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Nokia Lumia 920 With Windows 8: A Life Saver?
Yesterday, Nokia unwrapped it's latest batch of smartphones which the Finish company hopes will help it regain phone market share and start to make a dent in the considerable leads of Apple and Samsung. Nokia is burning through cash at an alarming rate, with much of the company's future aligned with the success of these smartphones and the Windows 8 OS that they are running.
So, how does it stack up?
Looks: Bold and Colourful
Nokia has a habit of putting out phones which are either beautiful or impressively functional. With the Lumia 920 they have produced a phone as beautiful as the much-praised Lumia 800, but with it's brightly coloured and durable polycarbonate unibody shell it is even more striking.
There is no way Apple's lawyers will be gearing up for a Samsung-esque copycat fight here – the Lumia 920 is bright, bold, colourful, and most importantly – very different to its competitors. The curved glass of the display, wrapped in such a sleek shell is an impressive sight. Nokia are one of the few firms that can match Apple on build quality, and they have certainly done that here.
Display: Better than HD
The Lumia 920 offers a 4.5″ screen running at the WXVGA resolution of 1280x768px – that's 332ppi (just a little higher than the iPhone 4S) – all with a beautiful curved glass display that Lumia 800-owners have raved about. Nokia also claim that their PureMotion HD+ processing technology delivers blur-free motion from video and app scrolling. More importantly, the display also uses a new ClearBlack system for automatically adjusting brightness, colour, and contrast to deliver a clear viewing experience even outside in the bright sunshine on the beach.
Camera: PureView technology and image stabilisation
Most smartphone cameras offer 8-10MP these days, but there is still a wealth of difference between the output due to the lenses used, and the image processing power of the chip. The Lumia 920 comes packing a 8.7MP camera and a Carl Zeiss lens capable of shooting 1080p video at 30fps – which in itself would put it on a par with the best around.
However, Nokia have a couple of extra pieces of their own technology to throw into the mix which appear to produce vastly improved photographs and video. First is the introduction of PureView technology, something Nokia first released in the PureView 808 smartphone – but in essence it enables the camera to take in much more light than traditional smartphone cameras, meaning photographs in dimming light will have that rich depth and subtle light of a SLR-shot photograph but from your smartphone. Second is the image stabilisation technology which Nokia have wrapped around the actual lenses within the phone – meaning that video shot with the phone will be much more like when using a Steadycam than the normally up-down jerkiness we have come to expect from phone-shot video in the past.
We have yet to see these technologies used by real people in real situations, but if they work as claimed and shown in the presentation then these are major leaps forward in smartphone camera technology.
Performance: Fast and efficient
The Lumia 920 will be powered by Qualcomm's market-leading 1.5GHz S4 Snapdragon processor which will give the device some serious oomph without sacrificing battery life – it is around 30% more power efficient than its quad-core competitors. The device will also come with 1GB RAM, 32GB storage (+7GB Skydrive cloud storage). These internals should see the Lumia 920 very competitive amongst the future iPhone 5 and the top Android handsets.
Battery: Long life and wireless charging
Wireless charging is great, but a bit of a gimmick, and a gimmick offered by Palm a couple of years ago. It is much nicer to be able to just lay your phone down on a surface than to fiddle with wires, but it is hardly a game changer. What is much more important is that Nokia have bumped up the battery capacity to 2000mAh, which should mean plenty of hours of use from the device, especially when combined with the Snapdragon S4 chipset.
Software: Windows 8 – social and Nokia maps
There is little doubt that Nokia have done their part on the hardware side of things to make the Lumia 920 stand out from the crows both in looks and technology, but with the device running Windows 8 – they are starting from a more difficult position than their competitors running Android. Windows Phone 7 was popular with its users, but it never really made a dent in the mobile OS market and old handsets are not upgradeable to Windows 8 much to many users' disappointment, but how will Windows 8 fare?
Windows Phone 7 was always a stop-gap OS release, and whilst the looks of the OS were striking it did have some drawbacks and most manufacturers focused on Android. Windows 8 is a finished product, a Windows XP over Windows Millennium on the desktop. Microsoft will be pouring money into promoting this OS as it is unifying products across the desktop, tablet and smartphone space, with the striking "Modern UI" (that's the Metro UI to everyone else) being used across all platforms.
The Windows Phone marketplace already has over 100,000 apps, and one would imagine most of these will get a Windows 8 upgrade. On top of that Microsoft and Nokia have both been working exclusively with app developers to get their popular apps across onto the platform as quickly as possible. And with Android consistently under fire from Apple and Microsoft for patent infringement to the extent that most Android smartphone manufacturers pay Microsoft a license fee for each Android handset sold, I think we will be seeing a lot more Windows-based mobile devices being produced in the next 12 months.
But Windows 8 is very different to both iOS and Android in looks and functionality, so users making the switch will both lose their app collections and need to learn their way around a new OS. This may only take a few days, but most people a change-averse, so they will need to be tempted to make the switch.
Price and Release Date
There is no word on price yet and the release of the Lumia 920 is likely to be October, which will mean that Nokia will be able to undercut the price of the iPhone 5 to give the phone and Windows 8 ecosystem a launching boost.
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Google has always focused on improving the user experience on the web. The metrics for how they measure this has changed from getting the data as fast as possible from the servers to the end-user, to looking at the real user experience - that is when the user can actually use the site.
Google's Lighthouse tool has been around since June 2016, and Mono has been using this as an audit tool ever since. Today the Mono Platform is already optimized for Lighthouse's current version (3 soon to be 4) and because we've always optimized towards Lighthouse standards, Mono site performance continues to perform in the top 90th percentile in the latest release of the PageSpeed tool. We will, of course, always continue to optimize as Google enhances its performance benchmarks going forward.
To get just a little bit technical, Mono strives to work from a performance budget, so we have a target for how well our websites perform (read more on this concept here). This is a delicate balance to ensure the usability of our platform and deliver a high-performing website. There will be trade-offs, and we are aware of these to build a better product.
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package pl.touk.nussknacker.ui.definition.additionalproperty

import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite
import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
import pl.touk.nussknacker.engine.api.definition.{FixedExpressionValue, FixedValuesParameterEditor, StringParameterEditor}
import pl.touk.nussknacker.engine.api.component.{AdditionalPropertyConfig, ParameterConfig}

class UiAdditionalPropertyEditorDeterminerTest extends AnyFunSuite with Matchers {

  test("should determine configured editor") {
    val configured = FixedValuesParameterEditor(List(FixedExpressionValue("a", "a")))

    val determined = UiAdditionalPropertyEditorDeterminer.determine(AdditionalPropertyConfig(None, Some(configured), None, None))

    determined shouldBe configured
  }

  test("should determine StringParameter editor for additional property by default") {
    val determined = UiAdditionalPropertyEditorDeterminer.determine(AdditionalPropertyConfig.empty)

    determined shouldBe StringParameterEditor
  }
}

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Qinhuang Impression Town Project of Qinhuangdao Zhuda Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
with Hai'an Street on the south, Haiguo Street on the north, Datanghe River on the east and Haisheng Road on the West.
bring investment increase, integration of rural and suburban areas, promote reform and innovation etc.
power and heating etc. Roads are under construction.
Construction period of the project is 3 years. Expected payoff period is 10 years.
Training Institute, International Conference Center and the Yanda Medical Institute. There are nearly 10 thousand employees working in this group.
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Gaithersburg is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Gaithersburg is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaithersburg who work in management occupations (11.35%), office and administrative support (9.36%), and computer science and math (8.06%).
Also of interest is that Gaithersburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One thing noticeable about Gaithersburg, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Gaithersburg is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Gaithersburg a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
In Gaithersburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.80 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Gaithersburg is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Gaithersburg area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
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The Faculty of Education traces its beginnings back to 1857 when the McGill Normal School was established at McGill by agreement between the University and the Government of Quebec. In 1907, it was re-named the School for Teachers and was moved to Ste. Anne de Bellevue where it became part of Macdonald College. At this time also, the Macdonald Chair of Education was endowed at McGill University and a Department of Education was created in the Faculty of Arts and Science for the purpose of preparing candidates for the High School Diploma.
In 1955 the School for Teachers and the Department of Education were combined to become, within the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Institute of Education. To these was joined, in 1957, the McGill School of Physical Education (founded in 1912).
In 1965, the Institute was reconstituted as the Faculty of Education and the work continued both on the McGill and the Macdonald campus.
In 1970, the St. Joseph Teachers College and the Faculty of Education were amalgamated and relocated in a new building on the McGill Campus.
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In 2007 the Faculty commemorated 150 years of teacher education with year long celebrations culminating in an open house exhibition and gala dinner. Alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends came together to share in this special occasion.


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The #YouthEmpowered programme by Coca‑Cola HBC gives young people access to the life and business skills they need to transition into the working world.
This year, the specially designed Digital Edition provides insights and guidance to young people who are at career cross-roads; supporting them to build the confidence and resiliance they need to navigate the new working world.
In 2020, Coca-Cola HBC is offering a special edition of its #YouthEmpowered programme to support young people across Ireland and Northern Ireland who have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19. We are offering free digital training and insights to 18-30 years olds; helping to build confidence and resilience as you navigate new career and learning opportunities.
Delivered through online content, training modules and mentoring support, the #YouthEmpowered initiative has provided free life and business skills training to over 2,000 young people across the island of Ireland since it was launched in 2017.
#YouthEmpowered programme resources cover a series of engaging topics while include how to develop a foundation of resilience and improve your self-confidence and sense of self, a step-by-step guide on building a professional online presence, as well as helpful interview hints and tips from Coca-Cola HBC professionals that will support young people bridging the gap back to employment or education.
OUR FREE Insights & training modules
Self-awareness is key to any successful career. It also helps you decide the career path that best suits you! Do you know your personality type? Have you thought about the environments in which you like to work? Do you know how you prefer work to with others? Take our free self-assessment quiz to begin your journey to better self-understanding.
Understanding and Developing Yourself
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Building Confidence and Resilience
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NETWORKING & BUILDING AN ONLINE PRESENCE
How do you job-hunt in the digital age of recruitment? Can you improve your online presence? Is it possible to make meaningful connections throughout Covid-19? Why not undertake our training module on professional networking, or hear from Social Media Expert Craig Dwyer and Coca-Cola HBC's Talent Acquisition Expert Aimee Hull who have advice for standing out from the crowd online
COMMUNICATION AND INTERVIEW SKILLS
How best can you prepare for an interview? How do you stand out in a virtual setting? What are the techniques to best demonstrate your skills and experience?
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More about #youthempowered
#YouthEmpowered focuses on two key areas – Life Skills and Business Skills – as employers today require young people to be quick learners and integrate smoothly into the workplace with an understanding of self and the commercial environment. It aims to foster confidence and resiliance among young people, helping them to embrace new career and learning opportunities.
The programme is developed and delivered in partnership with YouthAction Northern Ireland and Youth Work Ireland. A substantial investment has been made to develop a curriculum which is designed to help remove the barriers that exist for young people between the ages of 18 and 30 who have left the formal education system but who have been unable to secure or retain employment.
The programme is be delivered in two formats, virtual workshop training , specifically designed for those not in education, training or employment, and a free online Digital Hub.
In 2020, it was expanded to offer free insights and training to any young person disproportionately impacted by Covid-19. All training and resources are now available via ie.coca-colahellenic.com.
"Me and others"
Life Skills will help participants recognise and develop the skills they have, helping them to make better career choices, building confidence, boosting their employability and help them stand out from the competition.
Life Skills Modules
Identify your skills: Understand self, own strengths and developmental opportunities
Interacting with others: Confidence and ability to interact with others
Dealing with Feedback: Listening to and learning to act on feedback
Build a strong CV: Show your best self with by communicating your own strengths and achievements
"Me and the workplace"
Business Skills will improve participant knowledge of core work competences, helping them to adjust to the business environment more smoothly
Business Skills Modules
Business Planning: Set goals and plans to achieve them.
Financial Literacy: Understand how to read numbers.
Project Management: effectively execute a plan.
Sales & Negotiation Skills: Sell products & services, ideas and get desired valued in return for offer product, service, idea.
Time Management: Managing time and objectives to reach a successful self and other satisfaction
The #YouthEmpowered programme will be fully supported by Coca‑Cola HBC mentors who will pass on their valuable first-hand experiences, about work, business and life, offering support to participants during the programme.
Who can participate?
#YouthEmpowered is designed to support young people aged 18-30, focusing on those who are not in education, employment or training - particularly those hardest hit following the pandemic.
The programme is free of charge and available to all via our website, ie.Coca-ColaHellenic.com.
Have you signed up for a Coca-Cola HBC mentor?
If you would like to avail of a mentor within Coca-Cola HBC, we have 40 Youth Coaches within Coca-Cola HBC who are willing to lend their time and expertise.
For more information, send your details along with a short bio or description of your career goals and ambitions to youthempowered.ioi@cchellenic.com.
Former X Factor finalist and popular Q Radio host Eoghan Quigg joined Coca‑Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) and YouthAction NI at another successful #YouthEmpowered skills day held at the YouthAction building in Belfast.
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Q: rsync backup with compression, file size differences I am using rsync to backup a folder regularly to another server, like this, creating a duplicate failsafe version.
rsync --partial --progress -avzl -e ssh /backup_source user@backupserver.com:/backup_dest/ >> /backup.log

I understand it uses compression when transferring the files. I've noticed some unusual differences in the destination folder's storage usage.  Depending on the command used on the destination folder, I get:
ls -lart:   returns identical list of files with filesize numbers matching between src/dest
du: returned folder size on destination is anywhere from 20-50% of the same du results on the source folder.
If I run "du [filename]" comparison on the same file on the source/destination, the destination is once again 20-50% the size.   The contents are often text, and appear to be the same and entirely intact.
How can I account for this file size difference? Is there some sort of compression carrying over to the destination file?  Yet how can the file appear identical in contents but take up less space?  Confused.
EDIT:
md5sum comparison of a couple files returns the same result, which is a good sign.  Still curious about "du" though.  Or a more reliable way to compare file size of a directory structure I suppose.

A: I think what you're seeing might be a difference in disk usage based on filesystem. Remember, du doesn't really show file sizes , but rather an "estimate" of "file space usage".  ls or stat are accurate depictions of file size.
Don't use filesize as a checksum. If you want to make sure 2 files are exactly the same, use a real checksum - or a few ( md5/sha comes to mind).  If you think you might be seeing a hash collision ( extremely unlikely), use 2 checksums.  The likelihood of having 2 hash collisions with different checksums on the same input data is infinitesimal.

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Man dies in crash on Lake Avenue NW in Massillon
Ed Balint
MASSILLON An elderly man died Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash on Lake Avenue NW at Route 21, according to police.
The man was driving a car west on Lake when he crossed Route 21 and struck a tree in the area of the Towpath Trail-Lake Avenue Trailhead near Ernie's Bike Shop, said Lt. Michael Maier.
It was unclear if the driver had been trying to turn onto Route 21 when the crash occurred about 1:40 p.m., Maier said.
Citing the preliminary investigation and witness statements, Maier said he believes a health condition or issue led to the crash.
Maier, however, said it will take further investigation by the Stark County Coroner's Office to conclusively determine what led to the crash and caused the man's death.
The car was traveling at a high speed when the front of the vehicle hit the tree, Maier said. The crash occurred near the entrance and exit to the parking lot of the Lake Avenue Trailhead, part of Stark Parks.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash and no passengers were riding with the victim. Lake Avenue and Route 21 is a high-traffic area, Maier said.
Further details were unavailable Tuesday night. The name of the crash victim was not available because an investigator for the Stark County Coroner's Office had not yet been able to make contact with the driver's family.
The victim was taken to the hospital after the crash; the time of his death was unavailable.
Reach Ed at 330-580-8315 and @ebalint@gannett.com
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Lenovo's end-of-life extension has made the C330 Chromebook an absolute steal
You can now get a great Chromebook with 64GB of storage and 6 years of updated for $250.
Ara Wagoner
Google has updated the end-of-life dates for seven Lenovo Chromebooks on its AUE support page.
The models in question all run on the same hardware platform.
The AUE date has been extended to June 2025, but after June 2023, it'll still rely on support from Lenovo and "third-party component suppliers" to ensure Chrome OS works with the older models.
My favorite little Chromebook just got a whole lot more enticing thanks to a silent update to Google's Auto Update Expiration page. The AUE date is when your Chromebook is slated to no longer receive updates, usually 4-6 years after its initial release, and that's the date that most users either upgrade to a new model or flash an open-source version of Linux or Chromium. For the Best Chromebook Lenovo C330 and six similar models, that date had seemed rather short at June 2022, but now, it seems we won't have to say goodbye to them so soon after all.
While checking the AUE page for end-of-life dates for Chromebooks, the folks at Chrome Unboxed noticed that AUE dates had been pushed back for seven Chromebooks:
Flex 11 Chromebook
100e Chromebook 2nd Gen MTK
N23 Yoga Chromebook
300e Chromebook
Ideapad S330 Chromebook
Ideapad C330 Chromebook
This is great news for everyone, but especially for folks who are looking for a Chromebook right now, because this means the $250 Lenovo C330 is now an absolutely unbeatable deal. Less than $300 dollars for a Chromebook with 64GB of storage, 10-hour battery life, and 6 years of Chrome OS updates? That's unheard of!
Of course, it's not all sunshine and rainbows here, as there's an discreet little disclaimer for these models:
"These devices have an extended AUE date; however, providing updates beyond June 2023 is subject to certain limitations including reliance on third party component suppliers. Google will work with suppliers in an effort to ensure continued support."
While Google and Lenovo will work to keep these Chromebooks updated until June 2025, that's reliant on component suppliers helping ensure new updates are compatible with their parts and drivers for them are updated as needed. This shouldn't be too difficult, but as we all know from the early years of Android updates, all it takes is one chipmaker refusing to work on an older chip to keep a device stuck on an older version forever.
In any event, we're for sure getting one extra year on the these models and possibly getting three extra years. Which is great news for me, since it means my C330 can keep accompanying me to the parks for reviews written around Epcot and getting interrogated by Stormtroopers by the Falcon during evening research sessions.
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Lenovo Chromebook C330
Lenovo's diamond in the rough Chromebook is just right.
Portable, durable, dependable, and affordable, the only real drawback to the Lenovo C330 was that it was only slated to receive updated until June of 2022. Now that it's slated to receive updates until June 2025, there's literally no reason not to buy this Chromebook.
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While there has been some type of gaming capability on Chromebooks, it didn't live up to expectations for a while. However, updates have been regularly released, which has opened the door for a better gaming experience to be had on Chromebooks.
Ara Wagoner is a Writer at Android Central. She themes phones and pokes Google Play Music with a stick. When she's not writing help and how-to's, she's off dreaming about Disney and singing show tunes. If you see her without headphones, RUN. You can follow her on Twitter at @arawagco.


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Drilling Explosion Adds to Long List of Patterson-UTI Related Deaths
In tragic news, Monday's Oklahoma oil rig blast concluded with five workers being killed in the explosion. The fatality count makes the Oklahoma incident the nation's deadliest oil and gas accident since 2010's Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. Investigations into the cause of the blast are still ongoing, and authorities are also looking at the history of the company involved.
Unfortunately, the Houston-based Patterson-UTI Energy Company is no stranger to fatal accidents.
Patterson-UTI's Past
The Patterson-UTI Energy Company was known for one thing during much of the last decade: having one of the worst safety records in the oil and gas industry. In the first 10 years of the new millennium, Patterson-UTI was involved with more fatal accidents than every other energy company in the United States. One report found that there were 12 deaths at the company's Texas drilling sites from 2003 through 2007 alone. Patterson-UTI was able to slow their accident fatality rate; however, one person was killed at a Patterson-UTI facility in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Additionally, a company rig site in West Texas saw a fatal accident just last year.
This means that in 15 years, Patterson-UTI has been involved in 21 fatalities.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster is known as the worst oil and gas industry accident in America's history. However, Patterson-UTI has almost doubled the fatality count of Deepwater Horizon in just 15 years.
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The CEO of Patterson-UTI gave an interview on the Oklahoma explosion, where he declared that the company's top priority is safety.
When a reporter asked the CEO about the company's past accidents, the leader had little to say about Patterson's history. "There have been cases in the past," the CEO said, "but I think the record shows - certainly in the last few years - we've been one of the safest companies in the industry."
In response to this fatal accident, a long-time energy analyst based in Houston had this to say, "The industry loses several rigs every year to fire, accidents and explosions," he said. "We usually don't kill five people, though."


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Q: Why do you think women need special guidebooks when traveling?
A: I think women are often told they shouldn't travel – that it's irresponsible, that it's unsafe. So we really try to do our part to make women feel comfortable, to get out there, while also saying, "These are the things you should be aware of." Knowledge is power. Women have special concerns when it comes to traveling regarding their health and safety, for example, so we have a section that has information on women clinics and another one on safety.
Q: Have you ever felt unsafe on one of your adventures?
A: When I was in Argentina, I had bad experiences with employees on long distance buses. I was spied on by an employee. I had another one push himself on me when I was sleeping. My writers had similar experiences when they went to do the guidebook, so we knew this was one thing we had to put in the book.
Q: What about the emotional challenges of traveling?
A: I think loneliness and homesickness are huge emotions you battle as a female traveler, so our guides address community and how to meet people. We talk about using couch surfing as the best way to form a connection and about how to be outgoing and talk to as many people as possible. The more people know of you, the more they feel a need to protect you.
Q: Do women want to do different things when traveling than men?
A: I find that women are looking for more connection or purpose when they travel; they have a specific reason to visit a country. So they want to go to Thailand and volunteer with elephants instead of just going to Thailand in general. All our books have a free or low-cost volunteer section in the back.
Q: How do you select which destinations to feature?
A: We first started choosing cities and countries that are maybe a little difficult for women to go to by themselves. So Thailand is really popular and a wonderful place for solo travel, but it can be a little intimidating. Bangkok is a big city, and the language barrier is a real concern, so that's why we started there. The same is true for Mexico and Argentina, but you are dealing with a macho culture on top of it.
Q: What projects are you planning next?
A: We are working on a television show called "Brazen," where everywhere we go, we will meet incredible women who are actually changing the world. There is a woman in Thailand who rehabilitates elephants in an elephant orphanage and another who is a sake brewer in Japan.


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Oh, and here is a bonus picture. No, the Vernal Cowboy life hasn't taken over us. My work asked us to take pictures of us for our Cowboy Themed Leadership Conference this year in San Antonio. But, I thought you would all want to see my Hot Wife and her Prego Belly. We haven't really been good at telling people we are having another one. Yep, Girl #3 is due in a little under 4 months. And we are dang excited. As you can see, we are obviously doing the world another favor by giving it another beautiful girl.


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Home /Community, Homesteading Life, Lifestyle/Homestead Tech: Where's my Signal?
In the 1960's TV series Green Acres, the main character "Oliver", who is from New York, buys a farm in the country. Whenever he wants to use the phone he has to climb to the top of the utility pole. His wife, played by Eva Gabor, can't run more than one electric device at a time without tripping a breaker. These were the technological obstacles to living in the country in 1967. Today we have more obstacles, and more opportunities, as homesteaders.
Before my homesteading days, I was Vice President of Information Technology for a marketing company. I rose through the ranks of technology from the fax machine up through the server room and into the executive suite. My hope here is to open a window on how to find the right technology for some common homestead issues.
Cell phone service is getting better in the country, but it still isn't perfect. Before you sign that next cell phone contract you may want to consider what will work best for your homestead. The promises made in commercials for "coverage" and "fast internet" access may not be true for your particular location. When I say "particular" location, I really mean it.
When we bought our homestead, our family used AT&T. They say their coverage covers "95%" of America, or something similar. What's true about AT&T is that their coverage covers 95% (or whatever) of Americans, not America. The difference is that they have great coverage in densely populated areas and not as great in the sparsely populated areas.
It turned out that AT&T had great cell phone service up until we turned down the dirt road that led to our homestead—which is in a valley. By the time we got to our actual home, we were holding our phones up above our heads but still got no signal. If we drove up to the blacktop we had signal… down at the homestead, none.
We switched cell phone service to Verizon. Verizon also says that they cover 95% (or whatever) of America, which for them is closer to being true. Verizon has better coverage in rural areas than AT&T, but that doesn't mean the service is the latest and greatest. We switched to Verizon because we could receive a good signal in our valley. We did not get the fastest advertised download speeds. The speed is fine, just not the current (at the time) 4G LTE. It was more 3G.
Check with your neighbors before committing to a long-term contract. If you can have someone with the type of service you are considering come to your piece of land and make sure it works, even better.
Different cell phones have different antennae in them. If you have a weak signal at your location, make sure you get a cell phone that has a good antenna. If you can test it in your location, even better. Find a friend who has one and invite them over for coffee cake or some homebrew.
Many homesteads have metal buildings (mobile homes or RV's) or buildings with metal roofs. This can seriously affect your ability to get a good signal inside your home. If that's the case for you, there is tech that you can buy to overcome that issue.
In my case, we could get a lesser cell signal outside and no cell signal at all inside the mobile home. This is a real problem since our business is dependent on people being able to call us on our cell phones.
For us, the solution was a cell signal repeater, also called a phone signal booster. These normally come in a kit with an outside antenna plus some cables and a transmitter that you put inside your house. This kit will capture the signal from outside and bring it into your house, amplified!
In my case, I put up a 30-foot tower outside my home and installed the antenna on top of that. It is a directional antenna, so you point it at the most powerful signal for your carrier. This does take some installation, but anyone with general handyman skills can accomplish the task.
Getting internet service can be a little tougher in some areas. In the city, internet service is everywhere; it's fast and easy to get installed. In the country, it can be a little more difficult.
There are basically four ways to get internet to someone: over a phone line, over a cable, through satellite, and finally through a radio signal. The farther you are away from civilization, the less likely phone line and cable service will be available to you. That's because these signals need to be boosted regularly along their route. The farther out you are the less like the phone company will have a booster nearby.
When it comes to "through the air" service the one that comes to mind first is Satellite Internet Service. The one that comes most to mind as of this writing is HughesNet. Other options are Viasat (formerly Excede), and a few others. DishTV says that they provide internet satellite service, but they are just reselling another provider's service.
What's the deal with Satellite Internet Service?
Satellite internet service is kind of expensive, not super fast, and they limit how much you can download in a month. Finally, like your satellite TV, your service is affected by heavy rain showers. That's because the dish itself can't shed the water fast enough. There are varied services. I used Excede for a couple of years.
I need to use the internet for my business, so cost is less of an issue for me. I signed on for Excede's most expensive service. I paid about $150 per month for 12 Mbs with a 50 MB limit (for fast service). After I used 50 MB for the month I still got service, but it was very slow.
If you don't understand this, that's fine. 12 Mbs is the speed… 12 megabits per second. Most city internet services are 100 megabits per second to 1,000 megabits per second. 12 Mbs is fast enough to watch YouTube videos or Netflix, but it might need to "buffer", or catch up, from time to time. Having multiple people watch videos on separate devices at the same time is more problematic.
Finally, there is a direct signal wireless internet service. I have access to one of these. They are generally local companies. Mine charges $50 per month for 5 Mbs service with no usage limits. This is slower than satellite, but it's cheaper and it has no limits. So, I ditched my satellite for the wireless service.
Then I went and talked them into doubling my speed for more money. Since these are local companies that provide this type of wireless service, there aren't many employees. I talked to the "tech guy" who actually does the equipment work. I asked him if I could get faster service for more money. After a couple of discussions, he doubled my service from 5 Mbs to 10 Mbs for an additional $15 per month.
If you can get a "wired broadband" service through your phone or cable provider, that is best. Next, I would look for a local provider that doesn't use satellite. 10 Mbs from a local wireless provider will be more consistent and a better deal than 12 Mbs from a satellite provider. If you have to get satellite service, I would consider that only as a last option.
The Cell Phone Option: Is your cell phone signal good enough? If you feel like the internet on your cell phone is good enough then consider turning your cell phone into a "wireless hub." For a while, I actually used a dedicated wireless hub from Verizon. These devices do exist and they are an option. I have used them. It might be an option if you have a good cell signal, but no good internet options.
What do you use your home computer for? If you are a teenager, the answer is games and the internet for videos. They generally use their phone for everything else. If you are a middle-aged person, then the answer is probably just the internet. News, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon (lots of Amazon), Facebook, Pinterest, looking at your bank and bill-paying websites… what else? Probably not much. You might write some documents, use a spreadsheet (probably not), or mess with music or video editing.
After showing the person asking me what computer to buy that they didn't need a big, expensive computer, I would tell them what cheap computer to buy. It was all they needed. They would invariably go buy a giant, expensive computer because "it would last longer." But, no, it won't.
90% of people using a laptop today for personal use should buy a Chromebook. They are cheap. They work great. Everything is stored "in the cloud" so you can't lose it. You don't have to do "upgrades" or "updates." And, most importantly, you get out from under the Windows 10 umbrella.
People generally spend $595 for a Windows laptop that is bloated up with software you don't need and will never use. It constantly asks for updates and sticks its fingers in everything that you do. You don't need any of it. You get viruses that you can't get rid of. The system runs slower and slower until you think it's broken and you buy a new one.
If you have more money, then you spend $995 for a Mac; way more for software, et cetera… and all the same things apply—just not as quickly.
I'm writing this on a Lenovo Chromebook C330. It cost $250. It turns on instantly. I can turn it into a tablet reader. It has a touch screen. It's easy! I'm writing this article using Google Docs. No software required! No virus protection required. No annoying updates and problems.
I have a printer that I bought years ago. It has a wireless connection (they all do these days). I told my Chromebook to find my printer. It did and I printed. No drivers, no disks, no software. Easy. I plugged my Chromebook in to charge for about 40 minutes over 24 hours ago. I have used it as much as possible since then. Internet, videos, movies, writing, email, et cetera. It still doesn't need to be charged—and won't until this evening.
I use Google for everything. I store my documents and pictures there. I use Facebook for everything. I store my pictures there and post everything I do. People are very worried about privacy. I'll put your mind at ease… you have none. Seriously, if the government wants to track you, they can. If they want your files and pictures and bank accounts, they already have them. They don't need a warrant, they can just buy the information from the service providers (or from others who buy the information from the service providers.) "But they can't follow a person without a warrant." They aren't following a person's activity. They are following a "device's" activity. They don't need to see what "Jane Doe" is doing, just her phone and her internet activities.
So don't worry. You are already plugged in. If you are using a service "for free" then that only means that YOU ARE THE PRODUCT. You are the thing that the companies are selling. That's why they can give you free email, search engines, social media, and the like. I have a business as a dog trainer. I get my customers from Google. I pay Google about $500 per month to do that. It's the biggest bill I have. So, come on in… the water's fine!
Homesteading doesn't mean unplugging. As a matter of fact, it's easier to homestead now that the internet and online services are so easy to use. You can see the grandkids from 1,000 miles away. You can do your work and stay in touch with the things that make your homesteading life possible. In order to do that, you need to be connected. Hopefully, this information helps you know how to connect in ways that are useful and cost effective for you.


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As the life expectancy of people living with HIV improves as a result of antiretroviral therapy, increasing numbers of women living with HIV (WLHIV) are now reaching menopausal age. The menopause transition in WLHIV remains a relatively overlooked area in clinical HIV research. Whilst there is some evidence to suggest that WLHIV experience menopause at an earlier age and that they have more menopausal symptoms, there is no clear consensus in the literature around an impact of HIV infection on either timing or symptomatology of the menopause. Data are also conflicting on whether HIV-related factors such as HIV viral load and CD4 cell count have an impact on the menopause. Furthermore, menopausal symptoms in WLHIV are known to go under-recognised by both healthcare providers and women themselves. There is likely to be a burden of unmet health needs among WLHIV transitioning through the menopause, with significant gaps in the evidence base for their care. With this in mind, we have developed the PRIME study (Positive Transitions Through the Menopause). This mixed-methods observational study will explore, for the first time in the UK, the impact of the menopause on the health and wellbeing of 1500 ethnically diverse WLHIV. In establishing a cohort of women in their midlife and following them up longitudinally, we hope to develop a nuanced understanding of the gendered aspects of ageing and HIV, informing the provision of appropriate services for WLHIV to ensure that they are supported in maintaining optimal health and wellbeing as they get older.


WHAT IS IT? Sprocket Stuff makes a very special tool that allows you to easily remove your bike's countershaft sprocket without having to stand on the rear brake or shove rags into the engine cases.
CONTACT? www.sprocketstuff.com or (760) 500-3397.
WHAT STANDS OUT? Here's a list of things that stand out with the Sprocket Stuff countershaft sprocket tool.
(1) Design. If you want to replace a worn-out countershaft sprocket or change your gearing, removing the old countershaft sprocket can be a hassle. It is typically corroded in place, and when you try to turn the sprocket, you typically turn the engine over (and the sprocket doesn't budge). Sprocket Stuff's counter sprocket tool is designed to lock your bike's countershaft sprocket to the swingarm so that it can't spin.
( 2) Updates. The previous Sprocket Stuff tool had to be ordered in teeth sizes. For example, if you wanted to remove a 13-tooth countershaft sprocket, you needed their 13-tooth tool. All well and good, unless you were adding a 14-tooth sprocket in place of the 13, then you needed their 14-tooth tool to install it (or remove it when it was time to replace it). The new design now fits on 13- 14- and 15-tooth sprockets. All you have to do is move the pins that slip into the grooves between the sprocket teeth. Additionally, the new design is more compact so you don't have to remove your engine's case saver.
( 3) Directions. In step one, you have to remove the chain. Why? Because the pins of the Sprocket Stuff tool have to fit into the teeth of the countershaft sprocket, and they can't do this if the chain is on the sprocket. Step two is to bend the locking tab away from the countershaft nut. Step three is to slip the Sprocket Stuff countershaft sprocket tool onto the sprocket with the two elongated arms positioned above and below the swingarm pivot. The arms lessen side load on the countershaft bearing. The final step is to put the proper-size socket on the nut and turn it with a ratchet or breaker bar. Sprocket Stuff does not recommend using an air-impact wrench for this job. To install a new countershaft sprocket, you simply reverse the direction of your motion. You can hand-crank it into place or, if you are smart, use a torque wrench to set it at the proper torque setting (found in your owner's manual).
WHAT'S THE SQUAWK? There are other homegrown ways to remove and install a countershaft sprocket that don't require a $20 tool.
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Molson Coors launches alcohol-free canned cocktail
JON SPRINGER
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Zero-proof Roxie is launching in three varieties
Seizing on the growing interest in non-alcoholic adult beverages, Molson Coors is introducing a canned cocktail line called Roxie. But don't look for it in bars quite yet.
The brand, inspired by craft cocktails, is aimed at 21-to-34-year-old consumers looking for non-alcoholic options during "Dry January" and throughout the year. Roxie, which contains no alcohol, has 90 calories per 12-ounce serving.
The zero-proof drink comes in three varieties—Lost In The Mango (described as sweet mango with rich and aromatic flavors); Forbidden Pineapple (tangy pineapple tinged with tropical tones); and Ripe With Passionfruit (tart passionfruit with a hint of botanicals).
Roxie marks the first time Chicago-based Molson Coors would build a brand fully in-house, a company spokeswoman said. Molson Coors will also collaborate with LA Libations, the beverage incubator Molson Coors holds a stake in, "so they'll be partnering with us on some of the marketing along with their agency, Red Antler."
In another first for the company, Roxie is launching exclusively as a direct-to-consumer brand, a strategy meant to provide the opportunity to communicate with consumers directly, and account for Roxie's relative lack of scale, Jamie Wideman, Molson Coors' VP of innovation, wrote in a blog post announcing the launch.
"Using online and social platforms allows us to hear consumer feedback and innovate off that feedback quickly," Wideman said.
Other brands in the alcohol-free canned cocktail category include Recess and Kul Mocks.
In 2022, 35% of adult drinkers stayed away from alcohol for the entire month of January, up from 21% in 2021, according to Nielsen CGA data cited by Molson Coors in the blog post. And the non-alcoholic beverage category is poised to grow by 27.6% among 21-to-24-year-olds by 2025, based on data from beverage industry analysis firm IWSR, according to the brewer.
Molson Coors is separately preparing the launch an alcohol-free version of its Peroni beer, Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0.
Jon Springer writes for Crain's sister publication Ad Age.
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The National Portrait Gallery in London has unveiled Cindy Sherman's First Major UK Retrospective, including her complete Untitled Film Stills series, rarely exhibited early photographs and films and a new work on public display for the first time...
Cindy Sherman's groundbreaking series, Untitled Film Stills, 1977-80, has gone on public display for the first time in the UK in a major new retrospective of the artist's work at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Opening on Thursday 27 June, Cindy Sherman explores the development of the artist's work from the mid-1970s to the present day, including rarely exhibited photographs and films created while Sherman was an art student at the State University College at Buffalo from 1972 to 1976, and a new work Untitled #602 created in 2019 from a collaboration with Stella McCartney. The exhibition features over 190 works from international public and private collections, as well as a recreation of Sherman's studio in New York, providing an unprecedented insight into the artist's working processes.
Widely regarded as one of the world's leading contemporary artists, Cindy Sherman, (b. 1954), first gained widespread critical recognition for Untitled Film Stills, the series that she commenced shortly after moving to New York in 1977. Comprising 70 images, the work was the artist's first major artistic statement and defined her approach. With Sherman herself as model wearing a range of costumes and hairstyles, her black and white images captured the look of 1950s and 60s Hollywood, film noir, B movies and European art-house films. Building on that layer of artifice, the fictional situations she created were photographed in a way that recalls the conventions of yesterday's cinema. As a result, each photograph depicts its subject, namely the artist, refracted through a layer of artifice - a veneer of representation.
The exhibition includes all five of Sherman's Cover Girl series, completed shortly after she graduated from art school, displayed together for the first time since November 1976 when they were exhibited on the inside of the top deck of a bus. Other key works are shown from the artist's most important series including Rear Screen Projections, Centrefolds, History Portraits, Fairy Tales, Fashion, Flappers, Sex Pictures, Masks, Headshots, Clowns and Society Portraits. The exhibition also features a digital version of A Cindy Book, a private album of family photographs that Sherman began compiling when she was around eight or nine years old, which has never been seen before, revealing an early fascination with her own changing appearance.
Cindy Sherman focuses on the artist's manipulation of her own appearance and her deployment of material derived from a range of cultural sources in order to create imaginary portraits that explore the tension between façade and identity. Sherman is famous for her use of make-up, costumes, props and prosthetics to create complex and ambiguous photographic images. Taking a quotation from Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film, Rear Window, which Sherman has cited as an important influence: 'Tell me everything you saw and what you think it means' as its central theme, the exhibition will examine in detail Sherman's rich and varied visual language - which draws on cinema, television, advertising and fashion.
Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director, National Portrait Gallery, London, said 'We are delighted to be opening this major new retrospective, spanning over 40 years of work by one of the most influential and important artists of our time, whose photographs now appear more relevant and prescient than ever in an era of social media and selfies. The exhibition is an exciting proposition for the National Portrait Gallery, placing key works from Sherman's most important series within the context of portraiture to explore the often complex and ambiguous relationship between appearance and reality, challenging our notion of what a portrait can be."
Paul Moorhouse, Curator, Cindy Sherman, added 'Cindy Sherman's art is completely distinctive. By inventing fictitious characters and photographing herself in imaginary situations, she inhabits a world of pure appearance. No other artist interrogates the illusions presented by modern culture in such a penetrating way - or scrutinises so tellingly the façades that people adopt. Probing the elusive connection between appearance and meaning, her work explores contemporary life – and with sharp observation exposes its deceptions.'
The Cindy Sherman exhibition is on until 15 September 2019 at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Find out more at www.npg.org.uk
Image Credit: Cindy Sherman with her work Untitled (Murder Mystery People), 1976/2000, on display in Cindy Sherman, National Portrait Gallery London. Photograph by Alastair Fyfe Photography
Untitled Film Still #21 by Cindy Sherman, 1978.
Untitled #602 by Cindy Sherman, 2019.
Cover Girl (Vogue) by Cindy Sherman, 1976 / 2011. All Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York


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Dubrovik is an Unosco's site and it is also the capital city of Seven Kingdoms, magnificent King's Landing, overlooking Blackwater Bay. It is the fifth year in a row that Dubrovnik is a official filming location for HBO's TV series Game of Thrones (an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels). Few locations will be visible from the sea (Red Keep, where king Joffrey celebrated his name day – fort Lovrijenac, walls of Dubrovnik, where Tyrion Lannister and Varys took a stroll, City of Qarth – Island of Lokrum, House of the Undying - Bokar and Minčeta forts), while the others will be visited on the walking tour (Park Gradac - Purple wedding setting, Museum Rupe – brothel, The Pile Gate where King Joffrey was faced with riot and many others). Relax and enjoy a Game of Thrones cocktail and enjoy the views of King's Landing from the sea side. Take unique photos in costumes on the ship and on the Iron Throne, that will be a perfect memory of your visit to magical Westeros. You will hear interesting details about the characters and events from behind the scenes.
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Excellent tour and a MUST for GOT fans. The cruise was great, informative and fun. Nice cocktail on boarding and fancy dress if so desired. The walking tour was just right pace and our guide (who had been an extra on the show) certainly knew his stuff but also shared the history of the Old Town as well as Kings Landing etc.. All in all I would thoroughly recommend this tour. Just one point to be aware, we arrived early for the tour and as the ship was not docked we had trouble finding where to go - for info; the ship docks opposite the food market
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A common bacterium – Escherichia coli (E. coli) – has been implicated as an inflammation trigger in people with genetic predisposition to Crohn's disease.
French researchers recently reported this host-bacteria interaction pathway after studying and comparing cells in a laboratory from the colons of patients with Crohn's disease and a control group. The researchers were able to demonstrate that infection with E. coli switches on an immune response that may lead to the inflammation that occurs in Crohn's disease and other types of inflammatory bowel disease when the body's own immune system revs up and cannot stop "protecting" itself.
As we have reported in previous issues of The Inside Tract®, while a genetic link has been found for Crohn's disease, this represents only a small percentage of Crohn's cases.
The investigators found that when E. coli infects the gut, levels of a molecule called MICA rise rapidly in the cells lining the intestine. The surge in MICA molecules – that seem to play an important role in the innate immune system – sets off a chain reaction, causing "killer" immune cells to release an immune-stimulating protein called gamma interferon.
Crohn's patients had higher levels of MICA than controls, supporting the premise that E. coli could play a role in Crohn's. This is a basic research study only and it is too early to tell whether testing for E. coli infection and treatment with antibiotics would be beneficial to Crohn's patients.
The researchers also note that E. coli infection in the colon has already been associated with colorectal cancer.
First published in the Inside Tract® newsletter issue 130 – March/April 2002
V Tieng, C Le Bouguénec, L du Merle, et al. Binding of Escherichia coli adhesin AfaE to CD55 triggers cell-surface expression of the MHC class I-related molecule MICA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2002;99(5):2977-82


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Pro Football Players Step Off The Field To Address Their Mental Health
Published: November 17, 2021 in Moms News by 1news.info.
If I asked what Usain Bolt, Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, Kevin Love, and Michael Phelps had in common, I think 2021's general in-the-know audience might be able to tell me. Though the five athletes represent five of America's favorite sports, each has been in the spotlight for speaking, in a very personal way, about their […]
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If I asked what Usain Bolt, Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, Kevin Love, and Michael Phelps had in common, I think 2021's general in-the-know audience might be able to tell me. Though the five athletes represent five of America's favorite sports, each has been in the spotlight for speaking, in a very personal way, about their mental health. And recently, NFL's formidable, hulking players are stepping front and center as well.
October was a big month for the NFL, though not in terms of yards gained or intercepted passes. Three players announced publicly that they are stepping away from the game, at least momentarily, to focus on their mental health. Baltimore Ravens' Brandon Knight and Atlanta Falcons' Calvin Ridley indicate they will sit out the entire season; Philadelphia Eagles' Lane Johnson returned to the field after a three-game hiatus.
Eagles' Johnson was the first to tweet about his departure upon returning to the game in mid-October. "I would like to thank everyone for their understanding and support over the last two weeks. I appreciate the positive notes and messages as I've worked hard to restore my personal life," he wrote. "Depression and anxiety are things I've dealt with for a long time and have kept hidden from my friends and family. If you're reading this and struggling, please know you are not alone…."
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— Lane Johnson (@LaneJohnson65) October 18, 2021
Speaking movingly and candidly to Fox Sports, Johnson really captured what it means to be on the precipice: "Feels like doom. I just want to run away and not come back, kind of thing. A lot of nausea. A lot of throwing up every day. It got so bad … I started to throw up blood. Nerves. Really, I have tremors in my hands."
Offensive tackle Knight, new to the Ravens, was the next to address his uncertain mental health on October 21. He took to Twitter and explained his mid-season departure. "I've decided to take a break from football to address my mental health," he wrote. "Although it was a difficult decision, it was a necessary one to be back home with my family. I look forward to returning next season."
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— Brandon Knight (@BKNIGHT62) October 21, 2021
And, rounding off a month of brave admissions, Falcons' Calvin Ridley also opened up."These past few weeks have been very challenging and as much as I'd like to be on the field competing with my teammates, I need to step away from football at this time and focus on my mental wellbeing," Ridley said on Twitter. "This will help me be the best version of myself now and in the future."
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— CALVIN RIDLEY (@CalvinRidley1) October 31, 2021
This is not the first time that an NFL player has spoken openly about their mental health. Pittsburgh Steelers' Hall of Famer and four-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Terry Bradshaw did not take to Twitter, of course (we were still using typewriters back then.) Even though he battled depression throughout his career, and even broke down and cried on the field during a game, he only spoke of it years after his 1984 retirement.
Keeping in step with the stoicism of the time, Bradshaw chose to hide his debilitating depression — most likely at a tremendous personal cost. His silence illustrates an important difference between those days and these days, a time when 87% of Americans believe mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of.
Flagging mental health may be less stigmatized in our generation, but that doesn't make it exactly easy to disclose you are struggling. When Johnson spoke of his reluctance to go public, he broached what many of us feel. "I was ashamed, to be honest," he confessed. "In this league, the NFL, where it's a gladiator-type sport, it's something that's not often talked about but is often felt throughout the league."
Thankfully, these three NFL players live in a world where mental health difficulties don't automatically imply one is "less-than." Johnson's heartfelt tweet references the "positive notes and messages" he received. And, though Ravens' coach John Harbough didn't have much to say either way about Knight's decision (perhaps because Harbough didn't "really know the details"), the comments of Ridley's teammate, Tajae Sharpe, reflect the Falcons' empathy and acceptance:
"We are keeping him in our prayers and any time one of our brothers is hurting, we're hurting as well. So we feel for Calvin and are here for him whenever he needs us and whenever he's ready to get back to playing football. But obviously his mental health is number one and the safety of his family and his health. So whatever he needs from us, we're going to support no matter what…."
Is it compassionate affirmation like this that has helped bolster so many mental health initiatives, like the Indiana Colts' "Kicking the Stigma" campaign? Or, is it because of these collective efforts that we are becoming more accepting of mental health disorders? Probably a combination of both. But, the only thing that matters is that the conversation around mental illness — once a "dirty little secret" — is happening.
We are lucky to be living in a time when professional players like Knight, Ridley, and Johnson can admit to their humanness — and this is an amazing advancement in the mental health arena. In each tweet or interview about their mental health, these bigger-than-life athletes are proving that physical invincibility cannot shield any of us from mental vulnerability.
At the same time, their outward indomitability serves as an apt metaphor for the inner tenacity and perseverance it takes to combat mental illness. And anyone who has fought their own mind knows this: it takes superhuman strength to push thru the darkness. None of us are weak and none of us are "broken"; sometimes you just can't see our warrior fighting inside.
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Source: Scary Mommy https://www.scarymommy.com/mental-health-struggles-cause-pro-football-players-step-away/


(ELGIN) Someone fired a gun at a man in northwest suburban Elgin early Sunday.
Officers responded at 4:16 a.m. to Lawrence Avenue and Silver Street for a call of shots fired, according to a statement from Elgin police.
A 33-year-old man told investigators he was walking when someone nearby with a gun shot in his direction, police said. No one was hurt.
No description of the possible shooter was provided.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call detectives at (847) 289-2600, or anonymously at (847) 695-4195.