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Study: 'Squid Game 2' Most-Coveted New Series in 2023
Erik Gruenwedel
Netflix caught lightning in a bottle on Sept. 17, 2021, with the release of original Korean series "Squid Game" — about a dystopian game show in which desperate fiscally strapped contestants engage in life-and-death challenges for a chance to win the $38 million top prize.
The series became a global sensation, generating more than 1.65 billion hours streamed in the first 28 days to become Netflix's all-time most-popular content. The show became the first non-English series to be nominated (14) and win (6) Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
"Squid Game" also cast a long shadow on Korean content, with multiple shows generating outsized popularity, including Netflix's "All of Us are Dead," "Sweet Home" and "Hellbound," among others.
With a new original second season of "Squid Game" set to be released this year, social media speculation on the show is already in overdrive — despite the fact Netflix has released few details about the debut's release date.
New Google-driven data from CasinoAlpha finds that the sequel season is dominating social media chatter with more than 1 million monthly searches, followed by "All of Us Are Dead" with 188,000 searches.
"It looks like time does not pass fast enough for 'Squid Game' fans who have been impatiently waiting for the second season basically since the first one dropped," the Irish-based company said in a statement.
Top 10 Most Anticipated Korean Dramas of 2023
Rank Title Network Monthly searches
1 Squid Game 2 Netflix 1,002,400
2 All of Us Are Dead 2 Netflix 188,200
3 Sweet Home 2 Netflix 61,620
4 Hellbound 2 Netflix 33,400
5 Arthdal Chronicles 2 tvN and Netflix 30,800
6 Dr. Romantic 3 SBS 20,320
7 See You in My 19th Life tvN 19,000
8 The Uncanny Counter 2 tvN and Netflix 10,600
9 Taxi Driver 2 SBS 9,730
10 Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 tvN 9,000
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One of Ours
Willa Cather (author)
Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532423482
Claude tries to escapes from his family firm grasp who want him pious and working at their family farm in Nebraska. He marries in his attempt to escape only to realize that his wife is not interested at all in him. That's when another opportunity arises: going overseas and fight for the American army in World War One.
Edward Bellamy (author)
Published in 1888, Looking Backward is the story of a young 19th-century American who wakes up in the eve of the 21st century, in the year 2000. Guided by Dr. Leete, Julian finds out all there is to know about this new utopian society marveling at the invention of credit cards and 'cable telephone.'
Plato's Laws
Plato (author)
Plato's last and longest dialogue, Plato's Laws is an exploration and explanation a number of basic issues in political and ethical philosophy as well as theology.
Life in the Iron Mills
Rebecca Harding Davis (author)
Life in the Iron Mills is one of the first American novels that depicts the precarious state of the impoverished working class. Molly Wolfe is a member of this class working 12 hours a day, six days a week to earn a living. Because of his condition, he cannot develop his innate artistic talent. His cousin, Deborah tries to help him but the consequences are devastating.
Letters from a Stoic
Seneca (author)
Read the stoic wisdom collected in one eBook. These letters illustrate the ideals admired by the Stoics and reveal how far in advance of his time were many of Seneca's ideas.
Knut Hamsun (author)
This existential novel by Norwegian author, Knut Hamsun, is often compared to works by Dostoevsky or Émile Zola, two of his main influences. Hunger has been called the "literary opening of the 20th century" and is a psychological narrative of a man whose interior is in a state of decay. Knut Hamsun won the Nobel Prize for literature and Hunger is one of his finest novels.
Human, All Too Human
Friedrich Nietzsche (author)
Friedrich Nietzsche viewed science as key to undercutting traditional metaphysics. In Human, All Too Human, the philosopher describes science as a crucial step in the emergence of free spirits who will be the avant-garde of culture.
Plato's Gorgias
Gorgias is dialogue written by Plato, based on a conversation between Socrates and a small group of sophists at a dinner gathering, where Socrates debates with the sophist seeking the true definition of rhetoric. It is a study of virtue founded upon an inquiry into the nature of rhetoric, art, power, temperance, justice, and good versus evil.
From the Valley of the Missing
Grace Miller White (author)
When a husband is stricken with grief over his wife's death, he kidnaps the twin children of the man he believes responsible. From the Valley of the Missing by Grace Miller White is a suspenseful and chilling story about the power of resentment and two children's drive to survive.
Oscar Wilde (author)
A collection of essays, lectures, poetry, reviews, private correspondence and aphorisms by Oscar Wilde.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (author)
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essays are an American classic. These essays explore Emerson's thoughts about transcendentalism and romanticism. Some of the most famous essays in this collection are Self-Reliance, Compensation, The Over-Soul, Circles, The Poet, Experience, and Politics.
Dawn of the Morning
Grace Livingston Hill (author)
In this historical romance, a young woman flees a marriage she never wanted and a life she wished she had never lived. Dawn of the Morning tells the story of Dawn Rensselaer's journey to find love on her own terms.
Lord Byron (author)
Don Juan is an epic poem by Lord Byron about a womanizing Spaniard who is sent away for dishonoring his family. His adventures lead him through slave markets and royal courts until he grows into a man who can be admired.
Henry David Thoreau (author)
Civil Disobedience was Thoreau's first published book and continues to transform American discourse. It is unusual for its symbolism and structure, its criticism of Christian institutions, and its many-layered storytelling.
Cloudy Jewel
Mistreated by her selfish sister and in danger of becoming a mere servant, Julia Cloud is saved by her niece and nephew. Both are in college and both are in need of a guiding mother. Julia succeeds in undertaking this role and soon becomes known as 'Cloudy Jewel.'
Best Russian Short Stories
A.S. Pushkin (author)
A collection of short stories from prominent Russian author A. S. Pushkin.
Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis (author)
Although it was first published in 1922, Babbitt reveals the flaws of our modern society. Are money going to make us happy? Is social status such an important aspect in our lives? Can't we just live in the moment? Asked some 90 odd years ago, these same questions haunt the Western society to this day. Can George F. Babbitt find the answer?
As a Man Thinketh
James Allen (author)
What are you thinking right now? Is it moving you forward or holding you back? In James Allen's classic text, As a Man Thinketh, you'll learn the skills needed to change the way you think, and in doing so change the direction of your life. Read the book that has inspired millions to take control of destructive thought patterns and revolutionize the way they think. This self-improvement book is a must-read and is filled with insights into the human mind.
Friedrich Nietzche (author)
One of the most influential books of the 20th century, this is Nietzsche's provocative and thought-provoking work of philosophy questioning centuries of Western tradition, thought and morality. Building on Nietzsche's, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil is a critical response to religion and other systems of moral conventions.
Voltaire (author)
Candide is a French satire by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply Optimism) by his mentor, Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds".
Brewster's Millions
George Barr McCutcheon (author)
When the young Montgomery Brewster inherits one million dollars from his grandfather, his luck is only about to get better. His rich and eccentric uncle dies just a short time later, and Brewster finds some very interesting conditions in his uncle's will. He stands to inherit seven million dollars as long as he spends every dime of his grandfather's money in the course of a year. Originally written in 1902, Brewster's Millions is a charming story of wealth and responsibility.
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush
Ian Maclaren (author)
Ian McLaren's Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush became a manifesto of non-violent protest used by Gandhi and Martin Luther King about how the individuals shouldn't permit governments to revoke their consciences.
Plato's Apology
An original account of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state, inventing new deities, and corrupting the youth of Athens.
Almayer's Folly
Joseph Conrad (author)
Dutch Kaspar Almayer, a trader married to a native Malayan and father of one daughter Nina, is obsessed with wealth. He seeks in vain the lost treasure of Borneo and waits for the British conquerors in his unfinished house named by a fellow seaman 'Almayer's Folly.' A local prince in love with Nina swears to help the Dutch find the gold but can he be trusted?
An Outcast of the Islands
This second novel from Conrad details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter.

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Clelea variata es una especie de polilla de la familia Zygaenidae.

Fue descrita científicamente por Swinhoe en 1892.

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Enlaces externos
 Clelea Catalogue of Life.

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Paramjeet Samota (ur. 5 lipca 1988) − indyjski bokser, mistrz igrzysk Wspólnoty Narodów (2010).

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W 2009 zdobył brązowy medal na mistrzostwach Azji, gdzie rywalizował w kategorii superciężkiej. W ćwierćfinale tych mistrzostw pokonał reprezentanta Mongolii Iderbata Davaalchagvę, wygrywając na punkty (12:4). Półfinałowy pojedynek przegrał z Sardor Abdullayev, ulegając mu wysoko na punkty (1:15). W 2010 zdobył złoty medal igrzysk Wspólnoty Narodów oraz mistrzostw Wspólnoty Narodów, które rozgrywane były w indyjskim mieście Nowe Delhi. Na marcowych mistrzostwach w finale pokonał reprezentanta Nowej Zelandii Josepha Parkera, wygrywając na punkty (7:3). Na igrzyskach rywalizację rozpoczął od pokonania przed czasem reprezentanta Jamajki Andrego Reida. W ćwierćfinale pokonał na punkty (7:4) naturalizowanego Australijczyka Alexeya Mukhina. W walce o finał zmierzył się z reprezentantem Tonga Juniorem Fa. Samota wygrał na punkty (6:2), a w finałowej walce pokonał Tariqa Abdula-Haqqę, zostając mistrzem w kategorii superciężkiej. W listopadzie tego samego roku zdobył brązowy medal na igrzyskach azjatyckich w Guangzhou. W półfinale kategorii superciężkiej pokonał go przed czasem w trzeciej rundzie reprezentant gospodarzy Zhang Zhilei.

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2009: Złoty medal mistrzostw Indii (kategoria superciężka).2010: Złoty medal mistrzostw Indii (kategoria superciężka).
2011: Złoty medal mistrzostw Indii (kategoria superciężka).

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How do I get more information about the skyboxes at Constellation Field?
Call us at 281-240-4487 for more information regarding our Skyboxes. Our main seating bowl expands from Section 1 to 26. From Hot Corner to Home Plate Box, every seat is a great view of Skeeters baseball! The Impact Networking Deck is like no other seat at Constellation Field!
What is a Constellation Field Suite?
Constellation Field features privately-owned, fully furnished, climate-controlled luxury suites with padded balcony seats. Each suite accommodates up to 25 guests. Suites also have their own restrooms, wet bar capabilities and wait services.
What is constellation connect and how does it work?
Constellation Connect is our innovative and easy-to-use home security feature that offers 24/7 professional monitoring, keeping your home secure and providing you and your family with peace of mind. Learn more about Constellation Connect.
What is constellation homebuilder systems?
Constellation HomeBuilder Systems, the largest provider of software solutions and services for home builders and developers is excited to host the biggest conference to date with over 300 home builders expected to attend.
Why are the constellations that we see not really permanent?
Why are the constellations that we see not really permanent? (Stars do move through space in their own directions. Over tens of thousands of years, the constellations will distort and become unrecognizable. Our Sun is also moving through space and carrying the Earth with it, so that over time we will leave our local stars behind. )
How do constellations distort?
The constellations are merely the positions of the stars as we see them from Earth, but as our Sun travels through space, or ifwe could travel through space, we would see the constellations distort as the closer stars appeared to move more than the distant stars.
What does B mean in Star Data Table?
B – Thoroughness of their Star Data Table, to include stellar types, coordinates, names and their meanings, alternative names, and constellation mythology.
What grade is the parallax lesson?
This lesson is designed for 6th grade students up to about tenth grade but can be modified and extended for higher division or advanced students. One follow-up would be to teach students the parallax lesson linked above to learn more about measuring stellar distances. Advanced students could add more to their Star Tables, such as including Deep Sky Objects such as galaxies and nebulas using the Messier and NGC catalogs. These could be added to their maps before taping them into the box.
How to keep eyepiece from moving?
To provide an eyepiece of sorts, use a small canning jar lid and tie it in place hanging in the opening at the front of the box, securing it with the black string to the top and both sides of the box to prevent the eyepiece from swaying or moving. Keep the eyepiece as close to the front of the box as possible while still keeping it secure.
How far is Betelgeuse from the eyepiece?
So Betelgeuse, with a distance of 427 light years, will be 7.1 cm from the eyepiece knot. To hang the stars, look through the center of the eyepiece to the star you want to hang and visualize a line going vertically up from that star to the top of the box.
How to identify the major stars in a constellation?
1. identify the major stars in chosen constellations including the meaning of their names, their spectral types, and their coordinates; 2. build an accurate scale model of their constellation showing the major stars in their correct positions (distances, right ascension, and declination) and spectral types (OBAFGKM);
What is constellation connect?
Does Constellation offer natural gas?
If you live in a deregulated energy market, you now have more energy choices, allowing you to choose the best electricity or natural gas supplier for your home. Constellation offers natural gas, electricity, solar through Sunrun in six states, plus Washington, D.C., and renewable energy plans in many of the states where we provide energy services.
Does Constellation offer home security?
Want an energy company that does more for you? Constellation now offers home services and home security options.
What year did Constellation Field win the Atlantic League?
It won the Atlantic League Ballpark of the Year in 2012 and '18. Outside of Skeeters baseball, Constellation Field also hosts Sugar Land Holiday Lights, numerous cultural festivals and local high school/collegiate baseball games.
How many games does Constellation Field host?
It has played host to over 700 Atlantic League games since opening. It also hosted the upstart Constellation Energy League in 2020. As of 2021, it's the official home of the Houston Astros Triple-A affiliate. Constellation Field set the Atlantic League record for total attendance in 2012, with 465,11 fans. It also set the league's single-game …
What is Bud Light Ice House?
The Bud Light Ice House provides a relaxing destination for fans to socialize and grab one of their favorite ice cold beverages all while cheering on the Skeeters!
How to contact Tyler Stamm?
For more information or to book your group, contact Tyler Stamm at 281-207-9127 or [email protected]
Where is the Buzzzz stop in Texas?
Located at the front gates of Constellation Field, the Texas Direct Auto Buzzzz Stop features apparel, accessories and more for everyone in the family! For more information or questions about our merchandise contact Shamaine St. Julien at 713-259-8426 or [email protected] STORE HOURS.
What is a multi purpose function room?
Our multi-purpose function rooms allow us to offer the same kind of luxury accommodations to groups on an event-by-event bases. In addition to baseball games, these rooms can be used for luncheons, receptions, holiday parties, sales meetings and other functions year-round. Rooms overlook the field and have balcony seating as well as climate-controlled spaces. Food service, audio/video equipment, internal sound systems and the ability to subdivide spaces to accommodate various group sizes from 25 to 100 people.
Where is the pool pavilion in Constellation Field?
The Pool Pavilion is an extra-unique feature of Constellation Field located in the H-E-B Picnic Plaza. It's a great feature for hosting a birthday party at the ballpark! Picnic ticket is necessary to access the pool.
Constellation HomeBuilder Systems, North America's largest provider of home building software solutions, along with the NHLS Distribution Engine, is excited to announce collaboration with one of the continent's largest real estate websites, realtor.com. This alliance gives new home builders another way to advertise their new homes and communities directly to realtor.com' s 80 million monthly visitors, on average.
What is home building software?
Homebuilding software streamlines and optimizes your homebuilding business processes and easily manage sales with options, pricing, and accounting. Manage all projects from a unified, live-updating, cloud-based master schedule, allowing you to estimate jobs and select and pay vendors in one package.
When is the IBS 2020?
Constellation HomeBuilder Systems, the largest provider of home building software solutions and services will join the 2020 NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS), taking place January 21-23 in Las Vegas.
Who owns CustomerInsight?
Constellation HomeBuilder Systems has acquired CustomerInsight, a leader in customer experience management, analytics and performance services for home builders and residential developers.
Who owns NewHomeListingService.com?
Constellation HomeBuilder Systems has acquired NewHomeListingService.com (NHLS?), a leader in new home listings, to connect buyers, builders and real estate agents.
What is Lotfits?
LOTFITS solves an industry-wide problem for home builders, while enhancing the land development process and helping to set reasonable customer expectations at the point of sale. This revolutionary product has endured significant real-life testing and is just now being released to the general home builder market.
Who is the Gold Sponsor for IBSX 2021?
Constellation HomeBuilder Systems , the largest software provider of home building software solutions and services is proud to announce their participation as a Gold sponsor in IBSx, the ground-breaking virtual edition of the NAHB International Builders' Show 2021. This year, the virtual experience and expo are open to builders from around the globe, who will get the first opportunity to explore the industry's latest products and technologies in designated online pavilions.
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If you are encountering issues such as having incorrect information reported on or used for planning purposes, staff having to duplicate their efforts or waste time cross-checking everything that they process, or have a corrupted database which is affecting the performance of your staff, these could all be very costly to your organisation in the long run.
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Paws-itive development for pet owners as Doggy Creche opens
Earl will be able to avoid the crowds at the new Doggy Creche.
Malton, known as Yorkshire's Food Capital and "The UK's Most Dog Friendly Town" is launching a 'Doggy Creche' in February.
The new doggy-haven is being introduced to ensure a stress-free experience for visitors and to provide a safe-haven away from the crowds for pooches.
Visitors at the Doggy Creche will be looked after by volunteers from Ryedale Dog Rescue, whilst Burgess Petcare will be supplying food so that pampered pups can enjoy a tasty lunch, free of charge.
Experienced dog trainer and behaviourist Charlie Clive will also be on hand to help.
Open for visitors from 9:30am the Creche, based opposite the Milton Rooms, will feature at a range of exciting events on the town calendar this year, including: Monthly Food Markets (9 March, 12 October and 9 November), the Food Lovers Festival (25 & 26 May), the Harvest Food Festival (7 & 8 September) and the Christmas Market (7 & 8 December).
Visit Malton Director Tom Naylor Leyland said: "We are thrilled to be introducing the Doggy Creche to our upcoming events this year and further developing the Malton experience as a fun, enjoyable day out to all visitors, including pooches – Malton is 'The UK's Most Dog Friendly Town' after all!"
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Stephan Lichtsteiner played 90 minutes as Switzerland suffered a second consecutive defeat in yesterday evening's Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia.
After succumbing to England in September, Vladimir Petkovic's men continued their faltering start to Group E by stumbling in Maribor thanks to Milivoje Novakovic's penalty 11 minutes from time.
The Swiss will hope to get their first points on the board when they travel to face San Marino on Tuesday night.
Over in Lublin, Federico Mattiello and the Italy Under 20s were also on the losing side following a 2-1 reverse to Poland in the Four Nations Tournament.
An early Uryga goal on two minutes was levelled up by Manconi at the start of the second half, only for Frankowsky to tip the balance in the hosts' favour six minutes from time.
Tests against Switzerland and Germany in March and April respectively remain for Alberico Evani and his youngsters, who currently sit second in their four-team group on three points.


10 000 000 PEOPLE ON STRIKE FOR NOTHING?
Ten million workers have been on strike for more than fifteen days. Never before in France have so many workers fought for so long in solidarity. Neither has the working class felt such support in the country. From the students who have called for the fight to the peasants, every active force denounces the regime.
Workers, what do we want?
– the fall of the Gaullist regime, that upholds a consumer society from which we are excluded.
– the REPEAL OF ORDERS which are destructive to Social Security.
Why return to Work today?
– to rescue a régime that no longer rests on the commitment of the bourgeoisie, an order that is unable to be re-established without our help?
What are we offered in exchange?
– a salary increase of less than 10%.
There is no question of sliding scales. This means that prices will rise so that what is given to one hand is taken from the other. Purchasing power will remain unchanged.
Moreover, we know that we will pay for this increase by increased rates of production, that we will suffer the merger of companies for better profitability.
For us workers, EXTRA WORK or UNEMPLOYMENT.
– immediate payment of wages for TIME ON STRIKE?
– the repeal of anti-social orders?
THERE IS NO MORE QUESTION.
It is less likely than ever that our claims will be met under the current regime.
How can we place hope in elections organized to save the regime, and that put aside the millions of young workers and students, along with millions of foreign workers?
80 years of trade unionism have taught us that workers can only rely on themselves.
Anything is possible when we remain united in solidarity. We must demiss the maneuvers which aim to DIVIDE us.
Workers, the occupation of the workplaces, the general strike, will allow us to achieve victory now.
– To create a federation of our Strike and Action Committees.
PARIS 2nd – tel. CEN 21-51.


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Top Surfers Tackle Biggest Rollers in Years Off Mullaghmore
#SURFING - It may have been too late for the postponed Tow-In Surf Session, but the big waves at Mullaghmore Head finally picked up this week - and some of the world's top surfers were there to take advantage of the swell.
As The Irish Times reports, an extreme weather system nicknamed the 'Viking storm' helped produced monster rollers on Thursday that are the biggest the area has seen in 15 years.
Devon surfer Andrew 'Cotty' Cotton rode the biggest wave when he tackled a 50ft giant, assisted by his Irish tow-in partner Al Mennie, while Brit boarder Tom Butler recorded the biggest barrel.
Richie Fitzgerald described the scene as "very calculated madness", noting that a safety crew was on hand as the 16-strong group took on the "huge, unruly and very dangerous swell".
The Irish Times has much more on the story, while Surfer Today has more video of the last winter swell at Mullaghmore Head HERE.
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No Tow-In Surf Session for 2012
#SURFING - The second Billabong Tow-In Surf Session will not sadly run this year, following the end of the four-month waiting period yesterday.
Organisers decided to postpone the invitation-only event till next winter after conditions off Mullaghmore Head in Co Sligo failed to reach the minimum height requirement, as Magicseaweed reports.
"We've had a few swells that have come close," said contest organiser Paul O'Kane of the Irish Surf Rescue Club. "However we set the standard incredibly high with the first event and were determined to only hold the event if the conditions were as good as that, if not better."
Magicseaweed's Ben Freeston concurred, saying that "the conditions needed for Mullaghmore to show it's real face are so specific you might only see them a handful of times in the best years.
"This year we have had four or five swells that were big enough to be interesting, but not quite competition standard."
The inaugural session was organised in an effort to dispel the myth that tow-in surfing, where surfers are towed by jetski to bigger offshore waves, is an irresponsible activity.
Last year's contest was also immortalised in an upcoming documentary from Mully Productions.
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Top German Surfer Tries Ireland's Waves for Size
#SURFING - One of Germany's top surfers was in Ireland last week to sample some of Ireland's biggest waves, InsideIreland.ie reports.
Sebastian Steudtner was in Sligo to films a series of online views for Tourism Ireland in Frankfurt to pique the interest of German surfers and holidaymakers.
As well as mountain biking at Knocknarea and Union Woods, Steudtner took on the monster swells at Mullaghmore Head - made popular among the world's big wave surfers by the Tow-In Surf Session that's now in its second year.
The 'teaser' videos for a larger TV and online project will be premiered next week at the Berlin International Film Festival before hitting the web later in spring.
Kristina Gauges of Tourism Ireland said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the world-class surfing and adventure product available in this part of Ireland to a niche audience in Germany."
InsideIreland.com has more on the story HERE.
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Cornish Surfer Rides Ireland's Record Biggest Wave
#SURFING - British surfer Jayce Robinson wasn't about to let the largest wave ever recorded off Ireland's shores go by without giving it a shot.
And as Sky News Online reports, he was captured doing exactly that on Tuesday afternoon.
The Cornish surfing pro told the website: "It was definitely the biggest barrell I've ever surfed.
"I was a little nervous but I didn't have time to think about it - it's almost like a car crash, you don't know what's happening."
Robinson rode the giant wave for 20 seconds before the lip crashed down and knocked him off his board.
His surfing partner Lyndon Wake, who towed him to the swell at Mullaghmore Head, said: "It's always a worst case scenario when your tow partner wipes out. Lucky he managed to come out the other side OK."
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, storm force winds off the coast of Donegal produced monster rollers of over 20 metres (over 60 feet) in height detected in Donegal Bay.
Mullaghmore Head will once again welcome the world's top big wave surfers for the second annual Tow-In Surf Session in the New Year.
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Easkey Britton Talks About Her 'Whirlwind' Year in Surfing
#SURFING - Irish surfing ace Easkey Britton sat down with Cooler magazine to chat about her "whirlwind" last few months.
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Britton, who comes from the highly regarded Donegal surfing dynasty, has spent much of this year jugging her studies towards a PhD in marine science with her training for the European Surfing Championships in her home county this past September.
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http://afloat.ie/watersport/surfing/item/17019-portugal-takes-top-honours-at-eurosurf-2011
"I don't know how anyone survives their PhD without being able to jump in the sea and catch some waves," she says. "It clears my mind, renews my energy – the best 'study breaks' you can get. And I appreciate the sessions I have a lot more."
Now heading into winter, with the surf getting bigger every day, she's in training with tow partner Neil Britton for the second Tow-In Surf Session at Mullaghmore Head.
http://afloat.ie/watersport/surfing/item/17303-the-wait-begins-for-second-tow-in-surf-session
She says of last year's inaugural competition: "The conditions were unreal. Huge, clean, light winds, sunshine. A very rare combo. It was our first ever experience of something like that. The crowds covering the headland were massive, it felt like an amphitheater, or being a gladiator in the arena!"
Britton also talks about how her family has been a big inspiration to her both in her life and her accomplishments on the surfboard.
Cooler has more on the story HERE.
http://cooler.mpora.com/features/pro-chat-features/pro-chat-easkey-britton.html
Easkey Britton
European Surfing Championships
Neil Britton
Surfers Take On Big Waves in Sligo
More than 20 of Ireland's and Europe's top surfers took on the monster waves at Sligo's Mullaghmore Head at the weekend in Ireland's first ever 'big wave' surf contest.
The Tow-in Surf Session was organised by the Irish Surf Rescue Club in part to dispel the myth that tow-in surfing - where surfers are towed by jetski to bigger offshore waves - is an irresponsible activity.
Club president Paul O'Kane told The Irish Times: "Our surf riders and personal watercraft operators are all very safety conscious, highly trained, and contests like this can help to further develop skill sets."
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0215/1224289828781.html
Eric Ribiere and Benjamin Sanchis from France took top place in the open category in a contest that rewarded skill and commitment on the biggest waves. Peter Conroy and Gyln Ovens came first in the Irish division, follwed closely by Al Mennie and Andrew Cotton.
Awards went to professional boarder Gabe Davies for best wave, Al Mennie for best barrel and Richie Fitzgerald for heaviest wipeout.
Easkey Britton also held her own as the only female competitor, catching a solid 20-foot wave.
Easkey Britton also held her own as the only female competitor on the day, catching a solid 20-foot wave.
Click HERE for more video of the contest's big wave surfing action.
Eric Ribiere
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This fact sheet is intended to help Navigators identify issues that are unique to consumers with mental health conditions to assist them in making decisions related to their healthcare coverage.
Q1. What do I need to know about mental illness?
A. Mental illnesses are medical conditions affecting the brain that disrupt a person's mood, feelings, thinking and ability to relate to others. Although the exact causes are unknown, research shows that mental illness results from biological, psychological and environmental factors. Mental health conditions affect people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, and income levels. With appropriate treatment and support, people with mental illness can lead full, contributing lives.
Q2. What type of health care providers does someone with mental health conditions need to have access to?
Psychiatrist: Psychiatrists are Medical Doctors (M.D.) or Doctors of Osteopathy (D.O.) who receive an additional four years of training in psychiatry. Psychiatrists may conduct psychiatric and medical evaluations, provide psychotherapy, and prescribe and monitor medications.
Psychologist: Licensed psychologists with doctoral degrees (Ph.D., Psy.D, or Ed.D.) perform a number of services including psychological testing, evaluation and psychotherapy.
Psychiatric or Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP): PMNHPs have either a Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). PMHNPs provide assessment and diagnosis, may prescribe and monitor medication, and provide psychotherapy for people with mental health conditions. In some states, PMHNPs must practice under the supervision of a psychiatrist.
Mental Health Nurse (MHN): Mental Health Nurses may have degrees that range from an associate's degree to a doctoral degree. Depending on education and experience, the MHN may assess a mental health condition, administer medication, and provide case management or psychotherapy. In some states, MHNs may prescribe or monitor medication.
Social Workers: Social workers may have degrees from a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) to a Master of Social Work (MSW) or a Doctor of Social Work (DSW). Depending on their licensure and level of education, social workers provide a range of services, including case management, inpatient discharge planning, placement and planning services, assessment and treatment of mental health conditions, and psychotherapy.
Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs): LPCs have a master's degree in counseling, therapy or another mental health field. LPCs may provide evaluation, assessment and diagnosis of mental health conditions. LPCs generally provide individual, group, or family counseling.
Peer Specialists: Peer specialists have lived experience of mental health conditions and have been trained and credentialed to assist others in their recovery. Peer specialists provide emotional support, coaching and service linkage.
Q3. What are some of the prescription needs that someone with a mental health condition may have?
A. A broad selection of medications can treat mental health conditions. Medications do not cure mental health conditions but can help reduce symptoms. Often medications are used in combination with other types of treatment such as psychotherapy. There are five classes of commonly prescribed psychiatric medications: 1) antidepressants to treat depression and anxiety; 2) anti-anxiety medications to treat anxiety and panic disorders; 3) mood stabilizers to treat bipolar disorder or as an added treatment for some types of depression; 4) antipsychotic medications to treat disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; and 5) stimulant medications to treat conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Individual response to mental health medications vary widely. Doctors make medication decisions based on effectiveness, side effects, duration of use, individual history and patient preference. Psychiatric medications are highly specific and are not therapeutically interchangeable. Therefore, it is important that a person check the health plan's drug formulary to ensure that the medications they use are available at a reasonable cost.
For more information on prescription medication benefits, please see Fact Sheet #5.
Q4. What type of therapies (physical, occupational, speech, etc.) and/or devices (durable, disposable, etc.) would someone with mental illness potentially require?
A. Many types of evidence-based therapeutic interventions have proven effective for people living with mental health conditions. These include, but are not limited to, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), cognitive enhancement therapy (CET) and psychodynamic therapy. People with mental health conditions may participate in individual psychotherapy, group therapy, or family therapy. Treatment settings vary, but therapy is often conducted by a mental health professional in an office setting. Learn more about these types of treatments here. Also keep in mind that someone with a mental illness may have co-occurring physical disabilities and chronic conditions (see Q6). It is a good idea to check in with the individual about the range of their therapeutic and equipment health care needs while they are making coverage decisions.
Q5. What other services and supports, which are not generally medically arranged therapies and devices, are typically required by persons with mental illness? Are these arranged and financed in some private health insurance plans or in some Medicaid programs?
A. Individuals with mental health conditions can benefit from a range of services, supports and therapies that are not traditional health services.
Case management includes the coordination of services and supports that help a person move toward recovery.
Peer support can include peer support groups, peer run services in traditional mental health agencies, and service coordination by peer support specialists. Peer services are coordinated by people who have lived experience of mental illness.
Supported employment helps individuals find and maintain employment as part of their recovery plan. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Clubhouses are two evidence-based supported employment programs for people with mental illness.
Supportive housing services help people locate and maintain safe, quality and affordable housing as part of their recovery plan.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based program that provides intensive support to individuals with serious mental illness in community-based settings 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ACT provides services directly to individuals in the community where they live and work.
Family support and education can include information on mental illness and treatment, problem-solving and coping skills for family members of individuals with mental illness. It can also include a wide array of supports such as respite services and in-home support.
Medicaid traditionally covers most of these types of services. Unfortunately, traditional private health insurance plans may place limits or restrictions on these services.
Q6. Are there any other unique medical needs that someone with a mental health condition should consider when evaluating a health plan?
A. Some individuals with mental health conditions have co-occurring chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, or hypertension. In addition, there is a high overlap between substance use disorders and mental illness. It is very important that people with mental health conditions receive coordinated care to address all of these concerns. It is also imperative that people with mental health condition have access to quality crisis support, emergency and hospital care as well as residential treatment, partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient treatment (IOP).
Q7. Are there any type of accommodations I should consider when I'm planning to meet with someone with mental health condition?
A. People with mental health conditions may need additional assistance in the application process. Many people with mental health conditions have experienced stigma and discrimination. As a result, they may be more sensitive about sharing information about their condition. Educate yourself about mental health conditions, do not stereotype and be sure to treat people with respect. Most are quite capable of making their own health care decisions. Some may request help from a family member or friend. However, always ensure that you address the person shopping for insurance directly. If a person is experiencing psychosis or intense anxiety, it is important to speak calmly and ensure they understand the decisions they are making. People with mental health conditions may need you to explain things step-by-step or may require extra follow-up to ensure they have been enrolled. In case of a mental health crisis, keep a list of the appropriate contacts in your local area.
Q8. Are there any resources you would recommend to obtain additional information about mental health conditions?


The following report details the current state of geomagnetic activity and resulting effects on human consciousness. This can be used to guide one's activities in meditation, mass meditation, personal energy work, and self-mastery practices.
Report: The impact of individual and coordinated mass meditations will be HIGH.
In our website you see these waves here on the topleft box "schumannfrequenz".
The prophecy was written 70 years ago.. and it's absolutely mind-blowing!
Peter Konstantinov Deunov, also known as Beinsa Douno, born in 1886 and who later passed away in 1944, left a prophecy that he had obtained through a trance based state. The prophecy was therefore dated as 1944, a few days before his death in December that year. The prophecy Beinsa Douno left fits right into the times we are going through right now, in relation to the shift in consciousness, the earth changes and our golden age. Back then, Douno was aware and taught that we were moving into the age of Aquarius, as per the astrological age system.
You're Not Dying, It's The Schumann Resonance!
Gaia ist voll im Reinigungsprozess, und die Menschen warten auf ein globales Ereignis, und sehen nicht, dass DAS dabei schon voll im Geschehen ist jetzt!


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Energy storage system to help stabilize Irish grid
Renewable Energy World Editors 1.13.20
When Ireland's first-ever battery-based energy storage project goes online in the coming weeks, the 11-megawatt (MW) installation in Co. Kerry will be guaranteed to deliver a response to any power fluctuations on the grid in 150 milliseconds – about one sixth of a second – or less.
The need for speed is critical to Ireland's ambitious plan to get 70 percent of the Republic's power from renewable sources by 2030. Energy storage company Fluence is partnering with Statkraft Ireland on the project, which is located in Kilathmoy and also includes 23 MW of onshore wind capacity.
Fluence's grid-scale energy storage technology will provide flexible capacity, reactive power and, at Kilathmoy, split-second system support for Ireland's electric grid as it integrates increasing amounts of intermittent renewable energy.
The 150-millisecond response time, requested by grid operator EirGrid Group, is "among the fastest and most stringent we have seen anywhere, and therefore has the potential to provide premium value when needed," said Paul McCusker, Fluence Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
"Ireland and Statkraft are providing a model for the world of the rapid energy system transformation that is possible with a combination of smart policies and innovative business and technology solutions," he added.
Norway-based Statkraft, Europe's largest generator of renewable energy, is contracting with EirGrid to provide reserve power to the national electricity system specifically in the event of a sudden drop in supply.
"This project continues our growth trajectory while complementing our extensive renewable development plans," said Kevin O'Donovan, Managing Director for Statkraft Ireland. "The Irish electricity grid is operating successfully with renewable energy levels of up to 65 percent at any given time, which proves we are not that far away from having a grid system which can be run almost exclusively on renewable energy."
In fact, according to EirGrid, Ireland set a new record of 4,000 MW of wind generation, covering 72 percent of demand across the island on Dec. 18. However, according to the EirGrid website, the 2030 target of 70 percent renewables will require the grid to handle about 95 percent intermittent wind and solar at different times, making energy storage even more essential for system decarbonization.
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Ейвістон () — селище () в США, в окрузі Клінтон штату Іллінойс. Населення —  осіб (2010).

Географія
Ейвістон розташований за координатами  (38.625925, -89.612501).  За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році селище мало площу 3,80 км², уся площа — суходіл. В 2017 році площа становила 4,11 км², уся площа — суходіл.

Демографія

Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у селищі мешкало  осіб у 690 домогосподарствах у складі 503 родин. Густота населення становила 511 особа/км².  Було 709 помешкань (186/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 0,7 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 0,6 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 27,5 % — особи молодші 18 років, 59,6 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 12,9 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 33,9 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у селищі припадало 94,3 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 89,0 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  доларів США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  долари (медіана — ). Медіана доходів становила  доларів для чоловіків та  доларів для жінок. За межею бідності перебувало 2,3 % осіб, у тому числі 1,2 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 4,1 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило  особи. Основні галузі зайнятості: освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 24,4 %, роздрібна торгівля — 13,7 %, виробництво — 11,2 %, будівництво — 10,7 %.

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The government should design a pro-poor policy by rehabilitating flood affected people and reconstructing their villages and towns through a transparent and accountable process, as the displaced flood victims are living in deplorable conditions in relief camps. It is likely that anarchy will prevail, in the Sindhi society if the hundreds of thousands of displaced people are not properly rehabilitated.
This was said by representatives of civil society organisations at a consultative workshop on 'Flood Disaster in Sindh: Damages, Needs and Issues', jointly organised by the Institute for Social Movements (ISM)—Pakistan and Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO) in collaboration with UNDP SDPD.
Mustafa Baloch, Regional Head of the SPO, said that the flood has created more challenges for the Sindhi society and the people have to face economic, social and moral challenges, which might create anarchy. "We can not imagine now because when the water recedes, the people who lost their belongings but saved arms will create disorder. In this situation there is a dire need to initiate skill development programs to save our youth," he said. Baloch added that poverty itself would create confusion in the society. "At this time, all sections of the society should come forward to play their due role to avert this expected disorder," he said.
The civil society activists accused the government of its negligence which, according to them, is the reason of displacements in 19 districts out of 24 in the province. A number of development experts, professionals and intellectuals also attended the workshop and shared their views in this connection. Many of the participants also shared with the audience their experience of the rescue and relief work in different districts.
There was a unanimous demand that a judicial inquiry be conducted and high officials of the irrigation department should be questioned for their negligence, which caused huge loss to the provincial economy and created a social and psychological trauma among the displaced people.
They emphasized on the formulation of a plan to face socio-economic and moral challenges, which would come to surface after the floodwater recedes.
Fatah Marri, Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture Economics, University of Agriculture Tando Jam, in his presentation, portrayed the scenario of the losses to agriculture, livestock, fisheries and poultry sectors. He said that not only standing crops have been affected, but farmers would also not be able to cultivate the immediate next crops. Agriculture sector suffered a loss of Rs250 billion, he added. About livestock, Marri said that more than 250,000 cattle heads have died only in northern districts of Sindh and other cattle farmers sold their animals in cheap rates to bear the expenditure for their shifting to safe places. The total loss to livestock sector is measured up to Rs114 billion. It needs further assessment because the loss could be more than being declared by the government and other institutions, he further said.
Head of the Centre for Civil Society and Peace (CPCS), Jami Chandio, urged the need for formation of a transparent commission comprising honest government officials, professionals and civil society members to do a scientific assessment and plan a rehabilitation process. Chandio, who presided over the workshop, appealed to the well off people of the province to extend their help by giving donation for the rebuilding of the ruined villages. He said that they have calculated that Rs30 million are sufficient for rebuilding a small village comprising 50 houses.
Suleman G. Abro of the Sindh Agriculture and Forestry Workers Coordinating Organisation (Safwco) said that the province had to face the disaster because of the indifference of the government. "We have already pointed out that these district disaster management authorities (DDMAs) did not have resources. They were unequipped and that is why they could make preparation efficiently to rehabilitate the displaced communities," he said.
Zulfiqar Shah, Executive Director ISM-Pakistan, said that they have taken important steps to mobilize resources on this juncture, because the entire province is in panic. He said that the civil society should come forward, urge upon the government to play its role for the rehabilitation.
Women rights activist Amar Sindhu, Mahesh Kumar, Hashim Leghari, Abrar Qazi, Hafeez Kumbhar and others also took part in the discussion.


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The majority No voters rejected an amendment to decline to give a Second Reading to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill. If passed the amendment would have prevented the Bill from moving to the committee stage. However, it was defeated.


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Business and the sustainable development goals
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Antibiotic waste is polluting India and China's rivers; big pharma must act
Pollution from drugs factories, many in India and China, is causing the spread of anti-microbial resistance. Pharma companies are under pressure to act
Alejandro Litovsky
CEO of Earth Security Group
Tue 25 Oct 2016 01.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 11.36 EST
A strain of the E coli bacteria. Pollution from pharmaceutical production is a factor in the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Illustration: Janice Carr/AP
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs are a fundamental threat to global health, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon recently told a general assembly meeting. Failure to address the problem, he said, would make it "difficult if not impossible" to provide universal healthcare, "and it will put the sustainable development goals in jeopardy".
UN meeting tackles the 'fundamental threat' of antibiotic-resistant superbugs
For pharmaceutical companies the attention on antimicrobial resistance has also brought a focus on one of its key drivers: the unabated environmental pollution of drug factories in developing countries.
In India and China, where a large proportion of antibiotics are produced, the poorly regulated discharge of untreated wastewater into soils and rivers is causing the spread of antibiotic ingredients which cause bacteria to develop immunity to antibiotics, creating superbugs.
A study of wastewater factories in China found that antibiotic-resistant bacteria were not only escaping purification but also breeding. For every bacterium that entered one waste treatment plant, four or five antibiotic-resistant bacteria were released into the water system, tainting water, livestock and communities.
Superbugs are able to travel quickly through air and water, aboard airplanes and through global food supply chains. By 2050, the total death toll worldwide as the result of contracting an infection that proves resistant to treatment is expected to reach 10 million people (pdf).
Environmental pollution is now a material issue for the pharmaceuticals sector. Global investors such as Nordea and BNP Paribas have raised concern about the potential damage to global health and environment, and are worried that a local factory pollution scandal in India could affect the value of a global pharma company in their portfolio. As the world goes on a global quest to combat antimicrobial resistance, the focus on industry pollution will continue grow.
Last month 13 pharmaceutical companies signed a declaration (pdf) calling for collective action on antimicrobial resistance. They committed to review their manufacturing and supply chains and assess good practice in controlling releases of antibiotics into the environment. They also committed to establish science and risk-based targets for discharge concentrations of antibiotics and to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing discharges by 2020.
Most global sectors now have a corporate platform where companies seek to tackle intractable sustainability challenges. For pharma companies, the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) was set up to demand better social and environmental conditions in the communities from where drugs are supplied. However, only 12% of the 140 largest global pharmaceutical companies are members of PSCI according to sector analysts.
Voluntary corporate initiatives are necessary but by no means sufficient to address the industry challenge of environmental pollution. This is partly because not every company signs up and partly because better government policies and law enforcement on the ground are necessary to ensure voluntary commitments are achievable.
The governments where global pharma companies are domiciled – including the UK, US and Switzerland – must play a role. Companies must collaborate with governments to encourage and support a tougher stance on law enforcement in developing counties. At Earth Security Group we call this business diplomacy for sustainable development.
The aid budget of agencies such as the UK Department for International Development could be used to strengthen pollution controls in sourcing countries such as India. This would be a win-win for health in developing countries and for national business interests abroad.
Many in the global pharmaceutical industry have called upon governments to collaborate on the threat of the increasing antibiotic resistance, through their Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance. The signatories of this declaration and PSCI must now also urgently work with governments to achieve the goal of curbing environmental pollution in drug manufacturing
Ultimately, business diplomacy goes beyond corporate philanthropy and corporate social responsibility, by focusing on the deeper governance failures that threaten progress on sustainable development as well as the license to operate of global companies. Pharmaceutical companies now need to cooperate with governments, to root out pollution from their global supply chains.
This article was amended on 26 October to clarify that the Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance, and not the PSCI, has called on governments to collaborate on antimicrobial resistance.
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45 people were shot over the weekend in Chicago
Earlier, police announced a decrease in shootings
By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Hollie Silverman, CNN
Posted: 5:22 AM, June 03, 2019 Updated: 5:22 AM, June 03, 2019
(CNN) - A confluence of factors led to 52 people being shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago over the weekend: gangs, drugs, an ineffective justice system and a season that too often ushers bloodshed into the city, the police superintendent said Monday.
"Despite the investments and progress in safety, weekends like this remind us all of the challenges that we face and that they are complex and profound," Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters.
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In addition to seeing gangbangers settle conflicts with firearms, officers in the northern part of the city witnessed "tensions related to the open-air drug market that's occurring on the West Side," Deputy Chief Al Nagode said.
After some of the gang violence on the West and South sides spilled into other neighborhoods, Johnson said, police increased patrols to stave off chances for retaliation. Police seized 92 guns, doubled the confiscations for a normal weekend, and made 19 gun-related arrests, the chief said.
Johnson calls out courts
Yet despite the Chicago Police Department's efforts -- which includes planting department brass among patrol teams -- Johnson said his officers need help from the courts and the community, especially during the summer months in which the city typically turns so violent.
That Johnson's commanders were nearby when some of the shootings occurred -- one district commander was half a block away when someone was shot on Central Park Avenue -- demonstrates how brazen the gunmen are, the superintendent said.
"We cannot -- can't -- do this without the support of the community or a unified criminal justice system that keeps gun offenders out of our neighborhoods," Johnson said. "We know who a lot of these people are, and how do we know that? Because we keep arresting them ... so until we hold violent offenders accountable the way that they should be, we're going to continue to see this."
He said half of the people arrested on gun charges are back on the street within a week. Asked to provide a breakdown of that figure, Johnson urged reporters to research it for themselves.
His message, however, was clear: The Chicago Police Department is doing everything it can, but it needs the city to embrace an "all hands on deck" approach that includes residents, business leaders and community groups to do their parts, he said.
'Accountability Mondays'
The violent weekend came as the department announced Saturday that crime was down 9% in the first five months of 2019, compared with the same period last year.
A statement released early Saturday said murders were down 7% and shootings were down 13% from January 1 through May 31, compared with 2018.
There were 186 homicides through May 31, compared with 200 in the same period last year, according to a CPD statement. The department announced a 10% decrease in homicides in April.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to meet with police officials in what she's calling "accountability Mondays" to discuss upticks in weekend violence, she told CNN affiliate WLS.
"(I'm) bringing in the superintendent, the deputy chief of patrol and any other commander whose district saw an uptick in violence over the weekend," Lightfoot said.
Speaking to WLS on Sunday, Lightfoot said, "The level of violence that we've seen across the city is just totally unacceptable."
Chicago has launched numerous efforts to curb the gun violence.
In April, the department launched a summer safety plan that included increased deployment in high-traffic areas and "tech- and data-driven" law enforcement efforts.
Johnson said in April that he thought the department was "well-prepared to keep the city safe this summer."
In a Saturday statement, he said the CPD "can always do better but I believe that our officers work diligently to provide consistent and fair policing in all of our neighborhoods and our efforts are paying in dividends."
CNN's Tina Burnside, Brad Parks and Christine Sever contributed to this report.
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This project provides a web service capable of facilitating a chess game

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There's a total of 6 APIs:
 1. __startgame:__ GET /api/startgame

    Sets up the game and returns a message informing whether the setup was successful or not. It also returns the game ID wich will be used to call the rest of APIs.

 2. __gamestate:__ GET /api/gamestate?id=XXXX

    Returns the game state as a JSON object with different parameters (number of pieces on the board, number of moves, the board as a JSON object, etc.)

 3. __boardsketch:__ GET /api/boardsketch?id=XXXX

    Returns a sketch of the board in plain text, so that the developer can quickly see what's the state of the game.

 4. __resetgame:__ GET /api/resetgame?id=XXXX

    Resets the game with ID=XXXX. This means the game will go back to "setup" status, and the players will be able to start playing again.

 5. __stopgame:__ GET /api/stopgame?id=XXXX

    Stops the game with ID=XXXX. This means that the game with ID=XXXX will be deleted from the server's database and will no longer exist.

 6. __movepiece:__ GET /api/movepiece?id=XXXX&player=white&oCol=b&oRow=2&dCol=b&dRow=3

    Tries to move a piece of the set given by the "player" parameter (i.e. 'black' or 'white') from the position (oCol,oRow) to the position (dCol, dRow). Will return a JSON object confirming if the movement was successful or not, if there's a check after the movement and if the piece that was moved captured another piece. The layout of the board is the following ([a-h] columns, [1-8] rows):
    ```
       ___a___|___b___|___c___|___d___|___e___|___f___|___g___|___h___
    8 |* rook |*knight|*bishop|*queen |* king |*bishop|*knight|* rook | 8
    7 |* pawn |* pawn |* pawn |* pawn |* pawn |* pawn |* pawn |* pawn | 7
    6 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______| 6
    5 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______| 5
    4 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______| 4
    3 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______| 3
    2 |+ pawn |+ pawn |+ pawn |+ pawn |+ pawn |+ pawn |+ pawn |+ pawn | 2
    1 |+ rook |+knight|+bishop|+queen |+ king |+bishop|+knight|+ rook | 1
       ___a___|___b___|___c___|___d___|___e___|___f___|___g___|___h___

       + = white piece
       * = black piece
    ```
 7. __movepiece:__ POST /api/movepiece?id=XXXX

    This API is equivalent to API number 6, but it is a POST request. The body of the request must be:

    ```javascript
    {
        "player":"white",
        "oCol":"b",
        "oRow":"2",
        "dCol":"b",
        "dRow":4
    }
    ```

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A family shoot on at the Santa Monica Pier? Why not?! Ben and Erin aren't actually from LA. They're from Toronto. Go Leafs! But they were in town for Ben to film something, which often happens. This explains their season passes to Pacific Park in Santa Monica, CA. They absolutely love LA, so Ben makes sure to always bring the whole family to enjoy sunny beaches and perfect atmosphere. Anyways, Ben wanted to surprise Erin for her birthday and so he gave me a call. We got the planning sorted out when they decided on a Santa Monica Pier photographer.
Ben's a really cool dude and Erins rocks. They have a 6 year old and 3 year old together and they were a blast to hang with. Given the fact that I consider this my home and my own family is nearby–these photos were really near and dear to me, I love this place. I also love my DJI Mavic Air Drone (which I lost recently…smh), and took some awesome shots with them at the beach. Take a look below and see the beauty I saw in this family! And if you're up for it, come visit me out here. We can take some photos for your family then!
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I remember when I was being taken to a family trip in Thailand for the first time by my parents (I was still in middle school, I think), and we got to this beautiful beach, Patong Beach, located in Phuket, Thailand. My father urged me to do this parasailing sport, and when I saw those para-sailors fly up in the sky, I thought that it's a worth-trying sport. Must be fun way up there! So my father paid the fee (I'm not so sure about the price since it's been a long time ago, maybe around 500-700 Thailand Baht, I don't know). Next thing I know, I was dressed up by the crews, for the parasailing. Some things like floating jacket, and hooks to get the parachute were put on me. Then the coach gave me some explanations about the parasailing procedures, such as the safety procedure, what to do when falling into the sea, which rope should be pulled if I wanted to land, etc. Once I was up in the sky, wow.. it was such an indescribable feeling! I could feel my adrenalin pumped up! It was such an adventurous experience I won't forget... I think I became addicted to parasailing because of this experience. Every time I got to a place that has parasailing feature, I would do it. Fun.. Incredibly fun!


At its meeting on 25 January 2017, NBG's monetary policy committee increased the policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.75% and announced to gradually increase the key rate to 7% in the course of the next two quarters. As NBG cited, decision was based on increased inflation expectations. Annual inflation was 1.8% in December 2016 but NBG expects further rise in prices due to one-off factors – increase in excise taxes and exchange rate fluctuations. NBG cited that the inflation rate expected to be above target of 4.0% in 2017, despite weak demand. NBG expects the inflation rate to decrease in 2018 and remain below the 3.0% target. The next committee meeting is scheduled for March 7, 2017.
In December 2016, the banking sector loan portfolio increased 10.7% y/y after growing 9.5% y/y in previous month, excluding the exchange rate effect. In unadjusted terms, loan portfolio was up 18.1% y/y and 6.0% m/m to GEL 18.9bn (US$ 7.1bn). Deposits were up 10.2% y/y excluding the exchange rate effect. In unadjusted terms, deposits were up 18.4% y/y and up 5.2% m/m to GEL 17.0bn (US$ 6.4bn), and deposit dollarization reached 71.4% (+1.9ppts y/y and +0.2.0ppts m/m). NPLs stood at 3.4% in December 2016, up 0.7ppts y/y and down 0.6ppts m/m.
Corporate Eurobonds: Bank of Georgia Eurobond (BGEOLN) closed at 5.7% yield, trading at 101.6 (unchanged w/w). GOGC Eurobonds - GEOROG 05/17 traded at 100.5 (-0.2% w/w), yielding 5.1% and GEOROG 04/21 traded at 105.6 (unchanged w/w), yielding 5.3%. Georgian Railway Eurobond (GRAIL) traded at a premium at 109.4 (+0.1% w/w), yielding 5.7%.
Georgian Sovereign Eurobond (GEORG) closed at 111.0 (+0.1% w/w) at 4.0% yield to maturity.
BGEO Group (BGEO LN) shares closed at GBP 28.88/share (+3.44% w/w and -2.83% m/m). More than 1,113k shares traded in the range of GBP 27.55 – 29.02/share. Average daily traded volume was 144k in the last 4 weeks, more than in the previous month. FTSE 250 Index, of which BGEO is a constituent, gained 0.22% w/w and gained 1.19% m/m. The volume of BGEO shares traded was at 2.82% of its capitalization.
TBC Bank Group (TBCG LN) closed the week at GBP 14.99 (+0.81% w/w and +3.38% m/m). More than 249k shares changed hands in the range of GBP 14.38 – 15.00/share. Averaged daily traded volume was 33k in the last 4 weeks.
Georgia Healthcare Group (GHG LN) shares closed at GBP 3.57/share (+0.74% w/w and -2.86% m/m). More than 13k shares were traded in the range of GBP 3.40 – 3.50/share. Average daily traded volume was 17k in the last 4 weeks. The volume of GHG shares traded was at 0.01% of its capitalization.
Refinancing loans: National Bank of Georgia (NBG) issued 7-day refinancing loans of GEL 1,160mn (US$ 430.9mn).
Certificates of deposit: NBG sold 91-day, GEL 20mn (US$ 7.4mn) certificates of deposit, with an average yield of 6.82% (down by 15bps from previous issue).
Ministry of Finance Treasury Bills: 5-year GEL 20.0mn (US$ 7.4mn) T-notes of Ministry of Finance were sold at the auction held at NBG on January 25, 2017. The weighted average yield was fixed at 8.938%. The nearest treasury security auction is scheduled for February 1, 2017, where GEL 40.0mn nominal value 1-year T-bills will be sold.
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NEON PUNCH (네온펀치) is the first girl group from A100 Ent who will debut in June 2018. In March 2017, A100 announced that they would be doing a girl group project and a boy group project. After that A100 Ent started posting covers on their YouTube of their girl group. While they did the covers they were always masked and their identities secret. But they recently revealed their identities.
Dayeon is the leader of the girl group Neon Punch.
Terry is a member of NeonPunch.
Baekah is a member of NeonPunch. She participated in MixNine and finished in 22nd place.
May is a member of NeonPunch.
Iaan is the youngest member of NeonPunch.
Watch NeonPunch Cover BIGBANG's "If You"
NeonPunch Releases Dance Cover Of "Hand Clap"
NeonPunch's "MOONLIGHT" Debut Stage On MBC's "Show! Music Core"


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Diesel engine oil analysis is an economical method of monitoring engine health and lubricant condition. It will help identify factors that are detrimental to your engine's performance and lifespan. Oil analysis provides data that show root causes or symptoms of issues that can cause lower performance or failure.
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The biggest threat from fuel dilution is lowered viscosity, which can increase engine wear. Excess fuel dilution can also increase volatility, accelerate oxidation, lower oil pressure, and cause corrosion.
While all internal combustion engines are prone to soot, diesel engines are more prone as a result of incomplete fuel combustion. This results in small unburned particles of carbon (soot) which accumulates. Low levels of soot are normal but soot loading can cause numerous problems and even engine failure.
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Although today's high quality engine oils contain soot dispersant additives, excessive soot can overwhelm the dispersant additives in many oils and form sludge.
As the soot problem progresses, soot particles will accumulate and adhere to engine surfaces, reducing oil flow and lubrication. Clumps can form on oil filters, blocking oil flow and returning dirty oil to the engine. Increased soot can increase viscosity, which decreases oil flow and increases engine wear and possibility lead to engine failure.
Water can be a very destructive contaminant and is often overlooked as a cause of problems or failure. While low levels of water are normal, high levels can lead to costly downtime and repairs.
Water contamination can restrict oil flow, impair oil film strength, promote or accelerate corrosion and oxidation, and deplete additives in oil.
The primary source of water is the coolant. Contamination can occur via defective seals, blown head gaskets, cracked cylinder heads, and cavitation damage. Also, long idling during winter can create condensation in the crackcase.
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems were added to new diesel engine designs as a result of EPA standards to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) in diesel exhaust. NOx is linked to respiratory disease and cancer. Adhering to the new standards places more stress and potential for wear and failure on diesel oil and engines. The EGR technology returns exhaust gas to the combustion chamber, displacing oxygen, creating a cooler combustion, and increasing engine oil contamination.
Increased contamination can occur in the oil as a result of the EGR system.
Increased soot causes abrasive wear, sludging and increased viscosity.
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5pb has revealed the limited edition release of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Death or Kiss, as well as some new images. You ready to start?
According to various retailer listings, it looks like the limited edition version of 5pb visual novel Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Death or Kiss will apparently launch this March for for 11,340 yen – a soundtrack and Rem SD figure included in the package for Vita (PS4 buyers get Ram instead).
That's not the only physical version however, as alongside the limited edition there'll also be a 8,100 yen standard edition of the game in Japan. Early purchases of either release will net you some "Swimsuit Costume Change" DLC, so make sure to grab your copy early if you're interested.
Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Death or Kiss is set to launch March 23rd, 2017 in Japan.


All original sprites are made by Hat-Loving gamer and level Up.
These were uploaded with permission from the original creators.
Well that's how the series is. The original creator (Hat-loving gamer) is not much of a Mario fan so don't expect characters from the Mario universe out side of Mario Luigi Peach and Bowser.
That's how they are, I didn't find or rip the original Mario and Luigi sprites so don't blame me. Most of the sprites were edited with those sprites in mind.
nice! can you also rip bowser custom sprites from the series too?
ladies and gentlemen, this is the first and last time you will ever see power rangers on this website.
It's to late in the series to change sprites. I apologize for the inconvenience. I'll consider making more "accurate" sprites in the future. But please understand that a ton of effort went into these sprites.
Don't quadri-post Guscraft 808 Beta 2.0, it creates an unnecessary flood.
He's right, though. The sprites used as a base are one pixel thicker on the left side than how they are supposed to be. Also, the color used for Mario's facial features, his overall and his shoes, is wrong.


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Chubb Life's Embrace Care Critical Illness Protector Features the First-in-Market "Premium Waiver for Spouse's/Child's Major Illness"
HONG KONG, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Chubb Life in Hong Kong today announced the launch of Embrace Care Critical Illness Protector ("Embrace Care"), which provides critical illness protection for individual customers and extends its support to their families. Allowing multiple claims of major illness for the most common killers in Hong Kong – cancer, heart attack or stroke and the offering of the first-in-market* premium waiver benefit for spouse's/child's major illness, Embrace Care provides an integrated solution for customers looking for comprehensive critical illness protection across different stages, with extended benefits to their family members.
With the family-oriented benefit, the premium of basic plan will be waived for up to 3 years if the policyowner's spouse (aged below 75) or child (aged below 18) is diagnosed with a major illness. In the unfortunate event of the spouse or child passing away, the policyowner will be eligible for the 3-year premium waiver. This feature can help relieve the financial burden of the family through these difficult moments.
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From now until 31 December 2018, upon successful application for Embrace Care together with family member(s), customers can enjoy premium discount of 10% as a welcome offer. The premium discount can be up to 20% if they apply Embrace Care together with their family. Please refer to the relevant flyer for detailed information and conditions.
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Well maintained and furnished property close to local amenties and a golf course.
The entrance to the villa leads to open plan kitchen and dining area as well as a comfortable living room equipped with sofas, a television with some satellite channels and a DVD player. Patio doors lead to the pool garden and air conditioning is available if required.
The master bedroom is situated on the first floor and is furnished with a double bed, ensuite shower room and with access to a balcony. There are two further bedrooms, one twin and one single, with a shared separate bathroom.
Linen and towel change once per week. Mid stay refresher clean for 2 week stays.
Living/dining room: Satellite TV, DVD, Playstation 2, Ipod dock, dining table and chairs to seat 5, air conditioning, patio doors to terrace.
This hilltop Turkish villa with private pool is conveniently situated within a residential complex in the traditional fishing village of Tuzla, only a short drive from Bodrum Airport and around 25km from Bodrum Town. It is within a short drive of the Vita Park Golf Course which has both an 18 hole and 9 hole course.
The beautiful, sun-drenched peninsula around Bodrum on the Aegean Coast of Turkey is perfect for a beach villa holiday. Laid-back holiday villages mingle with the relics of ancient civilisations, whilst traditional bazaars stand alongside modern shops and excellent restaurants serving Turkish and international cuisine. The clear, blue waters of the Aegean Sea draw you to the beaches nestled in rocky coves or the quaint fishing harbours where you can take a boat trip to neighbouring islands.
The bohemian and upmarket resort of Bodrum has a special atmosphere with its picturesque white washed houses and abundance of flowers. As well as a magnificent 15th Century castle, Bodrum town also has a bustling marina full of yachts and traditional 'gulets' which are used for boat trips around the islands. Numerous bars and restaurants serve both regional and international dishes and provide a focus for the town's lively nightlife. There is also a bazaar, a good choice of shops and of course, a selection of superb beaches within easy reach including Gumbet and Bardaci Beach.


Day three in Kazan saw the conclusion of the group stages of both the men's and women's competition and as Germany topped group 3 in the women's event both England and France manage to conspire to knock each other out.
Germany had sealed the group beating both France and England in the first two days of play which left the English and French women battling it out for one of the three coveted best runner up spots in the groups to complete the quarter final line up with each of the five group winners.
France and England played each other today for that right and a convincing win by either team would have secured one of those quarter final spots.
Both teams took to the court with only a win on their minds and in a weird twist of fate managed to conspire to knock each other out in what was a fiercely contested and close battle.
Delphine Lansac got the French off to the best start beating Fontaine Chapman 23-21 23-21 before Heather Olver and Lauren Smith (main picture) beat Lefel and Batomene in one of the best matches of the day to level up at 1-1.
Team England followed up with a win in the second women's singles and women's doubles to win the tie but still needed the final match to guarantee their passage to the quarter final. Youngster Miu Lin Ngan certainly had the opportunity to get England over the line but a second game comeback from Yaelle Hoyaux from 20-18 down saw the French girl win the match in two and stop England from advancing to the quarter final.
The tight nature of the game served to put Finland through as the third best qualifier along with Turkey and Spain as both France and England left with nothing.
Sweden would have felt hard done by not winning group 4 outright but gained some consolation claiming one of the two runners up quarter finals spots alongside Ukraine.
As expected Denmark cruised home in group 1 without dropping a single match a record that they had to fight to keep in today's final match against Finland. After easing into a 3-0 lead Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (pictured) was forced to call on all his experience to get past newly crowned Finnish national champion Kalle Koljonen in a tight three setter.
The Finn had match point at 22-21 but failed to get the match over the line as the steely nerve of the 30-year-old Dane took him through and maintained team Denmark's impressive record.
Denmark will now play Russia after the home nations won a group shootout with Ukraine while Poland justified their sixth seeding to set up a quarter final with England.


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Q: How does a vector-valued functions inherit properties from its components? Let $f: \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^m$ be a vector-valued function.
My question is: how does $f$ inherit its property from its components? and if a property holds for all $f_i$, does that necessarily mean that $f$ satisfies said property as well?
For example: is it true that if all $f_i$, $i \in \{1, \ldots, n\}$, the components of $f = (f_i)$ satisfies property $P$, then $f$ satisfies property $P$ as well?
If every $f_i$ is differentiable, then $f$ is differentiable.
If every $f_i$ is continuous, then $f$ is continuous.
If every $f_i$ is Lipschitz, then $f$ is Lipschitz.
Of course, taking the intersection of the domains for which properties hold into account.
Also for properties that makes sense for vector-valued functions (this excludes things like convexity)
Does this always hold?

A: Let $\pi_i:\Bbb{R}^m\to\Bbb{R}$ be the function $(a_1,\dots, a_m)\mapsto a_i$. So, it's the $i^{th}$ coordinate mapping. Similarly, let $\theta_i:\Bbb{R}\to\Bbb{R}^m$ be defined as $\theta_i(a)=(0,\dots \underbrace{a}_{\text{$i^{th}$ spot}},\dots, 0)$. Then, we have the following obvious relations:
\begin{align}
f_i&= \pi_i\circ f \quad \text{and}\quad f=\sum_{i=1}^m\theta_i\circ f_i.
\end{align}
So,

*

*a property $P$ which is stable under composition by a (surjective) linear map means that if $f$ has that property, each $f_i$ does as well.

*a property which is stable under composition by (injective) linear maps and also finite sums means that if each $f_i$ has that property, then so does $f$.

In your 3 examples, differentiability, continuity and Lipschitz continuity are all preserved under composition by linear maps. They are also preserved under finite sums. This is why for each of these properties, $f$ has it if and only if each $f_i$ has it.
For example, another simple property of this type is $P=\text{linearity}$. Clearly, linearity of functions is stable under compositions and finite sums, hence $f$ is linear if and only if each $f_i$ is linear.
An example of a property which is not fully preserved is injectivity, and this is obvious because $f_i=\pi_i\circ f$ is the composition of a surjective non-injective function $\pi_i$ with $f$. So, even if $f$ is bijective, there is no reason to expect $f_i$ to be injective. As a concrete counter example, take $f:\Bbb{R}^2\to\Bbb{R}^2$ to be the identity map. Then, $f_1=\pi_1\circ f=\pi_1\circ \text{id}=\pi_1$ is not injective. You can come up with many other such examples.

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