Tornado Warning Issued for Charlotte and Lee County
On a seemingly tranquil day in Charlotte and Lee County, a sudden and ominous announcement disrupted the serene atmosphere. A tornado warning had been issued, sending shockwaves of concern throughout the communities. In this article, we will delve into the details of this unexpected weather event, understanding the impact it can have on the affected areas, and exploring the precautionary measures that can be taken to stay safe in the face of such a threat.
The Unforeseen Threat Approaches
When the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Charlotte and Lee County, residents were caught off-guard. As the warning echoed through the airwaves and swiftly made its way to news outlets and emergency communication channels, the gravity of the situation became apparent. Tornadoes are a natural disaster that can cause significant damage and put lives at risk.
Understanding the Implications
Tornadoes are characterized by their destructive force and unpredictable nature. They form when warm and cold air masses collide, creating a rotating column of intense wind. This spinning vortex, often accompanied by heavy rain, lightning, and hail, can cause immense damage in its path. From uprooted trees and power outages to collapsed buildings and flying debris, the consequences of a tornado can be catastrophic.
Preparation and Safety Measures
In the face of a tornado warning, it is crucial to have a plan in place. Establishing a designated safe area in your home, such as a basement or interior room on the lowest level, is paramount. Ensuring that this space is stocked with emergency supplies including water, non-perishable food, flashlights, and a battery-powered weather radio is vital. Additionally, staying informed through local news and weather updates is crucial to staying safe and making informed decisions.
Beyond preparation at an individual level, community awareness is equally important. Recognizing the signs of an approaching tornado, such as dark and rotating clouds, a loud roar similar to a freight train, or hailstones larger than one inch, can provide valuable moments to seek shelter. Collaborating with neighbors and actively participating in community drills and emergency response initiatives can also bolster the overall preparedness of the area.
Response from Local Authorities
As the tornado warning was issued, local authorities sprang into action. Emergency management agencies, law enforcement, and first responders immediately began disseminating information and mobilizing resources to ensure the safety of residents. Public emergency shelters were opened, and evacuation procedures were implemented in areas deemed to be at high risk. The coordinated response aimed to minimize the impact of the impending tornado and protect the lives of all those in its path.
Community Resilience and Support
In times of crisis, communities come together to support one another. The tornado warning in Charlotte and Lee County served as a reminder of the strength and compassion present in these areas. Local residents rallied behind affected individuals, providing support, shelter, and assistance in the aftermath of the storm. Organizations and volunteers joined hands to clear debris, distribute supplies, and help rebuild the affected neighborhoods. This united effort showcased the resilience and determination of the community to overcome the challenges brought by this natural disaster.
The tornado warning that swept through Charlotte and Lee County was a jarring reminder of the raw power of nature. It underscored the importance of preparedness, both at an individual and community level, as well as the need for swift and effective response from local authorities. Yet, amidst the chaos and destruction, the community’s resilience and support shone through, demonstrating that in the face of adversity, unity and compassion prevail. As the storm subsides and the rebuilding process begins, the impacted areas will continue to rebuild, stronger and more prepared for any future challenges that may come their way.


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The Child Abuse Investigative Unit (CAIU) in Berkshire East, whose priority is to safeguard the welfare of children, has recently secured successful convictions against two men.
David Fry, aged 31, of King Edwards Grove, Teddington, Middlesex, was jailed for a total of 14 years for 12 counts of rape and five counts of indecent assault on two girls. The offences occurred at an address in the Bracknell area.
Fry was found guilty of the 17 counts following a ten-day trial which was heard between 6 and 16 January 2009. The jury found him not guilty on two further counts of indecent assault.
Allan Chadwick, aged 60, of Chapel Hill, Clevedon, was jailed for a total of 11 years for six counts of rape and six counts of indecent assault.
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Happy 40th anniversary to the cell phone. The first cell phone test call was placed by a Bell lab technician on April 3, 1973. We've come a long way in the past 40 years. Take a look at this funslideshow for a look backat the phones that became common in the late 80s all the way to the smartphones of the present.
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House Republicans plan to pass their Medicare drug plan Thursday with the help of conservative Democrats, even though they acknowledge that a number of GOP conservatives will defect.
The GOP appeared to reach the threshold necessary to the approve the bill after at least nine Democrats joined wavering Republicans in a Wednesday morning meeting with President Bush at the White House, sources said.
“Ever since I was elected in 1998 I have worked to improve the lot of seniors when it comes to prescription drugs. Any reasonable plan that advances that goal, I’d have to consider,” Rep. Ken Lucas (D-Ky.) said in explaining why he attended the meeting.
It is not clear, however, if Bush’s personal involvement swayed Lucas.
“I just listened,” he said, adding that he made no commitment one way or the other as to how he will vote Thursday.
Democrats who support the plan on principle are sensitive to the political consequences of their decisions and are being careful not to further alienate their leaders.
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) said he was asked to the meeting but declined the invitation, having already decided to vote for the bill crafted by Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas (R-Calif.) and Energy and Commerce Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.).
“I made an independent determination that what is in the best interest of North Dakota is to pass the Thomas bill,” Pomeroy said.
“I’m not part of any group effort [to build support for the bill],” he continued, defending his position. “I’m not trying to sink the leadership.”
Pomeroy said he does not think the GOP plan is perfect but the reality is that it is the only way seniors are going to get prescription drug help right now.
“As the Rolling Stones said, you can’t always get what you want … so you get what you need,” Pomeroy said.
As for Pomeroy’s decision to buck his leaders — who are urging Democrats to vote down the House plan — he said it was a tough one.
“It’s not the most comfortable week I’ve had around here,” he said.
Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) would not say how many Democrats he expects to lose but said he is having success convincing Caucus members that even though they want to provide seniors with prescription drug coverage, the Republican plan is not the right way to do so.
“It will destroy Medicare — not right away but eventually — and there’s no guarantee of coverage,” Hoyer said, repeating his pitch.
He expects to lose “some” Democrats “but not a lot,” he said in looking forward to Thursday’s floor fight.
As for fighting fire with fire and trying to pick up disaffected Republicans, Hoyer said that would be difficult.
“They’ve been pretty successful at getting their Members to ‘belly up to the bar’” at crunch time, he said of the GOP leadership.
Meanwhile Republicans continued to try to shore up their Conference on Wednesday, bringing Members to the White House and having Bush make direct calls to them.
Some conservatives dislike the bill because they fear it creates a new entitlement program while other Republicans think it may not work.
“We’re concerned we’ll lose conservatives [but] our strategy is to win first with just Republicans and then add Democrats,” said John Feehery, spokesman for Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.).
While the final vote ultimately may be close, Feehery predicted victory for his party.
“Democrats can’t vote against it,” Feehery said, adding they’d be “the only caucus against a prescription drug plan” for seniors if they do.


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The aim of this paper is the determination of a concentrating thermo-photovoltaic (CPV/T) system dynamic model by means of the finite element method (FEM). The system consist of triple-junction InGaP/InGaAs/Ge (indium-gallium phosphide/indium-gallium-arsenide/germanium) solar cells connected to a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB) placed on a coil circuit used for the thermal energy recovery. In particular, the main aim is to determine the fluid outlet temperature. It is evaluated corresponding both to a constant cell temperature equal to 120 °C, generally representing the maximum operating temperature, and to cell temperature values instantly variable with the direct normal irradiation (DNI). Hence, an accurate DNI analysis is realized adopting the Gordon-Reddy statistical model. Using an accurate electric model, the cell temperature and efficiency are determined together with the CPV/T module electric and thermal powers. Generally, the CPV system size is realized according to the user electric load demand and, then, it is important to evaluate the necessary minimum concentration ratio (Cmin
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Photographs by Barry M. Goldwater: The Arizona Highways Collection (January 6, 2019 – March 27, 2020)
Barry Goldwater (1909-1998) is best known as a U.S. senator, a man who dedicated his life to Arizona and was a gifted photographer. He was one of Arizona Highways magazine’s first and foremost photographers and his favorite subjects included the Grand Canyon and the Native peoples of Northern Arizona. In collaboration with the Barry & Peggy Goldwater Foundation and Arizona Highways magazine, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is proud to premiere Photographs by Barry M Goldwater: The Arizona Highways Collection presented by SRP. This exhibition will feature the largest collection of photographs by Senator Goldwater and include intimate family photos and personal items. The exhibition runs Jan. 6 – March 27 2020. Special thanks to Commemorative Sponsors: Charles F., Jennifer E., and John U. Sands.


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- Leveraging Technology to Ease Regulatory Challenges Facing Construction
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Last year, OSHA passed several long-awaited rules and regulatory changes that significantly impact construction by adding more layers of compliance to existing standards, along with increasing noncompliance penalties and fines for violators. More than ever, it's critical that those in construction understand and comply with OSHA requirements and take all possible measures to prevent worker injuries and illnesses.
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Environmental, health and safety (EHS) software systems aimed at ensuring workplace safety and compliance have evolved to help users, especially those in the construction industry, offset additional EHS challenges brought on by the changing regulatory landscape.
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OSHA's final deadline for its adoption of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) occurred last year, ending a four-year transition period during which employers, chemical manufacturers and distributors were required to adopt the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom).
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Pakistan: Imran Khan rejects budget for new fiscal year as 'anti-people, anti-business'
Pakistan news: In another act of contempt towards the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan rejected the budget for the new fiscal year presented by the incumbent government, calling it "anti-people" and "anti-business".
"We reject this anti-people & anti-business budget presented by imported govt," Khan tweeted, saying it is based on "unrealistic assumptions" on inflation and economic growth."Budget is based on unrealistic assumptions on inflation(11.5 per cent) and economic growth(5 per cent).
Today's SPI of 24 per cent indicates that inflation will be between 25/30 per cent which on the one hand will destroy the common man," he said continuing the thread on Twitter, Dawn reported.
Imran Khan on inflation:
Imran went on to say that weekly inflation, as measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), came in at about 24pc which also indicates that inflation will be between 25-30pc. It will not only destroy the common man but on the other hand, also retard economic growth due to high-interest rates.All tax reforms and pro-poor programmes introduced during the PTI government had been shelved, he said lambasting at Shehbaz governmnet.
"It is an unimaginative, Purana (old) Pakistan budget creating more burdens and misery for the nation," the PTI chief added.
Former energy minister of Pakistan takes dig at Shehbaz Sharif's govt:
Meanwhile, Former energy minister Hammad Azhar did not also hesitate to take a dig at Shehbaz's government as he termed the budget, not of special importance and painted a gloomy picture of the country's economic performance under the incumbent coalition government, saying that inflation would rise by 2-3pc while the GDP growth rate would fall from 6pc to 2-3pc.
He served as the finance minister for a short period of time during the PTI government's tenure.Earlier in the day, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail had presented the budget for the upcoming fiscal year in the National Assembly. During his speech, he said the government had to move towards "sustainable growth".
For Financial Year 23, the overall deficit is budgeted at Rs 3,798 billion, which is 4.9pc of the GDP. Last year, the deficit was budgeted at 6.3pc of the GDP, said Dawn, citing reports.
Pakistan's inflation rate spiralled to 13.76 per cent in May, the highest in two-and-half-year.Inflation has been high for a number of years now but the latest round owes in no small manner to Islamabad's own peculiar decision-making process.
Previously, Shaukat Tarin's first budget as PTI's Finance Minister, which suddenly departed from IMF prescription, contradicted SBP's tight monetary policy and took a very expansionary fiscal position while also creating false expectations and made investors lock deals that had to be rolled back.
The decision to freeze petrol prices in February, for purely political considerations, inflated the current account deficit and also stalled the bailout program.
The new Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led Shehbaz Sharif government, too, did not help matters with its own paralysis. It delayed the decision to raise prices to prevent a political backlash, only to bow to the inevitable after losing precious time.
(With ANI inputs)
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One of the visited web sites within the web is YouTube, the free video-sharing web site owned by search big Google. Tens of millions of individuals go to YouTube each single day to observe movies posted by thousands and thousands of YouTube uploaders. A video that goes viral on the positioning can simply get one million views within the span of just some hours. That's how highly effective YouTube is in creating buzz and a spotlight in direction of a single hand-crafted video. Moreover, YouTube isn’t the one participant on this video streaming ball recreation. There are numerous others like Ustream, MySpace video, Vimeo, Metacafe, and many others.
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There are two main methods of using movies to develop your on-line enterprise. You need to use the movies as purely advertising and marketing instruments or you may promote the movies as merchandise themselves. The latter will in fact shall be harder to tug off nevertheless it's extra worthwhile if the whole lot goes as deliberate. Nonetheless, if you’re simply starting to make use of the medium, it’s endorsed that you simply use it as a advertising and marketing instrument first and acquire extra information and expertise in it earlier than you discover methods of promoting it as a normal product.
As a advertising and marketing instrument, you merely use the video streaming and sharing websites to construct consciousness about your merchandise and enterprise. You employ the movies to tell potential clients that your merchandise exist. YouTube is in fact the most well-liked video advertising and marketing instrument on the market so it's finest that you simply begin with it.
However, if you’ll deal with your movies as merchandise, there are additionally numerous methods you should use to promote them. You possibly can file them, save them and provide them as downloadable merchandise for a payment. You may as well conduct video webinars. In a webinar, individuals pay you to have the ability to attend a video seminar that you simply arrange at a selected time that shall be linked on-line.


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A proposed bylaw banning work camps within 75 kilometres of Fort McMurray failed to get past first reading during a council meeting last week, effectively defeating the controversial motion.
RM Wood Buffalo Mayor Don Scott, who first proposed limiting work camps during the 2017 municipal election, said he was disappointed with the outcome.
“It’s something that I’m obviously passionate about,” he said. “Council as a voice spoke and sometimes you win, sometimes you don’t and unfortunately my vision didn’t play out this time around, but you live to fight on another day.”
In 2015 the non-permanent “shadow” population of the municipality sat at 43,000 people. Although that number has dropped with Alberta’s economic downturn, work camps still accommodate nearly 37,000 workers — about one third of the regional population.
In an interview with Postmedia in January, Scott said 11,000 people were living in camps within 40 kilometres of the Fort McMurray urban area.
“Imagine if Calgary had 300,000 people living in camps surrounding Calgary, the outcry that would happen. It is the same thing that is happening up here,” said Scott.
“People are frustrated. We want people invested in the region, not living in camps, flying in and out.”
However, the idea of a ban didn’t sit well with some members of council.
Coun. Verna Murphy said a ban would hurt the municipality’s relationships with industry and the province, as well as Indigenous groups that have partnered with camp operators and oilsands sites using transient workers.
“I think that we just need to continue building on those relationships and having these open, good conversations in a healthy way,” said Murphy.
Despite the moratorium’s defeat, it appears efforts will continue to reach a compromise. Karim Zariffa, executive director of the Oil Sands Community Alliance, said talks between the municipality and industry regarding fly-in fly-out workers will continue.
“Despite the first reading being defeated, we’re not going anywhere and we’ll continue to collaborate with administration,” he said. “The commitment’s there and I think what this does is it kind of alleviates the tension a little bit and now everyone can get back to the table again and get to work.”
Some possible incentives include a “park and ride” program, improvements to Highway 63 north of Fort McMurray and Highway 881 and a campaign to encourage families to settle in the region. Council will also consider a four-year limit on permit approvals for accommodations.
— With files from Postmedia

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Oklahoma farmers dispossessed during the Depression fight for better lives in California.
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life.
A husband and wife fight to survive in the early days of the Oklahoma Territory.
Cardsharp Jack Cardigan (Mahlon Hamilton) decides to go straight when he meets Doris Bradfield (Doris Hill), but is forced to use his talents on behalf of her dad (Lafe McKee), whose land-grant title has fallen into the hands of Jed Harden (Robert Greaves Jr.) through the gambling weakness of Bradfield's son Tom (Stanley Taylor).
First screen version of the classic musical about romance among the musical performers on a Mississippi showboat.
Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
A propagandistic view of the First World War, showing the political greed of the German Kaiser Wilhelm, the resistance of some of his own soldiers, and fanciful prediction of the nature of the war's end.
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Structural variation accounts for much of the variation among human genomes. Structural variants of all types are known to cause Mendelian disease and contribute to complex disease. Learn how long-read sequencing is enabling detection of the full spectrum of structural variants to advance the study of human disease, evolution and genetic diversity.
To bring personalized medicine to all patients, cancer researchers need more reliable and comprehensive views of somatic variants of all sizes that drive cancer biology.
PacBio highly accurate long reads – HiFi reads – offer a single-platform solution for rare and inherited disease research, elucidating suspected genetic causes of disease in up to ~50% of cases that have not previously been explained using short-read exome or whole genome sequencing. PacBio offers an efficient workflow, developed in collaboration with Children’s Mercy Kansas City, which provides a scalable solution for sequencing 100s to 1000s of whole human genomes per year on the Sequel II and Sequel IIe Systems.
With highly accurate long reads (HiFi reads) from the Sequel II or IIe Systems you can comprehensively detect variants in 100s to 1000s of genomes in a year. HiFi reads provide high precision and recall for single nucleotide variants (SNVs), indels, structural variants (SVs), and copy number variants (CNVs), including in difficult-to-map repetitive regions.
Learn how PacBio highly accurate long reads enable an improved approach to whole genome sequencing to understand the genetic origins of rare diseases.
Structural Variants (SVs), which include deletions, insertions, duplications, inversions and chromosomal rearrangements, have been shown to effect organism phenotypes, including changing gene expression, increasing disease risk, and playing an important role in cancer development. Still it remains challenging to detect all types of SVs from high throughput sequencing data and it is even harder to detect more complex SVs such as a duplication nested within an inversion. To overcome these challenges we developed algorithms for SV analysis using longer third generation sequencing reads. The increased read lengths allow us to span more complex SVs and accurately assess SVs in repetitive…
Most of the base pairs that differ between two human genomes are in intermediate-sized structural variants (50 bp to 5 kb), which are too small to detect with array comparative genomic hybridization or optical mapping but too large to reliably discover with short-read DNA sequencing. Long-read sequencing with PacBio Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) Sequencing platforms fills this technology gap. PacBio SMRT Sequencing detects tens of thousands of structural variants in a human genome with approximately five times the sensitivity of short-read DNA sequencing. Effective application of PacBio SMRT Sequencing to detect structural variants requires quality bioinformatics tools that account for…
Structural variants (genomic differences =50 base pairs) contribute to the evolution of traits and disease. Most structural variants (SVs) are too small to detect with array comparative genomic hybridization and too large to reliably discover with short-read DNA sequencing.
Structural variants (SVs) – genomic differences =50 base pairs – are few by count compared to single nucleotide variants (SNVs) and indels but include most of the base pairs that differ between two humans.
Fritz Sedlazeck, a postdoc at Johns Hopkins University, describes his structural variant detection tool Sniffles in this poster from AGBT 2016. Included: examples of structural variants that could not be detected with other algorithms.
Most of the basepairs that differ between two human genomes are in intermediate-sized structural variants (50 bp to 5 kb), which are too small to detect with array CGH but too large to reliably discover with short-read NGS. PacBio Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) Sequencing fills this technology gap. SMRT Sequencing detects tens of thousands of structural variants in a human genome, approximately five times the sensitivity of short-read NGS. To discover variants using SMRT Sequencing, we have developed pbsv, which is available in version 5 of the PacBio SMRT Link software suite. The pbsv algorithm applies a sequence of stages:…
In this ASHG 2017 presentation, Jonas Korlach, the CSO of PacBio shared updates on three applications featuring SMRT Sequencing on the Sequel System, highlighting structural variant detection, targeted sequencing and the Iso-Seq method of RNA sequencing. He provided details on structural variant calling using pbsv to call insertions and deletions and compared PacBio variant calling with other technologies. Korlach described how targeted sequencing can be used to interrogate repeat expansions, detect and phase minor variants and can access medically relevant but previously inaccessible gene targets. He presented research featuring the Iso-Seq method that identified isoforms, corrected previous isoform annotations and…
In this ASHG 2017 presentation, Han Brunner of Radboud University Medical Center presented research using SMRT Sequencing to detect structural variants to uncover the genetic causes of intellectual disability. He shared that long-read sequencing enabled detection of 25,000 structural variants per genome. Brunner presented data from patient trios to identify de novo structural variant candidates and ongoing validation work to determine the causative mutations of intellectual disability.
In this presentation Fritz Sedlazeck describes his latest work to obtain comprehensive genomes leveraging long-read sequencing and linked reads.


Watford are set to avoid administration after former chairman Jimmy Russo confirmed he would accept a fresh offer to pay off the debt owed to him by the club.
Press Association Sport understands majority shareholder Lord Michael Ashcroft is to pay the £4.88million debt directly to Russo, who yesterday rejected a plea from the Coca-Cola Championship side to defer repayment of his loan.
A Watford source said: "Lord Ashcroft has written to Jimmy Russo's lawyers to say he will pay him the money, and asking him to stop the administration process. Watford are now awaiting a formal response."
The Hornets had look set to be forced into administration after Russo and brother Vince, the club's former vice-chairman, rejected a £7.5million rights-issue rescue package from Lord Ashcroft on Wednesday evening.
Russo, who resigned his position on Tuesday, had demanded his money back by Thursday despite the ramifications for the club, who would be deducted 10 points and plunged towards the Championship relegation zone.
The improved offer from Lord Ashcroft appears set to bring an end to the matter, and when asked whether he would be accepting the deal, Russo told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Definitely, not a problem.
"The sad thing is this could have all be resolved without all the pain that's gone on over the last week or so.
"We've been asking him [Lord Ashcroft] to come to the table virtually every week. But now that he's prepared to pay my debt, that's great.
"It's good for the club. I'm absolutely delighted. But...why leave things to the last second?"
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AXH Air-coolers Announces Major Expansion in Claremore
August 12, 2014
Story originally published by CIEDA
AXH Air-coolers has recently broken ground on their latest multi-million dollar expansion in Claremore, Oklahoma, making their manufacturing complex of facilities the largest in their industry. The company designs and manufactures air-cooled heat exchangers for the natural gas compression and power generation industries.
"This expansion includes some exciting special features and equipment that will contribute to our goal as a market-leading manufacturing operation,” said Ken Jones, AXH President.
This comes on the heels of the company’s acquisition and renovation this past year of a 103,000square foot adjacent vacant building left dormant and out of production for a number of years. Current construction includes three new facilities in their continued growth and expansion.
"We couldn’t be more excited to partner with AXH as they expand their business,” said Claremore City Manager Jim Thomas. “Ken Jones and Jim Lynch, General Manager, are the type of entrepreneurs we want in Claremore and we hope to support their operations at every level possible.”
The three new buildings will comprise an additional 172,000 square feet on 29 adjoining acres and increase the size of the current facilities by 50%, which will result in up to 120 new jobs since the first of the year.
Their three existing buildings have been expanded steadily and represent upwards of 350,000 square feet of manufacturing space on 38 acres. New buildings currently under construction will consist of 172,000 additional square feet resulting in a combined total of just over 500,000 square feet on 67 acres.
The expansion boasts a big win for the City of Claremore, and serves as a successful case study to retain and expand businesses within the region through the continued efforts of regional partners including the Claremore Industrial and Economic Development Authority (CIEDA) and the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce.
“We cannot say enough good things about CIEDA and the City of Claremore and the continued support and cooperation that we’ve received from them since moving here in early 2005,” says Jones.
"Manufacturers in northeast Oklahoma share workforce, suppliers, and resources," said CIEDA Executive Director, Jeri Koehler. “It’s important we all work together to meet the needs of the businesses in the region.”
Completion of the current expansion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2015.


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Lion's Head, Cape Town
Lion’s Head is a popular “must-do” hike in the Mother City and offers its visitors the most magical experience with uninterrupted mountain, city and ocean views across the Atlantic and the Twelve Apostles Mountain Range.
How long does it take to walk up Lion's Head?
The mountain peaks at 669 metres above sea level and the hike itself should take you about an hour and a half to the summit. Once making it past some of the trickier areas like the chain and ladders, be prepared to gasp at the beauty that is Cape Town.
Positioned between Table Mountain and Signal hill, Lion’s Head proves to be a popular spot to take that iconic Lion’s Head photograph and for the locals and tourists to enjoy a picnic and well deserved view after the steep hike to the top.
While all of our Cape Town villas and apartments are just a short drive away, here is a small selection of properties close by, or offering some particularly impressive views of the infamous mountain we call Lion’s Head

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Many owners of the Nintendo 64 system likely have fond memories of playing GoldenEye 007 deathmatch with their friends in four-player split-screen. It was a nostalgic time in multiplayer gaming when online console shooters weren’t really a thing and gamers had to arrange physical meet-ups with one another. During today’s Nintendo Direct, Rare Ltd. has taken the wraps off of some big announcements for fans of a certain age, as the shooter is coming back to Nintendo Switch with its multiplayer mode intact – and with online functionality.
The Nintendo Switch version will be a direct port of the 1997 classic, available to those with a subscription to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack with online multiplayer in tow along with all of the game’s single-player missions. The shooter is also making its way to Xbox Game Pass as an HD remaster in 4K resolution, though that version will not have online multiplayer.
Release dates for this returning classic have not been announced yet, but there’s some video previews to ogle below the cut.


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MARY'S SCRAP BOOK. By the author of “Wild Flowers and their Teachings.” &c.
London: Wertheim and Macintosh, 1849. vi, [1 blank], 96 pages. Separate title with hand-coloured engraving, and 5 other hand-coloured engraved plates. Original decorative cloth, gilt. 146 x 111 mm. An educational primer in natural history explored in dialogues between a mother and daughter.
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Building off of the Infraction’s large 1/7 chassis, Arrma is giving owners a new option for retro muscle looks with the Felony 6s BLX. In addition to the restomod undercut multi-piece body, Arrma includes several interchangeable detail pieces and accessory decals to customize the look of the car. The standard sized dBoots Hoons tires are found up front, just as on the original Infraction, however the rear features upsized versions for an old-school muscle car appearance. To compensate for the increased rolling diameter of the rear tires Arrma has changed the gear ratio in the rear differential to match, keeping the car front fighting itself under acceleration and deceleration. A full compliment of Spektrum electronics are included with the car and the radio is AVC equipped, making taming the Felony an easier task.
Following the release of the Felony, Arrma announced a few key updates to the Infraction 6s BLX including a servo actuated mechanical handbrake and new body graphics. A full host of Spektrum electronics are housed in an updated electronics module and the handbrake uses a Spektrum S650 plastic gear servo for actuation. Standard size dBoots Hoons tires provide grip at all four corners and new Safe-D input gears ensure that all of the power from the 2050kv motor makes it through the drivetrain and out to the wheels.


Music leader with an unprecedented career. From his Grammy wins to his otherworldly drumming skills, his journey in music is nothing short of remarkable. He’s not just a drummer, but an accomplished composer, contributing to chart-topping albums and even breaking into unexpected genres.
Complete collection of mix-ready drums, including an 11-piece Masterworks set meticulously crafted in collaboration with Pearl Drums.
The 11-piece set comprises 4 drums, 9 traps, 8 toms, 4 Octobers, and an impressive ensemble of 20 cymbals, offering unparalleled versatility and depth of sound.
Total control at your fingertips seamlessly transitions from raw samples to mix-ready drums with just a click using the intuitive mixer-style interface.


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Are you considering planning a winter visit to Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains? If you are, then make sure you set aside some time to visit Ober Gatlinburg to enjoy snow tubing. The following are 5 reasons why you definitely do not want to miss out on this experience!
An Excellent Way To Enjoy Winter
A great way to experience winter in the Great Smoky Mountains is to spend an afternoon snow tubing. However, it is an absolute must if you live in an area where it never snows. Both children and adults will love the excitement of sliding down hills covered in snow along with the breathtaking views from Ober Gatlinburg of the Great Smoky Mountains. The next time you are in Gatlinburg and the slopes have snow, bundle yourself up and ride the Ober Aerial Tramway to enjoy a Smokies style winter experience.
Fun And Easy For Everybody
Snow tubing is fun and easy for everybody! Anyone at least 3 years old is allowed to participate. We recommend that you buy your tickets online before you arrive. Everything else awaits you! Also, you don’t need to worry about getting exhausted from having to climb to the top of the hill over and over again. Simply climb on the “Magic Carpet,” Ober’s outdoor escalator, and you and your tube will be transported to the top so you can ride down the hill once again.
The Ideal Activity For Family Fun
Families who have children 3 years old and over will find that spending the day at Ober Gatlinburg and snow tubing is the ideal activity for family fun and to make great memories. All too often our busy lives are full of school and work and children and parents don’t have time for any fun together. That is why you need to go on a Smokies vacation to make up for all that lost time and to make memories that your entire family will remember for many years into the future.
Childhood Memories And Happiness
Speaking of making memories, snow tubing with your kids or significant other will likely bring back some of your own memories. Also, even the most disciplined and serious adult will be filled with childhood happiness and joy as they are sliding down one of the four 25-foot lanes of snow at Ober. So the next time you visit the Smokies, take the time to be a child once again!
It Is Only One Of The Numerous Amazing Adventures That Await You At Ober Gatlinburg!
There are many fun activities besides snow tubing that are waiting for visitors at Ober! There are also opportunities to go snowboarding, skiing, and ice skating. The kids can ride the carousel or play at the Cubbies Snow Zone. There is also access to a list of events that take place throughout the season and 7 dining spots. There is year-round fun at Ober, but winter is the most magical by far!
Those are just a couple of the outstanding reasons why snow tubing should be added to your Gatlinburg visit this winter. However, before you buy your snow tubing tickets online, you need to find the ideal place to stay!
We would be honored for you to select our gorgeous Appy Lodge as your preferred home away from home. Our cozy guest rooms, in-room fireplaces, custom-made hickory furniture, and outdoor fire pits are ideal for a Smoky Mountains winter getaway! Our property has a trolley stop, free parking, and our guests also get a free parking pass for downtown. We serve a complimentary breakfast every morning and every afternoon we have fresh-baked cookies in the lobby for our guests to enjoy. Couples and families will enjoy staying in our King Suite. It has a separate living area, a fireplace, and 2 televisions. Our Queen Rooms have three different options and each is ideal for staying in with your friends or family. All guests can enjoy our hot tub and indoor pool, and during the warm months, our outdoor pool as well.

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WHO IS ANDI JAMES CHAMBERLAIN?
Andi James Chamberlain is the Leicester, UK based author of Debut novel "ONE MAN AND HIS DOGMA" and the short story collection "10 SHORT OF 31."
He has written fiction across multiple genres both long form and in short stories as well as for stage for 20 years.
His stage-plays, Including "SOUL OF THE PARTY", "AND THEN THERE WAS ME" and 'A HOUSE TO LIVE YOUR MUSIC BY" "PARACETAMOL HEADACHE", "MAN, WOMAN AND OTHER CATASTROPHES" and "A HOUSE TO LIVE YOUR MUSIC BY" were performed at the Festival of New Writing and Festivalof New Directing held at Stratford Upon Avon College.
His work was also featured during the 2002 Festival of New Writing workshops in Birmingham's Repertory Theatre.
His debut novel is a culmination of several years hard toil, procrastination and finally acceptance that the voices had to be put to page.
He has been a senior contributing writer for online music and film webzine SUBBA-CULTCHA.COM for over ten years, as well as a contributing Writer of leading Portuguese/English music/film/art magazine MUSIC&RIOTS.
Andi is founding editor of the LEGENDS OF THE GOLDEN AGE blog on Tumblr, where a collective of like-minded and vocal nerds gather to voice opinion on all kinds of topics such as Comic Books, TV, Film, Music, Art and Politics.
As well as writing Andi is a fine-art illustrator and is in the process of writing a comic book series as well as developing two TV shows.


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- NFL MVP (2016), Bert Bell Award (2016)
- First-Team All-Pro (2016), NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2016)
- 4x Pro Bowl (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
- NFL passer rating leader (2016)
- NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2008)
- Owner of most Falcons’ all-time passing records
Though still in the midst of his prime, quarterback Matt Ryan has done enough make it into the top-four of Falcons all-time greats. While he has been a commonplace at Pro Bowls during his first 10 years in the league, his 2016 campaign undoubtedly pushed him over the top.
Ryan initially came to the Falcons as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft out of Boston College. He started under center day one for the Dirty Birds, which was actually uncommon at the time. One could argue that he and fellow 2008 first-rounder Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens put that line of thinking in starting quarterbacks as rookies en vogue in NFL circles.
His career started off with a bang, as he threw for a 62-yard touchdown bomb to Michael Jenkins on his first NFL pass. Ryan was brought in to be the franchise savior after the Michael Vick scandal and reaped benefits almost immediately.
Atlanta made the NFC playoffs in four of his first five years in the league. Keep in mind that the Falcons never had back-to-back winning seasons before Ryan’s arrival in Flowery Branch. He brought stability to the quarterback position Atlanta frankly didn’t even have during the peak Steve Bartkowski years. And he still has plenty left in the tank, as Ryan is still in his early 30s.
Ryan has led the Falcons to the playoffs six times in 10 seasons, won three division titles, made it to two NFC Championship Games and reached Super Bowl LI as a starter. His 2016 campaign was stuff of legend. In Kyle Shanahan’s offense, Ryan completed 69.9 percent of his passes for 4,944 yards, 38 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
He beat out Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady to win NFL MVP in 2016. No Falcon had ever won the award before Ryan took home the honor. Atlanta looks be in the midst of Super Bowl contention heading into 2018, and Ryan is a huge reason for that.
Through the 2017 NFL season, Ryan is 95-63 as a starter, completing 64.9 percent of his passes for 41,796 yards, 260 touchdowns and 126 interceptions. Outside of throwing picks, Ryan holds about every passing record in Falcons franchise history.
But what is helping Ryan build a Pro Football Hall of Fame case more than anything is his model of consistency. He has missed a grand total of two starts in his career. Ryan has thrown for over 4,000 yards since 2011. He has made the Pro Bowl every ever numbered years since 2010.
Odds are, Ryan will need a few more Pro Bowls and one more championship run to ensure that he will indeed be Canton bound. Given that he takes tremendous care of his body, there is a great deal of optimism that Ryan could play into his early 40s if he feels so inclined. Every Sunday since 2008, Ryan has given the Falcons a chance to win, and that’s all that matters.

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The potential of telcos to expand beyond communications and integrate FinTech functionality on their network, creating huge business possibilities for both sectors.
- The rising popularity of mobile wallets is attributed to their convenience and safety in finalizing payments through various technologies.
- The merging of telco and fintech industries is crucial to unlock a more financially inclusive tomorrow.
The global scope and coverage of telcos are enormous. It should be clear that telcos can use this reach for possibilities outside of communications. Huge business possibilities for both sectors could be unlocked if telcos made FinTech functionality available on their network. Bringing financial solutions that disrupted the financial sector and refreshed it.
Why Electronic Wallets Are Becoming More Popular
Mobile wallets use various technologies to finalize payments, including Near Field Communications (NFC), Magnetic Secure Transmissions (MST), QR codes, and others. Thanks to this, users can now easily make purchases both online and at points of sale. This payment method’s safety is one of the factors contributing to its rising popularity. A security system that uses tokenization in mobile and digital accounts protects your credit or debit card information. You will also be asked for a security PIN and a fingerprint or face recognition when using mobile wallets, further enhancing security.
It may be comparatively easy to sign up for a mobile wallet, which promotes greater financial inclusion for a wider range of people. Typically, getting a mobile wallet involves downloading an app, finishing a quick online onboarding and eKYC procedure, connecting your bank account or credit card, and that’s it. Some digital wallets don’t need to be linked to a bank or card account. Users can use real currency deposit machines or other methods to top up their digital or mobile wallets. The appeal of mobile wallets has also been increased by a few special features like inexpensive remittances, digital loyalty cards, and cutting-edge financial goods and services.
Mobile Wallet Space Continues to Grow
Telcos, delivery companies, and even parking payment companies are among the non-traditional banking names that are making inroads into the digital wallet market. Customers can use smartphone wallets from companies like Touch and Go, Grab, and Shopee, which are popular throughout Asia-Pacific in Malaysia and Singapore. The well-known telco STC has introduced its mobile wallet, STC Pay, in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. With the wallet, users can pay their internet bills, top up their accounts, and make purchases at various merchant locations throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Mobile wallets can increase financial inclusion by making it easier for migrant workers who do not yet have a bank account to rapidly access their paycheck. For instance, employees can get their pay immediately on mobile money apps. Since they lessen reliance on cash and provide a safer method to conduct financial transactions online with little chance of fraud and theft, mobile wallets are the ideal answer for enhancing financial inclusion.
Additionally, mobile wallets eliminate the need for middlemen when facilitating international transfers, and the entire procedure is open. People can conduct business anywhere as a result, giving them greater financial control, which boosts customer confidence and trust.
It would be advantageous if we considered the merging of the telco and fintech industries from the user’s point of view. Users could use their regular feature phones as their e-wallet for online banking and many other banking functions, even in locations with either very slow data access or none at all. This can be crucial for us to unlock a more financially inclusive tomorrow.
Inside Telecom provides you with an extensive list of content covering all aspects of the tech industry. Keep an eye on our Fintech sections to stay informed and up-to-date with our daily articles.

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The hubby and I are just back from a short getaway to NYC! We went down for a few days to celebrate my birthday and we had a fantastic time. I’ll share some photos from our trip in a later post.
Since my birthday is so close to the 4th of July holiday, I wanted to do something that was both fancy (out came the rhinestones) and patriotic.
- Revlon – Urban (a lovely deep blue with a bit of a purple tone)
- Essie – Blanc (a nice creamy white)
- Nail art Rhinestones in varying shapes and sizes – mostly round, a few tear-drop shaped (I think I got the ones I used from Sally Beauty)
- Scotch Tape (to tape off part of my nail on the fingers where only part of the nail is painted)
- Seche Vite Top Coat
- Sally Hansen Big Matte Top Coat
I painted every nail with Essie Blanc, except for my thumb on each hand, which I painted with the Revlon Urban color. After each nail was dry, I used a pair of tweezers to place rhinestones along my nail bed. On my middle finger and thumb nails, I made the design more vertical. I used seche vite top coat to affix the rhinestones. You could also use nail glue, but I prefer a dab of the Seche Vite. Once everything was secure, I made everything matte with a coat of Big Matte Top Coat.
*this design was inspired once again by one I saw by @ninanailedit’s instagram feed.
And if you’re in search of more 4th of July nail inspiration, check out the Tie-Dye 4th of July Nails I sported last year:


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LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — At least fifty percent of Texas is dealing with severe drought suitable now, according to the hottest drought keep track of. A the latest report by the United Nations found droughts are becoming far more regular and much more intensive as a immediate consequence of local climate change. These droughts are forcing farmers to research for distinctive ways to preserve new water.
A recently opened farm in Lockhart, Texas has uncovered a unique tactic: robots.
Iron Ox opened previously this thirty day period with sustainability in brain. The 535,000 sq.-toes facility uses robots and equipment studying to tutorial their farming approaches, reduce waste and grow deliver locally.
“We’ve designed a technique that’s really modular and flexible, that allows us to get the crops particularly what they need and when they will need it,” said Sarah Osentoski, senior vice president of engineering at Iron Ox.
Robots and the future of farming
Crops are grown in six-foot by six-foot beds that can be moved all over the facility primarily based on their requires. “We shift the vegetation all around our farm relatively than going items all around the farm to the vegetation,” Osentoski explained.
These expanding beds are moved around by a very small robotic named Grover.
Now, the farm has 400 of these “modules.” Each individual is capable of developing a wide range of crops. “We can improve pretty much anything in the technique. The issue is how you mature it viably and economically.”
From 3D pics to checking nitrogen ranges applying a robotic named Phil, Iron Ox takes advantage of a selection of state-of-the-art instruments to enrich their farm.
“We’re seeking to measure every little thing about that plant expertise at all the different phases.”
Primarily based on the details they collect, computers are equipped to deliver tips to the farmers at the facility.
Osentoski stated these recommendations allow for them to expand much more food and do so with sustainability in brain. “We accumulate improved info and then like, get rid of some of the inefficiencies.”
Lowering water use on the farm
These inefficiencies can add to local climate modify. Foods manufacturing accounts for 34% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions according to the United Nations.
In accordance to the nonprofit news group Local weather Central, local weather improve is owning a direct impact on farmers.
A lot more regular droughts are placing fresh new drinking water provides in jeopardy. Lessening how a great deal drinking water farmers have to have may be crucial to not only their survival, but the survival of our species.
“Agriculture would make up above 70% of our freshwater now. But the truth is about 90% of that water never even reaches the vegetation,” stated Iron Ox CEO Brandon Alexander.
He reported a single of the main strategies they conserve water is by working with hydroponics.
“We built our method with our hydroponics to give only the actual amount of money of h2o that plant requirements and practically nothing it does not,” Alexander reported. Hydroponics use 10x fewer h2o than regular farming, according to the Nationwide Parks Services.
“I assume one of the big added benefits of using hydroponics,” Osentoski reported, “is that you can really both watch and adjust the sum of drinking water or nutrients or energy that you’re applying on the farm at all instances.”
She’s combining hydroponics with the robots, and machine mastering makes it possible for them to be precise with their h2o use.
Could robots consider human farmers employment?
KXAN requested Iron Ox if farmers must be concerned robots are using their employment. Osentoski said the robots can only help farmers. “Robots are definitely very good at these pretty small, very repetitive jobs. But when you get to like creativity … men and women are so superior at that.”
Osentoski said inventive issue resolving is vital to superior farming. “This automation doing work jointly with individuals receives you this truly, truly economical farm that like, serves the local community pretty perfectly.”
When the facility is fully operational, they will have 5,400 modules obtainable for planting. Ideal now, they are centered on rising lettuce and herbs. They explained these will be on retail outlet shelves shortly.
They program to improve strawberries, peppers and cucumbers in the potential.


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We've been hearing more and more reports surrounding corporate espionage in the tech industry over the last year. This time around, the US government is getting involved, with the Department of Justice cracking down on a company known as ‘Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Company' and its DRAM partner, UMC, over the theft of trade secrets.
The Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Company is based in China, while UMC is based in Taiwan. Both companies are being indicted under corporate espionage charges. Apparently, both are responsible for stealing Micron technology worth $9 billion. As a result, all US companies are banned from supplying either company with any goods.
In the DoJ's press release, we are told that “a grand jury in San Francisco has returned a multi-defendant indictment alleging economic espionage on the part of a state-owned Chinese company, a Taiwanese company and three Taiwan individuals”. This was all part of “an alleged scheme to steal trade secrets from Micron”, which is based in Idaho, USA.
According to the US government, Micron is worth around $100 billion and has a 20-25 percent share in the DRAM market, which china didn't have much of a foothold in until recently. The Department of Justice intents to “aggressively prosecute” any company found to be stealing trade secrets from US-based firms.
From the sounds of it, the Department of Justice suspects that Fujian Jinhua and UMC conspired to steal trade secrets from Micron as far back as early 2016. At that time, Chen Zhengkun was the General Manager and Chairman for a corporation that Micron acquired. He then moved on to become the president of a Micron subsidiary in Taiwan known as ‘MMT', which was responsible for manufacturing at least one of Micron's DRAM chips. Then in 2015, Chen resigned from MMT and “almost immediately” went to work at UMC. While there, he facilitated a cooperation agreement between UMC and Fujian Jinhua for the mass production of DRAM. Chen then later became the president of Fujian Jinhua, overseeing DRAM production.
After jumping ship from Micron's MMT subsidiary, Chen recruited several of his former employees to join him at UMC. It is alleged that those employees stole trade secrets upon leaving, bringing them straight to UMC to kickstart DRAM production. Of course, under US law, all people named in the indictment are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Once trial gets under way, a $5,000,000 fine could be imposed in addition to 10-years in prison for the theft of trade secrets. If convicted, each company involved will also face forfeiture of stolen documents in addition to more than a $20 billion fine.
This is not the only corporate espionage story we've come across in the semiconductor world over the last year. In May 2017, one former TSMC employee was arrested and charged with stealing trade secrets and selling them to China. That same situation popped up again with a different employee in September 2018.
KitGuru Says: It will be a while before this makes it to trial and we get a resolution but so far, it is a huge case. We'll be keeping an eye out for updates in the future.

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Meg Munn MP: why I'm bringing forward the Co-operative Schools Bill
Later this afternoon, I will rise in the Commons to introduce the Co-operative Schools Bill.
It is a landmark in the extraordinary story of co-operative education, a movement that has hugely expanded in just a few years since the Co-operative College and Labourâ€™s then education ministers embarked on this journey. 450 co-operative schools are now operating.
In Co-operative Trust schools, everyone â€“ teachers, parents, pupils and the local community â€“ work together for mutual benefit. Performance improves; pupils learn and are more engaged with the life of the school.
The local community has a say in how the school - a state school - is run, and with a commitment to equality and equity everyone is helped to be the best they can.
Read more about Co-op Schools by Mervyn Wilson of the Co-operative College
In opposition, David Cameron said he supported co-operative schools.
However there is no sign that this has been attempted. Academies have become the centre piece of education policy. Nor has the free-schools policy led to a new generation of parent-owned co-operatives â€“ to date just one of the free schools is expected to operate as a co-operative.
At the moment there is no provision in the relevant acts for co-operative schools. They have to work around the existing legislation in a clumsy and confusing way.
So the first clause of my very short Bill seeks to amend Education Acts to include these legal forms and so ensure a level playing field with other school structures.
Nursery schools are in many ways the most naturally co-operative part of the education sector with their engagement with parents and carers.Consequently clause 2 of my bill would enable nursery schools to be established as school trusts.
Read more about the Bill
I believe co-operative schools are very well placed not only to ensure high standards of education, but also to teach children that the values of co-operation have a great deal to offer.
Find out more about how teaching union NASUWT and others are supporting the Bill
In the words of Pat McGovern, headteacher at Helston Community College, â€œThe last thing the people of Cornwall want is to see a big education chain coming in to run school services and take money out of the area. â€¦ Our co-operative is about a mutual solution to local needs.â€
The education system should always be based on support, collaboration and co-operation at every level.
Meg Munn MP
Labour & Co-operative MP, Sheffield Heeley

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Short Viking Throwing Battle Axe Live Blade
These Hanwei short axes, replicating Viking weapons, are made by Paul Chen to withstand throwing, with steel heads and hardened edges. They are well balanced and competition approved. The Short Bearded Axe provided a concentration of power behind a relatively short cutting edge, ideal for punching through any armour of the period in close combat. The Short Viking Axe was useful both on the farm and in battle. It excelled as a close quarters weapon, while still being light enough to throw when necessary.
Please Note: As with any timber handled throwing axe it is likely that the handle can and will be broken when being thrown!
Edge Length: 14cm
Handle Length: 62cm
Weight: 1010 grams


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– Shortlisted for the 2019 André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards
"Like a new Bill Bryson, she offers an easy sharing of deep knowledge, with humour, where one learns things in a gentle way without it feeling like learning."
– Dan Jago, judge of the André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards
"Hot or cold, caffeinated, alcoholic, sweet or not, this book provides a fascinating cultural history of our favourite drinks, and explores the science (or not) underpinning their many health claims. A wonderful read!"
– Dr Giles Yeo, author of Gene Eating
"A truly engaging read. By dispelling common health misconceptions and debunking bad science, Drinkology arms us with information to make better choices about what we drink, not just what we eat."
– Ian Marber
"Very engaging and entertaining [...] a clear guide to everything we need to know about drinks, from water to milk, tea, alcohol and beyond. Dr Willett dispels common myths and fads and sets the record straight [...] allowing us to make fully informed choices. A fascinating deep dive into the science behind everything we drink."
– Elisabeth Cresta and Caroline Day, founders of Fight the Fads
Dr Alexis Willett is a science communicator who aims to make science accessible to all. She has a PhD in biomedical science from the University of Cambridge, where she studied at the Medical Research Council's Human Nutrition Research unit. She's taught human physiology and published on a wide range of health subjects. Alexis spends much of her time turning cutting-edge research and health policy jargon into something meaningful for the public, patients, doctors and policymakers. In her spare time, Alexis drinks a lot of rooibos tea.
Her first book, How Much Brain Do We Really Need?, with Jennifer Barnett, was published by Robinson in December 2017.


Transit Funding Strategies for Northwest Planning Area Shuttle Service
Work order being developed to outline the steps for three alternative options for funding.
July 2018 Update
Public Outreach Meeting held July 2018 to get community feedback on funding options.
December 2016 Update
The City entered into a consulting agreement with TischlerBise, Inc. to provide a study of available the development of Transit Funding Options and Methodology for the Northwest Planning Area. The attached documents is a draft of the report produced as a result of the study and a summary PowerPoint presented to City Council during the Workshop on 2/12/2018. The report identifies three possible funding strategies including Special Assessments, Business Improvement District, and Neighborhood Improvement District options.
You can also watch a video recording of the City Council Workshop presentation from February 12, 2018
The City of Boca Raton is committed to providing access to all individuals seeking information on its website. Video content with closed captioning is available upon request by calling the City Clerk’s office 561-393-7742 or completing this form Opens a New Window. .


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Both traders buy over 12 million barrels in September.
Oil traders Winson Oil and Unipec have snapped up over 12 million barrels of gasoil in just under two weeks and are booking vessels in Singapore to either store the fuel or export it, shipping and trading sources said on Wednesday.
Winson Oil, based in Hong Kong and registered in Singapore, bought the bulk of the cargoes at over 9 million barrels in oil price agency S&P Global Platts' market since the start of September, trading data showed. Unipec, the trading arm of Chinese state oil major Sinopec, purchased the rest, the data showed.
The strong demand from both firms - 12 million barrels is equivalent to about two to three months of a major refinery's gasoil production - helped push up the Asian gasoil margin and cash differentials for the benchmark 500 parts-per-million (ppm) gasoil grade to nearly two-year highs, according to Reuters data. <GO005-SIN-DIF>
"Winson's buying will tighten the (market) fundamentals going forward as (trading) is centralised to a few players," said one Singapore-based middle distillates trader. The trader who was not authorised to speak with media and declined to be identified.
Winson Oil and Unipec did not respond to Reuters' calls seeking comments.
At least three to four long-range tankers have been chartered by Winson Oil to store gasoil for a period of two to three months in Asia, shipbrokers said.
Winson Oil has also bought a super-tanker, known in the trade as a very large crude carrier
(VLCC), to store fuel off Singapore waters. The vessel is Winson Oil's second VLCC.
The firm has in recent years been stepping up its oil trading activities in Singapore, where its trading arm is based, routinely buying gasoil from Taiwan and South Korea and selling it as bunker fuel into North Asia
Platts said in a report on Tuesday that the first week of September trading volumes for gasoil was the highest this year at over 10 million barrels, compared with about 26 million barrels for the whole of December last year.
Meanwhile, Unipec has chartered a newly built VLCC, Coshonour Lake, to load gasoil from Tianjin in northern China in the second half of September, likely to head to Europe
, a person close to the matter said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not allowed to speak to media.
"(Unipec) is trying to charter another VLCC for loading in mid- or second-half October," the person added.
Gasoil margins are expected to trend higher in the fourth quarter as several refineries undergo both planned and unplanned maintenance, especially in gasoil-producing units, and as demand is expected to recover in several countries post-monsoon, traders said.
Reporting by Jessica Jaganathan


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A Toast To Charlie Trotter
Hosted by Emeril Lagasse
Celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse honored his longtime friend Charlie Trotter at an exclusive, four-course luncheon that previewed his new cookbook dedicated to the legendary chef called Essential Emeril: Favorite Recipes and Hard-Won Wisdom from My Life in the Kitchen. Event ticket sales benefitted the Charlie Trotter’s Culinary Education Foundation (CTCEF), which raises funds for scholarships to ensure that future generations can pursue their culinary ambitions.
CHARLIE TROTTER'S CULINARY EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CTCEF)
Established by Chef Charlie Trotter in 1999, the goals of the Foundation are to educate and expose youth to the great culinary arts in as many ways as possible. The Foundation’s primary purpose is the award need based scholarships to students who are seeking careers in the culinary arts. Additionally, the Foundation endeavors to encourage an enthusiastic pursuit of excellence in youth by exposing them to Chef Trotter’s operating philosophy through various cultural and educational programs. For more information please visit www.charlietrottersculinaryeducationfoundation.org

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Lost Spirits Granted Israeli Patent
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The world’s most innovative distillery, Lost Spirits announces that the Israeli patent office has granted Patent Application No. 246657. This adds to a growing portfolio of international patents protecting the company’s maturation technology. To date Lost Spirits has been granted four US patents and international protection in China, Australia, Japan, and now Israel.
The company has many additional patent applications pending throughout the world.
In 2015 Lost Spirits was the first and only company to successfully mature distilled spirits in a laboratory. The test rum was shown …


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Underwriters Laboratory (UL® Classified) - EOUV Dielectric Medium Classification for MIDEL 7131 and MIDEL eN
MIDEL 7131 and MIDEL eN fluids have gained the globally recognised UL® classification - EOUV dielectric medium and carry the UL Classified Mark, the widely trusted symbol for product safety and assurance.
Underwriters Laboratories partners with manufacturers to provide safe products to consumers through UL testing, certification and follow-up audits.
Factory Mutual (FM®) Global – FM Approved Less Flammable Transformer Fluid
MIDEL 7131 and MIDEL eN fluids are FM Approved Less-Flammable Transformer Fluids.
The use of an FM Approved Less Flammable Fluid represents a low fire hazard, can significantly reduce the extent of damage in a fire and can reduce installation costs. FM Approved liquid-filled transformers can be installed indoors.
FM approval testing is considered among the most rigorous in the world.
For further information please visit FM Global Guidance for Transformers.
SGS BASEEFA, UK - ATEX Certification
MIDEL 7131 transformer insulation liquid complies with all the essential Health & Safety requirements relating to the design and construction of components for use in equipment or protective system intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (Directive 94/9/EC).
REACH Registered – MIDEL 7131 REACH registered
The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulations came into force in June 2007. These regulations require all manufacturers and importers of chemicals in the EU to register their substance with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
MIDEL 7131 has been registered in the highest tonnage band of >1000 tonnes / year. Our MIDEL 7131 REACH registration number is 01-2120104110-86-0000.
Successful REACH registration means that all our customers can be assured that MIDEL 7131 will continue to be available for supply, with no limitations in volume due to the REACH regulations. Our European customers can also be assured that they have no need to carry out costly REACH registrations to purchase and use MIDEL 7131.
UBA - MIDEL 7131 and MIDEL eN both classified as “Non-hazardous to water (nwg)”
Germany’s central environmental authority, Umweltbundesamt or UBA, evaluates chemicals and provides them with ratings based on the biodegradability of the chemical combined with the potential effect on aquatic life.
The UBA classification for both MIDEL 7131 and MIDEL eN is “Non-hazardous to water (nwg)”
OECD – MIDEL 7131 and MIDEL eN both classified as “Readily Biodegradable”
Specifically the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD 301F Manometric Respirometry Test is a test of the degradability of a substance and is used for the assessment of the potential environmental hazard or environmental risk of a substance.
Both MIDEL 7131 and MIDEL eN easily meet the criteria for classification as “Readily Biodegradable” as can be seen by their OECD 301F Manometric Respirometry Test results, shown in detail on the products’ environmental behaviour datasheets. MIDEL 7131 Greater Environmental Protection , MIDEL eN Greater Environmental Protection .
In addition to being classified as Readily Biodegradable, both MIDEL 7131 and MIDEL eN also meet the Fully Biodegradable standard of IEC 61039.
MIDEL 7131 conforms to IEC 61099 (2010)
MIDEL 7131 conforms to the IEC 61099 (2010) standard “Specifications for unused synthetic organic esters for electrical purposes”.
MIDEL eN conforms to IEC 62770 (2013)
MIDEL eN conforms to IEC 62770 - Fluids for electrotechnical applications – Unused natural esters for transformers and similar electrical equipment (2013).

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