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Kairos Power Selects Albuquerque for its New Research and Development Center
Kairos Power LLC has chosen Albuquerque as its home for a new engineering center to support the development of its advanced reactor technology.
Top Rated Business Process Outsourcing Firm Selects New Mexico
Faneuil, plans to hire 700 for its new state-of-the customer care operation in Albuquerque.
CBD Made in New Mexico: Major New Employer Coming to Mesilla
Rich Global Hemp (RGH) Plans to Hire 180 New Mexicans to Manufacture CBD
Video Game Studio Locates in Las Cruces
Ganymede Games announces plans to hire 51 and invest over $1.3M in its new Las Cruces HQ.
Albuquerque Rated Best Place for Moviemakers to Live and Work
The City of Albuquerque was recently chosen as the #1 best place to live and work as a moviemaker, beating out places like New York and Los Angeles.
Global Manufacturing Company Selects Santa Teresa, NM for their First Manufacturing Facility in the U.S.
Admiral Cable, headquartered in Taiwan, will be hiring almost 350, constructing a 175,000 sq. ft. facility, and investing over $50M.
Bloomberg Ranks NM No. 1 for Economic Gains
According to a recent report by Bloomberg, New Mexico's economy leads other states in job and wage gains since January 2017.
Company Announcing 1,295 Jobs and $36 Million to New Mexico
Stampede Meat will be creating 1,295 new food processing jobs to Sunland Park, NM over the next 5 years.
CSI Announces New Facility
Corrugated Synergies International (CSI) is expanding to Santa Teresa, creating 120 new manufacturing jobs.
New Mexico is Rated in the Top 10 for Innovation Capacity
New Mexico far exceeds any other state in non-industry research and development at eight times the national average.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NEW MEXICO, A LAND OF GREAT DIVERSITY
New Mexico is at the forefront of providing the ideal location to start or grow your business and the New Mexico Partnership is the state-wide New Mexico economic development organization here to show you why.
New Mexico is a state that provides a highly-skilled and productive workforce with expertise in everything from cutting edge science and engineering, to business and finance, manufacturing, logistics, and a host of other skills businesses most need in today's economy. It's home to world class scientific research institutions and universities, robust international trade, extraordinary culture, and extensive rail, road, and air infrastructure, all within a state that is affordable, pro-business, and which lacks natural disasters.
New Mexico has actively developed its workforce and business climate to fit the needs of growing industries, and it shows. Some of the largest industries that have established themselves in the state include aerospace and defense, advanced manufacturing, data centers, value-added agriculture, logistics and distribution, technology commercialization, energy and renewable resources, and digital media. And, in addition to attracting employers from elsewhere, New Mexico is home to a vibrant and innovative start-up ecosystem.
THERE IS A REASON WE ARE CALLED THE 'LAND OF ENCHANTMENT'
The New Mexico Partnership can provide you with all you need in order to succeed here. The New Mexico Partnership is designated by the state to be the single-point-of-contact to help businesses locate in New Mexico. We offer a coordinated approach and a formal network of economic developers to simplify the site selection process by providing expertise on talent, critical infrastructure, educational and R&D institutions, real estate and facilities, incentives, and all the other factors that go into a business location decision.
We are the New Mexico economic development organization that can show you all that the land of enchantment has to offer and demonstrate why so many businesses have chosen to call our state home.
Jumanji Sequel Brings The Rock, Kevin Hart to New Mexico
The New Mexico Film Office announced Monday that "Jumanji" completed its next round of production in Navajo Nation, particularly the Shiprock area.
Fast-Growing ABQ Tech Firm Expands Into Fourth Local Facility
Verus, which was founded five years ago, will begin moving into an 11,850-square-foot space at 2340 Alamo Ave. SE on May 1.
University of New Mexico Revamps Film Program Amid Demand
UNM announced this month it will offer new degree plans that will allow students to focus on film production, gaming and animation, or criticism.
PNM Moves Up Emissions-Free Timeline
Public Service Co. of New Mexico is five years ahead of schedule to completely eliminate carbon emissions.
This is the No. 1 State for Retirees — and it's not Florida
Data released by United Van Lines, which tracked customers' state-to-state migration in 2018, found that New Mexico was the No. 1 state where retirees moved
Learn about the stars with a brew in hand at #LasCruces' newest event from @astronomyontap. https://nmpartnership.com/astronomy-on-tap-comes-to-bosque-brewing-in-las-cruces/
According to @UnitedVanLines' 2019 study, #NewMexico ranked 10th for states with the highest inbound mover rate. https://nmpartnership.com/new-mexico-a-popular-destination-for-movers/
Verus Research intends to hire 10 more and double the size of their Uptown offices this year. https://nmpartnership.com/verus-research-plans-expansion-for-uptown-location/
.@SantaFeBrew's new beer hall shows that it's more than just a place to get some great drinks. https://nmpartnership.com/santa-fe-brewings-beer-hall-offers-a-complete-experience/
With commercial flights expected to start this year, @VirginGalactic is ramping up their #NewMexico presence. https://nmpartnership.com/virgin-galactic-bringing-50-more-jobs-to-new-mexico/
Check out what @playelectric will have to offer when they open their doors in February! https://nmpartnership.com/electric-playhouse-approaching-february-opening/


Last day of the holiday, can't forget to do the final post and put up some pictures!
We had an early start as we had to be out of the holiday house by 9am so we made our first stop at a place called Island Honey where we had a tour of the bee keeping facility, saw how they got the honey from the hives, made some of it into beeswax candles and into jars of course for people to eat. We also learnt that contrary to popular belief, honey is not essentially bee poo, more like it's bee vomit! They have two stomachs and one where nectar goes and their saliva along with enzymes make it into honey and then they regurgitate it back up.
Which was the Island Pure Sheep Dairy. My partners parents have sheep on their farm but they don't milk them. Unfortunately they weren't milking today, but from the video it looked like it's the same as cows so nothing I haven't seen before. There were some awfully cute little lambs though which of course I had to try and feed and pat because they're just adorable when they're little!
Neither of us have had sheep milk products before so we decided to do the tasting which started with the yoghurt and it was just awful. It was a natural yoghurt which can be a bit iffy on its own sometimes anyway, but this just had a really weird sort of tang to it that made it quite unpalatable. Some of the cheeses though were really nice, but the fancier kind of cheeses you'd serve at a party and we really couldn't justify spending $12 on sheep cheese and maybe not having a chance to use it, when you can get a similar product from the supermarket for much cheaper.
Our final sightseeing stop was at Prospect Hill which is a lookout on top of a hill where you can get a good 360 view. It's 512 steps to the top, trust me I counted. And I took pictures every 50 steps to see how the view changed as you got higher.
And huzzah shots from the top!
We still had some time to kill even after doing all of that, so we stopped by a local cafe and grabbed hot chips as an early dinner and ate them down by the beach while we waited for the ferry to whisk us back to the homeland thus concluding our short getaway.
We didn't make too many stops today, but there was a heck of a lot of driving to get where we wanted to go. The car needed a tank of fuel so we stopped in at Kingscote to get that and while we were in the area thought we'd head up and see a lavender farm that's about 15km north.
And what can I say, it's a farm…with lots of lavender! There were so many different varieties I couldn't believe it, I had no clue there were so many! They had a little shop there as well and, oh my gosh I love the smell of lavender and was looking at some of their hand creams and what not but they were just so expensive I couldn't justify buying any.
Then we made the long trip down to Flinders Chase National Park, it took a little over an hour to get there. It's actually quite a boring drive because the landscape on Kangaroo Island is all the same. It's just scrub and more scrub!
Anyway, the first place we went to have a look at was Remarkable Rocks and the general gist of these is that this molten rock just sort of rose to the surface and has continued to be weathered to look the way that it does now. There are some pretty cool rock formations, and most fun of all, you get to climb all over them!
After that we checked out Admiral's Arch which is basically this big archway of rock, it's really quite impressive. There are loads of seals that like to hang out there, seems to provide them with a bit of a break from all the weather.
Last stop in Flinders Chase was a lighthouse up the top near Admiral's Arch, unfortunately you couldn't go inside so it was just standing there looking at a building which isn't quite as exciting as being able to go up inside it! But we had a bit of a break and ate our (very) late lunch while we were there.
We actually spent quite a lot of time in Flinders Chase so by the time we got back to the holiday house it was nearly 6pm so we just ate some left overs from the previous night for dinner and then watched a bit of TV before going to bed ready for the last day of the holiday.
The first day of the holiday was all about travelling to Kangaroo Island. Even though in reality, we're not that far away it still took us a really long time to get there!
We left home about 10am, and stopped in at my partners parents farm on the way down for about 15 minutes to say happy Easter. Then we continued the drive to Cape Jervis and were there a bit early so we stopped at the bakery to have an early lunch. After that we got to the ferry about an hour before it was due to leave so that we could check in and then of course you have to drive the car on to the ferry.
The ferry ride itself only takes about 45 minutes which isn't too bad, and it wasn't too rocky which was great. I had been a little worried about my partner getting sick but he was ok. Have any of you ever heard an old wives tale about sticking a brown paper bag under your shirt to prevent sea sickness? Well his gran and his mum were trying to get him to do that just so he wouldn't be sick. I found it quite humorous, and he didn't bother, but hey maybe for some people it has a really strong placebo effect which isn't really a bad thing!
Once off the ferry it was another half hour drive to get to where we were staying which is a holiday house about 10 minutes out of Kingscote. Nice, secluded and quiet. Away from all the screaming children at caravan parks and motels which is really nice.
It was nearly 3pm when we arrived – yes that's right, nearly 5 hours to do a trip which driving and ferry journey time was only 2 hours 45 minutes all up, but all that waiting time my gosh. Anyway, 5 hours of travelling, and you know travelling over seas (hehehe) can be such hard work… we had a nap.
Only a quick one though because I wanted to go see the pelican feeding and then have a look around town and see where things like the local petrol station, supermarkets etc were.
The pelican feeding was amazing. Only a $5 donation, honestly if the guy was charging $10 I still would have paid. It was just this flock of pelicans and a few seagulls hoping to steal food rather than become the food. The guy gave us a talk about pelicans and their habits and whatnot which was really interesting, and then started the feeding, and boy did they just gobble it all up!
After that we did the drive around the town and then headed back to the holiday house, and because we have everything needed in the kitchen to cook dinner, that's just what we did. Actually I really liked the idea of having a holiday house just for that reason. Not only was it cheaper than a motel per night, you also get to save money by preparing your own food, and lets face it that's also a better option than eating pub meals every night.
So even though the first day was just about the travel, it was still a great day and a great way to finish up was with the pelican feeding.


Students have been given the opportunity to choose new clubs for the second semester. Chloe Smithley spent past club time observing and describing each club choice. Choices include academics, athletics, art, movies, cartoons, card games and other hobbies.
Joshua Hedley's first album "Mr. Jukebox" is a stunning testament to the days of singers like Johnny Cash and Hank Williams. The album captures something that modern country music strives for but cannot achieve: true, unadulterated Americana.


Working with the MDVA, producers will be responsible for the following: developing a theme, lining up talent and/or vendors, creating activities, submitting a budget, planning and managing the event, and promoting the event. The MDVA will provide a limited budget, determined by the needs of the event and marketing support. Offerings may include such things as street performers, street artists, music, a kids' zone, sand art, sidewalk chalk, historical attractions, vendors, a scavenger hunt and other forms of entertainment or a theme suggested by the producer.
"The purpose of the event is to provide a family-oriented activity that will expose and promote our focus on the Cultural District Designation by bringing in aspects of art, music and or local history," MDVA Chair Mary Scott said.
The MDVA is working with the Marlborough Economic Development Corporation, she added, to develop this event and others to increase the visibility of the city's strong local artists population; to increase economic activity for participating vendors and the area in general; and to cultivate the downtown's artistic, diverse and unique ambiance.
"Marlborough Downtown Village is committed to finding opportunities for local residents and business people to revitalize the central part of Marlborough," Scott said.
A non-required informational meeting to answer questions will be held Tuesday, April 9, at 5:30 p.m. at the Main Street Café, 182 Main St., Marlborough.


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Ketamine is in a category of medications called dissociative anesthetics. It has been used since 1970 by anesthesiologists to help keep patients, usually children, asleep and free of pain in surgery. More recently, however, it was discovered that depressed patients who were given ketamine during surgery would find their depression symptoms rapidly improved. This prompted a series of scientific studies supporting the use of ketamine for rapid treatment of severe depression, especially those with suicidal urges. In doses used to treat depression, it is neither dissociative nor anesthetic.
At slightly higher doses, ketamine produces a light trance-like state where anxiety is lowered. Our defenses, the protective character armor that we have developed over our lives, can be slipped off for a while, allowing us to feel connected to emotions and memories for 30 to 40 minutes. For many patients, this experience can act as a rapid and powerful catalyst for change and insight that might otherwise take months or years to access and work through.
At higher doses, but still much lower than those used commonly in anaesthesia, ketamine can bring psychedelic effects. Psychedelic literally means "mind manifesting"; or, as psychiatrist and pioneer in psychedelic psychotherapy Stanislav Grof stated it, as a "nonspecific amplifier of the unconscious process." At these slightly higher doses people can have deep, meaningful experiences beyond the boundaries of one's personal identity (often referred to as "transpersonal" experiences).
Ketamine is very safe and has been used for decades with medically fragile patients, soldiers in the battle field, and children.
We use ketamine in several ways: as an oral lozenge, an intramuscular injection, and sometimes intranasal. We do not use it intravenously but that does not seem to be necessary for effects.
What is Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy?
Firstly, let's describe the mental and emotional suffering that we hope to address with psychedelic assisted psychotherapy. Mental and emotional suffering may come from external triggers (such as past trauma and present life conditions) and also, importantly, from how we perceive and respond to those triggers. Our perceptions and responses are determined by deep beliefs and behavioral patterns, influenced by genetics, and shaped through early and later experiences – both positive and negative. We are only sometimes aware of these processes that shape how we perceive and respond to our life challenges.
All psychotherapy attempts to improve how we perceive and respond to past and present life challenges. When memories emotions and experiences arise which we feel powerless to respond to effectively, or are otherwise unbearable, they arouse anxiety and our defenses kick in so we can cope. Therapy helps us bear these emotions, feel safe with another person, and soften maladaptive defenses so that we can act more effectively. Such change takes time because anxiety can be overwhelming and protective defenses are entrenched and habitual.
We develop a rigid pattern of defenses and a perception of ourselves that is based on these rigid patterns. Neuroimaging reveals a system of interrelated brain structures – called the 'default mode network' – that operates when we are actively monitoring and making decisions based on these limited patterns, and our limited sense of self.
Psychedelics seem to temporarily relax this default mode network through acting on the serotonin 5HT-2A receptors in the cortex and layer 5 pyramidal neurons. This releases the constraints on the raw here-and-now data coming in from our senses. As the psychedelic experience recedes this information is re-integrated in surprising ways that challenge our rigid patterns. We can rewrite our sense of ourselves and the World in profound and lasting ways.
We can make the most of this opportunity with careful preparation: setting a clear intention, ensuring an experience of curiosity and openness to new learning and integrating the insights into new knowledge. The intense connected experience provided by the combination of medicine and therapist can provide a corrective emotional experience, changing a previously frightening or avoided emotional memory into one infused with compassion and hope. Deliberate psychotherapy can result in deep and lasting change, sometimes far more rapidly than with psychotherapy or use of psychedelics alone.
What is Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy?
Ketamine works slightly differently but has many of the same results as classical psychedelics such as psilocybin or LSD. Ketamine targets NMDA glutamate receptors, which are crucial to memory and synaptic plasticity. One set of actions may deactivate the anti-reward center, and restore the connections between the default mode network and the lower brain structures active in processing feelings. People once again feel a capacity for pleasure, and are able to experience emotions and associated memories without the constraining habits from a lifetime of trauma and other painful experiences. There is less of the visual hallucinations and patterns common in traditional psychedelics as ketamine is less active in the visual cortex; but there can be deep emotional experiences that open us to connection, memory and meaning.
The NMDA action of ketamine may bring a special capacity for relearning and rewiring. Memories, once open and activated, become malleable. Ketamine prolongs this reconsolidation window so that new memories can solidify. With careful evocation of painful memories or cravings for drug and alcohol use, followed by ketamine administration, new and flexible knowledge and habits can be established.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is a practice that allows participants to gain access to the "felt-sense" of emotional content and difficult unconscious material in a rapid and powerful way, allowing the participant to open up a doorway to allow that content to be accessed, worked with, and processed with the assistance of a highly-trained therapist. Ketamine is a powerful catalyst to allow inner access to difficult and often "stuck" material and emotions, and the psychotherapy allows the participant to actively examine, work with, and effectively process that material for long-lasting change, often far more quickly than traditional talk-oriented psychotherapies. It may have additional roles in the treatment of addictions, where stuck memories can be softened and replaced.
What is a KAP session like?
A KAP session generally lasts three hours, consisting of:
1. The participant and therapist discussing goals, intentions, concerns, and any leftover material from previous sessions. These may include specific drug and alcohol cues in the treatment of addictions.
2. The ketamine medicine experience (by oral lozenge or intramuscular injection)
3. The participant and therapist processing the material and emotions which have arisen during the experience as the participants emerges from the ketamine experience.
Initially a participant will meet with clinic staff, including a physician, for a medical and psychological evaluation and an exploration of the participants issues, concerns, intentions, and goals. Once a course of treatment is agreed upon and the participant is evaluated as a good candidate for KAP, the participant will meet with a clinician trained in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for one or more psychotherapy sessions to prepare for the ketamine experience.
The treatment then consists of a combination of psychotherapy/integration sessions, in-office ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions using lozenge or intramuscular injection, and possibly at-home lozenge ketamine sessions.
During a ketamine-assisted psychotherapy session using lozenges, participants will allow the ketamine lozenge to dissolve in their mouth, without swallowing, for between 10-15 minutes. Participants generally lie down and wear an eye-mask while music is playing. Generally after those 10-15 minutes participants experience body-tingling sensations and a sense of relaxation. Over the next 20 minutes or so most participants enter more deeply into a trance state where they will often experience old memories or stored emotions, and many report experiencing images arising and passing through the mind.
Participants remain lying down and attending to their inner experience for approximately an hour. Some feel moved to relate some of what is happening to their therapist, and many prefer to keep their focus internal. After the main impacts of the ketamine experience ends the participant and therapist discuss and work with what arose.
Intramuscular injection (in the upper arm) tends to bring a more intense experience that comes on within a few minutes, lasts 40 minutes or so and resolves cleanly. The volume used is very small so people do not tend to feel any soreness afterwards.
Oftentimes, the time directly after the main ketamine experience the participant has regained the ability to think and speak normally but has also retained the deep and relaxed access to emotions and emotional material without the interference of everyday and often rigid defense mechanisms. That processing continues in the non-ketamine psychotherapy integration sessions, which are an important part of leveraging the sometimes powerful and dramatic ketamine experiences into long-lasting change in one's life.
Is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Safe? What are the risks?
Ketamine is quite safe even at high anesthesia doses. It is not toxic to the heart or brain and is not addictive. Some people have a small increase in blood pressure during the procedure. Some people who have misused massive doses of ketamine for a significant period can develop a cystitis. Our clinical ketamine doses are from 20-30x times less than anesthetic doses. They are quite tolerable, resulting in sensations of time and thinking distortion that usually lasts around 30-45 minutes. At Psych Garden, the first dose and dose increases will always be monitored by us to ensure you can safely tolerate the doses we prescribe. We require that for in-office KAP sessions that you must have a confirmed ride home as it is not safe for you to drive for several hours after dosing.
Is it Effective?
Ketamine has been and continues to be studied but there are now numerous double-blind placebo-controlled studies showing it to be safe and effective, rapidly improving depression symptoms, and especially suicidality, in the short term. There are other studies in alcohol and cocaine addiction showing marked benefits after even one administration. Because this drug is cheap and readily available, there is no reason a pharmaceutical company will finance a study of effectiveness, so studies are being done at academic centers. The vast majority of research thus far has been done with intravenous ketamine. Research on intranasal, intramuscular or sublingual dosing is much scarcer.
What if I Have an Addiction?
There is no evidence that using ketamine for depression causes or worsens addiction symptoms. Perhaps because it does not directly stimulate dopamine pathways like most other addictive substances, ketamine use rarely becomes compulsive. To the contrary, ketamine is being studied for the treatment of addictions, with some promising results. More clinical trials will be needed to know with certainty that it is helpful for addictions. At this point, we do not see addiction as a contra-indication for ketamine, and treat these clients on a case-by-case basis depending on what their addiction patterns are, monitoring use, misuse, and benefits. We are experienced experts in the treatment of addictions and take risks seriously. We will look after you.
What next if I want Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy at Psych Garden?
The Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy program at Psych Garden involves a comprehensive approach tailored to your unique situation. After a brief telephone screening you will be set up for a psychological and medical evaluation. This will take 90-minutes and will be with both a psychotherapist a psychopharmacologist. We will assess your situation thoughtfully and so our recommendations may include approaches other than just KAP. We are interested in your wellbeing, not simply ketamine treatment.
Next, you'll meet with your therapist to articulate goals and the blocks in your life you want to address, as well as any worries. Your first dose will be administered and you'll spend a 3-hour session with your therapist journeying and processing your experience. This integration will continue in a further therapy session after each ketamine session. We hope you will have at least three sessions to get the most from your experience. Some people will have intramuscular higher dose experiences and some lower dose oral (sublingual) doses,depending on the work met in the journey.
Some people will receive lozenges to take at home in order to get a frequency of administration that is more effective for major depression. Your therapist will prepare you for this part of the work, and ensure that you will be safe at home. During these times you can call us for guidance if needed.
We will review your progress in regular appointments with the psychopharmacologist, and any dose changes will first be given in our facility. We will work with you and adjust the treatment until you have arrived where you need to be.
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Engine J-530 has an origin I am unfamiliar with. This car is on chassis 2405, which originally had a very cool Rollston Town Car body on it. This incredible Walker-LaGrande Convertible Coupe body was originally on chassis 2563. The bell housing is from engine J-515, the engine that was originally with this body on 2563. So at some point in time, the Rollston Town Car body disappeared and this body was separated from its original chassis. The body and bell housing came with it and was put on chassis 2405. Engine J-530 was brought in to get the thing running. And remember: this is the supercharged 320 horsepower version.
The Walker-LaGrande body is one of three like it built and the only one with a supercharger on it. It's actually one of only seven bodies built for Duesenbergs by Walker-LaGrande in total. This car was delivered new to a banker in Chicago before going through the hands of several well-known collectors. Among Model Js, this is one of the big ones. It should sell for between $3,500,000-$5,000,000. Click here for more info and here for more from this sale.
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That information is inaccurate. The original engine was (and still is) J530. Only the bell housing, with engine #J515 stamped on it, was changed. This was probably done some time in the early 1950's. The chassis 2563 original to the car was apparently damaged in an accident some time in the 1940's and chassis 2407 was used as a replacement.
Coolio. That would make more sense than a mystery appearance of J530. I'm gonna go ahead and blame a confusing lot description from the auction house. Thanks for the heads up.


Jay Mathews of the Washington Post (and the author of Harvard Schmarvard, one of our favorites) has a great take on visiting college campuses. I've shared it before, but since he's bringing the topic back up, I'll go ahead and share it again. Here's his latest post.
His idea that you can just see what you want to see on college campuses, that you can have a little fun without toting a clipboard and taking notes, also works for counselors.
The counselors from our Irvine office are attending the annual WACAC conference this week. Good counselors and admissions officers spend a lot of time at conferences, so it's important to feel like it's time and money well spent. Here are a few tips we've picked up during our conferencing years that might help.
1. Don't be afraid to pick a session based on the speakers rather than on the subject.
Some of the best sessions we've ever attended at conferences discussed topics that had surprisingly little to do with our jobs. But we know when someone like Bruce Poch from Pomona College or Paul Kanarek from The Princeton Review speaks, we always learn something. Great presenters make for great sessions. So don't be afraid to occasionally pick a great presenter over a session whose subject matter might be more relevant.
2. Try to have meals with people you haven't met.
If you're here with colleagues like we are, it's easy to huddle with familiar faces during the group meals. But there are a lot of great people to meet here, and meals are a perfect time to do it. In fact, some counselors are here without colleagues and will welcome the company. So get to know new people during the meals.
3. Attend the social events.
We do love a good conference social event. It's a great time to relax and have fun with both current colleagues and new friends who know that several hundred counselors and admissions officers coming together to discuss education makes for one heck of a party. So no matter how inviting a quiet night in your room may be, spend a little time, well, socializing at the socials.
4. Be on the lookout for tips, information and advice you can use when you get back.
This is something we learned from conference veterans. It's great when you can leave a conference excited about new ideas that you can implement into your job. Experienced counselors know this, and they spend most of the conference on the lookout for those insights. They enter every session hungry for one piece of information, or one suggestion they can take back and use. They think not just about what they're learning, but also what to actually do with that knowledge when they get back. So feed off that tendency. Ask questions. Write down your ideas as soon as you think of them. Talk with your colleagues not just about what you learned at a great session, but also how you're going to apply that knowledge back on the job.
5. Remember that you're here for you, too.
We all go to conferences for the students that we serve. But it's also important to use conferences as a chance to have fun, to commiserate with colleagues about the challenges and joys of our jobs, and to recharge our batteries so we can do an even better job with our students when we get back. If that means that you skip one session to connect over a beer with some new counselor friends you've just made, we think that's OK.
Katie shared a great article with us about colleges with strong programs for students with learning disabilities. You can read the article here.
This year's Common Application will launch on August 1, 2010. That's about a month later than it usually releases, which means that if you're planning any summer workshops where students fill out the application, you may need to adjust your dates.
But you can take a look at the preview version here.
I had an interesting experience with "helicopter parents" last week. I'd just finished doing a seminar at a high school and three mothers approached me with a question. The elected spokeswoman of the group proudly announced, "We're helicopter parents–and we have some questions about helping our kids find activities this summer."
Parents who support your kids and want the best for them have every reason to be proud of their efforts. Parenting isn't easy, especially during the teenage years.
But if you identify yourself as a helicopter parent, you should know that the term is pejorative for a reason. A helicopter parent hovers over your kid so closely that he doesn't learn to think and live on his own. College administrators talk about helicopter parents who call professors and argue for grades to be changed, or who intervene in roommate squabbles. Even employers are talking about parents who call on behalf of their (college graduate!) children to investigate job openings or to make sure their kids' resumes were received.
There are times when we sit with a student at Collegewise and just know that she's going to be successful. That feeling has a lot more to do with how she carries herself, her maturity, her self confidence and her work ethic than it does her grades or test scores. But one thing this kids all have in common are parents who are supportive but know when to step back.
If you're a helicopter parent, you can be proud of your instincts to want everything for your kids, but you should consider different methods. Become a proud former helicopter parent and then teach other hovering moms and dads how to follow your lead.
A lot of colleges' essay questions ask you to describe a time that you failed or made a mistake. Nobody is successful all the time, so colleges don't expect seventeen year-olds to be perfect. But they ask the question because the way you handle these circumstances says a lot about your character.
Baseball fans saw a great example of that this week when umpire Jim Joyce absolutely blew a call that cost pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. The replay made it obvious to everyone, including Joyce, that he'd missed the call. So he did something you almost never see an umpire do. He admitted he was wrong and apologized.
He also apologized personally to the pitcher, Galarraga.
given the circumstances, it was understandable.
from the home clubhouse into the umpires' room.
And here's what happened in the next game.
Occasionally, a family will ask us if a student's chances of admission will improve if she selects an odd major. The thinking here is that there are so many "business" and "psychology" and "engineering" majors applying to college, you might have a better chance in a lot less popular major, like "forestry" or "food science" or "viticulture" (it's wine making, and don't laugh–it's a real major).
And yes, this can improve your chances…if you've walked your talk.
A student who's shown a real interest in forestry, who's taken AP Bio and AP chemistry, who's volunteered for the parks service over the summer, who gives tours of the local wilderness park on the weekend, and who has a great answer to the "Why are you applying to this college?" question that includes a good knowledge of the forestry program, that student has an advantage. She's a good fit for a program that's not a popular one, and the standards of admission for her might be less rigorous then they would for someone applying as a more popular major.
I'm sure there are cases where a less qualified student applied under an odd major with no intention of ever actually studying "soil science" and managed to slip in. But is it worth the risk to do that? Do you want to go to any school badly enough to fake your way in? That's like pretending to love The Beatles just because a girl you desperately want to date is a huge fan of them. Sure, it might work, but it's also kind of pathetic. And just like she might expect you to listen to A Hard Days Night non stop once you're together, what if you have to spend a year or two as a "soil science" major before the college will let you switch. Is it worth it? I don't think it is.
Think a lot about what you want to study in college. Be a mature college shopper who understands that what you learn in college is important. Pick colleges that match your interests. And don't try to fake your way in by pretending to be something you're not.


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I'm attracted to the "long leap" at the moment, image-wise (if that's what it's called??). Thanks, Jen!
interesting that you call the beasties "ladybirds" … this is a really mysterious haiku for me … kinda spooky.
And a certain spookiness is definitely what I was aiming for here – just seeing if I could conjure that atmosphere in 3 lines around little ladybirds..
They certainly are … and makes one wonder about a certain president's wife who was called that … you did a great job on this one and definitely achieved your goal I think.


Babies are a joy, but the results of unwanted pregnancies range from the problematic to the downright dangerous. Humans have always been concerned with controlling when we have babies, and how many babies we have; in fact, contraception was so important to ancient Egyptian women that they buried contraceptive recipes in their tombs, so that they would not have to have babies in the afterlife unless they really wanted them!
These ancient contraceptives are enough to make you profoundly thankful you live in contemporary times. They ranged from a douche made of honey, dates, and acacia juice (can you say "yeast infection"?) to pessaries made of crocodile or elephant dung and honey, inserted vaginally. Science alleges that dung pessaries might work because the pH of the pessary would act as a spermicide. My personal theory is that they prevented pregnancy mostly by ensuring men would never come near you!
In China, women would drink mercury to prevent pregnancy, and European women drank the water a blacksmith had quenched his metalwork in. Both of these methods probably worked, because a body poisoned with heavy metals is most likely not healthy enough to sustain pregnancy.
Animal-related remedies such as a necklace made of weasel testicles, various animal bones either ground up and ingested or strapped to the body, and shots of whiskey in which dried beaver testes had been marinated were also used. Natural sponges and wads of wool soaked in various juices and substances probably had variable effectiveness.
Of the physical barrier methods, there is some evidence that condoms have been used for perhaps as long as 15,000 years. Certainly we have written indications that King Minos of Crete used goat bladders for this purpose some 3,000 years ago. Some of the oldest actual condoms ever found were sausage casings discovered in the foundations of Dudley Castle in England, dating from the mid 17th century, but we had to wait on the invention of vulcanized rubber in 1838 for condoms and diaphragms to become what we know today. The precursors of the diaphragm included cervical caps made of gold and silver.
In comparison, the Pill, the IUD and modern chemical and barrier methods seem pretty tame. Every method has its failure rate, but it's nice to be out of the dung age.
In 1847 a French doctor by the name of Gosselin, inspired by information he'd obtained by dissecting human corpses, decided to investigate the effects of "ligation and resection of the vas deferens" in dogs. After performing this surgery on unwitting canines, he noted that this prevented them from siring further litters of puppies. Enter the vasectomy.
Perhaps it's poetic that "the snip" was invented the same year the first Mormon pioneers reached the Salt Lake valley intent on filling it with progeny, but it did take medical science several decades to perfect the surgery and—weirdly enough—even to figure out what it was actually best used for.
In 1890 it was suggested as a cure for enlarged prostate, and in 1902 records show it was being practiced as a cure for tuberculosis. In 1918, Dr. Eugen Steinach of Austria was promoting vasectomy as a "rejuvenation" procedure. Both Sigmund Freud and W. B. Yeats had vasectomies, hoping that the surgery would provide them with better health and more vitality as they aged. Unfortunately, during the age of eugenics between the World Wars, many men were sterilized against their will in various jurisdictions around the world.
The uncomfortable relationship between government and fertility was documented in a 1967 report which noted that Utah (as well as Kansas and Connecticut) outlawed vasectomy for the purposes of sterilization…but that it was still legal for therapeutic purposes. Other jurisdictions were not so coy; in a cash-for-vasectomy drive at a "family planning festival" in Kerala, India, in 1971, some 62,913 surgeries were performed.
Utah laws regarding vasectomy have been relaxed for decades now, and the procedure is popular here. Dr. Ralph Wade of Bountiful has been performing them since 1987, and now has over 900 of the surgeries under his belt. "When I first performed them, we made a small incision, but now we use a no-scalpel technique that punctures the skin. No sutures are required," he says. The success rate of the surgery is very high. "There is a very small risk of failure because some men have three vas deferens instead of two!" says Dr. Wade. This is why giving a sample to confirm you're shooting blanks afterwards is necessary.
Men who have had vasectomies are generally satisfied with the results, but across the board they recommend saying "no" if your doctor asks you if you'd like to watch the procedure as he does it.


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As a rule of thumb, generally people like to still receive at least half of their income post retirement. If we assume that on average our clients earn €120,000 at retirement then they will require an income of €60,000 per annum thereafter.
The state pension is now only €12,131 and for many this will only kick in at age 68. This leaves a remaining requirement of €47,869 per annum.
We want you to achieve your retirement goals and enjoy the fruits of your working years. In order to protect your entitlements, we generally take a conservative approach when building your pension portfolio. We will source all of your existing plans and entitlements and maximise them for you, within a restrained level of risk. We can cater for those who seek a bolder risk approach upon request.
Our risk profiling process will decipher your comfort levels when it comes to how your funds are invested, and this will inform the approach when developing your portfolio.
I am 30 years of age and have no pension savings.
Retirement seems like an age away so why should you consider your pension plan now? To put things in context, if you were to contribute €500 – €1000 per month into a personal pension, you would end up with €500k – €1m at age 65 (assuming 6% growth). If you are a GP, Registrar or Dentist you may also have HSE benefits to be taken into consideration. Starting early puts you in a very strong financial position, allowing you to enjoy the type of retirement you want.
I am 45 years old, I have some pension savings but not enough.
The most common age that we see people concerned about their pension plan is from age 40. This is also the period of their life where lifestyle costs such as family and mortgages can be at their highest. Sourcing your existing funds, working out their value and identifying what you can afford to save will help to maximise your portfolio and entitlements upon retirement.
This is a very classic example of someone who has been diligent in making pension contributions to save tax, without particularly paying attention to how it will be used in the future. Now is the time to see exactly how these funds are invested, when they will mature and how you can use them to your benefit.
People are faced with a lot of jargon when it comes to pension plans and funds. The following is a glossary of terms, explaining the key options and whether or not they are relevant to you depending on your employment circumstances.
What happens next? How do I access my funds?
So, let's assume you have saved a pension fund of €1,000,000 at age 65. What can you do with it? Firstly you are allowed to take 25% in cash. You will pay some tax on this withdrawal but will still be left with €240,000.
The remaining €750,000 will be used to provide you with an income. You can then choose to just take the growth on it (or no less than 4%, see above) or you can decide to make some assumptions and withdraw at a higher level than it is growing by until the funds are used up.
So, if we assume you wish to take 6.5% from the fund and that the fund grows at 5% net, the fund will last you until you are 93. This will satisfy the requirement of the additional €48,000 needed to bring the pension to €60,000 per annum.
When it comes to passing on your estate, it is essential to plan ahead. Ireland's inheritance gift tax is one of the world's highest and tax bills are due soon after the inheritance has been received. Planning ahead will ease the process and help beneficiaries avoid the difficult situation of facing large tax bills and / or decisions on selling assets.


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Is this a profession of love or an imprisonment of sorts?
Rapper 03 Greedo, who has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, proposed to his longtime girlfriend at his concert on Monday night, hours before he left for prison. And she said yes!
Greedo gave his final performance before heading out for jail at a packed house at Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. While performing his hit, "If I", the rapper got down on bended knee and popped the question to the amazement of those in the crowd. And when Kei Bradley said "yes", the crowd had a pretty epic reaction.


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The GSDP of Assam for 2019-2020 was Rs. 3.39 trillion( US$ 47.56 billion ). At current prices, Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Assam is estimated to reach Rs. 4.09 trillion (US$ 55.14 billion) in 2020-21.The GSDP of the state grew at a CAGR (in Rs.) of 12.38% between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
b. Assam is India's gateway to northeast and acts as a vital link for trade with Southeast Asian countries. The state is known for its tea, petroleum resources, muga silk and biodiversity. It is also becoming an increasingly popular destination for wildlife tourism. The state is rich in water resources and has vast tracts of fertile land. Assam is also the third-largest producer of petroleum and natural gas in the country and has ample reserves of limestone. With its five national parks and 18 wildlife sanctuaries, the state is a biodiversity hotspot. Other potential areas of investment include power and energy, mineral-based industries, tourism, and crude oil refining.
c. Assam has adopted numerous investor-friendly policies to attract investments and accelerate industrial development. Key areas of focus include the IT, tourism, and power sector along with several other initiatives such as the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP) 2007 and the Industrial and Investment Policy 2014. Assam stood 22nd among Indian states in rankings based on ease of doing business and reforms implementation, according to a study by the World Bank and KPMG. The Government has set a target to generate 6,500-megawatt (MW) power in the state by 2030.
d. According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the cumulative FDI inflows in Assam were valued at US$ 10.49 million between October 2019 and December 2020.
e. Exports from the state stood at US$ 341.59 million in FY21 (until January 2021). Assam exported key items such as tea, petroleum products, coal, coke and briquettes and other products. In FY21 (until January 2021), the total tea exports from Assam accounted for US$ 217.89 million, which was 64% of the total export.
f. Recent Developments:-
(1) As per the press meeting held at the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) office in May 2021, 48 kms of new railway line between Abhayapuri and Gauripur in Dhubri district is expected to be inaugurated next month after getting green signal from the CRS.
(2) In February 2021, India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a US$ 304 million loan agreement for the Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project to improve reliability, capacity and security of the power transmission network in the northeastern state. The project aims to strengthen Assam's electricity transmission system by constructing 10 transmission substations and laying transmission lines with the associated infrastructure.
(3) In February 2021, the Chief Minister of Assam, Mr Sarbananda Sonowal, laid the foundation stone of Assam Skill University at Mangaldoi, Darrang. The university will provide skill education to the youth of India with a specific focus on Assam, and North Eastern region. This project is scheduled to be completed by September 2026. The Government of Assam is exploring partnership arrangements with countries such as Singapore, Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Israel, Japan and the UK for providing sector-specific expertise to this university.
(4) In February 2021, Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi launched the 'Asom Mala' programme in Dhekiajuli of Sonitpur district with the intention to enhance the state's road infrastructure, boost economic progress and improve connectivity.
(5) In January 2021, BCPL Railway Infrastructure received a new order worth Rs. 516.04 million (US$ 6.96 million) for supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 25KV, 50HZ single phase traction overhead equipment (OHE).
(6) In March 2021, BCPL Railway Infrastructure received a LOA (Letter of Authority) from Railway Vikas Nigam for deployment of 25KV OHE Gang to complete residual overhead (OHE) adjustment works and provision of bonding/earthing work and safety-related work in section of Sreerampur Assam – Fakiragram of NF (Northeast Frontier) Railway.
(7) The project, which is expected to be completed over 45 days, has added Rs. 165 crore to the company's orderbook.
(8) In October 2020, Mr Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs, laid foundation stones for the country's first multimodal logistic park in Assam. The park worth Rs. 693.97 crore (US$ 93.87 million) would provide direct air, road, rail and waterway connectivity to citizens. It will be established under the government's 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' initiative.
(9) Government introduced Jyotisman Asom scheme under Budget 2020-21 to provide free electricity to all households whose monthly electricity consumption is up to 30 units.
(10) Under State Budget 2020-21, Government announced setting up of five polytechnics, seven new Government colleges, two medical colleges, one ayurvedic college, one new law college and new university Sati Sadhoni Rayjik Vishwavidyalaya.
(11) Government of Assam has started the project preparatory activities for the World Bank funded Inland Water Project under the Inland Water Transport Department at Rs. 975 crore (US$ 150.60) which will help realise the huge untapped potential in this sector.
(12) Budget 2019-20 states that over 22,000 beneficiaries have been provided relief under the Atal-Amrit Abhiyan health insurance scheme which has been allocated Rs. 200 crore (US$ 28.62 million) for financial year 2019-20.
8. Key Sectors:
⦁ Tea: Between January 2021 and April 2021, production of tea in the state stood at 51.77 million kgs, contributing 29.82% to the total tea production in India. Assam's Labour and Tea Tribes Welfare Minister, Mr. Sanjay Kishan, informed that COVID-19 care centres have been set up in >270 tea gardens. As of May 2021, 27,000 tea garden workers have been given the first dose of vaccination and 2,400 have been given the second dose. The government is speeding up the process with offline, on-the-spot registration facility.
⦁ Agriculture and Allies: In 2019-20, the total production of horticulture crops in the state was expected to be 6876.40 thousand metric tonnes and area under production was 704.82 thousand hectares. In 2019-20, the total production of vegetables and fruits in the state was estimated at 3673.88 thousand metric tonnes and 2562.30 thousand metric tonnes, respectively.
⦁ Assam Tractor Distribution. To revive the agricultural sector and double farmer incomes by 2022, the state government launched the 'Assam Tractor Distribution' scheme, under the Chief Minister's Village Development Scheme (CMSGUY) for farmers.
⦁ Sericulture: Assam enjoys global monopoly in terms of Muga silk (also known as golden silk) production. The state accounts for around 95% of global Muga production. Moreover, Assam is the country's major Eri silk producer (accounts for 65% of the country's Eri silk production). Under State Budget 2020-21, Government allocated Rs. 289 crore (US$ 41.35 million) for the Handloom Textiles and Sericulture Department.
⦁ Health: In May 2021, Deputy Commissioner Ms Keerthi Jalli inaugurated the Arogya Cachar Scheme, a centralized public grievance redressal system for all COVID-19 needs even during late nights. In February 2021, Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi laid the foundation stones for medical colleges and hospitals in Biswanath and Charaideo. This will boost Assam's health infrastructure, which will not only benefit the state but also the entire Northeast.
⦁ Tourism: In 2019 (as of December 2019), 4.7 million tourists arrived in Assam
⦁ Minerals Exploitation. Minerals exploited commercially in the state include petroleum, coal, natural gas, and limestone. Since the late 19th century, extensive oil reserves have been discovered in northeastern Assam. A refinery, built in the region in 1901 at Digboi, was the first in South Asia. Later, another refinery was established in Guwahati in the west-central part of the state. Coal—used locally by the railways, tea estates, and steamships—also is found in northeastern and south-central Assam. Liquefied natural gas is produced in the northeast, and limestone is quarried in the Mikir Hills.
⦁ Energy. Assam's energy is provided by thermal and hydroelectric plants. Less than half of the state's energy is generated locally, however. A significant portion of Assam's power is purchased from the national government, private sources, and, to a much lesser extent, other state governments.
⦁ Transportation. Historically, geography has inhibited the growth of efficient transport systems, and underdeveloped transport and communication systems have in turn hindered economic development in Assam. The Brahmaputra, for example, long has been a major barrier to integrating the transportation networks lying north and south of the river. The situation improved, however, with the opening of several rail and road bridges since the late 20th century. With Assam's abundance of waterways, inland water transport is important. The Brahmaputra and Barak (Surma) rivers are the state's primary water channels. Numerous passenger ferries operate between various points on the Brahmaputra, and freight service is offered between Guwahati and Kolkata, West Bengal. There is considerable air traffic between Assam and Kolkata. Among the towns with air service are Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tezpur, and Silchar. The Guwahati airport offers international service. Now Assamhas a modernized, structured and well-designed transport infrastructure, including both public and private transportation services. The state is easily accessible to the rest of India through its well-connected Air, Rail and Road network that connects it within the state and the rest of the country.
⦁ Assam Railways. Assam has a well-connected rail network. Trains run to Assam from all the states of the country. And also all the major towns in Assam are interconnected with railways. So the other towns of Assam are also accessible to the travelers who can with ease travel to Assam using the railways. Guwahati falls under the Northeast Frontier Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Guwahati Junction is the headquarters of the zone. Guwahati Junction is the major station of Assam. There are trains from Guwahati to the major cities of the country and vice versa. Rajdhani Express, PoorvottarSamparkKranti Express, Northeast Express, and Saraighat Express run at regular intervals to and from Guwahati.
(1) Northeast Frontier Railway. The Northeast Frontier Railway or N F Railway is one of the 17 railway zones in India. N F Railway is headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati. N F Railways is responsible for rail operations in the entire Northeast and parts of West Bengal and Bihar. It is divided into 5 divisions.
⦁ Alipurdaur Railway Division
⦁ Katihar Railway Division
⦁ Lumding Railway Division
⦁ Rangia Railway Division
⦁ Tinsukia Railway Division
(2) Major Sections of N F Railway. The major sections under Northeast Frontier Railway zone are:
⦁ New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section
⦁ Rangia-Murkongselek section
⦁ Guwahati–Lumding section
⦁ Lumding–Dibrugarh section
⦁ Lumding-Silchar section
⦁ Silchar–Sabroom section
(3) Notable trains Northeast Frontier Railway
⦁ Purvottar SamparkKranti Express
⦁ Dibrugarh Town-New Delhi Rajdhani Express-Daily
⦁ Howrah – New JalpaiguriShatabdi Express
⦁ Kamakhya – Mumbai LTT AC Express
⦁ North East Express
⦁ Kaziranga Express
⦁ Kamrup Express
⦁ Kolkata – Guwahati GaribRath Express
⦁ Dibrugarh – Chennai Egmore Express
⦁ Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express
⦁ Dibrugarh-Bangalore Express
⦁ DBRG KOAA SF Express
⦁ Kavi Guru Express
⦁ Dibrugarh-KanyakumariVivek Express
⦁ Kanchanjunga Express
⦁ Saraighat Express
⦁ Brahmaputra Mail
⦁ Capital Express
⦁ Darjeeling Mail
⦁ Uttar Banga Express
⦁ KanchanKanya Express
⦁ Mahananda Express
k. Assam Airways. The Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Borjhar in Guwahati is the main airport of Assam. All major domestic flights fly in and out of Guwahati from the important cities of India. There are also direct flights from Guwahati to Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur, Bengaluru and other major cities of the country. There are regular flights of Indian Airlines, Sahara and Jet Airways to Guwahati. Other domestic airports are located at Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, North Lakhimpur and Silchar in Assam. Helicopter services are also available from Guwahati to Tura, Shillong and Tawang. Druk air connects Guwahati internationally to Bangkok and Paro twice a week. The major airports located in Assam are:
l. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. also known as Guwahati International Airport and formerly as Borjhar Airport, is the primary international airport of the North-Eastern States of India, situated at Borjhar in Guwahati, Assam. Named after GopinathBordoloi, freedom fighter and also the first Chief Minister of Assam, the airport is managed by Airports Authority of India and also serves as Indian Air Force base.
(1) Jorhat Airport also known as Rowriah Airport is located 7 Kilometres South-West of Jorhat city, in Assam. The civil enclave, run by the Airports Authority of India is the 2nd busiest airport in Assam after Guwahati.
(2) Dibrugarh Airport also known as Mohanbari Airport, is located at Mohanbari, distance about 15 KM North East from Dibrugarh town, in Assam.
(3) Silchar Airport is located in Silchar in Assam. Built by the British in 1944 it is also a civil enclave airport as it is under the control of Indian Air Force. The airport is situated on the foothills of the Barail range and is the fourth busiest airport of the north-eastern India next to Guwahati, Agartala and Imphal.
(4) Tezpur Airport is located in Tezpur in Assam. It is also known as Salonibari Airport based on the village/township of Salonibari where it is located.
(5) Lilabari Airport is located in the Lakhimpur district in Assam. It also serves the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
(6) Rupsi Airport is located about 23 km from Dhubri town, in Assam. The airport has single domestic terminal with a very small peak hour passenger handling capacity. There are no domestic airlines operating from this airport at present.
(7) Chabua Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Chabua of Dibrugarh district in the state of Assam, India.
m. Assam's Roadways. The network of national highways and other roads make travel to Assam convenient. The major towns in Assam and also the rest of India are interconnected by the roadways. Guwahati connects the national highways within Assam and the other states of the Northeast which serves for the transportation activities.The national highways connect Guwahati to the entire Northeast, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. People from international areas of Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh can also travel by road to Guwahati. The highways also connect Guwahati to all the major cities.
n. National Highways in Assam.
(1) National Highway 151 (NH 151) starts from Karimganj and ends at the Indian border with Bangladesh.
(2) The highway is 14 km (8.7 mi) long and runs only in the state of Assam.
(3) National Highway 153 (NH 153) starts from Ledo and ends at the Indian border (Arunachal Pradesh) with Myanmar. The highway is 60 km long.
(4) National Highway 154 (NH 154) starts from Dhaleswar and ends at Kanpui in Mizoram. The highway is 180 km long, of which 110 km is in Assam and 70 is in Mizoram.
(5) National Highway 306 (NH 306) is a 90 km (56 mi) National Highway in Assam and Mizoram. NH 306 begins in Silchar, Assam at the intersection of NH 37 and generally runs southward passing through Lumding, Silchar and Kolasib in Mizoram
(6) National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. The highway provides a gateway to the states of North-East India. It is 1,125 km (699 mi) long. The highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally trends to the northeast, passing through JhumriTilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,
(7) Bakhtiarpur, Mokameh, Begusarai, Purnea, Dalkhola, Kishanganj, Bagdogra, Siliguri, Malbazar, Mainaguri, Dhupguri, Cooch Behar, Tufanganj, Kokrajhar, and Nalbari before ending at Jalukbari, Guwahati.
(8) National Highway 31B (NH 31B) starts from North Salmara in Assam and ends at Jogighopa in Assam. The highway is 19 km (12 mi) long.
(9) National Highway 31C connects Galgalia in West Bengal and Bijni in Assam. The total length of the highway is 235 km (146 mi), of which 142 km (88 mi) is in West Bengal and 93 km (58 mi) in Assam.
(10) National Highway 36 connects Nagaon in Assam and Dimapur in Nagaland.The total distance covered is 170 km (110 mi), of which 167 km (104 mi) is in Assam and 3 km (1.9 mi) is in Nagaland. It starts from the junction of NH 37 in Nagaon and ends in the junction of NH 54 in Dimapur.
(11) National Highway 37 runs from Panchratna near Goalpara across Assam state to Roing in Arunachal Pradesh. The total length of NH 37 is 740 km (460 mi).
(12) National Highway 37A (NH 37A) starts from Kuwarital in Assam and ends at the junction of NH 52 near Tezpur in Assam. The highway is 23 km (14 mi) long.
(13) National Highway 38 (NH 38) is a short National Highway of India entirely within the state of Assam that connects Makum and Lekhapani. It covers a distance of 54 km (34 mi).
(14) National Highway 415 (NH 415) starts from Banderdewa, Arunachal Pradesh and ends at Gohpur, Assam. The highway is 59 km (37 mi) long, of which 15 km (9.3 mi) is in Assam and 42 km (26 mi) in Arunachal Pradesh.
(15) National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a National Highway in Northeast India that connects Shillong, in Meghalaya with Sabroom, near India-Bangladesh in Tripura.
(16) National Highway 51 (NH 51) is in the states of Assam and Meghalaya. NH-51 starts from Paikan in Assam (at junction with NH 37) and ends at Dalu, in Meghalaya. The highway is 149 km (93 mi) long, of which 22 km (14 mi) is in Assam and 127 km (79 mi) is in Meghalaya.
(17) National Highway 515 (NH 515) is a National Highway in the Northeastern Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. NH 515 starts at the intersection of NH 15 north of Dhemaji and generally traverses east and northeast. It runs for a distance of 111 km (69 mi), initially through Assam and the rest in Arunachal Pradesh.
(18) National Highway 52 (NH 52) is a National Highway in the Northeastern Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. NH 52 starts at the intersection of NH 31 north of Guwahati and generally traverses east and northeast. It runs for a distance of 850 km (530 mi), of which 540 km (340 mi) is in Assam and the rest in Arunachal Pradesh.
(19) National Highway 52A (NH 52A) starts from Banderdewa, Arunachal Pradesh and ends at Gohpur, Assam. The highway is 57 km (35 mi) long, of which 15 km (9.3 mi) is in Assam and 42 km (26 mi) in Arunachal Pradesh.
(20) National Highway 52B (NH 52B) starts from Kulajan and ends at Dibrugarh, both places in the state of Assam. The highway which was a 31 km (19 mi) stretch got extended to cover a portion of 1,850-km long Trans-Arunachal Highway.
(21) National Highway 53 (NH 53) is a National Highway in Northeast India that connects Badarpur, Assam with Imphal, Manipur. NH 53 starts from the junction of NH 44 at Badarpur and covers a distance of 320 km (200 mi), of which 100 km (62 mi) is in Assam and 220 km (140 mi) is in Manipur.
(23) National Highway 54 (NH 54) is a 850 km (530 mi) long National Highway in the Northeastern Indian states of Assam and Mizoram. NH 54 begins in Dabaka, Assam at the intersection of NH 36 and generally runs southward passing through Lumding, Silchar and Mizoram state capital Aizwal before terminating at Tuipang in Mizoram.
(24) National Highway 61 (NH 61) runs from Kohima, and ends at Jhanji in the state of Assam. The highway is 240 km (150 mi) long, of which 220 km (140 mi) is in Nagaland and 20 km (12 mi) is in Assam.
(25) National Highway 62 (NH 62) starts from Damra in Assam and ends at Dalu, in Meghalaya. The highway is 195 km (121 mi) long, of which 5 km (3.1 mi) is in Assam and 190 is in Meghalaya.
(26) National Highway 152(old) is now known as 127A(New) starts from Pathsala in Assam and ends at the Republic of India border with Bhutan. The highway is 38 km (24 mi) long and runs only in the state of Assam.


Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Center City Philadelphia.
After a decades-long clinical partnership, Jefferson Health and Magee Rehabilitation announced Tuesday that the two organizations will combine to improve care for patients recovering from debilitating injuries and medical conditions.
Jefferson's partnership with Magee began in 1978 with the joint formation of the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Foundation, which went on to receive a designation as one of the nation's 14 Model Spinal Cord Injury Centers by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.
Over the next 40 years, the two organizations deepened their research and patient care collaboration in the areas of biomedical services, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, radiology interpretations, residency programs and other student education. Their combined efforts currently serve patients recovering from spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury, amputation, multiple sclerosis and orthopedic injuries.
"This next step was a natural progression given our similar goals to improve the lives of the patients we serve," said Stephen K. Klasko, president and CEO of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health.
"By fully integrating, patients will experience an enhanced continuum of care with access to high quality, cost-effective programs and specialized services, such as art, horticultural and music therapies, as well as the benefits of innovative research endeavors for rehabilitation medicine made possible by the comprehensive menu of expertise at our organizations."
The combination, effective this month, further extends the rapid growth of Jefferson's regional footprint. In four years, the health system has expanded from a three-hospital network in Philadelphia to 14 hospitals in two states and more than 50 outpatient locations.
Magee is the 13th ranked rehabilitation hospital in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report, while Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals are collectively ranked 16th in the country.
A key feature of the combination will be the extension of Jefferson's telemedicine platform to Magee patients, providing convenient, at-home access to medical consultations with their physicians.
"When Magee's patients reach their highest levels of independence and a true quality of life, it is the result of many things done right," said Magee CEO Jack Carroll.
"Officially reuniting with Jefferson brings more expertise, experience, and regional access to patients in need of physical and cognitive rehabilitation, and beyond that, facilitates easier transitions to any of the high-quality post-acute care services offered throughout Jefferson Health that a patient and family might need."


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Hotel Ändra, Seattle
2000 4th Avenue, Belltown, Seattle, WA 98121, United States of America (show on map)
New York Times review:
"A Downtown Scandinavian-themed boutique property with 119 guest rooms, two restaurants and a Northwest-meets-Nordic design aesthetic featuring Alvar Aalto-designed lounge chairs and stacked firewood beside the lobby's large granite fireplace."
Frommers review:
"The word ändra in Swedish means "change," and change is what Hotel Ändra is about. The building dates from 1926, but nearly everything in this trendsetting boutique hotel—furniture, fabrics, even bathroom fixtures—comes from Sweden or Scandinavia and reflects a sophisticated and richly textured European aesthetic."
Featured as Frommer's Exceptional Choice in Seattle.
"Modern Scandinavian style defines this 119-room luxury boutique hotel in Belltown. Ideally located for shopping, dining, and attractions, it's also in the heart of a small foodie empire–several of celebrity chef Tom Douglas' restaurants are right nearby, with Lola, a fan favorite, on the premises."
Featured as Fodor's Choice in Seattle.
"Subtle Scandinavian design laces this 1926 brick and terracotta building in the trendy Belltown neighbourhood, close to the city centre. Highlights of the hip hotel include a cooking school and the restaurant Lola, both run by Seattle celebrity chef Tom Douglas."
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Ranked 3rd in Seattle
Boutique style
Nice rooms
A stylish 119 guestroom boutique luxury, Hotel Ändra stands at the heart of the downtown, Seattle. The place is a blend of history, music, and art. The hotel is close to Space Needle, Pike Place Market and Seattle Center. The hotel is customized with Superia, Andra, Lux Suites, Monarch suite, Studios, Enhancements, and several other hotel rooms under one shelter.
If having food is in your pulse, then you should try restaurants that Hotel Ändra holds for you. Lola and Assaggio Ristorante. The former carries a Mediterranean concept with best breakfast service and the later is a symbol of Northern Italian cuisine made with love from the chef Mauro Golmarvi.
You can reach Hotel Ändra for any kind of address or event you want to. The ambiance is sophisticated, urban, and stylish. From business meetings to social events, weddings, and group promotions, the hotel is a leading chain in providing the best spaces for holding events.
If you are a nature person, Hotel Ändra is equipped with beaten paths and adventures that are accessible from the central location. There is a one-way transportation service between the hotel and cruise pier. Hotel Ändra provides the facility for cruising. The offers are quite entailing as you get 25% off in a minimum stay of 3 days. The place is an outcast to many features. One is that Hotel Ändra is a member of Stash Hotel Rewards.
Hotel Ändra stands on the pillars of no blackout dates, and no expiration stays. Without doing anything in excess, you will get a comfortable stay with all the amenities and sophistication.
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Fans of the mutant series, Legion will have to brace themselves for some disappointment as FX has decided to cancel the series after season 3. The series starring Dan Stevens as David Haller, a mutant diagnosed with schizophrenia who also happens to be the son of Charles Xavier.
The series was launched in 2017 and featured two seasons, one with David struggling to control his powers and one where he battles the Shadow King in a battle of minds and realities. Legion is based off the character featured in the X-Men comic book series.
One wonders if the cancellation of the series has to do with Disney acquiring FOX or perhaps the ratings of the program, which has been divisive at best. Legion bordered closely into the psychological effects of the superhero genre, which oftentimes resulted in very strange and highly-cerebral story-telling.
Legion Season 3 is due to air in the middle of this year. It will be interesting to see how FX intends to wrap up this series for fans.