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Katharina Brandl
NOD2 regulates hematopoietic cell function during graft-versus-host disease
Olaf Penack, Odette M. Smith, Amy Cunningham-Bussel, Xin Liu, Uttam Rao, Nury Yim, Il-Kang Na, Amanda M. Holland, Arnab Ghosh, Sydney X. Lu, Robert R. Jenq, Chen Liu, George F. Murphy, Katharina Brandl, Marcel R.M. van den Brink
Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2) polymorphisms are independent risk factors for Crohn's disease and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). In Crohn's disease, the proinflammatory state resulting from NOD2 mutations have been associated with a loss of antibacterial function of enterocytes such as paneth cells. NOD2 has not been studied in experimental allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT). Using chimeric recipients with NOD2−/− hematopoietic cells, we demonstrate that NOD2 deficiency in host hematopoietic cells exacerbates GVHD. We found that proliferation and activation of donor T cells was enhanced in NOD-deficient allo-BMT recipients, suggesting that NOD2 plays a role in the regulation of host antigen-presenting cells (APCs). Next, we used bone marrow chimeras in an experimental colitis model and observed again that NOD2 deficiency in the hematopoietic cells results in increased intestinal inflammation. We conclude that NOD2 regulates the development of GVHD through its inhibitory effect on host APC function.
MyD88-mediated signals induce the bactericidal lectin RegIIIγ and protect mice against intestinal Listeria monocytogenes infection
Katharina Brandl, George Plitas, Bernd Schnabl, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Eric G. Pamer
J Exp Med (2007) 204 (8): 1891–1900.
Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne bacterial pathogen that causes systemic infection by traversing the intestinal mucosa. Although MyD88-mediated signals are essential for defense against systemic L. monocytogenes infection, the role of Toll-like receptor and MyD88 signaling in intestinal immunity against this pathogen has not been defined. We show that clearance of L. monocytogenes from the lumen of the distal small intestine is impaired in MyD88−/− mice. The distal ileum of wild-type (wt) mice expresses high levels of RegIIIγ, which is a bactericidal lectin that is secreted into the bowel lumen, whereas RegIIIγ expression in MyD88−/− mice is nearly undetectable. In vivo depletion of RegIIIγ from the small intestine of wt mice diminishes killing of luminal L. monocytogenes, whereas reconstitution of MyD88-deficient mice with recombinant RegIIIγ enhances intestinal bacterial clearance. Experiments with bone marrow chimeric mice reveal that MyD88-mediated signals in nonhematopoietic cells induce RegIIIγ expression in the small intestine, thereby enhancing bacterial killing. Our findings support a model of MyD88-mediated epithelial conditioning that protects the intestinal mucosa against bacterial invasion by inducing RegIIIγ.


Need to stretch your apps budget? Major gaming outlets such as EA and Big Fish are having a sale for the Labor Day weekend, and here are no less than 152 iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps that just went on sale. This deal alert includes Big City Adventure: New York City, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard, Flight Control HD, Resident Evil 4: Platinum, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Dead Space, NBA Jam, and many others. Remember, prices can change quickly, these apps may not be on sale anymore when you read this post! For real-time apps deals, check out our iPhone Apps and iPad Apps sections, as well as our Apps Tracker.


2016 11 25ensp;0183;ensp;The reproduction of the Parthenon in Nashville is a remarkable artistic and architectural achievement. Moreover, it houses the renowned Cowan art collection.
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Trip.com Group controls nearly 49% voting rights of MakeMyTrip
08/19/2020| 11:51:53 PM| ChinaTravelNews 中文
The rising tension between China and India may pose a threat to business investments and partnerships between the two countries.
India's biggest online travel group MakeMyTrip reported growth in core business segments for the past four fiscal years, according to the company's 20-F filing released recently.
MakeMyTrip has expanded its operation beyond India to global markets including Singapore, UAE, Malaysia, Thailand and US. But the majority of its 3,960 employees are still based in India. The company has only one employees in China, according to the filing.
For fiscal year 2020, the Indian market contributed nearly 96% of the company's total revenue, while the southeast Asia markets took up just 2% of the total.
The fileing shows that Trip.com Group holds a16.9% stake in MakeMyTrip's ordinary shares, 100% of its Class B shares, and 48.85% of voting power. In contrast, MakeMyTrip's founder and chairman Deep Kalra owns just 6% of ordinary shares and 3.77% of voting rights.
Scottish fund Baillie Gifford controls 5.2% of MakeMyTrip's ordianry shares. Baillie Gifford is also an investor of Trip.com Group, holding a 7.7% stake in the Chinese OTA.
In a public tweet sent last year, India's competition watchdog CCI has officially approved Trip.com Group's investments in MakeMyTrip. But with the tension between China and India growing this year, business partnerships and investments may face an unpredictable challenge between two of the world's most populous countries.
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Surrounded by picturesque hills with an outlook of native bush, fantastic sunlight throughout the day and with just 10 minutes into Wellington's CBD. This is a must see area if you are considering building as one of your options for your future.


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Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa
Violence motivated by perception of sexual orientation and gender identity: a systematic review
Karel Blondeel, Ghent University
Sofia de Vasconcelos, World Health Organization, Geneva
Claudia García-Moreno, World Health Organization, Geneva
Rob Stephenson, University of Michigan
Marleen Temmerman, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Igor Toskin, World Health Organization, Geneva
Obstetrics and Gynaecology (East Africa)
Objective: To assess the prevalence of physical and sexual violence motivated by perception of sexual orientation and gender identity in sexual and gender minorities.
Methods: We searched nine databases without language restrictions for peer-reviewed and grey literature published from 2000 to April 2016. We included studies with more than 50 participants that measured the prevalence of physical and sexual violence perceived as being motivated by sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression. We excluded intimate partner violence and self-harm. Due to heterogeneity and the absence of confidence intervals in most studies, we made no meta-analysis.
Findings: We included 76 articles from 50 countries. These covered 74 studies conducted between 1995 and 2014, including a total of 202 607 sexual and gender minority participants. The quality of data was relatively poor due to a lack of standardized measures and sometimes small and non-randomized samples. In studies where all sexual and gender minorities were analysed as one population, the prevalence of physical and sexual violence ranged from 6% (in a study including 240 people) to 25% (49/196 people) and 5.6% (28/504) to 11.4% (55/484), respectively. For transgender people the prevalence ranged from 11.8% (of a subsample of 34 people) to 68.2% (75/110) and 7.0% (in a study including 255 people) to 49.1% (54/110).
Conclusion: More data are needed on the prevalence, risk factors and consequences of physical and sexual violence motivated by sexual orientation and gender identity in different geographical and cultural settings. National violence prevention policies and interventions should include sexual and gender minorities.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Blondeel, K., Vasconcelos, S., García-Moreno, C., Stephenson, R., Temmerman, M., Toskin, I. (2018). Violence motivated by perception of sexual orientation and gender identity: a systematic review. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 96(1), 29-41.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_mc_obstet_gynaecol/163


ANNOUNCING The Winners of the 2018 Cape Hatteras Wave Classic Video Shootout presented by Patagonia.
Thank you to everyone that submitted videos for this year's Cape Hatteras Wave Classic Video Shootout presented by Patagonia. Videos were judged weighting scores 50% for waveriding, 25% tricks and 25% overall impression.
The Cape Hatteras Wave Classic presented by Patagonia is the world's first kiting event with equal prize money for men and women. Below are the result for this year's competition. Congratulations to the winners and everyone that participated in this year's event!
Thank you to our sponsors who make this event possible.


Raging Thunder offers an excellent full day of white water rafting on the Tully River.
When you arrive at the river you will be fitted with a helmet and life jacket, allowing you to float along the river should you happen to fall out. All of the rafts stay together, traversing the rapids in a carefully planned sequence with guides providing cover from the river banks.
Lunch is a delicious BBQ on the banks of the river with a chance to take in the spectacular scenery. Follow this with more action in the foaming white water of the lower gorge.
The entertainment does not stop there - you return to the exclusive Raging Thunder Cafe where screams of laughter abound as you watch the day's action on video before you and your memories return home. It really is a very memorable, fun day with beautiful scenery running the length of the river. Photos are available at the cafe after the thrilling day.
The minimum age for Tully rafting is 13 years.


Claudius Ptolemy was an Egyptian astronomer and mathematician who lived in Alexandria in the first century AD. He believed that the Earth was at the centre of the universe as shown in the diagram of his geocentric model below.
For the purposes of astro navigation, we adopt a similar Ptolemaic worldview. We assume that the Earth is at the centre of a vast sphere which we call the 'Celestial Sphere'. The 'celestial bodies' such as the Sun, Moon, stars and planets are placed on the inner surface of the celestial sphere much as we would see them in the roof of a planetarium. The fact that the 'celestial bodies' are at greatly varying distances from the Earth and not actually on the inner surface of a sphere is not important since we are only concerned with the angular distances between them.


It can be extremely discouraging when a loved one, family member or friend suffers from Alzheimer's, dimension or memory loss. It may be time to move this relative to a secure assisted living or nursing home setting. Many of these "memory care" facilities are set aside in a particular wing for added security and safety of the resident. Some residents may be able to live in a semi private apartment or private room and then have structured activities delegated by the staff to specifically handle those with memory impairment.
The costs for memory care varies depending on the facility, the size of the room needed and the level of care. The US national average of memory care for a single resident is approximately $5000 per month but some communities have been rated as low as $1500 a month or as high as $7000 per month.
Memory care services are typically 24 hours and provide meals, activities and health management. Housekeeping and laundry services as well as medical management, therapy programs and social activities are often included within memory care facilities.


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Exclusive: Consortium of 45 Chinese Phone Makers Plan India Entry Through AndroidGuruz
A group of Chinese manufacturers are planning a stealth entry into India with the help of a startup, which will set up nearly 200 sales and service centers for over 45 different phone manufacturers.
The startup called AndroidGuruz, plans to offer sales, service, replacement warranty and even experience zones for all handsets from China. The Chinese brands will provide 3 months replacement warranty with 1 year support.
"The Indian government has given FDI clearance to over 230 Chinese brands out of which 45-50 are in mobile phone business. The consortium is made up of these companies," Vivek Deshpande, Asia Support Manager of AndroidGuruz told NextBigWhat on a telephone call from China.
This will give the Chinese phone manufacturers a strong foothold in the world's second largest telecom market. Nearly 13 Chinese mobile phone brands have launched in India already. The presence of a brand, will help the Chinese phone makers, gain credibility among Indian buyers.
The Shenzen based consortium wants to set up a franchisee network in the country under the brand. The first store is slated to operational this month at Nehru Place in New Delhi. This will be followed by stores in Bangalore and Thane, next month.
"Initially, the company plans to sell only Android phones, but this will be followed by tablets and feature phones," said Deshpande in an e-mail.
There will be no franchisee fees or deposit. They state that the only investment one will require is to acquire demo handset samples and have a retail space of 200-300 sq feet.
Battleground India
Though AndroidGuruz plans to bring 45 Chinese brands to India, this fiscal will see the entry of brands of leading Chinese quad-core brands like Zopo, UMI, JiaYu, Mogu and Iocean. They will then begin selling devices by Meizu, OPPO and others later in the year or the beginning of next year.
Some three months ago, Chinese electronics company Konka announced its entry into India and said that it will invest $30 million to sell Android phones in the country. The $3 billion company partnered with Mak Mobility to setup a distribution network.
Meanwhile, Huawei and Lenovo have also been aggressive in the growing Indian smartphone market. Huawei wanted to create nearly 250 experience centers in India by the end of FY13 and sell 800,000 smartphones. Lenovo has launched a range of Android based phones to be sold in India.
American phone maker Apple and online retail giant Amazon have also recently gotten aggressive in India. After finding out that its initial strategy of selling only through premium resellers wasn't working out, Apple tied up with specialized distribution companies such as Ingram Micro and Redington (India) limited to sell in smaller towns as well. Amazon followed suit by tying up with Redington to sell Kindles in India.
The overall mobile phone market in India had reached 218 million units in 2012, registering 16% year on year growth when compared to calendar year 2011.
Most of the growth in mobile phone sales has been driven by the burgeoning smartphone market in India which grew from close to 11 million units in 2011 to 16.3 million units in 2012, a significant growth of about 48%.
The top 5 Indian smartphone vendors, ranked based on unit shipments during Q4 2012, are Samsung, Micromax, Sony, Nokia and Karbonn.


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Researchers harness the power of a new solid-state thermal technology
by Karen Walker, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Structural phase transformations in PZO upon electrical and thermal stimuli. a) Reciprocal space map of the PbZrO3 440/280O and DyScO3 332O reflections demonstrating epitaxial growth and the presence of ferroelastic domains in the epitaxial film. b) Polarization-electric field hysteresis response for the epitaxial PbZrO3 film showing antiferroelectric switching. c) 2θ-ω XRD pattern for the polycrystalline PbZrO3 film. d) Channeling-contrast backscatter electron micrograph of the polycrystalline PbZrO3 film. The arrows indicate the locations of clearly resolved ferroelastic domains. e) Phase diagram for lead zirconate titanate (PbZr1−xTixO3, PZT) recreated from ref. 27. f) Schematic of dipole orientation across antiferroelectric to ferroelectric (AFE-to-FE) and antiferroelectric to paraelectric (AFE-to-PE) phase transitions. Credit: Kiumars Aryana et al, Nature Communications (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29023-y
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a way to make a versatile thermal conductor, with promise for more energy-efficient electronic devices, green buildings and space exploration.
They have demonstrated that a known material used in electronic equipment can now be used as a thermal regulator, too, when it is in a very pure form. This new class of material gives engineers the ability to make thermal conductivity increase or decrease on demand, changing a thermal insulator into a conductor and vice versa.
The team published its findings earlier this spring in Nature Communications. The paper is titled "Observation of Solid-state Bidirectional Thermal Conductivity Switching in Antiferroelectric Lead Zirconate."
Bi-directional control or "tuning" of thermal conducting materials will be especially useful in electronics and devices that need to operate in extreme temperatures or withstand extreme temperature fluctuations. One of the scenarios where devices need to perform under such harsh conditions is space.
"The temperature fluctuations in space can be pretty intense," said Kiumars Aryana, who earned his Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering at UVA this spring and is first author of the Nature Communications paper. "This type of thermal transport technology could be a huge advantage as we build vehicles and devices for space exploration."
"The Mars rover is a great example," Aryana said. Ground temperatures at the rover landing sites can reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and minus 146 degrees at night. To keep electronic devices working through these wide temperature swings, the rover relies on an insulating box and heaters to keep the components from freezing and radiators to prevent them from burning up.
"This new mode of heat management is substantially less complex and means heat regulation is easier to manage—and faster. Where a radiator or insulation takes a long time to start heating or cooling, the solid-state mechanism would be almost instantaneous. Being able to keep up with the rapid temperature changes also makes things safer. Because the heating and cooling can keep up, the chances of the heat or cold causing malfunctions—or worse—are decreased," Aryana said.
Meanwhile, here on Earth, promising uses include managing heating and cooling on a large scale, like buildings, and a small scale, like circuit boards for electronics. Less energy equates to greener technology and lower costs.
This advancement continues a longstanding collaboration between Jon Ihlefeld, UVA Engineering's associate professor of materials science and engineering, and electrical and computer engineering, and Patrick E. Hopkins, Whitney Stone Professor of Engineering and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and Aryana's advisor.
The Ihlefeld-Hopkins team has pioneered tunable thermal conductivity in crystalline materials over the course of a decade, first at Sandia National Laboratories and now at UVA.
Tunability is unique to a class of functional materials called ferroelectrics, a specialty of Ihlefeld's multifunctional thin-film research group.
"A ferroelectric material is like a magnet, except instead of a north and south pole, you have a positive and negative charge," Ihlefeld said. An electric field, or voltage, when applied to a ferroelectric material, "flips" the polarity of the material's surface to its opposite state, where it remains until an opposite voltage is applied.
"Usually, thermal conductivity is considered a static material property," Hopkins said. "If you want to change a thermal conductor into an insulator, you have to permanently change its structure or integrate it with a new material."
Ihlefeld's and Hopkins's prior research demonstrated how to lower thermal conductivity with an electric field, and how to integrate the material within a device to make thermal conductivity rise, but they could not make the same material do both.
For this project, the team used an antiferroelectric material in which heat and voltage both come into play.
"What this interesting material does, in addition to being a high-quality crystal that has thermal conductivity trends like an amorphous glass, in addition to being solid-state, is it gives us two unique knobs to change thermal conductivity," Hopkins said. "We can rapidly heat the crystal with a laser or apply voltage to actively tune thermal conductivity and heat transport."
"We tried to use a commercial sample of lead zirconate for testing bi-directional thermal conductivity, but it didn't work," Aryana said. Lane Martin, Chancellor's Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and department chair at the University of California Berkeley, provided an extremely pure sample of lead zirconate. "Using Lane's sample, we achieved a 38% bi-directional change in thermal conductivity in one burst, which is a huge leap," Aryana said.
Antiferroelectric material structures are bi-directional by nature. In the smallest repeat unit of the crystal lattice, one half has a polarity pointing up and the other half points down, such that the positive and negative charges cancel each other out. When heated, the crystal structure changes and the antiferroelectricity goes away, increasing thermal conductivity. Applying an electric field does the opposite—it causes the material to transform into a ferroelectric and the thermal conductivity decreases. The net polarity returns to zero when the voltage is removed.
The flip in polarity and the arrangement of atoms in the crystal that support the antiferroelectric structure leads to observable and measurable thermal scattering events—something like a heat signature—which means energy diffuses through the material in ways that can be predicted and controlled.
Members of Hopkins's experiments and simulations in thermal engineering research group have made many advances in laser measurement of materials. The Nature Communications paper presents an innovation in optical thermometry-based experiments in which students employed a third laser to bring about a rapid heating event to modulate the antiferroelectric film through the transition from the antiferroelectric to paraelectric structure, giving it the ability to become polarized under an applied electric field.
To make an impact on technologies, engineers will need a bigger "on-off" switch to rapidly move or store a much larger percentage of heat. The next steps for the research team include working to better define the material's limitations, so they can design a new material with higher switching ratios, accelerating the use of actively tunable thermal conductivity materials.
More information: Kiumars Aryana et al, Observation of solid-state bidirectional thermal conductivity switching in antiferroelectric lead zirconate (PbZrO3), Nature Communications (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29023-y
Journal information: Nature Communications
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9021-Know | Beverly Hills News| July 6-12
Introducing 9021-Know, a Beverly Hills weekly update providing city news courtesy of the Dee Crawford Luxury Estates team. Return here every Thursday for the latest neighborhood news. We are excited to keep you in the know for 90210 and beyond.
Beverly Hills Launches 'Just in Case'
The new initiative from the city of Beverly Hills, 'Just in Case', was launched this week to keep residents safe in instances of a natural disaster or local emergency. The ongoing effort will work to keep the community informed and connected should any such instance occur. In a release published by the City of Beverly Hills, City Manager George Chavez had this to say:
"During an emergency, consistent and timely communication is critical to manage response efforts and ensure public safety," said Chavez. "Just in Case, BH will work to develop a robust network of neighborhood resources to better connect our community in times of emergency."
Just in case will be a collaborative effort between the City's communications. This is to include the Fire and Police Departments along with the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Neighborhood Watch programs. Together they will enact a communication network for residents in all parts of the city. Once the network is established additional outreach tools will follow to provide unified messaging during and following an emergency.
Out with the Old in with the New LACMA
It's a new era for LA's famed museum in Miracle Mile. Demolition has begun on the Leo S. Bing Center with the Midcentury Ahmanson and Hammer buildings and Art of Americas Building next on the chopping block. The campus' oldest buildings are being razed over in the next several months to make room for the museums long-awaited updates.
The construction will clear away space for the new Wilshire Boulevard spanning museum that was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor. The project cost of the new facade of LA's Modern Art Museum is as much as $750 million.
Angelenos should have no concern over losing the popular Urban Lights installation, as that along with the Pavilion for Japanese Art and other buildings will remain.
The project to renovate LACMA received support from both city and county officials.
Beverly Hills Famers Market Returns
90210's favorite (and only) outdoor market returned at the end of the month after closing due to COVID-19 safety restrictions. The City of Beverly Hills announced the return of the Beverly Hills Farmer's Market, with a few adjustments.
Continuing tradition, the Farmer's Market will continue to take place every Sunday from 9 am-1 pm, now at limited capacity. Early shopping hours have been set-up for seniors from 8 am -9 am. Face coverings and social distancing will also be enforced for those entering the market area. At this time, only farmers and prepackaged food vendors will be at the market. Food trucks and open or prepared food items will not available. Live music, the petting zoo, and seating areas have also been eliminated along with shopping carts. The city has also stated it will continue to update residents with any changes to the protocols set-up for the Farmer's Market as it has with other community events.
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White Sox' Michael Kopech 'determined to make it as a starter' in 2022, Tony La Russa says
Kopech had a 3.50 ERA in 44 relief appearances in 2021.
By Daryl Van Schouwen
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"He's going to camp determined to make it as a starter," White Sox manager Tony La Russa said of pitcher Michael Kopech.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When Tony La Russa managed him with the Cardinals, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols would say every spring that he had to make the team. It was a given that he would, of course, but La Russa didn't mind that mindset.
The White Sox have designs on making right-hander Michael Kopech part of their starting rotation in 2022, but Kopech, a starter throughout his amateur and minor-league career, won't be handed a rotation spot before going to spring training in February.
"He's going to camp determined to make it as a starter," La Russa told the Sun-Times. "When the young prospect comes in and they say he's our second baseman or our center fielder, he's a starting pitcher . . . what you tell him is you really believe in him and he has a chance. If somebody says, 'Kopech, you're in the rotation,' it's not really good for him. He is talented, he could handle it but it's better that you go out and fight for your job and earn it. You get the respect from your teammates. Like Albert, every year he said he had to make the team."
The Sox' rotation of Lance Lynn, Lucas Giolito, Dylan Cease, Carlos Rodon and Dallas Keuchel was the backbone of a team that won 93 games and the AL Central Division, the team's first title since 2008.
Keuchel, 33, a former Cy Young winner who has one year left on a contract that pays him $18 million next season, struggled with a 5.28 ERA and was left off the postseason roster.
Rodon will be a free agent so his future with the team that drafted him is uncertain.
So there's room for Kopech in the rotation, even if the Sox add a starter in the offseason. The Sox had five days after the conclusion of the World Series to extend qualifying offers to free agents Rodon, Ryan Tepera, Leury Garcia and Billy Hamilton, and the players have 10 days to accept or reject.
"It would be great for our team and that's what he wants," Giolito said of Kopech on Thursday. "That's what he knows that he can do. Obviously the stuff is electric. There's no question there. The biggest challenge for him is going to be just pretty much managing the innings jump."
As a reliever, Kopech was primarily a fastball-slider pitcher but will likely throw more changeups as a starter. Giolito, who has one of the best changeups in baseball, called Kopech's "ridiculous" at times.
And at the same time, he has the drive for it. I think he's ready to take that step," Giolito said.
Left-hander Garrett Crochet (2.82 ERA), the 2020 first-round pick who like Kopech wants to start but is cutting his major-league teeth in the bullpen, will pitch out of the pen again in 2022. While Kopech made four starts and built up some length with more multiple-inning relief appearances, Crochet — who appeared in 10 more games (54) than Kopech — averaged four outs per appearance over the last three months of the season.
Stretching out Crochet, who came to the majors in 2021 without any minor-league experience, to be a starter in spring training "is too much to ask," La Russa said.
Kopech has 84 minor-league starts over five seasons under his belt. After opting out of the 60-game 2020 season cut short because of the coronavirus, he appeared in 44 games for the Sox in 2021, 40 as a reliever. In 69 1/3 innings, he posted a 3.50 ERA, striking out 103 and walking 24.
In his four starts covering 14 innings, Kopech struck out 23, walked four and posted a 1.93 ERA.
"Luckily, he has a bunch of guys along in the rotation with him that can help him out when he does have questions about a starter's routine," Giolito said.
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Send Flowers for Everett
Everett Lee Russell
July 7, 1931 ~ December 22, 2020 (age 89)
Everett Lee Russell, age 89, of Mackville, passed away at 6:25 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville.
A native of Washington County, he was born on July 7, 1931 to the late Everett Vernon and Mattie Kate Coyle Russell.
He was a member of the Mackville Christian Church where he served as an Elder, a longtime director of Camp Calvary, a sixty-five year member of the Magnolia Masonic Lodge # 201 F & AM at Mackville having served the Lodge seven times as Master, a member of the Gideons International for twenty-four years, a long-tme member of Men for Christ serving for many years as a Director, a retired farmer and a retired employee of the Kentucky State Department of Agriculture. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Preceding him in death was his wife, Anna Florence Wayne Russell on June 10, 2018; an infant son, William Wayne Russell on September 24, 1952; an infant grandson, Thomas Austin Gabhart on August 6, 1981; a son-in-law, Jeffrey K. Settles on April 1, 2007 and a brother, William Martin Russell on February 8, 2016.
Survivors include; two daughters, Sharon Gabhart (Carl) and Charlotte Settles of Mackville; five grandchildren, Leeann Sobek (Ara), Aaron Gabhart (Crystal), Leesha Vincent (Shane), Jordan Settles (Taylor) and Jacob Settles; twelve great grandchildren; a brother, Clifton Russell (Billie Ann) of Mackville; two sisters, Kay Burkhead and Frances Yaste and one sister-in-law, Frances Russell all of Springfield.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 26th at the Mackville Christian Church with Bro. Jim Cooper, officiating.
Burial will be in the Peter Cemetery at Mackville where military rites will be conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be great grandchildren, Cassandra Sobek, Maddie Kate Gahbart, Bethany Sobek, James Sobek, Caleb Gabhart, Knox Vincent, Bowen Vincent, Blaire Settles, Sawyer Settles and Bella Vincent.
Serving as casket bearers will be Aaron Gabhart, Jordan Settles, Jacob Settles, Ara Sobek, Dr. Shane Vincent, Gideon Sobek, Conner Gabhart and Bobby Lee Russell.
Visitation will be after 9:30 Saturday morning at the Mackville Christian Church. A masonic service will be held at 1:00 Saturday afternoon at the church with Billy Riggs delivering the eulogy.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to, Camp Calvary GROW Program or Gideon's International.
Carey & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Everett Lee Russell, please visit our floral store.
Mackville Christian Church
Mackville, KY 40040
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Rooney strike keeps United's title hopes on track
Wayne Rooney kept Manchester United on course for a record 20th Premier League title after hitting the winner in a 1-0 win over Fulham at Old Trafford on Monday.
Rooney's 21st top-flight goal of the season, which arrived towards the end of the first half, proved enough to see off their spirited mid-table opposition.
The result sent Sir Alex Ferguson's side, who have won their last six league games, three points clear of neighbours Manchester City at the top of the table with eight games remaining.
It was far from a vintage United performance but with their next four games against teams in the bottom six, it is difficult to see where United are going to slip up.
Having destroyed struggling Wolves 5-0 in their last outing, United were hoping Fulham would prove equally obliging opponents with the league delicately poised.
The London visitors were looking to avoid a ninth straight Old Trafford defeat, while Fulham's failure to score a goal at the venue in seven hours of action also filled United with the belief that they could use this fixture to improve their goal difference.
Fulham spent the opening exchanges penned inside their own half.
A night of wasted chances
But this was a night for patience as United struggled to impose themselves until Rooney struck three minutes before the interval.
Veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs headed an early chance straight at keeper Mark Schwarzer while Patrice Evra proved an unlikely goal threat in the 32nd minute with an overhead kick which flashed narrowly wide.
Rafael Da Silva spurned another chance when he shot straight at Schwarzer following good work by the impressive Antonio Valencia.
But the ruthless finishing which was so evident eight days earlier at Molineux was missing as Fulham created just as many chances as United before the interval.
Not for the first time this season, Clint Dempsey was his team's main goal threat.
The US international twice tested David De Gea in the space of a few minutes, his second effort a lovely attempted curler from the edge of the area which had United's Spanish keeper diving at full stretch to claw away.
Moussa Dembele also proved a handful but the Belgian lacked composure to hurt United.
Teed-up
Yet just when Fulham thought they had survived the opening half without damage, Rooney pounced from close range after Jonny Evans had teed-up the striker from Ashley Young's 42nd minute cross following a mistake by John Arne-Riise.
The sighs of relief could be heard all around the ground.
United, who meet City in what could be a winner-take-all game on April 30, dominated possession after the interval but were unable to add to their tally.
Schwarzer was forced into action when Giggs played the ball over the top for Valencia, who seemed likely to score, but his shot was straight at the Australian international.
With 15 minutes remaining, United spurned a glorious chance to double their advantage.
Schwarzer, who had an excellent game, twice denied Young before Giggs had a goal-bound effort blocked by Brede Hangeland.
United survived a scare in the 89th minute when Fulham substitute Danny Murphy went crashing inside the penalty area following a Michael Carrick challenge.
But referee Michael Oliver waved away Fulham's appeals for a penalty as United hung on for their ninth win in 10 league games. — Sapa-AFP
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The rush of the morning is over. My daughter has been delivered safety to school. My husband, long gone to work at an early hour. I sit at the kitchen table and take in the quiet of the morning. My house is silent except for the sound of our neighborhood sparrows and wrens softly chirping and cooing outside. A car ambles down the street, obviously not in any hurry. Morning sun streams across the kitchen table from the window promising a hot day. I move my hands into its warmth. I love that heat on my skin. This is what I missed during winter.
My stomach groans and heaves as if throwing a tantrum, "I am hungry! Feed Me!" it says.
I already know the answer is not much. The ends of some veggies, hardly any cheese, a couple of eggs.
Well, that's it then. An old fallback. A frittata. Fast, easy and it uses up what is left in the fridge before market day.
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a small bowl mix two eggs, a small splash of milk, salt, pepper and a pinch of Parmesan with a fork until blended. Set aside.
2. Heat a small (6.5 in) cast iron skillet (or another stove to oven skillet) on med heat. Add a tablespoon or so of olive oil. When the oil is hot add the squash, sprinkle it with a little salt and pepper, then let it brown for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the white half of the green onion to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes. Reserve the green half of the onion for garnishing. Add the spinach and cook another minute or so. You want the spinach to be limp, but a bright green color. Remove from the heat.
3. Pour the veggies into the egg and mix together. Return the pan to the stove on med heat and let it warm up. When hot, pour eggs & veggies back into the pan. Let cook, without touching it, until the bottom and edges have browned a little. The top and middle will still be eggy, but don't worry.
4. Move the pan into the oven to finish cooking. It will take between 5-10 minutes. You will know its done when the center is just set. Let it cool a couple of minutes then, using a spatula, slide it from the pan to a plate. Top with another pinch of Parmesan and some green onions. Enjoy!
Makes 1 frittata. Want to feed more people? Just multiply the ingredients by how many people you want to feed. And don't forget to use a bigger pan!
Yummy! Gorgeous pics as always!
Mmm, gonna try this recipe tomorrow! Thanks!
I made an omelet today but I also added some mushrooms and red pepper. It was delish!
That's what I love about this recipe. You can use whatever veggies you have on hand. I hope it got your day started off on the right foot.
Nice! That seems like a great throw-together meal option that's also pretty dang good-looking.
Melissa, that looks really good. My wife recently mixed some leftover squash in our son's scrambled eggs. I was hesitant, but really liked it. She suggested I put it in a fritatta (I'm the fritatta maker of the house). I may use this recipe because we usually have some spinach on hand. Thanks.
I love squash. I think I throw it in most things during the summer. Let me know how the recipe works for you!
Love the frittata for one….must make this soon.


From July 2018 to Present, I work at SovLabs.
The company is based in Atlanta, GA in the US, but I am working from a home office in Denmark.
I work as a Senior Cloud Automation Consultant.
I am part of the Customer Success team, helping customers with implementation and resolving issues.
From May 2015 to June 2018, I worked at Proact Systems A/S in Denmark.
I worked as a Cloud Architect, with the focus on Virtualization.
My primary work areas were VMware vRealize Automation, VMware vRealize Orchestrator, VMware vSphere and Veeam Backup & Replication.
From September 2013 to April 2015, I was employed in different roles at Businessmann A/S in Denmark.
My tasks were similar to the earlier ones, but with more focus on VMware vRealize Automation and vRealize Orchestrator.
I primarily worked with VMware vSphere and Veeam Backup & Replication. In the last part of 2014 I worked quite a bit with VMware vRealize Automation and vRealize Orchestrator.
From January 2009 to August 2013, I was employed in different roles at Artwork Systems Nordic A/S in Denmark.
Responsible for all internal IT in Artwork Systems Nordic A/S. Also responsible for customers IT solutions, with primary focus on Apple, Kerio and Esko solutions. Worked quite a bit with the Esko Odystar PDF workflow engine, where I learned a lot process automation and optimization.
Was part of the sales team in Artwork Systems Nordic A/S, but with a technical touch, so ended up changing position to Technical Consultant after 5 months.
From January 2005 to December 2008, I was employed in different roles at Humac A/S (formerly called Office-Line) in Denmark.
Humac A/S is a Apple Premium Reseller, with shops around Denmark.
In February 2008 I moved from Aarhus to my current house in Hedensted.
And in April 2008, Humac chose to open a shop in Vejle, which was closer to my home, so I was asked if I wanted to become Store Manager of this new shop.
After I ended my education and trainee period, I officially became Assistant Store Manager, still working in the shop in Aarhus.
This job was part of my vocational education and training (VET), which regard 2 year trainee period in a shop.
I was part of the local team that opened the Humac/Office line store at Fredens Torv in Aarhus.
The whole periode of trainee, I more or less also acted as Assistant Store Manager, because the shop was rather small.


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Wish list: Joy Perfume, anything Chanel, u guys have hooked me on Mac, eyelash extensions, any kind of lip gloss and God I love lipstick.
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The First Five People You Meet in Heaven, Gone With the Wind, anything by James Patterson, anything by Nicholas Sparks, reading a new one that is great---"Drop Dead Gorgeous.
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'Zombie ETFs' aren't as scary as they sound, but investors should still be wary
Gillian Livingston
Published March 12, 2020 Updated September 8, 2020
Horror films warn us about the dangers of zombies – the walking dead – and so do investment advisers, referring to 'zombie ETFs,' which are exchange-traded funds with smaller assets, low liquidity and are at risk of closing.
But some zombie ETFs – despite the catchy term – should not be feared, says Daniel Straus, vice-president of ETFs and financial-products research at National Bank Financial Inc.
"I partially contest the designation of zombie ETFs because it has negative connotations that I wouldn't necessarily want to impart in all situations," Mr. Straus says.
"'Zombie' gives the idea of something you should generally run away from," he adds, "but that's not necessarily the case with some of them – they may be just 'sleeping,' or be 'ugly ducklings' because you never know which ones will become a beautiful swan over time."
The iShares Jantzi Social Index ETF (XEN), launched in 2007, is an example of a zombie ETF "coming back from the dead," Mr. Straus says.
"It's one of the older ETFs out on the market, and for more than 10 years, it hovered in assets between $20-million to $30-million. It never really saw a major uptick, but in the last number of years it seemed to pass some sort of inflection point."
Today, XEN has assets under management (AUM) of about $160.8-million. Its management expense ratio (MER) is 0.55 per cent. The ETF has lost about 16 per cent over the past year. (All performance data is from Morningstar as of market close on March 11.)
Another fund that sloughed off the zombie designation is Invesco Ltd.'s Powershares Canadian Dividend ETF (PDC), launched in 2011, after spending three years with AUM of around $30-million. Now, PDC has assets of around $600-million and is in the top quartile in its category, according to Morningstar. Its MER is 0.55 per cent. The ETF has lost 8 per cent over the past year.
Generally, funds with less than $50-million in assets that have been around for at least three years or more and have low trading volumes are more likely to be targeted for closure, says Yves Rebetez, chief investment officer for Pascal Financial.
However, even if a fund has reached beyond those figures it's "not necessarily a guarantee of longevity," Mr. Rebetez says.
"The industry is more inclined to ensure that it cleans things up every now and then," he says, adding that fund companies often take a look at their overall portfolio and close funds that aren't performing as well as others.
That often happens after fund companies merge, says Todd Rosenbluth, head of ETF research at CFRA in New York.
For example, Invesco announced in late 2019 that it was shutting 42 ETFs in February, and the funds had a range of sizes and strategies. That came after Invesco bought OppenheimerFunds Inc. in October, 2018.
"ETFs can get caught up in a wave of closures," Mr. Rosenbluth says.
New ETFs are opened and closed regularly as the industry tries to be innovative and create investment products that grab investors' attention, Mr. Rebetez says.
"There are new ETFs that pop up all the time," he says, but that also means that "a lot of these products have this challenge of reaching critical mass."
The other issue is that the industry is "top-heavy," Mr. Rebetez says, and the biggest players and funds lure in the most cash. The first company to launch a new product also has first-mover advantage, making it much harder for similar products launched later to gain the same interest.
One example is the recent announcement from Evolve Funds Group Inc. that it was closing its Evolve Marijuana Fund (SEED) at the end of March, alongside a couple of other funds. The fund, launched in February, 2018, now has just $2.6-million in assets despite targeting the hot cannabis investment market, which has struggled since 2019. Its MER is 1.13 per cent and the fund has lost about 70 per cent over the past year.
It was overshadowed by Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (HMMJ), launched in April, 2017, which has about $305-million in assets, an MER of 0.86 per cent and has lost about 70 per cent over the past year.
"That speaks to the challenge for issuers – when they come up with the second or third or fourth iteration of what might have been a good idea at one point – is that are they going to reach scale," Mr. Rebetez says. Evolve also announced it was closing the Evolve North American Gender Diversity Index Fund (HERS) and the Evolve U.S. Marijuana ETF (USMJ).
"The ETFs that tend to be closed are more niche-oriented," and they just aren't able to interest enough investors, Mr. Rosenbluth says. Another fund slated to close in March is the Janus Obesity ETF (SLIM-Q), launched in June 2016, which invested in health-care companies on the Solactive Obesity Index. It has about US$11.6-million in assets and an MER of 0.35 per cent. Its one-year return is about 15 per cent.
"People could certainly agree that obesity is a problem and needs to be dealt with, and there may be an investment case for it, but it didn't resonate well with investors," Mr. Rosenbluth says.
But some niche ETFs do well, such as those in the robotics or cybersecurity space, he says, citing at least three examples with assets of more than US$1.25-billion.
What does an investor lose if an ETF they own closes?
"Termination or closure is not the worst possible outcome of your investment," Mr. Straus says. "It's annoying, and it could have tax consequences in a nonregistered account as it's treated as a disposition or a forced sale, [but] you get your money back, so it's not a true risk of capital."
While investors shouldn't necessarily take a flyer on a new ETF, "I don't want to say that just because an ETF is small that it has termination risk," says Mr. Straus, noting that most new ETFs start out quite small with about $5-million in seed capital. Many investors won't look at a new ETF and will wait until it passes a one- or three-year anniversary first to examine its track record.
"If you shy away from a brand-new ETF that's small, you might be missing out on an opportunity," he says.
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This month The Walking Anglos invite you to explore the linear park along the St. Charles River in Limoilou. Ideal for an easy stroll, the picturesque path follows the river on both sides, running parallel to a separate bicycle trail. A portion of this walking route extends out over the river's edge on a boardwalk. Ample seating and many picnic tables can be found along the way.


This is a great all-purpose sprayer bottle in an ample 32-ounce (1-quart) size. Sprayer works with no O-ring to wear out. Translucent plastic allows viewing of content level. Can be used to apply insecticides, herbicides, disinfectants, cleaning products, and most veterinary products with ease. (Do not use for multiple purposes without thorough cleaning between uses.) Great for many farm, ranch, and household tasks. Eye-catching teal equine design, also available in other colors.


George Newbury and Shipmates, ca. 1918. Gift of George A. Newbury, 78.48.60.
In April of 1917 the United States declared war on Germany and formally entered World War I. Thousands of men registered for the draft in the month following the declaration, including George A. Newbury (1895-1984), former Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction from 1965-1975.
Newbury, aged 21, registered for the United States Navy, in Ripley, New York, on April 21, 1917. He served in the Navy on the U.S.S. Delaware, one of five American battleships in the 6th Battle Squadron sent to assist the British Grand Fleet around the Orkney Islands near Scotland. Newbury left the Navy in June 1919 with the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade, seven months after the war ended in November 1918.
& Library in 1978. The images show daily life on a wartime battleship, from recreational activities to the visits of foreign dignitaries. Almost all of the photographs include the handwritten letters, "McK," near the bottom of the prints. Staff is currently researching Naval photographers to learn more about who "McK" was and if there are other similar images attributed to that photographer. To see more photographs from life aboard the U.S.S. Delaware visit our online collections page here.
To learn more about other World War I items in our collection, visit our exhibition "Americans, Do Your Bit: World War I in Posters," on view through June 2018.
Naval History and Heritage Command. USS Delaware (Battleship # 28, later BB-28), 1910-1924. www.history.navy.mil/. https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/delaware-bb-28.html, accessed March 16, 2018.


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How do I download my lectures?
Many units use UWA's Lecture Capture System (LCS). If LCS is being used, you can access the recordings through a link on the LMS via the box 'Lecture Recordings', also called LCS (Lecture Capture System). You will need to login in with your Pheme credentials first.
Each unit coordinator can decide where to post the LCS link in LMS. For example, they typically place it in the left-hand navigation menu for the unit, or they might include it in another content folder. If your unit is using LCS but you can't find the link, ask your tutor or unit coordinator for help.
To download a recording, on the ECHO360 page, use the Download link for a lecture. This can be found by selecting the menu button (three dot icon) on the bottom right of the preview thumbnail, selecting More Actions and selecting Download.
In LCS the default setting for captured lectures is for them to be available as streaming and downloadable lectures. If lectures are not downloadable, you will need to contact your Unit Coordinator of your unit.


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    'yii\bootstrap\BootstrapAsset' => [
         'sourcePath' => '@webroot',
         'css' => ['css/bootstrap.css']
         ],
    ],
],

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I understand that font files is missing but how to add them?

A: So it was my misunderstanding of yii2 & bootstrap.
To override bootstrap css we need to copy bootstrap distributive (not only bootstap.css) to new directory, in my case it was Web accessible web/custombootstrap/dist
And override in config file as following:
'assetManager' => [
    'bundles' => [
        'yii\bootstrap\BootstrapAsset' => [
            'basePath' => '@webroot',
            'baseUrl' => '@web/custombootstrap/dist',
            'css' => ['css/bootstrap.css']
        ],
    ],
],

A: By default, bootstrap.css expects the fonts to be located in a fonts folder that is a sibling of the css folder. This folder does not exist in your implementation.
From the docs for $sourcePath for yii\web\Asset:

You must set this property if the directory containing the source asset files is not Web accessible. By setting this property, yii\web\AssetManager will publish the source asset files to a Web-accessible directory automatically when the asset bundle is registered on a page.

The default $sourcePath for yii\bootstrap\BootstrapAsset is set to @bower/bootstrap/dist. This folder contains a 3 subfolders: css, js and fonts, which are all published into the assets folder.
To fix this you need to either:

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*Copy the fonts and js folders from vendor/bower/bootstrap/dist into your webroot to maintain the link.

*Change the $sourcePath to a copy of the bootstrap/dist folder and replace the bootstrap.css in it with your own copy.

You could also change the path to fonts directly in your bootstrap.css but I wouldn't recommend it as it is harder to maintain.

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9 Incredibly Underrated American City Museums
By Matt Meltzer Published On 04/29/2016
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By Matt Meltzer @mmeltrez Published On 04/29/2016
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Art museums are cool. Science museums are educational. But if you're the kind of person who really wants to learn about the city you're visiting -- about its history, its buildings, what it was like when Daniel Day-Lewis fought an epic gang war against Leonardo DiCaprio -- there's nowhere better than the local city museum. And while, sure, some are nothing more than a collection of old pictures and trinkets, others offer elaborate interactive experiences, live-action historic recreations, and, in one case, the world's largest No. 2 pencil (!!). Here are nine you shouldn't leave town without visiting.
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Detroit Historical Museum
This historic museum pays tribute to Detroit's heritage, both automotive and musical. In addition to seeing some of the first cars produced and hearing how Detroit became The Motor City, you'll learn about the city's famous musicians -- from The Supremes to Bob Seger to Madonna -- in the Kid Rock Music Lab. The bottom level is home to "The Streets of Old Detroit," where you can walk among a recreated version of the city from 150 years ago, while the Allesee Gallery of Culture is home to city relics like the old sign from Tiger Stadium and the giant Little Caesars statue.
City Museum
Whatever you do when you visit this brainchild of the late artist Bob Cassilly, don't ask for a map. The idea here is to wander and observe: turn one corner and find yourself in a hallway of funhouse mirrors. Turn another and run into a wall made out of bottle caps. It's a mysterious, surreal journey that begins in a parking lot (with net ladders, slides, and an abandoned plane) and ends on a roof topped with a Ferris wheel and teetering school bus. In between, the aforementioned largest No. 2 pencil in the world. Also, there's a bar so you can enjoy a refreshing beverage after all the excitement of... filling in the world's largest Scantron?
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The Bishop Museum
With over 2.4 million historic objects, 14 million insect specimens, and one million historic photographs, Honolulu's Bishop is one of America's most important museums. Not only will visitors learn about the people and culture of Honolulu, but also the flora and fauna of the region, as it's pretty much the biological hub of the South Pacific. But the museum's draw extends beyond staggering collections; the buildings themselves date back to 1898 and are adorned with hanging sea creatures (including a full sperm whale skeleton) and artifacts from Hawaiian royalty.
As Detroit was built by cars, Minneapolis was built by... flour? Yep. Minneapolis was a major grain exporting hub, and you'll learn alllll about it at this museum built in the ruins of the old Washburn "A" Mill -- once the largest flour mill IN THE WORLD. The highlight of the visit is an eight-story, freight-elevator ride where visitors are taken through recreations of a working flour mill as "early" Minnesotans tell stories of life in the factory over audio. The last stop is the ninth floor and a panoramic view of downtown and St. Anthony's Falls, the force that once powered America's milling industry. During the summer, the ruins also play host to a concert series.
Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
If you look around South Lake Union in Seattle and wonder where all the vanishing relics of the city have gone, look no further than this old seaplane hangar on the water. It houses Seattle's Museum of History & Industry and, in addition to interactive displays that explore the founding and history of Seattle, is dotted with nostalgic landmarks like seats from the Kingdome, the giant pink "Toe" truck, and the original R from the Rainier Beer Brewery.
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History Colorado
This LEED-certified museum is all about technology. Not only can visitors use virtual reality to fly off a Steamboat Springs ski jump or drive an old Model-T across the plains, but they can also take rolling, R2D2-looking "Time Machines" over a giant map of Colorado to learn what was going on during a particular year in history. And then there's also Keota, a replica ghost town complete with a schoolhouse.
John Heinz History Center
Another fun fact to win a bar bet: what North American city has the earliest evidence of human habitation? OK, Pittsburgh, obviously. And this museum has the artifacts to prove it. Along with both a fully recreated 19th-century village and a recreated Indian village (yes, TWO villages!) where you can try your hand at throwing hunting spears. But the center isn't limited to archeology; visitors can also explore the region's more-recent history at The Ft. Pitt Museum and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, the latter of which pays tribute to all things black and yellow and showcases Mario Lemieux's Stanley Cup jersey and a life-sized statue of the Immaculate Reception.
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The Cabildo Museum
As you stumble through the French Quarter, you probably didn't even realize that one of the most important buildings in US history is plopped right there in the middle of the bars and strip clubs. This three-story Neo-Colonial behemoth was once the seat of the Louisiana Colonial Government, hosted the signing of the Louisiana Purchase, and housed the Louisiana Supreme Court when it decided Plessy v. Ferguson. Now it contains over 1,000 rare artifacts that showcase the diverse cultures and backgrounds of the area; the most interesting among them might be the Napoleon Death Masks -- one of only four molds made from the general's face on his death bed.
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Cincy is just full of surprises, isn't it? Not only does it maintain one of America's best skylines, it's also home to this museum, aka the most beautiful place in Ohio. The museum center is housed in Union Terminal, a 1930s Art Deco train station that once served 17,000 passengers daily and boasts the largest half-dome in North America. Today, it's occupied by a history museum, a children's museum, a natural history museum, and an OMNIMAX that includes large-scale models of the city and ancient caves you can walk through.
Matt Meltzer is a staff writer with Thrillist. Follow him on Instagram @meltrez1.


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We've all known smart students who got great grades in school but were disruptive outside (or maybe even inside) the classroom. Or coworkers who were well-qualified as far as job skills, but were disrespectful and difficult in the work environment. Dogs can be like that too.
I know someone whose dog had been through several obedience classes, knew a bunch of tricks, and had his CGC (Canine Good Citizen), but he wasn't actually such a good citizen when the leash was off and he was out of the class environment. My friend turned his back, and the dog jumped up and stole the leg of lamb off the platter right next to him. When my friend headed for the door, his dog barged past him, almost knocking him over. When impatient, he jumped on and mouthed my friend. At the vet, he was a nightmare to handle. This dog had impressive mastery of skills, but he didn't have a relationship of trust and respect with my friend. What makes the difference, and how can we build relationship as well as skills?
First, we need to understand what this relationship looks like. If your dog is convinced that you can handle any situation and that looking to you for direction is always a good idea, then he will readily seek your guidance, rather than only cooperating when you first tell him what to do. The difference is your dog is taking the initiative to look to you, rather than you having to always tell him what you want him to do. Like a good friendship or family relationship, this results in teamwork and connection.
How do we get to this point? First we make sure that whenever the dog voluntarily looks to us, we respond with joy and praise. Not just with a treat, though food is often helpful, because we want the dog to have connection with us, not just motivation for food. If you praise and show your delight (yes, your dog can easily read your emotions) before giving a food reward, then the dog will learn to really value your praise. This will result in your dog will seeking you out more and more, even when you don't have a treat in your hand.
Next, with the dog on leash, we teach him to look to us in the face of distractions, starting with easy ones and gradually increasing to more challenging ones. This way, you eventually get to the point that when your dog sees that leg of lamb, he will look to you, because he knows that all good things come from you, not from grabbing for them on his own. He will also look to you when he's worried about something, because you've taught him that anything that distracts him is a cue to look to you. This is a foundational building block of a trusting relationship.
Another foundational aspect of relationship building is teaching the dog to respect our space and body. For this we use the Space Games—Mine and Off in particular, to help the dog understand that he should never barge into or push past us. We also use space games to teach the dog that certain things (legs of lamb on the counter, for instance) belong to us and are not fair game for grabbing. In all these cases, the dog learns that acting with respect for our bodies, our space, and our possessions is the way to "get to good" and he is more likely to want to choose respectful ways of behaving, even without you telling him to.
Finally, in all our interactions, we apply the principle "always pleasant, never optional". By doing this, we create an eagerness to connect with us — the dog understands that is what causes pleasant results for him. Once the dog is fully convinced that this principle is a basic fact of life for him, he will gladly live in a way that pleases you, without constant instruction from you. And you will constantly be noticing and praising wonderful things your dog does, which reinforces the growing connection between the two of you. And that is a fun – and satisfying – way to live with a dog.


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Tax preparer sentenced in false returns case
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A Davenport tax preparer is going to prison for more than two years and must repay 71 clients after pleading guilty to preparing falsified tax returns.Federal prosecutors say 44-year-old Gregory Alcala entered a plea agreement in February in which he admitted he altered tax returns creating a larger refund than clients expected and diverted a portion of the refund to his own accounts.He was sentenced Wednesday to 33 months in prison for presenting false tax returns, wire fraud and making a bomb threat. Alcala also must pay $115,841 in restitution to victims.The bomb threat charges resulted from a December 2013 telephone call to a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, insurance company during which Alcala told a switchboard operator he was going to send her a bomb.
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A Davenport tax preparer is going to prison for more than two years and must repay 71 clients after pleading guilty to preparing falsified tax returns.
Federal prosecutors say 44-year-old Gregory Alcala entered a plea agreement in February in which he admitted he altered tax returns creating a larger refund than clients expected and diverted a portion of the refund to his own accounts.
He was sentenced Wednesday to 33 months in prison for presenting false tax returns, wire fraud and making a bomb threat. Alcala also must pay $115,841 in restitution to victims.
The bomb threat charges resulted from a December 2013 telephone call to a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, insurance company during which Alcala told a switchboard operator he was going to send her a bomb.


FINE ARTS—We have never experienced greater satisfaction than is announced to our readers, that there are now in this town, for the inspection of the lovers of the fine arts, some most beautiful designs intended to illustrate a new and elegant edition of Blair's Grave. At a period when the labours of the pencil are almost wholly directed to the production of portraits, they who dare soar in the sublime regions of fancy surely claim the patronage of men of taste and discernment; and the specimens here alluded to may, with the strictest adherence to truth, be ranked among the most vigorous and classical productions of the present age.
I do not know of any other exhibition of Blake's work having taken place anywhere outside London at this early date. The list of subscribers printed in the book gives the names of sixty-six subscribers in Birmingham and the vicinity. The list suggests that the exhibition may have been circulated to other large centres such as Liverpool, Leeds, Wakefield, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Bristol and Edinburgh.


There are a lot of peanuts grown in Mexico. Needless to say, the processing of them results in a lot of discarded peanut shells, which are generally considered to be a worthless byproduct. That could be about to change, however. Led by biotech expert Raul Pineda Olmedo, a team from the National University of Mexico and the Research Center of Advanced Studies has developed an air-purifying filter that utilizes the shells.
More specifically, the biofilter actually relies on microorganisms such as Fusarium fungi and Brevibacterium bacteria, which typically grow in peanut shells. These microbes take toxic compounds such as those commonly found in solvents, and convert them to carbon dioxide and water.
It takes approximately 28 days for an effective amount of the organisms to colonize one of the filters.
Additionally, the shells' hollow structure maximizes their surface area, allowing for more contact with the air. Like other filtration materials, they do also trap airborne particles such as those that make up dust and smoke.
So far, a kitchen range hood-like prototype has been created, although it is hoped that the technology could be applied to a wide variety of air filters. The university is working on commercializing the innovation.
Peanut shells, incidentally, may also find use in the making of natural dyes.


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7 Fun Facts…
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Did you know that?
Last week we spoke about the last longing and most loved console: the PlayStation 2.
Today we speak about its successor which is the PlayStation 3. So get ready for 7 Fun Facts about the PlayStation 3!
The story of its creation
The PlayStation 3 was first officially announced at E3 2005 and released at the end of 2006 in Japan and America and at the beginning of 2007 in Europe and Australia. It is a seventh generation console and competed against Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. The console was the first PlayStation to integrate social gaming services, including the PSN, the first to be controllable from a handheld console, through its remote connectivity with PSP and PlayStation Vita and the first one to use Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium.
At the beginning of its life, it had a hard life due to its high price, complex processor architecture and a lack of quality games, but was praised for its Blu-ray capabilities. This slow and not really good start got better with the release of the slim version of the PlayStation 3.
Here are 7 fun facts and curiosities about Sony and the PlayStation:
1. A good start…
When Sony released the PlayStation 3, there were only 14 titles in North America, with another three being released before the end of 2006, 23 titles in Europe The top seller as a launch game in the first week was Resistance: Fall of Man while in Japan the top seller was Ridge Racer 7.
Some games as The Elder Scroll: Oblivion, F.E.A.R and Sonic The Hedgehog, missed the window launch and they were released later on 2007.
2. …but with the same issues as always
Here we are again for the third time… A lot of gamers complained about the fragility of the console. In fact, in the first consoles, the outer panel was made in plastic and it was really weak and flexible.
There were also other issues like the yellow light of death (YLoD) caused by the cracking of the lead-free solder used on the CPU and GPU due to thermal fluctuations. Sony claimed that approximately 0.5% of consoles were reported as showing the YLoD.
Another issue which caused the gamers to not be able to sign in into the PSN and use all the online functions that PlayStation 3 has given to them, was the leap year bug which was caused by a mistake in the PlayStation's clock so the non-existent February 29, 2010, was shown on March 1, 2010 causing a date error.
3. Various types of consoles
There are a lot of versions of the PlayStation 3 console: The PS3 Fat, which was the first version released by Sony; the PS3 Slim, which was little but more performing than the Fat one; the PS3 Super Slim, which was the last version, lighter and more little than its predecessors.
There are some limited editions too which are dedicated to some videogames series, like the PlayStation 3 Gun Grey dedicated to Metal Gear Solid (North America and Japan Exclusive) or the PlayStation 3 Slim: Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Edition, but there are some fan-made editions which are expensive and really rare like the PlayStation 3: computer choppers entirely gold 24K coated and with customizable logos and writings with diamonds and gems.
4. Playstation 3 controller and accessories
The prototype of the PlayStation 3 controller, due to its form, was called "banana" or "boomerang", but Sony never gave it a real name and luckily it replaced the prototype with the actual controller. The "Sixaxis Wireless Controller" was the official wireless controller for the PlayStation 3. Its design is an evolution of the DualShock 2 controller, retaining its pressure-sensitive buttons, layout and basic shape and it also does not feature vibration motors. However, it is a Bluetooth wireless controller with the possibility to be attached to the console via USB in order to recharge it.
It also had an official charging stand for PlayStation 3 controllers capable of charging two controllers simultaneously and an attachable keyboard in order to "ease" the writing inputs.
There are a lot of accessories such as driving kits (steering wheel, pedals and shift) in order to improve your experience with all the racing games or gun controllers for your FPS games.
you also had the PlayStation Move controller and the PlayStation Eye. they used it to involve the player and transform him into the character of the videogame he's playing.
5. Loss of money
At the beginning the PlayStation 3 was sold underpriced even if it cost a lot of money (599$) because its initial production cost was estimated to 805.85$ for the 20 GB model and 840.35$ for the 60 GB model meaning that units may have been sold at an estimated loss of $306 or $241 depending on model. However, Sony drastically reduced manufacture costs. In fact, as of January 2008, each unit cost around 400$ to manufacture; by August 2009, the cost decreased until 240$ per unit.
Until June 2010, Sony lost 18$ for every sold console.
6. Wait… Where I have seen these writings already?
Since the console launch in 2006 until the official announcement of the new slimmer version, the PlayStation 3 logo has been written in the same font used for the Spider-Man movies produced by Sony Pictures. The logo changed when the PlayStation 3 slim version was released and this changing was made in order to get a restart like it was a new console and try this way to increase the so far limited takings.
7. PlayStation 3 at its best
In November 2010 the Air Force Research Laboratory created a powerful supercomputer: the "Condor Cluster,".
It was made by connecting 1,760 Sony PlayStation 3s which include 168 separate graphical processing units and 84 coordinating servers in a parallel array. This supercomputer is capable of performing 500 TFLOPS and it was the 33rd largest supercomputer in the world.
That's all for today! And you? did you know all of these fun facts? Let us know what you think and comment below or tweet us at @DEXdotEXE.
Want to know even more about the PlayStation? Then check out 7 fun facts about the PlayStation 1! and 7 fun facts about the PlayStation 2!
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Veteran waveskiing on a wave of good health
2:34pm, Sunday 21 April 2019. By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes
Steve Gibbs of Ngāi Tāmanuhiri has been crowned veteran champion at the NZ Open Waveskii Surfing Titles for 2019 in Gisborne.
The two-time world champion says waveskiing is a way to maintain a healthy lifestyle and stay active while advancing in years.
"I damaged my knees playing rugby and I surfed a lot, and I was getting too fat and podgy to get on my feet, so I ended up jumping on a waveski," he says.
"I got into waveskiing through surf lifesaving, OLAY and just a natural progression from surfing into waveski surfing keep me in the water [and] has become a really good health tablet."
Gibbs is the director of the annual competition, where the NZ representative squad is selected to travel overseas to the world champs that are held every two years.
"[I] have a pretty active lifestyle. Living in Gisborne means that you can live by the sea and wave skiing, like all these other guys I'm on the beach with today, actually keeps us fit, gives us something to do. But it puts us back in the sea really and I just love surfing," he says.
"My kids don't like wave skiing because they prefer surfing. In fact, if I go for a surf with them they'll discretely tell me 'do you mind if you go out somewhere else dad?'"
A long-serving surf lifesaving coach, Gibbs has invested in teaching people water safety for years.
"I think we had the highest drowning rates in NZ for a while which wasn't very good, which means that we still need to teach our people how to get in the sea. But this is about me I think, just keeping myself going," he says.
"I'm not that concerned with other people at this stage because you get to a stage where you, I've done all that I think, helped a lot of people for a long time. In my mid-60's, it's good to just do something that you really enjoy doing."
The two-time world champion (2007, 2017) says he's at home in the ocean and that waveskiing is just one aspect of an ocean-based lifestyle.
"We paddle out in kayaks and drop our crayfish pots off, and it's really the same thing. It's a lifestyle thing, it's a bit of health thing, you don't get many crays, one or two, but that's enough. But it's actually just getting in the water, getting beaten up a few times by Tangaroa, keeps you honest."
Gibbs will continue competing and mixing with like-minded water people.
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