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Shutters of various dams in Kerala being closed as water recedes following let up in rains
"To maintain the water level, the second and the fourth shutters were closed today. However, the third shutter was raised to 40 cms and per second 40,000 litres of water is being discharged. The weather is favourable today. Still there is an orange alert for the Idukki dam. However, there is nothing to worry about the Mullaperiyar dam," Irrigation minister Roshy Augustine told the media.
Oct 23, 2021, 03:33 PM IST
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Kochi: The water level at many of the major dams in Kerala receded on Friday following a let up in the rains, and various district authorities, in consultation with the IMD and the state disaster management authority, have started closing the shutters which were opened to discharge excess water accumulated due to the downpour in recent days.
The two Shutters of Cheruthoni dam, part of the Idukki reservoir in Kerala, which were opened on Tuesday, were closed today as the water inflow to the reservoir has reduced.
The water level at Idukki is currently at 2398.2 ft.
Meanwhile, Pathanamthitta district collector Divya S Aiyer said shutters of Pampa dam were closed as the water level has come down to 74 per cent of the storage capacity of the reservoir.
"The shutters of Kakki dam were brought down to 30 cms. Earlier, it was raised to 90 cms and then later brought down to 60 cms to discharge water," the collector said.
The shutters of the dams were opened on Tuesday as water in these reservoirs had almost reached the danger levels. The three shutters of Cheruthoni dam were raised by 35 centimetres (cms) releasing one lakh litre of water per second.
The state witnessed heavy rains during October 15 and 16 resulting in widespread landslides and flooding in south central districts of Kerala besides claiming over 24 lives.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority, from October 12 to October 18, at least 90 houses have been destroyed in the rains, while 702 partially damaged. PTI
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If there's one thing you know about us here at Grey Likes Weddings, it's that we can't enough of a good color palette! And, this inspiration shoot from Shannon Elizabeth Photography has our heads spinning over the rich corals, peaches, pinks and lavender all set against the tones of the rock formations at Las Vegas' Red Rock Canyon. The style is slightly bohemian, yet modern, and rich, with warm colors and incredible florals by City Blossoms. The beaded, lavender Gossamer gown stuns against the red rock landscape and all the details are lovely and fresh with calligraphy stationery by Seniman Calligraphy and a marbleized cake by cakelava. If we could jump into these images and bask in the warm dessert light, on that vintage persian run, amongst all the soft, beautiful details—we would!
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I know it sounds like a tired old cliché, but the fact of the matter is appearances really can be deceiving. Ask the children of Israel as they stared at the wide expanse of the Red Sea. It appeared that there was no way across, but there was. Ask Daniel as he sat in the midst of the hungry lions. It appeared he was going to be dinner, but he wasn't. Ask Gideon as his puny 300-man army faced the armies of the Midianites and neighboring nations. It looked like they were going to be destroyed, but they weren't. The list goes on. It appeared there wasn't enough food to feed the 5,000, but there was. It appeared there was no hope for the blind, the lame and the lepers, but there was far more than just hope. It appeared Saul (aka Paul) was on a path that could not be detoured, but it was. And it appeared that Jesus was dead and gone, taking all the hopes and dreams of humanity to the grave with Him, but we all know that's not how the story ends.
See what I mean? Appearances can be very deceiving. That being the case, I have to wonder why we often put so much stock in what we see. We see the wicked prospering, so we assume God has disappeared or that He no longer cares. We see our brothers and sisters in Christ suffering, so we suggest that perhaps God is not as faithful as we once thought. We see chaos and confusion, so we assume God is not working. We see stretches of valleys, so we conclude life contains no more mountains. These are logical conclusions to our minds, but nonetheless, very flawed.
Faith in what we see isn't faith at all. It's sight. Faith goes far beyond that. It's trusting in what we cannot see. It involves trusting God's promises no matter what our eyes may behold. It's knowing that God is good even when circumstances aren't. It's David running toward Goliath, Joshua standing before Jericho and the woman with the issue of blood reaching out to touch Jesus. It's a firm, deep-seated belief that God is in control and that, no matter how bad things appear to be, He is working all things for our good.
There's an old saying that states, "It's always darkest before the dawn." Well, if you think about it, when we read through the Bible, we'll see that's typically the case. Things tend to look the worst just before something miraculous happens. The three Hebrew children in the fiery furnace could attest to that. So could Mary and Martha of Bethany as they stood by the graveside of their dear brother, Lazarus. Yes, it seems that God likes to wait until the tension has mounted and all hope seems lost before He steps in with something truly unbelievable. Why? I can't say for sure. Perhaps to teach us that His timing is perfect. Perhaps to see if we'll trust despite appearances. Or perhaps it's simply because that's how He planned it. Who knows?
What I do know, however, is that our lives would be sweeter and more joyous if we would live by faith instead of by sight. Not only can appearances be deceiving, but they can also be depressing. And the more discouraged we become, the more we depend on what we can see instead of depending on the One who's busy working all things out according to His perfect Master plan. No, we may not see Him working, but if we did, that wouldn't be faith, now would it?
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Fresno County picked for global initiative to reduce preterm births
Date: June 5, 2015Author: fresnostatechhs 0 Comments
Fresno County was recently selected as one of six sites nationwide to take part in UC San Francisco's 10-year, $100 million global Preterm Birth Initiative. Our Central Valley Health Policy is just one of the many organizations on a steering committee created to guide the preterm initiative in Fresno County. The Fresno Bee recently published a story detailing this latest news and how it could positively impact Valley residents. We wanted to share that story, published on May 30, 2015, as written by health reporter Barbara Anderson.
Nitasha Rahman, 33, of Fresno, with her daughter Kayla, who was born 7 weeks premature. Photo Credit: Silvia Flores, The Fresno Bee
Every year, more than 1,500 babies are born too early in Fresno County.
On average, 10% of the babies who are delivered in the county are preterm. That rate ranks among the highest in the state and rivals some underdeveloped countries.
It's a distinction with heart-wrenching consequences.
Babies are fully developed at 39 weeks and preemies, considered those born at less than 37 weeks gestation, are at higher risk for birth complications and death. Newborns born at less than 29 weeks especially face a struggle for survival, and can have lifelong physical or other disabilities. And the cost of medical care for tiny babies can devastate families: It costs 12 times more, on average, to care for a preemie than for a healthy newborn, according to the March of Dimes.
Nitasha Rahman, 33, of Fresno, did everything before and during her pregnancy to be healthy. She took prenatal vitamins, ate right, didn't drink alcohol or smoke, but daughter Kayla was born about seven weeks early at 2 pounds, 7 ounces. "It's hard to find something that would cause it," Rahman said.
Kayla spent more than a month in the hospital, coming home on Mother's Day. "She's gaining weight," Rahman said of a recent doctor's appointment when her daughter tipped the scales at 4 pounds.
Over the years, Fresno County has had little luck in making more than a dent in preterm births, but community leaders now hope participation in a 10-year, $100 million global preterm birth initiative will deliver more full-term babies. Just how much money would come to Fresno County is yet to be determined. Called the UC San Francisco Preterm Birth Initiative, the effort aims to improve birth outcomes in Fresno County, San Francisco, Oakland and three sub-Saharan African countries — Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.
The initiative is funded by a first-time collaborative effort between two high-tech philanthropy organizations, the Marc and Lynne Benioff and Melinda and Bill Gates Foundations.
"This is a big opportunity here to focus on the health and well-being of young women," said John Capitman, executive director of the Central Valley Health Policy Institute at Fresno State.
Capitman is among health, education, business and other community leaders on a steering committee created to guide the preterm initiative in Fresno County. The initiative is using a collective impact model, which gathers leaders from various sectors of a community to solve a specific health or social problem.
The partnership between the community and the University of California at San Francisco is a major change in the way UCSF has approached medical issues and social conditions. Rather than research based solely in a laboratory, the preterm project is centered in communities.
"This entire opportunity is unique," said Dr. Larry Rand, director of perinatal services at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco Fetal Treatment Center and the initiative's principal investigator and co-director.
Fresno County was a perfect choice for the preterm initiative, Rand said. Not only was the need great, but community members were willing to invest time and resources. "What really drives me is seeing the people in Fresno understand and be part of this team," he said.
The county has a widespread preterm problem, but pockets in the urban core and some rural areas are hardest hit, Rand said. Racial and ethnic disparities persist: African-American mothers are the most likely to experience preterm birth with almost one out of six babies born prematurely.
Maktius Hayes holds her 2-week-old daughter Serenity Secoy. She credits a black infant health program at Fresno County Department of Public Health for helping her have healthy, full-term baby Serenity. Photo Credit: John Walker, The Fresno Bee
In addition to the preterm birth initiative, an effort to reduce black infant mortality has been taking shape this year with funding from First 5 Fresno County, Capitman said. A group of about 35 people are looking at prematurity along with infant deaths, he said. The goal is to have a town hall meeting this summer to share information and recommendations.
Reducing the county's preterm birth rate will take more than medical solutions, Rand said. "Preterm birth is a complex medical and social problem," he said.
Air pollution, for example, is a potential preterm risk factor, and the Valley's dirty air provides a setting for research. The San Joaquin Valley Children's Health and Air Pollution Study, a collaborative effort of researchers at UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Stanford Medical School and UCSF-Fresno, is looking at exposure to particulate pollution and prematurity, among other health effects.
Poverty and lack of access to primary care also could contribute to preterm births in Fresno County, but often reasons pregnant women go into labor early are elusive.
"There's no single factor or smoking gun that if we could only change this, we could solve the problem," Capitman said.
Research at the Central Valley Health Policy Institute, however, could help narrow the focus: Mothers in Fresno County who experience preterm births between 33 and 37 weeks have higher rates of obesity, diabetes and asthma than women who deliver after 37 weeks and before 33 weeks. Both obesity and diabetes are widespread in the county and central San Joaquin Valley.
The research also found mothers don't go to doctors until they're pregnant, Capitman said. "It kind of creates a picture that we need to pay more attention to the preconception health of young women before they get pregnant."
Unplanned pregnancies are another risk factor for preterm births. Perinatologists who see women with high-risk pregnancies in Fresno County said unplanned teen pregnancies too often are followed in quick succession by subsequent unplanned pregnancies, which increase the risk of preterm births. Fresno County has one of the higher teen pregnancy rates in the state.
Unplanned pregnancies also occur later in life, and women in their 40s who become pregnant are at increased risk of twins. Multiple births increases a mother's risk for preterm delivery.
Areas of the country where women have access to pregnancy planning have seen preterm birth rates drop, Capitman said.
A significant predictor of preterm birth is a previous preterm delivery: Any mom who had a preterm birth the first time doubles her risk of having a second preterm birth, said Victoria Lombardo, the March of Dimes associate state director of program services.
Available help
Medicine is available that can reduce the risk of a second preterm delivery, but too often women aren't offered the drugs or are unaware of the benefit to request them. Pregnant women who get a weekly shot of 17-hydroxyprogesterone beginning at the 16th week of pregnancy and continuing to the 36th week reduce their risk of preterm births, research has shown. The drug is covered by private insurance and Medi-Cal, the state-federal insurance for low-income families.
Kayla Rahman was born 7 weeks premature and weighed just 2 pounds at birth. Photo Credit: Silvia Flores, The Fresno Bee
Five years ago, Matikus Hayes, 29, of Fresno, delivered her first daughter at 29 weeks. She was referred to a doctor for progesterone shots during her second and third pregnancies, but didn't get them.
She was concerned about possible side effects. The shots are considered safe, but Hayes said her doctor did not take the time to explain the medication. "If he would have sat down and really discussed how these shots worked, I probably would have said, 'Yes.'"
Her second daughter was born healthy, but at 37 weeks.
Earlier this month, Hayes gave birth to a third daughter who was healthy and full-term. Hayes, who had high blood pressure during the pregnancy, credits attendance at a Black Infant Health support group for helping her have a healthy pregnancy.
"I wanted this time around to be a little different," she said.
A friend told her about the group, offered through the Fresno County Department of Public Health. She learned about healthy eating tips, child safety tips, information about breastfeeding and techniques for reducing stress, she said.
"They should get the class out there to more African American women so they can join in," Hayes said.
The UC San Francisco Preterm Initiative will be open to interventions that work, Rand said.
In the end, Fresno County women will steer where the preterm initiative goes, he said. "No one else can be in their shoes, even community organization leaders. We have to get to the women themselves to know where the focus needs to be."
One thing though, is clear, he said: "There's no question we need to invest in Fresno."
All images and materials courtesy of The Fresno Bee. Please read more at the Fresno Bee LINK and learn more about the Central Valley Health Policy Institute at their website.
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Space Adventures has been selling extra seats on the Soyuz flights to the ISS to wealthy businessmen at a price of around thirty million dollars for stays in low Earth orbit since 2001. Previous private space travelers have included financer Dennis Tito, computer game designer Richard Garriott, software entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari, and Cirque du Soleil creator Guy Laliberté.
Space Adventures has also teamed up with Armadillo Aerospace to create a suborbital flight service similar to the one being developed by Virgin Galactic. Space Adventures also owns Zero G Corporation, which sells rides on a modified Boeing 727 that flies parabolas that simulate microgravity experienced by astronauts flying in space.
Space Adventures is also developing a circumnavigation flight around the Moon, with seats going for a hundred million dollars.
The arrangement between Space Adventures and the Russian Space Agency means that there are three more opportunities through 2015 for the well heeled and adventurous to fly to the International Space Station on their own dime. After that, if all goes as planned, commercial space craft such as the Dragon under development by SpaceX with subsidies from NASA may be available to sell space tourist flights.
It is one of the great ironies of history that formally Communist Russia was the first to understand the commercial possibilities of space travel. This was as much out of necessity to provide money for a cash strapped space program as from an entrepreneurial spirit.
In the meantime, before the second Bush administration, NASA displayed a decidedly hostile stance toward commercial space, believing it to be a threat. This attitude slowly changed in the first decade of the 21 st Century as NASA initiative cooperative ventures with commercial partners. The most prominent of these was the Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems program that provided seed money and the promise of ISS cargo and crew transport contracts to commercial enterprises such as SpaceX and Orbital Systems to enable the development of commercial space craft.
In a controversial move the Obama administration greatly expanded the commercial space initiative, with subsidies to an expanded number of commercial space firms. Some members of Congress have criticized this policy as an overreliance on unproven, commercial space craft. Others have suggested that the arrangement constitutes "state capitalism" in which the government is the main investor as well as customer for the fledgling commercial space firms.
However, whatever missteps there may be in government policy, it is clear that the private sector is set to assume a greater role in space travel. If a coherent plan for exploring space beyond Low Earth Orbit is developed to replace the canceled Constellation program, the hope is that this development will free NASA from running a space taxi service and henceforth return to its original role of exploring the high frontier of space.
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June 13, 2022 June 29, 2022 Jill's Book Cafe
Coming over the next two weeks, my fiction picks to 26th June 2022
Here's this week's list of new fiction titles. These are titles appearing in hardback/paperback for the first time. In some cases the ebook might already be available. All titles are based on the listings found in The Bookseller, so I'm not working from a list of all titles being published.
Just a reminder I don't see any advance copies, my choices are based on the blurb, gut instinct and what takes my fancy at the time.
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Historical (I tend to take this as pre 1960's ie not in my lifetime!)
The Other Guest by Helen Cooper
One year ago, Leah's twenty-one-year-old niece, Amy, mysteriously drowned near her family-owned luxury resort on the shores of Lake Garda.
Now, returning to Italy for the first time since Amy's death, Leah is shocked to find her family seem to have erased all reminders of Amy. Despite the murky circumstances, they insist her death was an accident but Leah knows she must look deeper if she is to uncover the truth.
Meanwhile, in Derby, university counsellor Joanna is recovering from a surprising break-up when she is swept off her feet by a handsome bartender. But after she invites him into her home, Joanna is forced to accept that she doesn't know him as well as she thought.
What follows is a propulsive game of cat-and mouse as both women begin to realise that appearances can be deceptive – and that the darkest secrets often lie closest to home.
One Fatal Secret by Jane Isaac
Sometimes your enemies are closer than you think…
Nicole Jameson has always been proud of her husband, Ethan. He's built a successful career in finance, and his employers, the Harrisons, treat them like family. They're a firm who look after their own, and even gave a loan to the company chauffeur, Conrad, to fund his pilot licence.
When the two men are returning from a business trip, the worst possible thing happens – their plane crashes into the sea. No survivors are expected to be found. Nicole is heartbroken, much like Conrad's wife, Ania. She never warmed to Nicole, but now they share a bond of grief.
When evidence is found that Conrad took drugs shortly before the plane departed with him at the controls, the two women begin to wonder if all is not what it seems. But when they ask questions about events leading up to the crash, unsettling occurrences suggest it wasn't a good idea. Sinister-looking men follow them, the Harrisons are increasingly cagey, and the women wonder if there is not more to this than a tragic accident.
But are the most dangerous people the ones they have already allowed to get too close…?
A Kiss After Dying by Ashok Banker
Hannah is shy and sometimes spiky; no one ever seems to notice her.
Which is exactly how she's planned it.
Ricky is anything but shy: rich, charming, good-looking, he always gets what he wants.
And now he wants Hannah.
There's a spark between them that even Hannah can't resist.
But soon it'll burn down in flames . . .
The Lover by Helene Flood
Is it worse to lie to your husband or the police?
Rikke is deceiving them both. When their upstairs neighbour Jørgen is found dead, she's questioned alongside her husband Åsmund.
How can Rikke admit in front of Åsmund that Jørgen and she were having an affair? Or explain to the police the complexity of her feelings for Jørgen? The hint of relief that he's dead. And, as the investigation closes in on the neighbourhood, how long can she conceal the affair from her neighbours, her husband and her teenage daughter?
Rikke knows she can't hide the phone calls, emails and messages from the police. So she cuts herself a deal. In return for a few days' grace to tell Åsmund before anyone else does, she'll share everything about the affair.
But before she can summon the courage to confess, Rikke is struck by a chilling revelation. Jørgen can only have been killed by someone living in their small apartment building.
The Apartment Upstairs by Lesley Kara
Scarlett's aunt lived – and was brutally murdered – in the apartment upstairs. But Scarlett is determined that life should return to some kind of normal, even if that means living with just a ceiling between her and the scene of such a devastating crime. After all, this is her home. She's safe here. Isn't she?
Dee is busy balancing her job as a funeral director with organizing an event to mark the disappearance of her best friend, ten years ago. So she's got enough on her plate without worrying about the threatening messages that are appearing on her company's Facebook page.
When Scarlett approaches Dee about planning her aunt's funeral, an unexpected link between them emerges. Together, the two women could uncover secrets that have long been buried. Even while someone wants to stop them digging . . .
The Guest House by Robin Morgan-Bentley
KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE.
WHATEVER THE COST…
Jamie and Victoria are expecting their first baby.
With a few weeks to go, they head off for a final weekend break in a remote part of the North Pennines. The small and peaceful guesthouse is the ideal location to unwind together before becoming parents. Upon arrival, they are greeted by Barry and Fiona, the older couple who run the guesthouse. They cook them dinner and show them to their room before retreating to bed themselves.
The next morning, Jamie and Victoria wake to find the house deserted. Barry and Fiona are nowhere to be seen. All the doors are locked. Both their mobile phones and car keys have disappeared. Even though it's a few weeks early, Victoria knows the contractions are starting.
The baby is coming, and there's no way out.
Still Water by Rebecca Pert
When Jane Douglas returns to the Shetland Islands, she thinks she has escaped the dark shadows of her childhood. She carves out a simple life on the bleak, windswept island, working at the salmon fishery and spending quiet evenings at home. And for the first time in her life, she's happy.
Then the body of Jane's long-missing mother is found in a flooded quarry. Her mother disappeared when Jane was a teenager, following the death of Jane's baby brother. Jane has spent her life running from her past, living in fear that she has inherited her mother's demons. Now, Jane must face what actually happened on that fateful, tragic day twenty years ago…
Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor
Durton. Dirt town. Dirt and hurt – that's what others would remember about our town . . .
When twelve-year-old Esther Bianchi disappears on her way home from school in the small town of Durton in rural Australia, the local community is thrown into a state of grief and suspicion.
THE DETECTIVE
As Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels begins her investigation, she questions those who knew the girl, attempting to unpick the secrets which bind them together.
The girl's mother, Constance, believes that her daughter going missing is the worst thing that can happen to her. But as the search for Esther develops, she learns that things can always get worse.
Ronnie is Esther's best friend and is determined to bring her home. So when her classmate Lewis tells her that he saw Esther with a strange man at the creek the afternoon she went missing, Ronnie feels she is one step closer to finding her. But why is Lewis refusing to speak to the police?
And who else is keeping quiet about what happened to Esther?
Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
A girl with a secret…
Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night, the highlight of any high school experience. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, she will be dead.
A murder that remains a mystery…
Forty years later, Emily's murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family retreated inwards, the community moved on. But all that's about to change.
One final chance to uncover a killer…
Andrea Oliver arrives in town with a simple assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But her assignment is a cover. Because, in reality, Andrea is here to find justice for Emily – and to uncover the truth before the killer decides to silence her too…
The Guilty Couple by CL Taylor
What would you do if your husband framed you for murder?
Five years ago, Olivia Sutherland was convicted of plotting to murder her husband.
Now she's finally free, Olivia has three goals. Repair her relationship with her daughter. Clear her name. And bring down her husband – the man who framed her.
Just how far is she willing to go to get what she wants? And how far will her husband go to stop her?
Because his lies run deeper than Olivia could ever have imagined – and this time it's not her freedom that's in jeopardy, but her life…
The Drowning Hour by SK Tremayne
A hotel brimming with wealthy guests
Surrounded by the Blackwater estuary, The Stanhope hotel sits on a beautiful remote island. Tonight is the grand reopening, and organiser Hannah watches the guests with pride.
Celebration leads to tragedy
But as drinking descends into debauchery, drunken revellers wade into the water, unaware of the treacherous tide at The Drowning Hour.
They are never seen again.
Fear becomes phobia
Tormented by a terror of water, Hannah is stuck on the island over winter. Whispers about That Night begin to circle.
Someone knows what really happened in The Drowning Hour – and Hannah isn't safe…
The Loyal Friend by AA Chaudhuri
She has your back.
And may stab you in it.
Wealthy, pampered Susan is living the perfect life in leafy Kingston. She'll never let anyone see the darkness she's concealing behind the diamonds and rosé.
Grace is new to the group, seemingly the perfect wife and mum. Yet no one knows the truth of what's happening behind closed doors.
Loner Natalie hides the pain of her childhood behind a carefully ordered life. But how long can the past stay hidden?
Three unlikely friends, brought together for a weekly class run by beautiful, friendly, instructor, Jade.
But when Jade goes missing in mysterious circumstances, the group starts to unravel. And as their darkest secrets come to light, it seems that no one can be trusted. Even their closest friends…
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The Spanish Wedding Disaster by Karen King
Some people are romantics. Some aren't. When Sophie and Maddie are summoned to a mysterious, top-secret meeting by their best friend Kate's partner, and told that he's planning to whisk Kate away for a surprise wedding in Gibraltar, it's immediately clear that bubbly florist Sophie is a total romantic. And that freewheeling, purple-haired Maddie is not.
Soon, Maddie finds herself reluctantly organising venues, planners and ceremonies; trying not to think of her own memories of Andalucia, and those she's lost touch with there. Meanwhile Sophie's hoping this dreamy gesture might spur on her own boyfriend to similar plans . . . and absolutely not thinking at all about Kate's gorgeous brother-in-law-to-be.
But Kate's got no idea what's going on. And as the stresses pile up and the group jet off to the sunny south, it seems it's not just Kate who might get a surprise in Spain – one that could change everything . . .
The Amusements by Aingeala Flannery
In the seaside town of Tramore, County Waterford, visitors arrive in waves with the tourist season, reliving the best days of their childhoods in its caravan parks, chippers and amusement arcades.
Local teenager Helen Grant is indifferent to the charm of her surroundings; she dreams of escaping to art college with her glamorous classmate Stella Swaine and, from there, taking on the world. But leaving Tramore is easier said than done. Though they don't yet know it, Helen and Stella's lives are pulled by tides beyond their control.
Following the Grant and Swaine families and their neighbours over three decades, The Amusements is a luminous and unforgettable story about roads taken and not taken – and a brilliantly observed portrait of a small-town community.
Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen
Smart-mouthed and filthy-minded, Maeve Murray has always felt like an outsider in the shitty wee town in Northern Ireland that she calls home. She hopes her exam results will be her ticket to a new life in London; a life where no one knows her business, or cares about her dead sister. But first she's got to survive a tit-for-tat paramilitary campaign as brutal as her relationship with her mam, iron 800 shirts a day to keep her summer job in the local factory, and dodge the attentions of Handy Andy Strawbridge, her dubious English boss.
Maeve and her two best friends try to squeeze as much fun as possible into their last summer at home. But as marching season raises tensions among the Catholic and Protestant workforce, Maeve realises something is going on behind the scenes at the factory, forcing her to make a choice that will impact her life – and the lives of others – for ever.
These Streets by Luan Goldie
Jess is a single mother to two teenage children, and although life can be tough she's just about keeping things together. But when her landlord asks her to move on, so he can sell the house they're living in without warning, Jess's worries take on a whole new meaning. As Jess struggles to regain her footing, cracks begin to appear in other areas of her life, and suddenly she feels she's failing at everything. Her daughter Hazel is becoming more and more distant, her son Jacob is struggling to find where he fits in the world, and the menacing spectre of Jess's older brother, someone she cut out of her life years ago, begins to make his presence felt again.
Jess knows she's the only one who can keep her family together, but how can she keep going when life keeps beating her back?
Set on the streets of East London, These Streets is a searing and powerful novel that explores how we are meant to find our place in a world that is designed for only the privileged to succeed. Beautiful and honest, it is an essential story about living in Britain today.
Little Prisons by Ilona Bannister
When you can't get out, let kindness in.
In a non-descript building in a gentrifying corner of London, Penny is doing daily battle with her mind. She is convinced that the world beyond her door is too dangerous for her, though her heart knows it isn't. Penny's neighbour, Carla, an American expat and single mother of two teens, has lived in a coercive relationship for many years, too worn down by her controlling husband to escape her situation. Mable, Penny's upstairs neighbour, an elderly Jamaican pensioner and devout Jehovah's Witness, has sacrificed everything for her faith, including her relationship with her family. And Woman, the housekeeper and nanny on the second floor, has been trafficked. When she is not cleaning and cooking, she works in the laundrette the landlord owns on the ground floor, a hidden slave in full view of the public.
Through grocery deliveries, glimpses through windows, and overheard conversations in the stairwell, the women come to know each other. Their small acts of compassion help them each find a way to mend the broken paths in their lives.
Just Got Real by Jane Fallon
When happily divorced Joni is reluctantly talked into joining a dating app, she is surprised to quickly hit it off with Ant. Phone calls and texts soon evolve into a plan to meet up.
Which is a problem, as Joni's profile picture is of someone else.
Joni daren't confess her lie. Yet unable to stop thinking about what might have been, she hatches a plan to 'meet' Ant in real life without revealing who she really is.
Once she and Ant are an item, however, it's soon clear that the only thing Ant was honest about was his profile picture. He's still online dating. And intimately texting other women.
So Joni contacts them: they need to know. And once they're comparing notes on Ant, upset turns to thoughts of revenge.
But how do you get your own back on a truly heartless man?
First Time for Everything by Henry Fry
Danny Scudd is absolutely fine.
At twenty-seven his life isn't exactly awful – he's escaped his parents' tiny fish and chip shop for a 'proper' writing job in London, his beloved collection of house plants are thriving and he's just celebrated his first anniversary with his boyfriend Tobbs.
But Danny's life is thrown into chaos when he discovers at an STI clinic that Tobbs might be cheating on him. And then he - and his plants – are unceremoniously evicted from his London flat. So, he's forced to move in with his best friend Jacob, a flamboyant non-binary artiste who Danny's known since childhood, and their eccentric group of friends in East London.
For the first time, and with the help of his inscrutable therapist and colourful new housemates, Danny realises how little he knows about himself – and slowly starts to question whether he is fine after all…
The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh
Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she'd do anything for them. But almost everything she's told them about herself is a lie.
And she might just have got away with it, if it weren't for her husband's job. Leo is an obituary writer and Emma is a well-known marine biologist, so, when she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by doing what he knows best – reading and writing about her life. But as he starts to unravel her past, he discovers the woman he loves doesn't really exist. Even her name is fictitious.
When the very darkest moments of Emma's past life finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was . . .
But first, she must tell him about the love of her other life.
A Golden Cornish Summer by Phillipa Ashley
Under the golden Cornish sun, buried treasure and family secrets will change Emma's life forever…
Emma loved her life in the seaside village of Silver Cove. But when the discovery of sunken treasure ignited a feud between her family and that of Luke, her first love, everything fell apart. Heartbroken and betrayed, she fled.
Now, as she wades into the sparkling surf for the first time in fifteen years, she remembers everything she loved about this beautiful place. Then a huge wave knocks her off her feet. Wet and dripping, Emma is rescued by none other than Luke – who is, to her dismay, even more handsome than ever.
As their paths continue to cross, and Emma is reminded of everything she ran away from, she starts to wonder if returning home was a huge mistake.
Or could the real treasure have been waiting here for her all along?
Nothing Else by Louise Beech
Heather Harris is a piano teacher and professional musician, whose quiet life revolves around music, whose memories centre on a single song that haunts her. A song she longs to perform again. A song she wrote as a child, to drown out the violence in their home. A song she played with her little sister, Harriet.
But Harriet is gone … she disappeared when their parents died, and Heather never saw her again.
When Heather is offered an opportunity to play piano on a cruise ship, she leaps at the chance. She'll read her recently released childhood care records by day – searching for clues to her sister's disappearance – and play piano by night … coming to terms with the truth about a past she's done everything to forget.
An exquisitely moving novel about surviving devastating trauma, about the unbreakable bond between sisters, Nothing Else is also a story of courage and love, and the power of music to transcend – and change – everything.
Note to Self by Anna Bell
It's never too late to follow your heart.
One summer's day seventeen years ago Edie and Joel meet.
Their connection is instant and a friendship is born, although Edie can't help but wish for more. But just as she builds up the courage to lay her heart on the line, one night changes everything…
Edie's moved on from the heartbreak of years ago. So the last thing she expects to receive on her thirty-fifth birthday is an email… from her eighteen-year-old self. As more emails arrive, she starts to remember what – or rather who – she left behind.
Following her own advice, Edie heads back to the place where it all began, and finds her path unexpectedly crossing with Joel's once more. Could this finally be their chance at love? Or are some things better left in the past?
The Summer Trip by Isabelle Broom
What if your life worked out perfectly . . . for someone else?
It's been 18 years since Ava spent the summer on the Greek island of Corfu, but she has never forgotten what happened during those months – or who she left behind.
Now single, estranged from her family, and preparing to wave her daughter off to university, Ava's life seems a million miles away from the one she dreamed about as a teenager – a life now being lived by her sister instead.
When Ava decides to return to Corfu for the summer, she knows she must finally face the place and the people that broke her heart. But with old resentments festering, long-buried secrets lurking, and familiar feelings resurfacing, it looks set to be a holiday that will change all their lives forever. . .
Lucie Yi is Not a Romantic by Lauren Ho
Lucie Yi has tried love – it didn't work.
She's decided that finding Mr Right is a myth, and that finding Mr Right-enough-to-have-children-with is the next best option. So when she meets easy-going Collin Read on a platonic co-parenting website, it finally feels like she has found her version of happily ever after.
But things take a turn for the worse when they move back home to Singapore where her very traditional family and remorseful ex-fiancé await.
With pressure mounting on all sides and her perfect plan unravelling, Lucie has to decide how much she's willing to sacrifice for a chance at happiness – and maybe, just maybe, love.
The Cornish Cream Tea Holiday by Cressida McLaughlin
It's going to be an unforgettable Cornish summer…
Thea Rushwood was looking forward to exploring the beautiful Cornish tourist spot of Port Karadow, but when her friend drops out at the last minute, she is forced to go solo. Arriving at her cosy holiday cottage to discover a building site next door, Thea and the annoyingly attractive, but grumpy builder, Ben, don't get off to the best start.
Thea starts to wonder if her perfect escape wasn't meant to be. That's before she realizes there is more to Ben – and to the community – than she first thought. As a magical Cornish summer stretches out in front of her, Thea discovers this is one holiday that she never wants to end…
The First Wife by Muna Shehadi
Holly Penny expects that attending the funeral of her ex-husband at the elegant mountain resort they enjoyed together so often will be momentous and emotional. Lyle was the love of her life; they were happier than she'd ever imagined being, until a split second changed their lives and eventually destroyed their marriage.
Surrounded by luxury she could once take for granted, what Holly doesn't expect is to discover that Lyle kept their long, loving relationship a secret from the two women he married after her. Even more troubling, stories the other wives tell bear little resemblance to the man Holly knew so well.
As the weekend unfolds, guided by detailed instructions Lyle left behind, new jarring surprises surface and new connections are formed that will force Holly to redefine both her future and, more wrenchingly, her past.
Rome for the Summer by Lynne Shelby
Kate Harper has always loved the painting that has hung in her parents' dining room for years, never suspecting that it is worth a fortune. When her art dealer boyfriend cheats her family out of the proceeds of the painting's sale, she is left devastated and alone.
Kate discovers that two hundred years ago, the girl in the painting, Charlotte Browne, ran off to Rome with the artist who painted her portrait, but her eventual fate is unknown.
Hoping to uncover the mystery of what happened to Charlotte, Kate seizes the chance of a summer job in Rome, where she strikes up a friendship with Jamie Taylor, an English artist. As they explore the city and start to piece together the surprising secrets of Charlotte's life, Kate finds herself wondering if a summer in Rome can mend a broken heart…
Retreat to the Spanish Sun by Jo Thomas
Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property… but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug. Combined with the online course she's trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn't the peace and quiet that Eliza needs.
So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying 'house-sitters wanted', Eliza can't resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner's Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies… and finding a new zest for life and love along the way.
An Island Wedding by Jenny Colgan
Olivia and Anthony are planning A Very Extravagant Wedding at the newest hotel on the tiny Scottish island of Mure. They're flying in chefs, musicians and something called a living flower wall… and no one is even allowed to think the word bridezilla.
Flora is trying – and failing – not to let Olivia and Anthony's wedding distract her from planning her own big day with Joel. But the couple have wildly different ideas about how to celebrate and somehow, just when their relationship should be plain sailing, everything is suddenly very hard indeed.
And then there's Lorna and Saif. The local headmistress and the GP desperately keeping their relationship a secret to protect his sons. But while they're looking out for the boys, who's looking out for them?
Three couples. One midsummer's night. Can everyone get their happy ever after?
Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre
New York in the 1900s. A young girl, fascinated by rare books, defies the odds and climbs all the ranks. She becomes the director of the fabulous library of the magnate J. P. Morgan and the darling of the international aristocracy, under the false name of Belle da Costa Greene. Belle Greene to close friends.
But the flamboyant collector who turns heads and reigns over the world of bibliophiles hides a terrible secret for the violently racist America of her time. Although she looks white, she is actually African American and, moreover, the daughter of a famous black activist who sees her desire to hide her origins as a betrayal. It is this drama of a being torn between history and a woman's choice to belong to the society which oppresses her people that Alexandra Lapierre recounts.
The fruit of three years of investigation, this novel retraces the victories and heartbreaks of a woman full of life, as free as she is determined, whose astonishing daring echoes today's battles.
The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood
In the summer of 1952, Joyce and Charlie Savigear are waiting on a railway platform in the quiet English countryside. The siblings have just been released from borstal to start a new life as apprentices at Leventree, an architecture practice with a difference.
The architects who've chosen them are Florence and Arthur Mayhood, a married couple motivated to give young offenders second chances. At first, they seem to offer the Savigears a steady path to happiness. But when a menacing figure from Joyce's past comes knocking, they are lured back to the world they left behind. Will the Mayhoods' goodwill be enough to steer their young apprentices away from danger, or will the darkness of their past catch up with them?
Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby
January 1804: Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of governess.
At thirty-one years old, she has no previous experience of either teaching or fine country houses. But her mother has died and she desperately needs an independent income if she is to survive.
For her new charge, twelve-year- old Fanny Austen, Anne's arrival is all novelty and excitement.
But Anne is keenly aware that her new role is an awkward one: she is neither one of the servants nor one of the family, and to balance a position between the 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' members of the household is a diplomatic chess game. One wrong move may result in her instant dismissal.
She has just begun to settle into her position when dashing Henry Austen and his younger sister Jane come to stay.
Both take an immediate interest in the pretty, clever governess who quickly becomes drawn into the above stairs life of the Austen family.
Despite her best endeavours, Anne finds that she is beginning to fall in love. But has her survival at Godmersham Park just become a good deal more precarious?
The Colour Storm by Damian Dibben
In Renaissance Venice, artist Giorgione 'Zorzo' Barbarelli's career hangs in the balance. Competition is fierce, and his debts are piling up. So when Zorzo hears a rumour of a mysterious new pigment brought to Venice by the richest man in Europe, he sets out to acquire the colour and secure his name in history.
Winning a commission to paint a portrait of the man's wife, Sybille, Zorzo thinks he has found a way into the merchant's favour. Instead he finds himself caught up in a conspiracy that stretches across Europe and a marriage coming apart inside one of the city's most illustrious palazzos.
As the water levels rise and the plague creeps ever closer, an increasingly desperate Zorzo isn't sure whom he can trust . . .
Will Sybille prove to be the key to Zorzo's success, or the reason for his downfall?
The White Hare by Jane Johnson
In a valley steeped in legend lies an abandoned house where Edens may be lost, found and remade…
The White Valley in the far west of Cornwall cuts deeply through bluebell woods down to the sea. The house above the beach has lain neglected since the war. It comes with a reputation, which is why Mila and her mother Magda acquire it so cheaply in the fateful summer of 1954.
Magda plans to restore the house to its former glory: the venue for glittering parties, where the rich and celebrated gathered for bracing walks by day and sumptuous cocktails by night. Mila's ambitions, meanwhile, are much less grand; she dreams of creating a safe haven for herself, and a happy home for her little girl, Janey.
The White Valley comes with a long, eventful history, laced with tall tales. Locals say that a white hare may be seen running through the woods there; to some she's an ill omen, to others a blessing. Feeling fragile and broken-hearted, Mila is in need of as many blessings as she can get. But will this place provide the fresh start she so desperately needs?
Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
In 1838 Frédéric Chopin, George Sand and her children travel to a monastery in Mallorca. They are there to create and to convalesce, to live a simple life after the wildness of their Paris days.
Witness to this tumultuous arrival is Blanca, the ghost of a teenage girl who has been at the monastery for over three hundred years. Blanca's was a life cut short and she is outraged. Having lived in a world full, according to her mother, of 'beautiful men', she has found that in death it is the women she falls for, their beauty she cannot turn away from, and it is the women and girls who, over her centuries in the village and at the monastery, she has sought to protect from the attentions of men with what little power she has. And then George Sand arrives, this beautiful woman in a man's clothes, and Blanca is in love.
But the rest of the village is suspicious of the newcomers, and as winter sets in, as George tries to keep her family and herself from falling apart, as Chopin writes prelude after prelude in despair on his tuneless piano, their stay looks likely to end in disaster . . .
So that's all for this week.
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Q: Does Python have a linspace function in its std lib? Does Python have a function like matlab's linspace in its standard library?
If not, is there an easy way to implement it without installing an external package?
Here's a quick and easy definition of linspace in matlab terms.
Note
I don't need a "vector result" as defined by the link, a list will do fine.

A: You can define a function to do this:
def linspace(a, b, n=100):
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A: As long as the spacing is > 1, this is the Python equivalent to the following MATLAB function call: linspace(start,stop,spacing)
start = 5
stop = 6
spacing = int(11)
linspace = [start + float(x)/(spacing-1)*(stop-start) for x in range(spacing)]

A: The easiest way to implement this is a generator function:
from __future__ import division

def linspace(start, stop, n):
    if n == 1:
        yield stop
        return
    h = (stop - start) / (n - 1)
    for i in range(n):
        yield start + h * i

Example usage:
>>> list(linspace(1, 3, 5))
[1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0]

That said, you should definitely consider using NumPy, which provides the numpy.linspace() function and lots of other features to conveniently work with numerical arrays.

A: No, it doesn't. You can write your own (whicn isn't difficult), but if you are using Python to fulfil some of matlab's functionality then you definitely want to install numpy, which has numpy.linspace.
You may find NumPy for Matlab users informative.


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Organizers of a women's march rally planned for Northern California next month canceled the event, saying they were worried that the contestants had been "overwhelmingly white."
In a press release, the organizers report for the march in Eureka – about 270 miles north of San Francisco – said Friday that the decision had fallen after many discussions between local organizers of social change and supporters of the march.
"Until then, attendees were overwhelmingly white and unrepresented from different perspectives in our community," the press release continues.
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The women march organizers in this city cited high The Chicago Tribune reported cost and temporary volunteer hours as reasons for mothballing the annual rally.
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A prince of demons and a prince of vampires are drawn together, but if they're going to live eternally together, they must overcome the challenges and enemies before them.
As a prince of demons, Sytri's existence has been for one thing, power. He's gained that in the demon realm, but his pursuit of it cost him something far greater...something he didn't realize the value of until it was gone. When he first met vampire prince, Basil Warrick, in an instant he saw--and desired--to have once again all that he'd lost; friendship, companionship...love.
Basil has lived for more than three hundred years, and quietly carries the scars left by the vampire who turned him. Connecting with others has never been easy for him, but Sy's sensual charm is more than he can resist. He knows Sy's history of betrayal, and the demon is exactly what he shouldn't want in his life, and yet, Sy is /all/he wants.
The return of an old enemy of Basil's brings painful memories and danger to him, and a new enemy of Sy's threatens to take away what he's gaining in his life. If their lives are to be eternally bound, the two princes must overcome the threats and challenges before them.


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Average IQ Score According to Various Occupational Groups
'IQ' stands for intelligence quotient. Find out average IQ scores of various occupational groups in this PsycholoGenie article.
Leena Palande
Intelligence is the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations. 'Intelligence quotient' or IQ informs you about a person's intelligence. With the help of specially designed legitimate tests, it is possible to measure a person's intelligence. The average IQ is 100.
A score above 100 is considered as above average, while a score below 100 is considered as a below average. An IQ score much below 50 or above 150 is usually not noticed. Studies show that the IQ of half of the population is between 90 and 110, while 25% have higher IQ's, and 25% have lower IQ's. Einstein is considered the 'only' man to have an IQ of about 160. Mensa is a society for people with higher IQ, people in the top 2% (1 in 50).
Interpretation of IQ score is helpful in measuring certain aspects of intelligence. It reflects the level of performance of a person on a set of tasks. But it cannot be the 100% correct. It should only be considered as a guideline. You cannot judge the correct value of a person from his IQ. The younger the child is, the less reliable the score.
You may compare the IQ of a person with average IQ scores of other persons from the same category. However, it is not closely linked with some important qualities of the person, such as career achievement and happiness. Along with one's intelligence quotient, their emotional intelligence should also be taken into consideration. An IQ score scale is the same for everyone, regardless of age. For example, the average IQ for a 13 year old is also 100.
Under 70 - Extremely low (2.2% population, condition of limited mental ability which produces difficulty in adapting to the demands of life.)
70 - 79 - Borderline (6.7% population)
80 - 89 - Low (16.1% population)
90 - 109 - Average (50% population)
110 - 119 - High (16.1% population)
120 - 129 - Superior (6.7% population)
< 130 - Very superior (2.2% population)
Normal Distribution of IQ Scores
50% of the scores fall between 90 and 110
70% fall between 85 and 115
99.5% fall between 60 and 140
IQ and Mental Retardation
Severity of mental retardation can be divided into 4 levels:
50 - 70 - Mild mental retardation (85%)
35 - 50 - Moderate mental retardation (10%)
20 - 35 - Severe mental retardation (4%)
IQ < 20 - Profound mental retardation (1%)
High IQ and Genius IQ
One who has an IQ around 140 to 145 is considered as genius.
115 - 124 - Above average
125 - 134 - Gifted
135 - 144 - Highly gifted
145 - 154 - Genius
155 -164 - Genius
165 - 179 - High genius
180 - 200 - Highest genius
IQ > 200 - Unmeasurable genius
It has been observed that the average IQ score of occupational groups is almost the same.
140 - Top civil servants; professors, and research scientists.
130 - Physicians, surgeons, lawyers, engineers
120 - School teachers, pharmacists, accountants, nurses, stenographers, managers.
110 - Foremen, clerks, telephone operators, salesmen, policemen, electricians.
100 plus - Machine operators, shopkeepers, butchers, welders, sheet metal Workers.
Below 100 - Warehouse men, carpenters, cooks, bakers, small farmers, truck and van Drivers.
90 - Laborers, gardeners, miners, factory packers and sorters.
IQ can also be expressed in percentiles which is quite different from the percentage scores. Percentage is concerned with the number of items, correctly answered by a child, compared to the total number of items. But percentile means the number of other test takers score that an individual's score equals or exceeds.
Being intelligent does not mean being knowledgeable. IQ score is just a rough measure of academic intelligence. An IQ not as high as hoped, should not be considered as an alarming situation. No one should be discouraged on this basis. There are many elements besides IQ which contribute to one's success.
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IQ Score Interpretation
Highest IQ Ever Recorded
IQ Levels
Legitimate IQ Test
IQ Scores and Meanings
IQ Score Chart
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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that India, which has charted an independent course on foreign policy, was forced to change its strategic posture and join the four-nation Quad due to China's aggressive actions.
The Great Indian Kitchen, the Tamil remake of the acclaimed Malayalam film of the same name, is set to hit the theatres on February 3, the makers announced on Sunday.
Rani Mukerji's 'Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway' release postponed
Makers of the upcoming family entertainer film 'Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway' announced the new release date of the film on the occasion of Saraswati Puja. Taking to Instagram, production house Emmay Entertainment shared a new still of actor Rani Mukerji
One of the last eligible bachelors of Tollywood, the multiple award-winning actor Sharwanand got engaged on Thursday. The actor is set to marry US-based software engineer Rakshita Reddy.
Hyundai Motor said on Thursday that its fourth-quarter net profit more than doubled from a year earlier on improved chip supplies, strong demand for its high-end SUVs and a weak won. Net profit for the three months ended Dec.
SAP (SAPG.DE) said on Thursday it planned to cut 3,000 jobs, or 2.5% of its global workforce, and explore the sale of its remaining stake in Qualtrics, as the Germany software company looks to cut costs and focus on its cloud business.
Roller Flour Millers Federation of India (RFMFI) on Thursday hailed the government's decision to sell 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market and said the move will lead to a reduction in wheat and wheat flour (atta) prices by ₹ 5-6 per kg.
Deaths from heart diseases went up during pandemic in certain people
The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the US escalated during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, a new study has revealed.
Aus Open: Rybakina books berth in finals
Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka will face off in Saturday's Australian Open final after both women came through their respective semifinals in straight sets. Rybakina powered her way past two-time champion Victoria Azarenka, winning 7-6 6-3 in just over an hour and 40 minutes, while Sabalenka ended the dream run of unseeded Pole Magda Linette to reach her first grand slam final at the fourth time of asking after a 7-6 6-2 victory.
ISL: NE United FC sign Spanish midfielder Joseba Beitia
Indian Super League (ISL) club NorthEast United FC has added strength to the middle of their park with the signing of Spanish midfielder Joseba Beitia. "Here to strengthen the center of the park! Welcoming Joseba Beita to the Highlands", NorthEast United FC said in a tweet. T


Shoot the Baby was written for parents, not professionals. No expensive photography equipment is required to follow the simple tips and tricks. Doting grandparents, godparents, uncles and aunts may also be tempted to 'Shoot the Baby' from time to time.
Shoot the Baby includes 144 pages of practical photography tips and composition ideas, beautifully illustrated with example images. It is more coffee table book than text book and more humorous than technical. RRP: £12.99.
Buy 'Shoot the Baby' for yourself or as a new baby, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Christmas, birthday or Valentine's Day gift. Pretty much any day is a good day to 'Shoot the Baby'.
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The Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ: or How to Philosophize with a Hammer (Paperback)
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The Order of Things: An Archaeology of Human Sciences (Paperback)
By Michel Foucault
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A federal appeals court in Atlanta is hearing from a gun rights group that wants to overturn a Georgia state ban on guns in places of worship.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta will hear arguments Thursday on whether the 2010 law violates the First Amendment's religious freedom protections.
The challenge was brought by GeorgiaCarry.org. The gun rights group maintains that religious institutions should be allowed to decide whether to allow firearms inside.
State lawyers counter that the ban allows worshippers to pray in safety.


Pretty Little Liars Star Ashley Benson causes massive… Uproar.
This purrrrr-etty little liar recently caused a massive stir in the fashion world, as well as with netizens online, whenn she posted a picture of herself in a gold emsemble, captioned "Cecil the lion".
The outfit, kudos to lingerie retailer Yandy, was criticised to be a little too 'racy' for something that is widely considered as a 'Children's holiday'. In addition, this costume bears a heavier weight than merely being inappropriate.
So why all the massive uproar? (No pun intended) Well, Cecil is actually a lion that was killed by Minnesota dentist Dr. Walter Palmer on an illegal hunt in Zimbabwe three months ago. The Doctor was globally disgraced, and being branded a 'lion killer'.
The controversy of being pro/anti-fur has always been a giant anathema in the media, with high-end publications such as Nylon Magazine generating massive ire amongst millions of readers (and Tweeps) to voice their outrage at the magazine's 'support of horrifically torturing animals for fashion'.
Celebrities like Rita Ora, the Middleton sisters and socialite Olivia Palermo have also taken some heat after succumbing to the fur's seductive charms, turning heads after a furious online debate of 'did she, or didn't she'.
Naturally, as we've learnt from Cruella De Vil, fur is a statement piece. An item of status. And fashionistas across the globe are contesting for fur to be 'wearable' whilst asking for the public's empathy and consideration to respect their decisions. Though it seems highly unlike that it will such a mutual respect will be hapening anytime soon, we can safely say that the fur industry will prevail, regardless of the backlash and disagreement from the public. So why fight the war and risk being caught in the crossfire? Leave it to the pros, hun.


▪ The DOT has contracted with a private developer to build express toll lanes on Interstate 77 from uptown to Mooresville, a project that has faced intense opposition from some residents and recent skepticism from politicians. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer. The lanes could be open by 2018.
▪ The state plans to add an express toll lane on I-485 in south Charlotte, from I-77 to U.S. 74. The project could be finished by 2019.
▪ As the DOT works to widen and improve Independence Boulevard, it will add express toll lanes in the median of the highway. The first express lane, from I-277 to Albemarle Road, will begin construction in one or two years.
▪ The biggest highway project in Charlotte's history will be the rebuilding of I-77 from uptown to the South Carolina line. Starting in 10 years, the state will add two new express lanes in each direction, but no new free lanes. That project will cost at least $1 billion.
▪ The state announced last week that it has started construction on the Monroe Connector/Bypass, a 20-mile toll road through Union County. There won't be any free lanes on that highway.
The Southern Environmental Law Center in Chapel Hill has sued to stop the Gaston and Union toll roads.
The state plans for two interstate widenings in the metro area that won't be tolled. Interstate 85 in Gaston County is scheduled to be widened, along with I-85 in Cabarrus County.
But there are no plans for any sizable widenings or new highways in Charlotte without tolls.
The reliance on toll roads and toll lanes has produced an unlikely political alliance.
At the same time, some liberal politicians have also supported toll lanes. They have said that simply adding new highway capacity doesn't work, that the lanes will only become congested again.
In its presentations touting the I-77 toll lanes, the DOT has used that argument, showing a slide of a massive highway in China of 20 or so lanes that's choked with cars.
"I see both of those viewpoints (from the left and the right) being exhibited," said Bill Coxe, a transportation planner with the town of Huntersville.
He said his view on toll lanes falls in the middle of the two sides.
David Hartgen, a transportation consultant and former UNC Charlotte professor, said politicians and planners have mistakenly accepted the argument that new highway capacity shouldn't be built because it will be consumed.
That logic isn't applied to other infrastructure, he said.
For instance, few complain when Charlotte Douglas International Airport announces plans to build new runways to decrease flight delays, even though the extra runway capacity may be consumed in the future by new flights.
Hartgen said the same applies to the water and sewer systems and to schools. The government builds new infrastructure even though their capacities will be consumed by new growth.
The other issue driving the toll lane push is money. The DOT is struggling to pay for the state's transportation needs.
The federal gas tax – which helps fund North Carolina highway projects – has not increased since 1993. At the same time, people are driving less and driving more fuel-efficient cars, which can also decrease gas tax revenues.
The DOT also said the state gas tax, the highway use tax and DMV fees aren't providing enough money to keep up with needs.
The highway scoring system championed by Gov. Pat McCrory also places a "corridor cap" on how much money can be spent on certain interstates. The cap works out to about $200 million per interstate corridor over a decade.
The cap means it would be difficult if not impossible to build the $1 billion I-77 south widening project without tolls.
"With the corridor cap, it's hard to do I-77," said Tim Gibbs of the Charlotte Department of Transportation.
"From the MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) perspective, any of the high-dollar highways will have a toll component in part due to the cost," Gibbs said.


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After completing her undergraduate studies, Dr. David decided to move to the large, urban city of Philadelphia, PA. At the end of 4 years of intense studies she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Science in 1993 and her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1996.
Immediately, Dr. David moved back to her southern roots in the Piedmont area. For 16 years, she has practiced in various modalities. In 2008 Dr. David opened her private practice in Afton Ridge Shopping Center in Concord, NC. She is active in the community and regularly provides vision screenings at local health fairs, speaks at career fairs, as well as supporting the Prevent Blindness of NC program. In her spare time Dr. David loves to spend quality time in and outdoors with her husband, Terendius and her two children Taylor and Terendius, Jr. If she can find time in her busy schedule, she will enjoy a great book.
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Wisconsin has a more stringent contractor licensing process than most states. The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services administers many licenses for general contracting activities. However, general contractors looking to perform construction on dwellings, structures, and sites can expect to go through Wisconsin's Dwelling Contractor Qualifier licensing process.
While other licenses for plumbing, electrical, and mechanical contractor work will be issued through the same board, the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services will have you meet different requirements for a Dwelling Contractor license, including: obtaining a certificate through an initial qualifier educational course, filling out an application and providing necessary documents, and paying all of the associated fees. Understanding which license to apply for, and which requirements to meet, can make a relatively complex licensing process go as smoothly as possible.
While in many states, a general contractors license may cover all of the above, Wisconsin takes a more in-depth approach, and separates general contractor work more rigidly. The State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services does not offer an all-encompassing license to cover all general contracting work. Instead, different contracting work calls for a different licensing or certification process, education, and associated fees.
These specific credentials will require their own education and experience requirements,and additional fees. They will also need to be accompanied by a Dwelling Contractor Qualifier license. Along with your credentials, your Dwelling Contractor Qualifier license will be issued at the state level, and handled through the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. Your Dwelling Contractor license will come with its own requirements as well.
What Do You Need To Become a Dwelling Contractor in Wisconsin?
Obtaining your Dwelling Contractors license will require you to get your Dwelling Contractor Qualifier certification. To do this, you must first complete a 12-hour initial training course and pass an exam. After you receive your certificate from the class, you can then start the Dwelling Contractor Qualifier license application.
If you plan on owning a contracting business, you will also need to apply for a Dwelling Contractors license. Your application will include a business license — either acting as an owner, a partner or the chairman of the board applying on behalf of the contracting corporation. Additionally, you must meet Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Compensation requirements. Documents that need to accompany your application is proof of financial responsibility and purchase a surety bond and liability insurance. Once you've received your Dwelling Contractor Qualifier license, you can then apply online for your Dwelling Contractors license. There will be associated fees along the way.
As stated above, you'll need to acquire your Dwelling Contractors Qualifier license before you can apply for a Dwelling Contractors license. Throughout both processes, there will be fees attached.
Initial Training Course Fee: May vary depending on course provider.
Application Fee: $15.00 for a 2-year license.
Renewal Fee: Renewal requires another, 12-hour educational course.
Application Fee: $15.00 for a 1-year license.
Renewal Fee: $25.00 or $100 for a 4-year renewal.
The State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services requires you to take a 12-hour initial training course, and subsequent exam, to get your Dwelling Contractor Qualifier license. While they no longer post courses through their website, they do offer a list of approved course providers in which you will find details such as: fees, scheduling dates and locations, and approved materials.
Depending on what approved course provider you choose to take your initial qualifier course through, the dates and locations of your exam and payment amount and options may vary.
Both your Dwelling Contractor Qualifier and Dwelling Contractor licenses will be handled through the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. Additionally, your Qualifier application will be much more simplified than your Dwelling Contractor license application.
Verification that you completed an approved initial qualifier course.
Must hold a dwelling contractor qualifier certificate.
Applicant must be the owner or partner of a contracting business, of chairman of the board applying in favor of the contracting corporation.
Meet Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Compensation requirements.
Show proof of financial responsibility by way of a $25,000 bond, and $250,000 liability insurance.
A Dwelling Contractor license will require you have a contracting business. This means going through all the proper business channels to license your business. Business registration and licensing will be overseen by the State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
Businesses that operate within Wisconsin are required to register for one or more tax-specific identification numbers, licenses or permits, including income tax withholding, sales and use tax (seller's permit), and unemployment insurance tax. Visit the State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue for more details.
Businesses with employees are required to carry Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage through a commercial carrier, on a self-insured basis, or through the state Workers' Compensation Insurance program. Contact the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for more information.
Wisconsin requires businesses to carry Unemployment Insurance for their employees. Check out the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for all your unemployment insurance questions and concerns.
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services provides a credential/license search in which you can determine a holders eligibility to practice.