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Zolpimist® (zolpidem tartrate) is a patented, FDA approved bioequivalent version of the market leading sleep aid, Ambien® in an oral spray formulation.
Zolpidem is the most commonly prescribed agent for the treatment of insomnia with a market share of approximately 70%, with over 1.2 billion zolpidem tablets prescribed in 2010 in the US.
Zolpimist® is engineered to outperform the oral tablets
Using a proprietary and patented technology we deliver the drug as a fine mist into the mucosal membranes lining the cheeks in the mouth (buccal delivery). This mode of delivery offers some very clear advantages as compared to other delivery methods:
Fast onset of action; Zolpimist® induces sleep three times faster than oral tablets – 10 minutes as compared to 30 – 40 minutes for oral tablets.
No food effect that mitigates the efficacy of other zolpidem products
Zolpimist® (zolpidem oral spray)
Approved by FDA December 2008; currently being sold by Hi-Tech Pharmacal ("HITK" Nasdaq), licensed from NovaDel Pharma.
Zolpidem, the active ingredient in both Ambien® (Sanofi-Aventis) and Zolpimist®, is the leading sleep aid on the market with an approximate market share of 70%.
Zolpimist® is a patented product developed and designed to provide patients with faster onset of sleep as demonstrated in various clinical studies.
Two dosages have been approved
5mg – one spray
- 10mg – two sprays


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Movie Review by Armitage Smith: Excessive Force
Excessive Force (2006)
Review by Armitage Smith
A pedrigree of high quality stars combine together to form the latest action flick to come out of D&T productions. These superstars include, STEVEN SEGAL (Undersiege 2), JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME (cameo in Friends Season 2), David Hasselhoff (German singing Sensation), CHUCK NORRIS (Exercise infomercials), BILLY BLANKS (Excessive Force) and Tom Conti .
Excessive Force is a story about sweet guilt free UN officials being taken hostage by an evil megolomaniac (played coldly by Mario Van Peebles of Highlander 3 fame). The team is spearheaded by an ever enigmatic Hasselhoff who uses all of his acting might to lead the brigade of social misfits (that are of course highly skilled in weaponary), into the UN headquarters.
I think Hasselhoff sums the movie up with a hilarious line he sings while dancing with the other team members to Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney's "Say Say Say" in the stripclub they all visit to gather information. "This is... Fun, Fun Fun!"
Choice scene: Billy Blank's character (John Black) meets Tom Conti (Alfred Quietfellow) in a dark alley.
John Black: What you looking at fool?
Alfred Quietfellow: Well..er...well...
John Black: You goin all racial on me? You think I can't speak english? Thats not on fool!
Alfred Quietfellow: um..er..um..
John Black: You say er one more time and I'll kick your white ass back to England.
Alfred Quietfellow: um.. er... (Now more self assured and manly) Let's fight!
Cue one of the best hand to hand combat fights you will ever see on direct to video movies.
Who would have thought Tom Conti could wield Katana's while running up a brick wall let alone conceal them in his smarlty perssed grey suit! The movie is explosive to say the least!
Jean Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris and Steven Segal should also get a mention as well, as they do not play just bit parts. The morris dance that they do together to infiltrate an Irish base, that contains vital information, is not only great to watch, but also very accurately done. They really show that they can move.
It isn't only action, song and dance too though, there is some sadness towards the end when Carmen Electra's character a sexy FBI agent/Nuclear physicist, ends up, much to Hasselhoff's dismay, breaking his heart.
Excessive Force, IS the direct to video film to watch this summer. The only dissapointment is that it all ends too soon and due to the mystery question posed by Steven Segal at the end, you are left hoping whether there really will be a sequel.

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With the Queen’s Jubilee and the extended bank holiday coming up, many people will be planning to go on holiday abroad, including in the European Union (EU). Due to Brexit, the rules for travelling to the EU have changed and become more complicated. With all the headlines about passports expiring and travellers being turned away from flights, it is more important than ever to understand the rules around passport validity. Read this blog to find out more about the passport rules when going on holiday in the EU.
When is my passport valid?
- issued within the previous 10 years, and
- valid for a minimum of 3 months after the date you plan to leave the country you’re visiting
It is important to note that these two rules are independent of each other and that there is no need for your passport to be issued less than 9 years and 9 months ago, for it to be valid. This means that, at the moment of entry, passports do not have to be valid for 10 years and the 3 months at the end of the visits do not have to be within the 10 years.
Please note that these rules on passport validity do not apply to British passport holders travelling to Ireland.
10 years validity
Until September 2018, when renewing passports, the UK allowed any ‘unspent’ time to be credited to the new passport. This meant that UK passports could have a validity of 10 years and 9 months; for example, a passport issued on 1 December 2012 could have an expiry date of 1 September 2023.
Before Brexit, this rule did not affect British nationals. However, since Brexit, non-EU members wishing to enter the EU and Schengen Area must have had their passport issues in the previous 10 years.
What about children’s passports?
Children’s passports need to comply with the above 10-year and 3-month rules.
As passports for those under the age of 16 are valid for 5 years (or 5 years and 9 months at the most, if any unspent time was credited), they will always comply with the 10-year rule. However, due to the shorter validity of children’s passports, care must be taken to comply with the 3-month rule.
What rights do I have if I’m incorrectly turned away?
If you are incorrectly turned away from a flight departing from the UK, you can claim denied boarding compensation. Denied boarding compensation is available to anyone who is involuntarily bumped from their flight, provided they had checked in for their flight on time. Compensation generally ranges from £110 to £520 and depends on the length of the flight and the timings of any alternative flights you may be offered.
You are also automatically entitled to:
- a replacement flight (either as soon as possible or at a later date that suits you), or
- a refund if all parts of the ticket you haven’t used, if you no longer wish to travel (eg if you booked a round trip, but couldn’t board your outbound flight)
If you’re part-way through your journey (eg because your journey was divided into separate flights), you are also entitled to a free return flight to your starting point.
If you want a replacement flight, the airline that denied you boarding must also cover your associated costs. These may include:
- booking another flight on a rival airline
- transportation costs to and from your accommodation or home
- accommodation costs (eg for staying overnight in a hotel if you are booked onto a flight on a different day)
- reasonable costs for food and drinks (often in the form of vouchers)

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In today’s competitive job market, organizations face numerous challenges when it comes to finding the right talent. The traditional methods of recruitment are often time-consuming, inefficient, and fail to deliver the desired results. This is where trac.jobs comes into play. (Trac.jobs: Streamline Your Hiring Process and Find Top Talent)
At its core, trac.jobs is an intuitive, cloud-based recruitment software that automates and simplifies the entire hiring process. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools and features that enable organizations to manage job postings, attract candidates, screen applications, conduct assessments, and streamline the interview and selection process – all in one centralized platform.
trac.jobs operates on a user-friendly interface that is designed to maximize efficiency and user experience. The platform follows a systematic workflow that takes you through each stage of the recruitment process, ensuring that you find the right fit for your organization. Let’s dive into the key steps involved in using trac.jobs effectively:
trac.jobs allows you to create visually appealing job postings that highlight your company’s unique selling points and attract qualified candidates. With a range of customizable templates and powerful formatting options, you can showcase your employer brand and make a strong impression on potential candidates.
Utilizing SEO best practices, trac.jobs ensures that your job postings are search engine optimized, increasing their visibility to job seekers on popular search engines like Google and Bing. This means that your vacancies will have a higher chance of reaching a wider pool of talented individuals.
Once applications start pouring in, trac.jobs simplifies the screening and assessment process. Its advanced algorithms and intelligent filters allow you to quickly shortlist candidates based on specific criteria, such as skills, experience, and qualifications. You can create custom screening questionnaires and use automated scoring mechanisms to efficiently evaluate candidates and identify top performers.
trac.jobs facilitates seamless collaboration and communication between hiring managers, interviewers, and candidates. The platform offers features such as integrated video interviews, real-time messaging, and scheduling tools, eliminating the need for back-and-forth emails and ensuring a smooth and efficient interview process. With trac.jobs, you can make data-driven decisions and compare candidates side by side, enabling you to select the best fit for your organization.
Gaining insights into your recruitment efforts is crucial for making informed decisions and optimizing your hiring process. trac.jobs provides powerful analytics and reporting capabilities that allow you to track key recruitment metrics, such as time to hire, source of hire, and candidate conversion rates. By analyzing this data, you can identify bottlenecks, assess the effectiveness of your recruitment strategies, and make data-driven improvements to attract and retain top talent.
In today’s fast-paced and competitive job market, finding the right talent is crucial for the success of any organization. trac.jobs revolutionizes the way businesses approach recruitment by providing an all-in-one solution that simplifies, automates, and optimizes the hiring process. With its user-friendly interface, advanced features, and powerful analytics, trac.jobs empowers businesses of all sizes to attract, assess, and hire top talent effortlessly.
So why struggle with outdated recruitment methods when you can leverage the power of trac.jobs to build high-performing teams? Embrace the future of recruitment and unlock the full potential of your organization with trac.jobs today!
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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory
Andrew Bennett And Nicholas Royle
this is a new kind of book. It offers new ways of thinking about literature and about what is involved in reading critically. It is designed to be clear ccessible to those who are beginning to study literature, as well as to more advanced students. Although written with university students in mind, we dare to hope that it might also be of interest to other readers. Literary theory is an unavoidable part of studying literature and criticism. But theory – especially when it takes the form of ‘isms’ – can often be intimid- ating or else, frankly, boring.
We have tried to avoid simply giving potted summaries of isms. Instead we present brief essays on a range of key critical concepts all of which have more or less familiar names. We put these concepts into practice through readings of particular literary texts. Our primary focus, in other words, is on what is powerful, complex and strange about literary works themselves. Our aim is to explain, entertain, stimulate and challenge. The book is divided into twenty-four chapters and looks as if it has a certain order or progression. It begins with ‘The beginning’ and ends with ‘The end’. But it has been put together in such a way that it can also be read starting from any one chapter. ‘The end’, for example, is not a bad place to begin. Each chapter concludes with some suggestions for further reading. There is a glossary of critical and theoretical terms at the back of the book, plus a full bibliography of the texts discussed.
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How would you like it if I called you bilingual?
Just before I do (because it is related), can I recommend Michael Tomasky's take-down of Michael Moore as a "blowhard"? I got there via Martin's post on the "anti-imperialist reflex" of the "post-left" (that also applies to Chomsky). Another person taking apart the anti-imperialist left, or "Manichean left" as he calls it (and he includes Chomsky), is Michael Bérubé in his new The Left At War - read a free sample here and a review here. Angilee Shah sums up:
Bérubé pits Noam Chomsky against Stuart Hall; the divide lies between what Bérubé calls the “Manichean left,” which did not just oppose the Iraq war but supported resistance to America’s intervention, and the “democratic left,” which maintains that, though U.S. foreign policy is not always guided by virtue, there is still space for the defense of human rights in the international sphere. To put it another way, one side of the left adopted the position that state sovereignty is supreme and another said that the world has a responsibility to protect repressed people. These seemingly irreconcilable principles — both which have become hallmarks of leftist thinking — collided on 9/11. “The left suffered for decades because one branch of the family tree was willing to tolerate a certain degree of tyranny if it advanced the material well-being of the peasants or proletariat,” Bérubé writes. “The left does not now need another branch whose position on tyranny is that tyranny is bad, but tyrants can only be legitimately overthrown by their victims.”And, finally, Scott McLemee has slaughtered another sacred cow of the post-left, Brother Cornel West. He also responds to his critics here.
With a Democrat in the office, about to increase troop levels in Afghanistan, this argument leaves the left in an awkward position. Can those on the left support Obama’s position even though Chomsky predicted that the war in Afghanistan would become a “silent genocide”? Bérubé is ultimately optimistic that a middle ground can be found in a “democratic-socialist, internationalist left” that encourages “a capitalism with a human face,” and insists on human rights at home and abroad.
So, here we are. Ali G interviews Noam Chomsky, humourless ponce.
Oh, for the sake of fairness, here are two defences of Chomsky, from Slack Andy and from Phil Dickens.

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Saturday Night Value Picks
Missouri comes in unbeaten after last week’s upset over the Florida Gators in a 36-17 victory, collecting as a three-point home dog. Tigers quarterback Maty Mauk threw for a season-high 295 passing yards, while backfield mate Henry Josey dashed for 136 yards on 18 carries.
South Carolina saw a four-game winning streak end on the same afternoon, dropping a 23-21 contest to the Tennessee Voluteers as seven-point road ‘chalk.’ The Gamecocks moved to 1-4 ATS in their last five duels against foes with winning records.
College football odds makers have again given South Carolina too much respect here, hanging Steve Spurrier’s crew as a short dog in their visit to Columbia. Look for Missouri to come out on top by at least a touchdown, adding to the team’s 3-0-1 spread record in its four home dates.
Free Pick: Missouri Tigers -3 at William Hill
TCU picked up its third loss in Big 12 Conference play with last week’s 24-10 defeat to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, dropping to 2-5 ATS as a six-point road dog. The Horned Frogs fell behind at halftime, 17-0, with quarterback Trevone Boykin tossing three interceptions.
Texas went into its bye week with momentum, surging for a 36-20 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the “Red River Rivalry” as an improbable 13 ½-point underdog. The Longhorns also look for revenge here after last year’s 20-13 setback to TCU, trailing for the entire matchup.
TCU has logged a 1-7 ATS mark in its last eight dates at Amon G. Carter Stadium, while Texas has a 5-2 spread mark in its most recent seven road games against foes with losing home records. Look for the Longhorns to collect again here, with the sports books and public favoring the wrong team.
Free Pick: Texas Longhorns +2 at Bet365
Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State reeled off a sixth straight win and third straight cashed ticket ATS in last week’s 49-17 triumph over the California Golden Bears. Beavers quarterback Sean Mannion threw four touchdowns as part of 481 yards through the air, guiding his squad to collect as an 11-point road favorite.
Stanford has had its share of home-road disparity at NCAAF betting windows, cashing in last Saturday’s 24-10 win over UCLA to follow up the prior week’s 27-21 defeat at Utah. The Cardinal defense will likely not stay tight here, with Stanford going 0-4 ATS in its last four contests that followed a spot of allowing less than 20 points.
Oregon State has a 9-3-1 spread record in its last 13 matchups against rivals with winning records, while the home team is 5-1 ATS in the last six meeting between these Pacific-12 foes. Look for the Beavers to cash again here in a juicy underdog spot.
Free Pick: Oregon State Beavers +3 ½ at Heritage Sports

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The story behind the poem
This poem is about alcoholism and violence in the
home. I wrote this poem because there was an advertisement for a call
line where abused people could call and it made me think about what
some people have to go through every day.
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We love Jimmy Fallon for many reasons — his hilarity, his devoted parenting, his stealth show-stealing in Factory Girl (what, you missed that? How could you?!) and of course, his Halloween candy pranks. And this week, we love Fallon for his straight-shooting words towards other celeb dads of note — namely, one Justin Timberlake, you may have heard of him. Fallon got candid with Entertainment Tonight this past weekend about parenting, and the Tonight Show host and father of two had some simple tips for good pal JT. That, and he pretty much wants to hire Timberlake’s son Silas as his stylist. I mean, don’t we all though.
“Even when he was like 2, he was wearing cooler outfits than anyone,” Fallon shared of Timberlake’s 4-year-old son with actress Jessica Biel. “I was like, ‘Where do you get outfits like that?’ He had like baggy pants and like Nikes that are unreleased and stuff. I was like, ‘What? This kid is the coolest kid in the world.’” Fallon also added that Silas is a “good kid” (duh). But even well-behaved (and well-dressed) tots have been known cause some trouble now and again, and even celeb dads could use some advice, right? Luckily for JT, Fallon has survived six whole years of fatherhood thanks to daughters Winnie (6) and Frances (4) as well as his producer wife Nancy Juvonen.
When asked what fatherhood advice Fallon would give Timberlake, the Tonight Show host simply recommended that Justin bring in backup.
“When all fails, just talk to Jessica,” Fallon told ET, referring to Timberlake’s wife of 7 years. “She’s awesome, so she’ll help.” We’d have to agree — although having your only dad advice be “ask your wife for help” seems like a weak pointer, Jimmy. We’ll give you a B for this one but you need to drum up some more originality next time, k?
Fallon is in the baby biz himself now, with his latest book This Is Baby, out on shelves this month. But this famous father doesn’t have all the answers; he’s just as exhausted as anyone. “I’m much more tired than I’ve ever been,” the comic said, mentioning having to regularly share his bed with both kids as well as the dog. “But it’s the best. I mean, it’s the most rewarding thing.”
This is Baby, Fallon’s latest book for little ones, is available now. The TV star is already a best-selling author, courtesy of his previous titles, Everything is Mama and Your Baby’s First Word Will Be DADA.
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Last year’s slowdown in the U.S. housing market is expected to worsen in 2023, Fitch Ratings said this week, as greater mortgage rate volatility is projected to weaken homebuyer demand and builder sentiment.
Fitch downwardly revised its expectations for several key aspects of the housing sector. For 2023, it sees housing starts dropping 20.0%, compared with the prior forecast of -11.9% and last year’s 2.9% dip.
While starts and building permits both unexpectedly surged 9.8% in February from a month ago, Fitch reckons the subsequent increase in mortgage rate levels and volatility will likely weigh on “starts during the balance of the year” given its prospects of higher-for-longer interest rates.
That said, homebuilders are set to post median sales declines of 16%-18% for 2023, Fitch forecasted, “driven by reduced home deliveries and slightly lower home prices, offset in part by higher community count.”
The credit ratings provider is also projecting that most builders will see EBITDA margins slide by as much as 800 basis points “as lower operating leverage and higher incentives are only partially offset by lower costs for certain building products like lumber.” Fitch put M.D.C Holdings (NYSE:MDC) in the spotlight as weak new order activity during the back half of 2022 is expected to translate to lower sales and more severe margin compression then peers.
Among other key performance indicators for the housing sector, Fitch expects single-family housing starts to plunge 20.0% vs. -11.9% prior view and -10.9% in 2022; new home sales to slide 7.1% vs. -7.0 prior view and -16.8% in 2022; and existing home sales to retreat 15% vs. -9.0% prior view and -17.9% last year.
Homebuilder stocks: D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI), KB Home (NYSE:KBH), PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM), Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL), Lennar (NYSE:LEN), Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH), NVR (NYSE:NVR), Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH), Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE:TMHC) and Tri Pointe Homes (NYSE:TPH).
SA contributor Leo Nelissen this week viewed LEN as a Hold as a number of headwinds, including new order contraction, still persist but are set to ease in the future.
Fitch’s expectations for higher-for-longer rates comes even after last week’s twin failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank prompted historic upswings across Treasury bonds and money market securities. In other words, banking turmoil and ongoing concerns about the health of the banking industry have fueled speculation of less aggressive monetary policy going forward.


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Onion suppliers say value-added continues to expand the category.
Lake Park, Ga.-based Generation Farms places special emphasis on the category, with “flexible packing and size configurations, pre-prep for kitchen applications and merchandising programs for all of our onion crops.”
“Depending on who your target audience is, convenience is important,” said Lauren Dees, marketing manager for Generation Farms.
“It cuts down on meal prep time, and that’s what customers are looking for — something to make their lives more convenient.”
Generation Farms is one of three marketers for the “tearless” Sunion, a proprietary variety that Bayer developed.
“The compounds normally found in onions that cause you to cry have been removed. It leaves you with a very sweet, mild onion flavor,” Dees said of the onion, which is grown in Washington state.
The sweet onion industry in Vidalia, Ga., deserves much credit for introducing the value-added concept to the onion business, said Billy Foster, salesman with Willard, Ohio-based Weng Farms Inc.
“The people in Vidalia are still the top in value-added,” he said.
The next wave in value-added onions likely won’t be the product as much as in packaging, Weng said.
“I think the whole thing in value-added, there’s going to be smaller packages down the road,” he said. “I don’t see 5-pound bags in the future.”
Demand for onions isn’t drying up, but the way consumers buy them is changing, Weng said.
“It’s going to smaller bags — 2, 3 pounds. If you’re a produce merchandiser and had a 3-pound bag of onions and a 2-pound bag, you could sell the 2-pounder a lot cheaper than you could sell the 3. You’re going to see some big changes.”
Some suppliers say 3-pound bags still are a good value to shoppers.
“With a cheaper medium yellow market, and even if we go to $7 or $8, a 3-pound bag is really a nice value,” said Don Ed Holmes, owner of The Onion House LLC in Weslaco, Texas.
“We’ve had an unbelievable demand on 3-pounder. The price has been cheap, and the retailers have done a good job of working with those cheap numbers.”
Trent Falkner, salesman with Raleigh, N.C.-based L&M Cos., agreed that packaging was becoming central to onion sales in the value-added category.
“Bagged onions seem to be a hot spot for most retailers whether it is a 2-pound, 3-pound, 5-pound, 10-pound or bigger,” he said.
“Giving the consumer the ability to pick up a bag of onions is a huge convenience factor. The consumer can toss a bag of three to four onions in their cart and move on to the next item on their list.”
It’s helpful to buyers, too, said Brenden Kent, vice president of Prosser, Wash.-based grower-shipper Sunset Produce LLC.
“People are more in tune with pack sizes, for handling and shrink,” he said.
“The 5s and 10s continue to be very hot. A lot of customers like to be able to pick up the bag with the bar code on it, know where the onion came from, instead of out of a loose bin. When it’s in a package with ‘Grown in the USA’ on it, it works much better.”
A customized approach adds value, too, said Steve Baker, managing partner with Ontario, Ore.-based grower-shipper Baker & Murakami Produce Co.
“We believe with our new line we put in last fall we can offer to buyers the ability to create for them customer-specific sizing within one-tenth of a millimeter,” he said. “For some buyers, precision sizing is a must.”
Sometimes, there’s value in a simple message, said Herb Haun, chairman of the Parma, Idaho-based Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee.
“The Onion Committee focuses on promoting fresh-to-market onions, and we stress that customers can get their own creative inspirations going with the versatility that a fresh onion can provide,” he said.
L&M’s Falkner notes that the industry is always on the lookout for some new value-added notion.
Wayne Mininger, executive vice president of the Greeley, Colo.-based National Onion Association, agreed.
“Onions adapt so well in every cultural and ethnic category that people are always coming up with a little bit of a new angle to bring some interest with whatever they’re doing with onions,” he said. “We’re pleased to see that.”

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German Butterball Potato
Potatoes are popular vegetables grown for their nutritious underground tubers. There are two types of potatoes, common potatoes (also called Irish potato) and sweet potatoes. For more information on growing sweet potatoes, see our article on Growing Sweet Potatoes.
Potato varieties vary by season, color, texture, use, and storage life. The main types of potatoes are:
- Red Skinned – These potato varieties have thin skin and white flesh. These tubers are all around varieties that can be used for almost any purpose. Excellent for frying and potato salad. Examples include Red Norland and Red Pontiac.
- Russeted – have a dry and fluffy texture when cooked, and are commonly used for baking and mashed potatoes. An example is Gold Rush.
- Yellow Fleshed – have a flesh color ranging from light to dark yellow. They generally have a creamy and moist texture great for baking, roasting, and mashed potatoes. Examples include German Butterball, Pinto Gold, Redgold, and Yukon Gold.
- White Fleshed – have thin skin and a sweet, mild flavor ideal for mashed potatoes, grilling, and baking. Examples include Superior and Kennebec.
- Fingerling - early maturing types that produce elongated tubers with a firm, dry texture. An example includes Fingerling. Sometimes called salad potatoes.
- Novelty – novelty varieties include those with unusual colored skins and/or flesh. Examples include Magic Molly, with purple skin and flesh, and Purple Viking, with purple skin and white flesh.
How To Plant
Potatoes benefit from being planted in a well-drained soil amended with compost, composted manure, or other types of organic matter before planting. Plant potatoes once soil temperature reaches 50º F.
The most common method for planting potatoes is to dig a trench 6 to 8 inches deep and plant seed potato pieces 12 to 15 inches apart and rows 2 to 3 feet apart. Cover seed pieces with 2 to 3 inches of soil and gradually fill trenches as plants grow, ensuring that at least a few inches of vines remain above the soil surface.
For full sun. Irish Potato prefers a cool climate and fertile, well-drained, loose soil with a slightly acidic pH (5.5 to 6.0). To ensure good tuber production, "hill" the potatoes when plants are 8 to 10 inches tall by mounding the soil 3 to 6 inches high and out 12 to 15 inches from the stems. Be careful to avoid damaging the roots, which may extend 8 to 12 inches from the plants. Any tubers not completely covered by soil will turn green and become inedible, so hilling helps to protect the tubers from greening.
Potatoes are a moderate feeders that benefits from regular fertilization. Use full rates of Jung Potato Food 15-15-15, ALGOplus All Purpose 6-6-6 liquid fertilizer, or Neptune Fish & Seaweed Fertilizer 2-3-1
Potatoes are usually not difficult to grow, but can suffer from some pest and disease problems. Potatoes may be attacked by leafhoppers or wireworms, and Colorado Potato beetle can cause severe damage. Common scab can be a problem if soil pH is above 6.0, and late blight disease can occur. Use Bonide Fung-onil fungicide or Serenade organic fungicide to prevent late blight infection. Use Colorado Potato Beetle Beater to control Colorado potato beetle and other insect pests.
Other crops with edible tubers are Jerusalem artichoke and sweet potato.
Use Potato Tubs to grow potatoes on patios or balconies or in gardens with limited space.
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Shock waves occur when something moves faster than the speed of sound, causing sudden variations in fluid properties.
When you hear the word shockwave, several images come to mind. The effect of a bomb going off is perhaps the most prominent one. We often say that big events, like an election, caused “shock waves” throughout the country, but those are only figurative shock waves. You might even be thinking about the obscure Marvel superhero of the same name, but now we’re getting off topic…
Let’s explore what shock waves mean in physics and how exactly they’re created.
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What Is A Shock Wave?
A shock wave, like any wave, is a disturbance moving through a medium. They are thin wavefronts that cause sudden changes in the pressure, temperature, and density of the medium.
Shock waves are caused in supersonic flows. This is when something is traveling at a speed faster than the speed of sound in the medium. When a bullet travels at a speed greater than the speed of sound in air, we get shock waves.
To visualize shock waves, we need special imaging techniques like Schlieren imaging to capture them.
If the shock wave is produced in a direction perpendicular to the direction of flow, they are called normal shocks. If they occur at an angle, they are called oblique shock waves.
How Are Shock Waves Formed?
Before we get to the how, let’s look at the Mach number. This is the ratio of the speed of an object moving through a medium to the speed of sound in that medium. As such, Mach 1 speed refers to when an object is moving at the speed of sound, also called transonic speed.
Consider a boat moving through water. The boat is moving at a speed faster than the speed of waves in the water, so the waves have to move out of the way. This results in the wake that we see.
When an object moves through a medium at a low speed, the mach number is less than one. In this case, the waves in the medium moving outward from it will be symmetrical or almost symmetrical in all directions.
When it picks up speed, the waves in front of it will get compressed. They will have more frequency and the waves behind it will have less frequency. The waves in front tighten up the faster the object moves, until we reach the speed of sound.
At the speed of sound, the mach number is equal to one, at which point waves will be tightening and overlapping at the front of the object.
So what happens once the moving object exceeds the speed of sound? The waves are unable to adjust or catch up and are left behind, so to speak. The trailing waves create the shape of an expanding cone.
Shock Waves Around Us
What creates shockwaves? Supersonic aircrafts are an obvious answer, as they often travel at speeds above mach one. In the image below, you can see a supersonic aircraft breaking the sound barrier. The vapor cone is caused by the drop in temperature and pressure caused by the shock waves. When the shock waves get to us, we hear the sonic boom that we associate with jets passing by.
The illustration below shows how the waves behave in subsonic, mach one, and supersonic conditions.
Bullets traveling at supersonic speeds generate shock waves. This is what causes the ‘crack’ of the bullet that can be heard as it passes by someone. In the awesome video below, you can see such waves being captured with schlieren imaging and then analyzed.
The sound heard when cracking a whip is the result of weak shock waves being produced by the fast-moving tip. Yes, that’s right. The tip of a whip travels faster than the speed of sound to create that crack!
The sound of thunder is also a shock wave phenomenon. The bursting of firecrackers is the result of shock waves. Bomb explosions create similar, but bigger spherical shock waves, which can knock over buildings if the explosion is strong enough. A meteorite impact would also cause such waves.
Beyond Aircrafts And Bombs
Shock waves are caused in supersonic flows. Talking about shock waves with examples like aircrafts can sometimes limit our visualizations. Here we are thinking of objects moving at supersonic speeds, but we can also be thinking about a fluid flowing at supersonic speeds through a pipe that is faced by a change in something—a variation in the shape or dimensions of the pipe, for instance. In such a case, shock waves would also be created!
References (click to expand)
- LANDAU, L. D., & LIFSHITZ, E. M. (1987). Shock Waves. Fluid Mechanics. Elsevier.
- Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications | Request PDF. ResearchGate
- Settles, G. (2006). High-speed Imaging of Shock Waves, Explosions and Gunshots. American Scientist. Sigma Xi.
- (2021) Shock Waves - The Physics Hypertextbook. physics.info


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The brightly colored California state fish, the golden trout, lives in relative abundance in the waters of Golden Trout Wilderness, and special restrictions apply to anglers. A large drainage basin surrounded by high, jagged peaks dominates the western portion of the Wilderness in Sequoia National Forest. The eastern portion in Inyo National Forest is primarily an extension of the Kern Plateau. Pinion-pine woodlands rise to extensive Jeffrey pine forestland and meadows at middle elevations, and on to red fir, lodgepole pines, and foxtail pines at higher elevations before hitting the tree line. Two Wild and Scenic Rivers, the North and South Forks of the Kern River, flow across the area. The North Fork rages through stunningly beautiful country and offers one of America's premier multiday white-water adventures, a challenge for the most expert rafter. Summer thunderstorms are common, but water may be scarce away from the rivers during dry spells. Several hundred miles of exceptionally scenic backpacking and horsepacking trails traverse the area. Popular trails include a forty-mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Cottonwood Pass Trail, which crosses the Sierra and drops into the Kern River Canyon about 16 miles to the west.
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Digital and paper maps are critical tools for wilderness visitors. Online maps can help you plan and prepare for your visit ahead of time. You can also carry digital maps with you on your GPS unit or other handheld GPS device. Having a paper map with you in the backcountry, as well as solid orienteering skills, however, ensures that you can still route-find in the event that your electronic device fails.
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DICE is hyping up its Battlefield 3 single player campaign with a brand new teaser trailer today. The 50 second video shows off a brand new stage set in Tehran--"Operation Guillotine," a joint operation to "capture key members of the PLR leadership." Even without watching the video, it should be obvious that things get rather... hectic.
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In the game's official "Battleblog," lead writer and designer David Goldfarb talked about the new direction DICE wants to go for Battlefield 3's story. "We loved making Battlefield: Bad Company and Bad Company 2. They were great fun, they had their own theme, they were light-hearted," Goldfarb writes. "But with Battlefield 3, we knew we had to really divorce ourselves from those characters and those themes. We had to go somewhere else and do something different and push a different set of buttons. We're telling a war story now, and that means it needs to feel credible, it needs to feel contemporary, and it needs to connect with things and emotions that we have never really tried or had the means to properly connect to before."
The narrative of Battlefield 3 will be, as with many other contemporary military first person shooters, told in a non-linear way. The story is set up through the eyes of US Marines Staff Sgt. Henry "Black" Blackburn, who's being interrogated "about recent world-shaking events" caused by a new threat called the "PLR."
DICE promises to show off more of the single player campaign--specifically Operation Guillotine--next week.


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Heerema Marine Contractors Announces Further Step in Strategic Transition
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) today announces that as a further step in its strategic transition the company will discontinue its offshore pipe lay activities. The decision follows a further review and commercial evaluation in early 2018 of HMC’s current position in the highly competitive pipe lay market which continues to suffer from significant overcapacity.
Following this strategic decision regrettably around 350 permanent jobs in Heerema Marine Contractors will be phased out with compulsory redundancies unfortunately being unavoidable. All changes are subject to consultation with relevant stakeholders. As a first step the company will seek advice from their Works Council in The Netherlands.
Today’s announcement represents a further realignment of the company, first set in motion with the restructuring in the last quarter of 2017, related to the unfavourable market conditions and low investments in the oil and gas industry. Following the termination of the pipe lay activities Heerema Marine Contractors will be focusing entirely on its core business of Heavy Lift, Decommissioning and Renewables.
Heerema Marine Contractors will cease its pipe lay activities with immediate effect honouring however its current commitments in ongoing projects. The company will convert its deep water construction vessel Aegir to a fast sailing heavy lift vessel.
Heerema Marine Contractors’ intended future set up will be structured around the business areas of transport and installation of offshore structures, decommissioning of platforms and the execution of projects in the renewables sector. As part of the sharpening of its strategy the company’s board and management structure will be simplified and streamlined. During the transition period Pieter Heerema (chairman) will take up the additional de facto role of chief executive of Heerema Marine Contractors prior to the appointment of a permanent CEO.
Commenting on today’s announcement Pieter Heerema acknowledges the significant impact of the further transition of the company. ”Dictated by the difficult market conditions we have to change into a different kind of organization. I deeply regret the consequent loss of trusted and professional colleagues who have helped building our strong reputation in the offshore (pipe lay) market. At the same time we have to continue our process of transforming into a marine contractor which is leaner, more efficient and capable of benefiting from the opportunities the offshore market still represents.”
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has developed a globally unique, innovative way of lifting that will redefine the boundaries of lifting operations offshore. This ‘QUAD lifting’ was tested successfully on October 22, 2018 in the Gulf of Mexico. The QUAD lifting enables HMC to integrally install and/or remove oversized topsides or jackets. This revolutionary innovation is an important expansion of HMC's services and guarantees unmatched lower overall project costs.
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Heerema Marine Contractors is incredibly proud to announce that our Installation Engineer Marius Ottolini has been elected winner of the 2018 “Offshore Energy Young Engineer Award.” Marius received his award for being one of the big drivers within Heerema in the development of silent foundations, with the aim to reduce or eliminate piling noise. Such noise can affect the marine environment to a substantial degree. He has developed several alternatives which are a step change in foundation design, in particular because the foundation can be installed silently and it can be completely removed after it has reached its end of life.
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We are pleased to announce that Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) and AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), together known as the HAF consortium, have been awarded a contract from Marathon Decommissioning Services LLC for the Engineering, Preparation, Removal and Disposal (EPRD) services of the Brae Bravo Platform.
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Electric bus market to surge
Cities across the globe a looking at ways of reducing air and noise pollution and one fairly simple answer to both problems is the increased use of electric and hybrid buses.
We’ve seen some big electric/hybrid bus orders in recent times, including a significant shift towards the technology in some of China’s largest cities.
Now a new report is tipping the switch to electric and hybrid buses will only gain further momentum in coming years.
How big? Try $500 billion U.S. dollars.
While the report also predicts that a lot of the growth will come among smaller electric/hybrid buses, many of which will have autonomous driving capabilities.
These smaller buses will also have the flexibility to operate multiple tasks – reducing the need for cars, taxis and larger buses.
While electric and hybrid powertrains look to be the future for school buses as well.
The report says switching to electric school buses would prevent pollution deaths and help save operators money.
Interestingly, on the Tesla Bus, Telsa founder Elon Musk recently said he wasn’t sure the electric vehicle company would push ahead with his electric bus plans.
“I don’t know if the bus thing really makes sense in the shared fully autonomous environment,” Musk said.
“If it costs less than a bus ticket to make use of a shared autonomy fleet to go wherever you want, point to point, well why don’t you just use that? So I don’t know.”
Instead of buses, Musk believes tunnels could be the answer to alleviating traffic issues in cities, you can find out more about that plan on this edition of the Behind the Wheel Podcast.


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HAMPTON, Va. - Hampton Police are investigating after a man was shot while walking down the street in the 300 block of Union Street Friday night.
Around 8:15 p.m., dispatchers got a call about a shooting that just happened in the area. When officers arrived on scene, they found a 35-year-old man who was suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot injury.
The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was walking down the street when he was shot.
The motive and circumstances surrounding this incident are still under investigation, and there is currently no suspect information.
Investigators say they're continuing to work with the victim to gain his cooperation.
If you or anyone you know has information about this shooting that will help police, you are encouraged to contact the Hampton Police Division at 757–727–6111 or call the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP (1-888-562-5887). Tips may also be submitted anonymously at P3Tips.com.


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The big advantage of the texture hud provides with the clothes is to be able to match several elements of different creators. That’s what I did on this picture. Sometimes the colors proposed are not the same and the decision has to be taken to match the colors. In these cases I try to get inspired by existing style in video clips.
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I was at Cranford Park at 10am Sunday morning and waited until 10.30 to complete my weekly UKBMS butterfly transect.
Not a great transect today. I expected to see more numbers but made do with 62 butterflies of ten different species during my 95 minute walk.
62 butterflies / 10 species
Large White x 3
Green-veined White x 7
Small Copper x 1
Holly Blue x 4
Red Admiral x 10
Peacock x 3
Comma x 6
Speckled Wood x 15
Gatekeeper x 3
Meadow Brown x 10
The fine weather meant there were a few hoverflies around. The most prolific was the Volucella Zonaria and they were dotted all around the park in various habitats and great numbers....
|awaiting confirmation of ID|
|Myathropa florea - male|
Just as I was nearing the end of my transect, on a section that runs parallel between the A312 and the River Crane a large dragonfly emerged from the reeds by the stagnant pond and landed right in front of me. It had recently emerged and was still fluttering it's wings drying them off.
It was a lovely male Common Hawker with the most amazing colours....
On the way out of the park I also saw another Common hawker, but it was a way off and quite camouflaged against an old buddleia flower stalk.....
The water level on the river had dropped considerably since last weekend.....
Again the warm wet weather this week provided ideal conditions for some more fruiting fungi. This time I found two very good sized Puffballs, the largest was the size of a football....
In the meadows I found two juvenile Kestrels still loitering and honing their hunting and flying skills...
In Cranford Woods there was the unmistakable call of a Sparrowhawk, followed by several more calls which led me to stand under a dead tree and look up to see this juvenile......
Following it's progress it inadvertently led me to directly to the nest where there were two more juveniles perched in the branches. Sadly trying to get photos were near on impossible but I did manage to witness a food pass between one of the adults and juveniles, and then one of the young perched very briefly out in the open......
before flying off to land in another high tree and start the process of continuous calling all over again.
Apologies for the dreadful photos, I blame the fact I had the wrong lens on my camera.
Last weekend I reported that I had found three chrysalises down the alley way from Roseville Road. I stated they were Small Tortoiseshell when in fact they are Comma. Today I found another two in exactly the same place.
|Comma chrysalis - probably due to emerge this week|
|another Comma chrysalis probably due to emerge this week|
|empty Comma chrysalis - the butterfly would have emerged within the last six days|
|remains of a Comma chrysalis that fell victim to a fungal parasite|
|and my new mystery chrysalis - awaiting identification|
So a proper mixed bag from Cranford Park today. Butterflies, hoverflies, hawkers, juvenile birds of prey and fungi. Just what every Country Park should contain.

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It all began in the early 90's for the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai as she first rose to fame as a model and then went on to win the coveted Miss World title in 1994 when she was just 21. There has been no looking back for this Indian stunner ever since.
Bollywood was the next stop for her, where she ruled for more than a decade with her stellar performances and is often regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world. Rai even had a taste of Hollywood with films such as Pride and Prejudice, Mistress of Spices and Pink Panther 2.
She then went on to marry Abhishek Bachchan, son of the legendary Amitabh Bachchan after a whirlwind romance. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the most glamorous couple in the Indian film industry, recently celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary on 20 April.
The Bollywood stars met back in 2007, when the former Miss World was still a fledgling actress and Abhishek Bachchan was still under the shadow of his father, the legendary Amitabh Bachchan. In November 2011, the happy couple received an addition: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gave birth to her first child. The young girl, Aaradhya Bachchan, is already one of the most famous faces in Bollywood.
"The first time I met Aishwarya was in August 1997. I was on a recce for my father's film Mrityudata in Switzerland and she was shooting her first film, Aur Pyar Ho Gaya. I remember one evening Bobby [Deol, her co-star] invited me to his hotel for dinner and Aishwarya was there. That was the first time I actually met her," Abhishek Bachchan told an Indian magazine.
"If you ask her, she will tell you the same thing - that the minute we came together, we both knew that this was something for keeps. So, there wasn't just this 'one' defining moment, it always felt perfect," the actor explained.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is also expected to return to the silver screen after a long break from acting career following her pregnancy and delivery. She was supposed to play the lead in Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine in 2011, had to drop out of the movie casting due to her pregnancy. She had been on a break ever since.
Meanwhile, check out photographs of the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan... through the years.

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"Gorilla Warfare" continues with the battle of the century! In this corner we have M'Baku the Man-Ape, and in the other... Henry Peter Gyrich?! Meanwhile, the Defenders battle... a magically-modified Everett K. Ross?! Think you know the winners in these bouts? Think again!
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Mumbai: Late lyricist Shailendra's granddaughter Priyanka has slapped a legal notice on Dabangg 2
makers for allegedly copying a tune produced by her grandfather. The film stars Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles.
Priyanka, daughter of Shaily Shailendra has claimed that a portion of song titled Pandey Ji
is lifted from Teesri Kasam
's Chalat Musafir Moh Liya Re
She insists that the credit for the song should not go to Sajid-Wajid, instead the makers should acknowledge Teesri Kasam
. Retaliating at the comment, the composer duo said, "How can there by a copyright on folk tunes?"
Priyanka in her statement explained the cause of discontent and said, "Nobody informed me that they are going to copy the tune of our song for Dabangg2
. I stay abroad and when I came to Mumbai and heard the song, I sent a legal notice to Arbaaz Khan Productions, music directors Sajid-Wajid, actors Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha."
"No reply came to my legal notice, and when the period lapsed, they asked me for a compromise", said Priyanka.
Priyanka is now making her mind to move to Bombay High Court.
We wonder how Salman will react to the whole situation, its just seven days left for the film to go on floors.

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The classic 2-star Hotel Delfin Hvar features shuttle service, 24-hour front desk and housekeeping.
Guests can get to Hvar Fortress in 5 minutes on foot. The property is set a 10-minute stroll from Hvar Island center.
Hotel Delfin Hvar is set close to a museum, a cathedral and a monastery as well as Carpe Diem Club Hvar, Dubovica and The Hvar Heritage Museum.
Hotel Delfin Hvar is within a 45-minute drive to Split airport.
Hotel Delfin Hvar offers 55 rooms fitted with a safe, a ceiling fan, a balcony, Wi-Fi and a wardrobe for a comfortable stay in Hvar Island. Some rooms at Hotel Delfin Hvar have a view over the sea. Guests can make use of a shower, a bathtub and a hairdryer.
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Steam Machines http://www.steammachines.com/ attended the show with the last two Prism Topaz CCRs that were
assembled in California.
While Peter Readey made another long haul from California to the company's
new premises in Tennessee, Sharon Readey, Jan from SMI and software engineer
Gerard represented the company.
'bewitching' Sharon on her daily trip to the show. The outfits got as much
attention as the rebreathers.
booth certainly stood out with its Halloween decoration and costumes. It was
located across from Haskel's booth for which Steam Machines is a
is also the distributor for Sodasorb, and with its ever growing popularity
the company reported brisk sales.
They also officially announced that they will persue both ISO9001 and CE
certifications for the Prism Topaz.
The Prism in the picture belongs to a former employee who customized it
quite a bit.
entire head assembly was polished to a high sheen, and a translucent battery
lid was added. The primary and secondary calibration pods were also
translucent, the former can be seen through the lid below the battery cable.
primary Head Down Display was trimmed down smaller than the stock one, and
mounted lower than usually. The owner is an avid caver diver who like to
streamline things as much as possible.
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Growing up in Muncie, Indiana, Deena Elsheikh had a passion for working with children, whether it was babysitting or volunteering in her community. She carried that passion into her college career at Indiana University Bloomington. During her freshman year in 2015, Elsheikh and a friend applied to volunteer with College Mentors for Kids–a commitment that has continued and expanded throughout her four years at IU.
You might recognize CJ Smith from driving the A-Bus at IU Bloomington, but the rising senior in the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs also spent his junior year serving as president of Alpha Phi Omega.
Growing up in Carmel, Ind., Morgan Jenkins learned the importance of community service from her family.
IU Leadership Corps is a student-led organization originally designed to connect IU’s 21st Century Scholars to volunteer opportunities that relate to their fields of study, values, beliefs, and/or interests.
“Light your luminaria if your significant other has been affected by cancer. Light your luminaria if your mother has been affected by cancer. Light your luminaria if your father has been affected by cancer. Light your luminaria if your brother or sister have been affected by cancer…”
Upon graduating from Indiana University in 2013, Evelyn Smith began volunteering at Middle Way House in Bloomington, Indiana.
Mary Goetze is committed to providing dignified solutions and assistance for incarcerated individuals and their families.
Through her work with Catholic Charities in Bloomington, Indiana, Helen Johnson has been able to put the theory from her Indiana University social work courses into practice, developing research skills while making an impact on people’s lives.
Before joining the School of Social Work faculty at Indiana University Bloomington, Tammi Nelson spent 15 years working in therapeutic support and program management at Hamilton Center, Inc., a recovery services agency.
Connections that 100 Kelley Direct online MBA students hoped to make during their recent Kelley Connect Week went far beyond the usual networking opportunities. If they are indeed successful, their efforts will help empower young women in rural areas of Bihar province, India, and perhaps beyond.
Two IU seniors started collecting coats, scarves, mittens and other warm clothing Tuesday in preparation for the coming cold weather.
An IU research study concluded anyone with a federally-defined disability, such as autism, vastly improved their test scores when they were in a general education classroom as opposed to a special education one.
Smith, along with the rest of her sisters at the Delta Delta chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon, have spent the week encouraging body activism in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness week.
It was Wednesday night at The Rise and time for Reading Group, a weekly program hosted by members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. As the kids excitedly gathered around the table to see what this week's book and activity would be, three members of the fraternity divvied up what parts of "If I Ran for President" they would read.
The Polar Plunge fundraiser benefits Special Olympics Indiana. Special Olympics is a group that organizes sports and competitions for people with intellectual disabilities. This event is Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority’s spring philanthropy project. Organizer Haley Grove said this year it raised almost $16,000, and around 200 people came to support it.
What started as a gig teaching Bloomington firefighters how to play the bagpipes quickly sparked Indiana University professor David McDonald's interest in becoming a volunteer firefighter and EMT himself.
IU Police Department Cadet Jasmyn Bell, junior, became interested in law enforcement in middle school from watching TV shows like "Criminal Minds."
"This month, I am happy to announce a brand-new database called IU Corps Volunteer Central. Volunteer Central is university’s first-ever “front door” to easily connecting with our talented and passionate undergraduate and graduate student labor force in one spot."
Social work major Arielle Hacker has spent her senior year at Indiana University Bloomington working at the Indiana Recovery Alliance, a private, nonprofit organization that provides essential services to community members coping with substance use disorders.
Since May 2018, IU Bloomington senior Maggie Bott has served as an advocate for residents in the emergency shelter at Middle Way House. A Bloomington-based nonprofit that launched in 1971, Middle Way House is a United Way of Monroe County member agency that provides services to people in crisis, helping to empower survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and human trafficking through support services and advocacy.


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To grab a little lyrical inspiration from the artist in question, no one, no one, no one is going to get too excited one way or the other about Alicia Keys’ conceptually murky new video for "No One." I mean, Keys is a lovely vision rocking four different outfits/hairstyles, and there’s nothing objectionable about any of ‘em — unless you have strong, negative feelings about the return of the Flashdance look. On the other hand, how come the quartet of Alicias are stuck inside a watch? (Or is it a clock?) What’s with the blatant product placement when the action jumps to a Sony-brand flat-screen TV? And how come Alicia in the Rain’s section of the timepiece turns into a joyous block party by video’s end, while the other three Alicia Models remain isolated? It’s almost as if, alone, Flashdance Alicia has cried, silent tears, full of pride. Sorry, that was lame, but I bet at least a third of you started humming "What a Feeling" the minute you saw her off-the-shoulder gray sweatshirt. Not that has anything to do with anything. So back on the subject, what do you think about the video for "No One"? Take your passion, and make it happen, in the comments section below.
Snap judgment: Alicia Keys' 'No One' video
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The young volunteer seemed like any other when she stepped out of her white pickup and into a campaign field office for Russ Feingold’s Senate campaign in Wisconsin on Monday. She said she was a recent transplant from Minnesota, where she claimed she had done phone-banking for Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken. She later declared an interest in women’s health, the environment, and labor issues. On a nondisclosure agreement with the campaign, the blonde woman signed her name as “Allison Moss,” and pledged not to share the campaign’s proprietary data and confidential information private.
But when the Feingold campaign tried to vet its latest recruit—standard practice in the age of opposition research—they could find no record of an ‘Allison Moss.’ A Facebook search revealed an account created days before. Her phone number was registered with a New York area code. Her photo matched those of an activist, Allison Maass, caught last year trying to infiltrate the offices of the Hillary Clinton campaign in Iowa.
“I really like, like, women’s health, the environment, that’s something that I’m passionate about,” ‘Moss’ told a campaign staffer when interviewed about her political interests when she returned to the offices Tuesday. “I know in Wisconsin, it’s a big thing, like, union rights, worker’s rights, it’s such a big thing and something that it’s like sad that people in Wisconsin have to fight for stuff like that but Scott Walker has made it just so hard for them.”
But what Maass didn’t appear to know, was that Feingold aides planned a sting of their own, seeking to determine Maass’ true intentions. After a cordial interview in which a campaign staffer asked her about her political interests and past experience, they confronted her about her apparent false identity.
“Allison Moss is my name,” she maintained, according to a recording of the confrontation provided to TIME by the campaign. “If there is a problem with me being here, I can leave…My name is Allison Moss.”
After being prodded again about the false name and her apparent role as “campus correspondent” for the conservative Campus Reform website, Maass clammed up. “Yeah, I’m not going to be answering any questions. So if you want me to leave, I’ll leave. If you want me to stay, I’ll stay.” After refusing to answer several more questions, Maass was asked to leave the office for good.
Voter registration information shows Maass is a registered Republican in Yonkers, N.Y., matching the phone area code.
The Clinton campaign identified Maass, then giving her name as ‘Allison Holmes,’ and at least one other woman last August as having infiltrated among their volunteers and allegedly trying to entrap their supporters in Iowa. One scheme including attempting to pass potentially illegal cash donations onto the campaign.
At the time, the women gave the same number tied to the University of Minnesota-based group Students for a Conservative Voice. That group later said the number actually belonged to Maass. The other woman, Laura Loomer, filmed a video at Barry University last year which appeared to show a college official backing the creation of a charity to funnel money to the Islamic State. The video was later distributed by Project Veritas, the conservative group run by James O’Keefe, which has specialized in undercover stings meant to embarrass liberal groups and politicians.
Maass did not respond to a phone message left at the number she provided the Feingold campaign. Stephen Gordon, a spokesman for Project Veritas did not confirm or deny the group’s involvement. “Regarding the person you named below, Project Veritas will neither provide nor confirm the identity of any of our undercover journalists, real or imagined,” he said.


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Lately, many women and non-binary folks, have come out with allegations of sexual misconduct against prominent Indie Rock and Punk musicians. Over the summer, news broke of many bands and artists being accused of all kinds of sexual misconduct. Groups and artists like the Growlers, the Buttertones, Cuco, Spendtime Palace, Summer Salt, and most notably the Oakland based band SWMRS. This has sent major waves throughout the indie music industry, and brought up the ways in which music labels enable and hide sexual misconduct by the groups signed to them.
The Regrettes lead singer Lydia Night came out with allegations of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior against SWMRS drummer Joey Armstrong.
But sadly, this isn’t anything new.
The #MeToo movement was created in 2006 by Tarana Burke. She started the phrase MeToo to raise awareness of women who have been sexually abused. It is a movement against sexual harassment and misconduct. The movement encourages women to speak up about their experiences. The effects of the movement showed people how widespread sexual harassment/abuse is. More survivors spoke out and it encouraged others to speak out too. More women in the music industry like Jessie Woo, Jessie Reyez, Lady Gaga, Kesha, etc. started speaking out about their own stories with similar experiences after the #MeToo movement rose to fame.
Many women have been sexually harassed or abused by powerful men who hold the key to success. In 2019, it became known that popular R&B singer R. Kelly sexually abused women ages thirteen to seventeen. Kelly was accused of luring vulnerable women who were hoping to succeed in their musical careers. He was accused of sexually abusing four women, three of which were under-aged girls. Allegations against Kelly date back to 1998. To this day, he has pleaded not guilty to all ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse according to the Billboard article. Associates of R. Kelly like agents and security guards kept quiet about the abuse.
Many more women have come forward with allegations against Ryan Adams, a Grammy-winning singer, and songwriter, as well. According to the victims, he would promise musical success in exchange for sexual favors. He was emotionally and verbally abusive as well. Actress and ex-wife Mandy Moore along with Phoebe Bridges came out allegations with sexual misconduct, emotional abuse, and manipulative behavior. After five months he came out talking about how he wasn’t a perfect man and made mistakes in the past. He also stated that the allegations are false and exaggerated stories.
In the end, many musicians continue to deny the allegations against them, saying that all the rumors and stories are false. The #MeToo movement has made an impact on all women to speak out about their stories.


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Why is genetic testing necessary?
DNA is the building block of life that leads to formation of protein, cells, tissues, organs; that make up a healthy functioning body. We inherit our DNA from our parents, that is packed in genes. Sometimes errors in the DNA can lead to a genetic disorder. EB is one such genetic disorder, that is caused by an error in genes leading to disrupted protein expression that is manifested by skin fragility, mucous membrane, and mechanically induced injuries. EB can present in variable severities and thus categorized in four main types, accordingly.
In EBS, the splitting and blistering of skin occurs within the upper layer, epidermis, in JEB, the basement membrane, between the epidermis and underlying dermis is involved. In DEB, basement membrane between within the superficial dermis is involved. In KS, the blistering occurs at different levels and multiple layers within the skin.
Splitting of skin can occur at different levels, and that is determined by the involved gene that carries the fault. There are over 20 genes, indicated to cause EB, spanning across the severity spectrum. These genes carry information for proteins that are present in the skin, which include collagens, laminin’s and integrins. The errors in the genes encoding these proteins lead to the clinical presentation of EB where the skin loses its resistance and integrity.
Therefore, a genetic test or a laboratory diagnosis becomes essential to determine the (sub)type of EB and the precise cause of the disease at the genetic (DNA) and protein level.
Genetic Testing is necessary for
- Prediction of disease severity and prognosis.
- Ensuring appropriate global patient care enabling patient recruitment in possible clinical trials.
- Offering accurate genetic counselling and risk assessment for future pregnancies.
- Enabling informed reproductive decision-making for couples who are carriers.
- Offering options of preimplantation or prenatal genetic diagnosis in next pregnancy.
What are the methods of genetic testing?
There are two main methods used in EB laboratory diagnosis: Genetic testing aims to identify the specific disease-causing sequence variant(s) on DNA obtained from a blood sample. Skin sample analysis using techniques that work on the protein level looks at changes in protein expression, localisation, and ultrastructural modifications (changes in skin components that can only be seen by electron microscopy).
Why is it essential to get our child tested?
An early and reliable genetic diagnosis can make a significant difference to the family. A confirmed diagnosis can provide information for the family to understand the real impact on their life and care requirements looking into the future. It can guide health professionals to appropriate treatment, pain management, and wound care. In severe cases, it can also help ensure the family makes the most of their time with their newborn with appropriate psychological support. Access to genetic testing is essential in EB suspected cases in the first few weeks of life.
In newborns, a skin sample analysis should be the first diagnostic step because it delivers rapid results. At the same time, genetic testing should always be performed. In cases with typical clinical features, genetic testing by different techniques, in particular, Sanger sequencing (SS) or next-generation sequencing (NGS), can deliver a final diagnosis.
In EB (sub)types with an expected complex genetic background, or in cases with uncharacteristic clinical features, or an unclear cause, genetic testing by NGS is recommended.
If a disease-causing variant (or variants) is detected by genetic testing in a person with EB, their parents should be tested to determine the pattern of inheritance. Other family members can be tested to allow genetic counselling.
Results from a genetic test:
- A positive impact means that a disease-causing variant (or variants) has been identified and explains EB’s cause.
- An unclear result means that a “new” (previously unknown) variant (or variants) has been identified, and the consequence of this variant is unknown.
- A negative result means that no disease-causing variant (or variants) has been identified in EB- associated genes.
Available Options for Diagnosis
Any laboratory that undertakes EB diagnosis is therefore recommended to consider the testing criteria formulated and agreed by the “Clinical practice guidelines” However, there are vast variations and differences among EB clinical and diagnostic centers worldwide concerning the diagnostic equipment and methods available and between the national health system regulations governing rare disease care and genetic testing and reimbursement for these services. Therefore, it may be difficult that all the criteria set out in the publication above are met. Such situations may require EB clinicians and diagnostic scientists to make a reasonable adjustment, provided that such adjustment does not deviate significantly from the guideline.


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Updated Apr 25, 2013 - 8:20 pm
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Leela Gilday on Her Juno Nomination
I’d forgotten that they were going to announce the nominations that day … it had fallen off my radar. And I didn’t understand, I thought she was telling me that she was nominated, and then I was like, ‘My album, too?’ That was a really nice way to receive the news.
I’ve always been really proud of her and really happy to stand with her and call her a colleague. A couple of years ago, in November 2013, we were both asked to share a showcase at Mundial Montréal with two other women. I went on second-last and Tanya closed the show. And people were just blown away at what kind of talent comes out of the North. That night, I won one of the music prizes for that festival and she won the other one, and I was like, ‘Northern women are taking over the world!’"
Yellowknife-based Dene artist Leela Gilday on finding out about her Juno nomination for her 2014 album, Heart of the People. She won a Juno for her second album, Sedzé, in 2006. On Sunday, Tanya Tagaq nabbed the Juno award for Aboriginal Album of the Year forAnimism, which also won the Polaris Prize last year.


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Glitter Wine Glasses
Add some Christmas flair to a set of wine glasses with a simple arts and crafts project. Use a small brush to apply glass glue to the stem and base of the wine glasses. Spoon over some glitter white rotating the glasses to get an even coverage of glitter. Add another layer of glue to seal the glitter down and finish with a small ribbon tied around the stems.
Peanut Butter Christmas Biscuits
Try something new this Christmas (in July) with some flourless, gluten-free peanut butter Christmas biscuits. Using only 3 ingredients plus some of our favourite Monarch products you’ll make a delicious treat for the whole family.
Decorate your table with this fun and simple terracotta Christmas tree that you can make in an afternoon. Use some terracotta pots stacked into a tree shape and apply gold and silver paint to the rims. Decorate your tree with a star and some simple lights and you’ll have a table dressing that will be the centre of attention.


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Current and incoming students (for Fall 2010), read the announcement on the new majors in NRC. For the new ES page, click here.
As we begin the 21st century, we are confronted with environmental changes that are unique in the history of the earth. These changes have caused a wide variety of extremely complex environmental problems: global climate change, overpopulation, air and water pollution, loss of habitat for endangered species, solid and hazard waste management, the buildup of pesticides and heavy metals in our food and water are some of the issues threatening the ecological and economic stability of our planet.
There is a critical need for professionals trained to recognize and address environmental hazards. An environmental science degree will prepare students for a wide range of careers in industry, government, consulting, and education. At the present time, demand for cross-disciplinary professionals is increasing. A degree in environmental science is expected to be in continued demand across all sectors of employment, particularly in the areas of environmental protection, conservation of natural resources, environmental education and communication, and environmental research.
Graduates from our program have found employment as Wildlife Conservationists,
Water Resources Specialists, Soil Science Consultants, Pollution Prevention and Control Officers, Corporate Environmental Consultants, Laboratory Technicians, Hazardous Waste Management Specialists, Environmental Health and Safety Officers, Environmental Lawyers, and Environmental Risk Management Specialists.
The environmental science major provides an understanding of the biological and physical sciences and their application to environmental problems. Our majors follow a rigorous interdisciplinary approach that prepares them to respond to urgent environmental challenges. Students learn the basic theories and techniques needed to monitor environmental quality, to interpret the impact of human actions on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and to develop strategies for ecosystem restoration. Our majors also learn how to apply scientific data to develop policies and regulations for protecting the environment.
Students design a program that is tailored to their individual interests and strengths by selecting upper-level courses that come from many different disciplines. Active concentration areas include: Environmental Biology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and Environmental Policy. There is also the option of combining related courses in a General Track of study.
The program encourages majors to enhance their program of study with an Internship experience and/or an Independent Study. These opportunities provide students with experience and training that will be useful in career planning as well as in decision-making about fields of graduate education.
Many students continue their education in related fields such as microbiology, toxicology, health, soil science, wetland science, resource economics, and environmental law.
Environmental Sciences program mission, goals, and objectives:
When students graduate from UMass Amherst with a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources Conservation (Environnmental Science concentration), they will be able to:
- Understand the complex interactions that define ecosystems and how they may be affected by human activities.
- Measure, analyze, and monitor environmental contaminants introduced into air, soil, and water.
- Prevent or decrease the negative effects of adverse human activities on ecosystems and human health.
- Develop comprehensive methods to restore or remediate contaminated ecosystems.
- Apply an interdisciplinary approach to the techical assessment and analysis of global environmental challenges, and develop effective policy options to meet those challenges.
All majors take required courses which provide a background in natural sciences, mathematics, and environmental studies. First-year students attend a required seminar to discuss critical environmental issues with faculty and outside speakers.
A core curriculum of four courses and a junior-year writing course are also required by all majors. These core requirements provide a solid foundation in the social and scientific aspects of environmental problems. Students learn how to apply scientific data to solve complex environmental problems and to establish coherent environmental policy options to protect and sustain environmental resource systems. This knowledge is essential to the assessment and containment of environmental hazards on a local and global scale.
A diverse selection of upper-level courses allows students to design a unique curriculum, with their Faculty Advisor, which is tailored to their individual interests and needs. Students combine related courses in a General Track of study, or select a specific concentration in: Environmental Biology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and Environmental Policy.
Independent studies and internships offer students the opportunity to integrate laboratory and field work into their curriculum. Students in the program often pursue a second major or a minor to prepare for a more specific area of environmental study.
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For more information, go to http://www.umass.edu/envsci


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Humphrey, in Coast Speech, Omits Gibes at Reagan
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 Vice President Humphrey chose today to praise Gov. Edmund G. Brown rather than ridicule Ronald Reagan as he pitched into California's bitterly contested governorship race.
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Defeated Candidate Mirsalim Congratulates Iran’s President-Elect
- May, 20, 2017 - 13:00
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Mostafa Aqa-Mirsalim, one of the four candidates in Iran’s Friday presidential election, hailed voters for their epic turnout in the polls, and congratulated the president-elect for winning an absolute majority of the votes.
In a message on Saturday morning, Mirsalim praised the Iranian people for bringing glory to the country with the huge turnout in the Friday’s election, and expressed gratitude to the voters that cast their ballots in his favor.
He also congratulated the president-elect for his success to win trust of the absolute majority of the voters.
Mirsalim also expressed the hope that the next president would enhance national unity in his term, be able to make up for the lost opportunities, and counter corruption.
Mirsalim is a principlist figure and a former minister of culture who garnered only 1.13 percent of around 40 million votes that have been counted as of Saturday morning.
The 70-year-old candidate, a French-educated engineer and member of the Islamic Coalition Party, had entered the presidential race as a critic of President Rouhani, and had focused his campaign pledge on rooting out corruption.
Preliminary election returns released Saturday morning showed that 56 percent of votes counted from Friday’s presidential voting have gone to Hassan Rouhani, giving him an unassailable lead in the election.
Runner-up Ebrahim Raisi has garnered 38% of the ballots.
Around 40 million votes have been tallied so far, whose results will be made public later.
By securing more than 50 percent of the votes, Rouhani is expected to be declared the outright winner.
More than 56,400,000 Iranian people were eligible to vote. 40 million voters would then translates into a turnout of around 71 percent.


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Seeing personalization as key to driving sales online, Staples announced Wednesday it has acquired Runa, a San Mateo, Calif. company that customizes shopping experiences, for an undisclosed sum.
The second largest online retailer behind Amazon, Staples intends to use Runa’s technology to personalize products, offers, and delivery estimates. “We are integrating as we speak, and customers can expect to see Runa’s technology in the Staples online shopping experience by the end of Q4 or beginning of Q1,” executive vice president of global e-commerce Faisal Masud told Fast Company.
Runa’s online retail partners have included Rovio and eBay. The company has taken aim at Amazon with its products, which include Perfect Offer, personalized pricing at an individual shopper session level; Perfect Bundle, deals for items purchased together; and Perfect Shipping, free two-day shipping with the ability to customize the delivery window. As part of the acquisition, Staples will turn Runa’s office into a lab and plans to hire more engineers in San Mateo.


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First, make the sourdough starter. Crumble the yeast into a large bowl. Whisk in 1 quart of warm water and 2 tablespoons of sugar until dissolved. The water should be just slightly warmer than body temperature. Gradually whisk in 4 cups of flour, continuing to mix until all lumps are gone. Cover with a dish towel, and let sit for 24 hours at room temperature.
After 24 hours, stir well, cover, and let stand another 24 hours. It will be a thin, light-colored sourdough which is then ready to use.
In a large bowl, stir together the rye flour, 4 cups of all-purpose flour, salt and sugar. Mix in the sourdough starter using a wooden spoon, then stir in 2 cups of warm water. I transfer the dough to a heavy duty stand mixer to mix the first couple of minutes, then it can’t handle the heavy dough and I start using my hands by turning the dough out onto a floured surface. A clean countertop works best. Knead the dough, adding a few tablespoons of water at a time if it is too stiff. Fold the dough over, pull it apart, whatever you can do to get it kneaded up good. Total kneading time should be 15 to 20 minutes to get a smooth dough. Place the dough in a large bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled, 1 to 2 hours.