Charge transport in nanoparticle-based materials underlies many emerging energy-conversion technologies, yet assessing the impact of nanometre-scale structure on charge transport across micrometre-scale distances remains a challenge. Here we develop an approach for correlating the spatial distribution of crystalline and current-carrying domains in entire nanoparticle aggregates. We apply this approach to nanoparticle-based α-Fe2O3 electrodes that are of interest in solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion. In correlating structure and charge transport with nanometre resolution across micrometre-scale distances, we have identified the existence of champion nanoparticle aggregates that are most responsible for the high photoelectrochemical activity of the present electrodes. Indeed, when electrodes are fabricated with a high proportion of these champion nanostructures, the electrodes achieve the highest photocurrent of any metal oxide photoanode for photoelectrochemical water-splitting under 100 mW cm−2 air mass 1.5 global sunlight.
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The authors acknowledge support of this research by the European Commission (Nanostructured Photoelectrodes for Energy Conversion, NanoPEC, contract number 227179) and the Swiss Federal Office for Energy (PECHouse Competence Center, contract number 152933). M.G. thanks the European Research Council (ERC) for funding part of this work under the advanced research grant (ARC) 247404 ‘Mesolight’. We thank E. Thimsen, C. Koch, T. Mason, U. Wiesner, D. Gamelin, M. Hersam and R. van de Krol for helpful discussions.
The authors declare no competing financial interests.
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- Vice Ganda attended the final Mass at Chokoleit’s wake
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KAMI learned that a video and a couple of photos from the Mass went viral on social media.
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The Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta is an annual event held every September, and, since it was first launched in 1991, continues to be highly anticipated by food and wine enthusiasts every year. With more than 100 different national wineries and 75 of Santa Fe’s best restaurants in attendance, along with cooking demonstrations, wine seminars and other related events, it is no surprise that this five-day festival attracts visitors from all over the country.
Wine Tastings and Seminars
With over 100 different wineries showing at the Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta, there are plenty of delicious samples to be had. The Grand Tasting will be held at the Santa Fe Opera, while the Reserve Wine Tasting will be held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, with the latter also hosting an auction during the tasting, featuring 75 rare wine lots. There are also many wine seminars to be attended, such as the Giro D’Italia Wine and Cheese Pairing Masterclass, the comparative tasting of a white Burgundy versus a Sonoma Chardonnay, the talk on Classic Rioja and its Ageability, and much more.
The cooking demonstrations are always a highlight of this annual festival, and this year sees some truly talented chefs take center stage. Colin Shane, executive chef at Arroyo Vino, will be demonstrating a few pickling and fermentation techniques that can extend the season of your own garden at home, while Chef Peter Janiak from the Seghesio Winery in Sonoma will be hosting a pasta masterclass along with a wine tasting. Chef Alex Seidel of Fruition and Mercantile, which has frequently been named as the top restaurant in Colorado, will be putting on a cooking demonstration that makes use of artisan cheeses and pork from his own farm, while Cy Yontz from the Rio Grill will be demonstrating a few modern Southwestern cooking techniques.
Gruet Golf Classic
Hosted by the Gruet Winery, the Golf Classic is a great way to play a few rounds of golf while tasting some fabulous wines in gorgeous natural surroundings. This event features six of the finest wines from the Gruet Winery, and these will be available at every third hole, along with appropriate dishes from some of the restaurants that are participating in the festival.
The Santa Fe Wine and Chile Film Fiesta is also not to be missed, and, with so many different showings, there is bound to be one that you are able to catch. On each night of the festival, a food and wine reception will be held at the Violet Crown and Jean Cocteau Cinemas, after which three related films will be shown. Each night sees different titles being played, as well as different participating restaurants, so even if you attended all the nights, you would still be enjoying a different experience each time.
The Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta is an absolute must for any foodies out there, as well as any wine connoisseurs. Since many of their events are in high demand, it would be advisable to purchase tickets for these in advance, via the festival’s website, to avoid any disappointment on the day.

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The comments are coming in that explosive weapons are not
required for this achievement. Elytron missiles, syndicate AoE effects, Kulstar, Rhino Stomp have all been confirmed as working. Before continuing on if you don't have an explosive weapon, check the comments in case I haven't caught up and there's an easier way. I'm maintaining the original solution for explosive weapons as is, though if you go for syndicate effects or Warframe abilities, you may want to use a lower level map.
The three easiest weapons to get this are Tonkor, Penta, and Ogris. Ogris is a clan tech weapon that requires Detonite Injectors and Forma, so the other two are significantly easier to get.
Next comes modding it up! If you absolutely, positively want to do this in one shot, you'll likely need a catalyst. At basic, put Serration and elemental mods on. I would opt for fire and ice to make the Blast element. If you have it, Split Chamber acts as another Serration, and Firestorm increases the blast radius.
As for level, while any Dark Sector Defense will work, I would suggest a higher level one. I found the cryopod hangs around longer on higher levels when you aren't actively defending it. I used Sechura on Pluto, but this is particularly late game, so whatever the highest one you can manage. Put it on Solo so no one will bother you.
Warframes, ideally you'll want Loki so you can stay invisible while the infested crowd around the cryopod. If not, take a tank like Rhino, Valkyr, or Frost. Before jumping in the ring that starts the waves, find a high up spot that has a good view of the cryopod. If you need to get higher, bullet jump with
Jump down and start the wave, but clear the first wave yourself. I could only get 7-8 crowding at first, then the explosive runners would explode. Any time after wave 2, you'll see enough enemies for a well placed grenade or rocket to kill everyone.
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For the 13th time Barnes Crossing – Space for Dance|Performance|Finearts is organising the annual festival SoloDuo NRW + Friends.
The festival will take place in Cologne (GER) from May 21st-23rd 2021.
The call for entries is directed at solo choreographies (max. length 6. min) and duo choreographies (max. length 9 min).
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Residents were evacuated from more than 2,500 properties in Exeter after the discovery of a 1,000kg Unexploded Bomb (UXB) during construction works. An initial 100m security cordon was extended to 400m after the attendance to site of a Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team.
More than 400 tons of sand were brought in to build a mitigation facility ahead of the controlled explosion of the UXB in situ, although some minor blast damage still occurred to nearby properties on detonation.
Exeter was not of great strategic importance to the Germans during WWII but was the first city to be targeted in the so-called ‘Baedeker Raids’, launched against Britain’s culturally and historically important settlements in 1942 following the RAF’s destruction of Lubeck.
Between April and July 1942, heavy air raids were mounted against Exeter by the Luftwaffe. An attack on the 3-4 May was particularly severe, with some 54 tons of bombs dropped in less than an hour by around 30 enemy aircraft. Mixed loads of Incendiary Bombs (IBs) and High Explosive (HE) bombs caused extensive fire and blast damage that left the defences overwhelmed, making it difficult for air raid wardens to record where bombs were falling. Over 1,000 historic buildings were destroyed, with many heavy bombs dropped, including the 1,000kg ‘Hermann’ bombs, nicknamed after Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering because of their round, ‘fat’ bodies.


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Martinsburg, West Virginia (WV), the seat of Berkeley County, was chartered in 1778 and named in honor of Thomas Bryan Martin, a nephew of Lord Thomas Fairfax, owner of vast tracts of forest south of the Potomac River during the Colonial period. On highway US-11 and the I-81 expressway, Martinsburg is a principal hotel lodging hub for travelers and sightseers visiting historic landmarks. The Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport is located south of the city. Fort Neally was established on Opequon Creek near Martinsburg as early as 1755. The city is among the largest in West Virginia.
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Martinsburg is approximately 24 miles north of Winchester, Virginia, and 22 miles south of Hagerstown, Maryland. Charles Town, West Virginia, is located 15 miles to the southeast, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, is 14 miles to the northeast.
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Dean Stockwell says child stardom was 'not great fun'
Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
Published Sunday, April 8, 2012 9:08AM EDT
TORONTO - Oscar and Emmy-nominated actor Dean Stockwell doesn't have fond memories of being a prolific child star in 1940s films including "Anchors Aweigh," "Gentleman's Agreement" and "Deep Waters."
"Not great fun, no. It was work," Stockwell, 76, explained in a recent telephone interview to promote his appearance at next weekend's third annual Wizard World Toronto Comic Con.
"It was six-days-a-week work, and I'd have to work at least eight hours a day and I'd have to fit three hours of schooling in somewhere through the day, in minimum 15-minute segments. So if the assistant director said, 'Go to school' after we'd finish a shot, I'd go in there and I'd have to stay in there 15 minutes, and they'd be waiting at the door for me to come out and block the next shot. So it meant zero education.
"I had one wonderful teacher who really realized that it was ridiculous and impossible to try to teach school to a child under those circumstances, so we played Gin Rummy and it was great. I learned more from that than anything else."
Stockwell did, however, learn performing skills from some showbiz icons early in his career, when he was a curly-haired cutie under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
While playing a runaway child in 1945's "Anchors Aweigh," for instance, Stockwell shared the screen with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra.
"I kind of remember a little bit of contrast between them because Gene was much more involved in what he was doing and I think he felt a little threatened by a child being involved, because there's an old adage among actors: Don't ever work with animals or kids because they steal the scenes," Stockwell said from his home in Taos, N.M., where he creates collage artwork.
"But Frank was not that way at all. He couldn't care less. He was very warm and very nice to me."
Stockwell has since appeared in dozens of films and TV series, including 1988's "Married to the Mob," for which he received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor. He's also been up for four Emmy Awards and four Golden Globes for playing cigar-smoking Rear Admiral Albert Calavicci in the sci-fi series "Quantum Leap." Stockwell also has a fifth Golden Globe nom to his credit -- for 1960's "Sons and Lovers" -- as well as two best-actor honours from the Cannes Film Festival.
Stockwell said his roles in "Quantum Leap" and "Battlestar Galactica" are what fans are most curious about when he attends pop-culture conventions like Wizard World Toronto Comic Con, which runs April 14 to April 15 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
"Some people are aware that I had a career before those two," said Stockwell, adding with the laugh: "I've had the world's longest career here. It's true -- even longer than Betty White ... because I started when I was seven."
Another project Stockwell fans often don't realize he was a part of: legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young's 1970 album "After the Gold Rush."
The album's title track was inspired by the name of an unproduced screenplay that Stockwell had written on Dennis Hopper's insistence after the two shot "The Last Movie" together.
Stockwell said he's not sure how Young -- whom he first met while they were living in California's Topanga Canyon -- got hold of the screenplay, but "It stimulated him to write" the album.
"We got to know each other pretty well," said Stockwell, who went on to co-direct and co-star with Young in the 1982 comedy film "Human Highway" and designed the cover art for his '77 album "American Stars 'N Bars."
"When he did the album, 'After the Gold Rush,' he recorded it at all his house studio there in Topanga and I was there for the whole recording. It was wonderful."
Other stars scheduled to this year's Wizard World Toronto Comic Con include "Quantum Leap" star Scott Bakula; actor Paul Wesley of "The Vampire Diaries"; "Star Trek: Voyager" actress Jeri Ryan; and Amy Acker of "Alias" and "Angel" fame.

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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 26 February (HL Deb, cols 425–28), what measures they plan to take to ensure that all children living in poverty over the age of seven can receive a healthy meal at lunch time, as part of combatting child obesity and poor levels of nutrition.
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The School Food Standards regulate the food and drink provided at lunchtime and other times during the school day, including that available through breakfast clubs, tuck shops, mid-morning breaks, vending machines and after school clubs. The standards severely restrict the consumption of foods high in fat, salt and sugar, as well as low quality re-formed or re-constituted foods.
The continuing provision of free school meals (FSM) to children from households that are out of work or on low incomes is of the utmost importance to the government. FSM mean these children receive a healthy, nutritious meal, which their families may not otherwise be able to afford, and help to ensure they are well nourished, develop healthy eating habits, and can concentrate and learn in school. The department’s new criteria for FSM eligibility, will increase the number of children eligible for this vital benefit.


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Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore. The population was 25,825 at the 2020 census.
It includes the census-designated places (CDPs) of Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, and Cedar Crest, and shares the Green Harbor CDP with the town of Duxbury.
Main article: History of Marshfield, Massachusetts
Marshfield is located on the South Shore, about where Cape Cod Bay meets Massachusetts Bay.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.74 square miles (82.2 km2), of which 28.46 square miles (73.7 km2) is land and 3.28 square miles (8.5 km2) (10.33%) is water. Marshfield is bordered by Massachusetts Bay to the east, Duxbury to the south and southeast, Pembroke to the west, Norwell to the northwest, and Scituate to the north and northeast. Marshfield is 18 miles (29 km) east of Brockton and 29 miles (47 km) southeast of Boston.
Marshfield is named for the many salt marshes which border the salt and brackish borders of the town. There are three rivers: the North (along the northern border of the town), South (which branches at the mouth of the North River and heads south through the town) and the Green Harbor River (which flows just west of Brant Rock and Green Harbor Point at the south of town).
The South River divides a peninsula from the rest of the town, where Rexhame village and the Humarock and Fourth Cliff neighborhoods of the town of Scituate lie. The Scituate neighborhoods can be reached by land by two bridges, by boat, or by foot along Rexhame Beach. The Rexhame-Humarock peninsula is a barrier beach with an 84-foot-high (26 m) moraine, one of only two barrier beach moraines on the east coast of the United States.
Marshfield is the site of several small forests and conservation areas, including the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary along the Green Harbor River and the North River Wildlife Sanctuary along Route 3A.
The town of Marshfield has six separate zip codes: Marshfield (02050), Brant Rock (02020), Ocean Bluff (02065), North Marshfield (02059), Marshfield Hills (02051), and Green Harbor (02041). There are eight villages in the town: Marshfield Center, Fieldston, Ocean Bluff, Rexhame, Brant Rock, Green Harbor, Marshfield Hills, and North Marshfield.
The following beaches comprise Marshfield's 5-mile-long (8 km) public seashore: Rexhame, Fieldston, Sunrise, Ocean Bluff, Brant Rock, Blackman's Point, Blue Fish Cove (along Cove Street between the camp ground and the big rock), and Green Harbor (also known as "Burke's Beach"). Marshfield is a popular summer beach destination. Tourists and vacationers cause the town's population to nearly double from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. Only full-time residents can vote on public tax matters.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 24,324 people, 8,905 households, and 6,598 families residing in the town. The population density was 854.8 people per square mile (330.1/km2). There were 9,954 housing units at an average density of 349.8 per square mile (135.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 92.69% White, 3.54% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67% of the population.
There were 8,905 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $142,610. and the median income for a family was $172,330. The median home value was $890,000. Males had a median income of $111,992 versus $83,773 for females. The per capita income for the town was $92,012. About 0.6% of families and 0.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
On the national level, Marshfield is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, and is currently represented by William Keating (D). The state's senior (Class I) senator, elected in 2012, is Elizabeth Warren. The junior (Class II) senator, elected in 2013, is Ed Markey.
On the state level, Marshfield is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Fourth Plymouth district, which also includes much of the town of Scituate. The representative for Marshfield and Scituate in the Massachusetts House of Representatives is Patrick Kearney (D). The town is represented by Patrick O'Connor (R) in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Plymouth and Norfolk district, which includes the towns of Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Hull, Norwell, Scituate and Weymouth. The town is patrolled by the First (Norwell) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police.
Marshfield is governed on the local level by the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a town administrator and a board of selectmen. The current board of selectmen includes a direct descendant of Pilgrim Richard Warren. The modern town hall is located at the intersection of Routes 3A and 139, just south of the South River. The town has its own police and fire stations, with firehouses located in Marshfield Hills, Ocean Bluff and near the fairgrounds. The town's Ventress Memorial Library is located a short distance east of the town hall, and is a member of the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN). There is also an independent library, the Clift Rodgers Free Library, in Marshfield Hills. The town has three post offices, in the same neighborhoods as the fire stations.
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Marshfield operates its own school system for the town's nearly 4,700 students. There are five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school
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Massachusetts Route 3, also known as the Pilgrims Highway, skirts the town along the Pembroke town line, and can be accessed in Marshfield via the Route 139 exit. Route 139 loops through the town, with a long portion passing along the beaches of the Ocean Bluff and Fieldston neighborhoods before heading north and east into Pembroke. Route 3A also passes through the town, entering from the south in Duxbury and exiting over the North River into Scituate.
There is daily bus service connecting with the MBTA station in Braintree and another bus connecting with South Station in Boston. The nearest train station is the Greenbush station in Scituate. There is a commuter ferry to Boston available in Hingham. The nearest major airport is Logan International Airport in Boston. The area is also served by T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island and the town's own municipal airport for general aviation. The nearest freight rail service is in Wareham.


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The five-time NBA champion, Kobe Bryant, appears to be teaching his daughter some of his old tricks.
Bryant posted a video last week, showing off that he has been passing some tips and tricks down his family tree.
The former Los Angeles Lakers legend’s daughter, Gigi, is becoming an exact replica of himself. It’s clear that he has been spending a lot more time in the gym with her since retirement.
GiGi received the in-bounds pass, dribbled up the court as she took it to the baseline and shot a fadeaway over multiple defenders, per source. Watch the video below.


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Building on previous findings that showed that NCT and NFT are potent activators of HNF4α, a central metabolic regulator that is impaired by elevated levels of fat in the bloodstream resulting from chronic overeating, the new study found that mice fed a high fat diet and also consuming doses of NCT gained less weight on a high-fat diet compared to non-supplemented lab animals also consuming a high fat diet.
The study, published in Cell Death & Disease, a Nature journal, is a continuation of the announcement last year that NCT and NFT have a remarkable ability to clear fat from the livers of mice in preclinical research.
The earlier work had identified NCT and NFT in black pepper, but Brightseed’s Forager platform has now found both compounds in hemp hulls.
“Forager enables us to quickly traverse the molecular world of plants and find extraordinary prospects for new health solutions, often in places that are least expected,” said Sofia Elizondo, Co-founder and COO of Brightseed.
“Hemp is one of the most sustainable and versatile crops on the planet, and hemp seeds, or the hearts, are celebrated for their dense nutritional profile. The irony is that we’ve been tossing the wrapper of hemp hearts without realizing they are a potential goldmine for health. Armed with new insight, we can make better use of this sustainable resource.”
Speaking to NutraIngredients-USA in 2020, Brightseed CEO Jim Flatt explained that the Forager platform is designed to, “gain a much deeper understanding of the compounds, what’s called the dark matter of nutrition: these 99% of compounds that have yet to be characterized. With that, we’re able to create a much broader library of compounds from which to make discoveries.
“We have a digital model of human health to make predictions, and this is where a lot of the artificial intelligence comes in to be able to make increasingly accurate predictions about the functions and benefits of these small molecules, these phytonutrients,” he added.
The first preclinical study on NCT and NFT published last year (Cell Death & Disease, 12, 603) showed how these plant bioactives triggered a total body reset in mice fed a high-fat diet. When given certain doses of NCT and NFT, scientists observed other significant health benefits in mice, including reduced liver fat, regulated lipid levels, restored organ function, as well as increased insulin levels in human cells, signaling a resetting and restoring of metabolism from poor to healthy.
The new study showed the compounds reduced body weight gain and accumulation of liver fat together with a reduction in liver inflammation when mice were placed on a long-term high fat diet.
Moreover, NCT and NFT activated fat processing through a novel mechanism not previously reported in published literature.
“Thus, there appear to be at least two independent effects of HNF4α agonism on fat storage: an immediate effect on through lipophagy and a longer-term effect on mitochondrial mass leading to increased mitochondrial function, including fatty acid oxidation,” wrote scientists in Cell Death & Disease.
Clinical trials are needed to confirm the potential impact of NCT and NFT in humans, and such trials are ongoing, a spokesperson for Brightseed told us.
The liver is the body’s primary metabolic organ, and a healthy liver helps avoid metabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
NAFLD is the most prevalent liver abnormality in Western countries and parallels the epidemic of metabolic syndrome, obesity and diabetes. Frequently disabling and occasionally leading to cirrhosis, fatty liver disease currently costs the US health care system about $32 billion annually.
Source: Cell Death & Disease
2022, Volume 13, 89 doi: 10.1038/s41419-022-04521-5
“Long-term oral administration of an HNF4α agonist prevents weight gain and hepatic steatosis by promoting increased mitochondrial mass and function”
Authors: V. Veeriah, et al.

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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has botched the hotly-anticipated second debut of its chicken sandwich in Dallas-Fort Worth.
It’s tough — but not impossible — for North Texans to get their hands on this coveted fried-chicken sandwich. But only those who are lucky, patient or both have been able to buy one.
The result is disappointing, since Popeyes famously ran out of its scarce chicken sandwich when it originally debuted in August. Popeyes and its franchisees decided to “temporarily pause the sale of chicken sandwiches to stabilize our supply,” according to a statement. Company spokespeople wouldn’t speak by phone about specific steps taken. During the months of September and October, a Popeyes statement says franchises “worked to increase staffing.”


School buses are designed for the safety of children when built, but just like any vehicle wear and tear happens. That's why safety inspections are vital. The Bowling Green Independent School system has each and every one of their buses sent to a state regulated inspector once a month to ensure maximum safety.
"They have trained school bus mechanics on site and they have to have special training to inspect these buses and make sure they're safe." said David Causey, Vehicle & Driver Supervisor for Bowling Green Independent Schools.
Every 24,000 miles each bus is taken apart and fully inspected then pieced back together bolt by bolt. Periodical state regulated testing is a vital part of school bus safety, but perhaps the most essential part happens every single morning before a bus driver even gets behind a wheel, when they check off their own personal safety checklist.
"Tire tools that they'll hit to check for the air pressure. We have depth gauges to check the depth of the tread. All the safety equipment, they physically go through every step every morning before they even start the bus out." added Causey.
Sometimes for longer trips school systems use private charter buses.
Kentucky State Police say those vehicles are subject to different regulations.
"If it's a personally owned bus by a private company then it's a commercial vehicle and it's got to meet the guidelines for annual inspections and roadside inspections by one of our officers." said Officer Dewayne Koch with Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement.
Bowling Green Independent School transportation officials say if they use a charter service for trips they require maintenance and driving records before using that company. Transportation officials say the school system has turned down charter bus services in the past due to a lack of maintenance records on a particular bus.


Deepika Padukone celebrated her birthday on 6 January. Her husband Ranveer Singh wished the actor with a cute birthday post. He shared a childhood picture of Deepika and called her - his life. Take a look.
Recently, while Ranveer and Deepika were spotted at the Gateway of India, Nora was papped at the Mumbai airport as she headed to Hyderabad to shoot her upcoming movie. Take a look at what your fav celebs were up to.


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Wall Street’s major stock indexes fell on Friday after President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, but the losses ended up milder than investors braced for early in the morning. The S&P 500 lost 1% after paring an earlier 1.7% drop. Still, most of the stocks in the index were higher, the AP reports, and the S&P 500 managed to close out its first winning week in the last five. Big technology stocks remained weak and were the main reason for the day’s loss. Treasury yields ticked higher, and smaller stocks were stronger than the rest of the market in a sign of optimism.
For the day, the S&P 500 fell 32.38 points to 3,348.42, the Dow dropped 134.09 points to 27,682.81, and the Nasdaq was down 251.49 to 11,075.02. For the week, all three were up. President Trump's positive test for the coronavirus raised a long list of questions, per the Wall Street Journal, as it has for the country. Among them is the result and fallout of the presidential campaign pitting Trump against former vice president Joe Biden. "It just creates a wider range of outcomes or changes the probabilities of the election,” said a portfolio manager for PineBridge Investments. "It injects a lot of uncertainty of how it plays out."
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Legislation offers grassroots, tanglible solutions to restore America's waterways
Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Robert Casey (D-PA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Bernie Sanders (ID-VT) on June 9 introduced the National Fish Habitat Conservation Act of 2009, a comprehensive strategy to support and fund for effective conservation of our national waterways and the fisheries associated with them.
“The National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, which I introduced today along with Senators Bond, Casey, Stabenow, Cardin, Whitehouse, Crapo and Sanders, will revolutionize how we as a nation approach fish habitat conservation issues,” said Senator Lieberman. “With 40 percent of our fish populations in decline and half of our nation’s fresh waters already impaired, the current fragmented approach to fish habitat protection has clearly not worked and in turn put aquatic resources preservation in a race against time.”
“This bill encourages collaborative regional conservation efforts that bring together federal government agencies, state and local governments, non-governmental organizations, fishing industry groups, private land owners, stakeholders and businesses,” he added. “I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to enact this critical legislation to help conserve fish stocks and habitat across the country.”
The National Fish Habitat Conservation Act addresses a continuing and alarming downward trend in our nation’s fish species resulting from loss in the amount and quality of our nation’s most important freshwater, estuarine and marine habitats.
Under this legislation, federal and state governments, the recreational and commercial fishing industries, the conservation community and businesses will work together collectively to voluntarily conserve (protect, restore and enhance) America’s aquatic habitats. The legislation will ensure that science-based conservation approaches that focus on the causes of habitat degradation and not on the symptoms of the many problems our waters face are utilized to change the trajectory of our nation’s waters.
The National Fish Habitat Conservation Act also leverages existing and critical, new federal, state and private funds to build voluntary regional partnerships equipped to use science based strategies and actions to solve the nation’s biggest fisheries problems associated with habitat loss and degradation.
The bill is supported by numerous leading conservation organizations including the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, the American Sportfishing Association, The Nature Conservancy, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Trout Unlimited, American Fly Fishing Trade Association and several federal and state agencies and non-governmental organizations and other trade organizations, all of which share a common interest in the success of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan.
“I would first like to express my sincere gratitude to the sponsors of the bill and their commitment to improving the quality of life in this country,” said Kelly Hepler, of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and Chairman of the National Fish Habitat Board. “The waterways in our country are the true lifeblood of our nation. The National Fish Habitat Conservation Act will not only provide additional fishing opportunities but will also improve the overall health of our fresh and marine waters and therefore the health of our families.”
Legislation that mirrors the National Fish Habitat Conservation Act introduced in the Senate was also introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (HR2565) by Representative Ron Kind (WI) on May 21, 2009.
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KICKR Core turbo trainer
The KICKR Core by Wahoo is not a roller trainer, but a chain driven smart trainer for realistic indoor training. The compact turbo trainer offers a similar scope of features to the big wheel-off flagship KICKR. The core of the indoor training partner is the proven flywheel technology with a progressive electromagnetic roller brake. The flywheel technology creates the same resistance experienced in outdoor climbs and descents for a realistic ride experience. In contrast to a standard roller trainer, the KICKR Core transfers the power through the whirring chain to the individually adjusted cassette (not included). Simply remove the rear wheel of your racer and clamp the rear stay into the robust trainer after having fitted the respective Shimano/Sram compatible freehub body. The indoor trainer is compatible with QR skewers up to 135 mm and 12mm thru axles of up to 148 mm; corresponding axle adapters are included. Simply connect the trainer to the power supply, calibrate the KICKR Core by spinning down and start eating miles.
As the trainer is equipped with many technical features, it allows you to measure and analyse important parameters like speed, distance and power via the app for demanding training at home. A separately sold Wahoo RPM Cadence Sensor will even allow you to measure the cadence (product code 2104337). Compatibilities with iOS, Android and PCs as well as modern network technologies ensure highly accurate performance measurement. Apart from Bluetooth Smart (BLE), the indoor trainer comes with ANT+ FE-C, which allows for a wireless connection to a smartphone etc. as well as pairing with cadence and heart rate sensors, such as the TICKR X heart rate chest strap (product code: 2268049). Being compatible with iOS, Android and desktop apps, the trainer allows for intuitive handling. When using devices without integrated ANT+ technology, the Wahoo Fitness ANT+ dongle (product code 2268039) can help pair the devices. LED indicator lights confirm that KICKR CORE is powered, connected and transmitting via Bluetooth Smart and/or ANT+.
A wide range of apps turns the KICKR Core into a communicative training computer and a virtual training machine with fun factor. This gives you the freedom to download your favourite training programme – apart from Wahoo and partner apps – from the Play Store for a perfect workout that suits your individual needs. Wahoo Fitness, TrainerRoad, Swift, Komoot, Strava or Cycling GPS are just some of the compatible apps.
In combination with smart accessories from Wahoo’s range, you can turn your simulated bike tours into real indoor adventures for a perfect training environment. Thus, the KICKR CLIMB (product code 2268038) simulates the grade based on the digital route profile, while the KICKR HEADWIND (product code 2279001) simulates wind speeds and cools you down during exhausting sections.
· Realistic ride feel: The magnet-controlled flywheel technology with electronic brake simulates the power and inertia experienced during outdoor riding. It provides the most realistic ride feel especially when using virtual riding/training platforms like Zwift and TrainerRoad.
· Measures speed, distance and power
· Cadence can be measured in combination with the optional Wahoo RPM Cadence Sensor (product code 2104337) or a compatible power meter
· High power and accuracy up to 1800 watts, accurate to +/- 2%
· Automatic, interactive resistance control via paired devices with Wahoo software or compatible apps like Strava, Trainer Road, Zwift.
· Simultaneous or individual connection to smartphones and bike computers with ANT+- and Bluetooth
· ANT+ FE-C allows the KICKR Core to be controlled from any FE-C enabled device or compatible application
· High stability: torsionally stiff, stable steel construction with solid feet that even withstand high loads
· Improved thru axle compatibility: Suitable for 12 x 142 and 12 x 148 thru axles as well as 130/135 mm quick release skewers. Adapters for adjustment to the different hub widths are included.
· Adjustable to accommodate common wheel sizes from 24“ to 29“
· Optimized wheel mount, also for bikes with flat mount and disc brake
· Optical LED display of operating status and connection status
· Including temporally limited accounts with Strava, Trainerroad, Sufferfest, Kinomap, Rouvy in case of registration (for new customers).
Compatible devices/system versions for Wahoo app:
· Android (version 4.4 KitKat or later) with Bluetooth 4.0 (or newer)
· Apple IOS (from 9.0 version)
· iPhone (from 4S model)
· iPad (from 3rd generation), iPad Mini
· iPod Touch (from 5th generation)
· MacBook (BTLE enabled or with ANT+ dongle)
· Windows (BTLE enabled or with ANT+ dongle)
If in doubt, simply download the Wahoo Fitness app from the App Store/Google Play Store and install it on your device for test purposes.
· Dimensions: approx. 51 x 58 x 48 cm
· Compatible rear wheel sizes: 24“ road / 24” MTB / 650c road / 26” MTB / 700c road / 650b MTB / 29” MTB
· Types of hubs: 130/135 mm QR, 12x142 and 12x148 thru axle
· Drivetrain: freehub body, compatible with Shimano/SRAM, can be fitted with 8/9/10/11-speed cassette (when using a 8/9/10-speed rear derailleur, the Wahoo spacer must be fitted)
· Maximum power output: 1800 watts
· Maximum simulated gradient: 16 %
· Resistance: electromagnetic
· 3rd party power meter support
· Accuracy: + / - 2 %
· Connectivity: ANT+, ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth
· Compatibility: iOS / Android / PC (Mac and Windows)
· Software updates via download of data
· Max. rider weight: 113,5 kg
· Power requirements: 100-240V~1.5A 50-60 Hz
· Weight of flywheel: approx. 5,4 kg
· Belt type: Gates Carbon Drive
· Weight: approx. 18,4 kg
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· Wahoo Fitness KICKR Core Smart Trainer
· With Shimano Road freehub body (without cassette)
· 220V AC adapter (LTE60E-S2-1)
· Quick release (fitted)
· 1,8 mm axle spacer (for 8/9/10-speed cassettes)
· Adapter for 130 mm and 135 mm quick release skewers (fitted)
· Adapter for 12 x 142 and 12 x 148 thru axles
· Holder for disc brake
Separately sold accessories:
· Wahoo training mat (product code 2255128)
Tip: For a short video of the Wahoo KICKR Core Indoor Smart Trainer see https://youtu.be/3SgxQVi5d4M
Note: EU plug included. For using the device in the UK you need an adapter 2 pin Euro into 3 pin UK.
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- bis 20%
- Turob trainer wattage:
- bis max. 2000 Watt
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- Power measurement, Speed, Cadence
- Bicycle compatibility:
- 5 x 130/135 mm (thru axle) , 12x142 mm (thru axle), 12x148 mm (thru axle BOOST)


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Royal Oak set to appoint new police chief next month – Daily Tribune
A new Royal Oak Police Chief is being recruited into the department.
“I plan to fill the position of chief by the middle of February,” City Manager Paul Brake told city commissioners Monday night.
In Royal Oak, the City Manager appoints the Directors of City Services.
The city commission on Monday authorized Brake’s application to fill the positions of city police chief and chief financial officer.
Julie Rudd, Chief Financial Officer of Royal Oak, is retiring at the end of next week. She will work for the city part-time until June to help with the budget and transition.
The city hires a municipal recruitment firm, Gov HR, to conduct a search for the next chief financial officer.
However, Brake said a consultant would not be needed to hire the next police chief because a new chief will be hired from within the ranks of the department.
A likely favorite to become police chief is acting police chief Michael Moore, although Brake did not mention the names of any candidates to become the next chief during Monday’s meeting.
Moore, 44, has spent his entire career in law enforcement with the Royal Oak Police Department.
He was named acting police chief after former longtime police chief Corrigan O’Donohue officially retired in early December when his contract with the city expired.
O’Donohue, a 29-year veteran of the city police, continues to work as a consultant for the department until May.
In a memo to city commissioners, Brake said work to select a new police chief was already underway.
“Currently, active efforts to gather information from police department employees and other stakeholders on the desired skills and attributes of the next (police chief) to lead this important public safety agency are underway. “Brake said in the memo.
Moore is a former deputy chief who was named acting chief immediately after O’Donohue left.
The acting chief has worked at the Royal Oak Police Service for more than two decades.
Moore started as a patrol officer and later became a detective, Drug Enforcement Administration task officer, sergeant, lieutenant, and commanding officer of the Professional Standards Unit.
In an interview last month with the Tribune, Moore said police work has changed from the days when residents only called in the police for crime-related work.
“Our officers wear so many different hats,” he said, from marriage mediators to helping parents and sometimes offering a smiley face to someone in need.
“What’s important are communication skills,” Moore said. “That’s what we constantly insist on with our staff: communication and customer service.”
While selecting a new police chief is a local internal matter, finding a new CFO to replace Rudd is expected to take longer and be more difficult.
City Commissioner Patricia Paruch said there are many state rules and requirements for acquiring the expertise of a municipal finance manager.
“They’re not a dime a dozen,” Paruch said, “and not every CPA could do” the job.
City officials said they expect there will be a limited pool of candidates who would apply for the position of chief financial officer, which is why the city is hiring a national recruitment consultant.
There is a high demand for CFOs, and city officials said the search process is likely to take up to six months.


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Officials trying to reunite family with lost dog in Palm Coast
PALM COAST — The Flagler County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in tracking and rescuing a family's dog that was thrown from a vehicle during a crash Friday night and is still missing.
According to the Sheriff's Office, the 2-year-old pit bull, named Ice, was ejected from her owner's car about 6:30 p.m. Friday at the I-95 southbound ramp at Palm Coast Parkway. After the wreck, Ice ran past the nearby Lowe's and Golden Corral before heading back toward the crash scene. Flagler County Animal Control, the Sheriff's Office and the Humane Society have all been notified.
The pooch is “frightened” and “very scared,” according to posts on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page this afternoon. The posts indicated Ice had yet to be located as of 4 p.m. Saturday.
Anyone who spots her is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at 386-313-4911 or call the owner at 386-246-9605.


Nitin certainly is on a high on delivering three successive hit films although his recent film Heart Attack directed by Puri Jagannath did not receive great reviews as such but nevertheless did good business at the box office. Nitin had plans of taking up the film with Karunakaran, but the venture has been postponed for reasons best known to the actor and the filmmaker.
In the meantime, Nitin obviously did not want to while away time or go on a holiday instead he has agreed to a film with a debutant director. Nitin has disclosed details of this project on Twitter, “Muhurtham of my next film under my own banner is on the 24th of this month… Mani Sharma garu’s son Sagar Mahati will be doing the music for the film That will be directed by Srinivas (Surender Reddy’s asst). Dialogues will be written by Harsha vardhan (G.j.G fame) and screenplay by Mukund Pandey…Heroine and title of the movie not yet confirmed… And for all those asking, this film is going to be a commercial love entertainer something like my 2nd film DIL…”
Nitin however, is not confirming if it is a sequel but close sources to the actor are touting the film to be Dil 2. Interestingly, Nitin’s film titles have something to do with the heart; Ishq, Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyindhe, Heart Attack and now Dil!


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Interview: 2x Vermont Dispensary Executive Director, Shayne Lynn
In this episode of the Vermontijuana Podcast, Host Eli Harrington speaks to Shayne Lynn, Executive Director of Champlain Valley Dispensary (CVD) and Southern Vermont Wellness (SVW), two of Vermont’s four licensed medical marijuana dispensaries.
The conversation includes Shayne’s background in Vermont, his cannabis journey, insights he’s gained from operating a regulated cannabis dispensary, and talking about the future of adult use cannabis in Vermont and how dispensaries could start to work more with home growing patients and caregivers in the (very) near future.
This episode is sponsored by the CBD & Hemp Farmers Market, presented by Heady Vermont. The event takes place on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at One Main Street in Burlington, Vermont going all day from Noon – 6pm. More information (including 1-2 remaining vendor spots) online here.


Van Halen Concert Review
Well, cross a really big one off the ol’ bucket list.
Anyone that knows me even remotely well knows that I’m a massive Van Halen fan.
As an 11 year old in 1986, my first exposure to the band was the Sammy Hagar-led era with the 5150 album. I remember being over at my friend Jamie’s place as I often was back at that time, and he brought out this cassette (OMG I’m old!) and told me I had to listen to this album. He was pretty revved up about it, and given that we have almost identical musical tastes, I was instantly hooked. Edward Van Halen’s guitar playing and Hagar as a pretty talented singer made VH my insta-favorite.
Not too long after that, I was back over at Jamie’s one day, and he says, “Remember Van Halen and 5150? Well, you have to hear this!”, and he played Hot For Teacher (from the album 1984) for me.
“It’s the same band! It’s the same guitar player!” he says.
We listened to the entire 1984 album, and then Jamie has one more surprise for me. He puts VH’s first album in, and from the moment Alex Van Halen’s drum fill burst through the speakers, only to be eclipsed by the string bending screams and whammy bar dive bombs of Edward’s now signature solo “Eruption”, my jaw not only dropped but went through the floor and the foundation. Like so many other people that were first exposed to EVH’s innovative playing in that solo that put him and the rest of Van Halen on the map, I’d never heard guitar played like that before – and I wanted more.
The two of us quickly tracked down every Van Halen album made, and from that solo on, Van Halen has basically been the soundtrack for my life. Everyone has a favorite band, and VH is the one I connected most strongly with. At 15 and 16, Jamie and I started a band – you guessed – playing mostly Van Halen cover tunes. A VH song comes on the radio or shuffles on my phone, and within the first couple notes I’ll tell you what the song is. I know them all frontwards and backwards.
They don’t come to Winnipeg very often, but I was fortunate enough to see Van Halen in concert twice – both times with Sammy Hagar as the vocalist. Once in 1991 in support of the F.U.C.K. album, and again in 2004 as they toured for the Best Of Both Worlds compilation album. 1991’s concert was outstanding. 2004’s… not so much as Eddie was battling the bottle and the band was not getting along well, but it provided one of my greatest musically-related moments ever, as we were sitting on the side of the arena on Eddie’s side of the stage, close to the front, and as Eddie stepped out to talk to a guitar tech, a bunch of us saw him and I called at him and waved, and he looked at me, smiled, and nodded and waved back. Pretty cool.
But that VH Holy Grail was still out there. I’ve always wanted to see Van Halen with David Lee Roth as the frontman. With Sammy Hagar, other than “Jump” and “Panama” the early VH catalog was basically ignored. Sammy didn’t want to play Roth’s songs, so I never got to here those older songs in a live setting. As the band was having issues (both with finding and keeping a new singer, as well as with Eddie’s health and rehab stints), I didn’t think it was ever going to happen.
But it did. Last night, May 13th, 2012. The Mighty Van Halen descended down upon Winnipeg, their heavy swagger tearing the doors off their hinges, their power kicking over every seat in the arena, their aural assault blasting our faces off, and their sexy dragon magic (learn the lyrics, folks!) consuming the MTS Centre.
It’s odd, but I really don’t have words to describe just how freaking awesome this experience was. I went with my lovely wife Stephanie and long-time best buddy Geoff (who also played in the aforementioned band), and while the two of them – in addition to Geoff’s tremendous air drumming – cheered and screamed their way through the show, I was oddly silent for the most part, just sitting there focusing on the music, just wanting to let every drop of Van Halen – both new and old – sink in and just take in the experience. It might not ever happen again, and I wanted to feel every moment of it. I cheered after the songs were over, and laughed at some of Roth’s antics, but for the most part, I just sat there and let the music just beat the crap out of me. And it was amazing.
Kool And The Gang opened up for Van Halen, and while we all thought that was an odd combination (but there’s some kind of relationship with Roth there) they were actually pretty impressive. They are one of those bands where they play a song and you go “Oh, I didn’t know they did this one!”, but they were musically very tight, good performers, and the music was actually very good. They actually made me want to buy one of their CD’s.
Their gear was torn down, and as we were waiting, a MTS Centre staff member was close to our seats, and he mentioned when the band was scheduled to go on, so we knew when to get ready. We were commenting it was really warm in the arena, and we watched as the crew quickly installed a wooden dance floor on the stage and carefully wiped down and mopped/dried the stage steps. This was apparently all requested by Roth, who needed the floor to do some of his schtick, and asked the venue personnel to ensure “there was no moving air” in the arena. We all had no idea why.
So, we waited, and between bands the venue was playing some generic music to get us all entertained. Usually what the venue will then do right before the headliners come on is stop the music and cut the lights – that’s the unwritten code and the signal that the main event is going to start.
But, as with everything else Van Halen, they march to their own drummer, and the lights stayed down while the house music continued to play, and a short time later, the music just abruptly stopped, the lights hit the drum riser and Alex Van Halen opened up with an absolute sonic salvo of crushing drums, leading into EVH crushing the opening riff of their classic hit and fan favorite “Unchained”, and Geoff and I got blown right out of our chairs. This was one of the songs we were dying to hear, and for this to be the opening tune just knocked our socks off. The crowd (which I’ll put around 8-9,000) went NUTS and the band took that energy and threw it all right back at us and then some.
Here’s the full set list, with some random comments thrown in.
Runnin With The Devil
– An awesome opening shot. Two classic powerhouse tunes that primed the crowd for the rest of the night.
She’s The Woman
– A classic-era song reworked for the new album “A Different Kind Of Truth”. Sounded great!
– This was awesome in the sense that while the band stayed with the Roth version of the VH catalog, this is a song that was rarely played live, so to get this was an awesome surprise.
– The first single off the new album. A lot of people hated on this song, but the more I listen to it, the better it gets. The whole song is one giant hook that reels you right in. Like the rest of the “new” material, this song sounds awesome live. It’s a classic-style stong with a more modern sound, and that combination is simply stunning.
Everybody Wants Some
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
– Another classic duo that are crowd favorites, and the band demolished these two songs. Just powerful and amazing.
-Another one of the new album’s tracks that should show everyone that Edward Van Halen is, using wrestling terms, the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. He just amazed during this song.
Hear About It Later
– Yet another classic from the same album as “Unchained”, and another massive crowd favorite. I’m so happy I got to hear this one live. Wolfgang was amazing with the background vocals.
– A classic cover (of their cover?) of Roy Orbison’s timeless piece. Roth was a little too camp and didn’t sing much here, which took away from Edward and Wolfgang’s backup vocals, but the band sounded amazing.
– A signature of the Van Halen live experience, both Eddie and Alex play solos to give the rest of the band a break. Historically, Alex just played the drums on his own, pounding out various cool beats mixed with amazing fills, rolls, and rumbles. For this show though, Alex played along to a musical accompaniment, which was more like a jazz track, with trumpets and such, but he still found a way to throw his amazing technical ability behind some great sounding drum work. Very enjoyable!
You Really Got Me
– Again, another redo of a cover song from their first album. As with some of the older, really popular songs, Dave turned into a showman and the singing came second, which took away from the whole, but the rest of the band was busy kicking our asses!
Trouble With Never
– Another track from the new album that sounded great live!
Dance The Night Away
– An absolute classic and one of my favorites. Dave really sang this one and the harmonies from everyone was just tremendous. really well done!
– A keyboard-intense song from the 1984 album, I was hoping they would play this one and they did! The band played to a keyboard track, and I can’t stress the following enough; the way the band sounded on this song – the mix, the updated sound compared with almost 30 years ago, the power, the tone, the perfect vocals… this was the sleeper song of the night and was probably my favorite of all the songs played. I can’t put it into words, but this song with updated sound and the way the band played it literally gave me goosebumps and I was simply entranced. I could listen to that sound for the rest of my life and I would die an extremely happy man. It was musical Nirvana, Zen, alignment with the stars, whatever you want to call it, but it was absolutely beautiful and I never wanted it to end.
Hot For Teacher
– The band absolutelty nailed this timeless hit. It sounded great! The drums were off the hook and crowd just lost their minds for this song. Geoff nailed the air drums, and even Stephanie was head banging. Great times!
Women In Love
Outta Love Again
– Another trio of classics that sounded amazing with the updated sound. I’m so glad I got to hear these songs played live.
Ice Cream Man
– This was Dave’s turn to shine. The rest of the band left the stage and Dave came out with his Gibson Hummingbird electric/acoustic, and noodled around, teasing us with some bars from the new track “Stay Frosty” before heading back into some strumming and telling us stories about him and his dogs while a giant video played in the background of his dogs sheep and cattle herding. This was the musical version of a wrestling “rest hold”, another break to let the band prep for the last run of the night. Dave segued from his strumming into “Ice Cream Man”, playing a bit before the rest of the band kicked in (and kicked our faces in). What a great, fun song.
– The band went right into Panama, and everyone was on point for this one. This classic just sounded amazing and the crowd was right fired up.
– The energy kept on going, even though the band toned it down. The rest of the band left the stage as King Edward The First played a good solid 6-7 minutes, fingers smoking all over the fret board, more dizzying whammy dives, squealing harmonics, incredible runs, and of course, his signature spots Cathedral and Eruption. All through the show, the band had a MASSIVE video screen showing the band playing all night long, and for 95% of the solo the camera was zoomed in on Eddie’s guitar and we could see every pick, bend, and tap and every moment of the solo. It was absolutely glorious, and anyone that has ever questioned Eddie’s ability as a result of his issues should be taken out back and be shot. Edward is back and better than ever, and last night he reminded us once again exactly why he is the undisputed king of rock guitar.
Ain’t Talkin Bout Love
– Another all time favorite. With renewed energy following the response to Ed’s solo, the band blistered on this one and not only blasted our faces off but grabbed us by the hair and slammed us into the floor. Then they kicked us all in the back of the head while we were down. ATBL sounded amazing.
And, without fanfare, without the lights going down and the band walking off-stage and all of us screaming our heads off for an encore, the band simply rode the wave of energy and Dave yelled “Winnipeg, do you guys want an encore?”
No, Dave, we don’t. We’re just screaming because someone kicked us in the shins (or we’re happy about the beating we took during ATBL) and the cheering went to 11, and the band launched into their all-time classic hit “Jump”. The arena was rocking, the band was amazing, and although there was a distinct lack of pyro all night long, this one ended with a giant explosion of confetti and everyone went apeshit.
Some Thoughts On The Band
Van Halen is back, baby! They’re back, and they haven’t lost a damned step. This was an expensive show to go to ($165.00 per ticket) but with the chance to see DLR, there was no way I was going to turn this down.
Wolfgang Van Halen: Don’t let anyone hate on WVH. This kid is the real f’n deal. He is an absolute BEAST on the bass, and while he doesn’t sound like Michael Anthony, he sounds like WVH and he hits all the notes. He appears to be flawless, and he injects a new life into this band. I’m glad I got to see him play. Truly great.
Alex Van Halen: What can you say about AVH? He’s quiet in front of the camera, but on stage the man is a freaking machine. His timing still is and always has been impeccable. I think he’s always been underrated as a drummer, and he sounded just incredible at this show. I can listen to him play all day long.
David Lee Roth: The only weak link in the band. Don’t get me wrong; it’s not because DLR “can’t” sing. He never has been the greatest singer, even back in the early days, but has always been a tremendous showman, and that’s his calling. It’s more because he “didn’t” sing. I want to make this very clear: when he *chose* to sing, he was incredible. He can still do it. he can still sing all the old songs, and he sounds amazing on the new songs. It’s just that he’s a showman first and foremost, and sometimes during the giant hit songs he would play around a bit and massage the lyrics and timing, and it was hard to sing along because he was doing his own thing. That took away from the show a little, especially because Wolfgang and Edward were sticking to the script and singing the regular backups, so it sounded out of place at times. He had a couple great one-liners too: at one point someone threw something up on the stage, and DLR – without breaking stride in the song – told the fan “Don’t throw your garbage on the stage, throw your girlfriend up here instead!” Another time between songs, he was talking and a female fan got his attention. I have no idea what she said, but DLR comes back with: “I’m old enough to be your father! By the way, you look a little familiar!” But make no bones about it: DLR still has the chops and I’m so happy to see I got to see him live.
Edward Van Halen: I can’t say anything else that I haven’t already said about EVH. He looked strong and healthy, he looked happy, and he absolutely KILLED each and every song he played. His solo was outstanding, and you can tell that he absolutely loves playing music with his son. I’m so very glad to have seen him live one more time. Just truly amazing, and there will never be another better or more innovative guitar player than EVH.
This is a band that is happy to be back on the scene, and it shows in the way they play and the way they conduct themselves. There are always rumors about EVH and DLR being able to get along, but these guys are happy and it shows. There were a couple times where they just took a break in the middle of a song and just riffed both vocally and on the guitar while WVH and AVH just held down the bottom end of the song. It was really a sight to see. The classic VH songs from Roth’s first run with the band sound truly amazing and timeless with the band’s modern sounds, and “I’ll Wait” was one of those time-stopping moments that I never want to stop living. The songs from the new album fit in perfectly with the classic songs and sound even better live than they do on the album.
Even being older (with the exception of Wolfgang), all of these guys were born to do what they do, and this was an awesome, awesome night for me. I’ll remember this show for years and years to come. I’ll give this one a 9.5 out of 10. Truly spectacular, and if you get a chance to see them, please do. You won’t regret it.


Ninth-ranked LSU erupted for 17 runs to sweep the series over Mississippi State Sunday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
The Tigers return to action Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. to face Lamar. The game will not be televised, but can be heard on the LSU Sports Radio Network. Members of the Geaux Zone can access live audio and video at LSUsports.net/live.
LSU moved to 24-8-1 on the year, while Mississippi State dropped to 20-13.
Parker Bugg (1-1) earned the win for LSU after pitching 1.2 innings only allowing one run, one hit and striking out three batters. Mississippi State starting pitcher, Dakota Hudson (1-2), was charged the loss. Hudson only lasted 2.2 innings giving up six hits, six runs and walked three batters.
Hudson got into trouble in the bottom of the first after loading the bases. With two outs, Tyler Moore singled to left field to plate Mark Laird. Conner Hale followed with an RBI single to center field to make it a 2-0 game.
LSU added two more runs in the bottom of the second. With the bases loaded again, Laird doubled down the left field line to score Andrew Stevenson and Sean McMullen.
With two outs in the third inning, Stevenson hit an RBI single. McMullen followed with a two-run double down to make it a 7-0 game.
Mississippi State responded in the fourth inning with an RBI double by Gavin Collins to score Jake Vickerson. The Bulldogs added another run in the fifth on an RBI single by C.T. Bradford to cut it to 7-2.
With the bases loaded for the third time, Laird hit an RBI single to score Christian Ibarra. Alex Bregman then hit a single up the middle for two runs.
In the bottom of the sixth, Ibarra blasted a solo home run to left field. Laird then notched his fourth RBI of the afternoon to score Stevenson. Mississippi State walked Bregman to load the bases. Kade Scivicque then blasted a grand slam to make it a 16-2 game.
Jake Fraley led of the seventh inning by reaching second on a throwing error by the third baseman. After moving to second on an infield single, Fraley scored on an RBI groundout by Stevenson.
Mississippi State added two more runs in the eighth inning and ninth inning off of an RBI ground out by Cody Walker and an RBI double by Bradford.


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It’s hard to quantify just how many lives have been saved and injuries prevented by high-strength industrial fibres. In 1965, Stephanie Kwolek’s extraordinary hard work paid her back with the serendipitous discovery of a new type of material, whose simultaneous strength, lightness and stiffness gave it boundless possibilities for use in a range of products that would transform industries and improve countless lives. You may well have heard of the most famous of them – Kevlar® – for its use in bulletproof vests, helmets, fighter jets, Formula 1 cars, fireproof suits, tyres and many other products.
Kwolek was born in 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When she was ten years old, her father passed away but his passion for the natural sciences lived on in his daughter. She studied chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University, graduating aged 23. Originally set out to pursue a career in medicine, she couldn’t resist the lure of organic chemistry, sparked by her time working as a chemist with the DuPont Company, first in Buffalo, New York, then in Wilmington, Delaware. For almost two decades she became absorbed in her work with a type of chemical compound called ‘polyamides’. This involved meticulous experimentation, developing different solvents of these compounds and testing their ability to withstand high heat and pressure.
The amazing thing about her discovery in 1965 – that certain polyamides could line up in the right way to exhibit these strong and flexible characteristics – is that, on the face of it, the particular solution she’d prepared looked a hopeless case. You’d normally expect a suitable solution to look more like transparent gel, not a cloudy liquid. But Kwolek followed her instincts and tested it anyway, and realised it had potential as the basis for a series of world-changing industrial fibres.
As she was working at DuPont at the time, the company greatly benefited from her discovery, assigning teams of scientists to work on the applications of the new material, starting with tyres. Kevlar products only hit the market in 1975, and since then DuPont earned billions thanks to Kwolek and her incredible invention. Since she assigned all her patents to the company she never directly benefited from this discovery. She was nevertheless proud to be saving lives and contributing to society in a meaningful way.
This tenacious energy and her willingness never to accept defeat became one of her trademark qualities – it even saw her land her first job at DuPont when she had been told at interview to wait several weeks and instead demanded an immediate answer as she had an offer from another employer.
After her retirement in 1986, she kept consulting DuPont and received the rare distinction of being awarded, as a woman, the Perkin Medal (in 1997) and the National Medal of Technology (in 1999). She would leave a final legacy in the years before her death in 2014 in mentoring a stream of young female scientists-to-be.
“All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.”
Kevlar is now used in the full spectrum of industries, from personal armor and protective gear, to tyres, sports equipment and even cryogenics. On an equal weight basis, Kevlar is five times stronger than steel. Today Kevlar is used in tyres, firefighters’ and lumberjacks’ suits, bulletproof vests and helmets, cut-resistant gloves, fiber-optic cables, boat hulls, racing sails, sporting equipment, fighter jets and Formula 1 cars.
Kevlar is a para-aramid synthetic fibre made through thousands of synthetic plastics created through polymerisation (the joining together of long chain molecules). In Kevlar, the internal structure of its molecules is what makes it so incredibly strong – they are arranged in parallel, regular lines and are tightly knitted together. To find out about Kevlar in far more detail, visit Explainthisstuff.Com.
One of its benefits is its extreme lightness relative to other protective properties, making it a great basis for heat-resistant gloves and clothing, used by firefighters for example. Its tensile strength has seen it used to string Japanese Archery bows – it is cheaper than the hemp-based alternative – whilst also used for stringing tennis rackets and as an addition to table tennis bats, offering more bounce and lightness.
Kevlar is most known for its uses in the military – anywhere from helmets and bulletproof vests to fighter jets and armoured vehicles. Since it is so much stronger than steel and so lightweight it offers superior protection against ballistics and fragmentation. It can even be used to reinforce a building in high threat-zones, to protect it against bomb blasts. Walls that would otherwise collapse are kept together by Kevlar.
Nike used it in their Elite II series of basketball shoes, launched in 2013, to reduce elasticity at the shoe’s tip. Numerous bicycle manufacturers have used it to strengthen their tyres and minimise the risk of punctures.
Kevlar even has an application in music – it’s often used in the skin of snare drums which require extreme tightness (to allow for a sharper, cleaner hit sound) and can be found in everything from woodwind reeds, to bow strings, to bass speakers.
If all that wasn’t enough, you find Kevlar in non-stick frying pans (as a replacement for Teflon), suspension bridge cables, fire dancing wicks, smartphone cases and wind turbines.
Indeed, it’s hard to find an industry into which it hasn’t stretched it’s long (very strong, very flexible) tentacles.
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I Am: Céline Dion is an upcoming documentary that is set to chart Céline Dion’s experience with Stiff Person Syndrome.
The 55-year-old gay icon shared her diagnosis of the rare autoimmune neurological disorder in December 2022.
Amazon-MGM will release the documentary which Céline Dion hopes will “raise awareness of this little-known condition”.
What is stiff person syndrome?
Stiff person syndrome is a progressive autoimmune neurological disorder that is rare; it affects an estimated one to two people in a million.
Dion’s sister, Claudette, provided a health update about the singer last December sharing that her condition had worsened.
The disorder had now impacted the ‘It’s All Coming Back To Me Now’ singer’s spinal cord and brain.
Subsequently, Céline Dion cancelled her highly-anticipated 2023-2024 tour.
“She works hard, but she doesn’t have control of her muscles,” Claudette told Canada’s 7 Jours.
“In our dreams and in hers, the idea is to return to the stage. In what state? I do not know,” she also added. “The vocal cords are muscles, and the heart is also a muscle.”
What are the symptoms of Stiff Person Syndrome?
Symptoms of Stiff Person Syndrome include progressive muscle stiffness and painful episodes of muscle spasms in the torso, limbs, and back.
Spasms may occur randomly, but they can also start from triggers like sudden noise, physical contact or when exposed to cold.
The disorder may also prompt slurred speech and unsteady walking.
There are medications and immunotherapy that can be prescribed, though research around the disorder remains limited.
How to watch the I Am Celine Dion documentary?
Amazon has acquired the worldwide rights to the film directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Irene Taylor.
Taylor documented a year in Céline Dion’s life, charting all the emotional ups and downs of the singer as she came to terms with her diagnosis.
“This last couple of years has been such a challenge for me, the journey from discovering my condition to learning how to live with and manage it, but not to let it define me,” the singer shared in a statement following the documentary announcement.
“As the road to resuming my performing career continues, I have realized how much I have missed it, of being able to see my fans. During this absence, I decided I wanted to document this part of my life to help others who share this diagnosis.”
There has been no confirmed release date for I Am: Céline Dion yet.


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KAUST Research Conference on Computational and Experimental Interfaces of Big Data and Biotechnology, January 201625
We are all witnessing an explosion in the volumes of biological data generated by the latest high-throughput technologies. It is likely that the rate of increase in data volumes will expand even further in the future. The enormity of volumes, complexity and interdependence of data all pose analytical challenges. What to make out of data? How to analyze it? What is the deeply hidden knowledge buried under this complexity? These are just some of the questions that contemporary life sciences in general and bioinformatics in particular have to grapple with in the quest to improve lives through knowledge discovery.
Challenges arising from size and complexity of data sets are not unique to life sciences; examples are high-energy physics, climate science, astrophysics, national security data, etc. What is common to all these fields is that the analysis of data in such cases requires a new approach in the paradigm of Big Data and exascale computing. In this seminar, some of the state-of-the-art approaches to Big Data challenges will be discussed. The seminar presents an opportunity for those who generate data and those who analyze it to discuss possible ways forward towards more efficient analysis, knowledge discovery and modeling.
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Sloppy subprime valuations on Wall Street?…
On Wednesday the SEC released its second-ever “ComplianceAlert.” (Gee, what ever happened to spaces between words?) The alert, addressed to SEC-regulated firms (e.g. broker-dealers and investment advisers), used a low-key tone but raised serious issues. For example, SEC examiners found some large broker-dealers to be surprisingly sloppy about verifying the values their trading desks assign to subprime mortgage-related products.
It’s disturbing to learn that at some Wall Street firms, the process for independently verifying traders’ pricing was “of questionable merit.” Problems included “the use of outdated information in determining valuations, reliance on non-independent contributing sources for valuation determination, the failure to fully address variances, and the usage of overly manual procedures.” Insufficient and/or inexperienced staff was also a factor at some shops.
At certain unnamed broker-dealers, subprime securities held as collateral for financing transactions were “solely priced by proprietary traders and/or outside pricing services,” with zero oversight by the personnel who were supposedly overseeing these valuations. It’s rather troubling that, at a moment when dealers are presumably on high alert about the financial health of their counterparties, any firm holding subprime-related collateral would be anything but anal-retentive about how it’s valued.
The SEC alert only addressed broker-dealers’ internal valuations. But companies outside Wall Street often turn to experts for valuations of illiquid securities held on their books, and who would those experts be? Oh, yeah, big Wall Street broker-dealers. So if some of the folks on Wall Street have flawed processes for valuing subprime mortgage-backed securities, other companies may unwittingly be going along for the ride.
If, this far along in the subprime crisis, the compliance departments at some broker-dealers still aren’t on top of their processes for valuing subprime paper, how much confidence should we have that these guys are correctly valuing other kinds of illiquid securities?