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Top Honors: Mariano Rivera Does Panama Proud
Words by Jesse Serwer—
With the regular season of Major League Baseball coming to an end, we just had to LargeUp the greatest closer in baseball history, Mariano Rivera, as he heads into retirement following 18 impeccable, history-making seasons with the New York Yankees.
Watching Mariano play this year, after announcing that this season would be his last, one thing became clear: he was the best-loved player in his sport. The response he received not just from his hometown fans in New York, for whom he helped deliver five World Series titles, but from opposing fans whose teams he had consistently shut down, told the whole story, as each city honored Mariano with the sincerest respect and appreciation. Let's see if Alex Rodriguez gets that kind of welcome when he decides to quit!
What these fans responded to, above all, was Rivera's character. Mariano will go down as one of the greats for his play on the field, and his behavior off of it. The product of Puerto Caimito, Panama represented his homeland well. One of of seven active Major League baseball players from Panama as of the just-ended 2013 season, Rivera had a major impact on baseball, and sports in general, in his home country. Although there is a long history of Major League ballplayers from Panama including Hall of Famer Rod Carew, one Panamanian player, former Yankees ourfielder and current San Francisco Giants coach Roberto Kelly, went so far as to credit Rivera for "put[ting] Panama baseball on the map," noting the arrival of the Panamanian Professional Baseball League two years ago, among other advancements.
Last week's "Mariano Rivera Day" tribute brought five TV stations from Panama to Yankee Stadium, along with president Ricardo Martinelli, and, of course, a large presence from New York's Panamanian community.
We have to commend The New York Post on their coverage of Rivera and his retirement. The paper recently sent a photographer to Puerto Caimito, documenting life in the small town where the pitching great got his start. Check out a few pics below, and see the full piece here. And once again, LargeUp, Mariano Rivera. May the Sandman finally get some rest.
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Charlie Sheen, star of the hit TV series Two and a Half Men has filed for divorce from his third wife Brooke Mueller. The couple filed divorce papers in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences after his marriage hit the rocks as a result of an argument last year. A police report on the incident said that Mueller `feared for her life` during the argument. So with a run of bad luck behind him, what does the future hold for this Hollywood A-lister?
Charlie Sheen was born on September 3rd 1965, making him a Virgo born in the Chinese year of the Snake. Virgos are notorious for their pedantic natures, often being accused of being overly fussy or picky. But this tends to mask a more vulnerable nature that can result in Virgos being harsh in their criticism of partners and those around them. It seems that Charlie has let this trait take control of his personality, lashing out at those closest to him when he feels vulnerable. Virgos can also be a little obsessive, and Sheen has been open about his continuing battle with both alcohol and drugs. Perhaps it is time that he allowed his Snake personality to take control of the situation and begin to look inward to kick-start the healing process. He would be well advised, however, to keep the Snake`s tendency to be unforgiving under control if he wants to build any kind of lasting relationship with his children. Perhaps this time of solitude is what Sheen needs to retake control of his more negative personality traits and emerge once more as a successful and charismatic actor.


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Banquet of Hoshena
Banquet of Hoshena | Mind-blowing immersive dining
We've been told we have trouble tapping into our emotions.
We don't know how we feel about that.
But Banquet of Hoshena depicts an even more terrifying proposition: a world where emotions are banned entirely. It's the new immersive feasting experience from the people at Dinner Story Time in collaboration with Studio McGuire, who use a cool technique of projection mapping millimetre-perfect, vibrantly colourful images onto the tables, the walls, and even the crockery itself. And then serving some decent food on top of it all.
For this new show, they've taken over a temporary space in Shepherd's Bush. Making your way inside, you'll see a perfectly white table topped with perfectly white plates sitting in the centre of the room. As you take your seats, the lights will dim, and the show will start – that table with suddenly appear to be a vibrant green, the walls will come to life with colour, and the small bust in the corner will start to talk to you, introducing herself as the Queen of Hoshena.
She will explain that her land was once a luscious kingdom of thriving beauty, but that in banning the bad emotions of anger, sadness, and fear, they also inadvertently removed love, happiness, and courage. Now the land lays bare and barren. Which kinda sucks for them.
Your plate, in contrast, will be putting forth quite a bounty, with five courses accompanied by wine & cocktail pairings crossing it over the course of the evening. Each course will represent a new emotion that will perfectly correspond with the storyline, meaning that yes, they're almost literally offering you a happy meal.
It's all interactive, and it's been planned in absolutely meticulous detail – there'll be props, scents, sounds, illusions, and your table will find itself covered in everything from "fairies" to "erupting volcanoes".
You'll lava it.
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WARSAW, Poland — The newly renovated headquarters of Poland's National Audiovisual Institute (NInA) in Warsaw provides visitors with access to some 10,000 AV materials in its archives, collated in a hi-tech multifunctional environment. The NInA servers hold up to 5 petabytes of multimedia data (the amount equivalent to about 1 million DVDs). Such a resource deserves top class technical facilities, including audio reinforcement, and ESS Audio, HARMAN Professional's Polish distributors, were recently called in to provide it — right across the HARMAN brand portfolio.
These are powered by two Crown Macro-Tech 5000i amplifiers (subwoofers), two Crown DriveCore™ Install8I300 amplifiers (ceiling loudspeakers), two Crown XLi 3500s and eight Crown XLi 1500s. The signals for the L/C/R channels are optimized via three dbx DriveRack 260 signal processors.
Playback equipment for operation when the auditorium is in 'multifunctional' mode comprises two JBL four-way Marquis MD49 loudspeakers form the FOH system, driven by a combination of Crown CTs 2000, CTs 1200 and CTs 600 amplifiers, while the two compatible JBL STX828S subs are powered by a pair of Crown Macro-Tech 9000i amps (these can be used as a portable FOH system during performances, concerts and similar events). Four bi-amped JBL VP7212MDP provide additional stage monitor options.
ESS also dipped heavily into the AKG catalogue to develop an interpretation system, connected to the digital network, and based on AKG CS5 and CSX systems. These are set in three portable booths with interpreter stations that can be moved around NInA's rooms, featuring AKG CS5 IU and GN50CS+CK31 gooseneck mics. Interpretations are transmitted through AKG CSX BIR10 transmitter/interface and two IRT3 and one IRT4 infrared radiators. These comprise 120 AKG CSX IRR10 infrared receivers in the multifunctional room — one for each seat — with 150 AKG K20 headphones. As it is on the network bidirectional signals can be received from outside and transmitted through IR (and vice versa).
Other rooms are equipped with 10 JBL LSR6325P studio monitors to deliver high quality reference sound for NInA's A's Staff as they prepare new content.


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Ali Haydar Kaytan (Born 26 March 1952, Nazımiye, Tunceli, Turkey) also known as Fuad is a co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and a member of the executive council of the Kurdistan Communities Union.

Biography
Kaytan was born in 1952 into a Kurdish family whose members were resettled in the aftermath of the Dersim rebellion. He was among the early members of a group along with Abdullah Öcalan, Haki Karer, Mazlum Doğan and Cemîl Bayik which held regular ideological meetings from 1973 onwards and which would later become known as the "Kurdistan Revolutionaries". In December 1974 he was shortly detained together with Öcalan and Kalkan, before the  was closed down. He was among the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party which was established in November 1978. At the second party congress, which took place in Lebanon, the PKK sent him to Europe in order to raise support. On 22 July 1984, he took part in a decisive meeting in a PKK camp in the Lolan valley in Iraq where the decision was to begin with the insurgency. Cemil Bayik and Duran Kalkan also took part in the meeting. He returned to Germany, where he was arrested in 1988 and during the Kurdish Trial in Düsseldorf, he was accused of being a member of a so-called revolutionary court in Barelias, Lebanon, which sentenced two people to death. While he was in prison he entered into a hunger strike several times in protest of the pre-trial detention conditions. He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment on 7 March 1994 for being a member of a terrorist organisation, but the murders were not taken into account. The judges ruled that the murders fell under a Lebanese amnesty which covered crimes which occurred during the Lebanese civil war. He was released immediately due to his years in pre-trial detention together with Duran Kalkan, who was also charged with being a member of a terrorist organization. He then returned to Kurdistan and became a member of the co-presidency council of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK).

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He was close to Abdullah Öcalan, Kaytan is reported to have called Öcalan "the crowned personality of the Eastern thought" and presented him like a natural leader for the Kurds, while Öcalan stated that Haydar Kaytan had a "strong ideological side and interpretation capability" during the interrogation following his arrest in February 1999.

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Leili Rohani, postdoctoral scholar, Invited to Speak About Engineering Heart Tissues for Cell Therapy.
By Annie Chou on September 24, 2021
Leili Rohani, our Postdoctoral Scholar in the School of Biomedical Engineering was invited to the Stem Cell Podcast last week to talk about her research focuses on engineering heart tissues for cell therapy. Specifically, she spoke about her recent paper published last year in Nature Communications Biology (with the support from Stem Cell Network (Canada)) on bioprocess engineering of human pluripotent stem cells: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-020-01218-3
The paper had a broad impact and was covered by several media including: 1) ESC & iPSC News – 2) STEMCELL Science News, 3) One of the Favorite Science of 2020 by Stem Cell Technology.
As well, she made reference to her paper in Aging Cell (Impact factor: 9.304) (the most prestigious journal in the field of aging) and was one of the pioneer articles pointed out aging signatures of human stem cells: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4326871/
Here is the link of to the Podcast: https://stemcellpodcast.com/ep-201-the-future-of-research-featuring-drs-bria-macklin-matthew-sinton-and-leili-rohani
https://twitter.com/stemcellpodcast/status/1435388944984719364
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Studebaker Corporation (, в СССР и затем в России устоялось произношение «студебекер» с вариантами написания «Студебекер» и «Студебеккер») — американский автопроизводитель, главный офис и завод которого находился в американском городе Саут-Бенде, штат Индиана (США). Основанная в 1852 году и ставшая корпорацией в 1868 году под именем Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, компания изначально была производителем тележек и повозок для фермеров, шахтёров и военных. В Советском Союзе и России была известна, прежде всего, одной своей моделью — легендарным военным грузовиком Studebaker US6. Прекратила выпуск автомобилей в 1966 году.

История марки
Марка ведет своё происхождение от немецкой фамилии семьи Штутенбэкеров (), которая прибыла в Америку в 1736 году из немецкого города Золингена, где до этого многие годы они занимались кузнечным и оружейным делом. Прибыв в Америку, Студебейкеры (так они переиначили свою фамилию на англоязычный лад) также продолжили своё занятие, а также, помимо кузнечных заказов, начали производить части для фургонов американских пионеров. В 1750 году глава семейного бизнеса Клемент Студебеккер (далее в статье употребляется только эта, более традиционная для русскоязычных, версия фамилии) решает от производства частей перейти к самостоятельному производству и строит свой первый фургон для продажи.

Спустя сто два года, в феврале 1852 года, два его потомка — Генри и Клем Студебеккеры — открывают собственную кузнечную мастерскую под названием «H&C Studebaker» в городе Саут Бенд (штат Индиана, США). В первые годы работы фирма собирала пароконные фермерские фургоны, пользующиеся спросом на рынке, а также грузовые фургоны. Через год к ним присоединяется младший брат Джон Студебеккер, решивший вложить в семейное предприятие свои деньги, заработанные им на продаже инструмента для золотоискателей на приисках Калифорнии.

Во время гражданской войны в США (1861—1865 годы) фирма выполняла заказы на поставку армии северян большого количества фургонов и повозок. В это время к фирме присоединяются ещё двое братьев, Питер и Джейкоб, и в 1868 году фирма получает название . Теперь фирма занималась уже поставками вагонов для горной промышленности.

Первые автомобили

В 1902 году «Studebaker BMC» построила свои первые 20 экипажей с электроприводом, войдя таким образом в мир автомобилестроения. В 1904 году представила свою первую модель автомобиля класса «гран-туризмо» с двухцилиндровым двигателем внутреннего сгорания мощностью 16 лошадиных сил, который в 1905 году был заменён на четырёхцилиндровый.

В 1910 году «Studebaker BMC» приобрела фирму EMF-Company  вместе со всеми производственными мощностями в городе Детройте (США) и некоторое время продолжала выпускать автомобили под маркой EMF. Однако из-за крайне нелояльного отношения потребителей к этой марке, которая до слияния с Studebaker отличалась довольно незавидным качеством, в 1912 году компания начинает выпускать автомобили под собственной маркой.

Двадцатые годы

В 1920-х годах Studebaker имел производственные площади в трёх городах (в Саут-Бенде, штат Индиана, США; в Детройте, штат Мичиган, США; и в , Канада) и выпускал по 180 тысяч автомобилей в год. В компании работало 23 000 работников.

Тридцатые годы
В результате обрушения финансовых рынков и последующего за ним финансового кризиса (т. н. Великой депрессии) компания начала стремительно терпеть убытки. В результате набранных долгов в размере 6 млн долларов и невозможности расплатиться с банками (хотя оборотные средства фирмы превышали сумму кредитов) президент компании Альберт Рассел Эрскайн в 1933 году покончил жизнь самоубийством. Однако к 1935 году компания вновь вышла на прибыли, спроектировав и выпустив новый автомобиль «», который настолько понравился покупателям, что компания удвоила его продажи к 1939 году.

Сороковые годы

С началом Второй мировой войны производственные мощности компании были переведены на военные рельсы: на заводах корпорации собирались военные грузовики, авиационные двигатели и многоцелевые транспортёры Studebaker Weasel, предназначенные для перевозки воинских подразделений и грузов.

В годы Великой Отечественной войны по поставкам ленд-лиза американские союзники отправили в СССР 187 900, а доставили более 152 тысяч автомобилей марки Studebaker US6, на базе которых в том числе размещались знаменитые «Катюши».

По окончании войны Studebaker  вновь перешёл к выпуску легковых автомобилей. Однако стремительно летящая вверх стоимость рабочей силы в США, забастовки рабочих и выплаты пенсионерам компании (составляющие одни из самых больших в автопромышленности США), а также начинающаяся ценовая война между Ford, Chrysler и General Motors подкосили финансовую устойчивость компании Studebaker и нанесли достаточно большой ущерб её бухгалтерскому балансу. И, хотя у предприятия были большие производственные мощности и мощный потенциал, оно не смогло тягаться с гигантами, прибегавшими к политике демпинга.

В 1949 году для обеспечения конкурентоспособности Studebaker предпринимает попытку слияния с другими марками — Packard, Hudson и Nash, окончившуюся неудачей.

Пятидесятые годы
В начале пятидесятых годов Studebaker стремительно теряет доходы и в 1954 году объединяется с Packard Motor Car Company. К 1956 году компания, переименованная в , почти разорена, хотя и продолжала выпускать автомобили под марками Studebaker и Packard до 1958 года. Стремясь выйти из кризиса, компания заключает контракт на поставку комплектующих с авиапроизводителем Curtiss-Wright, а также продаёт завод Packard компании «Крайслер». Также для поддержания финансовой плавучести компания выступает импортёром европейских производителей Mercedes-Benz и Auto Union AG (автомобили Audi и DKW), продавая эти марки через свою дилерскую сеть.

Выход из автобизнеса

В начале шестидесятых годов компания совершает свой последний, казалось бы, многообещающий рывок, выпустив на рынок две модели: компактный автомобиль  и спорткар Studebaker Avanti. И, хотя компакт Lark технологически не представлял собой ничего нового, однако обладал достаточно привлекательным дизайном и в первый год продаж пользовался неплохой популярностью у покупателей. Однако уже через год Ford, Chrysler и GM выпустили на рынок подобные модели по более привлекательной цене, и продажи новой модели снова пошли на спад. В дополнение к этому, постоянно муссирующиеся в американских СМИ слухи о скором выходе компании из бизнеса не привлекали новых покупателей, поскольку те боялись остаться без гарантийного обслуживания своих автомобилей. В 1963 году сотни автомобилей застряли в дилерских центрах.

Последний автомобиль на его родине, в Саут-Бенде, был произведён 20 декабря 1963 года. Автозавод в городе Гамильтон (Канада) производил автомобили под маркой Studebaker до 16 марта 1966 года.

После 1966 Studebaker и его отделения в 1967 году были приобретены фирмой  и слиты с  в новую корпорацию — .

Сегодня Studebaker-Worthington является подразделением банка Main Street Bank — Kingwood Texas и занимается лизингом.

Дизайн Studebaker US6 послужил непосредственным источником вдохновения для грузовика ГАЗ-51, который производился до 1975 года и во время производства широко экспортировался в страны Восточного блока. Он остался единственным остатком «Студебеккера» и лег в основу более современных автомобилей, таких как ГАЗ-53, ГАЗ 3309 и серии ГАЗон Некст, а также их модификаций

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Words By: Katherine Turner
Photography by: Various Photographers
Adam Morka
Eric Batty
Jordan Rosen
"In the beginning I just drew a line," says Chris Burkard, endurance athlete and world-renowned photographer.
"It would be so cool to go from here all the way to here on the northside of all the glaciers. That was the initial goal. How close can we stay to the interior? We don't want to go in and out of all these towns. We wanted it to be really pure, straight through the heart of the country."
Iceland is a country whose heart feels ancient in a way few other places on earth do. Glacier ice and lava cover 10% of its surface and the sparsely inhabited interior is rugged and remote. It almost invites the type of old-school exploration Chris and fellow adventure athlete, Eric Batty, were proposing. The plan was to traverse the interior of the country: a 600 mile straight shot from the east coast to the west coast. If successful they would pioneer a new cross-country bike route. But being the first comes with its own set of challenges.
Illustration by Owen Delaney
"You see these great bike packing routes and you're like, 'dude, how did that person put that together?' Did they drive the whole thing and go to these fences and understand if the farmer would let them through?'" laughs Chris.
Well, kinda… Chris and Eric worked with a cartographer to map out the route but they still weren't sure: was the thing going to be rideable? Chris contacted a friend who is an expedition guide and they started ringing farmers and asking about the roads on the map. Piece by piece the route came together, elevation, terrain, refuges and water sources slowly adding colour. But they still had two question marks.
Iceland's interior is a maze of rivers formed of melting glacier water. Riding the route in the winter would have been impossible but in the summer the rivers could swell to impassable proportions. They wouldn't really know what lay ahead until they arrived. If they reached those rivers and it was too dangerous they'd have to use their backup plan and traverse via a bridge rather than wading through on foot. The detour would add 100 km.
Knowing that the length of the trip, not to mention the conditions, were uncertain the team which included Emily Batty and Adam Morka, along with Chris and Eric, packed for all eventualities.
"We were really prepared for anything. That's why our bikes were so heavy. We had camping gear and all the rain gear and 25 pounds of food. And we had talked to five or six expeditions that had bike packed through Iceland and asked them what they brought, what they used. I mean, you can only imagine, we toiled for a week alone over just the size tires we wanted to bring."
Adam: Trek 1120 bike // Schwalbe Nobby Nick 2.6" tires
Eric: Trek 1120 bike // Schwalbe Nobby Nick 2.6" tires
Chris: 2019 Specialized S-Works Epic Hardtail bike // Schwalbe Nobby Nick 2.6" (front) & Schwalbe Rock Razor 2.35" (back) tires // Zipp 3Zero wheels
Emily: Trek Supercaliber bike
With the route planning and gear decisions out of the way the real work awaited: 600 miles and close to 45,000 ft of beautiful but brutal terrain. From infant lava flows to deep volcanic ash to river crossings 4 ft deep the landscape would demand everything from the team. But in a year when so much of our lives has been upended the privilege of being able to push themselves on their own terms wasn't lost on Chris.
"If 2020 has taught us anything it's that nothing is permanent. Race schedules, fitness objectives, travels and even our own home routine can change in an instant," reflects Chris. "The freedom to just set ourselves a challenge that we'd created made for an experience rooted deeply in personal exploration, the type that forces you to dive deep inside yourself when all the elements seem to be asking you to quit. And we definitely wanted to quit more than a few times!"
There's a unique mindset that's required when you're doing something for the first time. Most of us know the feeling: the prickle of doubt that you might have taken a wrong turn or find yourself at an impasse. The way things seem to stretch on forever because you're not sure when the climb ends or the road will smoothen out. For Chris and his team they weren't just wondering if they could make it, they were wondering if a human on a bike could make it.
Despite those doubts spirits were high as they set off from Iceland's Eastern edge. It was slow going, especially as their bikes were at the heaviest they would be the entire trip – Adam's weighed the most clocking in at 90lbs – but the first two days passed relatively smoothly. After climbing up onto Iceland's high plateau they were greeted with a paradise of dirt roads – a much-deserved reward after the steep ascent. On day 2, as the group headed toward Lake Askja, the terrain became what can only be described as moon-like.
"It's a landscape like no other," said Chris. "We rode through a large portion of where they tested the lunar rovers for the moon – it's the only place on earth that mimics the landscape of the moon so realistically. You go there to remind yourself of how insignificant you are amongst nature's forces and what it looks like to be surrounded by raw wilderness."
It was on the third day, which Chris described as "the slowest I have ever moved on a bike", that the physical fatigue really started to bite. A large deposit of volcanic sand slowed the team to a crawl and they only covered 53 km for the day. They'd finish the day with sore arms and twitching muscles after hours spent maneuvering their bikes across the challenging terrain. But, while the physical fatigue was hard to cope with, it was the mental fatigue that was truly starting to wear them down as the crux of the trip loomed: the crossing of the Hofsjokull glacier.
"There was mental fatigue just from being so focused. There were those moments where there's nothing to laugh about, nothing to smile about because nobody's talking because you're weaving your way through lava rock," recounts Chris. "For us not fully having that security [that the route was passable] in the back of our mind created a lot of stress. By day three of the trip, my sleep started deteriorating because we were getting so stressed out. We would wake up in the morning being like, 'are we going to take route A or route B?' And we would vote on it as a group."
The Hofsjokull glacier crossing can be challenging and impossible even by a Jeep with 52 inch tires. A week before the team reached the glacier the route was scouted by the Jeep. The first river, a glacial behemoth, was impassable.
"That terrified me," said Chris.
He tried to take ego and their desire to keep the route "pure" out of the equation as they debated what to do.
"The team had experience of swift water rescue and knew how to tell when a river is too dangerous to cross. The day started with the nervous energy in my stomach that had resulted in lack of sleep the night before [...] The morning ride to the river's edge was solemn but as we crossed it a renewed sense of energy came – we had pushed past the crux."
With the chessboard of rivers behind them – they had crossed over 70 in just a single day – the western coast of Iceland suddenly felt more tangible and the team started to truly appreciate their surroundings.
"The landscape kept us going when our bodies were screaming for us to stop. When you immerse yourself in a new landscape, even if your body is tired, your mind can find ways to keep you going. All your senses seem to be engaged – you breathe in the new smells, soak in the new sights and feel the temperature with every pore. For me, the driving force to train has always been rooted in finding and accomplishing these types of experiences successfully. I think this is where all that training, prep time and dedication becomes manifest."
While Chris and the team had set out as pioneers what they'd really come to find was something deeply familiar, something that many of us are searching for in our own ways – a connection with place, with each other and with the people that, they hoped, would follow in their footsteps.
"Finish lines are figurative. On a journey like this, the finish line is really just a point on the map. You may feel a surge of joy or a rush of emotion but truly the most significant part of any route is the collective miles, laughs, meals, blood, sweat and tears you have poured into the entire experience – even the ones spent sitting at your computer building the route. Anyone who comes after our team and rides the route will, in their own way, be connected to us – the strangers that went before them – in a form of kinship," reflects Chris.
9 days. 606 miles. 1 first known time.
The line on the map had become a story.
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Bears love the Swan as much as we do, so it's important to minimize opportunities for conflict with each other. Since 2007, Swan Valley Bear Resources, a collaborative effort of Swan Valley Connections and USFS, has provided resources to landowners and the broader community to promote coexistence between people and bears. SVBR provides property consultations to help landowners identify and secure attractants, assists with electric fence construction to protect small livestock, orchards, and other temptations, and loans out bear-resistant containers free of charge to residents. Community events like the Spring Bear Wakeup Social and Summer Bear Fair welcome everyone to come to the Swan to learn more about living with these magnificent neighbors. Thanks to the generous support of Vital Ground, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Interagency Grizzly Bear Council, and the Montana Livestock Loss Board for supporting SVBR in this important work!
Join our 20th anniversary $20,000 fundraising challenge and help us continue to promote coexistence between humans and bears. Visit SwanValleyConnections.org/20th-anniversary-celebration for details.


Bulimia Nervosa or BN is characterised by binge eating, followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviour to get rid of the calories. People with this illness may not lose any weight, and may successfully hide their disordered behaviour, which can make it harder to detect.
Typically, people with bulimia will eat large amounts of high calorie food in a single sitting. This eating is often compulsive, which means the person is unable to stop eating until they feel extremely full or have finished whatever they're eating. After a binge, people with bulimia will try to prevent weight gain by purging which may take several different forms, including excessive exercise, vomiting, laxatives and diuretics.
People suffering from bulimia will also try to control their weight by fasting or restricting food, when they're not binging.
Bulimia is most likely to develop during the late teens or early twenties. People with bulimia are usually dissatisfied with their bodies, want to lose weight, and fear weight gain. Sometimes, the disorder starts as an attempt to lose weight after other diets have failed.
Read more about Bulimia Nervosa here.
If you're concerned that a loved one may have Bulimia Nervosa, watch out for these signs.
If you or a loved one is showing a number of these signs, it's time to seek help. Bulimia is a very serious illness, but it can be treated.


Although you may think that there is great drama in the hallways of Loy Norrix, the REAL drama around here happens on stage, either in Kasdorf Auditorium or at the Civic Theatre.
There is not another atmosphere quite like that of a musical, and the Civic Theatre's production of the historic French novel "Les Miserables" is no exception. The acting was great, the singing was beautiful, and there were plenty of moments in the play that touched the heart. The production will run on weekends until October 27, and marks the opening of the Civic's 85th season of community theatre in Kalamazoo.
The cast of the Civic's production of "Les Miserables" included Loy Norrix teachers Rob Bradford and Celia Weeks, as well as Loy Norrix senior Joe Santamaria.
"I first saw "Les Mis" when I was eleven, and it made me fall in love with musical theater," said Weeks. She teaches drama and forensics at Loy Norrix and is co-directing the next school musical, "Young Frankenstein." In addition to her time spent working at Loy Norrix, she acts in Civic Theatre productions.
"It's nice for the kids to see that I do what I teach," Weeks said. She encourages students to go and see productions at the Civic. In "Les Miserables," Weeks plays Madame Thenardier, an innkeeper's wife who provides much-needed comedic relief to the otherwise dark tones of the musical.
"The whole point of theatre is to make people feel something, and with "Les Mis," you can really tell that the audience is feeling it," said Santamaria. "Les Miserables" is a tragedy that really digs into the audience's feelings. The characters are designed capture the hearts of the audience, only to be taken away by a series of tragedies. The production at the Civic Theatre does each and every character justice.
"You can feel the energy of the audience and their responses to what happens on stage." Santamaria said. The production of "Les Miserables" was held over for three additional weekends.
The Civic Theatre has a very long-standing reputation as one of the most professional and smooth-run theatres in the Kalamazoo area.
"Kalamazoo is a small town with really great theatre," Bradford said. Kalamazoo is littered with theatres, with the Civic at the top of the list. The Civic has survived for 85 years on entirely volunteer casts, and very few paid employees.
The Civic's 85th season continues with its next production, "Peter Pan," which will run from November 29 through December 15th.
You will have one last chance to see "Les Miserables" this weekend, on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.
My friend played Cossette and I was so proud of her! She did wonderful.


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Q: block error learning ruby on rails i am teaching myself Ruby on rails i have got up to the tutorial on running the local web server. i have done everything up to this step and when i run rails server i get this error can someone explain what is going on in this error.
C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.3.4/lib/bundler/d
sl.rb:159:in `group': no block given (yield) (LocalJumpError)
    from C:/Users/rto/Desktop/rails_projects/first_app/Gemfile:23:in `eval_g
emfile'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.3.4/
lib/bundler/dsl.rb:30:in `instance_eval'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.3.4/
lib/bundler/dsl.rb:30:in `eval_gemfile'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.3.4/
lib/bundler/dsl.rb:9:in `evaluate'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.3.4/
lib/bundler/definition.rb:19:in `build'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.3.4/
lib/bundler.rb:148:in `definition'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.3.4/
lib/bundler.rb:116:in `setup'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.3.4/
lib/bundler/setup.rb:7:in `<top (required)>'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_
ext/kernel_require.rb:116:in `require'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_
ext/kernel_require.rb:116:in `rescue in require'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_
ext/kernel_require.rb:122:in `require'
    from C:/Users/rto/Desktop/rails_projects/first_app/config/boot.rb:6:in `
<top (required)>'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_
ext/kernel_require.rb:51:in `require'
    from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_
ext/kernel_require.rb:51:in `require'
    from script/rails:5:in `<main>'

source 'https://rubygems.org'

gem 'rails', '3.2.13'

# Bundle edge Rails instead:

# gem 'rails', :git => 'git://github.com/rails/rails.git'

gem 'sqlite3',

# Gems used only for assets and not required

# in production environments by default.
group =>assets do

gem 'sass-rails',   '~> 3.2.3'

gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 3.2.1'

# See https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs
#readme for more supported runtimes

# gem 'therubyracer', :platforms => :ruby

  gem 'uglifier', '>= 1.0.3'
end

gem 'jquery-rails'

# To use ActiveModel has_secure_password

# gem 'bcrypt-ruby', '~> 3.0.0'

# To use Jbuilder templates for JSON

# gem 'jbuilder'

# Use unicorn as the app server

# gem 'unicorn'

# Deploy with Capistrano

# gem 'capistrano'

# To use debugger

# gem 'debugger'

A: This is bundler complaining about missing blocks. I'd guess that your Gemfile is messed up. That is, you have there something like this
group :development

Whereas you are supposed to provide a block
group :development do
  gem 'pry'
  # other gems
end

Update:
You have several errors in your Gemfile
gem 'sqlite3',

This shouldn't have a comma
group =>assets do

This should be group :assets do

A:
group =>assets do

you are missing a colon in gemfile. Should read:

group :assets do

A: This error will occur when working with blocks.
When you used the 'yield' statement inside the method and didn't pass block as parameter then it will raise the 'no block given (yield) (LocalJumpError)' error.
    def my_method
    yield
    end

puts my_method

In the above method call we are not passing parameter as a block so it will throw '(LocalJumpError) error'.
Here is the correct way to pass block as a parameter
def my_method
yield
end

puts my_method{puts 'something'}

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1961 CHRYSLER NEWPORT 2-DOOR HARDTOP KUSTOM *Designed & Built By 'MAX GRUNDY'!
Price: US $64,000.00 Item location: St. George, Utah, United States
Model: Newport Hardtop
SubModel: Max Grundy Kustom
Type: --
Trim: Max Grundy Kustom
VIN: 8113146264
Engine size: --
1961 Chrysler Newport Hardtop Max Grundy Kustom
If you have been searching for a special one-of-a-kind Kustom classic car, the example that you are looking at right now should put a HUGE smile on your face!'Red Hills Rods & Classics' is very proud to offer you this amazing 1961 Chrysler Newport 2-Door Hardtop Kustom, built by well-known automotive artist & designer Max Grundy. For those of you who don't know, Max Grundy Design has been in business in Southern California since 2005, when he quickly became a... fixture in the car culture scene w/ his unique vision of graphic, bold, and apocalyptic imagery. His love of classic American automobiles, industry, aviation, landscape, architecture, science fiction, weaponry & machinery all combine to create a universe that is both edgy and nostalgic. Max Grundy has studied art & design, and has both a BFA from Weber State University and an MFA w/ a minor in Art History from BYU. He has over 10 years of teaching experience in graphic design, and has been a professional artist for over 25 years, specializing in original artwork (paintings, prints, apparel), commercial illustration & logo design, as well as custom car building. He has always loved the space age/ rocket design era of American automobiles, so this 1961 Chrysler Newport was a very special project indeed. After its completion, it was shown at the Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS), as well as SEMA 2018 in Las Vegas, and the car got rave reviews at both events. It was recently photographed by Mike Basso and will be featured in 'Car Kulture Deluxe' magazine in the coming months. There are also quite a few links on the internet discussing the car on sites such as Hot Rod Network, Kustomrama, etc. The original concept was designed by Max, w/ 3D rendering done by the 'Moffitt Bros'. The extensive bodywork was performed by Max, as well as by Justin Hills, Shawn Campbell, Donnie Potter, and Pete Moore. The perfect 3" chopped top was done by Max, and Justin Hills of 'Hills & Co. Customs' out of Sydney, Australia, while Big Al chopped & installed all of the new glass, which could not have been done any better. Custom 'bullet' reverse lights were made for the stock taillights, and look awesome. 'Best of Show Coachworks' applied the gorgeous custom gold & pewter paint, which was provided by Glasurit, and was mixed by 'The Colortoon'. The custom paint is simply gorgeous, and changes from silver/pewter to light gold depending on the lighting. All of the brightwork was re-chromed and looks outstanding throughout. She sits on beautiful 15" wheels, which were designed by Max Grundy for American Racing Wheels, wrapped w/ wide-whitewall radials by Coker Tires (205/75/R15). The stance can be completely adjusted using the custom Air Ride System, which was done by 'North County Springs'. You can drop it all of the way down for car shows & special events, or bring it up nice & high for cruising. You can walk around this car a thousand times and it looks absolutely amazing from every angle.Pop open the driver's door and you will find a gorgeous all new custom leather interior done by Randy Sharpe of 'Deluxe Interiors' w/ materials provided by 'Distinctive Industries' & 'Roadwire'. The modified bucket seats are from a 1967 Chrysler Imperial, finished in black, red & white leather w/ a custom 'forward look' motif, which was designed by Max himself. The interior features a reclining-back passenger seat that pivots 180-degrees to face the rear, and a folding table that pivots to any of four different positions. The table is supported by a sturdy chrome-plated pillar, which can be pivoted to the right, left, or forward. In the forward position it converts into a padded armrest between the two front seats. Extended, the table opens out to twice its original size, and a lever on the table swivel support permits table height adjustments. A special tool is used for removing the table and storing it in the trunk. This was a very rare option on the 1967 Chryslers, and as Chrysler stated in their ads: "it was designed for the busy executive who must continue his work while he travels". I just think it is super-cool, period! The 1967 Chrysler square wheel was completely restored and looks outstanding, and the gauges in the stock 1961 Chrysler dashboard were rebuilt and work beautifully. The dashboard lights up in blue, and has always been one of my favorite features on the '61 Chryslers, as it has such a 'space age' look. The custom Kicker Bluetooth Audio System was installed by Rockstar Audio out of Livermore, CA., and is beautifully laid out in the trunk along w/ the custom Air Ride System (see photos).This one-of-a-kind Kustom car is powered by a 383ci Chrysler motor, linked to the original Chrysler Powerflite automatic transmission, both completely rebuilt by Pete Moore. The original push-button controls on the dash were completely rebuilt as well, and work perfectly. The rear-end is the stock Chrysler 8 ¾", the front brakes were converted to discs, while the rear brakes are the stock drums. While this is a 'show car' in every respect, it is not a trailer queen that needs to be transported to car shows & events, as Max has always made sure that his cars can be driven and enjoyed to the fullest. She fires up instantly, and runs & performs beautifully w/ the 383ci big-block providing more than enough power & torque. The Gibson mufflers also sound excellent w/ a deep, throaty growl. This long sleek Chrysler is an absolute BLAST to drive and will get more attention than you have ever had in your life! Everywhere I've driven it, folks pull out their smartphones to take photos and hoot & holler as I drive by. I took it to the local Starbucks and there was a huge crowd around the car within minutes.This is a very special Kustom car w/ legendary roots, and I have never seen another '61 Chrysler that compares in any way. Max Grundy has become somewhat of a legend in the custom car world, and his artwork is loved by thousands all over the country. He has also spread his wings, becoming a designer for American Racing Wheels, Maisto Die-Cast cars, and several other business ventures. Anyone who knows him, or knows of him, would be very proud to own one of his custom-designed classic cars. The new owner will receive a free & clear title that is still in Max Grundy's name. This is a special opportunity to own a special vehicle, and this beautiful 1961 Chrysler Newport 2-Door Hardtop Kustom is very special indeed!
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The best way to contact me is via cell phone at (408) 555-1212.
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"""response.py -- handler response model

   Copyright 2016 Rylan Santinon

   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   You may obtain a copy of the License at

       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
"""

class Response(object):
    """Response to a question or statement

    >>> Response('Certainly.', []).answer
    'Certainly.'

    >>> Response('I will.', [])
    <Response 'I will.'>
    """
    def __init__(self, answer, memo):
        self._answer = answer
        self._memo = memo
        self._term = False

    def terminate_conversation(self):
        """Signal end of conversation"""
        self._term = True
        return self

    @property
    def terminated(self):
        """True if conversation should be ended"""
        return self._term

    @property
    def answer(self):
        """The textual response to the inquiry"""
        return self._answer

    @property
    def memo(self):
        """The facts to memorize"""
        return self._memo

    def __repr__(self):
        return "<Response '%s'>" % self.answer

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import doctest
    doctest.testmod()

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Villa Turquoise at Nonsuch Resort, Antigua. Imagine a nearly 270-degree view from a stunning pool terrace, and it all looks out over a tropical landscape and the dazzling seas beyond. If such a scene appeals to you, the Villa Turquoise may be a good spot for your upcoming holiday. Located in Antigua, the villa is part of the Nonsuch Bay Resort. Guests of the property enjoy the many fine amenities and services the resort offers. These include a clubhouse with restaurant and bar, a sailing school, water sports facilities, private beach, several private pools, and reception services.
However, the villa itself is likely to become your favorite place. After all, it has that show stopping pool terrace, which features a free form pool framed in dazzling white stone, and lined with oversized sun beds and lounges. Take a few steps up to the covered terrace, and you discover a world of luxurious outdoor living spaces. From your formal, al fresco dining room to your casual outdoor living room, this area frames the views and provides you with premium comfort from which to enjoy them. The terrace wraps the villa and there are other niches to savor - including a rooftop sun deck and an outdoor pool table!
Inside, the great room is a wonderfully airy and welcoming space with oversized sofas and chairs that are framed beautifully by the high ceilings and walls of glass. This room opens into your garden where a dining gazebo awaits or where you can head into the modern and full-sized kitchen. Unique and entirely open to the terrace and scenery, it offers an elegant space in which to prepare any sort of meal or snack.
The three bedrooms are remarkably opulent and feature sitting or dressing areas, private terraces, and baths that can include outdoor showers, tubs and more.
Supremely luxurious, the Villa Turquoise is the perfect choice for a group of discerning travelers in search of an idyllic holiday.
The rental rates include: Welcome upon arrival at the airport, transfer to the villa, a villa orientation, housekeeping 7 days per week, pool technician and gardener regularly, villa manager and concierge service on site and on call and utilities (water, electricity, BBQ gas / charcoal , WiFi internet coverage). Provisions are not included but a provisioning service is available. Staff gratuities are included. All inclusive rates available on request.
Bedroom 1: Master bedroom with a king-size bed, iPod docking station, A/C, WiFi, Safe and en-suite bathroom with sunken bathtub, walk-in shower, vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
Bedroom 2: Bedroom with a king-size bed, iPod docking station, A/C, WiFi, Safe and en-suite bathroom with indoor walk-in shower, outdoor shower, vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
Bedroom 3: Bedroom with two single beds (can be made up as a king-size bed), iPod docking station, A/C, WiFi, Safe and en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower, vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
We had a lovely trip to Antigua and thought Villa turquoise was beautiful with magnificent views of the bay.
We thought the owners did a wonderful job design wise and decorating.
We loved all the outdoor spaces and the rooms were very comfortable and well thought out.
Onica and Ishmael were amazing housekeepers and were happy to help us with whatever we needed.


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Q: Construct a string with multiple lines I want to create a "leaderboard" into a string. Is this possible ? I have this code, but it doesn`t work..
string leaderBoard;
leaderBoard.resize(1024);
leaderBoard.clear();

for (unsigned contor = 0; contor < myPlayer->getPlayerRoom()->playersInRoom.size(); ++contor){
    leaderBoard += myPlayer->getPlayerRoom()->playersInRoom.at(contor)->getPlayerName();
    leaderBoard += "-----";
    leaderBoard += to_string(myPlayer->getPlayerRoom()->playersInRoom.at(contor)->getPlayerScore());
    leaderBoard += '\n';
}

It puts into my leaderBoard, only the PlayerName (first line), the other lines just doesn`t modify anything to my string.
Is this possible to create a "leaderboard" into a string ? I want to do this because i need to pass this string to my client through  a socket.
PS: Final string should be only 3 lines.

A: You can use  std::stringstream for this ;
#include <sstream>
#include <string>

std::string leaderBoard;
std::stringstream sstream;

for (unsigned contor = 0; contor < myPlayer->getPlayerRoom()->playersInRoom.size(); ++contor)
{
    sstream << myPlayer->getPlayerRoom()->playersInRoom.at(contor)->getPlayerName();
    sstream << "-----";
    sstream << to_string(myPlayer->getPlayerRoom()->playersInRoom.at(contor)->getPlayerScore());
    sstream << '\n';
}

leaderBoard = sstream.str();


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Historic building demolished in Marysville, community working to preserve others
By: John Riley
MARYSVILLE — Marysville is a living ghost town with a rich history that's been preserved thanks to the hard work of many of its citizens. However, the historic mining town lost some of that history on Monday with the demolition of one of its iconic buildings.
On Main Street near the corner of 2nd Street, was the old Lush Confectionery store which was built in the late 1800s. The building and the adjacent old J. A. Shaffer Mercantile are privately owned. The old confectionery is being demolished due to safety concerns.
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Marysville Pioneer Association President Tammy Bridges says it hurts losing the iconic building.
"You can't replace what you have here, unfortunately when you don't restore and maintain the structures they're gone," said Bridges.
Marysville was founded shortly after gold was discovered in 1876. At one time, thousands of people called the bustling mining town home, but now it's down to around 70.
The current residents are fervently proud of the town's heritage, with the Marysville Pioneer Association dedicated to preserving the area's history.
Bridges says when a building goes down, it's like losing a part of the community's identity.
"So what you have is old pictures, old materials to tell them what was here, what went on but it's really nice to have the structure there so people can view it because these buildings are so iconic to Marysville and unfortunately half of them are going to be gone," noted Bridges.
The Marysville Pioneer Association has worked to preserve several historic locations such as the cemetery and old school house. They're actively working to save the old Masonic Temple on Main Street from a similar fate as the Lush Confectionery.
Bridges says the biggest hurdle for the project is that the historic preservation of buildings is an expensive endeavor.
"And that's unfortunately what it's going to take is a lot of money," Bridges said. "So I'm trying to work on some grants and we've done some local fundraisers for the masonic lodge itself. I went in there a couple of weeks ago and it's going to take a heck of a lot more than what I've raised, but you know you've got to start somewhere."
More information about the Marysville Pioneers and ways to help them preserve the Masonic Lodge can be found on their social media.


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A 52-year-old evangelist, John Arinze, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over his attempt to export N1.4bn worth of narcotics to South Africa.
It said the drugs, made of 92kgs of methamphetamine and 73kgs of ephedrine, were detected inside two containers of foodstuff meant for export to South Africa at the Apapa Seaport in Lagos.
A statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Mitchell Ofoyeju, on Friday said the suspect, who is a Nigerian based in South Africa,confessed to the crime. He added that sniffer dogs belonging to the agency detected the drugs during screening operation.
The drugs were hidden inside packs of melon concealed in foodstuff and cosmetics such as gari (cassava flakes), noodles, Knorr and Maggi food seasoning, yam powder, malt drinks, pepper, milk, herbal hair cream and Golden Morn cereals.
"During examination of the containers marked MSKU 388274-1 and MSKU 424717-0; anti-narcotic officials detected 20kg of Methamphetamine and 50kg of Ephedrine inside the first container. Also, 72Kg of Methamphetamine and 23Kg of Ephedrine were detected in the second container. The total weight of the drugs is 165kg.
The suspect was said to have told the operatives in his statement that he made a "big mistake" by taking over the business of his late wife, who was into drug trafficking.
"I am an evangelist living in Durban South Africa. My late wife was into drug trafficking before she died few years ago. I made a mistake venturing into her business. It is my fault," he was quoted as saying.


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Decarbonisation pathways – the water sector responds to the climate challenge
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Krishna R Pagilla and Zhiyong Jason Ren, editors of a new book on the potential for decarbonisation in the water industry, explain why they hope it will be a valuable and transformative publication for sector professionals.
Humans and ecosystems are facing existential climate risks such as extreme weather events due to increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere. The adverse effects have been amplified by the socio-economic conditions of communities facing these risks. Although the risks are affecting both the rich and the poor, the inability of the latter to adapt and be resilient to climate risks has made them disproportionately vulnerable.
Energy production and land use systems including industry, agriculture, transportation, urbanisation / deforestation, the built environment, and water and waste processing and treatment are principal sectors causing or increasing GHG emissions in the recent past and present. There is widespread recognition, interest and momentum to decarbonise or reduce GHG emissions at both sector level as well as the individual level.
Water underpins every sector of life, as does energy. The water sector, including water extraction, treatment, supply, and wastewater collection, treatment and recovery, has a critical role to play in decarbonisation along with other industries. Because of the ubiquitous nature and importance of the water sector for people, planet, and prosperity, like the energy sector, the lessons learnt by the energy sector to decarbonise can be applied to the water sector. The potential for decarbonisation in the water sector lies in reducing water demand; increasing sustainable water resources; water conservation and efficiency of use; energy efficient wastewater treatment and recovery for reuse.
Water's paradigm shift
The water sector is in the middle of a paradigm shift from focusing on treatment and meeting discharge and supply regulations to a focus on integrated and sustainable water management to enable a circular water economy via water reuse, resource recovery, and system level planning and operation. While the sector has gone through different stages of such a revolution, from improving energy efficiency to recovering renewable energy and resources, it has lagged behind other industries such as the energy and transportation sectors in developing systematic pathways for decarbonisation and integration with other infrastructure systems.
The emerging 'OneWater' framework offers a holistic and integrated approach to consider all water resources from surface water, groundwater, stormwater, wastewater, and recycled water, as one way to achieve reliable, sustainable, and secure and resilient water systems. The goal is to create pathways for decarbonisation while building OneWater systems for the circular water economy, water resilience, and socio-economic equity.
Water sector decarbonisation methods, procedures and protocols are still at an embryonic stage
The water sector itself is a significant consumer of energy and materials in its roles of providing water for all uses and protecting water quality. It is estimated that about 4% of electricity consumption goes towards conveyance of water and its treatment and supply. It is also projected that the energy demand by the water sector will increase significantly as more marginal quality and scarce water resources are 'tapped' for water supply. So, it is imperative that the water sector pursues decarbonisation pathways aimed at reducing the energy footprint of water production, supply, and recovery, using fewer chemicals and materials for processing, and developing water conservation measures that reduce the overall carbon footprint for the same or higher socio-economic and environmental benefits.
Potential and pathways
Water sector decarbonisation methods, procedures, and protocols are still at an embryonic stage with respect to the widespread implementation needed to achieve the desired outcomes of a net zero circular water economy.
We responded to this gap by embarking on the first attempt to identify decarbonisation opportunities and pathways in the water sector, with the emphasis on the OneWater approach. The outcome of this attempt is the publication of the book Pathways to Water Sector Decarbonization, Carbon Capture and Utilization, published by IWA Publishing.
The book has chapter contributions from authors who bring global expertise and experience from academia, industry, and policy making. These authors have brought state-of-the-art pathways and directions for water sector decarbonisation with insights from other sectors, enabling processes and technologies, and addressing how to assess potential and realise this potential at an individual process level to the level of whole plant strategies.
As the intention is to mobilise the entire water sector to pursue decarbonisation, the book has been published as an open-source publication for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to freely access the information and build more robust pathways and systems leading to implementations. As the leading and focused publisher for the water sector, IWA Publishing plays an essential role in transforming the water sector, and therefore, it is most appropriate for it to lead the way on the understanding of the state-of-the-art in decarbonisation by publishing this book.
A foundation for practices and solutions
The book begins with framework layouts on the state-of-the-art in water sector carbon footprints. Then it reviews and details different processes and technologies that enable decarbonisation, carbon capture and utilisation. The experts in each respective chapter offer deep insights on how the approach has been used to increase energy efficiency, reduce carbon footprints, recover resources, and capture and valorise GHGs while maintaining treatment goals. Lastly, the broader prospects for water sector decarbonisation in the context of policy-making, intelligent water systems, as well as case studies, are presented. Given this, the book can be a reference or textbook for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers.
The editors and authors hope it will become an inspiration to develop practices and solutions that will drive innovation in the water sector for decarbonisation. In his foreword, Dr Kala Vairavamoorthy, IWA Executive Director, states: "This book can inspire the Global South. It combines the foundations, evidence and vision to support and stimulate practical progress."
Dr Art Umble, Stantec senior vice president, wrote in his foreword: "Our time to implement circularity in the water industry to abate the impacts of climate change is running short… . In the final chapter, Dr Glen Daigger, of the University of Michigan, presents an outlook for the carbon-negative circular water economy with some aspirational thoughts and states "water management is a path, not a destination".
We hope that the water community embraces decarbonisation and does so now. •
Available as an Open Access ebook
See: www.iwapublishing.com
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I was a SAHM off and on for 20 years. I loved it. It was such a gift to be able to do. Which, in hindsight was a good thing, because I didn't make enough money to cover childcare. Surviving an empty nest after being a SAHM wasn't something I was prepared for.
That said, I did start working when our children were in school. But I had a schedule that allowed me to be at home when they were. When I worked outside of the house my income was secondary. It paid for music lessons, or that unexpected car repair.
In the mid-80s there were few stay-at-home moms, but I was happy to be one. I cooked, baked, did cleaning and laundry, but that's what every mom and dad does whether a stay at home, or a working parent. Those are just the jobs of being human that you have until the end of time. My true, number one job was as a Momma.
Fast forward 20 years. The day finally came when my last child moved out of the house.
Prior to that, our home had steadily gotten quieter as the kids got older. They became more responsible and well all spent less time as a family unit.
My husband and I have worked every day on our marriage, now for 35 years. It's so important to remember what you loved in your spouse when you got married.
Then you need to add on to that love. If you are married, your spouse is the one who remains when the nest is empty.
My husband continued to go to his "job" every day and enjoyed his musical groups he played with.
But my job was over.
It was 2006 and the world had changed and my job as a SAHM was over. I felt unnecessary, lonely, and extremely sad.
I realized I was grieving. They had grown up so fast. A part of me was missing, that I wasn't ever going to get back.
What was my plan for surviving an empty nest after being a SAHM for so many years?
Some SAHMs I knew were going back to trade schools, some turned their part time positions into full time positions. Other women were going back to use the degrees they already had.
None of those options seemed to be the right fit for me.
I thought about working with children. However, most day care workers needed to have an Associates Degree to work in those jobs. It appeared to not matter that I had 20 years experience taking care of kids.
Here's what I did first. I stayed home with the dogs. I must admit that neither dog was much of a conversationalist. I couldn't wait for my husband to get home so I had someone to talk to, and I resented the two evenings when he went to go play music.
Every evening I jabbered so much to him, that he would ask me to give him a few hours to wind down. I was making everyone miserable by handing out bucket loads of guilt and most of the guilt I handed to myself. Going over everything that I could have done differently that would have made my kids want to stay living at home for a little while longer.
Finally, after realizing that this was not the way to deal with life--I decided that I was going to use one bedroom as an arts and crafts room. I had wanted a place like that when my children were little. Instead we crafted on the kitchen table.
I spent hours in there, learning to use multiple art media. Slowly I found things that I enjoyed: time with my husband and time creating arts and crafts.
The truth was, it took a few exhausting years to arrive on the brighter side of my empty nest.
When our oldest daughter met her husband she was 24, I was so excited for her, but knew she was all grown up.
Around the same time, it was clear to me that our middle class 3 bedroom home was too big for just the two of us. Rooms were empty. It took me a long time to convince my husband of that. Downsizing is a difficult thing.
What do we keep, offer to the kids, or donate? Sometimes downsizing is a hard decision for a wife or husband to make. But we finally both got on board. We moved a year ago.
We're less than two miles away from them. Our daughter is now 33, they've been happily married for three years, and gave us a grandson 18 months ago.
There is happiness after being a SAHM when the kids grow up and move away.
Whether you go back to work or you don't, the change is a difficult one. My advice to younger SAHMs would be to be mindful that the change is coming. Remember who you are in addition to being a mom and surviving an empty nest can be wonderful.
Are you surviving an empty nest after being a SAHM? We'd love to hear about your transition in the comments.
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Able Facilities Services Limited are one of the leading facilities services and maintenance companies in the midlands.
We are a family run business, offering specialist External cleaning, maintenance and Landscaping services. Our office premises are based in Wolverhampton and we serve the city and surrounding areas. Our business has demonstrated growth year on year.
As a company, we are customer focused, delivering a quality bespoke service that is shaped to meet individual needs. We are fully committed to providing the best value for our clients.
We use our experience and our expertise to build your business with a complete multi service solution tailored to fit your requirements.
Our service is tailored to fit your circumstances. Our team members ensure consistent results with out of hours or weekend projects if required causing minimum disruption. We can even undertake jobs at short notice for one off situations requiring specialist teams.
We always strive to build a trusting and honest relationship with all our customers, it's based on a mutual respect and openness. As a result of our extensive experience with a large number of clients across The Midlands and beyond, we have created a highly efficient and reliable organisation that will provide a high quality cleaning and maintenence service to satisfy the high expectations of our customers.
That's why you, our customer, are very important to us and we do our best to meet your varied requirements. Able Facilities Services can provide everything you need for a flawless cleaning and support experience.
"We have been highly delighted with the office and warehouse cleaning service they provide. Able Facilities Services also provide us with an excellent grounds maintenance and window cleaning service. All employees of Able, we have dealt with are very polite, friendly and nothing is too much trouble for them! They ensure that the highest standards of cleaning are consistency achieved and ensure that performance is regularly monitored. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a professional, efficient and friendly cleaning service."


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Vancouver, May 24, 2016
Atico Reports Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2016
(All amounts expressed in US dollars, unless otherwise stated)
Vancouver, May 24, 2016 - Atico Mining Corporation (the "Company" or "Atico") (TSX.V: ATY | OTC: ATCMF) today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016, posting a net income of $1.97 million.
Fernando E. Ganoza, CEO, commented, "We have had a strong beginning of the year with record production and positive financial results. In the first quarter we saw sustainable growth in throughput at the El Roble mine, which resulted in our third consecutive record quarter at the operation. The financials for the quarter showed an impressive AISCC of $1.36, robust net earnings and a resilient ability to generate cash in a weak metal price environment." Mr. Ganoza added, "We will continue to optimize the mine in the subsequent quarters, focus on delivering on our 2016 guidance and explore the potential both at the El Roble mine and the 6,670 ha prospective land package surrounding the operation"
First Quarter Financial Highlights
Net income for the first quarter amounted to $1.97 million, compared with a net income of $2.41 million for the same period last year. The net income was mainly affected by a lower metal price environment.
Sales for the first quarter decreased 10% to $12.1 million when compared with the same period last year. The decrease is due to lower realized prices and lower metal content in the concentrate as compared to the same period last year. Copper accounted for 83.3%, gold 16.6%, and silver 0.1% of total amount provisionally invoiced during the quarter. The average realized price per metal on provisional invoicing was $2.12 per pound of copper, $1,220.53 per ounce of gold, and $15.27 per ounce of silver
Cash costs(1) were $83.13 per tonne of processed ore and $0.86 per pound of payable copper produced, a 25% and 26% decrease over the same period last year, respectively.
Income from operations was $2.27 million while cash flow from operations, before changes in working capital was $5.17 million. Cash used for capital expenditures amounted to $1.66 million.
At the quarter-end, 2,628 wet metric tonnes of non-invoiced concentrate remained at the Company's warehouses.
All-in sustaining cash cost(1) per payable pound of copper produced for Q1-2016 was $1.36.
First Quarter Summary of Financial Results
Revenue $12,122,542 $13,452,803 -10%
Cost of sales ($8,514,948) ($8,638,213) -1%
Income from mining operations $3,607,594 $4,814,590 -25%
As a % of revenue 30% 36% -17%
Selling, general and administrative expenses $1,270,708 $1,185,698 7%
Income from operations $2,272,729 $3,521,528 -35%
Income before income taxes $2,796,289 $3,470,429 -19%
Net income (loss) $1,966,760 $2,414,704 -19%
Operating cash flow before changes in non-cash operating working capital items (1) $5,169,499 $5,324,612 -3%
First Quarter Operations Review
During the quarter, the Company produced 4.27 million pounds ("lbs") of copper, 2,566 ounces ("oz") of gold, and 8,313 oz of silver. When compared to the same period last year, production increased 113%, 12%, and 32% for copper, gold, and silver, respectively. The increase in overall metal production is mainly attributed to a 60% increase in processed material. Copper production in particular saw a 31% increase in the copper head grade; while in the case of gold production, the increase in processed material was partially offset by a 30% decrease in the gold head grade.
Cash costs(1) for the period were $83.13 per tonne of processed ore, and $0.86 per pound of payable copper produced, a 25% decrease in the cost per tonne and a 26% decrease in the cash cost per pound of payable copper over the same period last year. The decrease in the cash cost per pound of payable copper net of by products is mainly explained by a 60% increase in processed materials over the same period in last year. All-in sustaining cash cost(1) per payable pound of copper produced was $1.36.
Production (Contained in Concentrates)*
Silver (ounces) 8,313 6,308 32%
Tonnes of material mined 53,752 32,664 65%
Copper grade (%) 3.81 2,91 31%
Silver grade (g/t) 7.87 11.33 -31%
Silver (%) 61.4 51.6 19%
Copper Concentrates (dmt) 9,674 4,839 100%
Gold (g/t) 8.3 14.7 -44%
Silver (g/t) 26.7 40.6 -34%
Cash cost per pound of payable copper (1)(2) ($/lbs) 0.86 1.16 -26%
** Subject to adjustments due to final settlement
The financial statements and MD&A are available on SEDAR and have also been posted on the company's website at http://www.aticomining.com/s/FinancialStatements.asp
Since obtaining control of the mine on November 22, 2013, Atico has increasedupgraded the operation from a nominal capacity of 400 tonnes per day. The mine has a continuous operating history of twenty-two years, with recorded production of 1.5 million tonnes of ore at an average head grade of 2.6% copper and an estimated gold grade of 2.5 g/t. Copper and gold mineralization at the El Roble property occurs in volcanogenic massive sulfide ("VMS") lenses.
(1) These are alternative performance measures; please refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release.
(2) Net of by-product credits
No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. The securities being offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, or to, or for the account or benefit of, a "U.S. person" (as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act) unless pursuant to an exemption therefrom. This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company in any jurisdiction.
The items marked with a "(1)" are alternative performance measures and readers should refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as filed on SEDAR and as available on the Company's website for further details.


Sophia joined the Lettings Team in early 2017 as a Lettings Co-Ordinator and is responsible for registering applicants, booking viewings, negotiating offers, and of course charming both landlords and tenants in the process! Not to mention she is an absolute whizz on the computer, taking multitasking to a whole new level! In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and is a massive fan of anything film and music!


For our timetable of activities, during term time, DOWNLOAD OUR TIMETABLE HERE!
For more information about any of our activities, classes, trips or outings you can contact Jess Leonard via email at leisure@braintreemencap.org.uk or alternatively call the office on 01376 326302. See below for more details about the activities that we offer people with a learning disability throughout the week.
On Mondays, we run a Swimming Group from 11am to 12pm at Witham pool, click on the link to learn more.
Whilst our swimmers are enjoying the water, back at Charles Leeks House we offer the first of two Life Skills Classes. The Monday class runs from 10.30am- 12.30pm, enabling our members to shop for, prepare and enjoy a healthy, homemade lunch, whilst simultaneously learning new skills to aid independent living.The second life skills class is held on a Wednesday morning to ensure that we can offer this opportunity to as many people with a learning disability as possible.
Our newest addition to our timetable is our Monday Madness group, a great opportunity for adults with a learning disability to get out and about and explore different activities within the local community. This activity runs to a separate timetable which is available from the office on a monthly rota.
We will leave Charles Leeks House each week at 1.30 pm and return for 3.30 pm.
A recent addition to our timetable is our furniture upcycling class, called "The Reclaimers". It takes place every Tuesday morning from 10-12pm at Charles Leeks. New skills, such as sanding, painting and decoupage can be learned by people of all ages and abilities in this friendly class.
From 12-1pm there is a Funky Moves class, which is the equivalent of a day time disco. A great way to enjoy dancing to music and getting fit at the same time!
In the afternoon we run a Drama Club from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at Charles Leeks House. This is a fantastic opportunity for people with a learning disability to be part of a welcoming sociable group who write, direct and perform a piece that they create together. This group is led by Gennie Powell who works to support them to produce their own piece of theatre, whilst simultaneously exploring the world around us through role play and games.
Braintree Mencap have worked with Pheonix Hockey Club to help establish a learning disability Hockey Team. The Pheonix Hockey Club is based in Bocking, and they are now in sole charge of "The Flyerz". All abilities are welcome, and if you would like more details please speak to Neil at Pheonix Hockey Club or Jess Leonard at the office.
Our morning starts with a Photography Group, the "Happy Snappers", who meet at Charles Leeks House at 10am and explore the Braintree District, recording photographically what they see on their adventures! All abilities are welcome, so come along and join in this new group, and get to know your District better! We have digital cameras that members can use if they do not wish to bring their own. We also have access to computers and ipads, so that they can learn how to digitally enhance their favourite shots.
Later in the morning, we have our Wednesday Life Skills Class, from 11.30am – 2.30pm where everyone makes their own healthy lunch and learns skills to aid independent living.
Later in the afternoon, there is a football activity which our members enjoy in Witham. It is called Football Healthy for Life and is run by the NHS.
Wednesday evenings are home to our Bridge Club which offers people with a learning disability between the ages of 16-30 years the opportunity to socialise with their peers as well as learn new skills and have fun. The Bridge meet between 7-9pm every Wednesday evening and you can learn more about The Bridge by clicking on the link at the top of our Home Page.
If you are based in Witham, or are older than 30, there is an alternative option – our Dengie Club, which is based in the Dengie Hall CM8 1DJ. They are open from 7-9pm and follow a weekly timetable of activities which you can download HERE.
On Thursday morning we hold a fun Music Group which is open to people of all abilities. It runs from 10.30- 12.30pm and as singing is so good for the soul, it is a great way to relax, express yourself and enjoy belting out your favourite tunes! For a great day out bring a packed lunch and stay on for the Art Cafe.
Thursdays are home to our Art Cafe, from 1:00pm – 3:00pm.
In the evenings, we run our Gateway Club – click on its link at the top to learn more!
On Friday's we run our Lets Go Fridays!
Did you know Lets go stands for Lets get out? This is the perfect opportunity to explore different activities out in the community.
DOWNLOAD our monthly timetable here.
In addition to all of this, Braintree Mencap offers its members a wide variety of trips and outings throughout the year. Click on this link to learn more.


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The Future Surveillance State Will Prevent Most Crime — But Not All. It Sees You and Knows What You're Thinking.
As we saw in a previous post, the mesh is a pretty reliable means of monitoring the "public safety". With a decent, albeit monochrome, three dimensional image, government security sentinels can spot suspicious behavior, illegal speech, and other possible crimes even when you are alone in a closed room. The ubiquitous use of active surface technology (AST) in combination with human sensory implants, (that are as common as a flu shot in the 22nd century) provides a sharp, clear picture of what's going on anywhere in Hong Kong 2. The prevalence of AST nodes and their long-range signal is so effective that large portions of the network could be disabled, such as a city block, and the network would "self-heal". Some criminals, however, have created sophisticated "blocking" devices that have successfully cloaked transmissions.
Why didn't we see this coming?
Decades of visual data that have been correlated with real emergencies have contributed to an almost fool-proof catalog of what constitutes "suspicious" activity. When behavioral anomalies are cross-referenced with immediately accessible bio-data from humans within proximity of suspicion, the system can confirm through heart-rate, blood pressure, adrenaline output, and other secretions whether something illegal is going on. Depending on the severity of the infraction, the observed behavior may trigger something as minor as a telepathic alert to the offending party, to an all out assault by police security. The law of the land is contained in the multi-volume, Hong Kong Protocols where most of what is considered to be illegal is that which infringes on the rights of another. Therefore, almost anything that is individual, or consensual is within the law. The mesh surveillance network is a successful deterrent to most human crimes, however suspicious behavior is not as easily detected in synthetics, since they are absent the bio-data, and can be laced with complex algorithms that belie suspicious activity. Most synthetic humanoids leave the factory with highly secure encryptions that prevent anyone but the most sophisticated techo-criminals, from tampering with synthetic behaviors. As law, synthetics are required to follow the synthetic code which was derived from the robot code, a 20th century imagining of author Isaac Asimov. The ancient robot code stated that:
A robot may not injure a human or, through inaction, allow a human to come to harm
A robot must obey human orders, unless they conflict with first law
A robot must protect itself if this does not conflict with other laws
The synthetic code is much longer and more complex than its 20th century predecessor but still leans heavily on the idea that synthetics cannot injure or allow a human to come to harm. Hacking into a 22nd century synthetic, drone, droid, or robot to enable it to commit a crime or harm another human is called twisting. It is considered a capital crime. Nevertheless, twisted synths are responsible for, or complicit in nearly 70% of the crimes in Hong Kong 2.
Most of the public has grown accustomed to the idea that every waking and sleeping moment of their lives, including their thoughts can be, and is monitored. According to recent polls, the public takes comfort in government assurance that no humans are interpreting their activity, and hence, not making any judgements on their behavior no matter how bizarre.
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Fruits Home Full List of Fruits Capuli cherry
Introduction of Capuli cherry
Nutritional Value of Capuli cherry
Uses of Capuli cherry
Methods of propagation
Capuli Cherry
Scientific name - Prunus capuli
Capulin cherry popularly known as capulin, capuli, tropic Cherry they belong to the sweet cherry and plum species. Capulin cherry is most sought after in the valley of Mexico from Sonora to Chiapas and Veracruz. Cultivation of Capulin cherry dates back to the period when harvesting of Cherry was one of the most sought after occupation. They are grown in abundance in South America and are readily available in the Andean Market. This picked up the trend and was soon introduced to the Californian market during or in the mid of 1920's.
Capulin Cherry is a semi deciduous tree that has a short stout bark and it is known to be one of the fastest growing tree as it grows to the height of 10ft in 12 to 18 months. When they are full grown plants they are known to be almost 30feet tall or even more. Capulin Cherries are very attractive with racemes grown with them, racemes are unbranched indeterminate type of inflorescence having short flower stalks called as pedicels. A singular stalk bearing the flower is known as raceme while a bunch or the representation of all the stalks is addressed to as racemes. A single raceme can bear upto 15 or 20 fruits at a time but in the process of maturity and ripening more than half of them fall off the stalk.
The Capulin cherry looks similar to that of a Northern cherry, growing to the size of 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter it blooms into a deep glossy maroon to dark purple in color fruit, with a thin, tender skin. The pale green, firm, juicy flesh is sweet and it also possess a touch of astringency similar to wild cherries in the forest. The trees of Capulin cherry begin to bear fruit only 2 years after they have been planted. On the other side once they begin to bear fruits, they produce large quantities of Capulin Cherries. It is a mystery solved by known that the trees with gray bark seem to produce larger fruit than those with darker bark.
Moisture 76.8-80.8 g
Protein 0.105-0.185 g
Fat 0.26-0.37 g
Calcium 17.2-25.1 mg
Phosphorus 16.9-24.4 mg
Iron 0.65-0.84 mg
Carotene 0.005-0.162 mg
Thiamine 0.016-0.031 mg
Riboflavin 0.018-0.028 mg
Niacin 0.640-1.14 mg
Ascorbic Acid 22.2 32.8 mg
Capulin Cherries are largely produced and consumed in Southern America, they form as a staple part of the inhabitant of the lands of America. Capulin cherries are produced in abundance in these lands and are also packaged and exported to various parts of the world. These cherries can be consumed raw right out of the tree or can be used in preparing confectionaries and chocolates. Capulin cherry jam is treated as a delicacy, and this fruit also makes sumptuous milkshakes. These cherries are in high demand for preparing wines. They also possess medicinal properties the leaves, fruits and barks of these trees are used to cure many ailments.
Apart from its obvious edible use capulin cherry seeds are used to make soaps and paints; these seeds have semidrying oil suitable for making the mentioned products.
The heartwood of this tree is used for making furniture, interior paneling, cabinets, and general carpentry. Mature, old roots are used for carving tobacco pipes, figurines, and other fine wooden objects.
This ornamental plant has many uses to it apart from being the source of livelihood for its harvestors.
Capulin cherries pod requires 2-3 months of cold stratification and are best sown in in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. These seeds need a lot of attention and maintenance as they could be prone to infestation or even mice attacks, they require to be monitored constantly to ensure a healthy crop. The germination process is very slow and it takes about 18 months for the seed to germinate. During the first stage of their growth process they need to be handled tenderly in a greenhouse or cold frame post which they will planted out in the open in late spring or early summer of the following year.
Capulin Cherries are very receptive and reactive to nitrogen fertilizer when they first begin to blossom. Over the period the tree requires minimal care and can absorb nutrition from annual mulch of compost. If taken extra care during the germination process and seedling process capelin cherries grow to be attractive fruit with moist and tender skin and succulent pulp. The skin of the fruit is firm enough to protect the cherries from bruising.
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I've written about the Oxyrhynchus dump before, and this cache of ancient manuscripts and fragments just keeps giving up the goods.
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It's not just nice to have a manuscript 1000 years older than the next available version, but it's important in what it tells us about textual transmission across centuries and millennia.