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Video Review: Finalists for State's 'Wear a Mask' Public Service Video
by Amanda Salazar
in Arts, Sports & Leisure
Call it the Academy Awards for the 'Wear a Mask' public service video.
In an effort to encourage more people to wear face masks and to better communicate the necessity of covering one's face in public, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a mask commercial contest.
The goal of the 30-second "Wear a Mask New York" competition was to find one commercial to air on televisions across the state that will spread the message about wearing masks more effectively than the governor feels he can do with his own words.
Around 600 videos have been submitted since the competition opened on May 5, and the contest has been narrowed down to five finalists with the public picking the winner.
And now, without further adieu, our video critic, Amanda Salazar breaks down the finalists
We ❤ NY – Bunny Lake Films
"We ❤ NY" shows a series of clips of New Yorkers wearing face masks in a bunch of different settings, with one line of dialogue being carried throughout with the speaker changing every few words.
It was clearly made by someone in New York City, as it didn't show any hints of Upstate or Long Island, though that's not really a hard sell as it is the case with most of the finalists.
The one string of dialogue was done very well and somehow the voice actors sounded as diverse as the people on the screen looked — some people sounded older, some had accents, some had different inflections.
The video clips were arranged interestingly as well, not always taking up the full screen but arranged in geometric grids as well. The graphics were also bright and colorful, and just overall had a very NYC style.
However, it wasn't the most unique-feeling commercial. It feels like this is similar to other commercials that the city or state has put out before, but other than that it was done very well.
That Guy – Plastic Tree Productions
"That Guy" is basically a cinematographic masterpiece, or as much so as a 30-second commercial about wearing an uncomfortable face mask can be.
The concept is unique compared to the other finalists in that it wasn't heartfelt. It wasn't sweet. It wasn't uplifting or inspiring or even unifying.
In fact, the whole point was to disunify — by making the man without a mask the "other" and having the passersby around him being, in some way, opposed to him.
It's funny and smart and conveys the message without even using up the full 30-seconds available and without having to get sappy.
The downside? Maybe making the people who you're trying to reach with the contest feel like the "other'' isn't really the way to go about this. Will the stragglers who are still refusing to wear a mask see this commercial and feel compelled or guilted into wearing a mask?
Maybe, but probably not.
Other than that, it was a great commercial that really got the point across, at least from the perspective of the people wearing masks who are frustrated with the people who aren't wearing them.
Do The Right Thing – Ian Bell
"Do The Right Thing," in which images of the city and state are dispersed with clips of New Yorkers in masks with signs and cheering on essential works, is empowering.
Watching it makes the viewer feel proud to be a New Yorker — if they're a fan of Cuomo, that is.
The whole video is set to audio of the governor speaking about doing the right thing, and if you don't have a problem with Cuomo then it becomes very effective.
If the viewer doesn't like Cuomo and thinks he's a poor representative of the state and its people, then this commercial might be a miss for them.
The content of what the governor is saying, however, is really beautiful and uplifting, and instead of alienating the people who aren't wearing masks like in "That Guy," it angelifies the people who are wearing masks, kind of like a reverse psychology positive reinforcement.
It really brings the governor back into the commercial really well and almost disproves Cuomo's thoughts that he is a bad communicator, which had been one of the reasons he started the competition.
It turns out that Cuomo is a good communicator; he did have the words to say it, he just didn't realize it.
And the nod to the classic New York film, Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" cannot go unnoticed or unmentioned.
Even without the reference to the multi-award-winning movie, the governor's musings really do solidify the idea of doing the right thing as a New York concept, and that in this case the right thing is to wear a mask.
On the other hand, though, commercials using the governor's voice have been done before and it can read almost as a campaign ad more than a mask commercial.
It could also really turn off New Yorkers who have a dislike of Cuomo.
You Can Still Smile – Natalia Bougadellis
"You Can Still Smile" is good. Like really good. But right off the bat, seeing it after seeing "We ❤ NY" makes it feel significantly less original, which is unfortunate because it truly is a good piece.
The two commercials both show clips of New Yorkers with audio that doesn't line up with the visuals, kind of like a montage with people speaking over it.
They both only show the city, even though the commercial is for the whole state.
This commercial is meaningful and heartfelt, but it's not much that we haven't seen before in New York-themed commercials, quite honestly.
Despite that, the visuals are great, the diversity in the people shown and hearing all the reasons and people a person should wear a mask for can really convince somebody to wear a mask that they don't really want to.
However, I'm not sure it's the one that stands out the most, especially seeing it after "We ❤ NY," to which it just feels so similar. The same could be said of "We ❤ NY" had it come after "You Can Still Smile."
We are Compassion. We are New York – Skyline99 Studios
"We are Compassion. We are New York" definitely seems like the most low-budget of all of the commercials.
Something about the cinematography itself and the way it's done just don't seem entirely right, like the camera lingers on one thing for just a second too long or something.
In this one, a young boy hands a mask to an elderly man in a random park somewhere. Messages are written on the boy's face mask and he takes the top one off to reveal another with a different message underneath.
While it was clever to utilize the masks in that way, something about it just didn't work as well. The kid, while cute, wasn't enough to sell the whole thing.
Additionally, it wasted a bunch of masks that people could have used.
The message of the commercial is sweet, but even its title is long — another way the production is just a bit off.
The public now has the opportunity to vote on these commercials to choose one winner of the whole competition. Voting has already opened and will close on May 26. Each person can only vote once.
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Matthew M. Yacashin Sr. says:
This contest is very much a worth while endeavor. Even though I live in the woods of New Hampshire, Governor Cuomo each day does a steller job of making me feel better in these times of the Covid-19 virus. His daily briefings a very human and caring. Unlike the current president we have, Gov. Cuomo has stepped up to take this disaster head on with knowledge and understanding. He keeps us all informed and and treats us like family and friends. I had lost faith in our government and government in general; until Governor Andrew Cuomo came along. Now I have faith anew that there could be some one who could unit our Country. I hope he changes his mind and runs for President some day very SOON!


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Las Relaciones Paraguay-Perú se refieren a las relaciones entre la República del Paraguay y la República del Perú. Ambos países sudamericanos establecieron relaciones diplomáticas el 10 de julio de 1822. Además, son miembros de la Organización de los Estados Americanos y la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas.

Relaciones económicas
En el ámbito comercial, las exportaciones de Paraguay a Perú sumaron alrededor de 131 millones de dólares en el 2010.

Misiones diplomáticas

  Paraguay tiene una embajada en Lima.
  Perú tiene una embajada en Asunción.

Véase también
 Relaciones exteriores del Perú

Referencias

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 Análisis de la relación comercial Paraguay - Perú

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PC Games > Match 3 Games > Pirates of New Horizons: Planet Buster
Pirates of New Horizons: Planet Buster
Embark on a swashbuckling puzzle adventure in Pirates of New Horizons: Planet Buster! Travel through the universe with the space pirate girl, Annha,as you amass your treasures! Strategically arrange planets to trigger chain-reactions and loot plenty of gold in this colorful, charming puzzler set in a world of pirates and science-fiction!
Beat 48 different stages!
Unlock 6 special weapons
Solve 18 additional challenge stages
OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/8
Pirates of New Horizons: Planet Buster is rated 2.2 out of 5 by 27.
Rated 5 out of 5 by tigerstriker007 from Most freaking cool-looking game ever! This is seriously a good game for any age of people to play. I like the story behind it, too. It even gets people to muster their match-3 might to score as many points as they can.
Rated 5 out of 5 by supertigress007 from Excellent for people who like games that actually tell a story. I would definitely recommend this game and the music would be fun for my cat Scooby (as in Scooby-Doo) to purr in time with.
Rated 5 out of 5 by tailswhiskers from A good game for the kids This is a very relaxing game. This game has good graphs and is a good game for the kids. It has the earth, sun, milky way, It is a different kink of match 3 game in that you can move a piece from the top to the bottom to make a match. Then there are challengs where you have to clear the board in one move. I would recommend this game.
Rated 4 out of 5 by anglesamongus from fun I guess I am just a kid at heart because I really liked this game. I thought the challenge games were very fun. My granddaughter would like this too.
Rated 4 out of 5 by gimmegames from Another gameplay variation I played the demo for a half hour and intend to use it to fill my punch card for this month unless I like tomorrow's game better. It seems the challenge here is not so much to match just 3, but to use the ability to swap *any* 2 pieces to create larger matches and chain reactions. You have to score a certain number of points within the time limit, and that gets harder to do as you go along. There are also challenge levels where clearing the board with one move earns you a power-up. As always, I appreciate new gameplay variations.
Rated 3 out of 5 by wrennie from Not bad at all This is a prime example why you should demo games for yourself. It is a pirate themede game (hence the Irish jig usic) very apporopriate music for this game. You go from place to place playing the match-3 game until you get to a challenge. I found two challenges and could not find the right square to click on to make the whole thing clear the board. It was clearly a challenge! The square motifs are planets and they come with all of the appropriate sounds and are quite colorful. Yes, I do think this game will appeal to children or anyone else who likes to gather points (coins) to attain the most. I think you should try the demo without a jaded eye, however. You might just find it is not bad at all.
Rated 3 out of 5 by myyorkies1994 from BETTER Than Many of Its Reviews Here's another match game that got so many low reviews that I had to try it for myself. It doesn't deserve ALL of the bad reviews. You need to play it a bit longer to learn some of its secrets. While at first blush this M3 may SEEM like a children's game, it is not. I'm an expert M3 player owning over 60 games and playing at least several hours each day, and by Level 9 in World #1 I was bested by the clock before I was able to achieve enough points to earn the next level-which is the object of each level! Not only once, but several times! While the graphics are cartoonish and may not be top quality, this is the only game I've seen where there are moving parts in an icon (moons circling the blue planets)! Very cool but also distracting toward the goal achievement, as your eye is drawn to this motion. The colors are vivid and bright. Yes, the music IS an Irish Jig, however; I don't think John Williams would have sanctioned his Star Wars theme music for an M3 game. While not necessarily appropriate to the game theme, the music is more agreeable than many of the games out there. This is one where I did not turn the music all the way down. What IS different in this game than any other M3, is that you can physically MOVE the pieces to another location on the board (not just adjacent squares) to make the matches. As you get past the first two levels you start to get locked icons which DO require moving matching pieces TO the locked piece to gain big points, but the down side to this is that it takes more time off of your very short clock. You also get high-point icons which you need to match to gain the points, and looking for these also takes precious time off of your short clock. My best suggestion for strategy is to start by making matches near the bottom, so that the cascade effect will make more matches, hence, more points. The drawbacks to this game are: 1) that you cannot make a match until all falling tiles are in place from the prior match which causes more time off the clock, 2) the clock is VERY short, move fast, work from the bottom until the bonus icons appear, and 3) through Level 13 in World #2 there is only one mini-game, which is a match 3 where you can make only 1 move to clear the entire board. You can retry this as many times as needed or opt out of it. While it would seem to get monotonous to play this game, it is surprising that it isn't because you are trying to beat the clock. Only an android child could play this game successfully - it is definitely for adults, if you are okay with the same kind of game boards one after the other.
Rated 3 out of 5 by TeachumWell from A Logic Game in Disguise Having read the reviews and the category for this game, I dowloaded it just to see if it really was soooo bad. Then, surprise! It turned out to be a game of strategy and logic hampered by kiddie graphics and music and the nonsensical title and theme. But under all that is a game of cold logic in which you have limited moves and time to amass a hihgh score and thus get more "coins" for more turns. The real goal isn't match 3, that's only the engine by which you prove successful. Chaining shapes, causing avalanches and doing so with a fixed clock and number of moves gets waaay beyond child's play at higher levels. In sum, it's a good game wanabee that got lost in kindergarten. Hoping for a reissue with updated graphics sounds and action. But give it a try once you know what to expect. I got to level 10 but beyond that, who knows what you'lll find!
Rated 3 out of 5 by SherrieS from not bad--kinda Based on Demo This is a twist on M3--actually it isn't a M3 per se, but can be fun-kinda The game board: Timed (4-5 min) The colours are very bright! And the orbs have a 3-D quality to them The overall map is child like drawings--don't let that fool you! can hop from one level to another once unlocked The game: you are to swap one orb for another to create as many chain reaction as you can--each match YOU make cost a coin-each chain reaction creates 1-15 coins. You need to reach a certain score to go level up- After level 3, I think, you get random bomb locks-match those & get even more coins. In between level you some times get a "challenge" clear the board in "x" moves-- like Bejeweld in a way http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/26/bejeweled2/index.html This game can be challenging, after the first few levels Good for final punch or really boring day Can be played by any member of the family I recommend trying the trial hour completely to get "it" & decide
Rated 3 out of 5 by lotusdk from :-( It could be at nice game, BUT it isent.. its a really borring game, no ny gaming.. I save my money for this game
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Embark on a space pirate adventure, puzzle your way through the universe and loot plenty of gold!

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The majority of the 1 million stroke patients discharged from U.S. hospitals every year return back to their homes. For many stroke patients and caregivers, navigating the transition between hospital discharge and home is associated with substantial psychosocial and health-related challenges. Stroke transitions are often characterized by hospital readmission, slow recovery, poor quality of life, dissatisfaction with care, and high caregiver burden.
Our proposed research program aims to improve the transition experience of stroke patients and caregivers through the development of a patient- and caregiver-centered case management program delivered by Social Work Bridge Coordinators (SWBC). We will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the informational needs of stroke patients and caregivers regarding their transition experiences and then develop a patient-centered online communication, information and support resource–termed a Virtual Stroke Support Portal (VSSP). We anticipate that this personalized case management program will reduce patient and caregiver needs, improve quality of life, and decrease caregiver burden.


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Олекса́ндра Спиридо́нівна Спиридо́нова (1900—1966) — скотарка-пастух племінного молочного радгоспу «Торосово», Герой Соціалістичної Праці.

Народилася в селянській сім'ї. Росіянка. Змалечку допомагала батькам по господарству. Закінчила тільки початкову школу. До 1940 року працювала рільником у колгоспі «Червоний Бор» (Порховський район).

Потім переїхала у Вологодську область, була плотогоном на лісосплаві. У роки Другої світової війни стала санітаркою у військовому госпіталі у Вологді, потім працювала в радгоспі «Молочне», куди евакуйовано молочну худобу з Ленінградської області. У 1944 році, після зняття блокади, разом з ленінградцями переганяла назад гурти худоби і залишилася в радгоспі «Торосово» Волосовського району.

З 1945 року працювала пастухом-скотарем радгоспу «Торосово», їй довірили стадо в 300 голів. За порівняно короткий час перебування на пасовищах худоба помітно погладшала, надої пішли вгору. За продуктивністю худоби за пасовищний період торосовська ферма в перший післявоєнний рік вийшла на провідне місце в районі.

Постійно шукала нові пасовища, на собі доставляла сіль, а то й воду, допомагала дояркам здоювати корів. Щоб домогтися більш високих показників, вона пасла худобу не тільки вдень, але і вночі. Їй виділили додаткові пасовищні угіддя. В результаті надої молока збільшилися до 5000 кілограмів.

Указом Президії Верховної Ради СРСР від 22 жовтня 1949 року за отримання високої продуктивності тваринництва Спиридоновій Олександрі Спиридонівні присвоєно звання Героя Соціалістичної Праці з врученням ордена Леніна і золотої медалі «Серп і Молот».

Пізніше перейшла в доярки, домоглася надоїв до 6200 кг. Працювала в радгоспі до виходу на пенсію. Жила в селі Торосово.

Нагороджена орденом Леніна, медалями, в тому числі «За трудову доблесть» та срібними медалями ВДНГ.

Посилання

 Рабочая энциклопедия: 1921—1985. — Л.: Лениздат, 1986

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Нагороджені срібною медаллю ВДНГ
Нагороджені медаллю «За трудову доблесть»
Кавалери ордена Леніна
Герої Соціалістичної Праці
Померли 1966
Уродженці Псковської губернії
Народились 1900
Народились 29 вересня


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The Troubles raging through Northern Ireland cost sixteen-year-old Colleen half her family, and she and her sister disagree how to move on.
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OPEN is delighted to be able to showcase the work of local artist, Nick Brown in his first solo show.
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I tentatively dipped my toe into Home Automation and bought my first VeraLite way back in 2015 (which is still working). Since then, Vera have helped me along the way with device setups and bespoke scene creations. I have nothing but praise for the company, their staff; what they are trying to achieve and how they continually pull out the stops regardless of protocol.
I'll for one will continue to stick with Mios/Vera/Ezlo.
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And we're happy that we've had the chance to help you, and show you that we stand behind Vera.
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That makes no sense to me? Did they give you a reason why?
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This has reinforced everything we feared about North Korea's promises, but no one expected them to shove it in everyone's faces within 24 hours. It doesn't mean they're ripping up the piece of paper, they just like to keep everyone guessing.
From everything I understood he was pretty ruthless and feared within the company. There is not a lot of sympathy for him among former colleagues or among a lot of people in the Houston community who in a real way were damaged by Enron's collapse.
He feared for his life and discharged his weapon but was unaware at the time whether he'd struck the individual. We're still really unclear whether he did strike the individual.
Pam's comment to me was that she was sleeping with one eye open because she feared him. ... This was not the first time in the history of Jeff's mental illness that Pam feared him.
It hasn't been as bad as we feared. But bills are still higher. It's still a serious situation.
She feared that if he married a divorcee it would throw the monarchy into crisis again, and I think that is why he never did so during her lifetime.
Seventy people including women and children are now feared drowned. Ten have survived and at least 13 bodies have been recovered so far.
The officer feared for his life and thought this guy was going to run him over.
We began like any other borderline awful local garage band aspiring to impress the ever-feared and revered local promoters. Handing out fliers just wasn't converting to any new faces at the shows, so we started playing our acoustic guitars outside every concert, high school, and college campus. We had something like a colonel's map of schools and addresses and times pinned on the wall, and every day we'd attack a different locale.
and its sad that you couldn't put all the other statements in here because they feared they'd be fired correct so they were the employees of the sheriff they weren't anonymous people that's correct commissioner...oh i just wanted that straight.
On the first day of being held and taken to the camp, I really feared that I would definitely die but when I arrived there I felt relieved since they treated us well. They looked very idealistic, not demanding a ransom but trying to achieve freedom from the Nigerian government.
The Australian surgeon David Young feared the worst initially but after the operation he told me that my knees are stable and I can still play five to six years.
We thought we were going mad, ... Perhaps we feared (or hoped) we were mad already.
Cabell A man feared that he might find an assassin; Another that he might find a victim. One was more wise than the other.
I feared the worst on Sunday and it has been confirmed that Matthew has ruptured his Achilles. Of course, we are keeping our fingers crossed he can return as soon as possible, but you are looking at six months out.
no one could say we were doing this because we feared competing against Intel.


Senior Citizens weren't born with smartphones like the rest of us and by the time smartphones arrived, they became old. Not to mention, the complicated UI and technology. How about we install fewer apps and increase the font size? But then, what is the point of having a smartphone, if it's not smart enough. Right? A better solution is to install apps that are made especially for older people. These apps would help them use the smartphone effectively. So let's take a look at some of the Android Apps for Senior Citizens.
I also did the second part of Android Apps for Senior Citizens which includes more general use apps that allow them to use the smartphone. It is best for old people who live alone.
A good place to start is by using Big Launcher. Install the app on your smartphone and grant all the permissions. Once done, open the app and set the default language and font size, etc. Now to set it up as your default launcher, press the Home button and select Big Launcher free.
It changes the layout of your phone to a minimal interface and replaces the icons with large ones. You can access all the apps in a list layout and easy to read large font.
However, the free version comes with some limitation. For instance – you can only see five recent entries in the call list and messages. So, if you would like to unlock these feature, buy the pro version of the app for $10.
If your elders find this Launcher too dumb (my father did), you can also use Nova launcher. It has the option to increase the icon and font size. Plus you can also hide unnecessary from the App drawer if you have the pro version.
The free version of 'Big Launcher' uses the default Android keyboard, which is not ideal for older people with poor vision and limited finger mobility. Big Buttons Keyboard. It'll change the tiny keyboard buttons into bigger ones.
However, the app will not work, until you set it as your default keyboard. You can do from the app itself, simply open it and select the first option i.e. Installation and then follow the on-screen instruction.
The app is decent and doesn't follow the standard QWERTY layout. It uses a custom layout which optimizes the screen space and fits largest possible keys. If your folks have grown used to the QWERTY format, they might have to spend some time just to get around the layout. The app is free on the Play Store.
EVA Facial Mouse helps you to control your Android smartphone or tablet by tracking the user's face using the front camera. And it works surprisingly well. It requires a few accessibility permissions to set up the app. I tried the app for a few days and I was able to do basic things like – open a web page, send a message and call a friend. It does take a while to get used to the interface but the app is practical.
The app also gives you a tutorial when you first use the app. It guides with gestures and head movements to track the cursor across the screen. You can operate around 80 percent of your Android functions with just the movements and for any special function, you have on-screen buttons. These buttons include hardware buttons like Home, back, etc and can be clicked just by hovering the cursor. The app is great for people with limited mobility and helps them use their smartphone more effectively. Eva Facial Mouse is free on the Play Store.
This one is pretty common. Once you introduce new technology to your parents they keep coming back with new questions. And expect the same, when you gift them a new smartphone.
If your parents are facing trouble figuring out how to make a phone call, install a new app, or how to save a new contact, etc then you can use TeamViewer to gain remote access to your parent's smartphone. Install a TeamViewer host app on your parent's device and its remote client on yours and then you'll be able to access your parent's smartphone from any part of the world.
In case you don't want the other party to have physical access to your smartphone (like pressing a button or moving around etc) then try Ink wire. It's the same as Teamviewer, but the other person can only show gestures on the screen. They can not press any buttons. Comes in handy if you don't trust the other person enough.
There is no shortage of health app on the Internet. And one of the popular ones is WebMD. The app comes with several features like – WebMD Symptom Checker, Treatments, and a quick guide for medical emergencies.
This health apps also come with a side effect or more commonly known as self-diagnosis. Most doctors don't recommend you use the Internet to treat disease or diagnostician. Always consult a doctor first. In fact, the app also recommends you consult an expert first if you face a more serious problem or you're not entirely sure.
Senior citizens often forget to do things and it often includes necessary medication. So, if your loved ones often forget to take your meds on time, then MediSafe Meds & Pill Reminder. The app keeps a log of measurements like blood pressure, you can keep notes, save appointments, doctor's details, etc. It also reminds you of any upcoming refills along with daily pill reminders.
If you worry about your parent's safety while away for work then it's better to install a location tracker on their smartphone. Using a location tracker app, you can find out the exact GPS location of the device. Though, this only works if the smartphone has an active Internet connection and GPS is ON.
Most Android have Find My Device pre-installed on the phone, even if it isn't you can easily download it from the Play Store. Simply turn it on from the device's settings.
To track your location, go to findmydevice home page on your computer and log in with the same Google Account which is logged in the phone. After authenticating the password, it will show you the exact position of the smartphone You can also ring it to get their attention.
If you need Advance features, try Cerberus. It's a paid app but comes with tons of remote tracking features.
These were some of my picks for the best Android apps for Senior Citizens. Eva is great for people who can't use their hands to navigate through the smartphone. Big Launcher tones down the traditional UI and offers big icons and text. Find My Device is great to track the phone but some parents may not like sharing location all the time. In that case, you can use Google new – Trusted Contacts. It gives you the notification if you would like to share your location, which you can deny or agree. But if you don't respond in 5 min (which means you got into some trouble) then the app will automatically send the last known location. These are not all the apps, you can check out the second part of Apps for old people and let us know if we missed any app that we should include in this list. Comment below.


This document provides a general overview of human toxicity, a listing of laboratory animal and wildlife toxicities, and a cross-reference of chemical, common, and trade names of many neonicotinoid pesticides registered for use in Florida.
The mode of action of neonicotinoid pesticides is modeled after the natural insecticide, nicotine. They act on the central nervous system of insects. Their action causes excitation of the nerves and eventual paralysis, which leads to death. Because they bind at a specific site (the postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptor), they are not cross-resistant to the carbamate, organophosphate, or synthetic pyrethroid insecticides, which was an impetus for their development. As a group, they are effective against sucking insects, but also chewing insects such as beetles and some Lepidoptera, particularly cutworms. All neonicotinoid products are classified as general use and have been registered under EPA's Conventional Reduced Risk Program due to their favorable toxicological profiles.
Acetamiprid is for use against sucking insects, such as aphids and whiteflies, on leafy vegetables, cole crops, citrus, cotton, ornamentals, and fruiting vegetables. Ready-to-use formulations are available in addition to wettable powders and water-dispersible granules.
Clothianidin was registered in 2003 by Bayer initially for corn and canola seed treatment use. Additional approved sites include grapes, pome fruit, rice, tobacco, and turf and ornamentals.
Imidacloprid was first registered for use in the United States in 1992 and is possibly the most widely used insecticide of the group. It has a wide range of target pests and sites, including soil, seed, structural, pets, and foliar treatments in cotton, rice, cereals, peanuts, potatoes, vegetables, pome fruits, pecans, and turf. It is a systemic with long residual activity and particularly effective against sucking insects, soil insects, whiteflies, termites, turf insects, and Colorado potato beetle. Products are available in dusts, granules, seed dressings as flowable slurry concentrates, soluble concentrates, suspension concentrates, and wettable powders. The application rates for neonicotinoid insecticides are much lower than older, traditionally used insecticides.
Thiamethoxam's chemical structure is slightly different than the other neonicotinoid insecticides, making it the most water soluble of this family. Because of its greater water solubility, it moves readily in plant tissue. Products are labeled for soil, seed, and foliar treatments to a wide range of vegetable and field crops. Product formulations include emulsifiable concentrates, water-dispersible granules, and soluble concentrates.
Dinotefuran acts through contact and ingestion and results in the cessation of feeding within several hours of contact and death shortly after. It is effective on a broad spectrum of insects infesting cotton and vegetable crops. Dinotefuran was granted Organophosphorus Alternative and Reduced Risk Status by the EPA.
Neonicotinoids are classified by the EPA as both toxicity class II and class III agents and are labeled with the signal word "Warning" or "Caution." Because the neonicotinoids block a specific neuron pathway that is more abundant in insects than warm-blooded animals, these insecticides are more selectively toxic to insects than mammals.
The most available toxicity data of the neonicotinoids is with imidacloprid. These data indicate that it is less toxic when absorbed by the skin or when inhaled compared to ingestion. It causes minor eye reddening, but is non-irritating to the skin. Signs of toxicity in rats include lethargy, respiratory disturbances, decreased movement, staggering gait, occasional trembling, and spasms. There are no accounts of human poisoning, but signs and symptoms of poisoning would be expected to be those similar for rats.
A chronic toxicity study showed that rats fed up to 1,800 ppm resulted in a No Observable Effect Level (NOEL) of 100 ppm. The EPA categorizes imidacloprid as a "Group E" (no evidence of carcinogenicity). In animals and humans, imidacloprid is quickly and almost completely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, and eliminated via urine and feces within 48 hours. Of the neonicotinoids, imidacloprid is the most toxic to birds and fish. Both imidacloprid and thiamethoxam are highly toxic to honeybees.
Mammalian toxicities for neonicotinoid pesticides registered in Florida are shown in Table 1. Table 2 lists the toxicities to wildlife by the common name of the neonicotinoid pesticide. Table 3 provides a cross-listing of many of the trade names that these products are registered and sold by in Florida.
Bayer Corporation. 1991. "Overview of toxicology data of active ingredient NTN 33893." Bayer Corporation. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, USA.
Fishel, F.M. 2005. Evaluation of pesticides for carcinogenic potential. PI-37. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Available at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi074.
Fishel, F.M. 2005. Pesticide toxicity profile: carbamate pesticides. PI-51. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Available at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi088.
Fishel, F.M. 2005. Pesticide toxicity profile: synthetic pyrethroid pesticides. PI-54. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Available at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi091.
Fishel, F.M. 2010. The EPA conventional reduced risk pesticide program. PI-224. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Available at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi224.
Nesheim, O.N. 2002. Toxicity of pesticides. PI-13. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Available at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi008.
Reigart, J.R. and J.R. Roberts. 2013. Recognition and management of pesticide poisonings, 6th edition. United States Environmental Protection Agency Publication EPA-735K-13001.
Seyler, L.A., et al. 1994. Extension toxicology network (EXTOXNET). Cornell University and Michigan State University. http://extoxnet.orst.edu/index.html.
Neonicotinoid pesticide mammalian toxicities (mg/kg of body weight).
Neonicotinoid pesticide wildlife toxicity ranges.
*Bird LD50: Practically nontoxic (PNT) = > 2,000; slightly toxic (ST) = 501–2,000; moderately toxic (MT) = 51–500; highly toxic (HT) = 10 – 50; very highly toxic (VHT) = < 10.
**Fish LC50: PNT = > 100; ST = 10–100; MT = 1–10; HT = 0.1–1; VHT = < 0.1.
† Bee: HT = highly toxic (kills upon contact as well as residues); MT = moderately toxic (kills if applied over bees); PNT = relatively nontoxic (relatively few precautions necessary).
Cross-reference list of common, trade, and chemical names of neonicotinoid insecticides.
*Basic molecule; isomers not listed.
**Does not include manufacturers' prepackaged mixtures; major agricultural brands for basic manufacturers.
This document is PI-80, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2005. Revised March 2016. Reviewed March 2019. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
Frederick M. Fishel, professor, Agronomy Department, and director, Pesticide Information Office; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.


Pan Peninsula is home to our JOHNS&CO Head Office, you'll find us at – Pan Peninsula, 70 Marsh Wall, Canary Wharf, London, E14 9SL.
This development was inspired by the high-rise residential buildings of North America and South East Asia. Formed of two towers reaching 40 and 50 stories high, Pan Peninsula is made up of 762 exceptionally designed apartments.
Residents enjoy exclusive access to a residents gym, swimming pool, cinema, and business centre, as well having the security of having a 24-hour concierge service.
Excellently located for both the DLR at South Quay and the Underground at Canary Wharf, Pan Peninsula is the perfect location for those looking for a high-quality home with easy access to the City and beyond.
Canary Wharf with its plethora of shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment spaces is a stone's throw away with Mudchute Park and Farm within walking distance.


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public interface LoanSystemCallback {

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Of the four, 'Education' is perhaps the best long-term method. If used properly and consistently it can ensure quality loans, from the beginning of the loan application process. After over fifty (50) years in this business, training at the originator level has, for the most part, not changed from the antiquated, "Here's your amortisation book and your territory, go and get some loans." This fosters an industry inhabited by those interested in commissions rather than the customer. Happily, the industry associations are now making an aggressive effort to provide sorely needed education, and so has La Trobe.


The sheer beauty of this scene along the Camino de Santiago momentarily stopped my husband in his tracks.
How long way You walked? Gorgeous scenery.
We walked from Pamplona to Santiago. It was a wonderful experience.
Wow. Congratulations. Have a good day!


Born in China is an American-Chinese nature documentary movie which is directed by Lu Chuan and Produced by Roy Conli, Brian Leith, Phil Chapman. The film was released in China on August 12, 2016 and set to released in the United States on April 21, 2017, one day before Earth Day.
Born in China is a documentary movie which is Narrator by Zhou Xun for Chinese version and John Krasinski for English version.
There are no approved Born in China Movie's Quotes/Dialogues not released yet! we will be updated as soon as possible when movie Quotes will released.
Born in China Movie's official trailer not released yet! we will be updated as soon as possible when movie Official Trailer will released.


After 15 years of working for Davey and Son, Mark Newcombe bought the company and renamed it Tooltech in 1997.
When Mark took over the business he had a clear plan that he wanted to enter a niche market in the aerospace industry producing wax injection mould tools and ancillary tooling. After consistent investment over the years and steady growth Tooltech is now a leading design and manufacture company in the field of wax injection mould tools.
Over the last 21 years the company has worked in many industries including aerospace, power generation, medical, marine and automotive. Tooltech has an experienced team who are first class at solving problems. As we say nothing is a problem, simply an opportunity.
Tooltech is now a real family business with no less than four family members working at the company. Each employee is trained to the highest possible standard to allow us to manufacture only the most supreme of products for our customers.
Tooltech prides itself on quality advanced manufacturing & holds ISO 9001:2015 certification in design & manufacturing of tooling for the investment casting industry.


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Breakfast linked to healthy heart
Their study of 27,000 men, in the journal Circulation, showed those skipping breakfast were at a greater risk of heart problems. The team at the Harvard School of Public Health said missing the meal put an "extra strain" on the body.
The British Heart Foundation said breakfast helped people resist sugary snacks before lunch. The men, aged 45-82, were studied for 16 years. During that time there were more than 1,500 heart attacks or cases of fatal heart failure.
However, people who skipped breakfast were 27% more likely to have heart problems than those who started the day with a meal. The researchers adjusted for other lifestyle risk factors such as smoking and exercise.
Researcher, Dr Leah Cahill told the BBC: "The take-home message is eat in the morning when you wake up, preferably within an hour.
"The results show that something is better than nothing, but it's always better to have something healthy and balanced."
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The Cboe BZX exchange has submitted a new proposal to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting a rule change that would allow for the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Like the previous proposal, the new document suggests a rule change to a provision outlined in Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that would allow for SolidX bitcoin shares to be listed and traded on a US exchange. The shares would be issued by the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust, which would be responsible for holding the bitcoin that backs said shares.
"[T]he Shares will be cost-prohibitive for smaller retail investors while allowing larger and generally more sophisticated institutional investors to gain exposure to the price of bitcoin through a regulated product while eliminating the complications and reducing the risk associated with buying and holding bitcoin."
The SEC must make a decision to deny or approve the proposal within 45 days or request an extension of up to 90 days if it needs more time to review the proposal.
The saga of the SolidX ETF has been unfolding since June of last year, when the companies first filed their proposal. The SEC decision on that proposal was delayed until September before being delayed again, with the SEC promising a decision would be made by February 27 of this year. In a surprising turn of events, the companies withdrew their initial proposal just last week.
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This magnificent lake has 12 miles of shoreline and 840 acres of surface area.
In this lake you can find magnificent walleye and bluegill.
wonderful. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Lake Columbia has to offer, you can camp at Paradise Campgrounds. While you're here at Lake Columbia you will meet lots of folks from close by Clarklake, and you'll hit upon a stunning lake called Devils Lake.


Sure, he may have gotten some funny looks, but it didn't seem like a big deal.
This was a spectacular feat on several levels. Many brands had been unsuccessfully trying to capitalize on the Grammys, but Arby's nailed it.
Those two Tweets gave Arby's a colossal amount of publicity, gaining tens of thousands of retweets in a couple of days.
And they did it all with just eight words and a related hashtag.
This smart marketing move had two important characteristics. It was timely, and it was relevant.
The most successful marketing is timely and relevant, and as I'm about to explain, that's all that matters.
It doesn't matter if you have millions of social media followers. It doesn't matter if tons of influencers are promoting your product.
If your marketing isn't timely and relevant, it won't succeed.
It's getting tougher and tougher to do marketing right. People are pickier about what they consume, and they'll ignore anything that rubs them the wrong way.
If you throw salesy terms at your customers and pressure them to buy, you're not going to get a lot of conversions.
But if you can build a connection with your customers, they just might turn into lifetime brand advocates.
You need to reach your customers where they are. That's why timely, relevant messages are crucial for your brand.
What exactly does timely and relevant mean?
"Timely" and "relevant" aren't just buzzwords. They have real implications for your business, and as it turns out, they're fairly complex.
Many marketing campaigns are timely but not relevant. Often, these campaigns fail.
Make no mistake––timeliness is crucial. But you can still fail if you send a message at the perfect time.
Consider the Race Together campaign that Starbucks put out in 2015.
The campaign definitely came at the right time. The coffee giant launched it in response to the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, which had just happened the previous year.
The cases were still in the news, and Starbucks decided to create a dialogue about race. It should have been a match made in heaven, but it wasn't.
The campaign flopped quite badly.
The initiative itself was inherently flawed. It didn't matter that it came at the right time because it just wasn't the right marketing approach.
The race issue is definitely of intense importance, but the way it was approached was solidly off.
So timeliness is definitely important, but your marketing can't be just timely. It also has to be relevant.
To be relevant, you have to think about your audience's current needs, wants, and opinions.
You can't base your ideas of relevancy off of old trends or data. You have to stay up to date and figure out what your customers want and like right now.
You have to think about what your customers want, where you can reach them, and how you can benefit them.
If your audience isn't interested in what you have to offer, they're not going to listen to you.
If your audience isn't hanging out in the same places you're marketing, they're not going to hear you.
If your audience doesn't derive any value from your marketing, they're not going to pay attention to you.
Last but not least, if you want to be relevant, your marketing has to fall in line with your audience's values.
If you launch an initiative that your customers fundamentally disagree with, you won't see much success. The same thing will happen if your marketing is insensitive or poorly done.
To sum it all up, relevancy means catering to your customers in as many ways as you can.
When you combine timeliness with relevancy, you get a one-two punch that almost never fails to convert.
To understand why timely and relevant matters so much, let's consider some marketing efforts that failed miserably.
One of the biggest marketing fails in recent years has to be Pepsi's controversial ad that was called "tone-deaf" by almost every media outlet in the world, from the New York Times to USA Today.
The 2017 ad involved TV personality Kendall Jenner taking part in protests and eventually offering a can of Pepsi to police.
Pepsi said the ad was meant to "project a global message of unity, peace, and understanding," but it fell flat because the ad painted an unrealistic portrait of protests and the interactions between police and protesters.
Like Starbucks's Race Together campaign, Pepsi put this out at the right time, in the wake of police protests that seemed to divide America, and the company's intentions were positive.
However, the ad wasn't relevant. It was far too staged and the situation far too impossible to relate to viewers.
The flak that Pepsi received for the ad was more than negative publicity. Pepsi learned the hard way that the wrong message at the right time won't work, and that was a wake-up call for businesses around the world.
You don't have to be Pepsi or Starbucks to send the wrong message and alienate your audiences––it can happen to a business of any size.
SaleCycle found that out when its content strategy failed.
The B2B company wanted to produce more content and provide more value to its readers. So far, so good.
SaleCycle started publishing 2-3 pieces of content per week, and their overall content output soared.
However, they focused more on quantity and less on quality.
Even though they had 100 blog posts, just 10 of those posts made up half of their total blog traffic.
The reason? They were publishing lots of content that their audience wasn't interested in.
While it may have been timely, it wasn't relevant whatsoever.
These examples prove that you need both timely and relevant marketing. You can't just have one or the other.
Being timely but not relevant (or vice versa) is an awkward imbalance. It makes it seem like you're kind of paying attention to your audience, but not really.
Both the Pepsi ad and SaleCycle's content strategy were timely, but they weren't relevant. In both cases, customers felt distanced from the business.
Ultimately, it's your customers who decide whether or not your message is timely and relevant. That's why you have to prioritize them.
Being both timely and relevant requires you to listen to your customers, get to know them better, and produce content that they want to see.
That sounds simple enough, but how does it play out in real life?
Basically, you have to continually track certain elements of your audience and use customer feedback to improve.
Okay, that still sounds simple. But trust me––there's a lot to it.
Many businesses think that they can just glance at online reviews or social media posts to create timely, relevant messages.
But here's the thing – customers want you to know them super well.
But the customer-business relationship is a two-way street. If you're not doing your part, why should your customers?
So put in the extra effort to build personas, get to know what your audience wants, and cater to them.
I hope you're convinced that timely and relevant are truly the only message that matters.
That doesn't mean you're done.
Understanding is only the first step. You have to implement it.
You might tell yourself that you're being timely and relevant, but if your customers still aren't happy, then you're not doing so well.
Pepsi is a perfect example. When it created the disastrous TV ad, it wasn't trying to deliver irrelevant content to their customers, but they misunderstood the kind of content their customers would connect with.
There's no doubt that Pepsi thought it was delivering a message that was both timely and relevant.
Just like you probably think you're delivering the right messages to your customers.
For all I know, you are. But the point is that you can't ever assume you're doing the right thing and turn a blind eye to your customers.
If you want to create the most timely and relevant messages, that concept has to be a focus throughout your company.
Think of Amazon's mission statement. It's easy to remember and permeates every level of the company.
That concept has to guide everything you do.
Your social media team should be thinking "timely and relevant." Your product manager should be thinking it. Everyone from the interns to the CEO should be thinking it.
If everyone isn't on the same page, then one person's efforts could get completely lost in translation.
You care about your customers, right?
Obviously that's a rhetorical question because you do care about your customers.
But be brutally honest with yourself: When you put out your content, run your shiny new marketing campaign, or release a new product, does that attention to your customers still come across?
The Pepsi and Starbucks fiascos proved that intentions don't always translate into actions. What begins as a good-natured marketing plan may end up taking a nosedive.
As much as it might hurt to admit, you might be ignoring your customers.
And you might be sending your customers the entirely wrong message, which is directly caused by ignoring your customers.
At the heart of the matter, being timely and relevant is all about taking care of your audience.
If you listen to what your customers have to say and understand what they want, you'll almost never send the wrong message.
You'll understand your audience's wants, needs, interests, and dislikes.
You'll be able to see what kind of content is both timely and relevant.
Is your marketing and content timely and relevant? Have you had issues delivering the right message for your customers?
About the Author: Daniel Threlfall is a content marketing strategist who has helped to engineer the growth of blogs such as NeilPatel.com, increase the international expansion of Fiji Water, and improve the brand reach of Shopify. Daniel is the co-founder of Launch Your Copy, a resource to help copywriters triple their writing speed and blow up their income.


Hello all you beautiful flowers.
Hi my name is Paul from NJ.Here's a little bit about me,enjoy.I am easy going, for the most part, with a great sense of humor. I love to laugh, and love to make others laugh. I am sarcastic at times, and try to keep a positive attitude. My Faith in God is stronger today than it ever was. I want someone that I can grow emotionally as well as spiritually with,I am looking for a meaningful, long-term relationship, Not a quick, meaningless hook-up. I love animals. I have a lot to offer the right person; Love, compassion, loyalty, honesty, trust, passion. In a committed relationship, I give it my all. Let me just say, if you don't post a picture of yourself, I won't even consider viewing your profile or answering a message or chat. I believe a perfect relationship is when you can fulfill each others physical, emotional, soulful and intellectual needs. All lovers don't end up becoming soul mates, but all soul mates end up becoming perfect lovers.
Perfect Match My perfect someone would respect others and appreciate life. He would laugh with me and be a shoulder when I need one. He would let me reciprocate those gestures. Looking for someone I completely enjoy being around & can't stop thinking about when we're not together. I love BEING loved and I love to BE in Love. Ultimately, I am looking for that one man that I can have a long, loving, happy, MONOGAMOUS future with but will be taking my time to really get to know them. I miss having that "Someone Special" in my life, however, I'm not in a hurry to marry again but if it does evolve into that in the future, It would be just as wonderful.


The Ares Bubble Chair is made with a menu that lets you change textures (over 60 textures included), tint, shininess, glow and brightness. This way Ares can be changed to any style you want. The owner also has the option to make the menu available to everyone or only to himself. This menu is activated by clicking on the shadow prim of the item.
It also has the option to choose between 9 different single animated sits. Just click the cushion you sit against and you ll get a blue pop up menu from which you can choose your next pose. Check out the sits and some of the possible texture combinations here.
It also has the option to adjust the position of your pose just by saying "/1a" in open chat. This is done because every AV has a different height. This way you can make them fit perfectly to your height.


Withings Go hands-on: dabbling with e-ink displays (Slashgear) – Great use for an e-ink screen! I think I would like to try this fitness tracker.
The Killer Chromebase: Acer Unveil 24-inch Chrome OS All-In-One PC (OMG Chrome) – This looks like it could be an interesting choice for a second computer.
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Purdue Extension Agriculture Agronomy Chat 'n Chew Cafe Corny News
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Corny News Network
Updated April 2020
URL: http://www.kingcorn.org/news/timeless/HeatUnits.html
Heat Unit Concepts Related to Corn Development
R.L. (Bob) Nielsen
Agronomy Dept., Purdue Univ.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Email address: rnielsen at purdue.edu
Twitter: @PurdueCornGuy
Growth and development of corn are strongly dependent on temperature. Corn develops faster when temperatures are warmer and more slowly when temperatures are cooler. For example, a string of warmer than normal days in late spring will encourage faster leaf development than normal. Another example is that a cooler than normal grain filling period will delay the calendar date of grain maturity. The phrases "string of warmer than normal days" and "cooler than normal grain filling period" can be converted mathematically into measures of thermal time by calculating the daily accumulations of heat using temperature data. Commonly used terms for thermal time are Growing Degree Days (GDDs), Growing Degree Units (GDUs), or heat units (HUs).
Different methods exist for calculating heat units depending on a) the crop or biological organism of interest and b) the whim or personal preference of the researcher. The GDD estimation method most commonly used throughout the U.S. for determining heat unit accumulation relative to corn phenology was first evaluated by Gilmore & Rogers (1958) and termed "Effective Degrees". Barger (1969) later proposed that the same method, which he termed "Modified Growing Degree Days", be adopted as the standard heat unit formula by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
This Modified GDD method calculates daily accumulation of GDD as the average daily temperature (degrees F) minus 50. The "modification" refers to the limits imposed on the daily maximum and minimum temperatures allowed in the calculation. Daily maximums greater than 86 degrees F are set equal to 86 in the calculation of the daily average temperature. Similarly, daily minimums less than 50 degrees F are set equal to 50 in the calculation.
If the daily maximum temperature was 80F and the minimum was 55F, the GDD accumulation for the day would be ((80 + 55) / 2) - 50 or 17.5 GDDs.
Example 2 (Illustrating the limit on daily maximums):
If the daily maximum temperature was 90F and the minimum was 72F, the GDD accumulation for the day would be ((86 + 72) / 2) - 50 or 29 GDDs.
Example 3 (Illustrating the limit on daily minimums):
If the daily maximum temperature was 68F and the minimum was 41F, the GDD accumulation for the day would be ((68 + 50) / 2) - 50 or 9 GDDs.
In late April to early May, normal daily GDD accumulations for central Indiana are about 10 GDDs. By late July, the normal daily accumulation rises to about 23 GDDs. For a typical corn growing season in central Indiana, say from late April to late September, the total seasonal accumulation of GDDs is about 2800 GDDs.
NOTE: Calculation of GDD for corn is not limited to the use of air temperatures. From planting until roughly V6, germination and development of young seedlings respond more directly to soil temperature than air temperature. Soil temperature does not precisely mirror air temperature. Consequently, it is appropriate during that time frame to calculate GDD using soil temperatures. Ideally, one would use soil temperature recorded in the upper two inches of soil because that depth corresponds best to seed placement and initial growing point position. Realistically, however, most available online sources of soil temperature data are based on standard NWS-NOAA 4-inch soil depth measurements. That's okay, though, because corn development still correlates well with soil GDD based on 4-inch temperatures.
There are a number of sources of daily temperature data, both air and soil. There are increasingly more commercial sources of weather and climate data available to everyday consumers. One source of weather and climate data for those with Indiana interests is the Indiana State Climate Office, located on the campus of Purdue University. A range of types of data are available for a number of locations around the state (https://ag.purdue.edu/indiana-state-climate/data).
Specifically for corn, the Useful to Usable (U2U) multi-state research and Extension project, originally funded by USDA, developed a useful GDD decision support tool (HPRCC, 2020) that estimates county-level GDD accumulations (based only on air temperatures) and corn development dates for the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The GDD Tool uses current and historical GDD data plus user selected start dates, relative hybrid maturity ratings, and freeze temperature threshold values. The GDD and corn development predictions are displayed graphically and in tabular form, plus the GDD accumulation estimates can be downloaded in a Comma Separated Value (.csv) format for you to work with in your own spreadsheet program.
Figure 1 shows a screen capture from the GDD Tool in which I selected "Tippecanoe Co., IN", a start date (aka planting date) of Apr 20, a relative hybrid maturity rating of 111 "days", and a freeze temperature threshold of 28F. The tool automatically adds estimated GDD values from planting to silking and black layer based on the "corn maturity days" you enter, but each is customizable if you know the GDD values specific to your hybrid. The tool displays estimates of actual cumulative GDD from planting to today's date, then estimates of cumulative GDD for the remainder of the season. Estimates of silking and black layer dates are displayed, as well as the early and late ranges of those estimates. When you are viewing the actual graph on the Web site, estimates of GDD accumulations at specific dates "pop up" when you hover your computer mouse over parts of the line graph.
For more information on how to use GDD to make hybrid maturity decisions, see my accompanying article (Nielsen, 2019b)
For information on how to predict corn leaf stage development using GDD, see my accompanying article (Nielsen, 2019c).
Barger, G.L. 1969. Total Growing Degree Days. Weekly Weather & Crop Bulletin 56:18. U.S. Dept. of Commerce and USDA, Washington, D.C.
Brown, D.M. and A. Bootsma. 1993. Crop Heat Units for Corn and Other Warm Season Crops in Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Ag., Food, and Rural Affairs Factsheet #93-119.
Gilmore, E.C. and J.S. Rogers. 1958. Heat units as a method of measuring maturity in corn. Agron. J. 50:611-615.
HPRCC. 2020. U2U Decision Support Tools - Corn GDD. High Plains Regional Climate Center, Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. https://hprcc.unl.edu/gdd.php [URL accessed Apr 2020].
Nielsen, RL (Bob). 2019a. Determining Corn Leaf Stages. Corny News Network, Purdue Univ. http://www.kingcorn.org/news/timeless/VStageMethods.html. [URL accessed Apr 2020].
Nielsen, RL (Bob). 2019b. Hybrid Maturity Decisions for for Delayed Planting. Corny News Network, Purdue Univ. http://www.kingcorn.org/news/timeless/HybridMaturityDelayedPlant.html. [URL accessed Apr 2020].
Nielsen, RL (Bob). 2019c. Use Thermal Time to Predict Leaf Stage Development in Corn. Corny News Network, Purdue Univ. http://www.kingcorn.org/news/timeless/VStagePrediction.html. [URL accessed Apr 2020].
Fig. 1. Screen capture of U2U GDD Tool graphical display of historical and estimated future GDD accumulations and
predicted corn development stages for a 111-day hybrid planted Apr 20 in Tippecanoe County, IN.
© 1995 , Purdue University, an equal access, equal opportunity university. This material may be available in alternative formats. If you have trouble accessing this page because of a disability, please contact RLNielsen at rnielsen@purdue.edu.


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Biografia
Levi ha conseguito un dottorato di ricerca in matematica alla Columbia University nel 1942 come studente di Joseph Fels Ritt. Poco dopo aver conseguito la laurea, è diventato un ricercatore del Progetto Manhattan.

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My interest in Himalayan plants utilised in Tibetan Medicine began in the late 1980s, when I was contacted by a German who was organising herbal treks in Ladakh, led by a local amchi (doctor of traditional Tibetan Medicine - which was still the primary health care in villages in this region). He took duplicate pressed specimens of each species they came across of known medicinal usage. He sent me one set of pressed specimens for me to identify as best I could; during the treks he had written down the transliterated Tibetan name for each, supplied by the amchi.
In 1986 during a lecture tour in North America, I spoke to The Great Lakes chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society. My host was Dr Tony Reznicek, who worked in the herbarium of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. By then I had already begun working on an up-to-date flora for Ladakh, so took the opportunity of a couple of spare days to examine specimens from Ladakh, which by chance, there were quite a lot (most herbaria at American or Canadian universities have no specimens from Ladakh or anywhere in the Himalaya). The Ladakhi specimens at Ann Arbor had been collected in the 1930s by Dr Walter Koelz, who I discovered (like Stewart who was still alive after collecting in Ladakh in 1912/13) was alive and living in the village he had been born in, not that far from Ann Arbor. Dr Reznicek kindly drove me out, in the snow, to meet Walter. It was a delight to meet him and to "pass muster", as he had a reputation of being very rude to any visitors he did not like! We got on well and he even trusted me with a $20 to take to give to the families of two Lahoulis who had been his assistants collecting botanical specimens (and bird specimens) in the 1930s. That summer, I was leading a botanical tour to Lahoul. What a coincidence....


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Q: Code review - Optimization & reduce redundancy For some purpose, i'm trying to create a helper class, and trying to make the cleanest code as possible.
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Source: EMI May Cut RIAA Funding
By ExtremeTech Staff on November 29, 2007 at 10:52 am
LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) – British music industry major EMI wants to cut its funding to the industry's trade bodies, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday, which could deal a blow to the fight against music piracy.
The source said EMI, which was recently taken over by private equity group Terra Firma, was looking at ways to "substantially" reduce the amount it pays trade groups.
The groups, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and other national associations, represent music companies and the fight against illegal piracy.
They receive funding from the four major music groups—EMI, Warner, Sony BMG and Universal—and hundreds of small independent labels.
The IFPI said it believed the four majors give approximately 64 million pounds ($132.1 million) each year to itself, the RIAA and many other national associations.
The other majors were not available for comment, but a separate industry source said at least one of the major music companies is known to strongly support the associations and their work.
EMI is undergoing a strategic review after being bought by Terra Firma for 2.4 billion pounds ($4.95 billion).
Like all music groups, it has been hit hard by online piracy and falling CD sales, despite the efforts of the trade groups to combat the problem.
The IFPI said on Wednesday it was engaged in annual budget decisions and "as one would expect in this market, there is a focus on efficiencies and savings".
It declined to give any further details but added that it was also engaged in a very full agenda to promote the rights of its member record companies.
EMI, Terra Firma, the BPI and RIAA were all unavailable to comment.
Illegal file-sharing is estimated to cost the music industry billions of dollars a year in revenues. In response, the trade bodies have launched legal action and called upon Internet service providers to block the activity.
Analysts at UBS said any move to reduce the funding to trade bodies could hamper the industry's efforts to fight piracy and protect music copyright. (Reporting by Kate Holton, editing by Will Waterman)
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Gov. Ron DeSantis will replace Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher with Wendy Link, a board member of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County.
WEST PALM BEACH -- Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday suspended Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher, citing her office's nationally watched failure to report the county's election results on time in November as its aging vote-tabulating machinery was overwhelmed by recounts in three statewide races and a state House race.
In place of Bucher, who is expected to contest her removal, DeSantis appointed West Palm Beach attorney Wendy Sartory Link, a member of several boards including the Economic Council of Palm Beach County and a the board of governors for the state university system.
"An election that happened a week after Halloween, you ended up not having the recount done until after Christmas. Palm Beach County stands alone in that level of ineptitude. They've truly been the Keystone Cops of elections administration," said DeSantis at an afternoon news conference outside the county's historic 1916 courthouse.
Link, introduced by DeSantis at the event, said she will not run for election in 2020 and will try "to ensure that Palm Beach County is well-prepared for every election, that everyone in our county has the assurance and sense of security that their vote will count."
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Link will be tested soon when several municipalities hold elections in March.
Bucher could not be reached for comment on Friday. She is a former Democratic state House member who has been elected three times to the nonpartisan election chief's job, winning her last race with 76.7 percent of the vote in 2016.
Although the supervisor's job is nonpartisan in Palm Beach County, the Republican governor's action inflamed partisan passions. Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Terrie Rizzo, a Palm Beach County resident, accused DeSantis of "gross overreach and a politically motivated move to consolidate power and obstruct the will of the people."
Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon and a few other Democrats attended DeSantis' news conference and loudly voiced their disapproval.
"This is all about the next presidential election. They're putting all these political hacks in these seats. Susan did an excellent job," said Gannon, a friend of Bucher who served with her in the state House.
Bucher is the third elected official suspended by DeSantis since he took office Jan. 8. Last week, the new governor removed Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, a Democrat, over his handling of the Parkland massacre and Okaloosa County School Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson, a Republican, over her handling of reported abuse of special-needs students in her district.
Gannon said Bucher told her she plans to fight her removal.
"She's pretty upset that the governor couldn't pick up the phone and call her personally," said Gannon. She said Bucher told her that representatives of the state Division of Elections were on hand to observe Palm Beach County's counting and recounting after the Nov. 6 election, and Bucher is confident they did not find any wrongdoing.
The Florida constitution allows a governor to remove an elected official for "malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony." The constitution gives the Florida Senate final say on whether to remove or reinstate a suspended official.
DeSantis said he acted based on the recommendation of Secretary of State Mike Ertel, who was recently appointed by DeSantis after serving as elections supervisor in Seminole County. A six-page executive order signed by DeSantis accuses Bucher of "misfeasance, incompetence, neglect of duty -- or all of these."
Bucher's suspension is effective immediately.
Palm Beach County, which gained international fame in 2000 for its "butterfly ballot" that confused some voters in the tight presidential election, found itself in the spotlight again in November as Florida's races for U.S. Senate, governor and commissioner of agriculture and a state House District 89 contest were all closer than 0.5 percent, triggering recounts under state law.
As recounts commenced across the state, Bucher said the county's tabulating machines -- bought before she took office in 2009 -- were unable to count the ballots in time to meet state-mandated deadlines.
"We didn't anticipate that we'd have to run 100 percent of our ballots through these old machines," Bucher told reporters eight days after the election. "We anticipated we would have a pretty quiet midterm election as we used to. I guess that's not the new norm. We never anticipated that these machines would have to run 24/7 and perform four recounts."
That changed this week when Ertel, the new secretary of state, decertified Palm Beach County's tabulating equipment for any county with more than 250,000 voters, effective June 1.
Bucher was critical of the equipment when she ran for the job in 2008. But while other Florida counties made technology upgrades, Bucher did not ask Palm Beach County commissioners to approve money for new equipment for her office until last May. Bucher's request for $11.1 million was approved -- but not in time for the November elections.
In his three-page letter to DeSantis recommending Bucher's suspension, Ertel said the equipment woes are ultimately Bucher's responsibility.
"While the equipment she refused to replace is certainly at the core of many of the missed deadlines, the fault is not with the equipment. Supervisor Bucher had years of foreknowledge that her county needed to buy new equipment, yet she chose not to," Ertel's letter says.
Ertel's letter faults Bucher for missing recount deadlines and other issues. He noted Bucher's decision, criticized by Circuit Judge Krista Marx, to allow damaged ballots that could not be read by tabulating machines to be copied by staff rather than in the presence of the county's elections canvassing board.
Ertel also accused Bucher of "stubborn secrecy," noting media reports that Bucher at one point threatened to have camera operators and newspaper reporters arrested if they recorded canvassing board members examining ballots.
Bucher, a Democratic member of the state House for eight years before winning the election chief's job in 2008, has long had a reputation as a blunt-spoken politician. In 2004, Republicans called for her to be disciplined when she said special interests had donated campaign money to them to pass a health care measure.
Bucher has also rejected any efforts to limit or restrict opportunities for voters get to the polls, opting instead to keep polls open as long as legally possible and ensuring there are polling sites in poor, minority and working class communities, which traditionally vote Democratic.
As the November general election results showed tight races for Senate, governor and agriculture commisisoner, Bucher and former Broward County Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes came under fire as their large, heavily Democratic counties were slow to report results.
Then-Gov. Rick Scott, who ended up winning his U.S. Senate race by 0.12 percent, singled out the two counties on Nov. 8, two nights after polls closed.
"Every Floridian should be concerned there may be rampant fraud happening in Palm Beach and Broward Counties," said Scott, who never offered proof of fraud. President Donald Trump echoed those criticisms in three tweets over the next week.
Scott later suspended Snipes after Snipes had announced her intent to resign effective Jan. 4. Snipes then sought to rescind her resignation and contest Scott's suspension. DeSantis on Friday announced he was accepting Snipes' original resignation, which he said would end the legal fight over her suspension.