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New phishing scam targets PayPal users
By Adam Green, Komando.com
For a while now PayPal has been one of the go-to ways in which we can transfer money digitally. Most of us have plenty of confidence in its security, though we understand there will be instances where things happen and our settings must be updated or changed.
We never know when that will happen, however, which is why we rely on PayPal to let us know when something is up and needs to be done. That usually comes in the form of an alert or email, which leaves the door open for some issues.
Like the one PayPal users are facing now, as scammers are trying to convince them to load malware onto their devices. The way they are going about it makes this even tougher to combat.
It starts with an email
Like many phishing scams, this one is effective because it does not have the appearance of anything abnormal. PayPal users receive an email from an address "[email protected]" with the subject of "PayPal account warning," which certainly garners attention.
The email, which is meant to look like an official document, has a Word document attached that, once opened, unleashes malware onto your computer. So far it appears the malware only impacts Windows PCs.
Apple, iPhone and Android users are not affected, even if they open the bad email, and it is not yet known how many people have been targeted.
There are multiple versions
Sometimes the scam will involve a Word document, while others will present a link it asks you to click on. As for its reasoning for being sent, that could be an "account warning," as already mentioned, or possibly a notice of a payment sent to someone or an alert that your account was logged into from an unknown device.
The email doesn't look right
While the address it comes from seems legitimate and the title itself is innocuous, the message contained provides some clues as to its illegitimacy. One example begins with, "Greetings, dear Client! please! We noticed a lot of frauds performed by machinations with online services of the accounts of our clients."
Between the punctuation, grammar and word choice it should be apparent that the message was not, in fact, sent by PayPal.
Other instances show the email being sent to multiple addresses via CC and not Bcc, which means you can see the addresses. PayPal would not do that, either.
How to protect against phishing attacks:
It's important to remember that this has nothing to do with PayPal, which means there is not a whole lot they can do to stop it. The emails are trying to take advantage of people who are not paying attention, which is why you want to keep these tips in mind:
Be cautious with links – If you get an email or notification that you find suspicious, don't click on its links. It could be a phishing attack. It's always better to type a website's address directly into a browser than clicking on a link.
Do NOT enable macros – You should never download PDF, Word or Excel files attached to unsolicited emails to begin with. If you do open one of these documents and it says that you need to turn on macros, close the file and delete it immediately.
Watch for typos – Phishing scams are infamous for having typos. If you receive an email or notification from a reputable company, it should not contain typos. Take our phishing IQ test to see if you can spot a fake email.
Use unique passwords – Many people use the same password for multiple websites. This is a terrible mistake. If your credentials are stolen on one site and you use the same username and/or password on others, it's simple for the cybercriminal to get into each account. Click here to find out how to create hack-proof passwords.
Set up two-factor authentication – Two-factor authentication, also known as two-step verification, means that to log in to your account, you need two ways to prove you are who you say you are. It's like the DMV or bank asking for two forms of ID. Click here to learn how to set up two-factor authentication.
Check your online accounts – The site Have I Been Pwned allows you to check if your email address has been compromised in a data breach.
Have strong security software – Having strong protection on your gadgets is very important. The best defense against digital threats is strong security software.


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ESB plans to demolish the Georgian Living Experience Museum criticised - Chris Andrews TD
5 February, 2021 - by Chris Andrews TD
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Bay South, Chris Andrews, has criticised recently released plans by the ESB to demolish the Georgian Museum at 29 Fitzwilliam Street.
Teachta Andrews said:
"The proposed development of 3 luxury apartments at the expense of an important cultural landmark will do nothing to alleviate the shortage of affordable housing in the city.
"This is a cynical attempt to use the housing crisis to overturn Dublin City policy on the support for cultural institutions in the area.
"Luxury apartments in Dublin are well beyond the means of even the most well-paid of city dwellers and there is no doubt that any additional developments will join those all over the city which are only used for tourism or short-term lets.
"These apartments will not benefit anyone other than the developers.
"Sinn Fein supports the DCC policy 'to maintain and enhance these areas as active residential streets and squares during the day and at night-time' (Land Use Objective Z8) and the use of the area's historic buildings for residential purposes.
"But the proposed development is unlikely to meet this objective and certainly should not be allowed to go ahead at the expense of such an important cultural experience.
"This is the only museum in Dublin which explores the original function of these grand 18th Century houses which line its squares and streets and which are such a distinct feature of the city.
"Destroying such a unique part of our architectural and cultural history could only be to the detriment of Dublin and in contradiction to the expressed policy of Dublin City Council. [CH3CC, Dublin City Development plan]
"As the TD for the area, I support those objecting to the change of use application being made."

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National Champions say handball is like family
11 months 3 weeks 5 days ago Sunday, July 22 2018 Jul 22, 2018 Sunday, July 22, 2018 7:21:00 PM CDT July 22, 2018 in Sports
By: Olivia Gerling, KOMU 8 Sports
COLUMBIA – A group of national champions attended the annual Show-Me State handball tournament Saturday.
Wilson's Fitness on Forum Boulevard held the tournament on the handball courts. Each person was awarded a certain number of points for each game.
"I appreciate what really good handball is," said Don Ginsburg, one of the tournament organizers.
Three National Champions were in attendance, as well as one World Champion.
"It's always been something I've loved to do," Max Langmack said.
Langmack is a Kansas City native, but he just graduated from Missouri State University. He's a national champion of the sport and will be on the Professional Handball Tour this year.
According to Langmack, it was his best friend who introduced him to the sport.
"We got on the courts, and I just loved it ever since," he said.
Langmack and the other National Champions agreed the sport was very family oriented.
"It's such a brotherhood," he said.
Jeff Streibig, a National Champion from St. Louis, said it was his father who got him into the sport. Now, he and his father will sometimes play together.
"It's amazing to get to spend time with your dad like that," he said.
Streibig's father is a champion in his own right. He won the World Championship in 2009.
Kevin Pettus, the third National Champion in attendance, said he was also introduced to the sport through his family. Both his grandfather and his father played handball.
"I watched it as a kid and kind of got interested around the age of 12, and just stuck with it," Pettus said. "It's been a big part of my life."
People of all ages attended the tournament, and some players even had children they said they hoped to introduce to the sport like their parents' did.


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Tamara Eduárdovna Poliakova –em russo, Тамара Эдуардовна Полякова– (Chernivtsi, 27 de agosto de 1960) é uma desportista soviética de origem ucraniana que competiu em ciclismo nas modalidades de pista e estrada.

Em estrada obteve duas medalhas de ouro no Campeonato Mundial de Ciclismo em Pista, nos anos 1987 e 1989, ambas na prova de perseguição individual.

Ganhou uma medalha de prata no Campeonato Mundial de Ciclismo em Pista de 1981, na prova de perseguição individual.

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Dubai Ranks 15th Worldwide in Global Financial Centre Index
Published September 13th, 2018 - 07:24 GMT
The DIFC has been seeing a consistent influx of foreign companies. (Shutterstock)
Backed by its strong infrastructure, banking and financial services, Dubai has retained its top ranking in the region in the list of the world's top financial centres and improved its global ranking by four places.
According to the Global Financial Centre Index released on Wednesday, Dubai was ranked 15th worldwide, higher than Paris, Geneva, Los Angeles, Luxembourg and Vienna, among others.
The improvement in Dubai's rating was backed by its strong infrastructure where it was ranked eighth worldwide, ahead of San Francisco, Toronto, Frankfurt, Zurich and Paris. Similarly, the emirate was rated ninth in human capital and financial sector development, surpassing most of the global financial centres.
In sub-indices, Dubai was rated eighth in banking, ninth in professional services and 15th in investment management and professional services.
After Gold, UAE Mulls This Sector for VAT Exemption
UAE Banks' Three-Way Merger a Boon for Banking System
Dubai's improvement in the global rating can be attributed to the consistet influx of foreign companies into the Dubai International Financial Centre, the top financial centre in the region, which recently reported that the total number of active registered companies in the free zone reached 2,003 at the end of June 2018, up eight per cent from 1,853 as of December 31, 2017.
Abu Dhabi slipped one place to 26th worldwide but recorded improvement in its rating. The UAE capital was ranked first in global leaders.
According to the Global Financial Centre Index 2018 ranking, Dubai has been bracketed into 'stable centres', Abu Dhabi into 'dynamic centres' and Doha in 'unpredictable centres'.
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Spotlight Asia - Assessing the Risks and Rewards of Chinese Investment in Australia
Date: Sep 2015
An overview of Chinese FDI and M&A into Australia
A look at the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement and what it means for Chinese investment in Australia
Analyses of activity and trends in the mining, real estate, agriculture and infrastructure sectors
An interview with Violet Ho, Senior Managing Director, and Richard Dailly, Managing Director at Kroll, on conducting due diligence on foreign investors or buyers before entering into crossborder transactions
1. Chinese investment in Australia
In 2014, China's outbound direct investment soared to a record high of more than US$100bn, a large portion of which has been focused on its southern regional neighbour Australia. For the first time, China became Australia's largest source of approved proposed investment with an aggregate of US$19.7bn in 2013-14, a 75% increase from US$11.3bn in 2012-13, according to the Australian government. China outperformed long-time top investor, the United States, which yielded US$12.5bn worth of approved investment proposals, down from US$14.7bn in the previous year.
For M&A, 2014 closed with 20 announced deals worth US$3.7bn from Chinese bidders, down from US$4.8bn in 2013, albeit at almost twice the deal volume, due in part to a shift towards mid-market deals. Activity in H1 2015 kept pace with 2014, closing with 10 announced deals grossing US$1.8bn. The outlook for the rest of the year, however, is clouded amid economic uncertainty arising from China's deceleration in growth, and compounded by its stock market volatility.
China's outbound investment has traditionally been driven by state owned enterprises (SOEs) in search of natural resources, raw materials and technological know-how to fuel the country's industrialisation and modernisation efforts. Much of this offshore interest has been channelled to Australia, by means of its economic maturity and low political risk, regulatory efficiency and transparency, rule of law, strong equity markets, wealth of quality resource assets and geographical proximity to China. Australia's low cash interest rates, combined with a bearish Australian dollar, have intensified its appeal.
While China's interest in Australia has been consistent, it is nonetheless a transformation in the investment landscape that gave rise to 2014's record values. China's investments in Australia are changing: China's emphasis has swung from resource-intensive investments to include more acquisitions of real estate, agribusiness, tourism, life sciences, renewable energy and infrastructure assets.
2. The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) was signed on 17 June 2015, paving the way for greater ease of trade between the two nations. A possible forerunner to growth in the M&A market, the ChAFTA signals the Australian government's recognition of the importance of Chinese capital as fuel for the domestic economy.
3. Analyses of activity and trends in the mining, real estate, agriculture and infrastructure sectors
Traditionally favoured by Chinese SOEs, mining was the top sector for M&A in 2014. However, activity was not as intense as in years past, due in part to a paucity of the sort of mega deals that characterised Australia's decade-long mining boom, such as the US$7.25bn merger between Australia's Gloucester Coal
and Chinese-owned Yancoal Australia in 2012.
In real estate, FIRB approvals in 2013-14 totalled US$8.8bn for Chinese investment. According to Credit Suisse, Chinese buyers acquired US$6.2bn worth of Australian residential property in 2013-14, and another US$42.3bn is expected to be invested in the next six years, far more than the US$20bn over the past six years. The Australian government requires non-resident foreign investors to buy new-build properties instead of established housing, and investment interest has been focused on apartments close to city centres, universities and public transportation networks, as opposed to detached houses.
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contactus@operationdeepblue.org
Expeditions & Events
To increase awareness of law enforcement officers, other first responders and military service members who died in the line of duty as well as raise funds for related charities and surviving family members
Operation Deep Blue is an annual long-distance sea kayak expedition conducted to increase awareness of law enforcement officers, other first responders and military service members who died in the line of duty as well as raise funds for related charities and surviving family members.
Over an eight day period, the Operation Deep Blue team paddles more than 215 miles from Fort Mott State Park in Pennsville, NJ to Washington, DC - arriving for the start of National Police Week. In addition to honoring all officers, first responders and military service members who died in the line of duty, each Operation Deep Blue team member selects an individual, who made the ultimate sacrifice, to honor throughout the expedition. In preparation for the expedition, the team trains year-round to include paddling throughout the winter in sub-freezing temperatures. During the expedition, the team's skills, physical endurance, mental toughness and commitment to honoring our fallen heroes are tested as they paddle as many as 10 hours each day in a variety of challenging and rapidly changing conditions.
The 2020 Operation Deep Blue expedition is scheduled for May 2nd - 9th. The 2020 team is comprised of active, retired and former federal law enforcement agents, intelligence community professionals and military service members as well as state, county and local law enforcement executives and officers from various police departments and agencies in New Jersey, New York and Virginia. Each Operation Deep Blue volunteer invests hundreds of hours during the year in preparing for and participating in the expedition.
Vicky O. Armel
Fairfax County P.D. (VA)
End of Watch: 5/8/2006
Years of Service: 17
Philip Joseph Lamonaco
Trooper II
End of Watch: 12/21/1981
Richard Mark Bremer
Frederick City P.D. (MD)
Years of Service: 5
Mary Ann Collura
Fair Lawn P.D. (NJ)
End of Watch: 4/17/2003
William G. Fearon
Michael E. Garbarino
Master Police Officer
Vincent Brock
Paramus P.D. (NJ)
Eric O. Meier
Crawford P.D. (NY)
John G. Coughlin
New York City P.D.
Tamby Yagan
Paterson P.D. (NJ)
John M. Falcone
Poughkeepsie City P.D. (NY)
Joseph Franklin
Roxbury P.D. (NJ)
Christopher Goodell
Waldwick P.D. (NJ)
Thomas G. Hauck
Thomas G. Hauck is the founder of Operation Deep Blue and currently serves as a federal law enforcement agent with over 20 years of experience. Prior to his law enforcement career, Thomas served eight years in the United States Marine Corps as an enlisted infantryman and intelligence officer.
James Roth
James Roth retired as an Intelligence Community executive with over 27 years of Aviation, Weapons and Space Systems acquisition experience. James served as a contractor for the Department of the Navy and was hired by the Institute for Defense Analysis, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, in support of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. James was later recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to support the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) where he ultimately served as the Deputy Director of the NRO'S Cost and Acquisition Assessment Group and later as Acting Director, responsible for conducting Independent Life Cycle Cost Estimates and overseeing Earned Value Management for all major NRO programs. James later served as the Executive Secretariat for the Joint Space Cost Council, a unique National Security Space, Government and Industry forum that collectively worked to enhance state-of-the-art Space Systems cost estimating.
Charlie Atie
Charlie Atie began his law enforcement career in 1991 with the Prospect Park (NJ) Police Department. Since 2010, after elevating through the ranks, Charlie has served in his current position as the Chief of Police. Charlie obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree, with a specialization in Public Administration, and a Master of Administrative Science Degree, focusing on Leadership and Management, from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Charlie proudly served as President of the Passaic County (NJ) Police Chief's Association, the first to receive this honor in Prospect Park Police Department's history.
John B. Mandrafina
John B. Mandrafina retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a Supervisory Special Agent after over 26 years of service. John has lectured on the use of sophisticated investigative techniques at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Budapest, Hungary and represented the FBI at several international conferences regarding use of the undercover technique. John is credited with having overseen the planning and execution of dozens of successful criminal, counterterrorism and counterintelligence undercover operations. Upon his retirement, John founded Twilight Investigations, providing investigative services to several Fortune 500 Companies and prestigious law firms in the New York metropolitan area.
John Spinato
Secretary & Treasurer
John Spinato began his law enforcement career as a United States Air Force Security Policeman and continued with the New York Air National Guard and Division of Military and Naval Affairs. John pursued his civilian law enforcement career with the Town of Crawford (NY) Police Department where he retired in 2015. In 2019, John joined the Town of Shawangunk (NY) Police Department where he continues to serve as a Police Officer.
James Roth retired as an Intelligence Community executive with over 27 years of Aviation, Weapon and Space Systems acquisition experience. In addition to having served as a contractor for the Department of the Navy, James was hired by the Institute for Defense Analysis, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, in support of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. James was recruited by the Department of the Navy for civilian service and later by the Central Intelligence Agency to support the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), ultimately having served as the Deputy Director of the NRO'S Cost and Acquisition Assessment Group and later as Acting Director, responsible for conducting Independent Life Cycle Cost Estimates and overseeing Earned Value Management for all major NRO programs. James later served as the Executive Secretariat for the Joint Space Cost Council, a unique National Security Space, Government and Industry forum that collectively worked to enhance state-of-the-art Space Systems cost estimating.
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Please join Operation Deep Blue in honoring our law enforcement officers, other first responders and military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice by making a donation today. Your contribution will allow us to continue to ensure our fallen heroes are never forgotten and to support their surviving family members.
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2018 VCBF line-up
2018 Virginia Children's Book Festival Presenters
Derrick Barnes
Derrick D. Barnes is the author of the critically acclaimed picture book CROWN: An Ode To The Fresh Cut which recently won the 2018 EZRA JACK KEATS AWARD. It also took home four honors at the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards: the Coretta Scott King Author Honor, Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, Newbery Honor, and the Caldecott Honor.
Gordon C. James
Gordon C. James, a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, is a nationally recognized, award-winning fine artist specializing in figurative drawing. He is the illustrator of the Scraps of Time children's book series. He has worked for Hallmark as an illustrator and artist and has taught at the University of North Carolina. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Todd Parr
Todd Parr is the author and illustrator of more than 40 books for children, including the New York Times bestselling The I Love You Book, The Earth Book, and The Thankful Book.
Anne Marie Pace is an American author, known for her Vampirina Ballerina books, now a show on Disney Junior. She attended the College of William & Mary, where she graduated in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in English. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Pace wrote for children's magazines.
LeUyen Pham worked in animation before turning to children's books. She wrote and illustrated Big Sister, Little Sister and The Bear Who Wasn't There, and is the illustrator of numerous other picture books. Ms. Pham lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband.
Brian Floca
Brian Floca is the author/illustrator and illustrator of numerous award-winning books for children, including Locomotive, winner of the 2014 Caldecott Medal, Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Lightship, and The Racecar Alphabet. Brian was born and raised in Temple, Texas, and now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Elizabeth Singer Hunt is the author of the award-winning Secret Agent Jack Stalwart chapter book series. The 14-book series has been named a 'must read' for boys by the British Education Secretary, serialized by BBC Radio, and featured on Virgin Atlantic Airways' international flights.
John Bemelmans Marciano
Writer and artist John Bemelmans Marciano is the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans. John has continued his grandfather's legacy of the Madeline books with Madeline and the Old House in Paris, and others. He is also the author of The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield and The Witches of Benevento series, which were illustrated by Sophie Blackall.
Tim Tingle
Tim Tingle is an Oklahoma Choctaw and an award-winning author and storyteller. His novel How I Became a Ghost won the 2014 American Indian Youth Literature Award. The next book in the series, When A Ghost Talks, Listen, will be released June 24, at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., and June 26 at the American Library Association Conference in Orlando.
Ibi Zoboi
Born in Haiti, Ibi Zoboi holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her writing has been published in The New York Times Book Review, the Horn Book Magazine, and The Rumpus, among others. Her debut novel, American Street, received five starred reviews. Her next YA novel, Pride, is due out in the Fall of 2018. Her middle grade debut, My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich, is forthcoming from Dutton/Penguin Books.
Nic Stone
Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA, and the only thing she loves more than an adventure is a good story about one. After graduating from Spelman College, she worked extensively in teen mentoring and lived in Israel for a few years before returning to the US to write full-time. Growing up with a wide range of cultures, religions, and backgrounds, Stone strives to bring these diverse voices and stories to her work.
Sophie Blackall
Sophie Blackall is a Brooklyn based Australian artist and the recipient of the 2016 Caldecott Medal for Finding Winnie. She has illustrated over forty-five books for children, including Ruby's Wish which won the Ezra Jack Keats Award, and the ongoing Ivy and Bean series, which has over 5 million copies in print.
Best known as Arthur's creator, author/illustrator Marc Brown has been working with the beloved aardvark for over twenty-five years. Born one night when Brown was telling a bedtime story to his son, Arthur soon evolved into the book Arthur's Nose, published in 1976. Since then, Brown has written and illustrated more than thirty Arthur and D.W. books, and has illustrated many other books.
Timothy Basil Ering
Timothy Basil Ering may be best known as the illustrator of Kate DiCamillo's Newbery-winning book The Tale of Despereaux, but he has also authored several popular children's books including The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone and Necks Out for Adventure — where he reveals his love of wordplay and fresh, expressive illustration style.
Ronald L. Smith
Award-winning writer Ronald L. Smith's most recent book for young readers is Black Panther: The Young Prince, published by Marvel/Disney. He is also the author of The Mesmerist, a supernatural Victorian fantasy. His first novel, Hoodoo, was the recipient of the 2016 Coretta Scott King/ John Steptoe New Talent Author Award and also received the 2016 ILA Award for Intermediate Fiction from The International Literacy Association.
Jay Cooper
Jay Cooper has worked as a creative director and designer of magazines, books, apparel, and advertising for two decades. He's had the good luck to design covers for New York Times bestsellers as well as literary classics, and the even better luck to work on art and advertising campaigns for over one hundred Broadway musicals and plays. He is the author/illustrator of the Spy Next Door series and upcoming Pepper Party series from Scholastic Press (May, 2019); and the illustrator of Food Trucks!, Delivery Trucks! and the upcoming Bots series from Simon & Schuster (March, 2019).
Russell Ginns
Russell Ginns is a writer and game designer who specializes in puzzles, songs, and smart fun. He has worked on projects for a wide variety of organizations and publications, including Sesame Workshop, Nintendo, Scientific American, and the Girl Scouts of America. He is the author of Samantha Spinner and the Super Secret Plans and Samantha Spinner and the Spectacular Specs.
Martha Brockenbrough (rhymes with broken toe) is the author of two books for adults and eight books for young readers. A faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts and blogger for the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, she's also the founder of National Grammar Day, and she's written game questions for Cranium and Trivial Pursuit.
Pablo Cartaya
Pablo Cartaya is an award-winning author, speaker, actor, and educator. He is the author of the acclaimed middle grade novel The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora and the forthcoming Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish. His next two novels will debut on the new Kokila Penguin/Random House Imprint, which focuses on publishing diverse books for children and young adults.
Lamar Giles
Lamar Giles writes novels and short stories for teens and adults. He is the author of the 2015 Edgar® Award Nominee Fake ID, a second YA thriller Endangered, as well as the YA novel Overturned. Lamar Giles is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. He resides in Virginia with his wife.
Lulu Delacre
Three-time Pura Belpré Award honoree Lulu Delacre has been writing and illustrating children's books since 1980. Her 36 titles include Arroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America,and Salsa Stories, an IRA Outstanding International Book. Her newest project is illustrating Justice Sonya Sotomayor's autobiography.
Babar the Musical
The classic story of literature's most beloved elephant. After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. Later, with cousins Celeste and Arthur, he returns to the great forest to be crowned King of the Elephants. With the original illustrations from Jean de Brunhoff's 1931 classic, this first Babar story has enchanted generations.
Kid Pan Alley
Kid Pan Alley's mission is to inspire and empower children to work together to become creators of their own music and to rekindle creativity as a core value in education through the group songwriting process.


I travel Sydney from Dec, 11 to Dec, 19. Hope to have nice Australian food, go to great sightseeing places, and talk people.
Hobby: Soccer/ Golf/ Scuba Diving/ Driving/ and of course Drinking!
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SynDevRx Announces Positive Data from Phase 1 Safety Trial of SDX-7320 in Late Stage Cancer Patients
SynDevRx has submitted to the FDA results from a Phase 1 dose escalation study in patients with metastatic and progressing solid tumors to assess the safety and tolerability of SDX-7320. Additional outcome measures suggest that SDX-7320 may slow the rate of disease progression and formation of new metastases. Exploratory endpoints suggest that SDX-7320 may induce favorable changes to insulin and insulin resistance and other key metabolic hormones (leptin, adiponectin) as well as to multiple angiogenic biomarkers.
The results of our Phase 1 trial suggest that SDX-7320 has a safety profile that supports future combination studies. These data provide us with the scientific rationale for clinical studies in tumors that are sensitive to metabolic hormones, i.e., metabo-oncology.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (PRWEB) November 16, 2020
SynDevRx, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company, has submitted results of its Phase 1 dose escalation safety study in late-stage cancer patients with progressive, metastatic solid tumors to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [1]. The study's primary endpoint was to establish the maximum tolerated dose and dosing schedule and the recommended Phase 2 dose for SDX-7320, the company's lead drug candidate for the treatment of metabolically sensitive cancers [2]. Secondary and exploratory endpoints included analysis of anti-tumor efficacy and changes in key angiogenic and metabolic biomarkers.
The study evaluated data from 32 patients, whose disease progression and new lesion formation were measured at intervals of every 2 months from the initiation of treatment. Exploratory changes from baseline to metabolic hormones were measured, including leptin and adiponectin, as well as changes to insulin levels and insulin sensitivity (HOMA-IR). Exploratory changes from baseline to angiogenesis biomarkers bFGF, VEGF, and IGF-1 were also evaluated. A total of 28 patients had at least one tumor burden assessment performed, of whom 21 (75%) had at least one stable disease determination before leaving the study or experiencing progressive disease. Of these 21 patients, the period of measurable stable disease averaged 85 days. There were no objective partial or complete responses.
"The results of our Phase 1 trial suggest that SDX-7320 may have potent anti-angiogenic activity, appears to induce favorable changes to insulin, leptin and adiponectin, and has a safety profile that supports future combination studies. These data provide us with the scientific rationale for future clinical studies in tumors that are sensitive to metabolic hormones, i.e., metabo-oncology," said Brad Carver, President and CEO of SynDevRx. "Animal data we previously presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in 2019 showed that SDX-7320 attenuated the hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia caused by the PI3K inhibitor alpelisib, and showed synergistic tumor growth inhibition in mice. Considering the aforementioned data together with this clinical data, we believe SDX-7320 could provide real benefit to breast cancer patients taking a PI3K inhibitor. We expect to open enrollment for our upcoming clinical trial in metastatic ER+/Her2- breast cancer patients with a mutation in the PIK3CA gene early next year, followed by additional trials focused on triple-negative breast cancer and prostate cancer, tumor types that are highly sensitive to systemic metabolic dysfunction."
About the Study:
SynDevRx's Phase 1 dose escalation study was designed to assess the safety and tolerability of SDX-7320 in patients with advanced refractory or late-stage solid tumors (lung, colon, breast, rectal, pancreatic, appendiceal, carcinoid, cholangiocarcinoma, cervical, endometrial, hepatocellular, and urothelial cancers). [3] Patients were a mean age of 66 years old and had progressed following five prior lines of treatment for their metastatic disease, on average.
SDX-7320 was administered subcutaneously at doses ranging from 1.7–65 mg/m2 and induced primarily mild side effects including fatigue, GI symptoms (nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea), and anemia. The dose-limiting toxicity event, thrombocytopenia, was generally reversible without intervention and was observed only at the highest doses tested. Results of the study suggest that the dose of SDX-7320 at 49 mg/m2 on a once every two weeks (i.e., Q14D) schedule may be appropriate for future studies. [3]
SDX-7320 acts by inhibiting MetAP2, a clinically validated target that appears to play a key role in tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis, and metabolic dysfunction. "Many solid tumor types are highly sensitive to dysregulated metabolic hormones, such as insulin, leptin, or adiponectin. These hormones signal through known oncogenic pathways, like PI3K/Akt/mTOR or STAT3. Given the epidemic of metabolic syndrome in the world plus the frequency of tumors that are sensitive to metabolic hormones (e.g., breast and prostate cancers), we believe that SDX-7320 could help clinical oncologists treat their cancer patients with concomitant, systemic metabolic dysfunction in combination with standard-of-care therapies," said James Shanahan, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of SynDevRx.
About SDX-7320:
SynDevRx believes that SDX-7320 is the first drug being developed specifically for cancer patients with metabolic complications, such as obesity, diabetes, high blood glucose or HbA1c, pre-diabetes or insulin resistance. For certain tumor types, metabolic hormones stimulate oncogenic pathways, making the cancer more aggressive and deadlier. SDX-7320 acts by binding irreversibly to the target enzyme MetAP2, triggering improvements in the metabolic hormones, insulin, leptin and adiponectin. Additionally, SDX-7320 inhibits the important angiogenic proteins bFGF and VEGF, and in preclinical studies, inhibited multiple cell cycle signaling pathways and reversed immune suppression within the tumor micro-environment. SDX-7320 is being developed for use in combination with clinically indicated standard-of-care cancer therapies.
SynDevRx and Metabo-oncology:
SynDevRx is pursuing the research and development of therapeutic interventions for cancer patients that also have background metabolic dysfunction. Metabo-oncology is the emerging field of research into, and treatments for cancer patients with tumors that are sensitive to metabolic hormones. Many common cancers are highly sensitive to dysregulated metabolic hormones stemming from overweight/obesity, pre-diabetes (hyperinsulinemia), type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. An estimated 600,000+ patients in the United States alone are diagnosed each year with tumors that fit this category, yet little attention is given to the influence of systemic metabolic dysfunction on cancer progression. While diet and exercise can be effective at mitigating these effects, patients undergoing cancer treatment often find it difficult to adhere to these regimens. Therapeutic interventions are needed.
SynDevRx expects to commence enrollment for clinical studies in breast and prostate cancers that will test whether SDX-7320, when added to standard-of-care treatment, will help these patients more than standard-of-care treatments alone. The first study is in 2nd line metastatic ER+/Her2- breast cancer patients with a PIK3CA mutation, in combination with the PI3Kα inhibitor Piqray® (Novartis). To learn more about SynDevRx upcoming clinical trials, visit: http://www.syndevrx.com/
1. ClinicalTrials.gov [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). 2016 Apr 19 - . Identifier NCT02743637, A Dose Escalation Study of SDX-7320 in Patients with Advanced Refractory or Late-Stage Solid Tumors (SDX-0101); 2020 Jan 27 [cited 2020 Oct 21]; Available from: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT02743637?term=syndevrx&draw=2&rank=1
2. Uzunlulu M, Telci Caklili O, Oguz A. Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer. Ann Nutr Metab. 2016;68(3):173-9. doi: 10.1159/000443743. Epub 2016 Feb 20. PMID: 26895247.
3. Abstract CT153: SDX-7320 elicits improvements in tumor-related and metabolic biomarkers: Results of a phase 1 dose-escalation study in patients with advanced refractory or late-stage solid tumors. Mita M, Bendell J, Mita AC, Gordon M, Sachdev J, Carver BJ, Shanahan J, Mayes B, Awerkamp K, Browning D, Salomon N, Sullivan K, Anderson-Villaluz A, Johnson J, Petersen JS, Turnquist DJ, Cornelius P. J Cancer Res 2020 (80) (16 Supplement). DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2020-CT153
About SynDevRx:
SynDevRx is a privately held clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts focused on the research and development of treatments that address the underserved needs of cancer patients with systemic metabolic dysfunction – i.e., metabo-oncology. Obesity, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes are known to worsen certain cancer patients' prognosis, but oncologists have no specific tools to treat systemic metabolic complications, except for diet and exercise. SynDevRx intends to initiate a series of clinical studies of its drug candidate SDX-7320 to address this major, unmet medical need. Preclinical studies have shown that SDX-7320 reduces tumor growth and angiogenesis, helps to control aberrant metabolic hormone signaling, and reduces treatment resistance to certain standard cancer therapies in metabolically sensitive cancers. SDX-7320 is being developed for use in combination with standard of care therapies for a variety of solid tumors.
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Special Hunt for all Senior Citizens!
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The Fossil Woman
March 15, 2016 des&desi
A beautiful cathedral-like building, such as the London Natural History museum, can reinforce that common perception that science is somehow mystical and out of reach of the ordinary person. This institution goes out of its way; however, to make science accessible to everybody – and not just by offering free admittance. Yes, as soon as you enter you are confronted with mythical monsters and the famous scientists who studied them, but there are also exhibits relating to classifying and gathering data on every day ordinary things such as rocks and pebbles.
When you walk through the rocks and pebbles collection, the art work built into the fabric of the building reminds you that the ordinary and the extraordinary are connected.
In the central galley of the museum, there are great fossils there too, like the plesiosaur. But a closer look at the plaque under the plesiosaur sea monster reveals, Mary Anning – the "fossil woman" who was an amateur and a member of the working class; and moreover, a woman during a time when scientists were almost universally wealthy, Oxford/Cambridge educated, and male. Yet, Mary Anning made some of the most important fossil discoveries in history right in her home town of Dorsett. Her contributions were so significant that she achieved recognition from the Royal Academies of Britain during her lifetime. Her discoveries – now on display right in the heart of the greatest natural history museum in the world – continue to amaze and inspire new generations.
Charles Darwin did not live all that far from Dorsett, and he did not discover these fossils. She did!
By Frederick Krass
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Dead Dog's Eye will perform songs from the summer of '67 at Tierney's Tavern in Montclair, June 16.
The Beatles released their landmark Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album in 1967's Summer of Love. But really, that was just the tip of that era's musical iceberg.
It was one of the greatest times, ever, for popular music, with many artists, inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan, pushing rock forward in all kinds of ways. The Grateful Dead had released their first album that spring, as had The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The Doors, The Jefferson Airplane and Aretha Franklin were having their first big hits. Marvin Gaye was making some of his greatest music with duet partner Tammi Terrell. The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, The Rascals, Procol Harum … You could go on and on. (For a look at my 67 favorite songs from the summer of '67, click here).
The band Dead Dog's Eye and guest artist Miguel Rodriguez will perform Sgt. Pepper in its entirety, as well as other songs from the summer of '67, at Tierney's Tavern in Montclair, June 16 at 9:30 p.m. Some of the proceeds will be donated to NJArts.net.
Dead Dog's Eye is the house band of the 100th Monkey Foundation, which is modeled on the Grateful Dead-affiliated Rex Foundation and has donated money from various concerts it has presented since 2014 to local causes.
Gillespie became the founder and president of the 100th Monkey Foundation, whose name is derived from the idea (not universally regarded as fact) that if enough members of a species change their thinking or behavior, at some point a tipping point will be reached, and that change will have an effect on members of that species with whom they are not even in direct contact. The 100th monkey to change represents that tipping point.
Gillespie first came across the idea in an '80s Jerry Garcia interview (you can hear Garcia talk about the idea in the YouTube clip below).
"Basically, we're just trying to help people out, trying to create awareness about local issues, mainly having to do with music and art," says Gillespie, whose bandmates include harmonica player and singer Jimmy Cowan (who is also the vice president of the 100th Monkey Foundation), bassist Jack Bashwiner, drummer Chris Brennan and guitarist and singer Matt Sullivan.
And in case you were wondering … the band takes its name from a line in The Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" ("Yellow matter custard/Dripping from a dead dog's eye").


Gartner predicts that blockchain will add $176 billion in business value by 2025, and $3.1 trillion by 2030. Photo: Courtesy IBM.
Technology and banking have always been closely intertwined. Financial institutions have generally played leading roles in the evaluation of new disruptive technologies. Will the new disruptor cause pain, will it change our business and revenue model; will it be detrimental or beneficial to the market? How viable is it?
In the case of blockchain, banks are still trying to understand its optimal applications. However, while more research is ongoing, the verdict is clear: blockchain is a positive disruptor with the potential to redefine and reimagine the financial sector.
The technology, simply defined, is a digital ledger of transactions. Ledgers are fundamental to any party that participates in a transaction in any capacity – including consumers, industry, logistics, banking, and governments. By allowing participants to connect directly, it cuts out the need for middlemen and can't be tampered with. As a result, blockchain has huge potential in the financial sector.
"A new disruptive force of digital technology is changing the business models and increasingly becoming a crucial factor around the world," says Rajarshi Sengupta, chief innovation officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India, in the foreword to a report on blockchain in India.
The disruptive potential of blockchain, with its decentralised ownership, immutability, and cryptographic security, is now catching the attention of top executives across industries, says the Deloitte-Assocham report, published in April 2017.
Blockchain has myriad uses in the financial sector, from issuing commercial papers and facilitating faster transfer of securities and payments to reducing trading costs by removing intermediaries and improving customer experience. The technology also shortens and streamlines the trade finance process with minimal third-party interference.
For cross-border payments, blockchain enables real-time settlement while reducing liquidity and operational costs, as well checking fraudulent transactions.
The technology has the potential to eliminate 99% of the time and risk involved in issuing international letters of credit and processing documentation. As a result, it opens up avenues for innovative financing solutions for a wider range of clients including global startups.
The technology can also help improve regulatory reporting and compliance by storing financial information to eliminate errors associated with manual audit activities, while reducing reporting costs.
In addition, blockchain helps improve "Know Your Customer" initiatives as secure, distributed databases of client information shared between institutions helps reduce duplicative efforts in customer onboarding.
Underwriting activities can also be automated, leveraging financial details stored on the distributed ledger, while KYC requirements can be enforced in real-time.
In insurance, blockchain can improve the underwriting process to verify identities, ensure applications are complete, and evaluate risk. It also helps improve claims processing.
With more than 90 central banks engaged in blockchain discussions globally, more than 2500 patents filed over the last three years, and 80% of the banks predicted to initiate blockchain and distributed ledger technology projects by 2017, the technology is on its course to become the new normal in the world of financial services, says the Deloitte-Assocham report.
A study by the World Economic Forum predicts banks and regulators around the world are poised to experiment with multiple blockchain prototypes in 2017, as they seek a better understanding of the best uses of the technology.
Blockchain technology could give rise to what IT research firm Gartner calls "the programmable economy", powered by machine networks that engage in economic activity and entirely new business models that eliminate middlemen, as well as "smart assets" that can be traded to programmable-or artificial intelligence-based rules.
Gartner predicts that blockchain will add $176 billion in business value by 2025, and $3.1 trillion by 2030.
Blockchain business value growth shows the typical "double hump" growth pattern of an emerging technology: Growth in 2020 will reach 120% before slipping to a low of 27% in 2023 and then reaching its second growth peak at 104% in 2026.
Top banks in India are increasingly recognising the immense potential of blockchain. Some of them, such as ICICI Bank, YES Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Axis Bank, have used it for vendor financing and international trade finance. Others are in different levels of discussions to understand the technology and its potential uses.
Most of them are expected to adopt blockchain in some part of their businesses in the next three to five years. According to a PwC report, 56% of the players in the financial services sector seek to engage with blockchain in some form and eventually make it a part of their core business, compared with 77% globally.
The Reserve Bank of India's research arm Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) notes that "time is ripe" for the adoption of the technology in India, citing the sound basis underlying the technology, its many advantages, and the variety of its applications. In a recent announcement, RBI informed that they will be providing a model blockchain platform to encourage adoption within the industry.
Blockchain can help the financial sector move away from its heavy reliance on cash-based transactions. "From a technological perspective, we feel that blockchain technology has matured enough and there is sufficient awareness among the stakeholders which makes this an appropriate time for initiating suitable efforts towards digitising the Indian Rupee through blockchain technology," says an IDRBT white paper on the applications of blockchain technology to the banking and financial sector in India.
Some blockchain critics, however, question whether the technology is ready for widespread adoption and whether it truly offers benefits that cannot be achieved using more conventional means. It is also unclear, some say, how the financial services industry would shift from the present regulatory regime to a quasi-autonomous setup that takes full advantage of blockchain. Other issues include the need for updates, while addressing scalability, regulatory and security concerns.
The IDRBT report concludes the benefits of the technology far outweigh potential concerns, which it examines carefully in its report. While promise of blockchain technology is great, it is still in its nascent stages. That said, it has emerged as a crucial technology, capable of changing the landscape of global finance, and the financial sector needs to get on board.
As a founding member of the open-source Linux Foundation Hyperledger project, and a driver of global blockchain collaboration and innovation, IBM is working to reimagine business networks across various industries. Presently, IBM helps businesses help build, run, and manage production-ready blockchains at scale and across industries including FMCG, financial services, logistics, shipping,and industrial.
Find out more about how your business can benefit from blockchain technology and the unique solutions powered by IBM.


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Q: Use jQuery SimpleModal to open an HTML file as a modal window How can I use jQuery SimpleModal to open an html file as a modal window? Assume, On a TTM_1.html file I have a anchor and when I click on it show TTMD.html in a modal window.
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(Innisfil, ON) South Simcoe Police Service officers have charged a school bus driver after a two-vehicle collision in Innisfil sent several students to hospital.
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 around 7:45 a.m., officers were called to the intersection of 5th Sideroad and 4th Line for a collision involving a school bus and a pickup truck. Members of the Innisfil Fire and Rescue Service, County of Simcoe Paramedics, York Region Paramedics and Inspectors from the Ministry of Transportation also responded to the collision.
Officers arrived on scene and found the school bus on its side. Fourteen students from Nantyr Shores Secondary School were on board when the crash occurred. Three students were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, including one student who was airlifted to a Toronto hospital by ORNGE Air Ambulance. Other students and drivers from both vehicles were taken to local hospitals as a precaution.
The intersection was closed for approximately five hours while three Collision Reconstructionist from the Traffic Unit conducted their investigation and gathered evidence. Officials from the Ministry of Transportation and a licensed mechanic also assisted by conducting a mechanical examination of both vehicles. At this time excessive speed and mechanical failure have been ruled out as a cause.
Officers have determined that the eastbound school bus collided with a northbound pickup truck after the bus failed to stop for the posted stop sign.
A 73-year-old Barrie man has been charged with Disobey a Stop Sign – Fail to Stop. He will be appearing in court in November.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to call 705-436-2141 or 905-775-3311.


Jason Goes To Hell is a truly divisive film in the franchise, and perhaps, the most controversial. No matter if you like the film or not, KNB effects created quite possibly the best effects work in the franchise, and their makeup and magic is on full display in the Director's Cut of the film. Since 2018 is the 25th Anniversary of Jason Goes To Hell, a special screening of this cut is being screened this August!
The HorrorHound Film Fest (#h2f2) is proud to announce the 25th Anniversary screening of the classic slasher, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. Adam Marcus (director) is bringing the unrated version of the film, which was never shown on the big screen. More violence, more gore, more of everything we love about the Friday the 13th franchise.
Jason Goes to Hell will be introduced by Adam Marcus and Jason Voorhees, himself, Kane Hodder.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday premiered in the U.S. on August 13, 1993, almost exactly 25 years before HorrorHound Weekend, August 24 - 26, 2018, in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information, go to www.horrorhoundweekend.com.


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Shashank Khaitan resumes filming Mr Lele with Vicky Kaushal, Kiara Advani & Bhumi Pednekar
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Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi's collaboration in Rajkumar Hirani's Munna Bhai M.B.B.S and Lage Raho Munna Bhai was highly...
Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal has expressed interest in performing in a historical film. He previously committed to projects such...
Shashank Khaitan's upcoming comedy-drama, Mr Lele, has been hitting roadblocks ever since the project was announced. Earlier, Varun Dhawan decided to walk out of the movie and later the new cast acquired Coronavirus during the filming followed by a complete lockdown in Maharashtra. However, the production is back on track with new relaxations.
Reportedly, the project received a green light from the makers after the cast and crew received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccination. The shooting of the film is currently ongoing at an Andheri bungalow with the leading trio. Vicky Kaushal and Kiara Advani had started the shooting on Tuesday while Bhumi Pednekar joined the team recently on Friday.
Given the Coronavirus scare, the makers have currently focused on the indoor shoots for the next few weeks at different locations in and around Mumbai. The current shoot at Andheri is reportedly carried out as a 10-day schedule. The movie had gone on the floors in April but the shooting had to be called off after Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar contracted the deadly virus. Later, the Maharashtra government had restricted production activities in the state which has been eased recently.
According to a source close to the development of the movie, the title of the movie has also been changed after the exit of Varun Dhawan which is yet to be announced. For the unversed, the movie was announced with Varun Dhawan as the lead but he decided to walk out of the movie after creative differences. With a reworked script, Vicky Kaushal was brought on board to replace Varun.
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Everyone can be guilty of overthinking things from time to time and some people are guiltier of this than others.
With as many as 1800 words per minute racing through our brains, it is little wonder that thoughts can have a huge impact on the way you live your life. However, overthinking is not a good thing with some studies suggesting that it can lead to poor decision-making and bad judgement. The majority of our thoughts are related to negative emotions, such as fear, worthlessness, inadequacy and failure. As many as 95 percent of our thoughts are repeated daily; so overthinking can lead to having these negative thoughts over and over again. For these reasons, it is worth taking the following five steps to prevent you from overthinking.
It is not just how often we think that is important, it is the way we think. Self-talk is a thought process where people give themselves messages mentally and justify their actions. Changing how you self-talk can prevent you from constantly overthinking. Rather than focusing on the negatives, it is important that your self-talk is motivational and positive.
Looking at the bigger picture rather than worrying about the minor details can help you to gain a perspective and stop overthinking. Stopping thinking about what you can do and extending this to what you want to do can help you with self-growth and prevent those negative thoughts from taking hold.
Outside influences, such as drama and other people's opinions, can influence overthinking. To gain a proper perspective on your thoughts and consequent actions, it is important to spend some time alone to clarify which are your own thoughts and which are those created from mixing with other people's views and other external factors.
Meditation is a great method for helping people to take control of their thoughts. Although it doesn't clear the mind of all thought processes, it can help you to stop thinking about trivial matters and to focus on the present.
It is normal for people to crave the approval of others to a certain extent. However, seeking approval can cause overthinking to increase. Comparing ourselves to other people can have some positive outcomes, including motivating you to improve and set yourself goals to achieve. Unfortunately, focusing too much on the approval of others is more likely to have a negative impact on your life. You will spend so long worrying about what others think of you that you will miss out on new opportunities and begin to view yourself negatively in comparison to others.
Therefore, trying to stop seeking the approval of others can help you to stop overthinking.
By using these simple strategies, you can stop yourself from overthinking and reduce the number of negative thoughts you have each day. They will help you to focus on the positive and this can improve many areas of your life, including motivation, decision-making, judgement and self-confidence.
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STC boasts of two Smart Classrooms whose array of hi-tech equipment enables faculty to conduct classes in a way that enable students to make use of every available resource from one point at the click of a button. In this very special learning environment, a big screen white board is integrated with the projector and a computer. The classrooms also have a DVD/CD player, Video Cassette Recorder/Player, a Document Camera Reader, and audio tracks. All these are integrated using a handy touch panel which enables the user to navigate between various options of display.
The white board with the Webster - a software that integrates all the functions into one - enables the faculty to innovatively impart knowledge. It also acts like an electronic board where everything written on it can be saved as a file for future reference. The Smart Classrooms are also ideal for small seminars and workshops where the audio-visual facilities available help make presentations with a greater impact


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Queen Noor celebrates birthday Sunday (The Jordan Times)
On: August 22, 2015 By: admin
By JT – Aug 22,2015 – Last updated at Aug 22,2015
AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Noor celebrates her birthday on Sunday.
Upon her marriage to His Majesty King Hussein in 1978, Queen Noor embraced her role as a Jordanian public servant, focusing on national and regional human security issues in the areas of education, environment conservation, sustainable development, human rights and cross-cultural understanding.
She is also an outspoken advocate for international exchange and understanding of Arab, Muslim and Western relations, and conflict prevention and recovery, focusing on refugees, missing persons, poverty, climate change and disarmament.
Her peace-building work has concentrated on the Middle East, the Balkans, Central and Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Since 1979, the initiatives of the Noor Al Hussein Foundation (NHF) and the King Hussein Foundation, founded and chaired by Queen Noor, have provided development models for Jordan and beyond through pioneering programmes in the fields of poverty eradication and sustainable development, women's empowerment, microfinance, health, and the arts as a medium for social development and cross-cultural exchange.
KHF encompasses NHF, in addition to eight development institutions — the Jubilee Institute, the National Centre for Culture and Arts (NCCA), the National Music Conservatory and the Information and Research Centre, in addition to NHF's projects: the Community Development Programme, the Institute for Family Health (IFH), the Jordan Micro Credit Company (Tamweelcom), and — most recently — Ethmar Islamic microfinance institution.
The Jubilee Institute offers access to early learning and leadership training in Jordan and the Arab world, while Jubilee School focuses on enhancing advanced education and innovation to prepare future leaders dedicated to their homeland.
This year, Queen Noor launched the "first smart classroom" at the school, which has obtained the International Baccalaureate accreditation and the international accreditation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) pedagogy.
Since 1999 and until mid-2015, Tamweelcom has offered its financial services to around 420,000 project owners with limited income.
As for Ethmar, Queen Noor launched it out of her commitment to promoting social inclusion and creating economic opportunities for those seeking alternatives to traditional micro-financing. Ethmar is scheduled to open its first branch in September.
Earlier this year, Queen Noor launched a business development incubator in Ajloun affiliated with the Community Development Programme, which also runs three other incubators distributed around Jordan.
The IFH, which administers 18 clinics including four at Syrian refugee camps, provided 17,435 medical services to Jordanians and refugees, in addition to 9,625 services to children with disabilities and 1,626 psychiatric consultations in the last six months.
This year, the International Arab Youth Congress (IAYC), launched in 1980 and hosted annually by the NCCA, marked its 34th year, with participants launching a youth-led community service initiative to be implemented in Jordan and other participating countries with the aim of enhancing the values of civic responsibility, tolerance and solidarity.
Not long after her marriage, Queen Noor became the honorary president of Jordan's Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature.
She is also patron of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, founding president and honorary president emeritus of BirdLife International, trustee emeritus of Conservation International and a member of OceanElders.
Her Majesty also chairs the King Hussein Foundation International (KHFI), which, since 2001, has awarded the "King Hussein Leadership Prize" to individuals, groups, or institutions that demonstrate inspiring leadership in their efforts to promote sustainable development, human rights, tolerance, social equity and peace.
A long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees, Her Majesty is a board member of Refugees International.
Queen Noor is also a commissioner of the International Commission on Missing Persons.
She has two published books, "Hussein of Jordan" and "Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life".
Queen Noor has four children — Their Royal Highnesses Princes Hamzah and Hashem and Princesses Iman and Raiyah — and eight grandchildren.
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Q: how to float an image left within a paragraph On the homepage of my developing ecommerce store just below the carousel, there is an image under the H1 "I Wish I Were Knitting..." that has a paragraph sort of wrapped to it.
I have applied a float class to the img tag which is located within the p tag. I have one line of text floating correctly by removing the bootstrap img-responsive class from the img tag.
Why won't the full paragraph wrap? I would put markup and CSS in this text here but because this code in question is part of a huge .asp system, I wonder if folks would please check out the markup and CSS with the Inspect Element on the page itself where you can see the other code and CSS around it.

A: I see you added class="floatleft" but you need to add the css float: left;. Tested using Chrome Dev Tools and it works :).
You can always add the class to your css using the following :
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Then you will only need to change the CSS and not your HTML. Good luck!

A: I found my main error.  It's an understandable error given the state of my development.  Turns out I was editing the wrong css file.  When I put my css in the correct file, everything worked. I'll examine your kind ideas and observations with appreciation.  Yes, padding will help.


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Carol DuBose
Posted Monday, March 22, 2021 9:13 am
Carol Jeanine Lindemann DuBose, 89, went to meet her Lord on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 in her home in Gonzales, Texas. Carol was born April 17, 1931 in Gonzales to Milton Daniel Lindemann and Gertrude Clara Marie Siepmann. Carol married Frank Barnett Houston DuBose on Aug. 8, 1947 at Monthalia United Methodist Church.
They welcomed their beloved son, Todd Houston DuBose, in 1957. She was also blessed with two granddaughters, Kelly and Lacy, who she loved dearly. Carol had two siblings, Buster Lindemann and Kathleen Erwin. Most summers she spent with her brother Buster and her cousin, Buddy, playing in the hay barn near home. Her and her sister, Kathleen, shared a room together and had many memorable walks to the Cost store.
Carol was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church of Gonzales since 1950 and served in many capacities throughout the years as Sunday School teacher, Children's Choir director, and as secretary of Missions and Ministries Committee, as soloist and member of the Sanctuary Choir. A gifted singer, Carol loved to glorify the Lord with her voice.
Her interest in choirs extended to Glory Bound singers and Singing Women of Central Texas, a group of women who belong to churches in the Baptist General Convention of Texas who perform throughout the area. She enjoyed ministering to the nursing home residents by singing hymns and playing the piano. It meant a lot to her to share Jesus whenever possible including reading Bible stories to children at the Gonzales Public Library and reading the Bible to ladies at Wednesday night supper at the First Baptist Church of Gonzales.
She attended Texas Lutheran University for Botany and Zoology in 1960 and Southwest Texas University for Biology and Vocal Training in 1961-1962.
Carol was proud of the fact that she was one of thirteen family members that were in the medical field including her mother, who was a registered nurse. She worked for nearly 40 years at Texas A&M University Poultry Disease Diagnostic lab as a technician and optical tech. She enjoyed her scientific work with Dr. Sam E. Glass.
She was generous with her time and talents. She served the Pilot Club of Gonzales as president and secretary, was a member of Supper Club, organizer of Project Graduation, participated in the Music Study Club of Gonzales as president and secretary, served the Gonzales Memorial Hospital Auxiliary as secretary and was the president of Gonzales County Mental Health Advisory Board for many years. She earned the David B. Walshak Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 for her volunteer work in the community.
She achieved a major accomplishment while serving on the Mental Health Advisory Board. She presented to local governments and worked with a grant consultant from 1993-1995 to secure $1.5 million to build the independent living community consisting of 22 housing units in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carol was said to be inspired by her father's commitment to civic improvements when he helped organize the Rural Electrification Administration in Gonzales County in the mid-30s.
Carol was a renowned cook and loved welcoming people into her home and blessed them with meals. She taught baking schools as a Pilot Club fundraiser. She published a cookbook entitled "Guten Appetit" with her sister, Kathleen Erwin, that consisted of recipes gathered from family and friends in the community. She was a lifelong learner who avidly enjoyed reading. She regularly played Scrabble with friends, especially Ann Laster and enjoyed expanding her vocabulary. Carol was able to travel to Europe including France, England, and Switzerland, and Austria, and Germany.
She dearly loved her family and delighted in their company often remembering details of the daily lives. When she heard the news that she and Houston would be able to adopt Todd, she drove up to her parent's house, hanging outside the window shouting, "We're gonna get a baby!"
As Todd grew up, he remained the light of her and Houston's life. Her granddaughters Kelly and Lacy were a great pleasure to her, she enjoyed taking them on trips around the country + during school breaks. Whenever waving goodbye, she would always do sign language for "I love you." She also adored her only great-grandson, Braxton Dean.
She is survived by her son: Todd Houston DuBose; her granddaughters: Kelly DuBose Barnett and husband, Justin Barnett, and Lacy Jae DuBose; her sister: Kathleen Erwin and husband, Carroll Erwin; her great-grandson: Braxton Dean Barnett, as well as numerous extended family members. She was preceded in death by her husband: Houston DuBose; her parents: Milton Lindemann and Gertrude Lindemann; and brother: Buster Lindemann and wife, Gladys Lindemann.
A graveside service will be held 10 a.m., March 26, 2021, at the Gonzales Woodmen of the World Cemetery. Visitation will follow at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Gonzales with a Celebration of Life service immediately after at 11 a.m. with Lynn Wilson and Steve Faulkner officiating.
Pallbearers: Mark Lindemann, Thomas Lindemann, Kenneth Poe, Commie Hisey, Grant Erwin, Scott Erwin and Cole Broadman and honorary pallbearer Carroll Erwin. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Gonzales, 422 St. Paul Street or Monthalia United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 213, Cost, TX 78614. Friends and family may leave their condolences by visiting www.seydlerhillfuneralhome.com.
Seydler-Hill Funeral Home will continue to require all attendants to take protective measures regarding social distancing, usage of hand sanitizers and wearing personal protective masks for the graveside, and Life Celebration Service. Those remotely symptomatic of COVID-19 are politely asked not to attend. Services are under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home.


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Small Shinogi Bowl
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Takeshi Yasuda
Shinogi PentagonLe Bol
Item Code: CER-TY-523-u
Qingbai porcelain. Celadon
Base price $1,651
Takeshi Yasuda is a Japanese potter who was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1943. Yasuda trained at the Daisei-Gama Pottery in Mashiko from 1963 to 1966 and established his first studio there. His early work consisted of ash-glazed stoneware, after which he explored Sancai and Creamware. Most recently Yasuda has been working with celadon-glazed porcelain.
Yasuda settled in Britain in 1973. He has taught at various art schools and universities across the UK and was Professor of Applied Arts at the University of Ulster. From 2005 until 2010 Yasuda served as Director of the Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China, after which he established his own studio in the Jingdezhen Sculpture Factory. His work is held in major public and private collections worldwide, including Victoria and Albert Museum.