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The all new OnePlus 8T 5G - ultra stops at nothing - loaded with snapdragon 865 processor, 5G connectivity, 120hz fluid amoled display, 65W warp charging, rear quad camera setup.

The all new OnePlus 8T 5G - ultra stops at nothing - loaded with snapdragon 865 processor, 5G connectivity, 120hz fluid amoled display, 65W warp charging, rear quad camera setup.

Announced 2020, October 14
STATUS Available. Released 2020, October 16

DIMENSIONS 160.7 x 74.1 x 8.4 mm (6.33 x 2.92 x 0.33 in)
WEIGHT 188 g (6.63 oz)
BUILD Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

TYPE Fluid AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+
SIZE 6.55 inches, 103.6 cm2 (~87.0% screen-to-body ratio)
RESOLUTION 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
PROTECTION Corning Gorilla Glass 5

OS Android 11, OxygenOS 11
CHIPSET Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU Adreno 650

Quad 48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
FEATURES Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
VIDEO 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS

SINGLE 16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
VIDEO 1080p@30fps

LOUDSPEAKER Yes, with stereo speakers

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go

SENSORS Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (market dependant)

CAPACITY Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable and Fast charging 65W, 100% in 39 min (advertised)

COLORS Aquamarine Green, Lunar Silver

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Build Your Online Profile Using a Mobile App

You can now create your own beautiful business apps

Now that property marketing has mostly moved online to property portals like and Domain, a real estate agent’s ability to leverage their current listings to get new ones has been significantly eroded. This is a trend is set to continue as the real estate model becomes further disrupted by technologies that shift buyer behaviour from searching for properties, to waiting for a notification about one that matches their requirements. These days, if an agent is to build brand awareness from which they can generate new listings, they need to spend time building their profile online, and the best way to do that is to use content marketing.

Content marketing involves creating and publishing original and engaging content online. The content you create can be anything, from educational videos to informative blog posts to downloadable guides. But if you want to get really original and really, really engaging, you could even create your own app that you can use to push all sorts of content and notifications directly out to vendors and buyers alike.

Applications are the future of online marketing

Apps are where the future of online marketing is going, as more and more people use devices — like smartphones, tablets and even smart watches — rather than desktop computers and laptops to access information online. Applications also improve the user experience, while providing the developer with valuable information not usually available when a person simply browses a mobile version of a website.

Developing your own custom app is now increasingly simple, just as creating your own website is, thanks to WordPress and other such content management systems. An app development system like Flok, for example, allows you to easily create your own app — and a beautiful one, at that — and then promote it using social media, email and SMS marketing, with a built-in analytics dashboard to measure its success. Apps work best for businesses with repeat customers, so try to create your app with the goal of encouraging people to use it regularly.

It’s time to build lasting relationships

For too long, a lot of real estate agents have neglected to build lasting relationships with their buyers and sellers, seeing the sale and purchase of a property as a one-off transaction that’s not likely to come around again anytime in the near future. This was all well and good when people turned to newspapers, shopfront windows, and signboards to find out about a local agent in their local area, but this isn’t how the real estate model works anymore.

Agents need to prioritise building lasting relationships online, long before a homeowner has even considered selling their property, so that when they eventually do decide to take this step, there is only one agent they have in mind — you! If you produce content that covers both sides of the real estate process — buying and selling — then you’ll be able to capture the passive buyers that the market has lost since the decline of newspaper advertising.

Increase awareness of your brand by building relationships with other local businesses

If you haven’t already, reach out to local businesses in your area and build a reciprocal marketing relationship with them. With a service like Flok, you could sponsor a loyalty card for your local cafe by using the loyalty card app to give regular customers of your local cafe a free coffee. Use your branding on the loyalty card app and promote it, both in the cafe, on social media, and through your other marketing.

The best part about using an app, rather than a traditional paper loyalty card, is that for as long as the app is installed on a person’s phone, you can send them push notifications. You can also use it to collect email addresses, so you can continue marketing to them. Since everybody loves coffee, the uptake would be relatively swift and it would be used regularly, providing that you don’t use it to spam users with irrelevant marketing messages.

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Before you can begin using an app to sponsor your local cafe’s loyalty card, you need to create a strategy for capturing user data, determining their interests (i.e., buying, selling, renting), and being able to use content marketing that will cater to those interests.

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This kit includes a colour-printed pattern card with full instructions and all the Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean yarn required to make the Reef baby blanket.

Visit our Video Tutorials section for tutorials on a variety of knitting techniques to help you with your projects.

The bright, luminous colours of sunlight on the ocean shallows and the phenomenal kaleidoscope of life underwater are all the more intensified by the contrasting grey rock hills and moorland colours of the Hebrides. I designed the Reef pattern with these sunlit ocean colours in mind and the resulting blanket is cosy reminder of warm summer days by the sea.

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RetailWhether the issues are consumer preferences or evaluation of empirical data, better target group definitions facilitate focusing measures to meet consumer profiles. Quickly uncovering and understanding customer behavior are necessary to respond with the right action at the right time.

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Viscovery solutions are already used successfully in retail and mail-order for the following tasks:

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These ViSH NYC versatile black leggings are a wardrobe staple. Featuring an elasticated waistband and super stretchy MAX-DRI moisture wicking fabric, keeps you comfortable and your skin dry  in active environments. Style them with the matching Osho crop, Poppy Unisex sweatshirt, and/or Fleur jacket. To complete the look pair with lace up trainers or heels to keep your look on point while you workout or go about town.

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As one of the oldest inland cities in the U.S., it’s no surprise Lancaster City has a number of historical attractions to visit like the Lancaster Central Market, Historic Rock Ford, and President Jame’s Buchanan’s Wheatland. Accompanying places steeped in history are new creative spaces, museums, and more like the North Museum of Nature & Science or the Lancaster Science Factory.

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We think locally here in Lancaster City. Lancaster’s small businesses are vital to the character of our city. Shop small at our eclectic shops, boutiques, bookstores, and more as you walk the city streets. You’ll find a number of curated vintage spots, sweets, and specialty items spread throughout downtown Lancaster City and our neighborhoods.

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Come hungry! Lancaster City is filled with restaurants and has a cafe or coffee shop on practically every corner. You’ll find nationally-recognized restaurants, cuisine from all over the world, and hole-in-the-wall spots that will make your mouth water. Don’t miss happy hour or a night out experiencing our city bars, rooftop lounges, and pubs!

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Sculpture & Heritage Trail

Great news! The Bunyip of Burra Creek is one of four new sculptures which will remain as permanent displays in Lockhart! There are now over twenty incredible sculptures to discover.

Park the car and take a stroll around the main streets of Lockhart as you follow our award winning Lockhart Sculpture and Heritage Trail. One of the most popular attractions in the town, history and art are an easy path to follow through Lockhart, where rusty farm art sculptures blend with wide shady verandahs, typical turn of the century architecture, and over 400 images etched in pavers.

Many of the beautiful sculptures on display are award winning pieces from Lockhart’s Spirit of the Land Festival, a celebration to the resilience of those who live and work on the land. Created from recycled farm materials and reflecting the natural elements of the land, first time visitors to the town are amazed and awed at the high quality artwork that far exceeds their expectations.

This easy grade walk around the charming town centre and parkland areas includes the town's restored Federation verandahs. Passing under shady verandahs and well preserved shop fronts as you follow the trail, stop and take in the town’s impressive collection of etched pavers which depict the life and social history of the town and district.

In addition to the farm art sculptures born from the Spirit of the Land Festival, a new sculptural project was started by members of the community, who worked with Lockhart Shire Council to create a pictorial history walk, the Pastoral Shadows of Brookong.

Telling the story of pastoral settlement in the district, the impressive sculptures and silhouettes of Pastoral Shadows of Brookong bring history to life and this is another easy stroll not to be missed. The Pastoral Shadows walk ties into the extensive collection on Brookong Station, housed in Greens Gunyah Museum.

The Museum is home to the inspiring Doris Golder Wool Art Gallery, and the local visitor information centre.

Other items of interest along the Trail are the Pioneer Memorial Gates, the Lockhart Love Locks, the Lockhart Walk of Fame and the Lockhart Water Tower which was completed in September 2018.

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Most hardware stores in Puerto Armuelles keep the smaller merchandise behind the counter. Customers walk up to the clerk at the counter and tell them what they are looking for. They will go behind them, or into a warehouse, and get the product. Sometimes the customer is escorted into the back room to see what is available.

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Abastecedora Justavino – El Palmar     770-7330

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spicy sausage and rice skillet

Spicy Sausage and Rice Skillet

May 20, 2015

Hi everyone,

I know, I know, it’s been too long since my last post, and for that, I apologize. This past month has been absolutely nuts. To sum it up in a nutshell, let me just say, I hate moving. It is anything but fun for me, but lucky for you, it’s done and now we can move on to other things, like this awesome one pot meal of spicy sausage and rice, some might even call it jambalaya.

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high protein blueberry muffins

High Protein Blueberry Muffins

April 29, 2015

Hi everyone,

So today’s post is going to be short and sweet and to the point, just like the recipe for high protein blueberry muffins I’ve got below. Why you ask? Well, as I’m sure many of you can relate to, life’s gotten busy for me lately. Between work, wedding planning, spring cleaning, etc. I just don’t have as much time to devote to the blog as I’d like, so while I’m still cooking and posting, don’t be surprised if I’m a little absent until things settle down a little bit.

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Healthy Baked Ziti

April 26, 2015,

Hey, hey,

Do you ever have those days where your brain just seems to be somewhere else? I had one of those recently while I was going to the grocery store. Just a day or two before, Sean and I had decided we were going to try making a big batch of healthy baked ziti for the week, but somehow I’d managed to leave off half the necessary ingredients for the ziti from the grocery list. A senior moment if ever I’ve had one. So the next day after work, I made a second trip to the grocery store for just three ingredients (few yes, but unfortunately very necessary), and I’m glad I did; our healthy baked ziti turned out great.

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beef and spinach enchiladas

Beef and Spinach Enchiladas

April 22, 2015

Hi there!

Are you a fan of Mexican food but not the heavy calorie counts that come with it? Me too. Fajitas, enchiladas, tacos, chicken tortilla soup – it’s all good in my book. However, with the amount of cheese, oil and butter a lot of these dishes typically call for I don’t have them too often, however, I recently came across a healthier recipes for beef enchiladas that I tweaked some more, and I think you’re gonna be a fan.
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pork and apple cider potatoes

Pork and Apple Cider Potatoes

April 19, 2015

Hello, hello,

You know what an odd, but great food combination is? Apples and pork. You wouldn’t think that the sweetness of apples (or apple juice) would go well with the mild taste of pork, but it does, and trust me, this recipe for pork and apple cider with potatoes is going to knock your socks off.

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Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

April 15, 2015

Hey, hey, my friends!

Here’s a quick and easy recipe I wanted to share with you after whipping it up the other night to go along with a really tasty sweet and sour sloppy joe: spicy sweet potato wedges! I’m a big fan of the Alexia brand spicy sweet potato fries, but I’m not a fan of how quickly the bags disappear out of the freezer – they just go so fast. So I decided to try recreating my own version of spicy sweet potato wedges at home and they turned out great.

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high protein chocolate blueberry muffins

High Protein Chocolate Blueberry Muffins

April 12, 2015

Hey friends,

As I wrote a few posts back, I’m on a higher protein diet than before and my coach advised me to eat something with a good dose of protein before working out in the morning. Since I’m not a fan of whey protein as a shake and I wanted something quick and easy to munch before lifting weights, I started making muffins. So today, a new high protein chocolate blueberry muffin recipe for you! Om nom nom!

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Homemade Chicken Ramen

April 8, 2015

Hey all,

This is a dish I’m particularly proud of: chicken ramen made at home. And no, not the kind that comes in the cup that you just add hot water to – I’m talking about the real deal, cooked for hours type of ramen. Except so much easier (not to mention less salty). Ready to make it yourself?

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Creole Chicken Pasta

April 4, 2015

Hi all!

If you celebrate Easter, happy pre-Easter, as well! I don’t know about you, but I loved Easter growing up. The egg hunts, the chocolates and candies, my aunt’s traditional “find the dollar” hunt. I’ll fill you in on it later in the post. But for now, what you’ve been waiting for; my most recent recipe creation: a one pot meal of Creole chicken and pasta. Continue reading

Orzo Pasta and Meatball Soup

April 1, 2015

Hey everyone! Can you believe it’s April already? I certainly can’t. Time’s just flying and I still haven’t made much headway in the wedding planning: no date picked, no location picked, nothing. *Sigh* Eventually we’ll get it figured out, right? Right.

So, now I can focus on something I can do something about right now. More one pot dishes – and this one in particular is super easy, with a few simple tricks like premade meatballs. Are you ready for it? It’s orzo pasta and meatball soup. Continue reading


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The Story of Astronomy in India – An Excerpt

Humans have always been fascinated and excited on observing the sun, the moon and the stars, and their rising and setting. As the human race evolved and mastered agriculture and domesticating animals, seasons and weather became key to their livelihoods. It was perhaps at this stage that the humans developed the rudiments of the subject... Continue Reading →

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I am getting emails from Dear Readers today (Friday, Sept. 28) wondering if I have suddenly retired from blogging.

It seems that many of you are not getting my most recent blog post, and are instead still stuck on this old one from last week.

I am trying to fix it. And by “trying to fix it”, I mean I am pouring myself a big stinking vodka tonic and wishing that life wasn’t so hard. It’s been a tough week.

In fact, the title of this week’s blog post is: Jesus, What a Week.

Spoiler Alert: This week’s blog is also tagged “I Want to Punch Brett Kavanaugh in his Pie Hole.

Please keep trying. I hope to figure out how to get us back to regularly scheduled programming real soon.

So I was in California last week, the cute little town of Calabasas, to be exact. I went to the Calabasas Film Festival. I saw Colette.

I did not like it. If you go, I will tell you that it is a very pretty film to look at, but turn your ears off. The dialogue is excruciating. It’s 65% expository (that is, the characters narrate their inner lives so that watching the movie feels like watching a term paper, and a high school term paper at that) and as the movie is mostly about Colette’s sex life and not her life as an artist, there was a lot of chatter about sex and very little chit chat about writing good sentences. I was bored.

I have zero curiosity about what people do in the privacy of their bedroom or the hayloft or the 6th arrondissement in Paris. I do not know why people make movies, or want to watch movies, about something as mundane as sexual awakenings.

Oh. Wait. Yes I do.

This is a real book, and the name of the woman character that you see on the cover is Vivian Swift. For reals.

Sex sells. To people who have no imagination. . . or so I’m guessing. But I’m a Capricorn. The most interesting part of Colette for me was when her husband, a writer and editor, reads Colette’s first attempt at fiction and tells her that it is full of beautiful descriptions but won’t sell because it has no plot. I like this scene because I am starting my writing workshops here on the north shore of Long Island next week and I am gearing up to help people know who they are as writers, and being able to pinpoint writing blind spots is a crucial part of being a good workshop leader.

The thing about travel is that you never know where your next cup of tea is coming from. The first night of the Calabasas Film Festival, for example, I had two glasses of white wine and a big box of Junior Mints for dinner because I could not partake of the official menu of fishy stuff and avocado stuff, because I don’t like the taste of anything with a fin and the idea of eating green mush is revolting. So I scavenged what I could at the movie theater and ended up dining on my favorite forms of sugar.

Now that I’m back here on the East Coast, it’s taken me four full days to get back into the swing of things (because I made the mistake of catching up with the news and it’s been a tremendously big shit storm out there, tremendously big and wet, from the standpoint of the verbal diarrhea spewing from der Drumpf’s pie hole).

So I did not attempt to build a 10th castle this week. But I did go to the used book store to sort the recent donations so, just for you, here is the Most Boring Book of the Week straight from the Bryant Library Used Book Store:

When people talk to me about donating books I always make sure to tell them that we do not accept college text books. I think the title of this book explains why. Even if we price this at 50 cents nobody is going to buy this thing.

And worse yet, college text books are hideous both on the outside and on the inside:

I feel sorry for the student who had to read this book for her Spanish Literature class but why should she inflict her pain on us?

I looked up this book, which is a small (6 inches by 9 inches, 108 pages) book that is still for sale to liberal arts majors in America. It costs $47.50. Yes. this little book costs almost fifty dollars. (My books are twice as long and cost half as much.)

So that’s why the person who donated this book. She couldn’t bear to just throw away  $47.50. It’s a lot to spend on a book that you will only read once in your life. But hey. Nobody asked her to waste her life by highlighting the progress of textual culture, in all its forms, in no way lessened the importance granted in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to two other mediums of knowledge, memory, and persuasion: that is, the image and the oral discourse.

In other words, book publishing did not make painting and talking obsolete.

Like, duh.

Cat news: While I was away, Candy moved out of my shower, finally. She now inhabits the upstairs hallway. Yay. I get my bathroom back, but I now have litter boxes and a napping cat that I have to step over every time I to-and-fro.

My 18-year old cat, Coco, is looking really bad so I am taking her to the vet this afternoon.

Next week I will have a castle to show you, one that I hope will be a show stopper.

Until next Friday, Dear Readers, have a great weekend. There’s a new, more evil hurricane of Republican bullshit heading our way and we all need to keep calm and flip congress in November.

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If wishes were sailboats I’d be on the Seine River, moored on the Quai de Conti, as seen in this illustration I did for page 12 of Gardens of Awe and Folly:

Do you see that black house boat, the middle one docked alongside the quai that faces the Pont Neuf, and the fabulous garden in the Square du Vert-Galant(above)? Well, that’s a real boat, really floating on the Seine, and it’s really for sale, having just come on the market, available for immediate move-in:

This is the Marie Jeanne, built in 1913 — she’s 16 meters long (that’s 53 feet, for those of us who think in the picturesque).

The interior is mahogany — the living area is open concept, with sky lights and a working fireplace.

The boat has 2 bedrooms, so its $1.6 million asking price is a bargain, considering that a comparable 2-bedroom apartments in the 6th arrondissement is going for $3 million these days.

It’s got a full sized tub, too . . . but I’d have to get used to having a skylight right above me when I am soaking away the stresses of the day.

WHAT AM I SAYING???? If I had $1.6 million to buy me a houseboat on the Seine I’m pretty sure I’d have nothing in the world to feel stressed about.

Ahhhhhhhh, to spend the next four years in my own little world, bobbing cozy and happy on the gentle river of memory and wonder, painting little moments of joy and thankfulness . . .

Oh, if only wishes were sailboats, I’d christen my bateau The Madame President and sail off into the sunset.

Thank you, my Dear Readers, for all your kind and commiserating Comments these past few weeks. I have been distraught, disbelieving, disgusted, and despondent — and still am — but I’m working on a survival plan that includes not going crazy with fury and loathing which I hope will put me on an even keel for the next four years. I need to paint, and write, and stay here in this space with all you Wonderful Yous, in order to marvel at the small mercies that redeem us, day to day.

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Global Volcanism Program, 2012. Report on Reventador (Ecuador). In: Sennert, S K (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 19 September-25 September 2012. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.

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0.077°S, 77.656°W; summit elev. 3562 m

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Based on analysis of satellite imagery, the Washington VAAC reported that an ash plume from Reventador drifted 22 km SW on 20 September.

Geological Summary. Reventador is the most frequently active of a chain of Ecuadorian volcanoes in the Cordillera Real, well east of the principal volcanic axis. The forested, dominantly andesitic Volcán El Reventador stratovolcano rises to 3562 m above the jungles of the western Amazon basin. A 4-km-wide caldera widely breached to the east was formed by edifice collapse and is partially filled by a young, unvegetated stratovolcano that rises about 1300 m above the caldera floor to a height comparable to the caldera rim. It has been the source of numerous lava flows as well as explosive eruptions that were visible from Quito in historical time. Frequent lahars in this region of heavy rainfall have constructed a debris plain on the eastern floor of the caldera. The largest historical eruption took place in 2002, producing a 17-km-high eruption column, pyroclastic flows that traveled up to 8 km, and lava flows from summit and flank vents.

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Step One: Prologue

To get the true ending, you need to play the game through once first. During the first playthrough, you only get the option to make one choice in Chapter 4.

If you choose to go with Yu, you end up going down her route and getting her ending.

If you choose to go with Nikkaido, you get to finish the first playthrough (the prologue).

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The left choice always leads to that character’s ending route, whilst the right choice puts you along with the main story. If you want to get the true end, you need to finish all the side character endings: for Yu (in the first playthrough), Togoku, Kageyama, Morozumi, Kamiya and Machikoji.

I also recommend reading through these instead of skipping them.

The quickest way to achieving the true ending is when you come to a choice, always pick the left one. After you finish that route, you’ll be put back on the main menu. Click continue and repeat the same steps for the other routes.

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Callie Sellers hates rolled meats, but sausage designed in Scotland is the exception. Scottish sausage…

Callie Sellers hates rolled meats, but sausage designed in Scotland is the exception.

Scottish sausage rolls, meat-stuffed Scotch pies and steak pies are some dishes the 20 12 months outdated mentioned she loves. She appears to be ahead to hoping haggis, a regular food made of minced sheep liver and seasoned with nutmeg.

The do-it-yourself foods and hospitality are daily reminders that finding out abroad amid COVID-19 was worthwhile.

About 20 UF students are abroad this semester in the U.K., Denmark, Ireland and South Korea, down from 408 learners past Drop. Despite COVID-19 numbers and quarantine mandates, UF college students in intercontinental exchange systems explained they’ve found solace in overseas international locations and would relatively be overseas.

Sellers, a UF political science and intercontinental experiments junior, is an exchange college student at the College of Glasgow in Scotland and strategies to stay for the entire college year.

Due to COVID-19 delays in the Scotland training technique, Sellers experienced a person month to attain a U.K. scholar visa and compensated about $2,000 in costs to expedite a four-7 days method into 7 times.

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When Callie Sellers stepped foot off the aircraft and on to Scottish soil on Aug 31, a taxi driver crammed her two bags and her backpack in the trunk, sped to her dorm, and dropped her off to quarantine.

A thermometer, mattress topper, rest room bowl cleaner and encounter masks ended up integrated in her obligatory two-week keep.

Exterior of her dorm, limitations tightened and there is a probability she won’t be property for Christmas, she said.

A modern outbreak at the College of Glasgow resulted in 124 positive scenarios, forcing 600 college students to self-isolate and keep away from bars and places to eat. To compensate, they received £50, or $64.43, to persuade buying in and a month of absolutely free lease, she claimed.

“I was so surprised,” she mentioned. “You’re providing me revenue for meals? O.K., go for it.”

Masks are needed indoors and on general public transportation, but not outdoor. They supply no positive aspects outside unless in crowded spaces, in accordance to the federal government website.

Sellers took a 30 moment rail vehicle to Stirling, Scotland, previous weekend wherever she visited Stirling Castle, the important to the kingdom of Scotland. Later that day, she walked to Darnley Coffee Household, exactly where she relished a Victorian plum and lavender cordial, a sparkling water drink infused with lavender and plum. Scotland’s allure has designed her vacation worthwhile, she claimed.

“I do not regret a thing,” Sellers reported. “I’m so satisfied I’m right here.”

Juliet Patterson, a 20-calendar year-aged UF enterprise administration senior, is researching at Korea University, in Seoul, South Korea.

On her 17-hour vacation Aug. 8, travellers sat in each other seat and wore masks all through the flight, she explained. On arriving, she downloaded a symptom monitoring app and quarantined in a 1-bedroom studio apartment for two weeks.

“I wished to pull my hair out for the reason that I was so bored,” she claimed. “It felt like becoming in jail.”

Patterson’s quarantine foods consisted of frozen burgers, rice bowls and ramen from 7-Eleven. She vowed to never take in 7-Eleven all over again.

“It was nice when I was eventually totally free, and I could discover the new country that I was in,” she mentioned.

Right after quarantine, she traveled to her to start with bathhouse and frequented a desolate Gyeongbbukgung palace.

Even though spas and places to eat are open, “nolaebang” or karaoke rooms are not. In addition, masks are necessary indoors and outdoors.

Patterson mentioned she would stop at very little to study overseas just before she graduated and fortunately attained that intention.

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Jill Ranaivoson, the affiliate director of UF study abroad services, stated college students had to wait around right up until the previous minute to decide if it was risk-free to travel.

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A little pooch born with no front legs taught herself to walk upright. And now this inspiring 'kangaroo' dog is teaching other disabled dogs to do it as well!

By Ashley Murphy

Published on the 26/05/2021, 21:00, Updated on the 03/06/2021, 16:02

Fate hasn't been kind to 8-year old Chihuahua Nessie. She came from an unlicensed puppy mill that used unethical overbreeding methods. Overbreeding can cause a long list of genetic abnormalities. In Nessie's case, she was born without front legs.

Then she bounced between foster homes, shelters, and well-intentioned dog parents who thought they had what it takes to care for a pooch with special needs.

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Poor Nessie probably thought she was never going to find her forever home. But then Theresa Loyacano came along. She spotted Nessie's story while browsing social media and knew she had to help.

"She had been returned to the shelter multiple times because people didn't want her," said Theresa. "I couldn't bear the thought of her being abandoned like that. I thought to myself, 'We need to go get her.'"

Nessie settled into her new home straight away. And as she started soaking up all the love on offer, Nessie became more playful and adventurous. She even taught herself to stand up on two hind legs and walk upright like a kangaroo!

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Watching Nessie's transformation inspired Theresa to adopt two more special needs pups with similar issues. Their names are Frankie Lou and Ali.

The cutest puppy training session ever!

Nessie took to being the big sister like a natural. She started teaching her siblings everything she knows, including how to walk on two legs. And it didn't take Frankie Lou long to master the 'Kangoroo' strut. Now he's up and walking around just like his big sis!

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Being a dog owner is a joy, but it can also be pretty hilarious too. Pet owners have been sharing snaps of their canine companions that have to be seen to be believed.

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Published on the 31/05/2021, 19:00, Updated on the 04/06/2021, 15:55

Have you ever gazed over at your beloved four-legged friend and thought, "what is wrong with you?" If that sounds all too familiar, don't worry. You aren't alone.

Fortunately, dog owners worldwide have come up with the best remedy for dealing with a malfunctioning dog, which is to take a photo and share it online for the rest of us to enjoy.

Whether your pup falls asleep in strange places, seems to think he's more cat than dog, or has some pretty bizarre facial expressions when he's tired, hungry, bored or just being himself, there's something wonderfully unpredictable about animals. They always seem to find ways of surprising us when we least expect it.

If you're interested to compare your dog's peculiarities to other canines, check out these quirky canines below:

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This dog isn’t interested in your usual dog toys. He’s mates with a brick after all

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Dog or turtle? Perhaps it's a mini Dogatello!

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Juice Cleanse

 I have never followed a trend of doing a juice cleanse or juice detox. I have refused to spends over $100  on this scientifically unproven fad and I have refused to waste my time “juicing” myself (mainly because I didn’t even own a juicer). I tried other diets here and there telling myself that “this time I will last”, but usually failed before it was the end. So I gave up on them and learned how to eat right. I learned how to make perfect (to my taste) green morning smoothies, healthy lunches and homemade dinners most of the time. I ate out usually when I traveled for work but I was always conscious of what I ordered.

I was good until I came to Spain, where eating out became a social “thing.” Spanish food is not necessarily the healthiest and not even the most delicious but it became a “good” option for a very busy lifestyle. Then, South Africa happened…where basically the food is so delicious and dirt cheap you just can’t stop eating (and it doesn’t make sense cooking because why would you, if everything else will taste better than your own cooking).

Enough is enough though. Through interactions with various people in Johannesburg, I was introduced to One-Juice and decided to give it a try. Because why not. I got delivered a box of 24 bottles of rainbow looking juices a night before my 3 day cleanse. The bottles are 280ml each (comparing to usual 500ml size), that’s why you drink 8 bottles a day instead of 5. (On the side note, I’m hungry as I write this). I must say it has not been bad at all. The juices tasted the best on the first day because they were new and exciting. On the second day some of them lost my favoritism, and on the third…well I’m not there yet! I’m probably less energized than normally during the day, but I’m not sleepy which is good as I can’t drink coffee. In a day it will be over and I will enjoy some delicious and fresh seafood in Cape Town 🙂

The life of an MBA student

Second term could not have been busier. Four exams, three presentations, two papers and special group projects all combined with preparations to a 6 week trip to South Africa and a few interviews along the way. All of this equals little sleep and a bit of stress. It’s interesting how your body is able to quickly adjust to changes. Before the MBA, I could not function properly without my 8 hours of beauty sleep. My norm now is 6 hours on average but during crunch time it’s about 4 to 5 and I must say it isn’t as bad as I thought. Coffee in the morning and afternoon is a must and I’m like new (If I’m lucky I’ll take a quick Spanish siesta after classes).

Twenty four hours before departure to Johannesburg were busier than the rest of the week. After the finance exam on Friday I went for a quick lunch with my classmates, after which I came back home, did laundry and packed my suitcase. I intended to take a nap which didn’t happen as my busy mind did not want to rest so I just lied in my bed for 45 minutes and decided to go to the gym. By the time I left my apartment to join everyone at a semester-end celebration, it was midnight. Since I had one more daunting task to do before my departure, an online strategy exam, I just permitted myself an hour at the party in order to get a good night sleep to recover from tiredness. This of course didn’t happen as I ended up in bed at 4:30 in the morning without sleeping for 24hrs. I still wonder where this energy came from.

After 3hrs of sleep I took the exam while my fabulous roommates went for a coffee run, made breakfast and helped me pack for my early flight. I can’t forget about the travel goodie bag they prepared for me. Theses girls are so thoughtful! Now I’m sitting on my first connecting flight to Cairo and I feel the exhaustion is finally hitting me. I’m glad the next flight is a redeye so I can sleep like a baby.

And that is a life of an MBA student.

Shopping Therapy

Being a (female) student = no spending = NO SHOPPING. That’s a frightening perspective to have for one full year especially when you have a “passion for fashion” (or shopping problem if you will). Up to date I was pretty good about it due to lack of time for such fun activities. But the time has come as my wardrobe choices grew smaller and my needs (or rather wants) grew bigger. I decided to release my accumulated stress and go for a therapy to my one and only Spanish love – Zara. I must say I have three of them within walking distance…(it’s like Starbuck in the US – on every corner!). Right of the bat, when I entered the biggest Zara store I’ve ever been to (3 levels of women’s clothes), it was clear that Zara’s Spring 2016 collection is the flashback to the 70’s. I must say that floral-embroidered maxi dresses, tie-neck blouses, furry finishes, and wide-leg denim are not really my style. I’m trying to remember when was the last time I wore wide-leg denim…maybe in high school. I like my minimalist, classy, non flashy style, so I don’t think I’ll convert this upcoming spring. That being said, it would not be me if I left empty handed…Here are some of my recent Zara finds.

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American Idol favorites Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner brought on some good old-fashioned romance on Monday (Aug. 10), as they performed a duet of a country classic.

The ACM New Female Artist of the Year nominee and her long-haired hubby came together to perform the 2007 hit song “I Need You,” made popular by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

“You are amazing and I love you deary,” Foehner wrote to his wife of less than a year in the comments section of her Instagram page.

The duet sounded amazing in every way, especially when Barrett went into her higher register for some gorgeous notes that took our breath away. And in case you were wondering, they did the whole performance…in the bathroom.

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“Yes we were,” Barrett replied to a follower asking in the comments section if indeed the couple were recording the performance in the lavatory. “Best acoustics, lol.”

This isn’t the first time that the two vocalists have shared a duet. Just last year, the two shared a stunning performance of the Fleetwood Mac classic “Sara.”

Barrett is on quite a hot streak as of late, as she recently topped the charts with her debut single “I Hope.” Earlier this year, Barrett became the first female country artist ever to top 10 million single week streams with 11.3 million streams. The Pennsylvania native's debut album, Goldmine, also earned the most first-week debut album streams of any country act in history.

The couple were actually hiding a very big secret as they shared their most recent performance with fans. Less than a week later, on Aug. 16, they shared that they are expecting their first child together, a baby girl.

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Review: Ready or Not (2019)

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
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Horror films are not my thing. Never have been, never will be. But dark humour-horror films? Give me all of them.

In a style that is eerily reminiscent of the 2011 cult classic Cabin in the Woods, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett have directed my favourite horror film since A Quiet Place.

Whilst Ready or Not has far more comedy in it than I anticipated going in (I think I saw one trailer and had completely forgotten it by the time I sat in my seat), more often than not the comedy hits home. The writing is genuinely funny and the acting/directing is well-timed to deliver. With that being said the comedic elements never feel like they overstay their welcome. Instead these moments serve to provide levity to what is otherwise a very thrilling and suspenseful movie, which sees main character Grace (Portrayed perfectly by Samara Weaving) attempt to survive a night-long game of Hide and Seek with her murderous in-laws.

The acting across the board is pretty great, with a rich cast of characters who are all portrayed near perfectly. Sure only a small handful of the relatively large cast of characters have any kind of development over the story. But the film is only an hour and a half long, and whilst development may, for the most part, be limited the ability for characters to stand out and for each to have a unique personality is certainly prevalent. Adam Brody plays the regretful son incredibly well, Melanie Scrofano the jittery sister and Nicky Guadagni the psychotic aunt to name but a few. However, it is Samara Weaving who is the standout of the film, with her putting in a superb performance throughout.

The gore is over the top, but in a good way. The movie doesn’t take itself seriously, and I think that if it had it would have failed. So seeing a woman with her face half blown off, and it being played for laughs, suits the movie perfectly.

The story is far from unique, and I would be shocked if the writers took no inspiration from the aforementioned Cabin in the Woods, however it is the execution of this movie that will make it stand out in the long run. Here’s to what I’m hoping will be regarded as another cult favourite in the years to come. With that being said, don’t go into this movie expecting the next A Quiet Place in terms of horror-delivery, but a sleeper hit I think it shall be nonetheless.

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Review: Deadpool 2

Director: David Leitch
Writers: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Ryan Reynolds
Starring: Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin

Following on from the astronomical success of the first Deadpool movie many would have not been surprised if 20th Century Fox panicked and did a complete re-hash of the first. Whilst there are certainly similarities in Deadpool 2 to the first movie – the crass humour which is reliant on 4th wall breaking knowledge, the self deprivation and the over-the-top violence – but the sequel does more than enough to significantly differentiate itself from the first also.

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Review: A Quiet Place

Director: John Krasinski
Writers: Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski
Starring: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe

A Quiet Place is an Oscar-worthy film.

John Krasinski has hit a masterstroke with his feature film directorial debut. Starring, writing and directing a film which he considered something of a personal passion will have helped this film no-end, and having his real life wife Emily Blunt along for the ride to add experience and chemistry only helped to raise this film up from good to great.

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Review: Game Night

Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Writers: Mark Perez
Starring: Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman

Well it was certainly funnier than Father Figures

Credit where credit’s due Game Night tried to go for something a little different. It succeeded in making you question what was and wasn’t real throughout the entire film, and as someone who prides myself on being able to figure out a lot of plots before they unfold, was something I really enjoyed (I nailed down some of this plot but not all of it).

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DDN: Wright State grad, military veteran named top officer in Miami Twp.

Miami Township Police Chief Charles Stiegelmeyer (left) with Wright State alum and Miami Township Police Sergeant and Officer of the Year Jay Phares (’99).

Police Sgt. Jay Phares has been named the 2018 Miami Township Officer of the Year.

Phares, a 29-year veteran of the department, was selected by his peers for the award announced earlier this month, according to the township.

Phares graduated from Wright State in 1999 with a B.A. in Sociology.

Phares, who started his career with township in 1990 as an auxiliary patrolman, is a graduate of Wright State University and a the U.S. Army veteran of the Persian Gulf War.

He became a patrol officer for the township in 1993. Among the positions has had had include bike patrol officer, detective, senior Intoxilyzer operator and resource officer. Phares received a promotions to staff sergeant and currently serves as patrol sergeant, according to the township.

He was previously named Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the Montgomery County Association of Chiefs of Police in 2003.

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Fredericksburg Songwriters' Showcase Erik Balkey

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Erik Balkey has spent significant time on the road since January 2002. For a while, he kept just a post office box in Philadelphia, and he took to the highway with his guitar and notebook as well as paint brushes and rollers. He picks up interior house painting jobs to sustain his travels, and performs all over the country from Maine to Texas, Florida to Chicago covering over 50,000 miles annually.

Balkey writes 30-40 songs per year. Some of the recent songs are gathered on his newest releases, My Sacred Heart and Sanctuary Road, featuring performances from, among others, Duke Levine from Mary Chapin Carpenter's band and including his performance at the legendary Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas where his songs won him recognition as New Folk Competition Winner.

Prior to choosing a life on the road, Balkey began songwriting as part of the Red Bank, NJ music scene in 1994 before a four-year stint in New York City. Among the songwriters in the city, Balkey listened and learned as an active volunteer and performer as part of the Fast Folk Cafe scene of the nineties.

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Apple Responds to Safari 11 Criticism From Advertising Groups: 'People Have a Right to Privacy'

Apple Responds to Safari 11 Criticism From Advertising Groups: ‘People Have a Right to Privacy’

Six trade and marketing organizations this morning published an open letter to Apple asking the company to “rethink” plans to launch new versions of Safari in iOS and macOS that block cross-site tracking, and this afternoon, Apple offered up a response, which was shared by The Loop.

According to Apple, ad tracking companies are essentially able to recreate a person’s web browsing history using cross site tracking techniques sans permission, something it’s aiming to stop.

“Apple believes that people have a right to privacy – Safari was the first browser to block third party cookies by default and Intelligent Tracking Prevention is a more advanced method for protecting user privacy,” Apple said in a statement provided to The Loop.

“Ad tracking technology has become so pervasive that it is possible for ad tracking companies to recreate the majority of a person’s web browsing history. This information is collected without permission and is used for ad re-targeting, which is how ads follow people around the Internet. The new Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature detects and eliminates cookies and other data used for this cross-site tracking, which means it helps keep a person’s browsing private. The feature does not block ads or interfere with legitimate tracking on the sites that people actually click on and visit. Cookies for sites that you interact with function as designed, and ads placed by web publishers will appear normally.”

In the open letter, signed by the Data and Marketing Association and the Network Advertising Initiative, among others, the collective “digital advertising community” said it is “deeply concerned” because the update “overrides and replaces existing user-controlled cookie preferences” before going on to suggest that customers prefer targeted ads.

“Apple’s unilateral and heavy-handed approach is bad for consumer choice and bad for the ad-supported online content and services consumers love,” reads the letter. “Blocking cookies in this manner will drive a wedge between brands and their customers, and it will make advertising more generic and less timely and useful.”

In both macOS High Sierra and iOS 11, the Safari web browser is gaining new privacy features to prevent companies from tracking customer web browsing habits across websites. “The success of the web as a platform relies on user trust,” Apple says on the WebKit blog. “Many users feel that trust is broken when they are being tracked and privacy-sensitive data about their web activity is acquired for purposes that they never agreed to.”

In iOS 11, the toggle to turn off cross-site tracking is available by going to Settings –> Safari –> Prevent Cross-Site Tracking. With macOS High Sierra, the feature can be accessed by going to the Preferences section of the Safari app, choosing Privacy, and then checking “Prevent Cross-Site Tracking.”

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Full Patch Notes For The Division’s 1.1 Update Released By Ubisoft

Free content updates are always welcome for any game, but not many can boast having as much content as The Division‘s April 1.1 patch that’s releasing next week for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

Headlining the update is the game’s first raid – or Incursions as they’re dubbed in this world – Falcon Lost, a multiplayer-focused encounter that’s balanced for four players that have high level gear and weapons. To enter Falcon Lost, you must be level 30.

Then there’s everything else, and boy, is there a lot of stuff to pore over. Brand new sets of gear will be available as rewards for completing the game’s “most challenging activities,” and will provide unique bonuses and talents if you wear a full set.

The ability to trade with other players – something that Bungie would do well to take note of for Destiny – will also be implemented, along with the Assignment system, which gives players time-limited quests to complete with varying objectives.

Finally, the Gear Score mechanic – which will be familiar to anyone who’s experienced Destiny’s Light Level system will be introduced, as well as a whole new batch of brand new ‘named’, unique weapons for end-game players.

Check out the finer details below.

Falcon Lost

– Falcon Lost is a new incursion available in the Stuyvesant area
– You must be level 30 and have completed the mission “General Assembly” to access this mission
– The encounter is balanced for 4 players with high level gear

Gear Sets

– Gear set equipment can be found by completing the most challenging activities in Manhattan
– Collecting and wearing gear sets grant powerful stat bonuses and talents
– Gear sets of varying gear scores can be found for many playstyles. Find the set that best suits yours – “Tactician’s Authority” – enhances electronics and support capabilities – “Striker’s Battlegear” – provide bonuses for assault capabilities – “Sentry’s Call” – enhances marksman capabilities – “Path of the Nomad” – provides bonuses for lone wanderers

– Items dropped by enemies can be shared with other players
– Trade items by dropping them as loot from your inventory, so players in your group can pick them up
– You can only share items for during the first 2 hours after you have acquired them
– Items can only be shared with players who are currently in your group and who were also in your group when the item was originally dropped

– Assignments are automatically obtained when you log in and can be tracked from the map via the menu called “Mission Overview”
– Assignments are available for a limited time (24h for Daily Assignments and 7 days for Weekly Assignments), after which, they will be replaced by different assignments
– Assignments come in different categories: – Combat – Dark Zone – Crafting
– Most assignments can be completed while playing alone but some will require enlisting other agent’s assistance to complete
Dark Zone Supply Drops
– Dark Zone Supply Drops are a global event where the Strategic Homeland Defense agency airdrops multiple supply caches to assist Division agents
– Supply drops will occur multiple times over the course the day
– The supply drops will contain non-contaminated gear of all types that will be ready to use without the need for extraction
– These supply drops will be heavily sought after by other agents and enemy factions that roam the Dark Zone, so be ready for resistance

Gear Score

– Every non-vanity gear piece that can be found when your agent is level 30 has a Gear Score value. The higher an item’s Gear Score, the stronger the item
– The overall Gear Score of your agent can be seen in your main menu next to your player level. Gear Score indicates the advancement of an agent
– Other agents’ Gear Scores are displayed next to their health bars
– Improving your gear and increasing your overall Gear Score will grant your agent access to the most dangerous high-end challenges

Group Spectator Camera
– The Group Spectator Cam lets players spectate members of their group while waiting to be revived or the entire group to be down
– Players can use RB/LB, R1/L1 or Q/E keys to switch between group members

New High-End Named Weapons
– Added new High-End named weapons: – Warlord: Assault Rifle – Valkyria: Submachine gun – (Historian: Marksman Rifle) Please note that while the Historian will be implemented in the game with this update, it will not be acquirable in-game until update 1.2

The Division‘s April update releases next week, April 12 for all major platforms, and if you’re interested in digging deeper in an effort to discover what tweaks, changes and bug fixes Ubisoft have made to the game under the hood, you can head to the official site by clicking here.

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33 Lions Rescued

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Circus lions rescued from South America

A total of 33 lions have been rescued from circuses in Colombia and Peru and are starting a new life in a reserve in South Africa….

Big cats arrive in South Africa, where sanctuary beckons, after having suffered cruel treatment in Colombia and Peru

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The roars of lions filled the cargo section of Johannesburgs main international airport on Saturday evening as 33 lions rescued from South American circuses landed in South Africa.

The animals will now be released into a bush sanctuary for big cats.

It was the largest airlift of lions in history, said Jan Creamer, president of Animal Defenders International, which carried out the operation.

These lion have suffered tremendously, Creamer said as the lions were loaded in crates on to trucks.

They lived in small cages on the backs of trucks for their entire lives. Some of them had their teeth bashed in with steel pipes in circuses in Colombia and Peru. Some of them had their claws removed … it is a wonderful feeling to bring them back to their home.

Nine of the lions were surrendered by a circus in Colombia. The remaining 24 were rescued in raids on circuses in Peru by the animal defence group and officials enforcing a crackdown on wildlife trafficking.lions rescued

The lions will be placed in quarantine in enclosures at the 5,000-hectare (12,355-acre) Emoya big cat sanctuary in Vaalwater in northern South Africa, started three years ago by Savannah Heuser and her mother Minunette.

The 33 lions will be monitored by a vet for their first weeks in Africa. They will then be introduced to each other in a 1-hectare bonding enclosure. Many of the lions were never allowed to have direct physical contact with other lions and have never been together without a fence or a cage separating them.

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Some of the lions pictured in Lima, before their airlift. Photograph: Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images

Their poor physical state means the lions will never be able to hunt again and will have to be cared for with food and water for the rest of their lives. The Emoya sanctuary will feed the cats with game meat which it buys in bulk.

The enclosures will be fitted with drinking pools, platforms and toys to ensure the lions do not become bored and will be steadily expanded as they become familiar with their new life, said Savannah Heuser.

Emoya, in an area with a mix of habitats including mountainous regions, rolling grasslands, forests, cliff caves and river gorges, has a strict non-breeding policy, Heuser said.

Female lions may receive contraceptive medications so they can remain with their mates, while males may undergo vasectomies to make sure that no lions are bred in captivity.

The animals have no conservation value whatsoever. Many of them have been inbred, she said.

When we are sure that no breeding will take place, we allow males to interact with females. By then a pattern will have emerged … and we will know which lions can be placed together.

Emoya was opened in 2012, when Savannah Heuser was 16. The sanctuarys first cat, a lion rescued from Cairo, arrived in June 2013. The sanctuary is currently home to eight big cats, including two Siberian tigers.

The lions are part of a group of 100 animals which were rescued in Peru. Bears, monkeys, birds and other native wildlife have been relocated to sanctuaries in Peru and a tiger has been sent to a new home in Florida.

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The lions crates are loaded on to a lorry prior to their transportation to a sanctuary. Photograph: Brett Eloff/AFP/Getty Images

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/01/mane-event-33-lions-flown-home-after-rescue-from-life-in-the-circus

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• A Civics Lesson from America’s Airports, and the TSA

    May 8, 2014

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    It is unfortunate that so many foreigner visitors are unfamiliar with our freedoms. The tree of liberty needs to be refreshed from time to time with the residual remains of patriots, so I went to the airport for a civics lesson alongside them.

    I am sure that having flown out of sleek, modern facilities in Asia linked to nearby cities by fast, convenient public transportation, the tourists were unprepared for what it means to be truly free. The advertisements now included in the plastic security bins drove home the American government works for the people, not corporations. Still, many foreigners seemed confused as to why they had to semi-disrobe to board a plane.

    Was removing shoes at the airport some sort of American custom? Even the Japanese, who are shoe-removing fetishists, seemed unsure about wearing only socks to tread upon a filthy public floor. Then came off belts, jackets, jewelry and stuff in pockets. The foreigners, some from Commie Red China where the government controls their every action, were worried pants might be next, but quickly found out we Americans would never bow to a bully government like they had to do at home. We instead all waited in long, slow lines for our chance to appear before a petty government official with blind power over us.

    One thing that distinguishes our international airports from those in many other third world countries is the near-exclusive use of English. Few Americans appreciate the efforts we go to as a nation to provide these gratis tutorial sessions. A curious fact is that American airport workers seem to believe that anyone can speak English if it is blasted at them loud enough and s-l-o-w enough. Idiomatic phrases, such as “ I SAID, liquids in a baggie, 3:1, ya’all, c’mon, people are waiting behind you” are also taught. American passengers often helped out by advising foreign visitors of how to manhandle their laptops, tear open wrapped gifts, disassemble iPods, pour out big bottles of perfumes and bottled water foolishly purchased earlier in the airport and the like.

    As part of America’s commitment to equal treatment for all, I was somehow again selected for random additional screening. It was a good thing, as it meant at least I was still not on the no-fly list. The random part started when the helpful TSA employee scribbled something on my boarding pass and would not tell me what it meant. See, even though I am an American, I too could be treated with scorn. The foreigners, all of whom I could see did not get chosen by Das Selection, seemed impressed. In what other country could the son of a simple tradesman be singled out to represent what is now our America to the world?

    My random extra screening included removing a Chapstick from my pants pocket, and opening it in front of the TSA person as proof it was not terrorist balm meant to moisten one’s lips before shouting “Allah hu Akbar!” Like with the foreigners, the TSA gent spoke English loudly to me, as if to reaffirm loudly we are all equal here in America. He also “asked” that I remove and open my wallet in case it included a very thin gun. In some countries that might be seen as a sleazy request for a bribe, but here we all understood it was just bullying by a public servant. I think when Mr. TSA Employee of the Month saw I had a major credit card was when he knew I was “A-OK.” But not before swabbing my hands for explosives. The Chinese tourists watching all this no doubt remembered the great American cowboy movies they had seen, where men settled things with violence, and smiled seeing how far we had come. As a culture that revers its elders, the Chinese also noted how, after discovering a typo in the name on a boarding pass, TSA sent an elderly woman back to the airline counter for a new one even though she said that would cause her to miss her flight. Not all governments around the world understand they are there to serve the people, not themselves.

    Overall, as I reassembled myself alongside the many visitors sweating and yammering in foreign tongues about how much freedom we Americans enjoy, I could not help but feel proud. Travel and tourism builds bridges, and lets visitors see a people for what they really are. As those modern-day explorers returned to their repressive, petty and inefficient governments at home, I knew that they had at least once, briefly but certainly memorably, breathed free air alongside me.

    BONUS: The foreign visitors no doubt also enjoyed the airport’s retro-touches, which evoked the Golden Age of air travel of the 1950s and 1960s. The lack of WiFi, just like when their parents first visited America, the two electrical outlets serving an entire wing of the airport, the toilets which appear to have not been cleaned since 1950 and the “Welcome Home Troops” signs reminiscent of those displayed for soldiers coming home from the Korean, Vietnam and other wars, all harken back to simpler times.

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    • pitchfork said...

      I’m sure glad my wife has a psychological aversion to flying. We’ll never have to face the US airport Gestapo groping and X-ray bullshit. It was bad enough just BEING in and around an airport in Eugene Oregon last year when my wife’s daughter flew to Wisconsin. Even outside, on the sidewalk while smoking a cigarette, the cops were eyeing me as if I were wearing typical Muslim attire. Even sitting in my car in the parking lot, a cop drove up and asked me what I was doing. I told him unless he planned on detaining me, to fuck off. I don’t have to answer a goddamned thing. Not wise..but fuck em.

      05/8/14 3:15 PM | Comment Link

    • pitchfork said...

      ps..once again, PVB’s satire is dead on. You couldn’t make this stuff up. I’d love to wear a T-shirt that says..

      What’s the difference between a TSA agent and a bucket of shit?

      The bucket.

      05/8/14 4:10 PM | Comment Link

    • Sunil said...

      I like to sing our anthem in my head as I stand shoeless in line, my pants threatening to fall off me. I particularly relish ‘Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave’ as we stand there in those scanning machines, allowing strangers to see through our clothes.

      You know how everyone cheers those last lines at sporting events? Here we are, your Free and your Brave!

      05/8/14 6:34 PM | Comment Link

    • Michael Murry said...

      From “America the Dutiful”:

      In the land of the fleeced and the home of the slave
      Where the cowed and the buffaloed moan
      Where seldom we find an inquisitive mind
      And the people pay up with a groan

      05/8/14 9:07 PM | Comment Link

    • jim hruska said...

      One small point.
      NOBODY sent me off to VN. , nor welcomed me back.
      Not even my Army.
      I say this in reply to your comment that we were treated with respect.
      I don’t know ,but i doubt the troops returning from Korea were given hero welcomes either.
      xin loi.
      jim hruska

      05/9/14 12:20 AM | Comment Link

    • pitchfork said...

      jim hruska said…
      quote:”wmw, One small point.
      NOBODY sent me off to VN. , nor welcomed me back.”unquote

      Jim, people my age know that not all veterans understood what they were getting into when they voluntarily submitted their lives to the Death State’s pillage of the planet. And it’s unfortunate that the citizens whom you thought you were protecting didn’t appreciate the thousands of lives you and your military compandre’s decimated in the name of STUPIDITY. So be it. Live with it. You are not alone.

      05/9/14 1:41 AM | Comment Link

    • teri said...

      To expand on the theme of this post, read Paul Craig Roberts’ latest article on our police state:

      Read the articles he links to (if you have a strong stomach).

      Have a really nice day.

      05/9/14 7:30 AM | Comment Link

    • pitchfork said...

      quote”To expand on the theme of this post, read Paul Craig Roberts’ latest article on our police state:”unquote

      I’ll add this one too..

      Look at the map of botched SWAT team raids. Then tell me we don’t have a US Stazi now. Beyond comprehension. And in Connecticut, the PTB are preparing for MASS SWAT assaults, as the new gun control law there has become a line in the sand for gun owning citizens. Read what one of the cops there said to the gun owners. Perfect example of the Stazi mindset. However, at some point, should Connecticut decide to step over the line, and they will because their ego’s/stupidity will force them, they won’t be prepared for the 4th generation warfare wrath that will overwhelm the PTB..and we’re not just talking police. After all..the names and address’s of every politician who voted for this law is PUBLIC INFORMATION..and they are scared shitless.

      05/9/14 11:22 AM | Comment Link

    • pitchfork said...

      quote”Read the articles he links to (if you have a strong stomach).

      Have a really nice day.

      You are right Teri. I couldn’t finish. My blood pressure was sky high after the first one. The one about the wedding did it for me. Any one who doesn’t believe the US Stazi exists is an idiot. Frankly, I’m 10x more scared of these scumbag police than a possible crime by another citizen. But now, I truly believe the LEO community is totally infested with murdering psychopaths. And it’s only a matter of time before people start defending themselves against police brutality by virtue of carrying GUNS.

      05/9/14 11:55 AM | Comment Link

    • Rich Bauer said...

      God only knows what lies the DS Flying Monkeys wrote in their TIPOFF report to the TSA about you. Of course, in our land of “freedom of information” you will never find out. It’s ridiculous that we have to depend upon these Keystone cops to protect US. I hope our fearless leader Barry will feel TSA’s thumbs up his ass one day when he has to fly commercial to get to his speaking engagement. Speaking of sell-outs, Barry is already on the road:

      05/9/14 12:18 PM | Comment Link

    • Rich Bauer said...

      In choosing WALMART as the backdrop for his announcement, Obama triggered a backlash from labor unions and pay equity advocates who say Wal-Mart pays low wages and who archly noted that Obama has made pay equity a central issue of his presidency.

      “What numbskull in the White House arranged this?” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who served in the Bill Clinton administration, said in a posting on Facebook on Thursday.

      Aren’t they all ?

      05/9/14 12:25 PM | Comment Link

    • meloveconsullongtime said...

      Hm. About Chinese airports:

      Several years ago when I finally departed from Communist China after having lived there for some years, I took exactly one ounce of silver out of the country, because I had researched Chinese law on silver and gold and it had a strict limit of one ounce of either metal.

      So, just one silver coin as a souvenir, but the law required me to declare it at Customs. I dutifully went through the “red” gate at customs, and handed my customs form to the officer, declaring one ounce of silver.

      She looked at me as if I were crazy, and waved me off because I was wasting her time. Good thing I didn’t take off my shoes or else I might have been detained for possible insanity.

      05/9/14 12:33 PM | Comment Link

    • pitchfork said...

      quote:” Good thing I didn’t take off my shoes or else I might have been detained for possible insanity.”unquote..

      They would have been right. After all.. you came back. 🙂

      Ya know melove, I think we ought to declare the Terrorists won. And call it a day. Let them know..hey, ok, you guys won, were outta your countries..never to return. You go your way..we go ours. All I know is I hate this country now. The lies, the surveillance, the militarized police, the DHS, the TSA,.. actually..death isn’t a bad option now. Give this country 5 years and people will wish they had been paying attention. So will their grandchildren.

      All I know is this..they didn’t build all these FEMA camps for nothing. I’ve seen a couple. AND, I personally saw rail cars in Oregon LINED WITH LEG AND ARM CONSTRAINTS..THREE LEVELS HIGH. A hundred or so cars. Once I saw that..no one on this planet can tell me this government isn’t planning something..and it ISN’T gonna be a July 4th celebration. You want a “civics lesson”? Compared to what is happening under our very noses..TSA are sheep. Here it is circa 2014.

      I’m not a conspiracy theorist. I am a realitist. I’ve seen one. In Palmdale, Ca. Miles of barbed wire. One only need use Google street view to see it.

      Fuck this government. Fascism is here..and it’s only a matter of time till the Totalitarian State starts Marshal Law.

      05/9/14 8:00 PM | Comment Link

    • pitchfork said...

      ps..if it weren’t for the fact I have children..and grandchildren who will have to face this perverse change in America.. I wouldn’t give a flying fuck now because you can’t cure stupid. But I care. Unfortunately..unless you’ve spent 10 years like I have, researching and watching, notwithstanding the stark in you face reality of the NSA revelations, one doesn’t realize we are frogs. Boiling frogs. I try to tell my family. They won’t listen. They think I’m .. well..”misinformed”. Hahahahahahahaha!

      Wait till the US Stazi starts kicking in THEIR doors to confiscate weapons under the United Nations dictate. AND THEY WILL!! You see..that is the whole PLANET plan. Eventually. No guns. No resistance. Perfect. At least in the collectivists minds. I think they underestimate the power of the human drive to be free. youbetcha. And THAT is the battle of the future. Just like Revelations predict.

      05/9/14 8:13 PM | Comment Link

    • pitchfork said...

      Speaking of insane cops…

      I rest my case, as there should be no doubt whatsoever now.

      05/11/14 11:07 AM | Comment Link

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