Personally, I think the cards with the 60,000-70,000 mile welcome bonuses are most worth applying for right now, as they're the best offers we've seen on the cards. This includes the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard®, CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Mastercard®, and AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard.
One of the benefits that I find most worthwhile on a couple of these cards is the 10% refund on redeemed miles, for a maximum refund of up to 10,000 miles per year.
What cards are eligible for the 10% mileage refund?
This benefit is exclusively available on the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard® and AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard. That's right, this is only available on the personal versions of the cards, and not the business versions. Since I redeem at least 100,000 American miles per year, this means I'm getting 10,000 bonus miles per year due to having one of these cards, which more than justifies the $95-99 annual fee. That's like picking up miles for 0.95 cents each.
How quickly do the refunded miles post?
The terms state that the miles will post within 6-8 weeks of an eligible redemption, though in practice they typically post much faster than that. In my experience, they typically post the same time that the miles for an award are debited.
What kind of redemptions are eligible for the refund?
Just about all mileage redemptions make you eligible for the 10% refund. This should include award tickets, upgrades, redeeming miles for Admirals Club memberships, etc.
How does the 10,000-mile limit work?
You're limited to a refund of up to 10,000 AAdvantage miles per calendar year. The refund occurs based on when you book travel, and not based on when you actually travel. So even if you're booking a ticket for travel next year, you'd be eligible for the 10% mileage refund for this year.
What happens if you cancel an award ticket after being refunded?
If you book an award ticket, get the 10% refund, and then later cancel the award ticket, the mileage refund will be reversed as well. So there's not a way to "trick" the system by booking a trip and then later refunding it.
There's actually a further issue there. If you cancel a ticket on which you received a mileage refund, the refund gets reversed, but it still counts towards your 10,000-mile yearly limit. That's unfortunate, since for whatever reason the system doesn't let you earn that refund again.
Do you need to use an American credit card to trigger the 10% refund?
No. You get the 10% refund regardless of which credit card you use to pay your taxes on an award ticket. It also doesn't matter who the ticket is for. All that matters is that the AAdvantage miles are redeemed out of the primary cardmember's account.
Do you need to register to take advantage of the 10% refund?
No, it's automatic. Just make sure you're redeeming miles out of the primary cardmember's account.
What happens if you have both the Citi and Barclaycard products?
Unfortunately, you can only get this benefit with one card or the other, and not both. So if you have both cards, you're still limited to a refund of 10,000 miles, as the limit is linked to your AAdvantage account, rather than to the individual credit cards. There's no way to trick the system there.
My single favorite benefit of the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard® and AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard is the 10% annual mileage refund, which I view as an opportunity to pick up miles for 0.95 cents each. The cards have great welcome bonus of 60,000 AAdvantage miles that make them worth applying for, though for me this is the key benefit that makes one of these cards a keeper for anyone who redeems 100,000+ American miles per year. Personally, I have the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard®, though either card is great, in my opinion.
I cancelled a ticket and the refund was "credited back". When I later booked another ticket, the refund was issued. So I disagree that you can't use it again. This was all within the same calendar year and this happened when I used the 10K credit on the ticket that was cancelled.
I don't think you included a situation that I encountered several years ago. I made a reservation in 2015 for award travel in 2016 and received my 10,000 mile refund. In 2016 I made a change to the reservation which required additional miles. American handles that by reinstating the original miles and withdrawing the new mileage. During this process they apparently reversed the refund and then gave it to me again. So no net refund here.
Later that year I made another reservation for award travel but they did not give me the 10% refund. After many long and wasted calls with AA customer service, I was told that I had officially received the 10% refund for the current year in the reissuance earlier in the year and as no longer eligible for the rest of the year.
My position is that AA's way of handling reservation changes "screwed" me out of a 10000 mile rebate I should have received.
Could be a no brainier question but can you have both cards and get 120,000 miles?
The 10k cap is what keeps this from being a truly valuable benefit. A International RT redemption in J or F will get capped at around 7%….and that's it for the year.
I concur with what Vasya says. I booked on Itinerary for next year and ended up canceling and rebooking another flight. The rebate was reversed and then issued again when I made the new booking.
I've read a few FT posts that state the same as you Lucky that the rebate is only good one time for the year, and if you cancel you wont get it again. So I was surprised when I did get it again. Maybe this is a recent change.
@Andrew – These are $95/year cards. A 10k cap sounds eminently reasonable and provides value.
Anyone know how this affects being able to upgrade an award ticket? Example: 60K RT Mile SAAver award redeemed, got 6K refund. If I want to make it a Business SAAver instead, does my account need to have 55,000 miles (115K – 60K) or 49,000 miles (115K – 66K) in order to upgrade to the next class up?
The refund issue was fixed around early 2016. I have cancelled and rebooked 10+ times and has worked fine since. Had many lengthy calls during the issue days prior to that.
My question is who actually pays the cost of 10K miles if you have both Citi and Barclays AA credit cards. Thanks.
I got my full 10K back this year for the first time, and it's a fantastic value. It's essentially 2/3rds of a r/t flight to my small hometown airport, or about $400. So yes, it's absolutely worth it in some cases, and is one of the few reasons I keep using AA miles.
I'm coming back to answer my own question about upgrading an award ticket. To go from a 60K RT Econ MileSAAver award ticket to a Business SAAver 115K RT ticket, I only needed 49K miles.
I just booked an AA award flight but don't yet have the AA credit card. If I get the credit card after booking N award flight, can I retroactively get the 10% in moles back?


Tonight, I dream about going back to Tulum.
I want to take my two little monkeys with me and jet off to the Mexican paradise.
In Tulum, the sand is white, the water is turquoise and the sun shines (almost) year round.
In Tulum, we nap in hammocks, we try kite-surfing, we enjoy the beach, we say hello to the turtles, dive in cenotes and, most of all, we take our time.
In Tulum, there's not a single building but small charming hotels on the sand. Restaurants are candlelit and swings replace bar stools.
I want to spend 10 days in this gypsy village, do yoga when I want it, eat banana pancakes for breakfast, drink kale smoothies in mason jars, eat fresh pasta at dinner, bare-foot at the Posada Margarita and count the shooting stars on my small terrace.


the Retablo format of many of her works.
Retablo's a form of popular folk art in Mexico.
Painting in a small format on tin.
as they present ironic commentary on life's contradictions.
in this small picture we see Carlo dressed in one of Diego's suits.
She is seated in the centre of the composition on a yellow chair.
Frida has herself represented here in the process of cutting off her hair.
she has a mirror before her.
Admiring the results of her labours with the scissors still in her hand.
Framing the image are words written across the top of the composition.
Look, if I loved you it was because of your hair.
Now that you are without hair, I don't love you anymore.
to a more masculine self.
who now withdraws her charms from her unfaithful husband.
in an article of the same name.
the emotions that pictures evoke in us, as if pictures were alive.
instead ask what pictures want.
who asked, what do women want?
And Frantz Fanon, who asked, what does the Black person want?
rather desire to the other, the subordinate figure in society.
Mitchell wants in a similar way to give agency to the picture.
we do not confuse the desire that we picture with the desires of the artist.
what pictures want is not the same as the message they communicate.
Or the effect they produce.
or one that democratises pictures as images or texts.
Mitchell says, what pictures want is simply to be asked what they want.
The understanding that the answer may well be nothing at all.
to see the picture from all perspectives, to start with the picture.
Fulang Chang y Yo or Fulang Chang and I.
in a manner which challenged contemporary ideals of femininity.
But what do the pictures really want?
I'll now ask Professor Barbara Creed to give us her thoughts on this matter.
interesting and to think in terms of what do the pictures want because.
imposing on the pictures what you know about the artist's intentions.
Or trust the painting, not the painter.
really opens the pictures up in a quite different way.
Because we do know so much about Frida Kahlo's own life.
because they are so autobiographical.
Child, and she's setting out to be quite confrontational.
that the monkey is an intimate companion.
She creates that sense of intimacy which the portrait very gently suffuses us with.
It's hard not to escape that sense of intimacy.
her straight line of her eyebrows.
adds to this intimacy, which the picture very simply speaks to us about.
calm I think in the picture that's quite almost uncanny.
>> Yes I'd agree, definitely.
And this is enhanced perhaps by the forest of cacti in the background.
>> Which also has this sort of fine white hair coming off the cacti.
It's as if woman and animal and nature are all unified together.
>> Part of each other.
So we get this strong sense coming from the picture.
coming from the picture, the picture's desire so to speak.
What about the self portrait with cropped hair?
it without the inscription that appears in top right.
Which is apparently a quote from the folk song.
Something like look, if you love me it was for my hair.
Now that I am bald, you don't love me.
reproduced sometimes stories of the Saints.
Often stories of the Saints.
These pictures were located behind small altars in usually small Churches.
And they often were about the dramas relating to the lives of the Saints.
has recently been undergoing in her divorce from her husband Diego Rivera.
helps you look at the picture a little differently.
sorrow, being separated from Diego.
my feeling is the picture actually doesn't want me to enter in.
I feel like I want to offer consolation of some sort, sympathy.
there seems to be a sense that the picture won't let me enter and I'm cut off.
>> Just perhaps as she wanted to be cut off.
>> And it's quite defiant in a way, isn't it?
Her stance in front of the mirror.
>> Yes. >> Is quite defiant.
she's almost sort of disfigured herself.
which is probably we think Diego's suit.
I recall that there was an earlier photograph when she was young.
When she was about 13 year which her father took of her.
jaunty by comparison in a suit on that particular occasion.
because this is a fantastic example of a picture.
enormous appeal to the gay and the queer community.
as someone whose sexuality is fluid.
>> She very easily can don a man's suit and cut her hair.
Yet she still looks, from my point of view, incredibly beautiful.
called femininity left there with a little earring.
But otherwise she sits with the scissors, showing I've cut my hair off.
>> Almost sort of castrating, it could be saying.
well it's all gone now and you can't love me any more.
that sort of sense that's she's creating that she's not going to let you in.
the appeal of the sort of androgynous looking figure that Kahlo so strongly is.
>> Even the right of women to stand up.
because it does confront us so strongly.
it's very hard to get past or into the picture as well.
picture we look at, rather than come to with conventional, critical fixed ideas.
>> His approach opens up dialogue.
that they don't really know what they want.
with a previous engagement with the pictures.
more fluidity between the viewer and the actual work of art.
>> It's more fluidity, and it's also the idea that there's not one answer?
>> The picture may want many things.
consider a whole range of possibilities around the desire of the future.
>> Yes, and that this is something that's up for contestation all the time.
That there isn't an answer that's correct.
>> Or set answers right.
>> It's correct answer, that's right.
>> So perhaps when you're looking at these.
These paintings by Frida Kahlo.
to think about the different ways that the desire of these pictures are manifested.


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Cyclists can hop on a bike and take a spin down the Royal Canal tow path or follow the Mullingar Cycle Route which has three options listed below, all of which take in the beautiful countryside around Mullingar, County Westmeath.
This moderately hilly route makes a circuit of scenic Lough Owel. Once cyclists have left Mullingar past the hospital, rolling hills take them along the westerly slopes of Lough Owel. They'll have a choice of refreshment stops at Bunbrosna, Multyfarnham and Ballinafid. A short section of the busy N4 must be negotiated where cyclists can stop to visit Lough Owel and take a swim. Return to Mullingar along quiet country roads.
This is the longest route and makes a tour of the countryside between Lough Owel and Lough Ennell. Cyclists should start by following Loop 1 until they pass the high point of Frewin Hill. The route then takes a southerly direction along quiet roads and lanes, crossing the occasional main road. A good place to stop is at the pretty Coolnahay harbour on the Royal Canal. Continue on to Castletown Geoghegan, the route then visits Lough Ennell at Lilliput. Return is via Loop 3 to Ballinea with the final stretch along the very pleasant tow path of the Royal Canal.
This good half days exercise makes a circuit of Lough Ennell with opportunities to visit the lake at both Lilliput and Belvedere. The Royal Canal makes a loop through Mullingar town centre, passing the railway station. Cyclists should start here and follow the banks along a good track for nearly an hour to reach Ballinea. Quiet rural roads then lead to Dysart and the Jonathan Swift Park at Lilliput on the shores of Lough Ennell. A good stretch of level wheeling will then take cyclists on past Dalystown and through bogland. Descending from Gaybrook, cyclists cross the main N52 and then detour into the elaborate grounds of Belvedere House.


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Sometimes there is nothing better than biting into a big, flavorful burger. With a long history of unique ingredients and a plethora of ways to serve a burger, we bring you some of the most lavish, over-the-top burgers and where to find them all over the globe.
This mouth-watering burger can be found at The Dorian. Complete with fancy sauce, white cheddar bacon jam, "billionaire's bacon" and fontina friend green tomato, it is topped off with a decadent truffle aioli.
With breathtaking views from the property, a visit to the Rive Gauche Restaurant is worth a visit for the RG Wagyu Beef Burger Rossini, composed of Waygu Beef, topped with duck liver, lemon mayonnaise, braised shallots and herb French fries.
The Garden Isle is a perfect place to enjoy the beach and a juicy burger—the Red Salt Burger is a decadent Snake River Farms Waygu sirloin, seared foie gras, butter-poached Kona lobster, sweet and sour pineapple, smoked bacon, caramelized onions, aged cheddar, garlic and gold aioli, and truffle French fries.
Straight from the Windy City, Chicago is known for their food scene. This over-the-top burger incorporates a crispy lobster claw, Angus beef, pork belly, over medium egg and avocado mayo.
Seeking something with an Asian flair? Look no further than this Clearwater Beach, FL locale. The Seoul Burger includes avocado, crisp onion, a sunny side up egg, togorshi aioli and kimchi pickles.
Now with two locations in Colorado, the 5280 Burger Bar brings hungry guests the Steamboat's Best Burger featuring Colorado Angus beef covered in Gruyere fondue, caramelized onions, arugula and savory remoulade.
Another Colorado location, ViewHouse overlooks the nearby baseball park and Denver skyline. Biting into the Jalapeño Explosion Burger, diners enjoy Savory Spice Mt. Elbert All-Purpose seasoning, locally-sourced, sweet caramelized onions, sharp cheddar cheese, and house-made, bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers stuffed with mozzarella cream cheese.
Back to CA for a carnival-inspired restaurant in the Hayes Valley. The Ringmaster burger is made on two house-made donuts for a unique twist on a classic favorite. For bigger appetites, an "over the top" version for double, triple, or tower is sure to fill even the most insatiable hunger.
With breathtaking views of Lake Inca and the Andres, Tio Bob's slopeside restaurant is an ideal place to enjoy a burger. The Rogan Burger, named after Ski Potillo's Operations Manager, consists of a beef patty, avocado, cheese, bacon, tomato, lettuce, onion and a fried egg.
The Quinn Burger is available at all 24 Del Frisco's Grill locations across the country. Six ounces of house-ground filet mignon is topped with house-made bacon onion jam, arugula, gorgonzola, gruyere and grain mustard.
Taking on roadside classics, this Northern California-favorite specializes in the hamburger. Made with Niman Ranch beef, grilled Anaheim chili, jack cheese, lettuce, red onion, salsa verde, and charred jalapeño mayo, the Green Chile Cheeseburger is one of many delicious burgers on the menu.
With locations such as St Barth, Sao Paulo and Ibiza, this butcher house-blend patty served on a potato bun, with American cheese, truffle mayo, crispy fried onions and a side of pomme frites, guests can chow down around the globe on the Cheeseburger Bagatelle.
Awarded the most expensive burger by the Guinness World Records, this burger's pricetag comes in at about $2,300. Created by Chef Diego Buik, a lover of burgers himself, this amazing creation is top-quality Wagyu steak, topped with lobster infused with Hermit Dutch Coastal gin, artisan Remeker cheese, Japanese tomatoes and Iberian ham. The show-stopping 24k, edible-gold bun truly makes for a meal to remember. While not on the restaurant's menu, Chef Buik is quoted as saying he's happy to make the burger for a guest with plenty of prep time.


A new way to perform amputations allows doctors to preserve nerves of the limbs, which have been surgically removed. This revolutionary method of limb amputations will significantly improve the use of prosthetics. It was developed by Dr. Matthew Carty with help from the MIT media lab. New amputation procedure allows surgeons to use innovative prosthetic devices that may be attached directly to the nervous system of a user.
Hugh Herr, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and founder of BionX Medical Technologies Inc, said at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting in New Jersey, that the near future of prostheses will include neural control of innovative bionic limbs and patient's nerves and muscles. Hugh Herr hopes to give patients a full sense of touch, feel and movement in a year or two. His team of researchers at MIT are developing fast and effective electrical interface between the bionic limbs and the nervous system of humans brain and muscles.
"We have not yet normalized speed, but that is a key goal. We are now building a 4-degree-of-freedom bionic transfemoral prosthesis. It will have a powered knee, a powered ankle and a powered subtalar joint".
Next year in Brisbane, Australia, will be opened The Herston Biofabrication Institute, the world's first factory for 3D-printing human organs: tissue, bones, cartilage and even organs. This amazing technology will help patients recover much more quickly. Professor Mia Woodruff of the Queensland University of Technology is the head of the project. She plans to employ 60 researchers and to attract $15 million of investment.
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Scientists have created a membrane of human cells that can be used as an artificial kidney implant. It filters out bad molecules just like a real kidney doing. Tests showed that the cultured cell layer of the human kidney filtration system functioned as a living membrane.
"This study shows the successful development of a living membrane, an important step towards the development of a bio-artificial kidney device".
14-year-old Rishabh Java, a student from Gems Millennium School, has designed a 3D printed bionic arm and demonstrated its functionality on the Gulf 3D Printing Olympiad, which was organized by the Gems Wellington Academy in Dubai Silicon Oasis by Atlab. Rishabh's bionic arm was selected as the "Best Innovative Project" of the year. More than 75 teams took part in the competition.
In this video, Dr. Natasha Vita-More, founder and creative director of esDESiGN, discussed such interesting topics as creating "Whole Prosthetic Body Project", as well as innovative technologies in robotics, artificial intelligence and cognitive neuroscience, which are necessary to make the whole prosthetic body a reality.
Biomaterials are materials of synthetic or natural origin, used in contact with tissue, blood, or another biological fluid and intended for use in prosthetic, diagnostic, therapeutic, or storage applications. This research work is focussed in part on the chemical synthesis and further development of a new class of radio-opaque polymeric biomaterials i.e. biocompatible polymers with the capability of absorbing X-rays.
To date, people with a degenerative eye use a high-tech prosthetic system to recover some vision. But now the "Second Sight" company has developed the neurotechnology bionic eye, that transmits wireless signals (to produce an image or just a spot of light) directly to the brain of a blind patient through a simple external device. "Second Sight" created a new product for artificial vision called Orion I. The company will start its testing on human next year.
Revolutionary biomedical 3D printing company Bioniks from Pakistan launched a crowdfunding campaign "Real Life Superheroes" on the Zingohub platform to give kids with disabilities free superheroes prosthetics! The campaign makes a positive change in the lives of children by giving them the superhero prosthetic of their choice.
04:00 PM Bionic Eyes: a short review of modern technologies that can make blindness a thing of the past.
Scientists from all over the world are working hard to create a good bionic eye that can make blindness a thing of the past. For today there are a number of bionic eye implants. For example, Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System is used by peoples who has advanced stages of retinitis pigmentosa. The device is a camera mounted on a pair of glasses and electrodes implanted into the retina. Argus II transmits a picture from the camera to the retinal implant, which stimulates the optic nerve so the brain can process it.
Another bionic eye is Orion I, it can be used by people whose lose vision due to cancer, diabetes or glaucoma. In such cases, retinal stimulation will not work because of optical nerves are dead. So, Orion 1 implant is attached straight to the brain and the patient is able to discern lines, spots and colored flashes.
Chinese Engineer Chang Hsian-Liang has developed 3D-printed artificial limb that is controlled by using force sensors, it has an automatic safety cut-off and ultra-silent motor. He presented his device at a news conference in Taipei on Sept. 19. Chang Hsian-Liang decided to design his own prosthetic arm after losing his right arm in an accident. His electronic prostheses cost $950, weight 650g and are controlled by force-sensing resistors and cogs.


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Michael Chandler set to defend title against Benson Henderson at Bellator 163
Michael Chandler will defend his title against Benson Henderson in the main event of Bellator 163, the promotion announced Wednesday.
Henderson (24-6) recently faced Patrício Freire in a lightweight #1 contender bout at Bellator 160 and won the fight after Freire suffered a broken fibula in the second round. The former UFC lightweight champion signed with Bellator in February after winning a split-decision over Jorge Masvidal in November. In his debut, he was awarded a welterweight title shot against champion Andrey Koreshkov but suffered a lopsided unanimous decision loss.
Chandler (15-3) is coming off of a brutal knockout win against Patricky Freire at Bellator 157 where he won the vacant lightweight title. The lightweight champion is now on a three-fight finish streak after having suffered three straight losses between 2013 and 2014.
Bellator 163 is set to take place at the SAP Center in San Jose, California on November 19. In addition to the headlining lightweight title fight, the card will feature a welterweight bout between Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez.
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Cure, Create, Innovate: 9 Young Scientists Transforming Our World
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM GMT
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, UK
Blavatnik Family Foundation
From cybersecurity to genome-editing, from the mysteries of the atom to the complexities of the human brain, these nine young women and men are the technical and creative visionaries bringing the future to your doorstep. You might not recognize their names—they're too busy experimenting to court the limelight—but as university Faculty recipients of the 2019 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom, they represent the best of what's next in UK science. They can predict the future because they're creating it.
Whether you're a scientist or science enthusiast, this series of short, interactive talks from leading young UK scientists will showcase their cutting-edge research that is shaping the way our world will look over the next century. A closing panel discussion, featuring thought leaders from the science community, will explore trends and insights influencing the future of UK science.
To learn more about the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, please visit www.blavatnikawards.org and follow us on Twitter @BlavatnikAwards.
This event is free, but registration is required.
About the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists were established in 2007 by the Blavatnik Family Foundation to identify and honor exceptional young scientists and engineers by celebrating their extraordinary achievements, recognizing outstanding promise, and accelerating innovation through unrestricted funding. The Awards, administered by the New York Academy of Sciences, were established in New York and began as the Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists were established in 2014, and are awarded annually across the United States. With the 2017 launch of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel and in the United Kingdom, there are now regional, national, and international Blavatnik young scientist honors. To date, the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists have honored 249 promising young scientists with awards totaling more than US$6.7 million.
The New York Academy of Sciences is an independent, not-for-profit organization that, since 1817, has been driving innovative solutions to society's challenges by advancing scientific research, education, and policy. For more information, please visit us online at www.nyas.org and follow us on Twitter @NYASciences.
Ewa Paluch, PhD
University of Cambridge and University College London
Philipp Kukura, PhD
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, PhD
Kathy Niakan, PhD
The Francis Crick Institute
Igor Larrosa, PhD
Máire O'Neill, PhD
Timothy Behrens, DPhil
Rachel O'Reilly, PhD
Gustav Holzegel, PhD
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Introduction and Welcome Remarks
Brooke Grindlinger, PhD
Session 1: Innovate: Presenting the 2019 Blavatnik Awards in the UK Chemistry Honorees
Weighing Molecules with Light
Chemistry Laureate
Redesigning the World of Polymers
Rachel O'Reilly, PhD
Chemistry Finalist
The Key to Unlocking New Molecules
Interactive Audience Q&A
Networking Coffee Break
Session 2: Create: Presenting the 2019 Blavatnik Awards in the UK Physical Sciences & Engineering Honorees
Unveiling the Origin of Mass: The Discovery of the Higgs Boson
Physical Sciences & Engineering Laureate
Practical Cryptography
Máire O'Neill, PhD
Queen's University Belfast
Physical Sciences & Engineering Finalist
Are Black Holes Stable? A Mathematical Proof
Session 3: Cure: Presenting the 2019 Blavatnik Awards in the UK Life Sciences Honorees
The Shape of Cells: A Journey from Physics to Biology and Back Again
University of Cambridge and University College, London
Life Sciences Laureate
Building Models of the World
Life Sciences Finalist
Gene Editing in Human Embryos
Session 4: Positioning the UK within the Global Research Landscape
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Brown's Ranch in North Dakota: Guided by the "divine"
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By: K. Gregg Elliott
In 1995 and 1996, Gabe Brown lost 100% of the crops planted on his 5000-acre North Dakota ranch to hail damage. Then in 1997 he lost his crop to a drought. In '98, he lost 80% of his crop to another hailstorm. He likes to say, "God was trying to teach me the lessons I needed to learn."
Like almost everyone else in his rural community, Gabe had been farming and ranching using conventional methods since purchasing his Brown's Ranch from the parents of his wife Shelly in 1991. Possibly because he had not grown up on a farm, Gabe found that he was constantly asking the question, "why do we do things this way?" This mindset led him to try going no-till (i.e. never breaking or turning the soil with a plow) in 1994. Unbeknownst to Gabe at the time, that is the first tenet of regenerative agriculture.
When the hail knocked down his crops in '95 and '96, it left a nice covering on the soil: a cover crop "armor" for the soil, the second tenet of regenerative agriculture (though Gabe would not come to think of this practice as cover cropping until the early 2000s). By necessity, he also had to grow feed for his 300 cow-calf pairs, so he started planting a diverse mix of forage for them, again stumbling on one of the tenets of regenerative ag: diversity. Some of what he planted were biennials, such as triticale and hairy vetch, which means they were planted in the fall and then went dormant during the winter, growing again the following spring, and voilà! That is the fourth tenet of regenerative agriculture: keep living roots in the soil as long as possible. Then in 1998, he found himself unable to afford the twine required to bale his planted forage crop into hay, so he simply opened the gates and allowed his cattle to move in and graze it. As you might guess by now, Gabe had stumbled upon the fifth tenet of regenerative ag: livestock integration.
Gabe likes to joke that he was a slow learner, but learn he did, and he has gone on to become a pioneer and leading advocate of the regenerative agriculture movement in the U.S. In addition to the cattle integrated into his operation, he added chickens in 2010, sheep in 2012, hogs in 2013 and bees in 2014.
How regenerative agriculture benefits farmers, consumers, and the environment
All of the five main practices of regenerative ag are focused on building soil health. "We can produce more at a lower cost with this kind of production model. The soil is alive if management allows it to be. Look at what the soil needs instead of what the plant needs," says Gabe.
This focus holds great promise for increasing the carbon content in soils (carbon sequestration in agricultural soils has recently been touted for its potential in mitigating climate change). No-till and cover crops help to prevent erosion and increase organic matter in the soil, which in turn increases its moisture-holding capacity. Living roots secrete compounds into the soil that help to free up nutrients which then support not only the planted crop but also the billions of symbiotic fungi, earthworms, and microscopic invertebrates that are found in each teaspoon of healthy soil.
Building his soil health, in turn, has allowed Gabe to completely forego pesticides and insecticides on his land for the past 15 years. "This relates to human nutrition," he says, "by improving the soil system, we can produce more healthy foodstuffs for people." Gabe likes to cite a statistic from Dr. Jonathan Lundgren of Blue Dasher Farms near Brookings, SD. "For every one insect species that's a pest, there are 1700 that are either beneficial or indifferent. So as producers it makes no sense to focus on that one pest species!"
When asked to define the difference between regenerative and organic agriculture, Gabe stresses, "I want to help move everybody forward - whether to address climate change, nitrification and phosphate pollution in our watersheds, or the human health crisis. Regenerative agriculture can help move progress in solving these problems forward and bring people together. I don't want to pit one against another." Having said that, he points out that the main difference he sees between the two is a much greater emphasis on no-till in regenerative agriculture.
Living the regenerative ag lifestyle
Gabe explains that for his personal garden he drills 15 acres with "a whole bunch of vegetables" and the results are fantastic. When his wife asks what's for supper, he says, "I go outside and whatever I trip over, that's what we're eating!" Every year they have excess, which they donate to needy families.
The true effectiveness of the regenerative system is reflected in its bottomline. The crops and meat that Gabe sells under their Nourished by Nature trademark are very popular. "Around here," Gabe sums up, "we have a motto that we want to sign the back of the check, not the front!"
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Barron Heating installs largest commercial solar electric system in Whatcom County
There may be no ceiling to the potential electricity savings that solar energy offers, but Barron Heating & Air Conditioning found their roof to be a good place to start.
Late last summer, Barron Heating installed the largest commercial solar electric system in Whatcom County at its Ferndale headquarters. The solar array consists of 375 panels on the roof of its Fabrication and Warehouse building. The panels are tied to seven inverters, creating a 123.75 kW system.
"This solar project, in conjunction with an LED lighting overhaul of our facilities, takes Barron Heating's Ferndale campus to net positive electrical generation," owner John Barron said. "We now generate more electricity annually than we use in our two Ferndale buildings."
Barron added that by saving $13,000 annually in electricity costs, the project will pay for itself in less than four years.
"This shows that environmental stewardship and smart business go hand in hand," Barron said. "We encourage other businesses to look into the opportunities that solar energy provides."
Barron Heating has become one of Northwest Washington's largest and most respected providers of home comfort products and services with locations in Ferndale, Burlington and Marysville. The Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce named the company its Green Business of the Year in 2013. Approximately 115 employees serve customers in five counties: Whatcom, Skagit, Island, San Juan and Snohomish.
Barron Heating offers a wide range of heating and air conditioning products and services, including ductless heat pump and in-floor radiant systems. It also features a large selection of gas, wood and pellet stoves and fireplaces, as well as hot tubs.
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Caroline Flack is all loved up with new boyfriend, Jack Street - hurrah.
Caroline Flack's mystery guy has been revealed as Jack Street – a HOT music manager who looks after the likes of Disclosure and Sam Smith. At 25 years old he's eight years Cazza's junior, but age is merely a number and Caroline's new man is all kinds of gorgeous.
The Xtra Factor presenter endured vile abuse on Twitter during her three month relationship with One Direction's Harry Styes, which came to an end in January 2012. Since then Caroline has seemingly remained single while Harry has publicly been linked to a string of ladies, including Taylor Swift.
Caroline and Jack have been dating since the beginning of summer and they've been spotted partying together on the festival circuit – putting in appearances together at Glastonbury and Wireless.
We're dead chuffed for Caroline finding a new BF and we can't wait to see more pics of the pair.
What do you make of Cazza's new guy? Tell us in the comment box below or tweet us @CosmopolitanUK.
Caroline Flack the happiest she's ever been as she shares intimate holiday snaps?


Chicharrones J&J of Santa Ana, Calif., is recalling approximately 2,064 pounds of pork lard products.
The products contain milk, an allergen, and sodium nitrite, are not declared on the label.
There have been no confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
The recalled products, bearing establishment number "EST. 31638" inside the USDA mark of inspection, were shipped to various retail locations in California.
Customers who purchased the recalled products should not consume them, but throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.
Consumers with questions about the recall may contact George Velazquez at (714) 543-1310.


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Ron Nutter
The Left's Middle Finger To The Middle Class: Beware The Wrath of 'The Forgotten Man'
by Ron Nutter
Thus, Hillary pretty much set the standard reaction that stands to this day when the elite A's and B's are confronted by resistance from the C's: dismissive derision and libelous claims of being racists, white supremacists, misogynists, etc., as well as attempts to remove them from their jobs or any other sphere of influence. And what was the real violation these Trump supporters exhibited? Simply, they had said with their voices and with their contributions and with their votes, "Enough"!
Legitimate Journalists Used To Cover McGovern And Nixon, Today's Clowns Lie About Joe Rogan
More importantly, Rogan respects the average person, the working stiff, the middle-class subscribers who listen to his podcast. He doesn't tell them what to think. That is fundamentally different from the credentialed elites of the mainstream media, who simply impose their own point of view when not ignoring and dismissing the vast majority of Americans as an ignorant mass of unwashed white supremacists and racists.
Is Whoopi Goldberg the Dumbest Woman in America?
The View tries to pass itself off as a gathering of insightful and caring women commenting on the issues of the day. In fact, it is a collection of poorly educated and loud-mouthed lunkheads, ideologically Progressive all, who bleat their inanities while beating up on a lone representative of a conservative viewpoint.
Is Trump The One For 2024?
At present, I am very impressed with Ron DeSantis in Florida. He takes no guff from the media, giving at least as good as he gets, and often giving a good deal more. He has managed the improbabilities of the COVID pandemic about as well as any governor in the country, and his actions as chief executive in Florida demonstrates a clear preference for individual liberty for citizens confronted with governmental power and arrogance.
The New Educational Rage: Identify Your Privilege Bingo
It reminds me of what in Philosophical Logic is known as the "Argument of the Beard," which asks: How many hairs does it take to make a beard. If someone answers 500, the next question becomes: But how about 499? That's only one hair's difference. Why can't that be a beard? If you allow it, then why not 498, and on and on. So how many boxes need to be checked to lead a fully privileged life?
MLK And Podhoretz: Two Classic Essays Still Relevant Today
In fact, Podhoretz claims, this emphasis on victim culture has undermined the very "habits and behaviors that are essential to the achievement of independence and self-respect, and it has thereby helped consign three generations of black kids to the underclass while contributing to the immiseration of countless black lives." Affirmative Action, instead of promoting integration, has instead brought about self-imposed segregation on college campuses and in the workplace.
The Reading Of Books Is Now A Cudgel In The Ongoing War On Excellence
Similarly, I don't know if Rodgers was trolling the Mannings, but the Twitter mob's response reveals that they take Rodger's literary tastes quite literally, so their response is fair game. And their response is essentially to dehumanize Rodgers. Why? Because of the books he reads. How shallow. How ignorant and stupid. How Progressive.
Some Accept Responsibility While Others Slink Away
That can be a ponderous weight, indeed. Existentialists in particular emphasize the singular individual as the one making ethical decisions and bearing full responsibility. Hence the emphasis of existentialists on guilt and dread experienced by those whose decisions – sometimes lack of decisions – lead to tragic and heart-rending results.
One Of The Drivers Behind Our Society's Woes: We Are Surrounded By Immoral Literary Fiction
After moderate success with novels like The Resurrection and The Wreckage of Agathon, Gardner found fame with the immensely popular Grendel, a telling of the Beowulf saga from the monster's point of view, and The Sunlight Dialogues, in which a hippie-like character conveying Mesopotamian myths disrupts the lives of various townspeople much as was happening in the urban tumult of the late 1960s.
Biden Fumbling His Words Is Representative Of A Larger Societal Problem: A Lack Of Virtue
There is a reason Plato in his Republic is suspicious of narrative grief, believing it seduces an audience to act irrationally. He would bar from his Republic those poets who use narrative stories of tragic grief to stir up people's emotions, which then leads them to act impulsively, no longer anchored in reason.
Are The Left And Their Media Living In Their Own Little World? Apply The 'Pragmatic Test' To Find Out
Sundance at the Conservative Tree House web site wrote an interesting column about this past… Read More »Are The Left And Their Media Living In Their Own Little World? Apply The 'Pragmatic Test' To Find Out
For The 'Neurodivergent' And Those Using 'Bunnyself' Pronouns: What You Really Need Is A Dose of Reality
The young woman whose "lecture" opened this article, simply put, is divorced from reality despite her self-understanding as among the wokest of the woke. Indeed, that is the problem with the ideologically abstract policymakers of today who feel unconstrained by reality when making decisions that affect so many.
The Problem Is The Ideology: Progressive Dreams Lead To Chaos
American citizens have had enough of the abstract theories of the "anointed" and their unconstrained pipedreams of what they think a Just society is and ought to be. We've had enough of their fanciful theories of how society should be drastically changed, re-ordered and imposed from the top down.
The Biblical Roots Of Anti-Semitism: Jew-Hatred And Its Origins
There is another group, the Essenes, quite out of the mainstream but nonetheless influential, who gather themselves around the Dead Sea community at Qumran. They believe other Jewish groups had corrupted Jerusalem and the Temple and thus seek to isolate themselves in a more barren place conducive to spiritual seeking with strict dietary rules and a celibate lifestyle.
We Dare Not Forget Hitler And The Jews
So, when activists in the BDS movement say they are critical not of Jews, but of Zionism, it would be fruitful to ask of just what form of Zionism are they critical. If they bother to answer at all, what they say will likely be superficial and have little to do with Zionism as it actually existed historically or exists today.
What Can We Conclude From The Rittenhouse Saga? America Needs A Lesson In Civics
Pay attention to how space is used in a typical American court, where the judge is always placed higher than any other person in the courtroom. The jury generally is placed in the second highest position. The witness stand is often raised a step or two. As for the prosecutor, defense attorney and defendant, they are equally at ground level, though the prosecutor, representing the state, almost always is placed between the jury and the defendant to protect the jury, again symbolically.
Religion, Spirituality, And Tolerance – Part III
Being tolerant is not possible if one's religious views are grounded in a revelation that dismisses in the most heinous ways those outside that religious community. A centrally important part of tolerance is to be able to maintain a faithful skepticism about that which is revealed in one's own religious tradition.
Patrick Leahy Is Retiring, And It's About Damn Time
His participation in the "Saturday Night Massacre" during the whole Watergate saga was explained in a rational way to show the danger facing the Justice Dept. Though hesitant to fire Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox and saying he would quit were he to do so, he eventually acceded to requests from Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus. He did so to save the Justice Dept. and the country.
Religion, Spirituality, And Tolerance – Part II
Sometimes the quest for spirituality can take bizarre – and even dangerous – forms. In another Internet group dealing with the intersection of medicine and spirituality, those same "New Age" ideas that appear to have taken over the religious section of bookstores seem poised to take a run at Western allopathic medicine as well.
Religion, Spirituality, And Tolerance – Part I
It is accurate to say that Jews, Christians and Muslims all point to the same God in worship – the God of Abraham. The problem is that each group, and groups within each group, have varying interpretations of God's activity in human affairs. The troubling issue is that all three religions consider themselves "revealed" religion, that God is "self-revealing" through the prophets and messengers.
Critical Race Theory: From Whence Did It Come?
Ultimately, CRT will fall of its own accord because of discordant facts and because of its internal incoherence, as has already happened to Marxism. In the meantime, though, it is used as an ideological hammer to re-shape people's – and school kids' – idea of society and of what constitutes justice.
Remembering The Yesterdays Written In The Book Of Life
It is no accident that the root word of "decide" means "to kill," hence words like homicide, fratricide, suicide, etc. To decide on a path is, in effect, to kill other options that one has as a youth. Like Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," to choose a certain path where "way leads on to way" is a luminous moment in one's life, a moment which "has made all the difference."
What's Really Driving America's Abysmal Inner-City Education Results?
During World War II, Dunbar provided "nearly a score of Majors, nine Colonels and Lieutenant colonels, and a Brigadier General." Edward Brooke, a Republican senator from Massachusetts, was the first popularly elected African-American Senator. He was also a graduate of Dunbar.
Racist And Anti-Semitic Professors: When Will Rutgers University Respond?
So quick is Rutgers when responding to injustice and racial animus that it disinvited her, apparently without bothering to investigate the claims in the petition. For her part, Daftari said the petition was made up of "baseless allegations and falsified quotes." After some blowback from the media, the university decided to go into Public Relations mode and contacted her to say the talk was merely "postponed" and asking that a new date be set.
Joe Biden Has a Very Quirky Notion of Freedom
Personally, my wife and I have been vaccinated. We chose to. I exercised my freedom to choose what I believe is best for me. That's a far cry from Biden's refusal to allow free choice in such a personal matter, especially given the efficacy of immune protection for those who have already experienced the virus. Not to mention the special medical conditions of some people such that it mitigates against their using the vaccine.


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The Anker PowerHouse II800 portable power supply can charge two devices simultaneously and has an impressive run time of 63 hours. The screen displays real-time usage information, including how much power you have used and how much left to go. It also has an emergency light and three LED levels for different brightness. It has a USB-C connection and comes with instructions.
Anker PowerHouse II 800 offers three brightness settings. Clicking on the power button cycles between them. It's an excellent alternative to carrying a flashlight when camping. The PowerHouse II's left vent will protect you from being burned if there is a power cut. The Anker manual warns that the PowerHouse II may get warm during charging, so be aware of that before you charge your device. Solar Power Generator Portable.
The Anker PowerHouse II 800 weighs 18 pounds and isn't particularly small. It measures approximately a foot by eight by seven inches by seven inches and has a handle attached. The unit is made of molded plastic and has reinforced corners to protect against drops. Although it's technically portable, it's not easy to use for extended periods of time. It is not waterproof so it is best to keep it out of the rain.
Although the Anker PowerHouse 2800 isn't intended to power hairdryers, it can run a mini fridge and an 85-inch television. It's a great tool for charging your laptop and other portable devices. Anker PowerHouse II 800 may be a better option if you need more juice. Its price is comparable to the other portable power supplies available.
Unlike other portable power supplies, the Anker PowerHouse II 800 doesn't have an internal engine. It looks more like a huge battery pack. It can be easily stored in your vehicle, house, or tent without compromising its safety. The powerhouse's Lithium-Ion battery is a 216-999mAh unit with 777 watt-hours of output.
Jackery's portable power station is great for those who are always on the go. Whether you're traveling, camping, or just need to charge your device while you're away from home, the explorer 300 is the perfect power source for on-the-go power needs. You can also take the Explorer 440 high-capacity power source with you wherever you go.
The Explorer 300 has a clear front and simple labelling of all ports. The backlit LCD screen on the Explorer 300 displays the remaining power and the power flowing out. The power flowing in is consistent, while the power flowing out depends on the conditions of the sun. The Explorer 300 is compatible with the Jackery SolarSaga 100 solar panel. This panel has 100 watts and can charge Explorer 300 in 5.5 hour.
The Jackery Explorer 300 is lightweight and compact, but it has a huge battery capacity. It can charge via a USB socket and has many output sockets for electronics. It does not have a flashlight. It is a solid choice for a small power supply, but it's best to check the product's specifications before making a purchase. You'll find the right power station for your needs and budget!
The battery on the Explorer 300 is six times larger than the capacity of an iPad or MacBook Pro. This means it's highly compatible with almost any device. You can also charge your device using the Explorer 300's USB port, or a solar panel. Fast charging is possible with the USB connection. The Explorer 300 also has multiple safety features such as thermal protection and a charge indicator.
The ECOFLOW RIVER series is a portable power supply with an electric capacity range of 288Wh to 1440Wh. Its unique X-Stream charging technology lets you recharge your EcoFlow in the vehicle or while using it to lower the voltage of high-power appliances. EcoFlow RIVER supports IH cooking heaters, coffee makers, microwave ovens, and dryers. You can use it anywhere you like, including camping, in your car, and even on the road.
The EcoFlow Delta Pro series is also equipped with an inverter that produces a clean sine-wave power output. This type of power is better for sensitive electronic devices and motors, which are designed to function best with AC power. Some inverters use modified sine wave power that can cause buzzing in speakers, hotter operation, and even the failure of sensitive electronics. Most users should use an EcoFlow portable power source.
The EcoFlow Delta 1800W/13-KWH solar generator is the most anticipated portable power station ever, raising over $3 million on Kickstarter in late 2019. With fantastic reviews, the EcoFlow Delta 1800 is currently one of the best selling solar generators of all time. The EcoFlow Delta 1800 is a great choice for anyone who needs a backup power supply in an emergency or to charge your smartphone. This solar generator is both gas-free and fume-free, making it the ideal solution to your power needs.
EcoFlow Delta 1800 can be charged from 0% to 80% in under an hour with its X-Stream technology. This unit has 6x AC outlets with a 1260Wh battery capacity. It can also be charged using a car's power port in as little time as four hours. It can be fully charged and used to power your home. This makes it a great gift idea. You can also recharge it with a gas generator.
The EcoFlow Delta Pro can charge two batteries simultaneously. It is the fastest portable battery in the world, and can be fully recharged in less than two hours. The EcoFlow Delta Pro can also expand to power other electrical devices. A single EcoFlow Delta Pro can power a camper van, microwave oven, or small cabin. You can even use your portable power station to power tools. And with its advanced features, it can be used as a backup power supply while camping. Solar Power Generator Portable.
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Viewing All Events Anytime. Monday, September 10, 2018. Music& Entertainment Louie's Grill& Bar Trivia Night Norman, OK Open weekdays 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Visitor's Guide. Download our guide here or request a copy to be mailed to you via email here.
We've rounded up a list of Halloween events happening this month in Oklahoma City and beyond that are Halloween events norman ok about the tricks and treats. So don't wait until Oct. 31 to get that costume on, celebrate all month long with these trickortreat events happening throughout the metro! Dead Guy Daze is an array of events celebrating Halloween and fall throughout the month of October in Guthrie. Events include Art& Ghost Walks, Bluegrass Festival, Guthrie Haunts haunted house, Downtown Pub Crawl& Block Party.
OK and 4335 West Highway 9 West Norman, OK Visit TB Farms for their tractor drawn hayrides, petting Contact. 309 E. Main St. Norman, OK Open weekdays 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Visitor's Guide. Download our guide here or request a Main Street will closed to create a fun environment for trickortreating, games, activities, costume contest& prizes. Traditional trickortreating is on Halloween night this year in Oklahoma City and neighboring communities. It's a night of frights and fun, and whether you're looking for children's activities and trickortreating or the more adultoriented events, here are the top Halloween happenings around OKC.
The City of Norman, Oklahoma. To prevent automated spam submissions leave this field empty. We are updating these Halloween events for 2018 starting in midSeptember, and will continue to update or add events as we find new info. Past Events Halloween Festival at the Castle Muskogee, OK Fridays and Saturdays in October.


Walking is a fun and easy way of exercising and is likewise a lovely recreational activity.
As with any other sport, the right gear for the job is required.
Walking however casual, or brisk has some impact on your feet, and therefore a cushioned and comfortable walking shoe that is lightweight and breathable can be your best confederate.
Brisk walking regularly is labeled as a moderate intensity aerobic exercise that raises your heart rate just enough to reduce health risks.
Brisk and fast-paced Walking aids in building your overall aerobic fitness up to any intensity that is suitable for your workout.
Although controlling what you eat has the greatest impact when it comes to weight control, walking can similarly help to keep off those extra pounds.
Walking is an easy exercise to start off with particularly when you are overweight or unfit.
Other than that, walking is a physical activity that can be enjoyed and practiced at any speed, with the same cardiovascular intensity as any moderate cardio work out.
Walking can be compared to walking on the treadmill and even cycling when it comes to cardio exercises.
To top it off, walking is fun, requires no special equipment, its free, and you get to enjoy fresh air and lovely scenery.
The answer here is very simple, the lighter the shoe, the faster and easier you can walk.
A lightweight walking shoe is particularly beneficial to beginner's walkers who are still a bit unfit.
A lightweight walking shoe will similarly prevent foot fatigue and keep you energized for much longer.
Wearing shoes that are comfortable, supportive and that fit you well is a start to preventing injuries, calluses, and blisters. All the same, a walking shoe needs to be lightweight and to provide good shock absorption.
A snug fit around the heel to protect your Achilles tendon, with a padded heel collar.
Breathable and lightweight uppers from a mesh or textile material with supportive leather overlays.
A cushioned and arch supportive insole that is lightweight and comfortable.
A moisture-wicking lining, antimicrobial treatment is optional.
A Gel Foam or Air midsole for shock absorption.
A durable outsole with grooves or a patterned tread for traction.
The WW577 from New Balance is one of their most popular walking shoes, this model ideally manufactured for women. This is a comfortable, durable and lightweight walking shoe, available in three basic and neutral color options.
Pure and durable leather uppers in a Bone, White or black color options.
The rubber sole is durable and provides excellent traction.
Hook and loop strap closure with double Velcro straps, and a comfortably padded tongue and collar.
Features the ever popular ABZORB cushioning system for the best in shock absorbency and cushioned comfort.
Similarly sports the Strike Path outsole with flex grooves for better stability and flexible movement.
Asics is a brand well known when it comes to sports and athletic shoes and gear. You can trust Asics for comfort, durability and high-quality performance, they have not failed in this regard, and manufacture some of the best walking and running shoes out there.
The Gel Quickwalk is designed specifically to be lightweight and supportive for all walks of life!.
Synthetic leather and mesh uppers for optimal breathability and a lightweight fit.
A highly durable, high traction and abrasion resistant AHAR rubber outsole.
Features Gel rear foot cushioning, that attenuates shock and allows for smoother transitioning when walking.
Available in two feminine and neutral color options to choose from.
A breathable and moisture wicking lining on the inside for further comfort.
In need of a little orthopedic assistance, then look no further than this stunning and lightweight Walking shoe offered by the very popular, Vionic.
Soft and comfortable leather uppers that are lightweight and breathable, with mesh inserts.
There is a removable textile EVA footbed that ensures cushioning and smooth heel-to-toe transition.
The outsole is rubber for better traction and durability.
Comes with an AMA seal of acceptance, for its featured orthotic design.
The orthotic design features an Active Motion System, with a flexible and cushioned sole.
I am a huge Skechers fan, but I must say from an objective point of view, this little number is amazing as a walking shoe. The Skechers Go Walk Kindle will keep your feet superbly cool and fresh, and completely diminish foot fatigue. Perfect for summer as a quick slip-on walking shoe.
Let's start with the uppers, 100% radically lightweight and breathable mesh, with a supple and flexible fit, that is virtually seamless.
An easy slip on and slip off running shoe with the most lightweight design that you will find.
Features the innovative and highly effective 5GEN midsole cushioning system.
The Goga Max high rebound footbed returns energy to your feet with every step that you take, combatting foot fatigue in its tracks.
The footbed is soft and comfortable lined with bamboo which is naturally anti-bacterial and odor resistant.
Since most walking is done outdoors, here is one for the ladies who like a bit of rough and challenging outdoor terrains. The Brooks Cascadia is a lightweight running shoe designed to withstand the elements and provide the best grip on different and harsh outdoor surfaces. Ideal to use as both walking and running shoe.
Offers neutral cushioning with a lightweight and flexible response.
Highly Breathable, and Tightly knit Birdseye mesh uppers with an additional 3D print mud guarding overlay.
The lace-up closure has a guard so that you can tuck away the laces to prevent trips and laces from coming undone.
Features the very popular Gore-Tex waterproof lining that is well known for its exceptional breathability.
A soft element fabric liner and removable comfort sock liner.
The trail-specific sole has a pivot post system, with stabilizing suspension on both sides of the heel and forefoot.
A BioMoGo midsole that offers exceptional cushioned comfort and support.
The rubber throughout the outsole is HPR Plus and abrasion resistant for durability.
Aggressive 3D Hex lugs on the tread offer optimal multi-directional grip.
Do you like to feel the earth beneath your feet, well if you are one of those minimalist walkers like I am, you will thoroughly enjoy these hiking and trail running minimalist shoes.
Offers extremely lightweight and flexible performance and comfort.
Gives you that barefoot feeling with the FeelTrue designed rubber outsole.
The tread has 4 mm lugs for incredible traction in dry and wet conditions.
The natural movement that this shoe allows with its flexible design allows you to feel the world as you are supposed to.
There is 6mm of FeelTrue rubber embedded with 3MM of BareFoam to fill out all the rough spots for a bit of support.
A lightweight walking shoe can make a huge difference when it comes to foot fatigue and less pressure.
The options that I have chosen all have some magnificent comfort and support features ideal for walking on different surfaces, while still remaining very lightweight.


Direct Graphic Memory Access (DirectGMA) exposes a part of the GPU memory and makes it accessible to other devices on the bus. By knowing the address of the exposed memory, any device that supports DirectGMA can write directly into GPU memory and vice versa. The GPU can write into the memory of a peer device instead of transferring the data to system memory first. This mechanism can be used to exchange data between AMD FirePro™ GPUs and 3rd party devices or to do peer-to-peer transfers between multiple AMD FirePro GPUs in one system. With today's PCIE 3.0 technology, DirectGMA is a very efficient way of transferring data at very low latency.
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In this section you will only find an OpenCL™ program showing this technology. In the graphics part of the website, you will also find OpenGL and DX11 ones.


Today I am EVER so thankful for that elusive 'extra hour' that is gained when we "Fall Back".
Mainly because yesterday was the longest day in history.
and purchasing some HAWT shoes from our website and that totally started my day off right.
Then I was off to run my million errands before Ladies Night 2010 began.
By the time the ladies showed up I am happy to say that not only was I dressed I was also fully made up!
The ladies arrived slowly but surely and it was great to see women from all the different areas of my life come together and really enjoy themselves!
I was so busy playing 'hostess with the mostesses' that I didn't take very many pictures but I did get a few of the fabulousness that was the table and the 'fun' straws to make our margaritas that much more exciting!Thank you so much to all my lovely ladies who made the trek out to my casita for the evening!
It was truly a blessing to share such a fun and mischievous night with you all!!
While I was having my "ladies party" my hubby was off with the guys for a night of shooting pool and drinks at a local lounge, being a good sport about being kicked out of his home for the evening.
Sweet Pea on the other hand was living the high life having spent the day with my dad (her Papa).
Of course they started off the afternoon with a trip to McDonald's (yuck!) , followed by a quick trip to the grocery store, then they went home to watch movies.
Now my Dad is a movie hound. If he passes by it in Costco chances are he'll pick it up.
Especially if it's something he thinks she will like.
This is always a blessing when we go by his house as she has 'stuff to do' and is not bored.
So Friday - I was taking her to her BFF's house since her mom ( my BFF) was going down to Long Beach in the morning and it was easier for all if my dad just picked her up from there- I told Sweet Pea to pack a bag and to make sure she had 'things' for Saturday.
"You know, Papa has a LOT of movies just for me so there's no reason to. And I didnt' want to take mine and get confused later on so I thought it best to leave them"
Yeah - my 8 year old said that.
Back to Saturday - they watched no less than 6 movies ranging from "The Ant Bully" to "Dreamgirls"
Sunday they woke up and made pancakes, bacon and eggs and relaxed until it was time for him to bring her home.
And I will fully admit that I bribed my dad with the promise of Babe's chilli to bring her home.
Yeah- I'm not at all ashamed.
His chilli is THAT good.
Not too super busy but just enough to really enjoy the moments and I can honestly say that Ladies Night was a HUGE success.
Thanks in part to the wonderful Maria Aventurado of Slumber Parties who made all the ladies feel at home.
And my wonderful hubby and Dad who made it that much easier to relax and enjoy myself!!
LOVE the chalk board -- SO cute! sounds like a great weekend! D and i were in vegas for his race, we had a really wonderful time!!!


Santander has once again been ranked the worst bank for service by an overwhelming margin, according to a poll of over 9,000 MoneySavingExpert.com users.
A huge 46% of the nearly 2,000 Santander customers who voted rate its current account service as poor (see the Best Bank Accounts guide).
In a glimmer of hope for bewildered consumers, the bank's service has at least moved from extremely dismal to dismal over the past three months.
Some 62% of the Spanish giant's account holders rated their experience as poor in a similar poll we conducted in August.
Since then, the bank says it has implemented measures to address the shocking way it has treated thousands of angry customers (see the Santander apologises MSE News story).
A key problem over the summer, which may have skewed the higher August figure, was many customers of Santander-owned Alliance & Leicester were locked out of their accounts during the transfer to the Spanish bank – a problem the company insists is now fixed.
Halifax/Bank of Scotland (Hbos) is second worst (26% poor rating) for service on current accounts. The best three, in order, are First Direct, the Co-op and Nationwide Building Society.
Almost nine in ten First Direct customers think the bank's service is great, as do 80% of Co-op account holders and 47% of Nationwide members.
Fewer customers of all providers rate current account service as poor compared to those in August. However, other than HSBC (22% poor rating) replacing Lloyds TSB (21% poor rating) as the third worst bank, the top three and bottom three remain identical.
Interpreting the statistics another way, more HSBC than Lloyds customers rate service as great (38% compared to 36%).
One explanation for the better performance wtinessed across the board (see table table below) may be the way we worded our question.
In August, we asked users to rate current account service generally. This time, we asked for views over the past three months only so we can track performance more closely as we will conduct such polls every quarter.
For instance, 48% of Hbos customers who are typically overdrawn rate service as poor compared to a much lower 20% of those in credit. The bank has a controversial £1 per day fee for those within their overdraft limit (see the Anger over Hbos charges MSE News story).
However, the split made little difference to Santander's performance which will be worrying for its top brass.
While other customers in credit generally experienced better service from their provider, virtually the same proportion of Santander account holders with a positive balance rate service as poor as those overdrawn.
Martin Lewis, MoneySavingExpert.com creator, says: "We've seen substantial improvements for all banks since the last survey, though Santander still scores very poorly.
"I suspect the improvement is less to do with banks getting their act together and more because we finessed the question to look at performance over the past three months. The real test will be in three months when we do it again.
"What's interesting this time is the split between the views of those overdrawn and in credit.
"One of the biggest examples is for Hbos customers. Last time it looked dreadful overall with a huge 48% of users rating it poor. Now only 20% in credit rate it poor, compared to a huge 48% of overdrawn customers.
"No doubt, this is a reaction to its £1 per day charge, which for some works out to be the equivalent of 1,000%+ APR. Luckily, Hbos is only a best-buy based on rates for those in credit so it's a simple message: don't touch it if you go overdrawn."
Steve Williams, Santander director of service quality and complaints, says: "We have been working hard to improve our service since this year's very popular Isa campaign and our integration of Alliance & Leicester.
"We know we have made progress from our own customer satisfaction surveys and are pleased the MoneySavingExpert.com poll confirms our improvement.
"However, we know we still have more to do, to ensure all of our customers have a good experience, all of the time, when they deal with Santander."


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#OnThisDay: Plessy v Ferguson, 1896
I had originally considered writing about the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mount Saint Helens today, but then I was reminded that it was on this day in 1896 that the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision that changed the course of American history. The case was Plessy v. Ferguson.
Plessy v. Ferguson was one of the cases we studied in the constitutional law class I took in college. The decision in this landmark case sanctioned segregation in the United States.
What happened after the American Civil War?
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the United State Constitution were intended to guarantee the civil rights of African Americans in the years after the Civil War and forevermore. Some states found ways around the intent of those amendments by instituting such things as a poll tax that many former slaves could not afford to pay and literacy tests that former slaves who had been denied an opportunity to learn to read or write couldn't possibly pass.
The result of the poll taxes and literacy tests was the disenfranchisement of black men. (This just applied to men because women didn't gain the right to vote until 1920.)
Racially-segregated public schools were the legal norm in some states in the post-Civil War years and into the 1960s. Narrow interpretation of the U.S. Constitution made these state laws possible.
The Louisiana Separate Car Act
The Separate Car Act took effect in Louisiana in 1890. It dictated that railway companies had to provide separate cars for blacks and whites and made it against the law for anyone of either race to enter a car designated for the other race.
Photo by Gemma Evans on Unsplash
Creole professionals in New Orleans organized the Citizens' Committee to test the constitutionality of the Separate Car Act. They hired Albion Tourgée as legal counsel. Mr. Tourgée had a record as a reformer. They wanted to find a person of mixed race to serve as plaintiff in a test case. They maintained that the act could not be applied on a consistent basis because it did not define the "white" and "colored" races.
Who was Plessy in Plessy v Ferguson?
Homer Adolph Plessy was seven-eighths white and one-eighth African American. He bought a ticket to take the East Louisiana Railroad from New Orleans to Covington, Louisiana. He boarded a passenger car for whites. When he refused to move to a car for African Americans, he was arrested.
Mr. Plessy was found guilty and appealed the decision.
Who was Ferguson in Plessy v Ferguson?
John H. Ferguson was the judge when Mr. Plessy was tried in U.S. District Court.
Counsel for Mr. Plessy argued that the Louisiana Separate Car Act violated the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – the amendment that prohibited slavery.
The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states the following in section 1: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States… are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of laws; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Counsel for Mr. Plessy argued that the Act violated this amendment because it did not provide African Americans "equal protection of the laws." Judge Ferguson dismissed that claim, too.
The case was appealed to the Louisiana State Supreme Court where Judge Ferguson's ruling was upheld.
Plessy v Ferguson
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider the case, which was titled Plessy v Ferguson and oral arguments were heard April 13, 1896. The court's 7 to 1 decision with one associate justice not voting, was rendered 124 years ago today on May 18, 1896.
U.S. Supreme Court Building
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The majority opinion in the case
Associate Justice Henry Billings Brown wrote for the majority. He wrote that the Louisiana Separate Car Act didn't violate the Thirteenth Amendment because it did not reestablish slavery or servitude. He wrote that the act wasn't in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment because the amendment only addressed the legal equality of whites and blacks and did not address social equality. Justice Brown maintained that the law in question in Louisiana provided equal cars for the two races. He backed up his statement for the court's majority by citing various states' courts that allowed for racially-segregated public schools. He wrote: "If one race be inferior to the other socially, the Constitution of the United States cannot put them upon the same plane." Furthermore, he wrote that the intention of the Louisiana law in question was to preserve "public peace and good order" and was "reasonable."
The minority opinion in the case
Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan of Kentucky, as the only dissenter, wrote in the minority statement that the majority of the Supreme Court had ignored the purpose of the Separate Car Act. To Justice Harlan, it was obvious that the purpose of the act was "under the guise of giving equal accommodation for whites and blacks, to compel the latter to keep to themselves while traveling in railroad passenger coaches." He argued that "Our Constitution is color-blind" and does not see or tolerate citizens being divided by class. He said the act affected the free movement of both races and, therefore, violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Stating his dissent to the decision in the strongest possible terms, Justice Harlan wrote, "in my opinion, the judgment this day rendered will, in time, prove to be quite as pernicious as the decision made by this tribunal in the Dred Scott Case." (In the Dred Scott case in 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney wrote that African Americans were not entitled to the rights guaranteed by U.S. citizenship.)
By the way, Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan came to be called "The Great Dissenter" because in the 34 years he sat on the U.S. Supreme Court (1877 until his death in 1911) he was often the dissenting voice, particularly in cases involving civil rights.
The separate but equal doctrine
Although the words, "separate but equal" do not appear in the majority or minority opinions in Plessy v Ferguson, that doctrine was a result of the case. The "separate but equal" doctrine made possible the continuation of racially-segregated public schools for decades.
The Brown v Board of Education of Topeka landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1954 ruled that separate but equal public schools were unconstitutional; however, in the county in which I lived in North Carolina, voluntary school integration was not instituted until 1965, and integration wasn't mandatory until the following school year. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka essentially overturned Plessy v Ferguson.
I've continued to work on a short story around the May 20, 1775 Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
Be safe. Be well. Be positive. Be creative and productive.
I hope you have a good book to read. I'm listening to Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett.
I attended an all-white school until the seventh grade. That year, integration was optional. Only three black students attended the school of first through eighth grades. The year I was in the eighth grade, the public schools in our county were fully-integrated. Looking back on it now, I don't know what all the fuss was about.
How about you? Did you attend a racially-segregated school? Please feel free to share your experience in the comments below and on my Facebook pages where I post my blog.
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13 thoughts on "#OnThisDay: Plessy v Ferguson, 1896"
Janet Givens says:
Janet, you have performed a valuable service here, I think. Most people don't realize the laws we had in this country following the Civil War that kept Black families back. Many had begun to prosper in the decade immediately following the war and "Dred Scott" took away, among other things, the ability to own capital for a black man, and metaphorically tied their hands, keeping them poor and beholden.
I grew up in the 50s and 60s as you did. But I'm a northerner. I lived in New Jersey, just outside Newark, against the back drop of the civil rights movement, which led me to the mistaken conclusion that racial trouble was confined to the south. No one was marching in my neighborhood.
My Black classmates came from intact, middle class families. Many of my black friends made better grades than I did. And all of them were just downright nice. I've long felt I was very lucky to have grown up where and when I did. I'm so appreciative of your post. Thank you.
Francisco Bravo Cabrera says:
Very interesting history Janet. Thank you for bringing this very important case to the public memory again. You have much insight and knowledge of history and it is very good of you to share and to teach because I am sure that many never had an idea of this Supreme Court Case. All the best to you,
Thank you, Francisco. I came to the realization last week that I need to write more history-related blog posts in order to establish myself as a bit of a historian if I want readers to value my historical fiction. Over the weekend I completely reworked my editorial calendar for my blog for the remainder of 2020 and much of 2021. I'm excited about this plan and I feel like my blog has more focus than it had before. I enjoyed doing the research to refresh my memory about the details of the Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court case. I look forward to researching and writing similar blog posts! I'm pleased that you found today's post interesting. Enjoy your week. We're promised rain all week. 😕
I think you've really a smashing idea and I think it will work just lovely. I am so sorry to hear about the rain. Today we started Phase 1 and the weather has turned absolutely beautiful! Take good care Janet and I do look forward to your new historical posts, they are certainly quite interesting indeed.
Thank you for your comments about my blog post today, Janet. Doing the research was a sobering experience as it brought back so many memories.
Like you, I'm glad I grew up when and where I did. We in The South were made to believe that racial discrimination only happened in The South. It wasn't until riots happened in northern cities and Los Angeles that our eyes were opened to the ugly truth that discrimination existed (and still exists) throughout our country. It wasn't until Boston had violence in trying to fully integrate the schools there and students from Charlotte, NC went there to share their experiences and try to calm the situation that we realized all public schools in The North were not racially- integrated.
Many people from NY, MI, and other northern States have moved to our area over the years and it has been eye opening and very sad to find that many of them are as prejudiced as any people I've ever known.
I very much appreciate the thoughts and experiences you shared. I plan to do more blog posts like this one.
Thank you, Francisco! I'm excited about my new plan. I've had good response already to today's post.
Enjoy your beautiful weather and Phase 1. North Carolina might enter Phase 2 this weekend, but I don't plan to do anything or go anywhere I haven't already done or been. It's just too risky for my sister or me to get sick.me
Enjoy the sunshine! We're predicted to get 3 to 6 inches of rain over the next several days. 😣
Oh, all that rain! I hope your weather gets better very soon Janet…today we visited friends and stopped at our favourite bar…which has been closed for almost 50 days…and Gad a great time… I think the plans for your blog will definitely produce great results Janet, wish you all the best,
After 50 days, I know y'all enjoyed getting back to your favorite bar — and visiting friends.It's hard to even visualize visiting friends again. I'm happy for you.
Thank you Janet, yes, it was quite a lovely evening…and to think this is what we used to do most days before 14 MAR…have a lovely day Janet, all the best!
usfman says:
I grew up in a lily white, working class neighborhood near Akron, Ohio, Yet for some unexplainable reason, I began to idolize African American sports heroes of the Cleveland Browns. I also became exposed to them by listening to my mother's record collection – Nat King vole, Ray Charles…
Thank you for sharing some of your experience.
Janet, Happy Holiday. Thank you for the bit of history about a case I was unawre of. I attended a 3,900 student high school in Chicago. The year I graduated it was cited as the best high school in the country (Not that my attending it contributed to that honor in any way.) There was one black student because the school was on Chicago's north side where white people lived, and black people lived on the west side or south side. The most contact with black people I had were the athletes I ran against while I was on the track team. running the 800 meters.
Thank you, David. I hope you've had a good day. I'm glad you found my blog post interesting and that it was something new for you. It's my hope that many of my blog readers will learn new bits of US history by reading my "OnThisDay blog posts. In fact, I'm planning to put more emphasis on this type of post to establish in my readers' minds that I am enough of an authority on history that they can trust the historical fiction I write. Not that I'm an authority on anything, but I try my best to stay true to history in all my writing, whether it's fiction or nonfiction.
That's an interesting school experience you had. Much different from mine. I'm glad I came along when and where I did, for it molded me into the person I am and I believe it will influence my writing.


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