|Dionis Cenuşa, Senior Contributor
Since the beginning of Russia's all-out military aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, the structural parameters surrounding the solution to the Transnistrian conflict have been dramatically reconfigured. Although conflict resolution appears to be a more realistic option than before the war, Chisinau still has critical dependencies and weaknesses in connection to the Transnistrian region in terms of security and energy. Russian peacekeepers, along with separatist military forces, possess military capabilities superior to Moldova's. The EU invested about 90 million euros in the years 2021-2023 and Moldova increased its military budget by almost 70% or 31.5 million euros (1.5 billion Moldovan lei or about 74 million euros in 2023). However, in order to minimize the deficit generated by underfinancing in the sector since independence increasing and continuous resources are required. Furthermore, while Moldova wants to enhance its energy autonomy by interconnecting with the Romanian electricity market, this process will not be completed until after 2025 and does not necessarily guarantee a reduced price for imported electricity. At the same time, Ukraine is determined to remove the traces of interdependence it has with the Transnistria region in the sphere of transportation by building an alternative route to bypass the region (Gov.ua, June 2023). Furthermore, the Transnistria region can only interact with foreign markets through the territory controlled by the constitutional authorities. This contributed to its increasing dependence on Chisinau and the European market, where around 2/3 or 64% of its exports are delivered (EUBAM, 2022). In addition, the "5+2" format is on hold until the end of the war and will emerge from the future of Ukraine-Russia relations (Infotag, June 2023). Thus, the opportunities for the Tiraspol administration to pursue parity diplomacy with Chisinau on platforms other than those offered by the OSCE Mission, but strictly within the limits of Moldova's national borders, are limited. Last but not least, the Chisinau parliament introduced changes to the legislation, with the vote of 60 out of 101 MPs, introducing criminal sanctions for actions of "separatism" (Newsmaker, February 2023), which harm policymakers in the Transnistria region.
The military, economic, and political context at the local and regional level
The scenarios related to the resolution of the Transnistrian conflict depend proportionately on the multidimensional "battlefield" dynamics associated with the Russian military aggression against Ukraine.
In military terms, uncertainties remain about the sustainability and effectiveness of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, which began in June 2023, as continued supplies of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine are required. The skepticism of some Western actors about the speed of the counteroffensive has been strongly criticized by the Ukrainian side (Reuters, August 2023), which maintains that the slowness is intentional for objective reasons, including the reduction of human casualties among the military forces. Furthermore, without the involvement of the European military industry, supply chains risk breaking down. That is why the EU has proposed to intensify orders from Member States to generate demand and large-scale production respectively for Ukraine's needs (EEAS, August 2023). At the same time, the depth of Ukrainian drone penetration into Russian territory, with attacks targeting critical infrastructure in six regions, highlights the shortcomings of Russian air defenses.
From an economic point of view, Western sanctions drastically reduce the revenue collected in the Russian budget. This is visible in the case of the revenue obtained by state-owned energy giant Gazprom, which from a profit of almost 26 billion dollars in the first six months of 2022, recorded a profit of around 3 billion dollars in January-June 2023, which represents a decrease of more than 8 times (Interfax, August 2023). At the same time, the financial support for Ukraine is becoming more defined and consistent, with 50 billion euros proposed by the EU under the 2021-27 multiannual budget (Reuters, June 2023). Nevertheless, the obstruction of the export of Ukrainian grains, generated by Russian attacks on ports in the Odesa region, both at sea and on the Danube (BNE Intellinews, August 2023), creates costs for the Ukrainian economy. The volume of more than 30 million tons of cereals exported in 2022-23, through the cereal initiative, in the Black Sea, will have to be redirected towards the routes of the "green corridors". Added to the negative consequences on Ukrainian cereal exports caused by the blockade and the Russian attacks are the fraudulent exports carried out by some Ukrainian companies. Some 300 entities are under investigation for grain exports, tax evasion, and other crimes worth at least 140 million dollars in 2022 alone (OCCRP, July 2023). Under conditions of war and with around 15% of its territories still occupied by Russia, the Ukrainian authorities plan to harvest around 45 million tons of cereals, or almost double the amount in 2021 which was 86 million tons.
In the political realm, Vladimir Putin demonstrates resilience and continues to eliminate opponents who question its legitimacy within national borders. The plane crash, in which Evgeni Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, died, is seen as a long-awaited respite from the organized military rebellion against the Kremlin-controlled central authorities (AP, August 2023). Also politically, but from the Ukrainian perspective, the high costs and risks of holding presidential and parliamentary elections in 2024, caused by the war, could lead Kyiv to maintain its current political structure. Political polls show that the performance of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is appreciated by 91% of the population (IRI, March 2023). The holding of Ukrainian elections is conditional on the existence of Western financial aid. In 2018, in times of relative peace, more than 80 million dollars were spent just to hold the presidential elections (Unian, November 2018). In any case, even if organized, the elections would divert attention from the war and direct some resources to the organization of the elections.
Contradictory signals about the dynamics of the war, as well as the adaptation and reaction strategies selected by decision-makers in Ukraine and the EU, on the one hand, and in Russia, on the other, maintain a high dose of caution within the separatist elite in Transnistria. Actors in the region understand that Moscow is capable of retaliating if it feels betrayed. The attacks with explosives against police buildings and critical infrastructure in the Transnistria region in the spring of 2022 were destabilizing actions (EESC, April 2022). Although Tiraspol blamed the Ukrainian side and not Russia, the latter's secret services were identified as the alleged perpetrators of the subversive actions (Riddle, May 2022). According to these reasonings, in order to ensure their own survival, the Transnistrian elites will not abandon pro-Russian positions as long as Russia does not find itself irreversibly in a losing position in Ukraine. Until then, the political actors in the Transnistria region will avoid dissociating themselves from Russian geopolitical interests.
The dilemmas of the Transnistria region
In a confusing and highly volatile regional context, Tiraspol's elites find themselves in a dilemma. Although group interests prevail, the abandonment of geopolitical calculations can have serious consequences for the political and economic elites of the Transnistrian region. They risk being subjected to "Prigozhin" type scenarios if they try to fool Moscow. At the same time, there is a high probability that if they make concessions in the dialogue with Chisinau, including in the dimension of future reintegration negotiations, Western actors will be able to treat them leniently, guaranteeing immunity, including impunity. These two lines of thought determine the dilemma faced by those who de facto control the political processes in the Transnistria region.
On the one hand, it is understood that Ukraine is determined to support Moldova in the reintegration process. This was already pointed out by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in June 2023 (Radio Chisinau, June 2023). For now, Kyiv is guided by its own critical priorities aimed at restoring control over its territories, including the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014. Non-resolution of the Transnistrian conflict is a threat to the national security of Moldova and Ukraine. Therefore, both sides are interested in eliminating the Russian military-political presence in the Transnistrian region, preferably immediately after the end of the war and if Ukraine wins. The duration and effectiveness of the Ukrainian counter-offensive depended to a large extent on access to Western munitions. In this regard, there is valid concern about the risk of a “forced peace” being imposed on Ukraine if the Republican candidate wins the 2024 US presidential election (CNBC, August 2023). In such a case, Russia could demand concessions related to the restoration of the transit of Russian military units through Ukraine, sooner possible under the 1998 deal, canceled in 2015, to bring the Transnistrian region out of current isolation. This would at least partially restore Tiraspol's weight in the negotiations in the "1+1" and "5+2" formats. Thus, the situation in the breakaway region could return to the status quo prior to the all-out Russian aggression against Ukraine. Although the above conditions are not ideal for the separatist elites, they would provide a more convenient maneuvering ground in relation to the constitutional authorities in Chisinau.
On the other hand, within two years, Tiraspol's energy advantage in negotiations with the constitutional authorities will lose weight significantly as a result of the deepening of Moldova's energy interconnection with Romania. The high-voltage line that will connect Chisinau with the Isaccea-Vulcăneşti interconnection, which is scheduled to come into operation in 2025 (IPN, February 2023), will supply electricity directly to the capital of Moldova, bypassing the transmission networks that cross the region of Transnistria. In addition, this interconnection will reduce the risks related to Russian attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Also, the electricity received from the EU will be able to reach the territory controlled by the constitutional authorities of Moldova without risking disruptions from Tiraspol. Moldova may still be interested in buying cheaper electricity from the Transnistrian region, produced from Russian natural gas for which it does not pay. But given the alternative of importing energy from Romania, Chisinau can impose strict rules of the game on the energy market, asking Tiraspol to pay for the Russian gas used. In this way, it will be possible to reduce the debt for Russian gas, which is in the balance of Moldova-Gaz, controlled in proportion to 50 percent by Gazprom, and which reached about 10 billion dollars, after an increase of 2,6 times in 2022 (Infotag, June 2023). Furthermore, with the loss of revenue from unpaid Russian gas-fired energy production, the region's elites may be forced to partially and gradually reintegrate the region's economy into the legal fold of Moldova. The likelihood of such events is high, especially if Russia fails to force its style of peace upon Ukraine. In this case, the elites of the Transnistria region will have to adapt to the business legalization process with the rest of Moldova. Otherwise, they will have to start a confrontation which, due to the weakening of Russia, could turn out to be in vain. Given its military and operational capabilities, Ukraine will not hesitate to react to any military risk coming from the breakaway region, with dire consequences for the latter.
The scenarios for the solution of the conflict in Transnistria
The Tiraspol separatist regime can still use its energy influence to win certain trade concessions from Chisinau, even with the permission of the EU institutions that seek stability. These concessions could be perceived by Moldova and the EU as a temporary price paid to limit the scope of the instability generated by the war in Ukraine. The resolution of the conflict could take place based on three basic scenarios that are analyzed below:
1. The unchanged status quo: the "lesser evil" for Moldova and the EU. The increasing dependence of the Transnistria region on the constitutional regime in Chisinau, as a consequence of the isolationist effects of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, meets the necessary conditions for progress. The turning point will be Chisinau's ability to receive electricity directly from Romania, both through the Isaccea-Vulcănești interconnection, scheduled for 2025, and through the eventual Bălți-Suceava power at a later time. The deepening of asymmetry in the bilateral dialogue is beneficial for Moldova, which, under the conditions of a strategic system of "sticks and carrots", can persuade Tiraspol to agree to reintegration in sectoral areas - ranging from the establishment of a uniform customs regime until legalization through the decriminalization of the region's economy. The mechanism to deter possible aggression from the Transnistria region must emerge from a set of measures to prevent strategic risks. The reduction or even the complete elimination of economic risks can be achieved by establishing alternatives for transport, energy, etc. to the existing ones involving the separatist region. In the area of security, showing the costs of the escalation in Transnistria will depend on strengthening the Moldovan institutional capacities of law enforcement and the army. Last but not least, discouraging Tiraspol could mean pointing out the risks of sanctioning Transnistria's leadership. Taken together, these factors may produce a situation where the current status quo can be maintained to increase Chisinau's bargaining power.
2. Changing the negotiation parameters: the "Ukrainian factor". Kyiv demonstrates a strategic interest in contributing to the resolution of the Transnistrian conflict, through political means. Once the Russian military aggression is checked and decimated through the de-occupation of territories, the Ukrainian objective will be the elimination of threats emanating from the breakaway region of Moldova. According to this scenario, the driver of the solution to the Transnistrian conflict may be the Ukrainian factor, rather than the Moldovan one. A proactive stance by Kyiv may counter Chisinau's timidity. Coordinated border management in the Transnistrian segment, the fight against Russian and local Transnistrian propaganda, as well as public diplomacy in relation to the population, maybe just some of the ways in which Ukraine can become an accelerator of conflict resolution through non-military methods. If Ukraine defeats Russia, then Moscow's geopolitical influence in the region will decline by itself and Transnistria's elites will act pragmatically in favor of engaging in a constructive dialogue with Chisinau in order to avoid risks of a Ukrainian nature. In practice, Chisinau will play the role of a "good policeman", and Ukraine will be perceived in Tiraspol volens nolens as a "bad one".
3. Escalation of the conflict: the "Russian factor". The high-risk scenario refers to Russia's eventual intention to unfreeze the conflict in one way or another. Significant costs can be incurred for Moldova and Ukraine by sabotaging the former arms depot in the Transnistria region (Cobasna) or even missile attack, citing the need to defend peacekeepers or Russian citizens. The Ukrainian example demonstrates that Russia is capable of violating any "red line" and Moldova has no air defense capability to identify and detect Russian missiles. Such a scenario is likely to mean the loss of Russia's cultural appeal in the Transnistria region, similar to the sea change in attitude seen in traditionally pro-Russian regions of Ukraine such as Odesa.
In lieu of conclusions…
A precondition that inclines the Transnistrian region towards unconditional dialogue will arise from the quality of the implementation of the European agenda by the constitutional authorities. Another concerns the readiness of the EU and other European partners to facilitate, through diplomatic and financial means, additional formats or the replacement of existing ones ("5+2" format), drawing on the experience gained in the context of the conflict solution Separatist conflict in Nagorno Karabakh. At the same time, the EU will have to bear expenses related to a possible energy crisis in the breakaway region, caused by the cessation of natural gas supplies. Ultimately, what matters is Kyiv's willingness to support Moldova's reintegration strategies, which Chisinau must review based on a set of plausible scenarios about the development of the situation in Ukraine, but also on the probabilities of a deliberate thaw of the Transnistrian conflict by Moscow in an "attrition operation" against Moldova and Ukraine's southwestern border.
Areas of research: European Neighborhood Policy, EU-Moldova relationship, EU's foreign policy and Russia, migration and energy security.
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We are still surveying bike shops in London, and today I thought I would stop by a shop just around the corner from where I live –>> Recycled Bike Shop in Surbiton. The people working there looked cool, however, as I walked out the door, leaving, and after answering lots of questions of why I would come to their shop and getting a NO when I asked if I could take some pictures, I heard the manager say “next time tell them to fuck off”. Soooooo Iwill not be buying my next bike at that place!
Regarding the architectural aspects, it is a nice little shop selling second hand bikes and new bikes too. The do repairs in a small workshop at the back, and sell bike stuff in the front. A part of the shop is an extension of a private house, and the store runs the full depth of the house, approximately 11 metres.
Lots of bikes, not that much space. The bikes are “displayed” outside every day.

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Chelsea secured a place in next season’s Champions League on Sunday as Manchester United and Arsenal badly fluffed their lines in the race to finish in the Premier League’s top four.
Maurizio Sarri’s side beat Watford 3-0 to lift them into third spot behind Liverpool and Manchester City and their day was made all the sweeter as United drew at relegated Huddersfield and Arsenal were held by Brighton.
The results mean that with one round of fixtures remaining Chelsea, on 71 points, cannot be caught by fifth-placed Arsenal, who are on 67 points, or United, a point further back.
Fourth-placed Tottenham, on 70 points and with a far better goal difference than north London rivals Arsenal, are virtually assured of Champions League football next season barring an unlikely sequence of events.
Sarri’s team were booed off after a sloppy first half, but two goals in three minutes from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and David Luiz lifted the mood at Stamford Bridge before Gonzalo Higuain sealed victory, Chelsea’s first in four games in all competitions.
Finishing in the top four and winning the Europa League would make the Italian manager’s troubled first season a relative success.
“We want to be in the top four at the end of the season. We want to be in the Champions League,” said Sarri, whose side drew the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1.
“The Europa League is also a very important competition and we want to win it because we think we deserve to a trophy this season. So we have two targets.”
Despite their miserable 1-1 draw, Arsenal can still reach the Champions League after two seasons away from Europe’s top club competition if they win the Europa League.
They are in a strong position after beating Valencia 3-1 in the first leg of the semi-final.
Arsenal, who came into the match after three straight Premier League defeats, started brightly at the Emirates and took the lead through an early Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty.
But they squandered opportunities to extend their advantage and were made to pay when Glenn Murray scored from the spot following the hour mark after Granit Xhaka fouled Solly March.
Arsenal poured forward in search of a winner but Aubameyang volleyed wide from close range and Brighton goalkeeper Mat Ryan made several fine saves to keep them at bay.
Disappointed boss Unai Emery turned his thoughts to Thursday’s second leg of their Europa League tie, with Arsenal set to finish outside the top four for a third consecutive season.
“We knew it is going to be difficult but our focus is now the Europa League,” he told the BBC. “We have the opportunity in the Europa League to do something important and we will try and do that.”
United slinked off the pitch at Huddersfield after an embarrassing 1-1 draw, with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitting his side did not deserve to qualify for the Champions League.
The visitors had to rely on Huddersfield for a helping hand for their only goal as Scott McTominay’s strike from the edge of the box went straight through Jonas Lossl’s legs to give them an early lead.
Huddersfield had only scored nine goals at home all season, but one hopeful punt from Lossl cut United open for the equaliser on the hour mark.
Luke Shaw failed to cut out the Danish goalkeeper’s clearance and allowed Isaac Mbenza a clear run on goal to slot between David de Gea’s legs.
United have now won just two of their past 11 games in all competitions, leaving the decision to hand Solskjaer the job on a permanent basis in March open to question.
“We gave ourselves a chance to be in the Champions League,” Solskjaer said of a run of 14 wins in his first 17 games in charge before the rot of the past few months set in.
“We got so many opportunities to grab third or fourth and weren’t able to. The Europa League is the right place to be for us next year.”
Barring an astonishing Spurs collapse, the only issue that remains to be decided in the Premier League is the destination of the title.
Manchester City, two points behind leaders Liverpool but with a game in hand, were to host Leicester on Monday, with the final round of fixtures taking place on Sunday.


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Sravanthi Koduri, MD, David B. Altshuler, MD, MS, Siri Sahib S. Khalsa, MD, Cormac O. Maher, MD, Greg Wnuk, MHSA, Doris Tong MD, MSc, FRCPC, Brian C. George, MD, MA, Nicholas Szerlip, MD
World Neurosurgery, June 2020
Feedback is a major component of any educational process. Competency assessment and feedback are essential tools for teaching surgical skills. Most current systems of assessment within neurosurgical residency programs use evaluations aggregated over a period of time, which lead to significant bias, rather than case-specific feedback. The authors describe the use of a mobile device application called SIMPL (System for Improving and Measuring Procedural Learning) to allow for immediate surgical competency assessment and improve the quality of feedback following every operative experience.
We retrospectively assessed our use of this program and neurosurgery residents’ response to the program. Institutional Review Board approval was not required, and no patients were involved in the study. This application has already been implemented within general surgery programs with promising results. We document its implementation in a neurosurgery program and the output of the program for residents and program directors.
This is the first documentation of such an application within a neurosurgical residency program. In a 6-month period at one single institution, around 300 evaluations were completed by residents and faculty with greater than 80% response rate within both groups. Furthermore, these evaluations were companied by a 60% dictation rate from faculty, which contains verbal feedback that is available to residents for playback at any time.
The phone-based SIMPL application allows for assessment of surgical competency while remaining quick and easy to use, giving it the potential to improve individual neurosurgical training experiences across the country.

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Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Due to tightening emission legislations, both within the US and Europe, including concerns regarding greenhouse gases, next-generation combustion strategies for internal combustion (IC) diesel engines that simultaneously reduce exhaust emissions while improving thermal efficiency have drawn increasing attention during recent years. In-cylinder combustion temperature plays a critical role in the formation of pollutants as well as in thermal efficiency of the propulsion system. One way to minimize both soot and NOx emissions, is to limit the in-cylinder temperature during the combustion process by means of high levels of dilution via exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) combined with flexible fuel injection strategies. However, fuel chemistry plays a significant role in the ignition delay; hence, influencing the overall combustion characteristics and the resulting emissions. The Advanced Vehicles, Fuels, and Lubricants (AVFL) committee of the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) specified and formulated a matrix of nine test fuels for advanced combustion engines (FACE) based on the variation of three properties: cetane number, aromatic content, and 90 percent distillation temperature.;The primary objective of this study was to study the effects of various FACE diesel fuels on the nanoparticle formation during low temperature combustion processes. An experimental study was performed at West Virginia University's Engine and Emission Research Laboratory (EERL) to determine the FACE property effects on the low temperature combustion (LTC) process in a turbo-charged GM 1.9L light-duty compression ignition engine under steady-state operating conditions (2100rpm/3.5bar BMEP). A comprehensive test matrix was developed including intake oxygen (O2), as a surrogate for EGR fractions, and rail-pressure parameter variations during single injection timing settings. Furthermore, the influence of varying injection timing and fuel fraction during split injection strategy onto nanoparticles was investigated as well.;Diluted exhaust gas emissions extracted from the CVS tunnel were measured continuously using a Horiba MEXA-7200D gaseous emissions analyzer and included total hydrocarbons (THC), carbon monoxide (CO) as well as carbon dioxide (CO 2) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). NOx and O 2 concentrations were measured in the raw exhaust and intake manifold using Horiba MEXA-720 NOx analyzers, respectively.;Furthermore, the AVL Micro Soot Sensor, consisting of a measuring unit and an exhaust conditioning unit, was used to measure the soot concentration in the raw exhaust based on the photoacoustic measurement method.;Nanoparticle concentration and size distributions were determined using the Exhaust Emissions Particle Sizer (EEPS(TM)) spectrometer from TSI Inc. (model 3090) as well as the Differential Mobility Spectrometer (DMS) from Cambustion (model DMS500). Continuous exhaust gas samples were extracted from the CVS tunnel (dilution ratio DR ≈ 10) and routed through a double stage dilution system using ejector type dilutors. The first stage was maintained at 140°C (DR ≈ 6) in order to suppress condensation and particle nucleation phenomena, while the second stage utilized dilution air at ambient temperatures (∼25°C, DR ≈ 11).;Particle number concentration increased with a simultaneous increase in particle diameter for both single and split injection strategies in case of FACE diesel fuels with increasing CN for the low NOx, low soot and highest BTE tests. Advancing the start of injection timing led to a decrease in particle number concentration, but a simultaneous increase in nanoparticle emissions was observed for low CN fuels.
Bonsack, Peter, "Concentration and Size Distributions of Nanoparticle Emissions during Low Temperature Combustion using Fuels for Advanced Combustion Engines (FACE)" (2012). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 4834.


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4 Fun Dog Parks You Can Visit For A Perfectly Delightful Day With Your Pooch
by Chiara Micallef
Dogs are not only our best friends – they're our rock, our sanctuary and they make quite literally the most amazing companions you can get in life. While dogs are the best, they can at times be a bit of a handful for their owners. If you are looking for a place to let your dog off the leash and have some fun, visiting a dog park with them is the way to go. Just keep in mind that visiting a dog park also means that you have to follow a set of rules.
1. San Gwann
This lovely dog park is a breath of fresh air for dog owners and pooches alike – with plenty of trees and shaded areas, this spot makes the ideal place for a date with your beloved four-legged friend. While it is not a large dog park per se, San Gwann park is a fenced up area, which means that you and your dog can chill out and let your hair down without a care in the world.
The Zabbar Dog Park is a fairly large one, equipped with numerous doggy training equipment such as jumping stakes, hoops, stepping paws and doggy crawl tunnels – making it the ideal place to train your Olympic doggy champion-in-waiting for his grand debut in a dog show or contest.
3. Ta' Qali
This dog park is a great space for anyone who is looking to allow their dogs to run freely and make new doggy friends. At the Ta' Qali dog park you can find a number of playing equipment that includes hurdle jumps, ramps, weave poles and hound hoops – another great spot to help your dog learn new tricks. The park is fully equipped with doggy bins and drinking water facilities.
4. Qala, Gozo
This is the first-ever Gozo-based dog park to be inaugurated on the island. This dog park is split into two – a small pooch section and a large doggy area. Just like the others, this park is fully equipped with a range of play and exercise equipment for dogs such as hoops, obstacle courses, ponds and ramps. At the Qala dog park, there's also a range of drinking water fountains to keep your pooch hydrated.

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IAEA chief: We have lost track of Iran nuke progress
The Jerusalem Post reports: “IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi on Monday told the IAEA Board of Governors that ‘the Agency has lost continuity of knowledge in relation to the production and inventory of centrifuges, rotors and bellows, heavy water and uranium ore concentrate.’
‘It is three years since Iran stopped provisionally applying its Additional Protocol and therefore it is also three years since the Agency was able to conduct complementary access in Iran,’ Grossi said, describing large gaps in nuclear inspections.
Next, he referred to a recent Iranian nuclear official who said that all aspects of the nuclear weapons cycle are complete and that the only obstacle to Tehran producing a nuclear weapon is the political decision to do so.
Grossi said, ‘Public statements made in Iran regarding its technical capabilities to produce nuclear weapons only increase my concerns about the correctness and completeness of Iran’s safeguards declarations.’…”View Original Article


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By: Michael Gerber;
Genre: Comedy & Humor, Young Adult,
Description: Hart Fox may not have the pedigree to be a shoo-in at Stutts, a prestigious Ivy League school, but he has the grades and the résumé. And he does make it in—sort of. His acceptance is hijacked by Burlington Darling III, a wealthy alum who is so desperate to get his hapless son, Trip, into Stutts that he funds a new boathouse. Darling offers to get Hart a spot in the freshman class, and pay his way, if Hart will take all of Trip’s classes for him. Despite this deal with the devil, Hart arrives on the Stutts campus jubilant. But what awaits him is a strange parallel universe of secret societies, inexplicable traditions, and class hierarchies. Soon, Hart finds himself aligned with the outcasts at an all-but-defunct school humor magazine, where a journalistic stunt catapults him into a mad, escalating guerilla war with the Darlings. With threats of death—and worse—expulsion looming over him, Hart must rely on his wit, and the aid of some very exceptional friends, to save him.

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By Ellalyn De Vera Ruiz
Typhoon “Gardo” (international name “Maria”) has entered the country’s area of responsibility early Monday and will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat that is currently affecting Mimaropa and Western Visayas.
(PAGASA / MANILA BULLETIN)
Before Monday evening, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration estimated the location of Gardo at 1,020 kilometers east-northeast of Basco, Batanes. It has slightly weakened with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 225 kph.
It is moving west-northwest at 30 kph and still less likely to hit the country.
PAGASA Weather Division chief Esperanza Cayanan said monsoon rains will prevail over Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo, while occasional rains will affect Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Zambales, Bataan, Aurora, Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, and Masbate until Tuesday.
She explained that a new low pressure area (LPA) over the West Philippine Sea or near Vietnam is pulling most of the southwesterly winds, preventing rains from reaching western Luzon. In earlier forecasts, the southwest monsoon enhanced by Gardo was supposed to dump rains over most of Luzon.
As Gardo moves north of Taiwan en route to China, Cayanan said monsoon rains may affect most of Luzon, especially over the western section, beginning Wednesday. This is because both Gardo and LPA will enhance the southwest monsoon that will pull the moisture inland.
Residents of these areas, especially those living in low-lying and mountainous areas, should take appropriate actions against possible flooding and landslides resulting from heavy rains.
Likewise, sea travel is risky over the northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Luzon.
PAGASA appealed to the public to monitor official weather updates issued by the weather bureau to prevent the spread of fake news in social media sites.
As early as Sunday, the weather has forced the cancellation of classes in several areas in Luzon, including Metro Manila.
Cayanan pointed out that Gardo is still not a super typhoon. PAGASA categorizes a cyclone with more than 220 kph maximum winds as a super typhoon.
She explained that the United States-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center, which already categorized Gardo as a super typhoon, has a different basis in measuring the cyclone’s winds. JTWC uses a one-minute average in wind, while PAGASA uses a 10-minute average, “causing the discrepancy,” Cayanan said.
Likewise, JTWC caters to the military, she said.
According to senior weather specialist Robert Sawi, monsoon or habagat rains generally occur early morning until about 11 a.m., followed by a lull, then re-occur around 3 p.m. until early evenig.
In the next few days, monsoon rains may prevail over Luzon, once Gardo moves north of Taiwan, he added.
It will be rainy by Wednesday until the weekend, he said.


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I admit to being skeptical about whether aloe vera for hemorrhoids would work, but I found that there are two ways to use aloe vera to get relief from the itching and swelling associated with hemorrhoids. Plus, there are other natural and simple things to do for this annoying problem that may work better for you than the commercial products made for this purpose.
In fact, I started looking for alternatives to Preparation H and similar creams and ointments when they stopped working for me. While I don’t have too much swelling most of the time, it seemed that these topical preparations often increased the itching, making a short walk at the mall an annoying experience because of all the irritation and discomfort.
But aloe vera juice taken internally can help with hemorrhoids. And aloe vera gel used topically can make a real difference for you as it did for me.
How To Use Aloe Vera For Hemorrhoids
Aloe vera has natural therapeutic properties that are well documented, and this includes its anti-inflammatory properties, exactly what you need for treating hemorrhoids. In fact, minor flare-ups can go away completely when you use aloe vera gel topically.
I also drink a few ounces of aloe vera juice every evening. It tastes pretty good, and aloe vera changes the pH of your stomach contents, helping to make things that exit your body less irritating to the anal area. But I’ve been using it for years to help settle my stomach anyway, and I only recently learned that it might be helping with my hemorrhoid problem too. (Learn more about my favorite brand of aloe vera juice elsewhere on this site.)
Some people even recommending cutting aloe vera leaves into pieces, freezing them and applying them directly to internal and external hemorrhoids, but I admit that I haven’t tried this yet — and probably won’t bother since the gel is working for me. Plus, there’s something that seems a little weird about using the whole leaves for this purpose.
My Favorite Aloe Vera Gel For Hemorrhoids
When I started exploring the idea of using aloe vera for hemorrhoids, I went to a discount store to get some. Once I finally found something, I realized that it wasn’t really what it said it was. It was a gel medium with a little aloe, some skin conditioners and some chemicals. So I started looking around and found that most products are similar.
I knew that in the past, I was able to buy a real aloe vera gel for soothing my skin after being outside mowing the lawn, but it took me a long time to find my favorite brand. I finally found it online. And I was pleased that it works just as well for hemorrhoids as it did for my dry, red skin.
The brand I located online is Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera 100% Gel — available from Amazon. I like it because it contains the most aloe vera of any gel brand I could find anywhere. But it’s almost impossible to find it in local stores around here.
It doesn’t have any irritating alcohol in it, and no coloring either. It’s simply 100 percent pure aloe vera gel without any fragrance. The marketing materials online say that this brand offers the most concentrated aloe vera gel on the market, and that certainly seems the case to me based on all the looking around I did locally. It does contain some other ingredients and stabilizers, but it’s safe and it works.
I’ve started using aloe vera gel again on my skin too, and it’s just as great as ever for that. You can also use it as a shave gel, to sooth insects bites and on any minor scrapes you may get.
Other Natural Hemorrhoid Remedies
I’ve tried other things for hemorrhoids with varying degrees of success. Here are some popular choices:
Witch hazel. To sooth itching, this works. Witch hazel is also a natural and plant-based anti-inflammatory agent. Many of those wipes available for hemorrhoids contain nothing but witch hazel. But you can also buy it in a large bottle for just a couple of dollars.
Ice. No treatment is more natural than ice. And since it does a great job of constricting blood vessels and therefore reducing swelling, it works for quick and easy pain relief. Just don’t leave it on long enough to do any damage. About 10 minutes several times a day should do the trick.
Lemon juice. I admit I haven’t tried this one, but many people recommend lemon juice for hemorrhoids. Of course, there’s some burning and tingling at first, but pain relief comes soon after. Just apply to a cotton ball, then apply to the area. That’s all there is to it.
Almond oil. An emollient that’s proven to absorb deeply into tissue, almond oil works best for external hemorrhoids. Just apply it with a cotton ball for its moisturizing and inflammation-reducing effects. (And you can try olive oil too — which can help improve blood vessels over time as well as get rid of symptoms in the short-term.)
And remember to eat plenty of whole grains. When you have regular and easy bowel movements instead of difficult ones, you’re less likely to irritate hemorrhoids.
Final Thoughts About Aloe And Hemorrhoids
I know how uncomfortable and annoying hemorrhoids can be, and I’m a little embarrassed that I didn’t realize sooner that using aloe vera and other natural remedies for hemorrhoids are a smart idea. I’ve gotten really great results with aloe vera gel and hardly ever use Preparation H anymore.
When you’ve tried the creams and ointments and they aren’t working for you or when you start to worry what long-term use of chemical topical medications is doing to your body, try aloe vera gel, aloe vera juice and other natural remedies. You may be surprised at the great results you get.

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Robots enter Fukushima reactor building for first time
The robots entered the plant's number 3 reactor building (see video below)
IDG News Service - A pair of remote controlled robots entered a reactor building at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sunday morning for the first time.
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power is hoping the iRobot Packbots will be able to provide data on the current condition inside the buildings, parts of which contain high levels of radioactivity and are hazardous for workers to enter.
The robots entered the plant's number 3 reactor building and were due to take radiation and temperature readings. They are equipped with video cameras that can provide a live feed to operators.
Photos released by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) showed one of the robots manipulating a handle on the second of a pair of double doors that lead into the reactor building.
On Monday, TEPCO said the robots had measured radiation levels of between 28- and 57 milliSieverts per hour in the reactor building. A later trip into reactor building 1 measured radiation levels of between 10- and 49 milliSieverts per hour.
At the point where the maximum radiation was observed, workers would be able to stay for just under 5 hours before reaching their maximum-allowed annual dose of 250 milliSieverts per year. In the area of lowest radiation, work would be limited to 25 hours before the annual limit is hit.
The plant owner has been wrestling to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant under control for just over a month since a tsunami, estimated at 14 meters high, slammed into the facility and damaging its cooling system. Subsequent explosions have damaged three of the reactor buildings and spread radioactive contamination into the surrounding environment.
Workers initially braved high levels of radiation to prevent an even larger disaster, but their time on-site was strictly limited by the radiation. TEPCO has begun employing remote controlled robots and machinery because they face no such restrictions.
A remote control excavator and transporter are being used to clear debris around the plant and an unmanned helicopter is being employed to shoot video of the outside and upper areas of the reactor buildings. The robots that entered on Sunday will give plant operators their first look at the interior of the reactor building's lower levels.
The iRobot Packbots are designed for use in hazardous environments. More than 3,000 of the robots have been supplied to military and civilian customers, which use them in applications such as bomb defusing.
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Emily Blunt has heaped praise on movie executives for opting to delay the release of her new movie The Wolfman – because the extra time allowed director Joe Johnston to make a better film.
The film, in which Blunt stars alongside Benicio Del Toro and Sir Anthony Hopkins, was scheduled to hit cinemas this year (09), but now it will be released in February (10) – and the actress insists to decision to delay the project was the right one.
She tells WENN, “With a movie like that and all its special effects, it’s a big movie; you can’t accelerate it’s release date. It’s not fair. It just needed some more time. The film is so good. I’m really happy that they waited. “I think February is the best time to see it. The fall is all about the award seasons, and it’s not that kind of film. It’s a werewolf movie and a brilliant one; more of a throwback to the old Lon Chaney films. It’s classic, gothic and eerie… I think more people will see it in February.”
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I am an artist who creates original Pop Culture Art for the Internet, Galleries and Fine Art Shows. Being a Baby Boomer (a child of the 1950’s, kiddies) I love anything Retro because it’s a part of my childhood. Whether it be art, comfort food, classic tv and movies, or the pop culture that surrounds us, nostalgia is hot (again). It’s fascinating to watch how things cycle back into society but always with a new twist.
Amazingly I fell in love with television when it was all black and white and you got your signal from rabbit ears (usually wrapped with aluminum foil for “better reception” – did that really work??) I’ve had a 50+ year love affair with the Boob Tube and I’m not ashamed! It’s lasted longer than most marriages and has certainly entertained me and amused me more than many of my human “relationships”.
But this love is not blind – I know that enjoying television requires a major “suspension of disbelief” and I willingly grant that favor for a few hours of mindless entertainment. I am aware that what was once intended solely as entertainment has grown into a monster of power and influence, and with power comes abuse. The same can be said of the movie industry.
With that in mind, I have two goals for this blog. The first being my quest to hunt down our iconic past and watch it as it cycles back into our society. The second being a forum on what is right and what is wrong with television or the movies. So join me as I wax nostalgic, turn vitriolic and become bucolic from a boob tube “irradiated” brain. Post your comments, interact with my blog and contribute to my noble quest for Pop Culture in Modern America on the small and big screens.
May you Tivo Long and Prosper,
Pop Art Diva

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Things to Know Before Buying Health Insurance Plans
The spread of Covid-19 in early 2020 led to massive economic losses across the globe. The loss of life was worse, with over 5 million deaths as of end-November 2021, as per the World Health Organization.
Obviously, the inquiries for and sale of health insurance plans have picked up in the last two years. The Indian insurance companies even came up with Covid-specific insurance plans. If you, too, are on the lookout for a reliable health insurance policy, you must take note of the following points before you make the final choice.
Rising cost of healthcare
While healthcare costs are bound to increase in a pandemic due to demand exceeding the supply, the Indian healthcare sector has seen costs going up even before the pandemic came into the picture. In 2018, for instance, a study highlighted that healthcare costs were to rise at double the rate of inflation.
So, while the overall inflation rate could be around 5-7%, the inflation in healthcare could be somewhere between 12% and 15%. This trend can and should worry us all, as this means that any serious ailment can eat into your savings accumulated over many years.
Importance of Sum Assured
While buying an insurance policy, the premium amount is the headline that most buyers focus on. The usual thought process is to get the lowest possible premium. Even though this approach has its benefits, focusing on premium alone could end up in a disaster. The reason being that if someone is focusing on premium alone, then the sum assured is not being paid attention to.
Ideally, identify your needs and settle for a sum assured that will be sufficient for your needs at least for the next few years, taking healthcare inflation into account. Once you have identified the sum assured, then start looking for policies, and subsequently, you can create a shortlist based on other factors.
Getting health insurance or even taking steps to get one is commendable. However, many people commit the mistake of applying for health insurance after the need for it has already come into the picture. For example, many people try to get health insurance when they decide that it is time for them to start a family.
The idea here is to get maternity and associated costs covered in health insurance. However, such people are greeted with the term ‘waiting period’ to their surprise. The waiting period is the time-period after the policy is issued in which certain specified treatments are not available under the insurance. Maternity, knee replacement, cataract, are among the common treatments or procedures that have a waiting period.
Sub-limits and exclusions
Other than the waiting period, there can also be ailments or conditions that a health insurance policy does not cover. It is crucial for you to know all these details before you sign on the dotted line.
Then, other than medical exclusions, there are also some sub-limits on some health insurance policies. For instance, some policies cap the room rent in case of hospitalization. Some other policies could ask you to co-pay a certain percentage of the hospitalization bill.
Track record of insurance company
This is probably the most important aspect. Even if the premium charged by an insurance company is very low, if the claim is rejected when the need arises, the savings in premiums would be of no use. On the contrary, if the premium is a little high, but the insurance company has a strong track record of honoring claims, it can be a big relief in times of medical emergency. Moreover, a good company will also have minimum restrictions in the form of exclusions or sub-limits.
Take note of the above-mentioned aspects to shortlist and then choose the health insurance policy that suits you the best. Be careful that you are not under-insured, as that can also have the same result as being uninsured altogether.

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P/HARCOURT – As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Indorama Fertilizer has distributed about 380,000 notebooks to primary and secondary schools across Nigeria.
The books were distributed through Indorama’s agronomist, agro dealers and universal basic education boards, SUBEB.
The statistics showed that the northwest zone got 130,000 pieces, North Central 130,000, southern zone took delivery of 80,000 while the Rivers State through the community relations department got 40,000 notebooks.
Dr. S. K. Srivastava, Head of sales and marketing said the objectives of the gesture was to give back to the communities where the Indorama Fertilizer business activities is domiciled and to encourage educational excellence among students in the rural areas.
Srivastava said that another objective of the gesture was to deliberately ingrain the Indorama brand image in the minds of prospective consumers in the farming communities and to support vulnerable students in gaining better education.
Dr. Srivastava assured that a total of 400,000 are planned to be equally distributed to various schools in the country in 2022.

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Celtics seniors get first win in D10 basketball
GUELPH – The Bishop Macdonell Celtics claimed their first win of the District 10 high school senior girls’ basketball season Thursday when they slipped by the St. James Lions 32-31 at Bishop Mac.
M. Gazzola struck for eight points for the Celtics while H. Clark added seven.
A. Balmelero had 14 for St. James and A. Glaab chipped in with four.
Centennial 41 Ross 25
Jenna Davey hit for 15 points to lead Centennial while Kayla Hooper had 10.
Ailani Curvan led Ross with 11.
Orangeville 57 Guelph CVI 36
K. Firth netted 27 points to power Orangeville while A. Corrigale added 15.
G. Rankin collected 12 for GCVI and A. Ostrander followed with eight.
Ross 43 Centennial 26
Ross received 13 points from Alex Blashuk and 12 from Sam Tesfit.
Hayle McMillian had 12 for Centennial and Taliah Pellizzari contributed four.
- Guelph Sports Journal

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As this is a music related site I feel obligated to share some of my personal favorite songs. Check out any of these songs on youtube or go guy the album you will not be disappointed. 1) Runnin’ with the devil by Van Halen 2) Wake up Dead by Megadeth 3) Beyond the Realms of Death by Judas Priest 4) Temple of the King by Rainbow 5) Hole in the Sky by black Sabbath
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The town’s budget proposal for 2012-13 calls for residents’ water and sewer bills to increase by about $5.65 each month, Town Manager Jim Ball said Tuesday.
Laurel Park — The town’s budget proposal for 2012-13 calls for residents’ water and sewer bills to increase by about $5.65 each month, Town Manager Jim Ball said Tuesday.
The increase is partially because the city of Hendersonville, which provides the services, is increasing its water and sewer usage rates by 5 percent, Ball told town commissioners Tuesday at their regular monthly meeting.
Laurel Park officials are also increasing its fixed charge on water to provide funding for maintenance at its eight storage tanks, which are showing wear and tear, Ball added.
Laurel Park’s water usage rate is increasing from $4.08 to $4.28 per thousand gallons, or about $1 a month for the average customer.
The town’s monthly fixed water rate of $12 has remained unchanged over the past 16 years and will increase to $15 a month.
Sewage rates will increase from $6.60 to $6.93 per thousand gallons in the next fiscal year. For the average Laurel Park user, that is about $1.65 more in their monthly bill. This is a 5 percent increase that coincides with Hendersonville’s new sewage rates.
The proposed Laurel Park general fund balance for the next fiscal year is $2,006,450, which is 1.74 percent, or $34,350, higher than the current budget.
The proposed budget includes no tax increase and includes a few capital improvements. The town plans to pump $62,000 into the Public Works Department to replace a pickup truck with a snow plow and buy a new superintendent’s vehicle and a leaf vacuum attachment. The town will also buy two police vehicles for a total of $61,000.
There will be a public hearing on the proposed budget 9:30 a.m. on June 19 at Laurel Park Town Hall.
Reach Schulman at 828-694-7890 or email@example.com.


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County Master Plan (Approved October 2018)
2018 County Master Plan Approved Final
Individual Master Plan Chapters Page
For optimal use of the document and the vast number of hyperlinks contained within the document, please download and save document to your personal computer or similar device. Doing so will allow the user to clink on a hyperlink within the document, which will then open in a separate browser window, thus allowing the user save their place within the original document.
master plan is a blueprint for the future. The plan looks at the current state of a unit of government, where it has been, and where it would like to go in the future. That unit of government, whether local, county, or regional, uses the plan to guide decisions affecting land use, such as infrastructure improvements or the preservation of open space, to name two of many. Preparing a master plan is always a lengthy process requiring input and information from many people, groups, and sources.
The Livingston County Master Plan is a web-based plan that contains many web links of current Planning Trends and provides numerous Best Practices examples from local municipalities, our region, our State and throughout the US, and is intended to be used by local cities, villages and townships during the formation or revision of their own plans, maps, and ordinances. To be fully effective, this plan must be viewed and utilized digitally, although the plan can be downloaded and printed by the user. Any information found in the Livingston County Master Plan is meant to be duplicated in local planning and zoning documents.
2023-2027 County Parks & Open Space Plan
2023 - 2027 Livingston County Parks and Open Space Plan.pdf
The Livingston County Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee in partnership with the Livingston Planning Department has drafted an update to Livingston County’s current 5 yr. parks and open space plan.
The purpose of this plan is to guide the parks, open space and recreation decision-making of Livingston County government over the next five years. This plan follows the format required by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
2020-2021 Livingston County Trails Plan
Livingston County Trails Plan document
Livingston County Trails Plan map
The development of this plan was led by Livingston County.
The need for a Livingston County Trail Plan was identified by LivON: Livingston County Outdoor Network.
Funding for this project was provided, in part, through the
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, Planning Assistance Program
for Multi-Community Planning
This group, LivON, is comprised of Livingston County park providers, recreation clubs, conservationists, and Livingston County Township Supervisors, Village Presidents and City Mayors/Managers of each of the twenty local units of government. It is chaired by the Supervisor of Putnam Township and is facilitated by (3) three entities: Livingston County Planning Department; Huron-Clinton Metroparks; and two (2) DNR staff with offices in Livingston County at Island Lake Recreation Area and Brighton State Park. The impetus for this project concept is the current construction and completion of the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail through Green Oak Township and its connection to Island Lake Recreation Area and the Huron Valley Trail in Oakland County as Route #1 of the Great Lake-to-Lake Trails. With the completion of this State of Michigan trailway in mind, LivON members expressed a desire to improve trail connections throughout Livingston County and to better connect secondary trails into the primary Great Lake-to-Lake Trail.
2022 Livingston County High Quality Natural Areas Assessment
Livingston County High Quality Natural Areas Assessment
Link: High Quality Natural Areas Interactive Map
In 2004, the Livingston County Planning Department published the document entitled: “Livingston County’s High-Quality Natural Areas”. This publication was the initial version of this assessment. This resource tool has been used by the local units of government in Livingston County in developing Master Plans, and including local communities adding natural features language in their local zoning ordinances. These prioritized land areas are utilized in each of the Livingston County Planning Department's review of township zoning amendments and rezoning cases that come before the Livingston County Planning Commission for review and recommendation.
In 2020, Livingston County Planning Department staff decided to revise and update the original document as considerable development activity had occurred in the County during the 17-year time period. this document is the result of this process.
This report documents the natural feature characteristics of the County, identifies the County’s High-Quality Natural Areas, describes the criteria that Livingston County Planning and Geographic Information Systems Department Staff developed to prioritize the County’s High-Quality Natural Areas, analyzes the results of the prioritization, and lastly presents a number of personal behavior modifications and policy tools that can be used to protect the County’s High-Quality Natural Areas.
2023-2028 County Capital Improvement Plan
2023-2028 Capital Improvement Plan
Livingston County’s Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) is a planning tool, with a goal to identify and schedule capital improvements annually over a six-year period. The CIP helps track multi-year projects that may require planning, design, land acquisition and construction. The projects identified in the CIP represent the Livingston County’s plan to serve residents and anticipate the needs of a growing and dynamic community.
The general characteristics of capital items for county budgeting/programming purposes are:
a) Large in size
b) Proportionally large in cost (in excess of $50,000)
d) Lengthy in duration (useful life greater than three years)
2019 County Transit Master Plan
2019 County Transit Master Plan
The Livingston County Transit Master Plan is the product of an extensive study of the County's public transportation infrastructure. The Plan presents a set of actions that may be taken in the short, mid, and long term to improve the existing transit system and offer new mobility options for residents and visitors, as well as funding and governance options to achieve their implementation.
2022 County Hazard Mitigation Plan
2022 Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Hazard Mitigation Plan is a compilation of natural hazards, vulnerabilities, historical events and mitigation strategies specific to Livingston County, Michigan.
This FEMA-approved plan was created through a collaborative effort between county agencies and local jurisdictions. It is intended for review by the public, local jurisdictions, private business, government entities, and others with an interest in Livingston County. The overview of natural hazards, historical events, and mitigation strategies are meant to inspire responsible community planning. It will allow citizens and businesses insight as to what Livingston County recognizes as potential hazards, and give them an opportunity to plan in advance for emergency events. Special thanks to the Livingston County Planning Department, Information and Technology GIS, Drain Commissioner's Office, Health Department, and Emergency Management Department for their efforts to develop and publish this plan.

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Posted on May 17, 2016
I wanted to share this picture of Marco who we adopted December 2013. He has developed into a happy and healthy boy. We Love Him, he gives us health and happiness.
He is a joy for everyone who meets him. “ What a handsome boy” is the statement.


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VISION PORTRAITS is a deeply personal documentary by award-winning filmmaker Rodney Evans (BROTHER TO BROTHER) as he explores how his loss of vision may impact his creative future. Using archival material, interviews and observational footage of several visually impaired creative artists, the film is a tantalizing meditation on blindness and creativity, a sensual work that opens our minds to new possibilities.
“Evans has made a touchingly honest ode to the inner life of all artists.”
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A brand new day by day all-time excessive (ATH) has been recorded for the variety of Ordinals inscribed on the Bitcoin (BTC) community as a consequence of a just lately launched “token customary” for the blockchain.
Bitcoin Ordinals reached 58,179 inscriptions on April 2, smashing the earlier all-time excessive (ATH) of 31,692 on March 9 by 83.5% in accordance to Dune Analytics knowledge.
The surge is believed to be pushed by the current creation of “Bitcoin Request for Remark” (BRC-20) tokens on the Ordinals protocol by a pseudonymous on-chain analyst named Domo in early March.
Whereas Ordinals are nonfungible token (NFT)-like “digital artifacts” which carry knowledge within the type of textual content, JPEG photos, PDFs, video and audio codecs on the Bitcoin community, the BRC-20 token customary makes use of Ordinal inscriptions to deploy token contracts, mint tokens, and switch tokens — much like Ethereum’s ERC-20 token customary.
Sure. The spike has been primarily attributable to the uptick in curiosity round BRC-20.
— Leonidas.og (@LeonidasNFT) April 2, 2023
The arrival of Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens on Bitcoin had been enabled by the Taproot comfortable fork, which took impact on Nov. 14, 2021.
Over 55,000 of the inscriptions on April 2 got here within the type of text-based Ordinals, a lot of which had been represented by BRC-20 tokens, in accordance to “Leonidis.og,” who hosts The Ordinal Present.
Leonidis defined in a tweet that the spike on April 2 got here on the again of recent instruments used to work together with BRC-20 tokens launched in the previous few days.
“There was loads of pleasure round BRC-20 when it launched a month in the past however finally the hyped died down. In the course of the lull, devs constructed instruments to make interacting with BRC-20 a lot simpler and now we’re seeing ATH curiosity. I’ve mentioned it earlier than and I’ll say it once more. UX issues!”
Amongst these new instruments embrace Ord.io, UniSat Pockets and BRC-20.io. In accordance to BRC-20.io, 1,600 tokens have been created because the BRC-20 customary was created.
Among the many hottest BRC-20 tokens embrace “pepe,” “ordi,” and “punk,” at present boasting respective market caps of $2.5 million, $2.1 million and $900,000.
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Over 42,700 BRC–20 tokens have been minted within the final 24 hours, principally coming from the tokens wzrd, domo, BAYC, meme and pups.
Whereas the market cap of BRC-20 tokens at present sits at lower than $10 million, digital asset funding agency Galaxy Digital believes the “Bitcoin NFT” market could attain $4.5 billion by 2025.
Members of the Bitcoin group are nonetheless break up on whether or not Ordinals is an efficient match for the Bitcoin ecosystem. Proponents reminiscent of Dan Held recommend it provides extra monetary use instances on Bitcoin, whereas others say it’s straying away from Satoshi Nakamoto’s imaginative and prescient of Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer money system.
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Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks: NBA Clash as Pistons Seek Turnaround
The upcoming NBA games at the Detroit Pistons' home court against the Milwaukee Bucks represent not just a test for the struggling Pistons but also an opportunity to gauge their growth against one of the league's formidable teams.
The Detroit Pistons, eager to overturn their season's challenging start, are set to host the Milwaukee Bucks in a crucial NBA matchup.
The Pistons, after a tough first half of the season with only four wins, face a formidable challenge against the Bucks, who have dominated recent regular-season meetings. Despite their struggles, Detroit has shown signs of competitiveness in their recent games, including a victory against the Washington Wizards and a close contest with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Cade Cunningham's absence due to a knee injury has allowed Jaden Ivey to step up offensively, delivering impressive performances that highlight his growth and potential. With Cunningham potentially returning soon, the Pistons are looking to continue their development and find positives in both wins and losses.
The Pistons also welcomed new additions, including Mike Muscala, who made his debut, and Danilo Gallinari. Coach Monty Williams emphasizes the value of experienced players in nurturing a young team's growth.
The Bucks, meanwhile, are coming off a surprising loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and are adjusting to playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo due to injury. His absence was felt in their recent game, impacting their offensive execution and overall team dynamics.
This matchup offers the Pistons an opportunity to test their progress against one of the league's top teams, while the Bucks aim to bounce back and maintain their strong position in the standings.
The Pistons' lineup adjustments and Cunningham's potential return are key factors to watch. Muscala's integration into the team and Gallinari's role will be crucial in the coming games.
For the Bucks, Antetokounmpo's health status is a significant concern. His presence greatly influences the team's performance, and his absence in the recent game against the Cavaliers highlighted the need for other players to step up.
The Pistons' potential lineup includes key players like Jaden Ivey, along with new addition Mike Muscala. The Bucks will rely on their depth to navigate Antetokounmpo's potential absence, with players like Damian Lillard expected to play significant roles.

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO (KFVS) - Legislation that would allow school districts to decide whether to hold classes year-round and allow teachers to be paid on a merit system is making its way to the governor's desk.
The Senate gave first-round approval to the education bill Wednesday.
House members endorsed their own education bill that gives school districts more freedom on setting their budget.
The budget flexibility in the House bill would be temporary.
Under the Senate bill, school boards could vote to adopt a year-round schedule.
Teachers could decide to give up tenure and accept a merit pay system if a school district decides to implement it.
Schools also could choose to offer two start dates for new kindergarten classes.


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SS girls break away from Lady Lions late
By BOBBY "BUTCH" BURNEY | News-Telegram Sports Editor
Nov. 20, 2007 - GREENVILLE - It wasn't easy, but the Sulphur Springs Lady Cats finally broke away from Greenville on Monday to take a 47-39 victory before earning a break during the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Lady Cats outscored Greenville 14-4 over the final 5 1/2 minutes of the game to improve their record to 4-2. Greenville fell to 3-2.
Greenville took a 35-33 lead with six minutes left on Rocio Medrano's putback bucket, but the Lady Cats regained the lead for good on junior guard Mackenzie Cross' 15-foot jumper and ensuing free throw. Sulphur Springs expanded its advantage on an offensive rebound basket by Starkeisha Wright and two free throws by senior forward Stephanie Conley, who was fouled after coming up with a midcourt steal.
Conley continued her strong early-season play with another double-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and four steals. She has scored in double figures in four of team's first six games and had double-digit rebounds in all but one contest.
Cross added nine points, five steals and five rebounds, and junior Stevie Moore hit four 3-pointers en route to a game-high 16 points.
At first, it looked like the game would be easier than it turned out to be. The Lady Cats took a 7-0 lead on a 3-pointer from Stefanie Pruitt, who finished with eight points, and two consecutive putback buckets by Conley.
But, Greenville came back to tie the game at seven on a 3-pointer from Amanda Weyrick, who finished with a team-high 11 points.
Conley had four more points in the period, including a 15-foot jumper with five seconds left to give SSHS a 13-7 cushion.
Greenville, though, again mounted a comeback despite three treys by Moore. A 3-pointer by Greenville's Weyrick cut the deficit to 22-20 with 80 seconds left before halftime, but Cross fed Conley for one basket and then came up with a steal and lay-up to increase the Lady Cats' lead to 26-20 at the break.
The Lady Lions took their first lead of the game with two minutes left in the third period on five consecutive points by Weyrick, but Pruitt hit a short baseline jumper to give SSHS a 31-30 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Cats were finally able to pull away in the final five minutes, and will take a week off before traveling to Commerce next Tuesday.
For the game, Sulphur Springs shot 29.5 percent from 2-point land (13-of-44), but hit 5-of-10 3-pointers. Greenville shot 40 percent from the field (15-of-38) and out-rebounded SSHS, 27-22, but also turned the ball over 20 times to just 12 for the Lady Cats.
SSHS 53, Greenville 22
The SSHS JV remained unbeaten (5-0) by outscoring Greenville in every quarter.
Talea Reynolds recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Ja Monica Hall added seven points and five rebounds. Ashanti Ivery and Jamie Askins each scored six points, and Ivery added three steals.
Alyssa Burney contributed four points, eight rebounds, four steals and three assists, Melanie Hudson had four points and three boards, Amy Highfield contributed two points and two assists, Kayla Phillips had two points and five boards, and Sylvia Paolucci and Linsey Fouse scored four points each.
Greenville 38, SSHS 23
The Lady Cats (1-4) started slowly, falling behind by 13 points at halftime.
Caitlyn Nix led the Lady Cats in scoring with 10 points and five rebounds, while Frankeisha Hawkins added seven points and six boards. Ariel Spataro scored five points and had five boards.


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New documents show Missouri GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin donated to the political campaign of a violent antiabortion activist named Tim Dreste, whose ties to Akin we reported on earlier this week.
Dreste, as the Riverfront Times described him, was a “domestic terrorist, religious fanatic, [and] paramilitary right-wing nut.” In 1999, Dreste was convicted in federal court of making “true threats to kill, assault or do bodily harm” to abortion doctors. Before that, as we reported, Akin popped up in several groups led by Dreste, who was one of St. Louis’ most prominent pro-life activists until his conviction. Dreste was also chaplain in the militia that Akin praised in a letter just a few months before the Oklahoma City bombing.
Now, as it turns out, Akin was one of only a handful of contributors to Dreste’s 1993 run for the Missouri state House. Then-state Rep. Todd Akin’s campaign gave Dreste $200, according to campaign finance records, making him Dreste’s third largest contributor, tied with a pro-life PAC. The records were obtained by Progress Missouri from the secretary of state’s archives and provided to Salon.
Dreste’s campaign brought in only $2,325 in cash contributions that year, so Akin’s donation represents about 8.6 percent of his total haul. There are only seven other itemized donors (those who give under $100 don’t have to listed individually), including two pro-life groups and two other candidate committees. Dreste ran for the state Legislature four times, but 1993, a special election, was his best showing, when he captured 35 percent of the vote.
Defenders of Akin — Akin spokesman Rick Tyler declined to comment for this story — might note that Dreste wasn’t convicted for another five years, so Akin couldn’t have known how radical he was in 1993. But Dreste was well known in Missouri at the time for his controversial stunts.

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President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump judicial nominee withdraws amid Republican opposition: report Trump judicial nominee withdraws amid Republican opposition: report Cummings features to hold off contempt vote for Wednesday deadline on subpoenaed census docs Additional on Tuesday lashed out at Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden reveals he and Obama celebrated granddaughter’s graduation Biden reveals he and Obama celebrated granddaughter’s graduation Pavlich: Debunking prevalent smear from pro-daily life motion Far more ahead of both equally politicians’ excursion to the early voting state of Iowa, expressing he would instead operate towards the previous vice president than any other 2020 Democrat since he is “mentally weak.”
Trump was responding to Biden, who was preparing to contact the president an “existential threat” to the nation all through a dueling look in the essential battleground point out.
“I’d alternatively run in opposition to, I feel, Biden than anybody,” Trump instructed reporters as he still left the White House for the Hawkeye Point out. “I assume he’s the weakest mentally and I like operating towards people that are weak mentally … The other ones have significantly more power.”
Trump’s stinging criticism, delivered in an impromptu 19-minute problem-and-response session, is the most up-to-date sign of how the president has zeroed in on Biden as the campaign year heats up, in spite of his insistence that he is not apprehensive about the former vice president’s existence in the race.
Biden potential customers his Democratic rivals in all nationwide polls, and various other surveys have confirmed him in advance of Trump in Rust Belt states and other spots the president will have to win up coming calendar year in buy to be reelected.
The president pushed back again on a New York Times report that he instructed his aides to deny inner polling that displays him trailing Biden in key states.
“My poll quantities are terrific,” he said, describing surveys that have him accomplishing inadequately in toss-up states as “fake polls.”
Trump, who will shortly switch 73, solid the 76-year-outdated Biden as diminished by age and hobbled by his affiliation with former President Obama, an effort to solid Biden as a Washington insider.
“Now, I have to tell you, he’s a various guy. He seems to be different than he utilized to. He functions unique than he utilised to. He’s even slower than he utilized to be. I really don’t know,” Trump reported of Biden, in an clear work to gas rumors about Biden’s well being circulating in conservative media.
The Biden campaign this 7 days dismissed those stories as “baseless lies intended to stoke anxiety in their viewers.”
Trump also hit Biden about his failed presidential operates in 1988 and 2008, contacting him a “loser” who “never got additional that 1 p.c, other than Obama took him off the trash heap” when he selected Biden as his functioning mate.
“I contact him ‘1 percent Joe’ for the reason that, right up until Obama came together, he didn’t do very nicely,” Trump additional.
The president also referenced some the latest polls displaying Biden’s Democratic rivals getting on him.
“And now it seems like he’s failing. It appears like his buddies from the remaining are going to overtake him rather before long,” Trump stated. “When a guy has to mention my title 76 situations in a speech, that means he’s in trouble.”
Biden designs to provide a speech to supporters Tuesday accusing Trump of threatening “our main values,” democratic norms and America’s standing in the globe, in accordance to geared up remarks shared with The Hill. He also programs to strike Trump’s tariff threats toward Mexico and China and the president’s failure to deal with weather change.
Trump is anticipated to produce remarks later in the working day at a renewable electricity facility and then at an Iowa Republican Social gathering meal.
Tuesday marks the 1st time this election cycle the two politicians will be in Iowa alongside one another.
–Updated at 1:55 p.m.

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