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When Kargzant ran through the plains of Pent, his magical hooves often touched the ground and from those hoofprints sprang the Sunfire plant. Most of the Sunfire plants have been destroyed, but they can occasionally be found in patches and clumps, growing around the spot where the hoof fell. Despite many attempts, the Sunfire plant cannot be transplanted to other areas.
The Sunfire plant grows in small clumps and resembles a clump of clover, but when it flowers it produces small but beautiful flowers with a circular golden heart and golden petals radiating out as the rays of the sun. The Sunfire flowers only in Fire Season and during the night the petals fold over, hiding the heart, and open at dawn to greet the rising sun.
The Sunfire plant has the unusual property that it burns well, even when wet, so it is often used by Pentian nomads for starting campfires, although the nomads only take some of the leaves, never the roots, thus ensuring the plant is never destroyed merely for a campfire. In game terms, using the Sunfire Plant negates any negatives to the Start Camp Fire or Firemaking skills arising from damp or wet weather.

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On 30 November, 600 or so representatives of political parties from around the world descended in Beijing to attend a ‘high-level dialogue’ between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the world’s political parties – nearly 300 of them. They were treated with banquets, probably dances and songs too, in the company of members of the Politburo.
The roster of the 300 parties reads like a list of the Workers’ Parties and People’s Parties from the communist bloc of the Cold War era, sending congratulations to Chairman Mao every so often. But in 2017, more embellishment was needed for the theatre: in attendance were ‘VIPs’ representing the United States’ Republican Party, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, France’s Republican Party, Canada’s Liberal Party, and alas, the UK’s Conservative Party.
The attendees toured the Party School, and by way of an exhibit, were lectured on the Party’s achievements over the last five years. They heard General Secretary Xi Jinping’s keynote speech calling for collaboration for a world free of fear and poverty; his catch phrase has been “a community of a shared future for mankind.” Seminars were held to highlight China’s contributions to the world, while chastising Western democracies for overlooking and downplaying China’s greatness. According to state media, participants gave rousing speeches extolling the CCP’s superior leadership both at home and aboard, China’s contribution to world development and peace, and China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI).
But something else was also going on in Beijing, as the 600 politicians bathed in CCP’s magnanimous hospitality: around the capital’s outer suburban belt, up to 200,000 migrant workers in over 100 localities were evicted by force in a matter of a few days, sometimes overnight. Men and women, old and young, took what meagre belongings they could carry and trudged out into the sub-zero weather, to train stations that took them back to the villages they had come from, to other temporary lodgings to get their bearings, and through the streets. For those slow to move, their shops were smashed and homes raided by uniformed police or militia. Bulldozers soon came and razed everything into big heaps of rubbish.
The mass expulsion of Beijing has only just begun. Two million will be forced to leave Beijing by 2020, according to municipal planning authorities. Other large urban centres will see the same changes.
The order of this mass clearance came in the form of a piece of A4 paper pasted on walls and doors, mostly in no more than two or three sentences: you must move out of your residence before the end of the day, or before 72 hours, and after that utilities will be severed. Some notices gave the pretext of a fire hazard, while others gave no reason. Observers note that it’s been long in the planning to remove the ‘low-end population’ from Beijing, and one of the considerations is political security.
I look at these flimsy pieces of white paper, rumpled with wet paste, and think: look no further. This is a perfect example of how China is governed, how much power the Communist government has over the people, and how it exercises that power with abandon.
Without the need to expound, these A4 notices tell just how many human rights the citizens of China enjoy. Before entire streets, towns, and properties are bulldozed, no public hearings were held, no consultations were made, no reasons were given. Men in uniform, or sometimes plainclothes, came in with clubs, with a license to strike property and human beings alike without having to show who they are. Most people scurry away, leaving their factories, shops, restaurants, and vendor carts behind. Nobody knows where they are going and how they will rebuild life after being uprooted and thrown out, overnight.
Online, the term ‘low-end population’ is censored; the feeble efforts to provide relief by Beijing residents, NGOs, and a few house churches have been quickly extinguished. A team of college students going to do field work on the eviction are monitored by police.
Over the last five years, the Chinese government has stepped up measures to take an even tighter grip on society. In all aspects of human rights, it has taken away what little space there was for independent action, including news reporting, NGO rights advocacy activities, and the work of human rights lawyers and defenders. Furthermore, it has expedited a series of legislation through its rubber stamp congress to codify long-standing repressive and cruel practices, such as enforced disappearance.
Only recently did China observers begin to use the term ‘neo-totalitarian’ to describe the political reality in China now. The term ‘authoritarian’ has never been accurate, and is even less adequate now to define a wealthier and more powerful China that strong-arms its people and the world. Recent assessments, including the U.K. Conservative Party Human Rights Commission’s report ‘The Darkest Moment: The Crackdown on Human Rights in China 2013-2016’, as well as the European Council on Foreign Relations’ newly published report ‘China at the gates: A new power audit of EU-China relations’, are much needed correctives for our damaging slowness to recognise the menace of a communist China.
We have the banquets and the notices, all in one week and in one city. The banquets, I’m sure, were exquisite — nothing like the flimsy A4 orders of eviction.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Album Review: Foo Fighters' "Concrete and Gold"
So there was an article written by veteran music journalist Steven Hyden I was reading that encompassed a lot of my feelings about the Foo Fighters quite aptly, in that they were a band that became spokesmen for modern rock radio… despite not really putting out critically acclaimed rock records. It’s actually a little bit alarming, when you think about it: this is a band where it’s been twenty years since they released what many would consider their best record The Color And The Shape, and ever since then? Yeah, some dependable singles but beyond that most people don’t celebrate Foo Fighters records as album statements in the same way they would in rock’s heyday. And you can make all sorts of wild extrapolations as to whether the decline of rock in mainstream culture is linked to its most recognizable act only being pretty good instead of exceptional, but at the end of the day, while I might enjoy parts of a Foo Fighters record, odds are I won’t remember much of it beyond a few choice cuts.
And all the buzz coming out of Concrete and Gold wasn’t exactly helping my fears here. Their touring keyboardist Rami Jaffee was finally upgraded to full band status, but with rumors suggesting that this was going to be a poppier record with producer Greg Kurstin didn’t exactly raise my confidence, especially when the reviews were suggesting that they weren’t pushing the boundaries as much as they had with Sonic Highways – and even that, that was a pretty reserved record in terms of experimentation. And when you are nine records into a career that’s spanned multiple decades with an established fanbase, especially with rock radio continuing to feel irrelevant to modern pop culture, they had nothing to lose by coloring outside the lines, especially as Dave Grohl was always going to ensure the Foo Fighters didn’t lose their trademark sound and intensity. But okay, does Concrete And Gold deliver?
Here’s the thing: what makes Concrete And Gold odd for me to talk about is that my expectations going in were almost completely wrong, because it definitely feels more experimental in terms of venturing outside of the established Foo Fighters comfort zone. Now granted, it’s the sort of tonal choice that seems completely obvious given Dave Grohl’s love for classic rock acts, and if he’s going to opt for a stronger melodic focus, it makes sense that he’s going to try and emulate those late 60s records, right at the intersection point of where psychedelic tendencies twisted into rootsier, rougher hard rock. And yet the exasperating part is that they did this with a set of compositions that would not rank among their best, and when you start digging into the details, more awkward and less excusable examples of indulgence begin cropping up, and when the songs aren’t there to support it, you’ve got a problem.
So to explain this, I think we have to start with the shift in sound, because at the end of the day, this really is a Foo Fighters record in terms of its compositional style: chunky riffs, grooves that can feel a bit perfunctory, some pop-leaning bombastic elements that build to huge hooks, no consistent focus on solos but that’s fine when you’re chasing the big accessible singles, and Dave Grohl bringing one of the most impressive and expressive vocal ranges in mainstream rock to howl through lyrics that always tend to trend a little more abstract than they should. And outside of a few more songs that lean in acoustic ballad territory like ‘Dirty Water’ and ‘Happy Ever After (Zero Hour)’, from a compositional standpoint my biggest complaint is that I wish there were a few more hooks that let Grohl really cut loose with his howls, but even if he had, how much it would ultimately matter takes us to the real issue on this record: production. Look, I’ve been a mild apologist for Greg Kurstin over the years, but he has a bad habit of either washing out the mix with reverb or emphasizing texture in the rhythm pickups over actual melody, and the latter is definitely the case here. Take ‘Run’, a song that I desperately wanted to like but the flattened buzzy guitar line and filters layered on top of Grohl’s screams felt so unnecessary, especially when we were getting nothing seriously meaty in the low end to support it. ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood’ actually wound up growing on me thanks to the multi-tracked hook, but who thought that gummy staccato progression worked for a groove, even with the subtle strings embellishments? And ‘La Dee Da’ has a similar problem: I actually dug the buzzy grind of the song with the horns to punch up the garish sarcasm of the track, but without a thicker rhythm section, the song just doesn’t have the same groove to it.
But what’s frustrating is that this is inconsistent. Two songs later you get the album highlight ‘Arrows’, and yeah, the warping guitars layers and mellotron accents are nothing revolutionary, but there’s actual support to the melodic groove – one of the few examples where said pseudo-psychedelic vibes feel more than tacked on, like the compression on the guitars and blocky drum pickup of ‘Make It Right’. Similar case for ‘Sunday Rain’ – sure, it’s a blatant Beatles riff to the point of getting Paul McCartney on drums, but the phaser effects on the guitars at least fit with the groove, but then for some reason they pitch Dave Grohl’s voice up presumably fit better, and it feels even more like a fragile imitation. At least ‘Dirty Water’ tried to transition to a harder rock edge… even if the vocals never do, and the title track at least tried to push for a rougher progressive metal edge with the heavy, groaning riffs, but it’s less Sabbath or Pink Floyd and more reminiscent of an unremarkable mid-90s wannabe with good atmosphere but little satisfying tune. Which, funnily enough, actually turns out to be a similar issue for the song previous ‘The Line’… which with its minor tones and buzzy lack of clear melody, might be the definition of forgettable Foo Fighters album filler. And that’s before you get to the guest stars on this thing and a feeling that something with significantly more power could have been assembled. You get Justin Timberlake on ‘Make It Right’ and only have him sing back-up, or Alison Mosshart of the Dead Weather on both ‘La Dee Da’ and ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood and give her nothing substantial to do? You got Paul McCartney on songs that are plainly aping classic Beatles, and he doesn’t even sing? The one guest star who seemed to be allowed to step up was Shawn Stockman of Boyz 2 Men on the title track, but even then, given how plodding the riffs are you have to wonder whether a stronger hook could have made better use of his heavily overdubbed choral vocals.
But then we get to the content and themes – and look, I’ve made no secret that my general criteria for political albums are the three P’s: power, precision, and populism. And while you could argue that the Foo Fighters get populism right out of the gate courtesy of their tenure in modern rock, the political arc of this record does it no favors… or at least from what you can tell. That’s the thing: according to interviews Grohl did intend for this record to have an arc, from the opening tracks encouraging some to get involved and active… only for figureheads to lead them astray and eventually completely run out of answers, with no superhero to come and save them, instead requiring those people to dig deep and keep fighting against the tide; at the end of the day, their roots run deeper. It’s a songwriting tradition, at least in terms of broad themes, that has its roots in the heartland rock of John Mellencamp or Springsteem, especially with the lack of a clean answer, but without the significant storytelling and details, I’m left feeling that these songs don’t cut with the same power. And that’s before we get moments of tonal dissonance that don’t nearly work as well as they seem to think, the worst being ‘Happy Ever After (Zero Hour)’, which tries to go for a Simon & Garfunkel-esque light folk treatment of facing no hope or relief, and there’s just not enough to the writing to make it feel anything beyond awkward and badly placed in context, especially right after the righteous fury of ‘Arrows’. And it’s not like Grohl and crew weren’t even trying for something here: not only did they say they were – and the subtext is pretty blisteringly obvious – you don’t load a song like ‘La Dee Da’ with the language you do if you’re not trying to provoke a reaction. But the more I listened to this record the more I just found the arc scattershot, just shy of saying something that truly had weight with real detail or flair.
But again, the Foo Fighters are not an album band – they’re best known for rock singles that smash onto the radio with real populist power, not making that broader thematic statement. Maybe that’s why any arc here feels tenuous, an effort for something that’s out of the Foo Fighters’ comfort zone beyond cribbing from rock history for enough flourishes to keep things interesting. But it doesn’t carry a lot of weight for me – not a bad project, mind you, but it’s not playing to any of their strengths and makes me wish the band was more focused if they wanted to deliver the righteous statement along with the singles you knew the band would nail. But as a whole here… 6/10, really only for fans of the band at this point, at least for me. It’s got its moments, but I’d like to see those arrows actually hit a bullseye, not just in the nearby postal code.
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When I was a Teenager, I wanted to be an actor. It all started around 16 years ago, when my parents sent me to acting summer camp. I fell in love with telling stories from the stage.
Well, today, I’m no actor. But I still tell stories. I want to share with you four true stories from my life, that have taught me the most important lessons on happiness, emotions, love and time.
I took the red pill. And the wise man showed me that happiness is a choice, made in every moment. With practice and discipline we can become happier with our lives as a whole, even as we face pain and suffering. That day, I learned that happiness was not something that came from the outside, but something that came from within.
I took the red pill. She said “You lack emotional intelligence.” At the time, I didn't really know what she meant. She showed me that emotional intelligence was the cornerstone of great leadership. Without respecting and harnessing the great powers that emotions give us, we cannot be leaders at all. That day, I learned how to stop trying to hide my emotions and start using them instead.
My girlfriend died. I asked the Universe, Why? And the universe asked me if I wanted the blue pill or the red pill. I took the red pill.
The Universe showed me that even though I would never see her again, she continued to teach me how to give love as purely as she has given it to me. To her, love was not just an emotion, but also a way of being in the world. That day I learned that to experience love, all I had to do was give it unconditionally.
Unfortunately, no-one can be told what time is. You have to experience it for yourself.
Remember, all I'm offering is the truth, nothing more.
I was hungry for the truth, so I took the red pill. The snail showed me that the only time is now. The past is memory and the future is illusion. That day I learned how to live in the present moment.
These are four of the most important stories of my life so far. But the truth is, there was never a blue pill. We cannot end the story, wake up in our beds and believe whatever we want. If there was a blue pill, I might have taken it at least once. The truth is, there is no turning back. The only thing we can do, is go forward, take the red pill, and see how life unfolds.
We can’t go back. But we can still learn from the past. The red pill represents the truth. And the truth is a story. Taking the red pill isn't just moving forward. It is to weave our past into a story that teaches us something and makes the future better. Stories define our lives.
Friends, after this, there is no turning back. Take the red pill, and see how deep the rabbit hole goes. All I am offering you is the truth, nothing more.


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General Mobile GM 5 Plus smartphone was launched in February 2016. The phone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels.
The General Mobile GM 5 Plus is powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB. As far as the cameras are concerned, the General Mobile GM 5 Plus packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 13-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The General Mobile GM 5 Plus runs Android 6.0.1 and is powered by a 3100mAh non removable battery.
The General Mobile GM 5 Plus is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone that accepts a Micro-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG, 3G and 4G. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.

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1979 *VSOP* E liquid by VOAK is a southern squeezed concoction inclusive of succulent Blackberries paired with the sweetest flavour of lemon extract.
1979 *VSOP* E liquid by VOAK comes as a 100ml short fill vaping e liquid containing 0mg of nicotine. There is space in the bottle for nicotine to be added.


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London-based charity Hearts in Harmony today announces it will host a free one-day outdoor music festival named City Heart Beats, on Sunday 11th December, 2016 at popular London outdoor venue Spitalfields market.
All money raised in donations on the day will go to worthy causes that fight heart disease. There will be a variety of free live music, including R&B, classical, soul jazz and world, from 12pm – 5pm.
The festival will be located under Spitalfield’s white outdoor tented dome, located at Horner Square, London, E1 6EW. The public are free to come and listen all day and there will be a variety of street food trucks around selling warming fayre.


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Medical experts agree that when it comes to the healthy development of little feet, barefoot is best. It’s the reason why these same experts recommend soft, flexible-soled footwear for both infants and children. They’re the next best thing to being barefoot. Since our first steps, Robeez has embraced this philosophy. All of our footwear carries the prestigious Seal of Acceptance from the American Podiatric Medical Association, an accreditation only awarded to products that promote natural foot function. And with a soft sole design built to flex and bend, that’s exactly what our shoes do. The best shoes mimic bare feet. Robeez footwear mimics bare feet by flexing and bending with every step. Supporting not constricting growing feet, they promote good balance and unrestricted growth, while protecting little feet from the world. They stay on too, with elasticized ankles to ensure a perfectly snug fit. Using high quality leather and materials, Robeez shoes are both comfortable and durable while their softer soles cushion feet and allow toes a better grip, helping balance, encouraging muscle growth and preventing slipping. From crawling to cruising, walking to running, for indoors and out, Robeez makes shoes and socks for newborns to two year-olds that promote healthy foot development while being fashionable and fun to wear.
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Bill Gates to say bye-bye to Russia?
The departure of Microsoft from the Russian market is actively discussed in the media and on portals. To find out if the rumours are true, Realnoe Vremya's correspondent turned to Microsoft itself and also tried to buy software on its page and get tech support in the Russian language. Our new material tells how that turned out.
''Microsoft's leaving Russia'', news with this headline appeared on several federal portals at once. Sanctions that came into force on 22 November were called as a reason. But the company itself doesn't officially confirm the information, though formulations are vague. ''We are committed to our users in Russia and continue working in this country,'' Microsoft's external press service in Russia answered to Realnoe Vremya's request.
So what triggered the talks that the company might leave the Russian market? First of all, curious users found hints in actions of Microsoft itself.
To start with, the company has converted prices for its products and subscriptions for services in Microsoft Store into dollars.
''In Microsoft Store, we still try to provide an exceptional user experience around the world. Due to the development of business practices of Microsoft Store, all prices will be in USD. Users in Russia can also visit our retail partners to purchase Microsoft products in rubles. This decision was dictated by the necessity to develop the business approach. After technical and operational analysis, Microsoft made a decision to refocus sales on retail partners,'' Microsoft's external press service in Russia explained to Realnoe Vremya.
However, some experts think this is quite a logical occurrence.
''I think it's a correct step. The ruble is the currency one should focus on. Operating systems sold as programme products are a very small market. I'm not sure that a big number of users in Russia purchase the official Windows. I'm telling the truth. This is why the sale of boxed products isn't the principal market in Russia Microsoft is afraid of losing, this is why the prices have been in dollars,'' thinks Director of Tor IT company Lenar Mukhametzyanov.
Users discontentedly note that Microsoft has stopped selling Microsoft Office on its page since 1 October. Every attempt to buy the product on the page ends with a recommendation to go to a retail seller. In this case, it's said sale has been entrusted to distributors – M.Video, Eldorado, Citilink and DNS.
M.Video's press service said they knew nothing about Microsoft's plans to exit Russia. At the same time, the company sees growth in sales of Microsoft products.
M.Video and Eldorado sold and keep selling software of both Microsoft and Hancom, a Korean OS developer. Retail sales of units of licensed office suites in Russia have increased by about a third in the last year, notebooks and computers have added some 13%. The positive indicator is linked with a wider assortment of quality products in different price segments and, consequently, users' refusal of piratical content in favour of licensed solutions. Sales of units of office suites in M.Video and Eldorado have grown by 80%. A two-digit rise is observed in both the upper price segment – demand for Microsoft Office has gone up by 40% – and the lower – to 3,000 rubles.
According to our estimates, the group accounts for over 50% of retail sales of office OS,'' Valeria Andreyeva, director of PR Department in M.Video-Eldorado group.
Some resources write that the sale of software will also be cancelled. We tried to purchase Windows10 on the official page of Microsoft. The attempt turned out quite successful – we're offered to add the product to basket. By the way, prices were in rubles: Windows10 costs about 9,500 rubles. The page also contains devices (notebooks, tablets) that already have the software. Having clicked on a specific model, one can see which of the distributors have it on sale.
Information about the cancellation of tech support in the Russian language became another proof that the company will exit Russia. We called the Russian Microsoft Store Sales and Client Support and the Russian tech support: in both cases, we were answered in Russian.
In Lenar Mukhametzyanov's opinion, Microsoft can start offering support only in the English language using its own product for it.
''They have an online translator in Skype that translates quite well, including speech. They created the product, why not use this technology?'' he says and supposes that as time goes by the company might refuse technical support not only in Russian but also in other languages.
In answer to the question if Microsoft was offering its Russian employees to move to work in other countries, the company's press service hasn't said anything. Yefim Klimov considers that Microsoft could really have a big staff in Russia, which turned out unclaimed in competition with Russian producers.
''I even think it was too expensive costs during those fat years, I will dare to say, when 99% of the market was occupied by foreign vendors, and they were present here as a monopoly and dictated their prices, freely received surplus incomes and could afford too high costs. The market puts everything in order, in addition, there is competition in the domestic market,'' Yefim Klimov, director general of Etton, says.
Nobody can say for sure if Microsoft will remain in Russia or not. Editor-in-Chief of TelecomDaily Denis Kuskov allows that the company could leave the Russian market. Both sanctions and growing competition provided by Russian developers can be a reason.
''We understand we're living in confrontation – economic and political. Foreign companies operating in Russia – Cisco, Intel, Microsoft – find it tough to work from a perspective of changes in their headquarters, which can't do something due to sanctions. It's tough to work because they have some import substitution, localisation of both OS and devices. Again, it's no secret that the number of employees and financing of companies in Russia are suddenly reducing. This is why everything is fine, and it's quite possible. We all got used to the Office, some consoles that Microsoft makes, but other companies produce a part of OS. For this reason, the situation here is that people will live and survive without it,'' he says.
Here we'd like to mention if there were any analogues to Microsoft products, the same Windows and Office that could be used in Russia if Microsoft ceases its operations and stops supporting products in the Russian language. The roster of Russian developments is available on the page of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media. My Office can be called as an alternative to Microsoft Office.
Other office applications from the roster are likely to suit narrow specialists. If inserting ''operating systems'' in the roster's search, Linux, Os (made by Rostec) come first. The other OS won't suit ordinary users again. However, Director of Tor IT company Lenar Mukhametzyanov notes that Linux develops well, it releases stable and correct products. But it's at least unusual for an ordinary Russian user.
However, many experts consider we shouldn't worry beforehand, and Microsoft will unlikely lose the money it earns in Russia. Founder of Fix Group of Companies Dmitry Yeremeyev thinks the company will, first of all, aim to make a profit.
Director General of Etton Yefim Klimov supposes that Microsoft won't stop supporting its products in the Russian language.
''It's a huge Russian-speaking area, it's Russia and CIS countries where software in the Russian language is used, and no sane company will leave such a big segment without tech support and accompaniment,'' he says.
Lenar Mukhametzyanov thinks Microsoft has its hands tied, and it can't make a decision to exit the Russian market overnight as much as it wanted. The case is that, according to him, the majority of licensed operating systems made in Russia are anyway products provided together with hardware, that's to say, with notebooks, tablets. As a rule, software is installed on them before sale.
''If Microsoft stops supporting the Russian interface and Russian users in its systems, it will hit its partners who purchase their products on a large scale. In this respect, Microsoft has its hands tied for a simple reason: no notebook manufacturer wants to lose such a market as Russia,'' Mukhametzyanov says.


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The enemy, thus thinks they are a division of troops with heavy armament trying to hide, perhaps interpreting these signatures as thousands of troops with all but a little of their skin showing. Think of the Predator movie where Sylvester Stallone was being hunted by the alien for sport. When "Sly" covered his skin with thick mud only a little heat signature could be seen. Troops with heavy bulletproof vests made of Kevlar with ceramic peck plates and helmets would appear similar and thus the area of a rat would be a similar amount of heat signature of human wearing such gear. Once you fool the enemy you can capture him?
Seeing thousands of such heat signatures would mimic what the enemy expects to see when they see thousands of troops in a battalion of infantry. The enemy thus would get scared and prepare to defend against the perceived imminent invasion. As the enemy gets scared and advances on the threat of an invading force of decoy rats we monitor and wait for enemy to fire on thousands of rats, then quickly mark the location from which the incoming fire, ordinance and missiles are launched. Once the enemy gives away their defense positions we send in the first round of UAVs with lethal weapons. EA (electronic attack) devices and smart munitions.
This idea has been perpetuating itself from news events such as the problem with the thousands of rats in Mexico town, which survived their own poisoning when the poison killed all the cats which were controlling their populations. Also Sandia's all new Sarge robotic territorial guarding unmanned vehicle (ATV with heat signature and machine guns). The movie with the Arnold Swarznegger "The Governator" with the flying UAVs in the latest terminator genre also played a part in this thought. The Border Patrol, Coast Guard and Military use of the predator UAVs and use of sensors to protect infrastructure also played a part in this concept. All in all it appears that such battlefield techniques appear to be heading us in this direction.
Now then since we can all agree that this idea or concept of using organic decoys makes a lot of sense in the ever-changing battlespace, how do we raise the temperature of rats to mimic that of human beings?
There are several really simple ways to change the heat signature of the rats, even ways to do this without killing them or seriously hurting them. The easiest way without using genetic manipulation and using the KISS Method would be to simply feed them something, which would temporarily increase their body temperatures.
This might be the best way because as the rats got closer and closer the effect would of the food would wear off and then all of a sudden they would all disappear, thus putting terror and fear into the enemy as they can no longer find the invading forces. Where did they go, did they hide in a cave, go into a tent, which is hiding them from radar? Did they get in a vehicle? Where? Then they might send out a searching recon team, which could be immediately taken out, meaning the must send another to see what happen to them as once they are gone communication will no longer be available. Meanwhile why they are looking they will be communicating with those in charge whose position is now given away. Such a trick would be aggravating to the enemy because then the signatures would appear and then disappear, meaning, where did they go, meaning enemy must go on high alert and that means more motion and activity from enemy, including communication, movement, fear and action thus giving away information and locations. As this occurs the enemy has one more unknown to deal with prior to the electronic attack as we gather information from the enemy. Our enemy is hesitant, in fear and giving away all of it's locations and communication sources.
If we sent the rats in several large boxes which opened with a timer or were the doors of the boxes were made of food themselves, then they would eat themselves out of the box and and then proceed to look for more food. We would time the thickness of the door made of food to when you wanted to launch the attack. As studying the time to eat the door with 1000 rats could be easily studied in advance. By using this thought process therefore the delivery aircraft could fly in under cover of weather or other temporary diversion and return and will be no where near when the rats finally got out of the box. Thus even more baffling to the enemy since there are no support vehicles, aircraft or other devices in the area. Just what appears to be lots of troops without support heading their way.
How do we keep the rats traveling in the direction we wish? Well a couple of ideas here. First lets not forget the story of the dogs used to deliver hand grenades to the enemy. The masters would say go fetch and attack and the dogs would run towards the enemy, but all the gun fire and chaos would scare the dogs and then they would return to their owners? Whoops?
Then another box even further away with the ingredients, which cause increased body temps once again. The rats will move, disappear, reappear closer, then disappear and then move and reappear, thus looks like troop movements, which do not exist, perfect decoy?
If we drop off 20,000 rats some with electronic pulse devices strapped on them in 20 different locations we can over whelm the enemy, wake up the communication and start movement and then attack after just prior to the coordinated attack we send our an electronic attack to kill the communication and electronics of the enemy. All targets are found and locked, game over. RATS'D. Recon Animal Territorial Sensor Decoys.


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I am inquiring about rules and PLACE fiscal sponsorship for a WAV fundraiser and I need some clarity. I am requesting a conversation with Elizabeth Bowling before I continue to get more people involved. Thanks.
My name is Nathan Crymble and I am a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota business school. I happened across your website through a professional contact and have been following your progress for the past year. I love the concept of place and am working to build similar ideas in the Twin Cities. I was curious as to if anyone in your organization would be willing to meet for an informational interview to talk about your work and similar work in the area, such as Ecala Group’s City Hub. Thank you so much for your time and I hope to hear back from you soon.
Interested in your development in St Louis Park which offers affordable housing units. We are a set of 6 parents look I for affordable housing for our young adult children who have some special needs. They all work but need affordable housing in order to live independently. How can we be placed on your list for leasing? Would like to discuss our vision for this community of individuals who have a bond that goes back many years. I believe this group would fit your vision for this project.
We would also become very involved in the community as well.
Chris, my name is Dave Lorenzo. I am with Assa Abloy, and am very interested in PLACE. I love the project ideals and goals, from a business perspective, but also from a personal point of view.
My employer (Assa Abloy) supplies the products that people touch the most, in any building: doors and hardware. I feel passionately that we can be a terrific partner in ensuring that the products and services we provide will support and exceed the project’s goals and intentions.
Sustainability is embedded in every aspect of the Assa Abloy value chain, from innovation to sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and energy use during operation and recycling at end of life.
I would appreciate the opportunity to meet and discuss ways that we can provide value and collaborate with the project team through the entire lifecycle. Please contact me via email, dave.lorenzo@assaabloy.com, or mobile: 612.257.0519.
The Shorewood City Council has issued an RFI for businesses, organizations, or individuals to partner with the city in increasing the vitality of the Southshore Center, a multi-purpose facility owned by the City. The city acquired full ownership this last January after sharing ownership responsibilities with four other cities over the past 20 years. The Council is looking to rebrand the building and operation to create an amenity that can either supplement activities in the adjacent city park, or be a destination in itself. We invite you to visit the city website, www.ci.shorewood.mn.us for a copy of the RFI. Please call me at (952) 490-7905 if you have any questions. Thank you for your interest.
Hello! I am President of St. Louis Park’s annual summer festival, named Parktacular. Its June 15-18 this year, and we are looking for businesses to participate as a sponsor or as a participant in our Parade or our Business Expo. I would love to connect with someone on the St. Louis Park team to see how you could become involved, support the community, and drum up interest. Thank you!
I cannot attend the meeting. I urge you to improve the traffic intersection. It is dangerous. I will elaborate if you dot already know about it.
Won’t be able to attend the Community Meeting on February 23, 2017. Pleased with the progress of the project i.e. environmental cleanup; SLP City Council support, Met Council support, etc. Looking forward to the ground breaking celebration. Update from The Park Theater Company – we now have our own 501©(3) non-profit status!
I just recently discovered the work that you are doing in the Minneapolis communities and I am in love with your innovation, creativity, and care you are implementing! I am currently living in Michigan with many questions as to the work that you guys do! I was wondering if someone from the org. would be willing to have a phone/Skype conversation with me so that I can get a better understanding of the community development you guys do, as well as hear more about the organization itself. I am passionate about sustainable and creative community development, so I look forward to hearing from you!
I am an art business blogger, publishing articles of interest for visual artists and makers. PLACE Team follows me on Twitter and has been very generous in sharing my articles. I checked out your website and see that you are involved in creative placemaking, with live/work space for artists. Would someone on your staff be interested in speaking with me for an article on this topic for my audience?
I’ve been turned on to you by my former colleague Zach Robinson. Currently I am working with SLP SEEDS as Community Food Project Director and would love to set up a time to meet and talk about collaborating.
Who can I speak with about the direction of PLACE and SEEDS and our visions for the health of SLP?
What volunteer opportunities do you have? I am currently a St Louis Park School District employee in the School Nutrition department. I live and work in St Louis Park and want to live in the proposed community planned here. I want to volunteer so that I can make that happen.
Will there be below market rate housing available for seniors 55+ at the new St Louis Park location that is planned? f so how do I apply to live there?
Hi there! My name is Victor Roman and I am a college student from North Central University in Minneapolis! I have been expanding my knowledge on non profit organizations recently, and I was wondering If I could perhaps set up a Skype interview with a “decision maker” in your business, such as Chris Velasco, Jonathan Pearlstein, or Elizabeth Bowling. I would like to ask a few questions regarding how the idea for place came about, what are some key components in keeping PLACE flowing smoothly and safely, and what the Goal of the company is, and what strides PLACE is taking to achieve them. I would prefer Skype or FaceTime, but i’ll even be grateful for a phone interview if you would be willing! thanks so much!
Rob Copeland here with Copeland Building Corp. Just seeing when this St. Louis Park might be out for bids? Love a shot to bid something there. Thanks for your time and consideration!

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THERE’S NOTING BETTER THAN SITTING AROUND A COZY FIRE PIT ON A COOL SUMMERS EVENING. THIS IS THE FIRST SUMMER USING THE AREA AND TO WARM IT UP WITH A LITTLE COLOR BY DAY I FILLED TWO LARGE POTS WITH BLOOMING ANNUALS!
Today I’m sharing with you a little tour around our backyard fire pit area on a foggy morning. Photos always turn out better when it’s overcast anyway, so it was the perfect morning to show you what I’ve planted and to take a little walk around the area.
This is a family gathering spot. I had no idea how much a fire pit would bring a family together. If you have teen kids I highly recommend it, we actually spend more time as a family in this spot than any other in our home.
My boys, their girlfriends and hubby and I can be found sitting around a fire talking for hours and enjoying all the laughter that goes on. I’ve even started a fire and watched a move out there all by myself when my men folk were out of town working.
It’s such a peaceful spot where we see deer, pheasants, rabbit’s and an occasional snapping turtle in the evenings. And if you’re worried about smelling like campfire smoke after sitting around the fire I have a trick for that and it can be found here.
I’m a low maintenance gardener, I’m no slave to pulling weeds but I did want to add a little color to the area so I decided to plant a few annuals in large pots around the pit this year. If you missed our fire pit build you can see it here.
I have no idea what was in the soil I picked up from our local nursery but everything I have planted in it has flourished and filled in so nicely. I’ll definitely be adding that stuff to my list again next year. The only downfall is the raccoons love it too (insert sad face here). I’ve had a heck of a time with them this year. They’ve pulled up my herbs and like to dig around in the flower pots that contain the soil.
I asked hubby to pick up a live trap, something has to be done and quickly. They’re even leaving me a nice pile of poop on my decks every day. Yuck! And I leave our French doors open when we sleep at night, now I’m afraid I’ll wake up to a family of raccoons in my dining room.
I’m all for loving wildlife but they can’t keep destroying our place. They even ripped off the roof to my Purple Martin house to get to the eggs. I did have my son fix it but I was so disappointed I was looking forward to the baby Orioles this year. For some reason they took up residence in the mansion this year.
If anyone has a good way to keep the critters away please tell me in the comment section, I’m desperate to try anything.
What a beautiful area . . . your fire pit comment gave me the chuckles as it reminded me that fire pits are part of our DNA from sitting around the fire outside of our caves and other humble abodes thousands of years ago.
Jan, loved your comment and what a great way of reminding me of how our people used to live.
What flowers did you use in your pots?
Deanna, There’s quite a mixture….sweet potato vine, coleus, silver falls, striped petunia, and verbena.
Thank you….it was the silver falls I couldn’t figure out, it’s gorgeous and will be added to my flower list next year!
I live in the north woods of Wisconsin and we have many raccoons around also. They like to come on my porch and poop, too! I read that ammonia is a smell they are discouraged by. Perhaps you could saturate a few rags with ammonia and leave it where they like to poop. We scrubbed the area first with a bleach solution and that seemed to help some. But we didn’t try the ammonia because the two can’t be mixed… As far as the bird houses, you need baffles to prevent them as well as cats, squirrels, etc. from climbing up the pole or post. Local home improvement stores should have them by the wild bird supplies. And it is a good idea to not leave any garbage, pet food, etc. outside that helps attract them. Hope this helps some.
Kris, Thanks for the tip about ammonia. I can see why critters hate the smell, I do as well. I was wondering if my compost bin was attracting critters. It’s a closed structure but I’m sure they can still smell the food inside.

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*School of Economics and GEP, University of Nottingham.
** World Bank and GEP, University of Nottingham.
Keywords: International trade, Skill acquisition, Labour market adjustment.
JEL Classification: F11, F16, J31, J62.
Grant SFRH/BD/13162/2003 and Economic and Social Research Council Grant PTA-026-27-1258.
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank.
(Machin, 1997; Card, 2001) have also played an important role.
to skill is then empirically confirmed by individual panel data for the UK.
also raise the incentives for skill acquisition. Indeed, recent theoretical work by Falvey et al.
growth. To date, however, this relationship has not been subject to empirical scrutiny.
capital for the adjustment process, the second focuses on firm specific human capital.
increase workers’ incentives to switch industry.
increases in international competition are an important determinant of rising wage inequality.
downgrading, and induces workers to move industry.
exclusion of these effects on earnings regressions.
leads to higher returns to skill within an industry and, therefore, incentive for skill acquisition.
Second, whether it also induces skill-upgrading by the industry’s existing workforce.
exogenous to the behaviour of firms and workers within each industry.
worker-industry level focusing on the effect of international competition on returns to skills.
See Abowd and Kramarz (1999) and Abowd et al (2006).
particularly important to investigate whether results are robust to these different measures.
Source: Author calculations from Quadros de Pessoal .
in returns to skill between sectors with different degrees of openness (captured by ϕ ).
industry is available are 1990 and 1991, the period under analysis is restricted to 1991-2000.
to skill vary with international competition and we expect it to be positive.
own because they are swept out by the industry and time dummies.
See Appendix A for a detailed description of how the variables are constructed.
used as the base category in the estimation of returns to skill.
3. Technicians and associate professionals.
Source: International Labour Office (1990, pp. 2-3) and Elias et al. (1999) as in Upward and Wright (2007).
educational requirements with those in our data for each skill group and our results are in line with the Elias et al.
There are two important characteristics that guarantee this data set’s coverage and reliability.
social security number that does not change through time.
and industry classification follows the NACE-Rev. 2 at the 2-digit level.
classification and are aggregated into 18 sectors.
switching rate raises to around 10 per cent (either for industry or skill).
Diff. skill & same ind.
Diff. skill & diff. Ind.
Detailed tables of transition patterns across industries are available from the authors on request.
period. As can be seen, there is considerable variability of actual wage between industries.
Note that 1986 is the first year for which the QP dataset is available and the appreciation finishes in 1992.
been a recession in the Portuguese economy in 1993 that might contaminate the differences in differences estimate.
characteristics we include a full set of industry-dummies: 74 industry fixed-effects.
industry changes in international competition on relative wages.
to start with and that during 1989-1992 returns to skill increased throughout the economy.
and returns to skill within industries.
determinant of rising wage inequality between skilled and unskilled workers.
and hhi by 1000. Dependent variable: log real hourly wage.
hhi by 1000. Dependent variable: log real hourly wage.
Regression results can be found in Appendix C.
Pr(moveindiJKt = 0, moveskilliJKt = 1 X it , ∆ICKt , Z Jt , hhiKt ) , respectively.
Pr(moveskilliJKt = 1 X it , ∆ICKt , Z Jt , hhiKt ) , respectively.
Pr(moveindiJKt = 0, skillupiJKt = 1 X it , ∆ICKt , Z Jt , hhiKt ) , respectively.
Pr( skillupiJKt = 1 X it , ∆ICKt , Z Jt , hhiKt ) , respectively.
remaining in the same industry or changing industry, though the effect on the latter is weaker.
switching rates, whereas firm’s age increases this rate.
percentage points higher and probability to skill-upgrading by 0.02 percentage points higher.
as the effect on skill upgrading and moving industry simultaneously.
each variable. The variables age, tenure are divided by 10, and age-square and hhi by 1000.
and age-square and hhi by 1000.
years of education higher than 12 (that marks the end of high-school in Portugal).
domestic demand (industry sales plus net imports).
“Quadros de Pessoal” to guarantee the accuracy of the data used.
the original yearly datasets, respectively.
(or was missing) over time for the same worker.
age, schooling and tenure firm, respectively.
observation is the same as that reported in more than 50 percent of the cases for that worker.
Note that this is a more demanding criterion than simply using the modal value as replacement.
0.15 percent, 0.99 percent due to missing data on gender, age and schooling, respectively.
The checked panel included 22,686,298 worker-year observations and 3,525,485 workers.
are marginal effects. Appendix Table C.1 displays the regression results instead.
* significant at 10%; ** significant at 5%; *** significant at 1%. The period of analysis is 1986-1992 in Column 1-2 and 5-6 and 1992-2000 in Column 3-4 and 7-8.
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A classic Dr. Seuss story with rhymes and his signature illustrations, this tale depicts the story of the unhappy Grinch and his mischievous and evil ways to steal Christmas from the residents of Who-Ville.
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint who hates everyone, especially children… But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit scaring him into mending his ways. Scrooge soon discovers that friendliness brings its own reward!
An interactive Christmas book, the Jolly Christmas Postman delivers letters to several famous fairy-tale characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella and the Three Bears. Containing letters, cards and more, this wonderful book lets children discover what the fairy-tale characters are sending to one another for Christmas.
With a different flavour to the others in my selection, this book puts a creepy twist on the Christmas festivities. With plenty of freakish presents and a skeleton dressed in Santa Claus clothes, it makes for a fabulously spooky holiday story!
Which one is your favourite Christmas book?
If your favourite isn’t listed here, let me know! I would love to get a new Christmas story book for our shelves!

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No matter what you do this Valentine's Day it will still pale in comparison to what this smitten man does.
Bill Bresnan has written a love letter to his wife, Kris, every day for the last 40 years, dating back to when they first met in 1974. We'll save you the math. That's about 10,000 letters.
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The RS Feva Class has grown from strength to strength over the years, being fully integrated into the performance development programs of many of the European sailing federations including the UK, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. In addition significant racing and training activities are high in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Estonia France, Germany, Malta and Switzerland. In North America club fleets are developing, and more and more junior sailors are adopting the Feva as their chosen boat. The Feva sits perfectly between the Optimist, and youth classes such as the 420 and 29er as a transitional boat, as well as acting as a learn-to-sail boat for sailors just starting out. Further development for the class is prominent in both Australia and New Zealand, and in Asia and the Middle East. A fair number of ex-Feva sailors now grace the top echelons of the 470, Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX classes as well!
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I take this everyday with no garlic odor or taste. I recommend taking this after you have consumed a small portion of your meal and then finish the remainder of your meal. If taken at the end of a meal it can, at least for me, cause heartburn and stomach gas that will clear a room, lol. Other than that, no one would know you are consuming garlic.
This product is great! Anytime we feel a sniffle or any kind of illness trying to start, we pop one of the garlics in and by the next day we feel fine. We always keep this on hand. Works great for us.


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A warning has been issued to Android users about a really scary strain of malware that’s been discovered on the Google Play Store. The reports come from Express.co.uk.
As you know, Android is one of the most widely used software with two billion devices running the OS on a monthly basis.
Android has been indeed the subject of some important security alerts so far. You may recall the Judy malware campaign which saw up to 36.5 million devices that have been infected.
The Android phones have been attacked via dozens of apps that were located on the Google Play Store.
Now, it seems that Android users are being warned once again about a strain of malware that’s been discovered in the store.
The security researchers discovered a dangerous strain of malware of about 25 apps on the Google Play Store and “the malware was dubbed Exodus and had some terrifying functionality with it capable of rooting devices and boasting advanced spying features,” the online publication mentioned above writes.
Exodus was capable of gathering phone numbers and sending them to external servers, and it could also severely compromise a device after rooting it.
With these phones, Exodus could extract passwords, chat logs, contact details and more. It was also capable of creating local audio and video recordings which is even scarier.
In order to root devices, Exodus used an exploit that was called DirtyCOW which was patched by Google back in 2016.
The online magazine assures readers that updated phones are immune to this and the Exodus is limited to gathering data available to other apps.
The existence of Exodus has been unveiled via a blog post online following an investigation performed by Security Without Borders and Motherboard.
It seems that Exodus has also made its way onto iOS devices.
They said that some versions of the Android malware were present ion the Google Play Store.
Thankfully, Google took care of things and removed the 25 apps which had the Exodus on board.


text: Jon Remedios is a Toronto based game designer and developer who has been an active member of the video game industry since 2009. He has shipped 6 titles across a variety of platforms with studios that he was worked at throughout his career, sat on the organizational committee for the Toronto chapter of the IGDA, and was the game designer in residence at the University of Toronto's Semaphore Research Cluster. In 2014, Jon founded Actual Humans, a small independent studio focused on creating real human games for real human people. The studio shipped its first title Shoot Shoot Mega Pack (or SSMP) in April 2017 in collaboration with artist Gavin McCarthy and sound designer Ryan Roth. Jon is currently working on bringing SSMP to consoles and developing a new unannounced project under the Actual Humans banner.


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TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has given business owners affected by the supertyphoon Yolanda to file their losses until March 31.
This announced by BIR Commissioner Nelson Caspe during his visit coinciding the launching of tax campaign on March 24.
The sworn declaration of loss should be filed in order to avoid penalties, Caspe said.
Earlier, Commissioner Kim Henares declared that businessmen who suffered economic losses due to Yolanda had to file their losses on December 23, 2013.
This order of Henares was met with strong opposition by the businessmen who are still reeling from the aftermath of Yolanda.
Business owners in Tacloban, in particular, claimed that they need some tax breaks considering of the losses they sustain during the typhoon, citing particularly the massive looting incident happened in the city’s business establishments.
The BIR, in its March 18, 2014 revenue memorandum circular, extended the deadline.
“Tension was felt when Commissioner Henares announced December 23, 2013 as deadline. Businessmen were practically demanding from Henares to extend the deadline as we were left with nothing after the supertyphoon followed by massive looting in all business establishments in the city. With 143-day time frame, it gave the community enough time to prepare,” said Jackson Uy, president of the Tacloban Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
“We felt relieved when Commissioner Henares bend the decision for the businessmen. However, (we were) disappointed for no other tax perks for affected businesses (were given),” Uy said.


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There are a lot of conditions that are unheard of – one such bizarre one is tingling of fingers. The pins and needles sensation on the fingers is rather unusual and might or might not cause pain. Pricking sensations at the fingertips may not be as harmless as you think – look for the symptoms and if matches what we have on our list, seek medical opinion.
Pricking sensations are the most discomforting and common symptom of the condition while sometimes it is unaccompanied by numbness, itchiness, pain in fingers and arms, sensitivity in fingers, coldness, tingling toes, burning sensations and muscular spasms. Other than that, in severe cases sufferer may have breathing or walking difficulties, paralysis, weakness, memory confusion, dizziness or unconsciousness, loss of vision and slurred speech.
Orthopaedic Causes: Orthopaedic conditions such as carpel tunnel syndrome and cervical spondylosis can give way to the disease. Carpet tunnel syndrome is a result of nerve compression in wrist passage called the carpal tunnel, nerves and the flexor muscles go through this passage. This painful condition can cause tingling as well as discomfort and numbness in the fingers. On the other hand, cervical spondylosis is the neck disc degenerative disease. Broken finger, neck injury and compression of arm nerve can also give tingling sensations in fingers.
Neurological Causes: damaged nerves in the fingers also result in tingling sensations. This may be due to several factors.
In Diabetics, high blood sugar levels damage the nerves and thereby lead to the pins and needles disease.
An inactive thyroid gland produces inadequate thyroid hormones and the glandular disease is caused Hypothyroidism which is one of the causes of tingling.
Strokes followed by unconsciousness due to rupture of some blood vessel don’t let oxygen reach the brain and thus, tingling is caused.
Transverse Myelitis, a neurological condition, infects or swells spinal cord and causes pricking fingertips.
Peripheral nerve damage known as peripheral neuropathy is one of the neurological reasons of pins and needles.
Immune system of a body sometimes turns against its healthy tissues, a condition called systemic lupus erythematosus and paves the way for tingling.
Alcoholism, heavy metal poisoning, menopause and injury to the spinal cord are some of the other reasons.
Insufficient blood flow to the fingers gives the tingling sensations there. Frostbite is a condition which occurs when body is exposed to cold temperatures and raises discomfort in fingers, blistering and tingling.
Peripheral Artery Disease and Raynaud’s phenomena are two more circulatory problems contributing to it. In PAD, the arteries start constricting for cholesterol and fats accumulates in the walls and reduces blood flow.
And Raynaud’s phenomenon is the disease in that the blood vessels in toes and fingers narrow down. In both the cases, blood flow to the fingers reduces and tingling is experienced by the patient.
There are many ways to diagnose the disease and the extent of its extremity.
Neurological Examination: Sensitivity of the arm is tested by a small dermatome surgery to reveal what nerves are damaged.
EMG: Electromiography along with imaging helps track down the type of the nerve damage.
Imaging: X-ray, MRI and CT scans can prove useful in diagnosing the condition.
Cold simulation test: it is used to detect the Raynaud’s syndrome.
Blood test: Abnormalities in mineral levels and diabetes is detected by performing blood tests.
Treatment of the disease focuses on finding the underlying cause first and then curing the individual symptoms that the disease has produced.
If the condition is due to an injury, it is necessary to immobilize and rest the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist and the arm. Rest is recommended if the movements of the joints cause nerve irritation like in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Ulnar Nerve Entrapment. Even if it is because of a pinched nerve, resting the area is the best treatment there is.
Physical therapy and splints are the supportive treatments applied along with closed or open release of endoscopic nerve in case of Carpal tunnel syndrome. However, if splints fail to carry out the relief task, steroid shots are administered inside the tunnel to decrease the inflammation caused inside.
In few cases, a minor surgery of the wrist can provide relief from the pain and inflammation. A slit is made and following the operation, carpel tunnel ceiling is cut to relax the pressure on the nerve by creating space.
There are some medications and drugs prescribed by the doctor to control the sensations and pain and also to deal with other symptoms. Analgesics reduce the pain origination because of compression of the nerve while corticosteroid injections are also suggested in order to reduce inflammation around the area. Non-steroidal anti-rheumatic drugs, antidepressants effectively get rid of the swelling and pain. Even ointments alleviate the burning sensations and tingling for a little while.
Detecting the underlying cause of pins and needles disease is important as it could be reason for possible complications too. This is the reason why people are asked to get medical help – once the cause is revealed, the complications are treated and their risks are minimized. These complications include chronic pain, slurred speech, lack of strength, paralysis, disability and amputation.
General measures can prevent the condition and these are easy to take care of. To start with, while you are working on the computer, take your elbows off your desk at regular intervals. Some people sleep with their hands under their head which should be avoided if you want to evade the pins and needles disease. Wearing gloves when the temperature is extremely low would help too. Other than that, don’t use mechanical screwdrivers and you would be good.
In case you experience the tingling or numbness, seek medical help. As in all other conditions, in this disease too early diagnosis and treatment can help you get better fast. You should be aware that persistent sensations of this kind could be a sign of something serious. Mental confusion, weakness and slurred speech are some of the other reasons why you should go to a doctor immediately.


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Hi everybody !!! Today I have to post about something bad. I had a bad experience with my last e bay order and I think I have to tell about it here. I write allways my honest rewiews and they could be sometimes not good.
Exactly at 3rd November I order a hair styling product from e bay. It was my fırst e bay order, but my man is a very old e bay customer. He has never a bad experience so I thought try it too. The brand that I have ordered is Obocool. I wait one month long and as I see that I received nothing I wrote a message. After the 3 first days it was impossible to follow the order with tracking number. They asked me to check my adress informations. They were all ok. They said it can took one month or a little bit longer. After 1,5 month I send a new message. They asked me to check my adress informations. I was really angry. I wrote to pay pal and e bay. After the second month I wrote that I don' t want to wait longer and I want my money back. They asked me to ckeck my adress !!! I couldn' t believe it !!!
After my second contact with pay pal and e bay, they give my money back and one day after I received my products. Sure I paid again. It was really a frustrated process and I don' t think that I will order again from the same brand. Sure I don' t want to say that shopping from e bay is wrong, but we have to be very carefully as customers. By amazon I have never had a problem till now and I have to say that they have a better customer department.
Did you have such problems with your online orders? Please tell me about that with your comment. I know that it is very helpfull to read honest customer rewiews. Have a nice day.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Sorry for you, my friend.
That's terrible! Sorry to hear about your bad experience, but I've yet to shop at eBay.


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1997-12-24 04:00:00 PDT CUBA -- IN MARCH of 1996, guitarist Ry Cooder went to Havana, Cuba to supervise a session of West African musicians with the island's legendary soneros - the idea being to bring the two deeply connected musics together after centuries apart.
As it turned out, the West Africans ran into visa problems and couldn't come. And so what was to be a churning mixture of musical hybridization became instead a pure stream of Cuban "son" - a music that is to salsa what blues is to rock-and-roll.
The result is "The Buena Vista Social Club" - an intricate, delicate collection of acoustic music just released in the states on Nonesuch / World Circuits, and named for an informal club of musicians in Havana's Buena Vista neighborhood in the 1920s.
The album includes some of the giants of "son" - guitarists Compay Segundo and Eliades Ochoa, pianist Ruben Gonzalez and singer Ibrahim Ferrer - most of whom made their names well before the Cuban revolution, but who are virtually unknown in the United States.
When the West Africans didn't show, Cooder says, "I had a list of musicians to call. You have old records, but you don't know who's living, who's dead, who can play, who can't. Ruben Gonzalez, first they said he'd died. Then he's not dead, he's got arthritis and can't play. I said, "Bring him right down here, and we'll see.' In about four days time, he began to limber up."
As the sessions went on, a song list unfolded.
"Everything is very organic in Cuba," Cooder says.
"Musicians understand each other. And if you say to someone like Ibrahim Ferrer, "You know 5,000 boleros - what's your favorite song?' It's a good way of cutting through everything. Ruben would just sit and play. I'd keep a recorder going. Then I would listen back and say, "OK, 20 minutes ago, what's this?' "
"It just so happens that in Cuba these guys know millions of great songs. Also, you have somebody like Compay Segundo to ask. It's like asking the Oracle. His own repertoire is fantastic: "My word, the seal of quality,' he says, which is the truth. There are very few people I've met like that. They know the whole thing.
"These are not people who play from technique. They play from kind of a soulful place. These are all excellent players, of course, but transcendent players, beyond technique. What I love about old musicians is they're coming from an entirely different place, where they're able to express and tell their story. It's technique, but it's so expressive, so personal. The man is telling his story constantly."
Cooder says he wants to try to tour with the Cubans, both in Mexico and the U.S. "But that's a political issue, though things seem to be going in the right direction. There's a lot of Cubans touring now, or more than before, which was none. Still, that's something I can't determine.
"I read Cuban history a lot. Right away you find that there's people who hate Castro so much that they hate the music, too. They hate the stones in the street. I say, the music's the thing. These people have a life. Their life should be illuminated and shown to the world."
"The Buena Vista Social Club" is a continuation of Cooder's career path in recent years, as he's left touring and set up camp on the outskirts of the music industry to become a kind of global-village minstrel, pointing out the musical possibilities of a post-border world. His last albums have been with guitar players from Africa, India and Vietnam.
"I'm 50 now. I've been playing professionally since I was 15 and I just can't take any more heavy manipulating. Pop music is a world of money and pressure. You get to a certain age and say, "What am I going to do to feel good?' To be with these kind of people - Cuban, Vietnamese, Hawaiian - is very heartwarming and uplifting and fun. I just find that at this point this is what seems important to me.
"Plus, more records are made every minute than have ever been made. You have portable technology. Everybody can record now. You can do anything you want to. In the 1970s, I had Flaco Jimenez on the road with a norteno band. In the U.S. they said, "We want to hear pop music." Now it's easy to do that. People became more sensitive and more interested. Once rock 'n' roll began to be so commodified and industrialized and people started to feel less moved, they started looking for other stuff. You begin to discover the world's full of great stuff.
"So if you make the record properly, the musicians have been exposed. The only way to keep the music alive is to keep opportunities for the musicians who play it alive.


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Evangelist Maggie Ingram — known as the “Gospel Queen of Richmond” — brought audiences to their feet in praise and worship at churches, festivals, auditoriums and other places for more than six decades.
The gentle woman with the warm smile was the matriarch of The Ingramettes, the gospel group that was comprised of several generations of the Ingram family.
Led by Mrs. Ingram’s soul-stirring singing, the group wowed audiences in Richmond and up and down the East Coast. They performed at venues including The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, the Richmond Folk Festival, Dogwood Dell and in countless churches.
Mrs. Ingram is being remembered following her death Tuesday, June 23, in Richmond. “She was at home surrounded by family and friends,” said her daughter, the Rev. Almeta Ingram-Miller, who sings with The Ingramettes.
Viewings will be held 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, and also from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at Wilson & Associates’ Funeral Service, 5008 Nine Mile Road in Eastern Henrico County.
The community will celebrate her life at a funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, July 2, at Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road, in Henrico County.
Word of Mrs. Ingram’s death spread quickly among the faith community and other circles where she had touched so many lives.
“Her immense contributions to the intricate fabric of church worship and gospel music as a whole were only eclipsed by her extraordinary dedication to loving and raising her family,” said Richmond gospel artist Larry Bland.
Mrs. Ingram was born July 4, 1930, on a plantation in Coffee County, Ga. She worked in the cotton and tobacco fields with her parents. She began playing the piano and singing at an early age.
At age 16, she married Thomas Jefferson Ingram. They had five children, and the family moved to Miami, where The Ingramettes was formed.
Mrs. Ingram moved to Richmond in 1961, where she raised her children in the East End. She worked for the city and later opened a day care business.
She also began a prison ministry and later opened her home as a “halfway house” to female inmates after they were released.
Early in the 1980s, Mrs. Ingram was licensed as an evangelist by the Church of God in Christ.
Meanwhile, Maggie Ingram and The Ingramettes continued to perform at hundreds of venues, uplifting the spirits of countless people.
Mrs. Ingram is survived by three sons, John Ingram, Lucious Ingram and Tommy Ingram; two daughters Rev. Ingram-Miller and Elder Christine Murphy; and a host of other family and friends.


text: Patients want caregivers to be professional and competent. At the same time, patients expect a level of compassion and empathy from medical professionals. These two impulses can be contradictory.


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Santa Fe infos you can find the best museums and heritage sites..
Museo Ferroviario Regional De Santa Fe is a private museum that runs on a historic site that was called Casa Hüme, inaugurated in 1889. The building has a tunnel that connected the current museum building with the old railway station and was used to transport flows. In its 9 rooms are exhibited planes, records, salvaged railway material, ferromodelismo and elements of the end of the last century.
The Port Museum, created in 1987, is a public and community institution dedicated to the history and present of Ingeniero White, town and port of Bahía Blanca. A wide repertoire of interviews and accounts of neighbors and workers is the basis of the work. They are privileged objects of the museum a malvón in a jerrycan, a canzonetta or a strudell freshly baked.
Observatorio Astronomico Code is located in Santa Fe. It couldn’t be easier to arrange your visit to Observatorio Astronomico Code and many more Santa Fe attractions: make an itinerary online using Inspirock’s Santa Fe travel itinerary maker.
Museo Histórico Comunal y de la Colonización Judía Rabino Aarón Halevi Goldman It is the Museum of the First Jewish Colony in the Argentine Republic and its youngest institution. It is named after Rabbi Aaron Halevi Goldman, spiritual leader of the first group of immigrants from Kamenetz, Podolia, who gave birth to Moses Ville, back in 1889. The visitor can walk through their rooms and interact with their museological message, clear and emotive .

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The Bears don’t have a pick in the first two rounds of this year’s NFL draft, so unless they trade up, the focus will be on the player they take at No. 87 in the third round.
Bears general manager Ryan Pace didn’t have a third-round pick each of the last two seasons because he traded them to the 49ers to move up one spot to select quarterback Mitch Trubisky in 2017.
Before that, over the last decade, the Bears haven’t had much luck with their third-rounders. None of the Bears’ third-round picks over the last 10 years has been re-signed to a multiyear contract. Wide receiver Earl Bennett, a 2008 pick, is the last to have that distinction.


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This Round diamond is 0.74 carat in weight, and comes with Excellent polish and Excellent symmetry, as verified from an independent gemological laboratory. The diamond is graded G in colour, and has a clarity grade of SI2. The diamond's IGI grading report number is 345859827, which will detail further its specifications and measurements, and will also come with the purchase of the stone.
This Round diamond is 1.67 carat in weight, and comes with Excellent polish and Excellent symmetry, as verified from an independent gemological laboratory. The diamond is graded G in colour, and has a clarity grade of SI2. The diamond's GIA grading report number is 5263764049, which will detail further its specifications and measurements, and will also come with the purchase of the stone.
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This Round diamond is 0.5 carat in weight, and comes with Very Good polish and Excellent symmetry, as verified from an independent gemological laboratory. The diamond is graded G in colour, and has a clarity grade of VVS2. The diamond's GIA grading report number is 1315616754, which will detail further its specifications and measurements, and will also come with the purchase of the stone.
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This Round diamond is 0.9 carat in weight, and comes with Very Good polish and Excellent symmetry, as verified from an independent gemological laboratory. The diamond is graded G in colour, and has a clarity grade of IF. The diamond's GIA grading report number is 1318616568, which will detail further its specifications and measurements, and will also come with the purchase of the stone.
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This Round diamond is 1.01 carat in weight, and comes with Excellent polish and Very Good symmetry, as verified from an independent gemological laboratory. The diamond is graded G in colour, and has a clarity grade of SI2. The diamond's IGI grading report number is 355960267, which will detail further its specifications and measurements, and will also come with the purchase of the stone.
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This Round diamond is 1.38 carat in weight, and comes with Excellent polish and Excellent symmetry, as verified from an independent gemological laboratory. The diamond is graded G in colour, and has a clarity grade of SI1. The diamond's GIA grading report number is 1303202879, which will detail further its specifications and measurements, and will also come with the purchase of the stone.


text: How to win a woman and how to keep her. How to attract a man and keep him interested. How to get over a love gone wrong. Human nature hasn't changed much over the past 2,000 years, and this new translation constitutes a fresh, accessible approach to the Roman poet's witty guide to seduction—a classic that became the model for nearly every latter-day book on romantic advice.