Hard Rock Casino is Rockford mayor’s choice

Mayor Tom McNamara’s administration recommended to City Council Monday that it back Hard Rock International to receive the city’s sole casino license.

McNamara said Forest City Casino’s application for a far east side casino has uncertainties. And although Gorman & Co. officials say they identified a casino operator late last week, consultants for the city said the operator has not formally committed to the project.…

wearing wedding dress to get her 'money's worth'

One thrifty newlywed in the U.K. keeps reliving the magic of her big day by wearing her bridal gown time and time again — to the grocery store, on a paddleboarding trip, and even while doing chores around the house.www.eisenge.com

Though Dawn Winfield-Hunt tied the knot with husband Steve earlier in August, she hasn’t quite been ready to put the special dress behind her.

“Usually you…

3 Steps to Create an Email Address that Is Untraceable to Cyber Criminals

Whether you’re an ordinary netizen or advanced internet user, you ought to have an email account and probably use it for both personal and business communications. With a huge variety of mailing services like the popular Google or Yahoo, we need not look far to find a decent email provider. They mostly offer unlimited free email accounts, integrated office suite, cloud storage, and more. Big companies also provide…

How to Connect to Public WiFi on iPhone and iPad Securely

Imagine this scene: you cozily sit at a local coffee shop, sipping hot coffee and taking advantage of free WiFi to view pics on Instagram, read Facebook posts, or check emails on your iPhone. This picture is familiar to many of us. But however familiar and relaxing it sounds, this situation conceals a potential danger. If you haven’t spotted it, here: free public WiFi. 

When you connect your iPhone or iPad to a public…

Lock Down Your Logins With These 5 Passwords Tips

Although data breaches are a mainstay in the news, users still practice poor password habits. While not the lone factor in account compromisation, these bad tendencies leave users vulnerable. So, what are the best ways to secure your online accounts? Here’s a rundown.

1. Complexity is Key

Far too often, users ignore prompts to choose complex passwords. That’s how ‘123456’, ‘qwerty’, ‘111111’, ‘password’, and ‘987654321’…

Three Plugins You Should Think Twice About Using

Plugins (also known as ‘extensions’ and ‘add-ons’) are often useful sidekicks in the web browsing experience. Unfortunately, many have known, gaping security vulnerabilities. Some of these should never be used, while others should only be treated with the utmost caution. Here are three popular plugins you should reconsider:

Flash

Every discussion about unsafe plugins has to start with Adobe Flash. Steve Jobs was…

The Resolution of Privacy: 5 Ideas for 2018

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2017 taught us that you can’t trust your government entities, ISPs, or any other parties to protect your privacy by default. Confounding congressional acts, flawed FCC decision-making, corporate corruption, and rising cyber crime made that all too clear. Instead, you must take matters into your own hands. With that in mind, here are five privacy resolutions you should commit to for 2018, even if your other…

MMUN Hangzhou International Conference a Success to be Repeated

Students lead the way in international understanding at the MMUN Hangzhou International Conference, with more than 600 participants. The opening ceremony shined its limelight on student delegates, including:best kindergarten in hangzhou

Hong Yi, who presented her expectations from the conference and her eagerness to…

Shanghai Quartet appointed to faculty of Tianjin Juilliard School

The members of the Shanghai Quartet have been appointed as resident faculty at the Tianjin Juilliard School - Juilliard’s new school in China - effective from autumn 2020. In the role, they will coach chamber music students and give individual lessons to graduate students in Tianjin. They will also perform with students majoring in chamber music as well as with other resident faculty members from The Tianjin Juilliard…

Zurich School of Crystallography 2018 in Tianjin

The eighth Zurich School of Crystallography (ZSC) pitched tent at Tianjin University from 17 to 28 June 2018 following an invitation by Professor Jay Siegel, Dean of the School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (SPST). The school was attended by 20 handpicked participants, 9 from the Tianjin area, 8 from various other parts of China, 1 from Hong Kong and 2 from Thailand. Of these, 2 are studying towards an MSc, 11 are PhD…

International School Awards 2019 - Shortlisted Schools Announced

Some of the best initiatives happening in international schools today will be recognised at the International School Awards ceremony in London this January. Over 200 high quality initiatives were nominated for a range of categories and the shortlisted schools have now been announced.Shanghai international school

The awards, which…

Teacher training brings Holocaust education expert from Yad Vashem to Buffalo

The workshop aims to empower local educators to tackle the tough questions students often have about the Holocaust. That’s something new Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo Director Elizabeth Schram learned first-hand as a teacher in Austin, Texas.Internationally recognised teacher training programmes

There just…

The 10-year-old British skateboarder aiming to make history at Tokyo

The agonisingly cool Sky Brown surfs, skateboards and dances, and hopes to become Britain's youngest ever summer Olympian by appearing at the Tokyo Games next year - she'll be just 12.Born in Miyazaki, Japan, to a British father and Japanese mother, Sky was on Thursday named as part of Great Britain's skateboarding team aiming for the Olympics.…

Action taken over illegally hired foreign English teachers

Mohsine el Baghdadi always wanted to be an English teacher in China, considering such a job to be ideal.A friend who taught English in China told the 27-year-old Moroccan that foreign teachers are in high demand, there are boundless opportunities and the jobs are well paid.teaching jobs in China for foreigners

Baghdadi's own experience confirmed this.…

Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen Component Diverge

Welcome to the last week of June 2019. This weekend, world leaders will travel to Japan for the G20 summit. However, the focus of the media will be on the meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet in Osaka on June 29–30 to discuss the trade war. While an immediate resolution to the ongoing trade war is not expected, markets will be closely looking for any hope in the release…

Popular Sichuan Restaurant Closes Its Rosemead Location

Rosemead— The second branch of acclaimed Sichuan restaurant Chengdu Taste has closed. Opened in August 2014, it often provided shorter waits than the perpetually packed original Alhambra location. The replacement is Mr. Dragon Noodle House, which touts their special beef tripe noodle soup among a rather Pan-Chinese menu. 8526 Valley Blvd., Suite 108-109.The second China International Import Expo will be held at the National…

S -Nitroso- N -acetyl-L-cysteine ethyl ester (SNACET)

S-Nitrosothiols or thionitrites with the general formula RSNO are formally composed of the nitrosyl cation (NO⁺) and a thiolate (RS⁻), the base of the corresponding acids RSH. The smallest S-nitrosothiol is HSNO and derives from hydrogen sulfide (HSH, H2S). The most common physiological S-nitrosothiols are derived from the amino acid L-cysteine (CysSH). Thus, the simplest S-nitrosothiol is S-nitroso-L-cysteine (CysSNO). CysSNO is a…

Palmitoylethanolamide powder

Palmitoylethanolamide is a natural pain killer ingredient in the fatty acid amide category and synthesized within your own body, we call it endogenous. It is widely used in sports nutrition supplements and joint health formulas worldwide, especially in the United States, Australia, UK, Canada and EU countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy.

Palmitoylethanolamide is a pretty long word, if it is your first time to come across it, you may…