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Today for Miss Heafford's challenge we are going to do some PSHE.
Please listen to the video below. It is a reading of the story 'Only One You'. When you are listening to the story try to look at the pictures of the fish and notice how all of them are slightly different. They all have different colours and different patterns and don't they all look beautiful.
This makes me think of the poster in our book corner, can you remember it? "We are all different and we are all friends." You are special because of everything that makes you you!
Today I would like you to think about the people in your family and what makes them special. Can you make some fish, one for each member of your family, and design each one to show what makes that people special.
For example, here is one that I have made about what makes my sister special:
Her favourite colour is blue, she is really good at playing football, she is very kind so I put a heart and she always makes me laugh so I put a laughing face. They are the reasons that she is special to me.
I wonder what you will draw/stick onto your families fish!
The purpose of this activity is to think about the reasons that we love our families and what makes each individual special. I have attached a template of a fish below if you wish to print them out but if you don't have a printer you can always draw a simple fish! :)
Have a great day.


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If you need a new furnace installed in your house, there are a few things you should do before simply calling an HVAC contractor and hiring them on the spot. You will want to choose an efficient furnace, double-check that the contractor's license and insurance are up to date, and clean out the area to be worked in.
Choose An Efficient Furnace
A good first step to take when installing a new furnace is to make sure that you have chosen a furnace that is as efficient as you can possibly afford. The more efficiently your furnace runs, the less energy it needs to heat your home and the less you have to pay on your utility bill. You can determine the efficiency of a furnace by checking it's AFUE rating, which stands for Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency. An AFUE rating of 90 means that 90 percent of the energy a furnace uses goes towards heating your home and 10 percent is lost. You can find furnaces with AFUE ratings up to 97. If you are letting your HVAC contractor find a furnace for you, you should specify the AFUE rating you would like.
Check The Contractor's License
One of the most important parts of hiring any contractor to do home repair, especially those that deal with the sometimes dangerous work that is the HVAC field, is to make sure they are licensed and insured as a business person or as part of a larger HVAC business. You want experienced and professional tradespeople to work with the furnace, as improper installation of furnaces can lead to damages and even injury down the line. Make sure to do your due diligence with the contractor you choose — they should not only be highly rated and professional but also legally able to do the work you are asking them to do.
Clean Out The Area, Safely
Finally, you should clean out the area where the furnace will be installed. This will help both you and your HVAC contractor to install the furnace with as little hassle as possible. This does not include trying to move insulation such as fiberglass away from the area or messing with any pipework for easier access. You should let the HVAC contractor do that, as they know what they're doing and can handle the dangers that fiberglass insulation has. Cleaning out the area will also reduce the risk of injury, especially if there are steps.
When hiring someone to install a furnace, make sure that they are licensed and insured, that you have the most efficient furnace you can afford, and that the area is clear for installation. For more information on furnace installation, contact a local HVAC contractor.


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In 6 cups strained court bouillon or meat stock, cook 2-3 cups peeled, diced, uncooked
potatoes 15 minutes or until tender. Brown 1-2 finely chopped onions in 2 Tablespoons
butter or other fat and add to pot.
Cream with 3/4 cup sour cream fork-blended with 2 Tablespoons flour and add to soup.
Simmer briefly, salt & pepper to taste, and (optional) add 1/4 teaspoon ground
caraway. Garnish with a little chopped dill and/or parsley. Serve over crepe noodles
(makaron z nalesnikow), grated-dough noodles, or other egg noodles of choice.

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Boston is a beautiful city with lot of history and good seafood. While it is a city to be explored on the feet, a 30F day during the winter was’t the best time to be around. I reserved all my energy for two photos, one from the skywalk observatory on the night and other one from the Fan pier park during the noon.
First plan was to head to the Skywalk observatory as it was open till 10 at night and there was no point in exploring the downtown in freezing cold. My prior observatory experiences in New York city as a tourist, didn’t let me take my tripod on to the skywalk. Shooting handheld at high ISO, fighting with the reflecting lights from large glass windows of the observatory was something I had to fight with, even though it was not that bad due to less crowd.
Next day late morning we were at Fan Pier park. Harsh light, no clouds, freezing cold, and chilly winds frequently hitting the pier did cut down my options to explore for better composition, and ended up with a black and white. I would go there again if I get a chance to shoot a beautiful sunset with with city lights. Until then these will photos remain the favorites from Boston.


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The script was a bit plain, but nevertheless, I'm a fan of things getting blown up, and there's a lot of that here. Look out for the scene of Lou Ferrigno as a security guard standing up high in front of Edward Norton, to which Edward responded with "Wow", and later, "You're the best".
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A luxury yacht charter to the Pacific Northwest offers breathtaking, rugged terrain and magnificent coastlines. The magnificent coastlines of the Pacific Northwest showcase endless waterways with plenty of opportunities for exploration and adventure. Take a break from the classic Caribbean getaway and experience the tranquil magic this remote cruising ground has to offer. The hundreds of islets, coves and anchorages are surrounded by a backdrop of evergreen beauty. The Pacific Northwest welcomes you to take in the vast, unspoiled nature that makes up this breathtaking region.
The combination of absolute luxury onboard your yacht and the effortless natural beauty of the scenery makes for a one-of-a-kind holiday. For those interested in seeing nature in its most raw form, the Pacific Northwest is perfect. From the San Juan Islands to the Sunshine Coast and Jervis Inlet, Desolation Sound to Vancouver Island, you will be surrounded by picturesque terrain.
Located off Canada’s Pacific Coast, Vancouver Island has become a sought-after yachting destination due to its calm, deep waters and pristine coastlines. It is the largest island in Canada, filled with lush forests and stunning topography. The island is surrounded by the straits of Georgia, Johnstone and Charlotte on the Canadian side and the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the American side. With plenty of mountainous terrains to explore, Vancouver Island offers the perfect escape for those seeking authentic, raw beauty. You can enjoy meals on the decks of your yacht with views of the inlets, fjords and wildlife as your backdrop. Hike The Golden Hinde Mountain for breathtaking views of the island. Lose yourself while exploring the Red Cedar and Douglas Fir forests, and keep an eye out for unique wildlife. A short hike to Mystic Beach is a must-do for adventure-seekers. You will pass through lush forest on a well-maintained trail, ensuring a safe and straightforward route. You will find small caves on the western side and an awe-inspiring waterfall on the east side. After a day of wilderness exploration, head back to your yacht for a good night’s rest to prepare for the adventures ahead.
Heading north of Vancouver Island, you will begin to approach the popular kayaking and boating destination of Desolation Sound. This region’s blissful seclusion welcomes yachts to cruise through the waterways and simply stop and admire the pure, rugged beauty. At the furthest corner of British Columbia, Desolation Sound is at the heart of many channels that give way to harbors and secluded islands. The wide variety of white sand beaches, remote villages and idyllic mountain ranges makes this hidden gem a must-do while on a Pacific Northwest yacht charter. The fjord-like harbor of Pendrell Sound is the perfect place to stop with warm waters and a shoreline lined with Pacific oysters. Just as beautiful and secluded, the cruising grounds of the Sunshine Coast and Jervis Inlet offer hundreds of protected inlets and anchorages. Head ashore for a meal in one of the charming ocean view restaurants. The Princess Louisa Inlet is nothing short of impressive, with lush green trees and towering mountains lining the coast and calm glassy waters below. The pristine anchorages invite you to stop, breathe and admire the pure natural beauty of this destination. Enjoy your morning coffee on the sundeck of your yacht as the crisp breeze carries the mist from the waterfalls right to you.
While on a Pacific Northwest yacht charter, you can explore the stunning San Juan Islands archipelago known for its rural landscapes and fantastic wildlife. Often acclaimed as the star of the archipelago, Sucia Island showcases geological formations along ten miles of hiking trails and unforgettable sunset views in Shallow Bay. Stuart Island is only accessible by yacht, making this a no-brainer while exploring the San Juans. You can spot river otters and orca whales as you cruise along the remote waters. Roche Harbor Resort is a seaside haven home to several quaint restaurants, art shops and a full-service spa on the Northwest side of the San Juan islands. The bustling town of Friday Harbor is nearby, offering unique excursions such as the Pelindaba Lavender Farm, where you can stroll through the bright purple blooming lavender. The largest of the San Juans is Orcas Island, named for its abundance and views of orca whales. A luxury yacht charter to the Pacific Northwest promises pure, untouched natural beauty with memories that will stay with you for a lifetime.
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Laser welding is the fastest way to join metal components. The welding process is really simple: after the metals involved in the process absorbe the light the laser source emits, they melt very quickly and mix together, creating a single weld pool. With the pool's solidification, the process is complete.
To prevent metal surfaces oxidation, during the laser welding process argon gas is utilized.
Laser welding can be used in different fields of application, like molds, hairpin, stainless steel or austenic steels. Thanks to Fujikura fibre laser sources specific design, we are able to work easily even with high back reflection and reflective materials such as aluminium and copper.
The experience gained in the field of laser welding within the Fujikura European Engineering Centre (EEC) in Brescia also allows us to approach critical applications or combined joints between different materials. The presence of surface coatings such as zinc or tin, for example, is not a critical issue for us for this type of process.
Compared to traditional methods (f.i. MIG and TIG welding), laser welding has several advantages, including process speed and lower heat input to the metal being processed. In addition, in most cases laser welding does not require filler materials.
One of the critical points of the laser welding process is that, unless you use very powerful lasers, it will be impossible for you to weld metals with a thickness of more than 20 mm. Furthermore, in order to have a good welding, it is necessary to adopt a very precise approach when positioning the head. This problem can be avoided using the wobbling technique and studying the most suitabile pattern model according to the type of material and its thickness. This will garantee the best welding.
Here at Fujikura European Engineering Centre (EEC) we can qualify new laser WPS (welding procedure specification) optimizing processes like remote welding, transparent welding, and gap welding.
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For the letters used for decoration: melt a little dark chocolate on a steam bath, fill in the letter templates (I bought them earlier from Lidl and kept them to make more white or colored letters) and put in the freezer.
Whisk the egg whites with the sugar and a pinch of salt. Add the yolks, one by one, then the baking powder, walnuts and flour, mixing well. Transfer to a round form prepared with a baking sheet or greased with butter and lined with flour, then bake on low heat for about 35 minutes. Leave to cool.
Prepare the syrup from the water with sugar, and after it catches fire, add whiskey or other strength. Leave to cool.
For creams: mix the yolks well with the sugar, the Bourbon vanilla sugar, the starch and a pinch of salt, pouring the hot milk over them in a thin thread and beating them to aerate them. Put the pan on low heat and boil the cream until it thickens, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat, add the butter and stir. Leave it to cool, then add the liquid cream over it and beat with the mixer for a minute or two, to make it creamier, finer.
To obtain the chocolate cream, pour half of the vanilla cream into another bowl to which the melted bitter chocolate is added on a steam bath (or chocolate fondue) and mix.
For the strawberry cream, beat the liquid cream with the strawberry jam until it becomes homogeneous and consistent (it is slightly soft).
Cut the cake into three sheets and syrup. Spread over the first sheet of cake, vanilla cream. Next is the second sheet from which a circle is cut in the middle, this sheet is placed over the cake, and this space is filled with strawberry cream. Now carefully spread the chocolate cream and place the third sheet.
Melt the dark chocolate together with the milk chocolate on the steam bath, leave it to cool a bit and pour it in the middle of the cake, leveling it with a spatula, with short left-right movements, so that the icing falls on the sides and coats uniform cake. It looks like a lot of chocolate, but the icing will be thick and very tasty and, especially crunchy, when you want to break it with a teaspoon. Refrigerate for about an hour or until the icing hardens.
Heat the liquid cream enough to fry on the finger, using a larger kettle (so the mixer blades will fit just fine and we will not have to transfer the composition to another bowl, in addition the kettle cools faster in the refrigerator). Add the chopped white chocolate to the kettle and mix until the chocolate melts. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes to cool well, then beat with a mixer until creamy. From this cream, decorate the cake with roses, and on the sides with polka dots. Add the chocolate letters created at the beginning and the crushed meringues, I also added a heart made of milk chocolate.
Place the cake in the fridge until ready to serve.
Baking time: 35min
Preparation time: 3h 36min
If you like my recipe, you can also find it on my blog: http://ancutsa-cuisine.blogspot.ro/2018/05/tort-de-ciocolata-64.html

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Let’s see how creative we can get. We want to see Oregonians at work, at play, or just lounging on the beach, or walking down the street…or….
Please keep the rules of the group in mind.
Must have 1 or more people in the shot. ;)
Vote for the ones you love that fit.
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"Ochag" holds an action: residents of Baksan buy sheep for Syrian Circassians
Activists of the NGO "Ochag" (Hearth) raise funds to congratulate Syrian Circassians in Kabardino-Balkaria on the occasion of the holiday of Eid al-Adha. Residents of Baksan joined the action and bought seven sheep for Syrian Circassians, living in the village of Krem-Konstantinovka.
The message about the action held by the NGO "Ochag" was received by the SMS-service of the "Caucasian Knot" on September 22. "The activists of Kabardino-Balkaria raise funds to distribute meat of sacrificial animals of Eid al-Adha for repatriates from Syria," the author of the SMS wrote.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the NGO "Ochag" was registered by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) on August 24. The creation of the organization was initiated by members of the group "Help Compatriots from Syria" in social networks "Facebook" and "VKontakte".
According to Asker Bora, one of the founders of the "Ochag", in the course of the action, residents of Baksan presented a sheep to each family of Syrian Circassians, living in the village of Krem-Konstantinovka of the Baksan District. The activist has noted that in total, seven families got sacrificial sheep.
Asker Bora has added that the detailed report concerning the funds raised and spent by the activists in the course of the action will be published in the group "Help Compatriots from Syria" on Facebook.
According to the Department of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) for Kabardino-Balkaria, as of May 1, 2015, 849 Syrian Circassians lived in the KBR. Of them, 256 stayed in the republic on the basis of temporary residence permits, and 543 on the basis of residence permits.
Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.
Author: Lyudmila Maratova; Source: CK correspondent


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Chef and TV personality Judy Joo’s grilled chicken gets extra crusty thanks to brown sugar in the marinade. Mixing miso into the butter for the corn adds a good umami kick. Slideshow: Grilled Chicken
Make the chicken In a large bowl, stir together all of the ingredients except the chicken. Add the chicken thighs and toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the corn In a small bowl, mix the butter with the miso and scallion.
Light a grill and brush the grate with canola oil. Grill the corn and chicken over moderate heat, turning, until charred in spots and the chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes for the corn and 12 to 15 minutes for the chicken. Transfer the corn to a large platter and slather with the seasoned butter. Arrange the chicken alongside, garnish with sliced scallion and serve warm.
Fruity German wheat beer: Paulaner Hefe-Weizen.


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Your help provides our homeless pets with exercise and socialization. All volunteers must be over 18 years of age, fill out a volunteer application, and participate in and pass our hands on orientation. Organizations or groups with more than three people- please call in advance to get more information. Please fill out your volunteer application, print, and bring with you. To sign up for your orientation class, you can call the office or sign up in person in the adoption center.
Please read over the following policies. All volunteers are bound to follow the policies put forward for your safety, the safety of others, and for the safety of our animals. If these policies are not followed we will dismiss you from the shelter. Please keep in mind these are shelter animals and some have been neglected, abused, or may not like other animals.
- Volunteer hours are Tuesday through Sunday during open walk in hours ONLY. Volunteers will not be accepted outside of volunteer hours unless scheduled in advance.
- There is a mandatory volunteer orientation training which you will need to sign up for. These sessions will go over how to handle the dogs and cats properly with staff members, selecting what dog/cat enrichment program you wish to participate in, and facility duties around the adoption center.
- Court ordered community service hours that need to be completed at non profit organizations can no longer be validated at our facility.
- You are responsible for your own hours. We don’t keep track of your time. We will sign any forms you need as proof that you were here. If you need a letter written, please give us 2 weeks notice.
- Please wear appropriate clothing when coming to the shelter. For safety reasons, please do not wear sandals, flip flops, skirts, or shirts that do not cover your back or stomach. If you are not wearing appropriate clothing you may be asked to leave or your volunteer privileges may be limited.
- No cell phone use while walking a dog, NONE. A walker must be alert to their surroundings at all times. This is reason for dismissal.
- There is no teasing of the animals, screaming, running or loud noises while in the kennels or cat room. This is for your safety and the safety of the animals. Violation of this is grounds for immediate dismissal.
- If you have a fear of dogs/cats, please rethink volunteering at this shelter. These are shelter animals that are not trained. If you are uncomfortable with the animals in the shelter please see a staff member and ask how you can help in other way at the shelter.
- When arriving for volunteering you must show your card proving you have completed the hands-on orientation. You can then get one of our passes and harness/leads. Before you leave the building with your dog or take a cat out to play, you must sign, date, and initial the exercise log. Be sure to sign the dog/cat back in with the time when you return.
- We have a limited number of volunteer passes available during open volunteer hours. If all volunteer passes have been signed out when you come in, that means we have all the volunteers we can safely have; you will have to come back another time. You can NOT volunteer unless you have a pass.
- Please remember adopters must come first. You cannot play with the puppies/kittens if people are looking to adopt them.
- When walking dogs, you may take them out into the field or on the greenway trails. The adoption greeting room is also available for use as long as it is not needed for adopters who are looking at potential new pets. You can take cats out into the adoption greeting room as long as it is not needed for adopters who are looking at potential new pets. You can also take them out in the cat area and keep them on your lap. Please do not let cats run loose in this area.
- When walking a dog on the trail and another dog is approaching, please shorten your leash and keep the dog on your right side. Please do not pick the dog up or stop and hug them. This gives the dog a message that there is a problem and the dog may try to protect them self or the walker. REMEMBER: these are shelter animals and some have been neglected, abused or may not like other animals. If you’re not comfortable to continue walking, just stand to the side in place.
- Always close kennel door when taking dog out or returning. Always close door coming into the kennel area. Do not assume that all dogs like other dogs. Assume they don’t like other dogs and keep them apart. Please keep them away from the kennel doors when walking them through the kennel area.
- Please help keep our adoption center neat and clean. Pick up after yourself and the animal you have taken out. Adopters are coming in throughout the day, so if you take out toys please put them back. If a dog or cat has an accident, please clean it up.
- We THANK YOU for all of your help and so do all of the dogs/cats that live here with us at One Love.

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Darjeeling HoneyMoon Spots- Places To Visit in Darjeeling
Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has the world third highest mountain. The destination has known for its Tea industry. Travelers reached this destination through Trai or Bus. It has situated at an average elevation of 2042 meters above sea level. It has also known as a famous tourist destination in West Bengal. The destination has also known for Honeymooners. Darjeeling HoneyMoon Spots attracted visitors with Snow filled hills and lush greenish nature. Cold climate, Viewable nature. It provides some romantic destinations in Darjeeling to HoneyMoon Couple.
1. Tiger Hills
Tiger Hills has located in Darjeeling. It has one of the famous honeymoon spots in West Bengal. A number of honeymoon couple in India and foreign country visitors like this hill station to visit togeather after getting married before started their new life. The destination has considered under UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can reach this destination by Darjeeling Mountain Railway. It has famous for West Bengals. Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary has situated near to this Hills. It has famous for Himalayan and Mountain wild animals. It has known for a panoramic view of Mount Everest and Kangchenjunga Massif.
2. Batasia Loop
Batasia Loop is a spiral walkway. It is a railway line in Darjeeling Mountain Railway. It has one of the famous tourist’s destinations in West Bengal. In this rail loop, Toy Train make a trip from Darjeeling. It has a War Memorial of Ghurkha. Couple excited to visit this destination. Because of it has a lush greenery gardens around this memorial. Darjeeling city tour around its beautiful scenery and famous for Tea Plantations.
3. Senchal Lake
Senchal Lake is a part of Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary in the West Bengal state of Darjeeling. It has famous for a short trip to Picnic spots. Travelers visit this destination around all year. It has situated 10 kilometers from South- East of Darjeeling. The Lake has provides the scenic beauty of Nature and provides boat ride to regular visitors and Honeymooners.
4.Chunnu Summer Water Falls
Chunnu Summer Water Falls located in Darjeeling. It has a Gardens and Park. Rock Garden and Chunnu Water Falls recently added to tourist attractions in Darjeeling. It has one of the famous tourist destination for honeymooners. Ganga Maya Park is situated near to this Water Falls. Rock Garden is constructed by Gurkha Hill Council Tourism Department. The newly wedded couple visit this destination during the end of Summer months.
5. Singalila National Park
Singalila is a National Park in the Indian state of Darjeeling. It has situated at an elevation of 7000ft above sea level. The destination has famous for Trekking trails. Trekkers visit this destination around all yer. The Park has famous for Wild animals, birds, reptiles, Pandas. Darjeeling HoneyMoon Spots attracted visitors with greenish Tea plantations. The Hill has famous for few more adventure places and it has filled with snow during winter sessions. Summer days provides a favorable climate to HoneyMooner. It offered some luxury hotels, resorts to visitors.

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Oysters after the shucking contest at Off the Hook Seafood Festival
October is National Seafood Month, and Santa Monica kicks off the celebration this Saturday, Oct. 1, with the second-annual Off the Hook Seafood Festival on Santa Monica Pier. From 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. some of the city’s best restaurants present dishes featuring their favorite underwater ingredients.
Participants include Herringbone, BOA, Sushi Roku, the Lobster, Del Frisco’s Grille, Yamashiro Hollywood, the Albright, Bubba Gump, 1212 Santa Monica, O+O Sicilian Kitchen & Bar, Spinfish Poke, Salt & Straw and more. Local bands Brightside and Black Crystal Wolf Kids are set to take the stage, while an interactive photo booth, oyster shucking competition, games and other activities also vie for your attention.
The $60 general admission ticket includes food tastings and drinks from the Shock Top beer garden, while the $90 advance VIP price grants access to the Santa Monica Seafood Sustainable VIP Lounge with reserved seating, curated cocktails and specialty dishes from Maré, Ashland Hill, Red O and FIG. A portion of proceeds benefits Westside Food Bank.
For tickets and more information, visit offthehookseafoodfest.com.


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People and birds alike enjoy the beautiful beaches and sandbars plus the pristine mangrove creeks at Bunche Beach. There are several routes for kayakers or it’s a great place for just combing the beach and enjoying the wildlife.
Peaceful Waters Sanctuary is an outstanding birding site and a particularly good destination for nature-starved folks from Broward and Palm Beach counties. It’s also close to two good places for 3-mile-long walks in natural settings.
Few South Florida hiking or biking trails rival this 12-mile-long trail near Naples for scenery and wildlife. It deserves to be known outside the Naples area.
The Gulf coast along Charlotte Harbor has miles of wild shoreline, making it a wonderland of wildlife and natural beauty and ideal for sea kayaking.
In honor of the 100th birthday of US national parks, here’s a park that deserves to be on your must-see list. We loved camping at Dry Tortugas National Park off the Florida Keys. It takes some time, money and effort, but, wow, does it pay off.
Myakka is one of the oldest and biggest state parks, a great place for seeing wildlife, from huge gators to flocks of birds in winter. Go here for its log cabins, appealing camp sites, excellent kayaking, extensive hiking and good bike trails. It’s also a good spot for nature neophytes, who enjoy the airboat ride and canopy walk.
Renting a houseboat in Everglades National Park lets you glide into the wilderness of Whitewater Bay and experience its splendor at dawn, at sunset and marvel at its starry skies. Fishermen will love it, but even without fishing, there’s plenty to enjoy.
This original Florida roadside attraction still thrills, especially in the spring and early summer when its rookery fills with hundreds of nesting birds. The gators and crocs are well-presented with lots of information as well as entertainment.
Chances are, you’ve never heard of Blue Cypress Lake near Yeehaw Junction. If that’s so, you’re missing a spectacular natural lake rimmed by old growth cypress trees and home to hundreds of ospreys and osprey nests. This lake is the headwaters of the mighty St. Johns River. What a great kayak destination!
This bird rescue center offers an up-close-and-personal wildlife experience that makes a short, fun stop on a Keys trip, especially for families with kids.


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Moonlight, a drama about a gay black youth coming to terms with his sexuality in an impoverished Miami neighborhood, received the Oscar for best picture after a stunning, unprecedented flub in which presenters erroneously announced the musical La La Land as the winner.
The cast and creative team for La La Land had already taken the stage to begin delivering acceptance speeches when one of the producers interrupted the proceedings to say that the award had been given to the wrong movie, and that Moonlight was the real victor. He then held up the envelope to the camera to prove it was true.
Veteran actor-director Warren Beatty tried to explain that he and Faye Dunaway announced the wrong winner because the envelope they had been handed bore incorrectly the name of best actress winner, Emma Stone, and the movie title La La Land.
Host Jimmy Kimmel joked after the snafu, "I knew I would screw this show up. I really did.
Emma Stone won her first Oscar on Sunday for her lead role as a struggling actress who falls in love with a jazz musician in musical romance La La Land.
Stone (28) plays Mia, a determined actress who tries to carve her own path in Hollywood, in a film that captures the fantasy and reality of falling in love against the backdrop of a dreamy Los Angeles.
The actress beat previous Oscar-winners Natalie Portman and Meryl Streep as well as France's Isabelle Huppert and Irish-Ethiophian Ruth Negga for the accolade.
Stone had been seen as the frontrunner for the Oscar after winning Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild awards.
Casey Affleck won the best actor Oscar on Sunday for his role as a grief-stricken father in family drama Manchester by the Sea.
It was the first Oscar for Affleck (41) the younger brother of Argo director and actor Ben Affleck.
Affleck's understated performance as a taciturn working man who unexpectedly has to look after his teenage nephew beat challenges from Denzel Washington and Ryan Gosling to win the Academy Award.
Affleck swept awards in the run-up to the Oscars, taking home a Golden Globe and numerous trophies from film critics groups.
Stone and Affleck were the favourites to win the awards.
John Gilbert has won his second Oscar in Film Editing for the film Hacksaw Ridge.
Gilbert, from Wellington, told Newstalk ZB that at a Film Australia function celebrating the country's record 14 nominations, his Best Editing nod was celebrated as a 15th.
"They were trying to count me as an Australian but I told them to make it 14.5 - I really am a New Zealander when I comes down to it.
"New Zealand and Australia, we're just seen as the same kind of area I suppose."
Gilbert, who is nominated for Mel Gibson's WWII drama Hacksaw Ridge, says he's excited for the ceremony, but also 'vaguely terrified'.
"You sit in this auditorium with 1000 people, knowing that there's 100 million people watching, and the idea of having to get up and actually win the award and speak to all those people is a bit of a worry.
"I don't expect to win, but if I do I'll be nicely surprised."
As an Academy member, Gilbert wasn't ashamed to say he voted for himself.
This year is his second chance at an Oscar win, with a nomination in 2002 for the first Lord of the Rings instalment.
Viola Davis and Mahershala Ali won early Oscars for their supporting roles in African-American stories Fences and Moonlight on a night where diversity, and US President Donald Trump, both loomed large.
Ali, and a tearful Davis, each winning their first Oscars, were among a record seven actors of color nominated for Academy Awards this year, in stark contrast to 2016 when there were none.
O.J.: Made in America, a series about the 1995 double murder trial of former footballer O.J. Simpson won best documentary.
Trump and actress Meryl Streep also took center stage on the movie industry's biggest night as host Jimmy Kimmel fired off political zingers after an awards season marked by celebrity opposition to the Republican president and his policies.
"I want to say thank you to President Trump. Remember last year when it seemed like the Oscars were racist?" quipped Kimmel in an apparent reference to Trump's crackdown on immigrants and travelers from seven majority Muslim nations.
Streep (67) was given a standing ovation by the Oscar audience after Kimmel recalled how Trump had derided the actress as "overrated" after she attacked him at the Golden Globes ceremony in January.
"Meryl Streep has phoned it in for more than 50 films in the course of her lackluster career," Kimmel quipped as triple Oscar winner Streep squirmed in her seat.
Several celebrities wore blue ribbons on Sunday in support of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) advocacy group that worked to get Trump's travel ban blocked in US courts.
Iran's The Salesman was named best foreign language film but its director, Asghar Farhadi, boycotted Sunday's ceremony because of the Trump's controversial bid to ban travelers from seven majority Muslim nations.
In a speech delivered on his behalf by Iranian-American space expert Anousheh Ansari, Farhadi said his absence was due to "an inhumane law that bans entry into the US.. Dividing the world into the 'us' and 'our enemies' categories creates fear, a deceitful justification for aggression and war."
'ART HAS NO BORDERS'
Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which votes on the Oscar winners, made no mention of Trump when she took the stage on Sunday.
But she told the audience of A-listers and the millions of people watching on television around the world that, "tonight is proof that art has no borders, art has no single language and art does not belong to a single faith. The power of art is that it transcends these things," she said.
With a leading 14 nominations, romantic musical La La Land had looked set to dance away with an armful of Academy Awards, including best picture at the end of the night, for its love letter to artistic ambition and Los Angeles itself.
A best picture win for La La Land, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a jazz pianist and a struggling actress, would be the first musical to win best picture at the Academy Awards since Chicago in 2003.
But the movie's chances of equaling the 11 Oscar record held by Titanic, Ben-Hur, and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, appeared to have slipped away as the musical lost early technical awards for sound and costumes.
ZOOTOPIA TOP ANIMATED FEATURE
Animal cartoon Zootopia, an exploration of bias through the comedic story of a bunny who becomes a police officer, won the Academy Award on Sunday for best animated feature film.
The movie from Walt Disney Co's Disney Animation Studios was one of year's biggest box-office hits, selling more than $1 billion in tickets worldwide.
"Zootopia" features the voice of Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps, a rabbit who leaves her small hometown to join the big-city police force. The family film tackles social issues as the residents of the animal metropolis are divided by prejudice and fear. Jason Bateman voices the role of a conniving fox.
The social commentary of Zootopia arrived in theaters as the United States grappled with issues of racism, sexism and inequality during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The filmmakers started developing Zootopia about five years ago with "this crazy idea of talking about humanity with talking animals, in hopes when the film came out it would make the world just a slightly better place," co-director Byron Howard said as he accepted the award.
Co-director Rich Moore said he was grateful to audiences around the world "that embraced this story of tolerance being more powerful than fear of the other."
The Oscar win for Zootopia extends a renaissance for Disney Animation Studios, which took home the animation trophy in 2014 for Frozen and in 2015 for Big Hero Six. Zootopia was co-directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore.
Zootopia competed against another Disney Animation film, the musical Moana about a young Pacific island heroine. Other nominees were stop-motion film Kubo and the Two Strings, Swiss drama My Life as a Zucchini, and The Red Turtle, a film with no dialogue, from Japan's Studio Ghibli.
MUSIC AWARDS FOR LA LA LAND
With a leading 14 nominations, romantic musical La La Land won for orignal score and theme song City of Stars for its tale of a struggling actress (Emma Stone) and a jazz pianist (Ryan Gosling).
- additional reporting by New Zealand Herald


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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis
My foster brother first started having a swollen lymph node in the early part of 2009, in which his doctor provided medication for TB of lymph node. Busy as my brother was, he forgot taking his medication and eventually informed his doctor after a couple of months. Dec 2009, my brother was rushed to the hospital for temporary loss of vision of his left eye and he was unable to move his right hand. We stayed in the hospital for almost two months, the doctors doing a lot of tests but almost concluded he was affected with meningitis in connection to this tuberculosis of lymph node.We were almost hopeless because he became disoriented for days. When we got off the hospital, he began having shortness of breathing, chest pains... and now, he is back in the hospital with his liver affected already and he has fluids in his chest. It took the doctors months to come up with sarcoidosis. When he had the swollen lymph node last year, was that a symptom of Sarcoidosis? My brother is getting weaker, what are the chances of survival from this disease? Is there anything we can do to help him go through this? My brother is only 44 years old and he used to be really active. Please help. We`re from the Philippines
Dear Sir/Madam- Sarcoidosis and tuberculosis can be very difficult to distinguish from one another. Recent studies suggest that some cases of sarcoidosis may be the result of an immune reaction to proteins derived from the organisms that cause tuberculosis. However, the treatments for sarcoidosis and tuberculosis are very different. Thus, it is not surprising that your brother's sarcoidosis progressed despite at least partial treatment for tuberculosis.
As is the case with your brother, some cases of sarcoidosis can involve the eyes and the brain causing severe complications. These cases are particularly difficult because they often require long-term treatment and stronger medications.
The usual approach is to start with a combination of corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone) and a second agent that reduces the reliance on the corticosteroids, such as methotrexate. If this combination fails, we usually add an anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha drug, such as Remicade or Humira. It is best if a doctor experienced with the treatment of sarcoidosis manages these treatments. Your doctors may be able to identify a person in the Philippines with this type of experience.
Elliott D Crouser, MD
Associate Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University

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The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) will be on a day-long visit to Nagpur on January 17 for inspection of Vasudeo Nagar Metro Station. Vasudev Nagar Metro Station is one of the important metro stations located on the stretch between Lokmanya Nagar and Sitabuldi Interchange.
Some of the prominent academic institutions are located on the stretch near Vasudev Nagar Metro Station. The Metro Station is located on Aqua Line which stretches from Lokmanya Nagar on the Western side to Prajapati Nagar on eastern side. It is part of Reach-III stretch which touches Lokmanya Nagar Metro Station on one side and Sitabuldi Interchange on the other.
The CMRS, Janak Kumar Garg and Rishabh Dwivedi, other official, will inspect the major facilities provided at Metro Station. The officials will inspect Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gates present in the concourse area. Demonstration of all emergency operations and services and also Public Address System (PAS) will be held in front of the CMRS officials.
The lift and escalator provided at the Metro Station will checked. The 2-member CMRS team will also examine passenger amenities like wash room, drinking water facility. The Auxiliary Sub-Station (ASS), Transformer and other such equipment and systems, along with Pump Room, would also reviewed by the officials.
Signal and Telecom are integral component of any passenger services of such dimension. Hence the CMRS team will also check Signalling Equipment Room (SER) and Telecom Equipment Room (TER) at the Metro Station. The relevant documents and manuals with the Metro officials will also be checked by the CMRS officers.
Exclusing Sitabuldi Interchange, Vasudev Nagar is one of the 10 Metro Stations on Reach-III, which has a length of 11 km.


The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has begun working towards setting up a science observatory on the upcoming 500-acre permanent campus of the Central University of Andhra Pradesh(CUAP) at Janthaluru in Anantapur district.
Addressing students and the teaching staff after hoisting the national flag on its temporary campus, vice-chancellor S.A. Kori on Monday said that the project would be of immense help to the students of the region.
The CUAP, with 11 courses at present, plans to increase academic programmes to 20 in the next three years, Mr. Kori said.
At Sri Kirshnadevaraya University(SKU) vice-chancellor M. Ramakrishna Reddy honoured a student of KSN Government Degree College for Women, Kuruba Mahi Chandana, for representing the university at the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi.
He was also all praise for college Principal P. Sankaraiah for successfully getting a NAAC ‘A’ grade for the institution.
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Anantapur vice-chancellor G. Rangajanardhana said, after hoisting the national flag on Monday, that the institute will start a course in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning and Defence Technology from the upcoming academic year. The university will also set up a food-testing laboratory at its Kalikiri campus at a cost of ₹6.39 crore. On the occasion of Independence Day the Vice-Chancellor inaugurated a basketball court constructed at a cost of ₹45 lakh.


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The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts has saved you a seat! Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to announce that the Whatley Center is planning a full season of entertainment for 2021-2022. Tickets are now on sale at www.whatleycenter.com for all shows.
The Entertainment Series, which is included in season ticket packages, will include Winter Dance Party – A Tribute to Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens (sponsored by Texas Heritage National Bank) on November 6, Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas (sponsored by Cypress Bank) on December 6, Forever Motown (sponsored by Drs. Mary White & Brad Scharf) on February 18 and The Bellamy Brothers (sponsored by Guaranty Bank & Trust) on April 29. Those interested in purchasing season tickets should call the Whatley box office at 903-434-8181. Individual tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for students.
“We were disappointed to have to cancel our 2020-2021 season due to COVID and we are so excited to be back and offering top-quality entertainment at the Whatley Center,” Carolyn Franks, Director of the Whatley Center said. “We know COVID is still far from over and will continue to do our best to make your experience as safe and comfortable as possible.”
In addition to the Entertainment Series, The Whatley Center will also host five special events. Joni and Olivia Harms, country and western singer/songwriters, will perform on October 19. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students. Tapestry, the Carole King Songbook will be October 23. This is a makeup show from 2019, so previous season ticket holders already have admission to this event. Some additional tickets are available for $30 for adults and $10 for students. Tapestry is sponsored by Kaye and J.T. Brison. Comedian William Lee Martin will take the Whatley Stage on April 5. Tickets for his show are $30 for adults and $10 for students.
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The Whatley Center will also host student productions by Theatre Northeast, which will be directed by NTCC’s new theatre instructor Page Petrucka. The first will be A 1940s Christmas Carol December 2-4. The Whatley foyer gallery will also host six free art exhibits through spring 2022. The first, featuring oil paintings by NTCC’s new art instructor Mileah Hall, is currently on display through September 22.
Visit www.whatleycenter.com to view the full season brochure and see the full list of art exhibits. While tickets can be purchased anytime online, you can also order by phone by calling the box office at 903-434-8181.


This blog will talk about how you can easily install SDR software on your reTerminal so that you can visualize radio signals on the reTerminal LCD! Also, this only works for RSP family of SDR receivers which are manufactured by SDRplay and this is because the software we are going to install is offered by them. We will be able to easily install the SDRplay-specific software on top of the existing Raspberry Pi OS installation on the reTerminal just by running a few scripts. Finally, we will run CubicSDR software which is used to capture the radio signals, and then analyze the signals as graphs on the reTerminal LCD!
What is SDR?
SDR stands for Software Defined Radio in which RF communication is done using software or firmware, in order to carry out signal processing tasks which are normally processed by hardware. This hardware includes mixers, filters, amplifiers, modulators, demodulators, etc. Therefore, SDR only uses an ADC and DAC to do Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog signal conversion along with antennas, without needing many hardware components. This, in turn, makes SDR much flexible and makes it easy to fix issues if a problem arises since most of the processing is done on the software rather than on the hardware. The software can be run either on a personal computer or an embedded system.
If you want to learn more about SDR, you can check this blog.
What is reTerminal?
reTerminal is an HMI device powered by a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) which has a Quad-Core Cortex-A72 CPU running at 1.5GHz. Also, it has a 5-inch IPS capacitive multi-touch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720. It has a sufficient amount of RAM (4GB) to perform multitasking and also has a sufficient amount of eMMC storage (32GB) to install an operating system, enabling fast boot-up times and a smooth overall experience. It has wireless connectivity with dual-band 2.4GHz/5GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 BLE.
For an initial getting started guide for the reTerminal, please click here.
Set up SDR software on reTerminal
First, we need to download some files onto a PC, transfer the files to reTerminal and start the installation on the reTerminal. Let’s get started!
Download Files to PC
Step 1: Open this link and select the “RSP model” you have and select “ARM Raspberry Pi OS” as the operating system
Step 2: Click “NEXT” and select “API” under “Other Software”
Step 3: Tick the checkbox next to “Build Scripts” and click “Select one download from the list below and then click here”
Now you will see a file named “SDRplay_RPi_Scripts_v0.3” downloaded on the PC
Transfer the downloaded files to reTerminal
Step 1: Turn on and login to reTerminal via SSH, VNC, HDMI, onboard LCD
Step 2: Type the following to create a new directory
Step 3: Come back to the PC, open a command prompt and navigate to the location of the previously downloaded .zip file
Step 4: Execute the following to transfer the .zip file from PC to reTerminal
scp SDRplay_RPi_Scripts_v0.3.zip [email protected]:/home/pi/SDR
Note: Here “pi” is the username and 192.168.xxx is the IP address of reTerminal
Step 5: On the reTerminal, navigate to SDR directory
Step 6: Extract the .zip file
Step 7: Execute the following command to list all the files inside the directory
As you can see, now we will be running these scripts one-by-one in order to install the SDR software on the reTerminal
Install the SDR software on reTerminal
Step 1: On the reTerminal, navigate to the SDR directory
Step 2: Execute the following to install the first script
Step 3: Press “ENTER” and type “y” to all the prompts which appear on the installation screen
Step 4: Install the following scripts as well, one-by-one
Note: After installing ./2buildSoapy.sh, it will ask you to plug your RSP. But however, you can skip this by pressing “n”
Note: Installing the ./4buildWidgets.sh will be the longest and it will take around one hour to complete. The other scripts will take around 10 minutes.
Step 5: After installing the ./5buildCubicSDR.sh, there will be a message which asks to restart the reTerminal by pressing “y”. Continue to press “y” here and the reTerminal will restart
Step 6: On the reTerminal LCD, click on the Raspberry Pi icon on the top left corner and navigate to Other > CubicSDR and open it
Step 7: Select your RSP from the window
Note: Here I have not connected any RSP, so I will close the window
Now you can see the CubicSDR software successfully running on the reTerminal!
I hope this blog helped you to install SDR software on the reTerminal and easily visualize onboard. You can play around with different SDR hardware and reTerminal together in the future!


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New York musician Jordy Asher, a.k.a. Boots, made a name for himself after producing 85% of Beyoncé’s excellent self-titled album. Since then, he’s stepped into the spotlight with his own solo material, releasing tracks like the sultry “Dust”, sizzling “Ride Ride Ride” featuring Sia, and the Kelela-aided “Autumn (Lude 1)”. Boots continues his hot streak this week with two more new songs titled “My Heart is a Stone Today (Unharmed)” and “Sheep/Lookin’ Muthafucka (Lude II)”. Again testing the boundaries of traditional R&B, both are buzzy, palpitating cuts brimming with silky soul, flickering synths, and even a little jarring wub-wub for good measure.
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The Lagos State Government has said it is reviewing its traffic management plan to address the traffic jam at the Kara-Berger section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, at a meeting with relevant stakeholders on Wednesday, said the review was necessary because of the inadequacy of the existing plan.
In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, Oladeinde said the state was collaborating with the Federal Government to resolve the issue.
“The plan is being worked on in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps to ensure an improved adequate and effective traffic management during the remaining period of the repair works to minimise motorists’ inconvenience,” Oladeinde said.
The commissioner urged motorists to cooperate with traffic officers along the road, drive with caution along the construction routes and avoid driving against traffic.
Present during the meeting included the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyoye; and representatives of the Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works and the traffic management agencies of both Lagos and Ogun states.

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Umatilla looks at forest 'gateway'
Current plans do not call for roundabouts
UMATILLA — Residents who boast their town is the gateway to the Ocala National Forest will soon hear about state plans for State Road 19, which connects them to their neighbors: bears, deer and other critters, like the Florida Sand Skink and the Blue Tailed Mole Skink. Skinks (not to be confused with stink), are either endangered or threatened, unlike deer, who are the most plentiful neighbors of all.
The Florida Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting on a 2-mile section of the highway at 6 p.m. Jan. 30, at City Hall. There will be an open house starting at 5:30 p.m.
The section under study (North Central Avenue) stretches from County Road 450A to Bulldog Way/Olde Millstream RV Park. It also includes Umatilla Boulevard.
Corridor studies include short- and long-term strategies, but don’t talk about roundabouts, said City Manager Scott Blankenship.
“That kind of thing is way down the road,” he said. “There’s no need to talk about that and get people stirred up.”
Such an idea for Umatilla would be “highly conceptual, very front-end,” said Steve Olson, spokesman for the FDOT district that includes Lake County.
It would also have to be approved by the Lake Metropolitan Planning Organization.
What the study does take note of are sidewalks and bicycle paths, or the lack thereof, safety concerns and how the road fits in with economic development and land-use. As part of the state’s effort to encourage physical activity, it even reports on ways transportation promotes healthy living — or not.
“The percentage of the Umatilla residents who live within a 10-minute walk of a healthy food source is less than in either Lake County or the state,” the study says. “The same is true for the population living within a 10-minute walk of a fast food restaurant,” it states
“The study area is uniquely positioned to take advantage of its location as the gateway to the Ocala National Forest,” DOT notes, including calling itself “Nature’s Hometown.”
There was talk at a public meeting last year about having bicycle trails run from the city into the forest.
The study points out some interesting things, including the fact that traffic has not increased over the past five years.
The busiest stretch in the study area was south of CR 540A, which carried 19,000 vehicles per day. The least busy area was north of Bulldog Way, with 10,000 vehicles.
There were 104 crashes from 2012 to 2016 and no fatalities, with an increase each year except for 2016. The highest percentage of crashes are rear-end collisions (39.4 percent), and left turns (22.1 percent). The rising number indicates the need for further study, especially since the traffic volume has remained about the same for the past five years, the study noted.
As for a roundabout, which may never be built in the city, opposition may not be as great as city officials fear.
DOT promotes the concept, saying it speeds up traffic, eliminates the need for traffic lights, is safer, and if landscaped, they can serve as a marker for a downtown district.
Nelson Torres, visiting the McDonald’s off Bulldog Way, said “they serve a good purpose.”
Christopher Roper, who operates a barbershop on SR 19, said it could go ”either way,” depending upon how it is handled.
“There’s a lot of kids that go through there,” he said of students from Umatilla High School — both pedestrians and cars.
Richard McGuire, visiting Umatilla from The Villages, said “I think they’re great. They keep traffic moving.”
Not everyone was happy with the idea, however, including one man who didn’t want to be identified.
“I think it’s BS. You don’t want to know what I think of it.”
FDOT cautions that the idea is not on the table, on a drawing board or a line item on an accountant’s budget sheet, let alone “down the road.”


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A Study on the Parameter Estimation of an Induction Motor using Neural Networks
- 류한민, 김성환, 박태식, 유지윤
- 전력전자학회 in 1998
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If there is a mismatch between the controller programmed rotor time constant and the actual time constant of motor, the decoupling between the flux and torque is lost in an indirect rotor field oriented control. This paper presents a new estimation scheme for rotor time constant using artificial neural networks. The parameters of induction motor model organize 2 layer neural to be weight between neuron, which is proposed new in this paper. This method makes networks simple, so its brings not only the improvement in speed but simplification in calculation. Furthermore, it is possible to estimated rotor time constant real time through on-line learning without using off-line learning. The digital simulation and the experimental results to verify the effectiveness of the new method are described in this paper.
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Apparently, Netflix may be next in line to cut a deal with the royals post-Megxit.
It's been a historic rollercoaster since Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and wife Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex announced that they would be stepping away from their royal titles. Leaving them high and dry for income.
So it comes at no surprise that streaming services are lining up to help the couple not only tell their story but also get them on the road to financial independence.
Ted Sandro, Netflix's Chief Content Officer stated to The Guardian " Who wouldn't be interested? Yes sure."
The couple had really hoped to continue supporting the queen but stepping away from the public wasn't acceptable in the palace. Now giving them more time to pursue their own business ventures.
It will also give the former Suits actress time to get back to acting and clearly other avenues like voice-overs, charity work, motherhood and whatever else the pair may want to do together.
Reportedly Meghan has already signed a voiceover deal with Disney. Which we saw video evidence of Harry pitching his wife's voice over abilities to director Jon Favreau at the "Lion King" premiere.
The couple will also be collaborating with Queen of TV talk herself, Oprah Winfrey on Apple's new streaming platform AppleTV+. The docuseries will be focused on mental health. This should be interesting especially with the scrutiny the couple has been put through since being married.
Meaning if they did strike a deal with Netflix the former royals would be on a more freeing and lucrative road to financial independence.
The deal also comes at a perfect moment for fans of Netflix's hit show "The Crown" which actually just finished last year casting for the Princess Diana storyline.
Fans have already started making memes about the shows writing room and who they think would or should be cast as Meghan Markle.
Netflix over the past couple of years has signed major deals with stars such as Beyonce and the Obama's. Making the streaming platform a place to go for star content.
Unsure with the approach the couple will take yet or even if the deal will actually happen Markle isn't letting anything slow down her hustle.
It has been rumored that she has been focusing a lot of her energy on her new project, Sussex Royal, The Foundation of the D&D of Sussex so it becomes not only life-changing but also a legacy.
A source who spoke with DailyMail said “Even in her younger years in Hollywood, she wanted to work towards creating an international charity changing lives. Now that she has the platform and profile of being a British royal she can truly build this plan. She sees this foundation as one of the key factors in creating a legacy as a new royal and Harry is right behind her. She is plowing much of her time and energy into getting every aspect of the charity ready.”
In Conclusion, we see Meghan will not be letting her family down. They'll be just fine and we can't wait to see what ideas they could be bringing to Netflix.


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Dismayed, shocked and helpless Ramji Kumar Singh and Kamaluddin stood outside after their shops were set ablaze. They tried to help each other set up a temporary makeshift stall to create a livelihood out of the remains. On the intervening night of March 25 and 26, a mob had set ablaze shops belonging to these Hindu and Muslim bookshop owners at Ramesh chowk in Aurangabad city which has recently been ravaged by the communal violence.
Though both the bookshops stood side by side, Kamaluddin’s shop was more famous among the students because of his generous attitude, reportedly. He often gave books on credit, emphasising the importance and necessity of education. In his new makeshift stall, which is essentially a dilapidated table, lie a few competitive examination booklets and posters of Lord Shiva.
“This book stall was my only source of income. I don’t know how I will feed my family now,” Kamaluddin says.
In apprehension of the worst, on March 25, Ram and Kamal, had closed their shops after they saw a procession moving past them. Unable to sleep in the night, the first thing they both did in the morning was, to check if their shops were alright. To their horror, the shops were burnt down.
In another case, on the same day, a Muslim furniture shop that employed helpers from Hindu community was gutted. Mohammad Sartaj, 36, owner of the furniture shop – along with his helper Chandan, have been working day in and out to repair their shop.
“The incident took place on the day of Rama Navami. As I reached the market, I found that my shop was burnt down. The shop had furniture worth Rs 7-8 lakhs,” Sartaj told Newsclick. He also informed that he has been living and working in the area for the past 10 years. “Being a Muslim, had never been a problem.”
The communal violence erupted on March 25 afternoon, when Ram Navami processions comprising hundreds of bike-borne people, who were brandishing swords, forcibly tried to enter Nawadi road locality which has sizeable population from both the Hindu and Muslim community. The local Muslim youth objected to the new route and stopped the procession from entering the area. Following which, the two groups clashed and pelted stones at each other. After some time, the agitated mob went on a rampage, vandalising and torching several shops.
The violence that started in several districts of Bihar on March 25, continued till March 27, leaving several injured. So far, around 200 people have been arrested in connection with the riots.


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Aunt May - Spider-Man 2
Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams.
The genophage forces us to live on hope alone. There is nothing else. There is no reason to exist other than the hope that the next day will bring change. And if it doesn't... there is always the next.
Every concert pianist knows that the surest way to ruin a performance is to be aware of what the fingers are doing. Every dancer and acrobat knows enough to let the mind go, let the body run itself. Every driver of a manual vehicle arrives at destinations with no recollection of the stops and turns and roads traveled in getting there. You are all sleepwalkers, whether climbing creative peaks or slogging through some mundane routine for the thousandth time. You are all sleepwalkers.
- Obi-Wan's Final Message (Star Wars Rebels)
I regret to report that both our Jedi Order and the Republic have fallen, with the dark shadow of the Empire rising to take their place. This message is a warning and a reminder for any surviving Jedi: Trust in the Force. Do not return to the Temple. That time has passed, and our future is uncertain. We will each be challenged: Our trust, our faith, our friendships. But we must persevere and, in time, I believe a new hope will emerge. May the Force be with you always.
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
- Good Omens
You see, evil always contains the seeds of its own destruction. It is ultimately negative, and therefore encompasses its downfall even at its moments of apparent triumph. No matter how grandiose, how well-planned, how apparently foolproof of an evil plan, the inherent sinfulness will by definition rebound upon its instigators. No matter how apparently successful it may seem upon the way, at the end it will wreck itself. It will founder upon the rocks of iniquity and sink headfirst to vanish with.
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
- Good Omens
Aziraphale collected books. If he were totally honest with himself he would have to have admitted that his bookshop was simply somewhere to store them. He was not unusual in this. In order to maintain his cover as a typical second-hand book seller, he used every means short of actual physical violence to prevent customers from making a purchase. Unpleasant damp smells, glowering looks, erratic opening hours - he was incredibly good at it.
Happiness is something different for everyone. Don't try to push your own version of happiness on anyone else for what they may view as happiness you may not want pushed on you. I mean... maybe what makes them happy is fried chicken and french fries... gross!
When you realize, high above, higher than the rafters, farther than even trees touch, and skyscrapers stretch, someone sees you. Maybe not an omnipotent being, but somebody. Maybe just in your mind. Sometimes, they smile upon you with love and care. But all the time, they are there when others are not. Filling rooms with warmth. When nobody is there to say "Good morning," let you know they know you're there. That is why you aren't alone. Know in your heart you aren't alone. See it. Feel.
- A "Quiet" Night
girl~ It is so pretty out here! dude~yea just you me and the beautiful moon. (:L moon~ HEY YOU GUYS SHOULD KISS! XD sorry I LOVE ASDF! It is on youtube if anyone wants to watch it anytime soon...
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The Worst Birthday
Dudley stumbled backward at once, a look of panic on his fat face. "You c-can't-Dad told me you're not to do m-magic-he said he'll chuck you out of the house-and you haven't got anywhere else to go-you haven't got any friends to take you-" "Jiggery pokery!" said Harry in a fierce voice. "Hocus pocus-squiggly wiggly-" "MUUUUUUM!" howled Dudley. . .
- help me
I just want to type fast. please allow me to finish this in mach speed so I can be on top of the leader board. This character limit is fucking stupid.
A human Being
- OOFER Gang
Hey did you know that you can make your own quotes, yeah you can, that is what I did. But it has to 150 words long, so have fun. Now I have to add more words because it says it has to be 150 words long yay.
- Islands in the Stream
That was the great thing about pictures; you could love them with no hopelessness at all. You could love them without sorrow and the good ones made you happy because they had done what you always tried to do. So it was done and it was all right, even if you failed to do it.
Eric Ritchie Junior
- Quote from Thoughts On A Clock
And soon it was striking upon ten o'clock. The tenth hour was long, with a rich honest glow. But tens time was up, he just didn't want to go. But time waits for no man, old one or young. And ten became eleven. The final countdown begun. And now its time for one last bow, like all your other selves. Elevens hour is over now, the clock is striking twelves.
- Time for the moon night
It's been a few days now since I've been whimpering. Where are you going? I want to follow you right now. The moment we waited for, it's all passed today. Tonight, I helplessly chased you. You're out of reach and I miss you. Night, night, fly through the night sky. As time time for the moon night. I'll meet you in my dreams.
Carrie stood straight, smiling at the crowd. This was it. Her moment. Nothing to ruin it, her partner by her side... She could sense the tension in the air as she heard a rope twist, and seconds before the blood fell, she looked directly up.
- House Of Memories
There. My life. My love. My everything. Right there in front of us. Right there. My house of memories. Over there. My heart of gold. Over here. Me. In that big beautiful house I went to vacations. That one house that holds my old thoughts and new thoughts. That one place to call mine, because it IS my beautiful house of memories... and I love it!
- On life
Man is not on earth to work like a beast, and not on earth to enjoy himself like a beast either. The sober attitude to life is wary ambivalence, suspicion flecked with nebulous wonder. Thirst for life and it will strangle you.
- On fallibility
It's very possible to end up in pathetic and humiliating situations without being a pathetic and contemptible person. Everyone has holes in their dignity large enough to fall into given the right circumstance. Remember this if you are feeling wretched.
- On solutions
I try not to get frustrated by the proposition of foolish solutions for complex problems, because nothing is simple, and everything is a mess, and it's supremely easy to get things wrong. We all deserve each other's patience and charity.

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TUI, Booking.com, and Lynx saw the largest lift in Ad Awareness scores among all brands in the UK in June 2022.
YouGov’s monthly analysis of brands who enjoyed the highest month-on-month increase in Ad Awareness in the UK features TUI, Booking.com, and Lynx for the month of June 2022. Ad Awareness asks consumers if they have seen an advertisement for the brand in the past two weeks, on which basis brands are awarded the title of Advertisers of the Month.
According to data from YouGov BrandIndex – which monitors consumer perceptions toward brands daily – leading international tourism group TUI secured the top spot with a rise of 5.6 points in its Ad Awareness score in June. The start of the summer holiday season in the UK, coupled with easing travel restrictions and an increased demand for international travel, are factors in the rise in TUI’s Ad Awareness score from 22.9% on May 27 to 28.5% on June 26. The almost tenfold year-on-year increase in the number of travellers with TUI in the same period promises a “strong travel summer” for TUI in 2022.
Dutch online travel agency Booking.com recorded a jump of 5.5 percentage points from 10.4% on June 2 to 15.9% on June 26. Booking.com launched its summer ad campaign 'Booking.yeah’, starring award-winning actor Idris Elba, in the UK, following its successful Super Bowl launch in the US. This campaign includes ads that feature the brand’s multiple offerings for the first time.
In third place, male grooming brand Lynx saw a growth of 5.5 points in its Ad Awareness score through the month. Accompanying the launch of the new Lynx Epic Fresh for men, Lynx released a fresh new version of the successful ‘Smell Iconic- The Lynx Effect’ advert.
Methodology: YouGov BrandIndex collects data on thousands of brands every day. A brand’s Ad Awareness score is based on the question: “Which of the following consumer brands have you seen an advertisement for in the past two weeks?” and delivered as a percentage. The data is based on the interviews of UK adults aged 18+ between May 27 and June 26, 2022. Ad Awareness scores are based on a four-week moving average. The change in scores for each brand is calculated by taking the difference between the highest and lowest scoring days within the period. Learn more about BrandIndex.


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There was some debate over whether or not the Tennessee Titans would cut ties with running back Chris Johnson before a February 9th deadline that would force them to guarantee $9 million of his salary for the 2013-14 NFL season. As it turns out, it wasn’t a difficult decision for the Titans to make despite Johnson’s inconsistency since signing his big money contract.
Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Johnson’s roster spot is “fine” and he is expected to return to the Titans for next season.
What I said on TA: The #Titans plan to bring Chris Johnson back for 2013. 7th in rushing & one of the team’s star. Due $10M in 2013
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 19, 2012
Johnson has been a wildly inconsistent back for the Titans, but he still has shown flashes of brilliance and that is apparently enough for the Titans to bring him back for next season.

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CHICAGO, IL – A campaign is being launched by Illinois officials and advocates to promote the Safe Haven Law that allows babies to be turned over to appropriate safe haven staff, legally and safely.
“Baby Sunday” was born 10 years ago in the emergency room of West Suburban Medical Center. Her birth mother immediately handed her over to hospital staff under the Illinois Safe Haven Law.
She wasn’t unwanted for long!
Trinity Haack and Zoe Wituk were reunited yesterday at a Wheaton Park. These two toddlers share a story. Both were relinquished at safe havens in the Chicago area by mothers using Illinois’ Safe Haven Law.
Jenny Paul knows that one day her 2-year-old daughter, Megan, will begin asking questions about her birth mother that Jenny won’t have answers to.
On Friday, a 21-year-old former University of Illinois college student was sentenced to ten years in prison for the suffocation murder of her newborn son, whom she gave birth to in her dorm room bathroom last March.


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Clad in special treatment steel, armed with over 54 mounted guns, and capable of carrying over 100 aircraft, the USS Intrepid played a crucial role in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Since 2008, it’s served as a museum that honors American military and maritime history in New York City. For one night only, it was the scene of an early access screening of Top Gun: Maverick for lucky service members across all branches of the US Armed Forces, thanks to USAA.
The original Top Gun brought US Naval aviation roaring into the screens and hearts of Americans across the nation. Suffice to say, the sequel, which hits theaters today, comes with extremely high expectations — and as the reviews pour in, the film is soaring above and beyond even the toughest critics’ demands. Check out what service members had to say about the film after USAA treated them to a special screening aboard the Intrepid:
USAA, a banking, finances and insurance company, exclusively serves military personnel, veterans and their family members. However, the company takes “serving those who serve” beyond its primary business. In 2020, USAA donated $20 million directly to military aid organizations including Army Emergency Relief, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, the Air Force Aid Society and Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. The philanthropic contribution aimed to assist military families who were struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
USAA also integrates the military community with special events. The company is a sponsor of the NFL and puts on events like Salute to Service at the Super Bowl Experience. To show its appreciation of the military community, USAA hosted an advance screening of Top Gun: Maverick for active duty service members and veterans aboard the USS Intrepid Museum in New York City. The catered event celebrated their service to the nation with one of the most anticipated movies since Top Gun released in 1986.
The Top Gun: Maverick event included a speech by USAA Life Insurance SVP & General Manager Bill White who thanked the military crowd for their service. As a retired USN captain and F-14 Tomcat NFO, White knows firsthand the sacrifices that the men and women of America’s military make. The event reflected USAA’s appreciation for the military with all attendees enjoying the night of food, drinks and a supersonic movie.
This article was sponsored by USAA.

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An engine room fire leaves the Costa Allegra without propulsion, authorities say
Its sister ship, the Costa Concordia, shipwrecked last month, killing at least 21
A large French fishing ship began towing a disabled Italian cruise ship to port early Tuesday – a day after a fire in its engine room left it adrift, the Seychelles Coast Guard said.
The ship, the Allegra, is a sister of the Costa Concordia, which wrecked off the coast of Italy on January 13, killing at least 21 people.
The fire left the Allegra without propulsion, although its communications equipment is intact, the authorities said.
The Allegra’s fire has been put out, and the passengers are all in good health, the authorities said.
The Seychelles is sending a tug, and merchant ships in the area are steaming toward the Allegra, the coast guard said.


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Fisherman are no different. For years, my brother in law and our families spend a couple of weeks in Maine around the 4th of July. Time after time we look up how the striper fishing is going in the Kennebec River only to find out it just isn’t the right time of year for that fishery in that location. But, our options are limited and we go anyway. Sure enough, an early wake up call and hours on the water later we only have a few small fish to show for our efforts. The last handful of years we decided we have suffered enough and have heeded the advice of different fishing reports and sought out closer bodies of water that hold my favorite game fish, the largemouth bass.
The point that I am trying to make in all this surrounds the fishing reports that I pore over or more importantly those reports I wish were available but I just can't find any evidence of. Without the knowledge that can be gained from reading reports and reviews, fishing on a new lake or even finding one becomes a much more difficult endeavor. The time that fisherman put into writing a fishing report can help countless others as well as themselves. The act of putting down on paper all the details of that fishing trip; water temp & color, weather, time, species, bait used, etc. allows the author and other readers to make the most informed fishing decisions before their trip. Without these fisherman creating these reports, it may take a lot longer to figure out the hotspots on the local lake.