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Some infant rice cereals contain elevated methylmercury levels, study finds
26 Oct 2017 --- Eating large amounts of certain fish can expose consumers to methylmercury, which can potentially cause health problems. But recent research has shown that rice grown in polluted conditions can also have raised levels. A study appearing in the Americal Chemical Society's (ACS) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports that some types of infant rice cereal could also contain amounts of methylmercury that could potentially pose a health risk.
For years, elevated methylmercury levels in certain fish such as albacore tuna have led some people, particularly pregnant women, to limit their consumption of these species to reduce their potential exposure, the ACS press release notes. Methylmercury is a form of mercury that, in high enough amounts, can cause neurological and reproductive problems in adults, and developmental issues in infants and young children.
Within the past ten years, rice has emerged as another potential source of mercury exposure. Studies have detected methylmercury in the grain when it is grown in polluted areas, potentially posing a health risk to people who rely on the crop as a daily staple. Given these results, Yong Cai and colleagues wanted to find out whether commercial rice cereals for infants also contain the substance.
Likely source of mercury
The researchers tested 119 infant cereal samples made with a variety of grains. The products were purchased from different regions in the U.S. and China. Rice-based cereals had much higher levels of methylmercury than products with no rice, suggesting that the grain is a likely source of mercury. Rice cereal samples from the US and China had similar levels, with a mean concentration of 2.28 micrograms of methylmercury per kilogram of product.
Based on their results, the researchers estimated that infants who consume these products could ingest between 0.004 to 0.123 micrograms of methylmercury per kilogram of body weight daily.
The potential health effects of this amount of mercury are hard to pin down. The US Environmental Protection Agency has set a 0.1 microgram/kg/day reference daily dose (RfD) for methylmercury. However, the standard was calculated using factors that might not be relevant to baby cereal, the researchers say. For example, the RfD is based on a pregnant woman's intake of mercury and its transfer to the fetus.
The researchers conclude that more studies are needed to more precisely understand how mercury in food might affect infants.
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They say you know when your vacation is long enough when you start thinking about work, again. My break away from the Blue Moon voyage must be almost up, because I am definitely thinking about her!
Dealers call this a 'sailboat' motor, or a 'high thrust' motor. It's designed not for speed, but for power. And since the Blue Moon displaces about 8,000 lbs, power is what's needed.
Unfortunately, no one makes an outboard that meets all these criteria. The closest I could find was the 10hp Yamaha T9.9 GEXH. This is a bit less horse power than I was hoping for, but all the 15hp high thrust engines are designed for powerboats and come with power tilt and all sorts of things I don't need. This makes them more expensive, heavier, and too big for my bracket.
However, practically every cruiser I talked to on the Okeechobee Waterway recommended the T9.9 from their own practical experience. They say that the high gear ratio and big prop more than make up for the missing horse power, and that it should be plenty for my little 23' boat.
Here's hoping that I never mention my engine again in a blog post!
One thing I'm really looking forward to is having lots more electricity than before. The T9.9 comes with a 6A alternator that will put out twice as much power as my solar panel. This should be a big help in keeping my batteries charged. I'm going to redo the wiring in the boat (I can't make heads or tails of the current wiring) and install a 12v reading lamp, a fan that I'm definitely going to need for sleeping, and some sockets that will make plugging in my solar panels, cell phone and computer charger, etc., much easier and neater. I've been dealing with a kind of rats nest of wiring, and I'm looking forward to cleaning that up.
Speaking of cleaning up, I've been redoing my List. I've touched on my 'cargo' several times but, in a nutshell, I started this voyage with waaaaaaaay too much stuff! My cargo hold in the beginning was jam packed, making it difficult to move around the boat and inconveninent to get at things. I had things 'containerized' in Rubbermaid plastic boxes, labeled 'Food' and 'Clothes' and 'Equipment' and 'Books', and although the boxes were better than having everything rollling around in a pig pile on the floor, they took up a lot of space.
making it hard to move around down below, particularly when underway.
I have been shedding unnecessary stuff on a more or less continuous basis so that I should be down to 2 plastic boxes, a duffel bag, and a few hammock. I hope to be able to have the cabin floor empty by the time I leave the dock, this time.
By the way, I keep forgetting to mention that I took the advice offered by several readers and painted the Blue Moon's entire deck with non-skid paint. I did this way back in Sarasota, while recovering from my infection, but kept forgetting to mention it.
I added Interlux Intergrip to two pints of White and Bristol Beige Brightside paint, and gave the deck, cockpit, and anchor well a second coat of paint, that they needed, anyway. This made the whole deck, from stem to stern, non-skid and it has really, really made a difference. I haven't banged my shin since applying it. Huge difference.
The sad thing is that I actually had the Intergrip from the beginning. I always intended to add it to the second coat of paint. The problem is, I ran out of paint in Steinhatchee, and that is not a good place to run out of paint (or anything else). The nearest West Marine that had my paint in stock was in Jacksonville, and I was too impatient to drive there to get it. Big mistake!
Excellent choice for an outboard to push Blue Moon. Several years ago I used one to push a 36 ft 18,000 pound sail boat over 1300 miles with mishap and low fuel consumption. I would stil have it and the boat but something hit the bottom while crossing from the Fl. Panhandle to Tampa Bay and she sank. Wish I could prove it was a sub!
Wow! Sounds like there's a story, there!
The offer of a grocery run if you overnight in the Melbourne area still stands.
Merlin: I'm going to take you up on that offer. Should be in Melbourne sometime around 12 June, with any luck.
Look forward to seeing you and Blue Moon!


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Lab 2: Cumulative incidence and Incidence Density
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EPIDEMIOLOGY 200A
Drs. Olsen & Arah
Exercise 2: Disease Occurrence
Problem 1. For a population of 10,000 in steady-state you have been told the following about a certain disease and an exposure of interest:
• 40% of your population reports exposure to the risk factor in a year
• One-year risk of disease among the exposed is estimated to be 0.35
• One-year risk of disease among the unexposed is estimated to be 0.15
Fill in the following 2 x 2 table based on the one-year information given above.
| |Disease |No Disease | Total |
|Exposure | | | |
|No Exposure | | | |
| Total | | |10,000 |
How many cases of this disease do you expect to see in one year?
What is the estimated prevalence of this disease among the population?
What is the risk ratio? Interpret your result in words.
What is the risk difference? Interpret your result in words.
Among the exposed, what is the proportion of disease that can be attributed to the exposure?
You work for the mayor of this community and she says to you, "What proportion of disease could we eliminate from our population if we were to eliminate this exposure?" What will you tell her?
Problem 2. What is the difference between incidence and prevalence?
Problem 3. How are prevalence and incidence related?
Problem 4. For each of the following scenarios, determine whether it more closely resembles incidence or prevalence:
• Number of campers who developed gastroenteritis within 24 hours after eating potato salad at the dining hall
• Number of persons who reported having hypertension as part of a national survey.
• Occurrence of Acute Myocardial Infarction in participants during the first 10 years of follow up in Framingham Heart Study.
In a survey to evaluate the vaccination program among children less than 5 years old in two cities A and B, the coverage is:
|Diseases |Areas |
| |City A |City B |
|Measles |70% |95% |
|Tetanus |80% |92% |
|Polio |90% |97% |
|Hepatitis B |85% |90% |
We can conclude that:
a. The number of children vaccinated for measles in City B is greater than in City A
b. The number of children vaccinated for measles in City A is greater than in City B
c. Hepatitis B vaccination program was best done (in coverage aspect) in both areas
d. Overall, vaccination program was more successful (in coverage) in city B than in city A
e. None of the above
A community is a steady-state population in which 2000 persons at any given time are at risk for a specific incurable disease, and there is no net migration of cases into or out of the community. If 240 new cases of that disease occur each year and if the mean duration of the disease is 10 months, then the prevalence of the disease in the community is:
a. 9% b. 10% c 12% d 33% e. 55%
A fixed cohort of 20 persons is followed for 1 year from Jan 1. During the follow-up time 4 deaths occurred (at the start of each month -- Feb, March, May and June). Assume there was no loss to follow-up. The one year risk of dying in that cohort population is:
a. 10% b. 20% c. 21% d. 5% e. 25%
A closed cohort of 100 subjects was examined for a disease at baseline and 2 years later. 20 subjects had the disease at baseline. Additionally, 30 new cases had the disease at follow-up; however, 18 existing cases (among the 20 cases at baseline) were accidentally counted again as part of the 30 cases at follow-up. The actual two-year risk of disease is:
a. 0% b. 12% c. 13% d. 15% e. 20%
20 new cases of STDs occurred during a 5 year follow-up period in a closed cohort of 100 women aged 20-30 years old, who were screened as non-cases of STDs at the beginning of the follow-up. The 5 years risk of STDs in this cohort is:
a. 10% b. 18% c. 20% d. 24% e. 27%
During the period 1930-1970, the annual number of deaths due to cancer in the United States increased from 118,000 to 331,000. One explanation for this steep increase could be an increased exposure of the population to carcinogenic substances. What are some other possible explanations?
A study published in 1990 (Am J Pub Health 80:p. 209-210) investigated the occurrence of HIV infection among prisoners in Nevada. Of 1105 prison inmates who were tested for HIV upon admission to the prison system, 36 were found to be infected. All uninfected prisoners were followed for a total of 1207 person-years and retested for HIV upon release from prison. Two of the uninfected inmates demonstrated evidence of new HIV infection. Assuming that the two prisoners were infected during their time in prison:
a. Based on the above information, calculate the incidence rate of HIV infection among prisoners in the Nevada prisons.
b. Express the incidence rate calculated in part a in terms of cases per 1000 person-years.
c. Calculate the prevalence of HIV infection among the incoming prisoners in the Nevada prisoners at the start of the study.
d. What is the size of the population at risk for HIV at the beginning of the study?
You are interested in determining the incidence, mortality, and case-fatality due to AIDS in Los Angeles County. You assemble a group of 110 men, who are HIV positive, of whom 100 are at risk of developing AIDS (the other 10 already met the case definition of AIDS due to their low CD4 count and high viral load), and follow them (all 110 of them) for a period of 10 years. During the 10 year follow-up period, 5 of them die of AIDS, and 30 of them meet the case definition of AIDS. Among the 20 of whom were newly diagnosed with AIDS, 4 die within 1 year after infection. Assume that the subjects either died or recovered within 1 year of meeting the AIDS definition, and that the outcome was observed for all incident cases of AIDS. Assume that there are no losses to follow-up and there are no competing risks.
a. Estimate the 10 year risk of developing AIDS in this group of subjects.
b. During the 10 year follow-up period, 5 of them die of AIDS. Estimate the 10 year mortality risk in the base population.
c. Estimate the 1 year fatality risk of dying from AIDS in this group of subjects.
For the following problem, assume that the disease does not result in lasting immunity after recovery (i.e. persons are at risk again as soon as they recover) and that this is a closed cohort (i.e. membership in the cohort is permanent based on its definition).
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a. What is the prevalence of the disease in February 1997?
b. What is the size of the population at the beginning of 1996?
c. What is the number of new cases during 1996?
d. What is the cumulative incidence of the disease for 1996?
e. What is the mid-year size of the population in 1996 (i.e. as of July 1996)?
f. In practice, calculating the total number of people at risk in a population is difficult, so a mid-year tally is used to estimate the total number at risk during the entire time period. Calculate the cumulative incidence of the disease in 1996, using the 1996 mid-year, at-risk population as an estimate for the number at risk?
g. What is the total number of person-months at risk during 1996?
h. What is the incidence rate (or incidence density) of the disease during 1996?
i. Convert the incidence density estimate from question h to the # of cases per 100 person-years.
The table below, taken from a paper by Warshauer and Monk (Am J Public Health 1978; 68:383-388), gives the number of suicides in East Harlem and the South Bronx between 1968 and 1970 (36 months) among white females, by age in 1970. Assume that the population of white females in this area is stable.
|Age in |Size of 1970 |Number of |
|1970 |Population |Suicides |
|18-24 |34,714 | 26 |
|Total |200,271 |119 |
a. Estimate the average suicide rate for each age interval and describe the observed age trend– i.e., how the estimated suicide rate varies with age.
b. Estimate the following risks of committing suicide (using the exponential formula):
i. The 1-year risk for a 20-year-old white woman,
ii. The 10-year risk for a 20-year-old white woman,
iii. The 67-year risk for an 18-year-old white woman.
c. What additional assumptions are needed to estimate the risks in part b?
The table below gives prevalent (C) and incident (A) cases during a 2-year follow-up of a hypothetical stable population (size N), by exposure status and age (k=1,…, 4).
| |EXPOSED |UNEXPOSED |
|Age |Nk |Ck |Ak |Nk |Ck |Ak |
|40-49 |35,000 |175 |70 |240,000 |600 |240 |
|50-59 |50,000 |1,220 |488 |230,000 |2,840 |1,136 |
|60-69 |60,000 |5,455 |2,182 |200,000 |9,525 |3,810 |
|70-79 |55,000 |11,000 |4,400 |130,000 |14,445 |5,778 |
|Total |200,000 |17,850 |7,140 |800,000 |27,410 |10,964 |
Estimate the following parameters for the exposed group:
a. the 2-year risk for a 55-year-old person
b. the 10-year risk for a 55-year-old person
c. the 20-year risk for a 55-year-old person
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an abnormal involuntary movement disorder caused in part by the use of antipsychotic medication. A study was conducted to estimate the probability of improvement in symptom severity (the outcome event), following discontinuation of antipsychotics in a group of 20 psychiatric outpatients with TD. Subjects were reexamined monthly from time of discontinuation in 2001 until December 2002 (the end of follow-up). Improvement in TD symptoms was defined as a 50 percent or more reduction in a quantitative severity score, relative to the patient's prediscontinuation value. The table below gives the duration of follow-up (in months) from discontinuation until improvement for each subject.
|Subject |Months before |Subject |Months before |Subject |Months before |
| |improvement | |improvement | |improvement |
|1 | 4 |8 |18 |15 | 8 |
|2 |14 |9 |13 |16 |22 |
|3 | 5 |10 | 8 |17 |15 |
|4 | 9 |11 |13 |18 |11 |
|5 |13 |12 |19 |19 |14 |
|7 | 6 |14 |17 | | |
a. Estimate the average improvement rate for all TD cases during the entire follow-up period.
b. Assuming the improvement rate remains constant, calculate the "risk" of improving, by each time interval after discontinuation (make sure you choose appropriate interval sizes!).
c. Assess whether the improvement rate changed during the two-year follow-up period (as assumed in part b) by comparing the average improvement rate in the first 12 months after discontinuation with the average rate in the second 12 months after discontinuation.
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The following table is from your lecture notes after Duck et al. Lancet 1973, Dec13: 1197-1199.
|Duration of work | O | E |SMR | N |Man years at risk |
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Castelloceras is an extinct genus of actively mobile carnivorous cephalopod of the family Baltoceratidae that lived in what would be Europe during the Ordovician from 468—443.7 mya, existing for approximately .

Taxonomy
Castelloceras was named by Evans (2005). Its type is Castelloceras arennigense. It was assigned to Baltoceratidae by Evans (2005).

Sources

 Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward

Prehistoric cephalopod genera
Ordovician cephalopods
Darriwilian first appearances
Early Devonian genus extinctions
Prehistoric animals of Europe
Orthocerida

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Protests over transgender rights at LA spa turn violent
Transgender rights advocates and detractors clashed outside Wi Spa in Los Angeles
Police arrested several dozen people and fired non-lethal projectiles to disperse an unruly crowd on Saturday after a dueling protest over transgender rights at a Los Angeles spa turned violent.
The protests stemmed from a video that circulated online earlier this month, in which an irate customer complained to the staff at Wi Spa about a transgender woman's exposed genitalia in the women's section of the spa.
This July 4, 2021, photo, shows the exterior of the Wi Spa in Koreatown district in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The video sparked controversy after the spa defended its policy of allowing transgender customers in its facilities, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Police declared an unlawful assembly in front of the spa in Koreatown around 11 a.m. when demonstrators against transgender access to the spa's facilities clashed with counter protesters and some in the crowd threw smoke bombs and other objects at officers, Det. Meghan Aguilar, a spokeswoman for the LAPD, said.
Video posted on Twitter shows officers in riot gear hitting protesters with batons and firing bean bag rounds and other projectiles. At one point, a woman was hit in the abdomen, causing her to fall to the ground.
Police pushing back counter-protesters with batons. Multiple smoke canisters deployed by leftists. Water bottles thrown by both sides at the other. pic.twitter.com/JEvWBuY84R
— Samuel Braslow (@SamBraslow) July 17, 2021
Several dozen people were arrested for ignoring orders to disperse, and police found stun guns, knives and pepper spray discarded on the street, police later said.
Aguilar didn't have an immediate arrest count because authorities were still processing the people who were arrested and screening to see if anyone needed medical treatment.
She said no officer was injured and no protester was transported to hospitals.
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Saint-Georges-les-Bains – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, w departamencie Ardèche.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwało 1 557 osób, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 110 osób/km² (wśród 2880 gmin regionu Rodan-Alpy Saint-Georges-les-Bains plasuje się na 549. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 829.).

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While I was discussing about the Sarawak Authentic Gift and Cuisines yesterday at the Kuching Food Critics Groups, I have found this interesting cuisine which was recommended by Wikitravel.org on Sarawak cuisine.
This dish has caught my attention because no oil was used in the preparation. I remembered ever eaten this type of fried rice before but only yesterday, I know it is by the name of Nasi Aruk. I have try to search for the meaning of Aruk but to my disappointment, I can't find any thing to explain the origin. It could have been originated from Indonesia.
This simple fried rice is sort of commoner's fried rice as none of the ingredients are expensive and costly. It is a special way of frying rice by the Malay families usually using left over rice from previous day.
While it is considered as a commoner fried rice, it unique way of cooking have rendered it to be one of the authentic Sarawak cuisines and served at high class hotel and restaurants.
A quick review of the ingredients and method of cooking will surely tell you that it is a healthy alternatives. It has minimum condiments, no oil, high minerals and vitamins and therefore top choice for a healthy diet.
My kids are back to their hometown and only left with my wife and myself in the house. As I just want something simple but spicy, I have decided to prepare some Aruk fried rice for both of us.
Some left over white rice (today I have cooked the rice specially for this which is not necessary at all. Left over white rice is easier to fry especially if you keep it in the fridge).
Some big onions and shallots – diced into small cubes.
Some anchovies and dried baby shrimps – Traditionally, only anchovies (ikan billis) were used but since I have a lot of these baby shrimps, I have decided to throw some in.
Some belachan (shrimp paste) – I have some belachan powder with me so use the powder instead of belachan chunks.
Washed the anchovies and baby shrimps quickly with water and put them in the pan and continue frying until they are crispy.
Make a whole in the center, crack your eggs and let the eggs dried up. Break the eggs using the frying utensils into small chunks.
Add in the white rice and continue frying until well mixed.
Add in belachan powder and condiments like light soya sauce or sugar or dark soya sauce or salt to taste. Stir until well mixed.
Let it sit in the pan for a while to let the moisture dries up and get slightly burnt (if you want some Smokey or burnt flavor but you have to closely monitor this). Scope up the rice to serve when hot.
In the third picture, I have purposely left some rice in the frying pan to show readers that the pan is very clean and nothing stick to it.
Since I did use any oil for the frying the rice, I have decided not to use any oil to fry the egg either.
Heat up the frying pan and crack an egg. Add in some water to the side and cover your frying pan for 1-2 minutes or until the water dries up.
Scope up the egg and serve.
If you are using medium heat to heat the pan, you can continue heating it after you add the water until all the water evaporated. If you are using high heat, you have to act faster and off the heat immediately to avoid your egg being burnt.
The water added should not be too much, just a bit and add it as far from the egg as possible. It is ok if the water touch the egg.
In the first picture, you can see that right side of egg have more bubbles and right side of eggs have less. This is because I have added the water too early and the water mixed with the egg whites which have yet to solidify. On the right sides, I have added the water only when the egg white start to harden. So you should have to ensure that the whites are harden before you add the water and it should be added gently.
The steam will cooked the upper most layer of the yolk and therefore the egg yolk would flow out.
This is the fried rice with the fried egg (egg is optional).
The taste is slight burnt, spicy and full of onion and anchovies fragrance. It was fabulous.
Look at top part of the rice. It is some sort of dried squid delicacies that was left over from the Chinese New Year. I have "re-bake it" make it crispy and add it to the rice.
At time, this fried rice is serve with sliced cucumbers or other garnishing ingredients like Chinese celery or spring onion.
As no oil is involved and using the dry frying method, the fried rice will be slightly dry and you have to eat it slowly and best with some drinks.
The fact that it is dry and cannot be eaten faster is not necessary a disadvantage and it can be construed as an advantage. Your body needs time to receive the signal for food that downed to your throat. "Dry" means you need to chew slowly and you will eat less as compared when it is watery and moist. As a result, you will feel full faster and that will aid in one's weights management program.
Basic ingredients means that the fried rice is good for those who is cost conscious and time of preparation are very short.
Not all meals need to be elaborated. At times, simple meal is desired and is it not SIMPLE IS ELEGANT?
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I know this is belated but just to let you know..
Aruk in local Sarawak Malay dialect means frying without oil. Nasik aruk is fried rice with no oil, like you know.
When my mom asked me to aruk peanuts for kuah kacang / sambal satey, she means to fry peanuts in wok without oil. If I ever try to goreng the peanuts – frying in oil – I'll surely get scolded.


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I am presently a teacher on special assignment mentoring new teachers. After 30 years in the classroom,(elementary), it has been very rewarding to coach and support teachers as they begin their careers.
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Eden was calm, peaceful and relaxed as she spoke about her journey and trip to Australia.
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Despite her lack of sleep she was a bundle of joyous energy and positive vibes.
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"She is an inspiring and fierce, independent woman with a heart of gold," said Stacey O'Keeffe.
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With the huge growth in the number of web applications in the recent times, there has also been an upsurge in the need to make these applications secure. Web penetration testing is the use of tools and code to attack a website or web app in order to assess its vulnerabilities to external threats. While there are an increasing number of sophisticated ready-made tools to scan systems for vulnerabilities, the use of Python allows testers to write system-specific scripts, or alter and extend existing testing tools to find, exploit, and record as many security weaknesses as possible.
This course will walk you through the web application penetration testing methodology, showing you how to write your own tools with Python for every main activity in the process. It will show you how to test for security vulnerabilities in web applications just like security professionals and hackers do.
The course starts off by providing an overview of the web application penetration testing process and the tools used by professionals to perform these tests. Then we provide an introduction to HTTP and how to interact with web applications using Python and the Requests library. Then will follow the web application penetration testing methodology and cover each section with a supporting Python example. To finish off, we test these tools against a vulnerable web application created specifically for this course.
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The bridge across Back Creek on Cherry Lane Road.
The bridges across Orange Grove Road on I-85.
These bridges will be rehabilitated using a new resurfacing technique called hydro-demolition. During this resurfacing process, the deteriorated concrete on the bridge deck will be removed in part using high-pressured water and the bridge will be resurfaced using high-strength concrete.Hydro-demolition is more precise than traditional pavement removal with a jackhammer, and it reduces the potential for damage to the bridges. In addition, hydro-demolition is safer and faster than traditional demolition methods and minimizes the impact to traffic. This is one of 30 contracts totaling $109.3 million awarded by Conti for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina. NCDOT awarded the contracts to the lowest bidders, as required by state law. The bids received on the projects awarded came in about 3.9 percent, or $4.4 million, below NCDOT estimates. Since Gov. Bev Perdue took office in January of 2009, NCDOT has awarded 631 highway contracts totaling $4.3 billion to ensure that all North Carolinians have access to jobs and educational opportunities.Gov. Bev Perdue's proposed budget continues to support enhancing or expanding our transportation infrastructure. In doing so, Gov. Perdue continues to support immediate jobs in the construction sector and the goal of ensuring that our transportation network facilitates access to jobs, education and healthcare for the future.


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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so how, they will support Resolution 511 of the African Union's African Commission for Human and People's Rights, which calls on the government of Cameroon to authorise an impartial fact-finding mission to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in the Anglophone regions. HL5523
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Uyghur Tribunal, and in particular its determination that the Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims are subject to human rights abuses and crimes against humanity; and, further to the findings of the Tribunal, what plans they have to review the planned UK-China Economi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government when local authorities who have applied for Mini-Holland funding will be informed whether their applications have been successful. HL5525
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to implement the plan they announced on 19 November 2021 to expand the circumstances in which it is illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving. HL5526
Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the tweet by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 16 January where she stated that "this licence fee announcement will be the last", whether they intend this to be the last time the BBC licence fee is renewed. HL5527
Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have died while under probation supervision where COVID-19 was considered a factor in their death; and how many of these individuals were recorded as having no stable accommodation at the time of death. HL5528 [I]
Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners in each prison tested positive for COVID-19 in each month of 2021. HL5529 [I]
Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many miles on average female prisoners have been held from their home address in each year since 2010. HL5530 [I]
Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in prison serving an extended determinate sentence have a custodial tariff of (1) six months or less, (2) six months to 12 months, (3) 12 months to four years, (4) four years to 10 years, and (5) 10 years or more. HL5531 [I]
Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in prison serving (1) a life sentence, (2) an extended determinate sentence, and (3) an imprisonment for public protection sentence, are aged (a) 15–17, (b) 18–20, (c) 21–24, (d) 25–29, (e) 30–39, (f) 40–49, (g) 50–59, (h) 60–69, and (i) 70 and over. HL5532 [I]
The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 18 January (HL Deb, col 1553) that "issues around friction-free visa travel within the European Union and changes to border requirements are high on the agenda", whether this will include discussion of a visa-waiver agreement for the performing arts between the UK an… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 17 January (HL5229), what further representations they will make to the government of Azerbaijan "to settle all outstanding matters including the peaceful negotiation of their borders" following reports of (1) three Azerbaijani attacks on Armenian civilians in Nagorno… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan concerning possible violations of the Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire Agreement, including reports of Azerbaijani military attacks on Armenian civilians on 2, 8, 10, and 11 January. HL5535
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of religiously-motivated torture of Christian Armenian prisoners of war by Azerbaijani military personnel. HL5536
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of escalating Islamist violence in southeast Nigeria, including of targeted attacks against the Igbo community. HL5537
Lord Hain to ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answers by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119) and 18 January (HL5234, HL5235, HL5236 and HL5360), what assessment she has made of the extent to which Ministers answer written questions from Members of the House comprehensively; and what steps she is taking to support the requirement of the Ministerial Code that "Minist… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119) and 18 January (HL5234, HL5235, HL5236 and HL5360), whether they will now answer the questions fully by (1) listing in the text of their answer the contracts they have entered into with Bain & Company since June 2010 and the lead department for each contract, and (2) setti… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the provision of care homes in Derbyshire, and (2) proposals by Derbyshire County Council to close care homes in the county. HL5540
The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of a health crisis in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, given the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 there; what steps they are taking to support the relevant authorities in relieving any such crisis in the camps; and what recent discussions they have held with the U… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the enforcement of the proposed June 2022 deadline for presidential elections in Libya; and what discussions they have had with the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya on this matter. HL5542
The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences of the United States of America Ship traffic connects Antarctica's fragile coasts to worldwide ecosystems, published on 18 January, what discussions they are holding with international partners to seek to counter the effect of (1) tourist, (2) researc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current backlog of cases in (1) Magistrates Courts in England and (2) the Crown Court; and, in each case, (a) what is the average reduction in the backlog each month, and (b) how long it will take to clear the backlog at the current rate of progress. HL5544
The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Russian troops entered Belarus on 17 January; and whether they have sought any explanation from the government of Russia for this military deployment. HL5545
The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to Tonga following the volcanic eruption and tsunami on 15 January. HL5546
Baroness Meacher to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has developed or accredited any (1) information, or (2) guidance, to support clinicians to care for a person living with a progressive or terminal illness who wishes to voluntarily stop eating and drinking with the intention of accelerating their death. HL5547
Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to create formal roles for patient representation at all levels of NHS decision-making structures, including Integrated Care Boards. HL5548
Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of existing levels of accountability of NHS decision-making; and what plans they have to increase the centrality of patients in decision-making structures in future. HL5549
Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce greater transparency over how Integrated Care Systems will be (1) scrutinised, and (2) held to account, in relation to patient care. HL5550
Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce an online sales tax; and, as part of any such plans, whether they intend to hold consultative forums with small businesses, including booksellers. HL5551
Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet the Booksellers Association to discuss ways to support small creative businesses. HL5552
Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to help small booksellers compete with online retailers beyond the reliefs implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. HL5553
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish a process to discuss finance for loss and damage due to climate change in developing countries. HL5554
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess the level of need for loss and damage due to climate change in developing countries. HL5555
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to identifying new and additional sources of finance for loss and damage due to climate change in developing countries. HL5556
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure developing countries affected by loss and damage due to climate change are not pushed further into debt. HL5557
Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government when they became aware of the farewell gathering for Kate Josephs in the Cabinet Office on 17 December 2020. HL5558
Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people attended the farewell gathering for Kate Josephs in the Cabinet Office on 17 December 2020; and whether any (1) ministers, or (2) special advisers, were present. HL5559
Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any (1) ministers, (2) special advisers, (3) civil servants, from the Treasury attended the farewell gathering for Kate Josephs in the Cabinet Office on 17 December 2020; and if so, who. HL5560
Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government who sent the email inviting people to the farewell gathering for Kate Josephs in the Cabinet Office on 17 December 2020; and on what date it was sent. HL5561
Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost to the BBC of the Local Democracy Reporting Service. HL5562
Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the effects of reducing the school week from five days to four; whether they are aware of any schools in England Wales seeking to introduce a four day week; and if so, whether they are empowered to do so. HL5563
Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to the Children's Commissioner's inquiry to track down the thousands of children who have gone missing from school during the COVID-19 pandemic. HL5564
Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide (1) support, and (2) advice, for those who experience (a) racial discrimination, (b) harassment, and (c) racial hatred, on social media platforms. HL5565
Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Runnymede Trust report England Civil Society Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, published on 14 July 2021; and what plans they have to include measures to prevent hate crimes against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in their next Ha… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to create a regulatory framework for non-fungible tokens. HL5567
Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to create a Business and Trade Growth Office at the Department for International Trade to encourage smaller businesses to increase exports. HL5568
Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the letter from 102 millionaires and billionaires to attendees to the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling for the introduction of wealth taxes. HL5569


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Zeiss adds 18mm, 40mm, 65m, and 135mm primes to its Prime cine lenses line
Apr 23, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
Zeiss is adding another four prime lenses to its popular cinema line. From now on, Supreme Prime Radiance Lenses will be available in 18mm, 40mm, 65m, and 135mm focal lengths, but there are also some changes and improvements aimed at making your footage even better.
The Supreme Prime Radiance lenses already exist in 21mm, 25mm, 29mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 100mm. With the newest additions to this family, Zeiss also introduced the reworked and improved T* coating. It allows you to make the flares planned and reproduced, but also to maintain contrast and avoid transmission loss that would occur with uncoated lens elements. In the video below, you can see the comparison between the new ZEISS Supreme Radiance lenses and regular ZEISS Supreme Prime lenses.
The ZEISS Supreme Prime Radiance lenses cover a large-format sensor. The maximum aperture is T1.5, making them suitable for low-light situations. Here are the technical specifications of all lenses from this line, so you can compare them:
It's possible that we'll see the 15mm, 150mm, and 200mm added to this line as well, although there's no word on it for now. The new line of primes is available as a set, but you'll need to get in touch with B&H to learn about the purchasing details. It's only available for "professional customers." You can also find out more on Zeiss' website where you can explore rental or purchasing options.
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If you are handling food on a regular basis, you will know that food preparation requires high levels of hygiene. To help ensure that your food has been prepared in the right way, it is imperative to use the right pair of Food Preparation Gloves. These gloves can be used by anyone from the person serving you in a bakery to a chef in a professional kitchen.
These gloves come in a variety of materials and designs, depending on their intended purpose. This allows you to get a great level of specificity from your gloves; if you're cutting meat, you can find gloves that protect your hands from cuts but if you're only making sandwiches, you can get disposable gloves that are inexpensive and effective.
What kinds of Food Preparation Gloves Are There?
There are three main kinds of food preparation gloves, the advantages of which are outlined below.
Disposable Gloves are gloves designed to be worn and removed frequently. These are usually made out of latex, nitrile, vinyl or polythene. Nitrile is the strongest, but will fall apart quickly when cut. Latex is the most common, but is unsuitable for those with latex allergies. Vinyl provides more dexterity, but is quite weak. Polythene is the cheapest, but is also the weakest and offers the least defence. Which glove you need really depends upon your personal preference.
Heat Resistant Gloves are basically oven gloves; gloves designed to resist heat. These are used to handle hot items such as baking trays straight from the oven and are designed to protect you against burns.
Chainmail Gloves are gloves made from chainmail and offer an incredibly high level of cut protection, making them perfect for use during butchering meat and protecting against the high risk of injury it involves.
When Should I Wear Food Preparation Gloves?
There is no clear consensus on whether or not disposable food preparation gloves should be worn completely throughout the food preparation process. However, there are several key points in the food preparation process where it is clearly a good idea to wear these kinds of food preparation gloves.
One such point is serving food to customers. You'll be frequently handling money, which is a frequent carrier of disease and germs, so while you're handing food and putting it into a bag or container you should wear food preparation gloves to minimise the risk.
Another key point in the food preparation process where it is wise to wear food preparation is while wearing a dressing on your hand to cover a cut or injury. Wearing a glove to cover the dressing reduces the risk of the dressing falling off or your blood leaking out of the dressing and into the food you are working with.
When butchering meat or shucking an oyster you should wear a chain mail glove. This reduces the chance of causing serious injury to yourself. Similarly, when you are handling hot items you should always use a heat resistant glove such as an oven glove, to ensure that you do not burn yourself.
You should change your gloves regularly. If working with customers, you should remove your glove after handling food but before handling money and replace it with a new one each time. When working in the kitchen you should also change your gloves regularly, especially when going from dealing with raw food to cooked food.
Remember to wash your hands before you put gloves on and after you take them off. Gloves should never be used as an alternative to hand washing.
If you are interested in getting some food preparation gloves, visit Safety Gloves and check out our range of Food Preparation Gloves.


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