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Introduction to Deep Neural Networks

In the last course, we built up a solid theoretical as well as a practical foundation on Machine Learning in general. Starting from this lesson, we will go further down the rabbit hole and learn about deep learning or deep neural networks.

Deep neural networks are a class of algorithms used for a large variety of Machine Learning tasks, including supervised learning. They are complex to understand, yet, they power most of the state-of-the-art Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence solutions of the present decade.

Introduction to deep neural network

Traditional Machine Learning algorithms such as decision trees or SVMs work pretty well on small datasets but as the amount of data gets larger and larger, such algorithms fail to show an increase in performance and their level of performance gets saturated. However, in the case of deep neural networks, the level of performance scales with the growth in the amount of available data.

In the present world, data is growing exponentially and thus, deep learning is gaining more popularity than ever before. Fortune-500 tech-companies such as Facebook, Google, etc. have been heavily investing in the research of new deep learning algorithms and thanks to them, we now also have open-sourced deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow for Python.

This is the best time to start learning about deep neural networks and in this course, you will do just the same.

What is a deep neural network?

When you stack layers of inter-connected neurons one after another, it forms a deep neural network.

This is the most simple definition you can get out there. However, you may ask: What are neurons? How do you stack them layer after layer? What does a network of interconnected neurons mean?

You’ll get the answers to all of these questions by the time you reach the end of this course.

However, it is important to mention that this course teaches you about the most widely used type of deep neural network called a Dense Neural Network, or DNN, for short. And, in the next course, you will learn about another kind of deep neural network called a Convolutional Neural Network, or CNN, for short.

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Exploring small (yet fab!) Cosmetic Companies and their Packaging needs

When it comes to the beauty-related products, the market is full of different manufacturers providing their unique products packaged in creatively designed cosmetic boxes. These boxes not only help the manufacturers in keeping their packaged products safe but are also superior in promotional activities and can help the brands to get ahead of the market competition.

Importance of packaging

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The market is now a competitive place to survive; there are a number of wholesale cosmetic companies present in the market that are offering similar products at competitive prices, it is the dream of every manufacturer to get ahead of the competition and grab a better profit for their brand. Retail boxes can be highly effective in helping out these marketers as they are highly customizable and can be printed with alluring graphics and branding theme of the business. These boxes for makeup are more like a marketing machine for the small businesses as they can use these boxes in order to elevate the recognition for their business in the market.

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Consumers are always obsessed with the small and innovative cosmetic companies that use only natural ingredients in their products. We have found some of the extraordinary cosmetic brands for you, from where you can purchase high-quality makeup boxes and all sorts of cosmetic supplies.

Shimmer and luxe

We are going the start the list with one of the most amazing cosmetic suppliers in the spectrum. Shimmer and Luxe are established in Yorkshire, North of England. The brand offers a number of premium quality products to its consumers packaged in personalized presentation boxes. They offer a variety of whipped soaps, bath melts, bath bombs, body butter, wax melt, bubble bars, snow fairy dupe, and several other toiletry related products that are high in class but cost only a fraction. They only make use of organic materials and original scents for providing the consumers with the best ever experience while using the products.

Happy place cosmetics

One of the other highly professional companies that we will surely adore is Happy place cosmetics in the United Kingdom. As the name suggests, their premium quality products are enough to bring a smile on your face due to the joyful and vibrant colors of the cosmetic sample packaging. The brand offers a variety of products that simply sell like hotcakes. They keep a close eye on their manufacturing process so that they can provide the consumers with the top quality of products that are also superior in nature. Attention to detail is observed carefully, including the custom shipping box with logo.

Earth exclusive skincare

The small but marvelous brand, Earth exclusive skincare, is a Greek brand that has followers all around the globe. Located in the fabulous city of Athens, they ship the products all across the world. They offer a great collection of bath bombs, perfumes, cosmetics, whipped soap, body scrub, and several other products packed in customized cream boxes as the name suggests that they only provide you products that are 100% organic in nature and don’t have any sorts of harmful chemicals that may damage the skin.

Looking for the premium quality of cosmetic supplies that are handmade? These brands provide you high-quality products packaged in alluring cosmetic boxes.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to become parents to their first baby in the spring, and if rumors are true, the new royal baby might have a pair of very famous godparents.

If we’re to believe the Daily Mail, the Clooneys are “all but confirmed” to be godparents to the new royal baby, with Clooney “family insiders” telling the Mail that George considers himself to be a “shoo-in.”

George’s cousin, Ben Breslin, told Daily Mail that the actor and tequila brand mogul would make a “wonderful” godfather, because “he’d make a wonderful just about anything — he’s a good guy.”

It’s important to note that the Daily Mail hasn’t spoken to anyone at the palace about this possible godparenting situation, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see George and Amal taking up the reigns. For one thing, we already know that the Clooneys and the royal couple are friendly enough to be hanging out in Italy together in their spare time, and it’s been reported that Meghan and Amal have become close since the duchess moved over to the U.K. Plus, let’s not forget that George even served up his own Casamigos tequila at the royal wedding — that’s intimacy that you just can’t fake.

Moreover, royal babies tend to have more than one set of godparents. For context, Prince William and Kate Middleton gave Prince Louis six godparents, so it’s possible that there’s a slot for the Clooneys when it comes to Meghan and Harry’s baby.

Given that Casamigos has now married into the royal family with Princess Eugenie’s husband, Jack Brooksbank, as U.K. ambassador for the brand, it’s only fitting that someone involved with the tequila also leads the royal baby’s spiritual guidance.

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By Amit Cowshish

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced an embargo on the import of 101 items through a press release issued on August 9, 2020. The annexure to this press release lists a wide range of embargoed ammunition, weapon systems, radars, simulators, and other platforms. The embargo will come into effect in December 2020 for 69 of the 101 items, and in phases between December of 2021 and 2025 for the remaining 32.

The objective of this exercise in self-restraint is to apprise the Indian defence industry about the anticipated requirements of the armed forces and offer it the opportunity “to manufacture the items in the negative list by using their own design and development capabilities or adopting the technologies designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)”. The Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap (TPCR) first issued in 2013 and later revised in 2018 had a similar objective, which is also the case with 53 ‘Make’ projects notified by the MoD.

A second press release issued on August 10 clarifies that “for a product to be considered as an indigenous system, the percentage of indigenous content has to meet the minimum laid down specifications”, adding another dimension to the negative list. Read together, the two press releases indicate that the embargoed items must not only use technologies designed and developed by the Indian defence industry or the DRDO but also meet the specified requirement of indigenous content (IC).

In effect, it all boils down to one thing: from the date the embargo takes effect in respect of a particular item on the list, it can be procured only under the ‘Buy (Indian – Indian Designed, Developed and Manufactured)’ category, or ‘Buy (IDDM)’ for short, with IC of 40 per cent as stipulated in the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 but proposed to be raised to 50 per cent in the draft Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020.

All other procurement categories envisaged in DPP-2016 – ‘Buy (Indian)’, ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’, ‘Buy and Make’, and ‘Buy (Global)’, or even ‘Make’ – or in DAP 2020 which includes a new category – Buy (Global – Manufacture in India) – would be irrelevant as all of them entail, or could potentially entail, procurement of products that are not designed and developed by the Indian industry or the DRDO. In most cases processed under these categories, the basic design and development are by foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

If procurement of the embargoed items under ‘Buy (IDDM)’ category indeed constitutes the core of the exercise, the promulgation of the negative list may have little additional impact on furthering the cause of self-reliance in defence – a goal which is being pursued at least for the past 27 years since a committee headed by late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam recommended a plan in 1993 “to improve our self-reliance quotient from 30% in 1992 to 70% by 2005”. There is enough empirical evidence to support this.

The August 9 press release says that the negative list has been prepared by the MoD “after several rounds of consultations with all stakeholders, including Army, Air Force, Navy, DRDO, Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and (the) private industry to assess current and future capabilities of the Indian industry for manufacturing various ammunition/weapons/platforms/equipment in India”.

This leaves no doubt that the indigenously designed and developed items that figure in the negative list, with IC of 50 per cent (as proposed in DAP 2020), will be available when the embargo comes into effect. That being the case, the MoD will anyway have no option but to procure these items under the ‘Buy (IDDM)’ category which is the first of the five prioritised procurement categories prescribed in DPP-2016. The existing procedure will not allow the MoD to opt for any category that is lower down in the hierarchy of prioritised categories, like ‘Buy and Make’ or ‘Buy (Global)’.

The most likely impact of the negative list would, therefore, be on the number of procurement proposals getting approved under the ‘Buy (IDDM)’ category in the coming years. This should not affect proposals involving collaboration between the Indian industry and the foreign OEMs under other procurement categories and even the Strategic Partnership Model if the proposal does not relate to any item on the negative list.

Whatever be the advantage, the MoD has boxed itself into a corner by promulgating the negative list. If, for whatever reason, an indigenously designed and developed embargoed item with requisite qualitative requirements and IC is not available in the domestic market after the embargo comes into effect, and it is operationally imperative to procure it, there may be no choice left but to waive the self-imposed restriction. This could be time consuming, depending on what procedure is laid down to deal with such a situation.

Besides promulgation of the negative list, the August 9 press release also announced the bifurcation of the capital procurement budget 2020-21 for domestic and foreign procurements, earmarking nearly Rs. 52,000 crore for domestic capital procurement under a separate budget head. This amounts to roughly 50 per cent of the total capital budget allocated to the three services (excluding the allocation for DRDO, OFB and the Director General for Quality Audit) for the current year.

Considering that the capital budget allocated to the services this year is approximately Rs. 59,416 crore less than what the services had asked for and the extent to which the allocated amount is already blocked for defraying expenditure on committed liabilities, the advantage of carving out a separate budget head to back up the negative list is not quite clear. It is also not known if this bifurcation is intended to be made a permanent feature of the capital budget in the coming years.

Formal bifurcation of the capital budget into two moieties could be problematic. For example, in a situation where funds remain unspent under one segment while the other segment is in dire need of additional funds, shifting of funds will require going through the time-consuming process of re-appropriation. The proposed bifurcation would also reinforce the unseemly practice of judging the efficacy of budgetary allocations through the prism of allocation and utilisation of funds, rather than with reference to the intended outcomes, measured in terms of accretion to the capability of the armed forces.

It would help if the MoD issues a formal order addressing the concerns expressed by various stakeholders about certain aspects of the negative list, especially its impact on ongoing and forthcoming projects that involve cooperation with the foreign OEMs, as well as the purpose of bifurcating the capital budget without increasing the overall allocation, which is the core problem besetting modernisation of the armed forces.

The author is a former Financial Advisor (Acquisition), Ministry of Defence and Consultant, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.

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Alongside all the music festivals, awards ceremonies and sporting series being cancelled across the globe, financial events are off for the foreseeable future. The Dubs founder and former financial journalist Josh Frith talks about new ways for asset and wealth managers to reach investor audiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic – and in the world that lies beyond the virus.

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For a relationship-driven sector like asset and wealth management, in-person and face-to-face interaction have been an absolute tentpole of marketing to advisers, institutional and individual investors. It’s how these firms have traditionally derived a large portion of their opportunities and supported their bottom line.

From town hall meetings and in-room briefing sessions to conferences set up for the wholesale and adviser market, events are a way to connect with an audience through education, whether exploring new investment opportunities, technologies and trends, or other topics specifically designed to enable advisers to maintain their accreditation.

The common wisdom is that investors don’t make decisions in isolation; they need to eyeball the investment specialists who deliver their intellect, analysis and advice in person.

Even on the retail investment side, financial firms offer everything from discreet briefing sessions to large-scale events at big hotels, for the purpose of helping clients understand the opportunities and pitfalls when restructuring their portfolios.

With the onset of Coronavirus, all of that is on hold. Not only have events been cancelled, offices are sending staff home, so the way people work has also been seriously disrupted. And that’s not going to be reversed any time soon.

In the wake of COVID-19, what do we do now?

There is no choice but to find alternatives.

Asset and wealth managers need to start looking at virtual events like webinars, social media live casts and podcasts. And rather than viewing these as second-line measures for the masses, get them baked into the DNA of your business.

Asset and wealth managers need to start looking at virtual events like webinars, social media live casts and podcasts.

This isn’t a new idea. For years consultants like PwC and platforms like LinkedIn have been trying to impress upon wealth managers the idea that they don’t need to woo their customers person-to-person – their audience is already researching online and on social.

And yes, face-to-face events will return at some stage. But COVID-19 has already been a huge catalyst for change and chances are, audiences will get comfortable with building relationships digitally. This will become a trust-building fact of life for wealth and asset management.

The best platforms to use?

First, you need to look at what is the natural channel to reach your audience. Today you can stream live on YouTube and Google, use LinkedIn Live, you can stream webinars live. Podcasts too – they’re already on the rise but now this channel will be catapulted into the genuine mainstream.

Also, consider what is the easiest platform to use. Simplicity is key.

Apart from social channels, there are specialist providers who can custom build platforms for you. Look to technology companies for inspiration. Adobe’s live summit, which attracted 16,000 attendees in 2019, was cancelled in 2020 and re-imagined as a free online event/resource. People are encouraged to go online to see Adobe leaders talk, demo their products and make announcements, all on-demand with content added ongoing.

The new COVID-19 content environment

Through the GFC, royal commissions and various other investigations into the finance industry around the world, reputations have been hurt. And that’s being addressed. But through it all, the firms’ actual internal skill hasn’t been in question. It’s accepted that wealth and asset managers have the ability to understand the financial impacts of COVID-19, digest them and articulate that for all of us.

Ideally, we’d have the government looking after the pandemic, central banks looking after the core economy, and the financial brands looking after the professional investors, and to a lesser extent, retail investors. While economic disasters bring terrible economic impacts for society, they also throw up massive investment opportunities. So institutional and professional investors need to look at their portfolio structures and determine how they should be altered and geared up to be ready for opportunities in the near future, and to keep capital moving through international markets. All with the benefit of insights and analysis from a trusted source.

Socially amplified content will have an important role in the COVID-19 environment – if financial firms are prepared to step up and take responsibility. If we have people being educated like they’ve never been educated before, not only is it bringing awareness for investors, but it leaves a legacy of trust that will last long after all this has passed.

Why content is worth the time and resources

Most wealth firms don’t have strong knowledge in this area. For instance, a webinar can present in many guises – it could be a live event with people talking and charts on screen; it could be pre-recorded, it could be an animated explainer series.

That throws up questions like: what is it I’m giving to investors, how is it structured, who is it going to, how will it be utilised, which option will best deliver my message?

The most important thing is to keep committed to your content and marketing efforts to stay front of mind with your intermediaries. If you’re lacking in the requisite resources or skills (or time) to make it happen, find an agency partner with the creative and tech knowhow to help you set up and structure presentations to suit your channels. Get in touch to find out how The Dubs can help.

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[Media Photos] "JANG KEUN SUK LIVE IN JAPAN 2015" - Osaka performances Day 2

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"JANG KEUN SUK LIVE IN JAPAN 2015" Osaka performance was held on the 23rd of November at Intex Osaka.

It was the continuation of Singer Jang Keun Suk’s performance on the 22nd of November, in which he sang the Drama OSTs aired in South Korea in the past. In particular, he sang the songs from ‘You’re Beautiful’ and ‘Beethoven Virus’ dramas such as ‘Without Words’, ‘Can You Hear Me’ etc., which filled the audience with nostalgia and excitement.
Furthermore, during the talk time in between the songs, he tried to convey his honest feelings about his dreams and his life from childhood to the present figure of Jang Keun Suk, which was responded by applause and hot cheer in the venue.

Following Jang Keun Suk’s successful performances in Osaka, a concert in Tokyo Makuhari Messe has been planned to be performed on the 28th (Saturday) and 29thof November (Sunday).

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In this video travel guide I travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina. In part two I check out the famed Buenos Aires nightlife, visit the giant San Telmo Fair where tens of thousands of people converge every Sunday, and travel out of the city and through the Pampas to the small gaucho town of San Antonio de Areco.

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inPrimetime | PROJECT BLUE BOOK on History Channel

The History Channel’s new Original Series dives into the mythological construct behind the UFO community’s most sacred Holy Grail and the man behind Project Blue Book.

Mythology is a device that has become all too familiar in today’s most popular and serialized genre-themed original programming. A fan favorite Chris Carter’s X-Files is often credited with charting the means by which dramas could prove more compelling by injecting a story arc that seemingly worked to corroborate or connect the individual themes of the general format often leading to a bigger, end-of-season, payoff. The tradition was pushed to the limits on Lost and has since been a viable component in contemporary storytelling.

Today “real life” mythologies and conspiracy theories have woven their way into some of the popular arcs, as audiences become more fascinated with true-crime stories and the veil is being drawn back on history’s most fanciful stories. The History Channel’s Original Series Project Blue Book dives into the shrouded background of the Air Force’s most clandestine agency devoted to the 1940s growing paranoia as the public looked to the stars and started wonder if the threat was going to come from a communist threat or an alien invasion!

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Starring Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones) as astrophysicists Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Project Blue Book sets up the backstory for the origins of Hynek’s contribution to the Air Force report that tracked many of the hundreds, in not thousands, of unexplained UFO sightings that were prevalent during the 1940s. Much of the hysteria that was permeating the culture during the era was often blamed on the idea of the growing communist threat, add on top of that Hollywood’s growing fascination with flying saucers, alien invasions and the B-movie monster of the week.

The History Channel's new Original Series stars Aiden Gilllen and Michael Malarkey as the investigators tasked with determining the authenticity of the UFO phenomenon.

Insisting on dampening the public’s paranoia, General James Harding (played by Neal McDonough of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Paramount Network’s Yellowstone) enlists Captain Michael Quinn (Michael Malarkey) to come up with debunking or establish “alternate facts” to this flying saucer craze. Quinn is tasked with recruiting Hynek to the cause and use the professor’s expertise to understand a recent incident involving a pilot’s interaction with an Unidentified Flying Object. Unknown to the two men there are shadow agents following their every step.

A period piece, Project Blue Book looks stylish and is benefits from expressing its narrative from a historical perspective, interjecting true-life cases into its story development. The project itself has been often shrouded in mystery and the fact that when the real Hynek was brought in he was himself a skeptic, but by the time her turned in his final report had changed his mind, the series feels like a predecessor to the afore mentioned X-Files though it still has a long way to go. That series benefitted from the chemistry of its two leads, that is still something that is developing.

Project Blue Book airs on the History Channel. Check your local listings.

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Yesterday the UK Chancellor George Osbourne, announced his government’s budget for the upcoming tax year for 2015 / 2016. What’s in it for first time property buyers in the UK?

The Budget 2015 and the first time buyer property market

The UK government has pledged to help first time buyers looking to get their first property and enter into the property market. They will launch The Help To Buy ISA scheme that will help first time buyers tackle low interest rates on savings and high deposits required by lenders when buying a property. The Chancellor has pledged ..

for every £200 homebuyers save for a deposit the government will top it up with £50. It’s as simple as this – we’ll work hand-in-hand to help you buy your first home.
— The UK Chancellor, George Osbourne

The Help To Buy ISA – How it works and the small print

For every £200 a first time buyer saves, the UK government will provide a £50 bonus up to a maximum bonus of £3,000 on £12,000 of savings. The bonus will be applied to each person who has saved into the ISA at the point they use their savings to purchase their first home. Accounts are limited to one per person rather than one per home so those buying together can both receive a bonus.

The tax-free government bonus will help people saving up to buy a first home worth up to £450,000 in London or £250,000 anywhere else in the UK.

The new ISA accounts can be opened for a period of four years from the start date of the scheme and applicants must be a minimum of 16-years-old to open an account.

Savers will have access to their own money and will be able to withdraw funds from their account if they need them for another purpose, but the bonus will only be made available for a first home purchase.

A 25% top-up is equivalent to saving for a deposit from your pre-tax income – it’s effectively a tax cut for first-time buyers.
— The UK Chancellor, George Osbourne

Take advantage of this new Help To Buy ISA for First Time Buyers

As always it’s best to speak with a financial adviser or your mortgage broker and discuss the options and lenders taking part in this scheme and how it works. With the recent stamp duty changes and now this, we think it’s a great vote winner from the Conservative party, but also a much needed boost and financial help for first time buyers to get their foot on the property ladder.

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The New York Jets announced that they signed 41-year old veteran QB Vinny Testaverde to serve as a backup to QB Brooks Bollinger.

Testaverde spent 6 seasons with the Jets, throwing 76 TDs and 52 INTs. In 1998 he helped the Jets win the AFC East and reach the AFC Championship Game. Last season Testaverde played for the Dallas Cowboys where he threw for 3,532 yards, 17 TDs, 20 INTs.

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Lake Erie's north shore: Unpretentious and undiscovered (for now)

Many of us dream of discovering a summer community that offers charm and respite before it's declared the next great getaway. On the shores of Lake Erie last August, designer and illustrator Virginia Johnson captured a spot with the perfect mix of nostalgia and natural beauty

The invitation

My mother called me early last summer to ask if I'd like to go on a writing holiday with her. She was working on her new book and I was finishing a travel guide, so I couldn't think of a more relaxing way to spend a week. A close friend offered us the use of a family cottage that was built at the turn of the last century on the northern shore of Lake Erie for use by families from nearby Chatham, and for Americans travelling from Cleveland and Detroit. It sits in a graceful row of summer homes all facing the lake, linked by a waterfront path.

Small wonder

The cottage is diminutive and full of heart. It was purchased by the current owner's grandfather in 1929 and has since welcomed three generations to read, swim and spend time together. In 1,300 square feet, it packs in a dining room, five bedrooms, a summer porch, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The furnishings are glamorous yet informal – a sideboard is stocked with heirloom dinner plates and a corner cabinet displays crystal wine glasses. But there is no dishwasher, bathtub, washing machine or places to hang up your clothes. The cottage insists you live in a bygone era.

Collectors' items

Exuberant pieces of porcelain and unique textiles reflect the family's eye for beauty; there are linen tea cozies, hand-stitched with animal and flower motifs, little poppy-shaped dishes scattered here and there on tables, a large, scalloped shell found in Florida and zigzag-patterned seat cushions sewn to fit each chair. The kitchen cupboard is crowded with jade-green platters and flower-festooned pitchers. Behind the broom-closet door, various custodians have recorded in pencil every update during the past 100 years: "Living room and bathroom painted 1973 (Oatmeal)."

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Room with a view

The wraparound screened-in porch is the cottage's most divine feature. It's about eight feet deep and L-shaped, so that when my mother and I sat down in the mornings to write, we didn't see each other for hours. We counted 15 mismatched chairs, some of which have been there for over 100 years, made of wicker or wood, all painted white, arranged in clusters as if in conversation. Outside the door, beyond the lakefront path, Lake Erie's waves lap the shore just a few feet away. After the sun had set, we sat in the dark and watched the shadows of people strolling by.

Master retreat

There are three bedrooms on the main floor and two in the attic – each barely large enough for a double bed. Everything has been sewn by a local seamstress, from chenille bedspreads dotted with pompoms to matching curtains hemmed at windowsill length. The parents' bedroom has windows on three sides and its beadboard walls are painted a pale celery hue to reflect the light. A leafy matelassé quilt with scallop-trimmed pillows covers the bed, and framed photos of family adventures hang above a tiny corner sink.

Local flavour

In the afternoons, we ventured farther afield. Some days we swam at the glass-roofed Blenheim Community Centre, a gift to the town from a local doctor, or drove to Chatham to visit the clothing shops on King Street and the second-hand bookstore, Book Brothers. The lakeside town of Erieau has an arts and crafts festival, and there we picked up jewellery, a hand-carved walking stick and crocheted dish towels. For dinner out, everyone raved about the fresh yellow perch served fish-and-chips style at the Sandbar Pub. You'll likely spot a few other tourists there in the summer, enjoying the undiscovered, unpretentious charm of an area on the cusp of revival.

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I lived with depression for decades – until my Asperger's diagnosis explained it all

.Tom Cutler Author At his home, Brighton. 02-10-2012 Photograph by Martin Godwin.
‘Asperger’s was a richer and more varied condition than I’d thought’ … Tom Cutler at home in Brighton. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian
‘Asperger’s was a richer and more varied condition than I’d thought’ … Tom Cutler at home in Brighton. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

After a lifetime of saying the wrong thing and obsessing over road signs, author Tom Cutler finally received a medical opinion that made sense

Tom Cutler

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It was 4.30am on a dark September morning and I was suddenly awake. I knew straight away that something was wrong.

The house was quiet and I could hear the steady breathing of my wife in bed beside me, but I was feeling extremely strange. My pulse was pounding fast, I felt hot and cold all over, my skin was prickling and I was sweating like a runner.

I swung my legs over the edge of the bed. I don’t express emotion on the whole, but tears began running down my nose, mingling with the rivulets of sweat. I drank some water. All at once something very bad happened: I was overtaken by the alarming conviction that I was about to die. The sensation was real and frightening. This was it.

I shook my wife’s arm. “Wake up!” I gasped. “I think there’s something wrong with me. Something’s seriously wrong.”

She woke up and listened to me calmly. My wife is a positive, cheerful person, unlike me. I am cool, precise, ironic, a watcher in the shadows, prone to low moods and restlessness. She considered me for a moment. Then she said, matter-of-factly: “You’re having a panic attack.”

The attack seemed to come out of the blue, yet there had long been signs that something was wrong. For a while I had been waking in the middle of the night, lying there, staring at the ceiling, turning things over. From a golden sunset to a good meal, I found life unrewarding. My hobbies had lapsed: typography, sleight-of-hand magic, and British road signage had been the focus of my interest for a long time, but now they disgusted me a bit. Family friends found me hard work. During one pub lunch, after I’d wolfed down a sandwich while they laughed and chatted over their roast beef one of them asked me sharply, “Why do you never savour a meal?” My aloof social disposition was damaging friendships. People have told me that when I think I am smiling, I’m actually frowning. I was astonished recently when somebody showed me photographs of myself at a wedding. Everyone around me was smiling beautifully. I looked positively unpleasant.

Yet I was happily married, I was fairly healthy, and some of my books had been bestsellers around the world. So why the constant knot in my stomach? In the morning I rolled up to see my GP. She asked me how I was.

“I don’t really know,” I said. “I just don’t feel right: sort of ‘empty’. I’m finding social situations increasingly hard.”

After examining me she nodded decisively. “I can’t find anything physically wrong. But you do seem remarkably tense. Are you an anxious person, would you say?”

I hadn’t really ever thought of myself as anxious, but maybe it would explain the constant tightness in my chest, the pacing up and down, my suppressed rage at a friend’s one-minute-late arrival for lunch.

“I suppose I could be described as anxious, yes,” I said.

“What makes you anxious?”

“Being alive in the world.” I got a genuine laugh in response.

My GP explained that we’d leave antidepressants until we’d tried a few sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy. It didn’t do much for me, but in my last session the light finally came on when my therapist said: “I think something else might be going on here, Tom.”

I braced myself. “You say you find social situations ‘taxing’: you’ve taught yourself how to fit in but you feel as if you are always pretending – people find you aloof; you dress oddly; and you have a special interest in road signs – in one session you talked at some length about the London tube map.”

“It’s a diagram, really, not a map,” I said.

“There! You’re a details man and a rules man: definitions, commas, errors, corrections - didactic interruptions. Now taken together I think all this might be pointing to something. I think you might be on the autism spectrum – Asperger syndrome.”

“No,” I insisted, “I’ve worked with people who have Asperger’s and I’ve read about it. I’m not like that.”

The therapist drew a line. “The people you’ve met might be down here on the spectrum. At the further end. And you might be up here. A bit harder to spot. Have a think about it, Tom. Go away and read about it and come back and tell me what you think next time.”

I’ve always known there was something different about the way I relate to the world. I seem to experience things more intensely than other people. I have trouble with noises and smells. I get sensory overload in supermarkets: the flickering lights, all those people, all that racket, the turmoil of all those shelves, all those labels, all those smells, all that advertising.

But worse were the social troubles. Chatting I found impossible and for as long as I could recall, parties had been a special kind of torture, provoking silent dread days ahead. I vividly remember my own seventh birthday party watching the other children playing games and having fun while I stood uncomprehending and resentful at the edge, an invisible force field somehow separating me from them.

Many years later when I was studying art at university, bohemian parties were frequent. I would force myself to go but usually ended up alone, looking through bookshelves or staring into my glass. I always seemed to say the wrong thing and people found me brusque, abrupt, or stupefyingly rude. At one party I said something so badly wrong that the hostess burst into tears. “Get him out of my house!” she cried, and within seconds I was on the doorstep, coat in hand. I was obliged to walk three miles in the rain back to my digs.

I am sometimes accused of being overly critical. I often have to button my lip at somebody’s slipshod cooking or a language error in a wedding invitation. There is no good to be had from pointing out these things. I have had to learn that people do not want you constantly criticising them and underlining their weaknesses. A woman once told me, “You spoil everything.”

I’ve always been good at other things. From an early age I’d had a bent for the geometry and mechanics of language. I enjoyed the pernickety details of style, and found etymology rewarding. I saw linguistic communication as an engineering job and had a knack for identifying the crucial architecture of a sentence, just as an engineer might pick out the vital members of an iron bridge.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes.
‘Professor Uta Frith says that Sherlock Holmes acts like someone with Asperger syndrome’ ... Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes. Photograph: BBC/Hartswood Films

As I read up on Asperger’s, I discovered that one of its main features is the drive to look uncommonly deeply into preferred subjects, often mechanical or systemisable ones. It might be bus timetables, the human body, entomology, etymology, Dewey numbers, tornadoes, car engines, flags, films, fairground rides or any of a thousand other quirky subjects. One of my special interests is Sherlock Holmes. Oddly enough, in her 1989 book, Autism: Explaining the Enigma, Professor Uta Frith says that Holmes acts like someone with Asperger syndrome; his absent-mindedness in relation to other people and his single-mindedness about special ideas are, she says, classic traits. Holmes is an expert in practical chemistry, as well as an authority on newspaper typography, cigarette ash, the sonnets of Petrarch, secret writing, bicycle tyres, music and the varieties of London mud.

Engineering and music crop up often in autistic families, and literature, too, is a rich field. Though one cannot diagnose a dead person, the signs of autistic traits among some eminent writers are there. WH Auden displayed plenty of features of the condition. He had a gawky gait, collected hats, dressed strangely – wearing carpet slippers in public – spoke in a rather monotonous voice, and displayed a marked lack of eye contact. He had another quirky trait: he liked to sleep beneath weighty blankets, and once went to bed underneath a rolled stair carpet; another time under a heavy oil painting.

Another language engineer was Philip Larkin. An unsociable man, he had interests in ties, crime fiction and Beatrix Potter. A great collector of souvenirs, and particular about their placement, Larkin was, tellingly, a librarian. His secretary at Hull University said that when the library was being built he used to come in every Saturday, dressed in a weird combination of, say, a pink jumper and yellow socks, to photograph the progress of the girders.

Philip Larkin, 1979.
Ties, crime fiction and Beatrix Potter … Philip Larkin in 1979. Photograph: Jane Bown/The Observer

I too have a fascination for civil engineering projects. Among my other special interests are vehicle numberplate typography, the shapes disguised as letters used on eye-test charts, and above all British road sign design. As a boy I fell in love with typography: a world governed by system, formality, detail and rules. After all, the full stop at the end of this sentence is not just a dot; it was drawn on a grid by someone. I find full stops easier to get on with than people.

Asperger’s was a richer and more varied condition than I’d thought. And if the therapist was right, it would have been affecting me my entire life, souring my relationships; getting me into scrapes; winding my spring. I decided I had to get a proper diagnosis.

I contacted Sarah Hendrickx, an expert in autism. Maybe she could shed light on my trouble understanding other people and getting on with them. After various questionnaires and hours of cross-examining me, she told me plainly: “I think you have Asperger syndrome.”

More formally, my “Autism Spectrum Assessment” said this:

Tom is a concrete thinker, with difficulties in reading people and social signals, which results in social awkwardness and difficulties in understanding the emotional perspectives of others. He has some lifelong intense interests (including road signs and type). Tom’s experiences of anxiety and depression could be related to this atypical cognitive profile and its impact on a sense of “fitting in”.

Asperger syndrome: so that was it. At last, this condition made sense of the non sequitur of my often lonely and overridingly out-of-sync life. I wasn’t, as I’d thought, mad; I wasn’t, as I’d thought, alone. I had unwittingly been autistic my whole life.

After my diagnosis, I decided to get some fresh air. I had a lot to think about, but rather than ruminating uselessly I felt a comforting peace descend around me: a novel sensation. My depression, which had been with me for four decades, simply began to evaporate.

Keep Clear: my adventures with Asperger’s by Tom Cutler is published by Scribe.


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REED CITY — Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Matthew Packard to the Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center.

Dr. Packard is a radiation oncologist specializing in radiation therapy, which destroys cancer within the body using carefully aimed beams of radiation. He prescribes how much radiation is received, plans how treatment will be given and follows patients closely during their course of treatment. He recommends care that may be needed to help with side effects and works closely with other providers on the team to ensure comprehensive treatment for patients.

Dr. Packard earned his medical degree at the University of Toledo and completed his residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Penn., where he was the chief resident. He received his undergraduate degree from Dickinson College and also attended a Post-Baccalaureate Medical Sciences Program at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Packard treats all types of cancer patients who have been identified as candidates for radiation therapy. The most frequently diagnosed and treated cancers are solid tumors in the breast, prostate, lung, head and neck, gynecological area, skin, colon, lymphomas and multiple myeloma.

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Lock Down Blog from HD Sophie MacRae

Hi everyone,

I thought I would do a little lockdown blog.  I am sure like me you are all missing dancing loads, I am missing dancing, going to classes with my friends, and going to competitions to meet up with everyone.

I have been trying to keep as busy as possible with school work and dance stuff to pass the day.  Our dance school has set up Zoom classes for dance, fitness & theory which is great, I have also been doing some online fitness classes to keep my fitness up.  I do some of these classes on Zoom with my dance friends which is fun.

I have also managed to do some of Brogans challenges which are fun.  Well done Brogan for keeping us dancers busy.

I took park in the NYC Tartan Week Parade, everyone that took part had to send in a choreography piece to set music which was then edited on to one long video mix of dancers.  Over 700 dancers took part and the finished piece was fab!

Rianne from my dance school came up with the idea of starting a choreography piece and then nominating another dancer in the school to do the next bit and so on until the song is complete, the song she picked is "I feel better when I/m Dancin".  The dance is still going and is currently on the 8th dancer.  Its a long song so its getting tricky now!

I have also been out each Thursday clapping, piping or dancing for the NHS & Key Workers they are all working very hard.  One week a few of us decided to dance outside our dance teachers house it was brilliant with lots of the neighbours out clapping too.  It was lovely to see Mrs Fraser.

I also took part in an online dance display to raise money for the NHS, North Of Scotland Championships and City of Inverness Chamiponships.  It was on Zoom and it was great to see everyone but strange having to wear my kilt, it seems like ages since i have worn it.

It was my 13th birthday last week which was strange having it in lockdown, it will definitely be a birthday I will remember!

I hope you are all keeping busy and most importantly staying safe & well.

Hope to see you all soon!!

dance from the heart

Sophie MacRae

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    Well done Sophie, keep dancing and looking forward to seeing you dancing again 🥰

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    Lovely blog Sophie. Keeping busy is the key and you certainly have a lot on!

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In the past 12 years, court rulings have ousted three Thai Prime Ministers, but Mr. Prayuth is widely believed to be likely to get a favourable ruling. | File

Thailand’s highest court is set to rule Wednesday on whether Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has breached ethics clauses in the country’s constitution and should be ousted from his position.

The Constitutional Court will rule on a complaint brought by the Pheu Thai Party, the largest opposition grouping in Parliament, that Mr. Prayuth has broken the law by continuing to live in his military residence after he retired as army commander in September 2014.

The ruling comes as Mr. Prayuth has been dealing with a persistent student-led pro-democracy movement that has been holding frequent well-attended rallies demanding that he and his government step down, charging that they came to power illegitimately.

Also read: Showdown in Thailand | On student protests

As army commander, Mr. Prayuth led a coup in May 2014 that ousted an elected government led by the Pheu Thai Party. He then headed the junta that ruled for five years, and was also Prime Minister in the military-guided government.

A general election last year brought to power a proxy party established by the military, which with its allies selected Mr. Prayuth to serve again as Prime Minister.

The ongoing protests charge that the 2017 constitution established under military rule gave the military’s proxy Palang Pracharath Party an unfair advantage in the election.

When Mr. Prayuth and several of his Cabinet ministers faced a censure debate in Parliament in February, opposition leader Sompong Amornwiwat of the Pheu Thai Party raised the issue of whether Mr. Prayuth had acted illegally by continuing to live at his army residence at a base in Bangkok.

The complaint, which was forwarded to the court, alleges that he broke the constitutional articles barring government ministers from receiving special benefits from state agencies or enterprises because that would amount to a conflict of interest.

If a minister is found guilty of violating ethical standards, the official will be disqualified and forced to step down.

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Mr. Prayuth’s defense has been that the official residence of the Prime Minister is undergoing renovation, and also that he faces security concerns.

The army has argued on his behalf that his military housing is actually a VIP guest house, though critics suggest that if he did not pay at least for water and electricity, he may be breaking the law.

If the court finds Mr. Prayuth guilty, he will also be disqualified from holding a government position for two years. His Cabinet will then act as a caretaker government until Parliament can choose a new Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Mr. Prayuth has expressed seeming unconcern about what the verdict might be, telling reporters that it was up to the court.

In the past 12 years, court rulings have ousted three Thai Prime Ministers, but Mr. Prayuth is widely believed to be likely to get a favourable ruling.

One theory holds that the court might toss Mr. Prayuth out of his job as a way of cooling down the pro-democracy movement, which in addition to targeting the Prime Minister, had made unprecedented criticism of the monarchy.

But the protest leaders have made clear that they consider reform of the monarchy, which they believe holds too much power under what is supposed to be a democratic constitutional monarchy, their prime goal.

The court, like the military, is considered a pillar of the country’s royalist establishment, and the ultimate bulwark against threats to it. The three ousted politicians were associated with a former Prime Minister, populist billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a 2006 military coup after being accused of abuse of power, corruption and disrespect to the monarchy.

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Guttural toads shrunk in size on two islands

Changing world: Adult female from Durban (A), compared with an adult male (yellow throat patch) and female from Mauritius (B).   | Photo Credit: James Baxter-Gilbert (A) and John Measey (B)

In 1922, the guttural toad (Sclerophrys gutturalis), a common amphibian in sub-Saharan Africa was introduced to the Republic of Mauritius in an attempt to control cane beetles. They were then moved to the neighbouring Reunion Island around 1927 as a biocontrol for malaria-causing mosquitoes. A new study has shown that these toads, now an invasive population on the two islands has shrunk in size. The female toads on Mauritius and Reunion were 33.9% and 25.9% smaller respectively than their original South African counterparts. The males shrank by 22.4% on Mauritius, but not on Reunion Island. This extraordinary reshaping of morphology has taken place in less than 100 years, a very short evolutionary time. The results were published in Biology Letters.

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Ecosystems and traits

The team from MeaseyLab at the Centre for Invasion Biology in Stellenbosch University, South Africa has been studying these toads in different invasive populations. “My interests in them had to do with looking at how novel ecosystems shift and shape different traits, like body shape, physical abilities, and behaviour. Instances like when animals are moved to islands or colonised urban landscapes, are excellent natural experiments to look for evolutionary change and understand the mechanisms that allow wildlife to adapt to a changing world,” explains lead author James Baxter-Gilbert in an email to The Hindu.

“The really fascinating part is since both island populations came from the same origin (Durban in South Africa) they effectively started with the same basic ‘genetic blueprint’ so any consistent change we see on both islands happening can help shed light on what traits are being repeated on both islands independently. This can provide a lot of insight into what challenges these invading populations faced and how natural selection (or phenotypic plasticity) allowed them to overcome them,” adds Prof. Baxter-Gilbert.

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Nitya Mohanty, one of the authors of the paper explains: “It is important to determine what mechanisms are at play, whether it is natural selection or a part of their repertoire which is just expressed in that environment. We need to study if there are some genetic changes, probably adaptive changes: organisms which are on islands have less need for dispersal, but can allocate that energy to more frequent reproduction or some other trait to survive better.” Dr. Mohanty completed his postdoc from Stellenbosch University.

Garden experiment

He says that one way to find out is to do a common garden experiment where you bring a bunch of toads from the invasive and native populations, and breed them in their native ranges in South Africa and see if it is to do with the environment or it is indeed genetic.

“We have also begun to examine changes in behavioural traits, like boldness and exploration. There are anecdotes of the toads engaging in curiosity behaviour on the island, like climbing trees, and we are also looking into this for future research that might help us explain the reason for this shift in body size,” adds Prof. Baxter-Gilbert.

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Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands to add fourth tower

PTI Singapore | Updated on September 14, 2019 Published on September 14, 2019

A tourist boat passes by the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore   -  REUTERS

Singapore’s iconic tourism destination Marina Bay Sands’ will add a new ‘fourth tower’, adjacent to the existing three towers, at an approximate USD 3.3 billion investment, in its bid to attract more international visitors.

We are currently planning an all-suite hotel which will offer the highest level of amenities, features and service standards. It will target the high-value international visitors, said George Tanasijevich, President and Chief Executive Officer, Marina Bay Sands.

He said the expansion project is going to give great opportunity to make Marina Bay Sands and Singapore a better tourism destination.

Located adjacent to the existing Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, the key elements of the development will be a state-of-the-art 15,000-seat arena and additional MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition) space besides a luxury hotel tower.

Concert ticket prices in Singapore are among the highest in the world and as a result, the pool of potential customers is suppressed, Tanasijevich said.

An arena with 15,000 seats will result in ticket prices being in line with industry norms, and make the events more accessible to a larger number of people. This, in turn, will lead to an increase in the number of music events in Singapore, he told PTI.

The new arena is also suitable for MICE groups to host big plenary sessions and large conference groups who need to sit up to 15,000 persons in one session, the CEO said, explaining the project.

The set-up of the arena will also allow for much more elaborate technical productions than our existing MICE facilities, which are increasingly in demand by MICE event organisers, he said.

The current total projected budget for the expansion is approximately USD 3.3 billion (Singapore Dollar 4.5 billion) and a construction timeline is not yet publicly available, according to an official statement.

Boston-based architect Moshe Safdie, who designed the original property, Aedas and Gensler are planning to be part of the team responsible for the design elements of the building, it said.

Marina Bay Sands consists of three hotel towers crowned by the Sands Sky Park. With over 2,500 rooms and suites over 55 floors, it is the biggest hotel in Singapore and the most Instagrammed hotel in the world in 2017, the statement said.

About 11.1 million international visitors had come to Singapore during January and July this year, that included 8, 59, 003 from India, as per Singapore Tourism Board (STB) data.

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February 21 1961 horoscope and zodiac sign meanings.

Here are a few interesting and entertaining birthday meanings about anyone born under February 21 1961 horoscope. This report presents facts about Pisces astrology, Chinese zodiac sign properties as well as an analysis of personal descriptors and predictions in money, health and love life.

February 21 1961 Horoscope Horoscope and zodiac sign meanings

In the first place, let's start with few full of expression astrological connotations of this birthday:

  • A person born on 2/21/1961 is ruled by Pisces. The period designated to this sign is between February 19 - March 20.
  • The symbol for Pisces is Fish.
  • The life path number that rules those born on February 21 1961 is 4.
  • The polarity is negative and it is described by attributes like self-containing and inhibited, while it is by convention a feminine sign.
  • The element for Pisces is the Water. The main three characteristics of an individual born under this element are:
    • trying hard to avoid making errors
    • can easily recognize even the subtlest changes undetectable in someone's behavior
    • driven by intense feelings
  • The modality for this astrological sign is Mutable. In general people born under this modality are described by:
    • likes almost every change
    • deals with unknown situations very well
    • very flexible
  • Pisces individuals are most compatible with:
  • People born under Pisces are least compatible in love with:

Birthday characteristics interpretation Birthday characteristics interpretation

As proven by astrology Feb 21 1961 is a day full of meaning. That's why through 15 personality characteristics chosen and evaluated in a subjective way we try to show possible qualities or flaws in case of a person having this birthday, simultaneously offering a lucky features chart that wants to predict good or bad impacts of the horoscope in love, life or health and career.

Birthday characteristics interpretation Horoscope personality descriptors chart

Completely descriptive!
Very good resemblance!
Quite descriptive!
Sometimes descriptive!
Little to few resemblance!
Some resemblance!
Rarely descriptive!
Some resemblance!
Great resemblance!
No resemblance!
No resemblance!
Sometimes descriptive!
Little resemblance!
Good description!
Good description!

Birthday characteristics interpretation Horoscope lucky features chart

Rarely lucky!
As lucky as it gets!
Great luck!
Pretty lucky!
Sometimes lucky!

February 21 1961 zodiac sign health February 21 1961 health astrology

Natives born under Pisces zodiac sign have a general predisposition to confront with illnesses and diseases in connection to the area of the feet, soles and the circulation in these areas. In this respect the one born on this day is likely to suffer from health problems like the ones listed below. Please remember that these are only a a few possible health issues, while the possibility to be affected by other problems should not be neglected:

February 21 1961 astrology Multiple personality disorder which is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct identities or personality types.
February 21 1961 astrology Nervous toothache which is the pain caused by the inflammation of the nerve in case of a dental infection.
February 21 1961 astrology Hypertension that can be either genetic or caused by other factors.
February 21 1961 astrology Thrombophlebitis which is a vein inflammation caused by a blood clot that occurs in various locations.

February 21 1961 zodiac animal and other Chinese connotations February 21 1961 zodiac animal and other Chinese connotations

The birth date meanings derived from the Chinese zodiac presents a new perspective, in many cases meant to explain in a surprising way its influences on personality and evolution of an individual's life. Within this section we will try to understand its message.

Zodiac animal detailsZodiac animal details
  • For a person born on February 21 1961 the zodiac animal is the 牛 Ox.
  • The element connected with the Ox symbol is the Yin Metal.
  • The numbers considered lucky for this zodiac animal are 1 and 9, while numbers to avoid are 3 and 4.
  • The lucky colors representing this Chinese emblem are red, blue and purple, while green and white are the ones to be avoided.
Chinese zodiac general characteristicsChinese zodiac general characteristics
  • Among the characteristics that can be stated about this zodiac animal we may include:
    • methodical person
    • supportive person
    • rather prefers routine than unusual
    • emphatic person
  • These are a few love characteristics that may be representative for this sign:
    • contemplative
    • dislikes infidelity
    • patient
    • docile
  • In terms of skills and characteristics that relate to the social and interpersonal side of this symbol we can conclude the following:
    • not that good communication skills
    • prefers staying alone
    • difficult to approach
    • gives importance on friendships
  • If we look at the influences of this zodiac on the career evolution we may conclude that:
    • often admired for being ethical
    • at work often speaks only when the case
    • often perceived as good specialist
    • has good argumentation
Chinese zodiac compatibilities Chinese zodiac compatibilities
  • There is a positive compatibility between Ox and the next three zodiac animals:
    • Pig
    • Rat
    • Rooster
  • Ox and any of these signs can both take advantage of a normal relationship:
    • Rabbit
    • Snake
    • Monkey
    • Dragon
    • Tiger
    • Ox
  • Expectations should not be too large in case of a relationship between the Ox and any of these signs:
    • Dog
    • Goat
    • Horse
Chinese zodiac career Chinese zodiac career
Taking into account the features of this zodiac, it would be advisable to seek careers such as:
  • financial officer
  • real estate agent
  • interior designer
  • painter
Chinese zodiac health Chinese zodiac health
A few things about health that can be stated about this symbol are:
  • there is a small chance to suffer from serious illnesses
  • should take care much more about resting time
  • should pay attention on keeping a balanced meal time
  • there is a likeliness to have a long life span
Famous people born with the same zodiac animal Famous people born with the same zodiac animal
Celebrities born under the same zodiac animal are:
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Oscar De La Hoya
  • Wayne Rooney
  • Richard Nixon

This date's ephemerisThis date's ephemeris

The ephemeris positions for this date are:

Sidereal time: Sidereal time: 10:02:42 UTC
Ephemeris sun Sun was in Pisces at 02° 08'.
Ephemeris moon Moon in Taurus at 16° 17'.
Ephemeris mercury Mercury was in Pisces at 04° 11'.
Ephemeris venus Venus in Aries at 16° 44'.
Ephemeris mars Mars was in Cancer at 01° 17'.
Ephemeris jupiter Jupiter in Capricorn at 25° 37'.
Ephemeris saturn Saturn was in Capricorn at 25° 24'.
Ephemeris uranus Uranus in Leo at 23° 24'.
Ephemeris neptune Neptun was in Scorpio at 11° 18'.
Ephemeris pluto Pluto in Virgo at 06° 59'.

February 21 1961 astrologyOther astrology & horoscope facts

Tuesday was the weekday for February 21 1961.

The soul number associated with 2/21/1961 is 3.

The celestial longitude interval for Pisces is 330° to 360°.

Pisceans are governed by the 12th House and the Planet Neptune while their birthstone is Aquamarine.

For similar facts you might go through this special interpretation of February 21st zodiac.

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Home Defense

The best personal defense pistol is the one you shoot well.  Often, a home defense firearm must be versatile enough for the lady of the house to fire and that can rule out today’s traditional semi-autos because women may have difficulty working the slide.  A revolver in .22 magnum is an excellent compromise that yields a firearm that’s fun to shoot and powerful at close range.  A self-defense pistol is useless if the user is afraid or unable to use it and the .22 magnum overcomes both of these obstacles.

Muzzle Blast

One of the many benefits of rimfire cartridges is reduced muzzle blast and today’s suppressors help reduce sound even more.  As a result, you can shoot your .22 magnum in a basement, garage, or other inside location without alarming neighbors.  Or, prompting a visit by the police.

Great for Predators and Pests

Many rural and Eastern predator situations are close range encounters and the .22 magnum can shine in close quarters.  Also its the perfect caliber to “have handy” if a roaming coyote shows up and you only get a quick shot.

Richard Mann covers the full gamut of .22 Mag uses in this comprehensive post from Outdoor Hub:

About 15 years ago, Hornady introduced the .17 HMR. This was a .17 caliber rimfire cartridge made by simply necking down the .22 Magnum case. The .17 HMR is blistering fast and shoots very flat. Soon everyone was pontificating that it would be the end of the .22 Mag., and for a few years that was the case. However, savvy hunters realized that the .17, as flat shooting and fast as it was, wasn’t as versatile as the .22 Mag.

The versatility of the .22 Mag. lies in the wide range of ammunition available for it. With bullet weights ranging from 28 to 40 grains, and with rifle muzzle velocities spanning 600 fps – from about 1,700 to 2,300 fps – the .22 Mag. might not shoot as flat or fast as the .17 HMR, but it is unquestionably a more practical cartridge.


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Internet Marketing and Adverting that pays

Internet Marketing and Adverting that pays

Affiliate program blogging is to generate passive income by having ads for other peoples’ products or services on the blog.

For people to want to advertise on your blog:

  • You will have to generate sufficient traffic to give the advertiser a satisfactory return on his investment.
  • blogging on a subject about which you are knowledgeable to begin with, and which you want to keep learning about.
  • Getting traffic to the blog.

First of all, blog about something that interests you and for which there is an audience large enough to generate advertisers willing to accept you into an affiliate program. While your main blog focus may not have to be an absolute passion for you. You should at least have an ongoing interest in the topic.

That way, your blogging should be satisfying in and for itself. You will be able to maintain interest in keeping it up.

After all, a well kept up blog will require at least two to three postings a week, and to do that you will have to be knowledgeable about your topic to begin with, and interested enough in it to keep learning about it, so that you can pass this knowledge on to your readers.

However, one danger of a blog is that you are not only the writer of your main blog posts, but also the editor and publisher of the blog. This denies you one advantage of “being published” by a newspaper or magazine, which is that acceptance of your writing by an outside editor gives you some assurance that what you have submitted for publication is “good,” at least in the eyes of that editor.

A blog, however, does not give you that assurance, since you are not only the writer of the blog, but the editor and the publisher.

  • This makes it important to realize that, if you are going to get an audience-or traffic-to your blog.
  • You must be honest enough in evaluating your work.
  • Posts that don’t interest readers will result in few return visits to your blog
  • It will be hard or impossible to build a steady stream of traffic that will attract advertisers.
  • If you don’t get the traffic, affiliate programs may drop you.

The second part is to make certain you have a sufficient pool of potential visitors, and to do that you will need to do some research.

One way to discover the amount of interest in your topic is to do keyword research, either with a free tool like Google keywords or some of the paid services.

But even the paid services will give you a certain number of free days to use the service.

Another way is to just check out a few local magazine racks. Is your topic represented among the magazines displayed. If so, there’s surely an audience for your blog topic. If not, not so much.

On the other hand, remember, in a blog your audience is potentially as large as the planet itself. The web, after all, is a world wide web. This means that even if your blog subject is highly specialized. there may still be enough potential visitors to your blog to make advertising on it worthwhile. Your task will be to find the visitors and attract them to your blog.

To make your site interactive and interesting you have to:

  • Write articles that deal with your specialized subject.
  • Submit them to article directories will make your site known and attract traffic.

And, if you would rather spend money than time, there are also the paid advertising methods.

The satisfaction we can get from a blog is that it allows us to share our interests with others without worrying about the difficulties and uncertainties of getting published in traditional media. An additional benefit is that we can also use our blog to generate passive income-either supplemental or full-time.

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