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Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency has been proposed as the causal trigger for MS development. However, there is no gold standard for venous flow assessment, and current data are contradictory, said Florian Doepp, MD, of Charité University Medicine Berlin and colleagues in the Nov. 8 issue of Neurology.
Doepp's group enrolled 40 patients (44 ±10 years) with MS who underwent contrast-enhanced MR venography to assess narrowing in the internal jugular vein and the azygos vein. The patients were graded into three groups based on vessel narrowing:
Dynamic extracranial color-coded duplex sonography was used to analyze blood flow direction, cross-sectional area, and blood volume in both the internal jugular vein and the vertebral veins. Imaging was done with the patient in supine and upright body positions.
One azygos vein narrowing was identified on MR venography. Analysis of the internal jugular vein yielded 12 patients in group 1 (30%), 19 patients in group 2 (48%), and nine patients in group 3 (22%). By ultrasound criteria, four patients (10%) presented with venous drainage abnormalities.
Jugular blood flow velocity was different only between groups 1 and 3 (616 ± 133 versus 381 ± 213 mL/min, P=0.02), the researchers reported.
No other parameters in the supine position, and none of the parameters in the upright body position were different, apart from the internal jugular vein narrowing and its decreased blood flow in groups 1 and 3 (479± 172 versus 231 ± 144 mL/min, P =0.01).
The sonography data contradicted the postulated 100% prevalence of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency criteria in MS, the researchers stated. A measurable hemodynamic effect existed only in vessel narrowing of 80% or more. MR venography seemed more sensitive in detecting internal jugular vein narrowing compared with sonography, they added.
A control group was not included, although one was not needed for comparison of the two imaging techniques.
The sample size may have been too small to give clear evidence for some of the observed "plausible" trends.
In comparing MRI and ultrasound, these data favored MR venography for pinpointing narrowing as its visual field exceeds that of ultrasound, the researchers wrote.
Furthermore, "comparison of jugular blood flow volume demonstrates that a jugular venous narrowing up to 80% does not lead to measurable venous flow alterations, seriously questioning the use of the term 'stenosis,'" the group wrote.
The combined data argue against a causal relationship between venous narrowing and MS. These results favor rejecting the hypothesis that an obstruction in venous outflow leads to a consecutive decrease in cerebral blood flow, the group wrote, and "underline the plea to all clinicians to omit any intervention to remove 'stenoses' by dilatation or stent implantation."
During the 53rd meeting of the Standing Committee that took place at Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, from Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2017, an interesting debate took place during the discussion of the MAVA project “Conservation of the natural and cultural heritage in wetlands”.
The importance of the cultural dimensions of wetlands was underlined by several Contracting Parties and it was acknowledged that culture is one of the ecosystem services produced by wetlands. Moreover, the significance of the cultural aspects in raising awareness of, and communicating about wetlands was stressed, as well as the existence of a plethora of potential synergies with the Ramsar CEPA Programme (on Communication, Capacity building, Education, Participation and Awareness) and the Sustainable Development Goals. Some Contracting Parties, however, differed in their views on how culture could best be taken forward in the context of the Convention.
Following the discussion on this agenda item, an open-ended contact group was established by the Chair. You can read the report of the Contact Group on pages 16-17 of the “Report and Decisions of the 53rd Meeting of the Standing Committee” (see the links below), as well as the Standing Committee decision on culture, SC53-15, on page 17 (please also see pages 13-14 for additional discussion points on this issue).
It must be noted that there were many positive interactions, as well as many future-oriented discussions, which also included exploring further projects on culture in each Ramsar region. These projects could also enhance CEPA outcomes, and could create future opportunities to collaborate with the MAVA Foundation. Interested Parties agreed to work together and consider how best to take the issue of culture and wetlands through to the next COP. |
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A 16-year-old boy and his 17-year-old companion were arrested Saturday afternoon in the 3500 block of North G Street on armed robbery charges after they allegedly snatched a purse from a woman.
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Earlier this summer, a fatal accident involving tennis star, Venus Williams, and another driver, required police investigators to carefully examine all of the details surrounding the crash.
According to a story appearing on the Miami CBS Local website, Palm Beach Gardens Police investigators have rendered a final decision. According to the report, no charges will be filed against Williams or the other driver in the fatal crash.
Police say that on June 9th, an unidentified third vehicle had illegally cut Williams off as she tried to cross a busy six-lane highway near her home. This caused a chain reaction that caused Linda Barson, 68, to slam into the passenger side of Williams’ vehicle. Barson’s husband, Barson’s husband, Jerome, 78, died 13days after the crash. Williams was unhurt in the crash.
According to lead investigator in the case, Officer David Dowling, video footage obtained from an area traffic camera shows Williams having legally entered the intersection from an access road from her gated community with a green light. As Williams attempted to cross, she was cut off by a dark sedan which forced her to stop. During that period of time, the light changed and Barson had the green light and struck William’s Toyota Sequoia with her Hyundai Accent.
Dowling said in a statement that by law, Williams was required to exit the intersection, and even though the green light was in Barson’s favor at the time of the crash, she should have ensured that the intersection was clear before proceeding.
The Barson’s attorney disagrees with Dowling’s conclusions in the case and a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the estate of Jerome Barson. The amount being sought has not been specified.
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From left are Democratic candidates: for the 100th House, Quentin Phipps; and 23rd District House, Matthew Pugliese.
Representation matters, and people who criticize “identity politics” are usually people who have not watched their lives be debated while they were excluded from the conversation. Any marginalized person will tell you, representation matters, and it is a shame that with Middletown’s richly diverse past, present and future, we have yet to send a person of color to Hartford to represent us.
But do not misunderstand me. I am not suggesting Quentin “Q” Phipps deserves our support just because he is black. That would be an insult to him and his family. Q has been a passionate and tireless public servant for over a decade. In addition to planning and zoning and city treasurer, he’s served on at least half a dozen boards and committees. His campaign’s ability to qualify for public financing so quickly with over 150 small local donations is a testament to the quality of his candidacy, his ability to put a good team around him, and the enthusiasm this community has for him.
He is a proven progressive, an advocate for the underserved, and a man who can build coalitions, so important when working in the legislature. When we have the opportunity to support such a highly qualified candidate who can also represent communities that have not been well-represented, we need to seize that opportunity. Please join me in supporting Quentin “Q” Phipps as our state representative.
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It is said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Soon, one mid-Missouri’s trash will produce another city’s energy.
It might be only 2% of the city of Columbia’s energy, but nonetheless methane gas from the Jefferson City landfill will soon be piped to Columbia where Mayor Darwin Hindman presides over the only city whose residents require a portion of the electricity produced by the city utility be from renewable sources.
“Leadership doesn’t come with a road map to show you where you are going,” said Hindman during a ceremony at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. “So, we really didn’t know what to expect after we had done this as a community.”
Columbia has contracted with Ameresco to pipe methane gas from the Jefferson City landfill three miles to the engine facility at the state prison. The gas will generate 3.2 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 2,000 Columbia Water and Light customers. Ameresco will also capture the waste heat generated from the engines to provide steam and hot water for the Jefferson City Correctional Center and the neighboring Algoa Prison. Ameresco will also help the state run the prisons more efficiently to cut energy use.
“Because energy efficiency and renewables are the two most critical aspects or issues that we have in this country, especially as we address global warming and, more importantly, national security,” stated Sakellaris.
Brad Penny allowed three runs on six hits over two innings in his debut, but after a shaky first inning with a couple of bloop hits thrown in, Penny settled down in his second inning, but the Cardinals come up short in a 7-3 final to the Mets.
Mitchell Boggs struggled in his spring debut, giving up three runs on five hits in two innings. Colby Rasmus singled twice and drove in two runs, and Julio Lugo went 2-for-3 in the leadoff spot. In his first game of the spring, Matt Holliday had a single and two walks. Albert Pujols drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.
The Cardinals went 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position. On Saturday and Sunday, the Cardinals will take on the Florida Marlins.
More than 5,000 people showed up for a job fair at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis. Congressman Lacy Clay says it’s fantastic that so many people were able to make contact with more than a hundred companies like Boeing, Express Scripts, Wells Fargo, and CVS; as well as numerous casinos and law enforcement agencies. But Clay says the huge turnout also demonstrates the major need.
“It shows the urgency of unemployment and underemployment in the 1st Congressional District and throughout the St. Louis region,” Clay said.
Clay says this is the fifth year his office has sponsored the job fair, and the attendance was by far the most they’d ever seen at the event. Clay says he’s encouraged to see so many people taking the initiative to find work, but says it will take some endurance.
“The message to everyone seeking employment is to keep looking around. We had them all in one place so you could go to more than 100… But keep looking, don’t get discouraged, and try to find the job that fits you,” Clay said.
Known as the “Rose of the North”, Chiang Mai is a wonderful small city with a history more than 700 years old. Visitors to Chiang Mai are sure to find themselves busy exploring old temples, bustling markets, enjoying traditional food and having some adventure fun.
Big thank you to Chan Brothers and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), I am honoured to be part of The Young Explorers project to Chiang Mai. The ‘Young Explorer Project’ is a joint collaboration by Chan Brothers Travel and the Tourism Authority of Thailand; it’s all about travelling in Thailand from a foreigner’s opinion.
This joint project aims to introduce Chiang Mai’s attractions and culture in a fun and engaging way through the eyes of 6 bloggers; to introduce free and easy travel in Thailand; to emphasize it isn’t THAT difficult to plan a free and easy trip to Thailand. (Perhaps if it’s still a hassle for you, you may wish to opt for Chan Brothers’ free and easy holiday packages to Thailand).
Shiberty and I, together with 4 other bloggers were sponsored air tickets and hotel accommodation to different parts of Thailand. I have never travelled to Chiang Mai prior to this trip. Bangkok yes, Phuket yes, but I have never read about Chiang Mai. I am so glad that I agreed to take up this challenge because there are just too many fun things to do in Chiang Mai! I am really glad to have met my friend/tour guide TOTO. He is a Taiwanese who has been living in Chiang Mai for more than a decade. He brought us to the places less discovered by tourists. So here I present to you, my TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IN CHIANG MAI!
While planning for this trip, one of the activities I really wanted to do is to learn Thai Cooking. By now, you should know my love for Thai food and I thought it will be great to learn cooking from a real Thai.
Chiang Mai is bursting at the seams with cooking schools these days. There are many operations conveniently run out of guesthouses and hotels in town, as well as outright cooking schools. Most are on an equal par with each other and will deliver a great half- or full- day of fun and food. I googled and picked Baan Thai Cooking School because their timing suits us best!
Baan Thai teaches how to cook real Thai food in a traditional Thai setting. I emailed them to make reservation and they reply very promptly! We picked the evening course (5pm – 8.30pm, 700baht / person) and the staff will pick us up from our hotel about 4pm. Then, we choose the different types of dishes we want to cook. Each person has to prepare a stir-fried, soup, appetizer and curry.
After choosing the dishes, we take a walk to Sompet Market (Moonmuang Road) which is just a few streets away. They have excellent quality fresh produce, fruits, very colorful flower stalls. Here, the instructor will explain to us some ingredients used for Thai cooking.
Here are the dishes I prepared that night. I cooked stir fried prawns with curry powder, tom yam soup, green curry and papaya salad! ALL OF THEM TASTED VERY GOOD! Because I cooked them with heart and soul ok! I even have to pound the green curry powder and squeeze fresh coconut milk! Anyway, if you like to learn the make the simplest dish, I shared the recipe for Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam) here.
WE HAD FUN! And we made new friends! It’s something completely different from the usual touring activities, and it’s nice to give yourself a break from aggressive touring. Be sure not to plan any makan following the cooking class because you’re sure to walk out feeling stuffed from eating all of your delicious food in class!
Oh, what I like about Baan Thai is, they take pictures of us in action and post them on their website free of charge, So we get to download and share with our friends!
Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep is Chiang Mai’s most famous shrine. The temple is often referred to as “Doi Suthep” because this is actually the name of the mountain it is located on.
Legend has it that, back in the 14th century, one of Buddha’s bones was brought to the area by a monk. Just before it was to be enshrined at nearby Wat Suan Dok, the bone split in two. King Nu Naone placed one piece on the back of a sacred white elephant, which was then allowed to roam. The elephant climbed Doi Suthep, trumpeted, and died on the spot. The King took this to be a sign from the heavens, and ordered the construction of the original chedi on Doi Suthep.
From the car park, we need to climb 309 steps to reach the pagodas (or you can pay 50 baht for a two-way tram). Once inside the temple grounds; visitors must take off their shoes and be appropriately dressed.
Here, we see about 50 mural paintings to illustrate the lives of Buddha before he reached the state of Nirvana. Although he lived many lives, it is the ten immediately preceding his birth that are most important to Thai Buddhists.
In Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, there is this famous golden elephant which is said to do fortune telling. Basically, you think of a wish in your head and raise the elephant up with your last finger. Then you think of the same wish again and raise the elephant for the second time. If you can raise the elephant for the second time, it means that your wish will come true. If you cannot raise the elephant for the second time, it means that your wish will not be granted. Amazing, isn’t it?
No trip to Chiang Mai should be without trying khao soi or khao soy. This delicious noodle soup is so iconic of the northern Thailand city that it is often simply called “Chiang Mai noodles.”
It is basically a coconut milk curry base soup with hearty egg noodles. You can choose chicken or beef. It is topped with crispy deep-fried noodles and always served with condiments such as lime wedges, pickled mustard, sliced shallots, chili paste etc.
Khao Soi Samer Jai (391 Charoenraj Road, Tambon Fahham) is one of the most famous Khao Soi in Chiang Mai. It broth is thick and flavourful, rich with spices and low on coconut milk. Closest I can think of is Curry Lor Mee! Each bowl is about 40 baht.
If you prefer a touristy and aircon environment, can try Just Khao Soi (108/2 Charoenphratet Road). It follows a standard recipe of a medium spiced turmeric based soup, thickened by additional coconut milk, flat noodles, with commercially farmed chicken as the main ingredient.
One interesting ingredient served is slices of BANANA which is said to soothe the tongue from spicness. Food is served on an artist’s palette, just like a piece of art. It costs 150baht. How does this taste? Most like laksa to me, the soup is more watery. If you ask me, I prefer Khao Soi Samer Jai.
Tip: You can also try their appetizer The Artist’s Paintbox which is a combination of four favourites: vegetarian spring rolls, sundried beef strips, crispy fried fish, spicy northern thai sausage.
Maesa Elephant Camp is a privately owned elephant camp less than one hour from Chiang Mai. We started our morning up on a 30 minutes elephant ride. It is my first time up on an elephant and I was all trembling and screeching on the top of my voice. But after a while, it is not as scary anymore.
The camp has about 70 plus elephants and 80 mahouts. Although technically owned by the camp, most of the elephants go home with the mahout to their villages each night.
Food is supplied twice a day for the elephants at the camp. There is a full-time vet who constantly checks on the elephants. The mahouts are also very aware that the elephants must not be abused and they check on each other to make sure the elephants are all treated well. Everything here is very clean and well managed.
Big thanks to Toto who offered to drive us around. He is a Taiwanese but has been living in Chiang Mai for many years. He runs a tourism company (click here) but offers to bring us around without any charges. He has brought us to so many fabulous places less known to tourists.
After the elephant ride at Maesa Elephant Camp, we drive up to the peak of the mountain and arrived at Mon Cham (also spelt Mon Jam) for lunch. This is definitely the most enjoyable lunch we had in Chiang Mai – beautiful scenery and delicious home cooked food!
Lunch was at the charming open air bamboo restaurant while enjoying to cool air and and drinking in glorious views. Not a bad way to spend a lazy day there. There was an old lady selling strawberries just outside the restaurant and we bought one to share while enjoying the breeze.
They cook very traditional Thai food such as tom yam, kang kong, omelette etc. But each dish is well executed and you feel like you are having home cooked meals (with scenery). And it is so cooling up here!
Tip: Walk around Mon Cham and you will be able to spot some lovely flowers and take photos! The most fantastic lunch I have in Chiang Mai! Thank you Toto for bringing us here!
The construction of the temple started in the 14th century, when King Saen Muang Ma planned to bury the ashes of his father there. After 10 years of building time it was left unfinished, it took until mid-15th century to be finished during the reign of King Tilokaraj.
It was then 82 m high and had a base diameter of 54 m, at that time the largest building of all Lanna. In 1545, the upper 30 m of the structure collapsed after an earthquake, and some parts of the temple were chipped off.
Chiang Mai’s X-Centre is the one stop of all adrenaline junkies as it provides a wide range of activities such as paintball, bungy jumping, Xorb balls, indoor drift karts, ATV etc. Well I may look like someone very sporty and adventurous but in actual fact, I VERY TIMID ONE! I didn’t dare to do any of the heart pumping activities and poor shiberty has to join me for the least adventurous one — Indoor Drift Kart.
LOOKS PRO RIGHT? But actually I drive very slowly! And keep stepping on the brake until the staffs there buay tahan, have to stop me and ask me to just step the drive pedal and go! Then I got worried and keep thinking if the car will explode if I keep stepping drive-brake-drive-brake. #fail
I may not dare to do bungy jump but I good at gun shooting ok! DON’T PLAY PLAY! I always have a secret desire to handle or shoot a gun or rifle once in my life but because of the safety and legal aspect of firearm, it stops me from satisfying this hankering. I am so glad I had my dream fulfilled in Chiang Mai, when I visited The Shooting Club, which was one of shooting range licensed for budding shooters and marksmen to use live ammunition.
They have a wide range of guns to choose from – at least 15 different types and plenty to go around. Every shooter at The Shooting Club is provided with an individual instructor from the military base, free of charge. Safety equipment and professional instruction are provided. 30 bullets cost 1.700 baht.
It was MY FIRST TIME holding & shooting a real gun and I chose a Glock 19. The instructor carefully demonstrated the proper stance and grip, within 15 minutes, I am all ready. I took a deep breath, set my sights on the bull’s eyes, take another deep breath again and squeezed the trigger. I was pretty taken aback by the recoil but after a few shots, I was starting to enjoy it and surprisingly, my shots are pretty accurate for a first-timer (got potential ok)! SHIOK! Now I feel like learning gun shooting in Singapore!
One of the great things to rise out of efforts to preserve and showcase Northern Thai (Lanna) pride is the khantoke dinner. The traditional “khantoke” serving tray has many small dishes of various foods would be brought out to be sampled by diners seated on the floor at dinner time.
At Old Chiang Mai Cultural Centre we can eat from the khantoke while watching an enchanting show. You can choose a traditional floor seating or being seated in western style in chairs at a table.
During the meal you’ll get a chance to sample several typical Northern Thai dishes. My favourite is pork curry. There are usually two chili dips served with the meal – one green, and one red. The green dip is made mainly of roasted green chilies and garlic, and is normally quite spicy. The second chili dip is made of ground pork, tomatoes, and red chilies and is sweet. Both of these dips are traditionally eaten using the hands to dip steamed vegetables, fried pork skins, or sticky rice in them. Our khantoke dinner also includes fried chicken. And we ate sticky rice, not the normal fluffy white rice. Last course is sliced tropical fruits.
As you dine, you will be treated to a show with many different classical dance routines. The dances will highlight things specific to the local Thais and hill tribes from the North.
Chiang Mai is not all about temples and adventure. If you want to do some shopping, be sure to visit the Walking Street Night Market which is only opened on weekends.
And surprise to find people selling vegetables too! Like a night time supermarket! There is an abundance of food, handicrafts, fashion items, games etc in the night market. You will spend your whole night there. They close about 11pm.
It has been an amazing 4 days in Chiang Mai. Before this trip, I knew nothing about this place and was so worried that it would be a boring holiday. But as I travelled to different parts of Chiang Mai, I discovered so much beauty in it. And of course, there are so much more yet to be discovered and this gives me a reason to revisit Chiang Mai soon.
Hope you enjoyed my Chiang Mai blog post (you can view the photos on our instagram under the hashtag #youngexplorerchiangmai). We have also done a video to show snippets of our trip. Be sure to vote for us HERE and you could walk away with $100 Chan Brothers Travel Vouchers! Voting ends on 2 June 2013.
Looks like a fantastic and fun experience! Next time we should plan double couple trip to Thailand! Eat and shop and the two men help us carry our shopping bags! Lollllll
Lovely post! I have heard so many good things about Baan Thai cooking school =) Your photos were so nom-worthy! I just did one at Taste From Heaven, you can see it here:
Also, I’ve never heard of the go karts before now, and I have lived here for a year already. Thanks for that one!
helo, we did it in a shop in hilltribe village. if my memory never fail me, it should be about 100 baht.
Great list of options! I’ll keep those in mine when I visit again. You didn’t list mango and sticky rice! 🙂 That is a must for any trip to Thailand. I went to a small cafe in the center of the city call Sticky Rice Cafe: It was pleasant after a long day. I did a homestay just north of Chiang Mai…that is really an experience.. organized by Great list of things to do! I’ll be going back in a few months. I’ll be sure to check them out. 🙂
But at Doi Suthep, the golden elephant is raised by the little finger for boys only!!!If girls have to use ring finger…And also if you make a wish,you have to raise it two times but the first time u have to raise it up and the second time you have to ask the golden elephant not to let you raise up…This is the correct way to make a wish with the golden elephant…
Thanks for all those advices ! This is my second trip to Chiang Mai, and thanks to you, I realize I still have a lot to discover here. Congrats for the pictures, witch are beautiful. I would just had a zipline park, if you like to fly as a bird. I went there in the middle of the montains, and it really was worth it :
Hi! Nice list! but i regretted going for elephant ride if you search more about how they “trained” the majestic animals. and also the bamboo bench that tourists sit on the back of the elephant, is a very painful thing to them. i wont go for any elephant park anymore. only reputable and genuine elephant sanctuary we should support eg BLES and Elephant Nature Park. thanks again for the list!
Yup I regret going for elephant rides too after seeing how the poor animals were treated. Nevertheless, hope u enjoyed chiang mai as much as i do!
Thanks a ton for your recommendations. I did a few and thought they were great. Keep on blogging 🙂 hope you had a great CNY
Great photos! Arriving in Chaingmai today this will be great help 😉 can I ask what lens you are using for the close ups in mon Cham and the flower shot, both Bery nice! Thanks
Thank you for this great post and great photos. We are currently in Chiang Mai, your article was very helpful to pick up some activities.
Hi~ Im planning a trip to ChiangMai and ill be using your guide from this blog, it is awesome and beautiful. 🙂
hi ken, glad to hear that. hope toto will bring u wonderful memories. i am sorry, i cannot rmbr how much i spent. i think less than sgd 500.
Can I have the website to The Shooting Club? I googled and a few popped up so I am not sure which is the one you visited 😀
Hi Maureen. Trying to google map the location of Moncham or Monjam with no success. Am in Chiang Mai in a couple of months with my wife and it looks like a great place to visit. Are you able to offer any suggestions how I might find it?
hello steve, its full name is called Doi Mon Cham. Address: Tambon Maeram, Amphoe Mae Rim, Mae Rim, Thailand. Hope it helps!
Stunning photos! Wat Chedi Luang made my Chiang Mai bucket list too. It is an incredible place to visit.
I still remember i was in thailand last year, one thing i can’t forget is the friendlyness of people in Thailand. 🙂
nice article & photos. from your photos at the temples, feel that the dress code isn’t as strict as those major temples in bkk.
Hi, love the dresses! Where is this Hilltribe village? Also, where did you get your lunch to eat at mountain top at Mon Jam? Tx.
Mon Jam is a restaurant, so there is food there. Hill tribe village is at Mueang Chiang Mai District, here’s some info on tripadvisor:
Tx Maureen. Very helpful! So i can buy these tribal dresses from village? Btw, read somewhere tt we shld go w a tour group to visit these hilltribes. Is tt true? We have a local taxi driver… Can he just bring us there on our own?
Hope you realize how the elephants have been treated and are treated in order for you to be able to ride. They beat them terribly when they’re very young to break their spirits. |
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RotT arrives to a very competitive Appstore loaded with shooting games to choose from, and ironically it again finds itself just a bit late to the party behind DOOM Classic and Wolf 3D. Similar to how the game was overshadowed by these behemoths on PC, Rise of the Triad is once again overshadowed by DOOM and Wolf 3D on the Appstore. It’s a solid game and very fun to play but it just falls short of the two classics. People looking for newer FPS’s will likely not be interested in this and people looking for older/retro FPS’s will likely be looking at the two blockbusters. If you liked this game on the PC and want to have it with you anywhere then Rise of the Triad is a no-brainer. If you never played the game before, are looking for a classic FPS, and already have DOOM and Wolf 3D then you will have a lot of fun with this as well.
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Last week I looked at the fundamentals of the Lifetime Isa based on what we have so far – and that is not much. The draft legislation is awaited with interest. I would now like to consider how the Lifetime Isa might work as an alternative to pension provision, the unspoken role for which it may well have been designed. I would like to thank John Housden, a provider of invaluable insight to Technical Connection, for a lot of the thinking behind this.
First off, it is worth noting that the 25 per cent government bonus is not quite the same as basic rate relief:
The bonus will be paid at the end of the tax year and there is no indication that monthly interim claims will be possible, unlike the way pension relief at source operates. How this will work in the real world remains to be seen. It is hard to envisage the Lifetime Isa bonus arriving on 5 April for a payment made that day. So there may be an extra delay (remember contracting out rebates?). In theory this will mean that, for the same outlay, a Lifetime Isa will produce a marginally smaller fund than a pension because part of the investment will be deferred, whereas pension relief at source is either provided instantly or with a delay of no more than about eight weeks.
The government bonus stops at age 50, 10 years before the Lifetime Isa is generally accessible without penalty, other than for first home purchase (or “other specific life events”, as yet undefined).
Contributions are personal payments. As with existing Isas, this would probably mean that a contribution paid by an employer can be accepted, provided the employer confirms the payment will be treated as a relevant payment to an employee for the purposes of the PAYE regulations and a payment of earnings for the purposes of Class 1 NIC (para 6.7 ISA Guidance Notes).
For comparison purposes, let us look at various tax rates initially and at age 60, with four situations:
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A leading 'wombler' has uploaded a YouTube response to Asda's closure of its Price Guarantee scheme – warning that the supermarket's decision will bring about "the end of wombling as we know it".
The practice of 'wombling' involves making use of discarded supermarket receipts that can earn the shopper money off via price match guarantees, if the items on the receipts would have been cheaper at a rival store.
All major supermarkets bar Asda banned the pastime – but yesterday the supermarket announced it's scrapping its price guarantee from Wednesday 3 October, essentially ending the opportunity to womble there.
Now Stephen Auker, who founded the 'Wombles for Cash' Facebook group and since 2010 has claimed vouchers worth £1,000s, has released a video asking fellow womblers to give Asda the "thumbs down" over the scheme's closure.
His video has already drawn dozens of comments from other womblers mourning the end of the wombling era and calling on Asda to reinstate the scheme.
Read more about Stephen's exploits in our 'Wombles' average £250/mth from hobby retrieving others' discarded receipts MSE News story.
In his video (which you can watch below), Stephen calls the closure of the Asda Price Guarantee "very sad news".
He talks about how much he has raised for charities via food donations from wombling, and how the practice has saved many families £100s if not £1,000s.
"Asda tells us that only 1% of Asda shoppers use the Asda Price Guarantee – I would dispute that. There's lots of womblers out there. There's thousands around the country and I doubt it's just 1%.
"There are other ways to womble but none of them are going to be as lucrative as Asda has been. It was the champion of all wombling opportunities.
"You've got to use your Asda Price Guarantees you've got before the 3rd [of October]. So what I would do is womble as hard as you damn well can."
Other womblers have also hit out at Asda for the changes, with one responding to Stephen's video by saying: "Asda customers should vote with their feet and boycott them, if enough do it they may change their minds."
A third said: "Maybe if people start boycotting Asda and they [lost] a lot of customers, they might bring in some other sort of loyalty scheme, like Tesco Clubcard."
Asda said in a statement on its website yesterday that the decision to scrap the guarantee had been "difficult".
Two weeks ago, as the price of an average two-year fixed rate mortgage fell to its lowest level since the credit crunch accelerated last year, it appeared that conditions were easing and with Prime Minister Gordon Brown announcing a £1 billion package of measures to breathe life into the housing market, there was even room for optimism.
However, the extraordinary week that was bookended by the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the planned merger of Lloyds TSB and Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) quickly produced more unease in the market. Fears mounted that the Lloyds-HBOS merger would reduce competition significantly and with a huge jump in Libor rate (that is the rate banks use to lend to each other) it seems it’s only a matter of time before lenders put up mortgage rates once more and begin to tighten their criteria further.
During the tumultuous week, 271 mortgage products were withdrawn from the market and while average rates on two-year fixed and tracker mortgages fell slightly, it appears this is the calm before the storm. Anyone wanting the security of a fixed rate mortgage needs to act quickly as rates are heading back upwards. HSBC, First Direct, Abbey and Woolwich have already confirmed their rates will be rising and others are expected to follow suit.
If your mortgage deal is coming to an end you should apply for a new one without delay, particularly if you want to remortgage on to a fixed rate. Many mortgage offers remain valid for between three and six months, so you can secure a new rate now even if your current deal doesn’t end until later this year or even early 2009.
First Direct has just increased its fixed rates, but it is still offering the lowest two-year rate at 5.19% (up from 4.99% previously). This product is available for loans up to 80% of the property’s value although the arrangement fee is high at £1,998.
If you are looking for longer term security, Principality Building Society has the leading five-year rate at 5.57% on loans up to 60% with a £999 fee, while Marsden Building Society has the best 10-year fix at 5.64% with a £949 fee for loans up to 65%.
A large deposit is key at the moment and if you don’t have much equity to put down, there is less choice and you will have to pay a much higher mortgage rate. Britannia Building Society has a two-year fix with a rate of 5.74% for loans up to 90% with a £999 fee. If your deposit is less than 10% you will pay even more. Halifax has a five-year fix at 6.15% with a £999 fee that is available for loans up to 95% of the property’s value.
Many people like the security a fixed rate offers, particularly at the moment with living costs on the up, but unless you act quickly you may be up against lenders hiking their rates.
The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Sir John Gieve, hinted last week that the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee may soon have room to cut interest rates – a view shared by Nationwide Building Society’s chief economist Fionnuala Earley. In a recent interview with site editor, Clare Francis, Earley said she expected rates to be cut before the end of the year, and that Bank rate could fall to 3.5% next year – 1.5 percentage points lower than its current level of 5%. Click here to watch this interview in full.
If interest rates are about to fall, a variable rate mortgage may be more appealing than a fix as you will then benefit from any rate reductions. However, if you opt for a variable rate product you have to be prepared for the fact that your mortgage payments could rise, if the economic environment changes and interest rates move in the opposite direction.
For those who can afford the risk that a variable product rate may increase, Principality Building Society has a two-year discount mortgage with a rate of 5.49% and a £999 arrangement fee that is available for loans up to 60%. However, it is closely matched by the HSBC two-year discount that is available for loans up to 90% with a rate of 5.69% and a lower arrangement fee of £249. Of course discount mortgages are not linked directly to Bank rate and so any change in rate is at the lender’s discretion, although most do pass on interest rate reductions in full.
If you want a guarantee that your rate will fall in line with any change in interest rates, opt for a tracker deal as the rate is set at a fixed margin to Bank rate. Nationwide has a two year tracker that is 0.53 points above Bank rate, giving a current pay rate of 5.53%. This deal is available for loans up to 60% of the property’s value. If you don’t have a 40% deposit to put down, Halifax has a three-year tracker available for loans up to 75% of a property’s value with a rate of 5.69%, while Nationwide offers a two-year tracker up to 90% with a rate of 6.08%. The fees on all these products are £1,999 and they include a free valuation and free legal work for those remortgaging.
Another option is a lifetime tracker – these deals are looking particularly attractive at the moment as the rates are not much higher than those on the leading short-term trackers and yet you don’t have to worry about remortgaging every few years.
Currently, First Direct has the market-leading rate at 5.49% for loans up to 80% with a £999 fee, while HSBC has a lifetime tracker available for loans up to 90% that is 0.79 points above Bank rate, giving a current pay rate of 5.79%. The fee is £599 although anyone remortgaging receives a free valuation and free legal work (the First Direct deal includes free legal work on remortgages).
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This Ritual Kit is for making contact with sisters Eleanor and Abigail. According to our contact with them, they believe this photo to have been taken about a year before their death. They both died in a house fire that killed the entire family while they were sleeping. They are believed to have lived somewhere around 1885, give or take a few years. They are hoping to be a part of a group or individuals Samhain ceremony so they can feel "included." A box comes with this ritual kit. For clarification on what other items are included please use the above list. You will need your own candle holder and shell or container for burning your incense. to work late, smells of another person’s perfume, opens secret accounts or seems unusually distant. If you believe your spouse is an adulterer, it’s best to allow a professional to gather the evidence you need. Below are five benefits in hiring a private investigator for cheating spouses:
Your loved one will recognize you and your vehicle, so trailing him or her may be difficult. As soon as he or she sees you or your car, your plans to remain unnoticed are ruined. A cheating spouse investigator is trained to discreetly follow a suspected cheater so the offending party feels safe to continue his or her activities until sufficient evidence is obtained.
No one wants to remain in limbo. Not having concrete proof that your loved one is cheating can leave you wondering whether or not you should stay in the relationship. A trained detective can give you the proof you need to move forward with your life.
A cheater may be able to hide some of his or her activities from you, but it is difficult to hide from a professional. A private investigator will use proven tactics to find cheating spouses who would otherwise remain uncaught.
If your spouse is cheating, you will want unquestionable evidence that proves the infidelity. A detective for cheating spouses can provide you with pictures and videotape so that there is no doubt of the affair. The proof can be used in court if you decide to seek a divorce.
If you catch your spouse cheating, you may have an emotional and regrettable response. In a nationally publicized case, Clara Harris, a dentist from a small town, killed her cheating husband by running over him with her vehicle. When you allow a private investigator for cheating spouses to gather the evidence, you can protect yourself from witnessing the affair firsthand.
If you believe you have an unfaithful partner, don’t ignore the signs of infidelity. Get in contact. You deserve to know the truth.
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Cathy Hinz's husband, a Californian trailer park manager, discovered the treasure hidden within the washing machine. Inside were not only just socks, but underwear, loose change, and even a credit card trapped inside.
Talking to Bored Panda, she says her husband was originally trying to fix a washing machine that 'was just not working properly'.
"Now, for those of you that SWEAR, your machine eats your small things, and have been told by 'professionals' and others that this fable just is not true… Here is the proof!" Cathy shared.
"25 years he has been doing this job, and for 25 years he has been working on appliances, including washers and dryers. But NEVER have we seen this!" Cathy said.
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Born in Boston, raised in San Diego, but now serving a mission in Ukraine. I am studying Philosophy and Russian at university and hope to go on to obtain a graduate degree. I take photographs and write sundry lists. I find liberty in simplicity.
In my youth, I had heard of a Jesus Christ that had come to save mankind. Yet, his existence, real or fabricated, held no weight in my self-centered adolescence. With time, I was confronted with the polarizing question of his reality. Either he was or wasn’t. I eluded the question as best as I could, but to no avail. Finding no solace in the wisdom of the world, I turned to my patient Heavenly Father in prayer for an answer that could stand still amidst such diverse opinions. It came, slowly, into focus. I began to unfold. All my pride, contumacy, and experience conceded to this one great truth. That Jesus Christ came to earth, paid the ransom of man’s mortality, and rose on the third day. He prepared the Father’s plan of happiness and anxiously waits for us to come unto him and, through his sacrifice, partake of eternal life. I know He lives and I know that the Book of Mormon is the evidence of His reality. Using a similar pattern of study, thought, and divine petition I came to know that Joseph Smith was a prophet and that he restored the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I know that following of the words of prophets both ancient and modern I can live a truly fulfilling and purposeful life, with joy unmeasurable.
Frequent and meaningful communication with my Heavenly Father allows me to see things with greater clarity and enables me to do as the Savior did and serve others. I love to study the Master’s life and ministry, and make use of his atonement through daily repentance; sharing the fruits of my repentance generously with all.
I received my Eagle Scout for the Boy Scouts of America at age 14. I love the great out doors, I love to hunt , hike, bike, and do water sports. I currently attend college I am a True Aggie. I' am currently serving my mission in the New Mexico Farmington Mission. My mission covers the four corners area of the U.S which includes the Navajo, Hopi and Apache Reservations. I never thought I would be this excited. I am so blessed to have been born in the United States of America.
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) because I was born into the faith. But just because I was born in it doesn't mean I had to stay. It felt right being a member, I could and can always feel the presence of the Holy Ghost. Why would I want to leave that? I do not want to think about where I would be if I wasn't a member of this church, all I can tell you is that I wouldn't have the successes and blessings I have if I wasn't a member.
Before I came up to school I participated in the young men's program and Boy Scouts, the experiences and things I have learned I wouldn't trade for anything.
Mormon women are beautiful because they have respect for their bodies and they have standards that they hopefully follow (every woman in the world has standards, some just have them more that others). We do believe in equality, for men and women no one should think they are better or more important than the other just because they are a man. Read "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" for more details. Show more Show less
It is very funny that people call Mormonism a cult, I laugh at that… If this were a cult, we wouldn't have the choice to stay or go. And as far as I know, there are no compounds somewhere where people are forced to stay, and where the FBI-Federal Bureau of Investigation-comes knocking to arrest people (Waco, Texas- Branch Davidians 1993). Show more Show less
Plain and simple, I dress in business attire for church since it is reverent (slacks, white button down shirt and a tie, and a suit if I feel like it). I celebrate a bunch of Holidays… Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, Easter, Halloween (not a holiday, more of like a fun day), 4th of July, Memorial Day, Mother's Day and Father's Day (these are the best days cause I get to spoil my parents… we should always do that since they do so much for us, or at least mine do). Pioneer Day (a Utah thing), and family member birthdays/anniversaries. I even go out and buy Mexican food for cinco de Mayo (May 5th). Show more Show less
Faith is like a little seed, if planted it will grow… Seeing is not believing, believing is seeing. Show more Show less
Yes Mormons are Christians, the name of our church is… The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints. All history books say Mormonism is a sect of Christianity. Jesus Christ sits at the head of our church. Show more Show less
The priesthood is given to all worthy males… That is our duty on Earth, to attain the priesthood and live a worthy life. Women give birth to children men don't they only assist in the process of creation, that is because the Lord set it up that way. Men preside over their families with the priesthood to protect them, and women nourish the children, because they have that gift… the mother gift. Men do not have the mother touch therefore they were given something to compensate for that. If we read the scriptures, listen to church leaders, pray and seek personal revelation about this matter, we will find the answer and we will know God's plan for us. Everyone has a purpose and place on this Earth, and we all need to figure that out. Show more Show less
I was a high school and college athlete. I am a retired educator & coach, proud father of 7 & grandfather of 23. I am a Mormon.
When I was a young man I had very little interest in religion. My major interests were hunting, fishing, camping and my greatest love was for sports. In high school I was a 4 sport letterman and received the award for the most outstanding athlete. I played football and baseball at Ricks College. At BYU I met and married the best person I have ever known. She is my best friend and at this time we have been married 39 years. I was a public school teacher, coach & recently retired after 34 years. We have 7 children and 23 grandchildren. Our oldest grandchild is 13 years old so you can imagine how active our house is when we get together. We do get together often and we love it. Our 3 sons all served missions, the oldest & the youngest both served in Chile & the middle son served in Hong Kong. Our 6 oldest children are all married to wonderful people. Our oldest daughters each married faithful returned missionaries & our youngest daughter is now serving a mission in McAllen, Texas. The gospel has brought our family so much joy & happiness. My children, my wife and I all have testimonies of the gospel and know that it can bless the lives of all of Heavenly Father’s children. That is why my wife & I have accepted a call to serve a mission in the Nebraska, Omaha mission. We are excited to share the wonderful message of the gospel of Jesus Christ & we do not consider this a sacrifice in anyway. I have been blessed more than I could ever deserve.
I had a great desire to play college sports. My size was an a negative as far as the college recruiters were concerned. I was just 5’ 8” tall & only weighed 145 lbs. I accepted a scholarship to play football & baseball at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. The name of the school has since been changed to BYU Idaho. Ricks College was owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I really loved the school and my experiences I had there. Many of those wonderful experiences came as a direct result of the kindness & love of the devoted church members that attended that school. My second year of college was a time of personal soul searching. I felt a real need for more direction in my life. During that time I was blessed to be assigned to room with two LDS returned missionaries on football road trips. From the time I got to know them I really admired them because they were not only great athletes but they were kind, humble, moral men that really seemed to have their act together. There were many times I thought to myself, how nice it would be if I could be more like them. We began to discuss religion on those road trips & they challenged me to read the Book of Mormon and to sincerely pray & ask God if it were true. Their challenge was eventually accepted & it led to a very personal, wonderful spiritual experience. I came to have a great testimony of that wonderful book. I then had sufficient evidence to help me to know and that the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ had truly been restored. The rest is history! I had been baptized as a child but had never been very involved in church but from that time on I committed to become a fully active member. Six months later I found myself totally engulfed in the church, serving a mission of my own in Japan for 2 years. It was a wonderful experience that helped me to feel the love of God not only for myself but for all of His children. The spiritual experiences I had on my mission gave me an unshakable testimony.
When I was a young married man most of the time my service in the church was centered on working with young men. Later in my life I was called to serve in various leadership positions. I served as a Bishop of a ward that had around 400 members for 6 years. Later I was asked to serve as a Stake President for 9 years which placed me over 10 wards with a total membership of the stake around 4,000. My family included 7 children and we began from the start trying to hold regular family scripture time, family home evenings once a week and to read the scriptures at least each week day. When my children were older we moved from trying to read one page a day to completing the Book of Mormon each calendar year. We have also taken great comfort and been spiritually strengthened by being able to attend the temple. It has been a great blessing in our lives. Again when our children were smaller we went to the temple once a month and now that they are grown we try to go at least 2 or 3 times a month. We became quite good at having family prayer both morning and night and sometimes more than once each morning or night depending on when different kids were coming and going. When I was released from my calling as stake president my wife and I were called to teach the 5 year old children in primary. It has been one of my favorite callings in the church. I later taught the 11 year old boys in primary and was an assistant Cub Scout den leader. My wife and I are going soon to serve a mission in the Nebraska, Omaha mission. We will be assigned to work in two different visitor’s centers and in the Winter Quarter’s Temple. We will also be assigned a ward where we can do more missionary work. We are looking forward to this wonderful opportunity to share our testimonies of the restored gospel. |
It’s become a tradition here at Mostly Networks to run the unofficial Twitter attendee list for the US edition of the WLPC conference. I hope you find the list useful! It’s not updated real-time, but it will be updated at least daily as long as people keep adding themselves. A new addition this year is the airport code. This way you can see if anyone worth sharing a meal with is in the town you’ll be in for your next gig. :)
Fill out the form at the bottom of this page to be added (easiest for me), but you can also send a tweet to me at @scottm32768. You can add a note to share anything of interest to the attendees, like your CWNE status, podcast, that you work for a vendor, or that you really like tacos. The airport code is to help people find you if they end up in your neck of the woods. Obviously, the note and airport code are optional.
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A DAY AT THE OFFICE….When I read that Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain had spent $1.2 million redecorating his office, my first thought wasn’t, “What a moron.” (That was second.) It was, “How can you spend that much on one room? Solid gold wall sconces? Ashtrays carved out of moon rocks? What?” Luckily for me, Charlie Gasparino has the answer:
The biggest piece of the spending spree: $800,000 to hire famed celebrity designer Michael Smith, who is currently redesigning the White House for the Obama family for just $100,000.
The other big ticket items Thain purchased include: $87,000 for an area rug in Thain’s conference room and another area rug for $44,000; a “mahogany pedestal table” for $25,000; a “19th Century Credenza” in Thain’s office for $68,000; a sofa for $15,000; four pairs of curtains for $28,000; a pair of guest chairs for $87,000;
a “George IV Desk” for $18,000; six wall sconces for $2,700; six chairs in his private dining room for $37,000; a mirror in his private dining room for $5,000; a chandelier in the private dining room for $13,000; fabric for a “Roman Shade” for $11,000; a “custom coffee table” for $16,000; something called a “commode on legs” for $35,000; a “Regency Chairs” for $24,000; “40 yards of fabric for wall panels,” for $5,000 and a “parchment waste can” for $1,400.
Impressive! But it doesn’t add up to $1.2 million. It adds up to $1.3 million just for these 19 items alone, and there were probably plenty of smaller ticket nicknacks too. Plus labor — unless that’s included in Smith’s fee. Probably not, I suppose, which means this monument to American capitalism must have run at least a couple million bucks. The Sun King would have been proud.
And my third question? That’s easy: “Who leaked this?” Most probable answer: BofA chief Ken Lewis, the guy who fired Thain, in an effort to keep attention focused on his scapegoat of the hour. Good luck with that, Ken.
Rosy statistics on Latin American economies miss some essential points — and risk reinforcing underdevelopment.
In many countries, positive economic statistics have oftentimes reinforced underdevelopment. They have encouraged decision makers to focus their efforts away from the real thing or created the mirage of progress where there was none, discouraging reform. The latest and much-publicized United Nations report on Latin America falls into this category.
Much like it did last year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has issued an avalanche of statistics that paint a rosy picture of the region’s economy. The report projects a 4.3 percent rate of growth for this year, with countries like Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Panama exceeding the average. It also plays up the region’s current account surplus for the second year running (totaling the equivalent of 0.9 percent of its GDP). Other statistics, such as the growth of fixed investment, are also brandished as very positive signals.
All of this misses some essential points. In the thirty years between 1950 and 1980, Latin America experienced an average rate of growth higher than today’s. Considering that half the population was in poverty at the end of that period, statistical growth clearly did not spell development. By contrast, in the last thirty years, East Asia has gone from having half the per capita income of Sub-Saharan Africa to doubling it. Concerts are no longer held to fight poverty in India, but in Africa. In this same period, every Latin American country’s per capita income except Chile’s has fallen as a proportion of U.S. income per head, while Thailand’s and Indonesia’s have risen by more than 40 percent.
The U.N. report trumpets Latin America’s current account surplus, just as it used to decry current account deficits before. This, again, misses the point. A current account deficit is offset by a capital account surplus, and vice-versa, to the effect that they balance each other out. These statistics don’t tell us anything about how a country is doing. (Free-market economist Murray Rothbard was right: more nonsense has been written about the balance of payments than virtually any other aspect of economics.) Yes, the increase of Latin America’s exports over its imports has led to a current account surplus. But there has been a net outflow of capital (just as in 2004, when the net transfer amounted to $77 billion). The United States ran a current account deficit during most of the 19th century—the period when it became the most powerful economy in the world.
Finally, Latin America’s statistics cease to be good when compared with other developing regions. China’s annual rate of growth doubles the Latin American rate of growth. The sum of its exports and imports totals 75 percent of its GDP, whereas the sum of Brazil’s trade, for instance, represents less than one third of its GDP. Last year, foreign investment in Latin America grew at half the world rate. Investment levels in general hover around 16 percent of GDP in most countries of the region, a small figure compared to those newcomers—in East Asia, Southern Europe, Australasia, and Central Europe—that have in recent years made an impact on the world stage.
What ECLAC should be looking at instead is the lack of reform since the end of the 1990s. Latin America is content with a temporary 4 or 5 percent rate of growth due to low interest rates, low inflation, and the very high prices of its commodities -from oil to minerals to soybeans. While a country like Estonia adopted a low flat tax a decade ago and was quickly followed by countries like Latvia, Lithuania, and, later, even by Russia and Ukraine, in Latin America taxes have gone up because of the obsession with fiscal revenue. The de-nationalization of society and the de-politicization of the judiciary have been put on an indefinite hold.
Latin Americans were traumatized by 1990s-style reform, when poorly structured and corrupt privatization failed to produce results. It is time to get over this paralysis, especially now that authoritarian populism is back. Commerce is still heavily hampered by regional trading blocs, a labyrinth of taxes encourage a two-tier economy, the judiciary is still subservient to political or economic power, and it is almost impossible to operate legally in any kind of activity without engaging in cronyism.
Latin Americans have at their disposal the necessary information about the causes of poverty. A recent study by the World Bank showed that in underdeveloped countries, including in Latin America, the cost of doing business is three times higher than in other nations, while property rights are less than half as secure. Whereas in Brazil it takes 152 days to register a start-up company, in Thailand it takes about one month. With the exception of Colombia, where some reform has taken place of late and there has been an increase of 16 percent in the number of new companies in the last couple of years, no Latin American country is in the “top 20” list for doing business. Even Chile has been losing ground to Korea, Malaysia, South Africa, and others.
These are the realities that ECLAC should be exposing across the region. Reports based on purely macroeconomic statistics such as those mentioned in this article do not help the cause of reform.
This article is reprinted here with the kind permission of the Independent Institute
As promised, Laura Bush stumped for Richard Pombo today and instead of touting his strengths, as, say, a force to be reckoned with for private property rights, she chose to focus on his environmental track record, calling him “an enthusiastic steward of our country’s natural resources.”
Uh, that’s a bit like calling Mel Gibson a steward for religious harmony. “Because of his leadership,” she went on, “wildlife, property and people will be protected from dangerous flooding.” It’s as if he were the captain of Noah’s Ark!
Richard Pombo has used his position as chair of the House Resources Committee to try to overhaul the Endangered Species Act to eliminate habitat protection, and to weaken laws protecting the oceans.
The first lady, who’s on a first name basis with the 14-year California state representative (her husband calls him The Marlboro Man) insists that Pombo “is committed to safeguarding local ecosystems. Richard promotes responsible conservation initiatives, programs that protect wildlife while also improving the lives of his constituents.”
Read this week’s interview with Pombo’s opponent, wind-energy engineer Jerry McNerney, who currently holds a 2-point lead, here.
A Pennsylvania lawyer has sued the creator of the online virtual universe Second Life after the company banned him from the game and confiscated his virtual winnings. Apparently he’d been cheating in the game’s land-auction process. The lawyer is asking for $8,000 in restitution. Maybe the game needs to be expanded to include “virtual litigation,” complete with jury pools and subpoena power…
Geologically speaking, nature usually calls the shots. Historically it’s been the case that major natural events—shifting tectonic plates, volcanoes, even asteroids—have shaped the trajectory of life on this planet. Not anymore. A team of researchers from the University of Leicester and the Geological Society of London is the latest group to make the case that the Holocene era is coming to an end, and the Anthropocene (meaning, basically, man-made) is on its way in. Our impact on the planet is so profound, say the scientists, we’ve changed our home for good. The evidence:
This isn’t a new idea. The term “Anthropocene Era” was coined by Paul Crutzen, winner of the 1995 Chemistry Nobel Prize. Crutzen identified three phases of the era—and made some guesses as to what we can expect next.
If you’re still not convinced, consider another recent study: Soil scientists at Duke University say that these days, even the dirt beneath our feet is man-made. Says lead researcher Daniel Richter:
“With more than half of all soils on Earth now being cultivated for food crops, grazed, or periodically logged for wood, how to sustain Earth’s soils is becoming a major scientific and policy issue.”
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Senate Intelligence Committee is finally wrapping up its report on whether government statements on Iraq were supported by the underlying intelligence. The committee promised to do this over four years ago.
I don’t know anything about it beyond the article, but the reporting strongly suggests the Senate Intelligence Committee has failed to ask hard questions. Beyond the fact it’s taken them this long to do it, there are two obvious problems:
1. The committee already released a report on whether the intelligence agencies were pressured by the Bush administration. The report concluded they were not. However, they only managed this by ignoring the most glaring evidence imaginable.
The first report was issued when the Republicans controlled the Senate. The committee clearly should have reopened this question, but apparently has failed to do so.
2. The tiny bit of the report’s criticism that’s mentioned ignores one of the most flagrant and important lies of the entire buildup to war:
In many cases, statements that were later proven wrong — such as President Bush’s assertion in September 2002 that Iraq “possesses biological and chemical weapons” — were largely in line with U.S. intelligence assessments at the time.
Prewar assertions about Iraq’s nuclear program were problematic because they were supported by some intelligence assessments but not others.
“They were substantiated,” a congressional official said, “but didn’t convey the disagreements within the intelligence community.”
In August 2002, for example, Vice President Dick Cheney said in a speech that “Saddam [Hussein] has resumed his efforts to acquire nuclear weapons.” But by that time, the State Department’s intelligence bureau was challenging the assumption that Iraq’s nuclear program had been reactivated.
But Cheney’s most important deception in that speech regarding the Iraq nuclear issue had nothing to do about “disagreements within the intelligence community.” It was the fact that what he said immediately after that sentence was completely false:
But we now know that Saddam has resumed his efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. Among other sources, we’ve gotten this from the firsthand testimony of defectors — including Saddam’s own son-in-law, who was subsequently murdered at Saddam’s direction.
Cheney was referred to Hussein Kamel, who’d run Iraq’s WMD programs during the eighties and then fled to Jordan in 1995. But as the Washington Post later reported, “Kamel’s testimony, after defecting, was the reverse of Cheney’s description.” Kamel had not said Saddam had “resumed his efforts to acquire nuclear weapons”; just the opposite. While the Clinton administration covered up Kamel’s statements, he actually told UNSCOM that Iraq had had no nuclear program since the Gulf War in 1991. Specifically, when asked “Were there any continuation of, or present nuclear activities, for example, EMIS, centrifuge?”, Kamel responded “No.” (Kamel also said Iraq retained blueprints from its pre-91 program, but these were surrendered after his defection.) The IAEA later confirmed what Kamel had said:
General Hussein Kamel’s [August 22, 1995] statement was compatible with statements made in the Baghdad talks, that all nuclear weapons related activities had effectively ceased at the onset of the attack on Iraq by the coalition forces.
Moreover, there is strong evidence Cheney must have known this was false. The WMD Commission report includes this citation:
Senior Executive Memoranda are produced by intelligence agencies at the specific request of the executive branch. Thus, the White House wanted to know more about Kamel in January, 2002, at exactly the time their attention was turning toward Iraq.
Certainly this document would be examined and released as part of a serious Senate Intelligence Committee report. The evidence so far suggests it won’t be, because the report won’t be serious.
Behind the fight to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that unleashed a torrent of corporate election spending.
Doran/FlickrOn Thursday evening, residents of 83 towns and cities throughout the country—places like Marietta, Georgia, and East Troy, Wisconsin, and Anchorage, Alaska—will make their way to the home of a friend or neighbor or outright stranger for a night of partying. But these aren’t holiday parties. They’re the ground-level rumblings of a growing campaign to roll back one of the most game-changing Supreme Court decisions in recent memory, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
In a year packed with populist uprisings, in which Time named “the protester” its person of the year, the fight against Citizens United is gaining momentum with battle fronts in Congress, statehouses, city halls, and the homes of hundreds of Americans. The decision, handed down in January 2010 by the court’s five conservative justices, effectively gave corporations the same free speech rights as people, gutted key provisions of the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, and green-lighted unlimited spending by corporations and labor unions in American elections. Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21, a pro-reform campaign finance organization, called it “the most radical and destructive campaign finance decision in Supreme Court history.”
The campaign to counter Citizens United sprang to life immediately after the ruling was announced. Led by Public Citizen, the good government group founded by Ralph Nader, its goal is to pass a constitutional amendment that neutralizes the ruling’s effects. But the effort didn’t fully take off until this year—the public needed time to see what the decision had wrought. To influence the 2010 midterm elections, super-PACs and other independent spending outfits that sprung in the wake of Citizens United spent hundreds of millions of dollars.
This past March, Public Citizen launched a website called Democracy Is for People. It urges people to sign a petition supporting a constitutional amendment, offers a primer on Citizens United‘s impact, and helps people organize house parties to build support for the idea of an amendment. (More than 300 parties have been hosted to date, the group says.) Also behind the campaign are Common Cause, Move to Amend, and People for the American Way, groups that have been circulating online petitions, writing sample resolutions rebuking Citizens United, and training activists.
Amending the Constitution, of course, is no small matter: At least two-thirds of each house of the Legislature must approve the amendment, and then at least three-quarters of the state legislatures must ratify it. Many observers doubt that a Citizens United amendment stands a chance. In the 235 years of the republic, after all, there have been 11,372 attempts to amend the Constitution. Only 27 succeeded. That’s a success rate of 0.2 percent.
Elizabeth Wydra, chief counsel for the Constitutional Accountability Center, a progressive think tank, wrote in January that while an amendment is one option for progressives in overturning Citizens United, it’s important to remember that amendments are seen as a way to correct flaws in the Constitution itself.* Citizens United is not a constitutional flaw, though; it’s a flawed interpretation. Those seeking to neutralize it, she argued, should also advocate for judicial nominees who share their distaste for corporate personhood and influence-peddling.
Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen, acknowledges the skeptics but insists there are few other feasible options. The closest the reformers have come to blunting the impact of Citizens United was the DISCLOSE Act, a bill intended to beef up disclosure of donors who fund campaign advertising—it died in the Senate last year in the face of united Republican opposition. “The challenge is overcoming that skepticism about the amendment,” Weissman says. “The only way to do that is to build a movement.”
And now’s the time to start, according to those involved. The drive to get special-interest money out of American politics dovetails with the ethos of Occupy protests throughout the country, says Mary Boyle, a spokeswoman for Common Cause. “Obviously, one of Occupy’s big concerns is that our political system is broken and it’s not serving people,” she says, “and we’re certainly hopeful that this will resonate with people who will feel that way.”
There are currently at least four resolutions in the House of Representatives seeking a constitutional amendment to counteract Citizens United. In the Senate, Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have introduced their own amendments, which specifically give Congress and state legislatures more power to write new laws stanching the flow of political cash. Both say the Senate will likely take up their bills next year.
Udall told me he’s constantly talking with Republican colleagues about money in politics, and he hopes to get some GOP support for his bill, whose cosponsors now consist of 16 Democrats, plus Sanders. He points to Congress’ 11 percent approval rating and multiple surveys showing widespread support for such an amendment and for a general crackdown on corporate influence in politics. “This is a chance for Congress to redeem itself,” Udall says.
While Udall twists arms in Washington, city and governments nationwide have been weighing in. Last week, prodded by Move to Amend, Los Angeles became the first major city to pass a resolution urging Congress to amend the Constitution to revoke the corporate personhood rights the justices laid out in Citizens United. Move to Amend hopes to get an anti-Citizens United measure on the ballot in 50 towns and cities for the November 2012 elections—already, it reports, resolutions or ballot measures opposing corporate personhood have been proposed or passed by 36 local governments.
Legislators in nine states have also offered and/or passed similar statewide resolutions. Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley urged legislative leaders to speed passage of a state resolution that would “put the electoral process back in the hands of the people, not corporations.”
On a conference call Tuesday, Derek Cressman, who’s spearheading the effort for Common Cause, told fellow activists that plans were underway to introduce statewide ballot measures. The 17th Amendment, allowing for direct election of US senators, was passed, Cressman pointed out, by building local and statewide support through propositions and measures. (It’s also a strategy conservative groups have used effectively to pass state anti-abortion measures.)
Cressman stressed that while amending the Constitution is the most ambitious policy option in the book, the sheer amount of money pouring into elections combined with dwindling disclosure requirements called for drastic action. “This does feel like a rare moment in history—a constitutional moment if you will—when the American people are saying we need to focus our attention on this and get it right,” he said.
Citizens United, Udall concurs, “has made it so we need a constitutional amendment. I don’t see how we tackle this any other way.”
This paragraph has been clarified to better reflect Wydra’s views on the Citizens United constitutional amendment campaign.
Protesters march to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Phoenix in support of Dreamers.Matt York/AP
After moving to end protections from deportation for nearly 800,000 undocumented youths known as Dreamers, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he loves the young immigrants affected by his decision. “I have a great heart for the folks we are talking about,” Trump said, adding, “Hopefully now Congress will be able to help them and do it properly.”
But talking points put out by the administration tell a different story. Instead of instructing recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections to wait while Congress works out a legislative solution that gives them legal status, the talking points say Dreamers should prepare to leave to the country. The document states, “The Department of Homeland Security urges DACA recipients to use the time remaining on their work authorizations to prepare for and arrange their departure from the United States—including proactively seeking travel documentation—or to apply for other immigration benefits for which they may be eligible.” Multiple sources have attributed the document to the White Jawetz, the vice president for immigration policy at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, wrote on Twitter:
WH talking points on #DACA revocation couldn't be clearer. They want Dreamers to start planning to self-deport now. #HereToStay #DreamAct
Ali Noorani, the executive director of the National Immigration Forum, a pro-immigrant advocacy group, wrote:
In WH talking points, DHS urges #daca recipients to prepare for self-deportation. Hopefully Rs on the Hill show more leadership than this.
Earlier on Tuesday, the New York Times reported that, as late as one hour before Trump’s decision was announced, senior administration officials worried that the president did not understand the consequences of ending DACA and that if he learned about them, he would change his mind.
The administration talking points also suggest that Trump has a more optimistic view than some members of his administration of what ending DACA means. If Congress does not pass a bill to protect Dreamers by the March 5 deadline set by the administration, they could become subject to possible detention and deportation.
There is still the possibility that Trump will keep DACA after the program ends. A senior White House adviser told Politico he does not expect Trump to end DACA if Congress fails to pass a bill.
But at protests across the nation today, Dreamers and their allies made clear they’re not willing to see if Trump is bluffing. Real security, Jawetz and others have said, will come only if Congress passes legislation to protect Dreamers from deportation, such as the long-stalled DREAM Act. “We don’t need the Trump administration to manufacture new crises designed to terrorize immigrant communities,” Jawetz said on a call with reporters. “Congress must act now to take up a clean Dream Act and limit the harm that has already been done as a result of this announcement.”
Below is a second messaging document that a source on Capitol Hill says was sent to congressional Republicans. |
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We are going to Colorado Springs for SLT 2019! We are so excited to be spending our week serving in Colorado and serving the local community there. If you are a High School student this is the best week of your entire summer, making memories with friends, digging deeper into your relationship with Christ, and serving others. We will be driving to Colorado Springs, leaving Saturday, June 29th, and returning Saturday, July 6th. Cost is $1000 with a $200 deposit. Fundraising and payment information sent to you upon registering.
Sit start with a heel hook in the pocket and a toe on the face. Move up the arete. It is pumpy and juggy to the top.
It is behind and above the big main boulder on the uphill side. Follow the trail from Pulp Friction. |
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“Education with an edge": Mills College is proud to align itself with individuality, diversity, boldness, and creative experimentation.
This independent liberal arts college in Oakland, CA encourages its young, mostly female students to stand out and “make a statement.” So when it was time for a website redesign, Associate Vice President of Marketing Judy Silva knew it was imperative to develop a bold, creative web presence. The new site needed to be as forward-thinking as Mills students and right-fit prospects.
Before engaging mStoner, Silva and her team already had a strategy in mind for the new site as well as sophisticated design standards. They were seeking a partner who could understand their vision and make it happen. “One of the most challenging aspects of a redesign (and we’re still in the middle of ours) is the time it takes to do the work, on top of the other regular work you need to do,” Silva said. “It’s definitely a marathon, so you need a partner like mStoner to help guide and support you through the process with tools that can help you manage it all.”
“This is a site that’s going to last for a long time," said Ben Bilow, Creative Director, mStoner, Inc. "There are no fussy design elements. Since it’s all about the content and images, it will be easy for Mills to update the CSS and the images and have a completely new look.”
Market research shows the most successful sites make it easy for users to find what they are looking for. The new site’s approach to design, content, and user experience is very intentional and pared down to get visitors where they want go quickly.
Fewer links in the navigation and on the page reduce decision fatigue and get visitors to the information they are looking for faster. The new architecture is concise and rock solid — no duplicated content or misleading pathways.
A click on “Visit” takes visitors to a page with only a full-width video, two short paragraphs of text, and the call-to-action button to schedule a visit.
The first thing prospective students want to know is whether a college offers their major. Hence, the website prominently features a program finder that uses large images and easy navigation.
“What do I do with a biology degree from Mills?” Academic program pages deliver outcomes information in a straightforward, visually dynamic manner.
The Mills theme of inclusivity, for instance, is reflected in the website’s features with an information hierarchy that showcases student voices; images of diverse students are prominent; headers and intros are packed with watchwords.
The IA drives visitors to a special section, “Uniquely Mills,” which exists solely to communicate the Mills experience and differentiators through visual storytelling.
Every bit of content relates back to the brand message —“make a statement.” Large-text phrases like “be empowered” and “be revolutionary” appear throughout the site, inviting bold thinkers to apply.
Full-width imagery depicts the striking individuality of current students on the major landing pages.
Instead of news about the institution or photos of the campus or articles on faculty research, the entire homepage is devoted to content relevant to high school juniors and seniors. Questions of affordability, outcomes, and the student experience are all answered through images, infographics, and testimonials.
Student profiles on the homepage feature a Q&A format to capture the personal voice of each student. Alumnae stories on the homepage also illustrate the concrete ways in which Mills graduates are creating positive change.
The full-size, desktop site is rich with user interface motion and text animation: headers gently telescope and retract; content sections elegantly slide into view as users scroll. The sophisticated feeling of forward motion these lend to the site also echo key attributes of the Mills brand.
Normally, these features are sacrificed for the small screen experience but Mills felt strongly that they were an integral part of the design. mStoner’s technologists found new ways to develop the site in order to keep these interactions for the mobile design.
Designing for mobile devices means designing for the touch interface, so mStoner also created motion features for visitors to interact with in a tactile way. A back-to-top button changes color upon pressing, calls-to-action softly bounce when touched, and slideshows re-center and expand as slides advance. These too are on-brand (clean and colorful) and thoughtfully integrated into the overall site design.
“Our goal for the new Mills website was to create a different style site that would deliver our brand message in a distinctive and compelling way.”
After a midsummer launch, Mills started the 2017-2018 academic year with its newly minted site. New visitors to Mills.edu have increased nearly 20 percent since launch.
Usability testing results indicated that students are finding information easily. “The most important result for the marketing team,” Silva said, “is that we now have a mobile-responsive website that makes it possible to do digital marketing in a way we simply couldn’t before.”
Stats from the first quarter of this year (January-March 2018) indicate the site’s storytelling focus is resonating with Mills’ audiences: Undergrad campus visit requests increased 51.34 percent and graduate campus visit requests increased 34.04 percentcompared to the previous quarter (October-December 2017). Other notable stats from this time period:
The Mills marketing team wasn’t the only one that grew from the experience. mStoner’s technologists and creatives reached new heights as a result of the partnership. mStoner Creative Director Ben Bilow said, “Mills brought a lot of good ideas to the work and pushed us, especially in the concept stage, while showing us they valued the work that goes into this. The real challenge was doing work that greatly impressed them.” From developing new ways to make a mobile site interactive to looking far beyond higher education for design inspiration, the mStoner team rose to the occasion and discovered some new capabilities in the process.
The effort did not go unnoticed. “mStoner was a true partner in the website development process from beginning to end,” Silva said, “and we’re working with them now for our next phase of development. Their entire team excelled at client service and creative problem-solving. What was really out of the ordinary was that we worked with the company’s leadership throughout the entire process, and they were genuinely invested in our organization’s challenges and long-term success.”
Content and web strategy; discovery interviews and focus groups; responsive redesign; content writig; usability testing; accessibility testing; quality assurance testing; Google Analytics set-up and support; site governance and sustainability recommendations
Sanderson Academy--student, 1817 and 1820; teacher, 1821-23. When she was 20, Mary Lyon enrolled at the new coeducational academy in Ashfield, a town adjacent to Buckland. "Here," she would later write, "I was principally educated; here my mental energies first awakened." Her quick intelligence and thirst for learning impressed her teachers and fellow students. All were amazed by her ability to survive on only four hours of sleep a night, and to memorize an entire Latin grammar in one weekend.
Byfield Female Seminary--student, 1821. Mary Lyon attended Byfield, north of Boston, for six months. Joseph Emerson, the Seminary principal and a graduate of Harvard College, believed strongly in the intellectual ability of women, and consequently, his school had higher academic standards than did most female seminaries. He became Lyon's mentor. A star pupil at the Seminary was Zilpah Grant, who soon became Emerson's assistant. She and Lyon became close friends, and later, colleagues.
Adams Female Academy, Londonderry, New Hampshire--teacher, 1824-27. When Zilpah Grant was named the principal of the new academy, she invited Mary Lyon to join her. The school was open for a seven-month summer term. Lyon's salary was $5 a week, plus board.
Winter School for Girls--principal and teacher, 1824-30. When Adams closed for the winter, Lyon returned to her native hilltowns, at the request of local families, to run her own school. Designed to prepare young women for elementary teaching, the school was an immediate success, enrolling 100 students by 1830.
Ipswich Female Seminary--assistant principal and teacher, 1828-34. After a dispute with the owners of Adams Academy, Zilpah Grant founded her own school in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Although reluctant to close her winter school, Mary Lyon accepted Grant's offer of a year-round position in 1830. At Ipswich, Lyon and Grant became widely known for their progressive ideas about women's education and their ability to train teachers.
Wheaton Female Seminary--consultant and visiting instructor, 1834. In addition to offering advice, Mary Lyon suggested the school's first principal--Eunice Caldwell, a graduate of Ipswich Seminary. Wheaton Seminary is now Wheaton College. |
Curious how our world has been shaped by choices made in the past? A Bachelor of Arts in History from Michigan Tech could be key to unlocking your future. This degree program blends history with specialized subjects for an excellent liberal arts education.
Think of history as society’s collective memory. Like an individual requires an accurate memory to function effectively, a society must maintain an accurate collective memory to thrive. By investigating and learning about the past, you lay the foundation for a variety of careers in law, government service, libraries and museums, education, and for information-gathering positions in businesses and non-profit organizations.
Peter N. Stearns, former editor-in-chief of The Journal of Social History, explains a number of reasons to pursue the field of history in his article Why Study History from the American Historical Association.
Our curriculum is adaptable to your interests. Choose a general atterns of industrialization and deindustrialization.
Learn about patterns of change over time in three general areas: US history, European history, and global history. In addition, select more specific history courses within general categories and examine your area of interest from other disciplinary perspectives. As a capstone project, choose between a thesis or to research two questions of a historical nature and summarize your findings in essays written as class assignments.
Other electives and the University’s general education program, allows you to pursue interests in other areas like business, communications, or the arts.
"I was given a unique opportunity to interact with faculty, staff, and students to better understand, learn, and grow. In my recent professional work as well as my current masters curriculum, I constantly refer to the work I did for my history degree at Michigan Tech and with the faculty in social sciences. I have been able to build on the knowledge I gained to think critically and continue to ask questions. "Erica LeClaire, 2016, BS History
Historical Knowledge. Identify major themes, issues, and developments in American history and in the historical experiences of other world regions; identify how those developments compare with larger historical patterns.
Historical Research. Work independently and conduct effective historical research using both primary sources and appropriate secondary sources.
Historical Interpretation, Synthesis, and Presentation. Develop the ability to present the results of historical research effectively in both written and oral form using varied and appropriate technologies.
Our program prepares you for graduate school, law school, business and management, and a myriad of professions. So set your sights high and follow your passion. A bachelor’s degree in history sets you up for teaching, law, the ministry, business, governmental administration, journalism, archival and museum work, and historical preservation. History alumni have diverse positions including:
Social sciences share the goal of understanding how human behavior is organized, how people make collective choices, and how social structures and daily practices change over time. Michigan Tech faculty conduct research to help communities and policy makers make informed choices in environmental and energy policy and industrial heritage.
A number of historical sites of national importance can be found in Michigan Tech’s backyard. Michigan’s wildly beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula has a rich mining history from prehistory to the twentieth century. The setting of the country’s first copper boom in 1843, the Keweenaw boasts the world’s largest native copper deposit. It also has a rich and diverse cultural heritage, with ethnic groups from all across Europe settling here in the second half of the 19th century. Students interested in industrial archaeology have the opportunity to research this history in original ways.
Faculty are eager to guide students’ independent studies, either in their field of research, or in one you identify. Many students have earned a Michigan Tech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). |
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Low levels of testosterone are not only a problem to your sexual health and muscles. Lack of testosterone will also drain you from energy and lack of concentration. It is a problem if you prefer to be an active person or are having a job with a lot of responsibilities.
Higher levels of testosterone and other ingredients in Male Health will boost your levels of energy and improve your focus and concentration. It will enhance your performance, so you will get things done and perform outstandingly at work.
Using testosterone replacement therapy injections is an effective way to raise your levels. However, there are specific risks involved using this method. These risks will increase the unhealthier you are. And, it doesn’t matter how young or old you are.
A recent study from UCLA found that men who take testosterone replacement drugs have twice as many heart attacks and blood clots1 as men who don’t.
If you are a young guy who wants to increase muscle mass by using steroids, you will not only risk getting heart attacks; you may also end up shutting down your natural testosterone production forever.
So instead of going for the quick fix solution that carries a lot of risks! How about using the safer method where you improve your body’s ability to produce all the testosterone you need, naturally?
It is way better because you will not risk any blood clotting or heart attacks. And for the guy who wants to build lean muscles using testosterone, you will not risk shutting down your natural steroid production or risk any of the side effects.
To boost your testosterone levels naturally Alpha Male Laps Maximum Male is a perfect choice. It will give you the right ingredients to raise your levels. It will help you to get your libido back, build lean muscles, lose weight and improve your overall health.
Honestly, there are plenty of male enhancement supplements out there that will give you some of the same benefits as Maximum Male. Many of them even come with some of the same ingredients that will help you with the same issues.
However, there is one thing where Maximum Male stands out, one benefit that probably makes Maximum Male a little bit better than competing supplements.
According to Jim Bard, the maker of Maximum Male, your testosterone levels doesn’t decrease with age. In fact, they don’t have anything to do with lack of sex drive, libido, erectile function and muscle loss!
What decreases in the male body with age are your levels of a hormone named estradiol, a form of estrogen the primary female sex hormone. It is lack of Estradiol that is causing your sex drive, libido, and stamina levels to drop and your fat levels to increase!
These claims don’t come out of the blue air; they are supported by scientific studies done by Dr. Joel Finkelstein from Mass General Hospital.
He and his team investigated testosterone and estradiol levels in 400 men with age between 20 and 50 years of age. All 400 men received a testosterone gel, but half of the men also received estradiol with their gel.
The results showed that men who both received testosterone and estradiol by far had the most significant gains in lean muscle mass, size, and strength. On top of that, it was only the estradiol group of men who also experienced a fat loss and an increase of the libido and erectile function.
The research was so surprised that it was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in the article “Gonadal Steroids and Body Composition, Strength, and Sexual Function in Men2“, one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world.
Most testosterone enhancing supplements are created in a way that they will boost your testosterone levels as much as possible. It is the common belief that the more testosterone you can squeeze out of a supplement the better results!
But according to, the study of Dr. Joel Finkelstein and his researchers, testosterone will do very little to your body if no estradiol is present.
It is why Maximum Male is different from other testosterone boosters. You will get the right ingredients, in the right combination, and with the dosage for better results. Using Maximum Male, you will get the right combination that will make your body produce more testosterone and estradiol, at the same time.
Here is another tricky point where Maximum Male stands out. It is true that too much testosterone will convert into estrogen and you somehow must block estrogen from your body.
Most testosterone boosters on the market can be pretty active just pumping out testosterone in your body with no limits. But, it means a significant part of that testosterone will convert into estrogen and cancel out any further testosterone production.
Other testosterone boosters come with an estrogen-blocking ingredient like Chrysin or similar. It is good because they do block higher estrogen levels. But doing so and you might end up canceling out your estradiol production making your supplement less effective.
Alpha Male Labs Maximum Male have done their research and considered this issue. Besides the four main ingredients that will boost your testosterone levels. You are also going to get six supporting ingredients that will make sure you will get the testosterone and estradiol ratio just right.
To create a powerful testosterone booster that works and will give you the results you want this ratio must be around 20:1, else you will get disappointed, Maximum Male knows that, and 99% of all testosterone boosters don’t.
So, how is all this possible? It all boils down to the ingredients you are getting using Maximum Male. You are going to get four main ingredients that have in common that they will both produce testosterone and estradiol.
Besides the main ingredients, you are also going to get six supporting ingredients that will enhance the effects of the main ingredients and give you a couple of extra benefits. Let’s have a look at them.
In a study from 2012 published in the AYU showed that men who took Tribulus Terrestris regularly, had a 78.11% improvement in their Sexual Health, together with a 16.3% increase of testosterone levels3. Later studies have confirmed these numbers and even showed an increase of testosterone of up to 52%.
The good news about Tribulus Terrestris is that it also helps your body to produce more estradiol. According to a 2013 study published in the International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, taking Tribulus Terrestris for 21 days led to an increase of estradiol production enough to help treat ED patients4.
Fenugreek is another testosterone boosting ingredient similar to Tribulus Terrestris. Combined these two are probably the most potent testosterone combo you can get.
There are plenty of scientific studies available to support the claims of Fenugreek. One double-blind, placebo-controlled study was published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and showed that taking Fenugreek frequently will increase your testosterone levels and lead to significant improvement of muscle mass and power5. Other studies have also demonstrated the Fenugreek will increase sexual arousal and orgasms.
As with Tribulus Terrestris, there are also numerous studies available supporting the claim that Fenugreek also will increase your levels of estradiol and that way give you better male health results.
Is also known as Horny Goat Weed, and is helpful when it comes to erectile dysfunction and other erection problems. Epimedium enhances your blood flow to the penis and will improve your staying power.
Second, it is also an ingredient that will improve testosterone levels and convert some of that T into estradiol. Epimedium is a great ingredient to get when it comes to both sexual health improvement and muscle building.
Eurycoma Longifolia is also a testosterone booster and just like with the other ingredients, this one is also able to increase your levels of estradiol and give more useful results than similar ingredients.
As we mentioned earlier, to make this work it is essential to get a testosterone and estradiol ratio of 20:1, else you will either produce too much testosterone that will convert into estrogen or not getting enough estradiol to make your testosterone useful.
The primary function of the six supporting ingredients is to get the 20:1 testosterone estradiol ratio just right and to make you a happy customer with a couple of other benefits.
They will give you a wide range of benefits such as fat loss, improve blood flow, enhancement libido and stamina and a lot more.
One thing we like about Alpha Male Labs Maximum Male is that you are not going to see a traditional sales page with a couple of hot women and a young stud. The inventor of Maximum Male has made an explainer video where he describes the exact reasons why you should get started using this male enhancement supplement. Here you will learn more about the benefits, the ingredients, and the exact science behind this powerful male enhancement supplement.
Another thing I like about Maximum Male is the combination of ingredients. They have decided to divide them into four main ingredients and six supporting ones that power up the main ingredients and give some additional benefits.
Maybe the most significant benefit of them all using Maximum Male is that among the four main ingredients, you are getting both Tribulus Terrestris and Fenugreek. They are after my opinion the two most potent testosterone boosters on the market.
When it comes to the buying process, Alpha Male Labs offers you a 180 days full money guarantee. The promise you to return your money, if you are not happy with the results, even without returning the bottles. It means you have nothing to lose from buying Maximum Male.
If we have to say something less positive about Alpha Mals Labs Maximum Male, it is that there is nothing new about the ingredients. We have seen them all in other supplements in other combinations, so there are no secret sauce ingredients in Maximum Male. But it is important to notice that
If you want to Buy Maximum Male the best place to do so is at the official manufacturer. Before buying you will be taken through an explainer video that will explain precisely why Maximum Male is a better choice. You will also learn more about the benefit and exactly how this male enhancement and health supplement will help you with your issues.
Currently, Maximum Male is not available at Amazon, Walmart, or at GNC! Jim Bard, the maker of Maximum Male, wishes to provide his customers with the best possible support. Besides that buying directly enables you to a 180-day no questions asked money back guarantee. Amazon, Walmart, or GNC cannot offer you the same benefit or prices for that matter.
There are no reasons why you should share your male health issues with the rest of the world! It is why your Maximum Male package will be delivered in discreet packaging.
As we just mentioned earlier, Alpha Male Labs Maximum Male offers you 180-day money back guarantee. So, in case you don’t like the product you just give them a call or send them an email and they will provide you with a refund. They say that you don’t even have to return the bottles.
But remember, this offer is only available for a short period as an introduction to Maximum Male. Soon they will return to a 30-day Money Back guarantee like any other.
As a part of this introductory offer on Maximum Male, you can currently get one bottle for just $69. When the introduction period is finished, the price will go up to $147 for one bottle.
Remember, you can even save more on Maximum Male if you decide to buy in bulk. How about saving $600 and turn the next 6-months into an all about YOU period? Perform a full male health recover and get six bottles of Maximum Male for as little as $49 per bottle?
Before you buy remember to check Jim Bard video about Maximum Male, it is some amazing stuff you will get using Maximum Male!
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. These oscillations are transmitted to the accessory drive, having a negative effect on noise characteristics and the service life of the drive belt. It is for this reason that the alternators in modern vehicles are fitted with an overrunning belt pulley (also known as an alternator freewheel). The overrunning belt pulley is mounted on the alternator's drive shaft. It transmits the drive force in one direction only. In so doing, it decouples the alternator from the oscillations of the crankshaft. Thanks to this technical trick, the belt drive runs more smoothly and more quietly, and the service life of the drive belt is extended.
Safety when the overrunning belt pulley is replaced, the V-ribbed belt and the tensioning pulleys and deflection rollers should always be replaced at the same time. These components are exposed to the same stresses and strains as the overrunning belt pulley. If they are replaced at the same time as the belt pulley, repeat component failure occurring very soon afterwards and requiring the accessory drive to be repaired again can be avoided.
Protection of the environment the solid steel overrunning belt pulley has a V-ribbed belt profile. The overrunning unit inside the belt pulley is fitted with a bearing filled with sufficient grease to ensure lubrication for life. Overrunning belt pulleys are made primarily from metal and can easily be recycled after use.
Depreciation to ensure that the overrunning belt pulley remains in perfect working order, it must undergo a function inspection during the course of routine service and maintenance of the accessory drive as prescribed by the vehicle manufacturer. A fault affecting the overrunning belt pulley can lead to costly repair work or, in the worst-case scenario, cause the engine to fail
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We have attached a few photos. Ultimately we want the male (the thin pale one) who appears in both boy1, boy2 and boy3, to appear in the picture with the two girls from the dreamstime_xxl_30211130 photo. Disregard the other uploaded photos now.
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I added some dried strawberries to ease my conscience er it adds another layer of texture and cuts the richness of the cream cheese .
The recipe is quiet straightforward and the added cream cheese makes for an indulgent and moreish brownies .
I've baked these brownies for the Bake-Along , a bi-monthly bloghop event hosted by Zoe , Joyce and Lena . If you want to join , you still have enough time to bake these delicious brownies and link it to the girls' site .
Recipe adapted from How to be a Domestic Goddess ( I copied the recipe from Joyce and made some slight modification )
* Melt chocolate and butter over a pan of simmering water . Meanwhile , combine flour and salt in a small bowl . When the chocolate has almost melted , take off bowl from heat , the unmelted chocolate bits will continue to dissolve in the residual heat . Let cool slightly and add in sugar and vanilla , whisk until well combined . Add in the eggs , whisk until just combined then add in the flour and whisk until batter is smooth .
* Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan , top with cream cheese slices and scatter in the chopped strawberries . Pour over the remaining batter and spread evenly , make sure the filling is covered .
* Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted has few moist crumbs clinging to it . Let cool completely before slicing .
This post is linked to the bloghop event Bake-Along , hosted by Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids , Joyce of Kitchen Flavours and Lena of Frozen Wings .
This post is also linked to Cook like a Star , All-Star Anniversary hosted by Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids , Joyce of Kitchen Flavours and Mich of Eat a Piece of Cake .
Sounds yummy with dried fruits added in, would have to try it when I'm craving for some brownies the next time!
All these cream cheese brownie recipes are really really making me crave brownies, Anne. I love that you added strawberries. It makes me feel a less guilty for craving them. Thanks for sharing, Anne...
I knew that the addition of cream cheese in these brownies will tempt you to bake them... LOL! I thought I was crazy hearing my brownies saying "eat me eat me..." Looks like you heard them too :p
I can see your strawberries!!! Ops! I think that I'm hearing "eat me eat me" from your strawberry cream cheese brownies...
Hi Anne, can you pass me a huge slice of this irresistible and to die for brownies. Look really good. Nice click too!
Hi Anne, I think yours doesn't look as fudgy which I like much better! Enjoy it slowly, they are sinful:P
hi anne, nice to see you joining us baking these brownies! tho i cant see the strawberries, i'm sure it has added extra texture and flavour to these brownies! like your pictures!
I can imagine how delightful it is to bite into this, i like the addition of strawberries into it :)
I don't know how really famous this bread is but for sure this banana bread is one of the bestest that I've tried so far .
I haven't heard about Flour Bakery before I stumbled upon this recipe , Joanne Chang , the owner of the bakery and who developed this bananalicious is heaven-sent lol
But just because everybody love the recipe doesn't mean you can make your own little tweaks , the sugar , in my opinion , is way too much especially if the bananas that you're using are very ripe . I don't want to buy a pot of sour cream because I only need 2 tablespoons of it , so evaporated milk plus lemon juice is a great sub and cheaper , too . Now , the amount of mashed bananas made me scratch my head , how much is 3 1/2 bananas , anyway ?! I can't find the exact weight of 1 banana online , I'm here in HK where the size is not exactly the same as in other part of the world and according to our visitor , the bananas she had in US were huge compare to what we have here , or maybe she was exaggerating hee hee !
The texture is a cross between cake and a bread , really soft but substantial enough . Oil instead of butter makes it moist for days , okay , barely 3 days because it's such a shame not to eat it right away .....
* In a small mixing bowl , sift together the flour , baking soda , cinnamon and salt . In another mixing bowl , with an handheld mixer , beat together eggs and sugar until light and fluffy , about 6 minutes . Drizzle in oil and beat until well combined , add in banana and soured milk , mix well . Using a large spatula , fold in dry ingredients and pour into the prepared pans , gently put the banana slices on top . Bake for about 55 minutes or until cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean . Serve warm or at room temperature .
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hi anne! how are you? your banana loaf looks gorgeous. Sour cream is not cheap here, glad that we can make our own substitutions at times :)
Yep, when it comes to size of bananas, I am always stumped! I mean, there are so many sizes to bananas! Glad you finally put a weight to bananas:D Looks absolutely wonderful!
Oh do I love Banana Cake! It looks like this one has a "secret" ingredient, lol...the rum! What an interesting addition:) Good idea to mix the evaporated milk with lemon juice. I suppose you culd have used yogurt for the sour cream too. I'd love a cup of tea with your "Famous" Banana Cake, Anne. Is there any left???
Hi Anne! So this is the bestest huh, i must give it a try then. Judging from the looks of it, i am sure it is!
I am not a very much a fan of banana loaves but yours look gorgeous. I love the golden color and the banana pieces on top, that makes it different from other breads.
Oh dear Anne, your banana bread looking good. Love the texture too ! Wish I can have some right away.
Wow! I 'm bookmarking this recipe indeed. Looks sooo bananalicious ! Well; now I just need to change my 'lazy' mode to get started ! I can't seem to find the 'active' mode button , you see ! LOL |
Communication is the act of transmission of information. Electronic communication refers to the faithful transfer of information in the form of electrical voltage and current from one point to another point.
Every message signal occupies a range of frequencies. The bandwidth of a message signal refers to the band of frequencies which are necessary for satisfactory transmission of the information contained in the signal.
In modulation, some characteristics of the carrier signal like amplitude, frequency or phase varies in accordance with the modulating or message signal. Correspondingly, they are called Amplitude Modulated (AM), Frequency Modulated (FM) or Phase Modulated (PM).
For transmission over long distances, signals are radiated into space using devices called antennas. The radiated signals propagate as electromagnetic waves and the mode of propagation is influenced by the presence of the earth and its atmosphere. Near the surface of the earth, electromagnetic waves propagate as surface waves. Surface wave propagation is useful up to a few MHz frequencies.
Long distance communication between two points on the earth is achieved through reflection of electromagnetic waves by the ionosphere. Such waves are called sky waves. Sky wave propagation takes place up to frequency of about 30 MHz.
Semiconductors are the basic materials used in the present solid state electronic devices like diode, transistor, ICs, etc.
Metals have low resistivity. Insulators have a very high resistivity while semiconductors have intermediate values of resistivity.
Pure semiconductors are called ‘intrinsic semiconductors’. The presence of charge carriers (electrons and holes) is an ‘intrinsic property’ of the material and these are obtained as a result of thermal excitation. The number of electrons (ne) is equal to the number of holes (nh) in the intrinsic conductors. Holes are essentially electron valencies with an effective positive charge.
The number of charge carriers can be changed by ‘doping’ of a suitable impurity in pure semiconductor. Such semiconductors are called extrinsic semiconductors. These are of two types:
n-type semiconducting Si or Ge is obtained by doping with pentavalent atoms (donors) like As, Sb, P, etc.
p-type semiconducting Si or Ge can be obtained by doping with trivalent atom (acceptors) like B, Al, In, etc.
There are two distinct band of energies (called valence band and conduction band) in which the electrons in a material lie. Valence band energies are low as compared to conduction band energies. All energy levels in the valence band are filled while energy levels in the conduction band may be fully empty or partially filled. The electrons in the conduction band are free to move in a solid and are responsible for the conductivity. The extent of the conductivity depends upon the energy gap (Eg) between the top of the valence band (EV) and the bottom of the conduction band (EC).
The electrons from valence band can be excited by heat, light or electrical energy to the conduction band and thus produce a change in the current flowing in the semiconductor.
p-n junction is the ‘key’ to all the semiconductor devices. When such a junction is made, a depletion layer is formed consisting of immobile ion-cores devoid of their electrons or holes. This is responsible for a junction potential barrier.
Diodes can be used for rectifying an ac voltage (restricting the ac voltage to one direction). With the help of a capacitor or a suitable filter, a dc voltage can be obtained.
Transistor is an n-p-n or p-n-p junction device. The central block (thin and lightly doped) is called the ‘Base’ while the other electrodes are ‘Emitter’ and ‘Collectors’. The emitter-base junction is forward biased while collector-base junction is reverse biased.
In the modern day circuit, many logical gates or circuits are integrated in one single ‘Chip’. These are known as Integrated circuits (ICs).
An atom has a nucleus. The nucleus is positively charged. The radius of the nucleus is smaller than the radius of an atom by a factor of 104. More than 99.9% mass of the atom is concentrated in the nucleus.
On the atomic scale, mass is measured in atomic mass units (u). by definition, 1 atomic mass unit (1 u) is 1/12th mass of one atom of 12C i.e. 1 u = 1.660563 x 10-27
A nucleus contains a neutral particle called neutron. Its mass is almost the same as that of a proton.
Radioactivity is the phenomenon in which nuclei of a given species transform by giving out α or β or γ
Nuclear fission occurs when a heavy nucleus breaks into two smaller fragments. Nuclear fusion occurs when lighter nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus.
Work function: The minimum energy needed by an electron to come out from a metal surface is called the work function of the metal. Energy greater than the work function required for electron emission from the metal can be supplied by suitable heating or applying strong electric field or irradiating it by light of suitable frequency.
Photoelectric effect: Photoelectric effect is the phenomenon of emission of electrons by metals when illuminated by light of suitable frequency. Certain metals respond to ultraviolet light while others are sensitive even to the visible light.
Photoelectric effect involves the conversion of light energy into electrical energy. It follows the law of conservation of energy. The photoelectric emission is an instantaneous process and possesses certain special features.
Below a certain frequency (threshold frequency), characteristic of the metal, no photoelectric emission takes place, no matter how large the intensity may be.
The classical wave theory could not explain the main features of the photoelectric effect. Einstein explained these features on the basis of photon picture of light. According to this, light is composed of discrete packets of energy called quanta or photons. Each photon carries an energy E= h ν and momentum p = h/λ which depend on the frequency of the incident light and not on its intensity.
Einstein’s photoelectric equation is in accordance with the energy conservation law as applied to the photon absorption by an electron in the metal.
Radiation has dual nature: wave and particle. The nature of the experiment determines whether a wave or particle description is best suited for understanding the experimental result.
The de Broglie wavelength (λ) associated with a moving particle is related to its momentum as λ = h/p. the de Broglie wavelength is independent of the charge and the nature of the material particle.
Electron diffraction experiments by Davisson and Germer and by G.P Thomson have verified and confirmed the wave nature of electrons. The de-Broglie hypothesis of matter waves supports the Bohr’s concept of stationary orbits.
Huygens’ principle tells us that each point on a wavefront is a source of secondary waves which add up to give the wavefront at a later time.
Huygens’ construction tells us that the new wavefront is the forward envelope of the secondary waves. When the speed of the light is independent of the direction, the secondary waves are spherical. The rays are then perpendicular to both the wavefronts and the time of travel is the same measured along any ray. This principle leads to the well-known laws of reflection and refraction.
The principle of superposition of waves applies whenever two or more sources of light illuminate the same point. When we consider the intensity of light due to these sources at the given point, there is an interference term in addition to the sum of the individual intensities.
Natural light is unpolarised. This means the electric vector takes all possible directions in the transverse plane, rapidly and randomly, during a measurement.
A polaroid transmits only one component (parallel to a special axis). The resulting light is called linearly polarized or plane polarized. When this kind of light is viewed through a second polaroid whose axis turns through 2π, two maxima and minima of intensity are seen.
Polarized light can also be produced by reflection at a special angle (called the Brewster angle) and by scattering through π/2 in the earth’s atmosphere.
Reflection is governed by the equation ∠i = ∠r’ and refraction by the Snell’s Law, sin i/sin r = n, where the incident ray , reflected ray, refracted ray and normal lie in the same plane. i, r and r’ are the angle of incidence, reflection and refraction respectively.
The critical angle of incidence ic for a ray incident from a denser to rarer medium, is that angle for which the angle for refraction is 90o. For i > ic , total internal reflection occurs.
Optical fibres: Optical fibres consist of glass fibres coated with a thin layer of material of lower refractive index. Light incident at one angle at one end comes out at the other, after multiple internal reflections, even if thee fibre is bent.
Cartesian sign convention: Distances measured in the same direction as the incident light are positive while those measured in the opposite direction are negative. The heights measured upwards above x-axis are taken as positive and the heights measured downwards are taken as negative.
Mirror equation: 1/v + 1/u = 1/f , where u and v are object and image distances respectively and f is the focal length of the mirror.
The eye: The eye has a convex lens of focal length about 2.5 cm. This focal length can be varied somewhat so that the image is always formed on the retina. This ability of the eye is called accommodation. In a defective eye, if the image is focussed before the retina (myopia), a diverging corrective lens is needed to correct the defect. If the image is focussed beyond the retina (hypermetropia), a converging corrective lens is needed. Astigmatism is corrected by using cylindrical lenses.
Magnifying power (m) of a simple microscope is given by m= 1 + (D + f) where D=25 cm is the least distance of distinct vision and f is the focal length of the convex lens.
Magnifying power (m) of a telescope is the ratio of the angle subtended at the eye by the image to the angle subtended at the eye by the object.
Electromagnetic waves carry energy as they travel through space and this energy is equally shared by the electric and magnetic fields.
Electromagnetic waves transport momentum as well. When these waves strike a surface, a pressure is exerted on the surface.
The spectrum of electromagnetic waves stretches over an infinite range of wavelengths. Different regions are known by different names: gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible rays, infrared rays, microwaves and radio waves.
These regions interact with matter via their electric and magnetic fields which set in oscillation charges present in all matter.
The absorption, scattering, etc. depend on the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave and the nature of the atoms and molecules in the medium.
For an alternating current i = im sin ωt passing through a resistor R, the average power loss P due to joule heating is (1/2) i2m
The phase relationship between current and voltage in an ac circuit can be shown by representing voltage and current by rotating vectors called phasors.
The magnitude of a phasor represents the amplitude or peak value of the quantity (voltage or current) represented by the phasor.
Transformer: A transformer consists of an iron core on which are bound a primary coil of Np turns and a secondary coil of Ns
If the secondary coil has greater turns that the primary, the voltage is stepped up and the transformer is called a step-up transformer.
If the secondary coil has less number of turns than the primary coil, the voltage is stepped down and the transformer is called a step-down transformer.
The magnetic flux through a surface of area A is placed in a uniform magnetic field B is defined as: ϕB = B.A= BA cos θ where θ is the angle between B and A.
Faraday’s laws of induction imply that the emf induced in a col of N turns is directly related to the rate of change of flux through it.
Lenz’s law states that the polarity of the induced emf is such that it tends to produce a current which opposed the change in magnetic flux that produces it.
Changing magnetic fields can set up current loops in nearby metal bodies. They dissipate electrical energy as heat. Such currents are called eddy currents.
AC generator: In an ac generator, mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy by virtue of electromagnetic induction.
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I closed my eyes for a few seconds thinking that it would go away. But I have a bad habit of having to check things out. Once I’m stirred—I’m up. I got up, went to look at the door and found it wide open. Not only that but a man was standing there. I could see him from the waist up. I wouldn’t call it a man. It had a grey-white skin, pointed ears, black eyes and was dressed in black. I literally wanted to scream—but couldn’t. This thing looked up at me, cocked its head sideways and smiled. I was terrified.
I closed my eyes and screamed. I literally felt the scream pouring out of my body, but I couldn’t hear it. I opened my eyes and saw the door was closed. I walked over and found it was unlocked. I opened it, looked outside and could see nothing. I packed up my stuff and went over to my parents’ house. I couldn’t even think straight.
A few questions come to mind. Why could I only see half of him? Why did he leave? What was it in the first place? I don’t think it was a UFO. I think it was a demon. I never saw it again—but I can never forget the way it looked at me.
I think you may be interested in this position - Job Openings at CAP Youth Empowerment Institute (CAPYEI) - 4 Positions. This is the olleyball team continued its winning ways, taking home the Alton Tournament championship Saturday with three victories.
Carrollton beat Jersey 25-14, 25-19 in the first match. Jade Pfleger had five kills, Kim Lake had four and Rachel Williams had three. Lake also had 13 assists. The Lady Hawks had seven ace serves in the match, four by Kayla Lovel and three by Jaclyn Alexander.
Carrollton beat Bethalto Civic Memorial in the second match, 25-14, 16-25, 15-6. Kayla Lovel had 10 blocks, with five solos and five assists. Pfleger had nine kills, and Megan Prough had five kills and seven digs.
The Lady Hawks beat Roxana 25-20, 25-17 to win the championship. Carrollton had 20 kills in the match, with six by Lake, four by Hannah Lesemann, four by Rachel Williams and three each by Lovel and Haley Duba. Lovel had seven blocks, with five assists and two solos.
The Lady Hawks host Calhoun in a Western Illinois Valley Conference showdown Monday night. Both teams are undefeated in league play.
Illinois College biology sserve the native orchids of Palau.
Illinois College biology sdepartment continues to make a worldwide impact in orchid conservation, and it now has an internationally famous partner in the mission.
IC is collaborating with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center to research and conserve the native orchids of Palau, an island about 500 miles southeast of the Philippines.
“We were asked by the Smithsonian to study the fungi that the orchids need in Palau because we already had a [U.S. Department of Agriculture]-certified noxious pests quarantine facility from our previous work with Madagascar orchids,” said IC biology professor Lawrence Zettler, who directs IC’s well-known orchid recovery program.
During the past year, Smithsonian research scientist Benjamin J. Crain led an orchid research team to Palau, where they collected orchid roots from about two dozen orchid species out of more than 90 species on the island.
“The orchids of Palau remain largely unstudied, and many of them are appealing and could potentially be grown for horticulture,” Zettler said. “There are potential new medicines that could be produced from the orchid fungi we extract from the Palau samples.”
“We were initially approached by the U.S. Forest Service to conduct the work in Palau because a new Smithsonian ForestGEO plot, which the Forest Service’s Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry manages, was being established there,” Crain said.
“The reasons behind this are that Palau contains some of the most intact tropical forests in all of Micronesia. Within these forests is a disproportionately large diversity of orchids (consider that Guam has about 30 species and Hawaii has only 3), many of which are rare and endemic,” he said. “At the same time, these forests are facing threats ranging from climate change to unnatural/uncontrolled forest fires. Thus, there is an interest in Palau not only from an ecological perspective (it is a unique tropical archipelago whose flora are influenced by Asia as well as New Guinea and Australia) but from a conservation perspective.”
“Orchids are the first plants to disappear in their natural habitat because of their extreme sensitivity to acute environmental changes,” Zettler said. “They are like the canary in the coal mine.”
Crain said the Smithsonian decided to partner with IC on the Palau project for two primary reasons: Zettler’s orchid expertise and the USDA quarantine facility at IC.
“Dr. Zettler is a renowned orchid/mycorrhizae expert who is dedicated to ecological approaches to orchid conservation,” Crain said. “It was a great opportunity to collaborate with and learn from one of the foremost experts in the field. The infrastructure (the quarantine facility) at IC is ideal (and required in fact) for working with fungi from international sources and thus it offered us a great opportunity to conduct the research we are doing.”
Crain visited IC’s quarantine facility in October and April, where he worked with IC students on orchid fungi samples that he had collected on Palau.
“I appreciated the fact that Dr. Crain treated me like an equal co-worker in the lab,” said Audrey Earle, an IC sophomore biology and psychology major from Elkhorn, Wisconsin. “He’s great to work with. Since working in the biology labs, it has changed my outlook on my future career in the medical field. I enjoy lab research, and I’m certain that I want to do that in my career.”
“It was a learning experience for both me and Dr. Crain because we learned his fungal extraction techniques and he learned ours,” added Hannah Baker, an IC freshman biology major from Webb City, Missouri. “This has been the biggest educational opportunity for me in my life. It has opened so many doors for me.”
“I couldn’t be happier with the students from IC,” he said. “They showed a level of commitment and dedication beyond what I have seen from many students in the past, including at some much larger universities. Their enthusiasm for the work is clearly expressed and the quality of work that results from this is directly correlated. We are very grateful for their contributions because it really takes ‘all hands’ to carry out an interdisciplinary project of this magnitude.”
“The heart and soul and enjoyment of the Palau project are to have our students learn cutting-edge science techniques to further their science careers and at the same time conserve the world’s rare orchids,” he said. “We have had over 100 students in IC’s orchid recovery program in the past 20 years, and they use the experience as a springboard to learn science by doing science to prepare them for their future careers.”
Since 1996, IC’s orchid recovery program has researched orchids from the Midwest, Florida, Hawaii, Ecuador, Madagascar, Cuba and Palau.
Zettler said the next step in the Palau project is to secure funding to enable an IC delegation to go to Palau to collect more orchid samples and to extend the project so that orchid dynamics can be monitored as well.
Zettler is being assisted by Hana Thixton, a 2015 IC graduate and a visiting IC biology instructor, and Laura Corey, an associate professor of biology at IC and chair of IC’s biology department. They are helping with the molecular identification of Palau fungi.
The goal of this alphabet is to offer your child the learning of writing, as well as to compose words and subsequently sentences. He will develop the mechanism of spontaneous writing.
We must know that with Montessori, the child learns to write before even knowing how to read: thus, with these mobile letters, he will be able to take his first steps in writing.
The child develops between 3 and 6 years his intellectual capacity to write but he is still too small to be able to hold a pen by writing letters. The mobile alphabet will help your child to acquire the process of writing because he has already worked a lot of fun with this alphabet, he will have developed phonological awareness, and he will recognize a number of letters.
Start by talking about the activity to your child and show him where the material is stored. He must know where to turn when he wants to spontaneously take letters.
1) Choose a letter, show it its shape and pronounce the sound, for example, "m" (pronounce the sound of the letter and not its name: ME - instead of EME - and trying to make the E the most possible mute: MMM rather than ME). Then touch the letter with the fingertips, in the direction of writing, by pronouncing the sound that corresponds to it. "MMMM, like MMMMom". Then, invite your child to do the same with your fingertips, saying the sound. If he does not make the move in the right direction, let him do it and then take the gesture in front of him.
2) The recognition: put the three letters in front of the child keeping the same three letters, in the order of the first presentation than in the disorder. Ask the child to recognize the letter: "Show me the" MMMM "...
Then ask him to trace the letter each time by saying the sound.When your child has finished his learning and he has integrated all that you can go to the 3rd time ...
3) Keep the same three letters, and test the child's knowledge by asking a question such as "What's this letter doing?"
At that time, your child is not at risk of failure, since the second period has been consolidated by the recognition of the letter. Praise him, encourage him.
You and your child will love discovering writing with this Mobile Alphabet Box that contains a box with 26 small wooden compartments and a 26-letter wooden package that goes from A to Z ...
This box includes a box with 26 small wooden compartments and a pack of 26 wooden letters from A to Z.
Glacier National Park is one of the most beautiful national parks that we have in the US. Around every turn is another view that literally takes your breath away.
You can drive the Road to the Sun once it opens in July and see dozens of waterfalls, and then wildflowers bloom throughout the rest of the summer. You can camp in one of the established campsites or grab a pass to do some seriously awesome backpacking throughout the park.
This park has active wildlife including grizzly bears and mountain lions and all precautions must be taken into account with camping in Montana.
Only two campgrounds take reservations, and since camping that has potable water can be limited in Glacier, it is best to make a reservation which you can do six months in advance.
If you didn’t plan ahead they do have a few cancellations that you can slide into. If you would rather have lodging, check out Kalispell, White Fish, and Columbia Falls.
Fish Creek Campground is one of two campgrounds that takes reservations and is located on the western side of the park. This area tends to see more rainfall than the rest and can see snow in the summer, so come prepared for all weather conditions. This campground sits in the middle of a beautiful forest, next to an alpine meadow with lots of blooming flowers. The backdrop of the Glacier mountains is nothing short of spectacular. Several of the campsites have views of Lake McDonald which is an excellent lake to fish in. The hiking is second to known and many of Glacier’s trails start around Fish Creek Campground.
The campground is large with 178 campsites that are pretty spread apart, which is nice. It fits both RVs and tent campers and has full hookups. Potable water is accessible in the campground, and restrooms running water which is essential after a day of hiking!
St. Mary Campground is the largest campground located on the eastern side of Glacier National Park. It is right next door to the St. Mary’s visitor center, where you can also get a stamp for your National Parks Passport book. The visitor center has interpretive programs, shuttle service, and Red Bus tours that will take you all over the national park in an open-aired bus. One of the great things about where St Mary’s campground is located is that it is right near the entrance to both Going-to-the-Sun Road and Logan Pass.
There is not much shade at this campsite, but there do have a lot of aspen trees that wave in the wind. You can fish at St. Mary Lake but it is too cold to swim in most of the time. The trailheads coming off of this campground are at a high elevation, which means it is easier to hike up to see the breathtaking views.
There are 10 other campgrounds that are on a first come, first serve basis and not on the reservation system. Some have potable water but most do not and are meant for more rustic camping.
Glacier national park looks amazing! I haven’t been camping in ages – this is really inspiring me to plan a camping trip!
I am going to have to ask hubby if he wants to go camping there! We have never been camping together since we have been married, it’s time for a different kind of vacation! 🙂
I think either option sounds fun- depends if you want a real national park wilderness experience or a few amenities from home . i’d probably go for amenities.
I’ve never been anywhere like that but, someday! I would love to have the beautiful camping experience with peaceful scenery like that.
I love camping in national parks. I’ve never been to Glacier NP but I love getting the heads up before we head there!
I have never been to Glacier National park. I have a friend that lives in Montana that told me it is gorgeous there. I have only been to Montana once, it was only for two days and I didn’t leave my friends house except to go to the church as I was there for a Baptism.
Wow that is incredible, you can see how the glaciers carved the valley. I have a love for National Parks so I would love to visit this one!
I’ve never been to Glacier National Park but I would love to visit someday. As my kids get older, I hope they’ll want to go to serene places and not just shopping and amusement parks!
I love to camp! We have been to many State & National Parks. I would love to take off of work for a summer and just travel via State or National Parks
I have never been but wow how gorgeous it is. One day we hope to do a camping trip through the states, adding this to my list
Glacier National Park is my favorite national park to-date. And I’ve been to lots of national parks – Joshua Tree, Death Valley, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Arches, Canyonlands, Badlands, Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon, Smoky Mountains, and Mt Rushmore. This park was grand and beautiful and majestic, but yet also accessible. I highly, highly recommend going there if you can.
Thanks for your opinions on this. We’re really camping newbies, so we’re always grateful for recommendations from others!
I’ve never been there, but I’ve been to Waterton Lakes National Park (the Canadian side of the park). I would love to go there one day. Thanks for the tips! 🙂
Stunning. The last time I traveled out that way I noticed RV’s just isolated and taking in the view. I know this experience is on my bucket list.
I’m forwarding your post to Ashley, as she’s talked forever about visiting the mountains up there. Might be a great last kick-off trip between her college graduation and when she starts her new job in the fall!
I have never been to Glacier National Park. It will now be a destination to add to the list. However, I have e feeling it would be hard to stay for just a week. It would be fun to have some quick 1 or 2 night stays along the way and back. A 10-14 day trip would be ideal.
Four experiments were conducted to determine whether the Hyperspace Analogue to Language (HAL) model of semantic memory could differentiate between two different populations. An analysis of the differences in densities (or average distances between word neighbors in semantic space) in HAL matrices--generated from text corpora derived from younger and older adults--confirmed that HAL was able to distinguish between the two age groups. This difference was again detected when structured interview data were used to build the corpora. A third experiment, designed to test the specificity of HAL in detecting differences between groups, did not detect any difference in the densities of the memory representations when older adults generated both the test corpora. The final experiment, conducted on the language of adults with Alzheimer's and normal adults, again demonstrated that HAL could discriminate between the two populations. These results suggest that HAL is capable of modeling, on the basis of changes in mean density, some of the differences between populations without modifying the model itself but, rather, by changing the text corpus from which the model creates its representations in semantic space.
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A massive coordinated ocean sampling effort is being undertaken to map oceanographic properties of the Atlantic shelf from Georgia to Nova Scotia.
University of Miami physicist Neil Johnson discovered one reason for these 'flash freezes' may be the sudden emergence of mobs of ultrafast robots, which trade on the global markets and operate at speeds beyond human capability, thus overwhelming the system.
The next experiment from Rice University's Multi-Robot Systems Laboratory (MRSL) could happen on your desktop. The lab's researchers are refining their control algorithms for robotic swarms based upon data from five free online games that anyone can play.
Dash Robotics, founded by UC Berkeley alumni and students, unveiled a new high performance, low-cost 'origami' robot that runs fast on six legs, weighs only half an ounce and can be easily built at home.
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is developing advanced microscopy techniques to support research into the sense of touch in order to help improve interactions between humans and machines.
Kirobo's words reflected the importance of its mission: 'August 21, 2013, a robot took one small step toward a brighter future for all.'
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A robotic sensor placed in Puget Sound searches for signs of toxic algae and bacteria that contaminate seafood. A successful test run of the Stanford-affiliated project could lead to a network of robots patrolling the area, providing early warnings that could save millions of dollars annually.
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111. DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN SALT CAVITIES . . . . 1 . INTRODUC TION . . . . . 1.1 One of the possibilities for the disposal of radioactive waste prod- ucts derived from the operation of nuclear power plants is its under- ground storage in space formed thin deposits of rock salt. This report contains information concerning the characteristics of rock salt, its occurrence ire the United States, and the unclerground space result- ing from mining operations. Consideration is then given to the feasi- bilitY of using such space for waste disposal. 1 . 2 The Division of Earth Sciences, National Research Council, at the request of the Atomic Energy Commission, has undertaken a study of the underground disposal of atomic waste and the preparation of a re- port and recommendations QU the subject. A conference for the discus- sion of the subject was held at Princeton University, September 10-12, 1955, and a Steering Committee was appointed to function in the prepa- ration of a report. During the period subsequent to the conference, as a member of the Steering Committee, the writer of this memorandum had an opportunity to investigate further the possibilit)r of underground disposal particularly In cavities formed by the mining of salt. The ~n- formation obtained has been compiled in this paper as a matter of rec- ord and for such value as it may have ~ further consideration of the disposal problem. The paper is preliminary In character, and is not a complete presentation of this phase of the problem. ~ . 3 Acknowledgment for information supplied concerning salt deposits is gratefully made to Dr. Frank C. Foley, State Geologist of Kansas; Dr. John H. Melvin, Chief, Division of Geological Survey, State of Ohio; Dr. William L. Proust, State Geologist of Michigan,~~Dr. Kenneth K. Landes, Department of Geology, University of Michigan; to Messrs. L. E. Read, Manager, Detroit Mine, ant} C. H. Jacoby, Chief Geolo- ~ist, International Salt Company, Detroit, Michigan; and to Mr. Tom M. Cramer, U. S. Potash Company, Carisbad, New Mexico. The writer has also used freely information contained ~ various publica- tions, references to which are macie at the end of this paper, and wishes to acknowledge the assistance obtained therefrom. ~ am also grateful to Dr. E. G. Stru~ess of Me Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and to Dr. L. P. Hatch of BrooRhaven National Laboratory for courtesies ex- tendeu during visits to these ~nsta~ations. . 6
112. I.4 This report was first circulates] unties date of July 20, 1956. It has since been renewed by Dr. Floyd L. CuDer, Oak Ridge National L.aboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Dr. M. King Hubbert, Shell Oil Company, Inc., Houston, Texas, end Dr. C. V. Theis, U. S. Geolog_ ical Survey, Albuquerque, New Mexico. ~ am greatly indebted to these associates on the Princeton Committee for their critical comments on the paper, which have the present re- vision of the report. Any responsibility for errors or other is~adequa- cies and for opinions expressed ~ the report are, however, my own. 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF SALT DEPOSITS . . 2. ~ Rock salt an its crystalline form is the mine rat halite (NaCI; sodium 39.4, chlorine 60.6f~o). Halite is isometric ~d occurs In crys- tals with cubical cleavage, which are transparent or translucent. Hardness is 2 . 5. Specific gravity of pure crystal salt is about 2. 17 (136 Ibs. per cu. ft.~. Index of refraction Is t.5442. It is highly non- conductive of electricity. The melton point of salt is 801° C. any He boiling point, 1413° C. Solubility in water ~ grams per 100 ml. is 35~7 at 0° C, and 39.12 at 100° C.~2) (3) 2.2 In its usual occurrence, rock salt contains impurities. As mined for commercial purposes, it is gener;~1ty not less than 97~e pure, with grades used in the chemical industry over 99'o pure. As mined, the specific gra~ri~,r ranges from 2 . ~ to 2. 6, depending upon the degree of purity. It has a coarse granular to compact structure. Its toughness makes it resistant to mining with power machines and explosives are used ~ its production In solid form. Its volubility In water permits its solution and extraction as brine. 2.3 From the geological st~dpo~t, ';alt is plastic ~d flows under pressure. In that respect it is similar to ice, but the pressure and time required to produce observable plastic Dow ~ Basic are very much greater. The pressure required for He rapid deformation of rock salt is very great but, over long periods of time, much lower pressure may be expected to result ~ nowage. Pla';tic movement of rock salt has apparently not been observed ~ the pillars left In salt mines ~ the United States, with the amount of overburden as much as 2 , 000 feet. mining potash ~ New Mexico, where He depth of the deposit is about 900 feet, the sylv~nite ore (a mixture of halite, NaCI, ~d sylvite, KCI) shows positive evidence of plastic flow. Horizontal drip holes in the sylvinite ore show vertical compression of about 25~o ~ about ten years. Sulfite, the principal potash-bearing tnineral in the ore, is apparently more plastic than halite. (4)
is 113. 2. 4 Salt deposits are of sedimentary origin and cornrn only occur ~- terbedded with other rocks, such as limestone, dolorn~te, skywrite and shale. Under conditions of temperature en c! pressure present at great depths and during geologic time, bedded salt has flowed along lines of weakness and risen into overlying beds ~ the form of plugs and domes. 3. DISTRIBUTION OF SALT IN THI: UNITED STATES . 3. ~ The most commercially important deposits of bedded salt are found ~ New York, Michigan, Ohio and Kansas. They underlie many thousand square miles extending from the outcrop downward to depths of more than 5, 000 feet. Figure ~ shows the location of the principal deposits of rock salt ~ the Utter! States. 3.2 In New York, the salt occurs ~ the Salina formation of Silurian age. (5) It crops out along a band extending from the Mohawk Valley on the east to the Niagara River OTT Me West. The salt is not present at the outcrop because it has beer dissolved. The Salina beds dip south- ward at a low angle. The dip is variable, averaging from 50 to 100 feet per mile, depending on the local structural conditions. At its maximum, the Salina is about 1,000 feet ~ thickness. The salt may be present ~ several beds. Its total Sickness is more than 300 feet · ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ In central New York, south of Syracuse. ~ the western part of the state, the salt becomes thirster and may be absent On the Buffalo area. It continues southward under the increasing thickness of younger beds into southern New York and northern Pennsylvania, where the thickness of salt is over 600 feet in some deep weds. The total area ~ New York underlain by salt is roughly ~ O. 000 square mile a, as shows` on Figure 2 . 3 . 3 The entire northwestern Dart of PennsvIvanza is underman bar the Salina formation Ad salt has been found in many wells droned for oil and gas. (6) - Throughout most of the area the aggregate thickness of Me salt becis.--is at icast ~0 feet. In half Me area the aggregate thick- ness is over 100 feet and the aggregate thickness reaches a maximum of over 500 feet. The salt basis are found at depths of from 1500 feet In northwestern Pennsylvania to more than 8000 feet ~ Me cieenest _ _ _ , ~ ,¢ part ot the Emcee. Allure ~ chows the area ~ ~e~sylv~a under- I~ by salt and the depth below sea level of the top of Me salt. 3 . 4 The saline beds continue westward suto eastern Ohio and underlie about one-third of the state . {7) (63) The salt occurs ~ beds of Silurian age, which probably represent the westward! extension of the Saliva for- mation of New York and PennsyIvn?~ia. This horizon is below Me surface
117 throughout Ohio and its character is known only from weds, of which more than 3, 500 have been Brined through it. The salt thins westward and disappears beyond a line extending from Lora~n, on Cake Erie, to Marietta, near the Ohio River. Over most of this area the salt beds have an aggregate thickness of more than 100 feet. The maximum is reached near Carton, Stark County, where well logs indicate the pres- ence of several beds with an aggregate thickne s s e stimated at more than 200 feet. Along Lake Erie, recent borings for the purpose of prospecting the salt beds Delicate that their thickne s se ~ total 60 to 7 0 feet In Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula counties. Near the Pennsylvania Are, in Ashtabula County, the salt occurs at a depth of about 2, 300 feet below the water petrel of Lake Erie . The depth decreases westward to a depth of about I, 300 feet near Lorain. From Lake Erie the befit dip gently southward. At Barberton, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, the uppermost salt is at a depth of 2750 feet. ~ Harrison County, 50 miles farther southeast, the salt was reached at over 4700 feet. The tote area ~ Ohio uncleria~n by salt de- posits is over 15,000 square miles. Figure 4 shows the area ~ Ohio underlain by rock Art and the depth below sea level of the top of the salt. 3 . 5 Michigan has the largest reserves of salt of any state . Rock salt underlies most of the state, ~nthir~ the Michigan bash. It is found In the Saliva formation, which is deposited In a ~;aucer-lilce form, taper- ing toward the margin of the basin, where it is overlapped by younger formations anc! does not appear at the surface. Brine is found ~ sev- eral other formations . (9) In the southeastern part of the state, along the Detroit River, the aggregate thickness of rock salt is from 200 to 500 feet. The thick- '.. ness increases northwestward into the basin. In Bay County, about 90 miles northeast of Detroit, a maxim urn thickness of IB00 feet of salt was peaetrated.- Around the periphery of the basin, the salt thickness generally increases clown dip from 0 at the edge of the Salina wedge to a thickne s s of ~ 000 feet in about 50 miles . In Wayne County, near Detroit, the depth to the first salt bed ranges from 800 feet at Ecorse to IlS0 feet at Oakwood {Detroit} and over 1600 feet at Port Huron. On the west side of the basin, near Lur~ington and Manistee, the salt has been reached at depths of about i!000-2300 feet. The total area of the southern peninsula of Michigan that is probably underlain by salt-bearing formations is 35,000 square miles. The
119. area underlain by rock salt is shown on Figure 5. 3. 6 In Kansas, beds of rock salt occur in several formations of Perminn ., . age. ~~ The Hutchison member of the Wellington formation and the Ninnescah shale {both of M~cldle Permian age) are the most important salt-bearing units, although salt is also found in the Harper, Salt Plain a n d Flowe spit fo rmations highe r ~ the Pe rmian ~ e ction . The e aste rn outcrop of the Hutchison salt member is along a line extending north aunt south from Saline to Sumner county. The salt at the outcrop is dis- solved but dips westward under cover, and is about 650 feet below the surface at Hutchison; 1000 feet at Lyons; arch 850 feet at EHaworth. Farther west, the top of this salt is about 1700 feet in Kiowa County and 2000 feet in Clark Counter, and its thickness is u~;uaDy from 200 to 300 feet. The higher salt horizons underlie the southwestern part of the state. The Ninnesc ah salt is at a depth of about 1250 feet ~ Kiowa County, 1000-1500 feet ~ Clark County; and 1600 feet ~ Meade and Gray co~- ties. The total thickness of sat ~ this part of the section ranges from 200 to 300 feet. Altogether, about 30,000 square miles ~ the central and southeast parts of Kansas are underdo by salt-bear~ng formations. 3. 7 ~ large area on the If Coast contains numerous structural uplifts which are considered to have resulted from the Dowage of salt.~} many of these uplifts the salt has flowed upward through the overlying beds to form salt domes. EXPIOFatOrY drilling has proved the existence of a large number of salt domes and, on the basis of geophysical e~- dence, it is thought that salt forms the core of others. In northern Louisiana, southern-Arka~sas and east Texas, becicied rock salt of Jurassic (or Permian) age has beers reached ~ widely separated wells. The Eagle Mats (Douann) But is seldom fogy penetrated ~ weds but thicknesses of 500 to -}SQO Beet a--e slorrna1.--It is estimated that this horizon underlies an area of tl30,000 square miles On the Gulf Coast. The known salt domes are over 200 in number. In a few domes the salt is very near the surface but ~ many others it is below 5000 feet, and, in some instances, over 10,000 feet. The piercement-type domes that come nearest to the surface range ~ size from nearly circular domes a halftime to two miles in diameter to elongated masses several miles ~ length. The best known group of salt domes is the Fire Islands of southern Louisiana, characterizecl by surface uplifts overlying the
121. salt mas se a, and by the shallownes s of the s aft, le s s than 300 feet from the surface. At a depth of 1000 feet, these domes are a mile or more in diameter. 3.8 Rock salt occurs ~ the western states in several areas. Salt of Permian age is found ~ the Sexier Valley ~ Utah. Salt, belie~ret1 to be of Pennsylvanian age, occurs ~ the Colorado River drainage in eastern Utah and western Colorado. The area is sometimes called the Paradox salt basin . ( 1 3 ) The extent of the salt has not been fully deter - mien! but it apparently is not less than 10,000 square miles. The salt has intruded into, a considerable number of a~ticlines and domes anc! has been penetrated in some test wells to a thickness of over 3, 000 feet. 3. 9 In the southwest. salt occurs in the Delaware Basin of New Mexico and Texas. The margins of the area are known only approximately but the total area underlain bar salt mav be as large as 70 . 000 square mile`;.(~4) salt is fought in beef ot Permian age Deponing to the upper Wastage tor- motion, with an evaporite section ranging ~ thickness from O to about 3500 feet. In part of the area a zone of potash salts is present which has been extensively developecl near (~,arisbad, New Mexico. The zone is about 250 feet Wick and contains four workable beds of potash. The lowest bed is the thickest and averages about ten feet ~ thickness. A large area has been mined out since Operations began about 25 years ago. Above We McNutt potash zone is a zone of halite about 500 feet thick, which has been named the Salado. The top of this zone in the CarIsbad district is about 500 feet below the surface, depending upon the topography. Below the potash zone is another bed of halite, about 900 feet thick, broken by a~ydrite partings. ~ , ~ - , - O - The probable extent of the area is shown on Figure 6. Rock . Rock sat is not mined ~ this region except as a byproduct of Me potash ore, which contains 60'o or more of halite. The salt extracted! from Me potash ore is marketed to only a small extent. No space ~ the halite beds is produced in the mining of We potash. - -- 4. PRODUCTION OF SALT IN THE UNITED STATES . 4.1 The total production of salt ~ the United States now exceeds 20 minion tons per year, either as dry salt or in the form of brine. (15) This amount is about 35$0 of the world's totM production. Because salt is widely distributed, Me United States imports very little salt; it ex- ports le ~ s than No of the production . 6
12s . 4. 2 About 60:/0 of the salt is produced as brine, natural and artificial . Natural brines, occurring In porous formations, are pumped to the surface and evaporated. Artificial brines are formed by drilling weds into beds of rock salt, pumping in water, which dissolves the salt, and then pumping the resulting solution to the surface. Salt is more eco- nomically produces] by this method than by mug. But the process of solution eventually causes cavities to be formed beneath the surface. Where the salt is thick and underlies a large area, the overlying rocks may eventually be left without support and caring follows. 4. 3 Most of the brine brought to the surface is supplied directly to chemical plants in which the sodium chloride is used as a raw material for the manufacture of other sodium compounds and chlorine, useful as reagents. A smaller part of the brine is evaporated to produce refined salt for hum act consumption and for many industrial applications. 4 . 4 About 20$0 of the salt production is obtained by underground mining of salt deposits. By careful selection of the source bee, salt of great chemical purity is obtained for use in chemical applications. Large amour of rock salt are also used for highways, for stabilizing the surface, and, ~ winter, for ice removal. 4 . 5 The accompanying Table ~ gives the salt production of the United States ~ short tons, according to the form In which it is produced, and by state. Values are also given. The amounts of rock salt and salt in brine produced are estimated but are reasonably accurate approximations. 5. MINING OF ROCK SALT 5 . ~ Rock salt was mien] at fourteen localities in the United States in 1953. The distribution of these mines by states is as follows: New York, 2; Michigan, I; Kansas, 3; Louisiana, 4; Texas, 2; Utah, 2. location of 'Reese -minds is- shown on Figure I. 5.2 The principal operating mine in New York is that of the International Salt Company at Retsof, Livingston Cody. The salt is produced from a bed ~ the upper part of the Salina formation that has a thickness of 9-10 feet;- The Mae shaft is 9'x26' and has a depth of 1063 feet from Me coUar to Me bottom of the salt bed. The salt clips approximately ~ /2° to the south. The capacity is about 4, 000 tons tin ~ hours . The Mae commenced operation ~ 1923. About 60$O of the salt is extracted and 4070 left as pillars . Assuaging a production of I, 200, 000 tons per
125. year and 15 cubic feet of salt per ton, the space mined out would be 414 acre -feet . With a 1ihickne s s of salt of ~ O feet ~d 60~o recovery, about 68 acres would be mine c3 out annuaDy. The total production of the mine has not been published, but, with 30 years of operation, it is probably -not le s s than ~ 500 acre ~ . At Portland Point, on the east side of Cayuga L`ake, Tompkins County, a mine has been operated for about 20 years. Details of production, etc. are not known. Several other rock-salt mines were formerly operated in New York but have been closed down. The oldest mine was at Irony, Livingston County, and was operated from ISB3 to IB90. It was 1430 feet in depth. The Mae is now filled with water and Me condition of the shaft is now letdown. About 50 acres was m~ed out. Another Mae at Lehigh, Genessee County, hack a depth of 825 feet and was operated about 4 years. The quas~tit~y nune~i was about 15 acre-feet. The shah is fined with water to the surface. . 5. 3 The mine of the International Sat Company, at Detroit, is the only producer of rock salt ~ Michigan. (~7) It is operated through two shafts about 1100 feet deep and the uppermost bed of the Salina formation is worked. It varies ~ thickness throughout the Mae from about 19' to 40'. The greatest chicle mined is about 36', 4' berg left for roof. About 60~o of the area is mined, Me reminder berg left for pillars. The rooms are limited to a width of 609. About 700 acres has been mine cl out. The mine is dry, except for an occasional seeping of a few cubic feet of bittern from the formation. The mine has been ~ opera- tion since 1910 and, during that period, only one small roof-fall has Occurred. The shaft is located about 1 l/2 mile`; from the Detroit Diver and about I/4 mile from the River Rouge. The surface,above Me mine is chiefly property of the Pe~syI`ranian and Wabash railroads used for yards Ad shops. About 20' below the bottom of Me bed now mined and separated from it by a bea-oz d~Iomitic lime stone, -is a second bed of salt, much thicker than the one berg worked. The top of this lower bed is exposed in one of the Mae workings. 5 .4 In Kansas, three rock salt mines are now operated.(l8) The Carey Salt Company operates a mine near Hutchison through a shaft 645' deep. The bed mined has a thickness of 10'. The total volume m~ed out is about ~ 45 acre -feet, equivalent to about ~ 4 acres . At Kanopolis, the Independent Salt Company has two shafts 846' deep and is mining a bed 15-16' thick. The total mined-out space is about 4,000 acre-leet, equivalent to about 25 acres. The American Salt Corporation has a · · . . A.- ,
126. mine near L`yons 993' deep working a bed ~ I/2' thick. The space m~ed out is about 100 acre-feet. Several othe r mine s are either clo s ed down or have been abandone ~ . The largest is owned by the Morton Salt Company near Kanopolis and was closed in 1948. It is thought to be still dry. Depth to bottom is Bl0' asks the ~rolurne mined out is about 1500 acre-feet. The average ceiling is about 9' . The Carey Salt Company has a shut-down mine at Lyons closed ~ 1948. Its depth is 1024' average ceiling 10', and the volume mined out is about 1000 acre-feet. The three producing mines produced 534, 658 tons of rock salt in ~ 954 . This is equivalent to about I85 acre-feet. Assuming an average thick- ness mined of 10' End 50$0 left for pillars, the area mined out would be about 37 acres. 5.5 Salt is produced ~ Louisiana from four m~es.~9) The Interna- tiona' Salt Company has a mine at the mat clome at Avery Island, Iberia Parish. The rock salt was first discovered at a depth of is' below the surface. The present Mae was opened in IB98 with a shaft 518' in depth. At the Jefferson Island salt dome, where the mine is operated by the Morton Salt Company, a circular shaft has been sunk to a depth of 900'. Myles Salt Comply produces salt at the Weeks Island salt dome from a shaft reported to tee 645' ~ kept. Carey Salt Companyis min- ~ng satt from the Winfield salt dome, Union Parish, from a depth of 83-8'. The shallowest kept at which the salt has been found in this structure is~437~. Rooms are 50' ~ pith and 20 to `30' ~ height. M~n- ing began I-931 and the production for several years averaged about 60 ,000 tons annually, ~creas~g to .120, 000 tons in 1941. Recent fig- ures of the ~ndi~ndual mines are not available. ~~ 5 . 6 In Texas, the Morton, Salt Cornpawy ~ Grand Saline, Van Janet County, has a shaft to a depth of 700', which enters the salt at 213'. Rooms are 60' wide by 80' high. The pro~luction is about 1000 tons per day and 100 acres has been mined.~9) The United Salt Corporation operates a Mae on Me Hockley dome, Harris Copter. The shaft is ISZ5' deep. 5.7 The total estimated production of rock salt for 1953 by states is shown In the accompanying Table Il. During that year, about 145 acres
128. was mined out, producing an equivalent space estimated to be 1547 acre- feet. During the last twenty years (1934-53) the reported pro- duction of rock salt is 61,639,696 tons, equivalent to 21,250 acre- feet. Assuming~at the average~icknessof salt mined was 10', the area ~ ned out would be 2125 acres . These figures give a general idea of the large amount of ~<iergrounci space that has resulted from the mung of the salt. 5.8 ~ We potash ~~es of New Mexico, a large volume of underground space is produced by the removalof the sylv~nite ore. The total amount of o re Mae ~ ~ ~ 9 52 was approximately 7, ~ !; O , 0 0 0 short ton ~ . As s urn - ~g 15 cubic feet of ore to the ton, the volume would be about 2700 acre- feet per year. If the average thickness mined is 8', the total number of acres mined out annually would be about 335 acres. Pillars are left to support We roof during the mining operations but these are usually pled after mining operations cease to recover the additional ore. Be- cause of the plasticity of the sylvanite it is doubtful if the mined out space wouic! be suitable for long-time storage of atomic waste. The subjacent salt would provide a mot-e suitable potential storage space be- cau~se of Me greater resistance of Me halite to pressure. 6. PRODUCTION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE 6. ~ Fission-producrt waste is produced when a nuclear fuel, such as U235, U233, or PuZ39, is fissioned In a nuclear reactor. In-~uclear reactors, the fission of one gram Of U235 produces about 1 gram of fis- sion products. The fission products are, in part, gaseous and, in part, liquid or solid form, depending upon the fuel used. 6.2 Fuel systems used or considered for power reactors may be grouped as follows: 6. 2 . ~ Liquid-fuel systems, in which the fuel Is ~ssalve~--;~ water-ski- - - heavy water; 6.2.2 Solid-fuel systems, mung metals such as uranic and plutonium, which Mete metals are contained ~ corrosion- arid temperature- resist~t cane; 6.2.3 L`iquzd-metal systems, Using 60~' bismuth, etc. as a solvent; 6.2.4 Fused-salt systems, in which the nuclear fuel is mixe cl, for ex- ample, with a fluoride or hydroxide of sodium; lithium, etc.
129. 6 . 3 Where the nuclear fuel is introduced in the reactor in aqueous solution the output of the reactor is directly processed to remove the waste. If the waste from the reactor is in solid form and included in the spent fuel elements, the waste is separated from the unconsumed uranium anti pluton~ n a chemical processing plant. in which the solids are clissolvec end the waste thereafter separated by one of sev- eral methods . (2 ~ ~ 6 . 4 Natural uranium contains one part of fissionable U235 in 139 parts of fertile U238. Thus, if natural uranium is used as a fuel, it is pos- sible to consume U235 both to support the chap reaction and to give excess neutrons which, when captured in U238, wiU produce plutonium 239. Theoretically, in power breeders, it is possible to produce more Pu239 than the combined consumption Of U235 and Pu ~ the reactor. In a system where highly enriched U235 is used, Pu is not produced be- cause of the absence of fertile U238. If, ~ such a system, the reaction proceeded until 3090 of the initial U235 were consumed, approximately 250 grams of fission products would be produced per kilogram Of u235 charged. (22) Thus, from one metric ton of natural uranium irradiated to 30% burn up of U235, approximately 2 kg of fission products will be derived. If enriched U23b were used as fuel, the quantity of fission products per ton of charge would be ~creased, depending upon the ex- tent of the enrichment. ., 7. REQUIREMENT FOR NUC;T.FAR ENERGY . . 7. 1 It has been calculated that the fission of 1 gram of U235 will pro- duce approximately: 24, 000 kilowatt hours at 100% thermal efficiency. (23) The efficiency of production of electrical Cower from heat is usually taken as 25;9o for statistical calculations . ( 4) 7.2 The present ~~;ta}led capacity of electric utility generating stations sit the U~ted-~;t~tes-- ~s about-- ~ A--, 000 kw ( 115, 000 megawatts ) . (2 5) The production of electrical energy for Me year ended January 31, 1956, was 553, 568, 952, 000 kwh; equz~raleut to 63, 000, 000 kw-years . This represents an acre rage load factor of about 55%. 7 . 3 Estimates have recently been made Mat the ~staHed capacity of electrical plaz`\s wiU increase 8-fold during the next 50 years. {26) The ins tames! capacity has ~ Me past cloubled as follows: (see Figure 7) 25,000- 50,000 mw 1927-1946, 18 years; 50 , 000- 1 00 , 000 mw 1946-1 954, 8 years .
132. 8. CHARACTERISTICS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE 8. ~ If natural or enriched uranium is used ~ metallic form in a heter- ogeneous reactor, the fissioning process proceeds to some pout limited by economics, corrosion or mechanical stability. It is probable that large quantities of fissionable and fertile material wiU reman ~ the irradiated fuel. Thus spent fuel elements are s~ very valuable Mace they contain part of the initial charge of fissionable and fertile material along with my new fissionable material produced. They are trans- ported, usually ~ solid form, to a chemical processing plant for re- covery and separation of fissionable ~d fertile material from fission products In dilueut. This is accomplished by dissolving tibe elements an acid such as nitric acid, followed by selective solvent extraction of valuable components from diluents arid fission products. This leaves the Ossion products in the bark of the depleted processing stream or radiate. This raff~ate stream is the high level waste and poses the principal disposal problem. . . . . .. 8. 2 After irradiation ~ a. reactor, the medic elements ~ which un- consumed fuel and waste are mixed are highly radioactive and they are accordingly stored before processing for a period clef time, during which further decay of fi;88ioU products occurs. Cooling periods vary. How- ever, the rate of decay of fission products is approximately the same; e . g ., after 135 days the activity of the fission products is reduced by a factor 10-4 from their activity level at Me time of discharge from the reactor. At the time of discharge from reactor, the gross fission prod- uct actor r is 5.7 per cent of the rated power of the reactor. ~- ~ . 3 If ~e fuel is fed to a reactor of homogeneous type ir~ liquz~ form, tlie spent fuel must also be processed in liquid form. Because it is, uncle r pr e ~ eat condition, mo re difficult to to aD.8pO rt the waste ~ ~ qui d than ~ solid form, the chemical processing for Me remove, of the waste from the fuel win presumably be accomplished at each reactor. Future developments may make it feasible to transport such liquid waste economically and safely. (3.4 In either case, the waste products of the reactor, except for those disposed of to the atmosphere ~ gaseous form, wig be presented for disposal as liquids. The characteristics of Me liquid waste are deter- mined by the particular method of chemical processing used. Wastes resulting from the operation of nuclear reactors are classified as high- level wastes. 5 . , . ,, it,. .
133. 8. 5 These high-le~rel wastes, as produced by process plants, have concentrations varying from 0. 5 gals . to TO gals. per grain of U235 burned. (29) One figure used for calculations of waste volumes result- ing from solvent extraction is 820 gals. per metric ton of fuel charged to the reactor, which is equivalent, at 4000 mwd/ton, to 2 gals. of waste per mwd of heat produced by a nuclear reactor. (30) 8. 6 The principal problems ~ connection with the transportation and storage of radioactive waste arise from its chemical character, the energy given off as heat, and radioactivity. The waste is produced as ~ acid solution, and, unless neutralized by au alkali, such as sodium hydroxide, is corrosive to processing equipment. The corrosion is Screamed with high temperature and it may, therefore, be desirable that the temperature of waste ~ metallic storage be moderate; below 120-150° F. is desirable. B. 7 Depending upon the concentration of fiBBioU product,; ~ the waste, Me power produced per emit of fuel charged to We reactor, ~d the de- cay cooling time, fission product'; ~ Me waste will produce heat at the rate of about 1 to 3 Btu / gal /hr . ( 3 1 ) Thi s rate of he at p ro auction would be sufficient to raise high-level waste above the boiling pout in a few days. In storage of waste i~ndergroun`1~ liquid formic it would therefore be necessary to profile means for cooling the waste and re- mo~ving the heat, miens the waste were greatly diluted. ~3 . ~ The radic~acti~nty of liquid waste from nature uranium is from 20 to 400 curies per gallon depending upon its chemical character. (32) Adequate protection of personnel from ~i8 amount of energy requires heavy shielding. The weight of the shielding adds greatly to Me cost of transportation. 9. WASTE PRODUCTION IN NUCl FAR POWER PLANTS . 9.1 IN a preceding paragraph it was assumed that the thermal capacitor of nuclear power plants would reach 700, 000 mw by the year 2000, re- qu~ring a feed of about 63,500 tons of natural uranium, or equivalent, per year. Using a figure of 820 gallons of high-acti~rity waste per metric Icon of fuel charged gives a total annual volume of waste of about !;2 mil- lion gallons, equivalent to 7,000,000 cu. ft. or about 160 acre-feet. If jib power were produced ~ 350 power plants, Me amount of underground space required annually for each power plant would tee about 0.fi acre- foot.
134. 9~2 Thief; amount of total space is approximately lO$o of the arnotmt of space berg produced a~uaDy Me the niining of rock salt at the present time . By the year 2000 it is to be expected that the volume of. salt production win Decrease several times, production having doubled in the last IS years. 10. TRANSPORTATION OF NUC:T.F^AR WASTE 10. ~ The three methods Ed use for transportation of high-level nuclear waste, trucks on highways, barges and fillips onwaterways, and cars by railway, are all costly because of the necessity for shielding and over requirements for safety ~ trans~t.~33~. Truck'; are used for tr~s- portation of waste for relatively short distances ~d generally in areas where safety is care~y controlled. The transportation of waste from processing plants to pouts of disposal za principally by rail or water. Estimates of cost indicate that rail transportation costs several times as much as water transportation for equivalent distances. The hazards of transportation of highly radio active materials by rail through popu- lated areas are also greater ~ is generally the case Bong water routes. For these reasons it maybe advamtageaus to locate plats for the prc~cesa~g of apent fuel at pouts where the spent fuel cam be tra"~- po rat d by wate r f rom the r e acto r . 11. ACC~SS~ILITY OF SALT SPACE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL Il . ~ The principal Areas ~ which salt deposits occur are tickle In the north central states and ~ ~e southern states along the Gulf Coast.. It.2 The salt deposits of the north central states, New York, PennsyI- vania, Ohio and Michigan, are adjacent to the Great-Takes ancl lie In part beneath Were bodies of water. It is possible ~ this region to use water transportation for Me movement of spent fuel to a processing plant from points as far separated as New York City on the east to Chicago or Duluth on the west. ~ ~ . 3 In southeastern Michigan or in northern Ohio a processing plant could be located on Die shore of Lalce Erie d;iree~y above salt deposits occurring at a Kept of about 2,000 feet. Suitable facilities for ~oad- ~g barges conic] be provided at the plant. Shafts couicI be driven to the underlying salt ~d the salt produced and marketed. The m~ec3-c'~t space could be so planed as to provide adequate roof support and safe routes for the transportation of waste to pouts of storage. The mining
135. operations could be performed by an industrial contractor so that the net cost of the niine d-out storage space might tee very small. De- tailed consideration should also be given to the Datability and availa- bility of space ~ existing or abandoner] salt mines ~ this area. Il.4 The area along We Gulf Coast ~ which salt domes occur is ac- cessible to water transportation through the Mississippi Ri~rer and its distributaries and the ~ntercoastal canal. Numerous salt domes are present ~ the area but ~ many of Hem Be salt is at uneconomic depth. Some oftbe salt domes are berg m~ed end worked-gut space now exists. The feasibility of utilizing such '~pace for Me storage of radioactive waste ~d at the same tisne contra sing the operation of the salt mines would require detailed investigation. A few salt domes exist ~ We area In which ~ nes hare not been opened add which are favorable as to depth of Cut ~d convenience of transportation. 12. UTILIZATION OF SALT SPACE FOR WASTE DEPOSAL , 12. ~ The storage of radioactive waste ~ properly located apace ob- t~ed by We miming out of rock a sit has may advantages as compared with other methods of djaposal. Some of these are the following: a. The salt itself ha'; consiciera~ble strength so Mat pillars left mining may provide sufficient strength to support the roof. 1u bedded salt deposi~ce the overlying strata such as limestone and dolomite pro- ~nde truss-like support to Me overburden. The poasibilit-~r of roof coDapee causing the release of radioactive materials stored under these conditions appears very amaH but merits verification. . .` be The Balt is impervious to Me passage of water because of its plasticity and crystalline structure, 80 that the mine d-out space is very dry. This dryness Acreages Me life of metals by reducing rust and corrosion. c. The salt deposits are quite level so that suitable vehicles can be usec! ~ transportation underground. d. The No principal areas where deposits of rock salt occur ~ the United States have very low seismicity and the possibility of space me-out area'' berg collapsed by earn movements is extremely amaD. Geological extenuation of mine d-out areas indicates that fault'' are not present, confirming a geological history of stability.
136. e. The comparatively high thermal con~ucti~ty of salt and its sul- ficiently high melting point would permit the storage of wastes at moderate temperature Without exact on the walls of the cawty, pro- videdthe plasticity of saltis not increased bylong-continued exposure to execrated temperatures. 12.2 These advantages would not east to the same extent if the salt cavities were produced by pumping water into the salt formations ~d the removal of the salt as brie. The large extent of cavities formed by this method, the absence of roof support, and Me lack of control over Me uDdergrouncI distribution of radioactive waste introduced into such ca~ntie'; are di';advantages which make it inadvisable to consider the use of such space for disposal. The possibilities of collapse of such cavities are considerable and in`;t~ces of surface subsistence from such collapse are know to the salt Poultry. 13. PROBI~fS OF UTILIZATION OF MINED-OUT SPACE . . . 13.1 The storage of high-level radioactive waste ~ underground salt space presents selrerai problems of ~ engineering character. These problems differ ~ some respects depending upon tide physical form and characteristic.~-of Me waste as it word be produced by reactors or processing plants. 13 . 2 High - level waste now berg produced from these sources is ~ liquid form. The :liquz~ as produced is chemically acute, radioactive, and produces heat through radioactive decay. It is therefore desirable that the waste be treated before storage to ~sii3iimize these hazardous characteristics. It is also, ~ some cases, diluted in the course of the chemical separation process so that the volume is materially increased. .. . - 13 e 3 The activity of Me waste is now chemically neutralized by treat- ment with able solutions before it is placed In surface storage tanks for aging. This process results ~ an increase of about four times in the volume of the waste but this can be reduced by evaporation to a ~ point where the slurry contains about 35% solids . (34) Waste so neutra- lized would apparently not have any cheniical effect on the walls of a salt cay: th which it mores into direct contact but further study should be glared to his problem. 13.4 The storage of the waste In surface tankage for a period of six monks or more permits the decay of some of the fission products that £ Am,, ,,, _, ,, it, .
137. have a short half-life, so that radioactivity and heat are both largely reduceci. However, other Hasion proclucts, such as Ca-137, with a half-life of 33 years and Sr-90, with a half-life of 25 years, are stiO pre sent in the waste in important quantities after months of storage . (3 5 ) 13. 5 The transportation of such wastes to cooling Saz~ce and its storage In such tanks, whether earth or metal, requires the exercise of much precaution.- The piping ~d other ~ressele used In transportation must be chemically resistant to corrosion and the stripers steels and other metals required are costly. The building of metal Woks or the exca~ra- tion of earth reservoirs for storage lung the cooling period is also a serious economic burden. These co`;t,; must be balanced again'`" costs of shielding and handling required to transport the waste to sites of disposal. It, therefore, becomes a problem In economics as to how long it is feasible to hold such wastes ~ temporary storage to reduce their activity before ultimate disposal. The engineering problems re- lated to the transportation and storage during the cooling period hare been soldered but at high mat cost. 13 . 6 Perhaps Me most diHic~t engineering problem connected Any the m~dergrou$~d storage of high-level waste is that calf heating. The energy released from such waste as heat is, depending upon~oncentra- tion, expected to be from ~ to 3 Btu per hour per gaHon. An acre-fc~ot of such waste would, at the higher figure, produce about I,000~000 Btu's per hour, equivalent to the combustion of about 700 Ibs. of Come From the standpoint of usable power, his is low-level heat and below the level of economic utilization. But, from the Newport of disposal, ff,is amount of heat creates a problem that would be - cont~mug for a period of 20-30 years. 13.7 It is feasible to excavate In underground salt deposits reservoirs . that are adequate to contain the volumes of liqu~d-waste that are con- -templated ~ a program of development of nuclear power. However, the waste stored ~ such reservoirs would soon, from its own energy, rise ~ temperature to the boiling point, creating an additional hazard of production of raclioacti~re vapor. The holding of We ternperat~re ~ such undergro~md reservoirs below the boiling point would require the re- moval of the heat by a cooling system instated ~ the reservoirs. The m~te~ce and operation of such a system presents problems of eng~- neer~g desigm which, In themselves, appear to be manageable but only with s~st~ti~ ~sta~ation, maintenance and operating costs. An al- ternative method would be to let the temperature of We tanks exceed the boiling point and remove the heated air and vapor by a circulating sys- tem, filtering, and discharging the gases to the atmosphere. The
138. underground storage of the liquid} waste ~ barrels or other containers would present similar problems of heat remora and would probably, comparison, be more costly than underground storage ~ bulk. 13.8 The fixation of the liquid waste ~ some solid form after cooling and prior to undergrour~ct disposal would be advantageous as regards both transportation and storage. Various methods of conversion of waste to Solid form have been suggested and some of Were have been carried through the stage of pilot plot operations. Meg ~th cement In the proportion of about 15 Ibs. per gallon would result in a solid mixture of about 7 cubic feet. weighing about 80 Ibs. ner cubic foot. {36) ~ O _ ~ _ _ _ . . . .. . . . . . . . on a large scale, at a processing plant, MOB mete real COU1u be cast In molds into a form suitable for handing by automatic conveyors and shielded fork-lift trucks wit rery low hazard from irracliation. Other methods of solidification, such as Corporation ~ slag or ceramic products, have considerable merit.~37) 13 . 9 On the assumption Cat a disposal plant could be located ~ the immediate ~ricisuty of underground storage In m~ed-out-salt space, the designing of a system of transportation from Me plant tootle pout of disposal would seem to present no serious problems, using belt conveyors for movement and shielcled fork-lift trucks for stacking or piling In Me underground rooms. The sotidiBed mete ria1 would produce heat ~ storage but the problem of boiling Pronto be eHm~ated and the airs temperature could become high without eHect on the surrounding salt. The cement blocks could be cant ~ such form that fir s:ould pass .. . .. ~ to remove the heat from "rouge teem. A system of air circulation to remove me heat from storage rooms would be more feasible the the cooling of liqu~ci waste In underground reservoirs. . 14. RECOMMENDED STUDE:S In the light of present knowledge, no insurmo~mtable obstacles to the storage of radioactive waste In solid form ~ undergro~ci cannier In salt appear to exist. Detailed studies should be carried out on the fol- low~ng engineering and economic phases of the problems related to salt: a. The availability ~d cost of Citable space ~ ~dergrour~c! Cut ileposits; b. The most effective and economical melody of proceas~g liquid waste in large quantities into solid form; .... ... .
139. c. The development of suitable conveyors and other devices for the underground transportation ~d clisposal of waste in bond form; d. The design of suitable ventilation facilities for the removal of excessive heat from underground storage chambers. William B. Heroy tIMarchI957 . . . - |
I don’t know about you, but I find it funny that bitcoin’s drop from close to $20,000 to around $8,000 is once again being used by some as evidence that the virtual currency is essentially worthless. We should keep in mind that those like Vanguard's Chief Economist, who say that bitcoin “going to zero” is a distinct possibility, are usually the same people that said that BTC/USD at $200, $500, $1,000, or at any other level on the way up was also ridiculous and unjustifiable.
That is not to say that we couldn’t head lower, but for those who are familiar and comfortable with the exaggerated volatility and risk inherent in crypto markets, now is a good time to start cautiously averaging back in.
If we ignore the notion of going to zero and look at bitcoin’s price history, the reality is that, as ARK Investment Management’s CIO Catherine D. Wood says in this article on Coindesk, even the bear case being made around bitcoin is essentially bullish. It is only a few short years ago that when I wrote articles like this, essentially arguing that bitcoin was a buy at around $250, I was often accused of being somewhere on the “wacko fringe.”
At that time, the bear case now being made for bitcoin at around $1,800 to $2,000 looked ridiculously bullish.
At some point in the future, if governments around the world recognize the threat that peer to peer currencies pose to the power that they derive from issuing currency, it is quite possible that the market for bitcoin and other crypto-currencies will be marginalized to some degree. For now though, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Most governments, true to form, are more intent on ensuring that they can derive tax revenue from bitcoin than anything and attempts to regulate the market are being made with that as the focus, thus allowing bitcoin to find its market value.
Based on what we have seen in other markets recently, it is quite possible that that value is higher than current levels or will be soon.
The surge in Treasury yields and the steady decline in the dollar that have now prompted a large correction in stocks were all essentially about one thing, the fear of inflation. That fear looks even more justified now that Congress has passed its latest budget-buster to go with massive tax cuts. If the politicians involved were the heads of any corporation or household and proposed a big spending increase to go with a huge cut in income they would rightly be seen as insane.
I will concede that the government’s ability to tax in the future and the Fed’s ability to create money out of thin air make government debt unique, but still, irresponsibility general has a price and hypocrisy has a way of coming back to haunt you.
A large part of the appeal of bitcoin is born of the understanding that politicians have a tendency towards both of those negative traits. They are all fiscal conservatives in opposition, but many change their tune when in power and start to advocate for giveaways in taxes and spending that they believe will buy them short-term popularity: thus the sight of Democrats who were very concerned about the effects of a big tax cut on the deficit now arguing for more spending to go with it.
Even more hypocritical are the whole host of Republicans whose main criticism of the previous administration was fiscal, even as the annual deficit declined, now advocating for the largest deficit increase since the recession just when it is needed the least.
As depressing as that is, it is essentially good news in the long term for the holders of assets that act as inflation hedges, including bitcoin. The short-term dynamic driving prices may be more technical than fundamental, but if nothing else the possibility of a return to inflation points to the absurd nature of the “going to zero” argument.
As I said at the top of this piece however, caution is still warranted and only those with a big appetite for risk and who can afford to lose should even consider cryptos. Now that traders rather than believers dominate the market more volatility looks certain, but the support seen at around $7,000 this week makes this a logical level to resume buying for those that fit the criteria.
I wouldn’t go all in on BTC/USD at these levels but beginning to average in around here makes sense. I am therefore, based on history and current circumstances, once again a cautious bull.
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350.org founder Bill McKIbben at "Exxon versus the People" mock court event in Paris on Saturday. Photo by Mychaylo Prystupa.
U.S. environmentalist Bill McKibben and Canadian author Naomi Klein were chief prosecutors in a quirky mock trial of ExxonMobil on Saturday in France's capital. Their entirely made-up court, presided over by Indigenous and environmental activists, weighed evidence of the oil-and-gas multinational's alleged “climate crimes.”
The event, "Exxon v. the People," highlighted a New York state attorney's action against ExxonMobil last month to investigate the company's alleged illegal spreading of global warming denial for decades— against state investor laws that prohibit firms from deliberately misleading the public.
McKibben, fresh off a 350.org-led campaign that killed Keystone XL, told National Observer in Paris that the company's recent legal troubles have become the “central environmental campaign of our time—an attempt to make Exxon accountable, and by extension to make it clear that the fossil fuel industry stands in the way of real progress."
His and Klein's kitschy court room drama, which had no representation from ExxonMobil, brought in witness after witness from around the planet, who are in Paris for the global COP21 UN summit on climate change. Each presenter gave scorching testimony about the company’s harm to the climate, people and the environment.
“If you drive [into the Niger Delta], the pastime now is burials," said Nigerian activist Ken Henshaw.
Henshaw described how ExxonMobil's West African gas operations allow enormous amounts of gas flaring. Benzene has been found in the water supply 900 times higher than it should be, he said. "People still drink that water now.”
350.org's Bill McKibben and activist Ken Henshaw— of Nigerian advocacy group Social Action— at a Paris event on Saturday. Photo by Mychaylo Prystupa.
"What you see everywhere are posters announcing this burial, or that burial," Henshaw said. "Life expectancy is between 43 and 46, I’m afraid. I’m really getting scared.”
Nigeria has also also been hit by climate change-related severe floods and droughts, forcing farmers to abandon crops and suffer hardship and dislocation, the mock court heard.
The next witness was Bryan Parras with Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services. He said studies have shown people living near Exxon’s Gulf refinery operations at Baytown have unusually high incidents of health problems.
"We’ve seen higher rates of leukemia in children," he said. "There’s a 56 per cent increased rate if you live within two miles of the Houston ship channel.”
"What do they know about the toxicity levels, what do they know about the cancers? ...Why does it take so long for us to get this information?”
The east side of Houston is also one of most toxic places in the region and country because of the large amount of refineries and chemical plants, Parras added. “It’s also one of the areas that has the most pipeline leaks.”
"We've really had to push the city and our medical establishment, which is world-renowned. Really famous cancer treatment centre in Houston. It’s no coincidence that it’s there.”
“Did it surprise you to learn that Exxon has been researching climate change for your entire life?” asked Klein.
“It didn’t,” replied Parras. “I honestly don’t trust anything these companies say. It made me upset. It made me think, what else do they know but are not saying?”
Naomi Klein [left] at "Exxon vs. the People" event in Paris on Saturday. Photo by Mychaylo Prystupa.
The next witness was Cherri Foytlin from Rayne, Louisiana, who works for BridgetheGulfProject.org. The Gulf Coast social and environmental activist says Exxon and other oil companies have built a pipeline grid —like a “fly swatter” —across Louisiana’s marshes and wetlands with devastating impact.
"So we're losing about a football field every hour in south Louisiana, and we've lost one million football fields to this day," Foytlin said. "I'm busy putting sand bags up to keep the water out of my community."
McKibben asked what the coastal marsh erosion meant for sea level rise when storms like Katrina approached.
“Those wetlands are our protection —they are a buffer zone for us,” replied Foytlin. "When we have hurricanes like Katrina, that killed over 1,000 people, come up —we don’t have that protection that we would have.”
“In your experience, is the oil industry an important political player in Louisiana and neighbouring states?” McKibben asked.
"They have us by the throat, because they have all the jobs. But more importantly, they hold down our political system.”
Fighting against the company can make you a target, she said. “[They] had little meetings in towns and put pictures of activists up on the wall and said ‘This is public enemy number one.’”
“Even my own kids have been sick with different kinds of issues that we can trace directly back to oil related pollution.”
“I’m busy buying sand bags to keep the water out my front door. In a couple more generations here and my whole way of life is going to be completely under water.”
One of the last witnesses was Dr. Steingraber —an eminent U.S. biologist and a distinguished scholar at Ithaca College in New York. She’s considered one of America’s leading anti-fracking voices.
Naomi Klein asked her, "Sometimes natural gas gets marketed as a climate change solution. Is that the case based on your expertise?”
“Methane, the evidence shows, is a much more potent greenhouse gas than formerly appreciated. The IPCC estimates that over a 20-year time frame, natural gas, pound for pound, can trap 86 times more heat than CO2.”
She likened the company’s denial campaign to the tobacco industry’s pushback against the health risks of smoking. “Only with climate change, the stakes couldn’t be higher. It’s everybody —the whole planet and all the other species too.”
She’s a member of a group called Concerned Health Professionals of New York that also looked at the human health impacts of fracking. They reviewed more 500 fracking studies and published a report in October showing that 85 per cent of the studies concluded that fracking was bad news for people and the climate.
"So in addition to the deceptions that Exxon has precipitated regarding the actual existence of climate change and the role of fossil fuels, Exxon is also implicit in promulgating the idea that natural gas is somehow a more friendly fossil fuel compared to the other two members of the unholy oil and gas and coal [triad].”
In his closing arguments, McKibben said: "You have heard eminent scientists explain that because of the delay in [climate] action, because of Exxon’s failure to present the truth, we’re going to see increases in the level of the sea, and you’ve heard from people who will be driven from their homes.”
“It’s hard to imagine a set of corporate practices that could’ve done more damage and more damage needlessly. For that, we ask for a judgment against Exxon, and for the future of this planet.”
Klein added: "We have heard stories of people’s lives lost directly because of melting ice. We have heard stories of ancient cultures threatened because of climate change.”
“There is no price that can be put on the Marshall Islands, on Arctic cultures, on the lives of our loved ones.”
One of the judges, Milañ Leak —daughter of the president of Maldives, said the evidence is “compelling" that Exxon’s business methods have caused "loss and damage" to those who live near by.
"The testimony is compelling that Exxon’s decision to deny climate change and work against climate action has dramatically escalated one of the deepest crises humans have ever faced,” she said.
“Given that as a court we lack the ability to compel testimony from Exxon, we are unable to reach a conclusive finding of guilt or innocence. The majesty of the law demands that a defendant be able to offer exculpatory evidence. However, we can ask other courts in other jurisdictions that have the power to summon this company before the law do so and with haste,” said Leak.
Back in the real courtroom in the U.S., the New York attorney general subpoenaed the company's records from the 1970s, which revealed the company had been conducting its own scientific research into global warming, and that senior executives simply ignored the findings.
Some of these memos have already been made public by investigative journalists at Inside Climate, an online environmental journal, The Los Angeles Times and the Columbia School of Journalism.
It remains unclear if criminal charges for Exxon will follow. But the Center for International Environmental Law in Washington, D.C. expects that the release of more of these records could result in civil suits from all manner of parties claiming global warming damages.
ExxonMobil did not respond for requests for comment this weekend. But regarding the New York case, its media relations manager Alan Jeffers wrote last month:
"We unequivocally reject allegations that ExxonMobil suppressed climate change research contained in media reports that are inaccurate distortions of ExxonMobil’s nearly 40-year history of climate research that was conducted publicly in conjunction with the Department of Energy, academics and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."
"ExxonMobil has included information about the business risk of climate change for many years in our 10-K, Corporate Citizenship Report and in other reports to shareholders."
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Texas is the epicenter of a welcoming, come-as-you-are, 40-year-old faith movement that’s grown gangbusters in the past decade. From Colorado to North Carolina, wranglers meet in riding arenas and barns and baptize believers in horse troughs. No one passes a collection plate to the Stetson-and-spurs crowd, but they may set out a boot.
The back-to-basics approach works because, “The cowboy is a way more simple human being,” says Royce Gregory, pastor of the Life Brand Cowboy Church, in Ohio. Sermons are short and abound with Western allegories.
“We get people who will not go to church anywhere else, people who haven’t been in 30 or 50 years,” says Gary Morgan, pastor of the Cowboy Church of Ellis County, Texas.
“Churches, from the very beginning, were looking to restore the early church of Christ,” comments Kathleen Flakenoting how the cowboy churches’ message is classically American. “It was just a matter of how literal they were about it.”
Sixty-seven countries are considered more religiously diverse than the U.S., according to the latest Pew Research Center study.
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More than three months after Hurricane Ike severed a natural gas pipeline that was part of the company's High Island Offshore System (HIOS), Enterprise Products Partners LP said repairs have been completed and the company has been given permission to resume full service on HIOS. The 42-inch diameter segment of the HIOS system -- which transports gas from fields in the western Gulf of Mexico -- was severed approximately 130 feet under water during Ike in September. Since then, gas volumes into the system have been limited to certain receipt points upstream of the break and required third-party pipeline systems for delivery to onshore facilities. Enterprise said federal regulators, after approving Enterprise's inspection and start-up procedures, authorized the partnership to resume full service. The pipeline has the capacity to transport up to 1.8 Bcf/d. HIOS, which is owned by an affiliate of Enterprise, consists of a 291-mile pipeline system that transports gas from fields in the Galveston, Garden Banks, West Cameron, High Island and East Breaks areas of the Gulf of Mexico to third-party pipeline systems. HIOS also includes eight pipeline junction and service platforms.
Hundreds of royalty owners in the Piceance Basin of Garfield, CO, may benefit from a proposed partial settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against Williams Production RMT. Parachute, CO, royalty owners Ivo, Sidney and Ruth Lindauer, and Diamond Minerals LLC in Sept. 2006 filed the lawsuit against Williams and predecessor owner Barrett Resources Corp. (Lindauer et al. v. Williams Production RMT Co., Case No. 2006 CV 317). The plaintiffs alleged that Williams had underpaid royalties and some overriding royalties in several ways that included improperly calculating a netback value and failing to account fully for the proceeds received from the sale of the gas and products extracted from the gas. In its response Williams asserted that it had properly calculated and paid royalties, properly accounted for the gas and other products sold and had taken deductions permitted by the leases held by the plaintiffs. Williams said it had made ad valorem tax refunds for the production years 2002 and 2003 and was in the process of determining refunds for 2004 because the 2004 taxes were not due and paid until 2006. Garfield County's Ninth Judicial District Judge Denise Lynch approved the partial settlement, and she has scheduled a fairness hearing for March 20. In the settlement Williams did not admit to wrongdoing or to the legitimacy of the claims of the plaintiffs. The court case and related documents are available at
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) kept electric rates unchanged and decreased retail natural gas rates for two utilities -- Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPS) and Wisconsin Power & Light (WP&L) -- effective Jan. 1. Shortly before the PSC action on electric and gas rates, WP&L parent company Alliant Energy Corp. filed a settlement that agreed to keep electric charges flat and decrease natural gas retail rates by about $4 million annually. As part of the deal, WP&L also received approval to file a full 2010 test year rate case in 2009 instead of being limited to a "reopener" as specified in its original rate filing. Wisconsin's three-member commission said WPS natural gas customers will have a decrease of about $3 million annually overall, or less than half of 1%, and as a result, those customers should average about $7 in annual savings. For the WP&L gas customers, the rate drop will be about 1.14%, or $4 million, with an average annual savings of about $15/customer.
Williams' Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) has placed the first phase of its Sentinel expansion into service, increasing firm capacity into the northeastern U.S. by 40,000 Dth/d. Sentinel has been years in the making. The Sentinel expansion is being constructed in two phases. Phase 2 will provide an additional 102,000 Dth/d and is expected to be placed into service by November 2009. The entire project is designed to increase Transco's firm capacity by 142,000 Dth/d. Phase 1 included the addition of approximately four miles of 42-inch diameter pipe in Northampton and Monroe counties, PA, in addition to compressor station upgrades at Transco Station 195 in Delta, PA. Phase 2 will include the addition or replacement of 14 miles of pipeline at various locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Pacific Northwest's week-long below-freezing temperatures just before the holidays pushed Bellevue, WA-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to another record natural gas sendout Dec.19, surpassing a record the utility set earlier in the month. PSE said natural gas demand hit 780,000 MMBtu on Dec. 19, compared to 755,881 MMBtu Dec. 16. The Dec. 19 peak electricity usage for PSE was 4,772 MW at 6 p.m., short of the record set Dec. 15 of 4,906 MW, which exceeded a power demand marker that had stood for a decade at the combination utility. The utility began alerting customers before Dec. 20-21 weekend that the severe cold snap means that their utility bills will be higher, so they should try to use energy wisely, particularly during the peak periods of customer demand -- 6:30-9 a.m. and 4-7:30 p.m. PSE reminded customers that there are several programs to help qualifying households pay their higher monthly energy bills, and said its natural gas and electricity infrastructure was holding up very well under the severe weather conditions.
FERC denied the rehearing requests of two New York regulators for late intervention in a proceeding involving Broadwater Energy LLC's proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and associated pipeline facilities, which the agency approved in March. Both the New York State Department of State (NYDOS) and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) filed requests to intervene in the case in April of last year, more than two years after intervention requests were due at FERC. In a September order, the Commission denied the rehearing requests of several parties, including NYDOS' and NYSDEC's requests for late intervention. The latest order denies the New York State agencies' requests for rehearing of the September order. NYSDOS is a cooperating agency in the Broadwater case. It sought late intervention last April -- about a week after it determined that the Broadwater LNG project was inconsistent with the New York Coastal Management Program. Broadwater Energy, a partnership of Shell Oil and TransCanada Corp., has asked the U.S. Department of Commerce to overturn New York regulators' opposition to the construction of the proposed LNG terminal and pipeline facilities to be located in New York waters of Long Island Sound (see NGI, July 14, 2008). The NYSDEC, which issues water permits, has not awarded a water quality certification for the Broadwater project to date. The proposed Broadwater offshore terminal would have an average sendout capacity of 1 Bcf/d and peak sendout of 1.25 Bcf/d. Broadwater Energy would operate the facility, while Shell would own the capacity and supply the LNG. The project, which is targeted for service in December 2010, would cost approximately $700 million to build.
FERC granted Guardian Pipeline LLC's request to commence service on the Guardian Expansion and Extension Project (G-II) in eastern Wisconsin. The Guardian G-II expansion consists of 119.2 miles of 12-inch and 30-inch diameter pipeline extending from Ixonia, WI, to Green Bay, WI, and 78,000 hp of compression and associated facilities. The $261 million project is expected to result in an incremental 537,200 Dth/d of firm capacity on Guardian's existing G-1 system from Joliet, IL, to Ixonia, and 437,200 Dth/d of new firm capacity from Ixonia to Green Bay. The approval came a little over a year after FERC issued a certificate for Guardian Pipeline to expand its system to meet growing demand in the region, which currently is served by only the constrained ANR Pipeline (see NGI, Dec. 24, 2007). Guardian had initially expected to place the facilities in service on Nov. 1, 2008. Guardian, which is owned by ONEOK Partners LP, has executed precedent agreements with three local distribution companies for an initial term of 15 years, including Wisconsin Gas LLC for 90,105 Dth/d, Wisconsin Electric Power Co. for 201,656 Dth/d and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. for 205,2455 Dth/d.
Houston-based Western Gas Partners LP closed its $210 million purchase of all or parts of various Powder River Basin processing and gathering infrastructure from Anadarko Petroleum Corp., which previously formed Western and eventually spun it off. Some of the purchase involves percentage interests in the Anadarko assets. The sale includes 100% interest in the Hilight processing plant, a 50% interest in the Newcastle processing facility and gathering system, and a 14.81% interest in the Fort Union gas gathering and treatment system. The midstream assets are all located in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. A combination of debt and equity was used by Western to make the purchase. It received a five-year $175 million note from Anadarko and issued some 2.55 million common shares to Anadarko at a price of approximately $13.69/partnership unit. With the completion of this deal, Western said Anadarko now owns 63% of the common and subordinated units and 2% of the partner interest in the company. Western was originally created by Anadarko to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy assets. The company now holds assets in East and West Texas, the Rocky Mountains and the Midcontinent, providing gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transporting services for natural gas held by Anadarko, other producers and shippers.
Colombia's Ecopetrol and Norway's StatoilHydro ASA agreed to jointly drill three exploratory wells over the next two years in the deep waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The farm-in agreement would give Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest company, a 20-30% stake in the prospects. Ecopetrol already operates in the GOM as a joint partner on the deepwater K2 Unit with Royal Dutch Shell plc, ENI, BP plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Anadarko operates the K2 Unit, and in 2007 it sold part of its stake to undisclosed parties for $1.2 billion (see NGI, March 19, 2007). Daily production from the K2 Unit in 2007 averaged 37,100 boe/d from six wells, according to Anadarko. Ecopetrol and StatoilHydro did not detail where the exploration wells would be drilled. However, StatoilHydro has a big presence in the U.S. deepwater. In early 2008 the Norwegian producer expanded its stake in one of the largest GOM discoveries, Kaskida, which is located on Keathley Canyon Block 292 in the Lower Tertiary formation. StatoilHydro, considered a leader in deepwater technology, has stakes in 415 blocks in the GOM, and it operates 195 of them. It also agreed to purchase one billion cubic meters a year of liquefied natural gas from 2009 to 2014 from the Cove Point receiving terminal (see NGI, March 10, 2008). Ecopetrol's initial investment with StatoilHydro could exceed $160 million, the companies said. In addition, the two producers agreed to undertake a process for "maturing" several projects in the GOM over the next seven years.
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP subsidiaries Gulf Crossing Pipeline Co. LLC and Gulf South Pipeline Co. LP asked FERC for authorization to place their 42-inch diameter Mississippi Loop in service. In a letter to FERC, the companies said that the tie-in points and hydrostatic testing is complete and they estimated that the Mississippi Loop facilities would be purged and packed by Dec. 29. The 17.8 miles of pipeline loop between Hinds County, MS and Simpson County, MS, is part of the Gulf Crossing Pipeline project. Gulf Crossing expects to place in service during the first quarter of 2009 the 356.3-mile, 42-inch diameter pipeline and associated compression facilities (100,734 hp) extending from Sherman, TX, to an interconnect with affiliate Gulf South Pipeline's Tallulah Compressor Station in Madison Parish, LA. It also proposes to lease up to 165,000 Dth/d of upstream capacity on the Oklahoma intrastate pipeline system of Enogex and up to 1.4 Bcf/d of capacity on Gulf South from Tallulah to an interconnect with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line's Station 85 in Choctaw County, AL, located at the terminus of Gulf South's 116-mile Southeast Expansion Project [CP07-398, CP07-401]. Some shippers are challenging the leasing of the Enogex capacity (see NGI, Oct. 29, 2007). The companies said they expect the project to provide up to 1.732 Bcf/d of capacity. Devon Energy Corp., Enterprise Products Partners LP and Crosstex Energy LP are among the companies that have already committed to transportation capacity on the proposed line. FERC approved MarkWest Pioneer LLC's proposal to build the 24-inch diameter Arkoma Connector Pipeline, which would extend from the outlet of an affiliate's existing treating plant in northeast Oklahoma 50 miles in a southeasterly direction to near Bennington, OK, where it would interconnect with the proposed Midcontinent Express and Gulf Crossing pipeline systems (see NGI, Nov. 17, 2008). MarkWest's interstate natural gas pipeline would allow producers in the Woodford Shale area of Oklahoma to interconnect with the Midcontinent Express and Gulf Crossing pipeline systems for delivery of their gas to eastern markets.
El Paso Corp. reported "significant" progress in selling several noncore assets, with agreements completed or nearly finalized that altogether should net the company close to $275 million. Subsidiary El Paso Exploration & Production Co. agreed to sell two natural gas producing properties to undisclosed buyers for a total of $77 million. One property being sold is located in the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico; it was acquired by El Paso in 2007 when it purchased Peoples Energy. Properties in the Shongaloo and Spring Hill fields, which are located along the Louisiana/Arkansas border, also are being sold to undisclosed buyers. The properties to be sold contain total proved reserves estimated at 40 Bcfe, with current production of 15 MMcf/d. The sales, with an effective date of Dec. 1, are scheduled to be completed by the end of January. El Paso also executed an agreement to sell its stake in the Porto Velho power generation facility in Brazil for $178 million. The sale, which should close by the end of March, would complete the company's exit from the power business in Brazil. Sales proceeds are expected to be paid with up to $100 million in cash, with the balance paid by a note from the unnamed buyer. In addition, the Houston-based operator received $20 million from the completed sale of its legacy fuel oil terminal in South Boston, MA.
The mix of regulators on the five-member Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is changing with the new year following the election of three new commissioners to replace members whose terms expired at the end of 2008. After several years of an entirely Republican ACC there now will be two Democrats on the regulatory panel. The ACC is nonpartisan but the commissioners run for election under their party affiliation. All three of the new members have been elected state or local officials in the past. They are Sandra Kennedy, Paul Newman and Bob Stump, replacing outgoing Commissioners Mike Gleason, the current ACC chairman, Bill Mundell and Jeff Hatch-Miller, both of whom had served as chairman of the regulatory panel. Commissioners Kris Mayes and Gary Pierce continue on the ACC. In a statewide ballot measure in 2000, Arizona adopted a five-member regulatory commission with a limit of two four-year terms for each commissioner. They serve staggered terms.
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed an executive order creating the Oregon Energy Planning Council to sort through a complex set of strategies involving new natural gas sources, more renewable-based electricity and a greater reliance on energy efficiency and conservation. The chair of the newly appointed 11-member council will be an Oregon State University engineering professor Ron Adams and will include senior top executives from the region's major private- and public-sector utilities. For example, the top administrator at the federal Bonneville Power Administration, Steve Wright, was named to the panel. Kulongoski charged the new advisory body with "providing proactive analysis, advice and assistance on energy planning." His move comes within weeks of a Dec. 3 Oregon Business Plan meeting in which it was said liquefied natural gas (LNG) should continue to be an option. Oregon is considering three separate proposals to site LNG receiving terminals. It also comes after the governor's own energy summit held last August. Under the executive order, the planning council is charged with providing a report to the governor and the state legislature before the end of 2010. The ultimate report by the council will include updated information on the state's current energy use and supply.
Recently released natural gas forecasts from federal and California government energy agencies late last year caused an avowed opponent of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy (RACE), to re-energize its campaign with a new promotional blast just before the holidays, contending that the West Coast doesn't need LNG. RACE cited U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projections for a decline in natural gas imports overall during the next 22 years, dropping from 16% of the gas burned in the lower 48 states currently to 3% by 2030. EIA's assumption is the difference will be made up by increased domestic gas production, said the LNG opponents, quoting the 2009 Annual Energy Outlook from the U.S. Department of Energy. Similarly, RACE highlighted a recent joint California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Energy Commission (CEC) report predicting gas demand in the state will stay essentially flat through 2030. Economic declines, renewable energy and efficiency growth and ultimately greenhouse gas (GHG) emission controls all were cited in the joint CPUC-CEC staff report as pushing down natural gas demand in the near term in California and further pushing back the need for LNG imports. The report was developed for a Dec. 8 joint meeting of the two state energy agencies to update the state's Energy Action Plan. The state report said that one indicator of the dramatic increase in domestic U.S. gas supplies and dampening of demand is the fact Sempra Energy now has told the CEC it does not expect any meaningful shipments of LNG to its new Costa Azul receiving terminal along the Pacific Coast of North Baja California, Mexico, until late this year. A Sempra spokesperson subsequently clarified that projection for NGI, saying the company expects shipments late in the third quarter of 2009 at the West Coast terminal.
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Learning about good oral health should always start as young as possible. From the minute those first teeth start to sprout, we should be teaching our children the importance of looking after our pearly whites so that they stay healthy and - pearly white! Many parents are joining the movement towards all-natural oral care products, making sure that their children are using organic toothpaste for kids developed to offer gentle, expert care. And it's an example we should all be following, no matter our age.
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Nothing particularly shocking here, but the Giants decided on Monday night to dump Jeff Keppinger and Eli Whiteside and tender Mike Fontenot.
reported that Keppinger and Whiteside were non-tendered, and that Fontenot was offered a one-year deal.
The logic on why the Giants did this? Cost and positional flexibility -- Fontenot is cheaper than Keppinger, and he can play multiple positions in the infield.
“I think the role that is available is going to involve a fair amount of time backing up at short with [Emmanuel] Burriss and Crawford," Giants VP Bobby Evans told Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury-News. " Kep hasn’t played as much short since 2008 so there was a lean towards Fontenot with his experience the last couple years, particularly last year, and the satisfaction for what he can do defensively there.
"Keppinger is a utility player who can play first, second and third but our thought was our need will be at short.”
At first base, the Giants have Brandon Belt, Aubrey Huff, Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval -- it's not hard to find someone who can backup first base.
There's no real concern about offensive production at third or first either; second and shortstop are potential problems depending on Freddy Sanchez' health, Brandon Crawford's bat and Manny Burriss' ability to step in and
Crawford wasn't exactly an offensive monster in 2011 and if he struggles, the Giants want the option of at least having an option to plug someone in at short that doesn't involve Miguel Tejada and a pile of cash.
Those love-em/hate-em kids at MissionMission broke news last night of a confirmed location and rough opening date of "early summer" for Commonwealth, the full-time venture from chefs Anthony Myint of Mission Street Food and Jason Fox of Bar Tartine. We've been talking about the place since late last summer, and even though they have yet to raise the minimum of $10,000 they were looking for to get the project off the ground, it seems that Myint and Fox have locked down the location at 2224 Mission near 18th Street. Like Mission Street Food's humble beginnings in Lung Shan, which is just down the street, the new location will be taking over the former home of El Herradero (pictured), a tacqueria that never seemed to get much love.
UConn is quickly becoming the redheaded stepchild of the other powerhouse conferences. They've sat by helplessly as Pitt, Syracuse, West Virginia, Rutgers and Louisville all left for perceived greener pastures. The last "thanks but no thanks" came courtesy of the ACC, which was looking to quickly replace Maryland, now headed to the Big Ten.
The Huskies were in the running but ultimately Louisville got the nod. There's a chance the ACC could come calling at a later date but for now, UConn and the Big East are stuck in a marriage of convenience.
The Hartford Courant's Dom Amore spoke to ESPN business reporter Darren Rovell about the implications, the impact, and what, if anything, UConn can do while it waits by the phone.
“If you look at opponents, if UConn is not great, not killing people, then going to a game is not exciting,” Rovell told Amore Friday. “If UConn is great, you don’t know how great they are, because you’re not playing the best. If third in the Big East meant a sixth seed in the tournament, what will third in the ‘new’ Big East get you? Who the hell knows? The games themselves mean less, that’s frustrating.”
“You can minimize the damage by and try to have confidence in your brand,” Rovell continued. “You tell your fans and recruits, ‘what happened is beyond our control. But what we can control is scheduling.’ What UConn can do is schedule the most robust non-conference schedule anyone has ever seen. The message would be, ‘we have to be in a position to start earlier, but if we take care of business in our weaker conference we can be the same No.1 we were before.’”
The problem, of course, is that this plan could backfire. A team that wins 15 games but has the toughest schedule in the country isn't any better off (and probably worse off) than a team with a much easier schedule that wins 22-25 games. But there's no room for complacency in today's ever-changing conference landscape.
“You can fall off map and it can happen very quickly,” Rovell said, “but a collegiate brand naturally lasts longer, has a greater, growing fan base, because it is not so easy for fans to neglect the name on the front of the jersey. Pro sports teams can fall harder because they don’t have the ability to recruit, there is greater ability for fan attrition. College fans are used to players staying for only two or three years, you’re used to the cycle.
"People do get sicker of losing quicker today, the amount of times horrible seasons and bad losses are memorialized on twitter does that, bad moments are memorialized over and over everywhere you look. … But it would take a while for UConn fans to say ‘I don’t care.’”
UConn football is going to the St. Petersburg Bowl on Dec. 26.to take on Marshall University at Tropicana field.
“The entire University of Connecticut Division of Athletics is excited and proud to accept an invitation in the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl,” UConn Director of Athletics Warde Manuel said. “Our football student-athletes and coaching staff have worked very hard this season and the results of those efforts have shown on the field. UConn Nation has a strong presence in Florida and we look forward to a strong showing of Husky fans at the game.”
UConn was 3-5 at one point, and then finished with three wins in its last four games for a 6-6 season, 4-4 in the American Athletic Conference. A win over nationally-ranked Houston in late November secured them bowl eligibility.
"We have a very good matchup this year with UConn, a program on the rise that just knocked off undefeated Houston, and Marshall is one win away from notching its third consecutive 10-win season," said Brett Dulaney, executive director of the St. Petersburg Bowl. "Surprisingly this is the first time that UConn is playing a bowl game in Florida so we hope to see many of their fans make the trip to take advantage of our tropical weather and bowl week events. We enjoyed hosting Marshall in 2011 and look forward to having them back again this year and seeing lots of Thundering Herd fans in St. Petersburg."
The Huskies also knocked off Houston, probably the biggest reason why they ended up bowl-bound for the first time since their Fiesta Bowl run to end the 2010 season.
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine says his state's share of President Obama's proposed stimulus plan would do much for job creation.
Corzine tells WNYC radio's Brian Lehrer that the jobs tally includes keeping police officers, firefighters and teachers who might have been laid off in the deepening recession.
The governor also says he and the Legislature will have little control over most of the money, including $7.5 billion in tax breaks.
Much of the $10 billion or so in spending is earmarked for programs like Medicaid or the unemployment insurance fund.
Corzine says a screening process will be set up for discretionary spending on projects like clean energy and road and bridge repairs.
As I was perusing the vast landscape refereed to as “the Internet” in the last day and a half, I noticed that a shockingly large number of fans were taking the latest Phillies injury news -- that is, the loss of Michael Martinez due to a broken bone in his right foot -- rather hard.
Initially, it's easy to see why the fans would react in such a way, even if Martinez is a utility player that contributes very little on offense, because Martinez is another injury in a series of injuries that have left the team depleted and longing for additional depth, as they wait for both Chase Utley and Ryan Howard to get back on the field.
I suppose that reaction is normal, after all. It's spring training, everyone is bored with exhibition games, the cabin fever is starting to sink in, and if we don't get baseball soon, there's going to be trouble. So the news of yet another injury -- albeit to a minor actor in the grand scheme of things -- is less “we're doomed!” and more “this is getting ridiculous, you guys.”
So, if I may, allow me to assuage the fears of those fans who are actually freaking out or getting pushed to the edge over the temporary loss of Martinez: It's no big deal. Really, as handy as Martinez is -- he can play all infield and outfield positions with a certain level of skill -- his loss is really rather insignificant.
The Phillies have plenty of depth in the outfield, between starters Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence and (presumably) John Mayberry Jr., soon-to-be-starter (I hope) Domonic Brown, backup Laynce Nix, and a host of other would-be backups, including Scott Podsednik and Juan Pierre, among others.
In the infield, things aren't too much different without Martinez than they were with Martinez. His loss just means they need to find another utility infielder, at least on a temporary basis. And the good news? There is no shortage of light-hitting infielders who can play so-so defense. Look, there's one over there. And another one, over there! See what I mean?
In seriousness, the Phillies have Jimmy Rollins, Placido Polanco, Freddy Galvis, Jim Thome (who really shouldn't be counted upon for defense), and Ty Wigginton. Behind them, if needed, they've got Pete Orr and Hector Luna (who Dan wrote about earlier), not to mention any of the other players they could acquire on the cheap.
Ultimately, these injuries hurt, but the loss of Martinez pales in comparison to the loss of anyone who will provide some semblance of value over the next few months. If the Phillies can survive without Howard or Utley, they can certainly get by without Martinez.
But still, maybe Charlie Manuel should wrap everyone in old newspapers and bubble wrap. Just to be safe.
When couples think of the “perfect weather” for their wedding day, a cold, snowy scenery isn’t usually the first image that comes to mind.
For Melissa McCaslin, however, a white wedding was her dream. And on Saturday, Jan. 7, her hopes for a winter aesthetic on her special day became a reality.
The 30-degree weather didn’t phase the newlyweds, until it was time to take outdoor photos, expressed Thomas, the groom.
“The snow was great for the pictures, but it was bad for us walking and stuff,” he said. “I couldn’t even complain; my wife was so much colder than I was-- wearing thin material on her chest and arms.”
Ramy Gendy, the wedding photographer, weighed in on the freezing photo shoot that took place outside of the William Penn Inn.
“I wore a jacket while taking photos and I was still cold. Meanwhile, the bride had snow up to her ankles and the groom’s hands were red,” he said. “They were troopers. I can’t imagine what they were going through, but it’s obvious that this is something they wanted.”
As for the final product, the Philadelphia-based, award-winning photographer surprised himself with the magical images.
“Ninety-nine percent of the time, you don’t prepare for photos like these,” said Gendy. “I knew that with the snow they’d get amazing photos.”
When the Souderton couple of almost two years saw their wedding photos for the first time, they felt they made the right choice in hiring Gendy.
“Ramy knows what he's doing,” Thomas said. “Even throughout the wedding, you never got the impression that he was intruding on the experience; it’s like he was there without being there. As a result, he captured the most [candid] moments.”
And they did it in style, with 19,596 souls at sold-out Oracle Arena spending the fourth quarter standing and staring and screaming.
The Warriors, considered by many as a Super Team, derided by some as Super Villains, are Super Champions.
With Kevin Durant scoring a team-high 39 points and Stephen Curry tossing in 34, the Warriors outlasted a resilient Cavaliers team 129-120 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday night to win their second title in three years.
Andre Iguodala fired in 20 points off the bench, Klay Thompson had 11 and Draymond Green added 10, along with a team-high 11 rebounds as the Warriors concluded the postseason at 16-1, the highest postseason win percentage in NBA history.
The Warriors won despite giving away 25 points in turnovers, being outscored in the paint 62-52 and being outshot 53.4 percent to 51.1. Cleveland won the second-chance-points battle 20-15 and the fast-break points battle 25-18.
LeBron James poured in a game-high 41 points to lead Cleveland, while Kyrie Irving tossed in 26 -- 0 in the fourth quarter.
Iguodala was tremendous off the bench. Curry did plenty of damage. Green brought fire and hard-hat production. Durant punctuated a magnificent Finals performance with his best offensive show.
Durant’s line: 39 points (14-of-20 shooting from the field, including 5-of-7 beyond the arc, 6-of-6 from the line), seven rebounds and five assists. He played 40 minutes and finished plus-18.
Trailing the Cavaliers 41-33 after a James dunk with 10:14 left in the second quarter, the Warriors reeled off a 21-2 run to go up 54-43 on a Curry floater with 4:40 left in the half.
The Cavs trailed by 11 (71-60) at the half, by five (98-93) after three quarters. They got as close as three (98-95) early in the fourth before the Warriors pulled away down the stretch, outscoring the 31-27 in the final quarter. |
Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) are a group embracing clumsiness and developmental dyspraxia. Our study provides a better understanding of the nature of DCD and its etiology, and identifies subtypes of dyspraxia. Forty-three children with DCD (5-15 years) were enrolled on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. [DSM-IV-TR]; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria. Extensive standardized evaluations were conducted. We distinguished from two patterns of "pure" developmental dyspraxia: ideomotor and and mix dyspraxia with more co-morbidities. Our study provides a better understanding of the nature of DCD, and sheds light on its etiology and brain dysfunction, so as to identify subtypes of developmental DCD/dyspraxia with specific clinical criteria. |
Two teens reported missing after leaving a youth assessment shelter in Southington were found safe in West Hartford, police confirmed Tuesday morning.
Kelly Caldwell, 15, of East Hartford, and Ma'Kiya Henderson, 14, of Norwalk, went missing from the Winifred House on Birchcrest Drive on Sunday.
The Winifred House is short-term assessment and respite home for teens and children in crisis, the website says.
On Tuesday Southington police said the pair was found overnight in West Hartford and returned to the Winfred House.
Fell running is a peculiarly masochistic British sport of running up (and down) hills (known as fells in the English Lake District where it originated). The running is often off track on steep, usually wet, grassy and heathery hillsides, and the shoes need to have deeply studded soles, and a close gripping fit so that they don't swivel round the foot. Such shoes are not waterproof in the slightest, but because of their light weight and good traction are often used in summer by climbers as approach shoes. |
An accident involving a horse trailer on Friday night left one animal trapped. Both horses survived the incident.
An accident involving a horse trailer kept a section of Highway 3A/6 closed for about two hours on Friday.
Charlie (Morris Thomas) Kerfoot (July 18, 1935 – October 22, 2014) passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was predeceased by his parents, siblings, and also his loving wife of 55 years, Marilyn, in May of 2012. After Mom’s passing, dad came into his own. He was often seen zooming up the Slocan Valley, Castlegar, Nelson, and even Grand Forks in his van, visiting his many family members and friends. Dad never complained! He was a hard worker and a very capable man. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t do. He showed his love to us all by doing things for us. We all have stories of Dad working on our homes, fixing our cars, cutting our fire wood, even babysitting our dogs. One of Dad’s enjoyments in life was playing crib. During his last game with his daughter Deb he scored a 23 hand. He decided that would be a good hand to end on. We love you dad and we are going to miss you deeply. Until we meet again Pops!
The subtle aroma and lingering taste of Himalayan tea has created a new international market with big potential for exporting high value leaves from Nepal. Several Nepali growers are exporting this sophisticated product range that needs much greater quality control and care than normal teas.
More than 80% of the tea Nepal exports is still the traditional CTC variety with brands like Tokla and Muna, or mediocre teas sold in India to be re-exported as Darjeeling. However, a growing segment of the market is now dominated by specialty or orthodox teas.
This coincides with the lenghty effort to brand Nepali tea, and put it on the map of the tea world like Sri Lanka did with Ceylon and India with Darjeeling. Nepal’s Rakura is trying to establish the Nepal brand with sustainability, longterm strategic planning and a mission to make tea from Nepal famous worldwide.
“Through Rakura, we are pushing the market with a similar approach to international tea brands,” says Neeraj Rathi, one of two brothers who own and run Rakura.
Nepal was not making use of its potential and capacity to produce a lot of high quality tea, and even within Nepal, very few consumers knew about the origin of the quality tea being produced.
Nepal Tea and Coffee Development Board (NTCDB) has finally put out a licensed logo (below) for Nepali tea with the tagline ‘Nepal Tea, Quality from the Himalayas’ which can be used by Nepali companies exporting quality tea to the international market.
“The logo marks a symbol of standard for our tea”, explains NTCDB Executive Director, Sheshkanta Gautam. “It means that the product with the logo on the pack has undergone thorough inspection, is certified organic and the quality is supreme.”
Internationally, however, customers are getting more familiar with High Mountain teas from Nepal with brands like Jun Chiyabari which produce up to 20 types of tea with unique flavours found nowhere else. Nepali tea is finally carving out its own identity and distinguishing itself in production methods and quality from British and Indian influences.
“General consumers worldwide do not know much about Nepal, unless we use the term Himalaya, and besides our teas get mixed up with Darjeeling because of similar taste,” explains Lochan Gyawali of Jun Chiyabari. “That is why we have created a distinct and exclusive taste, so that our tea stands out among the other better known ones.”
Jun Chiyabari tea plantation is situated in the mountain slopes near Hile of Dhankuta. Their tea varieties are now exported to Japan, USA, Canada and Europe, where it has been very favourably reviewed. As a pioneer in exclusive Nepali teas, Jun Chiyabari is popularising teas like Himalayan Pine, Himalayan Evergreen, Himalayan Shiiba and Himalayan Spring.
Drinking its brews is different from traditional tea, there is an elaborate process of growing, picking, making, sorting and drinking it chilled like champagne in tea ceremonies.
Gyawali says his tea garden tries to get away from being a poor copy of Darjeeling varieties to be sold by the case-loads and blended with other teas. For this, Jun Chiyabari uses new Nepali cultivars, Taiwanese machines, specially trained pickers and has found a new cult following among the health-conscious in Europe and East Asia who are disillusioned with coffee.
With the success of these specialty Nepali teas in the international market, branding standard Nepali tea may have come too late.
“Despite it being a good branding exercise, very little of the tea produced in Nepal is of high enough quality and there is a danger that the new brand will be eroded if we do not implement proper food safety measures and quality control,” says Uday Chapagain of Gorkha Tea Estate and Nature Himalayan Tea.
With so much happening in Nepal’s tea industry, championing the international market will no longer become an unachievable mission. |
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Pregnant and want to know how to calculate your due date? Or maybe you are planning on having a baby or trying to conceive and want to work out when a baby might be born? Our pregnancy calculator is just the tool you have been looking for.
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* So if the first day of your last period was 1st January your estimated due date would be 8th October.
This formula works best if your cycle is every 28 days and your periods are regular - your midwife will work out your dates on your booking in appointment and you will have a dating scan and this will give you a better idea of your actual dates. Remember very few babies are born on their estimated due date and our pregnancy calculator is just to give your a guide!
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* I use during my workout with juice or size-on for a carb and uptake of pre-workout supplements. Waximaize can be mixed with protein, creatine, NO, vitamins and etc. Don't use any sugar products with waximaize any your pumps and veins will increase. Can also be used for post-workout!!
* I found this product to be absolutely fabulous. The flavor is great and it's very filling. I only wish it came in many other flavors!
* My husband and I both love these noodles! The marinara sauce is quite good. I personally add them to my steamed vegetables such as broccoli and add some shredded chicken breast. Delicious and low calorie! Love ordering from Netrition. My order arrives quickly every time.
* These are a must have for lowcarbers since we pretty much have to make all of our own fast/convenience foods. NOTE: 1 serving is NOT a substantial meal but more of a lite lunch. If I'm looking for a bigger meal I add something to it. I keep individual portions of pre-cooked ground beef in the freezer at all times so some of that makes a good/quick add in -use a bigger bowl :)- I also usually have individually wrapped Italian sausages or uncured hot dogs in the freezer so, sliced up, these work too. I think the sauce is very flavorful and I LOVE not having to prepare it all myself!!! So rare in the lowcarb lifestyle that I've been doing for 15yrs!
* Great quick and tasty meal - good for diabetics. I put a slice of low carb, whole wheat bread to soak up all the delicious sauce so I don't waste any of it.
* I really enjoyed these. And no, it doesn't taste exactly like pasta of course; more similar to spaghettiOs - just much healthier! Great item to pop in the microwave when you need something quick and is low in calories, fat & carbs. Win - win - win in my book.
* Not a fan of this. I bought several based on the single review I read but...I thought it was too thin and runny and definitely not even close to a substantial meal. I ended up adding steamed zucchini chunks, mushrooms, chopped spinach, and some leftover riced cauliflower to it. Topped it with a tablespoon or so of shredded Parmesan. I feel like I paid $5 for a 1/4 jar of marinara sauce with a little shirataki noodles in it.
* I have a hate-hate relationship with shirataki noodles, but this was surprisingly excellent. I didn't have to drain, boil, or rinse anything, and there was zero fishy flavor. Quite impressed. They could probably stand to get the calorie count down by using a less caloric sauce, but otherwise, it's about to become a staple here. |
whilst wondering about the lack of insects this year, i came across this bbc news article-
as annoying as they can be, its not good news for our wildlife. i've especially noticed the lack of moths over the past 2 years. we have no streetlights here and our nearest neighbours are about 100m away so our house lights usually attract thousands of them, of all different species. this obviously has a knock on effect to bats etc, which again, (though i haven't been able to sit out and watch them due to the weather!) there seems to be a lack of. i have noticed though, an abundance of horseflies and slugs!
While gardening today I noticed a few wasps, about half the size they would normally be at this time of year. Definitely wasps and not hoverflys.
Yuk, at whatever size. I'm hoping the wet weather here has been has "apocalyptic" for them as it has for most of the other insects.
Farmland bird broods already faced with enough issues were pretty thin on the ground whilst undertaking my surveys. Any broods that were seen tended to be within the woodlands hinting at the hole nesters performing much better. Likewise, the waders have suffered and record numbers of non-breeders were already passing through or staying within the UK hinting at a Northern european or even Arctic breeding problem. Butterflies were seen in very small numbers but with a reasonable variety. Insects were notably rarely seen on the rainy, windy cooler days. There will be winners and losers but I fear our biodiversity has taken a very big hit this year.
For the record, I could talk and post about this stuff forever on here For information purposes, my generalised sightings above covered Berkshire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire.
I was only meaning to say I would be happy if there were fewer wasps around. I certainly wouldn't want there to be fewer butterflies, moths, ladybirds, grasshoppers, etc. There are too few of them already
as much as i hate wasps, they actually kill other pest insects. shame they don't kill themselves afterwards!
Ever heard the squel of an injured hedgehog? One of the loudest high pitch noises I have ever heard from such a small creature.
They squeal and roar loudly enough when mating; I can imagine that the noise they make when injured is horrendous.
There are still very few insects, even flies are scarce but they do have the ability to breed very quickly if it gets hot.
Lots of midges though. We don't usually have many here but this year every cow's footprint is a suitable breeding pool.
I've seen the first hover fly of this year. They're usually out at the beginning of June around here. The mozzies have had a bumper time of it though. There are loads down in the Marsh nature reserve.
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An assistant director has alleged that Sham Kaushal showed her a porn MMS when she refused to have drinks with him during an outdoor shoot in 2006.
New Delhi: Actor Vicky Kaushal's father and action director Sham Kaushal is the latest Bollywood celebrity to be hit by the #MeToo controversy.
An assistant director, who has worked on films like Manorama Six Feet Under, Ab Tak Chhappan and Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd, has accused the veteran stunt director of inappropriate behaviour.
The incident allegedly transpired in 2006 during an outdoor shoot when Sham asked her to join him in his room for a drink.
Recounting her ordeal on social media, the assistant director wrote, "Back in 2006 on an outdoor shoot, Shyam Kaushal, the famous and award-winning Bollywood stunt director decided that I should be going to his room after wrap to drink vodka, the sound of that was just so wrong that I lied to him and told him I don’t drink at all."
“When I stuck my ground, he picked up his phone and suddenly plugged it in-front of me with a porn MMS video clip on it,” she said.
She further wrote, "I told my line producer about it within half an hour of it happening and she was appalled but didn’t know what she could do at that point but she did make sure I was never alone with the stunt team on any of the stunt days on the rest of the schedule. When this incident happened I was alone with Shyam Kaushal..."
“Ever since I have been working in this industry, I have tried my best to be a good human being, professionally and personally, never wishing to hurt or disrespect anyone. I have read the allegations made against me by some crew members. If I have post shared by Sham.
Sham has been the stunt director for films like Bajirao Mastani, Gunday, Dangal and Gangs of Wasseypur.
On the occhan turned out to be a mini reunion for the Pataudi family. Soha Ali Khan joined brother Saif Ali Khan to celebrate the festival but the entire attention was caught by the internet's favourite kid Taimur.
The little munchkin receives love from all ends. Be it the Kapoor clan or the Pataudi family, Taimur has every bit of love of pampering. On the occin traditional attire, the family had a great time together. While Taimur was turned out in an adorable kurta, Inaaya looked lovely in pink- yellow suit. Meanwhile, Sara stunned in an off-white dress while Ibrahim chose a light yellow kurta paired with denims.
Sara Ali Khan was very happy celebrating some time with Taimur and her pictures are the proof. She took to Instagram to share some lovely pictures of the two together. Captioning them she wrote, "Rakhi celebrations continue with the little munchkin"
Also, Taimur visited his aunt's Karisma Kapoor's place to spend some time with his cousins there. Take a look!
Soha Ali Khan also shared the pictures of herself tying a Rakhi on Saif and captioned it "Happy rakhee boys and girls #rakshabandhan be good to one another!" |
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Basildon District Council has been heavily criticised for its plans to evict Britain's largest Traveller community at Dale Farm in Crays Hill, Essex. The Council has been accused of "bowing down to local prejudice" against the Traveller community, which maintains that the decision to deny their planning consent has very little to do with preserving the "green belt" land that half the community resides upon. The fact remains that 90 per cent of planning applications from Travellers and Gypsies are refused by councils in the UK, which when compared with the 20 per cent of applications refused to all non-Traveller applicants from July to September 2010, indicates some level of discrimination.
Relations between Traveller communities and politicians have soured since the Coalition took control of government. In response to a question from a Tory MP representing constituents trying to close the Gypsy site, David Cameron stated: "I know he speaks for many people about this sense of unfairness that there is one law that applies to everybody else and, on too many occasions, another law that applies to Travellers."
Whether or not you agree with his sentiment, one thing remains certain: the future for Traveller communities looks bleak under the Coalition. Despite the difficulties faced by these communities, there exist grassroots efforts to improve relations between settled and Roma Gypsy communities. The London Gypsy Orchestra (LGO), founded in 2005, and directed by virtuoso violinist Gundula Gruen, has been running an ongoing celebration of Roma Gypsy culture in its Gypsy Exchange project in an effort to promote the richness of Roma Gypsy culture to the settled community.
The project, funded by Awards for All and facilitated by the director of the orchestra and members of the Czureja family, comprises of a series of music, dance and costume making workshops inspired by Romany culture. Participants have learned about many aspects of Gypsy life and culture directly from members of the Roma community themselves.
The 45-piece London Gypsy Orchestra performs original arrangements of traditional folk and Gypsy music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans. It is, to date, the biggest ensemble of its kind in Western Europe.
The Romany Diamonds are a traditional Gypsy family band of musicians and dancers started by Ricardo Marek Czureja and his son Benjamin who came to England from Poland thirty years ago. They perform traditional Romany music, ranging from traditional songs to original compositions. The prodigious combination of Ricardo's virtuoso violin and Benjamin's Reinhardtesque guitar combine to exceed belief, and certainly makes for fantastic entertainment.
"Our project has been both very enjoyable and challenging, and has ultimately generated tools to hopefully help overcome discrimination and prejudices, mistrust and ignorance by building bridges and working together" says Gruen.
The finale of the project is open to all and will take place at Notting Hill Arts Club on Sunday 17 April 2011, from 6.30pm. It will include staged music, dance performances, interactive jam sessions, and ceilidh. An open-mic platform will be available for any member of the community to share a performance from their own culture. |
Yields, which never turned higher as Equities did yesterday, now threatening Support violationmain near session lows after giving back roughly 1/3 of the gains in the last three days- Most of the weakness is occurring in Consumer stocks, with Financials & Industrials giving back roughly 0.60-0.85% and only Utilities and energy Positive. the US Dollar is down vs Yen, Canadian $, Euro while losing more ground vs the Emerging mkt currencies, with Emerging markets outperforming along with Commodities.
S&P hourly Futures chart shows prices stalling right near 2080 which marked a minor downtrend line from mid-April with prices now giving back roughly 1/3 of the progress in the last couple days. Overall this is the first of a couple important areas of support, the next being 2049-51 area, and difficult based on the extent of today's action to completely rule out another few days of selloff. A complete retracement of the last few days of gains seems unlikely, but also can't be dismissed, given the recent history of false breakouts and breakdowns in either direction, but likely should lead to a chance to buy dips given recent history, along with the positive weekly momentum, bearish sentiment and degree of sector rotation we've seen in recent days.
One major warning not to trust the rally from yesterday concerned the degree to which Treasuries paid little or no attention, with no selloff in yield which might normally accompany an equity rally of late- While WTI Crude has lost virtually all of its positive correlation to Equities over the last couple weeks, Dollar/Yen and Treasury yields certainly haven't. Thus, when a sharp rally in Equities happens with Bund yields in a Death spiral down and Treasury yields also hovering above key support, it's worth paying attention.
Yields sit at key support, with evidence of both 10 and 30yr yields trying to break down. German bund yields meanwhile likely have a date with 7-8 bps in the next couple days
Savin Hill, just outside of Boston, Mass., is where Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys, was born and raised.
Hence, it is also the link to McColgan’s latest effort since parting ways with Dropkick Murphys in 1998. Released in September of 2003, ‘Savin Hill’ is the debut record from the Street Dogs, an up-and-coming punk band that sought McColgan’s vocal talent despite his decision to leave Dropkick Murphys (their final record is considered to be a punk-rock classic) to become a Boston firefighter.
‘I’ve lived in Boston my entire life, since I was a wee child, I wanted to pursue a career with the Boston Fire Department,’ McColgan said. ‘I’m actually on vacation right now [and] I’m able to go on tour and support the record.’
‘Savin Hill’ features 15 tracks of powerful punk-rock guaranteed to start mosh pits, circle pits and crowd surfing at each show. At just over 40 minutes long, the album is full of catchy choruses that inspire singing along.
McColgan joined the band in 2002 when Dropkick Murphys drummer Jeff Erna was recruited by guitarist Rob Guidotti to play on some songs he had written. Erna brought friend and former band mate McColgan to fill the vocalist position, and once Johnny Rioux was contacted to be the bassist, the band was officially formed and thus began brainstorming for a fitting title.
‘Rob had a song called ‘Street Dogs,” McColgan explained. ‘We worked the song and it wasn’t really coming to life, but we were searching for a name for the band. I felt like Street Dogs was good, we’re from the streets. We are from middle-class backgrounds.’
Street Dogs aims to infuse their musical influences of the past with a real, honest portrayal of the world. As part of Street Dogs, McColgan not only offers his experience as a singer, but helps the band achieve this goal through his talents as a songwriter.
‘I write an abundance of lyrics [and] when they have songs that don’t have lyrics, I try to infuse my lyrics into those melodies and that’s how we write songs,’ McColgan said. ‘[Lyrics are inspired by] my life experience
Fox’s fall season began this month with its much anticipated second season of the hit show, ‘The OC.’ Its success not only marks the show’s popularity, but also brought Orange County, Calif. to the attention of the world, which up until now was largely overlooked as some kind of suburb of the Greater Los Angeles Area.
‘The OC’ centers around several main characters, including Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie) who moves to Newport Beach after conflicts back home in Chino, Calif. He moves in with well off Sandy and Kirsten Cohen (Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan) who take him in as a second son to their Seth (Adam Brody).
What attracts a national audience is the wonderful life portrayed in ‘The OC’: beautiful, half-naked masses of people driving $40,000-plus cars, spending their days moving from party-to-party and beach-to-beach in what can arguably be considered our nation’s best climate.
Taking Pacific Coast Highway across the county will provide you with access to this lifestyle of money and pleasure, passing through Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Newport Beach and Laguna Beach. The show focuses heavily on these locations and their associate glamorous lifestyle, only making reference elsewhere to Atwood’s hometown of Chino in San Bernardino County, Calif., perceived by their residents as some distant, standard-of-living ghetto.
The parallels found between this sliver of Orange County and the real-world counterpart is terribly comparable; fashion trends begin and end here, many people live their life on and around the water, there seems to always be something fishy behind the notorious expansions of the Newport Group and every so often a broken nail ruins someone’s week.
Not mentioned are the cultural diversity of Westminster’s Little Saigon, the booming Disneyland Resort of Anaheim nor Newport’s immediate neighbors of Santa Ana and Fountain Valley-even our very own university is an afterthought, barely even mentioned at all.
Are these places somehow less ideal than the coastal communities or did the show’s creators feel a lack of extravagance would provide to be too uninteresting for viewers?
‘The OC’ has not only become a part of popular culture, it simultaneously mocks it. Through the ‘ideal’ world of Orange County’s beach-city life, the show uses the nationwide stereotypes of what we expect from such a lifestyle and shapes it into exaggeration. Viewers watch the typically expected love triangles and family separation familiar with a popular drama, expressed through an all-the-money-you’ll-need culture. The trivial becomes seemingly life-or-death in nature, and the audience isn’t expected to take situations and actions too seriously.
‘Who was the first guy who was like, ‘That was a good meal we just had. I’m full. You full?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘You want to eat a cake?’ ‘Let’s eat a cake.’ ‘Let’s eat until we throw up.”
It’s true. Comedian Jim Gaffigan highlights this food fact during his stand-up routine about America’s obsession with eating, dessert, and especially cake. He goes on to talk about birthday cake, muffins as a ‘bald cupcake’ and pie as ‘liquid cake.’ It’s a good bit. You should check it out. However, that’s a different story.
Honestly, it couldn’t ring truer. The bond between Americans and their cake is hard to break. So, why not give in?
Take a trip over to Sprinkles one of these days to do just that. Perhaps you’ve heard of the place. They’ve been mentioned in numerous publications and a few Food Network specials, which is how my roommate and I first heard of the bakery.
For those of you who aren’t aware, Sprinkles sells cupcakes, and they are mighty good. A bunch of cupcake joints have popped up recently, but Sprinkles advertises that they are ‘the original cupcake bakery.’
Why is Sprinkles different from the average cupcake? First off, they’re baked fresh throughout the day. Each batch is purchased pretty quickly, especially around the holidays.
According to its Web site, ‘Sprinkles cupcakes are a deliciously sophisticated update on an American classic.’ Can cupcakes really be ‘sophisticated’? I think so. I would say the typical cupcake is far from such a description, but the cupcakes from Sprinkles do set themselves apart.
After all, they got their start in Beverly Hills. The first Sprinkles shop was set up just two blocks west of Rodeo Drive. What makes these cakes so exceptional that they survived the Beverly Hills crowd
Some may say ignorance is bliss when it comes to the nutrition facts. However, for those of us enlightened enough to understand our food in “Jambaisms,” we know better. Who could resist such witty proverbs as “Your body is a temple, littering is strictly prohibited” (Jambaism #5), or “You are not in a sprint, [but] in a marathon” (Jambaism #13)? As college students, we should be forming healthy eating habits. The food choices we make today affect the way our bodies look and feel in the future.
With this in mind, did you know that one serving of Beijing Beef at Panda Express is 850 calories? And that Grande Java Chip Frappucino? 460 calories. Perhaps you thought you were healthy by opting for a Jamba Juice smoothie instead. Nope! Jamba’s original Orange Dream Machine already costs 470 calories. That’s nearly a quarter of the suggested 2,000-calorie daily guideline. So much for not littering the temple.
Now, I don’t meticulously calculate my own daily consumption of calories, but I do try to eat healthy. This is why I gladly anticipate the soon-to-be-required display of calorie count labels in chain restaurants across the nation. In an attempt to fight obesity and improve the overall health of Americans, politicians snuck this new law into Congress by attaching it to the massive health care reform bill. From now on, restaurants with over 20 nationwide locations are required to display calorie counts on all regular menu items. In addition, all vending machines will also be required to disclose calorie counts for all vending items. Therefore, as soon as 2011, pushing D3 on the vending machine will not only cost me more than a dollar for a Snickers bar, but will also remind me that I just consumed a meal’s worth of calories.
The government is not banning foods that are high in calories. Instead, by posting calorie counts, it is providing Americans with more information in hopes that we will make healthier decisions. Posting calorie counts merely allows customers to be fully aware of what they are consuming. As Sir Francis Bacon says, “knowledge is power.” Therefore, knowing the health benefits and risks of our favorite foods gives power to every individual to be entirely responsible for his or her choices. The idea ensures that customers have instant access to nutrition information on menu boards, and can process the information as they order their food.
Yes, some consumers will ignore the information. Oftentimes, people intentionally eat out to indulge in dangerous-but-delicious menu options. However, I believe that it will make a big enough impact that some will think twice about “supersizing” their meal or “having it their way” with extra mayo and cheese. In this way, the public would experience the great long-term benefits of healthier lifestyles and decreased rates of health problems.
Though I know I will be plagued with guilt each time I order a Java Chip Frappucino at Starbucks, I truly believe that this is a step in the right direction. Now, everyone will know that ordering a Chicken Caesar salad at Quiznos is not so innocent, but rather costs 140 calories more than a regular Mesquite Chicken sandwich.
For myself, I am confident that this new law will help me make healthier decisions. I will no longer be able to convince myself that boba milk teas are “not that bad for me,” or that choosing a salad is always the healthier alternative. Soon nutritional facts will stare me in the eye, and reality will take precedence over assumptions.
All in all, easy, instant access to calorie information will help us make healthier decisions today so we can form better habits tomorrow. Instead of mindlessly munching away on deceptively high-calorie foods, we will be in more control to make wiser decisions. After all, Jambaism #3 commands us to “do unto your body as you wish it would do unto you.” |
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Garry Nunn's power play goal at 6:40 of the third period sparked the Vancouver Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Spokane Chiefs in the opening game of their WHL second-round playoff series Friday night.
Mike Piluso also scored and Craig Cunningham added an empty-netter with only 43.9 seconds left in the game for the Giants before a white-towel waving crowd of 8,920 at the Pacific Coliseum as Vancouver remained undefeated in the 2008-09 post-season.
The Giants, who finished first in the Western Conference in the regular season, outshot the fourth-place Chiefs 39-19. But Vancouver goaltender Tyson Sexsmith was still forced to make a number of difficult saves in a duel of two of the WHL's top goaltenders.
Spokane goaltender Dustin Tokarski, who backstopped Canada to a world junior title in January after Sexsmith was cut during training camp for the second year in a row, made 36 saves to keep the score close as the Chiefs were badly outplayed after a strong start.
The series is a repeat of last spring's second-round matchup, when the Chiefs ousted the Giants in six games en route to WHL and Memorial Cup titles. This marks the first time in 16 seasons that the last two Memorial Cup champions are meeting in a playoff series.
Vancouver scored once on four power-play opportunities while Spokane went one-for-three with the man advantage.
Piluso gave the Giants a 1-0 lead 16:56 into the game as he backhanded in a cross-ice pass from Lance Bouma.
Vancouver held a decisive 13-6 edge in shots in the second period but generated few dangerous scoring chances. Sexsmith helped to keep the period scoreless by robbing Trevor Glass on a one-timer from the side of the net.
Wahl tied the game at 1-1 on a power play at 4:44 of the third period as his shot from behind the net went in off Giants defenceman Mike Berube. The goal came after Vancouver's Nick Ross was penalized for interference behind the play.
However, Nunn gave the Giants the lead for good on a power play of their own less than two minutes later as he deflected in Jon Blum's point shot.
The Chiefs had a chance to tie on a power play after Giants defenceman Ross took his third penalty of the night for clipping as he felled Drayson Bowman with a below-the-knee hip check. But the Giants killed the penalty with relative ease before Cunningham closed out the scoring with Tokarski pulled in favour of a sixth attacker. Vancouver outshot Spokane 13-4 in the third second-round pick Zach Budish (ZAK BOO-dihsh) to a two-year entry-level contract. The 6-3, 219-pound right wing will join Nashville’s primary developmental affiliate – the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals – for the duration of the season on an amateur tryout agreement.
Budish, 21 (5/9/91), amassed 94 points (35g-59a) in 129 games during four seasons at the University of Minnesota, helping the school earn three trips to the NCAA Tournament and advance to the 2012 Frozen Four. As captain of the Golden Gophers in 2012-13, the Edina, Minn., native tied for 11th in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and fourth on the team in points with 36 (14g-22a) in 40 games.
Nashville's second choice, 41st overall (second round), in the 2009 Entry Draft, Budish was the recipient of the 2013 WCHA Scholar Athlete Award, and was a three-time WCHA All-Academic Team selection.
First American Indian Youth Literature winners to be honored in October | Navajo-Hopi Observer | Navajo & Hopi Nations, AZ
CHICAGO - The American Indian Library Association (AILA), an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce the first recipients of its American Indian Youth Literature Award. This new literary award was created as a way cted to receive the award present Native Americans in the fullness of their humanity in the present and past contexts.
The award is presented in each of three categories-picture book, middle school, and young adult, and each winner receives $500 and a commemorative plaque, which will be presented during the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color's (JCLC) Children's Luncheon program on Oct. 13 in Dallas.
We are thrilled to have this opportunity to honor authors and illustrators who best portray Native American culture for young readers, said Victor Schill, co-chair, AILA American Indian Youth Literature Award committee. The rich literary heritage of this nation includes the oral and printed stories of its indigenous peoples. American Indian literature always has been and continues to be an integral part of our literary tapestry.
Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story, by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, illustrated by Sam Sandoval, and published by the University of Nebraska Press is the winner for the picture book category. Accompanied by rich watercolor illustrations, the text relates a culturally vital tale from the Salish people of Montana about the significance of the gift of fire and how it should be respected.
Louise Erdrich is the winner of the middle school award for The Birchbark House, published by Hyperion Books for Children. Setting her book in the middle 19th century, Erdrich paints a detailed portrait of Ojibwa life through the experiences of 7-year-old Omakayas who lives on the Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker on Lake Superior.
The Birchbark House was Erdrich's first novel for young readers, and the first book she has illustrated. She is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwa and lives with her two daughters in Minnesota.
The young adult award is Hidden Roots, written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Scholastic Press. The book is set within the historical framework of the Vermont Eugencis Program, a Native American sterilization program in the 1930s, and tells the story of the haunting effects of this shameful and tragic deed on one of the Abenaki families victimized by it. Author of more than 70 books for adults and children, Bruchac is of Abenaki ancestry and is a nationally recognized professional storyteller living in Greenfield Center, N.Y. |
What I like about this school is that every teacher here cares about you a lot. They’ll always be there for you and support you in any kind of way. As well, the staff is very close with students, so I believe that’s good especially because the school is small and everyone might know each other. I’ll like to see different kind of food being served.
At animo south LA liked the teachers and how they tought the academics for instance if w student did understand something the would explain it thoroughly; and if you still don't understand they have after school ours. The teachers would always made sure your ok and would give motivational speeches when needed. Only thing I don't like is some of the students are loud and unwilling to work occasionally.
My experiences at Animo South LA have been diverse. I have had many positive experiences with the learning material and environment, but I also hoped this school would have more clubs and extracurricular activities to choose from. I liked all my teachers; I know they cared about my successes and I know they wanted to see me grow. The classes offered helped me experience a new form of learning and understanding, but I still wish there was more.
Because of its small size, the school has a strong community and there are lots of people that can help you throughout your high school career.
My experience at Animo South Los Angeles Charter High School has been pretty good all together. When I first came to this school as a sophomore I didn't really know what to expect, but as I started to get to know my peers and the staff I felt as if it become my home.
Animo is a small school so everyone practically knows everyone; Although it is not perfect, it is still a good school to attend if you need to focus on yourself and your studies. You should always stay out of all of the nonsense around and focus on your grades and getting ready for the future ahead of you, thats the way I went about it.
My experience at Amino has been really different because i its my first time going to a school that wasn't a catholic school. My experience has being really especially the teacher here they make every lesson meaningful to me. even though this school was not my first choice i have actually liked being here.
The teachers and staff at Animo South Los Angeles work hard to provide students with the best education possible. ASLA is especially focused on college preparation. Students are taught all the requirements for college acceptance as well as how to gain financial aid to help them once they enter college. Our basketball and Track Field teams are also very good. Basketball went 16-1 in 2016 and Track and Field went to the finals in 10th grade. Our teachers and staff are highly diverse; however, our student population is predominantly Latino and black. There are many school events organized by our student government so school culture and pride can be improved.
What I liked about Animo South Los Angeles is how small the campus is. Because we have small classes, you're able to get more one on one-time assistance from your teachers. You can get a better understanding of things when you're confused. What I would like to see change is the way administration is with some of their students. Underclassmen are not held to the same standards as upperclassmen. Although it is understandable because we're older and are meant to be the leaders, we should all be held accountable for the same things because it is unfair when we aren't.
Teachers and Administration highly encourage their students to continue their education by attending a formal academic institution. Also, they are very supportive and interested to talk to you and your plans after high school. Moreover, the classes at this school have a purpose and the teachers are passionate about their job. Every lesson is intriguing and has a purpose, somehow it is connected to the curriculum and the real world. Slowly but surely our school tradition is forming from having spirit week to other fun programs. The cool part about this school is that if there isn't a club of your interest then you are allowed to create your own club! Overall, during the 4 years I attended it was a memorable high school experience.
I like how Animo South La is very diverse and their academic courses are great for the students, but I would like to see a little growth in the activity field.
After attending here for 4 years, one is able to learn lots. The goal is to prepare students for college, leadership, and life- three rigorous processes to go through. However, they have all came in handy post high school life. ASLA maintains a worthy community that strives to achieve success.
Animo South Los Angeles has been the best school to ever attend. Not only offered a variety of classes but a variety of opportunities as well. This school has made me fell like I could do anything with support if teachers, faculty, and my fellow classmates. Throughout all my four years of attending this school, it will have my most treasured memories and friendships that I ever got to experience. I thank this school for doing anything at their disposal to help me achieve my objectives and for making me a better person than before.
Overall, my experience wasn't what a high school er would want to experience, but the school outdid themselves to ensure we had a good education. Since Animo is such a small school, we had more one on one with our teachers and overall just learned a lot more.
Despite some negative drawbacks such as limited sports and cretin administration this school offers help and programs that would have previously been unattainable to students.
Having a school were its very diverse. I normally wouldn't go to the schools around my neighborhood but for high school I did. It was very interesting, we have very diverse teachers and students at ASLA its filled with laughter and joy. Yes its not the best we have our down falls but this school has the most spirit even if we have separate campuses. When we come together for events its great because its a small school but its like having a big family.
Overall Animo South LA is a good school teaching wise!! The learning experience you get there is unlike what public schools will teach you. The teachers actually care but you're not treated like you are in high school they barely let you get away with anything. This school is specifically strict on uniform and cellular devices, besides from that you have good and bad students there is a mixture.
There is an after school program named Arc. Arc provided multiple extracurricular activities. From drivers ed to Latin American Dancing.
My high school as completely different from what movies show us. It was a very small school with approximately 700 students altogether. Everyone knew everyone which made participating in school events fun.
The majority of the teachers help students any way possible. They give a reasonable amount of workload. They keep up with grading and try their best to make each lesson interesting and fun. |
Our graduate program incorporates flexibility to allow you to tailor the curriculum to your interests and career/research goals.
To earn a M.S. in Marine and Environmental Biology, students must complete a minimum of 17 hours of core courses and 18 hours of committee-approved elective courses, including at least one LUMCON course.
A maximum of six hours of 400-level graduate coursework may count toward course requirements. A maximum of six hours of 500-level geomatics (GEOM) courses may count toward course requirements. All coursework applicable to your degree program must be approved by your thesis research committee.
A maximum of 6 transfer hours may be applied to course requirements after approval by your thesis research committee.
As a master’s biology student, your thesis committee will be composed of a thesis adviser and two to four additional committee members. The thesis committee must include at least three individuals with a Ph.D. Non-Ph.D. individuals may serve as a fourth or fifth committee member and are usually experts in your field of study. At least three of the Ph.D. committee members must be from the Nicholls graduate faculty.
Students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA, and only two Cs may count toward the degree. Most students finish this program in two years, although they have up to six years to complete their degree. |
Meditation is an often-misunderstood word. For many it conjures up images of cave-dwelling ascetics or posh retreats in Bali. But meditation for travelers can come in many forms, and doesn't necessarily require isolation, silence, or sitting in a lotus pose for set period of time.
The travel meditation I'm going to introduce totally transformed the way I travel, allowing me to experience destinations and environments on a substantially deeper level, and with such profoundness that even 5, 10, 15 years later, I can still vividly recall exactly how I felt when I was in those place, forever etching those life-transforming travel experiences on my psyche.
This meditation can be done anywhere and at anytime, but there are specific locations that are more conducive than others, and travelers will generally find more opportunities to make use of this meditation due to the nature of their daily experience of visiting spiritually significant or aesthetically inspiring places on their journeys.
This meditation is incredibly simple and it is nothing new; I didn't invent it, and it draws on an underlying component of all forms of meditation. You don't need to join a retreat or seek guidance from an instructor, nor do you need to find quiet time and a place where no one will bother you.
Nick Kembel of Spiritual Travel & Photography is the author of Taiwan in the Eyes of a Foreigner and has contributed to CNN, Discover Taipei, Travel in Taiwan, and numerous other publications.
By meditating on the places we travel to, our journey becomes a kind of pilgrimage. You don't even have to be a religious or spiritual person to agree that as travelers, we are all pilgrims of sorts, expending great resources, energy, and time to seek out beauty and inspiration in the world.
So why not make the best of your travel experience by giving it your full attention? Go ahead and take some pictures, but at some point put your camera away and take the time to fully experience your surroundings, and here is how you can do that:
This meditation for travelers can be summarized in a single word, and this word is the underlying essence of all forms of meditation: breathing.
We are all breathing all the time, but seldom do we pay real attention to this life-sustaining act. To focus on the breath is to meditate, to dwell in the present, to be awake, to be fully alive.
In the context of travel, focusing on one's breath while visiting a sacred, inspiring, or aesthetically beautiful environment can amplify the depth of one's experience a hundredfold. Colors may appear brighter, sounds more resonant, and synchronicity with ones surroundings can more easily be achieved. You can actually physically feel the connection between yourself and your environment, a state that you are always in but your mind makes you believe otherwise by convincing you that you are somehow independent of the world around you.
Different people may have different ways to practice breathing meditation, but here's what I usually do. When I find myself in a suitable location (see below), I first correct my posture, whether I am sitting or standing (though I usually do this meditation while walking around). Next, I initiate meditative breathing, all the while staying fully aware of my surroundings, whether it be a bustling ancient souq, mountaintop with a view, or a dark, incense smoke-filled temple. It doesn't matter where you are, so long as you are fully aware of and connected to that place.
With every inhalation, I envision that I am inhaling all the energy present in that location. Depending on where it is, this energy can be one or both of two forms. The first is natural energy that is rooted in Mother Earth herself, and all life forms. To focus on the breath is to dwell on the simple fact that we and the natural world are one on the same interconnected thing. The second is the energy of human presence, prayer, love, and devotion that has been left behind by other visitors.
By simply being present in a place we are simultaneously becoming a part of that place by breathing in molecules of it, and leaving behind a bit of ourselves by breathing out molecules of our bodies. This is a scientific concept as much as a spiritual one. We do this whether we are conscious of it or not. Simply bringing awareness to the process as it is unfolding is to meditate on the interconnection of all things.
As travelers we gravitate to places that are aesthetically pleasing, or culturally, historically, or religiously significant. These places also happen to be focal points of more concentrated energy, or expressed otherwise, areas where the energy that is present everywhere in the world is more readily experienced by humans.
For this reason, this meditation works best in places of immense natural beauty or of religious, cultural, or historical importance. For the former, I usually zone in on the sensual aspects, the sights, sounds, smells, and feelings of the environment while simultaneously remaining aware of my breath. For the latter, I also try to visualize those events or ideas that made this sight sacred or significant to humans, and all those visitors who've journeyed there to stand in the same place. Many of the world's holiest sights, greatest temples or monasteries, and other man-made wonders also happen to be found in locations of stunning natural beauty, and that is no coincidence, so oftentimes you can find both types of energy in one place.
Ideal places can also vary by person. If you find artwork inspiring, meditate before paintings. If you love the buzz of a noisy crowd, then try meditating on the sights and smells of a busy market. If you feel at home in the mountains, then meditate on the tress and vistas next time you are hiking rather than thinking about what you are going to do tomorrow or once you arrive at the next rest stop.
Breathing mediation is also great when eating. Close you eyes and take deep breaths while you focus your mind on the smells and flavors of the food; ponder the sources of those ingredients, the process by which they got to your table, who prepared them for you, and so on. Don't be surprised to find that the food tastes substantially better once you simply pay proper attention to it.
Earlier in my travels I used to consciously remind myself to do breathing meditation whenever I found myself in an appropriate place, but over time I found I would automatically go into that state of breath awareness without even thinking about it every time I found myself somewhere inspiring.
Next you can take this travel meditation a step further by applying it to your daily life — to meditate on the not-so-obviously beautiful or amazing places, such as city streets, the view from your bedroom window, or even your bathroom. Because there is beauty everywhere, and we are always connected, we just need to pay attention to fully experience it.
Personally I find it most effective to inhale deeply through the nose, hold the breath for several seconds in my lungs, and exhale though the mouth. As I exhale, I visualize that I am sending out peace and compassion too all forms of life sharing this place, or who will visit it in the future and share my energy and experience.
This is no different than monks who meditate on artwork such as mandalas, except that our mandala becomes the world. You could focus on the colors, the sounds, the smells, the people, the architecture, and so forth. Just like mandalas, each and every environment offers something unique.
I'll give three personal examples from a single country that I visited, Egypt. When I went inside the Pyramid of Khafre, I meditated on the heaviness of the air, with its 4500 years of history. Atop Mount Sinai I meditated on the sunrise and the songs of a group of Christian pilgrims who were singing hymns nearby, allowing their devotion to resonate in my own body. And while scuba diving in the Red Sea, I meditated on the brilliance of the rainbow of underwater colors.
If you are traveling with a companion, it is better not to chat while meditating, and there are moments when of course you may be interrupted by people who want to communicate with you, or you may need to do something, like show a ticket, buy a drink, etc. Do not view these as interruptions to your experience but as akin to the chattering that comes and goes in your own mind when doing classic meditation. Don't try to avoid interruptions or get frustrated when they arise, and return to your meditation whenever circumstances become suitable again.
Unlike classic meditation, you don't have to devote a set period of time in your day to it. Rather, you can come in and out of this state of meditation continually throughout the day whenever you see fit. |
cia Starr is a member of the Beaver Clan of the Haisla Nation from the northwest coast of B.C. She is part of a large extended family system of siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren, located primarily in Kitamaat, BC. She is married to Brad Starr of the Haisla Nation and has four stepchildren and three grandchildren.
Her main passion in life is to assist First Nations in the resolution of trauma and addictions issues so that they, as a collective spirit, can move beyond survival. Her main belief is “In order to heal, we must acknowledge the past, work through the horrors, remember the blessings, and take charge of our future.” This is done through re-connection with the spirit of our Ancestors and our Creator.
Patricia remains deeply committed to working with anyone who has intention to heal the past traumas and move towards a healthy, more balanced future. Her mantra:
Somehow, someway, we’ll get through this (day, time, loss, crisis, trauma, etc.) – together we can do anything. As long as you are moving in the right direction – it’s okay. Small changes lead to big changes, over time it all adds up to a positive investment in the future of our families and our nations.
NIFCS holds our hand’s up in recognition of Patricia’s contribution as an outstanding people and community healer and builder. Her commitment to healing and capacity building is an inspiring legacy for others to strive for.
I told you I can't keep one hair color for too long, and so, I'm back to red. The picture I'm going to post is a little over ...
The picture I'm going to post is a little over two weeks old, and my hair is a darker, more purple-y color now.
Also, I have new hair extensions that I got from Bellami, so I'll be reviewing those for you soon,and yes, I did have to dye those to match my hair.
As far as washing my hair goes, I've switched to the John Frieda Shampoo for red hair, and it seems to help a tiny bit even though it's not color depositing.
I'm using my Macadamia Healing Oil treatment to keep my hair healthy, and I still use my Got2B Guardian Angel Flat Iron Spray as a heat protectant.
Also, I find that if I blow dry my hair, it doesn't get oily nearly as fast, but flat ironing my hair makes it oily right then and there. |
The Golden State Warriors are about to set the record for the most wins in a season for the entire history of the NBA. Who wouldn’t want to witness this history in the making? All-star player, the Baby-faced Assassin, Stephen Curry, is enough to make a ball fan want to watch each and every GSW game.
On April 7th, the Warriors will play the Spurs right here at home in Oakland. The Spurs have beaten our Golden State Warriors a couple of times this year, and they will likely meet each other again in the Western Conference Finals. Needless to say, the Thursday, April 7th game at the Oracle Arena is a big deal. Consider watching the game at your favorite sports pub; they’ll be tuned into CSN Bay Area, TNT. Better yet, purchase tickets to this big game!
Last year, Stephen Curry was MVP of the league, yet somehow he is having an even better season this year. In fact, Curry broke his own record for three pointers made within one season, and with over a dozen games left to play! And Curry isn’t the only Warrior that fans have to brag about: Draymond Green is huge! He was the second-round pick out of Michigan, a man of many talents with an ability to play all positions. Moreover, although he’s sometimes falls within the shadows of the Baby-faced Assassin, we can’t forget Klay Thompson, one of the best shooters in the world.
Regarding April 7th, the Spurs are having a fantastic year, as well. Many say they have the best coach in the league. They play team ball without ego, and Kawhi Leonard is one of the sharpest players in the world. The Warriors vs. Spurs game will be nothing short of fantastic.
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“Don’t tell me I’m crazy,” slurs Jessie Clavin to a busy back room in a pub, lips stained red from the wine she’s been swigging straight from the bottle between songs. “But I’ve been searching through the past.” Yeah, no kidding. With nods to the trashy three-chord cacophonies of the Ramones, the lo-fi fuck-you of the Germs and the bolshy riot grrrl-isms of Bikini Kill, an evening with Los Angeles newcomers Bleached is a lot like a violent visit from the ghost of punk past. It’s more nostalgic than a family photo album, noisier than a Cali basement rave and, tonight, more intoxicating than the cheap Shiraz Clavin is slugging.
Fronted by the 25-year-old and her guitarist sister Jennifer, both previously part of Kill Rock Stars racket-makers Mika Miko, the quartet are in town as a teaser for their upcoming debut album, which they promise is “more pop than punk”. There’s not much evidence of that tonight beyond brief echoes of Blondie in the infectious ‘When I Was Yours’ and the Ronettes-style shrieked vocal harmonies that litter their songs. Jangling frantically in and out of surf solos and clattering drums, recent single ‘Think Of You’ is Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind?’ on a boozy palm-tree vacation. ‘Next Stop’ fizzes with the sort of charisma that suggests Bleached’s actual next stop may be the niche success enjoyed by fellow garage revivalists Wavves and Best Coast recently. They’re not the finished article yet, and you could argue that they’re too in thrall to their class of ’77 punk idols, but you get the feeling their wild ride might be about to get wilder.
Tonight’s pop quota is filled by spindly support act Sean Nicholas Savage, whose stock-in-trade is ’90s R&B hooks sung over Casio keys and lo-fi bossa nova beats. Once labelmates with Grimes on Canadian imprint Arbutus, he shares her eclectic style and breathy, off-key vocals. On tracks like ‘Days Go By’ he sounds like cult icon Daniel Johnston, drunk at a wedding, doing Usher covers. With his leery whispers to the crowd – “You all look a million dollars, all of you” – and axe-murderer demeanour, Savage treads the fine line between sexual and sinister. In fact he doesn’t just tread it, he moonwalks down it in a skin-tight shirt and Freddie Mercury moustache, dazzling every step of the way. |
The tale of how a former exclusive golf course could end up a public park The Colonial Golf and Country Club started as an exclusive club. But it could transform into a park, open to all -- a complete 180 that is the result of years of opposition to development.
In the years before a private golf course closed in Harahan, city planner Steve Villavaso began to hear residents at community meetings making a strange request. They asked officials to save the golf course in order to "preserve our open space," Villavaso recalled.
"That was an interesting outcry, because it never was open space; it was a private golf course, an exclusive country club that cost $25,000 to join," Villavaso said. "I always thought that was an interesting myth, that there was open space and public space known as Colonial Country Club, and the citizens wanted to preserve it."
Prodded by residents, city officials tried to make the myth a reality. They consulted the non-profit Trust for Public Land, only to find that Harahan needed to own the property to play a direct role in saving it, remembered Mayor Vinny Mosca. That wasn't feasible, as it would take every penny City Hall had to operate for an entire year - and more - to buy the land.
And official efforts to rezone the 88 acres to "parks and recreation," which would bar most construction on the site, were scuttled by the club's owners; they were trying to sell the property in bankruptcy proceedings.
But in a strange turn of events, it was the sale of Colonial Golf and Country Club to a pair of private owners, the J.W. Colonial Group partnership of John Georges and Wayne Ducote, that made the myth a reality - at least temporarily.
In 2012, J.W. Colonial bought the property for $8.5 million, envisioning a commercial strip along 15 acres of its north edge. To move on that required a zoning change from the City Council, however, and as the site sat in limbo awaiting council approval and a development plan, the owners were forced to meet code regulations and cut the grass. They never bothered to build a fence or post "no trespassing signs," so the land became, by default, exactly what development opponents wanted, a veritable public park streaming with joggers, Frisbee flingers, dog walkers and even a few golfers who still used the course to practice.
On Thursday, the City Council will vote on the development agreement. And one section of the proposal would force the owners to spend the next two months finding a way to have the middle section of the property acquired and maintained as a "40-acre public park." If they fail, the owners could start planning to build single homes on the site beginning in November, the one-year anniversary of the commercial rezoning. Some council members want to set the deadline at November 2015, buying more time and getting city officials past this fall's elections.
In the meantime, the owners, with help from Villavaso, have been exploring options for conservation. "I would say in the more than a decade we have been involved in the city project as the planners for the city of Harahan, this is the farthest anyone has ever gone to meet the goal of preserving the open space at Colonial Country Club," Villavaso said. "From a public policy perspective, we've gone way beyond this 'save the open space' thing."
Villavaso had for years sought to put city officials in touch with local agencies that might have an interest and the means to preserve the green space. Since the rezoning in November, Georges said he, too, has explored the idea with public officials and philanthropists. He said he even gave a tour of the property to an interested party. But no one offered a perfect solution, Georges said.
Villavaso's office researched federal grants, non-profits and philanthropic institutions that might help. What seemed to make the most sense, he said, was an organization that could work with land owners to create a "conservation easement," a legal agreement that would permanently limit development and create a fund for continued maintenance. J.W. Colonial would still own the property and could leave it to an heir or sell it, but it would be difficult for a future owner to chop down a tree or cover a pond. And there is a financial advantage: If donated to a land trust, the easement might qualify J.W. Colonial for a tax deduction.
The idea of a conservation easement was bandied about as early as 2006, as representatives of the golf club weighed development options. Eight years later, it still made sense.
Villavaso's office contacted the Land Trust for Louisiana, a 10-year-old organization that is guided by the practices of the national Land Trust Alliance and can oversee a conservation easement. The group had independently read of the green space issues in Harahan and was interested in the site, said Marisa Escudero, the Land Trust for Louisiana's development director.
"We're particularly excited about this project because it's 90 acres of pristine green space in Jefferson Parish," said Escudero,. "That's a rare thing to see in our state."
The non-profit says it already protects close to 4,000 acres in the state, but recently launched a land conservation initiative that seeks to protect green space nested in urban communities. That makes the space easier for more people to access and enjoy, and it helps drainage, Escudero said. "It affects not only your quality of life in an urban setting, it also affects the watershed quality and storm-water," Escudero said. "And in Jefferson and Orleans, that has an immediate impact so we can reduce subsidence and stop sinking."
Georges said he has met twice with the group since August and is open to their ideas. "I told them I was accessible and wanting to discuss any of those options -- from them taking everything but the commercial, to taking some of ... the middle of the property," Georges said.
Before the Land Trust decides whether to take on a conservation project, it performs an environmental assessment of the land's value as a piece of green space and for storm water management, Escudero said. Georges and Mosca said they are in talks over who would pay for the assessment: the city or J.W. Colonial.
If the land does have high environmental value, the next step would be to seek a buyer or identify resources that would allow the purchase of the surface rights of the land from J.W. Colonial and the creation of a trust to maintain the land in perpetuity. To buy surface rights, the Land Trust would need to look at pooling several grants and reaching out to wealthy individuals who may be interested, Escudero said. "This would not be an insurmountable purchase but definitely one of our bigger purchases that we would have," Escudero said.
Georges was wary of the possibility of a philanthropist coming forth, as he said he has been seeking one for a year. "There's no place they (the Land Trust) go that I don't," Georges said. "I'm sure they want me to pay for part of it."
In any case, the land's future as a green space will depend on good will, not a financial incentive. "You're not doing this to make money; you're doing this to create a legacy," said Escudero. "I am of the belief that society is measured when men and women start building and planting trees that they know they will never live to see. This is forward generational thinking."
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They were best friends, driven by one shared vision – to rule the world of virtual reality games. Cill, hard-edged and beautiful, Var and Benny, brains and business acumen, and Bart, the genius behind the idea. Their newest invention, developed to transport the player into a fantastical virtual world, is just about to be launched. Then, suddenly, Bart is found brutally killed, defeated by their own game. Their close-knit group is torn apart. Who could have engineered a virtual death with such devastating consequences?
Even Eve Dallas, New York City’s most cunning investigator, is hard-pressed for an answer. But as she digs deeper, peeling back layers of secrets, revenge and misplaced allegiances, she realises with growing dread the depth of the killer’s master plan. And she knows his game is far from over…
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Did you know that according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics the average lifespan of a painting company is only about 3 to 5 years? So who EXACTLY is going to be around to honor that painting warranty, if you even got one?
The reality is that many painting companies in Eastern Mass. don't offer a warranty. Or if they do, it's just a verbal promise and very rarely is it in writing… and it's for a very short period of time. We like to call these "tail light" warranties because they're only as good as till the time you see the painting contractor’s tail lights as he leaves your property with your money.
It's also unfortunate how easy it is for less than reputable painting contractors to simply shut down their company and reopen under a different name elsewhere in Cape Cod. That's the reason why a painting company's longevity is a key indicator as the quality of work that they perform and whether or not they'll be around to honor any warranty (or promise) that they make.
At No Risk Painting, we’ve been providing stellar residential, commercial, and condominium paint projects in Eastern Mass. for over 10 years. We've got the track record to prove we're one of the absolute best painting companies. It also means you can trust us when we tell you that we have the longest, most comprehensive warranty in New England, and that we will be around long enough to honor that warranty.
Bottom Line: We're proud of the fact that we've been around for over a decade. But we're even more proud of the fact that we were born and raised in New England and that we are a very part of the community that we serve.
Patsy Dugger is a native of Memphis, TN. She attended Southside High School and graduated in the Scrappers Class of 1982. After graduating from High School she married Rickey L Dugger, Sr., and relocated to Houston, Texas.
After marrying Rickey Dugger they resided in Houston, Texas for 10 years and was then relocated to Little Rock, AR where they resided for 4 years until the Lord saw fit to bring them back to Memphis when Dr. Rickey L. Dugger became the Senior Pastor of the Norris Ave. M. B. Baptist Church.
Mrs. Dugger served as the President of the Baptist Minister’s Wives Guild of Memphis and Vicinity for 4 years. She also serves as one of the chairpersons for the UNCF First ladies Tea at Lemoyne Owen College where she was selected as “WOMEN OF THE YEAR FOR 2014”. She also serves as one of the chairpersons for the Annual Sisters Network 1st Ladies Prayer Brunch for Breast Cancer Survivors. She is the Advisor of the Generation Plus better known as the G-Plus Senior Ministry at her church.
Pastor and First Lady Dugger have been blessed with two beautiful children; Rickey L. Dugger Jr. (Wife - Lametria) and Gabrielle Sehar (Husband - David). Additionally, they've also been blessed with six grandchildren; Alaiya, Rickey III, Selah, Cecelia, Jahari, and Jaden. They have shared 35 beautiful years of marriage.
She has a love for God’s people and is willing to help in any way that she can. She truly loves her family and her Church family.
Mrs. Dugger’s motto is: “If I can help somebody as I pass along then my living shall not be in vain in the Lord.
She is currently employed with Southern Eye Associates where she is the Director of Marketing and Professional Relations.
Lucy McNamara February 1, 2018 Podcast Comments Off on The Northern Soul Podcast: new music, northern bands and The Blinders
Presenter and Producer Lucy McNamara returns to Northern Soul (yay!). After a hiatus, Lucy is back and this month she chats to The Blinders. Originally from Doncaster, The Blinders and their visceral punk rock are giving it their all. Oh, and Lucy’s playlist consists of, among others, Ghostpoet, Fleet Foxes, Air, and Lamb.
The Northern Soul podcast is a PRS- licensed podcast which showcases new music as well as playing some well known tracks. It features bands from the North of England as well as those visiting this part of the world. If you would like your music to be considered for the Northern Soul podcast please contact Lucy McNamara on twitter @Lucy_McNamara or on Instagram @radiolucymac.
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Crews from Ashfield and Alfreton were called to an address in Stainsby Grove at 9.59am this morning (June 1).
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November 15, 2007 On May 24, 1987, Max Roach performed solo and with two groups in the performance studio of WBGO. Wearing a silk suit with rolled-up sleeves, he wowed the listening audience with his precise and melodic drumming. Hear the late, great drummer perform on JazzSet.
August 17, 2007 Legendary jazz percussionist Max Roach is dead at 83. Having been associated with greats such as Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie, the self-taught musician wowed audiences throughout the world.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sees off a group of Freedom Riders as they board a bus for Jackson, Miss., on May 24, 1961. Paul Schutzer/Life hide caption
May 4, 2011 The dream of social justice resulted in one of the most creative periods in jazz history. Hear some of the musicians who wielded their instruments in the pursuit of social harmony and change.
January 10, 2012 The late jazz pioneer's mission was to make drumming a more musical, lyrical experience.
August 1, 2001 Max Roach was one of the founders of the jazz "be-bop" style. He also revolutionized jazz drumming by shifting the focus of the beat from the bass drum to the ride cymbal. In 1954, he formed a quintet in Los Angeles with trumpeter Clifford Brown, resulting in several classic recordings.
March 25, 2008 Springtime brings warming temperatures, a spirit of renewal, and a bunch of jazz tunes with the season in mind. Listen to these songs as you gaze out your window at the last bit of snow, walk around a park, or leaf through a gardening catalog.
September 2, 2008 The change of season offers a chance to look ahead to fall and look back at summer simultaneously. For many, it's an especially productive month: In the world of jazz, September sessions have produced some special recordings.
August 16, 2007 Drummer Max Roach died August 16th, 2007 at the age of 83. A primary architect of the bebop revolution, Roach was one of the most innovative and influential musicians in jazz. This 75th birthday tribute originally aired in 2001.
August 1, 2014 The Department of Justice is speeding up court hearings for immigrant kids who have come to the U.S. in record numbers. Lawyers and immigration judges say the move undermines due process and will lead to further delays in already clogged courts. The ACLU earlier filed a suit over lack of representation.
June 26, 2014 The Obama administration is backing away from plans to loosen deportation guidelines. On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Senate's passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill, reform advocates concede any changes in immigration laws likely won't come until 2017.
While cities are still competing for the not yet built Lucas Cultural Arts Museum, parts of the collection are already on display. The "Star Wars Identities" traveling exhibition, currently at the Cite du Cinema in Saint-Denis, France, features 200 objects from George Lucas' collection — including the costumes of Chewbacca, Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa. Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
June 19, 2014 Star Wars creator George Lucas wants to build a museum full of movie memorabilia and fine art. But where? Both his hometown of San Francisco and Chicago, his "second home," are vying for it.
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The reaction is the same when patients visit the biomechanics laboratory at Northwestern Health Sciences University to test how their bodies work.
Reflective markers are attached to the patients, allowing their body segments to be tracked by infrared cameras and a high-speed video camera. The subjects then are digitized, allowing them to see their animated electronic skeletons on a large computer screen.
“They’re always surprised to see that,” says Dr. Greg DeNunzio, Clinical Director of the Biomechanics Division at Northwestern.
It’s not every day that patients come face to face with their skeletons. But that’s the scientific approach at Northwestern’s Sweere Center for Biomechanics & Applied Ergonomics to understanding why people struggle with movement, how they can improve—and how they can prevent pain and injury in the first place.
“This is just the beginning,” says DeNunzio, a chiropractor who also holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. He came to Northwestern with various certifications, including as a Level II Advanced Sports Performance coach from USA Weightlifting and the U.S. Olympic Training Center. He has been in practice as a chiropractor for more than 20 years and also owns a CrossFit gym with two partners.
“Our goal is to analyze all types of movement,” DeNunzio says. “We’re finding problems by analyzing the way people move like very few places in the country can do. We have performed 60 gait analyses since February, and I have met with 54 of those people to review their findings and give them corrective strategies, such as exercises, stretches and motor-control drills. Some have also undergone chiropractic treatment. We are now also exploring the analysis of lifting movements.”
Generous donors and a commitment from the university have blessed the center with a $600,000 collection of equipment. It is one of the nation’s most extensive and technologically advanced labs available for public use, along with research. The technology enables experts to examine patients and how they move at a deep level—literally down to their skeletons.
“We’re proud of this facility, the Sweere Center and the work that Dr. DeNunzio and the team are doing to do advance research, rehab and patient care in biomechanics,” says Northwestern President Christopher Cassirer. “The center is truly on its way to emerging as a world-class operation. The services we offer now are taking a leading role helping athletes, employees and others live, work and play healthier. We're excited about the promise and the potential of the Sweere Center to help advance Northwestern's mission and vision.”
Recently, the center received national attention with a first-person story in the Washington Post by a Twin Cities freelance writer who also is a runner. Using the lab’s testing capabilities, Northwestern’s experts were able to help her understand the reasons behind her chronic running injuries and how she can get back to the sport she loves.
The testing revealed dysfunctional hip movement as well as a finding that her knees absorb more force than they put out, suggesting inefficiencies that could cause injuries. With a series of exercises designed to correct her biomechanics, DeNunzio told the woman she should be able to run again. It was the first time she understood why her injuries were occurring.
The center’s many pieces of equipment—including 12 motion-capture cameras, sensors and force- plates under a treadmill—help DeNunzio and other experts see in three-dimensional clarity the biomechanical issues that they couldn’t diagnose simply by watching people run, lift or otherwise move.
“It goes to more accurately assessing and helping diagnose at a deep level that you can’t get by looking with the naked eye,” he says. “When we do it in the lab, the details are remarkable, and we can see all of the angles and forces at work. People see the results and say, ‘No wonder I have hip or knee pain.’”
The lab’s approach reflects Northwestern’s long-held belief that to be successful, the work of health-care professionals must be based on science. Scientific findings, DeNunzio says, are vital to helping the lab and its patients succeed.
“It’s fantastic to be out in practice and to coach people in a gym, but now we can put numbers behind what we do and validate what we do,” he says. “We want to get back to research. We measure you. We get a baseline. We give you corrective actions and then do another analysis.
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The pictures on these pages, showing the resurrection of wrecked American warships at Pearl Harbor, represent one of the most remarkable feats of marine engineering ever attempted. They also give evidence that many U. S. battleships, shattered by bomb and torpedo on Dec. 7, 1941 and subsequently refloated and rebuilt, have been sent back to the war as better fighting ships than they were when sunk. Of the 19 ships damaged on that fateful day, 14 have already been repaired and sent to sea under their own power. Three of the remaining five, the Arizona, Oklahoma and Utah, are at present undergoing salvage operations. The remaining two, the destroyers Cassin and Downes, were damaged beyond economical repair but more than 50% of their equipment has been utilized in new ship construction. This record has bettered anything the Navy dared hope when it made a preliminary survey of the smoking ruins a few hours after the attack. The record was achieved by the use of imagination and a good deal of hard work. The Oklahoma, for example, lay with about a third of her bottom exposed and sloping at a 30° angle. First a scale model was built and mounted in exactly the same position as the capsized ship. Divers studied this model before going down into the oily muck below-decks to close compartments. When this was done, steel cables anchored to the ship's hull and powered by electric motors set up on nearby Ford Island, slowly drew the 29,000-ton ship over until she was upright (see opposite page). Next, salvage men will go to work on her as they have on the already completed Nevada, West Virginia and California—first removing as much weight as possible, then sealing breaches, refloating the ship and removing it to drydock to be cleaned, rewired and rebuilt with the latest equipment. |
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sNinjas hold a special place in media. They're revered for their seemingly endless capabilities and feared for their talents. And they're what make Black [AF]: Widows and Orphans #1 from Black Mask Studios tick. The issue is written by Kwanza Osajyefo, illustrated by Tim Smith 3, colored by Derwin Robinson and lettered by David Sharpe.
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The Summer Nationals’ Hell Tour rolled into the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on June 24, after a week filled with racing in “Legends Week.” Tuesday and Wednesday’s races at Belle-Clair Speedway and Jacksonville Speedway were rained out and Thursday’s Spoon River Speedway event was postponed to June 25. By the time the crews got to Tri-City Speedway on Friday, the stage was set for all-out war over the weekend.
Ryan Unzicker notched his first win of the 2018 Summer Nationals with Billy Moyer claiming his second win of the tour on Saturday at Fairbury Speedway in Canton, Illinois. The tour moved back to Tri-City Speedway on Sunday where Shannon Babb continued to stake his claim on the Series Championship by winning his fourth tour event in 2018.
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Mumbai, Nov 22 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today condoled the death of freedom fighter Balasaheb Bharde, an official release said here.
He described Bharde as one of the great pillars of the cooperative movement. He was a true Gandhian, Mr Deshmukh said in the release.
Kochi, Feb 26 (UNI) Bangladesh Naval Ship (BNS) Umar Farooq today arrived here on a two-day goodwill visit.
According to an official release, the ship commanded by Captain M Mozammel Haque was received by Naval Officer-in-Charge Commodore A T Lucose.
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During the visit various professional training schools of the Southern Naval Command would visit the ship, the release added.
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As we all have our eyes fixated in Iraq, Israel, or the potential for another stolen election this year it is important to not forget the role of media in our everyday lives. So many Americans get their information from the tainted mainstream media machine run by the current government that it is a frightening prospect to merely hope the truth somehow gets through. I am sure we all know people who are seemingly good folk, but somehow they keep getting it wrong on such crucial matters such as election fraud, the war, or any number of Bush-GOP scandals. You have to realize the gauntlet of false news that is thrown at them each day, which is the basis for their political opinions.
Case in point is the poster child of fake news, Fox News. Using false slogans such as "fair and balanced" or "we report, you decide", Fox News has made its living on being nothing short of propaganda for the Republican Party. News shows are peppered with pro-administration stories and even when they have to cover a negative story; it is always framed from a positive angle, thus skewing the truth. The amount of time spent on positive stories versus negative GOP stories is staggering and the guests on their various shows are designed to put a loud, confident voice on the republican side and a milquetoast, timid voice on the democratic side. That is never more evident than on their flagship show Hannity and Colmes where the jaw-jutting, boisterous Hannity is opposed by the meek and affable Colmes. Guests are extreme ideologues on the right, such as war criminal Oliver North or venom-witch Anne Coulter and moderate voices on the left; people you or I have probably never heard of. News is not reported on Fox, it is packaged. The pre-set talking points for the GOP are sent to Fox each day, so that the commentators throughout the day can repeat them over and over again, so that eventually the populace begins to think it is true. Just this past week we saw President Bush began to use the ridiculous term islamo-fascism and sure enough, there was all the Fox commentators using the same ridiculous line all night long. Karl Rove says to call all democrats who support a troop withdrawal, cut and runners and that very night there is O'Reilly, Hannity and company calling them cut and runners. Never mind that the majority of the American people support bringing our troops home, it does not matter in the world of fake news. The opinion of the American people does not matter when you are deciding what the news will be.
Not satisfied with this, Fox also employs flat out lies in their coverage. It was recently discovered that Fox used a "conservative strategist" named Karen Czarnecki on their evening "news" shows. What they did not tell us was that she was not really a conservative strategist. No, Ms. Czarnecki actually was the Labor Department deputy assistant secretary. She was a government employee posing as a pundit on a news program, offering her opinion that not surprisingly, agreed with the government line. The damage done here is that people watching think they are getting an honest opinion, when in reality they are only getting the opinion from the government's standpoint. Similarly, when the administration is in a tough spot, they call on Fox to provide them with an "exclusive", meaning an administration official can sit with someone like Sean Hannity to express the government's opinion without the threat of an actual news interview breaking out. Dick Cheney and Karl Rove have both appeared on these "exclusives" where Hannity did not pose one serious question in opposition to the government position. Propaganda at its best.
Propaganda does not end with Fox though, as most realize now that they are not fair, nor balanced. The real damage done by Fox News is that it makes the other news sources seem mainstream, when in fact they mimic Fox and rarely question the GOP controlled government. People like Chris Matthews are presented as moderate when in reality he has as worse a record in supporting the GOP then anyone on Fox. People like Tucker Carlson and Joe Scarborough are presented as average guys representing America. Never mind that Scarborough is a former GOP Congressman and Tucker is as republican as they get. America buys it. About the only beacon in this sea of untruth is Countdown with Keith Olbermann but you have to sift through hours of lies just to get to that one beacon.
Moving past TV news however, the same bias exists in print media. Many local papers have sold out the American people for the interest of the companies that own them. People look at the New York Times as some bastion of liberalism, but a closer look reveals that while some op-ed writers are liberal, the paper itself is not. It is owned by pro-Israel folks who agree with this administration. They supported the Iraq War and in case you forgot, Judith Miller worked for them when she sold us the WMD lies, straight from her confidential White House sources. Not all subterfuge however is so subtle. Here in New York we deal with a paper like the New York Post. The Post is possibly the worst paper in the country in terms of objectivity, which should be the hallmark of any newspaper. The Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox News. It is estimated that it LOSES 15-30 million dollars per year. Estimates are necessary because Murdoch refuses to allow anyone to know how much he really loses for operating the Post. Why does he insist on operating a paper that loses so much money? Because he does not care about the money, he cares about putting his version of the news on the streets of New York every day. The Post is propaganda straight out of Communist Russia during the cold war. There is never a bad word uttered in its pages about the GOP or the Bush administration. Every article, whether op-ed or "news" is framed to support the GOP. The op-ed section is littered with pro-GOP rhetoric including the daily White House talking points. I know well principled people who rely on the Post as their primary news source each day and it is no wonder that their political opinions are often simply inaccurate.
This is how there are still people in this country that believe Saddam Hussein had WMD or a connection to al Qaeda. It is how they think that Bush using signing statements to avoid obeying the over 800 laws is just a normal practice used by every president. It is how they think the economy is turning a corner. It is why they think there was nothing to the NSA spying scandal, the Valerie Plame story, or the Downing Street Memos. In short, it why they have bought the administration and GOP line and appeared to have drunk the kool-aid. It is what they are being fed. They just do not realize that it is being fed to them by the government itself. They see that the NY Post says that islamo-fascism is on the rise in the war on terror and that the dems are cut and runners. Then they turn on Limbaugh at work and hear him say the same thing. That night they turn on O'Reilly or Hannity and they hear the same exact thing. The big lie has worked. They internalize the opinion as fact, when in reality it was nothing more than a GOP talking point thought up by Karl Rove and fed into the GOP media machine. If things get to a point of critical mass, they can hop on Fox for an "exclusive" and assure you that their opinion is right. Meanwhile, the body count goes up in Iraq, the country continues to get looted, and America sits by gleefully supporting the decimation of their civil liberties and the very fabric of the democracy erodes more and more on a daily basis.
Our government is bobsledding toward fascism as corporations have more pull in Congress than the people our Congresspersons are elected to represent. The Big Pharma lobby designs Teen Screen to get a nation of kids hooked on medications and it becomes national policy. The credit card lobby pours millions of dollars into Congress and gets "bankruptcy reform", financially enslaving America as national policy. AIPAC donates untold millions and is implicated in espionage against this country and it is common knowledge that they have more pull with Congress then any other lobby. Big Pharma is also implicated in poisoning generations' worth of children with mercury preservatives in vaccines causing the autism rate to explode from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 166 births and where is the outrage? Where are the investigations? Nowhere and all you have to do is follow the money trail of how much money has been paid to your representatives to look the other way. Companies even run all of our elections now, refusing to allow meaningful paper trails to ensure there is no evidence of fraud. Are these companies told to release their codes? No, they are protected by the government that rules them. Instead, national policy is written that essentially demands that the states buy their product, the voting machine, regardless of whether they are reliable at all!
These are all very serious matters but it is the media coverage that separates the truth from what the government wants you to believe. I received an email today that asked why America does not love their democracy as much as they do in Mexico, where millions took to the streets to protest an obviously stolen election. I originally thought it was because we are lazy but I think that is too simplistic an answer. I think what it really comes down to is that we all don't know the truth. If we had the media of 30 years ago, the truth about the stolen 2004 election would have come out before the results were certified. Ken Blackwell would be in prison instead of running for Governor of Ohio. The results would have been overturned and prosecutions would have ensued. Instead, we had a media who declared everything was fine almost immediately. The major news networks, who commissioned the exit polling, dismissed their own exit polls as inaccurate to avoid having to answer the embarrassing questions about fraud. Exit polling has been an extremely reliable tool in monitoring fraud in elections for decades and suddenly under Bush, it has become inaccurate and obsolete? Nonsense. We still use it to disallow foreign elections but somehow it is not good enough here.
But where is the reporting of these statistical impossibilities from the 2004 elections? We have to wait for Robert Kennedy Jr. to write an article two years after the fact. People like Bob Fitrakis has been banging the drum since election night but no major media would touch the prospect of the stolen election. It is relegated to the realm of conspiracy theorists and tin foil hats. Anything to disparage the messenger, so the message becomes tainted. Relax America, O'Reilly, Hannity, Matthews, Scarborough, the NY Times and Post will all tell you there is nothing to worry about. Same thing on the "official" 911 cover story. If anyone has the temerity to question the government cover story for 911 they are greeted as conspiracy nuts. Never mind that the notion that a 6 foot 4 inch Arab man hiding in a cave in Afghanistan and attached to dialysis machine coordinated four simultaneous hijackings with box cutters, using 19 people who couldn't fly planes into the ocean if they tried, circumventing the billion dollar air defense systems of this country and making a mockery of our billion dollar intelligence systems seems to me to be the most ridiculous conspiracy theory I have ever heard. It doesn't matter what the facts are, only the pre-decided packaging of the news. It is a sad statement that we are allegedly spreading democracy in the Middle East when we do not try to spread it here at home.
What do we do then? We tell them the truth. Over and over again just like their propaganda sources do. We show them the truth. We give them as many articles as we can to prove that they have been deceived. That is the first act of revolution. It will be critical this year as we head to the mid-term elections. We are living in an age of universal deceit and sometimes we spend so much time speaking out against the message, we overlook the messenger. The GOP and the administration cannot do this alone. They can only do it with a complicit media. It was the media that allowed the swift-boating of John Kerry. It was the media that dismissed their own exit polling which showed blatant fraud in the 2004 elections. The revolution will not be televised America, because it is not on the agenda of the government. Doesn't it say something when the best source of news on cable today is seen on Comedy Central? It is time for a revolutionary act. It is time to tell everyone you know the truth. What is left of our democracy hangs in the balance.
Read up on narrative techniques in novel writing. Flick from humorous novels to realism to metafiction. Place novels in their social context. Analyse how novelists might wield elements like time, pace, character, rhetoric and style in their writing.
Demonstrate advanced critical practices relating to interpretation, textual analysis and academic writing
Describe the way pace and focalisation are managed; character and agency presented; consciousness represented; and style and rhetoric used in novels
Demonstrate an understanding of narrative theory, including genre theory, advanced research techniques, and familiarity with published scholarship in the field
Engage in informed critical discussion with others on subject content, entertain other points of view, and argue a critical position.
This subject explores narrative technique in the novel. We will study recent theories of how narratives work and apply these ideas to the interpretation of novels with apparently different aims and strategies, including realism, experimentation with form, and the use of the genre as a vehicle for social commentary or humour. Particular attention will be paid to reconceptualisations of the genre, and different theories accounting for the construction of meaning in narrative. In this subject, students will learn advanced textual analysis and critical practice, including how to interpret and describe the way time and pace are managed; the representation of character and agency; the presentation of consciousness and memory; subjectivity; metafiction; and style and rhetoric in prose fiction.
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Europe, and the EU member states, already have a strong tradition in Open Access, both in building infrastructures for Open Access repositories and stimulating the establishment Open Access journals and transition of traditional publishing to Open Access.
The DRIVER project helped to establish and develop repositories in each of the European countries, and stimulated Open Access archiving by promoting policy development at the national level. Institutions wishing to set up a repository can find extensive directions and recommendations on the DRIVER support site. Summaries on Open Access and repositories in each of the member countries are available on the country pages.
Open access to scientific peer reviewed publications has been also anchored as an underlying principle in the Horizon 2020. The Fact Sheet: Open Access in Horizon 2020 describes in a concise manner how Open access is moving from a pilot to an EU policy in Horizon 2020.
There is a growing number of Open Access Journals; most disciplines are now represented. A comprehensive list of (European) journals currently available, is provided by the Directory of Open Access Journals. National initiatives on publishing in OA journals and specific journals can be found on the country pages.
OpenAIRE builds on and provides access to the network of open access repositories already developed; and (in cooperation with other stakeholders, like COAR, SPARC Europe, and LIBER) it supports further expansion, so that authors have the possibility to comply with the EC Open Access Pilot and ERC Guidelines on Open Access within their own local context. OpenAIRE ties the publication to key research project data, so that it can be identified as an FP7 or ERC-funded project.
Most of the EU member states have built expertise on OA. OpenAIRE capitalises on this by establishing a network of National Open Access Desks (NOADs), who can provide support to researchers, institutions and repository managers in their own country seeking to comply with the EC Open Access Pilot and ERC Guidelines on Open Access.
The OpenAIRE network of Open Access desks is structured similarly to the Europe-wide information network on European Research Programmes. The focus of the Open Access Desks activities is on support for compliance with the EC Open Access Pilot. The Open Access desks can be contacted for all questions on Open Access, depositing, the EC Pilot, etc. on the national level. |
In 2003, the City purchased the 58 acre Boyer-Satz property on the bench to the north of Table Rock using Foothills Levy Funds. As a part of the City’s 2002 development agreement with Homer Wise, the developer of Boulder Heights, several other parcels adjacent to the Boyer-Satz property have been acquired by the City as each phase of Boulder Heights is completed. Currently, three other parcels totaling 76 acres have been added. Over the next decade, 207 acres will be donated to the City. In 2013, the Warm Springs Mesa Neighborhood Association completed a Neighborhood Plan. In that plan, they asked to name the neighboring City-owned open space reserve Mesa Reserve and the City Council approved that plan.
In the last days of June 2016, the Table Rock Fire burned over 2,500 acres of iconic and critical wildlife habitat landscapes. Like much of the foothills, the burned landscape included a number of property owners outside of the 164 acres of Mesa Reserve owned by the City. Over 1,000 acres of Idaho Fish and Game Boise River Wildlife Management Area property was burned, and approximately 300 acres of Idaho State Department of Lands (administrated by the Idaho State Historical Society) were impacted. The remaining acreage burned was owned privately by the Harris Ranch Wildlife Mitigation Association, the Staz Family Trust, and Sun Mountain LTD Partnership. Shortly after the fire, Zoo Boise and the Friends of Zoo Boise contributed $100,000 from the Zoo Boise Conservation Fund to replant native vegetation on Table Rock.
The City of Boise is working with the majority landowners (Idaho Fish and Game, Harris Ranch Wildlife Mitigation Association, and Idaho Department of Lands) to align rehabilitation efforts and share resources. The following goals have been used to frame rehabilitation efforts:
2) Engage all age-groups in post-fire rehabilitation through volunteerism, service-learning, and educational programming.
As of summer 2017, over 1000 volunteers participated in 15 different volunteer events to restore Table Rock. 3,500 seedlings and wildflowers (forbs) have been planted at the Reserve, and additional restoration activities are planned for fall 2017 to include weed abatement, seeding, and seedling out-planting.
Precinct Kitchen + Bar is an approachable kitchen and bar focused on classic Boston cuisine. Both food and drink are approached in a familiar way that celebrate Boston's heritage, while expanding on tradition.
Utilizing many local and regional products, Precinct is proud to partner with some of the best artisan purveyors. The kitchen uses meat, produce, and dairy from many local, small batch farms and is honored to serve these truly local products.
*cooked to order. *consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk offoodborne illness. before placing your order please inform your server if anyone in your party has a food allergy.
*Coofore placing your order please inform your server if anyone in your party has a food allergy
Food was good, not as high quality as the price demanded. Our server was stressed and not very engaging.
The Precinct, as advertised, is more than friendly to Gluten Free folks/Celiac sufferers. Our first time there and we were so pleased. Menu, almost entirely, can be made GF. Their fryers are GF because they use ONLY RICE FLOUR, no wheat, according to our server. We enjoyed Fish and Chips which my husband thought he might never eat again :) The scallops (chose the 1/2 portion) were delicious with interesting side dishes. We shared a GF Boston Cream Pie Dessert - more like a GF biscuit immersed in nice dark chocolate sauce and some whipped cream, we think = delicious and not 'strangely GF' !!! The place is very busy; we had reservations. Noisy but not as noisy as the bar next to the restaurant where young people seem to congregate from 5 pm on..................the host was quite gracious and the server apologized since the kitchen did not make the scallops when the fish/chips arrived. GF bread with olive oil was pretty good as well. In addition, if you are attending a performance at the Lyric Stage, don't forget to show your tickets and receive a 20% discount. Good Value!
Our server was so kind, the food was delicious and they had a Stranger Things pop up bar on the other side of the restaurant so we picked a few fun drinks and food items from that menu and then went over to that side after dinner. We will definitely be back!
The food was very good - only nick in the armor for us was entree described with eggplant as lead ingredient had none which could be seen or tasted. The burger was outstanding - one of best I have had. The fish entree was outstanding. The service was perfect - we had a great bottle of wine.
Good stuff! Enjoyed the gluten free options. Very nice setting. Waiter was very friendly and helpful.
Charceuterie Board was very generous!! All in all food and drinks were excellent. Great Back Bay location too.
Showed up for my confirmed sitting on 10/17 only to be told the whole place was taken over for a private party! What kind of joint is this? They should be kicked out of Open Table...I’ll certainly never go there again.
My boyfriend and I had brunch here because the menu looked good and it was inside the hotel where we stayed. The selections were very good and they were able to accommodate a gluten-free diet. The build-your-own Bloody Mary option was awesome, the food was very fresh and served promptly, and our server was great - attentive and helpful when I had questions about the menu. Brunch at Precinct was a great way to end our quick weekend getaway.
Wonderful restaurant with great service. Will definitely be back again. The charcuterie plate was outstanding!
Great spot before show at the Lyric. Enjoyed everything. Service was a little off since they were slammed with guests just before we arrived. Lovely outdoor patio.
Amazing, Claire was an awesome server! Had a blast for a birthday gathering. We sat outside and had a blast under the cute lights!
Nice patio but wouldn't go back. Food was all over the place. Fries arrived cold and the cauliflower was undercooked but the hummus plate was delicious. Good wine selection but service was lackluster and lacked attention to detail.
It was loud. Very loud. I grew accustomed to it, but I think that's because the doors were open. Speaking of said doors, I was very nervous about that because it was SO humid out, and I was worried that it would be humid sitting with the doors open, but it was OK.
My margarita tasted good, but it had WAY TOO MUCH ICE. It was a in a normal-sized rocks glass, and after a few sips, it was nothing but ice. I almost and should have said something about this to the server. But I didn't.
Menu was good-size, though it seemed to have too much seafood for this fish-hater. I would have liked more non-fish and non-beef options.
Everything I had was delicious. My charcuterie plate was huge. My burrata was excellent. My deviled eggs were flavorful without being overdone.
Our server, whose name I regretfully forget, was excellent--concerned, friendly, and efficient. She had blond hair pulled back and a slight accent. It was Wednesday (09/26/18). I hope they know who I mean.
The only saving grace was our server. Older gentleman was excellent. He should work at a restaurant that matches his service!
Maybe it was a busy Saturday in the Theater District, while the ambiance and bar seemed OK, the food and subsequent value left something to be desired. Calamari app was good and it’s hard to mess up a side of broccoli; at the same time the eggplant entree had minimal of the aforementioned eggplant, the kids Mac n Cheese was greasy and broken, the Caesar salad was heavily dressed, and while the veal meatballs had good flavor they were dry and burnt in some spots. One can see why any price tag, let alone one over $100 would be disappointing.
Great place for lunch & after hours. Wouldn't recommend if you're trying to talk business during lunch. Extremely noisy!!
We loved the Precinct Kitchen + Bar (we ate in the restaurant section). The menu was very creative, the food was beautifully presented, and our waiter (Omar) was excellent. If you want a casual dinner spot with great food and service, this is it!
So fun and great service, menu. We loved it. We were a group of older women and young daughters and so fun for all.
Our server was so incredibly professional. He made our meal! I’m sorry I cannot remember the gentleman‘s name, but I think he said he has been there for about 15 years. The space is cool, the only issue is the noise from the bar From the after work crowd, it was packed and looked like fun if you were in that phase of life.
Very good service and food is always good. Can be noisy but that’s part of the atmosphere. If you’re in a rush during lunch, they can get you in/out within 45 minutes.
My wife & I ate prior to a concert at Fenway- atmosphere -Great, Food-excellent menu offered lots of variety, Staff-Top Notch very attentive & efficient... we were so impressed with dinner we went back the following day for Brunch.. Outstanding!! Omelette was awesome & the coffee pancakes a must for anyone who enjoys coffee!!! Enjoy!
I was thrilled to find out that mostly everything on the menu can be gluten free. The waiter, Greg, was extremely knowledgeable and accommodating and gave excellent service. I would eat here again.
On systems with PAM, pam_passwdqc is normally invoked on password changes by programs such as passwd(1). It is capable of checking password or passphrase strength, enforcing a policy, and offering randomly-generated passphrases, with all of these features being optional and easily (re-)configurable.
pwqcheck and pwqgen are standalone password/passphrase strength checking and random passphrase generator programs, respectively, which are usable from scripts.
You may view the latest INSTALL, README, and PLATFORMS files (which are also included in the archives below), as well as screenshots demonstrating the uses and setup of passwdqc on Openwall GNU/*/Linux. There's a wiki page with detailed Solaris-specific instructions and another one with password strength policy considerations (a must read before you possibly override passwdqc's defaults). There's also a tutorial on using the pwqcheck program from PHP scripts (part of an article on how to manage a PHP application's users and passwords).
The final version of pam_passwdqc only, from just before we turned it into passwdqc. This older package does not include nor require libpasswdqc.
These and older versions of passwdqc, as well as local copies of the contributed resources below, are also available from the Openwall file archive. The source code of passwdqc may be browsed via CVSweb.
There's a mailing list where you can share your experience with passwdqc and ask questsubscrised archive of the list.
We may help you integrate passwdqc into your OS installs, software, or online services. Please check out our services.
There's a wiki page with pointers to user-created OS-specific instructions and packages of passwdqc on the community wiki.
It has been obsoleted by "pwqcheck -1" in passwdqc 1.2.0+, which is also available in the ports collection.
pam_passwdqc has been integrated into FreeBSD 5.0+ and DragonFly BSD 2.2+, and it has been packaged for OpenBSD and NetBSD. It is used on Owl and distributions by ALT Linux team. Additionally, it is part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, and Fedora, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Gentoo Linux, and PLD. |
Linelight is fresh, inventive, and offers a deceivingly simple premise with incredibly engaging and satisfying gameplay; it is a crowning achievement in the puzzle genre, proving that simplicity, when used correctly, can create an unforgettably unique gaming experience.
Overall, 3D Chess has some cool ideas and nice visuals, but the lack of audio, online compatibility, and difficulty settings prevent it from standing out and making it a chess game to return to, over and over again. I give 3D Chess a 6 out of 10.
Ghostlords is a highly polished game with simple yet addictive gameplay, an original premise, and great replayability. Its art and sound design also do wonderfully in supporting the atmosphere, which helps it stand out amongst others.
I had no little expectations when I first started playing Dreambreak. The screenshots looked interesting and I’m a sucker for point and click based titles, especially ones that seem to have new takes on the genre, so I just had to try it out. What I got was a pleasant little surprise of a gem.
A successful sequel (or prequel in this case) in a series is supposed to address its predecessor’s issues and fix them, and although I’m happy that Moonstone Tavern is a functional game, the evidence shows that it has many of the same issues as the previous title in the series.
It’s fair to say that one of the most appealing aspects of video games is having a choice. Unlike films or books, which have a linear progression, many successful video games give the player the option to take different pathways during the story, allowing players to play however they want, within limits of course. Other games have dialogue options, which don’t usually change the story’s progression, but do give you a sense of developing your character the way you want to. Unfortunately, most modern games do little to be innovative as far as players’ choices go, and this could not be clearer than in a game’s morality system.
I was disappointed in Heaven’s Hope. The concept is unique and the artwork and music are simply wonderful. There’s even a fast travel option in-game to make it easier to go back and forth between locations, something other games in the genre should use. There are some creative elements here, but so much holds it back from standing out among the crowd.
Overall, Feelings Adrift is not a scary game. The visuals do create the potential for some great scares, but the enemy designs and stock sound effects make it difficult for... |
Tonight at 7 pm, some of the effervescent young musicians who’ve so energized Chamber Music Northwest’s Protege Club concerts this summer join the dancers of BodyVox, providing live classical music accompaniment to several dances and excerpts from their clever films at the company’s studio at 1201 NW 17th Ave.
Tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 10:30, BodyVoxers will join CMNW Proteges the Wanmu Percussion Trio for a free family friendly show in downtown’s Director Park. Bring the kids and don’t be surprised if they start dancing and banging on things afterwards.
Last time at customer site I had to evaluate the new SQL Server 2016 feature „Row Level Security“ for his environment and use case.
To be prepared for this scenario I made up an example where we do have a normal star schema as used in Data-Warehouses extended with a User-Security Table.
The new Table UserSecurity now has a row with the Username and the region the user shall see. So our goal is to reduce the lines of the DimStore and so the fact-rows depending on the connected user.
As you can see we do have 3 users who have RegionIds assigned. There is one row for every user and region. If a user should see more than one region it has to appear one time for every region.
To achieve row level security before SQL Server 2016 you could implement a view and only grant select to this view for users.
The user can only see his region. But as soon as he queries the fact-table itself, he can immediately see every row
Now, with the new SQL Server 2016 feature we can define and apply row level security with a function and policy on the table itself:
Here I used a trick which is not directly described in books online but was necessary to test for the customer scenario. I did not apply the row level security to the fact table itself but used a double join via DimStore and UserSecurity.
The User can directly query the fact table itself or join it with any table she likes but gets only the allowed rows.
(Even Access with other Clients like Excel or PowerBI-Tools will always deliver only the rows the connected user is allowed to see)
The first function has a warning in the execution plan: "no join predicate" (it's necessary to add dbo as a user or grant showplan to User1-3 to see this). It's slightly more expensive, I'd wager that the difference would scale poorly in the first function and perform poorly for large data sets. |
OREANDA-NEWS Any transaction, whether it is of funds, services or commodities, needs a system that makes transfer of ownership secure, transparent and efficient. Such systems might be based on digital platforms, but many are still ‘analogue’ and paper based. There is a large potential in modernizing post-transaction processes in physical energy trading. Blockchain technology is a tool that could release that potential.
“We have decided to be an early mover and team up with a group of energy majors, banks and trading houses to apply blockchain technology for post-transaction operations and deal handling,” says Redwan Zeroual, Statoil’s project leader in this new venture.
After a deal is done, there is a lot of manual work involved in making sure the money is in the bank and ownership of the commodity is transferred from the seller to the buyer. The process is archaic and the paper trail is quite substantial, resulting in delays, increased costs and risks.
“By applying new technology, we can have a more efficient process and use more of our operators’ and deal handlers’ time on value adding activities,” says Mr. Zeroual
The new venture seeks to create a secure, real-time blockchain-based digital platform to manage physical energy transactions from trade entry to final settlement. Such a platform offers the potential to reduce adminison process.
“Shaving off the mystique surrounding blockchain technology, the goal is to move away from cumbersome paper heavy processes to a platform with secure smart contracts and authenticated transfers of electronic documents. In short, digitalizing operations in energy trading can make it a quicker, cheaper and more secure process,” says Mr. Zeroual.
The plan is that the consortium will establish the new company this year, and that the new platform can be ready for its first transaction towards the end of 2018.
In addition to this specific venture, Statoil has a corporate innovation team that is investigating how new technology and business models can come to the company’s advantage. That includes applying digital technologies such as blockchain to other parts of Statoil’s business.
“What we see with blockchain is that it can be used in energy trading, but also in other parts of our business such as logistics and distributed energy systems when we grow the company’s New energy solutions business area,” says Owen Williams, senior advisor in Statoil’s innovation unit.
Blockchain could remove the need for expensive intermediaries and support a more secure information flow. That enables substantial cost savings. Blockchain can also solve issues of transparency or authenticity by generating certificates of origin which can be applied to many areas of Statoil’s activities. |
Have you noticed? Holiday shopping is fun again. We're browsing gifts while standing in line at the bank. Instead of picking up that months-old magazine in the dentist's waiting room, we're swiping and clicking sizes, colors and styles.
Without a doubt, the hottest holiday trend is how we're shopping, thanks to lightning-fast smartphones, handy shopping apps, and synchronized digital and in-store deals. One interesting highlight of the 2016 Holiday report by the National Retail Federation is that the trend of buying online and picking up in-store is on the rise.
Last holiday season, 56 percent of our holiday searches "were conducted on a smartphone or tablet," affirms the federation, which also projects "online holiday sales to increase between 7 and 10 percent to as much as $117 billion" from November through December this year.
Last year's Cyber Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving) was "the largest online sales day, ever," according to digital analysts at Holiday shoppers spent a record $3.07 billion, a 16-percent jump over Cyber Monday in 2014.
"The Internet has lured more consumers with the convenience of shopping from home. And some just don't want to wait (until Black Friday) -- 40 percent of consumers now begin holiday shopping by Halloween," notes Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation.
With all of that clicking and swiping, it's no wonder that personal tech is still a top trending holiday gift this year. A Dell Windows 10 laptop, offered last Thanksgiving week, was QVC's highest-selling Today's Special Value item ever, the TV retailer reports. Camera-enabled drones and high-tech fitness gadgets were also some of QVC's most-desired items, notes Ken O'Brien, SVP of Global Brands Management and U.S. Buying.
This year, retailers expect even more tech buying, including virtual reality glasses, headsets, games and VR-ready computers and TVs.
"The number of offers we have for virtual reality products is up 40 percent over 2015," says Mike Catania, Chief Technology Officer at PromotionCode.org, one of the largest coupon sites. The spike is "attributable largely to increases in graphics card performance in notebooks, which opens a much wider market compared to last year," Catania says. His firm also sees a big push for streaming services, "in the same way 2013 was the last big year for handheld GPS units," he says. The number of Black Friday offers for streaming services is up just below 30 percent from last year, Catania reports.
If you're shopping for techies, look for streaming-video drones at entry-level prices. Or dive into the many more waterproof gadgets available this season, from a GoPro camera to waterproof mobile speakers. Hoverboards haven't flown the coop, and the Marty McFly in your family will appreciate advances that link the zippy transport to a smartphone.
Though shoppers are looking to the future, they're also nostalgic for the past. Along with functional fashions, clothing trends veer toward reimagined classics, and natural, sustainable fabrics that offer a luxurious feel. That's likely why bamboo continues to sprout up on clothing racks and in dresser drawers.
"It's insanely soft and comfortable, much more breathable and moisture absorbent than cotton, and environmentally sustainable as bamboo grows so fast and doesn't need irrigation, pesticides or fertilizer," says Jason Spitkoski, brand manager for Buddha Boxers, bamboo boxer briefs. Buddha Boxers online sales have grown rapidly, says Spitkoski, who anticipates a big uptick this holiday season.
Wood continues to be a favorite material in the kitchen, says Jeffrey Kruskall, the U.S. vice president of business development for Meyer Corp., which is responsible for Circulon, Anolon, Farberware, Rachael Ray, Paula Deen, and other cookware and kitchenware brands.
"From dark to light woods, this organic look and feel is trending well with our cutting boards, kitchen tools, and accessories like salad bowls and salt cellars," Kruskall says. For example, Anolon rounds-up a three-piece teak salad set, and features teak turners, tongs, and slotted and solid spoons for possible stocking stuffers.
Grill pans, griddles, roasters, and stir-fry pans also have been trending well, Kruskall says. "We see from our on-line product reviews, that healthy cooking is becoming more of a must. From fish to fresh produce and locally grown vegetables, the consumer is telling us that they want to cook fast and healthy."
Speaking of health, Trae Bodge, a smart-shopping expert for continues to hear plenty of buzz over fitness trackers this year. "And I don't think folks who want a more pure-play fitness tracker this holiday will be disappointed," she says. "Fitness trackers remain popular, and Black Friday historically offers deep discounts on 'of the moment' tech devices."
The lifestyle guru also predicts great Black Friday deals for gorgeously packaged beauty gift sets and must-have fashions.
"Hopefully, we'll see strong deals on those on-trend pieces like shearling coats, jackets with faux fur collars and broken-in denim," Bodge says.
Red is a vital color this time of year. Macy's is once again going all-in on the holiday hue that exudes the joyfulness of the season.
"You can elevate that special someone's wardrobe with a little red dress, punchy red lipstick or a red statement wristwatch," suggests Lori Vranish, MyStylist for the Washington Square Macy's store in Portland, Oregon. "We also haven't underestimated the staying power of the whimsical holiday sweater or pajamas."
If you're all thumbs and wads of tape when it comes to wrapping gifts, push aside that snowflake and Santa Claus-decorated paper and consider experience gifts.
How about a breathtaking hot air balloon ride for two? Consider private surfing lessons for the aspiring "Cowabunga!" king or queen in your family. Or give your spouse the unforgettable thrill of racing a 600-horsepower stock car down a motor speedway.
"The holidays are our biggest time of year, with Father's Day being a close second," says Kristin Kirk, the in-house blogger for Cloud 9 Living, which offers more than 2,000 experience gifts in 51 metropolitan regions around the U.S.
"The holidays tend to be a season for embracing the magic of living life to the fullest extent," Kirk says. "So what better way to do that than to grant someone's biggest bucket list wish?"
Stock car racing (both ride-alongs and driving); learn to fly experiences; and city tours are the three hottest-selling experience gifts from Cloud 9 during the holidays.
Besides the fact that there's no wrapping required, what makes experience gifts so appealing for gift-givers is the ability to tailor the gifts to the personality, interest and location of the recipient, Kirk says.
"For instance, if Mom has a sweet tooth, why give her another box of chocolates when you can send her on an unforgettable tour or chocolate-making lesson?" Kirk says. "Or for the boyfriend who binge-watches 'The Fast and the Furious' movies, it may be high time to get him behind the wheel of a Ferrari or Lamborghini for himself."
Lananna, who also serves as president of the TrackTown USA local organizing committee, lobbied successfully in 2015 for the joint USTAF/TrackTown bid that landed the 2021 World Outdoor Track & Field Championships for Eugene.
As this story in the R-G indicates, a fair amount of money changes hands between USATF and TrackTown.
But as the experts at point out, the USATF release announcing the move to put Lananna on leave makes no sense. LetsRun writes the board owes it to USATF's members come clean with the membership about what really is happening
As LetsRun notes, the bid was jointly made by USATF and TrackTown. If there are criminal problems with it, it is USATF's problem too. Maybe Lananna isn't the only one who should take the fall if there is a fall to be taken.
In the meantime, writes USATF activist Becca Gillespy Peter on this Facebook post, the board appears not to have followed its own bylaws while putting Lananna on leave.
And she calls foul on the word "temporary." As she points out, investigations can continue for years. While Lananna is being put on "temporary administrative leave," in reality, this is most likely a permanent suspension.
I suspect others are too. I agree with LetsRun. If there are legitimate reasons for Lananna's removal, the USATF board should say so and act in a transparent manner.
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There's more comfortable accommodation nowadays though, in the shape of the Princesse Bora hotel, which has 15 circular bungalows with thatched roofs set in the garden near a swimming pool, sandy beach and lagoon.
The hotel restaurant is one of the best on the island and guests can enjoy delicious Creole, French and Malagasy influenced cuisine.
Activities include quad-biking excursions to see the pirates' graveyard, and Ambodifotatra, the island's tiny capital. Also available are snorkelling, diving and whale-watching trips, and there is a spa where an assortment of treatments and massages inspired by ancestral African traditions are on offer.
Isabel and Ra are our 'Princesse Bora Lodge & Spa' experts and as seasoned travellers they have the inside track on the most memorable adventures.
Pole Pole means ‘slowly, slowly’ in Swahili, and this laidback bolthole on Mafia Island is set in a shady, breezy spot facing the sea and overlooking the islands of Chole, Juani and Jibondo.
The seven spacious bungalow suites at this exclusive boutique eco-resort are set in amongst the coconut palms and have spectacular views overlooking the bay. Each is self-contained, built entirely out of wood, raised on stilts and has a wide veranda. There are also two bungalows with two bedrooms, ideal for families.
Food at Pole Pole is a diverse mix of traditions and cultures, using food primarily bought on the island in order to help the local fishermen and farmers. Swahili suppers are on offer once a week (or more if requested), and are truly delicious.
Facilities at the hotel include a swimming pool and massage centre, and there is plenty to do round and about Pole Pole and Mafia Island, such as snorkelling, diving and fishing. Excursions include a visit to Chole Island, the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the archipelago, to see the Comoro bats (a protected species of these fruit-eating flying fox); or to Juani Island to explore the Kua Ruins. The fishing-villages at Jibondo Island and Bwejuu Island, considered to be the most beautiful island in the archipelago, are also well worth the visit.
Alternatively, we think relaxing on Marimbani's dazzling white beach or swimming in the blue lagoon is equally as attractive.
Isabel is our 'Pole Pole' expert and as a seasoned traveller has the inside track on the most memorable adventures. |
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It is so hard to change because we are creatures of habit. Try switching your seat at the dining room table and you almost feel lost.
As we move into the new school year, it can get a bit tricky getting back into a routine with our children. Here are some ideas on how to help our kids transition smoothly while helping us maintain an even keel: Instead of “ Get out of bed right now!” Give children choices: “Do you
The President and His Rabbi: New Book Shines Light On Friendship Between President Bill Clinton and OU Kosher CEO Rabbi Menachem Genack
When his Republican opponents accused President Bill Clinton of flip-flopping between political positions he found solace in an unlikely place. It was a dvar Torah sent to him by Rabbi Menachem Genack, the CEO of the Orthodox Union’s Kosher Division and the rabbi of Congregation Shomrei Emunah in Englewood, NJ. In the note, Rabbi Genack laid
Chanukah is right around the corner and who doesn’t love Chanukah? Everyone enjoys the candles glowing in the window, playing dreidel, eating latkes and sufganiyot and lots of family parties. But many parents might dread Chanukah because of the pressure to buy their kids gifts. Oftentimes, parents feel their kids have too much and become
Rabbi Elefant, host of the most listened-to Daf shiur in the world, talks with Nachum Segal about the Daf Yomi cycle and the much anticipated start of Tractate Pesachim.
Excerpted from Rabbi Shmuel Goldin’s ‘Unlocking The Torah Text: An In-Depth Journey Into The Weekly Parsha- Vayikra’ Click here to buy the book Context In the midst of the Torah’s discussion concerning the festival cycle, immediately after the commandment concerning the Omer offering (a barley offering in the Temple which marks the beginning of the harvest |
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The Foundation’s Human Rights Program supports organizations within the U.S. that are advancing the U.S. domestic human rights movement where Overbrook has played a leadership role since 2005. It also continues its grantmaking to strengthen gender rights in the U.S. where it has a long history of support for women’s rights and LGBT rights efforts. Building the reproductive justice movement and advancing marriage equality for same-sex couples are currently the focuses of the gender rights program. Media reform and support of non-profit media continue to receive support for non-profit electronic and print media and efforts to reform the media landscape. In 2013, the Foundation established an initiative to support organizations working to reform the role of money in the domestic political landscape.
In the Latin America grantmaking program, the Foundation supports organizations defending human rights defenders and promoting gender rights. Specifically, gender rights organizations working to promote women’s rights and reproductive rights, as well as LGBT rights receive funding from Overbrook.
Over the past year the video card wars have been about performance as well as who is going to sell their card for less money. The constant rehashing of video cards and the ever constant price cutting, has really made this a buyer's market for video cards. If you want something better, just wait a month or two and your prayers will be answered. After seeing almost all the possible configurations on the HD4850 and HD 4870, models ATI has updated the lineup with the HD 4890 to compete with the GTX 2XX series cards from NVIDIA.
The PowerColor HD 4890 features the RV790XT core and is built on a 55nm process and contains close to 1 billion transistors, 800 processor cores, 1 GB of GDDR5 memory running through a 256bit bus. Clock speeds come in at 850MHz on the GPU core and 975 on the GDDR5 memory. For all intents and purposes this looks much like a well binned HD 4870 1GB video card. The question, is just how well will it perform and will it be the card to pull ATI back on top of the single GPU performance pile? Let's find out if it is the card.
The packaging of the PowerColor HD 4890 is smaller than many manufacturers packages. That is a plus when it comes to managing costs and competing in a price conscious environment. The front panel shows a warrior princess, the fact that the HD 4890 has 1GB of GDDR5 memory and Dual DVI and HDMI connectivity. The slogan at the bottom is "Mesmerizing 3D Graphics for True Gamers". The rear panel illustrates some of the technologies associated with the HD 4890 such as built-in HDMI sound, DX 10.1 support and CrossfireX.
Pulling the inner container out you can see that the card is tightly held in place by the packaging. Under the HD 4890 there is a divider that needs to be lifted to access the accessories.
The bundle of accessories that PowerColor includes contains the manual, DVI to D-Sub adapter, DVI to HDMI adapter HDTV to RCA and an HDTV to composite dongle. More than enough to get you connected to the display of your choosing. If you feel the need to join the ranks of people running a multi GPU graphics solution, there is a Crossfire Bridge connector included. |
I was afraid to purchase this online because sometimes the colors shown aren't always accurate but this beauty looks just like the picture! However, the bottom corner of the frame was damaged and came apart during shipping ( will return for replacement) Also, the delivery was very fast! I would recommend this print.
This Digital Photo Print is created whereby an image is digitally printed directly onto satin photographic paper using a large format printer. The Artwork is then mounted and framed with a protective glass cover. This artwork has been reproduced from the artists' original piece with written permission.
I loved the size of the print as well as the great quality! I absolutely love this print and am planning to purchase more. I will definitely share my wonderful experience with others.
This picture arrived completely shattered. Who eve thought it would be a good idea to wrap to picture frames together glass facing really didn’t think that thought through as both pictures were completely shattered.
The picture shown has a black square edge frame. I received a picture in a silver frame with rounded edges. The look is very different and does not suit my needs.
Chloe's love of dance started at Roz Avent Creative Dance (Bendigo) where she attended creative and contemporary dance classes for 15 years. She has also trained in R.A.D. ballet, Chinese and Indonesian cultural dance and circus, and has performed around Bendigo and regional Victoria with the Plum Blossom Chinese dance team and Mugi Rahayu Indonesian Gamelan and Dance.
Chloe has been assisting with and teaching dance classes since she was 15 years old. While studying Linguistics and Indonesian at the University of Melbourne she danced in original choreographic works as part of MudFest (a university arts festival) and in Bendigo with Punctum, as well as assisting at Over the Moon.
She enjoys yoga, martial arts, dance classes at Chunky Move and ballet classes at Elancé Adult Ballet. She holds a Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and Care and a Bachelor of Arts. |
Let’s talk travel to the Maldives – specifically to Angsana Velavaru. Just the seaplane ride there is awesomely breathtaking.
Watch the atolls dotting the blue-green ocean whizz by and then….white beaches, clear contrasting waters and exotic greenery draw closer and you just can’t wait to jump off into that heavenly place that is Angsana Velavaru.
Kick off those shoes and feel the warm, sun-kissed sand between your toes….this is the first feel of paradise for guests to the Maldives.
If you’ve seen the movie ‘Bounty’ you know just what we’re talking about. It feels as if the movie was shot here; it’s so beautiful. And it’s also intimate. So much so that you can walk from one end of the island to the other, enjoying dawn and sunset and everything in-between.
And what makes the resort super cool is the many unique details that separate it from the rest of the pack. We heard all about these from the resort’s General Manager Ahmed Zahir.
The lagoon of Angsana Velavaru is a catalyst in bringing about a totally new concept in the Maldives, which includes villas in the water that are fully separated from the mainland and also lay claim to their own individual infrastructure. So, in a way, these are each floating resorts within the main resort itself! How awesome is that!
Think exotic and this is it. Maldivian dhonis take you to and from your water villa and the mainland. The villas themselves are spectacular two-storey affairs that contain a bedroom and bathroom with ocean views on the ground floor, in addition to a living room and terrace with private pool and a truly out-of-this-world scenic decent into the water. It’s also pretty great that there’s a spacious gazebo included in the villa if you want to have a nice, romantic dinner. The second floor has an outdoor seating area for some much-needed relaxation.
Still, if you’re not much of a ‘water-under-your-feet’ kind of person and like some good, solid earth instead, the beachfront villas are just as good with private pool and every amenity you need.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Angsana Velavaru has everything you need. Even if you plan to get married there, it’s sure to be the wedding of your dreams. They have a chic oceanfront pavilion, but what really takes the cake is that they can even arrange an underwater wedding ceremony!
Ok, been there, done that – the plush marriage ceremony? Now with the kids in tow and you’re looking to catch a break right? Cool.
The Children’s Club will take them off your hands for a good while, and you needn’t worry because the people that handle the kids are experienced professionals.
So it’s the perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with the wife (or husband) by making a trip to the spa.
Then there are also the hundreds of activities at your disposal for the duration of your stay. Love sports that require more players? No problem; the hotel staff will join you. Yes, it’s that much fun!
More of a private person, are you? Do some diving then. Take an underwater tour even, that will allow you access to whale sharks, stingrays and the like. The resort has a team of professional divers who will be happy to tag along and help you with anything. They even give swimming lessons if you need to brush up on those skills.
Oh, and how did we not mention the food until now? That’s one of the many aspects of the resort that will keep you wanting to go back. From international first class cuisine to branded alcohol, you’re all set in the tummy department.
The resort’s three restaurants – Kaani which serves buffet breakfasts, lunches and dinners, the Azzurro Restaurant situated with the Water Villas where you can enjoy fine Italian cuisine, and Funa, serving seafood in the open air, which is perfect for romantic dinners and stands in the water on stilts – offer you a range of choices.
When we stayed at the resort, our OV Holidays client, Basil Modeling, shared his thoughts on the resort, with us. He said he stayed in one of the Water Villas with his partner, and they loved it! They looked for 100% relaxation and some great entertainment, and he says that’s just what they got.
He says they took the full-board option at the resort and enjoyed every minute of it. He went snorkeling and swimming to the reef and even played football in the evenings and took fishing trips and did lots of fun activities. You can read all about it on TripAdvisor.
Overall, Angsana Velavaru is a resort that you will never get tired of. It’s guaranteed that you will keep going back there. But don’t just take our word for it!
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They are very prompt and willing to go the extra mile to make your trip as hassle free as it can get from the point of arrival to departure! Thank you both! :) Thanks to Barun who was very meticulous on the group arrivals and departures!
The “GIG Economy” once referred to a labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contractse are turning to companies like Lyft or Grub Hub as their primary employment. Moreover, the GIG companies are exercising more and more control over those employees, which has greatly diminished the number of instances when the individual can properly be classified as an independent contractor.
With more and more GIG companies treating workers as employees rather than independent contractors, claims of unlawful wage and hour practices have skyrocketed.
In March 2018, the ride sharing company Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”) agreed to pay $1.95 million to a class of nearly 246,000 drivers. The settlement class consists of any driver that provided at least one ride in California at peak busy times from August 2014 to April 2017, when the app had allegedly incentivized drivers to drive prime-time hours by telling customers the premium “goes entirely to your driver.” That turned out not to be true. Lyft was still taking a commission surcharge.
The preliminary approval papers submitted by the parties urged the court to approve the settlement as it resulted from arm’s-length negotiations between the parties. The settlement provides $10,000 as an incentive award for the named plaintiffs and up to $650,000 in attorney fees for class counsel. To receive a settlement payment, class members must submit a claim form and calculate the number of non-refunded commissions on prime-time rides they are eligible to receive back.
Many states, such as California, have very strict laws about deductions from employees’ pay. The California Labor Code also requires employers to provide employees with accurate wage statements.
It is suspected that as new GIG companies form, wage and hour violations will persist in the industry. The ever changing employment landscape continues to uncover new violations of state and federal wage and hour laws. |
Consolidated sales of Adani Power, a part of Adani Group and engaged in generation of power has registered a growth of 17% to Rs 7181.54 crore for the quarter ended Sep 2018. But with 210 bps contraction in operating profit margin (OPM) to 32.4%, the growth at operating profit was restricted at 10% to Rs 2330.37 crore. After accounting for higher other income (up 86% to Rs 475.69 crore) the PBIDT was up by 18% to Rs 2806.06 crore. As interest and depreciation cost as proportion to operating profit stand lower, the PBT more than doubled (up 124%) to Rs 701.88 crore. After accounting for higher taxation, the PAT was up by just 22% to Rs 386.89 crore. Eventually the net profit (total comprehensive income) was up by 23% to Rs 387.36 crore.
Average PLF for Q2FY19 was about 65% compared to 63% in Q2FY18 and this is largely due to better coal availability and strong demand from DISCOMs.
Revenue from operations was up by 17% to Rs 7181.54 crore largely due to additional revenue recognition on account of change in law compensation for domestic coal shortfall.
268.24 crore during the quarteContraction in operating margin is largely due to higher power purchase cost and other expenditure. The fuel cost as proportion to sales was lower by 150 bps to 55.5% and the staff cost was down by 20 bps to 1.2%. The power purchase cost was up by 190 bps to 3.3% and that of other expenses were higher by 170 bps to 7.5%.
Other income was up by 86% to Rs 475.69 crore. Other income include Rs 52.34 crore pertain to claim received from the insurance company towards business interruptions loss incurred in UPCL. With interest cost stand higher by 1% to Rs 1406.72 crore. The increase in finance cost was primarily due to higher borrowing during the quarter, which was partially offset by gains on forex hedges. The depreciation was up by 3% to Rs 697.46 crore and thus the PBT before EO more than doubled (up 124%) to Rs 701.88 crore. EO was nil for the quarter as well as corresponding previous period. Thus, the PBT after EO was Rs 701.88 crore, a jump of 124%.
The taxation was a provision of Rs 314.99 crore compared to a write back of Rs 3.50 crore in the corresponding previous period. Thus the PAT was up by 22% to Rs 386.89 crore.
Consolidated sale for the period was down by 6% to Rs 11011.22 crore. The sales include 813.93 crore during the half yeaWith OPM expand by 20 bps to 31.7%, the fall at operating profit moderated at 5% to Rs 3489.13 crore. Though OI stood higher, the interest and depreciation cost as proportion to operating profit stood higher and thus it was a loss of Rs 51.24 crore at PBT level compared to a loss of Rs 140.60 crore in the corresponding previous period. After accounting for higher taxation (as provision of Rs 387.02 crore against a write back of Rs 4.64 crore in corresponding previous period) the loss at PAT level magnified to Rs 438.26 crore compared to a loss of Rs 135.96 crore in the corresponding previous period.
Gautam Adani, Chairman of Adani Power, commenting on the financial performance has said, We are pleased to note the progress in ensuring sustainable operations of the Mundra power plant, with the Hon'ble Supreme Court permitting the Gujarat Government to approach the CERC for implementation of recommendations made by the High Power Committee. We have also received other important Regulatory and judicial approvals for compensation claims of our projects at Tiroda and Kawai. With the quick ramp up of coal supplies under SHAKTI, we firmly believe that these developments will help the plants achieve cash flow certainty and improvement in longterm profitability. We remain committed to our goal of catering to India's growing power demand and contributing significantly to its economic growth.
# Engineering and Construction activity being substantially seasonal EPS for quarter/ half year was not calculated
I found myself out of town essentially every weekend in September and October largely due to travel with the high school coed mountain bike team and travel to Superior Hiking Trail Association trail clearing weekends. I'd return Sunday evenings, worn but refreshed from days spent in the fall sunshine, trampling through the woods to cheer or chop, Sherpa or shovel, replete with stories of new acquaintances made and old friendships rekindled.
At first, Mr PQ held down the home front with the usual grace he affords my little weekend outings, generally teachings the boys to be manly men with hot wing challenges and late night video game duals. But, by about the third week of September, I noticed a subtle change. At first it was things, like a shipment of pine scented beard oil landing on our front door step from CanYouHandleBar. What? He said it was a market research product from a company with which we are loosely affiliated. Then, a parcel from Duluth Trading Company arrived holding a snuggle worthy flannel shirt. No complaints here, but Mr PQ is generally more a Banana Republic guy. Weekend after weekend passed and a subtle suspicion began to creep into the back of my mind. More parcels from Duluth Trading, more beard-care products. Mr PQ whistling off to work, his Red Wing leather boots tromping off into the frost covered world, most assuredly up to something. Twenty five years of faithfulness and respect toward our marriage had me assured that it wasn't another woman, but clearly something was going on in the recesses of that man's brain.
Whoever said "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" forgot to mention that it also makes the "id" go crazy. I was beginning to fear that with no Mrs PQ around during the non-work weekend hours Mr PQ was slipping into a plaid shirt induced psychosis. It was time for a confrontation. I awoke Sunday morning, a fire crackling in the stove, Mr PQ pipe in hand, reading on the sofa, ultimately confirming my worse fears. It was the matching plaid shirt on top of another plaid shirt that gave him away.
(I wrote that in all caps and exclamation points for the benefit of my FB and texting friends who presume that this is the only method for conveying emotional angst and vigor)
But back to Mr PQ. Yes, the man has turned into a complete Lumbersexual. Including his own Instagram account he just started. If you don't believe me, read some of the rules he's devised, and try to dispute the facts. Here are a few of his new 'Rules of a Lumbersexual'.
3. The only time plaid is not worn is when wearing a suit, tie and cafe racer motorcycle #gentlemansride
Whenever Siri sasses me, as she is frequently wont to do, my rejoinder is inevitably that of Linus, as spoken to his femme fatale, in A Charlie Brown Christmas, “Jezebel was the evil wife of king Ahab in the Old Testament. In II Kings, it says that her servants threw her out the window and she landed on her head.”
Just as Linus’ new love interest was intent on keeping him guessing, so Siri Apple Watch changes identities faster then Ilsa Faust in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. (Loved this character!) Last week, Siri and her Activity Watch app went all in as psychotic personal trainer. Mr. PQ and I took some much-needed time away, reviving ourselves in the brilliant, blue-sky town of Breckenridge, CO. While Apple Watch granted me 9 minutes of heart pounding exercise for 2 hours of bear climbing up a bowl with a 40 percent grade, Mr. PQ was gifted 40 minutes just for ambling down the street to the local coffee shop. 12 minutes for a 3-hour rigorous ascent of Baldy Mountain, while Mr. PQ received 10 minutes for commuting up the jeep trail. She keeps this up and she will not be getting an upgrade to her wardrobe compliments of our new Pad & Quill Apple Watch Bands.
Who will be getting an upgrade is my new Pad & Quill Backpack. We humped our haversacks over miles of rock and trail, ascending to the highest chairlift in North America, and they performed sublimely. My PQ backpack is now to be named my Favorite Daypack for Adventures. While I generally carry a Camelbak trail running pack, I was very happy with how my Pad & Quill pack performed in rucking my hydration and nutrition in addition to extra layers and sundries up and down the mountain trails. While not suitable for a multi day trail excursion (we are working on accessories to enhance that ability) I was pleased with the overall balance and adjustability of this pack. Unlike its nylon/synthetic counterpart, this leather and wax canvas creation will not be worn out by years of rugged use, weather, and the occasional tumble down a cliff. A good backpack is an investment, and my field research tells me this one is worth every dime.
This entry was posted in Apple Watch, Apple Watch accessories, Apple Watch Bands, Family, Leather Backpack and tagged Apple Watch Bands, Colorado, leather backpack, Siri on August 6, 2015 by Kari (Mrs. PQ). |
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Academic achievement is as much about hope, self-regulation and curiosity as it is about intelligence, according to an expert from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education.
As students start a new university year, Associate Professor Lea Waters says they have more control over their academic outcomes than many believe.
“Most people think of academic achievement as purely a result of intelligence,” explains Associate Professor Waters, an expert in positive psychology. “But in fact new research is showing academic achievement is strongly influenced by personal strengths and positive practice.”
In particular, says Associate Professor Waters, the personal strengths of hope, self-regulation and curiosity predict academic achievement.
“Hope encourages goal setting,” she says. “When people set goals they make a regular effort to achieve them, and are also more able to recover from setbacks.
“Self-regulation encourages disciplined behaviour like setting a weekly timetable and sticking to it. In fact, self-regulation is a stronger factor in predicting academic success than intelligence. And curiosity is important because – as obvious as it sounds – being interested in your studies is key to academic success.”
“When we feel good we think more clearly; our levels of dopamine increase, which assists in attention, focus and memory” Associate Professor Waters explains. “So taking half an hour to go for a walk or see a friend for coffee strengthens our capacity for learning academic content at uni.”
Adopt a positive mindset and hunt for the good, no matter how small – this helps put life’s challenges into perspective.
“The wonderful thing we are learning from research is that really simple practises can enhance our wellbeing and academic achievement,” she says. “Best of all, these practises can be learned.” |
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Located on the corner of Eisenhower and Madison in Loveland, Palmer Flowers Loveland is a recent additional to our family of stores. This location serves loveland and surrouding areas with premium retail florist products and services. With thirteen display cooler doors, we have the widest selection of flowers and unique arrangements of any flower shop in Loveland!
Our newly remodeled showroom continues the Palmer Flowers tradition of convenient, one stop shopping. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff will help you select from a variety of gorgeous flowers, silk botanicals, plants and one of a kind flower arrangements. Plus, this location offers convenient flower delivery service to areas never before serviced by Palmer Flowers such as Johnstown, Milliken and Berthoud.
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SEXY + AFFORDABLE = HAPPY SHOPPER true to picture!! FIT great! Haven't worn it, so I have no picture but I love it. Perfect happy colors for some summer fun!! |
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Organizations throughout the Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, and Wheeling areas can count on Paycor for their payroll and human resource software needs. The online HR platform is easy to use and can be accessed anytime making it ideal for the retail, medical, and professional services industries. |
A National Park fishing permit is required. Permits may be purchased at the Visitor Reception Centre in Fort Smith or Fort Chipewyan.
Fishing is generally poor in Wood Buffalo National Park. The shallow, muddy lakes are not good habitat for fish and many of the deeper karst lakes, which are fed from groundwater springs, do not have the inflow or outflow channels which fish need for spawning. Whitefish, northern pike, walleye and goldeye are found in moderate numbers in the large rivers of the Park, although the muddy and silty waters make fishing difficult. |
Conventional strain sensors are based on strain gage technology. In order to effectively measure the strain values in a force or load measurement application, a full, 4 element strain gage bridge circuit is utilized. The configuration is known as a Wheatstone Bridge Circuit. A Wheatstone Bridge has a very linear output in it’s midrange. That being considered +100% to -100% of range. Unfortunately, a Wheatstone Bridge becomes non-linear above the upper and lower extremes of range. Therefore, significant errors can result above the end points when attempting to take precision measurements. It is particularly important to take accurate measurements in some R&D or control applications. To avoid the mentioned error issues, PCB manufactures quartz piezoelectric strain sensors that output the same mV/microstrain sensitivity throughout the entire useful range. Thus, accuracy is improved and control requirements are enhanced that may occur at positive extremes of the measurement range. The models RHM240 and model 740B02 series sensors are the strain sensors for these applications.
according to Tuesday data from Canaccord Genuity.
The stats, however, aren't all that shocking, since most Apple fans are likely waiting for the next-gen iPhone instead of buying the now 10-month-old iPhone 4S. Apple today sent out invites for a Sept. 12 press event, which is expected to include the launch of the next-gen iPhone.
Those iPhone sales losses were Samsung's gain. The Samsung Galaxy S III was a top-selling phone at all four U.S. carriers, followed by the iPhone 4S , the HTC One, the Samsung Galaxy S II, and the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, Canaccord analyst T. Michael Walkley wrote in a note to investors.
Walkley cited "channel checks" in his report. "Overall, September quarter smartphone sales are tracking in line with our expectations for modestly improved sequential global sales growth," he wrote.
RIM and Nokia did not benefit from the slow Apple sales. Canaccord's checks found "weaker sales for the Nokia Lumia 900 at AT&T" and "minimal" BlackBerry sales at all four U.S. carriers. Low-end and mid-tier Android smartphones from Nokia and RIM, however, continued to gain global market share.
The Galaxy S III, meanwhile, managed to steal share from RIM and Nokia in Europe. Walkley also found "disappointing" HTC One sales.
The upcoming quarter, of course, could blow everything out of the water. In addition to the new iPhone, we also have events from Nokia and Motorola tomorrow and HTC later this month.
For more, see PCMag's reviews of the iPhone 4S and Galaxy S III. Also check out PCMag's latest rumor roundup, as well as our "Top Apple iPhone 5 Rumors, Shot Down" slideshow below.
Here at PCMag, we get multiple pitches for new mobile apps every day. Most fall into tried-and-true categories—another recipe app, or another twist on a game category. But every once in a while, we'll see one that stands out as original and compelling.
Lightt is such an app. It lets you create a visual timeline that you can share publicly or with chosen contacts, who can access your entire stream from the cloud at any time. The free app is available on the iTunes App Store starting today, but an invitation is required. You can get one by heading to
You could think of Lightt as an Instagram for video, though that's not totally accurate, since the video isn't enhanced, and in fact, isn't even actually video: Lightt has you take a quick series of stills and plays them back in sequence, for a flipbook effect. The updated Color app serves a similar function, but unlike its discrete, unedited 60-second posts, Lightt produces a skimmable record stringing all your posts together. Lightt also dispenses with audio where Color includes it.
Here's how it works: You tap Lightt's camera icon on your iPhone, creating what's called "highlights" (just one "t" this time). Once you decide whether you want the capture to be public or just visible to friends, it's uploaded to the cloud and added to a continuous stream of your highlights. Other users can subscribe to your life-stream to see what you've been up to by looking at your "channel."
Lightt also includes its own social features instead of just relying on Facebook. You could think of it as an animated version of your Facebook Timeline. Its social component allows commenting, favoriting with hearts, and the kind of friend-of-friend exploration that's so addictive to Instagram users.
As with Twitter, you can "follow" anyone on Lightt who's made a public profile, and the consequences for this could be pretty far-reaching: Imagine all the Justin Bieber fans being privy to regular video life highlights of their idol. The same goes for any other celebrities or public figures who care to create a Lightt channel.
PCMag sat down with Lightt CEO and co-founder Alex Mostoufi recently for a preview of the new app/service. "Lightt is a forever visual stream of my life," said the sage-like Mostoufi. "Life is a continuum, so why should it end after you take [the video]? Imagine if I could show you every single birthday you and your friends had, right now, in dynamic motion pictures. It's never been done before."
Mostoufi also noted that Lightt is not just an app, but also an infrastructure that allows quick download and swiping through contacts' visual histories, all the way from the start. But taking its front end and back end pieces as a whole, it's about creating a new communication medium. "We're really about the medium we're creating," said Mostoufi. "It's a very powerful medium from a communication standpoint. And we're already seeing the effects of it from testing this for over a year."
For now, Lightt is iPhone-only, and company reps wouldn't tell me what other platforms might be in the works. For more information and to try it out for yourself, head to the App Store or Lightt's own website. And look for a full review on PCMag soon.
Apple Insider today reported that Amazon has pulled a homepage advertisement that slammed the iPad mini after discovering that its diss was factually incorrect.
Amazon has already made it abundantly clear how it feels about Apple's new iPad mini, but was the retail giant too quick to judge?
Earlier this week, Amazon posted a spec comparison between the iPad mini and Kindle Fire HD on its homepage. It touted the $199 Kindle Fire HD's "stunning display," and said the Kindle Fire HD had a higher number of pixels per inch (216 vs. 163) than the iPad mini, the ability to watch HD movies, and dual stereo speakers instead of the mono ones on the iPad mini.
Not so fast, Amazon. When the first iPad mini reviews were published last night, it was revealed that the new tablet actually has stereo speakers — an upgrade from former models, all of which sport a single mono speaker.
The ad hit Amazon's website Monday, but was removed today. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
As TUAW noted this week, Amazon also neglected to mention some features the iPad mini has but the Fire HD does not, including a rear-facing camera, a 64GB model, a 3G/4G LTE option, and 275,000 of Apple's tablet-optimized apps.
The iPad mini starts at $329 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version, while the Kindle Fire HD costs $199 for the same-size device. Customers in a hurry to start browsing their tablet may have better luck with Amazon; Apple's new products now have a several-week wait time.
To find out how the tablets really stack up, check out iPad Mini vs. Kindle Fire HD vs. Nexus 7: Small Tablet Showdown, as well as PCMag's review of the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD.
Krebs on Security reports that the company "may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards" hitting the digital black market.
Home Depot said Tuesday that it is investigating "some unusual activity" on its computer networks following a report by Krebs on Security that the company "may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that went on sale this morning in the cybercrime underground."
The company has not confirmed that an attack took place nor that any customer payment information was stolen. But in the wake of the massive Target breach last December and estimates that upwards of 1,000 businesses in the United States may have been infected with sensitive data-pilfering Backoff malware this year, this tale is becoming all too familiar.
"At this point, I can confirm that we're looking into some unusual activity and we are working with our banking partners and law enforcement to investigate," a Home Depot spokesperson told Reuters.
The Krebs on Security blog reported earlier in the day that sources from financial institutions said "two massive new batches of stolen cards" had been made available on Tuesday in an underground marketplace associated with previous data heists, including the Target breach.
The blog speculated that the purported Home Depot breach may "extend across all 2,200 Home Depot stores in the United States" in an attack that may date back to as early as late April.
"[T]his breach could be many times larger than Target, which had 40 million credit and debit cards stolen over a three-week period," Krebs on Security said.
"The potential breach at Home Depot feels like deja vu in the wake of Target's massive breach last year. The reported extent and timeline dating back to April and May of this year would indicate a similar type of incident to Target where attackers were able to get onto the network to siphon off large amounts of data without being detected," HyTrust co-founder and president Eric Chiu said.
"This should be another major wake up call to every company that insider threats are the main cause of breaches, especially given the connected world we live in and the concentrated data center environments that are a gold mine for attackers. These breaches are no longer a security or IT issue, but rather a business issue given the potential of massive losses and brand damage. |
For anyone whose work follows them wherever they go (and whose doesn't?), a remote-access solution is an easy sell. With a remote-access tool, your office computer can be reached from home, your home computer can be reached from the office, and both can be reached from your hotel in Omaha or Maui or wherever you happen to be. Remote access means nothing ever gets left behind--except maybe your laptop.
Best of all, a good remote-access tool doesn't have to cost you a dime. There are plenty of good free tools available, and some of them are downright excellent. In this review, I examine seven of the most popular free remote-access tools available for Windows and, in four cases, Mac users. Many of the free tools listed here also have paid versions that offer additional features (such as support for remote printing) or licensing (extra host computers or clients). For some users, the paid version will be the only true option.
As you read about each tool, you'll notice that I put a lot of emphasis on remote printing. I rely on remote-access tools on a daily basis, and in most cases I need to be able to print to my remote PC. For someone that just wants to check their home/office e-mail account or view documents from outside the office, all of the utilities here will work fine. But for those trying to get some serious work done, remote printing may be the deal breaker.
Let's face it, nothing is more patriotic than spending a few benjamins on pyrotechnics to set off on the fourth day of the seventh month of every year.
For your Fourth of July enjoyment, we rounded up a few fireworks-related YouTube videos. It goes without saying: Don't try this at home, kids.
Our first video comes from YouTube user mandee9654. Apparently mandee's circle of influence never really enjoyed fireworks events, so they decided to take matters into their own hands. The group set up a rig with 500 30-shot fireworks and recorded the ensuing 1500-shot display.
Video two answers the question: What happens to illegal fireworks after they are confiscated by law enforcement? New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, and Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano warned residents of the dangers of fireworks (which are illegal in the Big Apple) via the NYPD's YouTube channel.
In the video below, around 5000 pounds of confiscated fireworks are destroyed (a.k.a. blown up) in the middle of the day at a NYPD firing range in the Bronx. YouTube user tairod asks "Why would you not do this at night?"
Apparently Wisconsin is known for more than its cheese. In a 2006 Fireworks Convention, two world records were broken according to this video. Merrebma posted a three-minute video of what he or she says is the most firecrackers lit in one megastring and the most firecrackers in one superstring.
This video comes from FusedWaffles. In it two men bag up 6,000 "Pop Pops" and drop them off the top of an old warehouse. Needless to say, the video ends with bang.
The last video in our roundup is a firework point of view posted by jeremiahjw. Jeremiah attached an HD wideangle camera to several fireworks to create the montage. A few commenters said it was picked up by Good Morning America.
Google+ is not even two weeks old yet and is already becoming a social networking favorite among early adopters.
Estimates for the social network's user base run as high as 5 million, websites are quickly adopting the +1 button, and the service is getting accolades from critics. It's not clear if Google+ is here to stay yet or will end up another piece of refuse in Google's social networking trash heap along with Buzz, Wave, and Orkut. But for now things are looking up for Google's latest social experiment.
If you haven't signed up yet, or haven't been able to, here's a look at five notable developments that have already happened on Google+.
Digg Founder Kevin Rose announced on Saturday that he was forwarding his own domain, to his Google+ page, essentially moving his online activity to the new network.
Tom Anderson, cofounder of MySpace, has an extensive presence on Google+. Anderson even used Google+ to write a blog post praising Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the company's recent Skype integration. Even Zuckerberg himself, the reigning king of social networks, reportedly has a Google+ presence; however, with six Mark Zuckerbergs to choose from, I'll leave it to you to figure out which one is the real deal.
Google+ has some dedicated users who have already banded together to create a tips and tricks guide on Google Docs called Google+: A Collaborative Document.
The document is more than 40 pages long and covers topics such as creative ways to use circles, privacy tips, how to send private messages, and an extensions guide for Chrome and Safari. The guide is currently in English, but is being translated into Chinese, German and Russian.
Google+ may have a long way to go to challenge Facebook's dominance, but the social network is already taking a run at Twitter, according to an online report.
BrightEdge, an SEO platform for businesses, says there are already more Google+ share buttons (known as the +1 button) on the web than Twitter sharing plugins. Among the 10,000 most heavily trafficked websites around 4.5 percent have +1 buttons, while only 2.1 percent have Twitter buttons.
Of course, both of those numbers pale in comparison to Facebook's various sharing plugins at 20 percent of the top websites. Google announced +1 in March and made buttons for third-party sites available in early June.
Enterprises are reportedly anxious to get into Google+ and the company plans to open up its social experiment to business pages in the near future.
Once that happens, you have to wonder if Google Offers, the search giant's answer to Facebook Deals and Groupon, might also expand into Google+.
For a while there, Google+'s habit of suddenly turning on and off its invites feature was getting annoying.
Early users also complained they would invite friends, but by the time your buddies actually got around to checking out the service, Google+ wouldn't be accepting new sign-ups. It's not the most welcoming message if you want to get new users.
But the invites situation appears to have stabilized, at least for the moment. The link to invite people to join Google+ has remained in place since Saturday.
Searching your car's change compartment for quarters may soon become obsolete in New York City, where plans are underway to let drivers pay parking meters by cellphone.
The city has put out a request for proposals for a pilot pay-by-phone program, which could be rolled out by the spring. The idea is to let motorists associate their phones with a credit or debit card, dial a number when they park and pay by increments over the phone. The system would be able to alert people when they're about to run out of time.
New York City wouldn't be the first to experiment with pay-by-phone parking meters. A company called Verrus offers pay-by-phone service in more than 30 U.S. cities and throughout Canada and Europe. Verrus even offers iPhone and Android apps that can quickly register new users and locate parked vehicles on a map. Washington D.C., currently operates the largest pay-by-phone parking system in the United States.
Still, New York City would be the largest city -- and, some might argue, the city with the most ruthless meter attendants -- to implement the service. According to the New York Post, the city is mainly trying to make parking more convenient for motorists, although there's also an ulterior motive: with each parking session tied to a specific account, an automated system can enforce hard time limits on parking spaces. Parking enforcers can also instantly check a meter to see whether the car is parked legally.
Despite the possibility of stricter enforcement, I'm all for this idea. All too often, I've either underestimated or overestimated the amount of parking time needed, and would love to refill the meter remotely by smartphone. My change compartment never has enough quarters anyway. |
Painted brass, painted stainless steel, piano wire, water. Base - recycled wood. 450 x 150 x 150mm (including base)
Painted brass, painted stainless steel, piano wire, water, ACM mirror. Base - recycled wood. 450 x 150 x 150mm (including base)
A beautiful 1,200 square foot daylight or complete black-out studio with a 500 square foot shoot kitchen and client area, 16 foot ceilings and 2,500 square foot open sky rooftop with shoot platforms. The shooting studio boasts (2) 10 foot square skylights with a 23 foot wide Cyclorama on one end and unique Cinder Block walls on the other end. This is not your typical "white box" studio. The space is used predominantly for film and photo shoots. It's not an official "sound stage" but extremely quiet for capturing audio. Our newly-renovated Gourmet Shoot Kitchen now features contemporary grey cabinetry and a large portable butcher block island. Comes complete with a 6 burner Stainless Viking range with convection oven, a mobile Bertazzoni stainless gas oven/range, Viking refrigerator, dishwasher and other amenities. Pots, pans, cooking utensils, microwave, blenders, food processors, etc., are all included to round out your shoot or event. Recent Clients include: Refinery29, The Food Network, Nat Geo TV, Men's Journal Magazine, Men's Fitness, Conde Nast, Hearst Publications, Thirdlove, Women's Wear Daily, Buzzfeed, and many more!
Smoking is not allowed inside the space but is allowed on the rooftop. Liability Insurance and Party insurance, especially when serving alcohol, is always required.If studio is left in unacceptable condition, additional cleaning fees will be charged to GuestOLICIES: CANCELLATIONS AND OVERTIME Cancellations must be in writing. If cancellation is received at least 5 business days prior to first date booked, Guest shall remain responsible for 25% of the daily rate for each day booked and confirmed herein. If written notice of cancellation is received less than 5 days prior to the first date booked, Guest shall be responsible for 100% of daily rate for each day booked. Payment in full is due before or on the day of studio rental. Overtime encompasses any time outside of the scheduled booking hours. The client is responsible for paying for the time used. STUDIO CLEANLINESS Guest agrees to leave the Premises and all contents and fixtures, including all kitchen appliances and utensils in the same condition as they were when Renter arrived. All items brought to the Premises by Guest are to be removed by Guest the day of their rental (i.e., Sets, Props, Client Owned Equipment). Any arrangement to leave anything in the studio beyond the day of the Guest's rental MUST be agreed to in writing prior to your rental date. All tape used on the floor must be removed prior to leaving the studio. TRASH REMOVAL There’s a maximum of 2 trash bags included in your rental rate. Additional bags will be charged at the rate of $5 per bag. All trash bags must not be fully stuffed and easily lifted out of the garbage bins. Any food items left in the bins must be distributed so as to not heavily laden the trash bins. If there will be more than 5 trash bags full of garbage in total, special pickup arrangements need to be made prior to your rental date by contacting us in writing so we can arrange the special pickups for an additional fee. Items left after 7 days will be assumed abandoned and may be discarded or kept by the Company for Company use, with no compensation due the renter, at the discretion of the Company. If Guest does not return Premises to the order and cleanliness found when Guest arrived, Company will charge at minimum, a $250 cleaning fee. RECYCLABLES All recyclables must be tended to. Cans, plastic and bottles must be placed in the provided recycle bins. Please empty all liquids prior to placing in recycle bins. Any seamless paper, cardboard, boxes, production materials (paper, etc.) must be cut up and taped up in a condensed orderly fashion prior to you leaving the studio. STUDIO DAMAGE The Guest accepts responsibility for any & all damage to the walls, floors, equipment, fixtures, appliances, couches, props & anything housed or affixed on or inside the studio during the time of their booking. The Guest is responsible for replacing any missing or damaged equipment as well as returning the studio to the same condition as it was at the beginning of their rental. INSURANCE In all cases, the Host requires a certificate of Liability Insurance. If you’re in need of a policy, please visit: TCP Insurance to receive insurance quotes. All Certificates of Insurance (COI) must list the Host as the “Certificate Holder” & “Additional Insured” for the certificates to be valid.
Space #3: The Salon 3 Quality Spaces in Wicker Park’s Iconic Flat Iron Arts Building. Ideal for Performances, Rehearsals, Events, Readings, and Classes. Collaboraction Studios is located in the Flat Iron Arts Building at Wicker Park’s famous “6 Corners,” one of Chicago’s most popular nightlife destinations. There are over 20 restaurants and bars in walking distance and an enormous variety of retail shops and other amenities. Our building is home to many world-class artists and serves as a mecca of creativity and collaboration within our community. General Information & Guidelines For our Pentagon Theater • Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building. • Concessions must be operated by an approved Collaboraction staff member or affiliate. • Sale of alcohol of any kind is not permitted. All concessions transactions occur on a suggested donation basis. • Collaboraction is a shared space within a public arts building. While we make every effort to provide secure storage for our renters, Collaboraction is not responsible for lost or stolen goods. • Renters are responsible for removing all possessions at the end of the rental period. Any items left on Collaboraction premises for more than two weeks following departure will become property of Collaboraction. Location Transportation Flat Iron Arts Building Damen Blue Line 1579 N Milwaukee Ave, 3rd Fl. Milwaukee, North, & Damen CTA buses Chicago, IL 60622 Street Parking Valet parking available across the street Facility • 480 square feet of performance space • Max Capacity: 55 • Flexible stadium-style seating • ADA compliant • Freight elevator available upon appointment • Portable bar and box office Features • Basic work lights, general wash for visibility and sound • Theatrical lighting equipment not included, but may be rented at steeply discounted rates from our partners at AV Chicago • Front of House/Concessions operations negotiable Rates Rehearsals/Hour: • Commercial $40; Nonprofit $25 • 4-hour minimum for all rehearsal rentals • Full rent due on first day of rental • 50% deposit due on signing for rehearsal bookings totaling more than 12 hours Performances/Night: • Sun-Weds: Commercial $300; Nonprofit $150 • Thurs-Sat: Commercial $400; Nonprofit $250 • Includes exclusive use of space from 5pm-12am (times are negotiable) • 50% security deposit due at signing; full rent due at beginning of rental period Performances/Week: • Commercial $1,200; Nonprofit $800 • Includes 24/7 access during first rental week for load-in/tech • Remaining rental weeks include four scheduled performances per week. May be evenings or matinees. Additional performances negotiable; fees apply. • 2 weeks’ security deposit due at signing; Weekly rent is due each Monday during run. Special Events & Parties, Daily/Nightly: • Sun-Weds: $550 Commercial, $300 Nonprofit • Thurs-Sat: $400-$800 Commercial, $250-$500 Nonprofit (price dependent on time of booking) • Includes one 8-hr block of time that includes setup and cleanup • $500 security deposit due at signing; full rent due on day of event |
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