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Brooke Wisdom
Arrow Trucking Co. trucks sit in a storage area in west Tulsa.
Arrow Trucking closure has industry-wide effects
By Misty Bell and Todd Dills
In the wee hours of New Year's Eve, 54-year-old Schneider National driver Robin Reese was about to go hook a nearby load destined for New York City. Having breakfast at the TravelCenters of America location on I-84 in Maybrook, N.Y., she overheard drivers talking.
One was an Arrow Trucking driver who'd been trying to get home for more than a week because the Tulsa, Okla.-based flatbed carrier had abruptly ceased operations. On Dec. 22, a recording was placed on the company's telephone, instructing stranded drivers on what to do with their trucks. Arrow executives could not be reached by the media and the Arrow website was down for days.
"I said, 'Where are you headed?'" Reese recalls. "'Green Bay, Wis.,' he said." Green Bay is the headquarters for Schneider.
"I told him, 'Schneider sent us a message over the Qualcomm to look for you guys,' so I picked him up and took him home."
The 28-year-old Arrow driver, who wished to remain nameless pending litigation against his employer, had dropped his truck as instructed at a Boston dealer and had only $8 when she met him, says Reese. The dealer manager was off for the Christmas holidays, so the driver set off to find a ride on his own.
"He took a bag of clothes and left everything he owned" in the truck he turned in, says Reese. He'd made it to the layover in Maybrook with a trucker who'd said he could take him as far as Ohio.
Seeing Reese could get him all the way home, he went with her on her delivery that morning and was invaluable in helping her negotiate a difficult customer's location. "If it hadn't been for him, I wouldn't have gotten out of New York," she says.
"We try to help each other but sometimes we just get too busy with our own lives. Helping him out was really great for me. I told him, 'It was a bad ending of the year for you, but it looks like you're going to have a good New Year.'"
Assistance efforts
As soon as Arrow shut down, drivers, fleets and truck makers began offering assistance for drivers needing help to get home.
Daimler Trucks North America offered a bus ticket or $200 cash to drivers who turned in their Freightliner or Kenworth trucks at Freightliner dealerships, and Navistar offered the same for drivers with International trucks. "We're a good corporate citizen, and it's the holidays," Navistar spokesman Roy Wiley told the Christian Science Monitor.
Schneider National driver Reese's story, too, "has a happy ending in more ways than one," she says. On their way to Schneider's Gary, Ind., terminal, the Arrow driver learned that the manager of the Boston dealer had lined up a U-Haul for him to drive back to Green Bay. Hearing he'd already found a ride for himself, the dealer arranged to ship his items home.
Social media networks were filled with offers of help. On its Twitter feed, Swift Transportation said it was "willing and able to help all Arrow drivers." The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association began a Facebook page, "Support for Stranded Arrow Trucking Drivers," that quickly swelled to a membership of more than 7,000 people either needing help or seeking to provide help. The Truckers News Twitter feed was packed with drivers offering assistance in various parts of the country.
Even with these efforts, stories of stranded drivers still trickled in after the holidays. On the "Support for Arrow Trucking Drivers" Facebook Page, a couple stranded in El Paso, Texas, was trying to get to Cincinnati to be with their daughter, who was hospitalized with possible stomach cancer. The couple was still looking for a ride home as of press time.
Also of concern to many of the drivers associated with the assistance efforts was the whereabouts of John "J.R." Eischens, who reportedly contacted his mother to ask for a bus ticket a few days before Arrow shut down. According to the Tulsa World, Eischens knew something was amiss when his last two Arrow paychecks bounced.
"John only worked for them for about a month," said Marie AuBuchon, a driver for KLLM Transport Services (Jackson, Miss.), in an interview with the World. "He would have had no money for food or shelter."
Eischens' truck was found at a truckstop in Montana on Jan. 5, his keys turned in to the staff. His family filed a missing persons report the same day.
Repercussions
On Dec. 28, at least 30 former employees of Arrow filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, seeking compensation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which requires employers of companies with more than 100 employees to provide 60 days notice of shutdown.
Violators can be sued for two months of pay per employee.
The complaint also alleges that the company failed to fund fuel cards and bounced employee paychecks in December. Plaintiffs charge that Arrow failed to forward insurance premiums to carriers, despite deducting them from paychecks, and did not reimburse out-of-pocket expenses.
"This is the most egregious violation of the WARN Act and state wage payment laws that I have seen in my practice," said plaintiff attorney Charles Ercole, who estimated the claims for the class action suit could reach $15 million. "The hardship imposed on these employees is outrageous, and we intend to vigorously prosecute this action."
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 1 issued an emergency order for Arrow to get its trucks and cargo to safe locations. If the company and its executives failed to comply with the order, they would be subject to equitable relief and civil penalties.
Additional lawsuits were pending at press time, including one from the People's Bank for $810,056 for defaulting on a promissory note; Around the Clock Freightliners for $69,408 for fraud and breach of contract; and Shapes/Arch Holdings LLC, in the aluminum extrusion business, for $41,314 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Arrow itself finally filed for bankruptcy Jan. 8., leaving drivers' hopes for claiming expenses and bounced paychecks up in the air. Various media, meanwhile, reported that FMCSA regulations requiring employers to obtain background information on drivers may have precluded Arrow drivers' quick hiring by other companies, given the lack of contact at the company. However, FMCSA released a statement debunking that notion.
Multiple companies stepped up with offers to hire. "All the major carriers — we're all willing to help the drivers," Mike Hitchcock, a vice president with Knight Transportation, told the Tulsa World. "Everybody has room for some."
Jill Dunn also contributed to this report.
FYI: News Briefs
ATC opens new complex
The Around The Clock Freightliner Group built a new 200,308-square-foot complex along Interstate 20 in south Dallas. The site features extra-wide driving lanes, several hundred truck parking spots and more than 30 trailer parking slots, along with a pet park with 10 kennels. The 183,088-square-foot Building A includes the retail, service area, parts sales and warehousing, training facilities and administrative offices. Building B is 17,220 square feet and houses the truck sales department.
Joplin Petro wins award
National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence awarded the Blue Seal of Excellence to Joplin Petro in Joplin, Mo. The program identifies repair facilities with a large percentage of ASE-certified professionals. The Joplin Petro:Lube was awarded the Blue Seal of Excellence in July 2009 with 80 percent of its service technicians having at least one ASE classification. The facility also has eight ASE Master Technicians on staff and four service writers who are ASE certified.
Kenworth extends rebate
Kenworth Truck Company announced that it will extend a rebate program with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association through 2010. The program offers a $1,500 rebate to OOIDA members on qualifying purchases of new Kenworth trucks equipped with large sleepers. Buyers must show their OOIDA membership card to their Kenworth dealer at time of purchase in 2010.
TA opens new California location
TravelCenters of America recently opened a new store on I-5 at Lake Isabella or Laval Road in Wheeler Ridge, Calif. The new center features 24 fueling positions under the canopy. Inside, diners can choose from Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Subway and Popeye's Chicken. The center has a 4,000-square-foot convenience store and a TA Café Express that serves breakfast sandwiches, pastries and deli sandwiches.
October trade decline slows
Trade using surface transportation among the United States and Canada and Mexico dropped 15.5 percent to $61.4 billion in October 2009 compared with a year earlier, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. October's North American Free Trade Agreement decline was less than September's decrease of 20.2 percent, DOT said. Trade increased 7.2 percent in October from September.
November Tonnage highest in a year
The American Trucking Associations announced that its advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.7 percent in November, after a 0.2 percent decrease in October. The latest gain boosted the seasonally adjusted index to 106.4, its highest level in a year.
Highway program extended to Feb. 28
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 19 authorized an extension of the current highway program until Feb. 28 as part of the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
The final 88-10 vote occurred on a motion to concur with the House version of H.R. 3326, meaning that it was not amended by the Senate and allowing it to go straight to President Obama for his signature. Prior to the final vote, members agreed to waive any applicable violations of budget provisions by a vote of 63-35. The House recently passed H.R. 3326 by a vote of 395-34.
Senate leaders and the Obama administration have backed an 18-month extension mostly on the grounds that it would give Congress ample time to consider long-term changes in highway programs, including financing. But House transportation leaders, led by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.), have resisted that idea, saying Congress should not wait so long to deal with vital infrastructure and safety challenges.
Oberstar and other House transportation leaders have drafted a full six-year bill that would make significant changes in highway programs, including a mandate for electronic onboard recorders and creation of a clearinghouse of positive drug and alcohol test results.
The 2005 surface transportation bill — the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) — expired at the end of September, necessitating a three-month extension that expired in December, prompting the latest two-month extension.
In addition to providing $626 billion to the Defense Department for the budget year that began almost three months ago, H.R. 3326 also waives fees on Small Business Administration loans and increases to 90 percent the portion of such loans guaranteed by SBA.
ATA officer says building roads will help economy
Investing in highways is the quickest, most efficient way to create jobs and restore the economy, American Trucking Associations Past Chairman Charles "Shorty" Whittington told President Obama at the recent National Jobs Summit.
"We must make a long-term commitment to highway investment in order to give construction companies certainty that when they hire new employees or buy new equipment, the investment will pay off," said Whittington, president of Grammer Industries in Grammer, Ind. "This can't be achieved through a one-time shot in the arm. We need a multiyear investment."
Trucking is a $660 billion industry, transporting nearly 70 percent of all freight tonnage moved in the United States. Moreover, the industry employs directly or indirectly nearly nine million people in the United States, or one in 15 civilian workers.
The recession hit the trucking industry particularly hard, as truck shipments contracted 25.5 percent from March 2008 to April 2009. Since the low point in April 2009, the number of loads has risen only modestly, and recovery remains fragile.
"Infrastructure spending makes U.S. businesses more competitive," Whittington said at the summit, held Thursday, Dec. 3. "Every dollar invested in the nation's highway system yields $5.40 in economic benefits as a result of reduced delays, improved safety and lower vehicle operating costs. In fact, if highway bottlenecks were eliminated, the trucking industry could save $19 billion every year. That's more money we can invest in putting people to work and buying new equipment."
Whittington joined other chief executive officers, small business owners, labor leaders and nonprofit executives at the White House jobs forum, allowing Obama to hear ideas on how to grow the economy and put Americans back to work.
Diesel price watch
Prices are the average, self serve, cash at truckstops December 1-31, 2009*
ALABAMA 2.67
ARIZONA 2.77
ARKANSAS 2.71
CALIFORNIA 2.90
COLORADO 2.72
CONNECTICUT 3.01
DELAWARE 2.77
FLORIDA 2.79
GEORGIA 2.65
IDAHO 2.86
ILLINOIS 2.82
INDIANA 2.65
IOWA 2.69
KANSAS 2.73
KENTUCKY 2.69
LOUISIANA 2.66
MAINE 2.88
MARYLAND 2.79
MASSACHUSETTS 2.83
MICHIGAN 2.78
MINNESOTA 2.77
MISSISSIPPI 2.63
MISSOURI 2.61
MONTANA 2.75
NEBRASKA 2.68
NEVADA 2.81
NEW HAMPSHIRE 2.76
NEW JERSEY 2.68
NEW MEXICO 2.75
NEW YORK 2.95
NORTH CAROLINA 2.71
NORTH DAKOTA 2.84
OHIO 2.74
OKLAHOMA 2.60
OREGON 2.53
PENNSYLVANIA 2.87
RHODE ISLAND 2.77
SOUTH CAROLINA 2.56
SOUTH DAKOTA 2.71
TENNESSEE 2.63
TEXAS 2.67
UTAH 2.86
VERMONT 2.93
VIRGINIA 2.60
WASHINGTON 2.95
WEST VIRGINIA 2.84
WISCONSIN 2.80
WYOMING 2.66
Source: T-Chek Systems Inc., Eden Prairie, MN.
For more information, (877) SOS-CHEK or www.tchek.com
*Some prices may not include certain state taxes
Port study finds air quality improvement
Air pollution from ships, locomotives, trucks and other Port of Long Beach-related sources dropped significantly from 2005 to 2008 — including a 21 percent decrease in diesel particulate matter — a new air quality study shows. The biggest part of the improvement came thanks to cleaner technology, not from a slowdown in cargo.
The 2008 Air Emissions Inventory reports that while the amount of cargo moving through the port declined by 3 percent in 2008 (compared to the baseline year 2005), air pollution was cut much further due to efforts to reduce emissions from vessels and vehicles that operate at the port. Overall, it was the port's best air quality report card since the studies began in 2002.
Air quality initiatives such as the Clean Trucks Program, which began in October 2008, the expanded Green Flag vessel speed reduction program, the use of low-sulfur fuel for ships and the first use of shore power for ships at berth all have contributed to significant air improvements at the port.
"I'm very encouraged by this study," says Nick Sramek, president of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. "Speaking as a resident of the Westside of Long Beach, this is a critical public health issue for our community. It's imperative that the port meets or exceeds the aggressive goals in our Clean Air Action Plan."
The CAAP, adopted in 2006, set a portwide goal of reducing air pollution by 45 percent by 2012. This study hints that the goal could be met even sooner, Sramek says. "We had a major Clean Trucks milestone … on January 1, 2010, when several thousand additional dirty trucks [were] banned from shipping terminals," Sramek said. "With this and other programs now in place, there's no doubt we'll meet the CAAP goal by 2012, and probably much sooner."
In addition to the 21-percent drop in diesel particulate matter, the 2008 Air Emissions Inventory also showed a 12-percent decline in smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) and an 18-percent drop in sulfur oxides (SOx). Greenhouse gases were cut by 7 percent. Trucks serving the port emitted about 20 percent less pollution overall compared to 2005. For oceangoing vessels, there was a 26-percent drop in diesel particulate matter emissions.
ATA seeks court action in port concession plan
By Jill Dunn
At press time, the American Trucking Associations was seeking a summary judgment for some of its challenge of the Port of Los Angeles Concession Plan in court.
On Jan. 5, the ATA filed its final response brief in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. A summary judgment would allow a court to decide some or all issues before trial if there is no legitimate dispute over the facts surrounding those issues.
Among the association's requests is asking the court if the concession agreement has a sufficient impact on motor carrier rates, routes and services to fall within the federal pre-emption provision.
In mid-March, the court will have a trial for the two sides to debate legal issues.
The association stated the court is not analyzing this case on a blank slate because the issue had been the subject of two previous decisions in the same court and one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In the last of those opinions, the Central District of California issued a preliminary injunction barring the port from implementing many of its concession agreements related to motor carrier prices, routes or services.
A significant point of contention is the port's requirement barring leased owner-operators. Port of Long Beach began a similar Clean Truck Program in October 2008 but did not require port truckers be employees. On Jan. 4, the port announced it had achieved its clean air goals two years ahead of schedule.
Still, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club filed suit Dec. 29 in the California Superior Court in Los Angeles regarding their plan. The plaintiffs contend an agreement between the ATA and the Long Beach Harbor Commission could illegally reverse efforts to improve air quality in area communities.
The groups say the new agreement gives ATA authority to oversee future updates to the Clean Truck Program at Long Beach even if the port is acting to protect public health and safety.
The arrangement requires the port to receive ATA's approval before making changes to the program or risk ATA filing a lawsuit. The groups say the private agreement, entered into Oct. 19, violates Long Beach Municipal Code and state law, which require public involvement and an environmental review.
The plaintiffs said the Long Beach Harbor Commission has denied requests to examine potentially adverse health impacts under the new agreement as required under the California Environmental Quality Act and has entered into the agreement without public approval by the Long Beach City Council.
Feb. 5-6, Mid-West Truck Show and Convention, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Ill. Sponsored by Mid-West Truckers Association. www.mid-westtruckers.com/truckshow.html.
Feb. 18, Annual Oyster Feast, Bull Roast and Trade Show, Martin's West, Baltimore, Md. Sponsored by Maryland Motor Truck Association. (410) 644-4600, www.mmtanet.com.
Feb. 27-March 3, The NATSO Show, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas. Sponsored by NATSO. (888) 275-6287, www.natso.com.
March 25-27, Mid-America Trucking Show, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. www.truckingshow.com.
If you have a trucking event you would like to publicize, send information six weeks in advance to Truckers News Events Calendar, P.O. Box 3187, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403, or e-mail tneditors@rrpub.com. Truckers News makes no guarantee that information submitted will be published.
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Push to reopen minimum-security unit within Tamms Correctional Center. The 700-bed facility, which contains a minimum-security work camp, used to support hundreds of jobs in economically-challenged Alexander County in far southern Illinois. Shut down during the budget crisis of the early 2010s, the facility has burdened the Department of Corrections ever since, as the Department has to expend funds to maintain the building complex and keep up its infrastructure.
Now, Representative Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) – herself a veteran of Department of Corrections service – has developed a new, budget-conscious proposal to restore the facility to usefulness and rehire personnel for some of the lost job positions. The core of the proposal rests upon Tamms' design as a joint minimum security/maximum-security facility. The facility was originally designed to house a wide variety of inmates, from confined persons finishing up their terms on the one hand, to "the worst of the worst" on the other. It was the members of this second group whose housing – often in solitary confinement – swelled Tamms' operating costs and helped lead to the controversial decision, in 2013 by former Gov. Pat Quinn, to close down Tamms.
Why not start, asks Bryant and her colleague Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis), by reopening the 200 minimum-security beds within Tamms? These minimum-security beds cost significantly less to operate, per inmate per night, than the majority of the space in old Tamms. Reopening Tamms as a minimum-security prison would provide bed-space relief for the Department's over-crowded facilities elsewhere in Illinois, create IDOC jobs in Alexander County and surrounding areas, and could create a space for the Department to provide vocational training for inmates as they prepare to return to the public world.
The Bryant-Windhorst bill, HB 210, to study the reopening of the Tamms Minimum Security Unit as a vocational training facility was favorably reported by a House committee last week. The bill is currently on the floor of the full House for discussion and debate.
STATE GOVERNMENTCommission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (CGFA) issues report on state employee group insurance. The report focuses on the growing cost to taxpayers of the health insurance policies purchased by the State on behalf of State employees and retirees. The State Group Health Insurance Program (SEGIP), like all facets of U.S. health care, is affected by growing American health care costs. These costs include not only new treatments and technologies, but also the growing tendency of health care providers to practice strategic cost-shifting. Conscious of their duty to provide care to all patients, including patients without means or whose care is covered by charity-care programs such as Medicaid, health care providers often move facets of the overall cost of health care around. The State of Illinois is one of the entities affected by these cost shifts.
The General Assembly, spurred on by the governor, is currently considering making key changes to Illinois income tax law and constitutional status. Under these changes, the "pass-through" income tax rate could go up to at least 9.45%, and the full income tax rate charged to some corporations could go up to at least 10.45% - prior to additional tax increases that could be charged once a swarm of politicians start looking for additional revenue.
Reba McIntyre accepts August 18, 2019 gig. The coveted closer slot at the 2019 Illinois State Fair will be filled by country's Reba McIntyre, who will sing at Illinois' premier summer festival for the first time since 1999. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, McIntyre won Kennedy Center Honors in 2018. She has been awarded more than fifty major music awards for individual songs, specific albums and overall career excellence. Like other major performers at the 2019 State Fair, McIntyre will sing at the State Fair's Grandstand. Tickets for the country music legend will go on sale via Ticketmaster on Saturday, April 20.


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Imran's UN speech pushes return to normalcy in Kashmir further down
Srinagar, Sep 29 (udaipur kiran) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's address to the 74th session of the UN General Assembly was aimed at pushing the prospects of an early return of normalcy in Kashmir further down, top intelligence officials believe.
Khan "threatened a blood bath in Kashmir the moment restrictions were removed", thus exposing the real intentions of the Pakistan government.
"In his angry volatile speech Imran Khan sought early return to normalcy in Kashmir while threatening a blood bath if normalcy is restored.
"This double-speak proves that return of normalcy does not suit the powers in our neighbouring countries," said a top intelligence officer.
Interestingly, the authorities had planned resumption of mobile phone services in the valley early this week, but given Khan's belligerent speech of Khan, that could be further delayed.
"We cannot be seen doing things as the Pakistan Prime Minister wants us to do. We have to keep the safety and security of the people in mind while taking decisions.
"If anybody thinks we will to react in panic or anger, he better think again," the officer said.
Immediately after Khan made his fiery speech in New York, a number of mosques witnessed pro Pakistan slogan in Srinagar city.
The speech has given Kashmiri separatist another chance to fuel chaos in the valley, authorities believe.
"Two encounter between the terrorists and the security forces and a grenade attack in Srinagar city were witnessed in the valley hours after Imran Khan made his speech.
"The message was definitely intended for the militant to up the ante," said a senior paramilitary officer.
Apprehending militant trouble, authorities have beefed up security further in Jammu and Kashmir.
"A close watch is being maintained at crowded places, parking lots and shopping malls. We cannot take any chance with public life," police sources said.
While making a speech in Sialkot on Saturday, Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid boasted of his power to soak the city centre Lal Chowk with blood.
"Whose blood is this maverick Pakistan Minister talking about? Of course, the blood of the people of Kashmir. And he claims to be the biggest well wisher of the Kashmiri people," said the intelligence officer.
In all likelihood, the prospects of things returning to normal in the valley in immediate future appear to be bleak given the belligerence of Pakistan establishment.
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Applications for Energy Management Services (EMS) require discovery mechanisms to be able to find and use DERs. The discovery mechanisms let services and devices become aware of each other automatically, i.e. without explicit human administration. Discovery mechanisms and processes require a registry to find information about DERs. As we consider application of OS4ES in large scale deployments in terms of e.g. number of DERs, energy management services as well as geographic spread, a centrally operated registry is not expected to be feasible.
Therefore this work package researches, defines and develops a Distributed DER Registry, and starts with a research task on distributed registry systems. This WP will develop and define the registration of individual components at the overall system level by means of a System Registry. Advertisement and discovery (through the registry) is critical in manageability and scalability of a system. The system registry will enable smart grid actors to use DERs in smart grid services by means of advertising and discovering DERs and their capabilities through the use of the system registry functionality.
Managing the addressing (in the sense of communication) of existing and new energy management services and DERs.
This work package will apply the requirements and architecture input from WP1. Aspects related to communications will be coordinated with WP2 and WP3.


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Disney Hollywood Studios Restaurants
"Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant" by HarshLight licensed under CC BY 2.0
Disney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park that has undergone a lot of change of the years, but one thing has remained consistent: this is a great Disney park when it comes to finding unique and highly entertaining dining options.
Embracing "Old Hollywood," the Hollywood Studios has some of the best themed restaurants in all of the four Disney parks, and it's such a walkable park that it's easy to get from one small counter service eatery on one side of the park to a sit down restaurant located on the park's opposite end.
Dining at the Hollywood Studios
Below, I've listed all of the quick service and table service restaurants located at the Hollywood Studios. In an effort to make things easier for you, I'm going to categorize all the restaurants by park area or location. And we're going to begin with the eating options located at Commissary Lane.
1) ABC Commissary (Counter Service): With Art Deco theming, this quick service eatery serves guests lunch and dinner throughout the day. The ABC Commissary also provides movie and TV posters that adorn its walls, as well as flat screen televisions that play movie trailers.
Menu options include everything from Asian salad with chicken to roasted salmon and New York strip steak. Kids can enjoy turkey sandwiches, too, as well as apple wedges and carrot sticks.
You can expect to spend $14.99 and under for each adult in your group (on average). Some dining plans are accepted here.
ABC Commissary Menu
2) Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant (Table Service): Easily one of my favorite restaurants anywhere on Disney Grounds, the Sci-Fi Dine-In theater allows you and your party to sit in a booth that's been built to resemble a classic convertible. Around you are other similar vehicles, and with the lighting low, guests gaze upon a massive screen that's showing classic cartoons, movie clips, and trailers that date back to the 50s and 60s.
If you grew up with going to drive-in theaters, this restaurant will be a blast from the past. If you didn't grow up going to drive-ins, this restaurant will give you a perfect glimpse into what you missed out on.
The food that you can enjoy here is about what you would expect at a drive-in—chicken wings, burgers, fries, milkshakes, ribs and more.
The average price per adult ranges from $15 to $29.99. Some dining plans are accepted here. This restaurant also accepts reservations.
(Video by Big Fat Panda)
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant Menu
Echo Lake:
1) 50's Prime Time Café (Table Service): Some people will tell you that growing up, their mother or grandmother forced them to eat their vegetables before they could have dessert. Well, at the 50's Prime Time Café, that old school mentality becomes a reality again. Except this time, it won't be your mother that's demanding you to eat your remaining broccoli or carrots on your plate—it'll be your server!
At this highly unique and very cool restaurant, guests step back into the 1950s, as you sit in theming areas and at tables and booths that look straight outta "I Love Lucy." From the vinyl chairs to the Formica table, the Prime Time Café even manages to sit a small TV set at your table so that you can enjoy your nostalgic entertainment while you eat.
Your server is what really makes the experience here, though. He or she will demand that you sit up straight, eat all your food, and practice proper manners while at the dinner table.
As for the menu, guests can expect to eat anything from pot roast to Grandma's pot pie. Desserts include items like a brownie sundae or a warm apple crisp. In fact, the Prime Time Café is so old-school, they even have s'mores and root beer floats on the menu!
Reservations are accepted here. Pricing per adult ranges from $15 to $29.99. Some dining plans are available.
50's Prime Time Café Menu
2) Backlot Express (Quick Service): Stop by the Backlot Express and grab a cheeseburger, hot dog, or Southwest chicken salad amongst other items.
Some dining plans are accepted here. Guests should expect to pay $14.99 and under for each adult in their party, on average.
(Video by Undercover Tourist)
Backlot Express Menu
3) Hollywood & Vine (Table Service): Offering breakfast, lunch and dinner in a buffet style restaurant, Hollywood & Vine is a great place to go to have the opportunity to get a little bit of everything.
With flexible pricing—prices are as low as $15 per adult all the way up to $59.99–you can enjoy dishes like pastries and biscuits and gravy in the morning, indulge in salads or pasta in the afternoon, and chow down on carved turkey breast or mustard salmon before the Fantasmic! show at night.
Speaking of Fantasmic, guests can get a dinner package that includes reserved seating at the awesome night show, as well as a tasty buffet dinner meal at Hollywood & Vine. Pricing for that is as follows: $35.99 for adults; $19.99 for kids
Also, do note that some dining plans are accepted at this restaurant.
Hollywood & Vine Menu
4) Min & Bill's Dockside Diner (Quick Service): The small tramp steamer is based on the 1931 film "Min & Bill." The architectural style of this diner is called "California Crazy," which was quite popular in the 1930s.
Lunch and dinner is served here, with guests being able to eat everything from turkey legs to frankfurters inside a pizza roll.
You can expect to pay $14.99 and under per adult. Some dining plans are accepted here.
And lastly, here's a quick video on what you can expect Min and Bill's Dockside Diner to be like when you arrive:
Min & Bill's Dockside Diner Menu
5) Oasis Canteen (Quick Service): If you're in the mood for something sugary and mouth-watering, look no further than the Oasis Canteen. Guests come here to indulge in treats like funnel cake with strawberry topping or powdered sugar, as well as waffle cones, too.
You can expect to pay $14.99 and under for each adult in your family or party. No dining plans are accepted here, however.
Oasis Canteen Menu
6) Tune-In Lounge (Table Service): This is where you come to relax, watch some television from the 1950s, and have a cocktail. At this lounge—which really does feature TV's playing shows from the fifties—guests can come and not only drink "Dad's Electric Lemonade" or "Grandma's Picnic Punch," but those that are hungry have the opportunity to eat whatever is on the 50's Prime Time Café menu.
No dining plans are accepted here. Adults can expect to pay $14.99 and under on average.
Tune-In Lounge Menu
Hollywood Boulevard:
1) Dining with an Imagineer (Table Service): Have you ever wanted to sit down with one of the many creative minds that brings all of the Disney World magic to life? Have you ever wanted to pick their brain and ask him or her several questions?
Well, with "Dining with an Imagineer," you can do just that. By selecting a date, as well as the amount of people in your party, you will be provided with a time (usually around noon) in which you can arrive at the Hollywood Brown Derby and enjoy a four-course meal in the restaurant's Bamboo Room. Get all of your passionate questions answered and enjoy the company and knowledge of an Imagineer that makes all of the Hollywood Studios magic come to life.
Dining with an Imagineer costs approximately $64.99 per person.
2) The Hollywood Brown Derby (Table Service): Built to be an authentic replica of the real Brown Derby, this restaurant serves American cuisine with a unique theming and brown wood color palette that you won't get anywhere else. The walls are decorated with caricatures of famous Hollywood stars too, just as the real Brown Derby walls were.
Also, do note that the Hollywood Brown Derby participates in the Fantasmic! dinner package. For a set, pre-approved price ($56.99 for adults and $16.99 for children), you can purchase a standard dining package for lunch or dinner that includes one appetizer, one entrée, one dessert, one non-alcoholic beverage and one VIP voucher. The voucher will provide you with special, reserved seating at Fantasmic, so you don't have to worry about standing in line for over an hour to acquire decent theater seating (you will still want to arrive about twenty to thirty minutes prior to your show time, however).
Reservations are accepted here and some dining plans are accepted, as well.
And below, please take a quick look inside the Brown Derby, located very close to the Hollywood Studios main entrance:
(Video by Inside WDW)
The Hollywood Brown Derby Menu
3) The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge (Table Service): Slide into this lounge which quenches guests thirst with tasty cocktails and fills their stomachs with Cobb Salads, Mussels, and Derby Sliders.
Pricing per adult is $14.99 and under on average. No dining plans are accepted here.
The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge Menu
4) Trolley Car Café (Quick Service): Check out the new kid on the block—err, Hollywood Boulevard. This brand new café is the perfect place you go to get a small treat and a delicious drink.
Whether you want a frappacuccino, a smoothie, or an expresso, this café has you covered. You can even stop in and grab a Starbucks drink, too.
Pricing per adult is $14.99 and under on average. There are some dining plans that will be accepted here.
Trolley Car Café Menu
Streets of America:
1) High Octane Refreshments (Quick Service): If the heat is bearing down on your head and you need something to cool you down, make sure you stop by High Octane Refreshments. Here, you can pick up a frozen margarita, or you can go for something with a bit more punch and order a beer or some wine. And if you don't drink, don't worry–this counter service spot also serves its guests non-alcoholic drinks.
Pricing: $14.99 and under per adult on average. Dining plans are not accepted here.
High Octane Refreshments Menu
2) Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano (Table Service): This is another one of my favorite restaurants. While it's not as incredible themed as the Sci-Fi Dine In, and it won't charm your shirt off like the 50s Prime Time Café, Mama Melrose (tucked away in Streets of America and sandwiched in between the Muppet 3D show and the Lights, Motors, Action stunt show), is relatively cheap and offers up some good Italian food.
Whether you want a Margherita Flatbread or you're in the mood for Spaghetti or Penne alla Vodka, Mama Melrose has you covered. Dessert options here include Tiramasu, Gelato, and Seasonal Panna Cotta.
Adults can expect to pay between $15 and $29.99 on average. Some dining plans are accepted and reservations are encouraged.
On top of that, those that are interested in the Fantasmic Dinner Package can enjoy good food at Mama Melrose and reserved seating at the wonderful night show. In fact, for the price of $37.99 per adult and $12.99 for children, you can enjoy an appetizer, entrée, dessert, non-alcoholic drink and a VIP seating voucher to Fantasmic!
Below, watch the video to get a good idea of what you can expect out of Mama's Melrose:
Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano Menu
3) Pizza Planet Arcade (Quick Service): Who doesn't love pizza? This quick service joint, which is inspired by Toy Story, is the perfect place to go to get everything from a cheese pizza to a pie chock full of meats and veggies.
Pricing: $14.99 and under for adults on the average. Some dining plans will be accepted.
Pizza Planet Arcade Menu
4) Studio Catering Co. (Quick Service): Parked right next to the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" playground for the little ones, this counter service eatery offers up food that kids (and kids at heart) will no doubt enjoy—sloppy joe's, chicken nuggets, and turkey clubs. Adults 21 and above can enjoy alcoholic drinks too, such as Bud Light, Merlot, and White Zinfandel.
Pricing: Adults can expect to pay $14.99 and under on average. Some dining plans are accepted here.
And finally, you can watch a short video of this quick service spot below:
Studio Catering Co. Menu
Sunset Boulevard:
1) Anaheim Produce (Quick Service): Need to get some fresh fruits and vegetables into your body? If so, then this is the place you need to go. In addition to grapes and mixed fruit cups, you might also be happy to know that Anaheim Produce serves guests Churros, Mickey Pretzels, and even alcoholic drinks.
Guests should expect to pay 14.99 and under per adult on average. No dining plans are accepted.
Anaheim Produce Menu
2) Catalina Eddie's (Quick Service): Serving up lunch and dinner to its guests, Catalina Eddie's offers entrees that include pepperoni pizza, deli sandwiches, and Caesar Salad. There are of course options for kids as well (cheese pizza being one of them).
Pricing per adult on average: $14.99 and under.
Dining plans: Some dining plans are accepted.
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Catalina Eddie's Menu
3) Fairfax Fare (Quick Service): The counter service option provides you with lunch and dinner options. Here, guests can order popular America dishes like chilidogs and spare ribs. Kids meals include turkey sandwiches or macaroni and cheese.
Average price per adult: $14.99 and under.
Some dining plans are accepted at FairFax Fare.
Fairfax Fare Menu
4) Hollywood Scoops (Quick Service): For those that need a little bit of ice cream in their lives, come to Hollywood Scoops. Located in the same area as the "Beauty and the Beast" live show and just a stones throw away from the "Twilight of Terror," this is the perfect spot to grab an ice cream sundae or a hand scooped ice cream cup.
Dining plans are not accepted.
Hollywood Scoops Menu
5) Rosie's All-American Café (Quick Service): This American café serves, of course, American cuisine. Favorites like a cheddar cheeseburger or chicken nuggets adorn the menu here. You'll also have the option of choosing the soup of the day, as well.
$14.99 and under is the average price per adult at this cafe.
Some dining plans will be accepted here.
Rosie's All-American Café Menu
6) Starring Rolls Café (Quick Service): This café provides guests with nice options for breakfast or lunch. Here, you can start off your day with an apple turnover or a bagel with cream cheese.
By the afternoon, you can stop back in to pick up a ham or turkey sandwich. Kids can opt for the ever-popular peanut butter and jelly sandwich, too.
$14.99 and under (the average price per adult).
Some dining plans are accepted here.
Starring Rolls Café Menu
7) Toluca Legs Turkey Co. (Quick Service): Well…the name says it all, doesn't it?
If you want a big ol' turkey leg (with chips) or pork shank (with potato salad), then you've arrived at the perfect counter service location. Assorted beverages are also available as well, such as bottled water and beer.
$14.99 and under is the average price per adult.
Some dining plans are accepted at Toluca.
Toluca Legs Turkey Co. Menu
If you enjoyed this article, and would like to see what other dining options are available throughout Disney World, please return to my Restaurants & Dining page. Also, please remember to bookmark Countdown to Magic for more up-to-date information to help plan your next vacation!
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How do I determine the base address to use if I want to apply the formula to an x64 executable?
For x86 it is 0x400000. My assumption was that this comes from the IMAGE_BASE field of the optional PE header. However, this field contains the value 0x140000000 for x64. The used addresses in the x64 binary are actually much smaller than the ones in the x86 binary.

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I try to determine the base address without actually running the exe.

If the exe does not have Address Space Layout Randomization enabled then the exe will always be loaded into the preferred image base, this is the address defined by ImageBase in the Optional Header.
This is not true of dynamic link libraries.  They have a ImageBase but if that position is already taken, it will be loaded dynamically somewhere else at run time.
For this reason if you're talking about a process with ASLR enabled or a DLL, what you're asking is not possible.

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So the other day I successfully made Gluten Free noodles for my first time ever! It was so easy and so good, that we did it again, but instead of egg noodles I made Fettuccine. I have been craving Fettuccine for the longest time, every time I make Alfredo sauce we have to use spaghetti noodles and I just go sick of it. I really wanted thick wide noodles, I don't know why, I just did. Well with all the posts about Gluten Free noodles going around Pinterest, I though I should give it a try.
I again scoured Pinterest for a recipe where I didn't have to buy separate flours or a special mix. I found it on one of my favorite Gf site, Onegoodthingbyjillee. I got a little excited and went a bit nutty – tripling the batch. But there are a lot of us in this house and we all like to eat.
Mix all ingredients together until it forms a dough ball.
I found I needed to add a bit more moisture, so I my recipe is doubled with a bit more moisture.
Stir it together then Kneed it quire a few time, like you would to "normal bread" you want a soft dough ball to form.
I kneaded the dough in dusting flour for a few minutes and I rubbed a little extra olive oil on the top of my ball of dough before I rolled it out. I don't think that is necessary, but I did it anyway. then rolled the dough (just like sugar cookies). Jillee said she rolled it thin, I thought I did too, but mine were still thick. I am really looking forward to buying a noodle press. Not that thick noodles are bad, they are quite good, but I think I could saved some overly expensive GF flour and only doubled the batch instead of tripling it.
I took some finished noodles over to some Celiac friends and they loved them. They taste like normal old style noodles. My favorite part was that I could use them with Alfrado sauce. Our Favorite sauce comes from Allreicpes. There are only 6 simple ingredients, throw it all in the pan and cook. It really takes no time at all.
I got so excited about the noodles that I even made garlic bread. I think I went a bit crazy in the kitchen for dinner.
My Allergy Girl had GF bread for her garlic bread, but the rest of us had normal bread. Her favorite bread is UDI's or Franz. The whole meal was scrumptious, delightful and so filling. All the noodles were gone and everyone was happy. Hurrah for Homemade GF noodles. And plus I am feeling so unusually domestic 🙂 .
Thanks Jillee, 5 stars again.
Update: I have now made these quite a few times, and it only takes a few minutes. It adds a wonderful touch to dinner, and my kids are so grateful.
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Homemade noodles are the best!! I've been wanting to eat them for so long!!


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Border reopening shines light on the linked economies of Arizona and Mexico
By Lauren Gilger
Published: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 11:18am
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After more than a year and a half of painful closures, Arizona border businesses are finally breathing a sigh of relief this week.
The Biden administration announced earlier this week that it will reopen our southern border to fully vaccinated travelers in November.
KJZZ's Hermosillo bureau has covered border relations throughout the pandemic. They spoke with longtime Nogales business owner Evan Kory when the news came down.
"For 19 months now we've been waiting. And at first it was every month; we'd wait 'til the 21st to see if they were going to open. And of course they didn't. You know, we got used to this rhythm of expectation and disappointment," Kory said.
After 19 long months, though, he said he's unsure how resilient businesses will be.
"We're going to have to wait and see how the community bounces back," Kory said.
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According to the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, before the pandemic, Mexican nationals spent an estimated $7 million per day in Arizona's tourism economy.
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The city finally moved toward the shores of port Carenas, known today as Bay of Havana, but the village of fishermen remained in that place and from there took the city water that was consumed by its inhabitants. The Chorrera or old town, thus him called to the habanero West settlement. Threats and attacks by pirates and privateers did he Cabildo in Havana in 1565 agreed and sent that from that date in the forward closed roads ranging to La Chorrera and those who leave the beach going to old town and no one would dare open them or make other roads and trails in the area in order to prevent Privateers and pirates could enter in Havana from la caletaas they had already done. Who did was exposed to a fine of 50 pesos to war costs, and if you didn't, be imposed a penalty of one hundred lashes. All this in order to make these places increasingly inhospitable to aggressors of Havana in its effort to advance on the city. In summary, it was forbidden reside, open roads, and establishing crops and pastures in the area. Hence comes the name of the zone.
Time, since then, mitigated the rigour of the prohibitions and gradually appeared stays for livestock and, although to a lesser extent, water continued bringing in botijas from the Almendares. In 1646, pirate attacks forced the Governor alvaro de Luna to have the construction of the La Chorrera castillito at the mouth of the River. In the area, since the middle of the previous century, there were several sugar mills and its dense forests wood was extracted. And already in the 17TH century began the exploitation of numerous quarries were present in the area and that supplied the stone for the Havana buildings. For many years in the area alone were some poor houses built by workers from these quarries and some few fishermen who dwelled there taking advantage of its proximity to the sea of the place.


Nowadays, women and girls are affected by a variety of types of alopecia more and more. These range from the most common androgenetic alopecia that affects more than 65% of women over 50, to non-hormonal yet autoimmune alopecia. Amongst the latter, the worst is surely the alopecia areata, which may affect the whole head (complete alopecia) or even the whole body (universal alopecia).
As of today, we do not know which may be the cause for the increase of alopecia affecting females. Some studies suggest it may be the pollution, others link it to a change in nutrition habits – which are increasingly carnivore and glycemic, and others even point at a pseudo genetic evolution.
In any case, in a society where physical appearance is so important, a woman affected by any kind of alopecia is surely someone who faces difficulties in accepting oneself as well as in having a fulfilling relational life.
This is why there is an increased offer of wigs and hair replacement systems targeting the women world.
Which are the differences between a regular wig and a laced wig?
A similar comparison would be that between an economy car and a Formula One car.
Indeed the differences include appearance, weight, and practicality.
The laced wigs are anchored to the skin and never move, whereas the regular wigs are unstable and insecure. Someone who wears a laced wig can go to the seaside, practice sport, and live a fully normal life. On the other hand, those who chose a regular wig are more likely to experience problems. They will never be able to conduct an athletic and quiet life, since a regular wig is unstable and can easily move while practicing sport or, even worse, while swimming.
A laced wig – or else laced hair extension – is fully transpired, therefore one won't feel it on. It is also imperceptible to touch, just like having one's own hair. On the other hand, a regular wig has a heavy and thick base, it is bothersome, especially when it is hot. Also, when touching it, one can immediately recognize it.
A laced wig is completely invisible along the edges. Therefore, once worn, one can comb her hair as she pleases, even pulling one's hair back. Instead, due to its thick base, a regular wig forces one to wear the hair forward and down. When having a long haired wig, one can never wear a ponytail.
A laced wig (that you may find online at www.newlacecu.it) is anchored using tapes and glues and sticks to the skin for one week, or even up ten days. It feels as if you had your natural hair. Whereas a wig should be removed every night.
Therefore, in today's day and age, if one desires a natural head of hair that allows them to conduct a normal life, the best option is a lace wig rather than a traditional one.
However, keep in mind that laced wigs also have its shortcomings. Unfortunately the 100% perfect solution hasn't been discovered yet – and perhaps it never will be.
One should take care of it using shampoo and restoring cream, and replace it every few months.
It needs to be glues and cleaned every week – which isn't the best for some.
Apart from these two small drawbacks, it is an optimal solution. Therefore, if your alopecia prevents you from having a peaceful life, and it is affecting your whole head, this is surely the best choice.


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U.S. Army Sgt. Chance Vonholle (left) from Cincinnati talks with Navy Airman Frank McCarter from New Jersey and other visitors at the Aleethia Foundation dinner on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Photo by Greg Kendall-Ball
'If they served in the military, then we're there to help them'
By Johnathon Clinkscales
It is commonly said in American culture that, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. This notion resonates with many people, especially veterans and servicemembers who may have survived a calamity or endured hardship of any kind.
For the last 14 years, the Aleethia Foundation has played an integral role in the healing process for America's heroes and their families by hosting dinners every Friday night.
"That's really what it's all about – just trying to help them heal," said Hal Koster, founder and executive director of the Aleethia Foundation. "A lot of what we're seeing now is not as many combat injuries. We've got two people here that are getting kidney transplants, some cancer patients and some other people injured from car accidents. But they're still military people and that's really all that matters to us. Some people insist on only supporting the combat injured; we don't care about that. If they served in the military, then we're there to help them."
More than 70 medically retired veterans, wounded or injured servicemembers from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and their families attended an American Legion Operation Comfort Warriors (OCW)-sponsored dinner on Sept. 15 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
OCW provided four Samsung tablets for the Walter Reed patients to use during their recovery, as well as basketballs, footballs and Fitbit activity trackers for rehabilitation and physical therapy. In addition, guests received door prizes ranging from Amazon gift cards to Sega Genesis game consoles. The grand prize was a new Xbox game system.
"It means an awful lot to see that they can relax, smile after a hard week of work and that sort of thing," Koster said. "Aleethia is a Greek word for truth. The truth about combat is that there are going to be injuries and there's going to be people that need help. That's true for anybody."
Koster, an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, said the Friday night dinners are about recovery, fellowship and community as much as they are about food. What started out as a steak dinner for two soldiers in October 2003, has grown into a commitment to honor and support wounded or injured servicemembers and their families, he said.
The foundation continues to operate on a voluntary basis.
"It's literally turned into a family event not just with my own family, but (the Aleethia Foundation) is my family now, too," said Ryan Hughes, a Marine Corps veteran who medically retired after serving 12 years. "It's really great especially for a day like today. I was having a pretty crappy day, but coming here and seeing the faces of other Marines that you know, it really lifts you up. When you're at work, you don't always have that."
For Hughes, he is most grateful for the little things that make a big difference. He said the Aleethia Foundation not only helped with getting his benefits during the retirement process, but also encouraged spending more time with loved ones.
"My son loves balls. I've won a basketball and football so that gets me outside with him and playing more, instead of just sitting in the house," he said. "He's two-and-a-half years old and the minute he sees a ball, he wants to have a good time. It's the little things you don't think about that make such a big difference. That really is good for him and myself. It keeps me moving."
Nowadays, Hughes spends his time volunteering for the foundation by taking photos. He said it's something that he enjoys and gives him a new sense of purpose in life.
"What I thought before and what I think now are along the same lines, but I feel like I need to do more," said Hughes, who served in Afghanistan and two tours in Iraq. "One may ask how do you do more after going to combat, but it's just amazing to have somebody out there who you can reach out to. Whether you know it or not, somebody is struggling so I feel like you should continue to serve after the military. It's just a real big pride and joy."
For Koster, service runs deep in his family. He said everyone is capable of serving in any way, shape or form.
"Service is important to me," Koster said. "It's been engrained in my family – my brother was Air Force, I was in the Army, my son was Army, my daughter is in the Navy. That's just the way it is. This is your country and I think everybody ought to give two years regardless of what it is. You owe the country."
The Legion's OCW program is designed specifically to help recovering servicemembers and helped provide the dinner. The Legion has been involved since the start of the Aleethia Foundation's dinners in 2003 and in each of the past few years, OCW has sponsored dinners quarterly.
"Early on, one of the more severely wounded warriors said coming to these Friday night dinners was his first taste of normalcy again," said Vietnam veteran Jim Mayer who helped start the dinners. "There's this army of volunteers who just pitch in and magically fix things for them. It's like a personal way of saying thank you, but also it's a personal way of saying, 'We know you're a human being and we know you're going through temporary troubles. There's a light at the end of the tunnel. Take a look at us old guys – we made it and you're going to make it.'"
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Spider silk for artificial corneas and brain implants
April 7, 2017 January 27, 2012 by Brian Wang
New Scientist – Spider silk has a big future in technologies from artificial corneas to brain implants.
Weight for weight, a typical spider silk is 20 times as strong as steel and four times as tough as Kevlar. It is also extremely flexible, stretching up to 50 per cent of its length without breaking. And it's not just the silk's physical properties that are impressive. It elicits no immune reaction in our bodies, it is biodegradable, and it is produced at low temperatures and pressures relative to other polymers.
The most enticing aspects of silk are its optical and biological properties.
Researchers have laser-cut a film of artificial silk to create synthetic corneas.
They have developed ways to pattern silk films and has made holograms, lenses, sensors and diffraction gratings from the stuff.
Nature Photonics – A new route for silk
Silk is now finding a new application as a useful biocompatible material in photonic devices. Thin films, diffraction gratings and organic photonic crystals are just a few of the exciting possibilities.
The growing demand for optical interfaces and sensors for biomedical applications is motivating research towards realizing biocompatible photonic components that offer a seamless interface between the optical and biological worlds. Silk — a natural protein fibre — has recently emerged as a highly promising candidate owing to its excellent mechanical and optical properties, biocompatibility, biodegradability and implant ability.
Stem cells are happy to grow around spider silk, so a silk sponge could in theory be used as a scaffold to help mend broken bones or torn muscles.
Enzymes and proteins continue to function when embedded in silk, and that the material can be engineered to release its payload after a delay lasting anything from a few seconds to a year, just by tweaking how fast it will dissolve.
Biomaterials – Silk matrix for tissue engineered anterior cruciate ligaments
A silk-fiber matrix was studied as a suitable material for tissue engineering anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL). The matrix was successfully designed to match the complex and demanding mechanical requirements of a native human ACL, including adequate fatigue performance. This protein matrix supported the attachment, expansion and differentiation of adult human progenitor bone marrow stromal cells based on scanning electron microscopy, DNA quantitation and the expression of collagen types I and III and tenascin-C markers. The results support the conclusion that properly prepared silkworm fiber matrices, aside from providing unique benefits in terms of mechanical properties as well as biocompatibility and slow degradability, can provide suitable biomaterial matrices for the support of adult stem cell differentiation toward ligament lineages. These results point toward this matrix as a new option for ACL repair to overcome current limitations with synthetic and other degradable materials.
Researchers are also developing "meltable electronics" designed to become part of the fabric of living tissue. Last year, they demonstrated that silk could be used to deliver ultra-thin electronics directly onto the surface of the brain, a capability which could one day be used to diagnose epilepsy or improve brain-computer interfaces. Silk films offer a much more useful surface on which to embed electronics than traditional silicon wafers as they can conform to the contours of the brain without damaging tissue. The idea is that once in place, the silk is dissolved with salt water and broken down by the surrounding tissue. Capillary forces between the silk and brain tissue help the electronics to wrap around the brain
Nature Materials – Dissolvable films of silk fibroin for ultrathin conformal bio-integrated electronics
Electronics that are capable of intimate, non-invasive integration with the soft, curvilinear surfaces of biological tissues offer important opportunities for diagnosing and treating disease and for improving brain/machine interfaces. This article describes a material strategy for a type of bio-interfaced system that relies on ultrathin electronics supported by bioresorbable substrates of silk fibroin. Mounting such devices on tissue and then allowing the silk to dissolve and resorb initiates a spontaneous, conformal wrapping process driven by capillary forces at the biotic/abiotic interface. Specialized mesh designs and ultrathin forms for the electronics ensure minimal stresses on the tissue and highly conformal coverage, even for complex curvilinear surfaces, as confirmed by experimental and theoretical studies. In vivo, neural mapping experiments on feline animal models illustrate one mode of use for this class of technology. These concepts provide new capabilities for implantable and surgical devices.
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The science of natural systems and the emerging science of service systems both have foundations in the systems sciences. The two bodies of knowledge can be brought together for mutual edification.
The natural sciences contribute perspectives of (i) adaptive cycles, (ii) panarchy, (iii) supply-side sustainability and (iv) polycentric relations. The science of service systems contributes perspectives of (i) the service economy, (ii) coproducing outcomes and cocreating value, (iii) language action, and (iv) situational negotiation and predetermined legal codes and rules.
These foundations can be surfaced to more explicitly encourage cross-appropriate of ideas towards an interest of a broader view of multi-scale sustainability in social-ecological systems.
David Ing, "Natural systems, service systems: Scientific perspectives on redesigning social-ecological systems ", Resilience 2011, Arizona State University, March 14, 2011.


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6 year old raped by 20-year-old neighbors in Anambra state
Chikwado Anijiofor a 20-year old man, has been arrested for allegedly raping his neighbor's daughter in Ogbudike Okpoko in Anambra state.
The Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed disclosed this in a statement, saying the suspect had confessed to the crime.
He said the Commissioner of Police, John Abang has directed the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka for discreet investigation.
He said, "On the 19/6/2020 at about 10:am following a tip-off, Police operatives attached to Okpoko Division arrested one Chikwado Anijiofor 'm' aged 20 years native of Agbaumana in Eziagu LGA of Enugu State but reside at Ogbudike Okpoko.
"Suspects had on the 17/6/2020 allegedly defiled a six-year-old girl who happens to be his neighbor's daughter. The scene was visited by police detectives and the victim taken to the hospital for medical examination.
"Meanwhile, the suspect has voluntarily confessed to the offense.
"The Commissioner of Police, John Abang has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka for discreet investigation after which suspect would be charged to court for prosecution," he said.


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The pandemic has struck a devastating effect across the globe. The vaccine is the lifejacket that we were all looking for to save lives and rebuild our collective way of living. "This hope will only materialise if we get the whole world vaccinated rapidly. No one is really safe until everybody is safe." wrote EU High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell. This is why the EU has been at the forefront of the development of a vaccine and will continue working at multilateral level to ensure fair access to it.
Until today, the European Union has approved two vaccines to combat COVID-19. A first vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer was approved at the end of 2020. This moment brought an increased hope to put an end to COVID-19, which was reinforced with the approval of a second vaccine developed by Moderna at the beginning of 2021.
Both vaccines passed the tests and complied with the standards set by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its safety, effectiveness and quality.
Every opportunity seized for the development of a vaccine saves human lives
The efforts taken to get to this point have been of an extraordinary nature. As vaccine development is usually a very complex and lengthy process, special and joint efforts were necessary to speed up the development of the vaccine. Thanks to the EU strategy for COVID-19 vaccines, the first vaccine was developed in less than a year, compared to the usual period of around 10 years for other vaccines.
The urgency led the EU to stand more united by ensuring that the most promising candidates are supported in their vaccine development and in the building-up of manufacturing capacity. It is within the framework of the EU`s research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020 and the significant financial support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments that the BioNTech and Pfizer vaccine was developed. High Representative Josep Borrell commented this achievement: "So we Europeans can be especially proud of this success".
An achievement without compromising the safety of those receiving the vaccine
Strict and robust authorisation procedures and safety standards must be respected at all times. This requires running clinical trials in parallel with investing in production capacity to be able to produce millions, or even billions of doses of a successful vaccine.
Dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer in the Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Latvia
The development of a safe and effective vaccine is at the heart of the EU's coronavirus response. The achievement of having now two authorised vaccines promises a lasting response to the pandemic.
EU takes a strong stand in the fight against the global pandemic
There will be no recovery of the global economy with entire world regions lagging behind in terms of vaccinations. The EU launched a Global Coronavirus Response to mobilise resources and join forces among countries and global health organisations to accelerate the development and deployment of diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines wherever they are needed.
A global pandemic needs to be solved globally.
The EU is committed to help ensure that everyone who needs a COVID-19 vaccine has access to it, anywhere in the world. That is why we are supporting the COVAX Facility. This global initiative brings together governments and manufacturers to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines reach those in greatest need: whoever they are and wherever they live.
The EU brings a key contribution to ensure over one billion vaccine doses will be made available to people in low and middle-income countries by the end of 2021.
In addition, vaccines procured by the EU will be made available to partners in the Western Balkans, the European neighbourhood and in the frame of humanitarian crises.
The continuous support of a multilateral effort will be key to ensure that the pandemic is fought at a global scale. It has always been essential that we team up with partners around the world. Not only with businesses and civil society organisations, but also with other countries, that can contribute with valuable expertise.
"Each country and region has particular strengths. Some, like India, have a lot of experience in vaccine production or distributions under difficult climatic conditions. We also have to work closely with Africa to tap their experience in handling infectious diseases on the ground" highlighted High Representative Josep Borrell.
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The COVID-19 is not a European challenge, but a global one. The work developed so far has demonstrated the benefits of a joined-up EU approach in speeding up vaccine development. 'Team Europe' approach has brought relief to many around the world.
The European Union continues working on and supporting the development of more solutions to put an end to the pandemic, and assuming its responsibility, together with its Member States, to make a vaccine universally available.
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Within EU CBRN Centres of Excellence Initiative framework, Regional Secretariats for Central Asia and South East & Eastern Europe conduct third Interregional Webinar on COVID-19 Laboratory Diagnostics and Virology Within the framework of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence Initiative, the Regional Secretariat for Central Asia (CA) and the Regional Secretariat for South East & Eastern Europe (SEEE) have conducted their third Interregional Webinar dedicated to "COVID-19 Laboratory Diagnostics and Virology"
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EU Delegation to Pakistan hosts live screening of art performance on the World Day against the Death Penalty The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan hosted an exclusive live screening of a one-of-a-kind art performance on the eve of World Day against the Death Penalty on 9 October 2020 in Islamabad. Titled 'Before The Sun Comes Up', the performance was streamed live online featuring artists
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