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Chrome for Android 4.0: it's over soon!
Version 42 of Google Chrome should arrive in mid-April next. And for those still using terminals running Android 4.0, this will be the last of the last. Google has indeed made the decision to stop the development of Chrome for Ice Cream Sandwich.
In practice, Android 4.0 users will no longer receive updates for Chrome beyond version 42. This version of the browser will however be entitled to possible security updates until the release of Chrome 43 at the end of May.
Obviously, despite the end of development for Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), Google Chrome 42 will remain functional. But a security risk will eventually exist and it will be necessary to give up on new functionalities.
Google explains that its developers must create workarounds for the new web and Chrome features to work with ICS, and believes the game is no longer worth the effort for such an old mobile operating system.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich will be five years old at the end of the year. According to the latest statistics from Google Play, Android 4.0 is present on almost 6% of terminals. This is currently more than the 3.3% of Android 5.0 Lollipop.
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Apple now offers refurbished iPhones in France
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Sauveterre es una comuna y población de Francia, en la región de Mediodía-Pirineos, departamento de Altos Pirineos, en el distrito de Tarbes y cantón de Maubourguet.
Está integrada en la Communauté de communes du Val d'Adour.

Demografía
Su población en el censo de 1999 era de 151 habitantes.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Sauveterre en el sitio del Institut géographique national
 Sauveterre en el sitio del Insee

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How does the Retail Dashboard determine the Top Sales People? – How can we help?
How does the Retail Dashboard determine the Top Sales People?
The Retail Dashboard determines the Top Sales People based on their number of items sold.
Users with a negative total for items sold will not be included in the Top Sales People list regardless of their revenue.


Sheila Gestring, chief financial officer and vice president of the University of South Dakota, took the helm as its 18th president in late June.
Gestring faces numerous challenges, such as finding ways to increase access for high-performing students who cannot afford tuition and easing budget constraints at the university's law school.
Gestring started at the university in 2006 as a finance director and transitioned to assistant vice president of finance and administration.
Prior to joining the institution, Gestring served as chief financial officer of Flathead Valley Community College in Montana and held finance positions for the South Dakota state government.
As of July 1, Robbyn Wacker leads St. Cloud State University (Minn.). Previously she served at the University of Northern Colorado as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
Jennifer P. Bott, formerly dean of the Miller College of Business at Ball State University (Ind.), began her role as provost and vice president for academic affairs of Western Michigan University on July 1.


This video is a continuation of our series "Re-examining History", which features an interview that we held with Prof. Noam Chomsky. Prof Chomsky will focus on historical developments that seldom, if at all, appear or are discussed in Western mainstream historical literature.
Was the Marshall plan a success or failure?
What sections of US & German society profited from the Marshall plan?
These and more questions will be addressed in the video (click to go to video).


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College Football Playoff Rankings Focuses on Quality Wins over Win-Loss Records
Originally by Ryan Wright November 2, 2016
The collective think tank brought together under the label College Football Playoff Selection Committee has had a rolling group opinion of what is important for each team to achieve to be ranked on their all-too important poll over the past two seasons. The committee gets the final say on who makes the playoff sending a clear message Tuesday night that quality wins counts as much if not more than a win-loss record in their third season in charge. A message Washington Huskies fans are none-too happy to receive.
Committee chairman Kirby Hocutt stood strong by the group's stance that wins over teams with a .500 or better record was what impressed them most versus an unblemished record. This was the explanation put forth for the first debatable revelation in the rankings. Hocutt explained, "Simply stating, the committee, in our mind, believes that Texas A&M has played a stronger schedule at this point in time of the season over Washington." Hocutt added, "Texas A&M has got four wins against teams that are better records than .500 compared to Washington only having two wins against teams that have .500 or better records."
The rankings opened up without little controversy naming Associated Press No. 1 Alabama at the top of the playoff rankings but instead of following suit with the AP at No. 2 they swapped in Clemson for Michigan placing the Wolverines at No. 3. Texas A&M jumped from their No. 7 AP spot to No. 4 displacing Washington out of the playoff if the end of season tournament were to begin today. The Aggies have one loss, to Alabama, but Washington has cruised to an 8-0 mark with wins over Stanford and Utah. Non-conference games against Rutgers, Idaho, and Portland State have not helped the Huskies' cause.
The good news for all of the teams on the outside looking in, there are five weeks left in the regular season with conference championship left to be played. Losses are bound to happen. Even if the Top 4 went undefeated the rest of the way, Texas A&M would not make the SEC Championship Game in favor of Alabama leaving room for Washington to leapfrog into the final four with a Pac-12 Championship Game victory.
No. 7 Ohio State can help their cause with an end of season home win over Michigan on Nov. 26. Nebraska can push forward with a road win over the Buckeyes this weekend. No. 9 Auburn can make a claim to be in the final four going undefeated with an Iron Bowl win over Alabama to end their season. No. 11 Florida has a tough stretch of games remaining but with one loss could find their way to the dance going undefeated and a win in the SEC Championship Game.
A big message was once again sent to the Big 12 by the selection committee. The highest rated Big 12 team was two-loss Oklahoma. The Sooners came in at No. 14 with a lot of ground to cover if the Big 12 wants to final crack the playoff. One-loss Baylor was placed at No. 17.
Out of the Group of Five teams, Boise State was looking like a strong candidate to push for playoff recognition but a 30-28 road loss to Wyoming over the weekend fractured that opportunity. The committee buried the Broncos at No. 24 despite two wins over Pac-12 teams Washington State and Oregon State. Western Michigan remains the only unbeaten Group of Five team sitting at 9-0, 5-0 in the Mid-American. The Broncos could make a fuss of their own regarding their ranking with wins over Northwestern (22-21) and Illinois (34-10). The Broncos have three regular season games remaining against Kent State, Buffalo, and Toledo.
Perhaps the strongest message sent, the SEC and Big Ten are perceived to be the top two football conferences this season. Three SEC teams are in the Top 10 with two in the would-be final four. The Big Ten has four teams in the Top 10.
First College Football Playoff Committee Rankings of 2016
Click the link for current AP Rankings on RNG.
Photo credit: saturdayblitz.com; No. 8 Trevor Knight scores a touchdown for A&M vs. UCLA.
http://www.recruitingnewsguru.com/college-football-playoff-rankings-focuses-quality-wins-win-loss-records/
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WHY A DIGITAL MARKETING FORUM?
The Digital Marketing Forum is a thought leadership and learning conference for all online marketing executives, affiliates and other industry professionals to come together and learn the latest digital marketing trends and new marketing techniques.
The Forum will take a closer look at fast-changing online marketing disciplines and focus on providing learning from the digital disruption that is impacting all industry stakeholders.
As an acquisition marketer your network is a big factor of your success. With an expanded three day event, exhibition hall and a host of fabulous networking parties to attend you'll have plenty of time to network with a host of decision makers. Location's for this year's networking events include the Hilton Olympia hotel and the Natural History Museum (which also hosts the exclusive Hall of Fame awards).
I loved attending this event. It goes beyond basic business networking and they offer a chance to give you exclusive and relevant digital marketing insights that are not available at any other digital marketing conferences. What you learn here enables you to make well-informed decisions that grow your online business - quickly.
Get yourself down to this event as you'll learn loads from digital experts and get to meet and network with operators who are invested in doing business with you. The content is detailed and you get incredible insights from online marketing experts in the iGaming industry.
Attending these events lifts your spirit and reminds you of what you have already accomplished within your business and where to go next. I'd recommend any online marketer who wants to take a step back and learn the latest digital marketing trends to come along and refocus on the important stuff at this conference. It's a day well spent.
Registration takes place from 08:30am and delegates will gain access to all conference tracks and the full exhibition along with specialist forums throughout the day: Sport in Focus (Track), Betting on Racing (Track), Betting on Technology (Track) and the CasinoBeats Summit. Enjoy Networking Drinks in the Exhibition Area and party till the morning at the Official Party.
Enjoy a second full day of content and networking at the Digital Marketing Forum designed specifically for online marketers and affiliate organisations who want to learn the latest digital insights and improve their skills and better their acquisition marketing disciplines. You will also have access to all other tracks at Betting on Sports. Finish the event with Networking Drinks at the Hand & Flower Pub, followed by the exclusive Hall of Fame awards an party at the Natural History Museum.


The new World Boxing Council (WBC) light-heavyweight champion, Yugoslavia's Mate parlov, has begun a tough training programme before defending his title.
GV PAN: Street in Lipica, Yugoslavia, including training centre.
INTERIOR CU: Parlov ZOOM OUT, shakes hands with Hugo Simon.
CU: Boxing gloves on wall.
CU: Sparring in ring... Parlov (left) with Italian boxer Zanon.
Background: The new World Boxing Council (WBC) light-heavyweight champion, Yugoslavia's Mate parlov, has begun a tough training programme before defending his title.
SYNOPSIS: Parlov is training in the quiet Slovenian village of Lipica, in Yugoslavia.
Since becoming the world light heavyweight champion in January, Parlov has become a national hero. But success in boxing is not new to him.
His career as an amateur boxer was sometimes spectacularly successful, and spanned nine years from 1965 to 1974. He began as a middleweight but was beaten at the Quarter-finals in the 1968 Olympic Games.
He switched divisions into light-heavyweight and in 1969 won a Silver medal at the European championships. From then on, he has never lost an amateur bout. He won gold medals at the 1971 and 1973 European championships, at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, at the world championships in havana. In 1975, at the age of 27, Mate Parlov turned Professional and quickly won the European light heavyweight title by beating Domenico Adinolfo of Italy.
In January this year, Parlov, a southpaw, knocked Miguel Cuello out in the ninth round to become Yugoslavia's first world professional boxing champion. He will meet an American opponent in Sarajevo on April the Thirtieth, and in June he'll fight britain's John Conteh, himself a former world light heavyweight champion.


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Chief Growth Officer Francisco Crespo speaks during Coca-Cola Investor Day at the company's Atlanta headquarters in November 2017.
Coca-Cola reported second quarter earnings today. While earnings are a report card on short-term results, they also say a lot about progress toward longer-term strategies.
How do you describe your job as chief growth officer?
Growth is the number-one priority for our company, and therefore it's a priority for every one of our associates. Not just growth for the sake of growing, but growth that translates into solid returns. We – the growth team and me – are helping the company develop clear pathways for growth. We believe that growth is a discipline. Sustainable growth will occur only when we play with discipline using a few, focused capabilities.
Our role is to define where we have headroom for growth and identify the simplest, fastest and most efficient ways to capture more growth. Because strategy is all about choice, we also attempt to continuously identify what not to do, as much as we are excited about the possibilities of what to do more of.
How has the company changed over the last year or so? Coca-Cola has a relatively new CEO in James Quincey, plus many leaders in new positions, including you.
We've really made a lot of cultural and operational changes at the company overall, including in the growth organization. Under James' leadership, we have been truly agile with our changes. As an example, the growth function itself is new and was created with unprecedented speed. Over the past year, we named new leaders for many of our business units – a combination of brilliant internal talent and promising external talent we brought in from elsewhere.
We have simplified a lot of our processes, including bringing clarity to our business units on specific areas of governance and guidance. Our strategy and insights team has worked to evolve our business planning process, simplifying reporting requirements and deepening our understanding behind areas where we have the greatest opportunities. We are automating recurring business tools, like scorecards and innovation reports. And a lot more is happening to ensure that we move faster, focus on big bets and continuously develop our talent.
We are experimenting more, with higher tolerance of failure, so that we can learn and change faster. Our number of experiments in the first quarter of 2018 went up by more than 30%. We are hunting and killing zombies, which are products, packs, processes or ideas that have not worked or are not working but are still using our resources.
The company's foundation rests on sparkling beverages. Can this category keep growing?
Undoubtedly. And not because it's a politically right thing to say in a company where sparkling is the core of the business but because the math reflects the tremendous growth headroom in sparkling. Beyond the math, we know that people love to drink sparkling beverages. In fact, we are already driving an acceleration in the sparkling soft drinks category through investment and innovation, with 5% retail value growth globally in our sparkling portfolio during the quarter.
After more than 130 years – and doing business in every country and territory in the world except two – it's still the case that only 1.3 billion consumers drink a Coke. We have identified more than 600 million people who can and would drink a Coke – whichever variant they choose. It's inexcusable if we don't go and find these potential drinkers. They are all around the world, including some of our largest markets, like the United States and Mexico. And this is just Coke. Imagine the opportunity behind Sprite, Fanta and Schweppes.
There is no reason why sparkling cannot grow strongly across the planet consistently over many decades, while we also grow the rest of the portfolio.
Can you talk more about what you mean by 'discipline of growth'?
The discipline of growth is the ability to envision opportunities that provide headroom to grow and the ability to capture a disproportionate amount of this value. With 7.5 billion people getting thirsty, say eight times a day today, that's 2.5 billion unit cases of liquid consumed every day. We are only capturing about 3% of this daily liquid consumption. As we say, after more than 130 years, we are still at the first sip. Therefore, we don't have a growth headroom challenge.
We believe that, for our company, growth is a discipline that is embedded in capabilities. For example, one of our disciplines is defining and building what we called "edge," which is a unique and differentiated set of properties that are relevant to a brand and the consumer.
The growth function is uniquely positioned to instill and drive these disciplines holistically. We are no longer working in silos. As an integrated team, we are addressing the disciplines through a multi-function lens: the consumer, the customer, commercial teams and digital ecosystems, embedded in an edge-based strategy.
Is innovation mostly about launching new drinks?
Innovation is more than launching new products. It's about ingredients, too. Today, we are also being most successful through innovation in packaging and that, too, is primarily in extending packaging solutions for new occasions or price points.
Innovation is often confused with imitation, copying benefits in the form of features already accessible to consumers. Real innovation is providing benefits that are highly relevant to consumers and delivered via proprietary solutions by the brand.
Innovation is also about bringing delight and value to our consumers and stakeholders in everything that we do, not only in packaging and products but in every single touchpoint. Innovation is about capabilities that help strengthen our competitive advantage.
For example, our Freestyle system has allowed us to bring a unique advantage to customers and exceptional delight to consumers in fountain and, in the process, is winning new business. Another example is Honest. As a platform, Honest innovated with a combination of several key features, including tea being organic and just a tad sweet.
We view all innovations from a dual lens of being new to the world and new to Coca-Cola. We have some low-hanging fruit. We can rapidly lift, shift and scale some ideas that are known to the company but new to the world, like the introduction of the AdeZ brand in Europe. And we want to game change with exponential innovations by bringing ideas that are truly new to the world and to the company, like Freestyle. Our global R&D teams are fervently focused on this space.
True innovations help deliver tangible benefits to our consumers in ways that no other brand can. Great innovations have multiple edges that they continue to sharpen to keep ahead of competition.
It's pretty simple. We'll grow our consumer base. We'll gain value share in nonalcoholic beverages. We will realize pricing in line with our edge and ahead of the industry. We will create brands with impenetrable edge. But, most importantly, we will have world-class talent in every area of our business, which will reshape the next generation of growth for our business.


Blockbuster. I was hesitant what to call this article. I almost called it The Downfall of Blockbuster but I realized that was a little too… aggressive. Blockbuster hasn't done anything wrong… It's just that we don't match up anymore. We have different needs. It's not you, Blockbuster… it's me.
In 2003, one of my roommates in college (Mike) and I went to the Blockbuster in Forest Grove, OR. We had the night free and we ended up spending a good hour or so there, chatting it up with the manager Steve. Great guy. Anyways, he gave us a tour, he showcased what the store had to offer… it was a personal touch that went a long way. How many times have YOU gotten a tour of your local Blockbuster?
Anyways, me and Mike ended up getting a joint account. They still greet me as "Mr. Risinger" when the receipt prints out.
For the past 8 or 9 years, I have fought hard for Blockbuster. I have been as loyal as anyone could have been. At one time, I had both their by-mail package (3 movies at a time) AND a package where I could always have a movie OR a video game out from the local store. I could go every single day and get a new movie, for like $20 a month. I loved it. The first thing I always checked when I moved to a new city was where the nearest Blockbuster was.
I could tell you the nearest Blockbuster in Walnut, Diamond Bar, West Covina, Azusa, Santa Cruz, Riverside, Moreno Valley… I think that's it. All over. I usually knew the crew that worked there, especially here in Riverside.
There was a manager named Carlos. Even though I had every plan you could imagine, he hated giving me free movies (essentially) so he always tried to push candy and soda on me. "2 for $3… Come on. Come onnnn." It got annoying, but I understand where he was coming from. Even though Blockbuster came up with the plan, they were no doubt losing money because of people like me that had no social lives and changed titles every day.
For awhile, Blockbuster, it was great. You were everything I wanted. But eventually, I ran out of movies. Your games were always checked out. I struggled to find movies and shows to watch in-store. So, I gave up my "all you can watch" monthly pass. I still had by-mail.
But eventually, I noticed more and more titles were long waiting times. I backed off to 1 movie a time and worked on some shows that I felt whatever about (at this point, I'm halfway through Supernatural but not really hooked on it).
Blockbuster opened the floodgates by allowing video games by mail but they are incredibly long waiting times and a game has to be out for two months before it's available by mail.
And then, I go in one day to visit Carlos and the crew, and the store is closed down. I now have no physical place to go, the by-mail service is weak and not meeting my needs, and their stock isn't up to my expectations.
This morning, at 9:31am, I cancelled my Blockbuster subscription. It didn't do anything wrong, but it's just not for me anymore. And I know people will be doing this all over the country, which won't help the cause, but I can't keep supporting a business that's doing nothing for me.
Am I seeing other people? Yes, but just casually. I have Netflix streaming on PS3. It's convenient, even though the stock isn't entirely new. But there are enough TV shows to get me through many winters (even just the Stargate shows would take me another year to get through for a second time). Blockbuster missed the memo on teaming up with other giants in the industry, letting Netflix and Hulu both meet those demands.
I also joined Gamefly this morning. When a new game comes out, I want to play it. I can't be two months behind, especially now that I'm writing reviews and trying to have current information. I'm willing to pay an extra $5 a month for that commodity ($15 instead of $10 for Blockbuster).
My needs are just different, Blockbuster. I'm sorry things are tough, but you can't offer me what I need. Maybe sometime in the future, if you catch up with trends and start offering services that are convenient, affordable, and worthwhile, maybe we can get coffee or something.
Our local blockbuster closed down over a year ago. The Hollywood video closed more than 2 years ago. We do still have a Red Box nearby and 2 Blockbuster Expresses inside of Safeway. Usually we just buy movies (you've seen the collection), but if we ever do want to rent we can usually get what we want from one of the Blockbuster Expresses.


If there has ever been an application or program that you absolutely need to use, regardless of who you are or what you do, it is Google Drive. Google Drive is a cloud based storage system connected through your google account that acts as a homebase for all of your google apps; including Sheets, Docs, Photos, Forms, and Slides, among many others.
Store documents, photos, and other files in a number of formats such as Docx, JPG, PDF, and many more.
Share your files with friends, family, and coworkers.
Easily collaborate with others and edit files as a group from separate computers.
Create and organize folders to store your documents.
Use any device with an internet connection. Yes, even your cell phone through the Google Drive app that is available on most devices. As long as you can log into Google, you can access your files.
Google Drive supplies free and easy to use versions of office software for all of your needs.
Google Docs is a classic word editing program that is easy to maneuver, even easier I would argue than its counterpart Microsoft Word.
Google Sheets is a spreadsheets program that can be used to organize and record data. This program is much more user friendly than most other spreadsheets programs I have experienced.
Google Slides, which is very similar to Microsoft PowerPoint, creates easily designable presentations. You can either start from a blank slate, or use one of their many predesigned presentation options with beautiful color schemes and fonts.
Google Forms can be used to quickly gather responses from clients, friends, and family. Anything from a survey to a party invitation can be created using Google Forms.
Google Photos stores your uploaded photos on a cloud in order to optimize space on all of your devices. This is ideal for conserving all of those photos you've got stuffed in that box in your basement – or is that just me?
Everything you could possibly need at home or at work is kept together using Drive. It can be as organized or as cluttered as you'd like. I for one am guilty of using excessive folders, and folders within folders, as well as of color-coding.
A newly added "Quick Access" feature makes it easy to find files you've recently worked on, so you won't have to go digging through your folders to find them.
Google Drive saves space on all of your devices by making all of your files and programs cloud based. This ultimately helps your computer run faster and saves you from the ever-impending and terrifying day when your computer crashes and you lose all of your files!
I honestly would not be able to operate without Google Drive. It is so quick and easy to use, as well as extraordinarily convenient. Whenever I meet someone who does not use Google Drive, I can't help but tell them all about what they are missing. Don't wait! Get your files on Google Drive already! You won't regret it, and you will be shocked at how much easier your life becomes.


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SYTYCD Season 10: Top 12 Recap (Top 10 Announced!)
The recap of last week has reminded me of how much I adore Anna Kendrick. It saddens me that she isn't back tonight. No offense, Kenny Ortega. He's alright.
The results include one big surprise, with Amy in the bottom six along with Malece and Jenna. The boys in the bottom are revealed to be Nico, Tucker, and Alan... hey! I guessed five out of six right (although my guesses for is actually going home are wrong, naturally). As much as I like Jenna, I am surprised that she is sent into the Top 10 ahead of Amy. I have to think Malece's run is over, and I wouldn't be mad about that at all (plus, Amy's solo was kind of great). I like both of these boys, though, and still wonder what the judges see in Nico that these two don't have. My guess here is that Tucker will be going home.
Hayley & Nico - Broadway (Sean Cheesman)
I did NOT recognize Nico!!! I was wondering who that random guy on stage with Hayley was. This really seemed like a Broadway-level performance- and even though I think these two are my least favorite pair, they are still pretty amazing. Those lifts- that crazy thing with Hayley's leg!? And oh, I guess now I do understand what the judges see in Nico. Touché, judges. Touché.
Malece & Alan - Jazz (Mandy Moore)
Oh, Alan. I just enjoy this big, dorky, emotional kid. I'm going to give Malece a compliment! The old Hollywood look is great on her. But, as a pair, something was a little off. I don't think Anna Kendrick would be telling them they should make a baby this week. Maybe she made things awkward for them?
Jenna & Alex Freakin' Wong! - Pasa Doble (Jean-Marc Généreux)
So happy for Jenna right now. This makes me so excited for the All-Stars to return next week! I'm a little sad for Tucker that he couldn't make Jenna look this good, and so maybe I am rooting for Alan to be safe over him. Jenna needed this moment going into next week... and I hope we see more of Alex!
Makenzie & Paul - Contemporary (Mandy Moore)
My favorites. These two are so pretty together. And I loved the choice of using the live version of "The Edge of Glory"- it was so organic, honest, impassioned.
Amy & Fik-shun - Viennese Waltz (Jean-Marc Généreux)
Remember last week when I said, and I quote myself, "Time for them to do something way different next week! How about the waltz or something?" Yes, I will pat myself on the back. Also, I love Cat's line: "Let's hope you end up like Bella and Edward, and not like Rob and Kristen." This also reminds me that I haven't watched Breaking Dawn Part 2 yet. Fik-shun's flaws couldn't totally be hidden this time, but he still had a couple of nice moments, like that lift at the end. Amy really is just stunning. There's no way she goes home over Malece.
Jasmine & Aaron - Hip-hop (Tabitha & Napoleon)
And we have the third standing ovation of the night! This partnership of dancers and choreographers had "awesome" written all over it before it even started. Definitely the best hip-hop number of the season. They're going to have fun doing that one all across the country on tour.
The Guys (minus Tucker) - Lyrical Hip-hop (Tabitha & Napoleon)
I didn't know NappyTabs did choreography like this! Aaron and Paul were standouts for me. Alan might have been the weakest link.
The Ladies - Contemporary (Stacey Tookey)
Seriously, these girls are amazing. There were no standouts because they are all stunning! Totally beside the point, I kind of chuckled at the end when they were all standing in a row, as Cat looked like a giant, just towering over them. Tall girls are funny.
The Elimination:
Awww. Poor Alan. I guess he had a little bit of a rough night, but I still didn't think they'd save the guy who couldn't dance over him. But, I understand. Malece was, unfortunately, doomed from the beginning of the night.
Favorite Performance:
Standing by my faves!
With the exception of the two heading home, my rankings don't change this week. For the record, all five of these girls would go ahead of boy #3 if I were to do an overall ranking.
The Girls:
Makenzie Dustman
Jasmine Harper
Jenna Johnson
Amy Yakima
Hayley Erbert
The Boys:
Paul Karmiryan
Fik-Shun
Tucker Knox
Nico Greetham
Who Should Go Home:
Bottom four next week... gotta guess Amy, Jenna, Tucker, Fik-Shun. Jenna and Fik-Shun go home!? I really don't think Jenna deserves it but that's what I'm seeing right now!?!? I don't like it. That can't be right. Hayley instead of Jenna? My girl Makenzie again? I don't know. There's no right answer. But I AM SO EXCITED for the return of the All-Stars!


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Top 10 Most Feminist Moments on The Bachelor
The most feminist moments of "The Bachelor" prove that you don't need a man. For this list, we'll be looking at moments from the reality television franchise that depict female contestants uplifting each other, standing up for themselves, ...
Bachelor Locky Gilbert apologises after 'racist' MySpace post resurfaces
Bachelor star Locky Gilbert has been forced to apologise after a shocking social media post resurfaced in which he told foreigners to "f**k off".
The past has come back to haunt the reality TV star after a post has surfaced from the now 31-year-old's MySpace account from 2004.
Gilbert was just 16-years-old when he posted a map of Australia with a Southern Cross, and the phrase: "F*** off were (sic) full. Aussie Pride."
Camera IconOld MySpace photographs of Bachelor Locky Gilbert as a teenager have emerged.
The anti-immigrant and anti-refugee slogan, which has racist overtones, has left Gilbert having to awkwardly address the posts he made as a teenager.
Speaking to the DailyMail, he apologised.
"I am deeply sorry for the image I posted on MySpace over 14 years ago," he said.
Camera IconThe post from Locky's old MySpace account.
"I do not hold these views and I apologise for the offence I have caused."
While his MySpace account is no longer active, it also included several photos of a teenage Gilbert hanging out with friends, including posing with a group outside the adult shop Club X in Perth.
With the Bachelor franchise already under attack from audiences over a lack of diversity in its casting, the resurfaced post is yet another road bump in an already rocky season.
Before it had even gone to air, several women claimed that Gilbert had dumped them to go on the show, and once filming started, it was soon shut down temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The series has also failed to resonate with viewers, with last night's episode again only attracting 538,000 viewers nationally and 55,000 in Perth.
Only one WA woman is now still in the running to win Gilbert's heart—self-professed 'snob' Laura Calleri—after Kristina Abramoff failed to receive a rose last night.
"I wasn't too surprised that I was leaving because I honestly had the least amount of time with him compared to the other girls," Abramoff said.
"He's obviously a great guy but he's not my usual type."


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Q: Inserting image on the far-right side navbarPage shiny I have the following code for a shiny app generating a navbarPage
library(shiny)
library(shinythemes)

ui <- navbarPage(
  title = "Report", theme = shinytheme("cerulean"),
  tabPanel("About"),
  tabPanel(
    "Plots",
    fluidPage(
      tabsetPanel(
        type = "pills",
        tabPanel("A"),
        tabPanel(
          "B",
          sidebarLayout(
            sidebarPanel(h4("Checkbox"),
              checkboxInput("total", label = "total"),
              uiOutput("conditionalInput"),
              width = 3
            ),
            mainPanel(
              tabsetPanel(
                tabPanel("a"),
                tabPanel("b"),
                tabPanel("c"),
                tabPanel("d"),
                tabPanel("e")
              )
            )
          )
        )
      )
    )
  )
)

server <- function(input, output) {
  output$conditionalInput <- renderUI({
    if (input$total == FALSE) {
      checkboxGroupInput("verticais",
        label = "",
        choices = list(
          "1.1" = 1,
          "1.2" = 2,
          "1.3" = 3,
          "1.4" = 4,
          "1.5" = 5,
          "1.6" = 6,
          "1.7" = 7,
          "1.8" = 8
        ),
        selected = c(1:8), inline = FALSE
      )
    }
  })
}

# Run the application
shinyApp(ui = ui, server = server)

Which produces this output
However, for layout purposes, I want to put a logo on the far right side of the window (near where the publish button is).
I tried what is described in this question with no success.
Therefore, I want to know if there is another workaround to solve my problem.
Note that I have the image files on the correct www folder

A: I got a workaround by changing the navbarPage piece of code to:
navbarPage(title = div("Report",
                       img(src = "myimage.png",
                           height = "10px",
                           style = "position: relative;
                                    top: -3px;
                                    right: -1000px;")),
           theme = shinytheme("cerulean")

It is still not the best since the image does not attach to the navbar and also creates an unnecessary empty space between the title and the tabsets.

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1The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.
3May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.
5"Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice."
6And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.
7"Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God.
8"I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
9"I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.
10"For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.
11"I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
12"If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains.
13"Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?
15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me."
16But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?
17"For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you.
18"When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.
19"You let your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit.
20"You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son.
21"These things you have done and I kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state [the case] in order before your eyes.
22"Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear [you] in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
23"He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders [his] way [aright] I shall show the salvation of God."


Developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive, Pro Cycling Manager 2012 features exciting cycling action, detailed management and realistic simulation scenarios and graphics.
The Pro Cycling Manager game series has become a stalwart cycling simulation series stressing several detailed management systems as well as exciting race action.
The main menu offers players a career mode, track, stage, stage race, or classic. Players get great options and customizations when forming their team including colors and team name. Choose a team from an 80 team cache, including 20 new teams in the professional circuit in a text-based interface with some icons and graphics mainly for team member nationality identification.
New features include the season planner where players register team members for events throughout the season calendar. The pro season consists of 180 official races including 40 new additions. The Tour de France is the "Super Bowl" of the season with many other recognizable races like la Vuelta and the Tour of Australia.
Players must test all their management and multitasking skills when handling cyclist contracts, equipment, health, finances, sponsors and even training. Game developers impressive mesh all these elements together. For example, training locations also vary in length, location and expense and yield different results overall and among the individual riders.
As team manager, players receive a constant barrage of detailed email messages ranging from sick player notifications to event reminders. Players can decide to skim or not skim all the text messages as they progress through each day. Players also get text updates during several gameplay situations.
Players get time at the beginning for the management aspect and progress by hitting the "next day" button after making all their strategic moves leading up to the all important races. Players looking for a "quick mode" can try the race day stage simulation where tactic tests yield realistic results in a short burst or real-time simulation.
Now the racing begins! Full races can be speed up to 8 times faster than real-time, but I would not recommend it much because players would miss out on the cyclist control experience that includes strategy choices and, of course, speed. The statistical results seem realistic with my limited cycling knowledge and the scenarios create interesting challenges.
Players can really soak in the simulation experience in the races with impressive cyclist animations in large numbers. The environments could use more variety, but many players, especially inexperienced ones, should concentrate on the other cyclists any way. Developers fill in many environments well and have plenty of room for improvement as game graphic technology advances and become more affordable. Hopefully even more realistic and authentic visuals from satellite imaging can replace these environments in future installments.
The realistic artificial intelligence (AI) of the computer controlled players includes impressive reactions and movements. The AI players seem very real, so players get a realistically competitive environment. The rider models, cycles, and environments all have high detail plus great lighting and shadowing effects so players get a realistic sense of each cycling experience.
In the worldwide multiplayer mode includes nice team member customization and online rankings with options for up to 16 players in simultaneous gameplay. This exciting mode also stresses team support and a rewards system where players purchase collectible cards to exchange for valuable, performance-enhancing equipment.
The sound elements include fast-moving instrumental music tracks that resemble some club and dance tracks, but have smooth rhythms that do not really distract from the gameplay. Races have a commentator who feeds audiences with similar tidbits seen in the text updates.
An impressive team cycling simulation experience with great learning opportunities and various offerings for all age players. Cycling fans familiar with European pro cycling have an obvious advantage here (like knowing what the "peloton" is), but new players can pick up gameplay well thanks to a decent user interface.
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On www.antibodies-online.com are 144 ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C (CFTR/MRP), Member 8 (ABCC8) Antibodies from 22 different suppliers available. Additionally we are shipping ABCC8 Proteins (8) and ABCC8 Kits (6) and many more products for this protein. A total of 163 ABCC8 products are currently listed.
Study revealed possible association of ABCC8 C49620T polymorphism with type 2 diabetes (T2D) marked by predominance of the mutant T allele and TT genotype in T2D patients.
Pancreatic differentiation of ABCC8-deficient cells recapitulated the congenital hyperinsulinism disease phenotype.
HNF1A and ABCC8 are among the most frequently mutated maturity-onset diabetes of the young genes in south India.
In India, ABCC8 mutations were most common, with varied age of onset of diabetes, in our case series.
The patient carries a heterozygous mutation c.2690A>T(p.D897V) of ABCC8 gene.
Minor allele ABCC8 SNP genotypes have increased risk of cerebral edema, while major SNP alleles are protective in severe TBI.
Mutation in ABCC8 gene is associated with congenital hyperinsulinism.
ABCC8 mutation causing loss of function of beta-cell KATP channels lead to congenital hyperinsulinism, higher basal [Ca(2+)] i and insulin secretion, increased insulin secretion in response to amino acids but not to glucose, increased basal rate of oxygen consumption and mitochondrial mass, increased rates of glycolysis, increased serine/glycine and glutamine biosynthesis, and low gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels.
Hyperinsulinism-causing mutations cause multiple molecular defects in SUR1 nucleotide-binding domains.
Genes ABCC7, A3, A8, A12, and C8 prevailed among the most upregulated or downregulated ones. In conclusion, the results supported our theory about general adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette gene expression profiles and their importance for cancer on clinical as well as research levels.
Cross-linking experiments showed that KATP channel inhibitors promoted interactions between the N terminus of Kir6.2 and SUR1, whereas channel openers did not, suggesting the inhibitors enhance intersubunit interactions to overcome channel biogenesis and trafficking defects.
Mutations of the ABCC8 gene is associated with congenital hyperinsulinism.
ABCC8 mutation is associated with neonatal diabetes mellitus and iDEND syndrome.
We conclude that the gradual development of glucose intolerance in patients with the SUR1-E1506K mutation might, as in the mouse model, result from impaired insulin secretion due a failure of insulin content to increase with age.
The results confirm that Kir6.2 contributes to APD shortening in both atria and ventricle during metabolic stress, and that SUR1 is required for atrial APD shortening while SUR2A is required for ventricular APD shortening.
EPAC interaction with SUR1 controls seizure susceptibility and possibly acts via regulation of glutamate release.
SUR1 controls K(ATP) channel activity but not TRPM4 channels.
Conserved intramolecular disulfide bond is critical to trafficking and fate of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters ABCB6 and sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1)/ABCC8.
ATP regulates pancreatic beta-cell K(ATP) channel activity, not only by its direct actions on Kir6.2 pore subunit, but also via ATP modulation of Syn-1A binding to SUR1.
Diazoxide does not open the ventricular sarcolemmal adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel but provides volume homeostasis via an SUR1-dependent pathway in mouse ventricular myocytes.
The role of Abcc8, which encodes sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1), was assessed in progressive hemorrhagic necrosis.
Sequestration of Kir6.2 in rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) of Sur1 ( -/- ) islet cells is associated with an increase in rough endoplasmic reticulum length and mild oxidative stress without activation of the classical ER stress response.
Results indicate that in heart, significant differential KATP pharmacology in atria and ventricles, resulting from SUR1 predominance in forming the atrial channel, leads to differential effects of potassium channel openers on APD in the two chambers.
The role of SUR1 in the mechanism of neuronal ischemic preconditioning was evaluated in SUR1 knockout mice.
Role of SUR1 in the B cell extends beyond being a subunit of the plasma membrane K(ATP)-channel and that it also plays an unexpected but important role in the cAMP-dependent regulation of Ca(2+)-induced exocytosis.
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the superfamily of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. ABC proteins transport various molecules across extra- and intra-cellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, White). This protein is a member of the MRP subfamily which is involved in multi-drug resistance. This protein functions as a modulator of ATP-sensitive potassium channels and insulin release. Mutations and deficiencies in this protein have been observed in patients with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy, an autosomal recessive disorder of unregulated and high insulin secretion. Mutations have also been associated with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type II, an autosomal dominant disease of defective insulin secretion. Alternative splicing of this gene has been observed\; however, the transcript variants have not been fully described.


The Balance Sheet is an important document very often requested by people interested in financing your business, such as a bank manager. This document is a summary of the financial balances of a business.
Clever Accounting offers two methods to obtain a Balance Sheet, one is delivered on screen in the form of a Balance Sheet Drilldown and the other is the Balance Sheet printed report. For this session we will talk about the on screen Balance Sheet Drilldown.
After logging in to Clever Accounting, select the Banking and General Ledger tab and then click on the Balance Sheet Drilldown link.
The ensuing screen shows the total Assets and the total Liabilities, which should balance out (hence the Balance Sheet). The nice touch with this screen is that you are allowed to drill down on the assets or the liabilities to extract information on how the balances were generated.
In addition, the Balance Sheet can be generated for a particular date and also for a particular Dimension. This is particularly useful when you wish to compare your balance sheets of different periods, or if you'd like to see how the different.
This concludes this tutorial. Take the time to get acquainted with your Balance Sheet as it will provide you with insight into the makeup of your company.


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Apple to pay $113 million to settle dozens of iPhone throttling lawsuits
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By Yoni Heisler
Apple today agreed to pay $113 million to settle lawsuits filed by more than 30 states over Apple throttling performance on iPhones with older batteries.
Apple previously agreed to pay $500 million to settle several class-action lawsuits levied by consumers.
Apple admitted no guilt as part of the settlements and maintains that its actions were designed to prevent devices from unexpectedly shutting down.
For years, Apple cynics alleged that the company purposefully slowed down performance on older iPhone models to coerce consumers to upgrade and buy newer devices. This argument was naturally dismissed by almost everyone as nothing more than an unfounded conspiracy theory. Crazy enough, Apple in 2017 admitted that it does, in fact, throttle performance on older iPhone models, a revelation that led to an avalanche of lawsuits.
Earlier this year, Apple agreed to pay $500 million to settle a number of class-action suits brought on by consumers. And just this week, Apple agreed to pay $113 million to settle dozens of lawsuits levied by states across the country.
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"Investigators from 34 states and the District of Columbia, including Democratic and Republican attorneys general, joined the settlement," The Washington Post notes. "Apple declined comment for this story, and its agreement with the states does not require it to admit guilt. The company in 2018 tweaked its settings to make its battery-management practices clearer to users."
It's worth noting that Apple's throttling behavior, however, had nothing to do with trying to increase iPhone sales. On the contrary, Apple explained that its behavior was designed to prevent iPhones with older batteries from unexpectedly shutting down when under a heavy load.
A letter Apple published at the time read:
About a year ago in iOS 10.2.1, we delivered a software update that improves power management during peak workloads to avoid unexpected shutdowns on iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE. With the update, iOS dynamically manages the maximum performance of some system components when needed to prevent a shutdown. While these changes may go unnoticed, in some cases users may experience longer launch times for apps and other reductions in performance.
Customer response to iOS 10.2.1 was positive, as it successfully reduced the occurrence of unexpected shutdowns. We recently extended the same support for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 11.2.
Of course, when a chemically aged battery is replaced with a new one, iPhone performance returns to normal when operated in standard conditions.
Apple's explanation predictably fell on deaf ears, if only because the company was rightfully chastised for not being transparent about what it was doing behind the scenes.
As something of a peace offering, Apple, in the wake of this controversy, temporarily reduced the price of its out-of-warranty battery replacement program from $79 to $29.
A life long Mac user and Apple enthusiast, Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large for over 6 years. His writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and most recently, TUAW. When not writing about and analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys catching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new TV show addictions, the most recent examples being The Walking Dead and Broad City.
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On Memorial Day, my daughters and I visited Hawaii's Annual Lantern Festival.
Held annually on Memorial Day on Oʻahu's south shore, Lantern Floating Hawaii brings together an estimated 50,000 people on the beach, joined by thousands around the world via live streaming and telecast for an evening of honoring loved ones and generating collective hope toward the future.
I had heard of the lantern festival from friends and I had seen the images and I knew I wanted to go and really capture some amazing shots. That was my goal, or so I thought!
After fighting traffic, I was able to get in line and get a lantern. I thought this would be amazing to send one off for my dad, who will have passed away 13 years ago next month.
I filled out my lantern and the girls and I went and played at the beach.
I sat there all day with my lantern knowing I was going to release it in the water. I hadn't had any emotional ties to it, even though I had written it for my dad.
As it got darker, and the ceremony continued, I was more worried about the crowd size and making sure the girls were near me.
When it became time to release the lanterns into the ocean, mine was lighted by someone and I waited in line for the right moment to release mine.
I'm not sure how long I stood there, but I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I looked up to see a man crying. And he asked me if I was ok.
It was then I realized there were tears streaming down my face.
I finally took a breath and released my lantern to the ocean. And all of a sudden, this incredibly light lantern felt heavy in my hand.
zon, I watched my Dad's literally make a U-turn and headed straight back to me.
It was an amazing experience and quite emotional for me! I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted to as I was taken over by emotions and couldn't keep the tears from falling into my viewfinder! Check out these amazing shots I got and I am looking forward to going back next year. Not sure if I will float a lantern again, but we shall see!
If you are ever in Hawaii during Memorial Day Weekend, this is a must see!
Have you been the the lantern festival?
Ugh, I just loved this post, your story, and these photos so much. I felt every word. I used to live in Hawaii for three years when I was stationed there and we went to the lantern festival every year without fail. An eventful memory that I will always cherish.
SO much love and hope in one blog post! What a beautiful celebration of love, life and sacrifice. Sending love and hugs to you and your family!
This is so beautiful! I lost my dad when I was 17 and now I'm 39 and still miss him like crazy. You're so lucky to have that note from him. I hope it brings you warmth and smiles when the days are tough and lonely. Aloha.
These photos are gorgeous! I've visited Oahu, but have never heard of this festival. It sounds (and looks) like such a special experience.


When you are starting on your road to lucidity you can encounter strange things in your dream. Some are the signs of nearing lucidity, others are phenomena occuring during the sleep cycle.
Before you have your first lucid dream you will probably experience some of the phenomena mentioned below. But also when you haven't ever had a lucid dream some things can sound familiar.
Here are some of these signs, so you can prepare yourself a little.
Some of these phenomena can be very frightening or desorienting. When you are overcome by fear, know that you can wake up at any time.
This is something common. You think you are awake, when you are in fact sleeping. You will awake shortly after your false awakening. Sometimes you can have more false awakenings before you finally have the real one. It can be very frustrating.
You will have dreams in which you are talking about dreams, writing down dreams, telling somebody about your dream and so on. This is a sign that lucidity is coming very close. In due time you will make the step to "Hey! but I'm dreaming now!".
I dreamt I was in a room with beautiful paintings.
I said to somebody:"Wow, they look just like paintings I see in my dreams."
"Wait a minute, I am dreaming!"
Especially when you are in that twilight zone between waking and sleeping, you can hear strange noises like swishing, zooming or rinkling. This is a normal occurance in this stage of sleep.
However if the sounds are loud and accompanied by the feeling your body is moving it can be the sign you are on the verge of having an Wake Induced Lucid Dream or an Out of Body Experience (More on that later).
Together with the sounds above, you can also have the feeling that you are going to a tunnel really fast. Another one is feeling yourself twirl around your axis or feel a kind of rocking movement. These are also signs of entering a Wake Induced Lucid Dream (WILD) or having an Out of Body Experience (OBE).
Sometimes I have the feeling I can fall out of bed. I will just "tumble" out of my bed, while in fact I'm still in it. What I do after that (after a Reality Check ofcourse) is flying through the window or stepping through a mirror.
Sometimes you can have the feeling you have fallen with an enormous impact which shook you awake. Some believe this is because you just had an Out of Body Experience, and this is when your astral body is jerked into your earthly body. Nothing to worry about.
Muscular atonia (paralysis) of REM sleep is the way the body uses to prevent you from harm while dreaming. Normally you are asleep while your body is in total relaxation. When you practice WILD (falling asleep consciously) you may have the feeling that your body is paralysed or numb.
However it occurs that some people wake up and their body is still paralysed. This is not actually a sign on the way to lucidity but a curious phenomenon that should be mentioned.
Scientists think this form of paralysis is linked with some nerotransmitters in the brain, like melatonin or glutamate. It is harmless.
This experience of waking up and feeling paralysed may be frightening because in some cases it may be accompanied by hallucinations. You think you are awake, you lie in bed and somebody dark and scary approaches. You can't move, can't scream, nothing. Folklores have often given a name to this phenomenon: American people call it Old Hag, Japanese people kanashibari and in old french it was called Cauquemare... what transformed later into the term "cauchemar".
If you're subject to the sleep paralysis, one way out of it is to close your eyes, try to relax and tell yourself it's all a dream, and enter a new dream.
Here is a very useful link with a lot of information about sleep paralysis (thanks David P): Sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming .
One of the most asked questions is: Was I lucid? The answer is simple. Did you at any point in your dream realize that you where dreaming? That everything around you was a dream? Then congratulations! You had a lucid dream.
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Joy De Vivre Design: What Happens When a Design Student Has Too Much Free Time?
What Happens When a Design Student Has Too Much Free Time?
They spend it doing bad things to their wallet! It seems like every time I have a semester that does not offer me any interior design classes, which seems to be too frequent lately, I spend all of my pent up design energy on my own home. It is so much cheaper for me to make design boards for pretend homes!
I thought this was a fun addition that would be a more unique look. Unfortunately they were out of stock so I will have to wait a couple of weeks to bring it home.
I will never buy shredded cheese again! I will only purchase it in block form so that I can use this fun mouse cheese grater.
Now I am dreaming of the Orla Kiely line of bedding and I really think this would be perfection in my guestroom.
I love love love that table. Very chic and fancy.
that table is soooo cool! I love it! I would have never guessed it was from Pier 1!
Oh, and I die when I see Orla Kiely bedding. It's gorgous!!!


April 1st saw athletes form across the region gather in Hemel Hempstead for a tough day of training. Kicking off with 2 hours of Run and Shoot training and drills at the Athletics track.
A quick relocate down the hill to the pool and an hour of Swimming and Laser Shooting pool side.
A quick dry off and into the hall for 2 hours of fencing.


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First Prospective Study Of Ketogenic Diet Says It Reduces Seizures
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have long-term evidence that a 70-year-old, unconventional diet helps many epileptic children, especially those who don't respond to modern medicines.
Results of a prospective study of 150 children with difficult to control epilepsy are reported in the December issue of Pediatrics. Children on the ketogenic diet were followed for a year or longer. More than half of patients experienced a 50% or greater reduction in the number of seizures. A quarter realized a 90% improvement.
Multiple uncontrolled retrospective studies at many institutions during several decades reported the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet, but this study is the first to test the diet's efficacy, the authors say.
"Our study shows that despite new and improved anti-convulsant medications on the market, the ketogenic diet is still a viable option for children with difficult to manage epilepsy," says John M. Freeman, M.D., principle investigator of the study and professor of pediatric neurology at The Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
The ketogenic diet was originally developed at Johns Hopkins and the Mayo Clinic in the 1920s to curb seizures in epilepsy patients before the advent of modern anti-convulsant medications. It requires exact and careful measurements of all food. The high fat and low carbohydrate staples of the diet result in a condition called ketosis. Ketosis occurs when the body burns the fat supplied by the diet since there is a limited amount of glucose to burn. Ketones, the products left after fat is burned, build up in the blood and inhibit seizures, although exactly how is still unknown.
Epilepsy, which stems from erratic surges in the brain's electrical rhythms, affects some 2.5 million people. Almost 20% of children have hard-to-control seizures that interfere with their quality of life.
At the start of the Hopkins study, children had an average of 410 seizures per month and had received no relief after attempting treatment with an average of six anti-convulsant medications. At one year, 55% of the original patients remained on the diet and 27% had a greater than 90% decrease in seizure frequency.
"Occasionally, children who have uncontrollable seizures go on the diet, remain seizure free for two years, and stay that way even when they have stopped the diet, never having to take more medication," says Freeman. "Something is healed. If we knew what and how it healed, then we might know what causes epilepsy."
According to Freeman, however, the ketogenic diet should not be the first-line treatment for children with epilepsy. Seventy percent of epileptic children can gain control of their seizures with one medication. For those whose seizures don't respond to medications, the diet is a very effective alternative. Freeman cautions that the diet only should be used under very controlled circumstances with the appropriate medical and nutritional supervision. For example, patients usually are admitted to the hospital for several days to start the diet.
"The diet is an increasingly acceptable approach to management of childhood epilepsy," explains Dr. Freeman. "The key to better management of epilepsy is understanding how this diet controls or sometimes cures epilepsy. With such understanding perhaps less difficult approaches to seizure control can be developed."
Other investigators are Eileen P.G. Vining, MD; Diana J. Pillas, BA; Paula L. Pyzik, BA; Jane C. Casey, RN, LCSW; and Millicent T. Kelly, RD, LD.
Parents whose children have more than 20 seizures per day and who have not previously been treated with the diet, may be eligible for an NIH funded study. For more information, contact Diana Pillas at 410-955-9100.
Wendy Mullins
wmullins@jhmi.edu
@HopkinsMedicine
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On Thursday 31st March 2016 I had the privilege of promoting my Bed and Breakfast Business to the team at Destination Rotorua. My presentation was part talk and part slideshow. Below is the link to the slideshow.
I am a semi retired maths /science teacher and will continue teaching part time for a long while.
Financially I am doing Ok and have some rental investments.
I am keen to start a bed and breakfast activity in Rotorua area with my son, who is registered nurse.
I wish to know the ABC of B&B for Rotorua / Taranaki area.
What sort of investment ( apart from time) will be required to have a 4 bedroom place with two rooms used for guests or similar ratio.
Do I need to do make extensive renovation to convert the house into self contained units.
Can somebody point me in the right direction.


A very popular use for Sony mirrorless cameras is to use it for recording video. What are the settings that you need to know when recording video with a Sony mirrorless camera? In this video, join author Richard Harrington as he walks through how to record movie clips with a Sony mirrorless camera.


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Players of the Week in all 15 N.J. girls basketball conferences, Feb. 18
Bishop Eustace's Madison Grubb takes a free throw during a basketball game between Shawnee and Bishop Eustace. Pennsauken, NJ. Friday, December 20, 2019.David Gard | For NJ Advance Media
By Brian Deakyne | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Brandon Gould | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The regular season is winding down, but individual performances are heating up.
With virtually every county and conference tournament now in full swing, there were plenty of jaw-dropping performances this week across New Jersey.
Below, NJ Advance Media selects this week's Players of the Week in every conference.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK, FEB. 18
BIG NORTH CONFERENCE
Taylor Hill, Passaic Valley, Jr.
Hill had a big week for Passaic Valley, averaging 20.3 points per game. The junior scored a game-high 18 points in an upset regular season win over DePaul, the defending Passaic County champion. Hill is averaging 19.3 points overall this year over Passaic Valley.
BURLINGTON COUNTY SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
Sarah Weber, New Egypt, Sr.
Weber has dominated the low post for New Egypt this season and put together back-to-back sensational games this week to close out the regular season with a bang. Weber went for 18 points and nine rebounds in a 38-32 win over Maple Shade and followed that with a 19-point, seven-rebound display in a win over Spotswood.
Middle Township's Kira Sides shoots for 3 during a basketball game between Our Lady of Mercy and Middle Township. Cape May Court House, NJ. Wednesday, January 22, 2020.David Gard | For NJ Advance Media
CAPE-ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Kira Sides, Middle Township, Sr.
Sides has carried Middle Township into statewide relevance this season as one of the best teams in South Jersey and her attack on opposing defenses didn't stop as the regular season winded down this week. Sides scored at least 21 points in all three of Middle Township's games this week, compiling 21 in a 30-point win over Gloucester Catholic, 22 in a win over Buena and 25 in a triumph against Cape May Tech.
Sides is averaging 18.8 points per game this year.
COLONIAL CONFERENCE
Imani Gillette, Overbrook, So.
Gillette put together one of the best individual performances in New Jersey this week, dropping an eye-popping 43 points for Overbrook in its 61-42 win on the road against Triton. That effort came after 17 points in a loss to Haddon Township earlier in the week and 18 in a win over Paulsboro. Gillette has gone for double figures in seven straight games for Overbrook.
COLONIAL VALLEY CONFERENCE
Erika Porter, Notre Dame, Sr.
Porter, continuing to make her case as the best player in the Colonial Valley Conference this season, pieced together a dominant performance in a win over Hightstown this week, compiling 31 points and 15 rebounds in Notre Dame's 64-33 win. She also stepped up her game against elite competition with 16 points and seven rebounds in a loss to defending Non-Public B champion Saddle River Day.
GREATER MIDDLESEX CONFERENCE
Brenda Guzman, Carteret, Sr.
Guzman is closing out her career at Carteret with a bang. She went for a season-high 29 points this week in a 44-26 win over Wardlaw-Hartridge. Guzman is averaging 13.2 points per game.
HUDSON COUNTY INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC LEAGUE
Erin Murphy, St. Dominic, Sr.
Murphy put up three big games last week for St. Dominic, which improved to 16-6 on the season. The senior started with a 25-point, 10-rebound game against Hoboken. Then, Murphy had an all-around strong game, with 10 points, eight steals, five rebounds and five assists vs. McNair. She capped the week off with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Hasbrouck Heights.
NORTH JERSEY INTERSCHOLASTIC CONFERENCE
Jaylene Ferrer, Elmwood Park, So.
The sophomore was unreal against Lodi, scoring 31 points in her team's 41-32 win. That total was a new career-high for Ferrar, who scored 29 earlier this season against Manchester Regional. She's scored 20-plus points in six games this season for the Crusaders.
NORTHWEST JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Angeleen Mulero, Randolph, Jr.
The junior closed the week with a big game in the Morris County quarterfinals. She scored 20 points against St. Elizabeth and helped the Rams separate late in a 43-37 win. Mulero averaged 16 points per game overall last week. She also scored a game-high 13 points in a big win over Sparta. That victory avenged one of Randolph's two losses this season.
OLYMPIC CONFERENCE
Madison Grubb, Bishop Eustace, Sr.
Bishop Eustace fell short in the South Jersey Invitational Basketball Tournament, but not because of Grubb. The Crusaders' senior was sensational this weekend in the final two rounds of the SJIBT, going for 18 points in both games. Grubb kept Bishop Eustace alive in an eventual 62-49 loss to Clearview in the Final Four, matching the Pioneers' hot hand from beyond the arc with some big shots down the stretch.
Two days later, Grubb was just as good in Bishop Eustace's come-from-behind 50-44 overtime win over Eastern in the third place game. After Lauren Punk scored at the buzzer to send the game to OT, Grubb hit a long, contested 3-pointer while getting knocked to the ground to give the Crusaders the lead for good.
SHORE CONFERENCE
Brooke Hollawell, Manasquan, So.
Hollawell, one of four starting sophomores for Manasquan this season, has taken the reigns as the Warriors' go-to scorers in recent games and this week, proved to be a clutch player that can thrive in the spotlight. Hollawell has finished in double figures in seven straight games for Manasquan, highlighted by a 22-point effort in an overtime loss to Red Bank Catholic.
SKYLAND CONFERENCE
Jessica Mastriano, Hunterdon Central, So.
The sophomore scored a team-high 18 points as 10th-seeded Hunterdon Central knocked off second-seeded Pope John in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex quarterfinals. Mastriano has been one of the bright spots for Hunterdon Central during its current seven-game winning streak.
SUPER ESSEX CONFERENCE
Kate Fishbone, Newark Academy, So.
Newark Academy battled last week in close losses against two of Essex County's better teams, Nutley and Payne Tech. Fishbone dropped 30 points in a 68-66 loss to Nutley and then scored 14 in a 45-41 loss to Payne Tech. She also scored 13 points against Stuart Day in the Prep B semifinals.
Clearview's Aaryn Battle (24) is introduced before the Clearview vs. Moorestown Friends girls basketball, SJIBT Tournament championship game, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020.Al Amrhein | For NJ Advance Media
TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
Aaryn Battle, Clearview, Fr.
Battle delivered on the big stage as a freshman for Clearview this week, pushing the Pioneers to the championship game in the South Jersey Invitational Basketball Tournament for the first time. Battle went for 15 points in the Final Four on Friday night, a 62-49 win over No. 1-seed Bishop Eustace, and scored 14 second-half points Sunday night in a loss to Moorestown Friends in the final.
Battle is part of a Clearview starting lineup that features three freshman, alongside Kassidy Thompson and Emma Steidle.
UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE
Skylar Dowling, Gov. Livingston, Sr.
Dowling put together her best three-game stretch of the season, starting with a 14-point outing against Union. The senior followed that up with 19 points against Rahway and then added a season-high 27 vs. Plainfield.
Brian Deakyne and Brandon Gould cover girls basketball and may be reached at bdeakyne@njadvancemedia.com and bgould@njadvancemedia.com. Follow them on Twitter @BrianDeakyne and @BrandonGouldHS. Like NJ.com High School Sports on Facebook.


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Jess Smith @ Narellan Hotel
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Corinne Rushby is a local folk/pop singer, songwriter and guitarist from Picton. Corinne is influenced by many artists such as Vance Joy, Angie McMahon, Missy Higgins and Mumford and Sons. See her perform from 5-9pm.[...]
Jodes & Bodo 8:00 pm
Jodes & Bodo @ Narellan Hotel
One of our fave local duo collaborations 'Jodes & Bodo' return to the NAZ to perform their popular covers from 8pm. The talented Bodo (Brandon) provides great guitar accompaniment with a versatile repertorie, and Jodee's[...]
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Soloist Quintino possesses a quality, polished & soulful voice that is second to none. His outstanding versatility and extraordinary musicianship have developed over years of performing and perfecting his skills. The talented artist will bring[...]
Karleigh Rose 8:00 pm
Karleigh Rose @ Narellan Hotel
This Saturday night, the lovely Karleigh Rose performs at Narellan Hotel from 8pm, . Her versatile repertoire expresses her passion for music and her guitar-vocal talent is a real listening pleasure. Karleigh's influences include[...]
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"Vibrant, passionate and soulful" are just 3 words which audiences all over Australia have used to describe Sydney-based singer-songwriter Luke Robinson. Drawing from his pop/rock sensibilities, Robinson has forged a sound which has entertained audiences[...]
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D&S Duo are a dynamic, acoustic cover duo who make every song their own without losing its original spirit. With Danni and Steph you can expect fresh interpretations of classic and modern tracks, guaranteed to[...]


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I Won't Look: Refusing to Engage with Gender-Based Violence in Women-Led Screen Media
Harrison, Rebecca (2024). I Won't Look: Refusing to Engage with Gender-Based Violence in Women-Led Screen Media. In: Berridge, Susan and Boyle, Karen eds. Routledge Companion to Gender, Media and Violence. London: Routledge, (In Press).
In this chapter, I grapple with the challenges that I have faced when choosing not to watch women-led screen media that depicts gender-based violence. Referring back to an article I wrote in 2018 that called for more people in the screen industries and education to engage with the work of women media-makers, I consider the implications of refusing to do so when the work focuses on violence against women. For, as a survivor, I have since found myself not watching critically acclaimed films and television shows, including Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein (Ursula Macfarlane, 2019), I May Destroy You (Michaela Coel, 2020) and Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell, 2020).
The chapter asks three main questions. How does the act of refusal make me feel, and why? How has scholarship informed my identity as both a feminist and audience member? And why does the academy continue to privilege certain kinds of critical engagement over others?
Drawing on a range of approaches, including intersectional feminist theory, disability and survivor justice, classroom pedagogy, and film history methodologies, the chapter argues against the centring of the gaze and instead advocates a reframing of what it means to engage with screen media.
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Refusal; female gaze; survivor justice; disability justice; film criticism; watching films; watching television; feminist media; pedagogy


Elisa Gomez received her BFA with an emphasis in painting from the University of Utah in 2010 and currently lives in Denver. She has been involved in multiple shows since her graduation, most recently "Terrain" in 2016 in San Francisco - a show based on pieces painted while traveling across the Western U.S. this summer. Publications include Luxe Interior+Design Magazine and Lonny Magazine.
Working primarily in mixed media on canvas, Elisa Gomez wields her materials with the skill of a practiced fine artist while nonetheless composing her canvases with the ease of a studied art historian. Evidenced by a few discernible, well-executed, and discrete operations, her working mode transposes the schema and aesthetic of both European and American Abstract Expressionism with a studied sensitivity particular to her training and practice. Gomez demonstrates a playful attention to color, texture, and surface. Palette and visual movement between, amongst, and across forms figure heavily into her pieces. In style as well as composition, Gomez's work is replete with recurrent aesthetic maneuvers and peppered with extensive variation and experimentation. Her canvases continue to surprise and delight the viewer in their transposition of elements across genres and movements.
This series is a study of the depth in dark, rich blues and plum tones accented with the highlights of small golden sparks. The flow and movement of paint hints to the musical application during the painting process.
Texture and melting, deep reds are the focus of this piece. Painted on panel with bits of raw canvas underneath gives a heightened sense to the contrast of subject to background.
Wanderer is a series painted after a long summer of traveling through Europe and experiencing a new sense of freedom. Spanish and Italian culture influenced the floral abstraction of this series. While the artist's love for flora and the outdoors is prevalent, the need to express her new liberation sparked the beginning of this series.
Daylight is a series based on all the springlike, bright and optimistic qualities at the first break of sunlight. Textural application of the paint contrasted with the delicate lines of oil pastels is a common theme throughout Gomez's work.
The Midnight series was painted with the idea of the colorful and exotic life that comes late, after the sun sets. A time in the artist's life full of adventure and love, the Midnight series explores the good and bad nature of darkness.
The Midnight series was painted with the idea of the colorful and exotic life that comes late, after the sun sets. A time in the artist's life full of adventure and love, the Midnight series explores the good and bad nature of darkness.


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So who is the acclaimed woman in the chicken dress from the #MMA16? Say 'Hello' to distinct mom and assistant Nonhlanhla Qwabe, or better known by her date name and brand, Skolopad! Nonhlanhla alone batten to us about the woman abaft the dress and aggregate her story.
That's amazing Miss Qwabe! If you don't apperception us asking, how old are you, really?
Actually, I'm 33 years old. There's an commodity that was done on me by Daily Sun in 2015 that states that I was 41, but that was aloof for publicity. They capital their affidavit to sell, and I capital the exposure.
Wowzer! We were NEVER accessible for that one! Tell us added about Skolopad. What does it mean?
Skolopad is a tortoise, and I can chronicle with it on so abounding levels. It's absolute and doesn't blitz into anything. The tortoise is quiet, and I'm additionally quiet. Back crisis threatens it, it retracts into its shell. Back I face challenges I adjure to God. My God is my shell. What I adulation about the tortoise best is that it keeps affective advanced on its journey.
Interesting! So area did you apprentice how to ball and twerk?
That's how my cast Skolopad came about in 2014. My babe was 14 at the time. So I started affairs my Skolopad-branded caps, T-shirts and added accouterment at a car ablution not far from area I stay.
Stunning! Tell us added about the dress you wore at the #MMA16.
I bought the actual and approached Majoro, a adolescent artist actuality in Bethlehem. He said to me: "I chase you on amusing media, so I already apperceive your affectionate of style. Leave aggregate for me and I'll booty affliction of it for you." I was accept with that, and it alone amount R180. What bodies don't apperceive is that I was cutting underwear. The G-string is absorbed to the dress. We aloof did a little ambush of snipping it on the one ancillary so that it looked like I was not cutting any underwear at all – aloof so bodies could allocution and get my name out there.
Yes! That was the accomplished aim. I was assured comments, acceptable and bad. I'm not afflicted by bodies adage abrogating things at all, I aloof capital bodies to talk. I accept affected cervical cancer, and I am a abduction survivor. Abrogating comments are the atomic of my worries.
Talk about an abrupt twist! How do you plan your outfits?
You assume absolutely assured in your own bark and outfits. Tell us added about your risqué style.
I accept accustomed what I am and who I am. I'm an African woman!


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Микеле Муратори (; род. 13 декабря 1983, Сан-Марино) – сан-маринский политик, с 1 апреля по 1 октября 2019 года капитан-регент Сан-Марино вместе с Никола Сельва.

Биография
Микеле Муратори родился в декабре 1983 года в столице государства Сан-Марино.

Он закончил старейший в мире университет в итальянском городе Болонья, по специальности политология.

С 2005 года он вступает в партию социалистов и демократов. С 2014 года его избирают в парламент республики. В марте 2019 года он был избран капитан-регентом Сан-Марино и занимал этот пост до октября 2019 года.

Факты
 Микеле Муратори в период своего капитан-регентства был одним из самых молодых руководителей в мире.

Примечания

Политики XXI века
Правители XXI века
Капитаны-регенты Сан-Марино
Правители Европы XXI века
Президенты, вступившие в должность в 2019 году


Momentum is happening! I've been working on the current novel as well as the anthology, and most days this past week I wrote.
But I didn't write every day. And I finally admitted something to myself.
If I don't work on the fiction at least for a little while in the morning, then it doesn't happen at all.
This hasn't always been the case – although I'd sometimes work on fiction in the mornings, my best writing times actually used to be in the afternoons or at night after supper. But that was then, before my several-years-long break from writing fiction. Since returning to writing, I've been all over the place when it comes to timing and routines (or lack thereof), and this week I finally faced the fact that, at least for now, I need to fit fiction into my morning.
Admitting this to myself feels huge. And it means I'm taking steps to make fiction-in-the-morning a habit and a routine.
In addition to mornings, I still often write in the afternoons. But I'm not sure I'll even try writing in the evenings anymore. My whole evening/night routine has shifted the past year or so and I end my days much earlier than I used to.
Now that I'm trying to implement a new routine, I'm curious to see how it'll go during the next week.
As I mentioned in my last post, I'm participating in a challenge this month to write out the book of Ephesians.
I continued this week and now I have only a few more verses to copy before it's finished. Writing Ephesians this way has been a blessing.
This past week had book club day, with book talk and general chatter and pizza and other good stuff. I started attending the monthly book club in June, and I'm so grateful I pushed past my social anxiety to go the first time… and to keep going each month.
Painting and reading and relaxing were all part of my week too, and some days were sunny and some were dreary.
Tomorrow is our 30th wedding anniversary, so this week has also held times of thinking back over the decades and remembering what was going on this week back in 1988… the family and friends coming to town, the nervous excitement about getting married and starting a new life, the last-minute preparations.
My husband and I are having a low-key celebration of a special dinner tomorrow night. We used to always take a trip out of town for our anniversary, but we haven't traveled for the past several years (for a few reasons, a main one being things going on with my health).
It's okay that we're not doing anything fancy, but simply being together – because being together is the important thing. Our marriage has experienced ups and downs as I suppose all marriages do, and we went through a particularly rough time for a while over a decade ago, but I'm grateful and blessed to be married to my best friend and the one person who never lets me down and accepts me for all I am (weirdness and quirks and all).
Spending a quiet evening with him, doing nothing extra-special, just enjoying the company and comfort and coziness and love that's stood through so many years… that makes my heart sing.
The "tagline" for my blog is writing ~ faith ~ life … and I've decided to experiment with posting a little weekly update that covers each of these areas. I'll try it out and see how it goes, and how it feels, and just take it a step at a time.
I got some work done on the novel, and that was my only writing focus – and I feel conflicted about that.
On one hand, yay for making progress with the novel!
On the other hand, I didn't do anything with the anthology, and the only blog post I put up was another printable (which didn't require much actual writing).
It feels like I didn't spend as much time writing as I could have. I wasn't as productive with the writing as I wanted to be.
In thinking about moving forward in a way that feels better, I've decided I want to try a more structured schedule (again) than what I've had lately.
Time in prayer steadies me, comforts me, sustains me… and this week reminded me of that truth again and again.
This month I'm participating in a challenge to write out the book of Ephesians. I write a few verses each day and use a variety of tools to go deeper into the book, and this week I continued with that study.
This week I was reminded, daily, of the importance of my personal relationship with Jesus. I was also reminded (again) that I'm not good at apologetics (for a variety of reasons).
And I was reminded to take my life moment by moment, staying in the present moment, not looking too far back or too far forward.
We were having to run the air conditioner just a few days ago and now we're running the central heat. Not even a full week passed between them – and it used to be that we could go for a few weeks without running the a/c or the heat (and save some bucks on the electric bill) … but the past couple of years have been different.
I won't get into ideas or theories about the weather changes, but I'll just say things are not the way they were for most of my life, and I've been alive for quite a while.
Our kitty has sought lap-time on these cooler mornings.
My husband had the day off work on Monday, and didn't have to go to work on Friday until early afternoon, so we had extra days this week of relaxing mornings and taking-it-easy time.