, but everyone should bring their own skis/snowshoes, ice skates and sleds.
The following activities will be included:
- Cross country skiing and snowshoeing on the west-side trails (if there is no snow, hiking with animal track, tree and bird identification will be offered);
- Ice skating, ice fishing and ice bowling on Pigeon Lake;
- Sledding;
- Biggest/best snowman contest (judging at 3:30 p.m.);
- Bonfire with marshmallow roasting; and
- Indoor activities in Fogle Hall include a roaring fire in the fireplace, food and drink for sale, ping-pong and games, and craft activities.
More information is online at https://campsinawa.com/events or on its Facebook page. You can also contact Felicia Hennessy if you have any questions at either email@example.com or 920-323-3300.
• Mishicot Sportsmen's Club, 13804 Jambo Creek Road, just west of Mishicot off State 147, will hold its statewide fishing derby on Jan. 25 and 26.
Fish categories include bluegill, crappie, bass, northern pike, perch, rainbow trout, brown trout, walleye and whitefish.
Entry fee is $5 per fisherman with a 100% payout, and all state waters can be fished.
Fish must be registered at their clubhouse, and entry registration ticket must be purchased prior to fishing and presented when registering any fish.
Derby tickets are available at Klein's Hardware Hank, Crow Bar, Popp's Harbor Town, Fat Boyz II and Mishicot Country Store.
The clubhouse will be open Friday night and Saturday and Sunday mornings at 7 a.m. with food and refreshments available all weekend. Fish registration ends at 4 p.m. Sunday with prizes and raffle drawings to follow.
Questions can be directed to Dave at 920-901-9229 or Larry at 920-323-9025.
• The following is from the Wisconsin DNR:
Dear Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearer,
The 2020 sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago System is less than a month away, and we are finally starting to see some colder weather in the extended forecast.
I'd like to inform everyone that the regulation pamphlet for the 2020 season is now accessible on the DNR website through the following link: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/documents/regulations/WinnebagoSturgeonSpearingRegulations2020.pdf.
I'd especially like to draw your interest to a few items that have caused significant enforcement concerns in recent seasons.
SPEARERS MUST POSSESS A PAPER COPY OF THEIR STURGEON SPEARING CARCASS TAG AT ALL TIMES WHILE SPEARING; a receipt of purchase, driver's license or Go Wild card do not meet this requirement. It is ILLEGAL to possess more than one copy of a carcass tag. Carcass tags MUST BE validated immediately upon harvest by removing the validation stub. There is mandatory in-person registration of all harvested fish. Fish must be presented at a DNR-operated registration station (Page 6 of the regulation pamphlet) by 2 p.m. of the same day the fish is harvested. So, please take a few minutes to review the regulation pamphlet prior to the start of the 2020 spearing season.
Good luck during the upcoming season, and bring on some cold weather for making ice!
That's it for this week, so have fun in the great outdoors.
Bob Schuh: 920-682-3106 or firstname.lastname@example.com
- Get ready for Woodland Dunes' annual Candelight Night
- Toys for Tots drive at Joe's Clays collects 220-plus toys, $300 cash
- Wisconsin working to improve habitat for endangered rattlesnakes


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Bottled - Message in a Bottle review
January 10, 2021
Bottled - Message in a Bottle Review
Bottled - Message in a Bottle is an app designed by Honi Inc. Bottled - Message in a Bottle was first published on January 10, 2021. The app is available on Android, Other.
If you are a proud owner of the Android device, Bottled - Message in a Bottle is compatible . The most current version is 1.20.8 Before getting Bottled - Message in a Bottle consider content rating:
- Teen
Bottled - Message in a Bottle will take up 25M of empty space on your mobile.
Make new friends all over the world, learn new languages and discover new cultures.
Try the modern version of sending a message in a Bottle - a new way to meet people!
Bottled allows you to send a message to anyone, anywhere in the world.
One letter at a time, your messages will be received by one user only.
If the recipient likes your Bottled letter, they can keep it & you will be able to chat with each other.
If your Bottled message gets released, your bottle will float back into the sea to be received by another random stranger!
With Bottled you can:
- Send a letter to someone somewhere in the world.
- Chat with people from all around the world whom you have intrigued with your Bottled message
- Share photos and instant messages for free with your friends
- Follow the journey of your Bottles in real time
- Answer quizzes from the Cheeky Captain to test your knowledge of the world
- Earn golds and rewards to unlock awesome features and spread your messages to more places
Don't forget: a friend is a stranger you haven't met yet!
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ESI has launched GIGAPORT eX which they describe as a 24-bit / 192 kHz USB-C audio interface with 8 analog outputs for DJs and surround sound producers
A spokesperson told us, "There has never been a more powerful and portable device: GIGAPORT eX marks the start of ESI's high-end series of interfaces."
Here's more, direct from ESI...
No limitations: 24-bit / 192 kHz for every single output
With 8 separate outputs, a compact size of 12 cm x 7 cm x 2 cm and a resolution of 24-bit / 192 kHz, this portable device forms the basis for playing powerful bass and filigree treble on countless systems. There is no need to compromise: Even when all 8 channels are in use, the output quality remains at 24-bit / 192 kHz on every single output. GIGAPORT eX offers outstanding audio quality with excellent localization of the individual signals.
The device is PC compatible (with the trusted drivers from ESI) as well as Mac, iOs or iPadOs compatible. ESI's new 3.1 USB audio interface is bus-powered via the USB-C port.
7.1 Surround sound in best audio quality - for producers, soundartists and DJs
GIGAPORT eX is suitable as a complete source for 7.1 surround setups. All eight outputs can be controlled independently. This makes this interface ideal for use in film or multimedia applications.
For DJs, Gigaport eX offers many possibilities and additional comfort due to the multitude of connections. For example, several stereo outputs can be used simultaneously to output different mixes, subgroups or effects in parallel. The headphone outputs can also be used to listen to certain signals in advance: While the first output sends out the signals from playback channel 1 and 2, the second one sends out a mixed signal of all playback channels.
Also included is a license for Stanton's Deckadance LE v2 DJ software.
High-end quality at an unbeatable price
The red design of the new compact series is a statement: All ESI products launched after 2020 in red/black are characterized by particularly high audio quality in 192 kHz. "We have developed a premium series of compact devices that can still be offered at a very favorable price," says ESI CEO Claus Riethmüller.
Pricing and Availability:
See local retailer.
The previous version, GIGAPORT HD+, is still in stores at a reduced price while stocks last. ESI says that this is especially beneficial for users of older Windows versions, as GIGAPORT HD+ can even be used with Windows XP.
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Pair the Flexfit® UniPanel Cap with just about any decoration. The fused front panel provides an uninterrupted canvas that allows for endless possibilities. Enjoy the limitless creative potential of the seamless front panel.
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The history of parachute use in the military dates back to World War I when they were used as a means of escape from various aircraft and observation balloons. Italy has been credited as the first country to stage a combat jump, which took place in 1918, but the history of the parachute dates back centuries prior to its first military use.
A 1485 sketch from Leonardo Da Vinci shows a man drifting through the air while wearing a parachute. Da Vinci hypothesized that "If a man has a tent made of linen… he will be able to throw himself down from any great height without suffering any injury." However it was over 300 years later, in 1797, that Andrew Garnerin became the first recorded person to use a soft parachute. His wife would become the first female parachutist 2 years later.
It wasn't until the 20th century that parachutes became more prominent and evolved into use for military purposes. Up to that point though, parachutes were not uncommon and were used often to jump from hot-air balloons. Russian actor Gleb Kotenikov holds the credit for creating the first backpack parachute, which paved the way for military use. It's said that he was motivated to create it after bearing witness to the horrific death of a pilot during a Russian air show. What Kotenikov realized, and helped address, were two needs: 1) The parachute needed to always be on the pilot, and 2) It needed to open automatically. In the years that followed, his design was adapted, implemented, and transformed.
Though there were instances of parachutes used by troops in World War I, they were few and far between. In May of 1940, months before the US completed its' first successful paratrooper test jump, Germany made the first mass combat drop of World War II, into Holland. On August 16, 1940, the United States Army successfully conducted the first paratrooper test at Fort Benning, Georgia. The test came decades after parachutes began development for use in a military realm, and specifically for airplane pilots. Parachutes and paratroopers became a significant factor in combat during World War II. Their use was most widespread during WWII. While paratroopers continue to be used into the present day, their use peaked during World War II. But that hasn't stopped innovation and development for the parachutes used by paratroopers. Today, the U.S. Army uses a parachute design known as the T-11, introduced in 2007. In the 80 years since the first test jump, the T-11 only the fifth parachute design used to date by the U.S. Army.
Posted on August 10 2020 in Blog