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An introduction to Leonardo da Vinci's genius focusing on his famous notebook sketches and the modern inventions they predicted._x000D_
In 1781, Thomas Paine came up with a model for a single-span bridge; in 1887, Adolf Eugen Fick made the first pair of contact lenses; and in 1907, Paul Cornu built the first helicopter. But Leonardo da Vinci thought of all these ideas more than five hundred years ago!_x000D_
At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more. In Neo Geo, Gene Barretta cleverly shows how Leonardo's ideas―many inspired by his love of nature―foreshadowed modern inventions, offering a window into the future.
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Last night was yet another night of fabulous music – just humbled by the music I'm listening to around the city! Most memorable was Chersea from Vancouver – a four piece band with drums, bass, two keyboards, and yes, two trumpets… the harmony trumpet parts were so well done, and band was killer.
Little Known Carla Fact: I played trumpet in school for 8 years – wow! – I just surprised myself by counting out the years just now – ha! I don't play the trumpet anymore, but Chersea may have inspired me!
The conference was full with talks on publishing, agents and managers today… bottom line: write good songs, curate great live shows, take care of your fans. I find myself constantly writing down new ideas for my business – tis the spirit of this conference – enlightening! The day ended with Tom Jackson giving a session on live performance. The first time I experienced Tom's magic was in L.A. at a Christian music conference, when I was newly in the scene at 20 years old. He certainly has a method, and it was demonstrated before my eyes with a new country band – working on the moments of the show. The most valuable words of encouragement I heard from Tom was: be confident , know it – within confidence comes charisma. Lately, I've been meditating on identity and purpose – do I feel called to this life as a Singer/Songwriter, and to what purpose? Big questions.
After the conference, I decided to go for supper at The Rex Jazz Club – it keeps calling me back for more and more. Four-piece band with sax, drums, guitar and organ/bass player today… just blew my brain apart with their music! Sat at the bar, struck up a conversation with a regular customer sitting kitty-corner from me. He was very interested in my industry, and reminded me of what a blessing it is to be able to play music for a living! Its strange to most, but inspiring at the same time. Then off to The Cameron House with Patrick Brealey and The Boys kickin' it up with some original alt-country tunes. In the back of the club, I caught Natalie Lynn with her alt/pop band… so cool!
I decided to take in a short night… maybe play some guitar – keep up the neighbors!


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This reptile is found in dry open grassland, savanna and tropical forest at low elevations.
Komodo dragons are found on a few small islands east of Bali and south of Borneo including Komodo Island, Flores Island, Rinca Island and Padar Island.
The Komodo dragon's sense of smell is their primary method of detecting food. Using their forked tongues, they test the air for the scent of warm-blooded animals. They have a Jacobson's organ on the roof of the mouth that analyzes the information from the tongue and signals the direction of potential prey. Their sense of smell is so acute, they can detect the smell of dead or dying animals up to five miles away.
Komodo dragons have 60 razor sharp teeth up to one inch (2.5 cm) long. Lost or damaged teeth are constantly replaced. Dragons can go through four or five sets of teeth in their lifetime. Their teeth allow dragons to tear off large chunks of flesh which they swallow whole. Their sharp claws are used to attack and hold prey.
Many lizards eat plants but Komodo dragons are carnivores and mainly eat carrion, but also ambush large prey. They use a stealthy approach when hunting prey, using their long claws and sharp teeth to attack the unwary animal as it passes by. If the prey does not die from the initial attack, the dragon follows the injured animal until it dies due to blood loss or infection. Komodo dragon saliva contains 50 different strains of toxic bacteria that cause deadly infections in the prey animal. Attracted by the smell, several dragons converge on dead or decaying animals. The largest male dragons eat first, followed by smaller males and females, and finally by the juvenile dragons that descend from the safety of the trees to eat whatever remains.
Male Komodo dragons are up to 10 feet (3 m) long; females are up to eight feet (2.4 m) long.
They weigh up to 176 pounds (80 kg).
The adults are covered with brown or gray scaly skin; juveniles are dark green with yellow and black bands.
They have massive claws and powerful legs.
They have sharp, serrated teeth.
Their powerful, muscular tail is as long as the body.
In the wild: Adults ear water buffalo, pigs, deer, feral dogs, venomous snakes and juvenile dragons; juvenile dragons eat small lizards, eggs, grasshoppers and beetles. At the zoo: Rats, capelin.
At the zoo: They get rodents of appropriate size for the animal, and then when adults, rabbits, goat quarters etc as available and sized appropriately.
Adults are top predators but juvenile dragons are preyed upon by adult dragons, feral dogs, wild boars, civet cats and snakes.
Komodo dragons are solitary animal except during breeding although groups of dragons may gather to feed at a kill.
During the breeding season, males compete for breeding rights to receptive females. The dragons wrestle in an upright position using their tails as props. The successful male stimulates the female by chin rubbing and tongue flicks to the head and shoulders before mating. After mating, the male stays near the female for several days to prevent other males from mating with her. The female deposits up to 30 eggs in a depression and buries them. The eggs hatch in eight to nine months. Newly hatched Komodo dragons receive no parental care and in fact immediately climb nearby trees to escape falling prey to adult dragons or other predators. The hatchlings are about 14.8 inches (37 cm) long. The young dragons spend their first three or four years in the trees until they reach about four feet (1.2 m) in length. Komodo dragons are mature at about five years of age. Komodo dragons can live over 50 years.
Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world.
They can run up to 11 mph in short bursts.
They are strong swimmers – often seen miles from shore.
They are immune to their own toxic bacteria.
Komodo dragons are the only lizards that have killed and eaten humans.
They are capable of parthenogenesis – a method of reproduction where the female is capable of laying eggs without outside fertilization by a male. Any eggs that hatch as a result produce only male offspring.
The entire range of Komodo dragons is close to areas of volcanic eruption that could decimate the entire remaining population of 3,000-5,000 animals. They are also vulnerable due to earthquakes, loss of habitat, fire, loss of prey, tourism and poaching.


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Graeme Souness has insisted that Daniel Sturridge will have to change his attitude in order to become a regular with Liverpool next season.
The England international has struggled with numerous injuries over the past few years, and last season, was no exception, with just 11 starts across all competitions. Sturridge has also looked short of fitness ever since his standout season alongside Luis Suarez in 2013/14, and Souness has questioned the marksman's mentality and preparation ahead of games.
He told TalkSPORT: "If Daniel Sturridge didn't have these issues of keeping fit, he'd be the first name on the team sheet. I think he's got amazing qualities, but he just can't get himself fit. I saw a game towards the end of the season and the camera panned on Sturridge and it showed him warming up, and it was pathetic. He wasn't stretching properly, he was just going through the motions."
The former Chelsea man has been linked with the likes of West Ham United and Newcastle United since the conclusion of last season, but it looks likely that he would remain at Liverpool for the upcoming season.
However, his stay does not guarantee him playing time with Jurgen Klopp having recruited Mohamed Salah, who will compete with the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane for a role up front. Meanwhile, Dominic Solanke also looks a solid prospect for the future after he netted his first unofficial goal during the Reds' Premier League Asia Trophy game against Crystal Palace.
Liverpool managed to resist a late push from rivals Arsenal in order to clinch a Champion League qualification place and the emphasis will now be on progressing further in the competition starting with the playoffs next month. The Reds have been fairly quiet in the transfer window this summer, and Klopp is hoping to remain patient to pursue his preferred targets which include Southampton's Virgil van Dijk and RB Leipzig's Naby Keita.


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Elise Fellows White: Music, Writing, and Family
From a violin prodigy in her early years to an older woman -- mother of two -- struggling financially, Skowhegan native Mary Elise Fellows White remained committed to music, writing, poetry, her extended family -- and living a life that would matter and be remembered.
Strike Up the Band
Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.
The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ
A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler
Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.
From French Canadians to Franco-Americans
French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.
Lillian Nordica: Farmington Diva
Lillian Norton, known as Nordica, was one of the best known sopranos in America and the world at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. She was a native of Farmington.
We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.
Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.
Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.
Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion
During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.
In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age
"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.
La St-Jean in Lewiston-Auburn
St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."


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JFK Files Claim Hitler Survived WWII, Was Living in Colombia as "Adolf Schritteimayor"
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The historically accepted "fact" is that former Chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler put a cyanide capsule and gun in his mouth whilst hiding in his bunker with his bride, Ava Braun, as Allied forces encircled Berlin and closed in on him and his closest advisers.
That may change now though, as the recently released files from the JFK assassination included a file about a CIA informant who claimed to be close to someone who had been in touch with Hitler personally. In Colombia. In the 1950's.
The informant claimed that Hitler had indeed survived World War II and was living with fellow ex-Nazis in Colombia and that he knew someone who had personally been in touch with him.
The man had a picture of the former man—which wasn't included in the file—and reported that the man went by the name "Adolf Schritteimayor,"all of which, if true, is an incredible set of circumstances.
The source, whose code name was Cimelody-3, told a CIA agent that Hitler and an ex-SS agent had been meeting with him regularly.
Whether or not it's true is obviously the point of contention and the file does say that the CIA was highly skeptical of the report, calling it a "fantastic" story and an "apparent fantasy." According to a memo which was sent by the chief of staff in Caracas:
"Neither Cimelody-3 nor this Station is in a position to give an intelligent evaluation of the information and it being forwarded as of possible interest."
The meetings reportedly took place in the city of Tunja and that Hitler was living in a neighborhood full of ex-Nazis called Residencias Coloniales. The people in the neighborhood referred to the man, who strongly resembled Hitler, as "der Fuehrer" and also followed the man with "an idolatry of the Nazi Past." They also performed the Nazi salute whenever they saw him.
This was a far cry from the 'thousand-Year Reich' that Hitler not only foresaw and promised for his country. Soldiers dragged Hitler and Braun's bodies to a shallow grave next to the bunker and burned the corpses. The remaining bones, including parts of a skull, were taken and because of limited technology at the time, it was assumed that the skull belonged to Hitler.
However, recent tests on that skull fragment have cast doubt on the official story. Apparently, the skull—in the possession of Russian State Archive after being collected by Soviet troops—was tested for DNA and it was reportedly found that the skull belonged to a woman.
With the official story being that Braun consumed cyanide and Hitler consumed cyanide and a bullet, the skull couldn't belong to Braun as it had a bullet hole in it—unless Soviet soldiers shot the bodies afterwards. So, while those doubts have added to rumors that Hitler escaped to South America—namely Argentina where other high-ranking Nazis also escaped—they didn't really change the official narrative in any meaningful way.
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Moms and dads make unique contributions to raising children. Once called the "forgotten contributors to child development,"1 fathers have been the subject of a growing body of parenting research.
Lewis, C. & Lamb, M.E. (2003). Fathers' influences on children's development: The evidence from two-parent families. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 18(2): 211-228.
Carlson, M.J. (2006, February). Family structure, father involvement, and adolescent behavioral outcomes. Journal of Marriage and Family, 68(1): 137-154.
Ellis et al. (2003). Does father absence place daughters at special risk for early sexual activity and teenage pregnancy? Child Development 74(3): 801-821.
Bibby, R.W. (2009) The Emerging Millennials. Lethbridge: Project Canada Books.
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The Old Testament prophet, Isaiah, has been called the "Old Testament evangelist," and "the fifth gospel," because he so accurately foretells the cross of Christ. Ancient rabbis and Jewish commentators understood today's text from Isaiah as a prophecy regarding the Messiah. The New Testament also understood this passage as foretelling the cross of Jesus, the Messiah.
In the text, Isaiah wants to fix our attention on God' Suffering Servant as the one who will accomplish salvation: "See my servant," he begins. Then, Isaiah notes that the servant will "prosper" in his mission, he will perfectly accomplish God's saving work for us.
Many Bible scholars see in the three verbs of verse 1 a hint of the three stages in the exaltation of Christ following his cross: "exalted," "lifted up," and "very high." Here in these three verbs is Jesus in his resurrection — ascension — and enthronement at the right hand of God.
But before God's servant enters into glory he will first suffer so greatly that onlookers will be "astonished." Isaiah says that when people look upon Jesus' shattered body on the cross, he will be "beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of mortals." His suffering will be such that he will scarce be recognizable any longer as human.
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Friday Night Dinner. House, Cast and why we won't get another series.
By Jonathan Kelley · Posted 7 months ago · June 19, 2021
Friday Night Dinner – not to return
When the sad news dropped in April that Paul Ritter, the funny and insufferable Martin in Friday Night Dinner, had passed away; a whole army of Friday Night Dinner fans mourned. He was everyone's favourite dad, constantly half-naked and driving his poor wife, Jackie (played by the hilarious Tamsin Greig), and their two children, Adam and Jonny, up the wall.
It was therefore inevitable that the show would end with series six. Numerous shows have carried on when one of their main characters passes away (8 Simple Rules springs to mind), but I do not think this one could have survived without Martin being daft and the constant shouts of "Martin!" from Jackie.
Series six actually did a great job of tying everything up and another series may have been a bit redundant anyway.
The house had its own starring role, being the focus point for nearly every episode and as it's as famous as the cast themselves, let's go and have a look!
The Friday Night Dinner House
As we all know, Friday Night Dinner is the hilarious comedy that centres on a family coming together on a Friday, for the Jewish Shabbat. Paul Ritter played Martin Goodman, dad and comedic genius who always called the meal a 'lovely bit of squirrel, Jackie', Tamsin Grieg is Jackie Goodman, Martin's long suffering wife and I feel she has her work cut out with her boys, Jonny and Adam played by Tom Rosenthal and Simon Bird, respectively.
The writer and producer, Robert Popper has said that it does reflect his own secular Jewish upbringing and that the area where the Goodmans live is similar to where he grew up.
The family are often joined by their hapless next-door neighbour, Jim and there's always a catastrophe that threatens Jackie's planned meal.
Who Plays Jim in Friday Night Dinner?
Our favourite neighbour, Jim, is played by Mark Heap. He does a fantastic job of being the nosiest neighbour that the Goodmans' struggle to get rid of. His dog, Wilson, is nearly always with him even though Jim seems genuinely petrified of him!
Where is Friday Night Dinner Filmed?
The show was filmed in the Mill Hill area of London, using a real house for the majority of the scenes. The house is currently worth around £1.5 million according to Zoopla, which is double the value that it was bought for in 2004!
Using a proper house for the show is a stroke of genius, you really get that family dynamic that you don't get if it's all on set, you have to deal with the hallway being too small and crowded and it's easier to film scenes where they move upstairs or into other rooms. As Grieg said in an interview "It's not an easy show to film, we are in a house and it's like a Jewish Big Brother."
The house is not up for sale, sorry if you were thinking of snapping up a bit of comedy real estate!
Where is Friday Night Dinner Set?
The show is set in suburban North London. They often refer to different parts of the town and there are some episodes that take place in different locations round the town.
How Many Seasons are there?
There are six seasons of Friday Night Dinner, the sixth series is also the last series.
Whilst it's sad that we won't get any more "FND" fun, you can watch it all over again on Netflix (the first five series) or All 4.
If you're a FND fan, you may enjoy Clarkson's Farm which gives off some of the same comedy vibe's as Friday Night Dinner.
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From data analysis to education, and even keeping our country safe – smart business is backing a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-focused economy.
The boom is good for business, and employees.
Graduates in science, technology, engineering and maths roles earn higher salaries in their first jobs than grads who choose other professions, according to recently released research by Korn Ferry Hay Group, which looked at the pay for entry level positions across 20,000 firms in 17 countries.
Meanwhile, Professor Ben Schreer, head of the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University says a STEM smart workforce can save lives and protect our borders.
"At no other point in history has our world experienced a complex set of security challenges to the extent to which it does today," he says.
The university is now running a new Bachelor of Security Studies to supply businesses with STEM smart graduates equipped to cope with this emerging threat.
"Governments and businesses desperately need security analysts with the knowledge, skills and creativity to respond to these dynamic and complex challenges," says Prof Schreer.
Although Australia has enjoyed over 25 years of steady economic growth, experts believe it's never too early for STEM learning.
"It's the prosperity of what STEM offers and the transformational change it creates that has everyone so enamoured. The sheep's back no longer drives Australia's economy…" Mr Topas wrote in a recent opinion article.
This means business and government are uniting behind a $6 million scheme to introduce these vital subjects to pre-schools.
Early Childhood experts welcome the move.
"About time!" smiles Dr Christine Preston from Sydney University's Sydney School of Education and Social Work.
And official statistics show it's a worthwhile investment.
According to Federal Government research, 75 per cent of jobs in the fastest-growing industries require workers with STEM skills, as business leaders prepare for how new technologies will transform existing jobs.
Our data-rich age means data is in everything from traffic lights turning green to banking transactions to battlefield dynamics in the defence forces, Prof Dooley says.
UTS recently introduced a new bachelor of science in analytics to keep pace with demand.
"Companies and governments urgently need people with the skills and creativity to understand all this data and explain its meaning and implications so they in turn can make the right decisions. In other words they need analytics experts," says Prof Dooley.
The country's Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel agrees, and says the message is clear: business is on the right track with a STEM focus.
"Studying STEM opens up countless job options," he says.
However, in his report Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics: Australia's Future, Dr Finkel warns there's room for improvement.
For example, women make up less than one-fifth of Australians qualified in STEM and continue to be paid less than their male colleagues.
"The pay gap between men and women revealed in this report is significant, it is long-standing and it is unacceptable," Says Dr Finkel.


Except for the reception, this exhibition will be viewable by appointment only. Contact the artist to make an appointment.
The full title of this exhibition is Landscape and Memory: Works by Abigail Drapkin In Relation to her Artist Residency in Singapore. Drapkin participated in Tropical Lab 12: Sense during the summer.
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U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Concludes Three Day Visit to Ghana Focused on Promoting Jobs and Economic Growth on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Accra, Ghana – United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk traveled to Accra, Ghana this week where he held a series of bilateral meetings with business leaders and Ghanaian government officials. Discussions focused on the importance of trade and investment in promoting economic growth in Africa and the United States, as well as the Obama Administration's new Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) for Sub-Saharan Africa -- a new proactive strategy to strengthen democratic institutions and increase economic growth, trade, and investment in the region. Ambassador Kirk also discussed with officials both countries' interest in considering the possibility of a U.S.-Ghana bilateral investment treaty (BIT), which would represent a major milestone in our bilateral economic relationship.
"Ghana and the United States have a true partnership that is helping workers, farmers, and businesses flourish in both of our countries" said Ambassador Kirk. "The Obama Administration has invested considerable energy and resources in efforts to ramp up two-way trade between the United States and African countries. Six of the ten fastest-growing countries in the world are in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Ghana is one of the most progressive among them. This creates opportunities both for African and American firms. Sustained economic growth has the potential to lift millions out of poverty and foster long-term stability. Today's challenge is to ensure these gains continue and spread."
Ambassador Kirk's visit to Ghana underscores the growing trade and investment opportunities in one of Africa's fastest-growing countries, and demonstrates the Obama Administration's commitment to working with African countries to build positive, mutually beneficial economic partnerships. Two-way trade between the United States and Ghana totaled nearly $2 billion in 2011, a 56 percent increase over 2010. U.S. imports from Ghana were valued at $779 million, up nearly three-fold from $273 million in 2010. Imports from Ghana under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) ($454 million in 2011) represented a substantial portion of total imports, and consisted of oil, cocoa powder and paste, vegetables, fruits, precious metals, baskets and apparel. U.S. exports to Ghana topped $2 billion in 2011, up 25 percent from $963 million in 2010, and included petroleum products, machinery, and vehicles. Ghana was chosen as one of four countries in President Obama's Partnerships for Growth (PFG) initiative, which is designed to promote broad-based economic growth through trade and investment.
In addition to meeting with officials from the Ghanaian government, Ambassador Kirk spoke at an event in Accra hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana, which was attended by local American and Ghanaian business leaders and Ghanaian government officials. In his remarks, Ambassador Kirk spoke about the new Presidential Policy Directive, noted progress made under AGOA, and discussed how increased U.S.-Ghana trade supported jobs in both countries.
Just yesterday, Ambassador Kirk traveled to Tema, Ghana to visit the Lucky 1888 Textile Mills factory, where approximately 500 Ghanaian women work to make medical scrubs for export to the United States. After touring the factory and meeting with workers, Ambassador Kirk discussed the urgent need for Congress to renew the Third-Country Fabric provision (TCF) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is set to expire in September. The Lucky 1888 Mills factory relies on the TCF, and will likely have to lay off all of its employees if the Third Country Fabric provision is not renewed.
After visiting the Lucky 1888 factory, Ambassador Kirk toured Cargill's Tema-based cocoa processing facility. There are currently about 420 people that are directly or indirectly employed by the processing facility. During the tour, Ambassador Kirk and the U.S. delegation were able to see how cocoa beans are processed into cocoa powder, and packaged for export to Europe and the United States for use in baking products. The success of the Lucky Mills and Cargill factories represents an example of how AGOA is working to create jobs in Ghana and in other parts of Africa. The U.S.-Ghana trade relationship, with the help of important initiatives like AGOA, appears to be maturing into a mutually beneficial and lasting partnership.


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Spacehab
Title: Spacehab
Subject: Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-107, Karol J. Bobko, STS-57, STS-60, STS-63, STS-76, STS-77
Astrotech Coproration
Traded as
ASTC
Number of locations
Thomas Pickens, CEO
satellite, payload and spacecraft pre-launch processing
Astrotech Corporation, formerly Spacehab Inc.,[2] is an aerospace company headquartered in Austin, Texas which provides commercial space products and services to NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, international space agencies, and global commercial customers. The Company changed its name to Astrotech Corporation in 2009 to align the corporate name with the company's core business offering, Astrotech Space Operation.[3] Astrotech Space Operations provides all support necessary for government and commercial customers to successfully process their satellite hardware for launch, including planning; construction and use of unique equipment and facilities; and spacecraft checkout, encapsulation, fueling, and transport. In its 29 year history, Astrotech has supported the processing of more than 290 spacecraft without impacting a customer's launch schedule.
1.1 SpaceHab
2 Products and Services
2.1 Space Operations
2.2 ARCTUS
The company was founded by Bob Citron with the help and support of CSP Associates from Cambridge, MA. The team from CSP Associates included founder David W. Lippy along with his partners Brad Meslin and Marc Oderman. It was one of CSP's consultants, Dr. David Williamson who conceived of the idea to increase the cargo space on the Shuttles as the primary focus of the SpaceHab mission. Early venture capital was supplied by Al Zesiger of BEA Associates in New York City as well as Dr. Shelley Harrison also from New York. CSP Associates and its venture contacts were responsible for raising most of the early seed monies to get the company off the ground and funded.
Since its inception in 1984, Spacehab modules and integrated cargo carriers (ICC), which fly nestled inside the cargo bay of the Space Shuttles, have provided 22 Space Shuttle missions with supplemental ferrying and space capabilities, including eight resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS), and seven to the Russian space station Mir. The inaugural flight of Spacehab's research double module, which launched January 2003 on STS-107, ended when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry. In January 2004, Spacehab filed a formal claim against NASA for the amount of $87.7 million for the loss caused by the Columbia accident. In February 2003 Spacehab received $17.7 million from the proceeds of its commercial insurance policy, and in October 2004 NASA paid the company $8.2 million.[4] In February 2007, Spacehab dropped all litigation against NASA.
Spacehab's most recent hardware design is its permanently deployable Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC), known as the External Stowage Platform (ESP-2). The ESP-2 is currently attached to the International Space Station's airlock, providing the only permanent, commercial "spare parts" facility for the ISS crew. Another Spacehab ESP, the ESP-3, was deployed during Space Shuttle mission STS-118, on August 8, 2007. Throughout its more than 20 year history, Spacehab has contracted over $1 billion dollars in total sales.
Astrotech also provides both the government and commercial space markets with satellite processing services through its Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) subsidiary located in Titusville, Florida, three miles (5 km) from the Kennedy Space Center. It has more than 150,000 square feet (14,000 m2) of clean room processing space, and services payloads, or satellites, for Lockheed Martin's Atlas, Boeing's Delta and Orbital Sciences' Taurus and Pegasus launch vehicles. Astrotech owns and operates processing facilities located on Vandenberg Air Force Base at the Western Range in California. New construction, adding 5-meter fairing capabilities begins in 2007. Also in California, ASO provides payload processing and facilities management support for the ocean-going Sea Launch program at the Home Port Facilities in Long Beach. To date, Astrotech has processed more than 290 satellites, accommodating the industry's largest five-meter class satellites and payload fairings.
ARCTUS
On December 10, 2007, Spacehab released details about its upcoming ARCTUS spacecraft designed to deliver cargo to, and return cargo from, the International Space Station.[5] The project was later shelved.
Official Astrotech Corporation web site
ARCTUS Spacecraft home page
Encyclopedia Astronautica entry
Space Shuttle Discovery
International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Sts-41-d
Venus, International Space Station, Sts-135, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Jupiter
Space Shuttle Endeavour
International Space Station, Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Columbia, Sts-49, Space Shuttle program


MANILA- (AFP) – The Philippine coast guard said Monday it had found hundreds of frozen scaly anteaters, or pangolins, in the cargo hold of a Chinese boat that ran aground in a protected marine sanctuary last week.
Two — the Malaysian and Chinese pangolins — are in its "red list" of endangered species.
Balilo said the vessel remained stuck in Tubbataha, while the coast guard awaited arrival of a salvage ship to tow it away.


Has authored or co-authored over 15 books on computer graphics. Green is a professor of interactive multimedia at Humber College in Toronto.
It has happened to all of us. You photograph a great scene and discover the sky has washed out or is not as vibrant as you remember. You now have two choices: chalk it up to bad luck or replace the sky. In this case, we were impressed with the bands of color on the beach, the water of Lake Superior and the sky. As it turned out the sky in the photo was not exactly what we expected to see.
In this "How To," we are going to walk you through a simple compositing exercise that replaces the dull sky with another from the photos taken at the same location. Though compositing is traditionally moving a person or object over a new background, in this exercise we do the exact opposite and replace the background. There are two ways of doing this: The Easy Way and the Common Way.
Photoshop has contained a Clouds filter for quite a few years. Though it is rather easy to use, it is also, in certain respects, easy to abuse. The abuse part falls into an inability to recognize the sky is on a 3-dimensional plane and that one does not always have to accept what one is handed.
To use the Clouds filter, set the foreground color to blue (eg: #2463A1) and the background color to white. Select the Quick Selection tool and drag across the area to be replaced. When you release the mouse the sky area will be selected.
Select Filter > Render > Clouds and you will see a new sky with clouds. If this isn't exactly the pattern you are looking for, press Command-F (Mac) or Control-F (PC) and the filter will be reapplied to the selection giving you a different pattern.
Obviously, the sky looks odd because it is flat. To fix that, let's recognize the sky exists on a 3-D plane and the issue is not the sky. It is the Perspective. With the sky still selected choose Edit > Transform > Perspective. The handles you want to use are the ones in the upper right and left corners. Drag one of those two handles horizontally to the left or right and the clouds will look like they are rolling in as the perspective changes.
Though the Clouds filter can yield somewhat acceptable results, you simply can't beat replacing one "real" sky with another "real sky".
In this example, we were really not happy with the way the sky in the waterfall picture is so washed out. In poking through the photos that were taken that day, we found a "sky" that just might work. Thus the plan is simple: Select the sky in the waterfall image and replace it with the sky in the lake image.
The first step in the process is to open both the target image and the replacement image.
Open the target image and, using the Quick Selection Tool, drag across the sky to select it. This is the ideal tool for this image because there is a definite color change between the sky and the tree line. If there are patches you have missed you can press the Shift key and click on the missed patches to add them to the selection. If the brush is too large or too small press either the [ or ] keys to increase or decrease the brush size.
To avoid picking up a few stray white pixels along the selection edge, go to the Select menu and choose Select > Modify > Expand Selection. When the dialog box opens enter a value of 2. Click OK and don't deselect.
Open the replacement image, choose the Rectangular Marquee tool and select an area of the sky. Copy this selection to the clipboard.
With the "new" sky on the clipboard return to the target image. Instead of simply pasting the image select Edit > Paste Special > Paste Into. The result is the sky get gets pasted into the selection.


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September 14, 2020 James Hill
The new Premier League season got underway over the weekend and despite we're yet to see both Manchester clubs and Chelsea in action, there were several key takeaways from the opening fixtures. I highlight the three most notable ones separately and also share my thoughts on how they can affect the teams involved. Arsenal's Debutants Impress The Gunners started their Premier League campaign with a tricky visit to Scott Parker's Fulham side but romped to a convincing 3-0 victory. Fulham did look menacing in the opening stages, however, Mikel Arteta's…
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Why a Move to the Premier League Makes Sense for Thomas Partey
July 6, 2020 July 6, 2020 James Hill
Rumours about an impending transfer of Thomas Partey to the Premier League are heating up this week and in this post, I take the time to highlight the player's skill set and share my thoughts on whether the league will suit him. Arsenal is said to be the frontrunners to bag the Ghanian enforcer but there are other clubs in the running who could very much use his talents in their respective squads. Let's start off with a brief overview of what Partey can bring to the EPL. What Type…
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Tottenham transfer news: target available for right price, but midfielder might leave
June 18, 2019 June 18, 2019 Vyom Chaudhary
It's not news that Tottenham have identified Lyon midfielder Tanguy Ndombele as their top target this transfer window. Last week, it was reported that the Ligue 1 club have turned down a Tottenham bid in the region of £60m. However, Spurs still remain in pursuit of the midfielder, and they have received some encouraging news on their chase. Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas has admitted that he would allow Ndombele to leave this summer, but only at a right price. He also revealed that a number of clubs are interested in…
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Have Real Madrid found a solution for Gareth Bale?
Gareth Bale has become a problematic figure at Real Madrid this summer. Following a turbulent season, the Welshman has fallen out of favour with fans, and he also doesn't figure in the plans of head-coach Zinedine Zidane. It is apparent that the La Liga giants want to offload the 29-year-old, who is currently on £350,000 wages after tax. However, Los Blancos might find it difficult to sell Bale on a permanent deal this summer. Premier League sides like Manchester United and Tottenham have refrained from registering their interest in the…
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Eriksen wants to leave, agent says 'not a surprise'
June 5, 2019 June 5, 2019 Vyom Chaudhary
Tottenham star Christian Eriksen has admitted that he wishes to start a new challenge this summer. The Danish midfielder was part of the losing Spurs side in the Champions League final. He has only one year left in his current deal, and it is reported that Real Madrid are interested in his services. However, he has also claimed that if no suitable offer come for him this summer, he wouldn't have any problem in signing a new deal. "I feel that I am at a stage of my career where…
Pochettino eclipses best European performance for Spurs
December 16, 2018 December 16, 2018 Stuart Campbell
Since Mauricio Pochettino became manager of Tottenham in 2014, the club's results in European competition have been mixed. Successive runs to the knock – out stages of UEFA's Europa League involved hard – fought away draws with Fiorentina, Monaco and Partizan Belgrade. In contrast to those positive results, Tottenham did experience disappointment, losing to Anderlecht, Besiktas and Borussia Dortmund. Just as there were successes and failures in the two UEFA Europa League campaigns overseen by Pochettino, his fortunes have varied in the Champions League. The first encounter which he had…
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Why Tottenham can be confident against bad travellers Barcelona
October 3, 2018 Adl Admin
Barcelona's visit to Wembley to face Spurs is being seen as a tough tie at the wrong time for the home side, up against La Liga league leaders, and having lost in their last euro outing with Inter. Defeats away to Watford, home to fellow Champions League challengers Liverpool, and away at San Siro against Inter, coupled with unconvincing performances in many of their other outings, have resulted in fans being largely disappointed at the start to the campaign, with the sportsbook GiveMeBet among others needing to factor this in to…
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Can Dele Alli Recapture His Past Form in the Premier League This Season?
August 8, 2018 August 8, 2018 Adl Admin
Dele Alli will return to Premier League action with Tottenham Hotspur buoyed by his success with the national side at the World Cup last summer. The young midfielder is desperate to put last season's below-par campaign behind him and recapture the form he showed upon first joining the North London outfit. Spurs' title hopes could hinge on players like Alli hitting the ground running in the season ahead. Alli has enjoyed a somewhat meteoric rise to the top level of English football, after plying his trade with MK Dons initially.…
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Five Premier League transfers to bet on in the summer window
July 17, 2018 August 29, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
Following the competition of the FIFA World Cup, one can expect a flurry of transfers in the coming weeks. The Premier League is bound to see the majority of the action as the transfer window closes early, 9 August, in England this summer. Therefore, clubs have around 20 days to sort out their transfer activity. Here, we are predicting five summer transfers that can earn you money in the betting market. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) There has been a lot of speculation about Anthony Martial's future at United. The 22-year-old…
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Five reasons to love this England team
June 20, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
It's been easy to feel fatigued following England in recent years. Whether it's the slightly cheesy 'car flags and bunting' that surrounds a tournament or the predictably poor performances in big games, many fans have fallen out of the love with the national team a bit in recent years. Most prefer club to country. So, it'll be more of the same this time, right? I mean, if I gave you £20 and told you to name the finalist with williamhill.com then it's unlikely that you'd put your cash on the…
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Fred, Alderweireld and Dalot – Manchester United make serious moves in the market
June 1, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
Manchester United are yet to make a signing in the transfer market, but it doesn't mean they are not actively looking for targets in the market. The Red Devils are expected to make some serious acquisitions this summer, and they have been linked with a number of names in the recent weeks. A move for Fred close? Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred is one player who has been linked with United for quite some time. Neighbours Manchester City have also been linked with the Brazilian, but it appears he will be…
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Report: Manchester United face dilemma over top-defensive target
May 23, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
Multiple reports have claimed Manchester United are very keen on signing Tottenham centre-back Toby Alderweireld this summer. However, according to the latest report from the Daily Mirror, United are faced with a great financial dilemma over acquiring their top defensive target. The report claims that both clubs have opened negotiations for the Belgian centre-back, and Spurs have slapped a price tag of £75m on their player. Alderweireld has only two years left in his deal with the North London side, and he has failed to reach an agreement over a…
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Tottenham vs Newcastle United – Betting Tips and Predictions
May 8, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
Tottenham find themselves in a bit of a pickle as they prepare to host Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday. Following a shock 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, Spurs are placed in the fourth spot with 71 points. Chelsea are only a couple of points behind them in the league table. Spurs do have an advantage over the Blues due to a better goal difference, but they must collect at least four points from their last two games. This shouldn't be a problem for Mauricio Pochettino's…
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West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur – Betting Tips and Predictions
West Bromwich Albion have surprised everyone with their resurgence in the recent weeks, but it has come too late in the season. The Baggies face Tottenham at the Hawthorns on Saturday, and even a win might not be enough to save them on Saturday. After struggling for most of the season, the Baggies have looked like a totally different side in recent weeks under new boss Darren Moore. West Brom are undefeated in their last four games, and this run includes a win at Manchester United and a home draw…
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Tottenham vs Watford – Betting Tips and Predictions
April 30, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
Tottenham are without a win in their last three games, but they still remain in a strong position to finish in the top four in the league. They can take another huge step towards securing Champions League football for another season with a win against Watford at the Wembley Stadium on Monday night. Spurs occupy the fourth spot in the table with 68 points, and they only have a two-point lead on Chelsea. However, they have a game in hand on the Blues, and a win on the Hornets will…
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Manchester United vs Tottenham – Betting Tips and Predictions
Manchester United and Tottenham will lock horns in the FA Cup semi-final at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The cup competition represents the only silverware hope for both sides, so we back them to present an exciting encounter. United come into the tie following a 2-0 league win at Bournemouth. It was a welcome return to form for Jose Mourinho's side after the shock 1-0 home defeat to bottom-side West Bromwich. United are almost guaranteed to finish in the top-four in the league, and their only remaining concern is to…
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Tottenham reignite interest in Premier League star, target Ligue 1 full-back and more
Tottenham appeared to have reignited their interest in Leicester City star Demarai Gray. Spurs unsuccessfully attempted to sign the youngster last summer, and according to ESPN, they plan to go back for him this summer. The 21-year-old, who is also the captain of England U21 side, is considered one of the best English talents in his age group. In the past, he has also been linked with the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool. Gray has made a remarkable leap in his progress this season and has established himself as a…
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City – Betting Tips and Predictions
Manchester City are in a desperate need of a respite, but Tottenham could make things worse for them on Saturday. The Citizens were expected to wrap up their league title against Manchester United last week, but that didn't happen as they lost 3-2 at home. Spurs will obviously have no sympathies for Pep Guardiola's side, and they will be keen to elongate City's wait when they visit Wembley Stadium this week. During the midweek, City bowed out to Liverpool in Champions League, and it can be said that last couple…
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Stoke City vs Tottenham Hotspur – Betting Tips and Predictions
April 4, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
Time is running out for Stoke City in their battle for survival this season, and we don't see a turnaround in their fortunes this week. Relegation-favourites Stoke City will host high-flying Tottenham Hotspur at Bet365 Stadium on Saturday. The Potters are without a win in their last eight games and have lost last three on the bounce. On Saturday, they lost 3-0 at Arsenal, and we don't see their losing run coming to an end this week. As things stand, Stoke find themselves in the 19th spot with 27 points.…
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Tottenham receive huge boost ahead of Chelsea clash
March 31, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
Tottenham have received a huge injury boost ahead of their all-important London derby with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. According to the latest murmurs on Twitter, star striker Harry Kane is expected to feature in Spurs' matchday squad on Sunday. The England international had suffered a ligament injury in the league win over Bournemouth on March 11, and he was expected to be ruled out until mid-April. However, Alasdair Gold, Spurs correspondent for football.london, has claimed that Kane has made a quick recovery, and he is in the matchday…
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Chelsea vs Tottenham – Betting Tips and Predictions
In arguably the most important Premier League fixture this weekend, Chelsea will play hosts to Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The Blues have slipped out of the top-four in the recent weeks, and this is a must-win game for them if they want Champions League football next season. After back-to-back defeats to Manchester clubs in the league, Chelsea got back to winning ways with a 2-1 home win over Crystal Palace. Prior to the international break, the Blues also confirmed their spot in FA Cup last-four with an extra-time…
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Huddersfield Town – Betting Tips and Predictions
March 1, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
Tottenham needed a late Harry Kane goal to defeat Crystal Palace last weekend, but they will be hoping for a much easier outing against Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Spurs were also involved in FA Cup on Wednesday, and they claimed a 6-1 win over Rochdale in the FA Cup fifth-round replay. The win against the Eagles helped Spurs move above Chelsea and back into the top-four. The North London side are currently placed fourth in the league table with 55 points, two above fifth-placed Chelsea. With only…
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Giroud or Llorente? Who's headed to Chelsea?
January 30, 2018 Vyom Chaudhary
After a month-long search for a target-man, it seems that Chelsea are left with a choice to make between Fernando Llorente of Tottenham and Olivier Giroud of Arsenal. The Blues have been strongly linked with both strikers in the last couple of days. As we head in to the deadline day, the transfer market is heating up and various accounts of both potential transfers have been reported by multiple media accounts in the last few hours. In the last few hours, at least a couple of sources have claimed that…
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Newport County vs Tottenham – FA Cup – Betting Tips and Predictions
League Two side Newport County find themselves in the fourth round of FA Cup for the first time in 41 years. They claimed an 89th-minute winner over Leeds United in the third round to earn a spot in the fourth round – where they face another daunting challenge as Premier League heavyweights Tottenham make a trip to Rodney Parade on Saturday. The South Wales side are currently unbeaten in their last five league games, and they sit in the eighth spot in the league table. The win over Leeds in…
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Stoke City – betting tips and predictions
December 7, 2017 Vyom Chaudhary
Tottenham are going through a slump in the league and have managed just one win in their last six league fixtures. Owing to their recent form, they have dropped down to the sixth spot in the league table. The North London side will be desperate to get back to winning ways this Saturday when they host Stoke City at London Stadium. Spurs did claim a 3-0 Champions League win over Apoel Nicosia on Wednesday to win their group. Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping that his players can carry on in…
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using System;
using UnityEditor.UIElements;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UIElements;
using UnityEditor.Graphing.Util;
using UnityEditor.ShaderGraph;
using UnityEditor.ShaderGraph.Drawing;
using UnityEditor.ShaderGraph.Drawing.Controls;
using UnityEditor.Experimental.Rendering.HDPipeline;
using UnityEngine.Experimental.Rendering.HDPipeline;

namespace UnityEditor.Experimental.Rendering.HDPipeline.Drawing
{
    class HairSettingsView : VisualElement
    {
        HairMasterNode m_Node;

        IntegerField m_SortPiorityField;

        Label CreateLabel(string text, int indentLevel)
        {
            string label = "";
            for (var i = 0; i < indentLevel; i++)
            {
                label += "    ";
            }
            return new Label(label + text);
        }

        public HairSettingsView(HairMasterNode node)
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Great information
WCMO
Re: no corn to mexico
Can see what you're saying. First idea is that somebody just didn't put a number in the chart. Of course, that detracts from the credibility of the whole website. So, other idea is to seek another source.
yes those two years match with the amount I figured above about 690M bushels...
but I did not research the original $2.6 billion figure...............
a couple of comments... you asked for and didn't
the web site----- its acclaimed creators don't fair the search for "renown acclaim" too well....not household names,,,, and the site references on a search are the site itself and a few previous questioners to its integrity...
2 things come to mind in terms of golbal or large volume of data 1. The obvious is easy to exploit and the details are very expensive to acquire. And 3. When amassing large amounts of people data, the governments and rich tend to be the ones handling, designing and using the data, and the poor reproduce and die too fast to ever get counted accurately and who wants to sit and count what they eat in a week, so wild guess theory is good enough for the rich. Accuracy just adds cost to the project.
With that in mind, "fact" is any study of great numbers and areas should be taken with a fair amount of scepticism, the speed of sharing data is sweet, but does not validate the data-that is where climate science struggles. we have a great example in front of us in this thread... I doubt the US numbers are real accurate and we are a little more sophisticated but we for sure leave out all the other ways we slip corn into their country hidden in a box of meat or tanker of high fructose. And this guy interviewed contradicts his own governments data which is a little different than ours. And of course CNN made the slight of hand to say 25% of gross instead of 25% of export which enhanced the story, probably not by accident, but an easy mistake to claim if called into court or if one needs to deny ones political biases wrote the story.
This Index Mundi data place has fun and interesting stuff but I do the same thing you did...... I look for ways it contradicts itself.
We can get lost in trying to define words ..... like "is"
But when there are numbers involved to enhance believability, lies are harder to hide... If the story needs data to sound better ....... question the data.
One other thing cheapo and BA
It might sound goofy but the NPR article even though kindly bashing rural america while it brags on the acceptance of others by the folks in the Garden City region, others who help us build our economy, is accurate for the most part. All those differing nationalities come through the insistance of the US government through our promises to the UN to take refugees so naturally NPR is going to tell it leaning to the left....... Luckily, Garden City is a great place.
And the need to deal with the border issue is accurate as well and the same folks in Garden City will be backing Trump in his attempt to regulate commerce of all kinds across the US and Mexico border.
The Hutchinson Kansas jail had a convicted rape and murder mexican national for many months waiting on the attorney general in washington to make a decision. Kansas would not release him to be deported because he had a history of being back in three days and Obama AG would not allow transfer to punishment in the US. Some one may be able to correct the details but it was and is some difficult issues we face south of I-70. Even the wild "Wall" answer will be better and inexpensive...... How many days worth of cocaine and heroin crossing that border would it take to build that wall? maybe 19 cents a bushel worth. Ohio..... number one killer of high school kids...drug overdoses. ... Wall is one thing enforcement of law is another. We gotta start trying in washington.
And to Mike and Ishmeal,
I know that us hard heads can get out of control, but this one thread is valid proof that you cannot seperate Politics from manketing.... And how disabled are we if we can discuss Mexico's politics and not the US??????
Please think above the politics...... you'll be a rare breed of journalist.
wcmo that site doesn't come up.
jec22
Sw if only we had journalist writing like you just did in this thread. I don't think the irony is lost that farmers are being thrown everything is hopeless and now we lose Mexico exports right when taxes, rents, and some payments are due. Thanks for taking the time to share with the rest of us.
You are one of the great mentors posting on this site.
SA update...
one part of the story say production not lost, just quality. Later it states already production lost. I guess that is covering all the bases.:
The fields in Mato Grosso, Brazil's top soybean producing state, have been so muddy that sometimes it's almost impossible to walk through the rows of brown plants ready for harvest.
One week of persistent rain has soaked fields and caused beans to ferment and become engorged inside the pods, which have opened as the oilseeds also start to germinate. The damage was so bad that some farmers visited during an annual crop tour organized by Agroconsult, an agricultural forecaster, said that they're getting paid only about a third of what they would if the season had been normal.
Mato Grosso is facing the wettest harvest in at least five years. The deluge has also given rise to weeds and insects, made harvesting more difficult and has the potential to boost transportation costs. While the supplies are still good enough for use in blends with undamaged crops, processors are paying farmers at a discount because of the quality issues.
That's another blow to Brazilian producers who are already suffering through a multi-year drop in agriculture prices, currency appreciation and a recession in the nation. Soybean price to growers in Sorriso, a municipality in Mato Grosso, fell about 8 percent over the past year. Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have climbed about 17 percent in the past 12 months.
Take the case of Ricardo Arioli, who planted 2,225 hectares (5,498 acres) with soybeans in the municipality of Campo Novo do Parecis. He delivered 480,000 kilograms (1,058,000 pounds) to a trading company that will process the crop into animal feed, or use it for export. His supplies were so damaged that he received payment for only 372,000 kilograms. Harvesting on his farm was halted for eight straight days amid the torrential rains, delaying gathering for 400 hectares that were ready for reaping.
Lost Production
"A significant part of the production is already lost," Arioli said in an interview during the crop tour last week.
The story is being played out across fields in Mato Grosso, the tour showed. Sixteen participants, including agronomists, bankers and company representatives, trekked 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles) around the state. The group was split into two routes: one traveled the state's western and center regions, the other through the center and parts of the north. It was the 14th annual tour organized by Agroconsult.
While plenty of rain is needed during soybean growth, too much can lead to big problems for crop quality, including fermenting and germinating. Trading companies, which buy the soybeans, apply discounts on total delivery weight when damaged grains are equal to more than 8 percent of the cargo and the moisture level exceeds 14 percent.
Silvesio Oliveira, a farmer in the municipality of Tapurah, said that for one of his deliveries, beans were so damaged he was only paid for a third of the total weight.
The damaged oilseed can be blended with higher-quality crops, so the total production estimate for Mato Grosso should remain the same, according to Valmir Assarice, an analyst at Agroconsult. He expects soybean output could reach as high as 31 million tons, which would be a record. He estimates the country's total crop at above 105 million tons.
Hurt Farmers
"Rains will hurt farmers' profits because of the discounts applied, but will have minor impacts on crop volume," Assarice said on Feb. 17, after leading the company's crop tour for four days.
Excessive rains may also increase producers' expenses with transportation. Growers pay for freight from farms to traders' storage facilities, a route that's usually unpaved. Muddy conditions can stall and mire trucks, raising freight costs. The price of moving soybeans from Sorriso, a municipality where the crop is grown in Mato Grosso, across about 2,000 kilometers to the port of Santos, in Sao Paulo state, increased 53 percent since January 9 amid poor road conditions and increasing freight demand, according to Mato Grosso's Rural Economy Institute.
When the beans have high-moisture levels, it also increases the time spent for drying resulting in long lines of trucks waiting to unload supplies that are still too soggy. That's shrinking the number of vehicles available to take the soybeans out of farms. Arioli, the farmer from Campo Novo do Parecis, said he's spent days waiting for trucks, and even offering extra compensation hasn't eased the squeeze.
"Some deliveries are already late, and we're warning traders that further delays may occur," Arioli said.
(Updates with soybean prices in fourth paragraph. An earlier version of this story corrected the unit of measurement in fifth paragraph.)
To contact the reporter on this story: Tatiana Freitas in São Paulo at tfreitas4@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Simon Casey at scasey4@bloomberg.net, Millie Munshi, Robin Saponar
Re: SA update...
cheapo and our poor protesting motorhome elite women will not give this some real thought because it won't be seen on CNN and our press political action corps. Here is some enlightenment on the border issue
http://www.wtsp.com/news/arizona-border-rancher-says-trumps-wall-is-needed/414522154


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Imagine Tom Waits and Amy Millan shouting whiskey-soaked lullabies, while backed by the members of Crazy Horse and you'd have a good start to imagine the balance between Americana and dance-floor-filling indie rock of July Talk.
In 2013, they toured alongside Billy Talent, Matt Mays, Arkells, Sam Roberts and Besnard Lakes, Weezer, Matthew Good Band or Tegan and Sara. In the summer of 2013, they began working on a studio album called July Talk. In 2014 July Talk was nominated forBreakthrough Group of the Year at the 2014 Juno Awards in Canada.
Toronto indie act July Talk's debut is notable for one thing: singer-guitarist Peter Dremainis' steel wool yelps dancing along with Leah Fay's wispy bubble gum voice. The combination is enough to turn heads — like Cookie Monster gorging on cotton candy — and the blues-rock oriented outfit has been garnering rave reviews for its intense concerts.
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Q: Weird NavBar stretching in ios 11 Xcode 9 Having a little problem with my NavBar buttons atm. I upgraded to Xcode 9 / ios 11 and suddenly the UIBarButtonItems which used to be little buttons on the side of navbar (like your back or edit buttons in standard ios apps) have begun stretching massively. Here is a photo:

My code is simply:
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(image: image2, style: .plain, target: self, action: #selector(messageScreen))

Does anyone know how to fix this? Thank you.

A: Swift:
let widthConstraint = button.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 30)
let heightConstraint = button.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 30)
heightConstraint.isActive = true
widthConstraint.isActive = true

Objective C:
[button.widthAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:30].active = YES;
[button.heightAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:30].active = YES;

// add those lines before setting navigation buttons

A: Try to use proper size for your icon. Human Interface Guidelines
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5 Top Online Piano Performances From The Last Week
Enjoy performances from the Kanneh-Masons, Angela Hewitt, Alicia Keys, Paweł Wakarecy, and a special performance featuring an adorable cat!
Isata & Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Cellist Sheku has been hosting live streams regularly over the last few weeks, dueting with some of his siblings each time. This week, our 110 cover star Isata joined him for a performance of the Fourth Movement of Rachmaninov's Sonata for Cello and Piano.
They also performed a Miniature by English composer Frank Bridge.
Eight weeks now that I'm home alone without company except for all of you. Here's a famous piece of #Bach to thank you all for being there. His C major Prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier. Plain simple beauty. The source of life. pic.twitter.com/pKmp4XOsGa
— Angela Hewitt (@HewittJSB) May 9, 2020
Angela Hewitt, like many other pianists, has been performed snippets of music regularly on her Twitter page. This week, she graced our timelines with a little bit of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.
We love this from RnB Queen Alicia Keys. She performs Empire State of Mind, one of her most successful releases.
Paweł Wakarecy
Enjoy this 45-minute recital from Paweł Wakarecy, in which he performs a collection of Chopin live from Żelazowa Wola in Poland – Chopin's birthplace.
The Polish classical pianists has won prizes at some of the most respected piano competitions in the world, including being one of the ten finalists at the 2015 Warsaw XVII International Chopin Piano Competition.
Sarper Duman... featuring his cat!
How can we not include this?!
Sarper is known on YouTube and Instagram for being a cat rescuer. He currently looks after around 20 cats and spends his days playing the piano to them. We could just watch this all day.