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34 Cannabis Plants Found Growing in Flower Beds at the Vermont Capitol
Posted 12:25 PM, July 12, 2019, by CNN Wire
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont's Capitol Police have quite the mystery on their hands after a visitor pointed out a possible cannabis plant growing in the flower beds on the front lawn.
An officer inspected the lawn Monday and found what is believed to be either a hemp or marijuana plant. Chief Matthew Romei said they found 34 immature plants that are too young to differentiate.
The genetic differences between hemp and marijuana are whether the plant has the potential to change your mental state, according to a University of Minnesota study.
Further lab testing would be needed to figure out what the plants are, but Romei said the department has no plans to test them because it isn't pursuing a criminal case.
"We also have no thoughts on why someone would plant it," the department said. "But if anyone wants to claim it and let us know why they planted it, we are happy to listen."
Vermont was the first state to legalize recreational marijuana through legislature as opposed to by ballot in 2018 and legalized medicinal marijuana in 2004.
Adults who are at least 21 are allowed to have up to 1 ounce of marijuana. If you want to grow, you're not allowed to have more than two mature marijuana plants and four immature marijuana plants, according to state law. A person convicted of breaking these laws can face up to six months of jail time or be fined $500.
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LIMA, Peru (AP) Peru President Martin Vizcarra wants state authorities to help Paolo Guerrero try to overturn a doping ban which forces the national team captain to miss the country's first World Cup in 36 years.
Vizcarra asked the government and Peru's ambassador to Switzerland on Wednesday to be ready to help Guerrero challenge his ban at the Swiss supreme court.
Guerrero can ask federal judges to study a ruling announced on Monday by the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport which banned him until January for a positive test for cocaine metabolites.
The sports court extended FIFA's six-month ban which expired this month to 14 months, ruling the 34-year-old forward out of the tournament in Russia.
The CAS said its panel accepted that Guerrero did not intend to drink contaminated tea, and that it was not performance enhancing at a World Cup qualifying game last October. The judges' full verdict explaining the decision has yet to be published.
The Swiss Federal Tribunal can intervene if legal process was abused. It could give an interim order before Peru's World Cup program starts on June 16.
Peru is drawn in a group with Denmark, France and Australia.


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Biografia
Specialista delle distanze di mezzofondo prolungato (5.000 e 10.000) è stato il vincitore dei 5.000 metri nel campionato europeo under 23 a Turku e del campionato mondiale universitario a Catania nel 1997.
Cresciuto agonisticamente nel gruppo veneto Becher San Giacomo, attualmente milita nelle Fiamme Oro Padova, la squadra sportiva della Polizia di Stato.

Ha iniziato a correre giovanissimo allenato da Giuseppe Mattiello, prima di farsi seguire da Mauro Franzero, Gianfranco Sommaggio ed ora da Vincenzo De Luca. È approdato nelle file della nazionale italiana nel 1993 quando si classificò 5º al campionato europeo juniores nei 5.000 metri in pista. Nonostante l'attività a stagioni alterne per via di alcuni problemi fisici ha finora collezionato 22 presenze nella nazionale italiana di atletica. Il suo talento è comunque dimostrato dagli eccellenti risultati ottenuti nelle categorie giovanili.

Presenze in nazionale in pista
1994
7º campionato mondiale juniores 10.000 metri e finalista nei 5.000
1997
11º eurochallenge Barakaldo il 5 aprile con 28:15'29"
1º campionato mondiale universitario Catania nei 5.000 metri
1º campionato europeo under23 a Turku il 13 luglio nei 5.000 metri
5º giochi del mediterraneo nei 10.000 metri
1998
12º campionato europeo Budapest il 25 agosto nei 10.000 metri con 28:43'23"
1999
9º eurochallenge Barakaldo il 10 aprile 10.000 metri 27:57'66"
2001
8º giochi del mediterraneo Tunisi 11 settembre 5.000 metri 14:13'90"
2002
11º eurochallenge Camaiore 6 aprile 10.000 metri 28:22'06"
5º coppa Europa Annecy 23 giugno 3.000 metri 8:03'28"
2005
7º giochi del mediterraneo Almeria 5.000 metri 13:56'95"

Record personali
10.000 metri 27:57'66" a Barakaldo il 10 aprile 1999;
Mezza maratona (21,097 km) 1h05'03" a Treviso il 10 settembre 2000, 2º classificato.

Palmarès

Principali vittorie in corse su strada
1995 Casalserugo (PD), 26 dicembre
1999 Onara di Tombolo (PD), 12 settembre
2000 Ponte in Valtellina (SO), 25 aprile
2003 Paseggia (PD), 25 maggio

Campionati nazionali
1997 5.000 metri 14:00'92"
2005 5.000 metri Bressanone 14:03'99"

Presenze in nazionale corsa campestre
1994
25º campionato mondiale junior 67º mondiale junor
1997
40º campionato mondiale Torino 23 marzo 2º italiano
1998
54º campionato mondiale Marrakech (Mar)
1999
11º coppa campioni Lisbona il 31 gennaio
7º campionato mondiale militare Mayport (Usa) Florida il 25 febbraio
36º campionato mondiale cross corto Belfast 27 marzo 3º italiano
51º campionato europeo Velenje (Cro) 12 dicembre
2000
5º coppa campioni San Sebastian (Spa) 30 gennaio
7º campionato mondiale militare Algeri 24 febbraio
42º campionato mondiale Vilamoura (Por) 19 marzo
35º campionato europeo Malmö (Sve) 10 dicembre 3º italiano
2002
33º campionato mondiale cross corto Dublino 24 marzo
2005
33º campionato mondiale cross corto Sant Galmier (Fra) 19 marzo 1º italiano

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., Minister for Justice and Equality, together with the United Kingdom Home Secretary Theresa May, has today formally launched the British-Irish Visa Scheme at an event held at the Irish Embassy in London.
The British-Irish Visa Scheme will facilitate nationals requiring a short-stay visa to travel freely within the Common Travel Area using a single visa issued by either Ireland or the UK.
This will mean that tourists, business visitors and other eligible visitors will be able, for the first time, to visit both the UK and Ireland, including moving freely between north and south of the island of Ireland on a single visa.
Minister Fitzgerald stated: "It is truly remarkable, and a potent symbol of the transformation in British Irish relations, that the Home Secretary and I are today jointly launching an initiative of unprecedented cooperation between our countries – the British-Irish Visa Scheme – something that but a few years ago would have seemed an impossibility.
Our aim is to boost tourism and business travel to our countries and, together, we are sending a clear and powerful message that these islands are open for business. We are saying, 'Visit our beautiful and historic lands, come and experience the best that we both have to offer'.
The Minister and Home Secretary announced that from later this month China followed shortly thereafter by India will be the first countries to benefit from the British-Irish Visa Scheme. The final implementation arrangements are being put in place and the Scheme is expected to commence shortly.
Minister Fitzgerald and Home Secretary May have also agreed to review the operation and success of the scheme in China and India in early 2015, and subject to completion of that review, a timetable will be finalised for the rollout of the scheme to all countries by the end of 2015. The Minister thanked all concerned, including officials from both Governments and acknowledged the close cooperation of the Chinese Government in facilitating arrangements for their applicants who wish to visit Ireland.
The Minister said: "From Ireland's perspective, we want to build on the success of the Irish Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme launched by the Irish Government in 2011. Since then short-term visitors to the UK from countries covered under the scheme have been permitted to visit Ireland on a UK visa. As a result, almost 45,000 additional visitors travelled to Ireland last year compared to 2010 and we want this number to grow even further.
Minister Fitzgerald went on to say that Ireland and UK are fully committed to working together to enhance and strengthen the Common Travel Area, including by taking all necessary measures to preserve its integrity and security.
To underpin the operation of British-Irish Visa Scheme, the Minister and Home Secretary signed a new agreement for the sharing of immigration data between both countries' immigration authorities.
This agreement will underpin the sharing of visa data in tandem with the implementation of new visa arrangements. Ireland will be incorporating the collection of biometrics as part of the Irish visa application process and new systems are being put in place with the UK to facilitate the automated and seamless sharing and cross-checking of information.
The Minister stated: "Removing barriers to ease travel between our jurisdictions means that it is imperative we cooperate closely to align our respective visa processes and to share appropriate information on the visa applicant.
It is by cooperating to the greatest extent possible in protecting our borders from abuse, by preventing persons from entering our countries who have no right to be here, that we lay the foundations on which to extend the benefits of borderless travel between our countries to genuine visitors".
Minister Fitzgerald also indicated that the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of her Department and the UK Home Office have agreed for Ireland to share the UK's worldwide network of Visa Application Centres. These centres, of which there are over 200 around the world, will now also provide services to Irish visa applicants such as lodging of applications, courier services, informational services and online payment of visa fees.


The 2 Tier Pot Stand by Poppy Forge is an ornate plant stand, designed and made in the UK. Once packed with flowers and pots, it will look beautiful contrasted against a wall or fence. It is coated in antique black polyester paint to ensure it is protected from weathering and rust. It can be easily positioned anywhere in your outdoor space.
It is unique in its design and is sure to add height and interest to your garden, whilst raising your plants, flowers and herbs off the ground. This will make gardening easier for the gardener. It stands at 20" high.
Height - 51cm / 20"
Width - 83cm / 32.5"
Depth - 43cm / 17"


Standing commissions are set up to the Economic and Social Council.
The members of the standing commissions are members of the Council. The plenary session, on a proposal from the groups as represented at the Council, elects the chairmen and the members of the standing commissions. The term of office of the standing commissions is by the end of the term of office of the Council. Within the term of office the plenary session may change the type, the number of the members and the membership structure of the standing commissions.
The standing commissions are composed of 6 or 9 members, including the Chairman. The members of the commissions are appointed on the basis of the representation of the groups at the Council. Each ESC Member can be elected a member of more than one standing commission. The members of the commissions participate in person in the sittings thereof and are not allowed to authorise other persons to do that. Each member can be elected a chairman of one standing commission solely.
The standing commissions elaborate drafts of opinions, analyses and resolutions. On carrying out their activities they are assisted by relevant experts at the administration of the Council and by external experts.


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Are you looking for how to take a screenshot in Samsung Galaxy J8 with or without using a button? In this tutorial, I will show you all the possible ways to take screenshots on Galaxy J8. The screenshot is one of the basic and most popular smartphone functions. In the past, there was only one way to capture SS, but today, smartphones come with different options that you can use to take a screenshot. The Samsung Galaxy J8 also comes with a number of options that you can use to take screenshots, and we will share them in this tutorial. Without further ado, let's get started.
Let's start with the easiest method you can use to take a screenshot on your Galaxy J8 2022. In this method, you have to use the key combinations to take the screenshot. Once you open the content on your screen, follow these steps to capture your screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully taken the screenshot on your Galaxy J8. Now tap on the screenshot if you want to edit, delete or view the screen image, or just swipe to discard it.
The Galaxy J8 comes with two smart assistants: Google Assistant and Samsung Bixby. Both assistants are good and you can use them to take a screenshot. However, we think Google Assistant is better with voice detection, so we'll use Google Assistant to take a screenshot. Once you've opened the content you want to capture on the screen, follow these steps to take a picture of the screen.
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Unlock your Samsung Galaxy J8.
You have successfully activated the 'Swipe to capture feature on your Galaxy J8. Now you can use it to capture your screen. Once you've opened the content you want to capture on the screen, follow these steps to take the capture.
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Tag Archive for 'FrostWire'
On Music Piracy
The golden days of music piracy are behind us. At least for the millions who used LimeWire to get their fix. LimeWire shut down last fall and now the easiest way to pirate music is by using FrostWire or using BitTorrent with torrent files from sites like The Pirate Bay or Demonoid.
I remember when Napster was in its heyday, I was probably 11 or 12 years old and everything I knew about it came from my older sister. This was at a time when iTunes didn't exist yet and the only way to get music on your computer was to rip CDs or pirate from Napster. For many teenagers at the time CDs were just too expensive to casually purchase when they'd likely only enjoy one or two songs from it. But, Napster eventually shut down, Kazaa happened, and LimeWire took its place as the most popular music piracy software. But now, without LimeWire, casually piracy is starting to disappear. A recent NPD study found that the average number of music files downloaded from peer-to-peer networks has declined from 35 tracks per person in late 2007 to just 18 tracks in late 2010.
Of course, the technically savvy can also use Google to download music files but the average computer user just can't figure out the right combination of words to make that work. And even if they do, It's an uphill battle trying to figure out what to do with the dozen or more .rar files that just found their way into your downloads folder.
And don't get me started on BitTorrent. I've tried to explain it countless times to several regular users and they just can't wrap their heads around it. Port forwarding, peer exchange, magnet links, seeding, trackers — they just can't piece it all together.
And then their's FrostWire. I've never used the app and don't know anyone who has, but I can't imagine it being too different compared to LimeWire or Kazaa. But, FrostWire isn't popular enough for the average user to know about yet. The NPD study linked above found that only 21% of file sharers used FrostWire. Compare that to 56% of file sharers using LimeWire just before it was shut down.
So, many of these file sharers have resorted to buying on iTunes while other have even gone back to buying CDs. Well, is this a bad thing? These people are paying for music that they might not have otherwise paid for. But, the amount of music that these people are listening to and consuming on a yearly basis has significantly decreased. These people might not have purchased the album but may have bought buttons, stickers, T-shirts, concert tickets, or other merchandise that their music budget can't afford now or they feel less obligated to purchase because they've already bought the album.
What's truly sad is that this puts more money in the pockets of the record labels and less in the pockets of the musicians who are actually making the music. Record labels hate music piracy because album sales are where they make their money. That's why the labels push so hard to stop piracy while Radiohead makes $10 million charging whatever customers are willing to pay.
We're also ignoring the idea that many of these casual pirates will purchase the music if they enjoy it. Here's a perfect example that I'm willing to share. Earlier this month I noticed that Forever the Sickest Kids had released a new self-titled album. I wasn't too fond of their previous album but loved their first two and decided to look for a copy on Demonoid. After the download finished I dropped the files into iTunes and synced my iPhone. I spent 3 or 4 days listening to the new album and absolutely loved it. I especially enjoy the track "I Guess You Can Say Things Are Getting Pretty Serious." But what I did then may shock you, I opened iTunes, deleted the tracks from my library, and purchased them from the iTunes Store.
The Forever the Sickest Kids album is such great example because if I didn't have the opportunity to pirate it before buying, I probably wouldn't have purchased it. And, I can assure you that the 90-second samples offered in iTunes don't cut it. The track I mentioned above I didn't like at all when I first listened to it, but after I had the time to really listen to the music and understand the lyrics, I loved it. You can't grow to liking a song with a 90-second sample.
What I wish is that more bands would forgo the record label and instead give their music away for free, just like writers do with their work on weblogs. The musicians could then try to make their money with concerts, T-shirts, and other merchandise. The more people listen to your music the more fans you'll have, and what better way to get fans than by letting people listen for free.
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Gambuzja kropkowana (Gambusia holbrooki) – gatunek słodkowodnej ryby, blisko spokrewnionej z gambuzją pospolitą (Gambusia affinis). Należy do rodziny piękniczkowatych w rzędzie karpieńcokształtnych. Gambuzja kropkowana występuje naturalnie na wschodzie i południu Stanów Zjednoczonych, od Florydy po Delaware i w głąb lądu po Alabamę oraz Tennessee, jest mniej rozpowszechniona od gambuzji pospolitej.

Opis
Gambuzja kropkowana jest rybą niewielkich rozmiarów, o jasnym kolorze i na wpół przezroczystych płetwach. Samice zazwyczaj mają czarne pasy w okolicach oczu, natomiast u obu płci można dostrzec jasne kropki na płetwie ogonowej i grzbietowej. Z powodu podobnego rozmiaru, kształtu  i zwyczajów rozrodczych może być łatwo pomylona z gupikiem. Samce osiągają 3.8 cm długości, natomiast samice do 6.4 cm. Gambusia holbrooki  jest gatunkiem żyworodnym, w związku z czym samice są większe i bardziej zaokrąglone od samców. Ciężarne samice mogą być łatwo rozpoznane po tzw. "plamach ciążowych"; ciemniejszej strefie na brzuchu w miejscu gdzie gromadzony jest narybek.

Podobne gatunki
W strefie naturalnego występowania gambuzja kropkowana może być pomylona z gambuzją pospolitą (Gambusia affini) i molinezją szerokopłetwą (Poecillia latipinna).

We wschodniej Australii, samice i młode lokalnego Pseudomugil signifer są podobne do gambuzji kropkowanej, jednakże ich płetwy są rozwidlone.

Taksonomia i nazewnictwo
Gatunek został po raz pierwszy opisany w 1859 roku przez francuskiego przyrodnika Charles'a Frédéric'a Girarda.  Nazwa rodzajowa Gambusia pochodzi od kubańskiego terminu, "Gambusino", który oznacza "nic". Potoczna nazwa gatunku brzmi gambuzja kropkowana.

Dieta
Gambusia hoblrooki uważana jest za gatunek planktonożerny żywiący się glonami i detrytusem. Zwyczaje żywieniowe zmieniają się w zależności od dojrzałości osobnika i okresu rozrodczego. W razie potrzeby (w przypadku wzrostu konkurencji) gambuzja może zmienić dietę na bogatą w zooplankton, drobne bezkręgowce i larwy. Głównym źródłem wspomnianej konkurencji są inni przedstawiciele gatunku lub inne gatunki planktonożerne. Samce i młode wykazują skłonność do specjalizacji pokarmowej objawiającej się polowaniem na tylko jeden ofiar, podczas gdy samice zazwyczaj zachowują różnorodność, polując na rozmaite ofiary. Spożycie detrytusu nie zmienia się w zależności od płci osobnika.

Środowisko życia i występowanie
Gambuzja kropkowana występuje natywnie w południowo-wschodnich Stanach Zjednoczonych, jednakże została introdukowana w wielu miejscach na świecie i stała się gatunkiem inwazyjnym w Australii i Europie.

Gambusia holbrooki występuje w płytkich zbiornikach wody stojącej lub wolno płynącej, zazwyczaj w formie zarośniętych stawów, jezior i mokradeł. Preferuje zbiorniki bogate w ukorzenioną roślinność, wśród której znajduje schronienie. Optymalna temperatura życia zawiera się w granicach 31°C do 35°C, lecz gambuzja jest w stanie przystosować się do temperatury zarówno wyższej jak i niższej. Dodatkowo Gambusia holbrooki wykazuje wysoką tolerancję na zmiany pH środowiska i zawartość związków chemicznych, które działają zabójczo na inne gatunki ryb. Nie wykazano spadku populacji gambuzji wywołanego przez działania człowieka, a wręcz przeciwnie, zasięg występowania tej ryby znacząco wzrósł w wyniku poczynań człowieka. Gambuzja kropkowana nigdy nie była na liście gatunków zagrożonych, głównie ze względu na wysoką tolerancję i zdolność przetrwania w rozmaitych warunkach.

Cykl życiowy

Rozmnażanie
Wykazano wpływ temperatury na zmianę czasu dojrzewania i osiągania maksymalnego rozmiaru ciała u Gambusia holbrooki. Okres rozrodczy tych żyworodnych ryb trwa od połowy wiosny do połowy jesieni, ze szczytowym momentem w okresie letnim. Samice mogą mieć do dziewięciu miotów w jednym okresie rozrodczym, przy czym średni rozmiar jednego miotu waha się w granicach od 5 do 100 młodych. Tak duża zmienność wielkości miotu zależy od wielu zmiennych, między innymi temperatury, wieku i dostępnych składników odżywczych. Wyższa temperatura zwiększa płodność gambuzji kropkowanej. U tego gatunku ciąża trwa od 22 do 25 dni. Stres wywołany obecnością drapieżników wpływa negatywnie na rozród, gdyż zwiększa liczbę poronień.

Agresja seksualna
Według Pilastr et al. samce gambuzji kropkowanej potrafią być wyjątkowo agresywne seksualnie. Może to spowodować spadek zdolności zdobywania pożywienia samic o ponad połowę, wobec czego samice zmuszone są do formowania ławic dla obrony przed agresywnymi zachowaniami samców.

Wzrost
Okres młodości osobników gambuzji kropkowanej może trwać od 18 dni do 8 tygodni. I znów, wpływ na to ma temperatura środowiska, niższe temperatury zwalniają proces dojrzewania, a wyższe temperatury go przyspieszają. Gambuzja kropkowana może wydać na świat kilka generacji w ciągu jednego okresu rozrodczego dzięki szybkiemu tempu wzrostu. Życie osobnika może trwać od roku do dwóch lat i zależy od czynników stresowych występujących w środowisku. Wybór partnera dokonuje się na podstawie rozmiaru samca, samice wybierają większe, bardziej agresywne samce. O wyborze miejsca rozrodu decyduje ilość kryjówek dostępnych dla młodych. Głównym czynnikiem modyfikowalnym przez człowieka, mającym znaczny wpływ na wzrost i cykl życiowy gambuzji jest temperatura wody.

Ekologia

Gatunek inwazyjny
Gambuzja kropkowana jest gatunkiem inwazyjnym w Australii. Pojawiła się tam w latach 20. XX wieku, kiedy została introdukowana w Nowej Południowej Walii w celu kontroli populacji komarów, jednakże nie przyczyniła się do korzystnych zmian bardziej niż natywne gatunki australijskie. Ponadto introdukowana gambuzja czyniła szkody wobec gatunków posiadających wodne stadium larwalne w cyklu rozwojowym, a ich agresywne zachowania powodują, że stały się poważnym zagrożeniem dla australijskiej fauny wodnej, w tym dla rodziny tęczankowatych oraz co najmniej jednego gatunku żaby. Kilka populacji tęczankowatych przestało istnieć w wyniku presji ze strony gambuzji kropkowanej. Sytuację pogarsza fakt, że Gambusia holbrooki ma zdolność przetrwania w warunkach środowiskowych zabójczych dla innych gatunków ryb.

W Australii podjęto działania mające na celu ochronę gatunków natywnych przed gambuzją kropkowaną. Jednym z takich przedsięwzięć była próba wyniszczenia populacji gatunku inwazyjnego przez wprowadzenie do środowiska związku chemicznego zabijającego larwy komarów. Okazało się, że ma on silny wpływ na G. holbrooki, jednakże szybko przystosowała się ona do jego obecności, natomiast zwiększenie dawki nie wchodziło w grę ze względu na szkodliwość dla gatunków natywnych. Inna podjęta próba opierała się na elektryzowania zbiorników "zainfekowanych" przez gambuzję. Okazało się, że straty w gatunkach natywnych oraz koszty przedsięwzięcia przerosły znacząco korzyści i w efekcie projekt został zarzucony. Głównym powodem niepowodzenia był fakt wybierania przez gambuzję płytkich stref na środowisko życia, a strefy te przy elekryzowaniu zbiornika otrzymują najmniejszą dawkę ładunku, niewystarczającą do wyeliminowania G.holbrooki. Późniejsze testy wykazały również wysoką odporność gambuzji kropkowanej na szok elektryczny, jednakże mechanizm tej odporności nie został jeszcze poznany.

Drapieżniki
Przeprowadzono niewiele badań mających na celu określenie drapieżników żywiących się gambuzją, prawdopodobnie ze względu na fakt, że sama jest agresywnym drapieżnikiem w obszarach, w których została introdukowana, a w których wywołuje odgórny efekt troficzny poprzez zjadanie larw i młodych niektórych szczytowych drapieżników. Obecność bassa wielkogębowego (Micropterus salmoides) będącego naturalnym drapieżnikiem gambuzji kropkowanej ma negatywny wpływ na jej rozród.

Przypisy

Ryby Ameryki Północnej
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1853 roku


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Myrna M. Blagg
Myrna Marie Blagg, 97, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2017, at Heritage Health in Normal.
There will be a funeral service for Myrna at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home in Bloomington. Pastor Ed Scearce will officiate. A private interment will be in Southside Cemetery, Pontiac.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
She was born April 3, 1920, in Pontiac to Augustus and Elizabeth Beller Grieser. She graduated from Pontiac Township High School in 1938, and later from the Peoria Business Institute in 1940.
Myrna married Kenneth E. Blagg on Aug. 31, 1940, in Pontiac. The family made several moves over time from Illinois to Iowa, to Kansas, and back to Illinois. She worked many years as a secretary, ultimately retiring from State Farm Insurance in 1992.
She is survived by her children, Robert (Kathryn) Blagg of Lexington, Terry Blagg of Bloomington, Shirley (Charles) Champion of Fort Wayne, Ind.; and granddaughter Meredith Champion of Colorado Springs, Colo. Also surviving are extended families of nieces and nephews spread throughout the country.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, on July 20, 1964. Myrna was the last surviving child of her parents. Also preceding her in death were older siblings, Ralph (Mary) Grieser, Merle (Dorothy) Grieser, Velda (Clinton) Reedy and her youngest sister, Betty (Ruth) Dockery.
Myrna was a loving and kind mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. Her faith was important to her and she gave generously of her time to her church, Grace Church in Normal. During the holidays, she especially loved to bake for friends, family and people in need.
She delighted in growing flowers, enjoyed the snow and loved her cats. Music was her passion, learning to play the guitar and piano at a young age. She enjoyed singing in the church choir. But above all, Myrna was happiest when surrounded by her family.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Church.
Online condolences may be left at www.calvertmemorial.com.


Two hypotheses have been outlined by Berlusconi in the near future of AC Milan: a new property with the same today faces or the same property with the same faces today.
The president has been clear: I remain for at least three years, and then there are uncertain talks of the figure of Honorary President.
This would imply a gradual purge over time by new owners and not a total revolution in the office and at Milanello. Strange; a new way to buy a company paying out hundreds of millions, but leaving the power in ancient hands.
After all, Berlusconi has analysed that these Chinese have a lot of money, and they spend it intending to take the Rossoneri to the top, but they do not have all this experience in European football.
The pre-electoral significance of certain statements not know weigh, in any case, the strategy is clear from the historical point of view with regard to his personality: whatever happens, will be a heroic act. If he remains, he will say that he had given up a shedload of millions for the sake of Milan.
If he sells – and we continue to be skeptical – he will say that the good and love for Milan will be guaranteed by his presence. It is control. Provided that these munificent investors accept supine its unique conditions, and we continue to doubt this.
In between are questions of the mercato and the coach, tied knots up to a certain point by the developments. Because in fact, some operations have already been completed (Vangioni incoming, the renewal of Montolivo, Antonelli, Calabria) and other possible signings (Kovacic) have not been denied.
And why does Brocchi remain on the bench instead of the hiring of Giampaolo, Montella, Emery, Garcia or Pellegrini?
So on one hand it is completely subordinated to the developments of the negotiations, the other more or less one moves as if nothing had happened.
Are we facing a phenomenal example of negotiation, or a gigantic bluff? If nothing else this time, compared to the Bee farce, it seems that we will not have to wait long to find out.


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According to Developer Economics report, "50% of iOS developers and 64% of Android developers are operating below the 'App Poverty Line' of $500 per app per month. So, if you are sailing on the same boat, ASO can be a Saviour for you. App Store Optimization is the process of optimizing mobile apps to rank higher in an app store's search results. Also, "63% of apps are disclosed through app store searches" According to Forrester. Keep in mind that the higher your app ranks, the more visible it is to app users, resulting in downloads.
The small picture that represents your app in the store is the first big chance for you to grab user's eyeballs. This is because human beings are a visual beast, so what you pick out to represent your app matters a lot. To know what users like the most, you should take a look at some of the most best-selling applications in an App Store or Google Play search as well as take note of how they map themselves.
After your icon, another important thing your potential customers will see is the title of your app. So, it is very vital to make best use of the 255 character limit for the App Name field. Also, the app name must be in line with your app's offering. Always choose those names that are easy to spell and pronounce. The name of the app (displayed in the App Store) can be a maximum of 255 characters and the name that will appear under your app icon (Bundle Display Name) on the phone can be a maximum of around 12 characters.
Bear in mind that out of those 255 characters, only 25 characters appear in the search results. So, the most descriptive words must make the start of an app's name. Besides, check the availability of the related domain name with social media accounts for your app in order to make branding consistent. Name Checklist or Knowem are very popular tools to check the availability of your future app name across all the favorite social media networks including Facebook and Twitter.
Remember, one very crucial feature of discover-ability for the app is the category it appears in on the App Store. Also, categories allow apps users to browse through a wide collection of mobile apps. Ensure that you choose a category carefully that best fits the primary function of your application. iTunes Connect enables you to assign your app to two different categories, primary and secondary. 1) The primary category must be the more accurate description of the app, whereas 2) the secondary category increases the chance of your app discoverability.
If you have the indulgence of choosing between lots of different categories for your primary and secondary categories, then go to the category which has less competition as it will increase your chances of coming up higher in searches.
Making a video is a must for your app, and I would advise you to hire a professional company for this. If you are going to invest some amount in a video, then make sure it has subtitles for the local language. Translated you video into the common languages if you have the money, and it will do magic to your app download rate.
Remember, getting a positive review or a high rating can be a blessing to your app downloads. Also, reviews by users deserve a proactive strategy. Discover whose critical review holds weight and seek for those publications or analysts. Incorporating social elements into an app is a really great way of increasing the chances that your app will go viral. Try to engage social media users and their friends, but ensure that there is a system within the app itself to get a person to engage their friends like through incentives.
Suppose that your app is released and someone downloads it and then the user feels as if he / she needs an instruction manual to move ahead with the app, and it can be the greatest failure of your app. So, don't make our potential users think what to do next and the application must be intuitive. Buttons, text input or other user interface components should be visible clearly when needed and disappear when not in use. Apart from this overriding default moves can lead to similar issues and these problems can make users feel stuck in a part of the application and forcing them to quit it.
These 7 points helped many app businesses to millions of downloads on their entire portfolio in a year. For this, make sure you have a great app development and marketing team. Some of the tips are really hard to implement, so you need to have dedicated, experienced and talented people around you.
This is it from our side. feel free to provide new ideas, suggestions and comment. Any new ideas or suggestion for improvement will be appreciated from the bottom of heart.


Can We Meddle With The Primal Forces Of Nature?
The Underemployed Life by J. Parks is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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King County monitors the ecological health of Mill Creek in a variety of ways, including collecting and analyzing water, sediment, and benthic invertebrate samples. Station A315 is located at the bridge at 68th Ave and South 261st Street. Water quality samples were collected from 1979 to 2008 when budget cutbacks forced King County to reduce the breadth of its water quality monitoring program. Sampling at this site resumed in February 2013. Beginning in 1987, sediment quality samples have been collected from this site. King County began collecting benthic macroinvertebrate samples in 2002 to monitor stream health.
From time to time, additional studies have been conducted on Mill Creek. Click here for information about Special Studies.
The Mill Creek watershed (sometimes referred to as Hill Creek in literature) is located in South King County in WRIA 9. The watershed is roughly 22 square miles in size and includes portions of the cities of Kent, Auburn, Algona, and Federal Way (Kerwin and Nelson, 2000; Herrera, 2005). The creek originates from Lake Doloff and Lake Geneva in the west Green River Valley and flows through the steep Preasley Canyon before entering the Green River at river mile (RM) 23.9. The creek is approximately 8.35 miles long (note: there is another Mill Creek located within WRIA 9 that drains into Springbrook Creek further downstream on the Green River).
Historically, Mill Creek has served as an important flood storage area as water is conveyed from nearby wetlands to the Green River (Kerwin and Nelson, 2000). The creek has provided important refuge for fish during periods of high winter flows. Several studies related to flood control have been produced in the last 40 years (Kerwin and Nelson, 2000).
Approximately three-quarters of total land use in the Mill Creek basin is developed (low to high intensity and open space). The remaining land use is mostly forest and agriculture. Forested areas consist of deciduous, evergreen, and mixed. Agriculture is mostly pasture/hay, but some land is used for cultivated crops. There are also wetlands, as aforementioned, and small amounts of scrub and other (barren land, grassland, and open water). See Table 1 below for more details on land use.
Coho, chum, and winter steelhead have been observed spawning in Mill Creek. Juvenile coho, chum, winter steelhead, cutthroat, and Chinook have been captured in the creek (Kerwin and Nelson, 2000). The Lower Green River Baseline Habitat Survey Report (Anchor Environmental, 2004) provides detailed information about fisheries habitat conditions in the Mill Creek area.
State water quality standards were revised in 2003. Mill (Hill) Creek is now categorized as "Salmonid Spawning, Rearing and Migration Habitat" for aquatic life use, and "Primary Contact" for recreational use. As part of the updated water quality standards, portions of Mill Creek have been assigned an additional "Supplemental Spawning and Incubation Protection" temperature criteria of 17.5 °C. The creek is on the Washington State Department of Ecology's (Ecology) 303(d) list for violation of FC bacteria, zinc, pH, and bioassessment standards (Category 5). The creek has an EPA-approved Green River Temperature Watershed total maximum daily load (TMDL) plan in place and implemented (Category 4a).
A 25-year (1979 – 2004) trend analysis was conducted with water quality data collected from the mouth of Mill Creek. This analysis shows some improvements in water quality since 1979. Turbidity, total suspended solids, ortho-phosphorus, total phosphorus, ammonia, nitrate-nitrogen, and FC bacteria have all shown a significant decrease; and DO concentrations have increased significantly in this 25 year time period. In contrast, pH values have shown a significant decrease, but have remained within acceptable range relative to the state standards. While these trends indicate improvements in water quality since 1979, another water quality data assessment conducted for the Green-Duwamish River in 2003 found that Mill (Hill) Creek still had low DO concentrations and high ortho-phosphorus and FC bacteria counts relative to the rest of the Green-Duwamish watershed (Herrera, 2005).
King County operates two stream gages on Mill Creek: Mill Creek at SR 181 (41a) and Mill Creek at Peaseley Canyon Road (41c).
In 2010, eight samples were collected along the Mill Creek reach in the City of Auburn, Washington. Arsenic concentrations at sites ED315, FR315, TS315, and UH315 exceeded the Sediment Cleanup Objective (SCO). This means adverse effects in benthic animals are possible, but uncertain. Concentrations of bis(2-ethylehexyl)phthalate (a ubiquitous chemical found in many plastics) also exceeded the SCO at sites ED315, FR315, PR315, and TS315. Another phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate, exceeded the SCO at site FR315. Nickel concentrations exceeded the SCO at sites PR315 and UH315. Additional data (acid volatile sulfide/simultaneous extracted metals ratio) suggests that among sites where metal concentrations exceeded the SCO, metals are only bioavailable at FR315 and PR315.
For more information about benthic macroinvertebrates and King County's Benthic Macroinvertebrate Program, please visit the King County Stream Bug Monitoring webpage. To see the benthic macroinvertebrate data for Mill Creek, please visit the Puget Sound Stream Benthos webpage.
Pyrethroids are a group of synthetic insecticides commonly used in residential areas. Residential and commercial use has resulted in an increased detection in urban runoff, which can be harmful to aquatic life. In October 2014, a pyrethroid survey was conducted in sediments collected from six King County streams. These streams include: Juanita, Forbes, Thornton, Pipers, Springbrook, and Mill Creeks. Results found that bifenthrin was the only pyrethroid detected in the sediment samples; and most detected concentrations were below the reporting detection limit. Percent finds and TOC content, which varied substantially by creek, may be influencing bifenthrin detections. These results suggest that sediments may contain toxic levels of pyrethroids even if they are not detectable above detection limits in this study.
In 2001, King County initiated a separate comprehensive study of the Green-Duwamish Watershed, called the Green-Duwamish Watershed Water Quality Assessment (GDWQA). Several reports evaluate data collected as part of the GDWQA. Mill Creek is included in this analysis.


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clericus = Mark Clarke
Dr Mark Clarke is an internationally recognised researcher in art technology, specialising in artists' paint, the materials of medieval painters and illuminators, and especially in artists' recipe books.
He is an interdisciplinary researcher into historic artists' materials, especially paint, and in particular mediaeval paint. With a background in conservation and conservation science, he specialises in works of art as physical objects, or 'technical art history'. A particular interest is the materials and techniques of mediaeval European and Islamic manuscripts.
Working with the International Council of Museums (Conservation Committee) he co-founded the international working group on Art Technological Source Research, studying historical technical texts. He is currently an Invited Associate Professor in Technical Art History at Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
He is based in Belgium.
Reconstructions, palaeolithic walls, Ardèche
Dr Mark Clarke trained in England as a paper conservator (Camberwell) and a conservation scientist (De Montfort), with a PhD on "Anglo-Saxon Manuscript Pigments" (Cambridge). His research is interdisciplinary, involving recipe research, chemical analysis, historically accurate reconstruction and ethnoarchaeology. He has recently been Invited Fellow of the VLAC - Flemish Academic Centre, the Belgian Institute for Advanced Study in Brussels, hosted by the by the Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België / Royal Flemish Academy (2011-2), and an invited researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (2012).
Publications by Mark Clarke
Recipe research, DV Thompson archive, Washington
Technical exam, Islamic manuscripts, USA
Analysis of pigments on manuscripts
Ethnoarchaeology, Ethiopia
[mark@clericus.org] [clericus home page]
Last updated 6 November 2021 Mark Clarke http://www.clericus.org/who.htm


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Evan Rotundo Signs Pro Contract with Shalke FC
0	Shawn Beyer Jul 13, 2020 9:44 am
San Diego native Evan Rotundo signed with Shalke FC this past week. The move from Surf SC to the German Club became official on his 16th birthday. The US Youth National Team player will jump to an environment amongst the best in Europe. It is not uncommon for talented footballers from the U.S. to move to Germany. Southern California has a burgeoning pool of youth talent. The region is definitely amongst the best in the country and some would suggest in the world. Rotundo's move overseas will give him the opportunity to test himself against Europes elite.
I'm very excited to finally announce that I have signed a professional contract with Schalke 04 on my birthday today! ?⚪ I cannot put into words the emotions I'm feeling right now. Since I was a kid I had this dream to play professionally and everyone that knows me will understand what this day means to me. I want to thank everyone that has helped me along the way. Family, friends, coaches, teachers; you know who you are and each of you know the part you've played in my journey to get me to where I am today. Big thanks to my agency; Base Soccer who has helped me make this all possible. Huge thanks to my mom and dad and my brother who have been there through the good and the bad times and it will be tough to leave you. I love you guys. This is the biggest moment of my life so far and I know that this is just the next step in my career. So let's get to work! @s04 Wir Leben Dich #s04 #mambamentality #knappenschmiede
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The young professional will join a Club in Schalke that helped develop players like Manuel Neuer, Julian Draxler, Leroy Sané, Mesut Özil, Ilkay Gündogan and Max Meyer. There is still much work to do for the former Albion and Surf Soccer Club player. But going abroad will give him the ability to test himself at the highest level. There has long been an understanding in the local and national soccer community that his talent was very special. Recently, I was fortunate to feature Evan in an article that revealed his move to Europe, how he credits San Diego in his development, his mindset, training regimen and his goal to be the best American player of all time. The words from Rotundo revealed the fact that he has incredible dedication. For the direction he is heading that dedication will be essential to continue at the highest level of football in the world.
The U.S. is looking to close the gap between our top level talents and the best in the world. It is not uncommon for America's top players to go overseas to continue their development in more professional and established environments. The progress of MLS Clubs related to youth development is constantly improving. Still, players like Christian Pulisic have used a move to European football to maximize the opportunity to compete against the worlds best. Giovanni Reyna is currently following Christian's lead at German super club Borussia Dortmund. Evan has long been considered one of the best players in SoCal. He is now embarking on a tremendous opportunity. As he makes this next step in his development toward the best possible player he can be eyes will be upon him. We will be looking forward to his success and wishing him all the best.
Many congratulations to birthday boy and @USYNT international, Evan Rotundo, who has signed for @s04 ? pic.twitter.com/vXLnU48WOI
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Der heilige Senán (eigtl. Senán mac Geircinn, neuirisch Seanán, latinisiert Senanus; * 488 in Molougha (irisch Maigh Locha) bei Kilrush; † 544 in Iniscathay) war ein irischer Mönch und Abt.

Er wurde 488 in Molougha in der späteren Grafschaft Clare geboren. Er gehörte zum Stamm Corco Baiscinn (Corca Bhaiscinn). In seiner Jugend hatte er das Vieh seines Vaters gehütet, fand dann aber seine Berufung als Mönch. Er wurde durch Cassidan in Irrus und Notal in Kilnamanagh ausgebildet und hielt sich auch in Glendalough auf.
Senán pilgerte auch nach Rom und traf während seiner Rückreise St. David.

In der Royal Irish Academy in Dublin wird der Schrein der Glocke von Senán aufbewahrt. Sein Festtag ist der 8. März. Die Bedeutung des Heiligen spiegelt sich in einigen mittelalterlichen Familiennamen wider.

Kirchengründungen
In Enniscorthy in der späteren Grafschaft Wexford gründete Senán 511 eine Kirche, deren Überreste in Teampall Seanáin (Templeshannon) noch heute erhalten sind. Weitere Gründungen liegen in Inniscarra bei Cork, Inis Mor (Canon Island) und Mutton Island in Clare. Schließlich gründete er ein Kloster auf Iniscathay in Clare, in der Nähe seines Geburtsortes. Es hatte fünf Kirchen und einen Rundturm. Frauen war es verboten, die Insel zu betreten. Sogar der heiligen Canair aus Benntraige, die die Insel infolge einer Vision aufsuchen wollte, verwehrte Senán den Zutritt. Die heutige romanische Kirche St. Senán auf der Insel stammt aus dem 12. Jahrhundert.

Heilige Quellen
Eine Heilige Quelle des Senán befand sich in Enniscorthy, sie wurde jedoch undokumentiert überbaut. Eine weitere dem Senán heilige Quelle befand sich am westlichen Ufer des Shannon bei Dunass in Clare. Hier wurden hölzerne Schalen, Teetassen und Färberkessel als Votive für Senán Liath hinterlassen.

Namensvettern
Das Dictionary of Irish Saints von Pádraig Ó Riain gibt 22 Heilige des Namens Seanán an und listet mit Seanán Liaith, Seanán von Laraghbryan, Seanán von Aghacullion drei weitere Heilige namentlich auf.
Der Namensgeber von Sennen in Cornwall ist eine gewisse Sanctae Sennanae, nicht Senán. Sie wird in der Steuerrolle von 1377 benannt.

Quellen
 Greg Devlin, On St. Sennán, Enniscorthy and other issues. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 142/143, 2012–2013, pp. 186. Stable URL: .
 Jenifer Ní Ghrádaigh,  Scattery Island's: Forgotten Romanesque. Archaeology Ireland 20, No. 4, 2006, pp. 26–30. Stable URL:
 Thomas Johnson  Westropp, The churches of County Clare, and the origin of the ecclesiastical divisions in that county. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 22C, 1900, pp. 100–180.

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Geboren 488
Gestorben 544
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Today's feature are the candidates for the linguistic seat of the Committee on Ethics. The objective of the Committee on Ethics is a standing committee of the Association, which is responsible for the design and implementation of the Association's ethics education and advisory program. The objectives of the ethics education program are (1) to increase the number of candidates for all degrees in anthropology receiving training in ethics before graduating; (2) to provide ongoing education in ethical issues for all AAA members; (3) to provide advice to AAA members facing/raising ethical dilemmas, and (4) to provide guidance to the Executive Board about AAA codes and guidelines.
Click here to learn more about the Committee on Ethics.
The recent revision of the American Anthropological Association's Ethics Code presents new opportunities for the Committee on Ethics' education and advisory programs. I aim to contribute to implementation of ethics education within the discipline and beyond, as well as continuing development of ethical guidelines for professional conduct. In particular I bring to the committee expertise on the specific ethical issues raised by research involving language, including student research conducted with non-native speakers of English, professional member research in diverse sociolinguistic scenes, and the difficulties of informed consent and linguistic translation. I am a linguistic anthropologist who conducts field research with speakers of indigenous languages of Latin America and with Japanese speakers in rural Japan. My research experience has influenced my commitment to the construction of ethical models for the representation of language and other forms of expression within anthropology and in public discourse. This is reflected in my writing on endangerment of indigenous languages as well as social and political inequalities experienced by speakers of marginalized varieties of dominant state languages. I am also committed to building ethical awareness into undergraduate and graduate curriculum involving ethnographic and related research methodologies.
My scholarship, based on ethnographic research with marginalized Zulu speaking South Africans living with HIV/AIDS amid stigma, includes a focus on ethical practice in data analysis, publication, and fieldwork. In my work I have become familiar with how South Africans face stigma through language and music. These communicative processes are inherently ethical. In my scholarship I address questions of how morality and ethics are constituted in everyday lives and how neoliberal discourses shape understandings of ethical action. In addition to shared anthropological concerns about research participant anonymity, in publications I am cognizant of the problem of showing faces of people who might be stigmatized as a result. This is a difficult issue given the central use of visual materials in my data analysis. During fieldwork, I face issues such as how to truthfully represent my work to South Africans who might stigmatize research participants and questions about how the mantra "do no harm" should be interpreted in this context. I also work to contribute to the lives of the marginalized, stigmatized individuals with whom I work. I feel that linguistic anthropology offers unique viewpoints on ethics, and I would welcome the opportunity to represent these perspectives on the ethics committee.


ServiceWorker接口的这个只读的state属性返回一个代表service worker当前状态的字符串。值可以是以下这些:installing, installed, activating, activated, 或者是redundant.
这块代码出自 service worker registration-events sample (live demo). 代码监听了任何ServiceWorker.state中的改变,并返回它的值.


What he [Omalu] saw were smudges and tangles of tau deposits in the brain, similar to those that would be seen in Alzheimer's disease, but without the accompanying plaques of beta amyloid protein also seen in Alzheimer's. He later named the disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which simply means a long-developing brain injury.
Around the same time, another pathologist, Ann McKee, was amazed at a brain she was examining in her lab outside Boston.
Gary Small, a psychiatrist at the University of California at Los Angeles, hopes to change that with a new test that uses a radioactively tagged tracer to detect tau deposits in living brains.
In a February study of five former National Football League players and five control subjects, the positron emission tomography, or PET, scans showed that the former NFL players had higher levels of deposits in subsurface brain regions and the amygdala, an almond shaped structure that governs emotions like fear and anger.
The UCLA tracer attaches to both tau and beta amyloid proteins, which are found together in Alzheimer's disease, but Dr. Small said the pattern of deposits is different than in Alzheimer's.
The study is too small to draw definitive conclusions, but he hopes to study a much larger group as soon as he can arrange funding.
Later in the second article Roth: discusses blast injuries for soldiers and the relation, examines the origin of CTE (pugalistica dementia), and how to even tackle the treatment of this brain issue.
Garrett Webster still remembers the incident because it was so out of character for his dad.
A very thorough and interesting work on chronic traumatic encephalopathy by Roth. If you are searching for more information on the issue this would a be a good place to read up on the information. It should be noted that there has been zero causation shown, to this point, between concussions and CTE. The signs are there and most logical people could assume that A+B=C, but we need to be careful and let the science play its way out. There are millions of people across this planet that have played in collision sports or experienced mild brain trauma in a repetitive fashion, we have yet to make the exact causation.
To put it another way all people diagnosed with CTE have been hit in head many times, but not all people that have been hit in head many times have CTE.
I still firmly believe that proper treatment and management of each concussion/mTBI can lessen and even eliminate this problem in the long-term. Only time will tell, unfortunately for some there is not enough of that left.


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Albania and North Macedonia: No EU Accession Negotiations for the Time Being, but Austria Still in Favor of It
Published: June 20, 2019; 14:55 · (Vindobona)
The decision to start accession negotiations with Albania and Northern Macedonia was postponed. Several EU states are blocking enlargement in the Balkans. The EU committee of the Austrian Federal Council demands that the Western Balkans become part of the EU. The Austrian Federation of Trade Unions, on the other hand, warns against hasty new admissions.
The EU committee of the Austrian Federal Council demands that the Western Balkans become part of the EU. / Picture: © Vindobona.org
The Balkan states of Northern Macedonia and Albania must continue to wait for the start of the hoped-for accession negotiations with the European Union.
The EU ministers responsible for European affairs could not give the green light for the start of the talks as originally planned this week.
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Magdalena, NM, January 29, 2019 – Fire Managers at Cibola National Forest will execute several prescribed fires on the Magdalena Ranger District this winter. These planned ignitions are conducted under specific conditions to restore fire dependent ecosystems. They promote forest health in many ways by reducing forest fuels, recycling nutrients, and increasing habitat diversity. They are managed with firefighter and public safety as the first priority.
The Hop/Patterson Canyon Burn will begin as soon as conditions are favorable. Isolated debris piles will be ignited throughout the project area, located approximately two miles east of Magdalena, NM. Smoke will be visible for several days after ignitions have been completed. Up to 40 acres will be treated to promote forest health and protect nearby communities. The fire area and adjacent roads and trails will be monitored until all hazards are mitigated.
If you have questions about the Hop/Patterson Canyon prescribed fire, please contact the Magdalena Ranger District at 575-854-2281.
UPDATE/FINAL: Homestead Fire – Lincoln County, NM – 01/22/19 – 2:00 p.m.


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Q: Homepage loads, no other pages do I have my laravel project on my nginx ubuntu webserver.
I can see the homepage, but all of the other pages fail.
Does anyone know why this is happening?
I suspect it's something to do with this line in the sites available file:
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;

Could anyone post their own sites available file?

A: Try the following
location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$is_args$args;
}

Full config:
server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;

    root /path/to/your/laravel/public;
    index index.html index.htm index.php;

    server_name your_domain.com;
    charset utf-8;

    gzip on;
    gzip_vary on;
    gzip_disable "msie6";
    gzip_comp_level 6;
    gzip_min_length 1100;
    gzip_buffers 16 8k;
    gzip_proxied off;
    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml application/javascript application/json application/xml application/xml+rss;

    location / {
            # First attempt to serve request as file, then
            # as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$is_args$args;
    }

    location = /favicon.ico { access_log off; log_not_found off; }

    location = /robots.txt { access_log off; log_not_found off; }

    access_log off;
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    client_max_body_size 100m;

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Who hasn't dreamed of winning the lottery? I have, and even though I don't ever buy tickets, I like to fantasize about what I'd do with my hypothetical winnings. In Fifty Million Reasons, Angela's dreams of winning the lottery come true.
But becoming a multimillionaire overnight isn't as easy as she expected. Suddenly, Angela is inundated with requests, and sometimes outright demands, for her money. People are coming out of the woodwork, old acquaintances and strangers alike, asking for money for outrageous causes. Angela quickly finds out who her true friends are and who sees her as a means to an end, or as she cleverly terms it: "a walking wallet."
Fifty Million Reasons is an emotional journey for Angela as she merges her new way of life with her old one. Everything has changed: her relationships with her friends and family, her love life, and her career. Angela struggles to find the right balance between living comfortably and giving extravagantly. I loved Angela right from the first page, admiring her giving spirit (which she had even before she won) and her kind personality. Her decisions regarding how to spend the money surprised me, but I respected her for them.
Wardell excels at creating likeable characters whom I can always easily relate to. It's easy to see myself in her characters, imagining how I'd react in their situations. That's my favorite thing about contemporary fiction: that escape into the characters' lives. Wardell writes emotional, moving stories that never fail to make me look at my own life differently, and often compel me to change my behavior (which is no easy feat, and certainly not something I expect when I pick up a fiction novel). Whether it's looking at my spending habits (inspired by Good to Myself), standing up for myself (like Larissa in Pink is a Four-Letter Word) or giving generously to others, like Angela in Fifty Million Reasons, I always finish Wardell's books with the inspiration to make a positive change in my own life. I love that her writing, plots, and likable characters continually inspire me!
Sounds fantastic and different. We've all imagined what we would do but so few of us really know. Great review.
I would get you rewound Kelli and then we would finally make a trip to New York for BEA!


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John Darnielle "Devil House" Book Discussion
Thara2488 Featured Events, Literature, Massachusetts, Music, New York 0
John Darnielle, bestselling author and beloved singer-songwriter for a discussion of his latest, highly anticipated novel, "Devil House."
BOOK DISCUSSION DETAILS
[In Conversation with Grady Hendrix]
Mon, January 24, 2022 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
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Get Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-john-darnielle-devil-house-w-grady-hendrix-tickets-224799791227
Tue, January 25, 2022 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Strand Book Store
3rd Floor, Rare Book Room
Get Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/john-darnielle-devil-house-tickets-224384810007
Wednesday January 26, 2022 6:00 PM ET
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Organized by: Watermark Books & Cafe
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John Darnielle's first novel, Wolf in White Van, was a New York Times bestseller, National Book Award nominee, and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for first fiction, and widely hailed as one of the best novels of the year. He is the writer, composer, guitarist, and vocalist for the band the Mountain Goats. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and sons.
From John Darnielle, the New York Times bestselling author and the singer-songwriter of the Mountain Goats, comes an epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, and the dangers of storytelling.
Gage Chandler is descended from kings. That's what his mother always told him. Years later, he is a true crime writer, with one grisly success?and a movie adaptation?to his name, along with a series of subsequent less notable efforts. But now he is being offered the chance for the big break: to move into the house where a pair of briefly notorious murders occurred, apparently the work of disaffected teens during the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Chandler finds himself in Milpitas, California, a small town whose name rings a bell––his closest childhood friend lived there, once upon a time. He begins his research with diligence and enthusiasm, but soon the story leads him into a puzzle he never expected?back into his own work and what it means, back to the very core of what he does and who he is.
Devil House is John Darnielle's most ambitious work yet, a book that blurs the line between fact and fiction, that combines daring formal experimentation with a spellbinding tale of crime, writing, memory, and artistic obsession.
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Q: How can I allow user to pay by credit card without inputing customer information? We are using the plan called "Website Payment Pro". It works. However, it requires too many inputs from customers (Like billing information, see following image for details), is there anyway we can get rid of them? Thanks.

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Kanemat (, also Romanized as Kāne'mat and Kān 'Mat) is a village in Chehel Cheshmeh-ye Gharbi Rural District, Sarshiv District, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 247, in 42 families. The village is populated by Kurds.

References

Towns and villages in Saqqez County
Kurdish settlements in Kurdistan Province


Rock Townsend - Delighted with our AJ Awards win for Holy Trinity!Delighted with our AJ Awards win for Holy Trinity!
Congratulations to Stockwool Architects, Telford Homes, the London Diocese and Holy Trinity Primary School! See the whole list of fab winning schemes here.
Read all about our school/residential mixed-use project here.


Exercising at home can be quite convenient and has many advantages. Many people debate whether they should take up private gym membership, or make gym in the house. Once, you decide that home gym is what you want, setting it up is not difficult.
Home gym is a place with compact exercising equipment designed to do different exercises at one station. These are also known as multi-gyms, and are ideal for doing weight training at home.
There are many options to setup a home gym, and there has to be an ideal combination of weight training, muscle training, and cardiovascular exercise. For strength trainings, some of the most commonly used equipments are dumbbells, steps, bands, balls, bench, mats and ab workers. These are just portable equipment that are simple to use. The home gyms can also have multi-combinations Smith machine, multi-gyms, treadmill, elliptical trainers, stationary bikes, cross-trainers etc.
Before setting up a home gym, it is important to analyze and decide about your commitments and goals. If you are a beginner and your goal is the general fitness, flexibility, muscle tone and weight management, buy few sets of dumbbells, aerobic step, adjustable bench, exercise mat and a fitness ball for your home gym.
Some people like to have multi-gyms where everything is available on a single machine, and it is convenient to use. Multi-gyms can range anywhere from $500-$4000, and they vary in terms of quality, exercise options, and flexibility.
For those looking for serious fitness, strength training and muscle development, it is best to invest in a complete set of barbells and plates, dumbbells, and an exercise bench. It is also a good idea to buy a more advanced multi-gym, which is in the range of $1000-$2000. It should have adjustable bench for sitting and reclining, pulldown bars for lat pulldown back exercise, stacked metal weights with load selection pin, leg curl system for hamstrings, leg extension system for thigh muscles and seated cable row system for arms and back exercise.
The amount that you would like to invest in your home gym equipment largely depends on your requirements and goals. It is however important to consider the space available in the house before buying any equipment for home gym. Many people buy the equipment without seeing and later realize that it does not fit in the space available. Check out the exact external dimensions of the unit after assembling, with all the attachments, and then add the other extensions such as leg extension or chest flye. Just keep in mind that you need enough space to do the stretching exercises also after setting up the equipment, and there must be enough space for that.


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In Los Angeles mayor's race, a big win for Eric Garcetti
Quoted in this one in the Christina Science Monitor.
"Garcetti did not receive the vast majority of the union endorsements and may be seen now as in a good position to extract concessions from the city's labor unions," adds Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. "Many voters in this very low-turnout election saw union endorsements as toxic. Garcetti was not viewed as beholden to the unions. He will now have to negotiate with them."
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We build our FH-series harps with a thin, book-matched hardwood veneer over the spruce-and-mahogany soundboard, which adds both structural stability and visual appeal. For most of our cherry and walnut harps, we use a figured cherry veneer, and we pair our other woods with a curly maple veneer (also called flamed maple). For those interested in something a little bit fancier, we offer two other options for custom soundboard veneers on any of our FH harps.
This delicate maple veneer has a gorgeous three-dimensional appearance scattered with tiny "bird's eyes." It's a beautiful detail on the soundboard of any of our solid wood harps.
Please note that the density of the "eyes" can vary. If you are interested in bird's-eye veneer, give us a call and we'll take a look at the material we currently have in stock.
The warm sunset colors and curly figuration of koa veneer add a dramatic touch to any maple harp. (It just doesn't look that good with the colors of our other wood choices.) We use it not only for the soundboard veneer, but also for the base and capital.


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Q: Select rows from table that have duplicate field, but prioritize group by table with columns id, order_number, location
data looks like
[1, 123, 'texas']
[2, 123, 'ny']
[3, 456, 'texas']
[4, 456, 'ny']
[5, 678, 'hawaii']

I want to select the id's of records from ny that have the same order_number as in texas

A: One option would be to use an EXISTS clause:
SELECT id
FROM yourTable t1
WHERE location = 'ny' AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM yourTable t2
                                  WHERE t1.order_number = t2.order_number AND
                                        t2.location = 'texas');

Edit: If you want to use an aggregation approach, that's possible too:
SELECT MAX(CASE WHEN location = 'ny' THEN id END) AS id
FROM yourTable
WHERE location IN ('ny', 'texas')
GROUP BY order_number
HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT location) = 2;

Demo
Here, we can aggregate by order_number, and then pivot out the id values for New York.


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Session Notes: Top 5 Things I Like About Line 6's Helix
I recently plugged into Line 6's new Helix Floorboard Multi-Effects Pedal ($1,499 street) on a few sessions in a fast-paced weekend of recording.
By Rich Tozzoli
I recently plugged into Line 6's new Helix Floorboard Multi-Effects Pedal ($1,499 street) on a few sessions in a fast-paced weekend of recording. Starting at my studio, I used it while composing for an A&E show needing moody ambient guitar tracks. Next, I took Helix to Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, New York to record some fiery Latin cues with flamenco/world music guitarist Romero for the upcoming NBC Olympics. While I will dig deeper into this unit within the next few months, here are the Top 5 initial things I liked about it.
The Helix Floorboard Multi-Effects Pedal, at Rich Tozzoli's personal production studio in New Jersey.
5. TAP TUNER/TEMPO
While it may be odd to like a tuner as a "Top 5" feature in a product as feature-packed as this, Helix has one of the coolest, easiest ones I've ever used in any product, or anywhere. Helix provides 12 stomp footswitches; FS 12 is fixed as the TAP Hold for Tuner. After holding it down for two seconds, a large bar tuner appears on the nice 6.2-inch LCD color display window. Then it's as easy as striking a note, lining up the bars until in tune, then it's back to work. I was surprised how many times I used it, partly because everything needs to be in tune, of course, but partly because it's just cool. When not using it as a tuner, I was able to quickly tap the tempos of delay times on relevant presets.
4. TOUCH AND GO
If there's one thing I dislike on multi-effects pedals, it's getting lost in layers of menus while trying to tweak sounds. With this bad boy, you simply touch a footswitch and the relevant information for that effect appears on the lower part of the LED display in color. It's very cool and incredibly useful.
For example, if I have a delay on one of the patches (this can be, of course, easily assigned to any footswitch if it's not already built into the preset), I simply touch the top of the footswitch and the associated parameters will automatically appear on the bottom of the display window. Below those values in the LED display sit a row of six knobs, each of which adjust the parameter above it. While turning knobs, if I forget where I started, I can just press it once to reset to default. Also, if an effect has more than six parameters to adjust, I simply scroll over with the Page button.
I didn't realize how valuable this touch control was until popping through the various effects, finding I could tweak them within seconds.
3. HOME AND AMP/CAB BUTTON
If you do get too deep into tweaking Helix and get confused, Line 6 has included a button below the Preset knob that has an icon of a house on it. Press that, and you're instantly on the home screen.
Even better is the Amp/Cab button next to that, which brings you right to the Amp+Cab setup in the display window. There, you can change settings for the amp such as Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence and Ch Volume. Scrolling over a page, you'll find cool parameters such as Master, Sag, Hum, Ripple, Bias and Bias X. Most importantly, they really work well; I found myself constantly pushing Sag and Bias to drive the amp. Scrolling one page further, you can tweak the cabinet and settings such as Mic (there's a whole lot of microphones to choose from), Distance, Low Cut, High Cut, EarlyRefl (early reflections) and Level.
2. COMPREHENSIVE I/O
Wow, did Line 6 think this through! The rear of the unit is loaded with I/O options: AES/EBU and S/PDIF, MIDI I/O, Variax, quarter-inch phone and quarter-inch L/R out, XLR L/R outs, four pair of Send/Returns, XLR Mic In and quarter-inch Aux In, Guitar In, Ext Amp, CV, and Exp 3 and 4 (for additional Expression pedals). Patches can be split up into different output pairs, and even standard stomp effects can be inserted into the signal path. Impressive.
1. THE FEEL OF THE PRESETS
As I was told, Line 6 worked on this box for five years before it came out. I didn't know anything about Helix until I stumbled across it at the recent AES show and heard some cool sounds coming from the booth. Curious, I stopped in to see this sweet-looking, heavy-duty multi-effects unit. "Hmm," I thought, "a POD update?" Not even close. This thing was built new from the ground up using the latest modeling technology and multiple DSPs. They let me play through it a little and I knew I had to try one in the studio, as I need a huge variety of guitar sounds for all the TV tracks I do.
Possibly being too brief (I will dig much more into this later), Helix is pretty bad-ass. I would say the part I like the most is the rare ability of a "box" to allow for the sponginess I feel when plugging into an amp. I can hit my guitar hard, and the Helix responds accordingly. Lightening the touch, it lightens the sound. It's a real treat that allows the player to dynamically control the sound. I can tweak the amp's mics and cabinets to suit my needs, too.
I do a lot of hard rock tracks, and this thing can get pretty sick; the German Ubersonic and Angl Meteor settings are great examples of this. Having said that, I feel hard rock tones are easier to nail than clean ones when it comes to modeling, but they get that, too; my favorites include the US Deluxe Vibe and the Tweed Blues Nrm.
At the Clubhouse, we plugged an old Fender Jazz bass into Helix and used some bass presets. Then we plugged in a vintage Wurlitzer electric piano and got a great sound with a little delay (Bucket Brigade), some great modulation effects (Ubiquitous Vibe) and a touch of distortion (Arbitrator Fuzz). So Helix is not just for guitar players, though that's certainly the target market.
I can't wait to dig into this unit further, but I'm already highly impressed. We even had a group of guys gathered around it in the studio looking and listening as we learned what it can do. It's built like a tank, sonically diverse, has a ton of useful I/O and can deliver many great tones. I'm glad they took the time to do it right, and the Helix seems equally at home on the stage and studio.
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L'acido citrico è una sostanza solida, incolore, un acido tricarbossilico di Brønsted-Lowry, con formula bruta C6H8O7, solubile in acqua in un ampio intervallo di pH.

Sebbene l'acido citrico sia uno degli acidi più diffusi negli organismi vegetali ed un prodotto metabolico degli organismi aerobici, quando è solido oppure in soluzione concentrata deve essere maneggiato con cautela. Si trova in tracce nella frutta, soprattutto del genere Citrus: il succo di limone ne può contenere sino al 3-4% e l'arancia l'1%. È presente anche nei legni, nei funghi, nel tabacco, nel vino e persino nel latte.

Ogni anno vengono prodotti più di un milione di tonnellate di acido citrico. È ampiamente utilizzato come anticalcare, acidificante, acido per il restauro e chelante.

I derivati dell'acido citrico vengono chiamati citrati, che comprendono sia i sali e gli esteri sia l'anione poliatomico in soluzione. Un esempio di citrato è il citrato di sodio, un esempio di estere è il trietilcitrato. È presente in piccola quantità anche in bevande zuccherate.

Biosintesi e produzione industriale
L'acido citrico si può trovare in una grande varietà di frutta e verdura, in particolare negli agrumi. I limoni e il lime hanno concentrazioni particolarmente elevate dell'acido, che può costituire fino al 3% del peso secco. Le concentrazioni di acido citrico negli agrumi vanno da 0,005 mol/L nelle arance e pompelmi a 0,30 mol/L nei limoni e lime. All'interno delle specie, questi valori variano a seconda del cultivar e dell'ambiente in cui il frutto viene coltivato.

Nel 1784 Carl Wilhelm Scheele, isolò per la prima volta l'acido citrico dal succo di limone per cristallizzazione. La produzione di acido citrico su scala industriale è invece iniziata nel 1890, in Italia, dove si ricavava dal succo di limone (Citrus × limon), attraverso un complesso processo con soluzione di ammoniaca, cloruro di calcio e acido solforico. Nel 1893, Carl Whemer scoprì che la muffa Penicillium, poteva produrre acido citrico dallo zucchero. Tuttavia, la produzione microbica di acido citrico non divenne industrialmente importante fino a quando a causa della prima guerra mondiale non si interruppero le esportazioni di agrumi dall'Italia.

Nel 1917, il chimico americano James Currie scoprì che alcuni ceppi di  Aspergillus niger potevano produrre efficientemente l'acido citrico. La società farmaceutica Pfizer iniziò la produzione a livello industriale usando questa tecnica due anni dopo, seguita da Citrique Belge nel 1929.

Anche oggi l'acido citrico viene prodotto attraverso fermentazioni su scala industriale utilizzando funghi (come l'Aspergillus niger) o lieviti in bioreattori ad ambiente a basso pH (acidulato) e bassa concentrazione di ferro; a tale scopo si utilizzano chelanti degli ioni ferro come l'EDTA. In questo modo il ciclo di Krebs viene interrotto all'acido citrico che può essere estratto dalla cellula e purificato.

Nel 2007, la produzione annuale mondiale dell'acido citrico era di circa 1.600.000 tonnellate. Più del 50% di questo volume è stato prodotto in Cina. La metà è stata utilizzata come igienizzante e disincrostante, circa il 20/25% per le correzioni di pH in preparazioni chimiche. Il restante 20/25% trova impiego in prodotti farmaceutici e nell'industria chimica.

Proprietà chimiche
L'acido citrico è un acido carbossilico, triprotico, con pKa 3,13, 4,76 e 6,34. Può esistere in forma anidra (senza acqua), o monoidrato. La forma anidra cristallizza dall'acqua calda, mentre il monoidrato si forma quando l'acido citrico viene cristallizzato dall'acqua fredda.  Il monoidrato può essere convertito in forma anidra a circa 78 °C. Allo stato anidro l'acido citrico è in forma di cristalli rombici, molto solubili in acqua.

I tre gruppi carbossilici (-COOH) si ionizzano progressivamente passando progressivamente da un pH moderatamente acido a un pH vicino alla neutralità, fino a un pH nettamente basico. La forchetta è pertanto ampia.

Lo ione citrato forma complessi con cationi metallici, compresi quelli alcalini. I complessi chelati formati da tutti e tre i gruppi carbossilato, hanno anelli con 7 e 8 membri, e risultano meno stabili rispetto agli anelli di chelati più piccoli.

Biochimica

L'acido citrico è un importante prodotto intermedio nel catabolismo dei carboidrati, una via metabolica fondamentale per gli esseri viventi aerobici, sia piante, che batteri e animali, incluso l'uomo. Il relativo processo biochimico prende il nome di ciclo di Krebs. Durante questa serie di reazioni metaboliche, la citrato sintasi catalizza la condensazione dell'ossalacetato con l'acetil CoA per formare il citrato. Il citrato agisce come substrato dell'aconitasi e viene convertito in acido aconitico. Il ciclo termina con la rigenerazione dell'ossalacetato. Negli organismi superiori due terzi dell'energia derivata dal cibo viene prodotta con questo sistema. Il citrato può essere trasportato fuori dai mitocondri, nel citoplasma, per essere usato per la sintesi degli acidi grassi e dell'ossalacetato. L'acido citrico è anche un componente importante delle ossa: circa 1/6 della superficie dei cristalli di apatite ossea è coperta da molecole di citrato, che hanno un effetto stabilizzante.

Funzioni e applicazioni

Cosmetici e detergenti
L'acido citrico ha la proprietà di ridurre la durezza dell'acqua, e per la sua azione anticalcare viene utilizzato in ammorbidenti eco-sostenibili per il lavaggio in lavatrice e come disincrostante per le tubazioni. In cosmesi può essere utilizzato come correttore di pH.

Per le sue capacità disincrostanti e corrosive è ampiamente utilizzato in prodotti per la pulizia di ambienti industriali professionali.

Alimenti, bevande e limone
Poiché è uno degli acidi commestibili più forti, l'acido citrico è utilizzato come aroma e un conservante nei cibi e nelle bevande, specialmente nelle bibite e nelle caramelle. Nell'industria alimentare è usato, con la denominazione E330, come acidulante e per correggere il pH di coloranti basici, come emulsionante, ad esempio nei gelati, come sostituto del succo di limone oppure per evitare la precipitazione dello zucchero nel caramello. È molto usato anche in bibite, prodotti di confetteria, gelatine, marmellate, birre, conserve di pomodori pelati e, congiuntamente al sodio bicarbonato, in preparazioni effervescenti. L'acido citrico ha 247 kcal per ogni 100 g.

Farmacologia
In campo farmacologico viene usato come anticoagulante nella conservazione del sangue estratto e come conservante in preparati farmaceutici (medicinali). I sali di citrato dei metalli sono usati per fornire i minerali in forma biologicamente più disponibile in molti integratori alimentari.

Sicurezza
È irritante per contatto con la pelle e gli occhi per cui va utilizzato abbigliamento protettivo quando si manipola. Un consumo eccessivo può intaccare lo smalto dentale.

Note

Voci correlate
 Aspergillus niger
 Citrato di sodio
 Citrato di calcio
 Citrato di litio

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 FEM2 - Ambiente Sito ufficiale dello spin-off del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze dell'Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
I molteplici usi dell'acido citrico

Citrico


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Forget Sequestration: Lockheed Scored Another $7 Billion To Get The Aging Raptor Into Service
Richard Clements and David Cenciotti,
The Aviationist
Mar. 2, 2013, 4:30 AM
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $6.9 billion to upgrade the service's fleet of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters.
Lockheed said that "The Air Force uses this to authorize the Incremental Modernization capability efforts such as Increment 3.1, Increment 3.2A and Increment 3.2B"
"F-22 modernization provides upgrades that ensures the Raptor maintains air dominance against an ever advancing threat - with capabilities such as advanced weapons, multi-spectral sensors, advanced networking technology and advanced anti-jamming technology."
Under increment 3.1 upgrade the fleet of radar evading 5th generation planes will get synthetic aperture radar (SAR) with ground mapping capability as well as the ability to carry eight 113kg (250lb) Small diameter bombs, in 2014; the increment 3.2A will see additional electronic protection measures and upgrades to the Link-16 data link system and its ability to work with the jets sensor suite.
In 2017, increment 3.2B will see the software and hardware upgrade to allow the Raptor to use the AIM-120D and AIM-9X missile systems, although a limited ability will be added before this date.
The use of the AIM-9X with an Helmet Mounted Display (initially not implemented on the plane) would give the F-22 an HOBS (High-Off Bore Sight) capability currently lacking.
Further upgrades as part of 3.2B will see further improvements to the electronic protection system and an upgrade to the aircraft geo-location system.
Increment 3.3 is in the pipelines but will be funded from another proposal at a later date and no further details as to what this will actually be is available.
The upgrades will give the costly and troubled stealth fighter, whose dominance of the skies has been debated since the Eurofighter Typhoons involved in the Red Flag Alaska exercise last year achieved some (simulated) Raptor kills, the capability to perform effectively in both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.
Something the F-35 should sometime do as well.
David Cenciotti has contributed to this post
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The Allure of TV Endures
By Adonis Hoffman, Business in the Public Interest
If we listen to the media cognoscenti, television is moribund. It soon will succumb to video streamed via the internet to our IP-outfitted 8K television sets, in addition to our increasingly capable handheld smartphones. The prognosticators of peril will tell us that television has no lasting value for advertisers, investors or consumers and the really "smart" money is anywhere but in old media.
Perhaps the future will bear out that dystopian view. But for now, these nattering nabobs of negativity have missed the mark. The current media landscape shows virtuous signs of vitality. If we look at the number and level of deals in the marketplace — 2018 witnessed the highest level of broadcast mergers and acquisitions in five years, according to Kagan — it is hard to conclude old media is dead. These included: Cordillera Communications-E.W. Scripps; Gray Television-Raycom; and the pending $4.1 billion Nexstar Media Group-Tribune Media merger.
Some of the biggest deals in media history were struck in the last two years. AT&T's purchase of Time Warner for $79 billion was a harbinger of things to come. Big players with deep pockets are looking for content and a direct-to-consumer path to go along with the means of distribution. When The Walt Disney Co. bought 21st Century Fox's assets for $71 billion and Comcast bought Sky for $39 billion, the media financial world took notice. While the EBITDA on each may have been a bit out of whack for steely-eyed investors, the opportunity to acquire performing, consumer-facing assets was too good to bypass.
We should expect more, not fewer, megadeals, especially now that leading private-equity firms have targeted media as a sector worth owning. While television may be viewed as an endangered species by some, investors seem to like its steady cash flow and the double-digit rates of return. Indeed, some of the most interesting deals in the sector have been struck by private-equity firms, whose focus on cost, efficiency and performance are not necessarily bad things for broadcasters competing with just about everybody else.
Today, private-equity firms own hundreds of TV stations, including top groups Ion Media and Univision. Pilot Group, Boston Ventures, Oak Hill Capital Partners and Providence Equity Partners, among others, have been in the TV acquisition game for a while. Blackstone, Bain and Apollo have also thrown their weight around. Somewhat under the radar has been the systematic acquisition of broadcast spectrum by Hc2 Broadcasting, led by Phil Falcone. With 14 full-power, 52 Class-A and 98 low-power stations, along with 400 silent licenses and construction permits, the fund is in 130 markets covering nearly 60% of the U.S. population. These interests are financial, not feel-good or familial.
While Sinclair Broadcast Group's $3.76 billion bid for Tribune fell through in 2018, Sinclair has rebounded with its successful bid to buy Fox's 21 regional sports networks for $10.6 billion.
Money will continue to flow to the sector, if not necessarily from legacy sources. To be sure, ad revenues are expected to decline or remain flat, year-to-year, as money migrates online. That said, the 2020 campaigns should be a boon to their bottom lines.
But there are other reasons for broadcasters to look toward a brighter future. First-quarter 2019 financial results are key indicators of the strength of TV station earnings. Fox, Sinclair and Nexstar all posted double-digit gains, with their stocks trading at all-time highs.
Today, that optimism resides in ATSC 3.0, the new standard that will launch on stations in the top 40 markets by the end of 2020. It also rests on the hope the retransmission ecosystem will not be undermined by those who chafe at its success. There is also a favorable, though not fawning, group of regulators at the FCC and solid stock performance by the leading local station ownership groups.
There is much to like about television these days. Whether you are an owner, investor or viewer, the future is brighter than the doom and gloom which colors most commentary.
Perhaps the last frontier for television as we know it is eradicating the regulatory boundaries that hinder broadcasters from competing in a new, more-challenging market.
Adonis Hoffman is chairman of Business in the Public Interest and a former senior FCC official.
Adonis Hoffman, Business in the Public Interest


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