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Google Assistant: What It Is and How To Use It
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A guide to Google's conversational personal assistant
by Molly McLaughlin
Molly K. McLaughlin has been a technology writer since 2004. Her work has appeared on PCMag, Dealnews, Wirecutter, and others.
Google Assistant is a smart digital assistant that can understand your voice and respond to commands or questions.
The voice assistant joins Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, Samsung's Bixby, and Microsoft's Cortana world of smart digital assistants available in the palm of your hand. All of these assistants will respond to questions and voice commands but each has its own flavor.
What Google Assistant Is
While Google Assistant shares some features with the aforementioned assistants, Google's version is more conversational, which means you can ask it follow-up questions if you need more information about a particular question or search.
Google Assistant is built into the Google Pixel line of devices, the Android TV streaming platform, and Google Home, the company's smart home hub. It also powers most smartphones in general.
If you aren't familiar with Google Home, think of it akin to the Amazon Echo and Alexa. Google Assistant can also be accessed as a chat bot in the Google Allo messaging app.
The directions below should apply no matter who made your Android phone: Samsung, Google, Huawei, Xiaomi, etc.
Google Assistant Settings Offer Intelligent Features
To launch Google Assistant, you can either long press your home button or say "Hey, Google" or "Okay Google." You should typically only have to do this the first time you open a conversation with the Assistant; enhancements to the original Assistant include a feature that allows you to ask multiple questions within the same request. However, once an interaction has ended, you'll need to say "Okay, Google" or "Hey, Google" again to start a new session.
As we mentioned, you can actually have a conversation with it, either via chat or voice.
For instance, if you ask to see nearby restaurants, you can then filter that list to just see Italian restaurants or ask for a particular restaurant's hours. You can pretty much ask it anything you'd ask a search engine, including information like state capitals, local weather, movie times, and train schedules. For example, you can ask for the capital of Vermont, and then get directions to the city of Montpelier or find out its population.
You can also ask the Assistant to do things for you such as setting a reminder, sending a message, or getting directions. If you use Google Home, you can even ask it to play music or turn on the lights. Google Assistant can even make a dinner reservation for you using an app like OpenTable.
However, if you find the Google Assistant responds even when you weren't trying to access it, or it may just be using too much of your available resources. In cases like that, you can use these simple steps to turn off OK Google.
Subscription Settings Offer Daily or Weekly Options
Like any good real-life assistant, it's great when they can be proactive. You can set up subscriptions for certain information, such as daily weather and traffic updates, news alerts, sports scores, and the like. Just type or say "show me the weather" and then select Send me daily to subscribe.
At any time, you can call up your subscriptions by saying, not surprisingly, "show my subscriptions" and they'll show up as a series of cards; tap a card to get more information or to cancel. You can tell the Assistant what time you'd like to receive your subscriptions, so you can get weather information before you leave for work or school and news alerts while you're drinking your morning coffee or taking lunch, for example.
Like many Google products, the Assistant will learn from your behavior and will tailor its responses based on past activity. These are called smart replies. For example, it may try to predict a response to a text from your spouse asking what you want for dinner or if you want to see a movie by suggesting relevant searches or canned responses like "I don't know."
Even if you have a burning question when you're not online, you can still talk to the Google Assistant. It will save your query and then answer you as soon as you get back to civilization or find a Wi-Fi hotspot. If you're on the road and spot something you can't identify, you can take a picture of it and ask the Assistant what it is or what it's made of using a reverse image search. The Assistant can also read QR codes.
How To Get Google Assistant
You can go to Google Play to get the Google Assistant app and download it to your Android 7.0 (Nougat) or higher device. That's the simplest step for most people.
If you're willing to take a few steps, including rooting your device, you may be able to get Google Assistant on a handful of older and/or non-Pixel Android devices, including some Google Nexus and Moto G devices, as well as the OnePlus One and Samsung Galaxy S5.
To start, you'll need to update your device to Android 7.0 Nougat, have the latest version of the Google app and download the BuildProp Editor (by JRummy Apps Inc.) and KingoRoot (by FingerPower Digital Technology Ltd.) apps.
The first step is to root your smartphone, which is also a way you can update your operating system without waiting for your carrier to push it through. The KingoRoot app will help with this process, but it's not available in the Google Play Store, so you'll have to go into your security settings and allow downloading apps from unknown sources first. The app will walk you through the process. See our guide to rooting your Android device if you run into any issues.
Next, you'll use the BuildProp Editor to essentially trick Android into thinking your phone is actually a Google Pixel device. BuildProp is available in the Google Play Store. Once you make a few edits, you should be able to download Google Assistant; be warned that some of your apps may not work properly after doing so, though if you're using a Google Nexus device, it should be okay.
Techradar has a detailed step-by-step guide if you decide to go this route. Rooting your device and modifying it this way always involves risk, so be sure to backup your device before proceeding and always take precautions to avoid downloading a malignant app.
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FDA Ignored Urgent Warnings
Pulse of Health Freedom has often pointed out the dangers of medical radiation, which produces cumulative changes to our DNA, changes increasingly linked to cancer and heart disease.
The FDA concedes that one CT chest scan delivers as much radiation as nearly 400 chest X-rays.
Now, according to journalist Gardiner Harris, scientists have broken their year-long silence and revealed how the FDA ignored their urgent warnings about the "risks of routinely using powerful CT scans to screen patients for colon cancer".
Dr. Julian Nicholas, a gastroenterologist trained at Oxford University and the Mayo Clinic, has warned that radiation screening could "expose a number of Americans to a risk of radiation that is unwarranted and may lead to instances of solid organ abdominal cancer." In June 2009, Nicholas wrote FDA senior managers, urging that patients be told of the risks associated with CT scanning: "I hope you understand that the failure to include a warning on the label will mean that patients will undoubtedly develop abdominal cancer and leukemia. It may not happen tomorrow, but yes, sadly it will happen."
FDA Medical Officer Robert Smith, M.D., former professor of radiology at Yale and Cornell, has gone on record as agreeing with Dr. Nicholas.
FDA policies forbid the penalizing of agency staff for expressing scientific views, but on March 30, 2010, Nicholas told a public meeting of imaging specialists that a month after he and eight colleagues voiced their concerns about high-grade medical scanning to Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, director of the FDA's medical device division, he (Nicholas) was ridiculed by agency managers for "raising the bugaboo of radiation" and told that his job had been eliminated.
In his book Should I Be Tested for Cancer: Maybe Not and Here's Why, Gilbert Welch, M.D., professor of medicine at Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice, contends "that testing healthy people for cancer is really a double-edged sword: while these tests may help, they often have surprisingly little effect and are sometimes even harmful".
For too long, medicine has failed to monitor radiation dosage, and errors have not been identified and corrected.
When the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently reviewed the medical records of 116 veterans implanted with radioactive seeds to treat their prostate cancer, the results were disturbing. It was found that 97 of the 116 men had received the wrong radiation dosage. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission responded by imposing a fine of $227,500 " for lacking procedures to ensure and verify that treatments were done correctly, failing to properly train staff and neglecting to immediately report mistakes".
15 responses to "FDA Ignored Urgent Warnings"
JUST READ… "THE POLITICS OF CANCER" BY… SAMUEL S. EPSTEIN… YOU WILL BE ENLIGHTED AND APPALLED ABOUT RADIATION AND ITS CAUSES IN HUMAN HEALTH…
Cheryl Torrey says:
We need to re-evaluate all regulatory bodies on a regular basis to make sure not only that they are current with today's issues and necessary but that their regulating body applies to what needs are current and dictates regulation.
FDA WTF!?
i know for an absolute fact that ALL radiation machines in the world overradiate patients and i also know for a fact that this is well known in the radiology field–but no one wants to admit this and make the life sustaining adjustments because of legal exposure and fear of loss of a job or career or loss of monetary gain. That just seals it for me that in this country we do not have HEALTH CARE–what we have is HELLth CARE straight out of the Dr. Mengele school of Medicine- and a facist controlled government and CRIMINAL FDA–MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOULS FOR THE EVIL YOU DO.
What a horrible world we live in. That all some people care about is money, at the cost of human life and suffering. Absolutely shameful.
Nancy R. Seaton says:
This is crazy, and they get away with it all the time. We the people don't know these things unless someone like you lets us know. Something just has to be done to let the public know more about this.
Nancy R. Seaton
Marsha Clark says:
Yes I agree! Natural remedies do work my mothers ' side of the family were very much into treating illness naturally with herbs and nutrition all family members lived healthy active lives with out Pharmaceutical drugs. Two cousins of mine suffered no ill affects from polio due to alternative medicine! We as citizens of the USA must not loos our rights to treat our bodies the way God and ourselves choose
Stop trying to Kill the USA Citizens and stay out of our Medicine (HERBAL) chests.
Remember ALL of your Stupidity will get YOU too.
adriana meucci says:
Please stop ignoring the dangers of radiation–to make money.
A. Evans says:
The FDA needs to protect and inform the public about medical procedures and technology that puts our health and safety at risk. The FDA needs to regulate practitioners that use radiation techology and companies that manufacture medical radiation technology. It's ironic that the very technology used to diagnosis health problems could actually creates worse health problems.
Cheryl Crane says:
Physicians recommend CT scans in many cases just to cover their butts. A CT scan should not be a part of a yearly physical. My own doctor flinches when I refuse to go for colon scans, mammograms, etc. I've seen too many colonoscopies go bad with the patient hemorrhaging and hospitalized, too many breasts lopped off and patients poisoned and radiated to death… And the medical practitioner's reasoning is, oh, we wanted to catch it early. Annual screenings may actually be the health risk, not the cure. Experience has proven that repeated exposure to high dose radiation is a real and present danger to humans. Not only is there a cost of risk through exposure, but there is also the cost to both insurance companies and the insured – why conduct these risky tests when insurance companies don't want to pay for them and consumers can't financially afford the out-of-pocket expense.
There's humane cures for cancer. Read "KNOCKOUT – interviews with doctors who are curing cancer" by Suzanne Somers. Drug companies seem to control the FDA, the media, and our polititions. We should invest in several copy machines and pass out cpies of how our country has become worse than Hitlers Germany. Hitler gave his enemies a gun and told them to go shoot themselves. It's more sneaky in the US.
Greatshades says:
When the xray equipment began to appear in airports, I realized thatbegan to put 2 and 2 together. There are thousands of nift new "diagnostic clinics" springing up – they are all about one or another radiation-bombardment machines. then, recently a friend went to an urgent care clinic with an abcess – they wanted to do a CT scan! Why? When you add up the airport, the dentist, the diagnostics, the chiropractor, etc THAT'S A LOT OF RAIDATION! RADIATION IS CUMULATIVE! WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? I can only surmise that this is all part of Agenda 21 – reduce the population. Particularlywhen I read today that the FDA is allowing drug companies exclusive access to natural vitamins which they may or may not make into some chemical concoction (drug) – meanwhile, those of us who need it are out of luck. And the fact that it is getting to be VERY difficult to buy organic, non-gmo foods and any processed foods contain either HFCS, MSG, trans fats or some form of soy.
Lillian Harrod says:
Since my Mother's death in'82 I have researched the medical arena. I have been through many venues that most people have not and it is DAMN SCARY.
According to "they" who ever "they" are–women are just diseases waiting to happen. Women fuel the medical arena, people in the world live off the money that is made off of women and their so called diseases.
Be careful—be very careful who you allow access to your body.
It reminds me of parasites feeding off of a host—in this case, according to "they", women are the host.
God Bless each and everyone of you.
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Senator George McGovern was a gentleman for all seasons. He was a man of peace and a valiant fighter on behalf of all poor and hungry people in America and around the world.
In 1968 Senator McGovern was watching a television documentary with his wife Eleanor. The film showed an elementary school lunchroom and a young African-American child standing in the back, observing the other students eating their school lunches. Charles Kuralt, CBS's famous newsman, asked the child why he was not eating a meal like the other children. The child responded that he did not have any money to purchase a school lunch. Kuralt asked the child how he felt about this, and the little boy answered that he felt "ashamed." Senator McGovern turned to his wife and said, "We are the ones who should be ashamed, and I am going to do something to change this." The rest is history. Along with his faithful Senate colleague, Bob Dole, Senator McGovern secured legislation establishing national eligibility guidelines for school meal programs so that every child in need of a school lunch receives one, and continued working to end hunger in the United States and the world for the rest of his life.
In 2000 Senator McGovern joined forces with Senator Dole and President Clinton to establish the McGovern/Dole International School Nutrition Program. This nutrition program serves as a magnet to attract young girls to school, where they receive nutritious meals and an education that prepares them to make prudent choices on when to start a family and how to pursue a career.
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In the family photo, Adrian Toomes was smiling beside his wife and his daughter! It wasn't something unusual, but it was the girl in the photo that caught Peter off guard as it was Liz!
"You are Liz's father?" Peter asked in shock. He was still thinking of asking Liz for a date, but what should he do now? He had arrested her father and about to send him to the police! Meanwhile, her mother was stuck to the wall with anger and fear in her eyes.
"Asshole! Don't drag my family into this. They don't know anything!" Adrian said furiously. Although he did many bad things, he was a good husband and a good father in his family, so he didn't want his evil deeds to affect his family!
Peter looked at Adrian complicatedly as he didn't expect Liz's father to be a criminal. Fortunately for him, he was in his full suit, so no one knew he was Peter. But it was still a confusing turn of events that Peter immediately walked out and dialled Mr. JoJo's number.
"Mr. JOJO, it's me, Peter."
"I am glad you called. Is your mission going well? Do I have to notify the police for you?" Dio asked casually. He was currently in his car, a few hundred meters away from Liz's house. But he was still acting like he didn't know anything that happened inside the house.
"Yes, I have apprehended the Vulture, but I want to ask you what bad things had he done? Is it possible that it was just a big misunderstanding?" Peter asked confusedly.
"Well, after the New York invasion, Adrian Toomes over there was employed to clear out the aftermath of the battle. At that time, he was still another man with no criminal record. But soon after, the government took over his job and left him with nothing. The furious and slightly desperate Adrian Toomes due to losing his job, stole the alien wreckage and began to tinker with them to make a usable weapon that he began to sell to any criminal! He was dangerous as his weapons already caused a ton of damage that shouldn't have been done! Should I remind you of how dangerous an alien weapon would be in the hand of a criminal?" Dio said with a frown on his face.
Although Peter wouldn't be able to see the frown on Dio's face, he could tell that Mr. JoJo wasn't happy when he asked this kind of question just from his tone. Thus Peter fell silent as he knew how dangerous it was to circulate such a dangerous weapon to a small-time criminal. In fact, he just captured ATM thieves not long ago who had a strange weapon that destroyed the deli that he often visited.
But thinking of Liz's smiling face, he hesitated to do something right. He knew that Liz's family would fall apart once he reported Liz's father to the police.
"What's wrong, Peter? Did you need any help?" Mr. JoJo asked from the phone. He already knew that the Vulture was Liz's father. Although he already knew that Peter would eventually run towards the Vulture naturally, he wanted things to progress faster!
"Mr. JoJo, you should already know that the Vulture is Liz's father, but why did you give this mission to me? Why didn't you just call the police yourself? You know I have a relationship with his daughter! Liz is my friend!" Peter said with a fury that he himself didn't know he had.
"Of course, I could just call the police to arrest him, but I think it will go terribly. He had many weapons on him that could easily cause many casualties, but that was only one of the reasons that I want you to do it. The other reason was that I am curious about the choice you would make. One side is the criminal you have to put behind bars, while the other side is the father of a girl you have a crush on. If you choose to let the man go, I would advice that you get out of the Superhero scene quickly, as you would just hurt yourself in the future without saving anyone!" Dio said coldly.
"But may I inform you that you have to make a choice quicker as the Vulture was about to flee!" Dio said casually while smirking in his seat. He quickly hung up the phone as he knew that he had nothing to say to Peter anymore.
Peter himself was surprised, he immediately ran towards the house once more and checked where he left the Vulture before, but he was already gone! The web that was used to tie the Vulture down earlier was scorched. Peter immediately searched all the rooms in the house to search for him, but he didn't find the Vulture anywhere.
Peter immediately returned to Vulture's wife, who was still stuck on the wall. But this time, Peter didn't see any anger in her eyes, just disappointment and sadness.
Apparently, the Vulture had whispered something for her before his escape that clearly disappointed his wife beyond measure. Maybe it was the realisation that her husband was a criminal, but it could be something else altogether.
At this moment, he hoped that Toomes would have run far away and never returned! She would definitely take her daughter to a better environment and start a new life there. She was ashamed of what her husband had done and afraid that once the news came out, the people around her and her daughter would judge and discriminate against them.
Furthermore, she had money to start a new life as Adrian has made an account in her name and with a lot of money in it for her and Liz.
Peter sympathized with her, but this wasn't the time to console her. Now he must find the Vulture! Thus Peter immediately ran towards the window and began to swing on the street to find the Vulture. He finally saw a car driving hurriedly.
Peter didn't think into it too much and immediately chased the car, knowing that it wasn't normal behaviour.


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Kingmaker: Rivers Run Red Session Fourteen
It was close to midday, with the party heading into the forest in search of the lizardfolk camp– though they weren't quite sure what they'd do once they found them. It wasn't too long until their ears caught a sound from the woods– a woman's voice, shouting out! "Tig! Tiiiiiiig! Where are you?!?" Moments later the party stumbled into a clearing, where they found a woman frantically moving about and calling out a name! "Oh, please, please will you help me?" She cried out! "My son, my son Tig, he's disappeared!" The woman being clearly distraught, Eneko the Human Bard and Gavriil the Human Arcanist were quick to respond. "Tell us everything!"
The woman, whose name was Lucy Tannerson, had been traveling south towards family in Mivon with her young five-year-old son Tig. Things had gone well until, three days ago, Tig had run off into some bushes while she wasn't looking! Following after him, she heard a shout, a scream, and the sound of rustling through the shrubbery! Though she ran towards the noise, she could find no trace of her son! Since then, she'd been combing the woods for any signs of poor Tig, but thus far to no avail. Noruas the Human Gunslinger, after telling her off for allowing her child out of her sight, requested that they be led back to the campsite where he was first lost, and Lucy assented.
Only a mile or so away from where they met Lucy, the camp did not take long to reach, especially when the woman rode along with Eneko. Upon arrival, Elysia the Half-Elven Ranger and Noruas set out looking for traces of Tig's departure– and found not only the tracks of a small child, but also several clawed foot-like tracks, which Gavriil guessed at belonging to Lizardfolk. "Gosh…I wonder if they eat kids?" Eneko wondered. After a bit of consultation, the consensus was reached that they weren't really sure– Lizardfolk seem like they're capable of it, but it's anyone's guess if these particular Lizardfolk were interested in living flesh.
Returning to Lucy, the party let her know that they had found tracks, and would follow them and bring Tig back to her. She was grateful, and wished them luck, and the party was off! After a long time of tracking, which brought them south to the bank of the Murque River and along to the west. Eventually the tracks led into the water, but fortunately for the group their destination was evident: About halfway across the river was a mound of mud and dirt, surrounded by a wooden palisade with a single gate, which was guarded by three Lizardfolk! As they observed, Elysia's keen half-elven ears were able to glean, just barely, sounds of childlike distress in the distance– Tig! It was decided that they needed to get closer to the mud-island, and so the party went about swimming towards the center of the river, with Gavriil spending his energy on concentrating on projecting a minor image of ducks crossing the waters instead of four highly dangerous adventurers!
Once they arrived up against the high palisade, the party made some discussions on what to do next. Ideas were tossed around about sneaking in and attacking, or perhaps just arriving at the front gate and trying to talk their way through to rescue the kid. Noruas, growing tired of the inaction, decided to take matters into her own hands as she began to climb up the palisade wall! Peeking over the top, she spied several Lizardfolk moving about the interior of the compound, as well as what looked to be an actual lizard, domesticated for their use. Additionally there were several mud-huts inside the walls, all but one of which had trails of smoke leading from a chimney hole in the top, and the one in the center being larger than the rest. Eneko decided to facilitate a speaking of minds while near him with the usage of his Teamwork feat and single-level dip into Cavalier, while Gavriil quickly turned himself and Noruas Invisibile and Levitated up to the top of the wall, so that he could travel along with Noruas.
Noruas in the meantime grabbed ahold of Gavriil's arm and jumped down to the other side of the palisade, the party having now been spurred into action. A new plan was formed– go in, find the kid, and get back out again all stealthy-like. And so the Arcanist and Gunslinger proceeded, with Noruas taking the utmost care to step on only the hardest-packed pieces of earth to not leave any footprints, and Gavriil being pulled along behind her, still floating above the ground. Passing by one of the huts, the were able to see and relay to their friends the presence of more of the lizard pets in a kennel, and the presence of some more Lizardfolk inside another hut. While they passed by the large central mud dome-hut, the pair could make out noises from inside– Draconic, as well as another language that was identified as Giant, the language of trolls! Unfortunately neither was able to understand that language, and they were too far away from the others to relay the information back to Eneko, who would have been able to translate, and so they continued onwards towards the mud domicile where the cries of Tig could be heard.
It didn't take long to reach said hut, and opening up the leather flap covering the opening, they stepped inside. Tig was there, alone and crying, and as far as they could tell no one else was present. Gavriil made to undue Tig's bonds, while whispering comforting words, and Noruas presented him with his favorite toy, one which she had asked Lucy for earlier, which helped to calm the child's fears. Peeking outside and seeing that, while no guards were present, there were some Lizardfolk about, the Arcanist decided to turn Tig invisible too, and the three of them absconded out of the tent! As soon as they exited however, a great flash of light appeared behind them in the tent, and a glowing lizardfolk skull appeared in the middle of the hut! It began screeching and causing a commotion, but the three were easily able to climb back up the palisade and descend to the other side. They reached their friends shortly afterwards, and their invisibility spells wore off just then. Success!
Deciding to return Tig to his mother before resuming their deliberations on what to do with these Lizardfolk– who apparently were talking with trolls– the party traveled back to Lucy's campsite, returning Tig to his mother and creating a happy reunion! After some discussion, it was decided that though they wished to travel south to Mivon, with trolls roaming the woods in that direction it would be safest if the duo traveled back to Elbat Dnuor to join up with a caravan. Thus the party agreed to take them back to the capital with them, and arrived two days later in their home city, safe and sound!
Noting that they were now back home, instead of heading directly back to the Lizardfolk camp, the party grabbed their boat which they had built to explore Lake Tuskwater, and headed down the shore towards Candlemere, which Gavriil seemed highly interested in exploring: "I want to know why no one ever comes back from the island!"
And so, setting off again, they made camp on the shores of Lake Candlemere that night, preparing to advance onto the island the next morning. The lake that morning remained shrouded in mist as before, looking eerie and mysterious, but not proving too difficult to navigate to. The shore was rocky and rough, and as the party began to travel their way inland to map out the island, they found themselves needing to cross through stinging nettles, an unsettling experience which left them feeling somewhat queasy but overall not greatly affected. As they traveled, they began to occasionally spy floating blue lights through the mist, never very close but also not too far away from them…
After an hour of exploration, things came to a head– directly ahead of them, a ball of blue light winked into existence, the much-fabled Will-o Wisps of Candlemere! Gavriil attempted to communicate with it, while the others uneasily noticed another blue light, approaching from behind. It didn't take long to realize that communication wouldn't work, as Gavriil's 'friend' reached out a tendril of blue light….and zapped the Arcanist! The battle was on as the group reacted to these Will-o Wisps, with Gavriil using his wand of Magic Missiles to deal damage, Elysia firing arrows, Eneko inspiring his allies and Noruas staring incredulously as half of her shots were dodged by her nimble foes!
As the Wisps attacked, the party began to get spooked– they were crazy-good at hitting the party members, and extremely difficult to hit on top of that! Elysia and Eneko began a retreat, while Gavriil hovered between those two and Noruas, who seemed intent upon standing her ground and shooting down the two wisps. One wisp, which was chasing after Elysia, had changed colors from blue to red following its attack upon her, but before it was able to attack the Ranger again, Noruas brought it down from afar.
The threat for the moment taken care of, the group had a moment to heal and catch their breath– Elysia was prepared to head back to the boat and leave, while Gavriil continued to be interested in finding out just what the island was hiding. Eneko brought up the possibility of heading back to the boat to make a fighting stand, where everyone could pick off wisps at range as they approached. Before they were able to make much progress however, three more wisps appeared around them, closing in! Another fight broke out, and they were hit with another surprise– Wisps of different colors, possessed different abilities! A purple-colored Wisp reached out to attack Noruas, hitting her with necrotic damage and sending a brief wave of tiredness through her body before she shrugged it off; Elysia found herself unable to resist a pulse of fear that emanated from a yellow Wisp; later, when four more wisps attacked, showing that they were able to turn invisible by appearing far out, disappearing, and then reappearing on top of the party, a red wisp exuded red light that burned Eneko and Elysia, while the poor Ranger was also unable to resist a sluggish energy that burst out from a green wisp.
The session ended with the party in the middle of a battle against four new wisps, having defeated some of them but still fighting against the rest, and uncertain of their future…
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Once again I get thrown for a loop! Knowing that the party was headed for the Lair of the Lizard King, I prepared Vesket and his entourage on their mud island, including changes made to the area for Hargulka's Monster Kingdom and a few of the adjustments included in the Kingmaker Six-Player Conversion Guide (a Gunslinger consistently attacking twice with 30+ damage per attack, along with some powered-up spells from the Arcanist and a pretty decent Ranger build, combined with the homebrew rules I've altered Pathfinder with to power up the party just a little bit more, has resulted in generally level-appropriate challenges giving the party no challenge at all). I thought I was prepared for any eventuality on the island– I knew what was supposed to happen if they tried talking their way in, and I knew what was supposed to happen if they snuck in to rescue Tig!
I didn't count on Invisibility– yet another example in how player ingenuity can oft-times invalidate pre-written adventures, and create a completely unique story! If it weren't for the troll speaking while they couldn't understand, I don't think the party would event want to come back to the island until they thought they needed to expand to that area, or until they decided that the antics of the Lizardfolk against hapless passersby were enough to warrant talking with them. Still– I should have expected and prepared for Candlemere more thoroughly, but I still think it went over alright.
One thing I did know going into Candlemere was that I really disliked how the book set it out– hey, when you're on the island you've got this Fort save against all these stinging nettles, and there are twenty-four wisps around that you'll have to clear out to make the area safe! Oh, and some old ruins here in the middle that were neat but that's about it. Needing to fight twenty-four wisps just seemed like it would turn into a slog for the party, and because none of my group are particularly fond of fighting things just for combat's sake, I didn't think that putting them through that would be the best idea. Still, Gavriil was very interested in what was on the island (though I hear from Gavriil's player that she's only minorly curious about what's going on), and they were headed there, so…why not make it interesting!
One thing I want to do is make the payoff here more valuable; I don't think in-character the PC's would be interested in building a city there on Candlemere (I could be wrong, they've surprised me before by being totally into the idea of using the undead around the Stag Lord's Fort as part of their undead army after all), since it was known locally as the place that no one ever returns from. The book notes how it was used long ago as a place of worship of the elder god Yog-Sothoth, and I've heard ideas before about turning Candlemere into a mega-dungeon…I'm thinking that perhaps, when they investigate the area, they'll realize the connection to the elder god, and will also learn that a passage into lower depths of the ruins will open when the 'stars align' just right, which can be at a later time in the campaign to allow them to come back to the area and find new and impressive things!
So those wisps then– they're difficult to hit, they deal 2d8 damage every time they hit your touch AC with a +16 bonus (so…yeah, every time), and they're immune to magic. So far, the only magic our Arcanist has used on them has been Magic Missile, and their knowledge checks haven't revealed this fact yet, so I'm waiting to see the look on their faces when they learn *that* little tidbit. Thankfully, 40HP isn't a huge deal– the Gunslinger has been hitting about fifty percent of her shots, and usually one bullet and one attack from Gavriil or Elysia has been enough to finish them off. Since wisps can change their color at will, I thought it'd be cool for the different colors that they display to indicate different abilities. In Obsidian's cRPG Tyranny, there are wisp-like enemies that you can encounter in ancient ruins which follow a similar pattern; red ones are immune to fire but weak to ice and lightning, while blue ones are immune to lightning and weak to fire and ice, each having different types of attacks while being the same basic enemy type– this I suppose spawned my idea for the different colored wisps.
So, on the fly, I changed a wisp's color and gave it an ability– Purple wisps will deal Necrotic damage, and they'll require a Fort save or become Fatigued! Red can use Burning Hands, Yellow can send a fear aura out, Green can affect an area with a Slow spell for 1d4 rounds. This way, the wisps aren't constantly dealing 2d8 damage every round– which, when they attack in groups, can be formidable before they're defeated, and the party has a chance to avoid the negative effects if their saves are high enough, compared to the touch AC which isn't going to prove any kind of resistance to these wisps. That's where I stand with them right now, but I'll probably add some more colors and effects to the list of wisps by tomorrow night, when they continue to take on Candlemere!
Last thing to note– while I hate to do this mid-fight, I let the party know that they had accrued enough XP to level-up at the end of the session! They will now be taking sixth-level PC's into the fights in the abandoned keep, the troll stronghold, and the owlbear lair!
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I like how you incorporated the Tig quest into the story without it seeming like he'd been a prisoner for weeks or months. Also, I love the wisps! What an imaginative way to spice up a fight against identical foes.
Matthew, the busy basilisk says:
Thanks– a lot of the sidebar quests I feel are a bit out of place, so I've been trying to find more natural way of including them into my campaign, which has had…mixed results so far. Tig seemed to work out though!
Wisps were an exercise in creativity, and I think they worked well. I was happy with the results!
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Hummingbirds' extraordinary migratory marathons
Posted by Shireen Gonzaga in Earth | Science Wire | March 15, 2016
With fat deposits that almost double their weight, the tiny ruby-throated hummingbird can fly non-stop for more than 1,200 miles (2,000 km) during migration.
Male ruby-throated hummingbird at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. Image via Matt Tillett.
How far can a ruby-throated hummingbird fly without taking a break? Some 1,243 miles (2,000 km), according to scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi. This finding was among several from a scientific study examining the fall migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds, published in the April, 2016 issue of The The Auk: Ornithological Advances. The paper authors, Theodore Zenzal, Jr. and Frank Moore, led a four-year study of these diminutive energetic bird at Alabama's Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, along the Gulf coast, where the birds stopped to feed during their journey to wintering grounds in Central America.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are tiny. They measure up to 3.5 inches (9 cm) in length, with a wingspan only up to 4.3 inches (11 cm) and bill length of about 0.8 inches (2 cm). They're the only hummingbird species to breed in eastern North America, in a large range spanning east of the Rocky mountains to the Atlantic coast.
Breeding range of the ruby-throated hummingbird is shown in green. Blue shows their wintering range. They're only found during migration at locations in yellow. Image via Ken Thomas.
Named for the red iridescent patch of feathers on the throat of adult male birds, ruby-throated hummingbirds are fairly common in woodlands and gardens, sipping nectar from flowers, being especially partial to red, orange and pink flowers. Small insects and spiders are an important source of protein, particularly for their growing chicks.
While the breeding and wintering ranges of ruby-throated hummingbirds are well documented, little is known about the remarkable migratory journey of these tiny birds. As they move southward over land in autumn, the birds stop to feed along the way to refuel for the next leg of the journey.
But at coastal locations such as the study site at the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, they encounter a vast stretch of water, the Gulf of Mexico. Some birds may follow the coastline south towards Central America, perhaps making partial water crossings along the route.
It's also been thought that some hummingbirds migrate, on a non-stop flight, across the Gulf of Mexico. There's not enough definitive proof that they take this daunting path, but Zenzal and Moore show that with a flight range of over 1,200 miles (2,000 km), it's possible under favorable weather conditions.
Hummingbirds traveled through the study area on the Alabama coast between late August and late October, peaking in September. The research team collected data about the birds by trapping them in mist nets. The sex of the bird, body measurements and weight were recorded, as well as whether the birds were adults or juveniles born that same year. In all, these scientists collected data from 2,729 ruby-throated hummingbirds. Before releasing the birds, they fitted tiny metal bands with a unique ID around a leg on each bird so that if they were later recaptured, more information could be obtained about its condition.
A male ruby-throated hummingbird in the hand of a researcher, just before it's released. Image credit: B. Dossman.
The scientists calculated the ruby-throated hummingbirds' average non-stop flight distance based on measurements of the birds' weight and wingspan.
Analysis of the data also predicted that older male birds were able to travel farther distances at a time compared to adult females and juveniles.
During the migration season, the bird feed voraciously on nectar to accumulate fat reserves that fuel their long distance flights.
Zenzal, the paper's first author, said in a statement:
The most interesting thing, in my opinion, is how some of these birds effectively double their body mass during migration and are still able to perform migratory flights, especially given some of the heftier birds seem to barely make it to a nearby branch after being released.
The team also found that older birds, particularly males, migrated earlier and were in better physical condition for long-distance travel compared to juveniles. Older birds also had more fat deposits and stayed for shorter durations at the research site, compared to the leaner juveniles that lingered around for a longer time.
The researchers think that it's probably due to lack of experience, after all, the juveniles were embarking on their first migratory journey. These young birds probably had to compete for food resources with socially-dominant adults during the early part of their journey, plus they spent more time feeding at stopovers and flew shorter distances at a time.
Juvenile male ruby-throated hummingbird. Image credit: Pslawinski via Wikimedia Commons.
Chris Clark, at the University of California Riverside, an expert on hummingbird behavior, who was not part of the research team, commented on the significance of the findings:
Patterns we previously had hints of from small, anecdotal observations are documented here with a very large sample size. It's interesting that the young of the year migrate after adults and are quite different in their stopover phenology.
This suggests there are substantial differences between flying south for the first time, as opposed to flying somewhere again as an adult.
I think that further research on how young hummingbirds migrate, and the decisions they make, would be really interesting.
Female ruby-throated hummingbird feeding on nectar from a scarlet beebalm flower. Image via Joe Schneid, Louisville, Kentucky.
Bottom line: A recent study shows that ruby-throated hummingbirds are capable of flying, non-stop, over 1,200 miles (2,000 km) during migration. The study also found that adult birds, particularly males, migrate earlier during the fall than females and juveniles. Adult male birds were also in better physical condition to undertake the arduous journey. Juveniles, migrating for the first time in their lives, tended to leave later and take longer, probably due to inexperience.
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Shireen Gonzaga is a freelance writer who enjoys writing about natural history. She is also a technical editor at an astronomical observatory where she works on documentation for astronomers. Shireen has many interests and hobbies related to the natural world. She lives in Cockeysville, Maryland.


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Welcome to the One Life 5 minute Leadership Podcast. This is part 3 on administration.
We first looked at how every great event and every good organisation is birthed out of a big idea – this creative thought. It's then got to have strategic application applied to it. In other words you don't just have creative ideas for the sake of creative ideas. You also have to include the right people in the process of putting this plan together. A detailed action plan and some reliable executors who will action this for you comes next. In Administration Part 1, we saw how brilliant Jesus was at doing that.
In Part 2 we looked at how you practically work this out and the importance of building your reputation as someone who can be dependable.
Today I'll look at 10 ways to enhance your credibility – so that people can rely on you – and then share a couple of ways you could potentially really mess it up.
First, we look at that dreaded phone and your emails. If you don't answer your phone or reply to messages, and if you don't return the calls you said you would, people will find it hard to take you seriously.
When you commit to something you should find out what the timeline is, the priority, the urgency of it and put that in your diary. You should write it down. You should write down what you commit to. I'm amazed how many people come to meetings that don't write things down. You know that they have good intentions, but you also know they're going to forget things.
If a project takes longer than a day or two, you should give progress reports to those depending on you, just to keep them up to speed and to let them know that you're still on the job. This will enhance the understanding that you can be depended upon.
If there is a change or a major alteration, giving a short headline that something has changed is a great idea. Don't assume that everybody knows everything that's going on.
It's so important to understand the full weight of the implications of something not being done. If you're providing eats for an event and you don't pitch up – instead of facilitating relaxed fellowship, it's going to make for a very awkward relating time. If you don't pitch up to do the sound; it's going to be a dreadful event!
You need to understand the repercussions of 'dropping the ball' and be able to pre-empt it and compensate for it. It's also really important to make sure everyone knows that you fully comprehend the severity of not doing what you've committed to doing. There is nothing worse than having someone who drops a ball, and everything falls apart, and then they treat it as if it didn't matter. To ensure that you have a reputation of being someone who can be depended upon – understand these implications.
I know a lot of guys who say yes to everything. They're hang of a nice, but you know they're never going to get round to doing it. When this guy puts up his hand, you know you had better get somebody else to help him with it, because that nice guy is going to forget or just never get to it.
I strongly suggest that you don't work on a to-do list. If you have to do lists, generally speaking, the stuff you didn't do today will be added to tomorrow's tasks. Your to-do list just gets longer and longer and longer. Rather make a priority list and then deal with the most important things first, every single day. This way you can avoid the loud things, the noisy people and the issues that aren't really important but that make a fuss, from crowding out your day.
Have a very good understanding of when you do your best work. I don't work well between 13:00 and 16:00. I have a real trough in my energy levels then, so during that time I do things that don't really require a lot of head space and energy. I get a second wind after 16:00, and I'm really on fire in the mornings, so I put the all strategic stuff in those time slots.
Think carefully about who you are going to delegate tasks to. If something has been delegated to you, you can't simply delegate it on to someone else and just say it's their fault when things don't work out. If you delegate to someone else, make sure they're reliable. Think through who, give that person deadlines, make sure you get feedback, and if they don't do it, it is as if you didn't do it. You can't pass the buck. If you said yes to something and you delegate it to someone else, you need to make sure that that person gets the job done.
A couple of things that will really break down your reputation, as someone who can be depended on, is if you blame other people when something doesn't work out. If it doesn't work, fix it. If a thing is falling apart, fix it. If you blame other people you will never be depended upon again.
Don't accept roadblocks. Don't accept no. If you have undertaken to do something, you need to hit that thing head-on; climb over it, go around it, try to dismantle it – don't just say I couldn't do it.
Get a bicycle. Make a plan!
If you break something, tell people that you broke it. If you've lost something tell people you've lost it.
Finally, when you work, work as unto the Lord. In other words, if you get a reputation of people understanding that you're doing it for the Lord with all your heart, you will be relied upon! Ecclesiastes says that a good name is better than perfume. Proverbs says that a good name is better than silver or gold and more highly esteemed than riches.
The Kingdom moves forward as forceful men and women lay hold of it.


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Wuhan (China): The Philippines did most of their good work in the first half – but as the game winded down, they needed to survive a furious rally by India to advance to the semi-finals. Down by 16 with five minutes to go against an Asian powerhouse, India battled their way back with an inspired 12-0 run to close the game, but it wouldn't be enough as Philippines won the Quarter-Final clash 70-66 at the 5th FIBA Asia Cup at the Wuhan Sports Center.
India was led by Amrit Pal Singh, who rocked the post with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a dominant performance. But his efforts wouldn't be enough, as India dug themselves in a hole too deep in the first two periods.
The end-game effort wouldn't be enough. The first half belonged to the Philippines, who took a 12-point lead at halftime and seemed to be in their comfort zone at both ends of the floor. Paul John Dalistan (15) dominated proceedings from the perimeter while Marcus Douthit (14 points, 12 rebounds) left India looking for answers in the post.
India improved after the halftime break, but, they truly didn't find their spark for one last push until the last five minutes of the fourth quarter. It was here that they began to play a determined full-court press, leading their nervous opponents to commit several unforced errors. On the other end, India turned this newfound intensity into fastbreak layups or open three-pointers. They began to get to the free throw line more often and began to sink their free throws, too.
Unfortunately, the wake-up call for India came too late, as they fell four points short of completing another historic win at this tournament. Earlier in the group stage, this India team had already defeated China for the first time in Indian Basketball history and given reigning champions Iran a run for their money. They might've lost today's game to the Philippines, but their efforts will not go unappreciated.
India will now take part in the 5-8th place games, starting with a game against Jordan tomorrow. Philippines move on to the Semi-Final stage, where they will play against reigning champions Iran. Hosts China will take on Chinese Taipei.
5th FIBA Asia Cup- Iran bounce back from early deficit to get past IndiaWithdrawal Symptoms?
can u please snd ti scoresheet of India aftr this game.
Sure..We do that after every game! Thanks for your comment.
Thanks for this awesome page and play-by-play updates. All praises to your national team, lot were actually surprised by your basketball program development.
Isn't satnam Singh in the team……… He would've been very helpful to prevent those offensive rebounds…….. And stop doutit too………..
And India needs to convert free throws better…….
Waiting for a Indian comeback…..
Trail 63-70 now, we can still win it.
good game boys,keep it up, thanks to coach scott .
Only if we had two more minutes……….
The free throws cost us the match……..


Every patient's healing ability is different. However, the knee and shoulder are two of the trickiest joints in the body to heal. In many patients it can take weeks and so care and patience is needed.
Bubacromial impingement – there is a small space between the bone of the arm and the a bone in the shoulder. As structures run through this subacromial space, they can get irritated and inflamed. This can cause pain in the shoulder and arm.
Rotator cuff injury – these muscles in the shoulder allow rotation to occur in the arm. These are one of the structures that can get impinged in the subacromial space causing pain. It is possible to have rotator cuff tears as well.
Tendonitis – the area where a muscle joins onto a bone is called a tendon. Tendonitis is where the tendon gets inflamed.
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Bachelor of Science (BSc, B.Sc., Bc., B.S. lub BS – z łac. Scientiæ Baccalaureus) – najniższy stopień akademicki w obszarze nauk ścisłych, przyznawany w krajach anglosaskich po ukończeniu studiów, które zwykle trwają od trzech do pięciu lat, w zależności od kraju. Odpowiada w przybliżeniu polskiemu licencjatowi. Dalszym etapem edukacji akademickiej jest tam Master of Science, który uzyskuje się zazwyczaj 2 lata po BSc.

Dotyczy nauk technicznych, przyrodniczych oraz ekonomicznych, kształconych w zakresie praktycznym, stosowanym i doświadczalnym.

Jego odpowiednikiem na poziomie bachelor's degree w obszarze nauk humanistycznych jest Bachelor of Arts.

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The Rev. Tim Kutzmark takes it from there: "Just because Unitarian Universalism doesn't have a rigid structure doesn't mean there is no structure at all. Just because Unitarian Universalism doesn't have a rigid set of beliefs doesn't mean there are no beliefs at all. Just because Unitarian Universalism has an open embrace doesn't mean that any belief is welcome here. Just because Unitarian Universalism affirms us as individuals doesn't mean that our own mind is the be all and end all of religious discernment.
Our faith is rooted in radical beliefs, revolutionary concepts about divinity and humanity and the nature of life that reach back several thousand years. Timeless truths taught by our Unitarian and Universalist forebears are at the core of our faith. These core beliefs are anchored in this present day and age by what we call our Seven Principles and Purposes. These Seven Principles and Purposes are not inconclusive or inconsequential vagaries. They are seven specific action statements, seven specific mission statements that, if we really guided our day by them, would cause us to upend our lives and upend the world around us.
The Principles are the heart of our faith. We are called not just to affirm these, which is easy. We are called to actively promote them in our home, our workplace, our neighborhood, our town, our state, our country, and our world. And if our own beliefs are not in sympathy with any of these seven—then this Unitarian Universalist faith is not a place for us. I can't be here, you can't be here, we can't be here, and simply believe whatever we want. Our own search for truth and meaning must be guided by these seven religious principles.


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I don't want to install the Budgie Desktop Environment to avoid bugs and endless tweaks. Specifically, I like the Transparent Top Panel and the Icon pack. Is there a Budgie theme for Gnome?

A: Try the following.

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*Change your application theme (GTK+) and shell theme to Arc (preferably "Dark" or "Darker" variant) using (GNOME) Tweaks. To install the theme on Ubuntu 17.10 and later from the Universe repository run
sudo apt install arc-theme

Ubuntu 16.04 requires adding the repo
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:Horst3180.list"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install arc-theme

*Change your icon theme to Moka. For Ubuntu 17.10 and later, it's available from the Universe repository, the pocillo-icon-theme package will install the Moka and Faba icon-sets
sudo apt install pocillo-icon-theme

On older Ubuntu releases, install them from Sam Hewitt's PPA by running
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:snwh/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install moka-icon-theme faba-icon-theme faba-mono-icons

*Make the Ubuntu dock (on Ubuntu 17.10 and later) flexible following this Q&A: How can I stop Ubuntu Dock from extending to the edges? Also perhaps reduce the size of app icons in the dock from Settings > Dock.
For earlier Ubuntu releases, use the GNOME shell extension called Dash to Dock.

*The top bar in GNOME has dynamic transparency feature nowadays by default. If you want to have more control over its transparency use the Dynamic Panel Transparency extension (see this for reference).

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For the most part, the forensic evidence that many criminal prosecutions rely on is nothing but razzle dazzle, according to scientists from the now-disbanded National Commission for Forensic Science.
Dr. Arturo Casadevall, the lead study author, flatly stated that "many of the forensic techniques used today to put people in jail have no scientific backing." Making matters worse, most of the forensic laboratories have very close relationships to the police departments which investigate crime, he added. "At the very least, this creates a potential conflict-of-interest," he opined. Evidence like footprints, cloth fibers, tire marks, and bite marks is particularly suspect because the processes involved have basically not advanced at all. That's in contrast to DAN and fingerprint analyses, which are generally reliable.
Congress created the NCFS in 2013, and the scientists in that group consistently reached the same conclusions in study after study. The Department of Justice cut off the group's funding in 2017, shortly after the new administration took office.
Attacking the Scientific Evidence in New York Criminal Cases
Laboratory-produced evidence may be very unscientific, but it's also extremely persuasive to jurors who have seen endless reruns of forensic evidence crime dramas. Attorneys can counter this effect with a little razzle dazzle of their own. Many lawyers partner with expert witnesses to point out flaws in the scientific evidence. Once jurors understand the shaky science behind the prosecutor's claims, they usually have very different perspectives.
New York DUI cases are a very good example. Most jurors consider Breathalyzer results to be very accurate. But today's Breathalyzers use basically the same technology as the rudimentary 1950s Drunk-O-Meter. Today's Breathalyzer may be easier to operate and have more bells and whistles, but it's essentially just as inaccurate.
The main flaw in the Breathalyzer is that it measures breath alcohol and then uses that figure to estimate blood alcohol content. That extra step places the results into question, especially if the defendant blew a .08 or .09.
Attacking Eyewitness Evidence in New York Criminal Cases
Many observers, including some Supreme Court justices, have said the same thing about eyewitness testimony in New York. Just like most people think the Breathalyzer is accurate, most people think that memory fades slowly and evenly over time. But it does not. People lose almost all their recall within the first forty-eight hours. If a witness picks a suspect out of a lineup a week or so after the event, that identification is very suspect.
There are other issues in New York as well. For example, people of one race usually cannot make fine distinctions between people of another race. In other words, a group of ten minority men who are all about the same age, weight, and height will all look the same to a Caucasian woman. The reverse scenario is also true. That's not racial prejudice. That's just biology. Even people who have lived outside their race for decades have issues with cross-racial identification.
The prosecutor has a very high burden of proof in criminal cases. If a defense attorney can undercut the prosecutor's evidence to any degree, that's often enough to create reasonable doubt in the mind of one juror. And that's all it takes to secure a not guilty verdict.
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What does the Children's Commissioner in Wales do? Find out on this page.
What does the Children's Commissioner do
The Children's Commissioner in Wales works for children and young people in Wales under 18, or 25 years old if they have been in care.
The Commissioner's work includes:
telling everyone, including children and young people, about the Commissioner and about children's rights
meeting with children and young people and listening to what they have to say about issues that affect them
talking to children and young people about the Commissioner's work, what else they think he should do and how he should do it
looking at the work of organisations like councils and health trusts to see if they are thinking about children's rights
telling people who can make a difference what children and young people think is important, and how to improve things
giving advice and information to children and adults who contact the Commissioner's team.
The Commissioner's website
The Commissioner's website is at www.childcomwales.org.uk. The website has lots of information on children's rights.
The Children's Commissioner for Wales needs Super Ambassadors. Could you be one? Find out on the Commissioner's website at www.superambassadors.org.uk.
The Commissioner's Advice and Support service is free and confidential. Children, young people or their carers can contact the service if they feel that a child or young person has been treated unfairly.
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The contact details are:
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The facilities and grounds at Camp Creek Church are available for your special event - weddings, dinners, family gatherings, picnics, community meetings, etc. For more information about using or reserving these facilities please check our Facilities Use webpage.
Welcome to the Food Pantry ministry of Camp Creek Church. Our mission is to help the needs of our own church family first, the needs of our community second, and to outside of our community as our resources allow.
Camp Creek Church partners with many local ministries and, in so doing, offers opportunities for you to be involved in your community and make a positive difference for the Lord. We are happy to support such ministries as Onehope, the Lane Pregnancy Support Centers, Hosea Youth Services, Hope Ranch Ministries, Teen Challenge - Hannah's House, the Eugene Mission, and Love INC.
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Only a 10 minute walk from the airport in the district of ShongShan, you reach the Montura Store Taipei: one hundred square metres of display space for you to look around, discover and pave the way to finding the right technical apparel from among Montura's collections for mountaineering, sport climbing, trekking, ski mountaineering or just to wear in your free time and during other outdoor activities, featuring all the latest products season after season. It's a small "temple" for anyone who loves sport and adventure located in the heart of a city full of many other wonderful temples on a lush island of forests, mountains and breathtaking landscapes for you to explore and experience in full.
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Rugby Union takes place between September and May, while the Rugby League season runs from February to October.
Tickets for major matches can be hard to come by, especially given the recent surge in the popularity of the game. Find out more about Rugby Union and ticketing at Twickenham at the (RFU) website, and rugby league at the Rugby Football League website.
You can visit the World Rugby Museum and join a tour of the Twickenham stadium. Exhibits include lots of unique memorabilia.
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Omicron symptoms: how to distinguish infection with a new strain of coronavirus
Posted: 05. 01. 2022 | Author: Ola Thomas | Category: Health
Not so long ago, the world was faced with a new strain of coronavirus, which was named "Omicron". It was first recorded in South Africa, but now it has been identified in more than 70 countries around the world.
According to preliminary information, Omicron can surpass Delta in spreading speed, since one patient can infect 3-3.5 people versus 0.8 in Delta. At the moment, scientists are only getting all the necessary data about the new strain, so they cannot give any accurate predictions. However, virologists suggest that Omicron could have a significant impact on the course of the pandemic as a whole and, perhaps, even stop it.
Symptoms of "Omicron"
The symptoms of the new Covid19 strain are still being studied, but we can definitely say that they are different from the symptoms of the previous strains. For example, the sense of smell of the majority of those infected with Omicron does not disappear. Unlike "Delta", the main symptoms of which are aches, headache, runny nose and gastrointestinal disturbances, the symptoms of "Omicron" look something like this:
It is a sore throat that is considered a distinctive symptom of the Omicron strain, it is called a "prickly symptom". Pain in the lower back, according to doctors, is also characteristic of those infected with the omicron strain.
Studies show that an infected omicron strain is 23% less likely to require hospitalization than an infected "delta", but it is still impossible to say unequivocally about a milder course of the disease.
Is it possible to get infected with two strains of coronavirus at the same time?
According to representatives of Rospotrebnadzor, infection with two strains of coronavirus is quite possible. Moreover, with simultaneous infection with omicron and delta strains of coronavirus, there is a risk of a more dangerous variety.
At-risk are people with weak immunity. "They can become infected with both strains even with a relatively low viral load and, what is most dangerous, their infection can take a long time," said Nikolai Kryuchkov, Ph.


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This is our fourth year partnering with The Arbor Day Foundation for Toast the Trees in honor of September's National Bourbon Heritage Month. We love our industry, and we believe that it's of the utmost importance to ensure that it's a sustainable industry. Our Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson believed deeply in giving back, and we know that he would have appreciated this program. During the first three years, we've managed to plant over 13,000 white oak trees across Appalachia and Kentucky, and while that number of trees alone could grow into a modest forest, we're not happy with "modest." If bourbon is going to have a bright future, we're going to need massive forests of oak trees to sustain future generations of whiskey fans.
There's good news: you can help us plant these forests of the future. The better news is that all you have to do is snap a photo of an Angel's Envy drink—neat, on the rocks or cocktail—doesn't matter—you can even take a picture of the bottle. Next, post that picture to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #AE4THETREES. Then finish your drink; it's getting warm. For every hashtag we count, we'll plant a white oak tree. And when I say "we," I mean our actual, very small team.
Last spring, we planted 6,670 trees within Daniel Boone National Park last. This year, with your support, we hope to do much, much better. So the next time you're out, please consider ordering an Angel's Envy and taking a moment to snap and share a drink picture that actually matters. Your picture will plant the roots that could grow into a barrel in 75 years—that's a pretty nice legacy for a moment's effort.


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McCain Makes Nasty Move Against US Military
Posted by Marilyn Calkins on October 6, 2017 at 11:42am in Veterans and Military Issues
One of President Trump's most effective war tactics is the element of surprise. By avoiding transparency with military operations, the enemy is unable to mount a proper opposition in advance.
According to Newsmax, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) doesn't like that he and other politicians are being kept out of the loop. McCain has announced that all Pentagon nominations will be blocked until Trump discloses more details about his Afghan war strategy.
Trump announced his Afghan war strategy in late August, but kept the details intentionally vague to avoid tipping off US enemies to exactly what would be executed. He did reveal that more than 3,000 troops would be sent as advisers to the Afghan government and its military, but did not specify what they would be advising on.
This lack of transparency is a deviation from former President Obama's policy of revealing almost everything about his war plans, as reported by The Federalist. In Obama's mind, if the American people knew the details of war planning, US enemies would be privy to impending engagements and, therefore, the nation would be forced to pursue diplomacy to avoid confrontation.
Instead, it resulted in the enemy being kept in the loop on nearly every engagement, attack, level of defense, and other details useful for them to mount an effective and costly opposition, giving them the upper hand throughout his administration and stagnating military pursuits.
Trump's refusal to give the enemy details to potentially use against US military has already worked successfully in the Afghanistan war efforts. According to Chicago Tribune, Secretary of Defense James Mattis informed Congress that for the first time in 16 years, Afghanistan security forces are being fully utilized, and there are fewer casualties during engagements.
Despite this increased level of success, McCain is upset that he and other politicians are being left out on the details. They intend to hinder Trump's efforts to fill appointments until they get more information. The announcement came during a committee hearing with Secretary Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, General Joseph Dunford. There, McCain announced, "We've been holding nominations… from the Pentagon to fill in those Pentagon jobs."
He explained the reason for the holds is because he and Congress feel entitled to the details of the war strategy. "In the six weeks since the President made his announcement, this committee and Congress, more broadly, still does not know many of the crucial details of this strategy. This is totally unacceptable. I repeat, this is totally unacceptable," McCain said.
According to Defense News, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was similarly upset about being kept out of the loop and wanted Mattis and Dunford to commit to being more open about the details of each mission and the exact number of troops utilized.
McCain has announced that all Pentagon nominations will be blocked until Trump discloses more details about his Afghan war strategy. Really? Is he under the delusion he is Commander in Chief?
Mattis replied that any details the committee desired would be given in private, but under no circumstances would the information be made public. "No, ma'am, if it involves telling the enemy anything that will help them, and yes, ma'am, if it involves honesty with this committee in private, at any time, at closed hearing, we will get as specific as you wish. No reservations at all in private," Mattis said.
Mattis' response shows that they are willing to reveal the details to McCain and other politicians in a private setting to avoid leaking the information to the enemy. It is unclear whether McCain was demanding these private meetings specifically or for the information to be released publicly.
It is frustrating that McCain has no trust in Trump's war strategy, despite the recent success experienced in the region and the overwhelming success in the war against ISIS, especially when compared to Obama's efforts. While Congress and the Senate should be kept in the loop if they can keep the details secret, McCain's threat to hold Pentagon nominations until he got his way seems very elitist of him.
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Seems like this would be a no brainer...except if you're a TRAITOR!
Permalink Reply by Marilyn Calkins on October 6, 2017 at 11:43am
Trying to get more of the REAL heroes killed McCain?
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GAP, the leading home improvement stockist, has just opened its doors in Milton Keynes to improve the service offered to customers along the M1 corridor.
Situated on a busy trading estate, GAP Milton Keynes is conveniently located near the Stadium MK, the substantial new depot will carry the largest stocks of fascias, soffits, gutters and window trims in Milton Keynes. Of particular interest to local customers will be the wide range and stock levels GAP offers for all Light Oak, Rosewood and Mahogany Fascias for which there are high demands in the local area.
GAP's latest depot features a large trade counter showcasing a range of products including roofline, windows, and trims. The depot also features the Ultimate, Elite and Select Series of Rockdoors which are built around security, thermal efficiency and different budgets.
Joint MD, Simon Bird, commented, "Milton Keynes is an important depot for us, as it provides an key link between our Hemel Hempstead and Coventry depots. This not only helps us attract new customers, it enables us to service existing customers more efficiently".