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Elise Komer, Music Business major, named Presser Award winner
Elise Komer, a rising senior in Music Business, was named the 2020 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award recipient by the Theodore Presser Foundation. Through the generosity of the Presser Foundation, this award is given annually to a Wayne State University Department of Music student for their musical and academic merit. Komer, who studies violin under Professor Laura Roelofs will be awarded a $4,000 cash prize to advance her musical studies.
"I am so honored and humbled to receive this award from a university that has had such an incredible impact on my education and personal development," said Komer. "I am so thankful to all of the faculty and staff that have invested their knowledge, talents, and passion into myself and my peers."
A native of Chesterfield, Michigan, Komer began her violin studies at the age of six. She was homeschooled and attended Macomb Community College during her final two years of high school. Since coming to WSU Department of Music, Komer has played with the University Symphony Orchestra as well as numerous chamber music ensembles. Recently, she has begun to expand her classical violin studies by performing with WSU's Jazz Tech Ensemble.
"Elise demonstrates all of the attributes the Presser Award is meant to celebrate," says WSU violin faculty, Dr. Laura Roelofs. "Her academic work is very strong; she is also a mature and focused young violinist who is constantly working to improve her skills and widen her musical horizons. She is already showing outstanding administrative ability as the WSU Orchestra Manager, and her positive attitude makes her a joy to work with. I am proud to have Elise as a student."
Outside of her musical and academic studies, Komer serves in a student leadership role in the University Symphony Orchestra as the orchestra manager working directly with the ensemble's music director and department staff to ensure smooth operation of the ensemble.
"I would especially like to thank Dr. Laura Roelofs for her support and investment into my musicianship. Additionally, I would like to thank Professor Chris Collins for supporting me in my journey with jazz, Professor Jeremy Peters for his development in my music business education, and Professor Kypros Markou for giving me the opportunity to manage the University Orchestra," said Komer. "I have learned and grown so much while a student in the Wayne State University Department of Music."


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61550 Zip Code (Morton, IL)
61550 Zip Code (Morton, IL) Detailed Profile
City: Morton, IL (31.46%)
County: Tazewell County, IL
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Gateway Woods Family Services Illinois
Aquatech Pools and Spas
Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
Divorced: 9.0%
2831.6%Hispanic or Latino
2171.2%Asian
1200.7%Black
300.2%American Indian
200.1%Some other race
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Urban population: 16,530
According to our research of Illinois and other state lists, there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 61550 zip code as of January 16, 2022.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 61550 is 2,586 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.
Illinois median age:
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $11,090 (reported on 41.7% of returns)
Earned income credit: $1,753 (reported on 7.8% of returns)
Net capital gain/loss: +$14,665 (reported on 29.5% of returns)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$1,450 (reported on 1.3% of returns)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, -0.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $11,280 (reported on 81.6% of returns)
Morton Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 61550 with a mortgage: 3,215 (40 second mortgage, 478 home equity loan)
Notable locations in zip code 61550: Morton Township Hall (A), Morton Public Library (B), Morton City Hall (C), Apostolic Christian Timber Ridge Nursing Home (D), Caterpillar Corporate Security Services Fire Station (E), Morton Fire Department Station 2 (F), Morton Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 61550 include: Advent Lutheran Church (A), All Saints Episcopal Church (B), Apostolic Christian Church (C), Berean Baptist Church (D), Bethel Lutheran Church (E), Blessed Sacrament Church (F), Church of the Nazarene (G), First Baptist Church of Morton (H), First Mennonite Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Buckeye Cemetery (1), Hillcrest Memory Garden (2), Hirstein Cemetery (3), Roberts Cemetery (4), Roberson Cemetery (5), Old Apostolic Cemetery (6), Apostolic Christian Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Ossami Lake (A), Kennel Lake (B), Libbys Lagoon Number 2 (C), Libbys Lagoon Number 4 (D), Wilman Sportsman Club West Lake (E), Wilman Sportsman Club East Lake (F), Shepherd Pond (G), Kennel Lake Sportsman Club Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bull Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in zip code 61550 include: Southwood Park (1), Westwood Park (2), Northwood Park (3), Idlewood Park (4), Oakwood Park (5), Birchwood Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Morton, IL (61550)
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morton, IL (61550)
Cars and other vehicles available in Morton, IL (61550) in owner-occupied houses/condos
Cars and other vehicles available in Morton, IL (61550) in renter-occupied apartments
1,254$75,000 to $99,999
1,168$200,000 to $249,999
6$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
Asian householders: $245,068
Townhouses or other attached units: $170,853
In 2-unit structures: $216,557
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,147,636
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $138,134
Two: 175
5 to 9: 387
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13
1.3%109Walked
1.3%114Other means
1,8145 to 9 minutes
Male householders: 4,215 (818 living alone), Female householders: 3,470 (1,445 living alone)
4,386 spouses (4,345 opposite-sex spouses), 251 unmarried partners, (246 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,002 children (4,680 natural, 89 adopted, 232 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 8 foster children, 76 other relatives, 99 non-relatives
Size of family households: 2,795 2-persons, 1,017 3-persons, 870 4-persons, 326 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 37% not well, 16% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 10% not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% very well, 6% well, 25% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
33%Bangladesh
13%Honduras
11%El Salvador
10%France
2%Romania
14%European
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MORTON METALCRAFT CO (1021 W. BIRCHWOOD in MORTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SHEET METALWORK; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: MORTON METALCRAFT COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MORTON METALCRAFT CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
MORTON METALCRAFT CO (400 DETROIT AVENUE in MORTON, IL)
LUMBERYARD SUPPLIERS INC (724 W JACKSON ST in MORTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: PATRICK BANISTER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MORTON WELDING CO., INC. (CONTACT/OWNER) , MORTON WELDING CO. INC. (CONTACT/OWNER) , PATRICK BANISTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HONEY DO CUSTOM WOODWORKING INC, MORTON WELDING CO INC
MORTON WELDING CO INC (70 COMMERCE DRIVE in MORTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: MORTON WELDING CO. INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MORTON WELDING ACQUISITION INC
RISINGER BROS TRANSFER (1945 N MORTON AVE in MORTON, IL)
Organizations: RISINGER?DAVID S. (CONTACT/OWNER) , RISINGER DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
MULTAX (424 W EDGEWOOD CT in MORTON, IL)
Business SIC classification: AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
Organizations: MULTAX CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
AIR-LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC (1020 W BIRCHWOOD in MORTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: AIR LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , GRAY JR JOHN R (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AIRLAND TRANSPORT SVC INC
MORTON STP #3 (24500 VETERANS ROAD in MORTON, IL)
Alternative names: MORTON STP #3, VILLAGE OF, MORTON, VILLAGE OF
PIECE WORK SPECIALIST INC (300 W ADAMS in MORTON, IL)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: GLOVER GARY (CONTACT/OWNER)
OAKLANE ACRES STP (RFD #1 in MORTON, IL)
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND FRATERNAL ASSOCIATIONS
Alternative names: OAKLANE ACRES HOMEOWNERS ASSN, OAKLANE ACRES HOMEOWNERS ASSOC, OAKLANE ACRES SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, OAKLANE ACRES SWG TRT PLT
SAM LEMAN CHRY PLY DODGE (161 DETROIT in MORTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, SCRAP TIRE MANAGEMENT, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: LEMAN SAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: LEMAN SAM CHRY PLY DODGE
AG LAND FS INC (RURAL ROUTE in MORTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN RESTMORE INC (935 E JEFFERSON ST in MORTON, IL)
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Population in 1990: 15,207. Population change in the 1990s: +1,881 (+12.4%).
Midwest: 2,036
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 173
119,937Legal occupations
101,251Architecture and engineering occupations
90,041Computer and mathematical occupations
74,705Law enforcement workers including supervisors
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (MORTON, IL):
JOHNCO CONSTRUCTION INC (117 W JEFFERSON ST; small business) : $2,306,107 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2002
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Hospitals and Infirmaries, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities by Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
Signed by year: 2000: $538,627; 2001: $1,777,000; 2002: -$9,520; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,777,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Hospitals and Infirmaries. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2002-10-15.
$300,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2000-01-21. Completion date: 2000-07-18.
$200,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-03-23. Completion date: 2000-07-18.
$38,627, same as above. Signed on 2000-04-27. Completion date: 2000-07-18.
IRON-A-WAY INC (220 W JACKSON ST; small business)
$131,780 with Navy for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Signed on 2002-09-17. Completion date: 2002-12-16.
LINCOLN OFFICE LLC (77 COMMERCE DRIVE; small business) : $56,514 in 10 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities, Office Furniture, Floor Coverings by Army, Geological Survey
Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $20,910; 2002: $0; 2003: $23,206; 2004: $9,132; 2005: $0; 2006: $3,266.
$20,910 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities. Signed on 2001-08-28. Completion date: 2001-10-21.
$13,686 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2003-09-19.
$6,690 with Army for Floor Coverings. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2003-11-21.
$5,808 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2004-09-23. Completion date: 2004-10-28.
FLIGINGERS OUTDOOR POWER CENTE (1900 S MAIN; small business) : $28,300 in 4 contracts in 2004
$7,550 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Vehicular Power Transmission Components. Signed on 2004-08-24. Completion date: 2004-09-13.
$7,550 with Army for Vehicular Power Transmission Components. Signed on 2004-08-24. Completion date: 2004-09-13.
$6,600 with Army for Tractors, Full Tracked, Low Speed. Signed on 2004-07-22. Completion date: 2004-07-22.
$6,600 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Tractors, Full Tracked, Low Speed. Signed on 2004-07-22. Completion date: 2004-07-22.
G & D TRANSPORTATION, INC (50 COMMERCE DR) : $19,456 in 2 contracts in 2006
$9,728 with Army for Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil; and Leaf. Signed on 2006-02-24. Completion date: 2006-02-21.
$9,728, same as above. Signed on 2006-05-11. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
GINGERICH, R CO (820 N NEBRASKA AVE; small business) : $16,950 in 5 contracts from 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment, Cranes and Crane-Shovels by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $18,680; 2006: -$1,730.
$9,480 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment. Signed on 2005-06-29. Completion date: 2005-08-03.
$4,600 with Army for Cranes and Crane-Shovels. Signed on 2005-02-28. Completion date: 2005-02-24.
$4,600 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Cranes and Crane-Shovels. Signed on 2005-02-28. Completion date: 2005-02-24.
MACHINE & ROCK, LLC (50 COMMERCE DR; small business) : $15,339 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$9,234 with Army for Milling Machines. Signed on 2004-04-29. Completion date: 2004-04-27.
$6,105 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Valves, Nonpowered. Signed on 2003-04-10. Completion date: 2003-03-25.
KLEAN WASH, INC (175 WEST COURTLAND; small business) : $6,608 in 2 contracts in 2003
$5,780 with Army for Inspection Services (including commercial testing and lab services, except medical/dental) -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2003-01-31. Completion date: 2003-02-21.
$828, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-02. Completion date: 2003-02-21.
MORTON MACHINING & MANUFACTURI (701 FLINT AVE; small business)
100 employees, $0 revenue. : -$330,499 in 2 contracts in 2003
$0 with Army for Guns, 75 mm through 125 mm. Signed on 2003-03-27. Completion date: 1997-12-31.
-$330,499, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-27. Completion date: 1997-12-31.
Wholesale Trade: Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 50-99: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 9)
Construction: Electrical Contractors (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
305 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
32 people in group homes intended for adults
136 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
(Based on 3 full and 4 partial tracts)
LOANS ORIGINATED 85 $150,697 277 $155,045 930 $164,873 40 $85,467 1 $865,900 30 $157,874 4 $26,575
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 1 $224,030 8 $236,918 30 $163,610 5 $92,632 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 6 $99,430 11 $126,482 84 $200,760 8 $26,591 0 $0 2 $94,930 1 $9,300
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 1 $239,220 9 $115,246 84 $175,033 0 $0 0 $0 2 $71,970 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 2 $93,280 5 $127,234 19 $155,406 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 50 $153,463 311 $170,951 322 $167,898 30 $49,281 46 $133,920 1 $29,680
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 2 $207,500 17 $134,155 18 $129,409 2 $161,860 4 $124,310 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 5 $135,208 16 $87,504 77 $167,468 25 $116,223 0 $0 5 $31,264
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 7 $139,934 12 $186,030 43 $151,919 4 $241,268 0 $0 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 2 $132,840 1 $115,000 9 $172,513 0 $0 1 $115,000 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 0 $0 27 $120,150 45 $127,899 10 $17,908 0 $0 7 $121,386 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 0 $0 23 $111,837 93 $128,537 22 $109,892 0 $0 2 $214,810 2 $33,215
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 2 $95,645 11 $126,362 51 $131,066 7 $73,113 0 $0 2 $127,000 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 1 $188,000 5 $158,622 24 $151,615 1 $50,000 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 0 $0 24 $109,644 27 $137,430 10 $28,581 4 $94,325 1 $30,120
APPLICATIONS DENIED 0 $0 38 $131,564 125 $150,949 32 $50,518 4 $58,265 1 $4,870
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 0 $0 37 $131,574 76 $157,336 6 $91,028 0 $0 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 2 $73,505 15 $159,118 21 $193,914 1 $20,000 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 0 $0 17 $76,449 54 $187,204 12 $24,276 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 2 $120,500 43 $114,364 96 $154,808 22 $40,168 0 $0 2 $124,205 7 $16,769
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 0 $0 30 $147,724 98 $159,359 5 $239,442 0 $0 2 $89,855 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0 12 $131,879 28 $218,694 0 $0 0 $0 1 $81,000 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 1 $160,360 18 $143,558 35 $111,807 5 $17,946 0 $0 2 $70,850 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 2 $87,490 20 $85,738 108 $130,392 25 $26,246 0 $0 3 $98,480 4 $38,305
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 4 $112,028 29 $120,666 76 $136,759 4 $41,385 0 $0 3 $104,000 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0 10 $114,409 23 $142,636 2 $19,485 0 $0 3 $114,703 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 24 $114,005 408 $142,459 1,424 $125,877 39 $24,252 1 $283,000 57 $102,100
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 2 $62,880 8 $157,801 47 $106,409 12 $15,793 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 0 $0 20 $109,141 135 $121,192 13 $18,724 0 $0 3 $78,527
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 1 $132,000 19 $115,018 107 $117,123 1 $20,000 0 $0 1 $44,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0 4 $64,668 17 $196,585 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 21 $104,063 407 $139,548 1,125 $120,401 36 $65,628 1 $3,200,000 35 $79,511
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 3 $162,423 9 $139,054 49 $116,797 4 $14,238 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 0 $0 27 $84,620 108 $107,524 10 $15,390 0 $0 1 $20,820
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0 7 $45,160 18 $186,674 0 $0 0 $0 1 $103,100
LOANS ORIGINATED 24 $120,382 375 $113,567 914 $121,221 68 $28,092 1 $766,390 24 $95,032
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 3 $131,430 12 $81,957 61 $70,884 9 $33,142 0 $0 3 $80,177
APPLICATIONS DENIED 0 $0 14 $27,427 84 $101,651 18 $30,692 0 $0 4 $50,198
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 0 $0 22 $104,767 80 $112,418 5 $30,332 0 $0 1 $51,000
LOANS ORIGINATED 18 $101,991 329 $115,734 219 $89,486 68 $32,046 22 $88,823
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 0 $0 11 $174,939 22 $70,025 12 $11,165 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 0 $0 37 $60,384 47 $72,071 26 $11,019 4 $24,705
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 2 $75,275 20 $88,093 35 $82,892 5 $19,838 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0 2 $265,680 2 $101,410 0 $0 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 13 $97,342 286 $109,112 337 $95,603 83 $15,516 3 $225,000 24 $71,694
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 0 $0 7 $119,177 21 $79,768 17 $15,267 0 $0 1 $13,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED 2 $81,450 22 $43,399 35 $75,419 21 $11,790 0 $0 1 $3,550
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 1 $79,000 21 $89,058 36 $85,515 10 $50,776 0 $0 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0 0 $0 10 $105,552 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 4 $270,720 12 $144,104
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 4 $184,750 1 $290,200
LOANS ORIGINATED 101 $162,822 21 $163,854 2 $185,090
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 10 $159,164 6 $237,627 1 $149,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED 4 $154,625 0 $0 2 $125,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 1 $112,000 3 $132,243 3 $132,243
LOANS ORIGINATED 78 $158,733 30 $158,351 1 $140,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 7 $126,720 11 $186,495 1 $233,460
APPLICATIONS DENIED 2 $176,235 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 1 $133,000 2 $209,000 0 $0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 5 $215,292 2 $278,730 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 75 $131,755 76 $136,229 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 28 $125,543 18 $147,892 1 $74,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 10 $135,720 7 $170,749 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 13 $116,403 7 $149,873 0 $0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 11 $163,093 6 $134,438 3 $127,833
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 2 $109,000 3 $178,793 1 $131,000
LOANS ORIGINATED 62 $108,087 9 $162,644
APPLICATIONS DENIED 2 $100,085 0 $0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 3 $117,667 0 $0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 3 $97,720 0 $0 0 $0
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 38. The highest number of reported fires - 70 took place in 2005, and the least - 25 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 61550, Illinois
Mary 112 83.9 years
William 103 76.9 years
John 102 75.3 years
Anna 49 86.0 years
Dorothy 48 80.7 years
Getz 34 83.0 years
Rapp 27 82.4 years
Martin 25 75.6 years
Zimmerman 24 83.6 years
Strunk 22 82.2 years
Belsley 20 82.0 years
Roth 20 80.8 years
Ace Hardware 1 KFC 1
Arby's 1 Kmart 1
Baymont Inn 1 Kroger 1
Best Western 1 MasterBrand Cabinets 2
Burger King 1 McDonald's 1
Chevrolet 1 Pizza Hut 1
Circle K 2 Quality 1
Cracker Barrel 1 Ruby Tuesday 1
Curves 1 Steak 'n Shake 1
Dairy Queen 1 Subway 2
Days Inn 1 T-Mobile 1
FedEx 3 Taco Bell 1
Ford 1 Travelodge 1
H&R Block 1 U-Haul 1
Hardee's 1 UPS 4
Holiday Inn 1 Walmart 1
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The employment minister has claimed a small number of activists are trying to "destabilise" firms involved in a controversial work experience scheme.
The scheme allows unemployed youngsters to do unpaid work for up to two months without losing benefits but has been criticised by some as "slave labour".
Chris Grayling said firms were "jumpy" because of a "false campaign" he blamed on the Socialist Workers' Party.
But Right to Work protesters said it was a "broad-based" campaign.
The scheme, aimed at 16- to 24-year-olds on jobseeker's allowance (JSA), allows them to do unpaid work experience with a company for up to eight weeks – without losing their benefit and potentially with some expenses paid.
But if jobseekers choose to take part and then fail to turn up without good reason after the first week, their benefits could be docked for a period. This has led critics to question whether the placements are really "voluntary".
Of the 34,200 people who took part in the scheme between its launch in January 2011 and November that year – the government says 200 had their benefits docked.
Various firms have expressed concerns about government-backed work placement schemes in the past week, amid claims that they exploit people on benefits.
On Thursday Ken McMeikan, chief executive of the bakery chain Greggs, told BBC Two's Newsnight programme he and other business leaders would meet the government next week to discuss the scheme.
But he added it was a "small minority of people" of people criticising the scheme and most youngsters who had been through it "like it and they want us to continue offering it".
Mr Grayling told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that joining the scheme was "entirely voluntary" and many of those who took part went on to get jobs with the firms.
He said "jumpy" companies were coming under pressure from an internet campaign which he claimed was being run by the Socialist Workers' Party.
"The High Street retail sector is going through a tough time at the moment, if you're running a company and you're getting streams of emails attacking you, it's very unsettling. It's a false campaign.
Jobseekers who dropped out of the scheme "without good reason" would be investigated – and in some cases face the same sanction they would for not turning up to sign on at the job centre, he said.
And he argued that the only compulsory scheme they operated was a short-term scheme, "mandatory work activity", used when Jobcentre Plus advisers felt someone's job search has "gone off the rails" – which was work carried out on "community-benefiting projects".
Waterstones, Maplin, Matalan, Tesco and Argos are among firms to have expressed concerns about government-backed work placement schemes in recent days.
On Friday Poundland said it was withdrawing from participation in another scheme – the government's work programme – which is aimed at people who have been unemployed for more than a year. Claimants who refuse to take part in recommended work experience can face benefit sanctions.
Sainsbury's, meanwhile, said the small number of stores that took part in the work experience scheme following local approaches had since ceased participation, as it was not company policy.
Michael Bradley of the Right to Work campaign said he was "proud to be a socialist" but it was a "broad based" campaign backed by six trade unions and chaired by Labour MP John McDonnell.
Kirsty McHugh, of the Employment Related Services Association, which represents "welfare to work" companies, said if benefit rules were stopping companies wanting to provide placements the government should look at them again.


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Government won't cap electricity rates
As Norwegians brace for more shockingly high electricity bills this month, they can't expect much if any help from the government. Oil & Energy Minister Kjell-Børge Freiberg is rejecting calls to set a maximum level and thus cap rates before they go any higher.
Many Norwegians dread opening up the next batch of electricity bills that will be arriving for January. PHOTO: newsinenglish.no
The calls are coming from thousands of Norwegians over social media, after a man in Bergen vented his frustration over receiving yet another electricity bill this winter that's more than double what he paid during the same month a year ago. Kurt Pedersen posted a video on Facebook demanding a maximum rate of NOK 0.50 (50 øre, or around USD 0.48) per kilowatt hour, for both electricity and the extra price paid for distribution of the electricity to a certain address (called nettleie).
Rates in December 2017 and January 2018 were around NOK 0.38-39 for strøm, while nettleie was already running around NOK 0.49. Electricity rates hit NOK 0.65 in December 2018 and now most Norwegians dread opening their monthly bills for January.
From cheap to expensive
Electricity used to be one of the few products and services in Norway that was less expensive than in many other other countries, thanks to Norway's abundant waterfalls and hydro-electric power. All that changed when the country went from regulated electricity rates to market rates in the 1990s, when power brokers also won the rights to sell Norwegian electricity abroad.
Authorities and government officials claim electricity rates in Norway have remained lower than in other European countries, but those running the market now have made some mistakes. No one foresaw last year's summer drought, when it barely rained from May until well into September. Brokers had already sold lots of Norway's hydro-electric power overseas, expecting reservoirs to be refilled. When they weren't, rates jumped.
Pedersen of Bergen thus struck a responsive chord with fellow Norwegians, who had shared his video protest 19,000 times and viewed it 1.9 million times by the end of last week, according to news bureau NTB. "I have followed the electricity market since the 1990s and seen what's happening," Pedersen told NTB. "We're selling off our electricity to make money on it, instead of using it to warm up our homes. This is our own hydr0-electricic power, the people's inherited wealth, we're talking about."
'Enough is enough'
He thinks his video is popular because "folks have had enough. There are incredibly many folks in Norway who actually are struggling to pay their electricity bills. Retirees are sitting in their homes wearing heavy wool sweaters and down jackets in order to try to reduce their heating bills. That's not the way it's supposed to be."
Pedersen sneered at a government response that involves reducing the taxes on electricity by one øre (NOK 0.01) per kilowatt hour, claiming that amounts to very little if any relief.
Oil Minister Freiberg of the Progress Party that prides itself on cutting taxes and fees admits that the reduction can seem like very little. "With the kinds of bills folks are getting now, I can understand that," Freiberg told NTB.
Oil & Energy Minister Kjell-Børge Freiberg has flatly rejected the idea of setting a maximum level for electricity and power distribution rates. PHOTO: OED/Scanpix
He flatly rejected Pedersen's proposal, though, for a maximum electricity and distribution rate. "We have tried a system in which rates were set by the authorities," Freiberg said. "We all chose to abandon it in the 1990s. We have had a market-based power system since, and I think Norway has been well-served by it. We have electricity rates that vary over time, precisely because they're market-based."
Freiberg further claims that the currently high rates are "not normal" because of last year's drought. "What we're experiencing today is a powerful reminder that we have a system that is very weather-dependent," he told NTB. "We had an extreme situation last summer, and now it's cold. The situation in Europe also affects our prices."
He noted that the current conservative government coalition has doled out around 600 new licenses for generating more water- and wind-based power since it first took power itself in 2013. He believes the additional power that will be generated by the new license will help lower rates, even though many of the windmill parks are meeting strong opposition from local residents and environmental groups because of how they're changing scenic landscapes.
Not so 'extreme' after all
Others also note that last year's drought may not be so "extreme" after all, as climate change continues to become more and more visibile in Norway. Opposition parties in Parliament, meanwhile, are calling for more direct support for low-income households hit the hardest by much higher electricity bills.
Johan Gahr Støre of the Labour Party was lukewarm at best to the call for capping rates, telling newspaper Aftenposten over the weekend that it could be difficult to put into practice. "We have more faith in boosting (financial) support for those who are struggling," Støre said.
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum of the Center Party has criticized how Norway's electricity is sold abroad when it's needed at home to keep rates lower. Both he and Støre are raising objections to construction of a new cable, called NorthConnect, that can send more electricity from Norway to the UK.
Støre conceded that Norway has been well-served by cables that allow export electricity "when we have a lot" and also can import electricity in times of shortages, "but there should be a limit on it." He stressed that Norwegians will continue to experience periods with high electricity rates after dry years and lower prices when there's been a lot of rain and snow.
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6.01.11 Review
Uncanny X-Force #11 (Marvel): Rick Remender and (yet another) fill-in artist Mark Brooks start part 1 of the Dark Angel Saga, moving the team with Dark Beast into the dystopian alternate Age of Apocalypse timeline. If I have to have a fill-in artist, Mark Brooks is thankfully probably the best I've seen so far. His style is more Jerome Opena than Billy Tan, with a dash of Jim Lee thrown in for good measure. Whether you're a fan of Jim Lee or not, his style really did help define the modern look of the X-Men. Deadpool's banter makes a comeback, and there are plenty of cameos as the team tries to find the Celestial "Life Seed" to help save Warren from Archangel. We get to see Nightcrawler, Sabretooth, Sunfire, and more, along with a surprise appearance at the end within the Atlantis stronghold. One of the best things about this title is the nice balance between swift plot development and small character moments. The action isn't mindless, but rooted in the way the characters' mutant powers actually work. In the middle of all that, you get things like the sexual tension and mental energy between Fantomex and Psylocke really heating up subtly. I really like the way Remender is positioning Logan as an introspective leader, and one more aligned with Charles Xavier's dream than Scott's more militant stance seems to be currently, probably done so as a favor to Jason Aaron and his impending X-Men: Schism storyline. The inevitability of the Rise of Apocalypse also lends a somber tone that I'm really into. By the end, you realize that this book has action, shared history that remains accessible, along with those fun character moments. It's basically everything you'd want from an X-Men book. Grade A.
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Last month, the Miami Herald detailed a "yellow fog" spotted in Florida Bay suggesting the bay is on the verge of another massive sea grass die-off and extended algae bloom — similar to what many recall occurring in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The trigger of the catastrophic event then and now is the same, a lack of freshwater flow in the Everglades combined with severe drought leading to hyper-salinity (when water salinity exceeds that of seawater, about 36 parts per thousand) in the bay. In late July 2015, we measured salinity that exceeded 60 parts per thousand in parts of Florida Bay — nearly twice the salinity of seawater.
In the 1990s the problem in Florida Bay became so severe that more than 50,000 acres of sea grass were impacted and harmful algae blooms persisted for years.
Some fishermen say that the fishing has never been the same.
Ultimately, this event became a rallying cry that led to the establishment of the Everglades Foundation and development of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).
More than 20 years later and 15 years since CERP was authorized, we have seen some local successes in restoration; however, we have not realized any progress in moving water south from Lake Okeechobee into the heart of the Everglades. Until we do this, Florida Bay will continue to suffer.
Yellow fog — exactly what is it?
In addition to sodium chloride (table salt), seawater contains an abundance of other salts or ions including sulfate. Sulfate is about 1000 times more abundant in seawater than fresh water, and when oxygen is depleted in flooded saline soils like in sea grass beds, some bacteria use sulfate (because it contains oxygen) for respiration giving them an advantage over bacteria that require aerobic conditions to live.
This respiratory process is called sulfate reduction and leads to the production of hydrogen sulfide — the rotten egg smell that emanates naturally from coastal mangrove wetlands. An overabundance of hydrogen sulfide production in Florida Bay mud contributed to the formation of this yellow fog.
First, we need to understand that there are a lot of different kinds of bacteria in nature with very specific roles and unique abilities. Some bacteria can use hydrogen sulfide as an energy source to produce sugar and yellow-colored elemental sulfur as an end product. These sulfide-oxidizing bacteria live and grow in the zone between sources of hydrogen sulfide (Florida Bay mud) and oxygen (Florida Bay water).
Although these bacteria are always present in coastal water bodies such as Florida Bay, they thrive and grow to bloom-like proportions when conditions are greatly modified. Such was the case in the summer of 2015.
Many know that Florida Bay is starved of freshwater relative to pre-drainage Everglades conditions. In fact, Florida Bay only gets about half the freshwater it received historically from the River of Grass.
This has had negative consequences on everything from sea grass and sponge habitats to shrimp and spotted sea trout fisheries, and even larger predators like Roseate spoonbills and American crocodiles. Combined with reduced flow conditions and recent drought, the result is catastrophic.
The yellow fog, which we know to be a cloud of sulfur, is not the problem and it is not the cause. It is merely a symptom—like a runny nose to a cold—in the hyper-saline layer of water that blankets large areas of sea grass in central Florida Bay.
The real problem is the hyper-salinity combined with high water temperatures that have shifted the balance of oxygen in the water and mud in Florida Bay and led to such high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide.
As a plant toxin, hydrogen sulfide will kill sea grass when concentrations are high enough. This fuels a series of downward spirals with many paths that lead to sea grass die-off and algae blooms that are perpetually fed by the nutrients released from dead and decomposing sea grass.
Right now, there is nothing we can do but pray for rain and wind to flush affected areas of Florida Bay. In the near-term, we need to move forward with the Modified Water Deliveries Project that will help restore the pattern of flow into Everglades National Park. We also need to advance implementation of the C-111 Spreader Project that will increase flows to Taylor Slough and Florida Bay.
Finally, we need to move forward with the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) that will provide almost immediate benefits for Florida Bay and the rest of the River of Grass.
If we wait too long, we may lose what remains of Florida Bay.


Inside The World Of BoJack Horseman Raphael Bob-Waksberg gives us the inside story of one of the most ingenious shows on TV.
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It's actually kind of tough trying to craft the right interview questions for Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the man behind TV's weirdest adult animation series, BoJack Horseman.
The cartoon, which is about to begin its fourth season on Netflix, follows the bizarre misfortunes of BoJack Horseman, an anthropomorphic horse (voiced by Arrested Development's Will Arnett), who is the washed-up star of a corny 1990s sitcom, trying to reclaim his former acting glory. Surreal and sometimes more than a little depressing, the series is also littered with brilliant visual puns and intricate pop culture references.
True to the show's no-holds-barred aesthetic, Bob-Waksberg himself is game to answer any questions you have about his horse anti-hero and the ingenious world of Bojack's Hollywoo.
Bob-Waksberg laughs, but I'm totally serious. This has been niggling at me ever since the show introduced the two Gyllenhaals, at a Hollywood elite's wake, as "Jake and Maggot Gyllenhaal" back in season two.
"Are you asking for an in-universe explanation or a meta-universe explanation?" Bob-Waksberg asks.
A fair question, as BoJack Horseman takes place in a parallel Hollywood called 'Hollywoo' (since someone stole the 'D' from the Hollywood sign) in which humans and animals live, work and love together. And BoJack, the show's horse-man protagonist, has had daliances with humans, cats, owls and (disturbingly) a teenage deer.
"An in-universe explanation," I reply, and I can hear the glee in Bob-Waksberg's voice as he launches into it.
Junkee: How did you originally come up with this concept of BoJack? I mean, forgive me if this is a bit blunt, but is it just a smarter way to write a story about a sad white guy?
Raphael Bob-Waksberg: [Laughs] Yeah, I guess so. Originally it came because I wanted to do something with my friend Lisa Hanawalt who is this amazingly talented artist. She was drawing these animal people on her own. So I looked at a bunch of her art and I thought, what would I want to do with these characters?
I guess what I wanted to with them was explore a story about a depressed actor who lives up in the Hollywood Hills, isolated from everybody and whines about it all the time.
What makes you decide, in this anthropomorphic world you've made, which characters are humans and which are animals?
We kind of play it by feel a little bit. In general we don't want to have too many of one or the other. We want to keep things a little bit equal. It's hard because the animals are always more fun to design for Lisa and for us, the writers.
We try to design that as best we can so if we have more than three or four people in a room together, they're never all animals or all humans.
Sebastian St. Clair, when we first wrote him in, was just described as a wealthy philanthropist. And then Lisa, in the design of it, decided to make him a… I don't even know, was he a leopard? I guess. Some kind of jungle cat. And then Keegan-Michael Key came in and said, "You know, I thought I would do this accent for him." We said, "All right, I guess he sounds like that." We kind of figure it out as we go.
BoJack is part of this ever-growing catalogue of shows and films about Hollywood. What do you think is the fascination with the industry?
There's actually a hesitation, I think for people in Hollywood — especially amongst the executives — when you pitch them a show about Hollywood. They feel like, 'Oh no, no one cares about that. No one's really interested in that. Enough already'. And yet projects keep getting made.
For my show specifically it really felt like it was about this character getting everything he always wanted and he still couldn't be happy. You know? He had every opportunity for success, but he still wasn't satisfied.
I really wanted to do the extreme version of that as I think it's somewhat, sadly, a universal feeling that everyone has felt, in their own field, or in their own life. They're like, 'Well, I thought I would get this promotion or I would start this family', whatever it is, 'I thought that that would be the thing that would make me feel whole or complete, and it doesn't'.
I felt like Hollywood was a very external realisation of that. I wanted this famous television star that is recognised everywhere he goes and lives in this house on top of the city, overlooking it all. Like Mufasa and Simba looking out over the lands of their dominion. Everything the light touches is yours. It felt like a very big way to express this universal idea — and a lot of Hollywood stories are kind of that. Even though it is very navel-gazing and self-obsessed.
In some ways there's a lot of heart to the show, but in other ways it does feel pretty hopeless. What do you feel is the underlying ethos of your story?
I guess it evolves and changes over time. I think sometimes we're in a very cynical mood when we're making a show. And other times we think, 'Well, you know, is it hopeless? There's a little bit of good stuff out there'. I think the underlying ethos is that existing is hard. I think we've been lied to by fiction in the past.
Like, narrative in general — I think it's conditioned us to believe that if we are good we will be rewarded, and if we have good intentions, that will lead to good actions. And if we are true and brave and loyal and kind, then things will work out.
I'm interested in the ramifications of believing in that. And I think that's another reason why Hollywood is interesting, certainly for me because the show is about how the people who create these stories are the people who are affected by these stories.
Actually, both those things are true simultaneously. I think that's really interesting.
TV, and comedy especially, has really delved into mental illness recently. What do you think makes that such a prescient topic right now?
It's funny because it definitely does feel like that's a thing that's happening on TV and that we are a part of it. But it was never our intention to really delve into exploring mental illness or different versions of depression or anything like that.
I think we're just seeing more and more are shows that are allowed to take their characters seriously. I think that's something BoJack is and I think the fact that you're seeing more and more shows that are serialised goes hand in hand with that. In the past, a character had a funny quirk, but you couldn't really delve into that because you had to make every episode make sense on its own. You couldn't go too dark with it; you had to keep that status quo going for as long as possible.
But now you're seeing the creators of the show really take those quirks seriously, and the actors can take that seriously and go, 'Okay, well what does that mean that this character acts this way? Or react to these situations in this manner? Why would his character do that?' You can keep asking questions and following up on that. These characterisations get richer and deeper and more deeply felt.
If you look at the last 60 years of television, I think you'd actually see a lot of characters that exhibit the symptoms, perhaps, of the kind of thing you see now. The only difference is now you can really unpack that and we're given the space and the interest to really explore those things and take them seriously — and take the characters seriously.
And how far do you think you can go with BoJack? Because he's done some pretty messed up things over the past three seasons.
Yeah, I think we're still finding that out. Every season has been a surprise. It's like, 'Okay we've gone about as far as we can go'. But then, once you get the idea for how to take it farther and farther, it's hard to shut off the part of your brain that goes, 'No, I really want to see that'.
Like I said, I really am into following through on things that have happened and building on them. And sometimes that will mean going darker and sometimes that will mean the opposite. And you might be surprised by a moment of grace or redemption.
I think we're still figuring that out as we go. Hopefully we'll be on the air for many more seasons and we'll get to discover all sorts of different edges and contours of the character.
Do you ever want the show to be overtly political? Or do you try and steer away from these topical identity and politics issues?
I think it is overtly political. I think everything is. I think it's a mistake to say, 'I am not a political person' or 'This is not a political statement'. Because anything you do — taking up space in our country or in the world — is political. I think claiming to be impartial and doing nothing is a vote in confidence for the status quo. I think even if you claim to not be political, you are in fact being political.
I think it's dangerous to try to shy away from those conversations; I certainly don't intend to. I think it's difficult to be topical on our show, because it takes a while to put it together and then all the episodes come out at once. It feels like we're a bit behind the real world.
We try to discuss more evergreen issues that we feel will have some relevance, no matter what the particular news story of the day is. And fortunately, or unfortunately, there are a lot of very serious issues in our country and in our world that don't seem to be changing anytime soon. We make some pretty relevant commentary on some real blights to society, and then six months later the episode comes out, and guess what? That problem still exists.
I would love to wake up in a world where my show is no longer relevant because everything is better, but unfortunately I don't see that happening anytime soon.
I wanted to ask you about race, because I think that one of the things about this anthropomorphic world is that it does get more complicated by race as well. How do you address that on the show?
That's a good question. I would say we mostly don't. Honestly, people can draw their own conclusions about that.
One thing we really didn't want to do was to make animals an analogue for race in some way. Early on I didn't want to do a thing where I'm saying, 'There you go, people of colour are animals'. Right? Like, 'These dirty lemurs represent immigrants'. Or something. So I really tried to keep that separate.
But then it gets complicated because once you have all these talking animals, the racial dynamics of the roles kind of do change a little bit. Like, what is the difference between a white person's experience and a black person's experience, when you also factor in a cow person's experience?
I think there are still differences in our world and I think we've hinted at some of them in the show sometimes. But I think our commentary on race is not as sharp as some of the commentary in other areas, and I would attribute that to my own discomfort talking about it and also the frameworks and the rules of the world that we've created.
You can catch Raphael Bob-Waksberg in conversation with Marc Fennell at Video Junkee 2017. View the event and book your tickets here.


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Mega Millions numbers 1/13/23: $1.35B up for grabs in Friday the 13th drawing
NEW YORK (WABC) — The numbers for an estimated $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot were drawn and now all hopeful players can do is wait until word of a possible winner.
The numbers drawn late Friday night were: 30, 43, 45, 46, 61 and gold Mega Ball 14.
The jackpot is the second largest in Mega Millions history!
The chances of winning a Mega Millions drawing are slim at one in nearly 303 million.
Don't be discouraged by those odds. Friday the 13th is the day many play and win. So far, six people have won the lottery on a Friday the 13th.
Michigan has been particularly lucky with Mega Millions jackpots on Friday the 13th, winning four of them (June 2008, May 2011, June 2014 and October 2017). That 2017 jackpot was shared with a winner in Rhode Island. Other jackpots on Friday the 13th have been won in New York (March 2009) and Ohio (November 2015). None of them, however, came close in size to the estimated $1.35 billion up for grabs.
Even though no one came out Tuesday night's drawing a billionaire, three people did win $3 million, including someone in New York and another in Connecticut.
People in New York and New Jersey also held tickets worth $1 million.
The last time someone won the top prize was on Oct. 14. Since then, there have been 25 straight drawings without anyone snagging the jackpot.
"So you are 1,363 times more likely to get hit by lightning than to win the lottery," Professor Bruce Torff said.
Torff said you are also 27,000 times more likely to die in a plane crash or 1,210 times more likely to die by getting hit by a meteorite than win the lotter.
Here is a look at the 10 largest US jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:
1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
3. $1,537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
4. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
5. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
6. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
7. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
8. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
9. $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)
10. $687.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York)
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The credit for the recent big prizes is actually due to math — and more difficult odds.
In the fall of 2017, lottery officials approved changes to Mega Millions that significantly lengthened the odds from one in 258.9 million to one in 302.6 million. They made similar changes to Powerball in October 2015, worsening the odds from one in 175.2 million to one in 292.2 million.
The idea was that by making jackpots less common, ticket revenue could build up week after week, creating giant prizes that would attract attention and pull in more players who had grown blasé about $100 million or $200 million top prizes.
In August 2021, Powerball also added a third weekly drawing, which enabled the jackpot to roll over and grow even more quickly as people had more chances to play, and lose. Mega Millions has stuck with the two weekly drawings.
Thanks to those moves, nine of the top 10 largest lottery prizes have been won since 2017.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.
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Q: wscript.shell in classic asp running htmldoc - no error report but not work The following code produces no error as you can see from the output.  The aim is to convert an html file into a pdf file using htmldoc. The html file is produced fine and the pdf is supposed to be saved into the same folder as the pdf but there is no pdf file produced.
The code is running on Windows 2012 IIS 8. The code worked fine on Windows 2003 server without any problem.
The output is:
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2/2/2014 3:48:08 PM
Passed through
Run sucessfully
2/2/2014 3:48:08 PM
Can anyone help?    Many thanks!
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11 Teeny Units of Measurement for Tiny Things
BY Arika Okrent
There are things in the world that are too small to perceive directly, but that doesn't mean we can't measure them. Here are 11 teeny units of measurement used to describe tiny things.
1. The Shake
When someone tells you they'll be "back in two shakes!" they are guaranteed to take much, much longer than that—at least if we're talking shakes in the sense used by physicists. The shake is a unit used to describe the time it takes for one step in a nuclear chain reaction, or 10 billionths of a second.
2. The Jiffy
Even faster than the shake is the jiffy, a unit used to describe the time it takes for light to travel a distance the size of a nucleus. Light takes a little more than a second to travel from the moon to Earth, so to travel the span of a nucleus? Yeah, very fast. The jiffy is also used in other fields, like computer engineering, where it has to do with the computer's clock cycle. But in that case it represents a yawningly slow 10 milliseconds.
3. The Planck time
A unit of Planck time is how long it takes for light to travel a unit of Planck length. These Planck units were named for the physicist Max Planck, who introduced them in order to provide a way to more simply describe the universe in terms of universal constants. Or something. Let's just say it's useful for quantum physics. A unit of Planck time is a about a sextillion times faster than a jiffy.
4. The Barn
Physicists also need ways to measure area, but in the world of atoms something we think of as tiny might be seen as pretty huge in relative terms. I mean, have you seen a uranium nucleus? Really, if you're looking at nucleuses all day, it's huge! That's why nuclear scientists named its size after a barn. Compared to all those other puny nucleuses, it really is as big as a barn. One barn is 10^(-28) square meters. There's also the megabarn, the kilobarn, the millibarn, the microbarn—also commonly referred to as an "outhouse"—all the way down to the teeny little yoctobarn, also known as a "shed."
5. The Angstrom
The Angstrom, named for physicist Anders Ångström, is a unit of length used for measuring light waves. An Angstrom is one tenth of a nanometer, which is to say one ten-billionth of a meter. The human eye can perceive light in the 4000 to 7000 Angstrom range. Describing the range of electromagnetic radiation in terms of Angstroms really brings home how large the range is and how much of it we can't see. Ultraviolet goes all the way down to 10 Angstroms and infrared goes up to a million.
6. The Attogram
About 10 years ago scientists figured out how to weigh things at the attogram level, one attogram being 10^(-18), or a quintillionth, of a gram. A small virus weighs about 10 attograms, much less than a typical bacterium, measurable in comparably giant (10^(-12) gram) picograms.
7. The Becquerel
Named for Henri Becquerel, who, along with the Curies, was awarded the Nobel Prize for work on radiation physics, the becquerel is a measurement of radioactivity. When atoms change and emit particles, the process is called radioactive decay. One becquerel is the radiation of one decay per second. Another unit of measurement for radioactivity is the curie, but a curie represents 37 billion decays per second.
8. The Jansky
The jansky is a unit used by astronomers to characterize a source of light (or other energy). It was named for physicist Karl Jansky. One jansky is 10^(-26) watts per square meter per hertz. Things in the sky that we can see will have measurements in the thousands of janskys (or millions in the case of the sun), but most of what's out there is only measureable in exceedingly tiny fractions of that, which is why it's useful for astronomers to have the jansky be so small.
9. The Centipawn
Chess programs need a way to measure the relative strength of different moves or players' positions, and this is achieved with centipawns. If you lose a pawn, you are down one pawn, but the cost of that loss is divided into 100 parts for purposes of evaluation. In comparing two possible moves that don't differ by much, a slight advantage for one can be represented by a few centipawns.
10. The Micromort
The micromort is a unit for measuring the statistical probability of death. One micromort is a one-in-a-million chance of death. Smoking 1.4 cigarettes or spending an hour in a coal mine increase your risk of death by one micromort each. Going skydiving increases it by 7 micromorts. You incur 39 micromorts just by living another day. Micromort units can be useful in the insurance industry, but you probably don't want to think about them too much in your day-to-day life.
11. The Quasihemidemisemiquaver
The Quasihemidemisemiquaver is a British term from musical notation for what Americans boringly call the 128th note. Actually, most people don't call it anything, because it's almost never talked about. Most musical compositions don't have anything higher than a 32nd note, or demisemiquaver, which is about the length of a note in a trill or a fast run. Every once in a while, a run of hemidemisemiquavers, or 64th notes, will show up. But the quasihemidemisemiquaver is rare enough to merit a truly extraordinary 10-syllable name. It's even better if you try to say it to a quasihemidemisemiquaver beat.
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Water supply and sanitation in Turkey is characterized by achievements and challenges. Over the past decades access to drinking water has become almost universal and access to adequate sanitation has also increased substantially. Autonomous utilities have been created in the 16 metropolitan cities of Turkey and cost recovery has been increased, thus providing the basis for the sustainability of service provision. Intermittent supply, which was common in many cities, has become less frequent. In 2004, 61% of the wastewater collected through sewers was being treated. In 2020 77% of water was used by agriculture, 10% by households and the rest by  industry.

Remaining challenges include the need to further increase wastewater treatment, to reduce the high level of non-revenue water hovering around 50% and to expand access to adequate sanitation in rural areas. The investment required to comply with EU standards in the sector, especially in wastewater treatment, is estimated to be in the order of Euro 2 billion per year, more than double the current level of investment.

Institutionally the sector is fragmented. Policy, regulatory and planning functions are dispersed between five Ministries, the State Hydraulic Works (DSI) and the State Planning Organization under the Prime Minister's Office. Service provision is the responsibility of about 2,400 municipalities and 16 utilities in the largest cities. External cooperation has played and continues to play a major role for water and sanitation in Turkey. Germany, France, the European Union and the World Bank are the major external partners.

Access
In 2015, in Turkey, access to water was universal. Regarding sanitation, 95% of the population have access to "improved" sanitation, 98% of the urban population and 86% of the rural population. Subsequently, there are still, approximately, 4 million people without access to "improved" sanitation.

Access to water supply and sanitation in Turkey is high. Based on household surveys and census results, the Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation estimates that 100% of the Turkish urban population had access to an improved water source in 2007. In rural areas, where less than a third of the population lives, 96% had access. In urban areas 97% had access to improved sanitation facilities, compared to 75% in rural areas. In urban areas, 95% were connected to sewers, the remaining 5% being served by septic tanks.

Wastewater treatment
There were 138 municipal wastewater treatment plants in Turkey as of 2004. According to the Ministry of Environment, 41% of waste water discharged from a sewage system was treated in 2004 (1,68 billion m3 of 2,77 billion m3). Mechanical treatment was applied to 28% of the wastewater treated, biological treatment to 58% and advanced treatment to 13%. 53% of the wastewater, treated or not, was discharged into fresh surface water bodies, 39% to the sea, 1% to fields and 6% to another receiving environment. In Istanbul the share of wastewater treated increased from 9% in 1993 to 95% in 2004.

Water resources and water use
In 2008, 4.56 billion m3 of water was abstracted by municipalities or bought by them in order to be distributed by the local government. Of this amount, 40% was abstracted from dams, 28% from wells, 23% from springs, 4% from rivers, and 5% from lakes. 111.4 billion m3 of drinking water was sold to 20 million subscribers, and 4.8 billion Turkish Lira revenue was obtained. This implies that the average level of non-revenue water – water produced that was not billed – was 48% ((4.56-2.4)x100/4.56) and that the average tariff was 2 Turkish Lira per cubic meter (1.10 Euro/m3). According to the results of the 2008 Municipal Water Statistics Survey, water abstraction per capita was 215 liters per day in 2008. Actual billed consumption taking into account non-revenue water was 52% of that level, or 112 liters per day. In 2021 underground dams are being built against drought.

Municipal water use accounts for about 16% of total water use in Turkey, compared to 76% used by agriculture and 12% by industry. Total water withdrawals for all uses accounted for only 17% of total available water resources in an average year (average 1977–2001). Municipal water use thus accounted for only about 3% of available water resources. However, water availability is highly seasonal and is not equally distributed throughout the country. Local and regional water shortages occur despite ample average water availability. For example, in 2007 a severe drought hit the entire Mediterranean coast as well as Central Anatolia and threatened the water supply of Istanbul and Ankara.

Climate change
Climate change in Turkey is putting pressure on water resources.

Legal and institutional framework

Policy and regulation
There is no single water and sanitation law in Turkey, and there is no single institution charged with developing policies for water supply and sanitation or for regulating the sector. A number of laws on the environment, health and local government together form the legal framework of the sector. Local governments play a central role in the sector as service provider, partially mobilizing resources for investment financing from their own revenues and being responsible for the elaboration of location-specific Master Plans, feasibility studies and for the procurement of the necessary works.

At the national level, a number of government entities form the institutional framework of the sector. The State Planning Organization under the Prime Minister's Office is in charge of general investment planning through Five-Year Plans; the Ministry of Interior is in charge of supervising local governments through its General Directorate of Local Authorities; the Ministry of Public Works and Settlement controls the state-owned Bank of the Provinces, a source of financing for water supply and sanitation; the Ministry of Environment and Forestry is in charge of developing water resources as well as environmental monitoring and enforcement; the Ministry of Agriculture through the drinking water unit in the General Directorate for Rural Services (KHGM) is in charge of planning, financing and building rural drinking water supply; and the Ministry of Health is, in charge of monitoring drinking water quality.

Service provision
The 16 largest cities in Turkey each have legally separate and financially autonomous municipal water and sanitation companies called Su ve Kanalizasyon Idaresi (SKIs). These utilities were created during the 1980s and 1990s, beginning with the establishment of ISKI in Istanbul in 1981. The boards of these companies are typically chaired by the mayor. Smaller cities provide services directly through municipal water and sewer departments. SKIs exist in the following metropolitan cities: Adana, ASKI – Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, ISKI – Istanbul, DISKI – Diyarbakir, Kayseri, Denizli, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Izmir, Konya, Malatya, Mersin, Samsun, and Sanliurfa.

There were 3,225 municipalities in Turkey in 2008, including some very small municipalities. Before the municipal elections of March 2009, the number was reduced by 862 through reclassification of small municipalities with less than 2,000 inhabitants, bringing the number of municipalities to 2,363.

Private sector participation
Private sector participation in the provision of water supply and sanitation in Turkey is mostly limited to the operation of water and wastewater treatment plants without direct contact with customers. An exception is the lease contract in Antalya from 1996 to 2002, where a private company directly provided water and sewer services to customers. In 1996 the city signed a lease contract with a private company to provide water and sanitation services for 10 years. The decision to opt for a lease was taken on the advice of a UK consulting firm without an options study that would have compared different alternatives of private sector participation. The contract was awarded after international competitive bidding with three bids submitted. It was awarded to the lowest qualified bidder called ANTSU, a consortium between the French water company Lyonnaise des Eaux (today Suez Environnement) and the Turkish firm ENKA (the latter left the consortium shortly after the contract was signed). Ownership of assets remained with the public company, Antalya Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (ASAT). ANTSU received an agreed remuneration per cubic meter of water collected from ASAT customers. Investments were partially financed through loans from the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. There were some slight improvements during the contract period, such as an increase of the continuity of water supply  from 19 to 23 hours per day. However, an important indicator, non-revenue water, stagnated at a high level of about 60%, while the private operator had aimed at reducing it to 30% within three years. Halfway through the contract period the private operator said it lost money and asked to increase its remuneration. When the municipality refused, ANTSU said it was obliged under Turkish law to liquidate itself. ASAT then assumed responsibility for operations in 2002 and the contract ended amidst compensation claims by both sides. In its completion report for the project that supported the lease, the World Bank concluded that the outcomes were unsatisfactory. However, there were also successes: For example, funds provided through the World Bank loan contributed to increase the share of sewerage connections from zero in 1996 to 35% of the urbanized area in 2003.

During the contract period the local government and the environmental authorities decided to substantially change the design of a planned wastewater treatment plant. The original plan had foreseen only a mechanical wastewater treatment plant and a sea outfall, considered sufficient by the World Bank to protect the environment of the Bay of Antalya. The new design included an activated sludge treatment plant that involved higher capital and operating costs. The plant was completed in 2002 and is being operated by a private company, separate from the lease company, under a Design-Build-Operate (DBO) contract.

Bulk water supply
The State Hydraulic Works (Turkish: Devlet Su İşleri or DSİ) is an agency under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry responsible for the utilization of country's water resources. Besides water resources assessment and monitoring, hydropower production and bulk water supply for agriculture, DSİ is also responsible by law for the supply of domestic and industrial water to cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. As of the 2000 census, there were 55 such cities in Turkey. DSİ supplied water to 26 million people in 45 cities.

As of the beginning of 2005, DSİ supplied annually a total of around 2.5 km³ domestic water complying with drinking water standards. This figure will reach 5.3 km³ with completion of the projects which are under construction, or at the final design and planning stages. Water supply projects developed by DSİ meet one third of the requirements for domestic and industrial water consumption.

Training
The Turkish Union of Municipalities (TBB) trains staff of water and sanitation utilities in commercial and technical aspects. Previously this function has been undertaken by the Institute for Public Administration for Turkey and the Middle East, Türkiye ve Orta Doğu Amme İdaresi Enstitüsü (TODAIE).

Efficiency
The level of non-revenue water (physical and commercial water losses) in Turkish cities is much higher than in other OECD countries except for Mexico. For example, in 2006 it was 45% in Kayseri, 51% in Diyarbakir and 69% in Adana. The level of non-revenue water in Istanbul decreased from more than 50% prior to 1994 to 34% in 2000 due to large investments in pipe replacement.

Financial aspects
The level of tariffs and cost recovery in Turkey is relatively high for a middle-income country. However, the country still depends to some extent on grants and subsidized loans from external partners to finance its investment needs. Investments are particularly needed in the field of wastewater treatment in order to comply with EU directives.

Tariffs and cost recovery
Water and sanitation tariffs in Turkish cities are set by local governments. For residential users most cities charge increasing-block tariffs. Commercial users and public institutions are charged a linear tariff that is close to or higher than the highest block of the residential tariff. Tariff levels vary across cities. During the 1990s, a period of high inflation in Turkey, some cities have indexed tariffs to inflation to prevent an erosion of tariffs. Under the indexation system tariffs are automatically increased every three months in line with the increase of the consumer price index. The level of cost recovery of utilities in Turkey is generally high, and some of them post moderate profits.

Investment
Annual investments in the Turkish water and sanitation sector at the beginning of the 2000s stood at about US$1 billion per year, or about US$13 per capita and year. The cost for Turkey to comply with the Environmental Acquis Communautaire in water supply and sanitation has been estimated to be in the order of €34 billion for 2007-23 or annual investments of about €2 billion. Additional investments in industrial pollution control would be in the order or €15 billion.

Financing
The main sources of financing for urban water supply and sanitation in Turkey are self-financing by utilities, central governmental transfers, subsidized loans from the Iller Bank (Bank of the Provinces), as well as grants and subsidized loans and external cooperation. Iller Bank provides not only loans, but also administrates the distribution of central government transfers to municipalities. In the 16 metropolitan cities of Turkey that have municipal utilities (SKIs), 10% of the transfers from the national government to municipal transfers are directly paid to the utilities, with the remaining 90% going to the municipalities.

External Cooperation
The major external partners of Turkey in water supply and sanitation are the European Union, France and Germany.

European Union
The European Union provides 134.3 million Euro of grants in 2007-09 for water supply and sanitation as part of its Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). The first project to be approved under IPA for water and sanitation in Turkey was for a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ordu. A priority for IPA is the reduction of water losses.

The European Investment Bank also provides loans for water supply and sanitation in Turkey. As of 2010 it had several projects under implementation, of which the most recent one is the Samsun wastewater project signed in 2005 supported with a Euro 30 million loan. In addition, an Environmental Framework Loan for Iller Bank estimated to reach Euro 150 million for water, sanitation and solid waste management was under preparation in 2010.

France
France provides subsidized loans for municipal infrastructure in Turkish cities through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). In 2009 AFD provided loans to the cities of Istanbul (120 million Euro), Kayseri (22 million Euro ) and Konya (50 million Euro) for urban development, including water supply and sanitation. France also provides a 16 million Euro loan for the treatment of sludge from a wastewater treatment plant in Bursa.

Germany
Between the late 1980s and 2006 the German government and the state-owned development Bank KfW provided 780 million Euros in grants and soft loans for water supply and sanitation in Turkey with a particular focus on cities in the poorer parts of Turkey. German development cooperation is being implemented by GIZ (technical cooperation) and KfW (financial cooperation) on behalf of the German government.

Germany has financed sanitation projects in Isparta, Tarsus, Siirt, Batman, Van and Diyarbakir, Fethiye and Malatya as well as water supply projects in Istanbul and Adana. In Ankara and Kayseri both water supply and sanitation projects have been supported. Projects are also under implementation in Sivas, Siirt, Batman and Van. The first mechanical-biological wastewater treatment plant in a Turkish metropolitan city, commissioned in 1997 in Ankara, has been financed by German financial cooperation.

GIZ has supported capacity development of staff working in municipal utilities in commercial and technical aspects through a project implemented from 2002 to 2006 in cooperation with the training institute TODAIE.

World Bank
The World Bank currently finances a municipal services project implemented by Iller Bank. The project, initially approved in 2005, received a first loan of US$275 million and additional financing of US$240 million in 2010. The project finances investments in the cities of Antalya (water supply and sewerage), Denizli(water supply, sewerage and storm water drainage), Mersin (water supply), Beypazari (water supply, sewerage and wastewater treatment), Istanbul (sewerage in the Akfirat area), Kayseri (solid waste landfill) and Kirsehir (water, sewerage and storm water drainage).

The Istanbul Municipal Services Project, supported through a US$336 million loan and approved in 2007, had 43% of its proceeds earmarked for water supply and sanitation.

In the past the World Bank financed, among others, water and sanitation projects in Istanbul from the 1970s to the 1990s, in Izmir and Ankara in the late 1980s and 1990s, as well as in Antalya and Bursa in the late 1990s as well as in the early 2000s. The outcome of the project in Antalya, which involved a public-private partnership, was rated by the World Bank as unsatisfactory, because it was too big, had too many objectives, because of poor risk allocation between the public and the private partners and because there was a mismatch between revenues in local currency and debt in foreign currency.

See also
Water supply and sanitation in Istanbul
Climate change in Turkey

References

External links
 DSI - State Hydraulic Works
  ISKI - Istanbul water and sewer utility
  ASKI - Ankara water and sewer utility
  IZSU Izmir
  Adana ASKI

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Make a rescue kit with Trinity.
-from a USB stick/disk (optionally also a fixed disk), installable from Windows or from the bootable TRK cd (which is easier and safer)"
This can be done on XP, Vista or Windows 7.
NOTE: You will need to have a Vista ISO file to do this. If you do not have one, then you can use the Create image file from disc feature of the free program ImgBurn with your Vista installation DVD to create the ISO file.
So the first thing you need to do, on any computer with a working DVD drive is create the Vista ISO file from your Vista install DVD, using the ImgBurnprogram Brink mentioned.
Once you have ImgBurn installed, put your Vista install DVD in the drive. Cancel any popup window you get.
Start ImgBurn and select Create image file from disc. Write the iso file somewhere that you will be able to find it for the rest of the tutorial.
OK, and if I don't have a Windows Vista DVD?
With this you bot the DVD and wipe the drive during install. Should give you a nice, clean system.
Also look at Jacee's suggestion.
But, the computer I want to totally wipe clean and reinstall Vista on doesn't have a working disc drive.
So, in summary, I want to wipe and reinstall Vista on a computer that doesn't have a working disc drive, and I don't have a Vista installation DVD.
2. Reinstall Vista on the computer using the thumb drive key.
Is this possible to do? How do I obtain a Vista ISO file? We bought the computer 3 years ago from Dell.com and it didn't come with an installation DVD. But, isn't there a way to create the ISO file from the computer? Also, is it possible to create the ISO file from another working computer running Windows Vista, then load it on the "broken" one?
Thanks so much! And sorry for being so clueless!
Contact Dell (try the live chat, it's worked for me) and order the Recovery DVD. Then you can use it on another computer to create the bootable flash drive.
Why not replace the defective optical drive with one that works? Doesn't have to be a DVD-RW. A DVD-ROM would be sufficient, or a CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive.


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Does Hemp Seed Contain Phytic Acid?
By Sirah Dubois
What Is the Healthiest Bean to Eat?
Hemp is a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant, but before you get too concerned or excited, you should know that it's not the same as marijuana. The hemp plant and its seeds contain only tiny amounts of THC, which is the compound in marijuana that produces a high. Consequently, eating hemp seeds will not mellow you out or give you the munchies. Hemp seeds are also unlikely to cause many gastrointestinal problems because they don't contain any phytic acid.
The hemp plant has been used by various cultures around the globe for thousands of years. It can be made into paper, clothes, soap, fuel and food. Hemp plants produce seeds, which are very high in nutrition. They are an excellent source of complete protein, which means they contain all the essential amino acids your body cannot produce. Hemp seed is also a very good source of fiber and essential fats, especially omega-3 fatty acids, and it contains many vitamins and minerals in trace amounts. Possession and consumption of hemp seeds is legal in the United States and Canada, but using them to grow plants is a gray area due to their association with marijuana. That's why many hemp seeds are sterilized by radiation before they are sold or imported into the U.S.
Easily Digested
Unlike many seeds, nuts, beans and legumes, your body can easily digest and absorb hemp seeds and derive nutrients from them. Most seeds, grains and legumes need to be soaked, dried, cooked and/or sprouted to deactivate toxins and compounds usually referred to as anti-nutrients. Toxins and anti-nutrients, such as phytic acid, often cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, flatulence and diarrhea. They can also interfere with the absorption of nutrients.
Phytic acid is called an anti-nutrient because it's indigestible and prevents your body from absorbing nutrients, especially minerals needed in small amounts such as zinc and iron but also macro-minerals such as calcium and magnesium and the B vitamin niacin. Phytic acid makes minerals and niacin unavailable to your body because it chelates or attaches to them and drags them out of the body. Phytic acid plays important roles for the seeds and grains that it's in, but it can wreak havoc in human bodies and contribute to mineral and vitamin deficiencies. Hemp seeds are unusual in that they contain no phytic acid, so you can eat them raw without any special preparations.
Rich Sources of Phytic Acid
Foods that contain high levels of phytic acid include sesame seeds, linseed, Brazil nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and pinto beans. Consequently, these foods are typically prepared in same fashion before consumption. For example, sesame seeds and peanuts are usually roasted to destroy phytic acid and render it harmless.
Coconut Milk Health Benefits→
Foods Rich in Vitamin B17→
The Risks & Rewards of Drinking Raw Eggs→
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition; Benjamin Caballero et al.
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism; James L. Groff et al.
Public Health Nutrition: From Principles to Practice; Mark Lawrence and Tony Worsley
Sirah Dubois is currently a PhD student in food science after having completed her master's degree in nutrition at the University of Alberta. She has worked in private practice as a dietitian in Edmonton, Canada and her nutrition-related articles have appeared in The Edmonton Journal newspaper.


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Jaha Dukureh named ambassador of L'Oreal Paris
May 15, 2020, 11:46 AM | Article By: Fatou Bojang
The UN Women Regional Ambassador for Africa and founder of Safe Hands For Girls, Jaha Dukureh has recently been named ambassador of L'Oreal Paris.
L'Oreal has its headquarters in Clichy, France and is the world's largest cosmetics company that has developed activities in the field concentrating on skin care, hair colour, sun protection, make-up, perfume and hair care.
In an interview with this reporter, Jaha described her endorsement as amazing, saying people that have been called L'Oreal ambassadors are the likes of Beyonce and very famous and powerful people.
For her to be a Gambian from a humble background, she said she had never dreamed of something like this. "I never thought it would be possible for me, it is an amazing feeling," she noted.
With the L'Oreal endorsement, Jaha mentioned one of the things she wishes to undertake; emergency basic income programme for women in The Gambia. "We are currently designing the programme and it would most likely start in URR."
'Every single adult under the age of 60 in URR,' she went on, will be given D2500 a month. "We are doing this to reduce poverty levels in our communities and help empower women because we realised that they are the most vulnerable."
Many Gambians she pointed out, live below the poverty line, "I don't have the answer for everybody, but I do want to use this new platform and resources I have to help as much as I can," she emphasised.
Senegal gets 84 new cases of covid-19
2nd phase beneficiaries of Senegalese gov't assistance to receive 50,000 CFA each
Macky Sall introduces measures to combat covid-19
Senegalese President Macky Sall addressed the nation on Friday 3 April 2020; the eve of the country's 60th independence anniversary, outlining some economic measures regarding the fight against covid-19 pandemic.
UDP NBR regional chairperson warns Sonko
The United Democratic Party UDP) regional chairman of North Bank Regional chairman (NBR) has warned the Brikama Area Council (BAC) chairman to refrain from criticizing the party leader as he has already been sacked from the party.
Senegalese forestry officers enter Gambian territory, wounded one
A Gambian whose name is yet to be identified at the time of gathering the report has been allegedly injured by Senegalese forestry officers, The Point has been reliably informed.
In Musa Yalli Batchilly's trial, defence files motion against judgement
Defence Counsel Kijera, representing Musa Yalli Batchilly, who was charged with fraud and obtaining money by false pretence, yesterday informed the Kanifing Magistrates' Court before Principal Magistrate Isatou Janneh-Njie that he has filed a motion against a judgment which was supposed to be delivered yesterday. He said that he has appealed at the High Court for a stay of proceedings.


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Dr Chloe M. Barnes
Lecturer in Computer Science, Aston University
Interference and Volatility in Evolutionary Agent-Based Systems
Posted on September 20, 2021 by Chloe Publication Thesis
Chloe M. Barnes: Interference and Volatility in Evolutionary Agent-Based Systems. Aston University, 2021.
Agents that exist and pursue individual goals in shared environments can indirectly affect one another in unanticipated ways, such that the actions of others in the environment can interfere with the ability to achieve goals. Despite this, the impact that these unintended interactions and interference can have on agents is not currently well understood. This is problematic as these goal-oriented agents are increasingly situated in complex sociotechnical systems, that are composed of many actors that are heterogeneous in nature. The primary aim of this thesis is to explore the effect that indirect interference from others has on evolution and goal-achieving behaviour in agent-based systems. More specifically, this is investigated in the context of agents that do not possess the ability to perceive or learn about others within the environment, as information about others may not be readily available at runtime, or there may be a distinct lack of capacity to obtain such information. By conducting three experimental studies, it is established that evolutionary volatility is a consequence of indirect interactions between goal-oriented agents in a shared environment, and that these consequences can be mitigated by designing more socially-sensitive agents. Specifically, agents that employ social action are demonstrated to reduce the evolutionary volatility experienced by goal-oriented agents, without aecting the tness received. Additionally, behavioural plasticity achieved via neuromodulation is shown to allow coexisting agents to achieve their goals more often with less evolutionary volatility in highly variable environments. While sufficient approaches to mitigate interference include learning about or modelling others, or for agents to be explicitly designed to identify interference to mitigate its consequences, this thesis demonstrates that these are not necessary. Instead, more socially-sensitive agents are shown to be capable of achieving their goals and mitigating interference without this knowledge of others, simply by shifting the focus from goal-oriented actions to more socially-oriented behaviour.
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@phdthesis{Barnes2021thesis,
title = {Interference and Volatility in Evolutionary Agent-Based Systems},
author = {Chloe M. Barnes},
school = {Aston University},
abstract = {Agents that exist and pursue individual goals in shared environments can indirectly affect one another in unanticipated ways, such that the actions of others in the environment can interfere with the ability to achieve goals. Despite this, the impact that these unintended interactions and interference can have on agents is not currently well understood. This is problematic as these goal-oriented agents are increasingly situated in complex sociotechnical systems, that are composed of many actors that are heterogeneous in nature. The primary aim of this thesis is to explore the effect that indirect interference from others has on evolution and goal-achieving behaviour in agent-based systems. More specifically, this is investigated in the context of agents that do not possess the ability to perceive or learn about others within the environment, as information about others may not be readily available at runtime, or there may be a distinct lack of capacity to obtain such information. By conducting three experimental studies, it is established that evolutionary volatility is a consequence of indirect interactions between goal-oriented agents in a shared environment, and that these consequences can be mitigated by designing more socially-sensitive agents. Specifically, agents that employ social action are demonstrated to reduce the evolutionary volatility experienced by goal-oriented agents, without aecting the tness received. Additionally, behavioural plasticity achieved via neuromodulation is shown to allow coexisting agents to achieve their goals more often with less evolutionary volatility in highly variable environments. While sufficient approaches to mitigate interference include learning about or modelling others, or for agents to be explicitly designed to identify interference to mitigate its consequences, this thesis demonstrates that these are not necessary. Instead, more socially-sensitive agents are shown to be capable of achieving their goals and mitigating interference without this knowledge of others, simply by shifting the focus from goal-oriented actions to more socially-oriented behaviour.},
keywords = {Agent-Based Systems, ANNs, Artificial Life, Behavioural Plasticity, Cooperation, Environmental Variability, Evolutionary Algorithms, Evolutionary Volatility, Network Comparisons, Neuroevolution, Neuromodulation, River Crossing},
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