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When the creative and talented film maker Ajay Bhupathi released RX 100 starring Kartikeya and Payal Rajput, everyone expected that very soon the director will come up with his next project with a top actor but it did not happen till date.
Ajay Bhupathi failed to convince top actors for his next upcoming directorial venture MahaSamudram. Now it is being heard that Ajay Bhupathi has decided to fight this lost battle as he is getting ready to play the lead role in this film.
According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Ajay Bhupathi got tired of searching for a lead actor for MahaSamudram. He has decided to hit the gym, get fit in the next 3 months, and will be starring himself in the lead role in his directorial venture. There are number of producers in Telugu Film Industry who are ready to invest Rs 8-10 Cr for Ajay Bhupathi' film.
Earlier it was heard that Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja will play the lead role in MahaSamudram, but there is no any official confirmation regarding this project.
There is no authenticity of this news that Ajay Bhupathi will play the lead role in Mahasamudram. Let's wait for an official announcement.


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Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has expressed shock at the recent utterances by BOFEPUSU's organising secretary that the union will support Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in this year's general election.
Speaking in an interview with Northern Extra, BCP Publicity Secretary, Taolo Lucas said he was shocked at the statement made by Johnson Motswarakgole of Botswana Federation of Public Sector Union (BOFEPUSU). "It is surprising that he continues to make this statement. But we know that he is a UDC activist who wants to advance the interests of his party by abusing his position in BOFEPUSU.
As the BCP we believe that workers of this country have a right to decide which party they should support not what he is doing. In the past we have engaged with the leadership of BOFEPUSU including him (Motswarakgole) about this issue and they have assured us that they will not support any party but they will urge their members to vote for candidates who have the interests of workers at heart. In our manifesto we have clearly stated what we want for workers of this country," said Lucas. He said BCP was however not worried by Motswarakgole's remarks. "This statement always comes from people of Manual Workers Union. Where are other unions in this matter?" wondered Lucas. Meanwhile BOFEPUSU deputy secretary general said they are not in position to support any party at the moment. "We are still in the process of publishing a manifesto in which we will clarify our position as BOFEPUSU. We are in the final stage and very soon we will unveil it. In this manifesto we will explain more on issues of corruption, workers' rights and the current state of unemployment in Botswana.
We have talked to Motswarakgole about what was said over the weekend and he told us that he was misquoted. What he said is that the UDC manifesto is in line with the one we are going to publish," said Motshegwa. Trade unionist Motelebane Motelebane said it is wrong for the leadership of the federation to endorse one party without the input of members of the affiliates of BOFEPUSU. "At Botswana Landboard and Local Authority Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) we have taken a resolution that no partsian politics is allowed in our union," he said adding that they will have to consult with the leadership of the federation in future so that they could clarify it to avoid confusing their members. Efforts to contact Motswarakgole were futile as his mobile phone was not available. Three months ago at the launch of UDC parliamentary candidate for Gabane-Mankgodi, Samuel Molaodi of the Manual Workers Union said: "The party that failed to constitute with other parties should be punished during elections."

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Today, the term web development refers to a variety of ways that you can now use to create websites and web applications. It has nothing to do with static websites that used to be the norm.
Web development for its website
First of all, it should be taken into account that a web developer today includes, strictly speaking, a programmer specialized in particular languages and concepts. Most websites now use what is called the LAMP server. The latter means the combined use of Linux as an operating system, Apache as a web server, MySQL as a database and PHP as a language for the web application.
As a general rule, programming with PHP is therefore important for Web development. The code is almost never written in pure form, but generated using Framework PHP, with which a management of versions and structures of the PHP software is possible. Therefore, Web development always implies specialization in such a Web development framework. For too sophisticated php web development applications, it is often the Zend PHP Framework or Symfony.
Web development for websites
The development of websites usually starts a little later and uses one of the widely available content management systems (CMS). Wordpress may in particular be mentioned here, but Joomla and Drupal are also popular web applications. For special purposes such as online shops, online forums, social networks or even file services in the cloud, there are similar ready-to-use packages.
Regarding traditional corporate websites, offers of services, blogs, portfolios, news content, etc. Wordpress is generally advised. Instead of a web developer, we simply look for a web designer specialized in Wordpress, which guarantees a well thought out layout and a successful appearance.
In particular, content sites with a high expected volume of visitors often need to be optimized in a sophisticated way for short loading times and low server load. This goes beyond more knowledge of Wordpress.


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"More than any information learnt (which can be forgotten)… it's better the experience impacts your thoughts, whether it's [learning to be] more careful of the resources you do have or just being able to empathize better – that, I think is more difficult for people to learn". This statement was written to me from Dr. Jhuthi, a medical officer I had the privilege of shadowing in Coast Provincial General Hospital's New Born Unit, and it beautifully captures how I feel my internship with Internal Medical Aid has impacted me. To elaborate, although I had anticipated learning medical terminology or procedural guidelines during my time in Kenya, I actually gained insight into my character and who I am more than anything else during the trip. More specifically, my experience with IMA has taught me how to be more open – open to new career avenues, open to learning the context of situations before judging, and open to listening to perspectives that are different from my own. Being a person who is not used to stepping outside her comfort zone, this lesson was incredibly valuable for me because it helped me to truly understand what it means to work in healthcare.
I have never really considered becoming a therapist, counsellor, or psychiatrist. Before my internship with International Medical Aid, I did not even have a desire to set foot in a psychiatric ward. Yet, during my final few weeks in Mombasa, I found myself requesting to shadow at Port Reitz mental hospital, engaging in exciting conversations with my psychiatric resident roommate, and enrolling myself in a psychopharmacology class for when I returned back to school in Canada. Needless to say, I became fascinated with the fields of psychology and psychiatry during this internship.
There were many experiences in and out of the hospital that helped me to realize this fascination, one patient encounter in particular being very impactful: a man came into emergency who had just tried to commit suicide. He had done so by trying to slice his throat with a knife. As he was rolled in on his stretcher, I saw some other interns around stare in awe at his trachea sticking out of his opened throat that contracted and relaxed with every strangled breath he took. What I was concerned about, though, was his face; tears were streaming down the side of his cheek, of course because of the injury, but as I looked at his eyes, all I could think of was what kind of emotional pain he must have been in. This was his second suicide attempt that week – he had tried to hang himself just a few days earlier – and it made me so upset to imagine not only what kind of state his mental health was in, but also the reason why he was not taken to a facility after the first attempt or monitored. In other words, although the immediate, main concern of doctors in the ward was to fix his throat, I realized I was more concerned about how his mental health was going to be treated.
I brought this up during lunch at the program residence and one of my housemates, a recent medical school graduate, found my concern so interesting because she admitted that she wasn't really thinking about the patient's mental health when I told her about his situation; just like the other doctors in the ward, she was wired to think about the cut on his throat. This difference in the way we framed the situation made me realize that, in addition to my interest in human biology and the physical aspect of medicine, I am also very concerned with understanding what a patient is going through emotionally. My desire to have this kind of interpersonal interaction with patients was confirmed continually as I got to have different kinds of patient encounters. Much more so than the countless surgeries and suturing procedures I watched, I clearly remember situations like: getting to hold the hand of a mother who was getting her second degree peritoneal tears sutured, giving an HIV-positive mother her newborn baby, whom she had not been able to visit in weeks due to her illness, and having conversations with inpatients at Port Reitz who usually do not have anything to do all day. This insight into what I am passionate aboutmental health and learning patients' stories – has really been helpful to me because I had thought that something more spontaneous and exciting like emergency medicine would be an area of healthcare I would be interested in pursuing. I am now much more open to changing direction and developing my interests by taking more psychology classes and looking more into different kinds of mental health careers in healthcare that will lead me to help people in a way that is true to what I love and value.
Interacting with so many patients face to face for the first time in my life not only helped me to understand what I enjoy, but also helped me to understand what kind of person I need to be in order to be the most caring healthcare provider possible. Being in a position where you establish intimate relationships with people almost instantaneously requires so much empathy and practice in learning to recognize your own biases. I believe being immersed in a completely new country and culture during this internship was especially helpful in developing these traits within me because I had to learn to accept certain aspects of Kenyan healthcare that I was not used to seeing back home in Canada. Being at CPGH in particular was a lesson in empathy for me since it was such a busy, over-crowded and under-resourced hospital. The first few weeks I interned there, truthfully, I was bothered by many issues like uncleanliness, disorganization, and an overall lack of a sense of urgency in the attitudes of the staff. I recall other interns being frustrated by the fact that there most patients pay by pocket and so, if they did not have money, they did not get treated. One intern was so upset by this that she basically accused the doctors by saying, "so you just let them die?" I remember being upset as well, especially being from a country with universal healthcare, but in that moment, I learned to take a step back and learn the context of the situation. I knew that CPGH was the second-largest hospital in Kenya and that it was part of the public sector, funded by a mere 6% of the government budget (Njeru, 2018).
The fact that patients have to be turned away from the hospital is an ugly issue, but once you face reality, you see that if the hospital were to take every patient that could not afford treatment in and treat them, evidently, resources would be drained. After discovering how much money the government allocates for healthcare during one of the IMA lectures, it is not difficult to comprehend how helpless the staff at CPGH are when it comes to receiving patients that cannot afford treatment. It is easy to blame who you see right in front of you, but learning to recognize the underlying issue was incredibly valuable for me; not only did it make me a much more empathetic towards patient and healthcare staff alike, but it also made me learn to approach the healthcare system in a holistic way by appreciating how much the immediate care provided by the doctors, nurses, paramedics etc. is affected and essentially controlled by the politicians and policy makers in a whole different, political side of medicine.
As a first year undergraduate student who is just starting to explore what it means to be in medicine, the experience I have gained from this internship will be incredibly helpful as I decide what I want my future in healthcare to look like. In the long term, I know that the insight I have gained into different systems of healthcare has made me into a person who strives to be empathetic and I hope that will translate onto any patients that I encounter. In the short term, the internship has also been so helpful in terms of my university life: I now have further insight into what I would be interested in studying and as a member of a Medicins Sans Frontières chapter at my university, I can now use my experience to have a better understanding of how crucial initiatives like raising awareness about having the right to healthcare and World Aids Day actually impact real people. Truthfully, I was concerned that my inexperience and age would prevent me from being able to gain a lot from this internship. In reality though, I believe having such an immersive experience at such an early stage in my academic career has helped me to have a much more focused outlook on what I want to study and more importantly, what kind of person I want to become.


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7 Worthwhile Ways to Invest Your Irish Tax Refund
Our average Irish tax refund is €1076.17.
Most people chase that feeling of instant gratification – but some of us know that investing in our future is more important than a new TV or a holiday.
When you receive €1076.17 out of nowhere, your first instinct might be to splurge on a luxury of some sort, when we all know that's probably not the most sensible thing you could do with it.
But what is the sensible thing to do? If you decide to claim a tax refund, or you're waiting on receiving one, you might want to think about how you could invest that money into something worthwhile, something that will stand to you in years to come.
What's going to be beneficial to you in the long run? Why waste it on something impractical when you could be turning that money into something that will appreciate in value?
If you're not sure of how to invest your refund, here's 7 worthwhile ways you can put it to good use!
1. Pay off a high-interest debt or loan repayment
There's a reason why this is number one on our list of investments; it's not just because it feels good to be free from high-interest debt, but because you're not going to get ahead with investing unless you clear your high-interest debt first.
Say you want to put your money into a savings account. The average rate of interest for an Irish savings account is below 1%. If you were to receive a significant amount of interest from your savings account, which is highly unlikely in Ireland, the amount you pay for your high-interest debt will far outweigh what you receive in interest.
The profit you make from your savings will be canceled out by the high-interest rates you're paying off on your loan or credit card debt.
Yeah, we know you're probably super eager to invest your money but it's important to assess your current financial situation before you make investments. Pay off your debt first and start your investment journey debt free!
2. Rent-a-Room Scheme
Ok, this is a bit of a strange one, but hear me out…
Do you have a spare room in your home? If so, there's a good chance it's been idly sitting there unused for years. Maybe there's an unused treadmill, some laundry and an old lampshade among other things. Why not clear out that junk and use your tax refund to give the room a mini-makeover?
You're probably wondering why you should invest in a useless spare room. Well, I'll tell you why! Here in Ireland, we have something called the Rent-a-Room scheme and if our recent survey is anything to go by, you're likely part of the 60.5% of people who've never heard of it.
What is the Rent-a-Room scheme?
It allows you to rent out a room in your home and earn up to €14,000 in rental income per year - tax free. Yep, that's right, you don't have to pay a penny in tax so long as you earn €14,000 or less in the tax year. You don't even have to own the property all you need is permission from your landlord.
There are some rules to follow. Like for instance, the house must be your primary residence, your home must be located in the state, the rent you receive must cover the tenant's bills and so on. For the full low-down on what's what with the Rent-a-Room scheme, check this out.
Why not turn your tax refund into €14,000 profit?
3. Invest in your pension
Whenever anyone mentions saving for a pension, it's usually met with a sigh or a groan and who can blame us? It's hard enough saving money for things we need in the near future, let alone decades from now. But one thing is for sure, you'll be glad of it when the time comes.
You might be interested to know, you can claim tax relief on pension payments: 40% if you're paying the higher rate and 20% if you're a standard rate tax-payer.
While more and more countries are adopting mandatory pension payments for PAYE employees, Ireland is a bit behind in that regard. That's why you should check out your options. Every 10 years that you put off saving for your pension, means you double the cost of how much you need to put away so the sooner you get started, the better.
Just make sure you choose a savings account with decent interest if you plan on saving it long-term. You may also have the opportunity to join a pension scheme with your company.
4. Invest using a digital platform like eToro
The average person hasn't a clue about investments or trading. In fact, it can all be very intimidating. Where do I start? What businesses do I invest in? Am I diversified? What does diversified even mean?!
Fortunately, there is a way for just about any Tom, Dick or Harry to get started with investing and trading, without having to hire a fancy financial advisor or spend months researching the ins and outs of the stock market.
eToro is something we've written about before here at Taxback.com because it's pretty darn nifty! eToro is a digital social trading and investment platform that allows any inexperienced person to become an investor overnight.
If you create an account with eToro, you can immediately begin investing. However, it's a good idea to slow your roll and check out the site first. That's where the virtual trading feature comes in handy. You can use virtual, non-existent money to practice trading and see what kind of return you get. eToro also enables you to copy the transactions of big-time investors which means when they earn 5%, so do you albeit this will likely be on a much smaller scale depending on a budget.
While you can jump in head first, it's a good idea to familiarise yourself with the site and any companies you're considering investing in. If you're starting out, it's a good idea to invest in financially stable companies that you have faith in, companies you want to get behind. If you're planning on investing a large chunk of money into a company, keep up to date with their quarterly and yearly reviews, spend time learning about them and keep track of their progress.
And avoid having your fingers in too many pies; if you invest in too many companies, it becomes harder to keep track of your investments.
5. Invest in self-improvement
Investing in your own self-improvement is always a good call. Everyone has goals and aspirations. This could be any number of things… If you have your sights set on that promotion, take an evening course that will better your chances, go to seminars and networking events. If your shyness is holding you back, take a public speaking class. If you're thinking of a career change, speak to a life coach. Want to lose a significant amount of weight? Hire a personal trainer and a dietician.
No matter what goals we set, there are lots of steps we can take to get where we want to be in life. A tax refund could be the opportunity you need to take these steps.
6. Create an emergency fund aka a cash cushion
You never know what life is going to throw at you. Whether it's an unforeseen medical expense, sudden job loss, significant home or car repairs, it's good to be prepared for just about anything.
Not to be a be a Debbie downer but even when things are going great, something could go wrong unexpectedly and if it does, you don't want to be caught out!
So what can be done about it you might ask? Well, you should have a fund put aside with a decent amount of "in-case-of-emergency" money. How much you put in this fund will depend on a number of things like how much you earn, your living costs and so on but it's a good idea to build up as much as you can, at very least a couple of thousand euro. Yes, that seems like a lot of money but a tax refund could be the kick-start you need to set up your emergency fund.
7. Make a charitable donation
And last but certainly not least, this suggestion is less of an investment in yourself and more of an investment in something meaningful. A selfless investment! If there's a good cause you feel strongly about; be it animals, the elderly, people with disabilities, homelessness, why not donate something to help them out? There is no end to the charitable organisations that need funding so if you want to do something to score some good karma points with the universe, this is a great idea and you'll feel all the better for it.
Here are some Irish charities that Taxback.com have fundraised for in the past. They could use your help:
Temple Street Children's University Hospital Foundation
That's it for our tax refund investment ideas. If you'd like to claim a refund or you'd like tax information regarding any of the ideas mentioned in this article, contact us today and a member of our team will answer any of your tax-related questions.


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Mark Zuckerberg, founder of social media app Facebook, gave long and drawn out testimony to members of Congress this week and we learned a few things about the young businessman. The topic of discussions were data privacy and disinformation on Facebook… blah, blah, blah.
While many of us zoned out during 2 days of testimony, there were a few things we did pick up on. We noticed Mark is not the android we all though he is. He is actually a human being with human qualities.
The 33-year-old has emotions and we could clearly see he was nervous. However, we also noticed a few other human reactions throughout the day.
Mark Zuckerberg…he's just like us.


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Ana signed Peanut up for our Advanced Boarding School program, were she stayed with us for four weeks and learned everything from manners, leash walking nicely and socializing with other dogs and people too. After a couple of days Peanut was already skilled in general obedience and would respond to verbal commands. After that we focused her training on getting her out in public, going to brunch and Home Depot as well as our local parks and places where people and dogs frequented often. Eventually Peanut went everywhere and calmed down so much that people complemented her on her behavior. People had no idea she was once a dog who was afraid and uncomfortable to be around people. Peanut made her biggest progress while playing and interacting with other dogs. She learned very quickly that she was allowed to voice her opinion about how other dogs could interact with her; that she was allowed to say "no" and learned that many dogs respect that. She then realized that she didn't need to be loud to communicate. She stopped barking around other dogs and very simply let out a small growl to let other dogs know she needed a little space. She eventually warmed up so well that she started to play and engage with them.
Ana was so happy when Peanut went home. She learned how to communicate with her better and how to handle any uncomfortable situations, so Peanut could lean on her to guide her through any issues. She learned to trust Ana that much more. Ana now feels more confident with Peanut and she has been taking her to more and more places and continues
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Learn the Latest Golf Wedge Innovations to Save You Strokes
As an experienced golfer, you're always looking to shave those extra strokes. Golf club manufacturers have several new golf wedge innovations to help you do just that with stronger wedge play. Whether it's increasing control and cutting through moisture, maximizing spin, or giving you more options in lofts and grinds, here's some golf wedge innovations that you may have overlooked.
Flop It Like Phil
Callaway has worked with Phil Mickelson to design the U-Grind sole on their Mack Daddy wedges. This places a concave area in the middle of the wedge's sole to tighten up the radius of the leading edge when you open the club face, giving you better performance on tight lies. That also increases the dynamic bounce angle of the wedge, which is the actual bounce of the club when it strikes the golf ball. When you're playing a wedge shot off of tighter lies, you need a wedge that's going to cut through where you need it to with the leading edge. That's when you need a Mack Daddy wedge with its innovative U-Grind, available from TGW in your choice of Chrome Finish or Slate Finish. Also check out the Mack Daddy PM Grind Wedge for the ultimate in hitting out of tight lies. The grooves extend all the way to the top and toe of the club face for a larger hitting area when you really need to open up the club around the green.
Best wedge ever put in the bag
I got the 60 degree with the U grind and the feel that this club has cutting through any surface if outstanding. I have 100% confidence in any shot I am trying to attempt around the greens. I strongly suggest this wedge to all players of any skill level you won't be disappointed.
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Nightmare Incursions
What Is This?
The Nightmare Incursion system is meant to make the threat of accumulating nightmare points immediate and thematic. Written mostly before C20 was available, this system was originally an expansion of the 2nd edition Nightmare rules. While C20 went in a different direction with what nightmare does to a changeling the system they wrote is not very threatening in short or one-shot games.
Nightmare incursions provide the possibility of nightmare accumulation, even in one-shots, having serious ramifications for characters. In longer games, nightmare incursions give the storyteller (and players) another tool for developing the stories they're telling. As we've played with the system and refined it from its original form we've found that some of our best sessions revolved not around our characters' dreams, but their unresolved nightmares and baggage. Unexpected deep dives into a changeling's shadow can build some amazing stories.
All that said, these rules aren't for every table. Putting your characters through nightmare incursions without being an asshole to your players relies on proactively interrogating and establishing boundaries around what is acceptable play. Part of being proactive about establishing boundaries is revisiting the process while the game is in motion. No one should feel like they can't call a time-out if they need it. Changeling is a storytelling game, and even though some stories are sad or scary, the storyteller and players should never leave the table at the end of the game feeling hurt or numb. Your players should never feel like their characters' grief or trauma was their trauma or that the storyteller was trying to humiliate them in front of their friends.
When dealing with potentially heavy things like grief, terror, personal trauma (even of characters in a game) always follow the Silver Rule: Don't be a dick.
Nightmare Incursions
As changelings build up nightmare energy their dice pools for cantrips and unleashings become tainted with nightmare dice. Every time your character activates a cantrip the player must replace a number of dice equal to the current nightmare total in their casting pool with differently colored or clearly marked nightmare dice. When a character unleashes, part of their pool is made up of nightmare dice. In both cases these behave exactly as normal dice in the casting pool until they roll a 10 or a 1. When a 10 or a 1 is rolled on a nightmare die the nightmare energy the changeling has been struggling with overwhelms them and takes control of their chimerical reality. In the case of the player having multiple nightmare dice involved in a casting, only activated (1 or 10 result) nightmare dice contribute to the nightmare incursion. If and when the changeling survives the nightmare event the player removes one point of nightmare per activated nightmare die from their total.
At low levels, nightmare incursions only produce nervosa (chimera that are only experienced by the changeling who invoked them unless they are produced within the Dreaming). At higher levels, the nightmare incursion takes shape in chimerical reality as manifestations, which can be perceived by all beings present with chimerical senses. Nightmare incursions draw on the fears and insecurities of the changeling who invoked them, creating as hallucinations and chimera that draw the changeling into dangerous situations. Particularly devious storytellers should mine their characters' pasts for unresolved psychological traumas (especially those causing friction between their mundane and chimerical lives) and plan a number of nightmare incursions for each character ahead of time. As always, nightmare incursions should serve the story and the players' enjoyment of it, not detract from it.
Nightmare Activation
Nightmare Magic
Cantrip behaves as a berserk unleashing (but doesn't generate more nightmare)
Changeling develops a noticeable echo (chilling the room they're in, rotting the things they touch, voice sounds like little bells) for the duration of the scene.
For the rest of the day the changeling experiences minor hallucinations (text they're reading shifts when they blink, hearing whispers that aren't there, objects are half an inch farther away than they appear) in any scene that they use magic.
Nightmare Perceptions
Caster summons/creates a nervosa who torments them for the duration of the scene. These torments are irritating, but not dangerous.
Beta Incursion
Caster summons/creates several nervosa who torment them with gusto. Their pranks will not cause direct physical harm, but might lead the changeling into dangerous behavior or environments (the nervosa might use redes to hide oncoming traffic from the changeling).
Caster summons/creates a single manifestation that will torment them (possibly quite subtly) for one scene in the future.
Delta Incursion
Caster summons/creates a troupe of manifestations who coordinate their activities over the next day (or completely dominating a single scene) and work to subtly or overtly make the changeling's insecurities real and apparent to all present -- always with the goal of punishing the character (though the manifestations may not view it as such).
Zeta Incursion
The caster's nightmare energy blurs the divide between the chimerical world and the Dreaming. The caster and all present in the scene are drawn into a dark, chimerical, version of the scene coloured by the caster's fears and secret desires. Leaving the immediate vicinity draws characters into a malebolge in the Dreaming created entirely from the caster's subconscious insecurities, populated by a plethora of nervosa and manifestations and other dark creatures from the Dreaming.
Zeta Incursions end when either the caster's deiform is overwhelmed (chimerical death), when the victim resolves the insecurity that generated the incursion, or at another point the storyteller decides is appropriate.
The Distant Ones Draw Near
The caster becomes a beacon of nightmare and dark glamour. All changelings present acquire a point of nightmare and a point of glamour. One of any of the lower tier incursions will occur during this or the next scene.
Additionally, the Thallain, Adhene, and/or Shadow Court take note of the caster and will either approach the changeling or draw them into their domain soon.
"Don't stand there looking so smug! You're the worst person in this room!
You come here and you enjoy spilling their blood and listening to them cry out.
You feel excited when you step on them and snuff out their lives."
"Are you talking about the monsters?"
"Monsters…? They look like monsters to you?"
Vincent & Heather, Silent Hill 3
Nervosa are chimera who stalk changelings through the darker corners of the Dreaming and sometimes find ingress into waking chimerical reality. The few unSeleighe fae who study such things have lively debate among themselves about whether changelings create nervosa or if nervosa are a special type of chimera who have the capacity to tailor their forms to changelings' suppressed desires and fears. In the end the difference is purely academic and most changelings plagued by nervosa find no solace in interrogating the question.
Storytellers should consider nervosa to be personal dark chimera -- chimera that exist to haunt and torment specific beings. While tailor making them to perfectly reflect the character's psyche is tempting, leaving little hints that they're not exactly the thing the character thinks they are can create more drama than simply creating monstrous adversaries. After all, nervosa aren't always around the changeling they're stalking; what do they do when they're not manifest? Do they do anything? Do they exist for themselves or just for the character? Inviting some doubt about whether or not the nervosa are monsters turns the screws a little harder than just playing them as things that can be dispatched without remorse.
Like light chimera, nervosa can be animate or inanimate. Most inanimate nervosa are overlays on objects or people in the autumn world -- a person's clothing appears torn and bloodsoaked, or perhaps the notebook they're carrying appears to be a scalpel, or a perfectly clean room is littered with opened and spilled narcotics bottles. Anything a changeling finds distressing might find form as an inanimate nervosa.
Identical to proper chimera in every other way, nervosa lack the substance to affect chimerical reality broadly and can only affect the being that summoned (or inanimate chimerical objects if no one else is present) them while outside of the Dreaming. While this often results in nervosa being directly antagonistic to their changeling, sometimes it does not. A few nervosa wait in the wings for the right moment to give the changeling a shove over the edge of some precipice, whether real or psychological. Others become aware that they are summoned again and again by a nightmare-prone changeling's unconscious mind, and play recurring roles -- tormenting the changeling just enough to keep the shameful desire or fear that summoned them alive without completely breaking or killing the changeling. If a changeling retreats from reality into the Dreaming (or was in the Dreaming when their nightmare incursion began), nervosa are treated as manifestations.
Unlike nervosa, manifestations have reality -- at least as far as chimerical reality is concerned. Capable of being perceived by and interacted with by all beings with kenning, manifestations are more vulnerable than their incomplete compatriots and are often much more subtle. Some pretend to be light chimera in order to get closer to their victims. Others insinuate themselves into freehold society, playing vicious pranks on their changeling while waiting for the right moment to strike in earnest. Still others go after their changeling indirectly -- driving mortals or prodigals in the changeling's life mad in order to divide their changeling's attention, making them less able to deal with stressors in healthy ways and more likely to take on more nightmare energy. The manifestations who prey on those in the changeling's periphery often inspire their tangential victims to create situations that contribute to the manifestation's well-being. In this way some nervosa may spread like a psychic virus through a freehold.
The existence of the Wolpertingers has unnerving implications for the possible futures of cunning manifestations.
I'd love to take you home with me and tuck you into bed
I'd love to see what makes you tick inside your pretty head
I wish that I could keep you in a precious Chinese box
On Sundays I would pray for you so it would never stop
I'd love to hear you laugh tonight, I'd love to hear you weep
I'd love to listen to you while you're screaming in your sleep
Insanity, Oingo Boingo
The most frightening effects of nightmare incursions is the creation of a malebolge -- a pocket realm in the Far Dreaming that changelings can blunder into from the real world. Malebolge take their form from the changeling who invoked the nightmare backlash. Not just made from fears and hates, but also suppressed trauma, illicit desires, and unconscious longing, malebolge are populated by a host of nervosa and other dark chimera who act out the changeling's suffering on each other and any who enter in (including the changeling who created them). This shadow play need not be one of physical violence, though it often is. Even when the inhabitants of a malebolge act in violent ways, they are always in keeping with the theme of the malebolge.
Cantrips and other powers that would normally allow those trapped in a malebolge to locate a silver path or open portals inevitably lead characters deeper into the malebolge's hellscape. The adage that "the only way out is through" is true for malebolge. Short of chimerical or mortal death there is no shortcut out of one. In the case of attempting to locate the silver path, changelings are drawn along a path to the malebolge's heart. At the heart of the malebolge is a dark glamour font that bathes the malebolge's realm in the nightmare energy the changeling's backlash released. The font can take many forms, even that of nervosa or manifestations, but most often takes the form of a dark balefire. Extinguishing the malebolge's font collapses the nightmare realm and returns all of the beings trapped in it to the autumn world.
System: A malebolge's font has a number of health levels equal to the nightmare activation that created it. Extinguishing it can be achieved by pouring glamour into it (negating one health level per point of glamour spent), killing it (in the case of nervosa or manifestation fonts), or by resolving the trauma that linked the changeling to the font in the first place.
Changelings can draw nightmare glamour from a malebolge's font by reaping it (difficulty 9; thallain make this roll at normal reaping difficulty) and draw an equal number of points of glamour and nightmare from any attempt. Each success gained in this fashion inflicts one health level of damage on the font.
Planning Nightmare Incursions
An unexpected nightmare incursion can completely derail an entire evening of gaming, or it can provide an opportunity for the player who invoked the nightmare to develop their character through engaging with their changeling's suppressed emotions and trauma. To get the most out of the higher intensity nightmare incursions, storytellers and players should both establish boundaries around what is acceptable nightmare fodder for the table and openly discuss what the players would like their characters' struggles to revolve around.
Angel's character, Agatha, has a fear of diminishing. This triggers nightmare incursions on the theme of aging and dying. Her low intensity incursions litter her chimerical reality with implements one might find in a hospital or psychiatric ward, or cause her glamour to create phantom nurse pages over public address systems, or make people in completely normal clothes appear to be doctors and nurses. Throughout her high-intensity incursions Agatha is stalked by nervosa hospital staff who attempt to restrain her "for her and other patients' safety" and discuss her failing health, game leg, and obvious insanity with clinical coldness. If others try to help Agatha, the nervosa draw them into the delusional reality -- they become other patients of the institute and must be "helped". Agatha's zeta incursions alternate between creating hellish scenes of people who look like her having their limbs amputated or being lobotomized and confusing disjunctions between the previous scene and Agatha walking into a sterile doctor's office for "evaluation". Often one type of zeta incursion bleeds into the other, creating a "is this really happening?" sort of doubt for Agatha and anyone unfortunate enough to be dragged into the malebolge with her.
Erika's character Charlie, on the other hand, is intensely afraid of being useless -- partly due to their family life. Charlie's low-intensity incursions replace the words in newspapers about events that Charlie was instrumental in with stories that do not mention them at all, erase photographs of Charlie, and even cause people to overlook them when it would be better for Charlie to be seen. Moderate to high intensity incursions summon nervosa who take the form of disapproving family members who both sabotage Charlie's efforts in the arena they're currently in and undermine Charlie's self-confidence (convincing them not to bother trying because nothing they do comes out right anyway). Charlie's zeta incursions draw them again and again to the scene of their aunt Nancy's deathbed, where she reprimanded them in front of the whole family for being a waste of space, and to events where people are drowning or otherwise being smothered.
Planning zeta incursions and malebolge should be viewed in the same way as planning a side-quest in another game. Zeta incursions are the functional peak of nightmare activations and are complete and possibly self-sustaining chimerical ecosystems built around a changeling's psychic dysfunction. Malebolge should have a troupe of NPCs, mostly nervosa or manifestations, acting out the changeling's conflicted nature. In Agatha's case, her malebolge might be filled mostly with monstrous doctors and nurses, but a few of them might be innocuous or even helpful light ephemera generated by Agatha's history as a spiritual leader and nurturer for her reservation. Generally, light ephemera are rare and weak in a malebolge and reflect only the changeling's conscious mind's major drives. Each malebolge might have as few as five scenes and as many as is reasonably necessary to drive the point home that mistakes have been made. It may be helpful to think of a zeta incursion as the Dreaming putting a changeling in the corner and forcing them to confront their repressed, shadowy, mind.
Manifestation [Variable Flaw]
A special sort of nightmare incursion, the Manifestation flaw marks your character as permanently haunted by a manifestation of their nightmare potential. Manifestations generated by this flaw are chimerical beings that maintain their reality through means unknown, but live to torment their changeling. They aren't usually always near their changeling, but their influence is felt during moments of high stress or trauma. Beings that can interact with chimerical reality may perceive and interact with and even kill the manifestation, but until the changeling resolves the trauma that generated the manifestation (and buys off the flaw with XP) it always reforms when the changeling experiences an epiphany or gains a point of nightmare (whichever happens first).
Build the manifestation as if it were a chimerical ally utilizing the chimera creation rules to determine its point value as a flaw.
Below is a slight elaboration and refinement of the C20 Unleashing rules that allows changelings to wrangle out of control unleashings to a manageable state at great cost.
Unleashing Results
1s> Successes
Stymied Unleashing: The changeling fails to channel the Dreaming's wyld energy farther into the autumn world than themself. In the case of something that had been intended to affect something or someone other than the changeling only affects the caster; creating a poetic punishment for the changeling's hubris. In the case of an unleashing that was meant to affect only the caster the effect goes wild and carries the changeling well away from the intended outcome. In either case, the changeling takes an additional nightmare point per one rolled.
No successes, but no 1s
No successes, but no 1s
Failed Unleashing: The character is unable to invoke the Dreaming. Gain one temporary banality and the character cannot use that Art for the remainder of the scene.
Successes <= character's Art rating
Successful Unleashing: Character successfully invokes and controls the Dreaming. The character's fae mein becomes wyrd and visible, the character's intent is fulfilled via the Unleashed Art.
Successes > Art rating
Berserk Unleashing: The character invokes the Dreaming but loses control. The character's intent is fulfilled but in a twisted or unintended way that adds complications or puts everyone nearby at risk.
If an unleashing is determined to be berserk, a player can opt to invoke autumn to cancel their own excess successes. To invoke autumn to control a berserk unleashing the player declares that they're invoking autumn before the storyteller begins to explain the outcome of the unleashing. Then the character takes one point of temporary banality per success they wish to be negated.


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In "We Take Care of Our Own," New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote last month about conflicting world views of nationalism and globalism. To these, he added the notion of moral particularists and moral universalists, borrowing ideas from an essay by NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt published in The American Interest.
Paraphrasing, Brooks describes the nationalist/particular world view: "They've built moral systems on loyalty and support for their own kin and fellow citizens. These bonds are not based on some abstract social contract. They are intimate bonds, born out of shared kinship, history, geography and common understandings of right and wrong."
The globalist/universal world view, which Haidt considers a recent phenomenon, includes those who "value the emancipated individual above the cohesive community. They value, or at least try to value, self-expression, social freedom and diversity. Their morality is not based on loyalty to people close to them; it's based on a universal equality for all humans everywhere."
Both men see the rise of Donald Trump as predictable pushback to decades of relentless advance by the globalist/universalist view. Engaging daily with Trump supporters unmoved by my moral arguments against their candidate, I feel the divide.
I shun labels, but see myself well into the globalist/universalist end of Haidt's moral spectrum. If the rise of "Trumpism" is a reaction, then I'm an active player in what's happening. While not ready to shed my values, I wonder if I can help ease tensions by finding the frontal boundary where systems collide and storm clouds billow.
Prophetic, since I'm now at the epicenter of such a clash – the Islamic mosque and cemetery conflict I wrote about last week in Newton County, Georgia.
In public meetings and social media exchanges, I've watched with horror and sadness as neighbors vent hate, fear, and intolerance towards our would-be Muslim neighbors. It's tempting to see protesters as intellectually or morally inferior, but I'm reminded how Brooks sought to reconcile:
"The fact is that both mind-sets have their virtues. The particularists emphasize the intimate love and loyalty that is the stuff of real community. The universalists are moved by injustices anywhere, and morally repulsed by inaction and indifference in the face of that suffering."
I didn't read Haidt's essay "When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism" until the mosque controversy flared.
In his own words, and those of other social psychologists, Haidt paints a non-judgmental picture of the nationalist psyche and authoritarian reactions elicited in the face of perceived threats to those values. He's a bit harsh on the globalists, but I can take it.
His essay made me be more empathetic; it's caused me to shun delusions of moral superiority and wonder how I can help find a peaceful path forward. "Winner takes all" is not going to cut it.
I can't turn away from the morality that has guided me from an early age. My affinity for these words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tells me that:
"If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective."
Yet, there are inescapable truths. Civil rights marchers were beaten, fire hosed, arrested, lynched, and murdered. Two of the greatest examples of peaceful, non-violent protest, Dr. King and Mahatma Gandhi both died violent deaths by assassination.
My overriding memory of world history class would be the changing global map, as conquering tribes shaped the landscape. With no attempt at sequence, Goths, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Huns, Vandals, Greeks, Romans, Vikings, Angles, Normans, and Saxons come to mind.
Was it wrong for early Americans to uproot and destroy native North American civilizations in the interest of white European expansion? Or, was it wrong of native tribes not to kill the settlers when they had the chance? "Right" is whatever the moral system prioritizes – be it peace or survival.
I've not done justice here to the logical argument made by Haidt in his essay. I urge everyone to read it carefully, no matter where you see yourself in this clash of ideals. It made me more conscious of the choices I make and the implications for others.
Yet, choose I must. Without naïveté, I embrace Dr. King's message understanding the risks and consequences. His statement is conditional: "If we are to have peace on Earth…" He was telling us this is a choice.
He was absolutely right. Clinging to race, tribe, class, or nation as the deepest root of identity and the sum of our morality means accepting conflict and war as never-ending. It is resignation to the inevitable that all victory is fleeting and our conqueror is over the horizon.
So, how do we coexist, my globalist and nationalist family, friends, and neighbors? Experience says: reject simple binary choice. As I acknowledge the rational thinking of nationalism — but strive for something more universal — I need others to believe we can preserve self-interests and yet reach for higher ideals. At worst, we must see each other as reasonable people whose priorities are rooted in moralities that conflict, but also overlap.
As humans strive to understand our world, reality is ever-evolving. In the field of quantum physics, reality isn't what it seems to be. Is this desk where I sit now matter or energy? Is it as solid as it feels, or mostly empty space as physicists tell me? Can it be both?
Binary thinking limits understanding. It thwarts breakthroughs.
So, while I embrace the instructive duality Haidt describes, I hold to the idea of something more… a touch point where globalists and nationalists can find unity and shared purpose. I don't know what that is, but I choose to believe it exists.
To survive with my people, but to also know peace with all peoples – who wouldn't aspire to that?
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Maurice Carter is President and Founder of Breathe-Water, LLC, where he uses community building, storytelling, consulting, and social media to enable businesses, non-profits, and communities to understand and harness forces for positive change. An Atlanta native living in Covington, GA, Maurice is an active community volunteer, a freelance columnist, and an advocate for causes that build community and promote thoughtful responses to the opportunities and challenges of our day.


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A regiment with links to Warrington going back almost 150 years will be paraded in all its glory next week, as it marches through the town centre.
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment will exercise their right as freemen of the borough to parade through Warrington with colours flying, drums beating and bayonets fixed.
The Freedom parade, which takes place on Friday 5th October, will be exercised by the 1st Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. The Battalion has recently returned from Cyprus and in now stationed at the Dale Camp near Chester.
With the return of the 1st Battalion, for the first time ever, all three battalions of the Regiment are in the North West.
The Parade will step off from the Town Hall at approximately 11.30am and make its way to Friars Gate; up Bridges Street and back down Sankey Street to the Town Hall, with key viewing areas at the Town Hall; Queens Gardens and Market Gate. Members of the public and local businesses are being encouraged to help honour the troops by lining the route.
The Parade ends at approximately 11.50am at the Town Hall with the salute and a speech from the Mayor.
Mayor of Warrington, Cllr Karen Mundry, said: "The Duke of Lancaster's is a much-loved regiment with a long-running association with Warrington. This Freedom Parade gives us the opportunity to demonstrate our support for these heroic military servicemen and women.
"It will be a special occasion, and we are encouraging everyone to line the route and show their appreciation for the Regiment."
The Freedom was first granted to the South Lancashire Regiment in 1947 and passed to the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment in 2006.
Still existing today are Peninsula Barracks, which in 1873 became the home of two of our antecedent regiments.
O'Leary Street and the statue of O'Leary in Palmyra Square record the name of a former commanding officer of the Regiment, who was killed in action during the War in South Africa 1899-1902
The Parish Church of St Elphins also holds a regimental chapel, and there is small display of regimental material in Warrington Museum.


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Identification of a novel chemokine-dependent molecular mechanism underlying rheumatoid arthritis-associated autoantibody-mediated bone loss
While RA patients are at higher risk for Osteoporosis due to prolonged uncontrolled inflammation and steroid medication, there is also more pronounced bone loss around the inflamed joints. This, it seems, is autoimmune in pathogenesis, involving ACPA (anti-CCP) autoantibodies activating osteoclasts (bone resorption) though IL8.
Romosozumab, an anti-Sclerostin biologic, is poised to be the next big thing in Osteoporosis treatment, demonstrated in trials to match if not better Teriparatide as a bone former.
Unfortunately, and for reasons yet unclear, it appears to worsen joint inflammation and damage in animal models of RA.
A possible mechanism is as follows:
Sclerostin is produced by Osteocytes residing deep in bone matter, to dampen bone surface residing Osteoblasts from overproducing new bone unnecessarily. It is thus an anti-growth factor inhibiting through a cell's Wnt signaling pathway.
Apparently, inflamed synovial cells also produce Sclerostin to limit its own growth and joint destruction (a normal functioning immune system is very into "balance", like The Force).
So, when you administer an anti-Sclerostin antibody, you not only unleash the Osteoblasts to form new bone, you also take the brakes off the marauding RA pannus (inflammatory Synoviocytes) to destroy the joint.


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Pimento Cheese Appetizer
If you are into anything make-ahead, then this is the recipe for you. Great for a snack, something to bring to dinners and parties, or for guests stopping by unannounced. You can make this fairly far in advance and simply have a bowl on hand in the fridge for any reason. Add extra cayenne for some spice!
2 cups (8 oz) sharp cheddar cheese, grated
2 cups (8 oz) extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup drained pimentos or roasted red peppers, diced
½ cup mayonnaise
1 tsp Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon celery salt
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Original Pretzel Crisps®
Begin by grating your blocks of cheese. One block is white cheese, the other orange. Drain your jarred pimentos or roasted red peppers. Dice into small pieces. Combine the cheese and peppers into a bowl.
Add mayonnaise, mustard, salt, paprika, and pepper. Mix well with a spoon. Add to taste cayenne pepper for heat or paprika for more smokiness. Refrigerate for about an hour. Scoop the pimento cheese onto Pretzel Crisps® and serve.


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Gross McGinley Recognized for its Wellness Program by LVBCH
The Lehigh Valley Coalition on Healthcare presented Leadership in Wellness Awards to Lehigh Valley businesses that exhibited best practices to improve the health of its employees. Gross McGinley was recognized for its wellness program – Wellness in Mind, Body & Spirit.
MIND, empower employees by providing education, in a number of different areas. A few examples:
- How to be good consumers when shopping for health care services.
- Provide guest speakers to educate on social issues, such as the opioid epidemic or sex trafficking
- Education on Medical Alertness – how to spot heart attacks, strokes
- Book reading initiatives
BODY, offer to employees various ways to engage in body betterment, with real measureable results. A few examples:
- Weight Watchers – eating healthy and portion control
- Team Stair Challenges
- Flu Shot Campaign
- Yoga
- Self-Defense
- Even a Tomato Growing Contest
SPIRIT, Gross McGinley employees are generous by nature and enjoy helping others. Being involved in numerous non-profit events, large and small, there is something for everyone.
Deb Faulkinberry, Managing Director, accepted the award on behalf of Gross McGinley. She credits diversified wellness events, empowerment of employees to be involved in their own health, and leadership with creative, thoughtful initiatives to get everyone involved.


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Another very simple recipe. I typically make this when I am about to go out of town and have already cleaned out my fridge. It's simple and since I use frozen vegetables it can be made even when my kitchen is fairly empty.
The only ingredients you need are frozen vegetables (of course you can use fresh if you'd like), pasta (here I used regular pasta but it would be even better if you could use whole wheat), olive oil (or any type of oil you prefer- but I have only tried it with olive oil), and whatever spices you prefer (I used pepper and dried basil).
Simply bring water to a boil like you normally would with pasta. Then put the vegetables and pasta in at the same time.
The final step is to drain the pasta and vegetables and then add your oil and seasoning.
*cooking the pasta and vegetables in one pot is really convenient because you use less dishes and it's a lot less work.
I find this recipe incredibly easy and delicious, but in the future I would like to find a way to add some sort of protein to the meal.


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Saucony Hurricane ISO 2 Fully Reviewed
Make your long run even longer and more comfortable with the Saucony Hurricane ISO 2! Saucony kept the ISOFIT technology for this second edition Hurricane ISO, which is responsible for the seamless and snug fit of the upper. However, this successor to the Hurricane ISO proudly debuts Saucony's EVERUN technology. This new technology, which includes the EVERUN Landing Zone, is an enhanced cushioning system that significantly increases impact absorption.
The combination of the ISOFIT and EVERUN technologies makes the Hurricane ISO 2 one of the most cushioned stability shoes on the market. The shoe won Runner's World Editor's Choice in 2016, making it the second consecutive year. Because of the unwavering support and unparalleled cushioning that has thrust the Hurricane into legendary status, your feet will enjoy comfort and stability during a long day on the road.
- Supportive running shoe featuring unique ISOFIT technology.
- PWRGRID+platform now provides 20% more cushioning than the previous Hurricane platform.
- Internal shank removed to decrease shoe weight and allow for a smoother ride.
- Enhanced cushioning and stability with EVERUN topsole and landing zone.
- Not water resistant or waterproof
- Overtightening of shoe laces is likely to cause discomfort in this shoe.
- During early production of these shoes, the ink on the upper was known to bleed.
- A little heavier than most running shoes.
iBR is soft and is placed near the midfoot for optimal cushioning. It maximizes flexibility and ground-feel while offering abrasion resistance, grip, and compression.
XT-900 is premium carbon rubber and is placed in high wear areas to enhance durability. It combines with iBR to enhance grip on a range of surfaces for ultimate traction.
The TRI-FLEX technology works to increase force dispersion over a greater surface area, while still optimizing flexibility and traction.
This means more energy is returned per stride and more enjoyment during your longer runs. In addition to EVERUN, Saucony utilizes the PWRGRID+ technology for more cushioning, as well as utilizing a dual density medial post for added stability. A medial post is a device within the midsole that is firmer than the rest of the midsole. Medial posts are found in all stability and motion control shoes but are not usually found in cushioned shoes, making the Saucony Hurricane ISO 2 unique.
The upper on the Saucony Hurricane ISO 2 is more noticeable and heavier than in previous versions. This can be attributed to the thickness of the overlays, as well as the heel counter. Since this is a stability shoe, the weight is actually a beneficial feature.
Saucony used its brand new EVERUN technology to bring cushioning even closer to the foot. The EVERUN construction goes like this: Sockliner, an extra layer of cushioning closer to your foot, structural board, EVERUN heel pad, and then midsole cushioning. This allows continuous cushioning on every landing, through every stride, on every run.
This durable running shoe comes in men's and women's sizes 5-15, in medium and wide widths. Basic colors include: black, blue, grey, purple, and red. The best seller in the Hurricane series is the Women's Hurricane ISO 2 in the pink/blue combo. For the men, the best seller and the top-rated is the Hurricane ISO 2 Wide in the black/silver/slime combo. Yes, you read correctly…..slime!
Key Features
•Upper features Inner Sleeve and Floating Support Cage
•ISOFIT technology that allows for a dynamic fit, adapting to each runner's foot
•EVERUN technology that maximizes impact absorption and energy return
•Reflective materials on collar help to improve visibility during your runs.
•PWRGRID+ platform provides 20% more cushioning than the previous Hurricane platform.
•RUNDRY collar lining
•Dual-density medial post
•TRI-FLEX outsole
Bottom Line
It is especially great for the first time half and full marathoners - those who are going to do a lot of running and need some of that extra cushioning and support. The Saucony Hurricane ISO 2 is also an awesome choice for heavier runners and for anyone in need of a supportive shoe that can take a pounding.
We know Saucony offers a wide range of running shoes, each with Saucony's innovative technologies that improve cushioning, stability, and durability. With this latest update to the Hurricane series, we weekend road warriors are reaping the benefit of those innovations!


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This weeks place to visit in New York State is Stoneybrook Park This is a very cool place to visit. I visited here many times when I was younger, but I have never camped here. My son has camped here a couple of times and has also taken several day trips here. He loves it. The photos today were taken by him.
The falls are very pretty and the wading pools are fun! Be sure to bring your water shoes...you'll want to go in them and it can be slippery!


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Argentina is a large country in South America with a long coastline on the Atlantic. The country's warmer weather comes in the months from November to March when the beaches come to life and attract a large number of tourists from around the world. There are great places all along the coast where one can relax, cool off in the ocean and enjoy local Argentine holiday life. You will find everything from action-packed holiday beach resorts with urban centers and a well-developed tourist infrastructure to quiet, family-friendly getaways that are more popular with locals and perfect for a relaxing escape.
2.Las Grutas
3.Mar de Ajo
4.Mar del Pampas
5.Mar del Plata
7.Monte Hermoso
9.Puerto Madryn
10.Villa Gesell
10 Best Argentina Beaches
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A week after the first day of school, the Orange County Sheriff's Office is requesting over $11 million to hire 75 new school resource officers for the 2018-2019 school year. The request is scheduled to be discussed during a Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act into law in March, requiring at least one school resource officer on every public school campus during school hours. Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings have been at odds over hiring enough school resource officers for the year since the act was signed into law.
The total requested budget amendment is an additional $11,241,034. If approved, the cost will be shared between the Orange County School Board, the Board of Commissioners and the state of Florida.
If the budget is approved, Sheriff's Office officials said the office can begin hiring SROs immediately, as the new budget would be enough to sustain the new officers' pay for the entire year. Demings has previously said that it would be impossible to hire and train enough school resource officers in time for this school year.
In May, Demings said in a memo that his office would need to hire 75 school resource officers for the 2019-2020 school year. The plan for this year was to use 66 Orange County deputies, working overtime, to fill the necessary spots. Some of those deputies were not informed that they would be serving in that capacity until the Friday before school began.
Jacobs said it was planned that Orange County Public Schools would cover the cost of the deputies' additional hours. When she read an Orlando Sentinel article claiming that the Sheriff's Office was unable to provide a full-time deputy to all 116 Orange County schools, Jacobs was caught off guard.
She said funding the new hires was never an issue, but Demings never provided a budget. Demings said he could not provide a budget until the Sheriff's Office reached an agreement with the school board, which was finalized Wednesday.


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Review of Esse W35 range cooker
Esse 905 WN wood range cooker
We had an Esse 905 WN wood burning stove installed 2 years ago, and I am very happy with it. I initially had to clean the front every day due to soot but now we are putting the logs in the low oven with the door slightly open (to get the steam out) to dry them even further. After oven drying the logs, for 6 hours, we don't have any soot issue anymore and the chimney is pretty clean.I empty the ash tray every 6 weeks only. During the day it is our only form of heating during the winter and we can cook with it for free! Just add a couple of logs in the firebox before cooking, leave the firebox door slightly open for 2 minutes to get the new wood to burn well and I get very good heat in the oven and hotplates using this method and clean chimney. It is a very good complement to our solar panels/induction hob/electric oven that we use for cooking during the summer. In Winter, there is no other green/off grid alternative that would work with no electricity (solar panels don''t produce during Winter). I didn't go for the water boiler because I think you would need to have the stove on all the time for this to work as otherwise it would take longer for it to get to cooking temperature as it would need to warm up the water first and there is less to go wrong with a standalone cooker (no pipe leak, boiler to replace...), also I wouldn't have enough wood to heat up thousand of litres of water a year that end up down the drain! I am very happy with it.
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Wiretap Laws Apply To Text Messages
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Is it possible to intercept text messages from another phone without installing any software? are deploying fake cell base stations to spread the Android Swearing
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You can monitor the goal smartphone without revealing your identification. After installation, the software will retrieve knowledge out of your goal machine and add it
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Similar to cell phones, cell monitoring is a brand new technology. The trick will also be utilized to lookup messages in different messaging apps like
Spy on all messages, calls and multimedia exchanged by WhatsApp and other IM apps including iMessage, Line, Skype, Kik and Viber. https://blogtechhub.com/spy-text-messages/ can too listen
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General Information
The Omron HEM7130 Deluxe Upper-Arm Blood Pressure Monitor is easy to use and features 60 reading memory with date & time and also irregular heartbeat, body movement and blood pressure level indicators.
*Bonus Omron MC245 Digital Thermometer!
• Easy to Use One-Touch Operation
• Intellisense Technology
Automatically applies the right amount of pressure for fast, accurate and more comfortable measurements
• 60 Reading Memory with Date & Time
60 memory storage allows you to review the last 60 readings with a touch of a button
• Soft Cuff (Med-Lge)
22-42cm arm circumference
• Cuff Wrapping Guide
Indicator confirms the cuff has been wrapped correctly on the user's arm
• Irregular Heartbeat Indicator
This monitor can detect an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) which can assist with early diagnosis*. If an irregular heartbeat is detected, an indicator icon will appear alerting the user to consult with a medical professional.
*N.B. Only a doctor can diagnose arrhythmia
• Body Movement Indicator
Alerts user if anybody movement has occurred during the blood pressure reading
• Blood Pressure Level Indicator
Alerts you if your blood pressure reading exceeds internationally recognised guidelines for normal home blood pressure levels
• Advanced Averaging Function
Exclusive technology automatically displays the average of up to the last 3 readings taken within the last 10 minutes
• LCD Display
• Powered by 4 x AA Batteries
Optional extra: AC adaptor
For people with high blood pressure. Consult your doctor to evaluate the readings. Check your device periodically for accuracy.
Please see instruction manual for full list of warnings.


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Optimism is hard. For most of us, thinking good thoughts about the future doesn't come naturally. Even trying to be optimistic about the next few months feels like running uphill (and I hate running). These days, optimism in one particular subject—the effect of technology on our collective future—can feel downright impossible. There's a good reason you don't see happy movies about the future. Off the top of my head, the only one I can recall is The Fifth Element, and that's more fantasy than sci-fi. Even the new Star Trek (from what I've read) has traded cerebral hope about the good of … [Read more...]
The Roundup: Space Rock Edition
Interstellar Asteroids are Wonderfully Weird If you'd told me last week that before now, we had never witnessed an interstellar object of any kind enter our solar system, I'd have said "Let's get lunch. I'm hungry." Then I would have said, "I'm not finished watching season two of Stranger Things, so we can't talk about that." THEN I would have said "Seriously? Nothing from outside our solar system, ever?" If you're a non-scientist/barely casual space watcher like me, then you probably had no idea either. But it's true. The newly-arrived asteroid "Oumuamua"—Hawaiian for "scout"—is the … [Read more...]
My Personal Gom Jabbar
In Frank Herbert's Dune universe, the Gom Jabbar was a standard-issue aristocrat-on-aristocrat assassination device. The weapon consisted of a poisoned needle attached to a thimble-like housing that rested on one's fingertip, easy enough to flick into a person's neck should you want to alter the power structure of the great houses. The Bene Gesserit, a powerful order of women with great political influence and extra-human capabilities, adapted the Gom Jabbar for a different purpose. They used the device to test the humanity of an individual—to find out, by their standards, whether you were … [Read more...]
Pace Yourself, Barbarian
I love movie clichés...sometimes. I say sometimes because most of them are not lovable. The gun that never runs out of bullets, the villain eating steak, the antagonist who tells the protagonist with "We are not so different, you and I." But some are fun to notice, appreciate, and analyze. One of my favorites comes by way of films set in the pre-gunpowder age: it's the two armies facing off across a field then charging at each other full bore and slamming into each other at speed. Directors love this shot. You know the one: It's a static side-angle camera shot of the battle right where … [Read more...]
Blade Runner Redux: New Toys and Old Toys
I saw Blade Runner 2049 on opening night. Now, a full week on, several friends have expressed surprise that I haven't at least made a Facebook or Twitter mention of my impressions. I don't think I will because I recognize that I'm uniquely unqualified to judge the film on its own merits. The original has meant too much to me. I couldn't give an objective review its 35-year later sequel if I tried. But I can't say nothing about it, so I'd like to praise a bit of continuity world-building they brought forward from the original film into this one. It's the wonderful juxtaposition of shiny new … [Read more...]
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My all time favourite colour is green because i feel that it is a positive and refreshing colour! Now that the sunshine is back in our lives in the UK, i feel that i can finally put these brighter nail polish colours in use. These are the nail polishes that i have collected over the years and i think that they are the perfect complementary colours to the current trends with the pastels and the bright colours. Unfortunately i do not have swatches on my nails, but i am just going to write down the colour shades and you can probably check them out in store or something but these colours are all my favourite shades.
-[L-R]- KIKO '343' // KIKO '391' // Rimmel 045 'Misty Jade' // Revlon 028 'Minted'
- [L-R] - BarryM 290 'Spring Green' // BarryM 290 'Spring Green' -OLDER VERSION // O.P.I 'Gargantuan Green Grape' // Models own 'Jade Stone'
I hope this is helpful even though i haven't done proper swatched, but you guys should get the general idea of the looks of the colours, or you can google image them etc. I really don't know why the two barryM colours look different even though its the same shade. hmmm, very strange....that it seems to have changed colours.
Thank you for reading and i hope you have a great day! <3