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Hyderabad, August 27: Heavy rainfall is expected to lash Telangana and parts of Andhra Pradesh in the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. In its weather bulletin, the weather agency predicted heavy rainfall in Telangana for Wednesday and Thursday and issued an alert for the southern state. "Widespread rainfall is likely to lash across Telangana and north coastal Andhra Pradesh. The forecast is that on August 28-29 heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Telangana", the IMD said. Monsoon 2019: IMD Forecasts 99% Rainfall in August, 100% in September.
The weather agency further informed that some part of coastal Andhra Pradesh is also likely to receive heavy rainfall during the next 48 hours. YK Reddy, scientist, meteorological department, told ANI that the northern part of Telangana is likely to receive heavy rainfall in isolated places. "Light or moderate rain is expected till Wednesday morning in northern Adilabad, eastern Khammam and Warangal district of Telangana", Reddy said.
In Gujarat, the IMD said that isolated places in the state are expected to receive heavy rainfall on Tuesday. The agency has also predicted heavy downpour over East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands throughout the day. Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rainfall likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand, West Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Kutch, Konkan and Goa, coastal and south interior Karnataka and Kerala and Maharashtra in the coming days.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 27, 2019 10:06 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com). | [
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Sunday, November 07, 2010
Saints and Scripture Sunday
Hebrews 11:31,32 mention great heroes of the faith such as Gideon, David, Samuel and Samson who worked mighty deeds and slew many enemies. Hebrews 1:36 mentions the often forgotten heroes of our faith:
"And others had trial of mockeries and stripes, moreover also of bands and prisons"
Too often when we think of the persecution of the Church we think of Ancient times or other historical times. Christians are persecuted and killed TODAY. In Communist, Hindu, but mostly Muslim lands Christians are forbidden from practicing the True Faith and very often imprisoned or killed for it. The process for declaring sainthood takes some time, while there are a great many new martyr saints every year it takes a while for the Church to declare them so, so for a Saint in this week's Saints and Scripture I chose instead of a Saint, Servant of God Fr. Emil J. Kapaun. He was an Army chaplain in WWII and Korea. In the Korean War he was captured by Communist Chinese forces and in the POW camp he resisted attempts to brainwash UN troops, led Sunday celebrations (he had no bread or hosts to consecrate for a Mass), led secret prayer groups, stole food to help his fellow prisoners survive, and more. In the end he became ill and the Chinese left him in a shack by himself with no medical treatment. This was their solution to his resistance to Communism.
Also, I once posted about saints from Eastern Europe, including one who was immured (they bricked him into the wall and left him there to die).
For more info on the persecuted Church, I recommend Voice of the Martyrs or you can go here to write letters (in their own language) to currently imprisoned Christians around the world.
"Remember them that are in bands, as if you were bound with them; and them that labour, as being yourselves also in the body." Hebrews 13:3
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Single molecule junctions, in which a single molecule bridges between metal electrodes, have attracted wide attention. It is because novel properties can appear in the single molecule junction due to its peculiar geometrical and electronic characters. The single molecule junction has also attracted attention due to its potential application in ultrasmall electronic devices, where single molecules are utilized as active electronic components. Thus, fabrication of single molecule junctions, as well as understanding and finding their unique properties (e.g. conductance, optical and magnetic properties), have become long-standing goals of scientists and engineers. Along with our studies on single molecular junction, the following subjects are reviewed (i) fabrication of single molecular junction (ii) characterization (iii) finding novel properties appeared in the single molecular junction. | [
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Stem cell therapy is garnering attention as several clinical trials have taken place in the recent years by using human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). Hundreds of biotechnological companies are investing to find a permanent cure for difficult-to-treat diseases like age-related macular degeneration, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, etc. by using hPSCs. Therefore, clinical-grade cell manufacturing has become an important issue to make cell therapy products safe and effective. Current manufacturing practices are adopted from conventional antibody or protein production in the pharmaceutical industry where cells are used as a vector for producing the desired products. In cell therapy applications, cells are the products that are sensitive to physicochemical parameters and storage conditions anywhere between isolation to patient administration. Moreover, cell-based product manufacturing consists of multi-step processing, including isolation from patients, genetic modification, derivation, expansion, differentiation, purification, characterization, cryopreservation, etc. This can require long processing times and pose high risk of product contamination as well as high production cost. Herein, we discuss the current methods of biologics manufacturing and its limitations. We also review current practices for integrating and automating cell manufacturing facilities. Finally, we propose how to integrate multi-step cell processing in a single bioreactor to make the cell manufacturing practices more direct.
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Based on their self-renewal and differentiation capabilities, human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) including embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are attractive tools in the field of regenerative medicine. After the discovery of hiPSCs in 2007, this field expanded vigorously and hundreds of biotechnological companies were established to use these cells for treating degenerative diseases. The most common degenerative diseases treated by the hESCs are age-related macular degeneration (AMD), type I diabetes mellitus, heart failure, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal cord injury. Although hiPSCs are a better source for autologous cell therapy applications, they are less preferable for clinical trials because of less genetic stability compared to the hESCs. However, a few clinical trials have already been started using the patient-derived hiPSCs. The Takahashi group from the Riken Center for Developmental Biology has recently conducted a clinical trial for treating wet AMD. Similarly, a Takahashi from Kyoto University is conducting a clinical trial for treating Parkinson’s disease by using hiPSCs. A few clinical trials are also ongoing in the USA for treating different diseases like β-thalassemia, liver diseases, diabetes, etc. using hiPSCs and their use is expanding worldwide day by day.
As stem cell therapy is garnering increasing attention, a lot of clinical trials are ongoing using both hESCs and hiPSCs cells. About 6849 clinical trials and 1415 stem cell-based therapies were found based upon searches we recently performed on
The production of stem cell biologics is adapted from the conventional pharmaceutical protein and vaccine production. Conventional biologics production involves the following basic steps: isolation and identification of raw materials, formulation, filling, packaging, and storage, where the total processing stops at the storage of final products.
There is a big difference between the production of conventional biologics and cell-based therapy products. For vaccines or pharmaceutical protein production, cells are used as a platform for obtaining desired proteins. After that, cells are discarded. However, in cell-based therapies, cells, which are sensitive to the physical or chemical attributes of the residing environment, are the final products. Therefore, much consideration is needed before translating cell-based products from bench to clinic. This extends to the acquisition of tissue samples and isolation of cells, initial cell purification, selection, activation and transduction, cell expansion in plate or bioreactor culture, differentiation, washing, harvesting and formulation, filling and cryopreservation, and finally, storage and delivery to the clinics (Figure 1).
Cumbersome multi-step manufacturing systems can cause batch to batch variability, inefficacy, and low quality of cells for transplantation and need to be simplified and made more direct. In this context, we will discuss current limitations of cell manufacturing strategies and propose how to overcome these by integrating the total process in a single bioreactor to make cell manufacturing straight forward enough to deliver high quality cell therapy products to the clinic. In this review, we will also discuss how to integrate genetic modification—transfection or transduction, reprogramming, differentiation, purification, and formulation of final products in a single bioreactor.
2. Current manufacturing strategies for stem cell therapy
Current manufacturing strategies for cell therapy products are replicated from biologics manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry. However, the processing of cells is far different from pharmaceutical proteins or vaccines. For pharmaceutical peptide production from microorganisms, the raw materials are extracted from bacteria or fungus [11, 12]. They are then separated, purified, and examined for quality assurance to meet the requirements of regulatory agencies, e.g., Food and Drug Administration | [
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Ever met someone who has an eye for beauty, a knack for balancing things, and a love for social interactions? Chances are, they might be a Libra!
Libra is one of the twelve zodiac signs, symbolized by the scales, and known for its search for harmony and fairness. If you’re curious to dive deeper into the mind of a Libra, here’s a list of questions you can ask to get to know them better. Dive in and discover the world through the eyes of a Libra!
Questions to Ask a Libra About Romance and Partnerships
- How does being a Libra affect your approach to romantic relationships and partnerships?
- As a Libra, do you find yourself constantly seeking balance and harmony in your romantic life?
- What specific traits do you, as a Libra, look for in a potential romantic partner?
- Can you share any experiences where your Libra traits have helped you build a lasting connection with a partner?
- As a Libra, do you have any thoughts or insights on maintaining long-term romantic partnerships?
- How do you, as a Libra, handle conflicts and disagreements in your relationships?
- Can you describe an ideal romantic date for you based on your Libra preferences and personality?
- As a sociable Libra, how does your social nature affect your romantic relationships and your choice of partner?
- In your opinion, how does Libra work best in romantic partnerships in terms of communication and decision-making?
- What are some common misconceptions people have about Libra individuals in romantic relationships, and how would you like to address them?
- Can you share how your Libra sense of fairness has played a role in any of your past or current relationships?
- As an aesthetically minded Libra, how does your appreciation for beauty influence the way you express love and affection in your relationships?
- Are there any specific challenges you have faced in romantic partnerships as a Libra, and how have you overcome them?
- How do you, as a Libra, stay committed and focused in long-term romantic relationships?
- As a Libra, do your diplomatic and peacekeeping traits help or hinder your pursuit of love?
- What advice would you give to fellow Libras who are seeking fulfilling and lasting romantic partnerships?
- As a Libra, have you ever been in a relationship with someone from your opposite zodiac sign, Aries? If so, how did you find balance in your partnership?
- What kind of romantic gestures or acts of love are most meaningful to you as a Libra?
- As a Libra, in which ways do you feel your relationships benefit from your natural charm and sense of harmony?
- Can you share any lessons you’ve learned about love, relationships, and partnerships as a Libra in your journey so far?
- How do you, as a Libra, navigate the balance between independence and partnership in a romantic relationship?
- As a Libra, do you find it easier to engage with partners who share your love for socialization and networking?
- In terms of compatibility, which zodiac signs do you believe make the best match for a Libra in romantic partnerships?
- How does your Libra capacity for empathy and understanding contribute to the success of your romantic relationships?
- Can you share any instances where your Libra indecisiveness has played a significant role in your romantic life and how you deal with it?
- As a Libra, how important is intellectual compatibility in your romantic partnerships, and how do you foster it?
- How does your strong Libra intuition guide you in choosing the right romantic partner or help you in navigating your relationships?
- Do you, as a Libra, prefer traditional relationships, or are you more open to unconventional partnerships?
- What are some unique Libra qualities that you bring to the table in your romantic relationships?
- Can you describe how your Libra love for balance and harmony led you to overcome a particularly challenging moment in a relationship?
- in the context of romance, how does a Libra handle the need to compromise and negotiate with a partner?
- As a Libra, do you find that your attraction to both inner and outer beauty is significant when it comes to choosing a romantic partner?
- How do you, as a Libra, make sure your partner feels heard and respected in your romantic relationships?
- Can you share any strategies or insights on how Libra individuals can enhance their romantic connections through open-hearted communication?
- As a Libra, what role does romance play in your life, and how do you express it to your partner?
- What kind of support and encouragement do you, as a Libra, need in your romantic relationships to help you grow and thrive?
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Flames of romance mean something different for singles at 40
Holiday parties bring awkward pairings with random singles found by attached friends
A meme making the rounds on social media reads as follows: "Dating over 40 is just like riding a bicycle. Only the bicycle is on fire. And the ground is on fire. Everything is on fire. Because you are in hell."
If that little piece of wisdom gave you a giggle, you probably also enjoy videos of people walking into walls and falling off ladders. I get it: pain is funny, as long as it's someone else's.
Dating over 40 is just like riding a bicycle. Only the bicycle is on fire. And the ground is on fire. Everything is on fire. Because you are in hell- Internet meme
But if you're in the same boat as me (single, middle-aged and relatively certain that the best date you ever had took place in the '80s), you know that dating after 40 is more painful than being Trump's etiquette advisor.
It's odd out here in Singlesville, especially at this time of year. Most of the world is coupled up and hunkered down at endless Christmas cocktail parties and family gatherings (also known as "purgatory with a side of cranberry sauce").
Flying solo is not only more noticeable, but more awkward, as it usually means getting lumped together with random singles for the duration.
I can't depend on being set up with suitable single men by well-meaning friends: they're all happily married. I have to rely on dating websites to meet potential partners.
The upside? I don't even have to get off my couch to go on a blind date.
- Online dating is exhausting so this woman got a robot to swipe and choose men for her
- CBC Forum: Does online dating make it easier to find a compatible partner?
It's a far cry from the "old days," when my options included: a) going to the bar, hoping against hope that my soulmate would materialize before Stairway to Heaven; or b) sitting home by the phone, waiting for That Guy to call. God bless cellphones. At least now I can go out.
List of challenges
However, dating at this (ahem) advanced stage of life brings its own set of challenges:
- Convenience: Yes, online dating is convenient. The flipside is that connections formed faster than lightning tend to disappear just as quickly. Ghost, anyone?
- Fewer men: After 40, men become scarcer, and that's not just insecurity talking. Statistics show that men's mortality rates outstrip women's. The dating pool is getting shallower by the year.
- Children: Young people do not appreciate the idea of their parent looking for love. To quote my teenage sons: "GROSS!"
- Time pressure: It's tough finding time to date when you both have full-time jobs, kids to ferry around and elderly parents who need assistance. D-Day was easier to co-ordinate.
- Cynicism: By now, my tolerance level for baloney is somewhere around ankle-level. Where once I might have made allowances for a less-than-ideal match, now it's all I can do not to grill my date like he's the star witness in a murder trial, in order to see if we have potential as a couple.
- Sex: Getting intimate with a new partner is now far less like a magic show (Ta-Da!) and more like a strategic reveal of a "Before" picture. 'Nuff said.
- Creep factor: People whom I would never normally meet in "real life" can approach me online, including men young enough to be my children. (Say it with me: EW.) In addition, the internet is the perfect place for people to misrepresent themselves and/or their intentions.
- Priorities: By middle age, you've (hopefully) reached a point where having a partner is a choice rather than a necessity. Dating tends to take a backseat to a host of other things (raising your children to be decent human beings, contributing to society, furthering your career, travelling). On a bad day, it now falls somewhere below cleaning the toilet and above a root canal. Barely.
Despite the challenges of dating after 40, there's a distinct appeal to being in love and experiencing the thrill of a new relationship.
The chance at a fresh start is an intoxicating hope, especially when you're at an age when new opportunities might seem few and far between. Ideally, you've been through enough to be able to appreciate how precious it is to find a genuine connection with someone, and will act accordingly.
Case in point: I met a woman recently who, having overheard my latest dating horror story, confessed that she had been in my shoes at one time.
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While doing the fan fiction revolution with CountOmer, I have decided to give it a try and see what I can come up with. Let’s hope that I can do this right.
My purported fan fiction story will come from the pretend novel called Wizard’s Mists written by F. J. Simms. Keep in mind that this is all pretend, as I’m going to demonstrate how to build a fan fiction that will make you want to actually read fan fiction.
Part 1 deals with coming up with an original idea for your fan fiction story. For that, I went to Springhole.com and found this plot that I will be using: The story is about a shy woman who must break a curse, defeat a tyrant, and evade an unwanted lover to slay a monster. Things are complicated by the villain kidnapping the main character‘s brother.
Part 2 deals with choosing your characters. In order to avoid the dreaded and cliched “golden trio“, I recommend choosing five characters instead of three. The characters who will go into my story will be Flora Ware, Nathanial Perry, Jaime Leon, Julie Holden, and Eric Franklin.
And now for the next part of the essay:
Part 3 deals with use the characters that the author has provided for the fandom and not making up your own and adding them to the story. The reason is that there are too many writers who are inserting original characters into the story (such as self-inserts and original characters) which tricks them into writing Mary-Sues and Gary-Stus. Those kinds of characters have destroyed any story that they are in. I already provided the solution to the problem, which was to use the background characters in the story instead of the main characters. So please, use the background characters only. Don’t create your own.
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Heat exchangers Labbe Process Equipment
Labbe Process Equipment is an expert company in design and manufacture of heat exchanger.
For more than 70 years we have been using our know-how and offering stainless steel heat exchangers.
The exchangers are widely used in the industry. Their main role is to ensure a transfer of thermal energy from a fluid to another fluid without these being in contact.
It’s thanks to the exchange surface that the heat flux that separates the fluids circulate. When this exchange surface is large, then the heat exchanger is all the more effective.
The fluids circulating in the stainless steel device can be of different natures and circulate in 3 ways:
- co-current : they circulate in a parallel manner towards the same direction.
- against the flow : they cross the channels of the exchanger in a parallel way but in opposite directions.
- current cross: they circulate perpendicularly.
The ranges of Labbe Process Equipment exchangers
Exchangers are equipment whose functions are numerous and varied, thus, there are several types of devices adapted to various applications :
- The tubular : shell and tubes heat exchangers.
They are robust and reliable equipment that withstands high temperatures and pressures.
Main applications : • Gas/ Gas • Liquid/ Liquid • Liquid/ Gas.
- Welded plates exchangers : exchangers equipped with a parallel plate bundle made of stainless steel, particularly suitable for viscous, difficult, particle-laden fluids.
Labbe Process Equipment offers several ranges of plate heat exchangers but in particular has developed an innovative and patented technology: the Weplex®.
These devices have high thermal performances and result in minimal losses. In addition, the welded plates heat exchangers are easy to maintain and their compactness makes them easy to integrate into the production units.
Main application : • Liquid / Liquid • Condensation • Evaporation • Gas / Gas • Gas / Liquid • Air / Water.
- Finned tubes exchangers : exchangers developed to recover the energy of the fumes.
These are devices that allow a quick return on investment. Also, they are usable with fuel oil and fuel gas.
All Labbe Process Equipment heat exchangers are made of various materials such as stainless steel and Duplex.
The composition of a heat exchanger :
Labbe Process Equipment offers a wide range of heat exchangers. The latter are most often composed of a tube bundle or a bundle of plates, a shell and distribution boxes.
All our exchangers are subject to strict construction standards and their design follows the TEMA regulation “Tubular Exchanger Manufacturer’s Association”.
Labbe heat exchangers are entirely designed and manufactured in our company. Indeed, we have on the one hand, an integrated design office, and, on the other hand, an industrial workshop of 15,000 m². The latter allows us to control all phases of product manufacturing internally. We manufacture our products without any subcontracting and in short time.
The fields of activity of heat exchangers
Heat exchangers are rapidly growing equipment and their use is greatly appreciated in the following industries:
Expert in the design and manufacture of heat exchangers for more than 70 years, Labbe Process Equipment will bring its expertise and know-how to offer solutions adapted to different areas.
We invite you to discuss with our experts about our heat exchangers either via our online chat or via our form.
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Color is a wonderful gift, and paint is low cost. Repaint a room or all the rooms in your home. Dream about what feeling you want a room or rooms to share, and think through possible color choices. Journey down to the local paint store for an adventure, and gather tons of paint chips for your consideration and reflection (they are free).
Rummage and explore magazines, pulling out pages of rooms that you want to live in. Look for inspiration everywhere, including friends' homes, museums, movie sets and nature.
When you are ready to paint, make it fun. Host a paint party and invite some friends over. Make a plan for the evening and give everyone a job. Before you know it, you'll have splashed some new life into those old walls.
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4 Things You Must Do to Retire Early
When I first started reading about early retirement I couldn’t stop. Mr. Money Mustache who has become the Michael Jordan of early retirement,makes it sound easy because for him it was. MMM had the DIY/Frugal/Save Money/Badassity pumping through his veins early on so leasing a Range Rover, buying the HD Premier cable package, or buying the million dollar house on the block didn’t really occur to him as a need or want like so many of us today. Putting it simple he didn’t want to be a rap superstar and live large, a big house, 5 cars, he just wanted to be in charge and retire early. One thing that many of us including myself completely miss when we hear early retirement is the details. All we hear is retire early, then our minds shift to not working in the Cubicle or Action Office as I found out, quitting the daily commute where road rage or getting close to the sweaty guy on the train is the norm, maybe you think of a hammock and Corona or maybe you dream of your last day wearing shorts and a Hawaiian shirt, because all you can think of is f*** this place, I’m out or like the kids are saying “Dueces”, but I think it’s pretty safe to say we skip over the 4 things You Must Do to Retire Early. Buckle up and put on our helmet’s.
- Stop Spending F***ing Money. I curse for emphasis, Mrs. Even Steven says I should stop, but now “Stop Spending Money” has been emphasized. You cannot create any more debt so if you think putting your vacation on your credit card that you will pay down over the next 18 months is a good idea for early retirement you my friend are a moron. You cannot buy a new car because that will put you in debt and yep we would go back to the you my friend are a moron. I hope I’m being clear not only for myself but for everyone. Yes I want the new 70 inch plasma TV to watch the NFL every Sunday, but you know what, buying that would make me a moron because I would go into debt. If you think any of these things will help you retire early, read the first
step until change your mind.
- Know Where Your Money is Going. See less emphasis because I didn’t curse. I’m not even sure if you are reading anymore. Know Where Your F***ing Money is going. OK everyone is back on board with me. Unless you are some magical wizard, you know what forget that, even if you are a magical wizard you must know where your money is going, here’s why: you might be spending too much, you might have a $500 car payment, you might have an addiction to Starbucks(aka the Evil Empire), who knows you might spend all of your money on beanie babies like Elvis over here thinking they are just to adorable or it’s your investment in the future. The point is there is a lot of “You Might” which means you have no clue. If you want to retire early you must know where your money is going. You can create a budget by hand or on excel(I’m a nerd so this is fun), use some online tools like Mint or Personal Capital which seems to be the most common out there.
- You Have to Pay off Your Evil ManBear of Debt. I found a work around for emphasis, no idea what a Manbear is but I have a couple ideas in my head and it’s scary. Here’s where I get caught up the most. I want to retire early, like yesterday, I want the process to speed up, I want to invest in stocks, bonds, index funds, oil, gold, my nieces lemonade stand, real estate, bit-coin, beanie babies, and swamp land in Florida. The problem is the Evil Manbear in the room, debt. Pay off your credit cards, student loans, medical debt, parents loan, the dollar you borrowed from the guy at work, the car or monster truck loan, mortgage/investment property(big debate in the personal finance world, but hey MMM our golden boy of retire early paid his home off). This is just the way it works you need your income to be greater than your expenses by a lot, not I put $100/month in my savings, more like 50%-99% of your income into savings and investment, my preference is my nieces lemonade stand, but there may be better options. Which leads me to number four in no direct way at all, how’s that for a transition…… my high school English teacher would be proud.
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This vegan, gluten free carrot cake is not too dense and not too fluffy. Decorated beautifully it makes for a lovely celebratory cake for a birthday or dinner party.
what you need
for the cake
Aquafaba from 1 can of chickpeas (see tips)
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
1 cup apricot sauce (I used homemade apricot sauce but you could easily substitute applesauce)
3/4 cup coconut sugar
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup oat milk
2 cups grated carrot
1 cup buckwheat flour
2 cups gluten free flour
1/2 cup chopped raw walnuts + extra for decorating
Cream cheese frosting
1/2 cup nuttlex
tub of Tofutti
4 cups of icing sugar (maybe more)
rind of 1 organic orange
what to do
for the cake
Preheat oven to 180ºC. Butter and flour two cake pans and set aside.
In a large bowl, add half of the aquafaba and the melted coconut oil and whisk to combine. Next, add apricot sauce (or applesauce), sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla powder, cinnamon and nutmeg and whisk to combine.
Add oat milk, grated carrot and walnuts and stir. Then add flours and stir. Now gently fold in the remaining aquafaba. The batter should be thick, but easily spreadable in the pan. If too thick, add a bit more milk.
Divide evenly among cake pans. Bake for 50 minutes or until deep golden brown and a skewer comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow the cakes to sit in the pans for 15 minutes before removing and placing on a wire rack to cool.
for the frosting
To a large mixing bowl, add Nuttlex, Tofutti and orange zest and beat until creamy.
Add icing sugar 1 cup at a time until very thick but still spreadable. It should be quite thick as you want the frosting to hold its shape. If it’s not thick enough, the layers of the cake will start sliding around.
to arrange cake
Allow the cakes to cool completely, then cut each cake in half, creating four layers in total. Spread a bit of the frosting between each layer and then all over the outside of the cake. Decorate with walnuts, organic rose petals and mint leaves like for a lovely celebratory cake!
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I would like to share with you the writing of poet Trinka Polite. Her book, After the Sixth Day: Notes from a Spiritual Journey, is wonderfully written. The poems are uplifting and inspirational. This book is a collection of poetry that chronicles the experience of one spirit’s journey through the world. “After the Sixth Day reveals that through interaction with the world, the spirit is tested, awakened, and strengthened” (Trinka Polite). After the Sixth Day has something to offer everyone. Something that I really enjoyed about the book was the personal reflection at the end. This makes the reader really consider the poetry and the impact that it left on the reader.
A few of the poems that especially spoke to me were A Mother’s Prayer, Heavenly Playmates, Woman to Woman, At the Gate, and When You See a Crow. These particular poems touched my heart.
Trinka has a special insight into the spirit that is enlightening and is expressed through her poetry.
Trinka Polite is a poet from the beautiful state of Georgia. Her first publication is a collection of poetry—After the Sixth Day: Notes from a Spiritual Journey. She also enjoys a career as a licensed counselor with a M.A. in Humanistic Psychology. When Trinka is not working on writing projects she enjoys cooking, dancing, traveling, reading, and spending time with her family. She currently resides in the Greater St. Louis area where she is working on her first novel.
Trinka was kind enough to give me an interview about herself as an author and her work. I hope you enjoy getting to know her as much as I did 🙂
1. When did you start writing? 13 years old – Of course, I didn’t know where it would lead to then.
2. What/who inspired you to write? The first time I wrote a poem was on a bus ride home after I had a bad day at school. I remember that it was raining. I looked down at the notebook in my lap, opened it and just started writing about how I was feeling at that moment. I’ve been writing ever since.
3. Who has been the most supportive? So many people but special thanks to my Mom and my siblings who have encouraged and inspired me.
4. What writers inspired you and what about their work do you most like? My single biggest inspiration is Maya Angelou. Her work is passionate, full of vivid imagery and intense. I love it!
5. What is your favorite piece of writing by them? Still I Rise
6. Have you collaborated or plan to collaborate in the future? Maybe. It’s definitely an option I’ll keep open.
7. What future projects do you have in store? A novel, the 2nd edition of After the Sixth Day, and offering my poetry in different formats
8. Are you currently working on a project? Yes. The novel is in the baby stage.
9. What is your favorite poem from your own work and why? Oh that’s a hard question. They’re all my favorites! One of my favorite poems to perform is Caught Off Guard.
For the lighter questions
10. Do have any writing quirks? Hmmm I don’t think so.
11. Do you snack while you write? It depends on the mood/tone of what I’m writing. If it fits with what the scene I’m working on, then yes.
12. Do have a special place that you prefer to write? Kitchen Table—it’s in front of the patio doors. I can enjoy the view of the trees in the backyard and the beautiful sky.
13. Do have certain amount of time that you have set aside to write each day? No. I always keep my journal close by, because I only write when I’m inspired or the characters “call me.” J
14. Do you listen to music when you write? If so what type of music (genre and/or
songs)? Yes. I listen to meditation or classical music. Music with words is too distracting. J
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- Which subject(s) do you teach? I teach GCSE Maths. - Tell me about your qualifications. I have a first class honours degree in Pure and Applied Maths from University of Wales, Aberystwyth. I'm also a qualified Management Accountant and a qualified Speech and Language Therapist. Bit of a mix, but I enjoy variety. - How much do you charge? I charge £20.00 per hour.
I have 19 years of experience teaching in both secondary and primary education. I currently tutor KS2 children in Maths. My aim as a tutor is to ensure that you feel supported in your learning; to achieve this I make sure that my lessons are tailored to the needs of the individual, both in content and teaching materials.
I base my teaching on current subjects, so preferable I would know what my students are currently learning, so I can have the best impact
My lessons are bespoke to the needs of each individual student. We can go through syllabus material or through questions that have been set to you or otherwise questions to practice your knowledge and understanding.
I am a good explainer, and have a natural ability for maths. I can aid the student with easy methods and ways to remember, followed by carefully selected practice questions for the student’s skill level.
Just to try and explain things on their level and try and make it fun, but relaxed.........
I am able to support children with any school homework. I can support them with subjects that they have found difficult at school. I like to include lots of games in my teaching so that children enjoy their learning! Followed by practice questions to assess that children's understanding has improved.
Full-time tutor with over 35 years experience as a qualified teacher of Maths and Dyslexia - also trained by Tony Buzan as an instructor in mind-mapping and memory skills. - Which subject(s) do you teach? Maths to undergraduate level, study skills, creative learning.
Hello, my name is Amy and I have been a private tutor for 2 years. Prior to this, I have worked in two junior schools and a primary school, as well as studying Education and Child Development as part of my Psychology degree.
A highly qualified teacher with over 20 years of experience is looking for enthusiastic students with a passion for learning. I am flexible with timing and my tutorials are tailored to meet the individual needs of every student. - Which subject(s) do you teach? I teach Mathematics - Tell me about your qualifications.
I can teach students of any ability. If your levels are low then I will make sure they become higher, if they are high then I'll make sure they reach the top. In any case, you will improve. I teach a large variety of subjects from iMedia, Sciences, English to Maths and History.
Different people study differently. I will use my first session to find out how you study and then I will use the most effective method.
My teaching method is to explain what to do in an easy to understand way and then give some practice questions,
I am currently a student studying Mathematics for A-levels while hoping to earn some extra money and help others with their GCSES in maths. I enjoy learning Maths and would like to provide support to others studying it for GCSES as well.
My teaching method is based on a lot of practise questions, going through the specification and then creating revision cards for each student for their exams
I have enjoyed giving both lessons and lectures to students at my school. I pride myself on the levels of enjoyment and efficiency that I can deliver. I am a flexible teacher, who can adapt my teaching style to a wide range of students. I firmly believe that with enough hard work, I can get any pupil an A* in mathematics at GCSE level.
My name is Katy and I am a qualified primary school teacher with 1 child of my own. I have tutored both children and adults in mathematics and have found taking it back to the methods used in the 4 main operations is the key to being successful. An understanding of what number represents helps to get rid of any fear of maths.
I am 28 years old and hold a 2.1 BSc (Hons) in Psychology. I tutor Maths, English and Science at primary school. My tutoring focuses on instilling confidence in the subject through fun and inspirational learning. I will endeavour to tailor each lesson to your individual needs. - Which subject(s) do you teach? I teach English, Science and Maths at primary level.
- Classes Every student has a programme that is built just for them. They concentrate on getting to grips with topics that they are covering in school whilst also working on a parallel thread that is put together to fill any gaps that may exist in their core skills. * The MagiKats programme supports the National Curriculum. * More than tutor ' | [
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Are you tired of tangled headsets, headphones, or earpieces? Are you wondering why you can't hear your music through your bluetooth headpiece?Not all bluetooth headsets were created equal. Music is enabled through your headset if it has A2DP Advanced Audio Distribution Profile. This profile defines how stereo sound can be streamed from one device to another device over a Bluetooth connection. With A2DP you can listen to music, podcasts, audiobooks, videos, and all streaming media—all wirelessly from your mobile device to a wireless headset. You can even enjoy streaming media from your laptop, computer, tablet, or ereader to a wireless headset.
What is bluetooth technology? It is a short-range connectivity technology designed to transmit voice and data without the use of wires. Many devices can connect through this short-range other than cell phones, some examples are keyboards, monitors, printers, computers, and all bluetooth enabled devices. Bluetooth is one of many short-range wireless standards. The three main ones are IR or Infrared (used in remote controls), WLAN or wireless local area network (like a router), and bluetooth.
Bluetooth works anywhere in the world because it operates in the globally available and unlicensed ISM radio band of 2.4 GHz, this range has a reach of 10 meters or roughly 32 feet in distance. Bluetooth is capable fo supporting 8 active devices and 200 passive devices.
Where does the name Bluetooth technology come from? It was named after a Danish Viking king, King Harold Blåtand, who ruled circa A.D. 940-981. History tells us that, during his rule, King Harold Blåtand united Denmark and Norway. And since this new radio technology was expected to unify the telecommunication and computing industries, it seemed fitting to name it after King Harold Blåtand. Blåtand loosely translates to "blue tooth".
How does it work? A Bluetooth enabled device scans for other BT enabled devices within range, disregarding any solid objects in its path such as walls. When a contact "pairing" is made they begin to exchange messages for identification, for connectivity, and for security. No line of sight needed for this communication to be established since Bluetooth is omnidirectional by nature.
Combine A2DP and AVRCP Audio Video Remote Contro Profile and you get a headset that not only streams high quality sound but you get a user interface that controls play, pause, stop, forward, rewind.
All the headsets we have listed here have A2DP or A2DP and AVRCP combined. Before you decide which headset is best for you, please make sure that your mobile device supports A2DP profile. If you are not sure we recommend you visit www.phonescoop.com, enter your device model, and look under "connectivity".
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If you want your yard to be a happy place, a thriving ground cover needs to be a part of the mix. We will tell you about floral planting and low maintenance landscape. These low maintenance plants are easy to take care of, and they come in many different shapes and sizes. Here are some of the most popular low maintenance outdoor plants that can help you achieve that beautiful yard.
Almost any type of plant that is native to a local area is native pond plants. This is a major advantage because they grow naturally in a yard that mimics a natural environment. They are the perfect plants for any backyard, regardless of size. They will not compete with native species and will thrive in your garden without much trouble.
Kinds of Plants to Use
One of the best plants to use in your backyard garden is the wood loam. This is a low maintenance plant that does well in all kinds of soil. This is an excellent choice because it provides a wonderful habitat for many of the other plants that you want to grow. It has a deep rooting system that allows it to tolerate different types of soil. Plus, this type of soil does not compact or sink, making it ideal for use in your garden.
Even if you are growing a flower garden, you will find that your garden will be full of flowers without the need for digging up the ground. However, if you choose the right plants, you will notice that you don’t have to do much in the way of work. Flowers grow in huge clusters that are almost impossible to see unless you know what to look for.
With perennial greens, such as cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, and kale, you won’t have to deal with heavy digging for the seedlings. You can lay them out in full sunlight, water them, and watch them flourish. And, because these plants will grow to maturity in no time, you will have fresh greens year-round.
Low Maintenance Landscape
The many low maintenance perennials that are native to your area include grasses like dandelions, clover, and fescues. You will be surprised at how well these types of plants will perform if you have a sunny location. In fact, they make the perfect contrast to the more established annuals that you are looking to grow.
There are many other types of plants that provide a wide variety of colors. Among the most popular are grasses, including blueberry, carrot, beet, and purple pumpkins. No matter what kind of color you are looking for, you can find a lot of interesting options to suit your taste.
Floral Planting For Beautiful Garden
Flowers are another great choice for the perfect plant. Not only are there a variety of colors available, but you can use flowers in several ways. Some people use flowers to decorate their yard, while others love to place them around the foundation of a home. Whatever the reason, you can bet that there is a flower for every type of yard.
Keep in mind that if you are planning on planting flowers, you should allow plenty of room for the flowers to grow. Some types of flowers will require much more space than others, so you will need to carefully plan out where the flowers will go. Some shrubs can take over an entire yard, so you may need to remove other plants to make room for the shrub.
Use of Outdoor Plants
The outdoor plant can make a garden look great. Even if you live in a home that is fully fenced in, you can still add some life to your yard by choosing plants to make the landscape. Whether you choose to use hanging baskets, planters, or rockeries, you can be sure that the great outdoors will give you a pleasurable experience, one that is free from weed and insect problems.
The importance of having plants in the yard cannot be overstated. Not only will they make your yard beautiful, but they will also add value to your home. Gardening allows you to create personal space for yourself and your family and even your pets.
If you love plants, then you must consider plants for the outdoors. Planting them in your yard will provide comfort and beauty year after year. | [
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The interaction between a steady current and propagating surface waves is investigated by means of a perturbation approach, which assumes small values of the wave steepness and considers current velocities of the same order of magnitude as the amplitude of the velocity oscillations induced by wave propagation. The problems, which are obtained at the different orders of approximation, are characterized by a further parameter which is the ratio between the thickness of the bottom boundary layer and the length of the waves and turns out to be even smaller than the wave steepness. However, the solution is determined from the bottom up to the free surface, without the need to split the fluid domain into a core region and viscous boundary layers. Moreover, the procedure, which is employed to solve the problems at the different orders of approximation, reduces them to one-dimensional problems. Therefore, the solution for arbitrary angles between the direction of the steady current and that of wave propagation can be easily obtained. The theoretical results are compared with experimental measurements; the fair agreement found between the model results and the laboratory measurements supports the model findings.
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What is Cli-Fi?
Climate change fiction is a new literary phenomenon that emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century in response to what may be society’s greatest challenge. Climate change is already part responsible for extreme weather events, flooding, desertification and sea level rise, leading to famine, the spread of disease, and population displacement. Cli-fi novels and films are typically set in the future, telling of disaster and its effect on humans, or they depict the present, beset by dilemmas, conflicts or conspiracies, and pointing to grave consequences. At their heart are ethical and political questions: will humankind rise to the challenge of acting collectively, in the interest of the future? What sacrifices will be necessary, and is a green dictatorship our only hope for survival as a species?
Each chapter in this volume offers a way of reading a particular literary text or film, drawing attention to themes, formal features, reception, contribution to public debate, and issues for class discussion. Popular novels and films (Kim Stanley Robinson’s Science in the Capitol trilogy, Michael Crichton’s State of Fear, Ian McEwan’s Solar, and The Day after Tomorrow) are examined alongside lesser known writing (for instance J. G. Ballard’s «proto-climate change» novel The Drowned World and Antti Tuomainen’s Finnish thriller, The Healer), and films not generally thought of as being about climate change (Frozen and Take Shelter).
The book, which includes an introduction tracing the emergence and influence of cli-fi, is directed towards general readers and film enthusiasts as well as teachers and students. Written in an accessible style, it fills the gap between academic studies and online blogs, offering a comprehensive look at this timely new genre.
Antti Tuomainen’s The Healer (2013) – Nordic Crime Cli-Fi (Lieven Ameel)
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Antti Tuomainen’s The Healer (2013)
Antti Tuomainen’s The Healer (2013) is set in a near-future Helsinki where climate change is wreaking havoc both in the Finnish capital and abroad. Incessant rain and floods are the most visible climate change-related curses in Tuomainen’s Helsinki, but there is also news of global pandemics, destructive forest fires and water wars. Society is breaking down, and amidst the radical upheaval, a serial killer, the eponymous ‘Healer’ − the ‘healer for a sick planet’ – is murdering people he holds responsible for accelerating climate change.1 The plot revolves around the endeavours of the protagonist, the Finnish poet Tapani Lehtinen, to find his lost wife Johanna, who has been investigating the murders as a journalist. As Tapani learns more about the mysterious Healer, he also makes unexpected discoveries about the past of his wife, who turns out to have known the Healer intimately. In his journey through flooded Helsinki, Tapani guides the reader on a tour of how different areas in the city, as well as different affected citizens, are coping with the dramatic changes.
The novel won the most prestigious crime fiction prize in Finland and is one of the most widely translated contemporary Finnish novels to date. It is routinely mentioned in international climate fiction research.2 In Finland, however, the author is mainly known as a crime fiction writer, and the novel has received little academic attention. The novel can be positioned also within the...
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Orchids were safe from predation in all of the countries where they are found; in every continent except Antartica, they can be found above the Arctic Circle, in the deserts of the world, in jungles, and in the high mountains. The impossibility of transplanting them safely on long sea voyages changed when Dr. Nathanial Ward, quite by accident, invented what became know as the Wardian case or terrarium in 1829. The discovery meant that delicate plants could be kept in good condition for months as they were transported by ship across the world.
William Swainson, a English naturalist sent home a box of orchids from Rio de Janerio, launching an orchid craze that lasted well into the 19th Century. At the height of the Orchid craze a collector in England paid 1500 pounds sterling for one plant. In today?s dollars that comes to around $180,000 US.
The industry today generates about $9 billion world wide per annum. Collectors still go to exotic places to collect species that are unknown to science. The collection of wild orchids is highly regulated, but the financial stakes are such that collectors will go to great lengths to add to their collections.
I do not purchase species orchids for several reasons. For the purposes of this article, hybrids are not as challenging to grow as species can be. There are 25,000 species in the wild, and over 100,000 hybrids.
There is something in the hybrids for every taste and pocketbook, ranging from a $15 baby plant to those costing hundreds of dollars.
Drop by Floral Fantasy and Gifts to have a look at the Phalonopisis orchids in stock now. The large white in the window belongs to me and will give you some idea of what you can expect your plant to look like in a year or two. Moth orchids will continue to grow, producing larger flower stems and bigger flowers over time. My white has been blooming on the same stem since last May.
Your plant is easy to care for as African Violets, which is why they are the number one choice for amateur growers. Of course the other added attractoin is that they are truly beautiful, and fully deserving of the name?Queen of Flowers?.
Phals need a temperature drop to set the flower spikes (in the spring). Tumbler Ridge?s climate is ideally suited for them. Average household temperatures will suit them perfectly during the day, and the natural temperature drop that we experience at night will set the flower buds. The plant is receiving enough light if the leaves are a nice grass green colour. Leaves that are too dark indicate not enough light, and those that are very light are receiving too much light. Your plant will let you know quite quickly what its preferences are in your home. Keep them on a tray filled with water and pebbles to increase the humidity around the plant, but do not leave the orchid pot in the water. Raise it by setting it on another container. | [
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Another fine grouping of problems, on a beautiful long wall. Though mostly V0s, some of these lines are steep, and some of these lines are totally unique.
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From the dirt road just past the store where you would go to the NPR wall and Boozepig wall, drive.9 miles further east on Lake Mary road (Or, about a mile from the store). Park on north side of the road (opposite the lake) and look for a faint trail leading up the gravely hillside. Look for a cairn here, but no others. Basically hike uphill zig zagging on elk trails but keep a straight uphill mark. Soon you will come across a decent sized wall below the main cliffband. Go left and up around this wall through a small drainage and you will see the Workshop wall. The Widowmaker wall is just to right via a decent little trail. You will know them when you seem them.
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New LinearHO LED DC Modules with extruded aluminum heat sink are designed for High Output Applications such as High Bays, Vapor Tights and Troffers.
Philadelphia, PA, USA -- At Lightfair International 2017 this week, Fulham Co., Inc., a leading supplier of lighting components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications, will unveil its new line of LinearHO DC LED modules. These LinearHO modules are ideal for use in high-bay applications, vapor tights, troffers, and other linear luminaires for environments where high output lighting is needed in a damp environment.
The LinearHO DC LED modules are high lumen, high efficacy units designed for use in Class 2 lighting systems and are compatible with constant current and 36Vf drivers, including most of Fulham's LED drivers and emergency lighting systems. There are three LinearHO modules: a 22-inch unit that delivers 7,000 lumens up to 1250mA), a 44-inch unit with 7,800 lumens (up to 1400mA), and a 44-inch unit with 13,300 lumens (up to 2400mA). All three models come with magnets pre-mounted for easy installation, and are self thermally managed thanks to the extruded aluminum design. The modules come with a pin connector and provided with a push-in connector harness for easy installation.
"We are seeing more demand for high-output linear LED modules for outdoor applications and harsher environments, such as linear high bay application," said Russ Sharer, Vice President of Global Marketing. "Our LinearHO modules are ideal for new installations and retrofits and can be installed within minutes. These modules are another example of Fulham's commitment to clever lighting design, so we can provide OEMs and installers with LED modules that are more versatile, standards compliant, and easy to customize and install."
Fulham's LinearHO DC LED modules are ideal replacement for Fluorescent T5HO used in high bays as well as in troffers. They are designed to be installed within four-foot or eight-foot vapor tights, and there is a diffused lens accessory available that can be snapped on so there are no tools or additional components required. The new modules also meet UL8750 standards, RoHS compliant, and suitable for DLC applications.
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One step up, two steps back.
Boeing Co. just can’t catch a break with its 737 MAX aircraft, as yet another problem has been discovered that could delay its return once again.
The airplane manufacturer said Friday a new software issue within the flight computers was discovered last weekend during a review. The problem relates to a software power-up monitoring function that verifies some system monitors are operating incorrectly.
“We are making necessary updates,” Boeing said in a statement.
This is yet another blow to the company as it struggles to get the 737 MAX back in the air. The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded the aircraft after two separate crashes last year killed 346 passengers and crew. March will mark one year since the 737 MAX has been sidelined.
ABC News, first to report the issue early Friday, said one of the monitors was not being initiated correctly. The monitor check is prompted by a software command at airplane or system power-up and will set the appropriate indication if maintenance is required, company officials added.
Boeing is halting production of the 737 MAX this month; American and Southwest have already suspended flights using the aircraft until June.
U.S. and European aviation safety regulators met with Boeing in an effort to complete a 737 MAX software documentation audit that began in November.
What happens next is anyone’s guess.
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She burst onto the scene in Dawson’s Creek in 1998 as a fresh-faced 20-year-old.
Today Katie Holmes is celebrating her 33rd birthday as a successful actress, wife to 'Mission: Impossible' star Tom Cruise and mother to Hollywood's youngest fashionista, five-year-old Suri.
Katie is sure to be spoiled by her adoring husband who is known to lavish her with expensive gifts.
The Jack & Jill star has been in New York with Tom and Suri over the last few days as the actor comes off his massive whirlwind tour promoting his new film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
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LeBron James' "Big Balls" dance against the Indiana Pacers after he hit a clutch three-pointer has drawn reactions from pundits and former NBA players. The four-time NBA champ got hot in overtime and singlehandedly closed out the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The NBA fined LeBron $15,000 for the celebration, but that was not all the heat The King got. The all-time NBA scoring leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was disappointed with LeBron's choice of celebration. He called it "childish," and said winning should be enough instead of rubbing it in the opponent's face (1:35).
Following his comments, sports analyst Skip Bayless expressed his shock, then proceeded to interpret Kareem's statement on the Skip and Shannon: UNDISPUTED show.
"I'm completely and utterly shocked by this, and I think you are missing the bigger point of this. Kareem is sending a message that LeBron isn't one of 'us.' He's disqualifying him from the GOAT, but he is also disqualifying him from being a Laker for life, like a legend. Because this is about Kareem, and Magic, and James Worthy, and Byron Scott, and Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. Those are Lakers for life."
"Usually Laker legends protect their own. They're all for one and one for all. To break out of that mode and take this kind of a public shot at LeBron was completely shocking to me."
Skip is known to always take shots at LeBron, which is why this comes as no surprise. Even with all the criticisms, LBJ has continued to perform at an elite level.
There have been several interruptions in LeBron's 2021-22 campaign. The Lakers captain has not played four games in a row since the start of the season due to an abdominal injury, a suspension following an altercation with Detroit Pistons Isaiah Stewart, and the league's health and safety protocol. Regardless, he is leading the Lakers in points (25.6). Added to that are 5.7 rebounds, 6.8 assists, and 1.8 steals. | [
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Quality gains alone won’t generate ACO bonuses
■ A simulation demonstrates that just hitting quality targets would produce modest savings and leave accountable care organizations well short of projected savings of $800 million.
By Charles Fiegl amednews staff — Posted Oct. 22, 2012
Washington Doctors and hospitals seeking bonuses through shared savings programs should not expect large returns on their investments if all they accomplish is meeting minimum quality targets, according a study published in the November issue of Health Affairs.
A simulation developed by the health care data modeling company Archimedes, based in San Francisco, shows that achieving benchmarks for better quality actually could increase net costs in some cases. However, health analysts said the simulator’s results should not be surprising, and that most doctors in shared-savings programs know they must look elsewhere to lower costs.
“Health policymakers didn’t think savings would be achieved solely through the mechanism of improving quality,” said Robert Berenson, MD, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, a think tank in Washington.
The simulation should not dissuade physicians and facilities from participating in programs such as Medicare accountable care organizations, said David Eddy, MD, PhD, the Archimedes founder and co-author of the study. Medicare ACOs, networks of health professionals that can be physician- or hospital-led, are expected to coordinate patient care better and boost quality outcomes in exchange for the opportunity to share in any savings generated by keeping patients healthy. Analysts had sought to determine the extent to which the performance measures being used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could reduce costs on their own.
For their study, researchers used a proprietary mathematical model to simulate savings from an ACO with a patient population representing the characteristics and costs of the general Medicare beneficiary population. It calculated the effects of improving care for type 2 diabetes patients and achieving quality measures set by the shared-savings program. Goals set by federal officials include improving hemoglobin A1c and LDL cholesterol levels, lowering blood pressure, and getting patients to quit smoking and take prophylactic aspirin.
One outcome assumes a 10 percentage point improvement on all of those quality measures. Doing so would save Medicare money through reduced spending for cardiovascular disease, but once the costs of the additional tests and visits required to boost quality scores are taken into effect, those savings are reduced or eliminated. The largest net savings to the Medicare inpatient and outpatient parts of the program on any one of these measures would be only about 1%. Medicare will require a total net savings of more than 2% before ACOs can get any money back in the form of bonuses.
CMS has estimated that ACOs would save Medicare $800 million in the first three years. Each participating network is expected to earn an average of $2.5 million per year, but the study suggests that those savings could not come from improving quality alone.
“Our analysis indicates that the savings needed to generate these payments will have to come from activities other than improvements in the clinical quality measures,” the authors wrote.
In addition, the study says, there is an expectation of significantly higher drug costs associated with boosting quality. Although those costs will not be factored in when determining the availability and size of any shared savings, a portion of them still will cost the program additional money in the form of higher Medicare drug spending.
Other ways for ACOs to save money
There is no one-size-fits-all model for groups to use to lower spending, Dr. Eddy said. For instance, an organization with an inefficient emergency care suite could work to improve that department, while another organization with poor operating room performance could take steps to improve the situation there.
The results from the simulation were in line with what most observers would expect, said Bruce Bagley, MD, medical director for quality improvement for the American Academy of Family Physicians. The main cost savings will come in the long term from reducing emergency department visits, hospital readmissions, utilization of imaging services and unnecessary procedures.
Improving quality has a modest impact on spending, but ACOs potentially could save more by leveraging their market power when purchasing devices and drugs in a way that generates lower costs from vendors, Dr. Berenson said.
One problem with new payment models such as ACOs is that they still largely rely on fee for service, and thus the disincentive to control the volume of patient services could pose a problem, Dr. Bagley said. In addition, inefficient organizations have the most to gain from ACO-type models, and bonuses will be more difficult for efficient organizations to achieve because they already have trimmed the waste, he said.
“They know that there are not much savings to be had,” Dr. Bagley said. “In shared savings, time is limited. What do you use when you’ve wrung out all the savings?”
Dr. Berenson said the shared-savings models as currently structured do not provide enough incentives for ACOs, but that could change when networks must | [
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Date: March 28, 2006
About: Jessica Peterson - Class of 1991
The Horseshoe Crab Leaves A Medical Legacy
The horseshoe crab leaves a medical legacy
Visitors to museum learn of a beneficial ocean animal
By ERIKA GROFF, Special to the Times Union
First published: Tuesday, March 28, 2006
NORTH GREENBUSH -- Look for horseshoe crabs at The Children's Museum of Science and Technology, and you'll find Jessica Antalek.
As the aquarist at the museum, she has been given charge of one female and four male horseshoe crabs, as well as other arthropods and animals under her supervision.
Antalek studied biology at Quincy University in Quincy, Ill. and fisheries and aquaculture at the College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill. In her current position, she enjoys getting her hands wet on a daily basis.
"I do like being around the animals and getting to share the things I love with all kinds of young people," she said.
Earlier this month, Antalek presented a workshop called, "Hooray for Horseshoe Crabs" for children and adults alike.
She showed her audience a life-sized horseshoe crab model made of paper. Kids were able to put them together and bring them home.
Antalek used a chart to explain the history of the horseshoe crab in comparison to that of dinosaurs and humans.
Horseshoe crabs appeared 290 million years ago, she said, before dinosaurs, which are believed to have appeared 200 million years old.
Why has the horseshoe crab survived, then, while dinosaurs have come and gone?
"Their habitat: the ocean," Antalek said. "Compared to other habitats, the ocean doesn't change as frequently over time. Also, horseshoe crabs have a simple shape and niche that works well for them."
In the wild, they eat clams, worms and anything they find at the bottom of the ocean. At the museum, Antalek feeds them chopped seafood.
"They have a good sense of smell, so they can find their food pretty readily," said Antalek.
The horseshoe crabs at The Children's Museum of Science and Technology are all adults. That means they are at least 9-12 years old and might live up to 20 years.
They were given to the museum by the marine biological lab in Woods Hole, Mass. Because the females are needed in their natural environment to lay eggs, most of the horseshoe crabs at the museum are male.
They won't breed in captivity, but in the wild, a single female horseshoe crab can lay 20,000 eggs each year.
Most of those young won't make it to adulthood, however, because they are vulnerable to be eaten by shore birds that depend on horseshoe crab eggs for survival.
Horseshoe crabs, like other animals used for education at the museum, aren't given names by staffers because they are not considered pets.
What fascinates most newcomers to horseshoe crabs, Antalek said, is that their blood is of great benefit to humans.
"We use their blood to test IV fluids, medications and prosthetics to see if they're contaminated with bacteria. This test is now required by the FDA," she said. "If you have ever had an IV, you have benefited from horseshoe crabs." | [
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|Authors: ||C.L. Mackowiak, G.W. Stutte, R.M. Wheeler, L.M. Ruffe, N.C. Yorio|
|Keywords: ||recirculating hydroponics, monoculture, polyculture, soybean, tomato|
Recirculating hydroponic systems are being used to test the feasibility of using crops in NASA's Advanced Life Support (ALS) systems for long duration space missions.
If crops can be grown in shared compartments with common nutrient solutions, this may reduce system complexity and improve system efficiency.
Tomato and soybean are two crops proposed for ALS systems that are productive in a similar environment.
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cv.
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Hoyt were grown in a controlled environment chamber using recirculating hydroponics.
Each species was grown in separate culture trays with either its own nutrient delivery system (monoculture) or a nutrient delivery system shared with the other species (polyculture). A concentrated nutrient stock was added to maintain an electrical conductivity of 1.2 dS m-1. Tomatoes were harvested weekly, beginning approximately nine weeks into the study, and all biomass was harvested at 90 days after planting.
The study was repeated once.
There were no significant differences in soybean or tomato yields between plants grown in monoculture or polyculture systems.
Tomato fruit fresh mass averaged 30 kg.m-2. Soybean seed dry mass averaged 420 g.m-2. Crops differed in water uptake, acid requirement for pH control, and nutrient uptake but the polyculture system had no effect on these parameters.
Polyculture appears to be a viable option for these species.
Additional testing is needed to see what other crops are compatible and what happens over several cropping cycles.
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Newer Linksys Routers. Login into the admin console of the Linksys router via a web browser. It is usually located by using “192.168.1.1” in the address field. Select “Troubleshooting” > “DHCP client table“.
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Are Pet Wellness Plans Worth It?
There are many things to take care of as a pet parent and sometimes it’s hard to keep everything straight. Having a pet wellness plan makes caring for your pet easier. On top of that, wellness plans don’t break the bank. There are many levels of coverage to choose from, making finding one that works best for you and your budget a breeze. Penny Paws Adult Wellness Plans are a monthly subscription-based package to provide preventive pet care at a more affordable cost. Plans are simple to get started. Here are the top 7 reasons why you should start a wellness plan for your pet and why we think they are worth it.
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If you want an easy and affordable way to provide the best care for your pet, enroll in a wellness plan today! Contact Penny Paws Animal Clinic to enroll in a plan or to ask any questions about which plan is right for your pet. | [
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Boys basketball: Pequannock boys refuse to lose
PEQUANNOCK – As the calendar turns from February to March there are very few sure things with regards to high school basketball in New Jersey.
"Either when we win the state championship or when it is our last game it is going to be a sad day because these guys have really put in a great effort and they have improved so much," said DeBell.
On Monday night in Pequannock the Panthers extended their season for at least one more game as they knocked off Lakeland 51-43 in the first round of the North I, Group 2 state tournament.
"It was a great win for our program, our team and the guys. Today they showed the refuse to lose attitude," said DeBell.
Early in the game Kurt Weinmann dominated for the Panthers as he scored seven points in the first seven minutes as Pequannock took a 15-8 lead.
"Kurt had a great attitude," said DeBell. "He did a great job on the boards and finishing he was outstanding."
A three-pointer at the first quarter buzzer by Donald Cook proved that Lakeland would not go away without a fight.
Ian Rhode opened the second quarter with four quick points to tie the game for the Lancers.
As the second quarter came to a close Rhode hit his third three pointer of the quarter and the Lancers seemed to be headed to the half with a lead but Ian Campbell grabbed an offensive rebound and drilled the putback sending the game to halftime tied at 28. | [
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GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE
Dark matter is everywhere!
Did you know that dark matter makes up 85% of the Universe? Yet no one can see it. But one woman, Vera Rubin, proved it exists. How? She studied swirling stars in galaxies. Vera measured the speed of those swirling stars and discovered stars in the center of a galaxy were moving at the same speed as the stars on the outside. She knew this meant something was pulling on the stars—dark matter!
Learn more about dark matter and this amazing STEM woman in the new picture book, SHINING STAR: VERA RUBIN DISCOVERS DARK MATTER.
Activity 1 – Engage and Read
Engage students by watching the picture book trailer for SHINING STAR.
Then read SHINING STAR to learn more fascinating details about how a girl who loved stars became an astronomer and made an astounding science discovery.
Activity 2 – Reflect and write
Vera Rubin loved stars. By the time she was 10 years old, she knew she wanted to be an astronomer. Ask students to write their thoughts on the following: As a girl, what did Vera do to learn more about stars?
Ask students to discuss, then write about the following:
- What are you very interested in?
- How have you learned more about, or pursued this interest?
Activity 3 – Digging deeper
As a class create a list of the obstacles Vera Rubin faced as she pursued her dream of studying stars.
Ask students to write their thoughts on the following (you may discuss the question aloud before the writing exercise): Vera Rubin faced many obstacles as a woman who wanted to study stars. How did she overcome those challenges to achieve her dream and became an astronomer?
Suzanne Slade is the Sibert Honor author of over 170 children’s books. As a mechanical engineer who worked on rockets, she ofter writes about space and women in STEM. Her newest book, SHINING STAR: VERA RUBIN DISCOVERS DARK MATTER released November 7, 2023. Other recent titles include: A COMPUTER CALLED KATHERINE: HOW KATHERINE JOHNSON HELPED PUT AMERICA ON THE MOON (NSTA Best STEM Book), THE UNIVERSE AND YOU, DARING DOZEN, COUNTDOWN: 2979 DAYS TO THE MOON, and ASTRONAUT ANNIE (Read on the Space Station).
- Find more fun, free space resources on Suzanne’s website here
- Website: suzanneslade.com
- Twitter: @AuthorSSlade
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I am no expert in eating but I have no hesitation in claiming Bangkok as one of the top cities for eating. In this mini series called eatBANGKOK, I bring you what my homeboys Yobi, ZS and I ate through this bustling city. Everyone boasts to present the cuisine in this Royal loving city best so the quality of food here can quite easily get diluted. But are you really eating Bangkok’s best? This is WHAT, WHERE and HOW to eat Bangkok’s popular and hidden eateries.
Here, go street food eating like a local and even chance on some rare offerings like the infamous Daniel Thaiger burgers. Do not be afraid as most dishes are often cooked on the spot. So whether its a piping hot coconut pancake, or the grilled pork coated in sticky sweet sauce, there is always something to keep your hands busy.
Oyster omelette? More like Oyster fritters. These crunchy fritters are delicious and with a little dipping sauce, they make a treat. Just do not forget the small plates of perfectly fried crab rice.
Typical cuts of meat are boring talk. But include coal for a back to basic cooking experience and life changing sauces, aced it Best Beef did. And its all for less than 250 Baht.
Curry crabs are so yesterday. So Jae Piak does generous portions of prawn with glass noodles cooked in a secret sauce like no one does. Fantastic seafood clay pot dishes means finger actions at its best! With only 4-5 dishes on offer, its simplicity at its best.
With 4 exits around the monument, you have a 1 in 4 chance to hit the right spot for Bangkok’s best boat noodles. Following a local’s advice, I took the road less traveled. Just 5 minutes further in walking distance, this 15 Baht Boat Noodle is the best Bangkok has to offer.
Large juicy prawns, and wok-fried noodles coated in Thip Samai's special shrimp oil is all the rave. Fill your nostrils with the fragrance of the rich shrimp oil. The queue of locals speak for itself. But with a kitchen at the back to fry and a kitchen at the front to finish, the turnover is quick.
The basket of fried chicken holds the brand name better than their papaya salad does. That batter coating the juicy wings are aromatic with hints of garlic, onion, and ginger is simply sensational. The seasoning is perfect and damn it was good.
Exploited in so many flavours, the Mille Crêpe or million layer crêpe is a common dessert nowadays. But Thai Milk Tea is not one of them, and Petite Audrey makes a unique one where the silky sauce matches a potent tea flavour with balanced sweetness.
Bangkok is laden with quality mango sticky rice desserts but no one serves a more elaborate mango dessert than Mango Tango. Housed in a small container off Siam Square Soi 3, this mango inspired dessert house in Siam Square specialises in everything mango.
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Alliance Oil Company Ltd’s shareholders gathered in Stockholm today for a Special General Meeting.
The Special General Meeting resolved to authorize the Board of Directors to issue preference shares. The meeting also resolved to pay dividend on preference shares as well as to amend the current bye-laws.
For further information please contact:
Arsen Idrisov, Managing Director, Alliance Oil Company, Tel.: +7 495 777 18 08
Eric Forss, Chairman, Alliance Oil Company, Tel.: +46 8 611 49 90
Also visit www.allianceoilco.com
Alliance Oil Company Ltd is a leading independent oil and gas company with vertically integrated operations in Russia and Kazakhstan. Alliance Oil has proved and probable oil reserves of 760 million barrels of oil equivalent and downstream operations that includes the Khabarovsk refinery and the leading network of gas stations and wholesale oil products terminals in the Russian Far East. Alliance Oil's depository receipts are traded on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic under the symbol AOIL. | [
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Dear Digication Community,
RESOLVED: an increase in errors experienced by our end users began at approximately 8:23pm Eastern time on December 1st. These errors persisted sporadically on Monday and Tuesday.
The intermittent system slowness and 50x errors on Digication started on Sunday night, 12/1/19, at 8:23pm(ET)and persisted sporadically for end-users, particularly during times of peak system usage, until Tuesday afternoon, 12/3/2019, at 2:00pm(ET).
Digication operates on a large array of servers and uses multiple load balancers to distribute traffic to each server. Unfortunately, the load balancers encountered problems and were not distributing the traffic as designed. The intermittent nature of the issues extended the time needed for diagnosis and resolution by our engineers. Once the source of the issues was identified, we were able to fine-tune the load balancers' settings to fully resolve the issues.
The nature of the resolution should prevent a reoccurrence for the future, and also improved the speed at which the system handles network traffic.
We are very sorry for the frustration and difficulty caused for our community during this busy time in the semester!
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Shooting, Production of Stereo Images
When shooting stereo images, two individual fields are produced, one for each eye. While a single image only gives an idea of the spatial perspective, a real perception of the third dimension can be reached with the binocular viewing of stereo images!
Figure 1: The path from the motive through the stereo capture to stereoscopic viewing
The easiest way to produce stereo images is to use a real stereo camera (3D camera). This is a camera with two equal lenses simultaneouslyrecording both fields with only one shutter release.
Figure 2: Genuine twin-lense stereo camera
The distance between the two lenses is called the stereo base, for natural-looking stereo it should be about 65mm (eye distance). Since currently on the market only very few industrially produced true stereo cameras are offered for sale, some alternatives have been established in the stereo scene:
→ Widely used are two identical cameras, mounted side by side and simultaneously triggered by remote control. This can be done with an external trigger, by manipulation the camera hardware or with an optimized firmware hack for stereo purposes (Stereo DataMaker).
Figure 3: Stereo pair of two identical cameras
→ A Mirror-Rig is mounted by two individual cameras and a semi-transparent mirror so that both cameras can see the subject in the same manner, but do not interfere with each other. Using this technique, any small stereo bases are possible.
Figure 4: Mirror-Rig construction of two cameras and a semitransparent mirror surface
→ If the subject is completely static, the left and right shooting can also be carried out consecutively. For this, the camera is mounted on a sliding bar and moved between the two shots by the stereo base. Ideal for this technique are tabletop and macro photography, unsuitable on the other hand are landscapes as passing clouds or even in light wind moving leaves are bothersome when viewing.
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|Geometric Errors||at modest claims sufficient||urgently necessary||urgently necessary||may possibly be sufficient|
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Information: The SIG DGS Camera is currently developing a stereo camera on the basis of a Rasperry Pi.
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Naomi finally chooses her soul mate thanks to Dee’s heartbreaking past
Naomi finally chooses a love interest for the first season of her CW series, because one of her suitors has a tragic past that would ruin her future.
WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for Naomi Season 1, Episode 4, “Enigma,” now available on the CW.
One of the biggest quagmires Noemie gave the main character decide who she wants to spend her high school days with. She’s been emotional and distracted by her alien heritage all season, catching the attention of several different characters but fearing being left alone. Naomi finally resolved her romantic issues in “Enigma” by choosing her soulmate after learning about Dee’s romantic past, which was even more heartbreaking.
Naomi obtained the alien disc from her nemesis Zumbado (played by Cranston Johnson) and it took her to Akira, Zumbado’s former ally who supported his civil war on their home planet, Earth-29. Akira warned Naomi to forget the past as it would only bring death and destruction. Akira then disappeared, but his words were soon realized when a bounty hunter arrived to kill Naomi at the Port Oswego soccer field. Dee thankfully stepped in to save her, using her Thanagarian wings to fight off the attacker. After the new villain escaped, the mentor and his mentee had a heart-to-heart conversation.
Dee admitted the ‘Q’ tattoo on her neck was for Qyeala – her lost love. Dee hasn’t said how she died, but it could follow the original comic canon where he lost his beloved in a war against Zumbado’s group, or it could be part of the Rann-Thanagar war which Noemie teased. Dee hated to see Naomi in despair, admitting that he would have liked to tell Qyeala how much he loved her, but when he tried to save her, it was too little, too late. Beneath the warrior’s tough exterior, he nursed a broken heart and urged Naomi to grab true love if she found it.
Following Dee’s advice, Naomi went to meet her ex-boyfriend Nathan, hoping to resolve their issues after she broke up with him at the start of the series. “Enigma” ended with a passionate kiss. But even though Naomi may have made up her mind, Noemie the series has details on the subject. What about the potential LGBTQ romance between Naomi and Lourdes? Is Nathan her endgame, or will the show tease other potential suitors like Dee or Lourdes to potentially break off the renewed relationship?
See how the love quadrangle unfolds in Naomi, with new episodes airing on The CW Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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There will be a face — and four paws — missing from beneath the queen’s table this Christmas.
As the royal family gathered Wednesday to celebrate the holidays, Queen Elizabeth II was mourning the death of one of her beloved corgis, mauled by a terrier with a violent past owned by her daughter Princess Anne.
Buckingham Palace would not comment on the widely reported attack, which has cast a pall over the family’s holiday celebrations. An unidentified “royal insider” told The Sun newspaper that the queen was devastated by the dog’s death.
British newspapers said Pharos the corgi was hurt in an altercation with Dotty the bull terrier at the royal family’s Sandringham estate on Monday. The 77-year-old queen, recovering from recent knee surgery, hobbled to the scene to find Pharos badly injured, with one leg broken in three places.
The corgi was treated by royal vets but had to be put down, reports said.
A previous attack
Dotty was in the news — and her royal owner in court — last year after she attacked two children in a park. But Colette Case, a prominent London pet behavior consultant, said the latest tragic incident “could have happened in any household.”
“Corgis are very feisty dogs and are known for getting themselves into scrapes and scraps,” she said.
The queen is a noted corgi fancier and has owned more than 30 of the petite Welsh cattle dogs, starting with Susan, who was given to her on her 18th birthday in 1944.
She has also introduced a new breed of dog known as a “dorgi” — the unlikely result of one of her corgis mating with a dachshund named Pipkin belonging to her sister Princess Margaret.
Her affection for the breed is well known. Photographs of Buckingham Palace published in the Daily Mirror tabloid last month, taken by a reporter posing as a royal footman, showed a Tupperware container of dog biscuits on the queen’s breakfast table.
The dogs often sneak into official palace functions, including a reception for President Bush last month. Newspaper reports said the queen hangs out Christmas stockings packed with doggie treats for her canine companions.
Queen's pack now eight dogs
The death of Pharos leaves the queen with eight corgis and dorgis.
Dotty has been in the doghouse before. In April 2002 she bit two children, aged 7 and 12, as they walked in Windsor Great Park near Windsor Castle.
Princess Anne was fined $880 — the first time in the modern age that a senior member of the British royal family had been convicted of a criminal offense.
After a canine psychologist described Dotty as “an utterly placid, playful dog,” the judge spared the terrier’s life but ordered that the animal undergo training and be kept on a leash in public places.
Case said Dotty was not necessarily to blame for the latest incident.
“We don’t even know what happened. It could have been self-defense,” she said. “The corgis have had to see behavior consultants in the past for biting members of the household staff, so they are not exactly the easiest of dogs to manage either.
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Effective-Micro-organisms (EM) is a culture of different micro-organisms that
one adds to the garden soil, compost and kitchen waste or uses to spray plant
leaves. It improves the balance and diversity of the micro-organism life in the
soil - that is to say, the "health" of the soil is improved, and thus it's quality.
EM is used on and in the soil as well as upon the plant leaves to improve the plant
growth and quality as well as enhance the harvest in the allotment.
There are no genetically modified micro-organisms in the EM culture. It consists
of different types of micro-organisms found naturally in soil environments
throughout the world.
EM does not work in the sense that if it is used on the leaves or soil that there is
a direct influence on the amount and quality of harvest, rather the influence is
upon the roots. The plant makes larger root clumps and thus the harvest is
improved through an enhanced nutritional uptake. EM stimulates the growth of
the fine hair roots through which the "food" can be better absorbed from the
EM has several uses, a couple are: It aids the composting process and the
processing of vegetal kitchen waste (the liquid that results can be thinned and
used on the soil). Some farmers use EM mixed with cow or horse manure to
enrich it and help process it. Additionally, it is purported to have other uses but I
won't go into those here.
So how do you do it? What do you do? EM comes in a dormant liquid form. The
instructions explain how to mix this with, for instance, molasses (food for the
micro-organisms) and non-chlorinated water. When the suspension is maintained
at a certain temperature, the organisms begin to grow (like when making
yogurt). The resulting solution can then be further thinned with non-chlorinated
water for use. (Tap water has chlorine which inhibits and can kill the
organisms). The dilution of the solution varies, depending upon how and for
what you intend to use it.
This technique is worth trying at least for some flower and/or veggie beds, if
only for the fun of trying something new. It will not, in any case, cause your soil
There are many websites with loads of info about EM and many that sell it. You
can see a couple on the "Groene Links" page. See the button on the left side of
We have found a website that offers a free starters' kit to try it out (see the
picture below). You get a small bottle of dormant EM, a small bottle of molasses
and an air-trap. You only have to pay the sending costs. I don't know if they will
send it to an address outside Holland, but you can ask them via e-mail.
The pictures below were taken from the British magazine, "Kitchen
Garden" - May, July, August and September 2005 issues. The photos were
taken by Andrew and Carol Seall. The photos illustrate the difference
between inoculated and non-inoculated plants after being grown under the
same circumstances and for the same length of time.
Potatoes: roots with EM (Left)
have developed further than
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"Rocket": roots ABOVE
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What's on this page:
Making a Clamp
Soil is the very basis of allotment gardening. It isn't simply dirt that we walk around on but rather
a complex and fragile covering of the earth which gives nutrition to plants and serves as an
essential element of the ecosystem. There are several types of soil; however, we will just discuss
the type that exists or needs to exist on our allotments after a short description of soil in general.
All this info didn't just spring out of my head one morning when I woke up; rather, it is a
compilation of ideas and excerpts that I have come across in my search to learn more about the
very substance that makes gardening possible -- soil.
Much of the info was written in a scientific way,but I will try and relate what I learned using
regular language, so that we can understand what it is and how we need to treat it. A description
of how it is made, the layers, the nutrients, protection, feeding/care and some comments on
digging will be touched-on here.
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|Publication date||May 28, 1996|
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1. Field of Invention
This invention pertains to electronic test systems, and more particularly to a test system suitable for testing electronic circuits, including integrated circuits.
2. Description of Prior Art
Computers have been used for quite some time to automatically test various electronic circuits and components. As electronic circuits and components become more complex and operate at higher speeds, testing complexity has increased. A significant amount of effort has been and continues to be expended in providing advanced test equipment capable of rapidly testing complex functions of circuits at a high rate of speed in order to ensure proper operation of the devices under test.
An example of a typical prior art test system is shown in FIG. 1. Test system 100 is suitable for use in testing various types of electronic circuits and components, and is widely used in testing semiconductor integrated circuits such as device under test (DUT) 101. Test system 100 includes a digital computer portion 105 which includes a test controller and a pattern controller which are digitally programmed to control the operation of test system 100. The test controller is a computer which allows the user to interface to test system 100 by means of a control program. The pattern controller controls the pattern flow of signals which are sent to DUT 101.
In operation, test system 100 follows the instructions provided to run digital computer portion 105 in order to apply appropriate voltages and currents to, and sense appropriate currents and voltages from, various pins of DUT 101. Test system 100 includes analog portion 106 which includes timing generators, DUT power supplies, and DC measurement system components which operate under control of digital computer portion 105 in order to provide, at the appropriate times, the desired voltages and currents to selected pins of DUT 101 and, at appropriate times, sense the resulting currents and voltages from pins of DUT 101. As part of this process, the sensed currents and voltages are compared to proper values in order to determine the operating characteristics of DUT 101.
Test head pin electronics 107 serve to interface analog portion 106 of test system 100 to DUT 101. Test head 107 is where signals are either generated and sent to DUT 101 or detected from DUT 101. Timing generators within analog portion 106 of test system 100 generate the timing control signals for the pin electronics of test head 107. The DUT power supplies of analog portion 106 provide appropriate power to DUT 101. The DC measurement system of analog portion 106 forces voltages and currents to DUT 101 and measures resulting currents and voltage, as well as calibrates the DC functions of test system 100.
Referring to FIG. 2, pin electronics 200 of a typical prior art test system includes driver 201, load 202, and comparator 203. Each of these components are coupled in common to a pin of DUT 101 through transmission line 204. Driver 201 serves to send a digital signal level to a pin of DUT 101 in response to a control signal indicating that a logical one level (VIH) or a logical zero level (VIL) is to be applied to that pin of DUT 101. Load 202 serves to simulate a desired electrical loading condition of the pin of DUT 101 associated with this portion of the pin electronics. Thus, the specific pin of DUT 101 which is being tested by pin electronics 200 shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a specified load by load circuitry 202 in order to determine whether that pin of DUT 101 is capable of operating properly with the load which is seen by that pin during normal operation. Comparator 203 serves to monitor the digital voltage level of the pin of DUT 101 to determine whether that voltage level is equal to a minimum acceptable logical one output signal (VOH) level or is less than a maximum allowed logical zero output signal (VOL) level.
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Alaska pollock is having a good 2016 so far, with boosted quotas, favorable certifications, and a federal rule that will give Alaska an edge over Russia.
“I have long fought to resolve this issue, and I am thrilled that this change has been made to protect both our fisheries and consumers,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski in a statement. “Alaska is the gold standard of fish management. It is disingenuous and harmful to our fishing industry for Russian-harvested pollock to be passed off as Alaskan. Now consumers can be confident that pollock labeled as ‘Alaskan’ is caught only in our state’s healthy, sustainable waters.
Pollock is the largest fishery in the U.S., producing 2.9 billions pounds and accounting for 11 percent of U.S. seafood intake. In the North Pacific management region, pollock accounted for $406 million worth of landings.
The pollock season began Jan. 20 with an increased quota of 1.34 million metric tons, thanks to a December 2015 North Pacific Fishery Management Council aimed at curbing halibut bycatch in other groundfish sectors. This is 30,000 metric tons more than the year before.
With more fish to catch and sell, Congress has now made Alaska’s highest volume fishery easier to market.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration put a change to seafood labeling laws in its Seafood List, ending an Alaska congressional fight to ensure that “Alaska pollock” is actually from Alaska.
The FDA announced Jan. 21 that only pollock caught in Alaska waters can be labeled “Alaska pollock.” Alaska waters are defined the Alaska-adjacent Exclusive Economic Zone three to 200 miles offshore, according to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which governs U.S. federal fisheries.
The Pacific Northwest had been pushing for the change in 2015.
In Congress, Rep. Don Young and Rep. Jaime Beutler, R-Wash., introduced legislation on Oct. 22 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to change the term “Alaska pollock” to “pollock.”
Meanwhile, Murkowski added a mandate in the fiscal year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill to force the FDA to make the change. The bill passed.
Pollock nomenclature has an important economic impact in Alaska as the state’s largest fishery by volume and a key foreign export. The “Alaska” label signifies sustainability in marketing campaigns.
According to a GMA Research consumer report, up to 40 percent of what is currently sold as “Alaska pollock” is in fact from Russia waters, which do not have the same controls and management frameworks as U.S. North Pacific fisheries governed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, particularly concerning marine habitat protections and preventing overfishing.
The U.S. pollock industry received another year of sustainable fisheries certification from the Marine Stewardship Council, or MSC. Pollock has received the certification since 2005.
“The MSC’s vision is for oceans to be teeming with life for future generations,” said Brian Perkins, MSC regional director, in a release. “Alaska Pollock has successfully created and maintained new markets, especially in the U.S. and Europe, over the past decade. We are extremely pleased to see this fishery succeed in the MSC process yet again.”
The MSC charges companies for its sustainability rating. European countries in particular prize the certification, and much of the seafood on the European market cannot move without it. Aside from U.S. consumption, Alaska pollock is a European favorite, particularly in Germany where it is the most-consumed fish in the nation.
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"And swords sharpened on both sides in their hands." (Ps 149)...This sort of weapon contains a great mystical meaning, in that it is sharp on both sides. By swords sharpened on both sides, we understand the Word of the Lord: it is one sword, but therefore are they called many, because there are many mouths and many tongues of the saints. The Word of the Lord then is a two-edged sword. How is it two-edged? It speaks of things temporal, it speaks also of things eternal. In both cases it proveth what it saith, and him whom it strikes, it severeth from the world. Is not this the sword whereof the Lord said, I am not come to send peace upon earth, but a sword?...
Whatsoever is promised to us in this world belongeth to one side of the sword: whatever is promised for everlasting, belongeth to the other side. Thou hast hope for the future, comfort for the present; be not thou drawn back from Him Who would draw thee to Him; be it father, mother, sister, wife, friend, let him not draw thee back: so shall the sword sharpened on both sides profit thee... Our Lord then came bearing the sword sharpened on both sides, promising things of eternity, fulfilling those of this life. For therefore also are they called two Testaments. What then were the swords sharpened on both sides in their hands? Have the two Testaments to do with the swords sharpened on both sides? The Old Testament containeth temporal promises, the New, eternal. In both is found the Word of God, as a sword twice sharpened. - via here.
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Contributor to books, including The Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century British Politics, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 2002; and New Dictionary of National Biography, edited by B. Harrison, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 2004.
James J. Nott is a lecturer in history at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. In the course of his research, he has focused on some areas that have previously received very little attention. His most notable contribution has been to the subject of popular music and dance halls in early-twentieth-century Britain. Some of the specific aspects of that subject on which he has focused include women and dance halls; the social and cultural history of dance halls in twentieth-century Britain; reactions to jazz and dancing in Britain during the 1920s; and the ways in which popular music and music halls were affected by a larger social culture that was becoming evermore cosmopolitan. The author utilized his knowledge and insight into the subject in order to write his 2002 publication Music for the People: Popular Music and Dance in Interwar Britain.
In Music for the People, Nott "fuses social and business history to fill a significant gap in the history of leisure in modern Britain," stated Andrew Davies in the American Historical Review. Davies commented that although there has been a great deal of material published concerning the growth of the movie industry and radio broadcasting in the twentieth century, including the effect that these developing industries had on their culture, there has not been comparable attention paid to the evolution of popular music, or the growth of the popular-music industry. "This scholarly and highly readable study thus makes a welcome contribution to the field," stated Davies.
Nott believes that for various reasons, during the 1920s and 1930s, music reached a greater level of popularity among the British people than it ever had before. The spread of the gramophone and recorded music was a major factor in this trend. In 1930, for example, 780, 000 gramophones were manufactured, along with almost sixty million gramophone records. Record sales dropped sharply during the economic depression of the early 1930s, but the gramophone had already become a fixture in many homes. Record companies with ownership, or part-ownership, in the United States began to actively promote American dance music and jazz. These styles did catch on, changing the musical tastes of many British citizens. Even those homes without a gramophone could hear popular tunes on the radio. Dance music was also popularized by the many popular musical films that were released during that era.
Britons had long had a tradition of private music making. Playing piano, another instrument, or singing had provided entertainment at home. The advent of radio and recorded music quickly altered that tradition. People rapidly became listeners rather than performers, and the culture of home music making declined dramatically. Sales of pianos slumped, although sheet music sold well, as did other instruments; this was probably because there was a sudden need for semiprofessional musicians. Public performances of music mushroomed, and the dance hall became a mainstay of public entertainment. Young, single, and lower- and working-class people were most likely to be found at the dances. The author points out that these dance halls were respectable, attractive places. While dancing in public marked a new acceptance of freedom for young women, the halls were nevertheless very orderly places, "with intense concentration on dancing prowess and little overt sexual promiscuity," noted Davies. The reviewer felt that Nott's book "will become a standard work of reference for historians of leisure, and deservedly so." Music for the People was also praised by Stephen Banfield, in the Journal of Modern History. He described it as "a model of intelligent and reliable exploration of primary sources." The author's source material includes government records, back issues of periodicals such as Melody Maker, and the archives of the Performing Rights Society.
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Since time immemorial, space has been a place of yearning, a projection surface and the object of questing inquisitiveness. How did the universe evolve? Where do we come from? Where are we going? Are we alone? Are there other intelligent civilisations in the universe? What might life on other planets look like? Will we be able to make contact with aliens, should they exist? Philosophers, scientists, writers, film makers, artists, spiritual leaders, wackos, and visionaries alike are fascinated by these questions.
"Light this candle!" The astronaut Alan Shepard before his first spaceflight.
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The first flights that enabled the departure from earth by overcoming gravity, manned space travel, and the landing on the Moon in 1969 reached a spectacular peak in the twentieth century. In the year 2000, mankind was provided with an outpost in space in the shape of the international space station ISS. In May 2014 the German astronaut Alexander Gerst landed there for a six-month stay. Also in 2014, the space probe Rosetta is expected to conclude its 7.1 billion-kilometre journey to the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko where it is to examine the evolvement of a comet tail. The supplementary programme includes special events dedicated to both incidents.
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The exhibition is not only concerned with plausible explanations of complicated scientific connections and artistic interpretations of scientific topics, but also visionary, humorous, dreamlike, and absurd phenomena. This includes the detailed designs for spaceships and plans for the colonisation of stars that the psychiatric patient Karl Hans Janke developed behind the walls of a mental institution in the GDR as well as the reports of UFO sightings recorded by the Swiss writer Lou Zinsstag.
The exhibition was developed in collaboration with the ‘Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) (national aeronautics and space research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany)’, under the auspices of Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel.
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As Japan races to avert multiple nuclear meltdowns, one expert warned Sunday that radiation could spread to the U.S.
Joe Cirincione, president of Ploughshares Fund, told Fox News' Chris Wallace Japan's nuclear crisis is unprecedented.
"One reactor has had half the core exposed already," he explained. "This is the one they're flooding with sea water in a desperate effort to prevent it from a complete meltdown. They lost control of a second reactor next to it, a partial meltdown, and there is actually a third reactor at a related site 20-kilometers away they have also lost control over. We have never had a situation like this before."
"The worst case scenario is that the fuel rods fuse together, the temperatures get so hot that they melt together in a radioactive molten mass that bursts through the containment mechmisms and is exposed to the outside. So they spew radioactivity in the ground, into the air, into the water. Some of the radioactivity could carry in the atmosphere to the West Coast of the United States."
"Really?" a surprised Wallace asked. "I mean, thousands of miles across the Pacific?"
"Oh, abosolutely. Chernobyl, which happened about 25 years ago, the radioactivity spread around the entire northern hemisphere. It depends how many of these cores melt down and how successful they are on containing it once this disaster happens," Cirincione replied.
While officials downplayed any immediate danger, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission deployed two experts to Japan, where the Fukushima plant, which was rocked by a large explosion earlier in the day in the aftermath of Japan's strongest-ever earthquake.
"At present there is no danger to California. However we are monitoring the situation closely in conjunction with our federal partners," Michael Sicilia, spokesman for California Department of Public Health, told AFP.
"California does have radioactivity monitoring systems in place for air, water and the food supply and can enhance that monitoring if a danger exists," he added.
This video is from Fox's Fox News Sunday, broadcast March 13, 2011.
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Kyle Martin’s Simple, Smooth and Sinister Square
alance. It’s one of the most difficult things to achieve when building a custom truck. Blending together all of the right parts and finishes to achieve a symphony of cool is an art form in and of itself. It’s been proven time and time again that erring on the side of simplicity usually produces the cleanest and most well-balanced custom results.
Ever since he was a kid, Kyle Martin of Coral Springs, Florida, had always wanted a classic Chevy truck, and it was the ’67-72 body style bowtie haulers that originally stole his heart. As time went on though, Kyle took a shine to the chiseled square lines of the ’73-87 GM trucks and switched his focus.
Let’s back Kyle’s story up a bit into the burnout box where it all began.
Growing up in Florida, the Turkey Rod Run in Daytona was always a regular event for the Martin family, where they cruised in Kyle’s father Steve Martin’s LS6 Chevelle. Like most young gearheads, Kyle got his camshaft-thumping, gear-banging, tire-smoking passion from his hot rodding father, and at the shows, the burnout contest was his favorite place to hang out. That’s where Kyle began to notice trucks and how, with no weight in the bed, they would produce an endless show of white puffy billowing goodness as the rear rubber feverishly searched for traction.
With the goal of one day owning the custom truck of his dreams, Kyle went to work at his father’s electrical contracting business and diligently squirrelled away the nest egg for his future bowtie pickup.
“With the goal of one day owning the custom truck of his dreams, Kyle went to work at his father’s electrical contracting business and diligently squirrelled away the nest egg for his future bowtie pickup. ”
The day finally came in December of 2014 when father and son were walking the aisles of the swap meet at the Daytona Turkey Rod Run. An all-original laser-straight and rust-free ’84 Silverado pulled Kyle’s focus. The truck was a stone stock Summit white survivor with a Goodwrench 350 engine in it that had replaced the failing original. A deal was struck and the truck was driven back to the family shop to be dis-assembled and prepped for Kyle’s custom vision.
Upon further inspection, the Goodwrench 350 engine ran like a clock but also leaked like a sieve. Save for the driveway mess, the slippery stuff actually kept the frame in rust-free condition, perfect for adding just the right custom suspension trickery. To remedy the oil leak and put more punch at the pedal, a Blue Print Engines 383 stroker was dropped in and hooked to a B&M 700R4 transmission.
To plant this power to the ground and get the truck in the weeds and stuffed with style, Kyle turned to the suspension pros at Ridetech for a full Stage 3 air suspension. Ridetech CoolRide airbags combined with CPP drop spindles and HQ series front shocks handle stance and style under the leading edge of this classic square body. Out back, HQ series shockwave air springs team with a bolt-in 4-link to slam the hauling platform. A RideProX air management system lifts the truck slightly for cruising while hammering it down for show duty. A Classic Performance quick ratio steering box enhances handling while a Baer Brake System with Pro+ 14-inch front rotors and 13-inch SS4+ rear rotors slows the bowties roll. To set off the slam and create the perfect billet aluminum window for viewing the Baer big grippers, Kyle ordered up a set of Budnik 20×8-inch front and 20×12-inch rear G10 billet wheels with bronze centers for the ultimate pro touring look. Nitto 555 G2 rubber does battle under the bowtie at all four corners.
Kyle built this truck with his father in his electrical shop. The build was an effort to join Steve’s restored original style with Kyle’s custom style. During the build, Kyle’s grandpa James Basanye had fallen ill, and Kyle and Steve actually used a lot of his tools while wrenching on the truck.
“It was like he was there right alongside us as we worked on the truck,” Kyle recalls.
Driving the truck is Kyle’s favorite part about owning it and biggest reward from building it. In fact, seat time in the truck provided a great deal of therapy for Kyle when his grandpa was sick. Unfortunately, Grandpa James passed on, but his memory lives in Martin/Basanye family hot rodding and in this stunning classic pickup.
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The Georgia Native Plant Society is pleased to announce that our Plant of the Year for 2020 is Southern mountainmint (Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides). Thanks to all who participated in this year’s event.
Scientific name: Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Common name: Southern mountainmint
Plant type: Perennial
Southern mountainmint (Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides) is native to fields and open woodlands throughout Georgia. Thriving in full sun or partial shade, it grows 3-6’ tall, and has simple, opposite, lanceolate leaves. Both the leaf undersides and the stems are hairy. In summer and early autumn, Southern mountainmint looks like it has been frosted liberally with confectioner’s sugar, as its upper leaves are covered in short, curly white hairs that appear almost silvery in the sunlight. From June through August, each stem is topped by a head (about 1” across) of tiny, tightly clustered, irregularly shaped, white flowers with pinkish-purple markings. These flowers typically do not all open at the same time, but blossom here and there progressively over the flowerhead, attracting bees and butterflies throughout the summer. The plant is also a forage food for birds, which like its seeds. Mountainmints are in the Lamiaceae family, and have many characteristics in common with true mints: square stems, aromatic leaves, hardiness, drought tolerance, medicinal properties, and a tendency to spread. In the garden, give Southern mountainmint lots of room. It makes a beautiful background plant for shorter species with dark foliage or bright flowers.
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This post is based on the sermon “Stepping Into The Triangles” from the sermon series “Out of the Chair, Into The Triangles”
Pentecost, November 12, 2017, at Kinmundy United Methodist Church.
Slides and audio for this message can be downloaded from http://www.disciplewalk.com/K_Sermons_June_Aug_2017.html
All Scripture quotations are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. | [
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Abacus Auto Locksmith offers fully mobile locksmith and automotive electronic service to the Vauxhall area. Whether you’re looking for help with a lockout, a lost car key, immobilized vehicle, or just need a replacement we can help, and do it without having your car towed to a workshop. It doesn’t matter whether you have a remote or a non-remote key, as we can handle 97% of the car keys on the market thanks to our extensive experience with automotive electronics.
Thanks to our knowledge of your car’s electronics, we can get you back into your car and back on the road without damaging your vehicle. While we’re there, we can also help you with other issues as well: our services aren’t limited to pure auto locksmithing. Unlike other auto locksmiths in Vauxhall, we can also do ECU coding and remapping, mileage correction, auto diagnostics, and much more.
List of services we provide
- Lost car keys
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Of course, if you just need a car key replacement in Vauxhall, we’ll be more than happy to come out and assist you. We have the most modern car key machines and a full stock of key blanks that are a perfect fit for your lock. If you’ve lost your keys, we can cut them to code right on the spot, making a brand-new key for your car door or ignition as if it was factory new. If you need a remote, we’ll program one for you as well.
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Abacus Auto Locksmith Vauxhall understands the hassles of being locked out or losing your car keys, so we try and get you back on the road as soon as possible. Depending on your location and when you get in touch, we offer a 24 hour response time.
In order to make sure we can provide you with the best possible service, when you call us it would save time if you make sure to have your vehicle paperwork within reach. Especially if you’re looking for a key replacement in Vauxhall, we may ask you for information like key or lock codes that your dealer may have given you when you bought the vehicle.
- My keys are locked in the boot, can you open the car or van without causing damage?
We can gain entry to 99% of the vehicles on the road today without causing any damage.
- Can you provide me with new keys on the same day even if I’ve lost all my car keys and have no spare?
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Where my mom encouraged me to chase the dream and never give up, my dad gave me advice from a level-headed POV. My dad always looked at things from the logic perspective, not necessarily discouraging me, but helping make sure my feet were firmly on the ground and I still had touch with reality.
His words of wisdom always reminded me, the industry is hard, it's not for the faint of heart. Not everyone can get published or are good enough to be. Most people can't make a living at writing without a day job to pay the bills, unless you become a best seller. In the writing business, there is criticism, and most of it IS constructive, but he wanted to prepare me for the not so constructive words that might come my way.
I think he did believe that becoming a writer was as far-fetched as being an artist or a singer or a musician or an actress. Perhaps he thought it very naive and bohemian and unrealistic. What I wanted to be was not the typical career choice that most people aspire to, so how do you encourage your daughter while warning her of the harsh reality that lofty dreams aren't always achieved without hard work and perseverance?
Just like any Daddy, I'm sure he worried that his "little girl" might get her feelings hurt, or get discouraged by the criticism of others. Sometimes I believe his advice was bred from his concern and fear for my well-being, my happiness and his worries that perhaps he hadn't prepared me well enough for life—for my future.
I know he worried because he constantly reminded me that I was growing up in a different generation wherein women worked just as men did and I might not "have a man" like him- like my mom does, who would take care of me. It's a very 1950s mindset, but I do think he worried about me and my sister because most young men had grown to accept, if not expect, their wives to work outside the home and raise a family. I was naive enough to hoped I would get married and be a stay at home mom, a wife and a writer.
I think that's why my career choice worried him- what if I couldn't support myself on my own if I didn't get married or didn't have the higher education to take care of myself? Would I work outside the home? If I married, would my husband expect it of me, or me expect it of myself? How could I pursue writing seriously while working another job? I'm not sure he understood that writing is not something you have to set aside because you have other things going on. Just as you would with any other thing you enjoy, you incorporate it into your life.
What I do know is that he wanted me to be able to live independently, regardless of what my future held, but would I be able to survive in the world as a writer? What if I never got published? How would I take care of me?
The landscape of writing has changed a lot since I first told my parents I wanted to write and it's changed a lot in recent years as well. It continues to change everyday. What my parents gave me is the adaptability to dream big but live realistically because in actuality, I got the best of both worlds by having two parents who balanced each other out in the parenting arena.
A dreamer and a logical thinker helped prepare me for the career I'm now pursuing. One encouraged me to reach for my dreams while the other made sure I kept my feet firmly on the ground.
It's all about balance and structure- having the heart to believe anything is possible and the brains to handle whatever comes at me. | [
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More than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2020, according to the latest data from the CDC
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN)- According to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that came out today, drug overdose deaths rose by almost 30% in the United States during 2020, making it the highest number ever recorded.
More than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2020, data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics tells us. That’s an increase of 29.4% from the 72,151 deaths projected for 2019.
“Overdose deaths from synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine also increased in 2020 compared to 2019. Cocaine deaths also increased in 2020, as did deaths from natural and semi-synthetic opioids (such as prescription pain medication),” the NCHS said in a statement.
RELATED: Opioid addiction in US worsens from pandemic isolation
This is the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period, and the largest increase since at least 1999,” Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, said in a statement. “These data are chilling. The COVID-19 pandemic created a devastating collision of health crises in America.”
Similar to recent years, most of the deaths were due to inappropriate use of opioids. NCHS data shows that overdose deaths from opioids rose from 50,963 in 2019 to 69,710 in 2020.
“This has been an incredibly uncertain and stressful time for many people and we are seeing an increase in drug consumption, difficulty in accessing life-saving treatments for substance use disorders, and a tragic rise in overdose deaths,” Volkow said. “As we continue to address both the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis, we must prioritize making treatment options more widely available to people with substance use disorders.”
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James G. Pipe, PhD
Jim Pipe received his PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Michigan in 1993. He was faculty at Wayne State University and the Barrow Neurological Institute before joining the Mayo Clinic, where he is a Professor of Radiology and directs the Magnetic Resonance Technology and Use Design group. He is also very involved with the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), the global society dedicated to research and innovation in clinical Magnetic Resonance. He is a Fellow of ISMRM, served as Chair of their 2012 annual meeting in Melbourne as well as 6 international workshops, and recently served as its President (2015-2016). This involvement has given him a broad perspective of the field of MR in medicine and the biosciences.
Dr. Pipe’s research focuses on developing MRI methods that have a real, positive impact on patient care. He is best known for his invention of PROPELLER (MultiVane XD), a method specifically designed to eliminate the blurring that results when patients move during an MRI scan. This technology is now available on nearly all commercial scanners. He continues to help establish the underpinnings for many next-generation methods such as Spiral MRI with a goal of greatly reducing exam times while increasing the information available to physicians. He is also an advocate for combining technology design with “use design” in order to improve patient care while simultaneously addressing the financial challenges of global healthcare and the desire for improved patient experience and empowerment. | [
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SPS corals, known as small polyp stony corals, are highly coveted for their vibrant colours and intricate structures. These corals belong to the Acroporidae family and are popular among reef tank enthusiasts. However, maintaining an SPS coral stores in Canada aquarium can be challenging due to its delicate nature. Fragging, or fragmenting, is a technique used to propagate SPS corals, allowing hobbyists to expand their coral colonies and share their beauty with others.
- Understanding SPS Corals
SPS corals in Canada are a diverse group that thrives in well-maintained reef tanks with stable water parameters. They require high light intensity, strong water flow, and pristine water conditions to flourish. SPS corals in Canada are known for their impressive growth rates and are valued for their ability to create intricate coral formations.
- Fragging Techniques
Fragging SPS corals involves carefully cutting or breaking a piece of coral and allowing it to grow into a new colony. Various fragging techniques can be used, depending on the coral's species and size. The two most common methods are:
- Branch Cutting:This technique involves using a sharp scalpel or bone cutters to make a clean cut on the coral branch. The cut should be made between the polyps, ensuring each fragment has multiple polyps. Once the fragments are removed, they can be glued or attached to a frag plug or rock using a specialized coral adhesive.
- Coral Breaking:Some SPS corals, such as Montipora, can be fragged by carefully breaking off a piece of the coral. This method requires caution and precision to avoid damaging the coral. The broken fragment can then be attached to a suitable substrate using epoxy putty or glue.
- Propagation and Care
Once the fragments are attached, providing them with the optimal conditions for growth is crucial. SPS corals in Canada require stable water parameters, including temperature, salinity, and nutrient levels. They also thrive in high-flow areas, simulating their natural reef environment. Regular water testing and adjustments are necessary to maintain a healthy environment for the newly propagated corals.
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One of the joys of fragging SPS corals is the ability to share and trade with other hobbyists. Frag
swaps and online communities provide platforms for enthusiasts to exchange their propagated corals, expanding their collections and promoting diversity within the hobby. This collaborative approach fosters community and allows the discovery of new and unique coral varieties.
SPS corals are prized for their beauty and intricate growth patterns, and fragging provides a means to propagate and share their splendour with fellow hobbyists. Hobbyists can expand their SPS coral colonies by understanding fragging techniques and providing optimal care. With proper knowledge and dedication, the propagation of SPS corals contributes to the sustainability and vibrancy of marine aquariums worldwide.
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Hurricanes Harvey (2017), Katrina (2005), and Sandy (2012) are widely considered the three costliest hurricanes in US history. The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was particularly destructive, with Hurricanes Irma and Maria joining Harvey in contributing to the costliest hurricane season on record. As recovery from these disasters continues—and the possibility of severe weather increases with climate change—research, planning, and design must look to the future to provide resilient and reliable infrastructure.
Resilient infrastructure is not completely shielded from climate change but rather adapted to mitigate against flood impacts and rising temperatures to support rapid recovery after a disaster. Quicker recovery is the key to reliability and the end goal of resilient infrastructure.
In this session speakers considered the interconnectivity of varying types of infrastructure—water, transportation, energy, and telecommunications—and ways to predict disaster impacts as well as potential solutions to upgrade these systems so that they are resilient and reliable. It is imperative that researchers and designers work together with manufacturers and public agencies to develop innovative solutions for implementation in areas susceptible to damage or failure. Incorporating resiliency in the repair and rehabilitation of aging infrastructure is a growing trend across the United States.
The first speaker, Josh Vertalka (Resilient Solutions 21), introduced the idea of infrastructure resiliency and discussed how to effectively communicate data science evidence to untrained audiences, explaining how infrastructure resiliency challenges can be made digestible by using advanced web applications with graphic interfaces to make the data both highly accessible and interactive. Robert Hanson (US Department of Homeland Security) then spoke in more detail about
challenges associated with critical infrastructure resilience, focusing on the importance of understanding interdependencies to strengthen infrastructure resilience and adding the critical cyber security element.1 With increasing connectivity of systems, cyber vulnerabilities are a growing threat to resilient and reliable infrastructure. He also described national protection programs and the interface between research and governmental agencies to achieve infrastructure resilience. Finally, Firas Saleh (Jupiter) talked about climate change and the importance of increasing adaptive capacities of infrastructure in a changing climate. He showed how state-of-the-art modeling techniques can enhance understanding of the impacts of natural and anthropogenic hazards and gradual stressors, for example, sea level rise, on critical infrastructure.
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There has been much discussion of the photo that won our “nighttime on the UWS” photo contest, much of it centered on the notion that the moon in the photo (above) did not actually look like that when the photographer snapped the photo. So we checked in with Ellen Cohen, who took the shot.
“Yes, the moon is added in, over the actual moon, as it is in several of the other entered photos,” Ellen wrote. “There is no way to get a shot like that otherwise due to perspective and distance.”
Being iPhone novices, we asked for a little more detail.
“The moon is dropped in through a photo app on my iPhone,” she told us. “It can be sized as you wish. It covers the actual moon that was positioned in the same spot.”
It “was used to enhance what I thought was already a pretty photo. Not really any different than Photoshopping which is standard these days…”
Scott Matthews, one of our favorite photographers and a judge in our photo contest weighed in:
My name is Scott Matthews. I’m an Upper West Sider, a photographer (https://turnstyle.com/photos/)
, a regular contributor to the West Side Rag (https://www.westsiderag.com/ tag/photography), and I was asked to act as one of the judges for the Rag’s recent photo contest (https://www.westsiderag.com/ 2016/01/11/photo-contest).
And with the announcement of Ellen Cohen’s “Snowy winter’s night on Broadway” as winner
2016/01/11/and-the-winner-of- our-photo-contest-is) — along with the sometimes heated discussion that followed — I wanted to share a few thoughts.
I should start by noting that I didn’t vote for the Cohen entry, a street scene with a large Moon in the upper-right corner. To my eye the Moon was added, a “photo collage” rather than a photograph. And for that reason, as I was making my selection, I disqualified it from my consideration.
However Cohen’s photo won the reader poll, and the Rag’s formula for selecting a winner gave points to both the judges’ selections as well as to the reader poll. Additionally, Eliane VanderBorght, one of my two fellow-judges chose Cohen’s picture her favorite.
So, Cohen was declared winner — and that decision has resulted in a fair amount of criticism from commenters.
“I am with everyone who is disappointed that Ellen Cohen’s photo got so much attention,” wrote AP. “Such a poor and obvious photoshop job.”
But I think we have an opportunity to consider how much “reality” to expect from photographs, especially in an age when just about every photograph — from casual Instagram posts to work by professionals — is subject to some degree of post-production editing.
So in the Instagram age, what constitutes “acceptable” modification?
For instance, I assume Karen Keating’s “Amsterdam Avenue snow squall” — the photograph that I (as well as fellow-judge Denton Taylor) chose as the winner is also “fake” — meaning: processed to look significantly different from the way the scene presumably looked to a human eye that night. (Editor’s Note: Karen tells us she doesn’t remember what apps or enhancements she may have used for “snow squall” but “I do tend to take images and work with various apps, the final result is usually something that blurs the look between painting and photography.”) However, to me, the “Amsterdam Avenue snow squall” processing was acceptable, whereas the addition of the Moon in Cohen’s “Snowy winter’s night on Broadway” lead me to disqualify it. But both images result from photo manipulation.
I suspect many of the readers who voted for Cohen’s may have done so under the incorrect expectation that it was “real.” I also assume Cohen did not intentionally intend to deceive; rather I believe she simply used the tools at hand to make her photograph nicer in her eyes. And if she was pleased with her finished photo, and if so many readers selected it as their favorite, does it necessarily have to be “real”? Is “I just liked it” not enough?
I spend a considerable amount of time processing my photos. For me, my intention is to enhance details that are already there. I explore the color and contrast. I crop. And I consider this a fundamental part of my photography. In the end my goal is to take a photographic source, modify it according to my personal sensibility, and hope to produce something that people have a reaction to. My hunch is Cohen had a similar intention.
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Sintratec TPE was developed to produce flexible, rubber-like parts. With an impressive elongation at break of up to 438 percent and excellent elastic restorative capacity and rebound elasticity, it shows the ideal characteristics for applications requiring elastic parts.
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Take an unforgettable trip to this breathtakingly beautiful National Trust property, nestled in the heart of Torpoint. An 18th-century mansion with a unique family history, the magic of Antony House caught the eye of world-renowned American film producer Tim Burton, who used this location as a set for his blockbuster film, Alice in Wonderland.
Lovers of historic architecture can explore the unique beauty of the mansion, built with silver-grey stone and believed to be one of the finest surviving Queen Anne buildings in the South West. With examples of period tapestries, textiles and furniture on display throughout the property, some of the most famous portraits in the world, including Sir Joshua Reynolds’ iconic painting of Charles I during his trial, feature throughout this fascinating building.
With sweeping river views, artistic sculptures and sweet-smelling camellias and magnolias, the tranquil gardens are a visitor attraction in their own right, featuring the intricate Knot Garden, the Woodland Garden and the seasonal Summer Garden.
Located just six miles from Plymouth train station and accessible by car via the Torpoint Ferry, this property provides free parking just 120 yards away, disabled access and toilet facilities.
Visit this much-loved national treasure and enjoy a cup of something warming in the tea room, browse the gift shop and take a little bit of Antony House home with you, or follow in Alice’s footsteps and stroll through the mansion and gardens to experience the magic for yourself.
For more information, visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/antony
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Assimilation of TES data from the Mars Global Surveyor scientifc mapping phase.
In: First International Workshop on Mars atmosphere modelling and observations, 13-15 Jan 2003, Granada, Spain.
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The Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES)aboard Mars Global Surveyor has produced data which cover almost two Martian years so far (during its scientific mapping phase). Thermal profiles for the atmosphere below 40 km and total dust opacities can be retrieved from TES nadir spectra and assimilated into a Mars general circulation model (MGCM), by using the assimilation techniques described in detail by Lewis et al. (2002). This paper describes some preliminary results from assimilations of temperature data from the period Ls=141°- 270° corresponding to late northern summer until winter solstice on Mars. Work in progress is devoted to assimilate both temperature and total dust opacity data for the full period for which they are already available.
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Read carefully. This is a very clean but NOT collector's grade Savage 99. The wood is original and unrefinished but the rifle has been professionally rebarreled, hand polished and hot blued and the lever was color case hardened. The bore is perfect. I added a Lyman tang sight ($200) and the rifle will come with 4 boxes of factory Remington 250 Savage 100gr core-lokt rounds ($200+). | [
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Whether you’re exploring Europe for your vacation or stopping in the financial centers for business, you want to relax and refresh in a blissful sanctuary, even if your destination is a busy metropolis. Choose Meliá Hotels International for your next European trip. Located in all urban centers in Europe, including Barcelona, Berlin, London, and Paris, Meliá will cater to your needs for a spa hotel, a business base, and luxury retreat.
Spain is a cultural delight with fascinating history, breathtaking beaches, and spectacular art. Its capital city, Madrid, offers the Royal Palace, medieval streets, and one of the premier art galleries in Europe—Museo del Pardo. A tourist favorite, Barcelona is famous for the 1992 Olympics, its Gothic quarter, and nearby sun-kissed beaches. Discover the Moors’ legacy in Seville with the Alcazar Royal Palace or dance the Flamenco. Capture the essence of European history, here, in Spain.
Where to stay
In Barcelona, soak the up the sun at the four-star Tryp Condal Mar, only steps from Mar Bella Beach.If you’re seeking an elevated experience in the cultural center, stay at Meliá Barcelona Sky with its 360-degree views, YHI Spa, and the Michelin star “Dos Cielos” restaurants. Luxury seekers will desire the exclusive Meliá Barcelona Sarriá with its PonceletCheese Bar, one of Spain’s finest gastro-bars; The Level accommodations; and complimentary WiFi.
Heading to Seville? Then you won’t want to miss out on Gran Meliá Colón, a member of “The Leading Hotels of the World,” perfected with RedLevel service, a boutique hotel in a hotel.
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Delve into the history of Berlin, one of the most storied cities in Europe. Visit the Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt), the executive office of the German government, before visiting Reichstag, complete with a dome and spectacular views of the city. World War II history abounds here with Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, The Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, and Jewish Museum.
Where to stay
Close to the Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, and Alexanderplatz, Meliá Berlin is near the Friedrichstraße, making it your hub in the city center. The hotel houses the Meliá Tapas Bar with an extensive menu of Spanish tapas, plus the THE LEVEL service, and has been named at top hotel in Germany by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards in 2014.
This city needs no introduction with Big Ben, Parliament, Buckingham Palace, London Eye, and Abbey Road. For more modern tours, take the Harry Potter Tour of Warner Bros. Studio or the Downton Abbey TV Locations and Blenheim Palace Tour. With a 3-Day London Pass with transport, you’ll experience one of the world’s most fantastic cities at your own pace.
Where to stay
One of the hottest hotels in the city, ME London offers exquisitely designed guestrooms overlooking the Thame; fine dining like STK London, Cucina Asellina, and Radio Rooftop Bar; and a great location near trendy nightclubs and theatres. For a more historic experience, choose Meliá White House, housed in a 1936 apartment building with prime location in Regent’s Park, near Camden Town, Oxford Street, and The British Museum.
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The City of Lights has no shortage of culture with its famous sites, such as Musee d’Orsay, Eiffel Tower, Musee du Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Arc de Triomphe, and of course, crepes! Food tours, wine-tasting, cheese-tastings—and you can’t forget about the world-class chocolatiers! Paris is a mecca for food, art, and fashion, one that is a must-visit on any European itinerary.
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Children across Wales have been learning how to tell their sparrows from their starlings today as part of the RSPB's biggest wildlife survey.
It marks the start of the charity's Big Schools' Birdwatch, which records the types of birds found in and around school grounds.
Sarah Powell went along to a school in the Vale of Glamorgan to see if she could spot any!
"Seeing it first hand is the single best way to enthuse young people about nature, and by watching birds from their classroom window, they can learn so much" says Tim Wort from RSPB Cymru.
"It's fun, easy and simple to set up, it works for all ages, and even if it's a dull, rainy January day you can still gaze out of the classroom and see a flash of colour."
The Big Schools' Birdwatch helps to track bird numbers in school grounds, and gives the charity an insight into changes in bird populations.
The results contribute towards the annual Big Garden Birdwatch.
Last year's survey found that the most commonly seen garden birds were:
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From today, children in Wales will be taking part in the world's biggest school wildlife survey.
The survey helps to track bird numbers and gives an insight into populations, with the results contributing to the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch - the world's biggest wildlife survey.
Last year, over 4,500 pupils and teachers across Wales counted the birds in their school grounds, discovering the Blackbird to be the most commonly seen.
It was followed by the Starling in second place, and the Black Headed Gull in third.
More needs to be done to protect wildlife in Wales according to a leading charity. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says action is vital as habitats and species are declining.
One of our most high-profile charities, the RSPB, says it depends not just on the volunteer help they receive - but the expertise it brings with it.
Two decades ago, this was the building site for the Conwy tunnel before it was transformed into a wildlife sanctuary - and now volunteers' experiences are being turned into some much-needed help for our birds, too.
The report - the first of its kind in Wales - will be officially launched in Cardiff tonight.
The State of Nature report found that recent environmental changes are having a 'dramatic impact' on the nature of the UK's land and seas. It also found evidence that species with specific habitat requirements are faring worse than those that can better adapt to a changing environment.
Other findings include:
- Over one in seven plants in Wales are considered threatened
- 63% of Welsh butterflies are declining
- More than a third of all woodland species assessed are in decline.
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THE NEXT SINGLE SEATER
This is a complicated question because there are a number of factors to consider.
First and foremost, the question hinges on whether or not the RS1 is considered to be a success in the off-road marketplace. Yes, a lot of owners are in love with this single-seater cross between an ATV and a RZR; but is the market for this type of vehicle big enough to warrant the investment needed to build a competitor to it?
Let's keep in mind; the conventional ATV biz isn’t exactly dead or replaced by the RS1. There are zillions of ATVs still out there being used daily, and sales, although not as robust as they were ten years ago, are still decent. It’s already been made pretty clear there are ATV customers, there are SxS customers and there are RS1 customers.
True, those who experience the RS1 love its similarity to driving a fully jammed RZR, but having more than one vehicle like this could kill the RS1’s market and end up being a flop for both Polaris and for whomever decides to compete.
It’s a gamble.
But let's let our minds go wild for a moment. Which competitor would be the candidate to come up with an ACE clone? First, we don’t think the Japanese OEMs would try to tap this market. The investment in tooling and R&D for the potential return just doesn’t fit the conservative footprint of Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki or especially, Suzuki.
We think the best two candidates would be Can-Am or Arctic Cat. These companies keep a close eye on the pulse of Polaris and build their product lines very closely aligned with what Polaris offers.
If the sales stats were clear, we could see either one of them offering a single-seater. Both have an enormous selection of engines and a long list of patents and engineering innovations that could prove useful for a venture like this.
We’d put our tallest money on Can-Am, who loves to surprise us with new and innovative products all the time. It’s fun to think of a 1000cc V-Twin hybrid using the best chassis features of the Renegade and the Maverick X3 to produce a super-high performance single passenger rocket with maybe even some of the tech features of the Can-Am Spyder thrown in.
Which raises another question: Is the best market for an RS1 clone ultra-performance driven or is it closer to Utility?
Time will tell.
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Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready looked back at the band's ore-fame musical influences, citing how punk, rock, and metal formed the group's distinctive sound.
McCready told Guitar-World, “I had known (guitarist) Stone (Gossard) since, like, the sixth or seventh grade. We went to Judas Priest concerts together. We learned how to headbang at Iron Maiden shows. So, there was a metal thing between us. Whereas (bassist) Jeff (Ament) came from more of a straight-edge, Minor Threat, Ramones, punk rock kind of thing. Stone has a little bit of that, too, but I was more Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest, and Kiss.
I also liked Rolling Stones and that stuff. So, there was a classic rock thing, a metal thing, and a punk thing in those three personalities right there. And that being said, we all had our similar influences. We loved old Alice Cooper. We loved Aerosmith.”
30 years on, Pearl Jam remains one of the most consistent live acts around. Mike McCready explained a while back why he thinks that is: “The sure-fire thing is just a confidence in our band, and I know that we've done that before and we'll do it again, because we are a really good, tight live band. And a lot of that is non-spoken because we've played together for so long. It's an interesting thing. I don't know if there's a sure-fire way of doing it, but I think we hit it pretty well most times we do it.” | [
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[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]
In theory, scientists could learn a lot about our health by testing tiny amounts of bodily fluids—a drop of blood, a tear, a bead of sweat. But something this small is easily contaminated by other liquids or surfaces. So what are scientists doing? They're making liquids bounce, dance, and float lightly through the air. Researchers from Belgium's University of Liege published their findings November 18th in the New Journal of Physics.
Usually droplets on a surface of oil eventually just collapse. Something called acoustic levitation was introduced a few years ago, but it takes a lot of complex equipment. Then one researcher noticed something strange. Certain bass notes booming from his iPod could make droplets dance and roll around. He and his colleagues pursued this line of inquiry.
They figured out the appropriate vibrations that make the droplets lightly bounce. This keeps them separate from the oily layer underneath. The result looks as if the drops are rolling around. And the drops haven't had a chance to mix with the fluid below. Researchers say the technique could be used to manipulate tiny amounts of fluid without contamination. Yet another reason why iPods are essential pieces of laboratory equipment. | [
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Principle Lesson: John 6:1-21
There’s a story from the Zen Buddhist about three monks who walk to the other side of the lake from their small hut. The sat by the lake, deep in meditation when one of them stood up and said, “I’ve forgotten my mat.” Stepping on to the waters before him, he walked across to the other side to their small hut and retrieved the mat. When he returned, the second monk said, “I just remembered that I forgot to put my cleaned clothes out to be dried.” So, he too strode calmly across the water to the other bank and returned in a few minutes by the same way.
The third monk watched them intently. Figuring that this was a test of his own skills, he loudly declared, “Is your learning superior to mine? I think not! I too can match any feat you can perform!” ” With that the young monk rushed to the water’s edge so that he too could walk upon the water. The young monk promptly fell into the deep water. Unfazed, he waded out and tried again, and again he sank into the water. Again and again, he tried but to no avail. After watching for a time in silence, one of his fellow monks asked the other, “Do you think we should tell him where the stones are?”
For the next five weeks, we will begin a little diversion from our regular reading from the gospel according to Mark as we dive headlong into John 6! Today, the lectionary has us recall two signs: the feeding of the five-thousand and Jesus’ walking on water. For the two weeks following, we enter into Jesus’ dialogue with the Jewish opposition, as we hear Jesus proclaim, “I am the bread of life.” At the end of the dialogue, Jesus will begin the discourse, proclaiming that the bread that he gives for the life of the world is his own flesh (from which we will draw a deep Eucharisitc connection). Finally, in ending his discourse on the bread of life Jesus will announce “those who drink my blood and eat my flesh abide in me and I in them.” And because of this teaching, some of the disciples (as we will learn) turn back and no longer follow Jesus.
So this narrative in John 6, what is often called collectively the “Bread of Life Discourse,” is a pinnacle moment! Maybe we get a little bored by it because we hear it so often and know it so well, but this is a make or break moment for the disciples – not the twelve but for some of the larger group of disciples. These signs and the accompanying dialogue and discourse induce some of the disciples to leave Jesus. So there is a trajectory that prompts an important question: Where will we be in five weeks? Will this teaching be too much for us?
The part of the story that we heard proclaimed today begins with the feeding of the five-thousand. It’s a story that is told by all four evangelists, and we know it well! But because it’s a story we all know so well, sometimes we might miss the details of what is happening. For today, then, I want to take a closer look at three details to get a fresh look at what Jesus is doing in this scene. Notice first, however, the immediate context in John’s gospel: Jesus and the disciples have crossed to the eastern side of the Sea. and the crowds have followed Jesus, gathering to him. And then we learn that “the Passover, the festival of Jews, was near.” So, it’s almost Passover, the second of three occurrences of Passover in John’s gospel. Where would the Jews normally have gathered for Passover. In Jerusalem at the Temple! That is where they gather in the other two Passover scenes in John! But, here, it’s almost Passover and the crowds are gathering around Jesus! This whole passage is an upending of the Passover expectations. (That’s not one of the three details; I just think it’s interesting.)
The first detail: Notice that in John’s gospel it is Jesus who brings up the question of feeding the hungry crowds. In the Synoptic versions, the disciples raise the question of food, with Jesus responding, “You give them something to eat.” Here, in John’s narrative, it is Jesus who asks, “Where will we find food to feed these people?” And it is Philip who responds. But Philip doesn’t actually answer Jesus’ question about where to find food; but, instead, Philip raises a concern about how much it will cost, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” Andrew pipes in that there is a boy “who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” So Jesus asks, “Where will find it?,” and | [
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Routine from Lunar Software is one of those rare Indie gems that break the mold, combining sci-fi elements with movie-style horror to bring an experience that can be equated to a Ridley Scott film.
Recently Greenlit on Steam Greenlight, Routine has had a considerable buzz within the world of Indie Games, being hailed as a vastly original and revolutionary PC Indie that just might resurrect the seldom used genre of first-person survival horror.
In Routine, players explore an abandoned moon base and investigate the mysterious disappearance of the crew. Something is lurking within the base, and it’s your job to survive long enough to collect data and puzzle together just what happened to the missing crew members.
This PC Indie is one part sci-fi detective mystery, one part thriller, putting emphasis on suspense that keeps gamers on the edge of their seat.
Here are a few unique features you can expect to find in Lunar Software’s upcoming Indie:
- Non-Linear Gameplay – Players aren’t forced to follow a set path and are allowed to explore each section of the base at their leisure.
- Original Game Mechanics – Routine‘s Full-Body Awareness mechanics make for a realistic experience: dead zone aiming with no HUD’s immerse players into the game. Gamers must utilize their stealth skills and their wits in order to survive whatever lurks within the base.
- Look before you Leap! – No health-packs, extra lives, and permanent-death system keeps players on-edge, making them weigh their decisions carefully.
- Multiple Endings – View different endings that are based on in-game actions.
Lunar Software makes use of unique blend of thrilling survival horror and investigative puzzler to bring an original gaming experience unlike most Indies out there. The game’s distinct 80s style visuals, impressive high-def graphics, creepy atmosphere, and original in-game mechanics make it one of the most alluring spectacles on Greenlight today. Routine has also been greenlit, meaning that it has been officially approved by the community.
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The N.W.A. is a cult that kills anyone who they feel ruins their opportunity to become Village of the Year. They killed the living statue, the underage drinkers, the shoplifter and several others and put their bodies in an underground grotto. Angel (Simon Pegg) comes back to town and loads up on all of the farmer's weapons from the evidence locker, where he proceeds to shoot all the members of the N.W.A. (although they are all only wounded). The cops and Danny (Nick Frost) who were just ignorant help him take people down. The bartender gets his head crushed by a bear trap, the doctor gets shot in the foot, the crossword 'hag' gets knocked out by a potted plant, Lurch is thrown into a freezer, Skinner (Timothy Dalton) gets a miniature steeple through his chin but lives, and Danny's father (Frank Broadbent) escapes only to be attacked by the swan and crash his car into a tree. Everyone is thrown in jail and as they are filling out paperwork, the one cult member left attacks Nick with an old musket-type weapon and Danny jumps in front and is shot. Nick chases the man into the evidence room where he accidentally sets off the sea-mine, blowing up the entire station. One year later, Nick and Danny put flowers on Danny's mother's grave. Doris on dispatch tells them there are hippies digging through the recycling bin near the grocery store and they tear through town in their police car. | [
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Shauna’s television credits include Darker Days, Maiden City Angels, Vibe Live (presenter), and Later. She was also a finalist for the Face of MTV. Film credits include Duets, Bravado, Walk like a Man, and Bog land. Theatre credits include Cough Water, Carry on Casualty, Besieged, and Jubilee 2000. She has also appeared in music videos including Walking on Cars, “Hand in Hand” and Valerra, “Gone too far.”
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Cytomorphic engineering attempts to study the cellular behavior of biological systems using electronics. As such, it can be considered analogous to the study of neurobiological concepts for neuromorphic engineering applications. The main goal of cytomorphic engineering is to simulate cells, organs, and tissues while considering the stochastic behavior of a single cell, cell-to-cell variation, distortion, and crosstalk using mixed-signal integrated electronics. Such simulations are computationally intensive and can take weeks using modern digital hardware. Additionally, cytomorphic electronics are used to design novel large-scale synthetic biological systems by providing a fast and simple emulative framework. Cytomorphic circuits can also map architectural concepts and design principles from cells to electronics. Living cells have the ability to perform complex, real-time and highly sensitive tasks and process environmental input signals with highly noisy and imprecise parts, such that reliable outputs are produced. These properties make them the ultimate candidate for designing noise-tolerant, ultra-low power electronic systems.
To date, digital and analog translinear electronics have commonly been used in the design of cytomorphic circuits; Such circuits could greatly benefit from lowering the area of the digital memory via memristive circuits. In this thesis, we propose an alternative approach that utilizes the emergent properties of nano-electronics. We show that two-terminal memristive devices can capture the non-linear and stochastic behavior of biochemical reactions. Memristive devices can retain a state of internal resistance based on the history of the applied voltage and the current flowing through them. In the last decade, memristive devices have been proposed in a broad range of applications, including but not limited to resistive random-access memory, neuromorphic systems, Boolean logic gates and programmable analog circuits. The analogy of memristive devices and biochemical binding reactions is made at the biophysical dynamic and energy level. Both have an input-output transfer function with a non-linear behavior and controlled by time-dependent internal state variables. The two logic states of digital memristor can represent the binding and unbinding reactions of gene networks. The dynamics of the enzymatic reaction and forming a new complex, and the dynamics of switching a memristor all follow the Poisson distribution.
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Our badminton courts can be designed and installed in any space. So you have your choice of outdoor backyard badminton courts or indoor badminton courts, including quick and easy construction and installation of the court and its equipment for either commercial or residential use.
Though competitive badminton is always played on indoor badminton courts, the sport as a casual recreational activity is more often played on outdoors on backyard badminton courts. Either way, our badminton courts feature:
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And the all-weather court surface is virtually maintenance-free.
Playing badminton well on outdoor backyard badminton courts or indoor badminton courts requires aerobic stamina, agility, strength, speed, precision, good motor coordination and strong skills with the racquets. Construction and installation of the shock-absorbent surface of our badminton courts helps improve performance and reduce injuries an especially attractive feature to serious players looking for a quality commercial court.
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Capital rail projects that will increase service on the Amtrak Cascade corridor got cut in both the House and Senate Transportation Budgets. We will be holding a timely Friday Forum this week on the future of intercity rail in the Pacific Northwest. I hope you can join us!
Transportation Choices Coalition’s April Friday Forum
Get Onboard: The Future of Intercity Rail in the Pacific Northwest
April 3rd, 2009
King County Chinook Building, 401 5th Ave, Seattle, WA
Brown Bag Lunch
This month’s Friday forum topic is intercity rail in the Pacific Northwest. The discussion will focus on how we have gotten to where we are at today and opportunities for future rail expansion. The Federal Recovery Act approved 8 billion dollars for high speed rail; how is Amtrak Cascades positioned to receive a portion of these dollars? Could 110+ mph rail between Seattle and Portland be in the foreseeable future? What can you do advocate for high speed rail in the Northwest? We will address all of these questions and more at our April Friday forum. Bring your lunch and join the conversation.
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Suzaku: a New Name for Astro-E2
It is an appropriate name for this mission, for several reasons.
- Suzaku is a red sparrow like bird in Chinese mythology,
which guards us from evils and gives us good fortune. This name
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- Japanese X-ray astronomy started with Hakucho (swan,
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- In Japanese history, emperors after the Asuka era in the 7th century
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- In Chinese astrology, 28 constellations of the zodiac are governed
by the four deities mentioned above. The vermilion bird, Suzaku,
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CINCINNATI, Ohio - The No. 11 Penn State men's hockey team scored five goals in the third period to capture a 10-3 victory over the No. 7 Union Dutchmen in the Midwest Regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at U.S. Bank Arena.
Penn State improves to 25-11-2 on the year and move on to the Midwest Regional Final against top-seeded Denver tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. on ESPNU. Union sees its season come to an end with a 25-10-3 record overall.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Penn State opened the scoring as sophomore Chase Berger (St. Louis, Mo.) threw the puck toward the net from the right side half wall and freshman Brandon Biro (Sherwood Park, Alberta) redirected it over the shoulder of Union goaltender Alex Sakellaropoulos for the 1-0 lead at 11:05 of the first period.
- The Dutchmen came right back just 1:07 later as they took advantage of a defensive zone miscue by the Nittany Lions and Brendan Taylor spun in the right slot and fired off the far post and in for the 1-1 tie.
- PSU regained the one-goal advantage as sophomore Chase Berger (St. Louis, Mo.) redirected a wrist-shot from classmate Andrew Sturtz (Buffalo, N.Y.) below the left dot and past Sakellaropoulos at 13:26, however, Union came back just 24 seconds later tying the score again Spencer Foo received a pass from behind the net and one-touched it past Nittany Lion freshman Peyton Jones (Langhorne, Pa.) for the 2-2 score.
- Penn State came out for the second period flying and freshman Kris Myllari (Kanata, Ontario) blasted a one timer from just inside the blue line off a feed from classmate Liam Folkes (Scarborough, Ontario) that beat Sakellaropoulos high-glove for the 3-2 lead at 1:59 of the middle frame.
- Foo once again tied the score as he registered his second tally of the game on the man-advantage as he sliped through the crease and slid the puck past the left pad of Jones for the 3-3 score at 7:54.
- The Nittany Lions again grabbed the lead as freshman Blake Gober (Colleyville, Texas) sent a beautiful pass to Berger for a tap in goal on the right side of the crease for the 4-3 score at 9:35 of the second period.
- Penn State pushed the lead to a pair of goals after senior Dylan Richard (Sherwood Park, Alberta) fired home a rebound off Myllari's initial blast from the left half wall for the 5-3 lead at 14:13 of the second.
- Freshman Nate Sucese (Fairport, N.Y.) then got in on the scoring action as he banged home a rebound off senior David Goodwin's (St. Louis, Mo.) initial shot for the 6-3 lead at 1:10 of the third period.
- Freshman Denis Smirnov (Moscow, Russia) padded the Nittany Lion lead as he skated up the left slot and fired a rocker over the left shoulder of Sakellaropoulos off the far post and in for the 7-3 lead at 6:00 of the third period.
- Freshman Nikita Pavlychev (Yaroslavl, Russia) then registered a power play tally as a shot by Goodwin deflected off the 6'7" Russian and into the net at 7:52 of the third period for the 8-3 lead.
- Sophomore Vince Pedrie (Rochester, Minn.) then registered the eighth short-handed goal of the season for Penn State at 14:58 of the third period.
- Sucese then closed out the afternoon for the Nittany Lions with his second goal of the game, and his 17th of the season, at 17:10 to make it a 10-3 contest.
Jones stopped 22 shots to improve to 23-9-2 on the season while Sakellaropoulos fell to 22-6-2 on the year after making 18 saves before being lifted for Jake Kupsky in the third period.
- Penn State improves to 14-0-0 when scoring five or more goals and 21-3-2 when leading after two periods. The Nittany Lions are also now 20-5-2 when scoring first.
- With his eighth goal of the season, Myllari ties Vince Pedrie for the Penn State single-season record for goals by a freshman defenseman, which Pedrie registered last season.
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The Risks of Playing a Lottery
Lottery games are a form of pengeluaran hk gambling that involves the random drawing of numbers. They can be legal or illegal depending on where you live and the laws in your country. Some governments prohibit lotteries while others endorse them and organize state and national lotteries. The amount of money that is made through lottery games is usually significant, so many people choose to play them.
Lotteries are a form of gambling
Lotteries are games of chance where players pick a number in hopes of winning a prize. Some governments outlaw lottery games, while others encourage or regulate them. However, whether you play a lottery or not, it is important to know about the risks. While many games of chance were illegal during the 20th century, gambling laws were relaxed after the World War II.
In many states, lottery revenues are critical to the government’s bottom line. This means that lottery management is an important issue for lawmakers. Many state governments have grown dependent on the lottery’s revenue and, as a result, are constantly under pressure to expand the lottery’s reach. In Oregon, for example, every state financial crisis has been followed by a new gambling legalization. Now, the state has more forms of gambling than any other state in the country.
They offer large cash prizes
Lotteries are a popular way to win cash, housing units, sports teams, and other large prizes. The lottery is one of the few ways for the average person in the United States to escape poverty. In fact, it is estimated that more than half of all adults play the lottery each year, and the number is even higher for teenagers. Many studies have shown that low-income people are more likely to participate in lotteries than the average person.
Lotteries are popular because of their low costs and large cash prizes, but some critics have raised concerns about their potential to promote compulsive behavior. Despite the negative connotations of lotteries, many people still find these games to be an enjoyable pastime and a way out of poverty. Although the potential payouts are large, the amount of the jackpot depends on the rules and regulations of each lottery. Prize payouts can either be a lump sum or a percentage of the total lottery receipts. Additionally, prize payouts are often taxed in the state of the winner’s residence.
They are organized so that a percentage of the profits is donated to good causes
Lotteries are a form of gambling wherein a player places a bet on a particular number or series of numbers to win a prize. Most lotteries pay large cash prizes to winners, but they are also organized so that a portion of their profits is donated to good causes. | [
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A Comprehensive Guide for the Modern Digital Landscape
Imagine a world where the words you read on your screen are not only written by an AI, but are also curated, personalized, and presented to you based on your preferences and habits. This isn’t a page from a science fiction novel – it’s the reality of Content Creation and Curation with AI, a field that’s not only revolutionizing the world of content but also redefining the boundaries between technology and human creativity. Buckle up, we’re in for a fascinating ride!
1. Understanding the Digital Content Landscape
1.1. The Evolution of Digital Content
Do you ever wonder how we got from hand-painted manuscripts to AI-curated content? Let’s take a brief trip down memory lane. From the birth of the internet to the rise of social media platforms, the digital content landscape has experienced tremendous growth. With the advent of AI, we’re about to see even more exciting developments!
1.2. The Importance of Content Curation
Content curation is not just about aggregation; it’s about presenting the right information to the right audience at the right time. It’s about making sense of the endless information available online. How does this tie into AI? Let’s explore!
2. The Intersection of AI and Content: A Revolution in the Making
2.1. Content Creation and Curation with AI: The New Frontier
AI has broken the boundaries of what was once thought possible in content creation and curation. Today, algorithms are not just curating content; they’re creating it! But how do they do it? Let’s dive deep into this new frontier.
2.2. The Role of AI in Content Strategy
When we talk about AI in content creation, it’s not just about generating words on a page. AI plays a pivotal role in developing a comprehensive content strategy that’s dynamic, flexible, and laser-focused on the target audience. Let’s unpack this further.
3. AI in Content Creation: Exploring the Capabilities
3.1. AI Writing Assistants: Beyond Grammar Checks
Did you know AI can help you write more effectively? From drafting emails to writing blog posts, AI writing assistants are transforming the way we create content. Let’s see how!
3.2. Natural Language Generation: Turning Data into Stories
Ever wondered how a weather forecast app can give detailed reports? That’s AI-powered natural language generation at work. How does this technology translate to content creation? We’ll explore this next.
4. AI in Content Curation: Fine-tuning the Digital Experience
4.1. Personalization: Crafting a Unique Digital Experience
In the age of information overload, personalization is the key to standing out. And guess who’s at the heart of this? AI! Let’s delve into how AI curates a unique digital experience for every user.
4.2. Semantic Analysis: Understanding Context and Sentiment
How does AI understand the context of content or gauge user sentiment? Through the power of semantic analysis! Let’s explore this fascinating aspect of AI content curation.
5. Overcoming the Challenges of AI in Content
5.1. Ensuring Quality: The Fight against AI-generated Spam
As with any technology, AI in content creation and curation has its pitfalls. How do we ensure quality and fight AI-generated spam? We’ll discuss solutions to this pressing challenge.
5.2. Ethical Considerations: Balancing Innovation and Responsibility
AI has the potential to drastically alter the content landscape, but it also poses ethical challenges. How can we balance innovation and responsibility? Let’s delve into this complex issue.
6. The Future of Content Creation and Curation with AI
6.1. A Glimpse into the Future: AI and Content in 2030
Fast forward a few years, what would the world of content look like? Will AI take over completely? Or will it coexist with human creators? Let’s peer into the future of AI and content.
6.2. Preparing for the Future: Skills and Strategies
Ready or not, AI is transforming the content landscape. How can we adapt and thrive in this new era? We’ll discuss the skills and strategies needed for the future.
- What is AI in content creation? AI in content creation refers to the use of artificial intelligence technologies, such as natural language processing and generation, to produce written content.
- How does AI curate content? AI curates content by using algorithms to analyze user behavior and preferences, and then delivers personalized content based on this analysis.
- Can AI completely replace human content creators? While AI has significantly advanced, it is not likely to fully replace human content creators. AI can generate data-driven content, but it lacks the emotional depth and | [
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In the house, there are various conditions that are present that are commonly known to pollute the air.There are a lot of things that could be present and are seen to pollute the air. The furniture that is used in a house, for instance, can be one aspect that can decrease the indoor air quality. One can have the aspect of air pollution to at any time you have someone smoking in a home. In the indoor places, it is vital to note that some elements can eliminate fresh air.
These are all the things that are seen to make the air polluted and are not safe for the health of the body. The idea of recognizing these pollutants can be a g deal that one can have in place. This is good because you can try and work to improve the quality of the air for this step. There are some things that you can do in order to have the air improved in the indoor places.
At any time you are having issues with the quality of air in your indoor areas, you need to note the right steps you need to take for you to get the air improved. These are the steps that you can have to make the air get the best condition. Having the right quality of air in the indoor places needs you to have a step such as the ventilation of the indoor places. You can have this as your best aspect of having the air improved in the right way in the indoor areas.
It is by having the best case of ventilation that you can have the best air consistency, and fresh air can get into the indoor places. The idea of having the ventilation improved in your home can be an expensive deal but all the same, it is vital to note that the practice is worth it. You can also decide to have the aspects of the air cleaners that can bring about the best quality of air in the indoor places.
Whenever you are having issues with the indoor air quality, this is one of the best steps you need to take for the reason of having the quality of air improved. For instance, you can decide to use the air cleaners which is a cheap means of air improvement. The aspect of having the air cleaner is vital as it eliminates any case of dirt that could be present in the air.
At any time you are looking forward to having indoor air quality, ensure you can employ the best method that you can afford with ease. There are some methods that are safe and with the best results if air improvement and are the ones you are required to select. You are sure of having the indoor air quality improved at any time you can have the right steps are taken. | [
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Director: Wilson Yip
Writers: Tai-lee Chan (screenplay), Hiroshi Fukazawa
Stars: Donnie Yen, Scott Adkins, Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan
The Kung Fu master travels to the U.S. where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school.
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Nikola Motors was recently awarded by the US Department of Energy with a $1.7 million grant to help the startup advance its research into fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) technology. The grant comes amidst the potential Tesla Semi rival’s continued efforts to develop durable hydrogen technology for commercial trucking.
In a press release, Jesse Schneider, Nikola’s executive vice president of Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies, stated that the Department of Energy’s grant would allow the aspiring truck accelerate the development of hydrogen technology for its vehicles, which the company believes could potentially disrupt the lucrative trucking market.
“This award provides an opportunity for the highly talented Nikola team to leverage expertise in academia and exceptional resources within the DOE Fuel Cell Consortium for Performance and Durability to accelerate a breakthrough that will benefit the entire hydrogen and fuel cell industry and community,” Schneider said.
Nikola’s grant was given by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Transportation Office, as part of the recently announced FY19 Commercial Trucks and Off-Road Applications FOA. NEL Hydrogen of Oslo, Nikola’s hydrogen partner, was also awarded a $2 million grant by the DoE.
The trucking startup’s fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) research is aimed at developing an architecture that could satisfy the power output needs and durability requirements of heavy-duty applications, such as the operations of the company’s long-haul vehicles like the Nikola One. The truckmaker noted in its press release that its research is being conducted alongside academics from Carnegie Mellon University, Northeastern University, and Georgia Institute of Technology.
Nikola claims that it currently has 14,000 orders for its Class 8 trucks. The vehicles are expected to be manufactured in a factory in Coolidge, AZ. Testing is expected to begin on Arizona roads this year, with full production to commence in late 2022. Nikola is yet to reveal if its initial production runs will involve the original Nikola One sleeper truck, or the smaller, newer Nikola Two daycab, which was formally unveiled last April.
This timeframe would likely result in Nikola’s electric trucks entering the market later than the Tesla Semi, which is already undergoing extensive testing on multiple states across the US. Production of the Tesla Semi is expected to begin sometime next year, as noted by the electric car maker’s executives in the company’s first-quarter earnings call. | [
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Innovative solutions to the complexities of the planning process and system.
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EPM can develop and manage innovative strategies and technical justifications to respond to inadvertent breaches of environmental planning instruments and consents.
Development Applications & Modifications
EPM can determine and manage the legislative and technical processes involved in Development Applications including preparation of the expert planning reports and managing from end to end.
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EPM is regarded as one of the foremost experts on fast-track development approvals for schools, particularly in NSW
EPM can assess the impact on and opportunities for the use of land of draft Council strategic plans, legislative changes and planning trends.
EPM can identify land that may be eligible for re-zoning and facilitate the re-zoning process.
InfoPoint is an advanced document management, project cost management and contract administration system. It facilitates the organisation of all types of information in a secure and robust environment that is accessible through the Internet. InfoPoint enables EPM to reliably manage document revision control and distribution. InfoPoint enables EPM to be highly efficient and mobile which in turn makes EPM highly effective for clients. | [
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News Robbie Williams launches high street range Robbie Williams' menswear brand Farrell has teamed up with a high street giant to launch a new 30-piece collection. More » Kendall Jenner is the new face of Estee Lauder Kendall Jenner has been unveiled as the new face of Estee Lauder. Boohoo to collaborate with blogger Nadia Aboulhosn Following on from her successful role as the face of the global online retailer's boohooPLUS range, Nadia Aboulhosn is back and has announced a two season collaboration with the brand. Features Oh My: Urban Decay's Limited Edition Holiday Collection The Urban Decay limited edition holiday collection is a knock-out - seriously covetable pieces for the makeup junkie in your life. New York Colour: Crystal Couture Nail Polish The new range of Crystal Couture nail polishes from New York Colour is festive, fun and perfect for glitter lovers. Poppy Delevingne Here Poppy Delevingne gives us a masterclass in how to wear something coloured and boldly textured without everything seeming too busy or over-done. Keira Knightley Keira Knightley is one of those stars that could look good in just about anything, and I think this Giambattista Valli piece is proof. We love this look on The Imitation Game star but could any other leading lady pull it off? We're not sure. Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Banks was radiant in this floral Elie Saab Haute Couture gown at the London premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and it's not only our favourite look of the week, but one of our favourites of the year. Poppy Delevingne Poppy Delevingne is known for her effortless cool and this look is no different. | [
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Life & Love of the Forest
The latest in the popular Life & Love Of series by Lewis Blackwell.
Showcasing the work of the world's leading nature photographers, Life & Love of the Forest is a breathtaking visual tour of our most remarkable woodlands. Author Lewis Blackwell takes us on an extraordinary journey with essays and deep captions that explore the science and incredible histories of everything from seedlings, thickets, and underbrush to the extraordinary trees themselves. Capturing the beauty of these vibrant, fascinating landscapes, this book celebrates the spectacular power of forests around the world. | [
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