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Add your family leaves to Cumberland County's heritage tree
One-year-old Clara Brown adds a leaf in memory of her great-great-great-grandmother, Clara Brown, to the heritage tree at the Cumberland County Genealogy Centre in Amherst, with help from her mother, Kala Gaudet.
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AMHERST, N.S. – The Cumberland County Genealogical Society had the perfect person to place a leaf on its new heritage tree. They had Clara Brown do it, in memory of Clara Brown.
The one-year-old placed the leaf in memory of her great-great-great-grandmother, with her parents looking on, as members of the society spoke about their latest fundraiser in celebration of Canada 150.
"If anything, it is to recognize our ancestors, because Cumberland County has a rich, rich history," said Marney Gilroy, treasurer of the society. "To come in and see your ancestor on that quilt, especially a namesake like Clara, to see the generations, it's special."
The heritage tree is a large quilted wall hanging, the idea of which came from society member Betty Compeer, who provided a nominal donation to get it started. The quilt was made by Glenda's Quilts of Fredericton, and depicts a tree on which leaves can be added.
Each leaf bears the name of someone's ancestor, and can be purchased at different price levels, with the funds going to support the genealogical society. Gold leaves are worth $100, silver are worth $50, and green are worth $25.
Indira Sinton of Uxbridge, Ont. purchased the leaf for Clara Brown, which was placed by her niece, Clara Brown, this week.
"Our family has been buying some leaves to support some of the work the genealogical society has been doing, and specifically this centre here," said Art Brown, Clara's father, at the society's Amherst office. "It's been a great resource for us in getting a lot more information about our own family tree, and also to memorialize our ancestors that are from this county."
The quilt will be an ongoing project, always with room for expansion as it gets filled with more and more leaves.
"It will stay here on display, and we also plan on taking it with us if we go to other venues around the area," said board director Barb Reid. "Whether it's the blueberry festival, the Cumberland County Exhibition, or something in Parrsboro … sometimes we take our meetings on the road in the summer, so it can go to those venues too."
Those wishing to have their ancestor included on the heritage tree can contact the Cumberland County Genealogical Society at 902-661-7278 or by email at archives@ccgsns.com
Link to above article published August 18, 2017:
http://www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/news/local/2017/8/18/adding-leaves-to-cumberland-countys-heritage-tree.html
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Enterprise: Regeneration (S02E23)
July 8, 2009 By Simon R. Leave a Comment
Here's the long and short of it: this episode was really, really good. It's the kind of episode this show has needed for a while, following a string of technically impressive but overall unremarkable stories. And while the fudging of canonical issues like phaser output and Borg nanotechnology was present, all is forgiven in the face of such a cool episode.
Things begin back on earth where a team of scientists unearths the remnants of a Borg vessel–the same spheroid, we soon discover, that came back in time during First Contact to prevent Zephram Cochran from making his initial warp-drive test. Soon the crew of the Enterprise is battling it out with some nasty Borg deep in space, and it's not long before crewmen are assimilated, shields are adapting, and ensigns expendable get killed off in the most classic of Trek fashions. This episode was thrilling and engaging, and I was honest-to-goodness cheering out loud when Archer jettisoned two Borg out into deep space–the kind of thing I was hoping a starship captain would have done years ago in the face of such ruthless enemies. In fact, I have to say that the Jonathan Archer as of late who is more aggressive, decisive, and, well, commanding, is a welcome change from the wishy-washy Captain who once spent the night in sickbay with his puppy.
However, despite the sheer entertainment factor of this episode, it's important to note that a somewhat disconcerting trend is beginning to take shape.
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The premise of Wreck-It Ralph is a digital-age version of Toy Story (1995). It all takes place in a happy little arcade, strangely free of graffiti, litter and juvenile delinquents. Every night, when the arcade closes down, the characters in the games are free to wander between consoles, socialize and goof around. Only one catch: if […]
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Could Tesla's Entry Pose Threat To Indian Auto Companies?
In value terms, India's electric vehicle market is likely to touch $150 billion by 2030.
The world's most talked about EV company is set to enter the Indian market soon.
With the buzz around EVs reaching stratospheric highs, it's no surprise Tesla would want a slice of the Indian market.
According to a report by consulting firm RBSA Advisors, the EV market in India is estimated grow at CAGR of 90% from 2021 to 2030.
In value terms, it is likely to touch $150 billion by 2030.
So when will Tesla come to India?
Tesla's plans to enter India have been put on hold since 2019.
In January 2020, the company had registered a subsidiary in Bengaluru called Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited.
This was done with the aim of cornering a slice of the automobile market in India, the fourth largest in the world.
People aware of the developments initially said the company was to set up a research and development centre in Bengaluru.
However, officials later confirmed the company was looking for locations to start sales of its vehicles.
The company has now received approval for seven of its vehicle variants from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
While not much is known about the exact launch date of any of these variants, a few models are expected to be launched later this year.
There has been a delay, however.
Musk wants import duties to be slashed without a commitment to produce locally while the Indian government would rather have him manufacture the cars within the country.
Currently, imported cars attract customs duty of 60-100% in India.
This means that the Model 3, Tesla's most affordable model, could cost almost double of what it does in the US.
The car's global price tag is Rs 30 lakh ($39,990). In India, it could cost anywhere between Rs 48-60 lakh with import duties.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the model could cost lower at Rs 35 lakh if the company chose to set up a local manufacturing unit.
He has offered Tesla benefits under the PLI (production linked incentive scheme). To avail incentives, automobile companies (domestic or international) have to make investments of Rs 2,000 crore over five years.
Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, and Bajaj Auto have already filed applications under the same.
The government has also revised the GST (goods and services tax) to 5% for electric vehicles (EV) compared to the 29-50% range for ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles.
Tesla is free to avail this incentive too.
Are Indian auto companies threatened by Tesla's entry?
Tesla's request for a reduction in import duties has other automakers concerned.
In September 2021, Shailesh Chandra, President of Tata Motor's passenger vehicles unit said the reduction in import duties is contrary to the government's FAME program which incentivises local production and affordability.
He said –
Incentivising of localisation remains the key to drive higher adoption of electric vehicles and making them affordable.
Thus, efforts should be made to make the products and components in India against subsidized imports.
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) too stated that an import duty cut would be unfair when the government's priority is Make in India.
Tata Motors accounts for 90% of the passenger EV market in India while Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) dominates the commercial EV space in the country.
However, Tesla is the largest profitable EV company in the world. Therefore, it's no surprise that both companies would prefer to avoid competing with it.
Could Tesla really pose a threat though?
There is no doubt that the company is at the forefront of the EV revolution. In fact, when one thinks of electric vehicles, one thinks of Tesla.
Tesla's sales have also increased steadily year on year. As you can see from the chart below the company's deliveries have jumped over 10x from 2016 to 2021.
Moreover, the company is profitable.
However, the company's market share globally has declined from around 18% to 14% in the last year as other global players have entered the EV space.
In the US too, the company's market share has fallen to 56% in 2021 as compared to 79% in 2020.
The company is slowly losing market share to industry titans such as Volkswagen, Ford, and General Motors as a slew of new EV models are hitting the market.
Globally, robust competition in Asia is proving to be an obstacle.
The automobile market in Asia is extremely competitive. A wide variety of EV models with various features are available at a fraction of the cost as compared to the US and Europe.
In fact, China's best-selling EV, the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV starts at a base price of Rs 3.4 lakh ($4,500) which is around one-tenth the cost of the cheapest Tesla model.
Should the same competitive landscape emerge in India, it is unlikely that Tesla will eat into the market share of Tata Motors or Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M).
Tata Motors' cheapest EV model, Tata Tigor EV starts at around Rs 11.5 lakhs while the Model 3 without any customs duty starts at Rs 30 lakh ($39,990).
This makes it a luxury car not one many can afford. It also does not fall into the same segments that most Indian auto companies operate in.
Where Tesla does pose a threat though, is the luxury market. Among luxury brands, the company's position appears to be getting stronger as demand for EVs grows.
Tesla beat Mercedes-Benz for the number three spot in new luxury-car registrations in the US in September 2021.
In India, it could give tough competition to Mercedes Benz, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, and Audi.
The demand for luxury EVs in India is only going to increase with time and the competition is expected to be intense.
Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to introduce its EV, EQS saloon later in the year while Audi has kicked off a study to check the feasibility of assembling EVs locally.
Swedish automaker Volvo is also looking to enter the fray.
BMW, meanwhile, is seeking a duty cut on fully built imported vehicles, just like Tesla, but for a limited period as it is also considering localisation.
If Tesla aims to capture the premium automobile market in India, it would have to up the ante.
One of the things it could do is follow in the footsteps of technology giant Apple.
In 2017, Apple had requested the government to relaxe the 30% local sourcing condition for FDI in single-brand retail stores.
The Indian government at the time had rejected the company's proposal.
Months later Apple set up its local manufacturing unit in India under the 'Make in India' program. It was able to lower prices by taking advantage of domestic manufacturing.
Following this, the company witnessed an increase in sales. In 2020, the company registered a 68% jump in sales of iPhones.
As a result, its market share is now one-third of the premium smartphone market in India.
Tesla could vastly benefit if it did the same.
The EV market is growing rapidly in India and is expected to contribute a sizeable portion in the near future.
The new ecosystem that will emerge will definitely disrupt the existing vehicle market. Moreover, companies that a part of this revolution will gain a lot.
How Tesla makes the most of the EV opportunity in India remains to be seen. Meanwhile, stay tuned for more updates from this space.
All the hype surrounding EV stocks is for a good reason. Slowly, EVs are replacing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
The transition to 100% EVs will bring plenty of opportunities for EV makers.
Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only. It is not a stock recommendation and should not be treated as such.
(This article is syndicated from Equitymaster.com)
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2022 Nissan Leaf Undercuts Chevy Bolt EV With Lower $28,375 Base Price
by Sam McEachern
— Aug 4, 2021
The 2022 Nissan Leaf has been priced from $28,375 including destination, undercutting the 2022 Chevy Bolt EV by over $3,500.
The Japanese automaker confirmed the electric hatchback's revised pricing structure on Tuesday. The low new base price applies to the entry-level S trim, which features a 40 kWh lithium-ion battery providing an estimated range of 149 miles. Qualified purchasers may also be eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500, which would lower the price of the vehicle to $20,875.
Prices for the Leaf S Plus, which features a larger 62 kWh lithium-ion battery, start at $33,375 including destination. This model has the most amount of range of any Leaf variant, boasting an estimated driving range of 226 miles.
"Nissan was the first automaker with a globally available mass-market electric vehicle and we're continuing in the tradition of making electric vehicles available to everyone," Nissan EV sales and marketing director, Aditya Jairaj, said in a statement. "With the amount of technology that LEAF offers, combined with new pricing, this is simply just an amazing value."
For reference, the 2022 Chevy Bolt EV is priced from $31,995 and comes standard with a 65 kWh lithium-ion battery, which provides the vehicle with an estimated driving range of 259 miles. That means the base-level Chevy Bolt EV is less expensive than the long-range Plus version of the Nissan Leaf, despite offering 33 miles more estimated range.
It's worth noting GM electric vehicles are ineligible for full federal EX tax credits, with the automaker surpassing the 200,000-unit sales threshold in late 2018. Nissan has not yet sold 200,000 EVs in the U.S., so its EV models still qualify for the $7,500 rebate.
The updated 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and new Chevy Bolt EUV are on sale now, with the two compact EVs first arriving at GM dealerships back in May.
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It only Undercuts the Bolt on the lowest range models.
With the tax credit it's actually pretty significant.
Will this also burn my house to the ground?
Shockandawe says:
Only if you say please!
Ford Owner says:
Didn't Nissan used up the tax credit limit of 200,000 cars already? Anyway, a 2020 Chevy Bolt is cheaper and a a better offer than a 2022 Nissan Leaf.
TheQ42 says:
Smaller battery, lower range, and no active battery temp management (it's air cooled passively–unless they changed that and I didn't hear about it). No thanks, but it make sense that it's less expensive.


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Sammy Lorre was cast from Heaven for conduct unbecoming an angel. Living in a demon-infested small town with no memory of her previous life, she faces never-ending purgatory until Boon saunters into her life with a promise of angelic love. But is he an angel from Heaven or a minion from the underworld preying on her human emotions? To discover his true identity, she must risk eternal damnation and her heart.
Hell. Okay, not Hell but Kemp, Florida. Close enough at ninety-eight degrees and a hundred percent humidity.
Sammy Lorre tugged her clinging shirt off her stomach and wadded into the cool ocean. Since her fall, she didn't have any memory of Heaven, only an occasional moment of joy and pleasant dreams, but it had to be better than here. After all, it was called Heaven.
Saltwater swirled around her ankles and her feet sunk into the eroding sand with each retracting wave. A reminder of how fragile a barrier lay between fallen angels on earth and the depths of hell.
he clutched her brother's arm the same way she clung to him when they had plummeted to Earth after their banishment.
"Take me with you." Waves crashed against the shore, drowning her pleas. Her hands shook at the thought of losing him.
"It was my fault. If I had trusted…" He bowed his head and dropped his hands to his side. Sandy-blond hair brushed his chiseled cheekbone blocking her view of his bright blue eyes. Their eye and hair color were different but his chin and nose matched hers. Evidence Heaven meant for them to stay together. Why didn't he see it?
She recognized the expression- Grace referred to as 'self-brooding'. Her heart twisted with the loss of serenity, sparse images of life without pain and suffering. "We just got here. Give it time. It's only been a month. These bodies we've been granted might be fifteen or sixteen, but we're still in our infancy here on Earth." She knew he heard her false cheer as she tried to convince both of them things would get better if he stayed.
"Maybe once we pay penance in these bodies, Heaven will send for us." There had to be a reason, a purpose for their suffering, or at the least, a way to return home.
She glanced at the large white house with the wraparound porch at the top of the hill. The home had stood against hurricanes and served as a way station for fallen angels for years.
He released her and marched from the water.
He pulled his shirt over his head, fisted it by his side, and picked up his sandy shoes. Crackles and snaps sounded from his body. His face flushed and he arched over for a second before his wings exploded in a brilliant navy hue. White fluffy feathers rippled in the breeze as he stretched his wings to their full fifteen feet span while rotating his broad shoulders. He rose a few feet off the ground with one flap of his wings. She shielded her eyes from the rush of air. Without another word, he shot into the sky, leaving behind a cyclone of sand.
She wiped the gritty particles from her eyelids and clenched her fists. No. This wasn't over. She wouldn't give up. The muscles in her back tightened and seized as she prepared to follow him, but a firm hand grasped her shoulder.
"Let him go," Grace urged.
"What if he fails? He could…" Sammy's stomach twisted with grief. She focused on wisps of Grace's loosened silver hair dancing around her head like a halo. How could an angel with years of sacrifice and servitude to others not have been welcomed back to Heaven? Certainly if anyone deserved to rise, it was Grace. Was there truly hope for any of them?
"Of course, dear." Grace gave one of her reassuring smiles that stitched a small corner of the gaping hole in Sammy's soul.
Barefoot, Sammy trudged up the sand dune. Strange how Grace's presence always soothed her. But not now, now she needed to be alone.
The cool, damp sand squished between her toes, tickling her. What a strange sensation. Not completely unpleasant, but different. There were many things on earth to learn and sensations to experience.
She found her way to the clearing near the main dirt road to town and sat on a downed tree looking up at the stars in the darkening sky. Their brilliant diamond pulses mesmerized her. How long would it be until she returned home?
Headlights shone through the tall pine trees. Loud music echoed and engines zoomed past toward the main beach.
She pushed from the log and followed the music. Tree roots and debris cut into her feet but she maneuvered into dense bushes and crouched between two massive oak trees. She pushed the thick grey moss to the side and peered out.
torches stuck in the sand. Massive trucks with painted flames over the rear wheels and large monsters with pointed horns on the side were parked in a circle. Her heart thudded faster than the tree branches thrashing at her skin in the wind. A few girls and half a dozen guys dressed in strange jackets with letters, lifted wood slats from the bed of a truck while they hooted and hollered. They threw the wood into a pile, stripped their jackets off, and yanked their t-shirts over their heads before running into the surf.
A petite brunette with a bikini stumbled around laughing before she joined them in the water.
Sammy remained in hiding, watching the figures silhouetted in the silvery moon that rose into the night sky.
A light pinch on her leg caught her attention and she smacked a mosquito into a glob of red and black goo.
She flicked the remnant from her skin and moved around the large tree trunk for a better vantage point. One of the larger boys sauntered up to the beach and grabbed a canister from the truck. He squirted liquid onto the pile and lit a match, tossing it onto the wood, igniting a blaze that sent plumes of smoke into the sky.
The others joined him, popping cans open, they sat on the back gate of their trucks watching the flames. Shadows moved in strange patterns around them. Sammy's skin pricked in warning. Instinct told her these boys weren't human, and certainly not from Heaven.
A dark force folded in around her. A sense of desperation propelled her forward. Her body ached to join them. Her mind and soul demanded she stay hidden. Drawn to the crowd, she took a small step forward.
"Stop." A deep voice startled her from behind.
She whirled around, breath caught in her throat. A small-framed young male stood a foot away. She shuffled back from him toward the beach. He grabbed her by the elbow with the speed of an angel…or demon.
A warm tingle surged from his hands and goose bumps erupted, covering her body. A musky, deep earth scent drew her closer. His soft eyes peered over black-rimmed glasses a couple inches above hers. No way those chocolate spheres contained evil.
The ones in the circle were full of depravity. Nothing ebbed from his body in warning and no dark shadow cast over him even in the muted light left in the sky.
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In each human being, the energy flows in one of three different channels. For simplicity we refer to them as the left, right and centre. Prior to Self-realization through Sahaja Yoga, the energy flows – the attention settles – in the left or the right. The left – the tamo guna – is concerned with desire, with yesterdays, with the moon, with conditioning, with memory. If the left side is out of kilter we can become cold, insecure, depressed, fearful. On the other side is the right channel – the rajo guna – concerned with action, with tomorrows, with the sun, with planning. If the right side is out of kilter we can become tense, aggressive, even violent. Some of us swing from one side to the other, and back again with painful consequences.
But Self-realization opens up the central channel – the satwa guna – bringing about the yoga, the union of the spirit with the Divine energy of creation. And once this central channel has been opened, then good meditation, health and well-being follow. When the energy flows along this central channel the other two – the left and the right – are brought into balance so that insecurity and depression on one side, tension and aggression on the other, disappear.
The energy that flows through the central channel is called kundalini, a sanskrit word. There is no English word for it. This power is the mothering energy in us, the nurturing energy, the energy that transforms us into spiritual beings. It is a reflection, in miniature, of Divinity. It is a seed of God's power, the First Power, the Adi Shakti, the Holy Spirit, the Devi, the Feminine Aspect of God. The Goddess. And it is our honouring of this Divinity within us, our dedication, our worship, that strengthens the flow of kundalini, and opens up the rich world of the spirit.


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Could US or NATO F-16s and F-15s Head to Ukraine? Pentagon Says "Not" Inconceivable
"Western Aircraft in the Mix?": Pentagon Says West Could Give Ukraine Fighter Jets
Video Above: Maj. Gen. Pringle on Manned-Unmanned Teaming
(Washington, D.C.) While the Pentagon continues to massively fast-track weapons and supplies to Ukrainian defenders fighting in the Southern and Eastern parts of the country, US and allied supporters of Ukraine are also increasingly thinking about the long-term effort to "sustain" Ukraine's war effort.
A key part of this involves support for the Ukraine's Air Force, in large measure because the Russians have still as of yet been "unable" to achieve air superiority, something which is quite surprising given the massive deficit in air fighters between Russia and Ukraine.
"There is work being done here at the Pentagon and elsewhere out in Europe, at EUCOM and elsewhere, to help work with the Ukrainians to identify their kind of medium to long term requirements. So think of things that aren't measured in days and weeks but measured in months and a handful of years," Colin Kahl, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, told reporters Aug 8 in a Pentagon media discussion, according to a transcript of his remarks.
Video Above: Top Army Weapons Buyer Details Future Attack Technology
Specifically, of great interest was his discussion of the possibility that, in time, there may be an opportunity for the West to send fighter jets to Ukraine.
"There are real questions about what would be most useful in terms of assisting the Ukrainian Air Force and improving its capabilities. It's not inconceivable that down the road, Western aircraft could be part of the mix on that, but the final analysis has not been done. I will say, though, in the near term, we've been doing lots of things to make Ukraine's existing Air Force stay in the air and be more capable," Kahl said.
For example, Kahl explained that despite the wide-spread focus on the US unwillingness to shepard through Polish MiG-29s months ago, the Pentagon has continued to take many steps to support Ukraine's Air Force.
"A lot was made about the MiG-29 issue several months ago. Not very much has been noticed about the sheer amount of spare parts and other things that we've done to help them actually put more of their own MiG-29s in the air and keep those that are in the air flying for a longer period of time," Kahl said.
The Pentagon has also included a large number of anti-radiation missiles that can be fired from Ukrainian aircraft to destroy Russian radars or "jam" their communication systems.
This development would seem to indicate that US and allied supporters of Ukraine are perhaps more inclined to think Ukraine might ultimately prevail in stopping or even destroying Russian advances. Clearly Ukrainian air defenses seem to be having an impact, as well as whatever fighting is going on in the air. Also, if Russia is still unable to achieve air superiority, something which could completely change the tactical situation on the ground, is it even considerable to envision a scenario wherein Ukraine is able to take control of the skies if fortified by large numbers of fighter jets? It seems, given Kahl's comments, there may be some emerging thinking along these lines, if not at very least a growing consensus that Ukraine may succeed in continuing to shut down Russian air attacks.
Video Above: Kris Osborn - President, Center for Military Modernization on Manned-Unmanned Teaming
President Biden and the Pentagon have now authorized the single largest weapons support package for Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict, pledging as much as $1 billion in rockets, ammunition, anti-tank weapons, surface to air missiles and armored vehicles.
The initiative, announced Aug. 9th at the Pentagon by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl, lends additional evidence to recent comments from the Pentagon and US allies that supporters of Ukraine are preparing for long-term support against the Russian invasion. Another key indication or signal this aid package suggests is that the Ukrainians continue to have very substantial success using weapons and technology provided by the US, NATO and other allied countries.
Kahl detailed a host of various items to include "additional ammunition for High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, 75,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition, 20 120mm mortar systems and 20,000 rounds of associated mortar ammunition, munitions for national advanced surface-to-air missile systems, or NASAMS, 1,000 Javelin systems and hundreds of AT-4 anti armor systems and 50 armored medical treatment vehicles." Kahly went on to explain that the materials also included large amounts of smaller, high-value items such as medical supplies such as bandages and first aid kits as well as lethal small weapons such as C-4 explosives.
The Western support announced by Kahl is entirely aligned with the collective sense of resolve expressed at the recent Ukraine Defense Contact Group of more than 50-countries supporting Ukraine's defense against invasion. The sentiment expressed at this most recent meeting by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and multiple NATO leaders was firm in its resolve to prepare the international community for an ongoing, longer-term strategy in support of Ukraine.
Key NATO allies such as Germany, the UK and others have been adding critical support since the earliest days of the war, and Kahl explained that both Britain and Germany have supplied three M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems.
As for the US, more GPS-guided, precision Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems able to fire 70km are on the way.
"We provided a tremendous number of GMLRS in the last PDA package and we are now on a rhythm of shipping it so that things are arriving on a steady cadence. So I think you can expect that in the next PDA package there will be the next increment of GMLRS," Kahl said.
These land rockets continue to exact an enormous toll upon vital Russian assets such as command and control centers, troop concentrations and critical systems such as mobile launchers capable of firing missiles into civilian areas in Ukraine.
The size of the aid package, coupled with an ongoing multi-national collective resolve to sustain support to Ukraine seem to indicate that the international will to offer "long-term" support to Ukraine remains strong. This is perhaps in large measure due to the success of the weapons thus far, which Pentagon officials say continues to be used to great effect by Ukrainian defenders.
Ukraine's ability to employ offensive and defensive tactics with dispersed, maneuvering units armed with anti-armor weapons has shined light upon the growing extent to which precision-munitions, networking and ambush-style "hit-and-run" kinds of disaggregated formations can succeed against a heavier mechanized force. The range, precision and lethality of modern anti-armor weapons, and how they are being tactically employed by the Ukrainians, indicates that newer technologies are reshaping maneuver formations and informing concepts of operation for future warfare. For instance, in Force Design 2030, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger specifically cited Ukraines success as one of several reasons why the Corps can increase its mobility, range, deployability and lethality with a fast, high-tech, expeditionary force armed with long-range, yet highly lethal anti-armor weapons. Berger cited Ukraine in the context of explaining why the Corps was divesting all of its Abrams tanks and shifting toward a more agile, dispersed, multi-domain fighting force using more drones, long-range anti-armor weapons and a new generation of networking technology.
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Home Publishers Marvel Check Out Marvel's Upcoming Stan Lee Tribute Covers
Check Out Marvel's Upcoming Stan Lee Tribute Covers
Ricardo Serrano Denis
Marvel has announced it will pay tribute to Stan Lee via trade dress on the covers of some of the titles to be released between December 19-January 9.
Both main covers and variant covers will feature the trade dress, although, according to Previewsworld.com, variants will receive the trade dress on a case-by-case basis.
Marvel's response to Stan Lee's death has been a point of interest given the mythical aspects of Lee's story within the company and how much of a presence his public persona has in it (which was made stronger thanks to his cameos in the Marvel movies). The consensus within the comics world is that Marvel would not be the cultural giant it is, or perhaps even exist for that matter, without the co-creator of the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and the X-Men; the man who also served as editor, spokesperson, commentator, overall PR manager, and publisher for the company. In other words, Stan Lee is still synonymous with Marvel, regardless of the controversies and clashes recorded in their shared histories. He made and sold the Marvel brand.
It would be interesting to see if Marvel has something else up its sleeve to celebrate the life of the person that stood and will continue to stand as the face of the company for many decades.
Here's a look at some of the titles that will come with the trade dress.
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Ricardo Serrano is a Social Studies teacher with a Master's Degree in Comics from the University of Dundee in Scotland. He's also the co-creator of Se Habla Comics, a Puerto Rican podcast geared towards Spanish-speaking comic book readers.
genosdiner 12/05/2018 5:42 pm At 5:42 pm
There's nothing "Stan Lee" about these covers. They're just random covers they'd've used anyway, except now they have a banner at the very top of them. This is terrible. Actually a year and a half ago they actually DID DO "Stan Lee variants", and those covers had Stan drawn on the covers, interacting with the Marvel characters. They should have done something like that, but instead… this. Everytime I think they've hit bottom, Marvel just redefines "lazy" and "cash grab".


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Norwegian to debut at Miami airport by moving its London flight from Fort Lauderdale
27, marzo, 2019
Low-cost Norwegian airline is making its Miami International Airport debut with a daily direct flight to London starting March 31. The Miami route will replace its current service from Fort Lauderdale.
One-way flights on the budget airline will start at $159.90; meals, seating and checked baggage cost extra. Premium tickets — including reclining seats, meals, priority boarding and more leg room — will start at $719.90 one way (Norwegian.com/us).
Norwegian currently operates direct London-Fort Lauderdale round-trip flights but decided to switch the route to Miami last year. London is a popular business destination, and demand for premium tickets is greater in Miami, said Anders Lindström, Norwegian director of communications. Its leisure-focused routes to Barcelona, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm and Copenhagen will continue to operate from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International.
In addition to business passengers, Miami also offers more opportunity for Norwegian to carry cargo and has higher search-engine recognition, Lindström said.
"By moving to Miami, we will reach a much larger audience," he said…
Fuente: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article228403079.html
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Samantha Lee/Business InsiderEating disorders during pregnancy are surprisingly common.
Research suggests that roughly 1 in 20 pregnant women are suffering from an eating disorder(ED).
Physical and emotional changes during pregnancy – and the postpartum period – can exacerbate these already life-threatening illnesses.
Many choose to shoulder their condition in silence, fearing judgment if they tell family, friends, or doctors.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of EDs that may be triggering for those in recovery or currently struggling with one of the disorders.
By some measures, Jaquie Keith had a normal, uneventful pregnancy. She had no serious complications. She gained the requisite amount of weight and her belly swelled right on schedule. Towards the end, she could feel her son – who'd eventually arrive a week before his due date, perfect and healthy – move inside her.
Deep down, though, her relationship to her changing body was fraught.
Since high school, Keith had been battling bulimia. The eating disorder did get slightly better once she became pregnant, as Keith purged her meals less frequently. But throughout those nine months, her bulimia remained active.
Pregnancy is a time of immense change in the human body. For people with eating disorders (EDs for short) – a group of illnesses linked by fixations on weight, food, and body size – these changes can spark profound distress.
While many ED patients improve during pregnancy, others don't. In fact, the experience of pregnancy may even prompt the relapse of dormant disorder in women who've achieved recovery.
And, as INSIDER learned in interviews with Keith and other women who suffered ED symptoms while pregnant, many of these patients struggle in secret, fearing judgment if they disclose their EDs to friends, family, and doctors.
Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesYoung women are at the highest risk for some EDs.
Though EDs occur in men and in people of all ages, they happen more frequently in young women. Women in their teens and early 20s are most at risk for anorexia and bulimia, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health. Binge eating disorder(BED) is more common in women, too, and is typically diagnosed in the mid to late 20s.
For some women, then, the highest window of ED risk overlaps with the childbearing years.
It may seem unlikely or even impossible that a woman with an eating disorder can get pregnant, especially given the popular misconception that all ED patients become so thin they stop ovulating and menstruating. The truth is that ED suffers may be underweight, normal weight, or overweight – and though EDs often negatively impact fertility, even patients with erratic menstrual cycles can become pregnant.
In general, research shows most ED patients actually improve as they transition to motherhood, Gaudiani explained.
"Oftentimes [patients] say, 'I can do these resting and nourishing behaviours for my baby even if I didn't used to be able to do them for myself," she said.
This isn't always the case, of course. Sometimes an ED stays the same, worsens, or returns after a period of recovery, Dr. Margo Maine, a clinical psychologist specializing in ED treatment, told INSIDER.
In their sample, one in every 21 women had an ED while pregnant. Most were cases of BED, a condition characterised by recurring episodes of binge eating followed by shame, distress, and guilt. It's also the most common ED in the general US population, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA).
The prevalence could be even higher, the study authors wrote, because the patient questionnaire used to screen participants for EDs may have missed cases of Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS, since renamed OSFED), a category created for patients who have serious illnesses but don't meet the strict diagnostic criteria for anorexia or bulimia.
And some mothers-to-be may even develop an ED for the first time during pregnancy. In the same study, for example, 1.7% of the women developed a new case of BED while pregnant.
For women shouldering active ED symptoms while carrying a child, pregnancy presents an array of triggering changes and symptoms.
There's weight gain, for one. A normal-weight woman should gain between 25 and 35 pounds while pregnant, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). But fear of weight gain figures prominently in many eating disorders.
Intense fear of gaining is one of the criteria used to diagnose anorexia. Those with bulimia attempt to prevent weight gain with "compensatory" behaviours, like self-induced vomiting, laxative use, and excessive exercise.
For an ED patient, knowing pregnancy weight gain is healthy can't always erase the fear of a rising number on the scale.
Katy, now 35, is a mother of one who was long ago diagnosed with EDNOS. Though Katy told INSIDER she hasn't engaged in active ED behaviours for years, she found that bloating during the earliest days of pregnancy provoked ED-related anxieties.
"I felt like I didn't look 'pregnant,' just fat. I was desperately trying to hide the bloat that I felt was so obvious. I was so afraid people would think I was just gaining weight," she said.
And Jo, a mother of two who had anorexia relapses in both pregnancies, said extreme morning sickness brought her back to an "anorexic headspace," even though she was seeing a therapist throughout her first pregnancy.
Being pregnant while having an ED is a lot like a tug of war. At least, that's how researchers described the experience in a 2018 paper that reviewed 11 previous studies on EDs during pregnancy.
The concept of EDs having "needs" is sometimes hard for non-ED sufferers to grasp, according toDr. Tom Hildebrandt, chief of the Division of Eating & Weight Disorders at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York.
Andrew H. Walker/Getty ImagesEDs act like 'parasites,' urging you to devote time and energy to food intake.
Women with EDs may also feel consumed by performance-related worries, Maine explained. They may worry whether they will get through gestation and delivery, or about how they will do as a mother.
Then there are the external pressures, like comments from strangers. Pregnant bodies are magnets for unsolicited commentary – it's been documented in pages and pages and pages of personal essays written by mothers.
A sense of lost control over diet and weight can also be a powerful trigger for pregnant ED patients, Hildebrandt said.
Jo still has vivid memories of waking up after giving birth to each of her daughters. She was exhausted and starving, but at first, she couldn't bring herself to eat.
"I would look at the hospital menu for breakfast feeling overwhelmed, wanting to eat everything on the menu but being so worried about losing the baby weight immediately that I couldn't order anything," she said.
Jo had entered the postpartum period – a stage that's physically and emotionally taxing for all new mothers but especially difficult for the ones with EDs.
First, there's food. New mothers need nourishment as they recover from the hard work of childbirth. Those who choose to breastfeed need even more: Nursing mothers need 450 to 500 extra calories per day to support milk production, according to the ACOG. This can be complicated, of course, when you have a warped relationship with food.
Veejay Villafranca/GettyImagesBreastfeeding requires extra nourishment.
Research suggests that women with EDs are at a heightened riskfor postpartum depression, too, though it's worth noting that depression and anxiety frequently occur in tandem with EDs, even in the absence of pregnancy.
New mothers must also contend with pressure to "bounce back" to a pre-baby weight – a pressure fuelled in part by intense media focus on famous mothers, as Forbes noted in 2012.
Unsurprisingly, these images can have an outsize effect on postpartum ED sufferers.
Adam Berry/Getty ImagesAn ED may come back in the overwhelming, early years of parenting.
Young motherhood can have another pitfall for patients with an ED history. The women whose EDs improve during pregnancy may believe they no longer need support and may stop seeking therapy, possibly leaving them vulnerable to relapse, Gaudiani explained.
She pointed again to the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study, which followed women after they gave birth to see if eating disorders persisted. Three years after delivery, 40% of patients with anorexia and 70% of patients with bulimia had relapsed.
Jo, for instance, noticed that pregnancy changed her relationship with food at first – it gave her the sudden feeling that she deserved to eat. But when she became pregnant the second time, things changed.
Keith's parents knew about her bulimia, but she didn't tell them much about her ED symptoms during pregnancy.
EDs are mental illnesses that no one asks to get. Not everyone understands that. In an Ipsos poll conducted earlier this year, 39% of respondents believed that EDs are a cry for attention or a person "going through a phase." 13% viewed EDs as a lifestyle choice linked to vanity.
It is not hard to imagine how pregnant women and young mothers with EDs might be judged – and why they often prefer silence.
"The overwhelming perception seems to be that we are choosing to do this to ourselves," Jo said. She described her current health as stable but still struggles with disordered thoughts and "small relapses" in times of stress.
Some scientific evidence also suggests this is true. In a 2018 study that surveyed pregnant or post-natal women with ED history, only 22% said a health professional was aware of their disorder.
This wasn't the case for every woman INSIDER interviewed. Katy, for example, said she had a "supportive and compassionate" OB-GYN who knew about her ED history. But others deliberately avoided the topic.
John Moore/Getty ImagesMany ED patients fear disclosing their illness to doctors.
Because patients may be reluctant to disclose EDs, it's even more important that doctors screen for them. But not all medical professionals may do so.
A 2009 survey of OB-GYNs found that, while almost 91% believed EDs could negatively impact pregnancy, less than half assessed ED history, body image concerns, or bingeing and purging behaviours with their patients. Only about half the doctors believed that ED assessment fell within their scope of responsibility.
Both Smok and Hildebrandt stressed that ED patients will get the best pregnancy care with a collaborative team including mental health professionals, OB-GYNs, primary care doctors, and in some cases, dietitians.
An ED can negatively affect the health of a mother-to-be, of course – EDs can have physical effects in every organ system in the body, according to the NEDA. During pregnancy, though, the disorders may present additional health risks for a growing baby, Gaudiani explained.
Anorexic women may be more likely to have lower-weight babies or premature delivery. Women with BED appear to have higher miscarriage rates than the general population and may also have higher-weight babies, which can result in risky deliveries. And in bulimia, binge-purge cycles may cause electrolyte imbalances that risk fetal loss, Gaudiani added.
ArisSu/iStockEDs aren't just mental illnesses — they can have wide-ranging physical effects.
But not every pregnancy conceived in the midst of an ED will end in tragedy. Outcomes depend on a woman's weight, nutritional status, and the type of support she receives from doctors, Smok explained.
Gaudiani also encouraged women with EDs to use pregnancy and a launchpad for recovery.
"The process of getting pregnant, staying pregnant, delivering a baby, and then being a mum, are all far and away best done within the construct of recovery, not illness," she said.
EDs are not hopeless cases. They can be treated and many patients get completely better. But recovery may be a long process, and even the patients considered "recovered" may need to take ongoing steps to prevent relapse, according to NEDA.
In short: There is no instant fix for EDs. They do not always stop, or even pause, for parenthood.
Jaquie Keith didn't ask to get bulimia in high school. She didn't ask for it to worsen throughout college. She never wanted those parasitic thoughts to linger during her pregnancy. But there was no magic solution to make them stop.


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By KalingaTV Bureau Last updated Sep 26, 2019 0
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has issued a fresh circular on premature retirement plan of government employees.
A notification issued by the General Administration (GA) department said that the move is aimed to weed out officers and employees of doubtful integrity or inefficiency from public service to ensure efficiency in administration.
According to the GA department circular, state government employees who have completed 30 years in service or attained 50 years of age (whichever is earlier) and those who have attained 55 years of age would come under the purview of the premature retirement plan.
All the departments have been asked to maintain a registrar of officials, who are completing 30 years of service or attain 50 years of age (whichever is earlier) or attain 55 years of age. Reports of every quarterly performance review meeting of employees will be submitted to the GA department.
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Q: How to remove attribute when 2 checkboxes are checked Trying to remove disabled attribute, when 2 checkboxes are all checked.
This is what I tried below, but not working well.
<script>
$('#userAgree, #privacyAgree').change(function () {
    if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
        $(".btn-confirm").removeAttr("disabled");
    }
    else {
        $(".btn-confirm").attr("disabled", "disabled");
    }
});
</script>

What did I missed ?

A: $('#userAgree, #privacyAgree').click(function () {
    $(".btn-confirm").prop("disabled", $('#userAgree, #privacyAgree').filter(":checked").length !== 2);
});

Setting the property instead of the attribute allows you to use true or false, and the button needs to be disabled as long as not both checkboxes are checked.
Using click as the event works better than change.

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Q: Smarty and gettext What's the easiest way to use gettext combined with smarty, is there some simalar function as there is available in php: _('hello world'); ?
Thanks,

A: I really found the support of Smarty for (n)gettext quite lacking as well. And while the existing plugin(s) seem to do a fair job, I still thought I should give it a go.
I've just released: http://code.google.com/p/smarty-gettext/
Maybe it's of help to anyone. Feedback, etc. more than appreciated.

A: Looks like there's a smarty-gettext plugin available: http://sourceforge.net/projects/smarty-gettext/, last updated May 2011.  http://smarty.incutio.com/?page=SmartyGettext

A: There are lot of ways to achieve a translation of a page with Smarty.
My way
I create some .conf files containing something like:
en.conf
hello_world = "Hello! World!"
my_name_is = "They call me"

nl.conf
hello_world = "Hallo! Wereld!"
my_name_is = "Ik heet"

fr.conf
hello_world = "Bonjour! Tout le Monde!"
my_name_is = "Ils m'appellent"

Now you have 2 options:

*

*You can load the .conf file from the .tpl file:

*Or you want PHP to handle the right file. (I use this method)

template.tpl (English)
{config_load file="en.conf"}

{#hello_world#}

            {#my_name_is#}

template.tpl (Dutch)
{config_load file="nl.conf"}

{#hello_world#}

            {#my_name_is#}

template.php (Using Smarty Class in PHP)
 $configFile = 'fr.conf';

 // Smarty Version 2
 $this->smarty->config_load($configFile);

 //Smarty Version 3
 $this->smarty->configLoad($configFile);

I hope this works out for you as well.

A: Please correct me if I am wrong. I use Smarty 3.1, added to my project via composer. And it seems to be the case that I am able to execute any php function in my .tpl file. For example:

post_max_size: {ini_get('post_max_size')}

it gives me:

post_max_size: 8M

That behaviour makes me think that I should be able to do simply:

{_("I like the way it works")}

The first test shows no error and outputs:

I like the way it works

I have no translation file yet and i don't know if the call will be recognized by xgettext but i will do some tests now and will tell you if it works.


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Location: Selinda Area
Best time to visit: All year round, hot in summer,with Summer rains.
Approximate trip cost: From $426 per person per night
Trip summary:
Remote bush camp on the Selinda Spillway allowing for exploration outside of the vehicle, by foot and canoe.
Trip activities:
Game Drives, Bush walks, Canoe Safari.
Can this trip be modified:Possibly
Just one and a half hours west of Selinda main camp, Selinda Explorers Camp is poised in a remote, treasured location on the famous Selinda Spillway.
As the lifeline of the Selinda Reserve, the Selinda Spillway is a crucial gathering point for the wildlife of this pristine 320,000-acre Reserve.
The intention of Selinda Explorers Camp is to offer the same quality of wildlife experience, while allowing guests to explore outside of the vehicle, by foot and canoe.
This classic camp, consisting of four custom-designed tents, transports us back to authentic safaris, but with a modern twist and hospitality.
Subtly placed under the shade of the riverine forest, the camp is designed in the style of the early explorers both in philosophy and practice.
Whiling away afternoons under the canopy of jackelberry and mangosteen trees, interspersed with walks and canoeing, make this a respite from the 'daily grind' of a traditional safari. Get out, stretch your legs and feel Africa's pulse – this is the place for you.
There are few places in northern Botswana as dynamic as the Selinda Reserve.
The Selinda Reserve is centred on the famous Selinda Spillway, which flows through the concession from east to west linking the far reaches of the Okavango Delta in the south with the Linyanti systems in the east.
It flows into the Zibadianja lagoon, then through the Savute channel and eventually ends at the Savute marsh.
Therefore, it has all the advantages of both of those famous areas but with the tremendous advantage of exclusivity.
It is a truly spectacular and unique landscape and you are in its core.
In balance with the wild location of this camp (about 45 minutes game drive northwest of Selinda airstrip) the camp is ecologically sensitive with 100% solar power, grey water treatment, bore-hole water for drinking, and activities that concentrate on getting back to nature.
While guided walking and canoeing is a focus, day and night game drives available exploring the eastern reaches of the Selinda Reserve where there is an extensive networks of tracks.
It is wildlife hot spot, with huge herds of elephants and buffalo, lion, wild dog, sable and roan antelope all frequently spotted. On safari it is possible to see a tremendous diversity of species, with particular emphasis on the smaller things only seen outside of a vehicle.
Our Toyota Land Cruisers have been specially designed by the Jouberts. The thoughtful engineering provides all-round visibility with removable canvas roofs, and comfortable bucket seats.
These rugged, 4X4 vehicles provide access to all of the Selinda Reserve's diverse ecosystems, and do so with ease.
Each of the four custom-designed, walk-in tents is expansive; however, in keeping with a bit of traditional safari, the en-suite flush loo and shower are attached and enclosed, but under the stars. Hot/Cold water are provided by jug on demand.
The double-vanity copper vanities and dressing make for spacious accommodation. Stylishly decorated with campaign-style furniture, decanters of cognac and Persian rugs, the décor pays homage to the roots of safari.
As a romantic touch, brass hipbaths can be portered to a nearby sand bank on the banks of the Spillway. And personal hammocks adorn each verandah
. If you're reading this and the camp looks and sounds familiar, it is. This is, right down to the last teaspoon, Great Plains Conservation's Lukula Camp that was in Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve, relocated to the Selinda Reserve.
Opening 15 August 2012, this is a new concept camp for Botswana. The exclusive-use camp is chargeable not per person, but per camp up to a maximum of eight guests.
A separate guide's tent is available for those bringing a private guide. Perfect for small groups and families, or for couples or single travelers wanting total exclusivity (minimum charge: 4x per person rate). Closed December to February. Access via light aircraft to Selinda airstrip.
It's easy to miss Selinda Explorers Camp, as it is that inconspicuous. And it is designed as such. This is not an ostentatious place, it is rather a place to get back to the nitty-gritty and focus on small details.
The camp's atmosphere of authenticity coupled with a bohemian flair makes it a relaxed place to unwind and stay a while. The canvas main area is simple, but shaded and cool, providing a place to rendezvous, contemplate and have a jolly good laugh.
Dinner is served under the stars or in the dining area but always wholesome, tasty and cooked over open fire. It is this same fire that then becomes our nightcap spot – an aperitif, Amarula on ice or a nice herbal tea.
Selinda Explorers is an authentic tented camp drawing on traditions of the classic East African safari with beautifully detailed campaign style furniture made from recycled hard woods, and soft furnishings from Zanzibar and the East.
Consisting of only four luxury guest tents, each with their own adjoining en-suite, private open air 'bustani bathroom' with explorer themed hot water bucket showers and flush porcelain toilets. Each tent overlooks the Selinda Spillway with a private verandah.
If the cool shade of the canvas and trees simply isn't enough to quell the mid-day heat, then grab the guide and go for a swim in the refreshing waters of the Spillway.
Laundry service is not provided at this camp.
There will be limited power available. The tents will have individual solar panels to power lights and there will be a small generator in camp for emergency charging of camera batteries. It is recommended to bring a spare set of batteries so one set can be charged while the other is out on safari.
Experience and Wildlife
Selinda Explorers Camp is an ideal location for those guests that want to experience the wildlife offering of Botswana in a very private setting.
The camp comes with a guide, but also has a guide's tent for an accompanying specialist guide.
Our guide will plan the whole itinerary for the duration of their stay for the guests, or in conjunction with the specialist guide.
But most importantly, this is a place of impromptu, where we act on whim and let wildlife take the lead.
Typically, early morning and late afternoon to evening are prime times, but a full day out on canoe is also an option for those wanting to go further
. Canoe down the Spillway; enjoy lunch and siesta and then a walk before your chariot arrives for an afternoon to evening game drive. What a wonderful day, no two experiences the same, but all ensure memories and treasured experiences in Africa.
Selinda Reserve is famous for elephant and lion, wild dog and hippo, buffalo and giraffe. Some days we will spend hours with a single herd of elephants, like in September, when herds of up to 9,000 have been recorded on the Reserve.
Other days we may wait in a hide for the rare Slaty egrets to arrive and fish. Wattled cranes, a highly coveted sighting, are often spotted here. This is wild Africa, unpredictable and magical, where each day is different, thank goodness.
One of Africa's most endangered predators, the Wild dog, is often resident and the Selinda pack frequently dens in the Reserve.
Other common species include: buffalo (in herds of hundreds), zebra, wildebeest, hippo, hyena, waterbuck, kudu, steenbuck, lechwe, impala. Nocturnal species include civet, serval, wildcat, honey badger, springhares, aardvark and aardwolf.


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Osaka sticking to the plan at AO
TOKYO — Naomi Osaka has never lost a Grand Slam after making the quarter-finals and if all goes to plan at the Australian Open she will be savouring a fourth major triumph before her 24th birthday.
The Japanese third seed reached the semi-finals with a clinical 6-2 6-2 win over Hsieh Su-wei on Tuesday, two years after suffering a big scare in an emotional rollercoaster of a match against the Taiwanese maverick at the 2019 tournament.
Osaka said her dominance in the rematch showed how much better she had become at sticking to a plan rather than relying on her instincts.
"I would say for me today it was really important to have a plan just because she's an opponent that I'm not really sure what's going to happen," Osaka said of the mercurial Hsieh, who beat her at Miami in 2019.
"So just having something to structure myself and not get carried away with what she's going to do was definitely really important.
"I feel like being able to receive information is something that I've been learning, and it's something that I feel my experience over these past couple years has helped me.
"Because, I think a couple years ago I probably wouldn't be able to understand what I was supposed to do that well here.
"But definitely I feel like I'm getting better at being able to stick to a plan. I know my attention isn't that great all the time, but yeah."
Osaka, who will play Serena Williams or Simona Halep in the semi-finals, could face world number one and home hero Ash Barty in a blockbuster decider if the Australian also survives.
Crowds are expected to return to the tournament tomorrow after a five-day lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak, and Osaka said she hoped Barty could have fans present for her bid to end Australia's 43-year wait for a home champion.
"Even for me, I've played the finals before with no crowd," said Osaka, who won her second US Open title last year without fans at Flushing Meadows due to bio-security protocols.
"It's definitely memorable. But I'm sure for her, if she reaches the finals and there's no crowd, it would be memorable but kind of in a sad
"I'm sure she would want a crowd. For me, I would want a crowd, too, even if they don't cheer for me. That's just the way life is. It's just more fun."
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Having at least one snack a day is a must for many. It is normal to start feeling those pangs of hunger after a while, and it may be quite some time until eat lunch or dinner. However, it is critical that you choose your snacks wisely as they can be the main culprit when it comes to putting on weight. Low carb snacks are recommended as they can fulfil you while limiting your caloric intake. Here are some low carb snacks that are tasty, healthy and simple to prepare.
Nuts are absolute favorites as low carb snacks. Pecan nuts and Brazil nuts are among the best. Walnuts are also a great option. Even though peanuts, almonds, cashews and pistachios are nuts, they contain more carbs than other nuts.
Eggs are a very god low carb option. Some hard boiled eggs or an omelette can make a great snack anytime. Some devil eggs can be ideal if you like spicy foods.
Cutting sticks of celery, cucumber and peppers and adding some extra taste to them by dipping them in some low carb dip sauce or cream cheese makes for a great snack.
you can just opt for a piece of cheese with some crackers, or prepare a rolled-up cheese and ham with vegetables.
just roll up slices of turkey in some lettuce leaves, and add some mustard for extra taste.
and roasted in the oven make a crispy and delectable low carb snack.
very rich in protein and fiber, with very little carbs, these steamed soybeans are ideal as a snack.
one of the best snacks you can opt for.
stuffed with tuna is an excellent snack, as it is as tasty and as refreshing as can be, apart from being low in carbs.
Berries – berries are sweet but relatively low carb options, especially blackberries and raspberries.
Blue cheese dip easily prepared to dip some crackers or vegetable sticks in.
Roasted eggplant salad topped up with some goat cheese and smoked almonds.
Dark chocolate – do not over indulge in this though!
There are many low carb snacks you can choose from as you can see. Most are easy to prepare, or you can stock them up in your fridge or cupboards to find easily whenever you feel like you are hungry.


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Lori has 35 years of experience in non-profit management and is responsible for fiscal and program management. Lori is a Certified Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Trainer. A native Kansan, Lori is actively involved in the community and serves on several committees.
Lori serves on the Board of Directors for the Flint Hills Veterans Coalition, Kansas Association of Senior Corps Directors (Immediate Past President), and past secretary for National Association of RSVP Directors. She was recently appointed to the Governor's Board Sub-Committee for Service Members, Veterans & Families.
Lori was a member of the 2011 Leadership Manhattan Class and the 2011 American Express Leadership Academy. Lori has received recognition for her work on behalf of the Flint Hills Veterans Coalition and was presented the Lady Victory Coin by former Brig. Gen. Sean Swindell, the Deputy commanding general (maneuver), 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley; and was given the Medallion of Excellence Award by the Flint Hills Veterans Coalition.
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THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
GRANTS TO STATES FOR OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE
Repeal of Section
Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 303(a), (b), Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1484, provided that this section is repealed effective Jan. 1, 1974, except with respect to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Editorial Notes
1981—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 97–35 struck out subsecs. (b) and (c) which defined "medical assistance for the aged" and "Federal medical percentage", respectively.
1972—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–603 authorized the State, at its option, to include within term "old-age assistance" provisions relating to money payments to an individual absent from such State for more than 90 consecutive days, and provisions relating to rent payments made directly to a public housing agency.
1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–97, § 221(a)(1), struck out from definition of "old-age assistance" the exclusion of (1) payments to or medical care in behalf of any individual who is a patient in an institution for tuberculosis or mental diseases, or (2) payments to any individual who has been diagnosed as having tuberculosis or psychosis and is a patient in a medical institution as a result thereof, or (3) medical care in behalf of any individual, who is a patient in a medical institution as a result of a diagnosis that he has tuberculosis or psychosis, with respect to any period after the individual has been a patient in such an institution, as a result of such diagnosis, for forty-two days.
Pub. L. 89–97, § 402(a), extended definition of "old-age assistance" to include payments made on behalf of the recipient to an individual who (as determined in accordance with the standards prescribed by the Secretary) is interested in or concerned with the welfare of the recipient and inserted an enumeration of the five characteristics required of State plans under which such payments can be made, including provision for finding of inability to manage funds, payment to meet all needs, special efforts to protect welfare, periodic review, and opportunity for fair hearing.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–97, §§ 221(a)(2), 222(a), struck out from provision at end of cl. (12) excluding certain payments from definition of "medical assistance for the aged" payments with respect to care or services for any individual who is a patient in an institution for tuberculosis or mental diseases or for any individual who is a patient in a medical institution as a result of a diagnosis of tuberculosis or psychosis, with respect to any period after the individual has been a patient in such an institution, for forty-two days and inserted in text preceding cl. (1) "(except, for any month, for recipients of old-age assistance who are admitted to or discharged from a medical institution during such month)" after "who are not recipients of old-age assistance", respectively.
1962—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87–543, § 156(a)(1), inserted "(if provided in or after the third month before the month in which the recipient makes application for assistance)" before "medical care".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–543, § 156(a)(2), inserted "(if provided in or after the third month before the month in which the recipient makes application for assistance)" after "care and services".
1960—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–778, § 601(f)(1), (2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted provisions excluding from definition of "old-age assistance" any care in behalf of any individual, who is a patient in a medical institution as a result of a diagnosis that he has tuberculosis or psychosis, with respect to any period after the individual has been a patient in an institution, as a result of such diagnosis, for forty-two days.
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 86–778, § 601(f)(2), added subsecs. (b) and (c).
1950—Act Aug. 28, 1950, redefined "old-age assistance".
1939—Act Aug. 10, 1939, inserted "needy" before "individuals who".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1965 Amendment
Amendment by section 221 of Pub. L. 89–97 applicable in the case of expenditures made after Dec. 31, 1965, under a State plan approved under this subchapter, see section 221(e) of Pub. L. 89–97, set out as a note under section 302 of this title.
Pub. L. 89–97, title II, § 222(c), July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 360, provided that:
"The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 1385 of this title] shall apply in the case of expenditures under a State plan approved under title I or XVI of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., 1381 et seq.] with respect to care and services provided under such plan after June 1965."
Pub. L. 89–97, title IV, § 402(e), July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 418, provided that:
"The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 1206, 1355, and 1385 of this title] shall apply in the case of expenditures made after December 31, 1965, under a State plan approved under title I, X, XIV or XVI of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., 1201 et seq., 1351 et seq., 1381 et seq.]."
Pub. L. 87–543, title I, § 156(e), July 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 207, provided that:
"The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 606, 1206, and 1355 of this title] shall apply in the case of applications made after September 30, 1962, under a State plan approved under title I, IV, X, or XIV of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., 601 et seq., 1201 et seq., 1351 et seq.]."
Amendment by Pub. L. 86–778 effective Oct. 1, 1960, see section 604 of Pub. L. 86–778, set out as a note under section 301 of this title.
Act Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809, title III, § 303(b), 64 Stat. 549, provided that:
"The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect October 1, 1950, except that the exclusion of money payments to needy individuals described in clause (a) or (b) of section 6 of the Social Security Act as so amended [clauses (a) or (b) of this section] shall, in the case of any of such individuals who are not patients in a public institution, be effective July 1, 1952."


Andy Warhol said that everyone during his or her lifetime will become famous for at least 15 minutes. Buddy Biancalana is stretching it.
Biancalana was in Orlando on Friday. He never really planned on coming here, not even for a vacation, but a funny thing happened last month: Roland Americo Biancalana (you'd want to be called Buddy, too) became an honest-to- goodness baseball celebrity.
A celebrity, not a star. There is a difference. Buddy knows he has a ways to go -- at least 70 points on his batting average -- to warrant that kind of on-field recognition. One flashy World Series -- and a playful plug by David Letterman -- does not a career make.
No matter. For now, Biancalana, the shortstop for the World Series champion Kansas City Royals, has become a big name instead of just a long one. America is calling. And Biancalana is riding his new-found fame to the top, or at least today from one end of a mall to the other.
The people who run Colonial Plaza thought it would be neat to have Biancalana participate in their Teddy Bear Parade at noon, right along with Yogi Bear, Smokey the Bear, Mama, Papa and Baby Bear and the DeLand Air Bears. Biancalana, 25, fits right in with those storybook characters. A clean- shaven, clean-living young man, he looks like a guy who should be named "Buddy." Polite and personable, he reminds you of the neighborhood newspaper boy. You wonder if he has two brothers named Chip and Ernie. Grandmothers will love him.
If his surprising World Series performance carries over, Biancalana could become the American League's answer to wholesome Steve Garvey. "We wanted somebody like Buddy, a nice young man, an all-American kind," said Margo Thomas, marketing director for Colonial Plaza.
Between sips of hot chocolate (Buddy isn't into stimulants, kids), Biancalana says he is awed by the change in his life. "I walked into a restaurant in Kansas City after the World Series and got a standing ovation," he said. "It's something new. Before, I was hardly recognized. The World Series changed everything. I never thought I'd be opening a new shopping mall."
Biancalana picked the right time and place to break out of a careerlong hitting slump, helping lead the Royals to a dramatic seven-game Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. He hit .278, led both teams in on-base percentage and overshadowed Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith. He became something of a cult hero for millions of fans whose major-league dreams were shortened by the dreaded curveball.
Biancalana has since traded jokes with Letterman on Late Night, frolicked with Ronald McDonald for charity and modeled clothes for an upcoming issue of Esquire. Tuesday he will attend a dinner at which Nancy Reagan is the hostess. Heavy stuff for a .196 lifetime hitter and the lowest-paid ($72,500) player on the Royals. Rubbing elbows with celebrities was nice, but Biancalana says nothing ("Well, maybe meeting Bruce Springsteen") will ever compare with The World Series Experience. "I remember so much . . . being introduced for the first game . . . the first ball hit to me . . . the way we battled back . . . fans chanting my name."
Biancalana said he doesn't want baseball fans -- and especially the Royals -- to think his World Series play was a fluke. He hit just .188 in only 138 at-bats in his second partial season in the majors.
"I look back at my numbers and I wonder how I could possibly have done that," he said. "I feel like I can play like I did in the World Series from now on. Before, I only hoped to get a hit, hoped to get on base. I know I had to make darn sure I caught the ball to just stay in the lineup. The Series gave me confidence."
He has started lifting weights and will lock himself into a batting cage soon to work on his hitting. Biancalana was asked if he wouldn't lose his charm by adding more points to his average. Letterman might never ask Good- field, No-hit Buddy back.
"That's okay," Biancalana said. "I'd like people to stop joking about my hitting anyway."


I hear the roar of a bus, a fire engine, feel the crisp autumn air. I walk past a coffee shop, a pizza shop, a newly opened Middle Eastern café; I go by a bike shop, walk past my two banks. I learn I need to watch for pigeon poop on the walk between the rows of cars in the parking deck, which button to push to make the light change, discover that I'll need to allow at least 5-10 extra minutes to walk from my car to my new office.
Ginko trees beside my new downtown office. We went from fall to winter when the ginkos lost all their leaves in one windy day.
In mid-November my office sold the building I have worked in since 1975. I have spent more years in that space that any home I've lived in, including the house my family called home for 30 years. I was just 23 when I started working there. A lifetime ago. So it was a transition not without its moments of melancholy and nostalgia, but as I've told many, it was easier walking out of that long occupied space with 11 others, rather than by myself.
Now walking the downtown streets, I feel like I am back in the city of Barcelona, Spain, where I lived as a student for nearly a year. That year I discovered I really enjoyed city life in spite of having grown up on a farm, which I also adored.
At lunch I run an errand, and decide to try out a different (free) parking deck for the afternoon when I return to downtown, and then realize I have walked an extra block out of the way back to my new office. I don't feel as safe on that particular street—not as many shops, it is mostly the back end of buildings, someone could easily corner me, pull my purse off, knock me down. I wonder about the man with the big coat slowly walking the street. He looks cold.
Leaving work when the clock is nearing 4:30, I whiff the delicious scent of fresh dough rising from the pizza shop, sniff sizzling burgers from the nearby fast food, walk past a ballet dance studio where children and parents are waiting in a lobby, a free clinic, inviting restaurants with fancy schmancy names, a bakery that also sells gelato and offers samples. Now I feel back in Italy!
When I get back to my afternoon parking deck, I discover this one—which is actually closer to everything—has fewer 10 hour parking spaces. It is now full.
Twenty years ago, our downtown was dead, killed by the local mall which had been built and welcomed so eagerly back in the late 70s. Now a revitalized and lively downtown attracts the young: students, young adults, young couples, a few with babies. The mall area is far less lively. Not dead as in some areas, but harder to walk to places. I am SO glad our office did not move to that pricey area which is all streets and few sidewalks, and not very walker-friendly.
The farm I lived on the first 17 years of my life near Middlebury, Ind.
As a farm child, I wished I could live in town like my friends who were able to walk home for lunch. Does anyone still do that these days? Or maybe I'm just imagining they walked home at lunch. At any rate, I envied them walking to and from school. When I was in 5th or 6th grade, I screwed up the courage and stamina to at least ride my bike to school, which was about four miles away. I felt almost like a town kid. Whee.
Downtown Middlebury, Ind. This Varns and Hoover hardware was there in the 50s when I went to school in Middlebury.
Now at the end of my work day, I am happy to drive out to the country for the restful atmosphere, the hills, and the bright bright stars at night.
I will miss this woods close to my former office where I enjoyed noon time walks for many years.
The going-home traffic is intense in places, in this formerly small town now a city edging 53,000 in population, (80,000 when the college students are in town) but it has nothing like the crazy traffic where my daughters live. Once one of my daughters observed that her normally shy and quiet college roommate became an aggressive type driver when she was back home in her metropolis. You have to, she said, to get anywhere.
The sixteen file drawers I got rid of. Purged most of it, sent some files to Mennonite Church USA archives.
I'm happy to make this adjustment to new space—greatly downsized where I had to reduce my "file imprint" from 16 drawers to two—knowing that just as I've gotten through the last several months of downsizing and change, I trust that my husband and I can manage more change as we get older.
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Me settled into my new space (on a Saturday).
Do you favor city or country living? Small town or suburb?
Mountains, plains, farmland, or oceans?
If you could live anywhere in the world for a year, what place/country would you like to try?
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You look positively jubilant in your new space, Melodie. And you definitely deserve a halo or crown on your head for curating 16 filing cabinets full of stuff.
As to your questions, I'm perfectly happy living near a cul-de-sac in the suburbs, accessible to big city amenities. But I can easily go nostalgic remembering the days I walked to school in a village and returned home to almost-country life.
My son-in-law just got back from Zurich on business. He brought glowing reports, but I'd choose more rural parts of Switzerland, land of my ancestry, perhaps somewhere in the canton of Bern, where we visited in the late 1990s.
So you indeed walked to school; I'm sure I've read that before, but had forgotten it. I like your description of your suburb as "accessible to big city amenities" and your choice of Switzerland as a place to live. One of our authors, Donald Clymer, just spent a year there with his wife's family and he posted the most amazing photos of that year, making me wish for the same!
Thanks for jumping in here!
The first day I walked to school with a neighbor and maybe a few others times if I stayed at Grandma's house, but mostly I rode the bus. I hope 🤞 you got a raise for all that sorting – ha!
I live in the Santa Cruz Mountains, which is excellent, but I think I would have liked to live in town a long time ago. It is not possible now, and culturally, it is not what it used to be. San Jose is a lot of fun, but it is also not what it used to be. I think all lifestyles have advantages, but I will just stay here out of town.
As I said, the mountains are great. I love the desert too. I think they all have advantages as well. I just think that I would not want to live too near the beach. My Pa lived in Montara, and the sound of the ocean kept me up at night.
If I could live anywhere for a year, it would be right here. I would like to visit all sorts of areas, but not for a year. Eventually, I want to go to Vermont, Kansas (and Oklahoma) and Vietnam.
Methinks your last mention of Vietnam as a place you want to visit means someone in your family had history there?? My brother-in-law served there in the 60s and I know he would love to see the Vietnam of today.
Thanks for weighing in, Tony! The Santa Cruz mountains sound like an amazing place to live. I got to go to a convention in San Jose 10 years ago and certainly enjoyed the countryside and the setting. And yes, it is good that many of us are partial to the advantages of wherever we live–and grow to love them over time! At least usually. It is sad to think of so many people living in areas recently devastated by fires, floods, hurricanes, and, of course, war and ongoing brutality. Hard to take in. Thanks for your thoughts!
I went to high school in Saratoga, west of San Jose, where Vietnamese American culture is somewhat prominent. Like all big cities, we have a lot of cultural diversity. Yet, Vietnamese culture by nature assimilates very quickly. That makes it more intriguing. You have to catch it before it becomes too diluted. I learned a bit about Vietnamese horticulture from the father of one of my best friends from high school.
Very interesting, Tony, I didn't know that Vietnamese culture assimilates very quickly. Thx.
If I could live anywhere in the world for a year…that's a hard question! What place wouldn't I like to try for a year? Morocco, Kurdistan, the mountains of rural China, by the Mediterranean Sea in Greece. Every place has its allure.
I love your selections: not the ordinary! Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Actually, technically, 80,000 is a large town. City is 100,000 +.
Wikipedia puts it much lower but I'm sure it differs also by country or where you live. I like their definition saying it has to have a transportation system and other infrastructure. We do have a bus system but not some of the other things Wikipedia lists here: "Cities serve as administrative, commercial, religious, and cultural hubs for their larger surrounding areas." Thanks for widening the conversation, Athanasia!
…and actually my whole county is only about 70,000 so your big town has us beat. My small town (we live outside of) is about 28,000 and the state university adds about another 10,000.