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- Real name : Kevin Brady Dillon
- Date of birth : 19/08/1965
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Kevin Dillon (1965)
Kevin Brady Dillon
Kevin Brady Dillon is an American actor best known as Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO dramedy Entourage. He has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his performance on the show.
early lifeDillon was born in Mamaroneck, New York, the son of Mary Ellen, a homemaker, and Paul Dillon, a portrait painter, sales manager, and golf coach at Fordham University. He is the younger brother of actor Matt Dillon. Both brothers attended Mamaroneck High School.
careerDillon began acting in both television and films in the 1980s and first received wide attention for his role as the psychopathic soldier Bunny in the 1986 film Platoon. In 1983 Dillon played Arnold Norberry in the TV Movie No Big Deal. In 1988, he portrayed Brian Flagg in a remake of the 1958 American science fiction film The Blob. The remake flopped, earning only 8.2 million against a budget of 19 million, although in recent years it has gained a devoted cult following. Other notable film roles from that period included War Party , No Escape , and The Doors , in which he played drummer John Densmore.
Much of Dillon's 2000s work has been in television, including the CBS series That's Life as Paul DeLucca and the Fox series 24 as Lonnie McRae. He appeared in the 2006 film Poseidon, a remake of the The Poseidon Adventure. He appeared on Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf on The Golf Channel in April 2010.
Dillon was on the HBO hit comedy series Entourage playing Johnny "Drama" Chase, for which he received a 2007, 2008, and 2009 Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination in 2008. The show completed its final season on Sunday 9/11/2011.
He played a role in the new comedy series on to CBS How to Be a Gentleman that was cancelled after only two episodes.
personal lifeOn April 21, 2006, Dillon married model/actress Jane Stuart in Las Vegas. Entourage cast member Jerry Ferrara was the best man at the wedding and Kevin Connolly walked Stuart down the aisle after Dillon shouted "Victory!" (a tribute to his character's work on the metafictional TV series Viking Quest). In May 2006, Jane gave birth to a daughter, Ava, in Los Angeles. He has a daughter, Amy, from a previous relationship. Dillon currently resides in New York City.
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As we all know a Saree is an incomparable attire as it perfectly brings out the Diva look in any woman making them the epitome of beauty. Most of us are familiar with its draping but the question is do we know any other style of drape that can actually make us bash the show which is definitely not one of those common draping styles.
So here are few of those unique draping styles that you may opt for:-
Palazzo Style
It's very simple yet fashionable. Replace your petticoat with a Palazzo pant and drape your saree around it.It is fashionable, looks extraordinary and is very comfortable. Have a look at how the Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has chosen for herself a million dollar look.
Belt style to accentuate the waistline
Much the same as belted lehengas, belted sarees are also raging big time. Aside from being a major design pattern that complements your figure, it is likewise probably the best hack to keep the saree flawless. Prominent fashion designers and celeb divas affirm of it.
Cape Style for an added touch of fashionista
To grasp a modernized rendition of saree, pair it up with a cape. It is one of the easiest approaches to glitz up an otherwise basic saree without experiment with the draping style. Also a Cape Blouse would make you look stylish. You can also take a look at Sonam Kapoor styled in the Butterfly Cape which altogether gives her an unique saree drape look.
Belted Cape style
You can even blend the two styles and wear a cape and amp it up with a waist-defining belt simply like the beautiful Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor. Style is about mixing and matching so why not trying something new.
Front straight Pallu style
Instead of the usual diagonal pallu, you can feature yourself in a straight front pallu that may look girly and non-fussy. This front straight pallu style can make you look stylish and fashionable at the same time.
Wear an experimental blouse
A saree gets enhanced by the choice of your blouse. Yes, that's correct, even a normal saree may look eye catching when you pair it up with a modish blouse to make a strong stylish statement. Moreover, why wear a boring blouse when you have so many trendy blouse designs to experiment with!
The Tomboyish Style:
If you are someone who constantly look for an absolute "stand out of the crowd" appearance, then you must try out this jaw dropping look. It has got a tomboyish look which gives a completely new draping style look.
The Designer Long Traditional Shrug Style
Pair your Saree with a long traditional shrug and make a diagonal pallu just over it. It will give you an elegant look with a rich sense of style. Have a look at how the Bollywood actress YamiGautam has been featured by Vogue.
The Dhoti Style
Here's another very unique and classy drape which you can go for. The share is just to be draped much like the way we opt for Dhoti. The famous Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor has been sported in this particular style.
The Glamorous Draping
Look at the picture of the model as how the saree has been draped. She is styled in a black skirt and a black full sleeves crop top and the saree has been draped around the skirt in just an amazing way with no pleats in front but a diagonal pallu. This is an absolute classy appearance which you can opt for.
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Books of the Week: Honey…Honey…Lion! by Jan Brett
In this book
The honeyguide and honey badger work together quite harmoniously. The guide leads the badger to the noney, adn then the badger breaks open the comb and they share the goods. Until one day, w hen honey badger decides he doesn't really want to share… and honeyguide knows just want to do in response.
This is my favorite of Jan Brett's books!
Recommended for:
ages 3-7
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Sympatico Email
Technical guides & support
Bell Sympatico Email Support Phone Number
Bell Internet, originally and frequently called Sympatico Email, is the residential Internet Service Provider. Sympatico was launched on November 29,1995. Sympatico Email Account is very easy to use like other email accounts. But there are some small issues which may occur while using Sympatico Email.
There are some common issues you might face if you are a Bell Sympatico Email User
- Sign Up Problem
- Sign In problem
- Password recovery problem
- Spam Email issues
- Configuration issues
- Problem sending or receiving email
- Missing Email issue
- Bounce back
How to Sign up for Bell Sympatico Email account
- Open your web browser and navigate to bell.ca.
- Click Log in / Register.
- Enter your My Bell username.
- Enter your password.
- Click Log in.
- Scroll to your Internet service, then click View details.
- Click My package & features.
- Scroll to the email section, then click Change.
By following some easy step you can easily sign in to Sympatico Email Account. There is another issue like resetting a password. Following are some easy steps through which you can easily recover Password.
How to Reset password in Bell Sympatico email
The user first needs to ensure that they have navigated to Sympatico Email and when landed then simply click on Login /Register.
- The user now will log in their email account which they can do via the account username and password.
- Click on view details.
- Now user can click on package and features and then click on change Email password.
- The user will now get a text box, where the user can enter a new and strong password.
- Then click on save, now your password has been changed.
- The user now login in their email id and the newly created email ID.
How to Recover Sympatico Email Password.
- The first user has to visit the account recovery page.
- After this user can enter USERNAME for which recovery needs to be done and then click on "continue".
- The user can enter the characters shown on the screen then click on "Continue".
- Now the user will get three options to recover their password
- by alternate email authentication
- Mobile Number Verification
- Secret answer method.
- Finally, the user can follow the online instruction and recover the password by mode chosen by the user.
Sympatico Email Support Phone Number
In Above discussion, we had discussed some issues which can be raised while using Sympatico Email account. If you are facing any kind of glitches, you can easily reach Sympatico Email Support Phone Number. They have the expertise team to resolve all queries raised by the user. Bell Sympatico Email Support Phone Number is easily reachable to the common user.


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Traditional 73' Caribbean Schooner
Why not combine your stay in a villa in Grenada with
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- 60'Robert Lewandowski
- 60'Robert Lewandowski
- -James Rodríguez for Corentin Tolisso
- -Kingsley Coman for Arturo Vidal
- 76'Joshua Kimmich for Franck Ribéry
- 66'Tim Handwerker for Chris Führich
- 76'Filip Kusic for Jannes Horn
- 85'Christian Clemens for Matthias Lehmann
- -James Rodríguez for Corentin Tolisso
- -Kingsley Coman for Arturo Vidal
- 66'Tim Handwerker for Chris Führich
- 76'Joshua Kimmich for Franck Ribéry
- 76'Filip Kusic for Jannes Horn
- 85'Christian Clemens for Matthias Lehmann
Workmanlike Reds overcome battling Köln
FC Bayern beat Köln 1-0 on Wednesday evening, moving nine points clear in the Bundesliga table. The Bavarians dominated proceedings throughout but had to wait for Robert Lewandowski to score what proved to be the match-winner on the hour mark.
The Bavarians started with Tom Starke between the sticks and Rafinha, Jérôme Boateng, Niklas Süle and David Alaba in a back four. Sebastian Rudy anchored a midfield featuring Thomas Müller, Corentin Tolisso, Arutro Vidal and Franck Ribéry, with Lewandowski as sole striker.
Jupp Heynckes made four changes to the XI that saw off Frankfurt on Saturday. Rafinha, Rudy, Tolisso and Lewandowski returned for Joshua Kimmich, Javi Martínez, Kingsley Coman and James. The latter two took over from Tolisso and Vidal at half-time, Kimmich replacing Ribéry with a quarter-hour to go.
Goalless first half
The 75,000 capacity crowd at the Allianz Arena saw Bayern signal their intent from the off. Köln, who struggled with a lengthy injury roster, parked the bus, the German record champions camping out in their opponents' half. But Heynckes' troops struggled to find gaps, and when they did, they were denied by visiting netminder Timo Horn or the linesman's offside flag, or miscued their finishes.
A Tolisso through-ball found Ribéry, who had ghosted past Köln's rearguard, but the Frenchman's first touch let him down. A Lewandowski effort was blocked by two defenders before Süle saw a header go over the bar. Lewandowski tested Horn from 20 yards before seeing another effort go wide, although Köln's Milos Jojic soon warmed Starke's gloves on the break. Müller connected with a fine through-ball by Süle but found the side-netting from a tight angle.
When match official Daniel Siebert blew for half-time Bayern had enjoyed 85 percent of the ball. Every single stat reflected their dominance, except the one that counts - goals.
Lewy breaks the deadlock
The second half almost began with a shock for the home side, when Köln's Lukas Klünter beat Bayern's defenders to a through-ball, but the rearguard caught up and cleared the danger. An Alaba effort and a Müller header went just wide before Bayern finally made their dominance count. A majestic Boateng chip found Müller in the box, whose header invited Lewandowski to crash home on the hour mark.
The Reds almost doubled the lead when a Boateng cross found Alaba, but the Austrian's header cannoned back into play off the bar. Köln upped the pace in the closing stages, Klünter forcing a fine save from Starke before Süle blocked a shot, and Siebert blew for full-time.
The result takes Bayern onto 38 points from 16 matches, nine clear of new second-placed team Schalke. The Reds are back in action in just three days, when they travel to face Stuttgart before entertaining Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Cup next Wednesday.
Live match report for fcbayern.com by Greg Salmen
FC Bayern - 1. FC Köln 1-0 (H-T: 0-0)
Starke - Rafinha, Boateng, Süle, Alaba - Rudy - Müller, Tolisso (Coman 46), Vidal (James 46), Ribéry (Kimmich 76) - Lewandowski
Weinkauf, Hummels, Martínez, Wriedt
T. Horn - Sörensen, Mere, Heintz, J. Horn (Kusic 76) - Olkowski, Özcan, Jojic, Lehmann (Clemens 84), Handwerker (Führich 66) - Klünter
Müller, Risa, Quahim, Bisseck
Daniel Siebert (Berlin)
75,000 (capacity)
1-0 Lewandowski (60)
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What's new in Apache Ignite.NET 1.8
Apache Ignite 1.8 has been released yesterday. Let's see what is new in the .NET part.
Entity Framework Second Level Cache
Apache Ignite is often used as a middle layer between disk-based RDBMS and the application logic to increase performance. Common approach is to implement a write-through & read-through cache store. However, this approach requires changing existing data layer completely and switching to Ignite APIs.
Now there is a new way to boost database performance in Entity Framework 6.x applications which requires only minimal configuration changes: Ignite EF 2nd Level Cache
ASP.NET Session State Cache
ASP.NET stores session state data in memory by default. For web farms there is SQL Server provider, so that session state is shared between servers. Ignite offers distributed in-memory session state storage, which also shares data between servers, but is faster and more fault tolerant than SQL Server.
Custom Logging
In previous Ignite.NET versions all logging happened in Java, there was no possibility to configure logging or write to the log on .NET side.
New version provides
ILogger interface and
IgniteConfiguration.Logger property to define a custom logger,
and there are
ILogger implementations for NLog and log4net.
IgniteConfiguration.Logger is not specified (default), old behavior with Java logging is in effect.
When the property is set, all logs from Java and .NET are redirected to the specified implementation.
You can also write to the log (no matter if custom logger is configured) via
ILogger interface has only one logging method with all the details.
Helper extension methods with simpler signatures are in
Apache.Ignite.Core.Log.LoggerExtensions class.
This design means that
ILogger implementors have only two methods to write and don't have to inherit anything.
Here is an example of colorized console output using
var logCfg = new LoggingConfiguration();
var target = new ColoredConsoleTarget();
logCfg.AddTarget("con", target);
logCfg.LoggingRules.Add(new LoggingRule("*", NLog.LogLevel.Info, target));
LogManager.Configuration = logCfg;
var cfg = new IgniteConfiguration
Logger = new IgniteNLogLogger(),
JvmOptions = new [] {"-DIGNITE_QUIET=false"}
var ignite = Ignition.Start(cfg);
ignite.Logger.Info("Hello World!");
Transaction Deadlock Detection
Ignite now detects deadlocks in pessimistic transactions automatically when transaction timeout is specified, and throws
See documentation for more details.
New Examples
Binary and source distributions (available on ignite.apache.org)
now include a lot more examples in
I like these three in particular:
TransactionDeadlockDetectionExampleshows how transaction deadlock can be caused, detected, and handled.
BinaryModeExampledemonstrates cache and SQL usage without classes, with dynamically generated entities.
MultiTieredCacheExampleshows how cache entries are stored in heap, off-heap, and swap memory.
LINQ Improvements
CompiledQuery class is deprecated in favor of
CompiledQuery2, which removes a lot of limitations:
- Skip & Take are supported
- Embedded arguments are allowed (
.Where(x => x.Key > 5))
- Argument reuse is allowed (
.Where(x=>x.Key > foo && x.Value.Id > foo))
CompiledQuery2 has a similar API, but it takes
Expression<Func<T1, IQueryable<T>>> instead of
Func<T1, IQueryable<T>>, which allows better query inspection.
There is also a new method,
CompiledQueryFunc<T> Compile<T>(IQueryable<T> query),
which compiles an existing query to a delegate
IQueryCursor<T> CompiledQueryFunc<T>(params object[] args).
This method provides a lot of flexibility, because you can build LINQ expression dynamically, and it can have any number of arguments:
var cache = ignite.GetCache<int, Product>("products");
var qry = cache.AsCacheQueryable();
if (nameFilter != null)
qry = qry.Where(x => x.Value.Name.Contains(nameFilter));
if (maxPrice != null)
qry = qry.Where(x => x.Value.Price <= maxPrice);
var compiledQry = CompiledQuery2.Compile(qry);
The difference from other overloads here is that compiled delegate takes
params object[] instead of specific argument types,
so you have to carefully provide arguments in correct order.
There are a number of bugfixes and other improvements:
- Query configuration supports nullable types
- NuGet upgrade procedure fixed (should no longer require manual bin folder cleanup)
IgniteConfiguration.WorkDirectoryno longer ignored in some cases
Documentation on apacheignite-net.readme.io has been improved in certain areas. Have a look at the following sections:
- Calling Java Services - awesome feature which is supported since 1.7.
- Standalone Nodes - details on
- Java Type Mapping and DateTime - hot topic, everyone needs
DateTimeand you have to be aware of SQL-related specifics.
- Off-Heap Memory
- Near Caches
- Binary Mode


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Employment: East Asia Library, Library Student Assistant
Interested in Chinese study librarianship or working in the East Asian Library? Is recording oral history and digitizing it something that speaks to you? If you, you should consider this position. The Chinese study librarian at the UW's East Asia Library is looking to recruit Chinese-speaking graduate student assistants to help with an oral history project.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Communicate with the interviewees of this oral history project
- Revise the interview transcripts
- Help set up for community forum held every one or two months
- Update the oral history website
- Other duties as assigned
Pay is $16.15 per hour.
Anybody who is interested in working with the Chinese Study Librarian please send an email to email@example.com.


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Lemony Prosecco Syllabub
This is the easiest to make, most delicious to eat dessert! Best of all, it features our all time favourite fizz. It's going to become my 'signature' dessert…
- 600ml Double Cream
- 2 large tbs of Lemon Curd
- 50ml of chilled Prosecco
- Juice and zest of 1 Lemon
- 2tbs of Icing Sugar
- 6 Shortbread Fingers or Squares
- Mint leaves
- Pour the double cream into a bowl and add the lemon juice and zest. Whisk the mixture until it forms soft peaks (careful not to over whisk!).
- Add in the icing sugar, then whisk a little more.
- In a separate bowl, add the 2 large tablespoons of lemon curd and pour over the Prosecco. Stir well until they are combined and the mixture looks a little foamy!
- Add this to the cream and stir well to combine.
- Take 4 Prosecco glasses, wine glasses or dessert glasses and crumble the shortbread into the bottom of each.
- Spoon the mixture evenly into each glass and if you want an extra lemony kick, layer with more of the lemon curd!
- Crumble more shortbread on the top or add some more zest and the mint leaves, just before serving!
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The push for sales tax fairness
The Tennessee Department of Revenue is developing regulations to require out-of-state retailers to collect Tennessee sales taxes on goods sold to state residents.
This is not a new issue to our state or many others. What is new is the possibility of these efforts leading to a Supreme Court challenge that could overturn the archaic and anti-small business bias reflected in the current sales tax treatment of out-of-state retailers. The current law exempting certain out-of-state retailers from collecting sales tax on Tennessee-based sales discriminates against local companies, weakens our economy, and hurts our communities.
The Supreme Court has heard two cases (Hess and Quill) challenging a state's right to collect sales taxes from out-of-state retailers. In both cases, the Court ruled in favor of the out-of-state retailers by requiring a business to have 'nexus' in a state before it must collect sales tax. Nexus is established when a business has either physical or personal presence in a state.
Both of these cases were litigated prior to the internet and e-commerce. Obviously, the issues' scope and importance have grown with the explosion of e-commerce. Retail e-commerce sales have grown from $11.6 billion in 1999 to an estimated $397 billion in 2016. Total e-commerce sales were over $3 trillion in 2008.
In an age of e-commerce and multiple communication platforms, the notion that a business only has presence if it owns property or has employees in a state is naïve. Every time you check your phone, iPad, or laptop, out-of-state company pop-ups appear. To suggest that an out-of-state retailer that sells goods to thousands of Tennesseans for millions of dollars hasn't established a substantial presence in our state ignores the modern market place.
Some industry representatives argue that the Constitution's commerce clause, which prohibits states from interfering in interstate commerce, prohibits a state from collecting sales taxes from an out-of-state retailer. I find it laughable when I watch otherwise serious business persons arguing that it is unfair to tax out-of-state businesses the same as in-state business when they are competing for the same Tennessee customer. Really!? Since when does the Constitution allow out-of-state retailers the right to sales tax-free commerce?
The implications of this unfair tax policy favoring out-of-state retailers go way beyond unpaid Tennessee sales tax collections, which are estimated to range from $350-500 million per year. First, out-of-state retailers are getting a price discount for not being Tennesseans. Second, in-state companies who cannot lower their prices to match their sales tax-free competitors realize lower sales, reduced profits, and weaker growth. Lastly, Tennessee businesses support Tennessee communities. Locally-owned businesses support youth sports, community groups, and other events. I have never seen a Knoxville youth baseball or softball jersey emblazoned with the name of an out-of-state company.
The state of Tennessee should continue its push to issue fair sales tax regulations that place out-of-state businesses on equal footing with in-state businesses. If we are lucky, the inevitable lawsuit by out-of-state businesses against these regulations will reach the Supreme Court. Unlike prior Courts, certain current justices have indicated an understanding of e-commerce, the anachronistic interpretation of nexus, and the outdated standards used in the Quill and Hess cases


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ThousandScarsBlog Interview Now Live!
15th August 2019Tweet
First of all: what was I thinking?!?
To satisfy my curiosity and for a little peace of mind, I only went and entered 'A Change of Rules' (Book 1 of The Missing Shield) into this year's SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off) hosted by Mark Lawrence.
For anyone who is unfamiliar with this awesome competition, this is the 5th generation of the SPFBO and it gets bigger and bigger every year. And why is that? Well, you are basically looking at 300 fantasy books going head to head for the chance to claim the one and only top spot for 'Best SPFBO Fantasy Book 2019' – and in that process, there's lots of really cool interaction and networking to be done with readers, bloggers and fellow authors. In fact, to put in terms we can all relate to: it's a blast and a lot of exposure!
But who knows what the future holds – all I wanted to share today was the really fantastic interview that has already gone live a few weeks ago, courtesy of Michael Baker. I hope you enjoy!
SPFBO Author Intrview: L. L. Thomsen


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This is one where I had the idea to try a mask that would give a brick-like effect. I don't know why I did it this way - the idea just occurred to me, so I did it.
Nothing truly premeditated, but since I did the brick mask, I selected 'brick' colors. Still, I thought it probably wouldn't work because I had 'deliberately' done the brick pattern.
I was relieved and surprised to peel back the plastic and see all these tiny faces staring back at me, sort of like human graffiti, which is how it got it's name.
Reminded me a bit of Pink Floyd's line 'all in all we're just another brick in the wall', which may seem sad or defeating to some, but not at all to me. We ARE all part of this Oneness, unique, but not separate. We are this wall. We all compose the One, and the one is all there is.
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Jennifer Wolf is a PCI Certified Parent Coach and a strong advocate for single mothers and fathers.
Amy Morin, LCSW, could be the Editor-in-Chief of Verywell Mind. She is also a psychotherapist, the writer of this book that is bestselling13 Things Mentally Strong individuals do not Do,» as well as the host associated with the Mentally intense individuals podcast.
Dating a single moms and dad isn't suitable for every person and it's alson't one thing to get into gently. In spite of how chemistry that is much share or just how much you both value your relationship, you will see occasions when the kids interrupt, just take precedence over your relationship, and need the dedicated attention of the moms and dad. You are going to prepare a outing that is special gets ill. Or perhaps you'll have a day that is long would like to unwind, simply to get the children ramped up and rowdy. Dating some body with young ones has its perks, but it addittionally has its challenges, every one of which need consideration, particularly for first-timers. If you are given by this reality pause, it will likely be essential for one to start thinking about whether you are prepared, prepared, and in a position to embrace all that is sold with dating into a family group.
It could be difficult to understand upfront whether dating just one moms and dad is appropriate if you are honest with yourself and potential partners from the beginning for you, but you'll save a lot of heartbreak. Listed below are a few indicators that dating a parent that is single never be a great fit for you personally now.
You are Jealous for the Teenagers
Let us face it: no body really likes sharing their mate. For most people, envy is in our nature. But once you are dating a single moms and dad, being jealous for the children are certain to get you nowhere. (Well, that is not quite real; it might allow you to get sent out of the door—quickly!) While you can findn't numerous issues that are dating are black-and-white, this will be one of these. If you should be competitive aided by the young children, you are establishing your relationship up for failure. Being jealous places the moms and dad at the center and it isn't healthier when it comes to young ones, that leads to more stress than many relationships are designed for.
The way to handle It
Once you experience envy, stop and acknowledge the feeling. If, after offering it some thought, you believe the issue is worth mentioning, find a while as soon as the both of you can speak about it alone. Come clean exactly how you are feeling and speak about everything you both value in your relationship. Then, explore the way you may have the ability to release the envy. For instance, it may help make it a place to generally share little reminders of simply how much you each value your relationship into the mix that is hectic of everyday everyday lives.
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If you have never ever dated a parent that is single, you might be accustomed some amount of spontaneity in your intimate relationships—especially at the beginning. There is no denying that having the ability to drop every thing and set off by yourselves can help cement your relationship. But that is trickier to complete with a parent that is single.
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Remember the Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks from the, at the time, unreleased strategy guide? Well, the Pokemon Company were less than happy about them and have taken legal action against the leakers in a new lawsuit.
The lawsuit targets three unknown US residents who were allegedly the first to share images from the Pokemon Sword and Shield strategy guide. These images spread like wildfire through various websites and social media platforms after they first surfaced.
Included in the leaks were the evolutions of the Gen 8 starter Pokemon — Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble — and several Gigantamax species. The lawsuit contains 38 exhibits used as evidence, of which 19 are the leaked images.
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People working on the development of Pokemon Sword and Shield, and those with access to unrevealed information surrounding the game, are required to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). These are legally binding contracts preventing those who sign them from sharing details with a third party.
The Pokemon Company (TPCi) seems particularly upset about the release of what they consider secret information. The lawsuit even alludes to their intention of not sharing these details before the game's release on November 15.
"There is value in this secrecy. The videogame industry is highly competitive with thousands of new games released annually. To maximize consumer interest and excitement in new Pokémon games, TPCi and its partners carefully time announcements about new Pokémon, features and functionality," part four of the introduction within the lawsuit states.
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It goes on to say: "TPCi seeks to hold Defendants responsible for their misappropriation of TPCi's confidential and trade secret information, and requests all appropriate relief including but not limited to injunctive and monetary relief, damages, an accounting, and attorneys' fees."
Prior to these being leaked on November 1, there had been months of leaks relating to Pokemon Sword and Shield, although none of them could prove to be 100% credible. Given a lot of these were random anonymous forum posts, it seems Nintendo and the Pokemon Company weren't too concerned with them.
There were also substantial datamines in the days leading up to the release but it isn't clear how the dataminers got their hands on a copy of the game.
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Washington, March 24, 2020
Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4), in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy requests that contractors of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continue receiving pay using appropriated funding from fiscal year 2020. The letter that was sent can be found below or downloaded here.
I write regarding the actions that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) needs to prevent furloughs for any NASA contractors impacted by center shutdowns or program limitations as the country addresses this national emergency regarding COVID-19. NASA contractors - through no fault of their own or the agency - face dire economic and financial consequences when they are restricted from conducting their regular work on a NASA center or program and may be limited or unable, due to the nature of their work, to do so through a telework alternative. The nation's space workforce and the critical expertise that our contractor workforce provides is largely irreplaceable, we must work together to prevent these impacts.
As you may know, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is currently housed at Stennis Space Center on Mississippi's gulf coast. There are thousands of NASA contractors at Stennis focused on the work of preparing SLS for the critical testing benchmark called " the Green Run". The contractors located at Stennis, and at NASA centers across the nation, cannot afford to indefinitely pay their workers if they are not receiving payments from their NASA contracts. Although contracts are generally adjusted following a shutdown of work, we simply cannot afford to let these financial realities play out to the detriment of contractors and workers alike and wait for the conclusion of this national emergency to address the consequences. I urge you to authorize and empower NASA programs and centers to continue funding current contractor work using already appropriated fiscal year 2020 funds. Thus, preventing furloughs or layoffs that would only compound the economic suffering of this emergency and also endanger our future space missions and private sector commercial space partnerships due to the potential loss of critical talent.As you work with the Senate to finalize the CARES Act, I urge you to enable all NASA contractor employees to continue to be paid using previously approved fiscal year 2020 appropriations. I stand ready to work with you to resolve these issues. Thank you for your efforts to address this important matter.
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Last week, when I did my super short update post about our new family member, I said I'd be starting this week off with the full story about his arrival. However, I'm doing this contest entry instead for a couple different reasons – first off, I mean, come on! How can I turn down something with "treasure" in the title? Also, while I'm pretty sure what name our new cat wants, I haven't convinced the rest of the household, so I'm holding off until I can introduce him to everyone properly.
That being said, here I go with my entry! I love how @thekittygirl set this up – what a totally cool concept! You can read all the deets in her post, Steemit Bloggers Contest – Treasure Hunt, but here's the gist of it:
- Solve a crossword puzzle below. The theme is: winter
- Unscramble the letters in the red boxes to reveal the name of a member of the SteemitBloggers commnity.
- Go to that Steemian's blog and look for a certain post and read it. Make a note of the different things talked about.
- Author your own Steemit post about one of the things that is mentioned in the SteemitBlogger's post. You may do a 300-word (minimum) freewrite, write a poem, draw a picture (stick figures allowed!), or take a photograph of the subject.
- Do not reveal any of the answers when you do your post, other than including one of the things in your poem, freewrite, drawing, or photo!
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Today I bought a paper shredder to help me with the elimination of myself and the traces of me in the West of Austria. Paper shredders – aaah! What a delight. Those kindred spirits who onece have been (or still are) forced to toil in an office know that this is the vey best part about it.
While my shredder isn't quite as powerful as the ones I worked with in the past, it still offers very similar pleasures. I could sit next to hit for hours, tearing up documents, constantly looking for more things to shred. It must in a way claim a similar space in my internal cultural landscape as the fireside: If you have a chimney and fire in the house, you are also constantly looking for more things you can burn.
Difficulty is not to become to greedy. It took me just three minutes to cause the first paper jam. Should have known better – it cost only 15 Euros and it said on the packaging that it would only take five sheets of paper at a time. Nonetheless, what a joy!
I would also like to say hello to the other kindred spirit who came to this blog yesterday, looking for Quetschekuche mit Schmand (although I thought I had de-activated search engine browsing, there are still a couple of people trickling in).
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Japanese Nintendo Switch Online and its exclusive classics
Nintendo Switch Online, which will soon have an expansion with games from the Nintendo 64 era and Mega Drive, has a private library of classic NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and SNES games for its subscribers. While the service doesn't have a zone lock, some addresses only debut halfway around the world for Japanese accounts – with the language fully localized to Japanese, of course, making it difficult for them to access. the rest of the global audience.
Discover some classic games exclusive to the Japanese Nintendo Switch Online:
Shin Megami Tensei (SNES)
A reissue of the popular Demons saga was released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo, resulting in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo and a computer program capable of talking to demons. The game is a classic these days and has only appeared on Switch as well as in Japan.
Shin Megami Tensei II (SNES)
The sequel to SMT 1 is also on Nintendo's Japanese service. Released in 1994, the game is still similar to the first in its gameplay, and this time it takes place decades later in the millennial city of Tokyo. The gameplay features classic elements of current games, such as recruiting demons and the ability to combine them into more powerful fighters. History has a strong influence on a player's decisions, altering the moral alignment of each choice throughout the journey.
Shin Megami Tensei Si⦠(SNES)
This is the title that will launch the series we know today as Persona. As the name suggests, SMT If I imagined a scenario where the first events of Shin Megami would not have happened. Bringing in previously created items from the franchise, the story follows the Karukozaka school into the demon world, after an unsuccessful attempt to summon it.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Blade of Light (NES)
The first entry in the Fire Emblem saga retained a Japanese exclusive for 30 years until it sold out in the English eShop between December 2020 and March 2021. Today the game remains free and exclusive to services Japanese Nintendo Switch Online. The first game in this incredible franchise follows Prince Mareth on his journey to regain the throne of his kingdom after exile. The game features many playable characters, each with their own unique gameplay, as well as 25 chapters of this fantastic classic.
Fire Emblem: The Secret of the Emblem (SNES)
The third game in the series, being the first to reach Super Nintendo, was released in 1994 and it features a remake of the first title, as well as a sequel to the story that follows Marth's confrontation with his old friend, now in the established re-universe of Archanea.
Fire Emblem: A Genealogy of the Holy War (SNES)
The fourth title in the Fire Emblem franchise was released in 1996 with a new story, this time set on the continent of Jugdral, after two different generations: one with Prince Sigurd and the second with his son Seliph. The gameplay follows its predecessors with a few additions that improve the existing gameplay.
Famicom Wars (Famicom / NES)
A quirky game that did not please Western audiences, mainly due to the lack of porting and release outside of Japan. It is part of the Nintendo Wars series, which still has a large number of fans in the land of the rising sun. Perhaps with the release of the Advance Wars 1 + 2 remake, which will arrive on Switch soon, the series will gain recognition outside of the East.
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Well we might not be having the heatwave but trust all are having a good day today.
A wee reminder that there will be no access to the staff car park so all staff will be parking across the road. This will cause significant disruption to parents and visitors to the school however we are very grateful to Smithton Free Church for allowing us to 'park and stride' from their car park.
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Spain might love paprika, but it's really the Hungarians who make the most of this mildly spicy kitchen star. Add lots of onions and a cheeky amount of garlic to paprika, and you have the start of many a Hungarian dish, like this paprika chicken (aka chicken paprikash). It's stunning in its simplicity but it really delivers on flavour, as so many of the world's best mom recipes do.
Classic chicken paprikash contains sour cream and quite a lot of it too, another hallmark of Hungarian cuisine. It makes it decadently wonderful of course, but we gave it the healthy Natural twist, using full cream yoghurt instead. It has all the acidity you're looking for, enough creaminess to still make it moreish, and it's way, way better for the waistline and any other bits you're worried about. Traditionally chicken paprikash is served with a noodle called nokedli, similar to German spaetzle, which is more widely available in specialist delis. Indulge a bit or go the carb free route with the veggie noodle of your choice.
Lightly salt the chicken legs and brown them in the olive oil, then remove and set aside. Tumble the onions into the same pan and cook slowly until soft – do not brown the onions. Add the garlic and fry for a further minute. Stir in the flour until it disappears into the onions. Now add the Natural Herbs & Spices Paprika Seasoning and the chicken stock – don't fry the paprika, it burns too easily. Place the legs back in the pan, cover and cook until the chicken is done. Lift the chicken pieces out (this is purely to make space) and stir in the yoghurt. Taste sauce and adjust salt as needed, how much depends on the chicken stock you used. Pop the chicken pieces back in to warm through and serve.
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Jeff Bezos reaches space on Blue Origin's first crewed launch
July 20, 2021 @ 20:34 +03:00
For 10 minutes and 10 seconds on Tuesday, Jeff Bezos wasn't the richest man on Earth. His Blue Origin company launched him into spaceflight history on Tuesday. Its first crewed New Shepard rocket blasted off from the Texas desert for the brief flight, also carrying his brother and the oldest and youngest people to ever have flown in space.
The capsule carrying the Blue Origin crew accelerated to more than three times the speed of sound before it reached beyond the 80 kilometer boundary (about 262,000 feet) the U.S. uses to mark the edge of space. The crew capsule reached an altitude of 107 kilometers (351,210 feet), and the rocket hit a top speed of 2,233 mph during the launch.
The crew floated in microgravity for a couple minutes, before the capsule returned and landed under a set of parachutes to end the mission after 10 minutes and 10 seconds. The launch marked Blue Origin's entrance into the market of private spaceflight, joining Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic — its direct competitor in the sector of suborbital tourism — and Elon Musk's SpaceX.
New Shepard's launch represents a milestone in its progress toward Bezos' vision. He founded Blue Origin with the goal to create "a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth." The New Shepard rocket and the capsule that rides atop it are reusable, capable of launching, landing, and launching again multiple times. The rocket system is in many ways a pathfinder for Blue Origin's other, larger scale projects — such as its orbital New Glenn rocket.
The company's only direct competition in the market of launching space tourists to the edge of space is Branson's Virgin Galactic, a sector known as suborbital tourism. SpaceX is preparing to launch its first private mission in September, called Inspiration4, but Musk's company sends its capsules further into space on multiday flights, in what is known as orbital tourism.
Blue Origin's auction may have netted $28 million, but a seat on a suborbital spacecraft is typically much less expensive. Virgin Galactic has historically sold reservations between $200,000 and $250,000 per ticket, and more recently charged the Italian Air Force about $500,000 per ticket for a training spaceflight. The tourism market is a nascent slice of the more than $420 billion space economy. Yet its high profile — given the much more thrilling human element — means it has a powerful and widespread influence over the space industry, with investors often pointing to astronaut flights as driving excitement about the broader implications of the extraterrestrial marketplace.
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Authorities in the east Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk are for the first time applying a 2014 law against the "revival of Nazism" after swastikas appeared on a local World War II memorial, the regional branch of the Investigative Committee said Wednesday.
The swastikas and other "extremist content" were found spray-painted on several statues in the city's Alley of Glory on Jan. 9, the committee said in a statement, adding that the suspects have yet to be identified and an investigation — including "linguistic analysis" — is being conducted.
The law against the revival of Nazism, which was approved by the federal parliament last April, stipulates up to two years in prison and a fine of 300,000 rubles ($4,600), which is reportedly more than three-fourths of last year's average annual salary in the Krasnoyarsk region.


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A Man Utd coach is said to have privately bemoaned the lack of quality in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad before the Red Devils crashed out of the Europa League.
Solskjaer watched on from the sidelines as his team were beaten 2-1 by Sevilla in the semi-finals of the competition despite dominating much of the tie.
United missed several chances to score before falling behind with just under a quarter of an hour left to play.
But Solskjaer's lack of faith in his squad was evident as he failed to make a substitution until the dying minutes.
And a report from The Times suggests that one of United's coaches openly admitted the club does not have enough talent on the bench to make a difference.
The unnamed coach in question is believed to have stated United are reliant on six players in their forward positions - likely to be their regular front three, Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes and one other.
That would perhaps explain why Solskjaer held off making a sub until Juan Mata and Daniel James joined the fray in the 87th minute while Odion Ighalo came on during injury time.
Mata had made a significant impact when coming off the bench against Copenhagen but the 32-year-old wasn't introduced until extra time.
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Ighalo meanwhile was a stop-gap signing who is not really considered a long-term option while James has struggled to reproduce his early form.
United are looking to bolster their attacking options but remain some way off meeting Borussia Dortmund's £108million valuation of Jadon Sancho.
A transfer for Jack Grealish looks out of the question too given Aston Villa are demanding around £75m for their captain - a figure United have no intention of paying.
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Whether it's affordable or luxury, housing consistently ranks among the top issues for Pasadenans. It's fitting that the topic is top-of-mind for the candidates as well, with several political newcomers saying it's the reason they got into the race in the first place.
If you'd like to see what the city's mayoral candidates had to say about the topic, click here.
- This story is part of an occasional series meant to help Pasadena voters make the most informed choice on election day. The previous two installments were introductions to the City Council candidates and the mayoral race candidates. Candidate answers used in these stories have largely been culled from the forums hosted across the community over the past few months, though we did seek clarification from some via phone and email.
District 2: All roads lead to housing
Whether it's problems with traffic or public school enrollment, affordable housing is the solution for Felicia Williams and Tricia Keane, the two front-runners in the District 2 race for Councilwoman's Margaret McAustin's soon-to-be vacated seat.
Although the destination may be the same, the two candidates diverge on the journey. Keane's approach has attracted the support of real estate developers while Williams' has not — that could also be related to her time on the city's Planning Commission where she pushed against them time and time again.
When asked how the city could reduce traffic congestion, both Keane and Williams suggested developments near transit lines.
Keane's approach puts an emphasis on choices — allowing people to use their cars, despite proximity to trains or buses, but "revitalizing our commercial corridors" to encourage more walking and improving bike lanes to push for more cycling. She supports the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition's efforts here and has also called for an increased "on-demand micro transit," such as shared scooters, bikes and rideshare programs.
Williams has blamed worsening traffic on luxury housing that's "changing the character of our neighborhoods." Residents of existing developments near the Gold Line barely use the train system, she said, pushing the city to reduce parking requirements for new units and advocating for developers to pay for transit and street improvements.
In neighborhoods filled with single-family-homes, Keane supports granny flats, calling them "gentle in-fill," and wouldn't get behind a lawsuit challenging the state's new law that has trumped the city's more restrictive ordinance.
On the other hand, Williams seems to be biased against them, calling on more significant data collection efforts around so-called accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, to better make an argument against them in state court. She would support getting behind a lawsuit promulgated by the California League of Cities.
While both of these issues are tangentially related to fixing the city's homeless crisis, Keane and Williams both have more specific policy ideas for this arena.
Williams would favor providing subsidies to landlords to fix up aging buildings, but they'd come with stipulations: The landlord would be required to put affordability restrictions on the units that are spruced up with government funding. She's more partial to these renovations and outright remodeling projects than new development, but if new projects do come along, she would favor local contractor hires and requiring mixed-income housing.
Keane sees solutions in more supportive housing services and efforts at homelessness prevention which would target individuals at risk of losing their homes as much as those who are already homeless. Those efforts include rent payment subsidies, rehousing programs and job training.
She also said she'd like to "remove obstacles" standing in developers' path to create more work force and middle class housing.
Both favor strong rent control and tenant protections.
Fellow District 2 candidates Kevin Litwin and Bo Patatian have been short on specific policy goals they'd seek in office related to housing and homelessness. Although, immediately after saying the government is failing on this issue, Litwin did praise the city's Housing Department and said he'd like it to continue doing a good job.
District 4: The absent candidates
Out of the four candidates running in District 4, only Char Bland has consistently attended the candidate forums, often sitting on her own surrounded by those running for other districts.
This news group reached out via email to incumbent Councilman Gene Masuda and candidate Kevin Wheeler, who both have attended one forum, to find out where they stand on the issues. The district's fourth candidate, Joe Bagdhadlian, has not attended any forums and did not respond when asked to comment for this series.
Masuda echoed many of his colleagues on the council, calling for new development to be vetted through the city's Planning Department, not the state Legislature. To increase affordable housing, he suggested getting rid of the city's newly raised in-lieu fees, which allow developers to pay a fee instead of supplying affordable housing in new projects, and floated the question of increasing the amount of required affordable housing more than the current 20%.
Wheeler's stance is a little different — not that he necessarily disagrees with Masuda. He believes any developments built near the Gold Line should be car-free. That would lower the price of the units, he said, and it would help alleviate some traffic.
"What is the point of increasing density next to the metro if the residents aren't going to primarily use it?" he wrote in an email. Ride-sharing apps, as well as community bikes and scooters, would create a new lifestyle for these residents, but it requires a more walkable neighborhood, he believes.
Without getting too specific about plans, Bland has suggested the formation of a citywide commission to look at "the relationship between transitional housing, rent and homeownership to recommend policy changes to the City Council." She'd also like to explore a vacancy tax in the city, which would punish landlords for leaving buildings empty for long periods of time.
All three believe solving the affordable housing crisis will help alleviate some of the stress on Pasadena Unified's enrollment numbers, which are shrinking.
District 6: Looking past the 710
Among the District 6 candidates, everyone agrees the land designated for the now-dead 710 stub should be given back to the community, developed with affordable housing and dotted with parks and public space.
Whether it's the two-decade incumbent Steve Madison, or housing activist Ryan Bell, or lawyer Tamerlin Godley, the biggest topic for District 6 is one with the least disagreement, but that doesn't mean they agree on everything.
Neither Madison nor Godley like the state's new granny flat laws, but Bell views ADUs as a "creative way of adding to our housing supply." He argued that individuals have been building illegal ones for years, and the state's laws will bring those people into the open. In part, it's a safety issue as much as a housing one for Bell.
"Some people are catastrophizing this," he said, predicting only 10% of homeowners will actually build the units.
Godley is less enthusiastic about granny flats, saying they "may be an appropriate way to add housing in certain circumstances," but "we need to be careful about who this actually benefits." She'd like some further discussion and investigation to figure out whether the state's laws are correct for the city or not.
Madison supports the city's previous laws, but wouldn't get behind a lawsuit against the state, "discretion being the better part of valor," he said. The trick, he continued, is coming up with a local policy to implement the state legislation as well as negotiations with state officials.
"I'm painfully aware that 'local control' is a euphemism for many things in this country that we don't have a proud history of, so I want to be mindful of that," he said.
For housing activist Bell, ADUs are just another tool that could be used to fight the city's homelessness problem, but it's far from the only one he'd like to see used. He wants to see much stronger renter protections and called on the city to build and manage "permanent affordable housing for the lowest income brackets."
He believes housing should not be treated "as a financial instrument to turn a profit."
Godley also looks toward systemic solutions for the homeless problem, criticizing the country's model "where we let people fall into homelessness."
Instead of spending resources tracking down homeless people and trying to rescue them out of it, she's calling for a system in which the city would track evictions, possibly offering financial help to tenants who need to make rent and get them stabilized.
Godley wants to work more closely with county partners, using the city's influence to pressure officials into scaling up programs that ease the transition into out of foster care and jails. She believes this is one of the missing links that contributes to homelessness.
Madison hasn't pushed for any systemic changes but has defended his own record where he supported the city's inclusionary housing laws, which require developers to build affordable housing or pay a fee instead. He'd also like to see homes near the 710 stub site, currently owned by Caltrans, turned over to the city which could use them as affordable housing.
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The Central Himalayan Education Initiative
MCF is working with the Himmotthan Society on the Central Himalayan Education Initiative (CHEI) for a three year programme in 20 villages of Vikasnagar Ghat block of District Chamoli. The focus of first phase of the programme is to improve ICDS services. The program was launched in 2015 and has already shown tremendous impact in terms of improving services delivered through Anganwadis – including pre-primary education and nutrition. There is greater community participation in and ownership of anganwadis, more children in the 3-6 age group are accessing the anganwadis, more mal nourished children are getting extra support. More than 835 children in 22 Bal Sangathans have planted 597 trees of which more than 90% still survive. More can be read in the annual reports
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All they want is a couch somewhere…at the Possum Way Group Home
The residents of the Possum Way Group Home in New Providence are lively and outgoing women who enjoy entertaining friends and family and just hanging out together.
Managed by The Arc of Union County, the residence is home to Jean Marie Lockhart, 52, Sue Settle, 53 and Patricia Zukowski, 72, who very much enjoy each other's company. In addition to a range of activities at home, they like to visit local restaurants.
Lockhart is perhaps the most outgoing. She said she especially enjoys going out to eat for her favorite foods which range from burgers to eggplant parmesan.
Zukowski said working on puzzles is probably her favorite activity and Settle has a love of the outdoors.
With the many activities they enjoy in their living room, the one thing they are missing is a couch that is big enough to accommodate their needs.
Jessica Morgan of The Arc of Union County said, "Our wish is that they could more comfortably sit together, watch movies, play board games and listen to music."
Morgan said the women are unable to do this at this time because the existing couch is old, run down and too small for them to sit together.
When asked what type of couch they wish for, Lockhart, who is a woman who knows what she wants, said emphatically — they want a leather couch, a black leather couch.
In a few weeks, another member will be added to the group home, so a new couch will be even more necessary.
While Lockhart loves to talk, Settle is quiet, and Zukowski is somewhere in between — it is obvious that this group of women are the best of friends and have great care and concern for one another.
A new couch would be a much welcomed addition to their happy home.
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The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic is having unintended yet drastic consequences on tuberculosis (TB) services, says a new report released by Stop TB partnership.
The report notes that with lockdowns and limitations on diagnosis, treatment and prevention services is expected to increase the annual number of TB cases and deaths over the next five years.
"At least five years of progress on TB response will be lost."
The modeling analysis released by the Stop TB Partnership shows that under a three-month lockdown and a protracted 10-month restoration of services, the world could see an additional 6.3 million cases of TB between 2020 and 2025 and an additional 1.4 million TB deaths during that same period.
"We never learn from mistakes. For the past five years, TB, a respiratory disease, has remained the biggest infectious disease killer because the 'TB agenda' consistently became less visible in front of other priorities," said Dr Lucica Ditiu, executive director of the Stop TB Partnership.
"Today, governments face a torturous path, navigating between the imminent disaster of COVID-19 and the long-running plague of TB. But choosing to ignore TB again would erase at least half a decade of hard-earned progress against the world's most deadly infection and make millions more people sick."
The new study was commissioned by the Stop TB Partnership in collaboration with the Imperial College, Avenir Health and Johns Hopkins University, and was supported by USAID.
The modeling was constructed on assumptions drawn from a rapid assessment done by The Stop TB Partnership on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related measures on the TB response in 20 high-burden TB countries—representing 54 percent of the global TB burden.
The modeling focused on three high burden countries—India, Kenya, and Ukraine—and extrapolated estimates from those countries to create global estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on TB.
The authors noted that the model can be replicated in any other country and that the findings can be used by countries for data-driven decisions and financial requests.
TB is a forgotten respiratory disease that still kills 1.5 million people each year, more than any other infectious disease.
Incidence and deaths due to TB have been declining steadily over the last several years as a result of intensified activities by high burden countries to find people with TB early and provide appropriate treatment.
In 2018, during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on TB, Heads of States and governments committed to significantly scale up the TB response.
In 2018, this resulted in identifying an additional 600,000 people who could access TB care.
The report notes that in 2019, there were very promising progress.
"The COVID-19 pandemic, especially considering the mitigation measures put in place, has proven to be a major setback in achieving the UNGA targets, as TB case detection has dramatically fallen, treatments have often been delayed and the risk of interruption of treatment and potential increase of people with drug-resistant TB has increased," says the report.
According to the new study, with a three-month lockdown and a protracted 10-month restoration of services, global TB incidence and deaths in 2021 would increase to levels last seen in between 2013 and 2016 respectively, implying a setback of at least five to eight years in the fight against TB.
To minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB, save millions of lives and get the world back on track in achieving the UNGA targets, national governments need to take immediate measures that ensure the continuity of TB diagnostic, treatment and prevention services during the lockdown period and undertake a massive catch-up effort to actively diagnose, trace, treat and prevent TB.
Stop TB Partnership and partners called upon the leadership of all countries—particularly those with high TB burdens to ensure the continuity of the TB response in the time of COVID-19.
The report urged countries to take proactive measures that include those who are most vulnerable and to provide protection against economic hardship, isolation, stigma and discrimination.
"We urge governments to secure the human and financial resources needed for seamless continuation of TB services amid the COVID-19 response."
Recognizing that this is an unprecedented situation, the Stop TB Partnership is continuing support for national TB Programmes and partners through its multiple technical, innovative and people-centered platforms.
To ensure access to TB and COVID-19 resources, the Stop TB Partnership is sharing actions, experiences and recommendations from countries and partners through a dedicated TB and COVID-19 webpage and has recently published interactive maps with TB and COVID-19 situations in countries.


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As your wait, here's what you can do!
After attending a job interview, the waiting period sets in. Numerous questions are likely to ring in your mind during this time.
Questions like, Did I nail the interview? Will they call back? What if I don't get the job? will become like a broken record in your mind.
But worry not. If you put the best foot forward during the interview, then there's very little, if anything, to be anxious about. Here are things to do or consider doing after the job interview:
1. Sending a Thank-You Email Response
Thanking your interviewers after an interview is the first and major follow-up step. Send each of the panelists who interviewed you a thank-you email.
Remember to inform them that you look forward to their reply. It communicates to them that you appreciate their time and sacrifice. And that you are interested in working with them.
It's also advisable to ask about your interviewing skills and how you can make an improvement on the same if at all they are poor. That way, you are more likely to nail the job and/or improve on your skills.
2. Nailing The Assignments
If you are assigned some work after the interview, attend to it faithfully. Be sure to observe the submission rules and the deadline too.
Do the work to the best of your ability. It could be the last chance you have to prove your suitability for the job. It could also be the only determinant as to whether you will nail the job or not.
3. Observing Patience
Follow your normal routine after the interview as you wait for the feedback patiently. Avoid being anxious over the same and be ready for any type of feedback.
Avoid calling, texting and sending numerous emails to your interviewers consistently. It takes quite some time before a company or organisation settles on bringing a new member on board.
Your interviewers are likely to reach out to you in a span of 1-2 weeks after consultation and coming to an agreement.
4. Applying For Other Jobs
Consider that you risk missing out on the job even if you nailed the interview.
If there's a chance to attend other interviews, attend to them. Attend as many interviews as possible until you get the job you are looking for.
5. Reaching Out To Your Interviewers
Give your interviewers a maximum of two weeks before you reach out to them for a follow-up.
If you don't receive any feedback from your interviewers within two weeks, you can send a follow-up email to ask about the way forward.
6. Cutting Out The Negative Energy
Avoid threatening or taunting your interviewers in case they delay in responding to your follow-up email. Do not claim that you have earned another job while in real sense you haven't.
If the interview doesn't bear fruit, your employer may notify you via a call or an email. Some recruiters may choose to withhold any negative feedback. If you don't get a response after two weeks, look for another opportunity.
In case you are informed about missing out on the job, do not sulk. Notify your interviewers that you look forward to working with them, in case another job opportunity arises.
7. After Nailing The Job
In case you nail the job, your interviewer may send the feedback via email, message or a phone call.
Your interviewer may also opt to arrange a meeting to give you feedback on a personal level.
It is advisable to dress for the occasion and carry your original documents when you are invited for a meeting by your recruiter.


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Kenny Omega comes out as Sans on AEW Dynamite
Wow @ this Kenny Omega video aimed at NJPW with the Kota Ibushi reference. Wow. #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/BG2s66VhFP— GIF Skull - Cowboy Lawyer #AEWDynamite (@GIFSkull) October 31, 2019
Kenny Omega came out as Sans to an Undertale-inspired video aimed at New Japan Pro Wrestling. It's simply awesome. Thanks to Ozzie Mejia for bringing this to my attention.
Final Fantasy XIV played via brain implants
My favorite champion of accessibility, Steven Spohn, tweeted about this today. It is just awesome to see people be able to play games with all sorts of new input methods.
That dog's still a hero, but that picture is shopped
The president tweeted out a fake photo of a dog receiving a medal today. You can't make this stuff up.
Twitter to stop running political ads
We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons…🧵— jack 🌍🌏🌎 (@jack) October 30, 2019
Here's the transcript of the tweet thread from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey:
We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons…
A political message earns reach when people decide to follow an account or retweet. Paying for reach removes that decision, forcing highly optimized and targeted political messages on people. We believe this decision should not be compromised by money. While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions. Internet political ads present entirely new challenges to civic discourse: machine learning-based optimization of messaging and micro-targeting, unchecked misleading information, and deep fakes. All at increasing velocity, sophistication, and overwhelming scale.
These challenges will affect ALL internet communication, not just political ads. Best to focus our efforts on the root problems, without the additional burden and complexity taking money brings. Trying to fix both means fixing neither well, and harms our credibility. For instance, it's not credible for us to say: "We're working hard to stop people from gaming our systems to spread misleading info, buuut if someone pays us to target and force people to see their political ad…well...they can say whatever they want!
We considered stopping only candidate ads, but issue ads present a way to circumvent. Additionally, it isn't fair for everyone but candidates to buy ads for issues they want to push. So we're stopping these too. We're well aware we're a small part of a much larger political advertising ecosystem. Some might argue our actions today could favor incumbents. But we have witnessed many social movements reach massive scale without any political advertising. I trust this will only grow.
In addition, we need more forward-looking political ad regulation (very difficult to do). Ad transparency requirements are progress, but not enough. The internet provides entirely new capabilities, and regulators need to think past the present day to ensure a level playing field. We'll share the final policy by 11/15, including a few exceptions (ads in support of voter registration will still be allowed, for instance). We'll start enforcing our new policy on 11/22 to provide current advertisers a notice period before this change goes into effect.
A final note. This isn't about free expression. This is about paying for reach. And paying to increase the reach of political speech has significant ramifications that today's democratic infrastructure may not be prepared to handle. It's worth stepping back in order to address.
Fed cuts rates, Apple and Facebook rise on earnings reports
The Federal Reserve cut rates again for the third time this year. Apple (AAPL) reported muted revenue and earnings growth, while Facebook (FB) continues to make bank off of all those politcal ads paid for in rubles.
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A sustainable food system, including livestock production, is essential. That is the perspective being advanced in thought and deed by Bob Martin of the John Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. A Kansas farm boy himself, Bob sees the shortcomings in the current system and also sees reasons to be encouraged. Consumers, politicians and farmers themselves will find plenty to chew on in this Farm To Table Talk.
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The LA District Attorney's office blasted out its decision on Friday that "Gossip Girl" star Ed Westwick would not be charged with rape due to insufficient evidence in allegations against him.
But by mistake, the first memo sent out by the DA's office listed Westwick as being born in "1956" (he's 31) and added that the alleged charge was "child sexual abuse — other family member."
Shortly after the gaffe, the prosecutors blasted out another e-mail adding, "Please note, there were some typos on the previous document. We will be sending a corrected copy soon."
They did manage to get a corrected copy out within the hour.
Westwick was accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third in 2014, but prosecutors did not bring charges due to insufficient evidence.
The DA's office wrote that, "Prosecution on . . . two incidents is declined due to insufficient evidence."
The third victim did not come forward when contacted.