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"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC "Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?" 1914 translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" 1914 translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" To keep reading, please log in to your account, create a free account, or simply fill out the form below.
“There is no place like this anymore locally,” owner Megan Podrazik said. The shop featuring a wide range of products and crafts from area vendors opened on Black Friday at 1451 Route 5S in the Southside Square plaza. The storefront was previously occupied by AAA Northway. Podrazik wasn’t sure how she would use it when she leased the available space next door to her other business, Anthony’s Deli & Market . “I’m always looking to expand and try to look at what the community needs and right now they needed a shop,” said Podrazik, who also owns Megabites Events and Catering. Anthony’s Holiday Market is partially inspired by Hallmark Shops, but with a local twist to support other small business owners and crafters during the cold weather months when there are fewer vendor events. “When I was kid, I loved the Hallmark store. The way we designed the store is how I remember the Hallmark store as a kid,” Podrazik said. “It gives an opportunity for local vendors to come in and show off what they do.” All of the products at the market are locally made or designed. The deli already offered various products made in the community, but the holiday market has expanded upon the assortment of items ready for gifting. Over 30 vendors are featured at the shop carrying “a little bit of everything,” including macramé items, greeting cards, candles, woodwork, stained glass, jewelry, ornaments, blankets, T-shirts, tumblers, hand towels, seasonings, maple syrup and more. “I like the simplicity of walking into one place and seeing such variety,” said Courtney Fisher of Chaos Creations. “It’s just unimaginable the amount of things they have.” Anthony’s Holiday Market is stocked with various creations from Fisher customized through sublimation, vinyl, laser engraving, etching and embroidery. Her holiday ornaments have been selling out. Fisher was at the shop on Saturday customizing stockings, Santa hats, plush elves and placemats ready for the cookies and milk families leave out for the jolly old elf and his team of reindeer each year. Items ranged in price from $6 to $15 each. “Anything I can do affordably for families, that’s what I like to specialize in during this time of year,” Fisher said. The shop has items fitting all budgets for individuals of all ages, Podrazik said. “We just want a place for people to go that they can afford and they're still getting that custom experience,” Podrazik said. Of course, Podrazik said deli customers can get their holiday shopping done next door while they wait for their orders or take a break from shopping to grab a bite. The holiday market and neighboring deli will be hosting various activities throughout the month, such as the craft cocktail class presented with The Bev Cart at 6 p.m. on Monday. The cost to participate is $30 and advance registration is required. The community spirit of the shop extends to partnering with area nonprofits to host fundraisers, such as the opportunity for locals to skip the hassle of wrapping gifts for a good cause and instead have the task tackled by Habitat for Humanity Montgomery County from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 22. “We like to be involved with as many organizations as we possibly can. If they want to use our space to fundraise, we’re all for it,” Podrazik said. Already, Fisher is impressed with the experience of being featured at the shop bringing together small business owners in the community. “Items you're going to find in Anthony's maker were made with a lot of love and patience,” Fisher said. “You’re supporting families when you purchase locally.” Despite its name, Podrazik said the market may stay open past the holidays depending on the interest from shoppers and vendors. “Shops like this won’t survive if the community doesn’t support them,” Podrazik said.AP Sports SummaryBrief at 6:31 p.m. EST
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T he other day, I got a monthly call from my two civil friends from Manipur, a Kuki and a Meitei. They had struck an emotional chord with me during my two-year command of the Churachandpur-based 27 Sector of the Assam Rifles in the capacity of Deputy Inspector-General from 2013. Both had been beneficiaries of the artificial limb, widely known as the “Jaipur foot”. After a brief tete-a-tete with them, a wave of nostalgia washed over me recollecting a free artificial limb camp organised in collaboration with Shree Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur. I vividly recall my first day in office when my staff took me around the Sector headquarters premises. Though there is no discrimination based on community in the Army or Assam Rifles, I found the bonhomie between Kuki and Meitei soldiers not up to the desired level. I found one barracks Kuki-dominated, while the other was largely of Meiteis. It somehow did not gel with my grooming and ethos of my parent battalion, 27 Punjab, which was the pilot project for a mixed battalion of Sikhs, Dogras and the Other Indian Classes. As a Commander, I was determined to break the ice between Kukis and Meiteis. I decided to implement the time-tested standing operating procedure of the buddy system, though a hybrid one — the buddy pair to have one Kuki and one Meitei each. Just to set an example, I set the ball rolling with my Commander’s secretariat. I selected a Kuki as my PA and a Meitei as my radio operator. I organised all the soldiers of the Sector HQ into hybrid buddy pairs. Every soldier is supposed to remain with his buddy 24x7 whether during operations or having food. Within a week, I could sense the bonds strengthening between both communities. Witnessing the success of this pilot project at the Sector HQ, I enforced the same SOP in all the six battalions under my command. I recount how in one deadly ambush, a Kuki scout was instrumental in saving the life of his Meitei buddy scout by charging at the militants while firing a fusillade from his AK-47. This inflection point snowballed into conviviality between the Kuki and Meitei villages. The festivals of Kukis and Meiteis were jointly celebrated with equal gusto and fervour. Back to the artificial limb camp. Despite catering for some reserve limbs on the last day, we were left with just six artificial limbs while we had 12 beneficiaries — six Kukis and six Meiteis — still on the waiting list. My staff was in a quandary with anxiety writ large on their faces for fear of favouring a particular community. I advised them to keep a cool head and just identify the most needy three Kukis and three Meiteis. The next morning, we tried to identify the six most deserving cases. Suddenly, I saw an aged Kuki walk up to us with a pensive look. “Sir, let all these six Meitei people take the ‘Jaipur foot’ as they are quite young. We have already lived our lives,” the septuagenarian sporting an off-kilter hat said in a gravelly voice. His words had tugged at my heartstrings which left me utterly dumbfounded. Meiteis who were overhearing politely declined. I immediately dialled the top man of the Jaipur samiti and made a frantic request for an additional six prosthetic limbs. Thankfully, he sent them on the flight the next day. Finally, all the 12 beneficiaries left the camp happily walking confidently on their own. The unwavering spirit of both communities to sacrifice for each other remains etched in my mind. Against the backdrop of the now strife-torn Manipur, I pray for those times to come back. advityanidhi14@gmail.com Published - December 08, 2024 12:54 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp RedditNew Zealand citizens' right to launch referenda could play role in Treaty of Waitangi debate
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC "Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?" 1914 translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" 1914 translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" Thanks for your interest in Kalkine Media's content! To continue reading, please log in to your account or create your free account with us.Report: Former Nebraska coach Scott Frost returns to UCF as head coachFRANCE: President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday (Dec 7) hosted three-way talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, discussing what the American president-elect termed a world that was a "little crazy". Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump just before the three men headed to Notre-Dame for the re-opening ceremony of the great Paris cathedral was his first face-to-face meeting with tycoon-turned-politician since his election victory. The meeting was of huge importance to Zelenskyy given the fears in Kyiv that Trump, who once boasted he could end Russia's war on Ukraine in 24 hours, may urge Ukraine to make concessions to Moscow . It offered a unique chance for Macron to gain insights into how a second Trump presidency will shape out when he takes office in January, with the trip to Paris his first international visit since the election win. Trump and Macron embraced and shook hands several times on the steps of the French presidential palace, with Trump given a full guard of honour despite not yet being in office. "It seems like the world is going a little crazy right now and we will be talking about that," Trump told reporters as he prepared to sit down for the talks with Macron. Despite tensions between the two men during his first term, Trump hailed his ties with the centrist French leader, saying: "We had a great relationship as everyone knows. We accomplished a lot". "REMEMBER THE SOLIDARITY" Macron told Trump it was "a great honour for French people to welcome you" for the re-opening ceremony at Notre Dame, which was devastated by a blaze in 2019 during Trump's first term. "You were president at that time and I remember the solidarity and the immediate reaction," Macron added, speaking in English. When he first took office in 2017, Trump's ties with Macron - then also a fresh face on the world stage - began warmly despite their obvious political differences. Their long and muscular handshakes - which saw each man seek to assert his superiority - became a light-hearted focus of attention before ties cooled, then soured, following disputes about climate change, trade and defence. They were expected to discuss the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as trade. Trump earlier wrote on his Truth Social platform that the United States should "not get involved" in the situation in Syria , where fast-moving rebel forces say they have begun to encircle the capital Damascus . The Republican's return to power has rung alarms in Paris and many European capitals after his promises on the campaign trail to force an end to fighting in Ukraine which could see US military assistance to Kyiv withheld. Zelenskyy joined the talks around half an hour later, hurrying up the steps of the Elysee and posing for a photo with the two other men. The Ukrainian president, writing on social media, called the three-way meeting "good and productive". "We all want this war to end as soon as possible and in a just way," he added. In his own reaction to the discussions, Macron wrote on social media: "Let us continue our joint efforts for peace and security". Zelenskyy's spokesman Sergiy Nykyforov told journalists the meeting lasted approximately 35 minutes, with only the three leaders present. Trump has scoffed at the billions of dollars in US military assistance to Ukraine and has spoken of forcing a quick settlement. European allies have largely enjoyed a close working relationship with outgoing President Joe Biden on the crisis in the Middle East, but Trump is likely to distance himself and ally the United States even more closely with Israel . In a sign of the importance of Trump's one-day trip to Paris, he was accompanied by his pick for White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, as well as his Near East and Middle East advisors, Steve Witkoff and Massad Boulos, according to a guest list issued by the Elysee Palace. Tesla tycoon and Trump advisor Elon Musk also flew into the French capital and is expected at Notre Dame later, French sources told AFP.
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fans love the way he pays tribute to his wife with admiring snapshots on social media, but a new video left some questioning the game show host’s etiquette. Just last week, the host posted a snapshot of , to whom he has been married since 2007, as she posed on a staircase while wearing a gorgeous floor-length gown. The holiday-ready look received as many informed Harvey that he was “truly blessed.” Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.( ) has roared to the top of the charts when it comes to stock performance this year. The shares are heading for an increase of nearly 190% for the top performance in the , the second-best performance in the , and the third-best performance in the . And the reason for such gains is clear: Nvidia has built an empire in one of today's hottest industries. I'm talking about , a market forecast to climb from $200 billion today to $1 trillion by the end of the decade. The giant makes the powerful chips key to the development of AI projects along with a whole portfolio of related products and services. And this has helped revenue climb to record levels. It reached $35 billion in the recent quarter, a higher level than a full year of revenue just two years ago. Considering the company's momentum, should you buy Nvidia before 2025? Evidence is piling up, and it's favouring one particular answer. The creation of CUDA and a shift to artificial intelligence But before we get to that, let's look at Nvidia's story so far. This company wasn't always an AI giant. In their earlier days, Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) powered video games — then, as it became clear their ability to handle many tasks at once would be useful in other areas, Nvidia made this possible. The company launched the parallel computing platform CUDA, and the GPU expanded its reach, soon becoming the star of the AI revolution. In most of Nvidia's recent quarters, the company's earnings have climbed in the triple digits. In the latest quarter, that growth slowed to the double digits — but that's not surprising considering comparison quarters have become quite difficult. For example, in the third quarter of last year, revenue already soared to $18 billion. In the recent third quarter, it advanced 94% from that level. Importantly, this story isn't only about revenue, but it's also about profitability. Nvidia has shown its ability to generate high profit on sales, with a of more than 70%. And the company even predicts these wide margins will continue through the launch of its new Blackwell architecture in the coming weeks and months. This is impressive since product releases come with extra expenses and companies generally aren't at their most cost-efficient levels during the initial stages. Why you may hesitate to buy Nvidia stock now Now let's consider whether you should buy this high-flying stock before the new year. One reason you may hesitate is the fact that, during the launch period, Nvidia's margins may remain strong, but the company still will go through a time of transition. Nvidia said getting the launch just right will weigh somewhat on gross margin, bringing it down to the low-70% range from the mid-70s. This, along with the fact that Nvidia surged in 2024, may prompt investors to turn to other stocks with more potential for explosive right away. That said, even after Nvidia's impressive earnings and share price performance in recent quarters, the company may be in the early days of its growth story. As I mentioned earlier, the entire AI market is set to take off over the coming years. And Nvidia chief Jensen Huang has emphasised many times that over the coming four or five years, about $1 trillion must be spent to upgrade data centres as part of this shift to accelerated computing. Meanwhile, Nvidia's upcoming Blackwell launch along with future chips — that it's pledged to update annually — should help fuel these developments. And that means a whole new era of growth might be just ahead. What the evidence shows Considering this, the evidence that's piling up shows us it's a great idea to get in on Nvidia as soon as possible — to benefit from this new wave of growth that's starting as early as this current quarter. Nvidia predicts it will beat its forecast of several billion dollars of Blackwell revenue in the period. Of course, even a purchase of Nvidia after the new year clearly could deliver rewards down the road. Stock performance over the short term generally won't have much of an impact if you hold on for the long term — and that's the best way to invest. So, you don't absolutely have to rush out and buy Nvidia stock right now to avoid missing out. But, if you happen to be shopping for stocks before the end of 2025, evidence suggests Nvidia is a fantastic one to add to your list.