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There are plenty of health issues that aging adults can develop that limit their ability to live on their own. While most seniors have a strong desire to live independently and not depend on anyone, the realities are that a decline in health and wellness usually means that family caregivers and home care providers must step in and assist. Few health issues can change how seniors live than a loss of vision, specifically eye diseases like glaucoma.
Caregiver Northridge CA – 5 Facts About Glaucoma and the Elderly
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of eye disease in the country, and aging adults have the highest risk of any age group in developing the disease. Family caregivers have a responsibility to learn what they can about glaucoma, so they can help their elderly loved one with preventing the disease, recognizing symptoms and adhering to treatments as needed.
Here are 5 facts that you need to know about glaucoma and how it can seriously affect your aging loved one’s vision and ability to live independently.
Glaucoma is an eye disease with no cure.
Within the eyes are bundles of nerves known as the optic nerve. It is surrounded by fluid that normally maintains a pressure equilibrium. This fluid drains regularly, but when it doesn’t there can be too much pressure on the optic nerve. This pressure causes damage to the nerve and subsequently to the person’s vision, if not treated properly.
The early stages of glaucoma show no noticeable symptoms.
By the time seniors feel some of the commonly noticed symptoms of glaucoma, the disease has already progressed to a point where treatments are difficult. Common symptoms include tunnel vision, headaches and blurry vision. However, an eye doctor can detect early glaucoma via an eye exam and begin treatment quite early if discovered. That’s why eye exams are so important in catching glaucoma early.
Risk factors for glaucoma center on age, race and health.
The risk factors of glaucoma can help family caregivers and home care providers facilitate frequent eye exams for seniors. Seniors with a family history of glaucoma, high blood pressure, diabetes, and an African-American, Hispanic or Asian heritage are more likely to develop glaucoma. Anyone over the age of 60 is also at a higher risk of developing the disease.
Glaucoma treatment is important to slow the progress of the disease.
When eye doctors diagnose glaucoma in an elderly adult, they will prescribe medicated eye drops to help control the pressure build-up in the ocular cavity. This medication must be taken regularly and consistently to have an effect. If aging adults are not able to remember to take the medicine, family caregivers and home care providers may have to remind them every day.
Late stage glaucoma requires in-home care for seniors.
If the glaucoma has progressed to the point where vision is seriously impaired, aging adults will need in-home care. Family caregivers and home care providers must assist with daily tasks and take over many of the household responsibilities, such as cleaning, meal preparation and more. Glaucoma is a serious disease that should be detected treated early via regular eye exams to avoid a complete loss of vision and a drastic change in lifestyle for seniors who want to age at home.


One boasts 155 mph top speeds and Ludicrous Mode, the other seats 168 passengers and packs 52,000 pounds of thrust. Fasten your seatbelts and stow your tray table -- drag racing just got interesting.
Is it any easier to sleep in business class? Is the food way better? Is it really worth the extra money and miles to upgrade? Did I sit next to a model? Yes.
A Boeing research team is lifting the veil on its new, lightweight metal. The microlattice design and ultrathin walls make for a flexible, durable material that could someday be used in airplanes or cars.
Ashley discusses a new metal with walls 1,000 times thinner than a human hair, a robot that may someday become a handy helper for ISS astronauts and a biodegradable "water bottle" you can eat.
James Bell, who worked for the aircraft maker for 38 years, becomes Apple's sole African-American director.
CNET's Kent German takes the controls of a British Airways Boeing 747 simulator for a flight from Europe's busiest airport. It's thrilling, nerve-wracking and amazing all at once.
Go inside the British Airways pilot training center and soar above London in a Boeing 747 simulator.
Get ready to take off to a higher plane of furniture design with a honking chair crafted from a Boeing jet engine cowling.
Boeing is prepping for the 2015 Paris Air Show by trumpeting the nearly unreal vertical takeoff powers of the next-gen passenger jet.
Boeing wants to assuage your fear of entering the dangerous realm of the airplane lavatory with a touchless, self-sanitizing restroom experience.


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Aso Farm Land is a large theme park in Kumamoto Prefecture where you can enjoy various activities. So many that it is best to stay overnight or even for more days as much as you can afford. Stay in Aso Farm Village and experience a great escape into the world of nature and healing. Stay in a unique accommodations far different from the common four-cornered rooms in conventional tall building hotels.
There are three areas to choose from in Aso Farm Village.
This area consists of more than three hundred dome-shaped hotels surrounded by nature. They even call it “eggs in the woods” because of the shape of the dome scattered in the green terrain. Every single room has a different interior giving it a different taste. Guests can be one with nature with the luscious trees growing around while listening to the sound of the creek flowing and feeling the breeze of the air.
You can choose from Village/Western-style double, twin or triple; Village/Western-style Force; and Village/Japanese-style 4 Occupancy or 6 occupancy
Feel like a royalty in the Royal Zone. It is very luxurious and elegant. Each room, also dome-shaped has its own gate and a private garden. There is also open-air bathroom offered in maisonette room. This area is convenient because it is close to the accommodation front.
You can choose from the following:
1. Royal/Western-style (Twin) Standard Type
2. Royal/Western-style (Force) Standard Type
3. Royal/Western-style two-story rooms Maisonette
4. Royal/Western-style (Force) Open-air bath-conditioned rooms
This non-smoking area, which will boost your creative imagination, is excellent for kids and the kids-at-heart. Be taken away to a dreamland full of fun and excitement. The accommodation front is a cute castle-like building which will transport you into a new world upon checking-in. Be amazed and immerse yourself in fun and fantasy in these twenty-six colourful, uniquely designed dome-shaped kids-themed guest rooms.
You can choose from the following themes:
1. Mushroom (2 buildings)
2. Dekopon (2 buildings)
3. Watermelon (2 buildings)
4. Kumamon (2 buildings)
5. Flower (2 buildings)
6. Strawberry (2 buildings)
7. Soccer (2 buildings)
8. Tree (1 building)
9. Monster (1 building)
10. Transfers (1 building)
11. Dinosaur (2 buildings)
12. Spacecraft (2 buildings)
13. Aquarium (2 buildings)
14. Earth (1 building)
15. Suites (2 buildings)
Each room in all areas has excellent amenities. All from private toilet and bath, (complete) bathroom amenities, appliances such as air conditioners, televisions, refrigerators, pot dryer, and yukata or dressing gown, and outdoor sandals. And there are excellent onsens in every area.
Aso Farm Village Official Website*Japanese Only
Related: Aso Farmland, full on health-oriented complex in Kumamoto!
Related: Hiking Aso-Gogaku will take your breath away!

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Adopted by Todd & Amy
Houston and Whitney MUST be adopted together. There are NO exceptions. See Whitney here.
Adoption Fee: $350 for the Both Cats
Whitney and Houston a very classic brother and sister pair. Whitney is smaller, lighter colored, more fine boned. She poses a lot, sitting still with her body perfectly arranged, like a delicate China doll. Don’t be fooled by her quiet perfection when not posing Whitney is very actively affectionate and loves attention, she will make sure you feel loved. She’s the most dominant and outgoing in this litter of four.
Her look-alike brother is bigger, darker, and longer bodied. He very much likes attention too but he is less forward than she is. A gentle and good-natured male he accepts her attention seeking nature and will graciously defer to her, which makes him a very good brother to her. Boy kitties can be so sweet and this is true of Houston. He can play like a demon but he has a very gentle spirit and is a very affectionate boy kitty.
I love the way these two are like bookends, copies of each other in male and female versions. Look on Purebreds’ Siamese page to see their see their mother, Britany. They both have her pale blue eyes that can look like other colors in different lights. Their noses, fortunately, are pink which sets off their delicate coloring. As Lynx Point Siamese kitties both have brown on their heads and long, dramatically striped ” raccoon tails”. Their coats are soft and plush, wonderful to stroke. Their colors will darken a little as they mature.
Good natured Whitney and Houston are easy kitties to take care of. They would be good companions for adults of any age and probably good kitties for families with children. They love chasing feathers, of course, and they are happy to explore and play as kittens do. They both will help you do your chores and follow you about the house with Whitney in the lead. I don’t know how they are with dogs but they are certainly cat friendly.
Some family will be so lucky to have their companionship and entertaining presence.
They eat wet and dry food and are litterbox perfect
Houston is neutered, vaccinated, FELV tested, dewormed, and microchipped.
He is fostered by Harriet in Santa Cruz.
Purebreds Plus Cat Rescue is dedicated to matching exceptional cats with qualified adopters who will cherish their pet and create an ideal forever home.
If you believe you are the perfect adopter for Houston please tell us why in the comments section of our Adoption Application, and contact Harriet at email@example.com If you are unable to reach Harriet please email us at firstname.lastname@example.org.
NOTE: We prefer families with children bring them to the adoption appointment. Why? This allows interaction between the children and the cat. This helps ensure they will be a good fit for each other. A mismatch between a child and a cat is not in anyone’s best interests!

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Congress to freeze State Department funding until embassy moves to Jerusalem
In yet another slap in the face to President Hussein Obama, the Washington Free Beacon reports that the Republican-controlled Congress is freezing State Department funding
until the US Embassy to Israel moves to Jerusalem.
A delegation of Republican senators is moving forward with an effort to
freeze some funding to the State Department until the U.S. embassy in
Israel is formally moved to Jerusalem, according to new legislation.
The effort is being spearheaded by Sens. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), Marco
Rubio (R., Fla.), and Dean Heller (R., Nev.), all of whom support
efforts by the incoming Trump administration to move the U.S. embassy to
Jerusalem after years of debate.
“Jerusalem is the eternal and undivided capital of Israel,” Cruz said
in a statement. “Unfortunately, the Obama administration’s vendetta
against the Jewish state has been so vicious that to even utter this
simple truth—let alone the reality that Jerusalem is the appropriate
venue for the American embassy in Israel—is shocking in some circles.”
“But it is finally time to cut through the double-speak and broken
promises and do what Congress said we should do in 1995: formally move
our embassy to the capital of our great ally Israel,” Cruz said.
The legislation orders the White House to identify Jerusalem as
Israel’s capital, which the Obama administration has refused to do. The
bill will freeze a significant portion of the State Department’s funding
until it completes the relocation.
In the past, the Obama White House has been caught scrubbing captions
on official photographs that labeled Jerusalem as part of Israel. The
administration also was entangled in a Supreme Court case when it
refused to permit an American family to list its child’s birthplace as
Heller said the legislation could help repair America’s relationship
with Israel, which has become strained under the Obama administration.
Mark January 20 on your calendars. That's the date US-Israel relations make a significant change for the better.
Labels: Dean Heller, Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act, Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, US State Department, US-Israel relationship


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With over twenty years of experience in the international art scene Philip Feyfer collaborates with and advises a wide range of collectors, institutions and artists. After obtaining a scientific art historical background through a Masters degree at Art History at the University of Leuven followed by a Masters degree at the Arts at the University of Cambridge, through Christie’s Education in Paris - he joined forces with the team at Axel Vervoordt in 1999. At the Vervoordt company he was able to develop both commercial and design skills on a broad international level, developing a vast network and leading many international art fairs and exhibitions as well as numerous interior projects. These projects being as diverse as yachts, country houses, castles, even to restyling one of Picasso’s houses at the Côte d'Azur.
A special focus for historical and contemporary design furniture grew along the way. Sourcing and unveiling new information in the research of important design collections came to be a passion leading to creating international attention for the intriguing designs by for instance BBPR, Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier and Jose Zanine Caldas. This passion further unfolded led to his own specific, custom designs and creations allowing projects to be completed in a perfect balance or juxtaposition.
Since 2015 Philip Feyfer created his own company PFEYFER which provides not only international art consultancy for building art collections but also focuses on complete newly built and interior projects which are driven by art and collecting. In doing so, Philip Feyfer functions as the stylist, consultant and unifying factor in between the client, architect or interior architect, artists, art dealers, artisans, shippers etc.. to create and lead, guide the project to a personal and exclusive result. In the meantime many projects have been successfully completed and published ; from large corporate and private projects in NYC to beautiful country houses in Connecticut as well as newly build developments in Philadelphia. But also in Europe several private collections, penthouses as well as country estates and art fairs have been overhauled.
A next step announced itself through a private dealership were all disciplines will coincide. More information will follow soon.
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Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko bags Nigerian Youth Achievers 2021 Awards Nomination said to held at Oriental Hotel on 28th February 2021.
Popular Nigerian screen goddess, Destiny Etiko who is known as Drama Doll has been nominated as the best female actor of the year for the forthcoming Nigerian Youth Achievers awards 4th edition.
The Nigerian Youths Achievers Awards 4th edition is to hold at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State, on Sunday 28th February 2021.
The actress, Destiny Etiko who was nominated made this known via her official Instagram handle as she informed her fans that she will be there live on the 28th February and she is also nominated for the best female actor of the year.
Hi people… On the 28th of February 2021.. I will be live at the Nigerian Youth Achievers 2021 at the Lagos State Oriental Hotel Victoria Island… See you.She wrote.
Drama Doll as she would loves to be call is one of the most beautiful and multi-talented actresses in the Nigerian Movie Industry.. Destiny has garnered alot of endorsement and awards since she joined the industry.
Destiny Etiko who bags Nigerian Youth Achievers Awards hails from Enugu state Nigeria, she joined the Nollywood and became active in 2011, she was born on the 19th of August 1989. The actress won the city people movie award with the category most promising actress in 2016, 5 years after joining the industry. She has been featured in several movies and she is well known for her love and seriousness for act.
Earlier this month 6th of February 2021, the actress posted a photo and videos of her newly acquired Toyota Land Cruiser and thank God for adding another brand new car to her garage.
However, since she published her acquisition via her verified Instagram handle, the actress has then been trolled heavily by her some of her fans to explain how she acquired such expensive luxury car worth millions.
A popular Instagram gossip blog even claimed the actress got the car gift from a multi Billion business owner, but the actress denied the allegation and regards the report to be false.
The actress even went extra miles to swear with her life and that of her mother’s who is so dear to her heart that she has nothing to do with the man she never met in her entire life to be the one who gifted her a very expensive luxurious car.
She also slammed those criticizing her after she acquired the car that, as she has added another baby to her babies and God has better her life now people are hating and angry.. That they should go and hug transformer.
E better my life E dey pain them…. Go hug transformer.He said.

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I. Haitsma, A. Maas
Apr 1, 2002
Current Opinion in Critical Care
Cerebral monitoring of patients with acute intracranial disorders generally focuses on intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure monitoring. Over the past few years, several new techniques have become available for more detailed routine monitoring of cerebral oxygenation and metabolism. Brain tissue oxygen pressure measurement is increasingly being used for evaluation of cerebral oxygenation. This article discusses brain tissue oxygen pressure measurement in regards to its technical aspects, safety, reliability, and value relative to other techniques for evaluation of cerebral oxygenation. Published experimental and clinical data are considered, and the current status of the clinical use and indications of the technique are summarized. Monitoring may be performed in relatively undamaged parts of the brain or, preferably, in the penumbra region of an intracerebral lesion. Pathophysiologic evidence warrants targeting therapy for patients with traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage toward improvement of cerebral oxygenation guided by continuous monitoring of brain tissue oxygen tension.


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The next day I was fully awake for the first time in my life. I saw and heard the charade around me in a way I never had before. All the music and movies had the same message, but the advertisements were the most incredible of all.
That evening I flipped through channel after channel watching commercials:
“Wolf Pack Insurance has your Back.”
“Ostrich-bite immunizations at your local drugstore.”
“Protocol, the only drug that makes you feel safe, no matter what happens. Side effects may include bleeding from the eyes and gastric eruption.”
“Conservative Wolves have taken the lead this season, but public opinion rests on the Progressive Coalition, while the Liberal Wolf faction is struggling for votes in light of the recent scandal. . .”
“Another case of Ostrich violence has influenced the vote against public rights to own pet parrots.”
I turned off the TV and sat staring at the screen in the darkness. What world had I been living in? And why was I still here?
I found a flashlight, a permanent marker, and pulled a black hoodie over my head. Then I walked quietly out to the alley. My fingers trailed along the rough wall, passing message after message in greens, reds, blues and blacks until I reached the end. Under the last message, “… please look for Kara Huan and get her out,” I knelt and wrote in small letters, “I will try.”
And so I began to search for the girl I had driven to the hospital only a day earlier.
Kara was not at the hospital, and the same kind nurse I had left her with insisted that no one of that name had been admitted. There were no records of her being there, and no story about what had happened to her in the paper. She seemed to have completely disappeared.
I had been searching for Kara every day for a week and was on my way home from sleuthing at the local high school when I noticed a Wolf watching me surreptitiously from the shadows. He had been there the day before as well, and I realized suddenly that I had been very naive. They were watching me.
I parked my car and locked the door, wondering what I should do next. After a moment’s hesitation, I walked right up to the Wolf, and said cheerfully,
“Thank you so much for keeping watch over us!”
The Wolf seemed taken aback, but after I spoke, he drew himself up and puffed out his chest, smiling a toothy smile.
“Well, you are welcome, little lady. Just doing my duty.”
“I’ve been worried about one of the recent victims of Ostrich violence,” I babbled on, blinking back imaginary tears. “She seemed quite out of her mind and I just feel so bad for her. It could have been me that day, but thanks to our heroic Wolf Protectors, I am safe and sane, and she is. . . well, I don’t know what happened to her, but I fear she might have lost her mind.”
“Yes, well, many of the victims do lose their minds,” the Wolf agreed authoritatively. “The asylum is full of ‘em.”
“Oh, dear. . . how sad! Is there any hope for them? Do they ever recover?”
“Some of ‘em do. Medication and counseling helps quite a few of them. Many of them commit suicide though.”
I shook my head sadly and thanked the Wolf again, turning away with as much confidence as I could muster. I knew I was in danger, and I could only hope my little speech would throw the Wolves off the scent of my search for Kara.
But now I had a clue where she might be. . .

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CODE KUNST announced the release of his new album ‘MUGGLES’ MANSION‘!
His company HIGHGRND uploaded a first teaser onto their YouTube which shows CODE KUNST preparing the tracks and working in the studio. You can check it out above and get a first feeling of the upcoming release by listening to the chill sound.
Now he also revealed the tracklist which revealed that a bunch of fellow artists have participated to complete the album. Featuring artists include fellow HIGHGRND artists such as Tablo, OFFONOFF, OhHyuk, and Punchnello as well as YG‘s Mino and Lee Hi. Others are AOMG‘s Loco and Ugly Duck, VMC‘s Nucksal, Just Music‘s C-Jamm, and illionaire‘s Dok2, also YDG, Car The Garden, Justhis, and Bewhy. Besides rappers there are also a few singers which would be G.Soul, Hwaji and Suran.
There will be 15 songs in total with some of them having been pre-released. Check out the tracklsit below! The full album is set to be released on February 28th, so stay tuend!
As visible in the previously released tracklist, CODE KUNST has an incredible featuring artist line-up. Now, a new video was released which shows them while recording for the album. Check it out below!
Another video teaser has been unveiled, and this time it’s for his collaboration with G.Soul and Tablo for “FIRE WATER“. Check it out the aesthetically appealing teaser below!
The preview for ‘MUGGLES’ MANSION‘ is out! The album will be released very soon on the 28th and as we already know, it will consist of his pre-released tracks in addition to some new ones. Take a listen to them below and let us know which track is your favourite!


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As touchscreens and keyboards make writing instruments less and less necessary, we, along with many others, still appreciate jotting things down the old fashioned way. We consider our pens the tools for documenting our lives. Whether you use a Mont Blanc or a Bic disposable, if you’re like us, it’s your daily sidekick. Here’s a brief look back at how the mighty pen evolved into what it is today.
4th Century BC
Ancient Egyptians used reed pens made from sea rush to write on papyrus. Each was cut to about 10” and given a slanted tip which was crushed into a sort of brush to spread the ink. (img)
The reed pen was extremely fragile and obtaining reed was not easy for people in every area, around this time the quill pen began to replace it in certains places. By using a large wing or tail feather from a goose, swan or other large bird, the skilled writer could produce finer lines. (img)
The German inventor Daniel Schwenter wrote about a pen that required two quills. One of the quills would go inside the other and hold the ink. Cork would keep the ink from leaking out while a small hole allowed it to flow to the nib. This basic idea would be the precursor to pen designs in the future. (img)
The steel pen was patented by Bryan Donkin, and by the mid-1800s, metal nibbed pens had become the standard. (img)

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Jurgen Klopp has spoken of his special relationship with his Liverpool squad ahead of the Reds' Champions League showdown with Real Madrid following a "crazy" campaign.
Liverpool travel to Kiev in the hopes of securing their first European title in 13 years, against a Madrid side in the hunt for their third successive Champions League triumph.
Klopp's side have overcome Porto, Manchester City and Roma in the knock-out stages, netting 17 goals across the three ties.
And the German, whose Borussia Dortmund side were beaten by Bayern Munich in the 2012-13 final, has no doubts Liverpool have earned their place in Saturday's final.
"I'm immensely proud of what the boys have achieved," Klopp told UEFA's official website.
"The number of goals we scored is simply crazy. We've scored seven goals twice and five goals twice, too.
"That's really [crazy], because we aren't Barcelona, we aren't Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. We are Liverpool, on the way to becoming a really good team.
"It's been a crazy ride, but we've earned our place here.
"Me as a person, I want to have a close relationship with them, because I want to understand [the players].
"I'm grateful to them for what they've achieved. There are many teams at the same level as us, who earn as much or even more than our players, but they don't perform as well."
Standing in the way of Liverpool are holders Madrid who, despite having had a poor domestic season, have excelled on the European stage.
Zinedine Zidane's side have had to see off Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Bayern on their way to the final, and Klopp has great admiration for his French counterpart.
"[Zidane] is one of the top five players of all time," Klopp added.
"I'm glad we're not playing against each other – me marking him, or whatever.
"I'm very glad I can send my players on to the pitch. Just meeting him is awesome. I admired him as a player and respect him as a colleague.
"It's incredible what he's been doing with Madrid. It's really, really extraordinary. But we're not going to grab some jerseys."
7 - Real Madrid’s last seven European Cup/Champions League finals:— OptaJose (@OptaJose) 2 May 2018
4-1 vs Juventus in 2017
1-1 vs Atletico in 2016
4-1 vs Atletico in 2014
2-1 vs B. Leverkursen in 2002
3-0 vs Valencia in 2000
1-0 vs Juventus in 1998
0-1 vs LIVERPOOL in 1981
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To whomever finds me
I fear I have held something from you and from the galaxy, for many a year. As you all know I am the last of my kin and as I am approaching the end of my life, I feel it is appropriate to tell you the truth.
Back when I was Galan in the year 27π it was the morn of the seventeenth moon. I was no older than nine, a number which, said to represent satisfaction, brought only sorrow. The sun had set with a smooth sky yet there was a disconcerting air of the cavern. The only woman who ever loved me was resting peacefully, with child, upon the chaise longue, the fire kissing her toes with the sweetest crackling sound. The suns upper corona was casting its final rays, illuminating her tired face.
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The Allstate Arena surged with a thunderous power on Monday night for Marilyn Manson and Slayer’s co-headlining tour. The crowd comprised of two very different, yet very similar groups meshed well together to enjoy a night complete with a full set from each performer. The Rosemont date marked the halfway point of there 25 stop stretch that’s focusing on fan favorite music as well as a visually stimulating atmosphere.
Stepping through the curtains of the Allstate felt like walking into the depths of the underworld. Fog rolled around a packed floor of sweating bodies surrounded in red light as the tension built awaiting Slayer’s arrival. Chants for the band turned into cheers as the opening riffs of “Flesh Storm” brought down the curtain and started the performance. Two mosh pits exploded side by sided in front of the stage and heads banged all the way to the back of the arena. The highlight of the performance was a back to back onslaught of “South of Heaven” and “Rain in Blood”.
The audience then shifted and a slightly younger group clad in make up and a creative display of Gothic attire pressed against the barricade. Marilyn Manson sang his first words of the evening and the crowd smashed forward straining to get a closer look at the unpredictable performer. Complete with a dagger shaped microphone and elbow high black vinyl gloves, the rocker was true to form bringing his eerie presence to the stage. The elaborate light show and robotic/corpse like movements from the rest of the Manson band was a perfect compliment to the music. The visuals, the sounds, and the energy of both Manson and the crowd combined for an excellent close out to a late Monday night double header.


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Cigna, one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies, has announced that it will be partnering with the American Society of Addiction medicine to come up with a better approach to substance abuse treatment.
Looking at the Evidence
Together, the companies will be researching the evidence for various approaches to treatment and diagnosis of substance abuse-related disorders. The goal is to come up with better medical practices, and possibly an established set of prescribing/treatment guidelines for both insurance companies and medical providers. There is a lack of performance-based measures in mental health and substance abuse treatment, as noted by Dr. William Lopez, the senior medical director at Cigna. He was recently quoted as saying, “Our position is that we want to individualize the treatments and by having some guidelines that are more holistic, we will attain that goal. We want to move from volume to value.”
What This Means for Addicts
This is good news for those suffering from substance abuse or mental health issues- rewarding doctors for effective treatment and proper care for each individual, rather than for how many patients they can get through their doors, should result in a considerable increase in the quality of mental healthcare in this country. Paying closer attention to individual patients would allow doctors to better identify chronic relapsers or those with a history of substance abuse, permitting earlier intervention and treatment rather than perpetuation of the problem.
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The hardware knowledge argument has become virtually irrelevant in the EC2-world where you can spawn VM pretty much transparently
Right, we forgot, Amazon VMs are magical devices powered by hopes and dreams, rather than CPU cycles like old fashioned "computers" are.
Back here in reality cloud virtual machines are just a shitty containment mechanism that's sort of like an operating system process, only dramatically less efficient. Did you know that Google, not a company exactly famous for lacking clue, doesn't use VMs internally at all? Every internal program runs as a regular operating system process on top of a patched Linux kernel. The system is called Borg and they published a paper on it recently.
Why don't they use VMs, Amazon style? Because VMs suck. Running an entire OS inside another OS just to provide isolation is a great way to waste vast amounts of money and resources. It means sysadmins get to reuse their existing skillset instead of learning some new way of managing software, but that's about it as far as advantages are concerned.
Certainly your Amazon VM will suffer from cache line interference, limited resources, and other things that plague physical devices.


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South Korea’s upset victory over Germany, the World Cup’s defending champion, had fans chanting in the streets — in Mexico.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Mexico soccer fans danced and cheered outside the South Korean embassy in Mexico City on Wednesday, grateful after the Asian country's victory over Germany guaranteed the national team a spot in the knock-out stages of the World Cup.
YEKATERINBURG, Russia — An ecstatic roar thundered across the stands in the tense closing moments of the Mexico-Sweden game Wednesday. A joyful storm of unidentifiable liquids and debris hurtled through the air. Mexican spectators pumped their fists and hugged one another tightly.
WUHAN, China (Reuters) - Female tennis players still do not receive the credit they deserve for putting on top-quality matches, according to British number one Johanna Konta.
LONDON (Reuters) - Factbox on Frenchman Jerome Champagne, one of five candidates standing for the FIFA presidency in an election on Feb. 26:
(Reuters) - A factbox on Jerome Champagne, a 55-year-old Frenchman who held senior positions at world soccer's governing body FIFA before leaving the organisation in 2010 and announced on Monday he will stand in next year's FIFA presidential elections.
LONDON (Reuters) - A factbox on Jerome Champagne, a 55-year-old Frenchman who held senior positions at world soccer's governing body FIFA before leaving the organisation in 2010 and is set to stand in next year's FIFA presidential elections.
Five Haitian players in the Under-17 World Cup-bound national team who mysteriously disappeared during a stopover in New York returned home on Friday, the government said as it announced a probe into the embarrassing incident.
India won't be allowed to import tigers and elephants to Australia for next year's Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, organisers said yesterday.

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MAZATLAN, Mexico—The center of Hurricane Willa moved over Mexico’s Pacific coastline on the evening of Oct. 23 with winds of more than 100 miles per hour (160 km per hour), buffeting buildings and dumping rain on tourist resorts where thousands of people had moved to safety.
Willa, a Category 3 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, veered inland near the town of Teacapan, about 60 miles (100 km) south of the coastal resort of Mazatlan in the state of Sinaloa, satellite images showed.
Dousing the Pacific coast with heavy rain, Willa by early evening had maximum sustained winds of about 120 miles per hour (193 kph) with higher gusts, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Forecast to be one of the most powerful hurricanes to enter Mexico from the Pacific in recent years, Willa was due to weaken fast as it moved inland.
The storm was about 50 miles (80 km) south of Mazatlan, the center said. It was heading north-northeast at 10 miles per hour (16 kph).
The hurricane center warned that locals should not venture into the “relative calm” of the hurricane’s eye, where winds could suddenly increase.
The storm had reached rare Category 5 status on Oct. 22 with winds near 160 mph (260 kph) before it weakened.
Roads near Mazatlan’s historic city center were nearly deserted as rains grew stronger, bending palm trees. The city’s main convention center, designated a shelter, filled with 182 people looking for safety.
“My house is made of sheet metal, wood and cardboard, and I’m scared it would fall on top of me,” said Rosa Maria Carrillo, 36, at the shelter with her five children, aged 8 to 15. “Hopefully this is just a bit of water, nothing more.”
A fleet of trucks owned by state electricity company CFE stood in the parking lot, ready to repair fallen powerlines.
Several other tourist getaways in the state of Nayarit as well as the beach resort of Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco state lie in Willa’s path, which is forecast to bring a life-threatening storm surge of ocean water, wind and rainfall.
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Bend is located on the eastern edge of the Cascade Range along the Deschutes River. Here the Ponderosa Pine forest transitions into the high desert, characterized by arid land, junipers, sagebrush, and bitter-brush. Originally a crossing point on the river, settlement began in the early 1900s. Bend was incorporated as a city in 1905. Economically, it started as a logging town but is now identified as a gateway for many outdoor sports, including mountain biking, fishing, hiking, camping, rock climbing, white-water rafting, skiing, paragliding, helicopter tours and golf. In 2015, Men's Journal ranked Bend as one of The 10 Best Places to Live Now.
The name Bend was derived from "Farewell Bend", the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River where the town was eventually platted, one of the few fordable points along the river.
Until the winter of 1824, the Bend area was known only to Native Americans who hunted and fished there. That year, members of a fur trapping party led by Peter Skene Ogden visited the area. John C. Frémont, John Strong Newberry, and other Army survey parties came next. Then pioneers heading farther west passed through the area and forded the Deschutes River at Farewell Bend.
Constructed in May 1901, the Pilot Butte Development Company's little plant was the first commercial sawmill in Bend. The original location was at the rear of the Pilot Butte Inn of later years. Steidl and Reed also set up a small mill in Bend in 1903. This was on the Deschutes River just below the Pioneer Park area. The mill was operated by water power. A small community developed around the area, and in 1904, a city was incorporated by a general vote of the community's 300 residents. On January 4, 1905, the city held its first official meeting as an incorporated municipality, appointing A. H. Goodwillie as the first mayor. The settlement was originally called "Farewell Bend", which was later shortened to "Bend" by the U.S. Postal Service.
In 1910, Mirror Pond was created by the construction of the Bend Water, Light & Power Company dam on the Deschutes River in Bend. The dam provided the city with its initial source of electricity. The dam has been owned by Pacific Power since 1926 and still produces electricity that supplies approximately 200 Bend households. In 1916, Deschutes County, Oregon was formed from the western half of Crook County and Bend was designated as the county seat. In 1929, Bend amended the charter and adopted the council-manager form of government.
Bend sits on the boundary of the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills, a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and California, and the Deschutes River Valley, a Level IV ecoregion within the Blue Mountains Level III ecoregion. The Deschutes River runs though Bend, where it is dammed to form Mirror Pond. Bend's elevation is 3,623 feet (1,104 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 33.27 square miles (86.17 km2), of which, 33.01 square miles (85.50 km2) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) is water.
Inside the city limits is Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint, an old cinder cone. Bend is one of three cities in the continental U.S. (with Portland, Oregon and Jackson, Mississippi) to have an extinct volcano within its city limits. It is reached by U.S. Route 20.
A lesser known characteristic of Bend, the Horse Lava Tube System enters and borders the eastern edge of the city.
Just south of Bend is Newberry National Volcanic Monument on U.S. Route 97.
Bend's climate is typical of the high desert with cool nights and sunny days, classified as semi-arid (Köppen BSk). Annual precipitation averages 11.2 in (280 mm), with an annual average snowfall of 23.8 inches (60.5 cm). The winter season in Bend provides a mean temperature of 31.1 °F (−0.5 °C) in December. Nighttime temperatures are not much lower than daytime highs during the winter. According to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, annually, the lowest nighttime temperature is typically −5 °F (−21 °C) to −10 °F (−23 °C).
Central Oregon summers are marked by their very large diurnal temperature ranges, with a July daily average of 64.5 °F (18.1 °C), and an average diurnal temperature variation approaching 35 °F (19 °C). Hard frosts are not unheard of during the summer months. Autumn usually brings warm, dry days and cooler nights, and Bend is known for its annual Indian summer.
Bend's growing season is short; according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service, in half of the years between 1971 and 2000, the USDA weather station in Bend recorded the last below-freezing temperatures after July 3 and the first below-freezing temperatures before August 31. Based on 1981–2010 normals, the average window for freezing temperatures is September 13 through June 19.
Bend is the larger principal city of the Bend-Prineville CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Bend metropolitan area (Deschutes County) and the Prineville micropolitan area (Crook County), which had a combined estimated population of 216,310 by the United States Census Bureau in 2008.
As of the census of 2010, there were 76,639 people, 31,790 households, and 19,779 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,321.7 inhabitants per square mile (896.4/km2). There were 36,110 housing units at an average density of 1,093.9 per square mile (422.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.4% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.2% of the population.
There were 31,790 households of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the city was 36.6 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 52,029 people, 21,062 households, and 13,395 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,624.8 people per square mile (627.4/km²). There were 22,507 housing units at an average density of 702.9 per square mile (271.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.98% White, 0.28% African American, 0.79% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.61% of the population.
There were 21,062 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 2.92.
The age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,857, and in 2006 the median income for a family of four is $58,800. Males had a median income of $33,377 versus $25,094 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,624. About 6.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Tourism is one of Bend's largest sectors. The Mount Bachelor ski resort brings in tourists from all over Oregon, Washington, and California. The nearby Cascade Lakes are also a large draw for tourists. Recreational activities include downhill and cross country skiing, hiking, biking, rafting, golfing, camping, fishing, picnicking, rock climbing, and general sightseeing. Transient room tax revenues through the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 equaled $2,221,610. The transient room tax is used in partnership with Visit Bend and the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board to convert visitors to Bend into residents and business owners. In 2011, Visit Bend reported that families are the largest demographic that visit Bend (35%), while couples with no children make up the second largest portion (24%) of visitors to the city During the same year, tourism generated $570 million and employed 16% of the city's workforce.
Bend is also home to the Deschutes Brewery, the 8th largest craft brewery in the nation and the largest of over a dozen microbreweries in the city. Each year the city hosts many events celebrating its brewing culture including: The Bend Oktoberfest, The Little Woody Barrel Aged Brew and Whiskey Fest, Bend Brewfest, and Central Oregon Beer Week. Beer aficionados can also visit many of the breweries along the Bend Ale Trail. Since 2004, Bend has also hosted the one of the top indie film festivals in the nation The Bend Film Festival.
In 2005, Bend's economic profile comprised five industry categories: tourism (7,772 jobs); healthcare and social services (6,062 jobs); professional, scientific and technical services (1,893 jobs); wood products manufacturing (1,798 jobs); and recreation and transportation equipment (1,065 jobs).
Much of Bend's rapid growth in recent years is also due to its attraction as a retirement destination. The rapid population growth has fostered organizations such as Central Oregon Landwatch and Oregon Solutions.
As of 2014, the top 20 private regional (Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties) employers were:
American Licorice Company
Bend Radio Group
Big Mountain Heli Tours
Leading Edge Aviation
McMenamins Old St. Francis School
SIE Bend Studio
- St. Charles Medical Center (2,740 employees regionwide)
- Les Schwab Tire Centers (905 regionwide)
- Sunriver Resort (900)
- Mt. Bachelor (756)
- Bright Wood Corporation (746 regionwide)
- IBEX Global (700)
- Wal-Mart (686 regionwide)
- Bright Wood Corporation (646)
- Bend Memorial Clinic (639)
- McDonald's (620 regionwide)
- Safeway (584 regionwide)
- Fred Meyer (538 regionwide)
- JELD-WEN Windows & Doors (480)
- Northview Hotel Group (Eagle Crest Resort 450)
- Consumer Cellular (402)
- Opportunity Foundation (384)
- Black Butte Ranch (360)
- Deschutes Brewery (290)
- Central Oregon Trucking (286)
- BendBroadband (285)
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2005 construction and real estate accounted for 17.3 percent of all jobs in the Bend metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which constitutes all of Deschutes County. This figure is about 70 percent more than the proportion of construction and real estate jobs in the Oregon and national economies. However, construction activity in Bend appears to be slowing - the number of building permit applications received by the Bend City Building Division fell from 826 in August 2006 to 533 in August 2007, a 35 percent decrease.
A large influx of new residents drawn by Bend's lifestyle amenities, along with the low interest rates and easy lending that fostered a national housing boom in 2001−05, resulted in increased activity in Bend's construction and real estate sectors and have caused the rate of home price appreciation in Bend to grow substantially during that period. Median home prices in the Bend MSA increased by over 80% in the 2001−05 period.
In June 2006, Money magazine named the Bend MSA the fifth most overpriced real estate market in the United States. By September 2006, the Bend metro area ranked second in the list of most overpriced housing markets, and in June 2007 it was named the most overpriced housing market in America.
The 2008−09 housing downturn had a strong effect on Bend's housing and economic situation. According to the Seattle Times, single-family home prices dropped more than 40 percent from a peak of $396,000 in May 2007 to $221,000 in March 2009. Additional signs of the housing downturn include an April 2009 Deschutes county unemployment rate of 12.6 percent and in a tri-county area of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties a 66 percent rise in homelessness from 2006 to 2,237.
In May 2010 the Federal Housing and Finance Agency released a report in which Bend had the largest price drop in the country, 23 percent, from first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010.Museums
Deschutes Historical Museum (located in the historic Reid School building)
High Desert Museum
National Register of Historic Places
Bend Amateur Athletic Club Gymnasium
Charles Boyd Homestead Group
Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District
George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House
N. P. Smith Pioneer Hardware Store
Thomas McCann House
Trinity Episcopal Church
Venues, restaurants, and shopping
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Old Mill District
Pine Mountain Observatory
Bend is home to the Bend Elks of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League. The Elks play at historic Vince Genna Stadium. Bend is also the home of the Central Oregon Hotshots of the International Basketball League. The Central Oregon Steelheaders, continually one of the top teams in the NW conference of the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL), play at the Central Oregon Indoor Sports Center in Bend.
Bend is the home of the professional cross-country ski team XC Oregon, which competes in races locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Bend recently has had success in landing major sporting events such as the 2008 and 2009 USA Winter Triathlon National Championships, the 2008 and 2009 XTERRA Trail Running National Championships, and the 2009 and 2010 United States National Cyclo-cross Championships as well as the 2009 and 2010 USA Cycling Elite Road National Championships.
A popular spot for cycling, Bend has over 300 miles (480 km) of mountain bike trails and is the home to the Cascade Cycling Classic, the nation's longest running stage race for road bicycle racing. Bend was recently named the top mountain bike city in Mountain Bike Action magazine.
Bend features the Bend Roughriders RFC, a men's division 3 Rugby Football Club.
Bend's Lava City Roller Dolls became a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in April, 2009.
Bend's Pole Pedal Paddle is one of the Pacific Northwest's premier athletic events. It is a relay race held each spring with six legs that include alpine skiing/snowboarding, cross-country skiing, biking, running, canoeing/kayaking and sprinting.
Bend is also home to the Deschutes County Rocks Boxing Team, a USA Boxing Program ran by Level III USA Boxing Coach Richard Miller who is also the Golden Gloves & Silver Gloves President. February of each year Coach Miller Hosts the Oregon State Golden Gloves Boxing Championship at Eagle Crest resort a two-day event that highlights the best Olympic bound boxers in the Northwest while bringing hundreds of Boxing fans to the area. The Program is non profit and raises money for youth in the community.
Running is also a popular sport in Bend. Bend is home to the Cascade Lakes Relay, Bend Beer Chase, Haulin' Aspen Trail Marathon, XTERRA Trail Running National Championships, and the Pilot Butte Challenge. The Cascade Lakes Relay is the largest sporting event in Central Oregon with over 3000 participants each year. One of the largest running clubs in Bend is CORK (central Oregon running klub). In 2006 Bend was named the best trail running city by Outside magazine, because of 51 miles (82 km) of in-town trails. Runners also enjoy parks such as Shevlin, Tumalo Falls, and Deschutes river trail.
With the opening of the Bend Pavilion ice rink in 2015, Bend established its first USA Hockey sanctioned amateur ice hockey program, the Bend Rapids. The Rapids field 4 different teams in the 10u, 12u, 14u and high school divisions. In January the Pavilion hosts the Cascade Invitational Hockey tournament. The 3-day tournament features amateur hockey teams from Washington and Oregon.Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway
Deschutes National Forest
Lava Butte Lookout
Lava River Cave
Mount Bachelor ski area
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Oregon Badlands Wilderness
Pilot Butte State Park
Tumalo State Park
The Bend area is served by Bend–La Pine School District. There are four high schools (Bend, Marshall, Mountain View, and Summit), five middle schools, (Cascade, High Desert, Pilot Butte, Pacific Crest and Sky View), 12 elementary schools, and four magnet schools and one charter school, Bend International School. There are several private schools within the area as well, including Cascades Academy of Central Oregon, Seven Peaks, Waldorf School of Bend, St. Francis of Assisi, Morning Star Christian, and Trinity Lutheran School. Central Oregon Community College (COCC) and the OSU-Cascades Campus of Oregon State University (OSU) serve the community with both two- and four-year programs.Newspapers
The Source Weekly
Cascade Business News
KOAB-TV 3 (PBS)
KTVZ 21 (NBC) - The region's first broadcast TV station (launched in 1977).
KFXO-CD 39 (FOX) - On April 17, 2006, the station launched a local news broadcast. The station later was purchased by KTVZ's parent firm, News-Press and Gazette Co.
KOHD 51 (ABC) - Chambers Communications (Eugene, Oregon) recently purchased a broadcast license for the market and began its local newscasts in the fall of 2007.
KBNZ-LD 7 (CBS) - Zolo Media, parent company of Bend Broadband, has purchased KBNZ. KOIN-TV Portland's news is offered with no local cut ins.
NTVZ-CW (CW). KTVZ (DT2). Broadcast by NPG of Oregon, The CW carries popular entertainment programming. First local on-air broadcast was September 2006.
KQRE-TM (Telemundo). Subchannel of KFXO-CD. Spanish language television broadcast by NPG of Oregon since 2007.
COTV 11 - Carries RSN (Resort Sports Network), local events (parades, city council meetings, candidate forums). In addition, COTV airs local sports, including the Central Oregon Hotshots, Bend Elks, and local high school teams.
KRCO 690 AM - Classic Country format.
KCOE 940 AM - Bend Radio Group airs sports programming from ESPN Radio.
KBND 1110 AM - News Talk Information format.
KRDM 1240 AM - Regional Mexican format
KBNW 1340 AM - News Talk Information format.
KLBR 88.1 FM - National Public Radio and locally produced radio shows from Lane Community College. KLBR is a simulcast of KLCC (FM) in Eugene, Oregon.
KWRX 98.9 FM - non-commercial classical music radio station broadcasting to the Bend, Oregon area. KWRX is a simulcast of KWAX in Eugene, Oregon.
KPOV-FM 88.9 FM - Low-power community radio station owned by the Women's Civic Improvement League.
KVRA 89.3 FM - Contemporary Christian format. Air 1
KVLB 90.5 FM - Contemporary Christian format K-LOVE.
KOAB-FM 91.3 FM - Oregon Public Broadcasting
KRXF 92.9 FM - Bend Radio Group commercial modern rock music radio station in Sunriver, Oregon, with a slogan of "Local. Independent"
KXIX 94.1 FM - Bend Radio Group commercial Top 40 music.
KLTW-FM 95.7 FM - Adult Contemporary format.
KNLR 97.5 FM - Contemporary Christian format.
KTWS 98.3 FM - Classic rock format.
KMTK 99.7 FM - broadcasts a country music format.
KMGX 100.7 FM - Bend Radio Group Hot Adult Contemporary format
KLRR 101.7 FM - commercial adult album alternative music radio station in Redmond, Oregon, broadcasting to the Bend, Oregon area.
KSJJ 102.9 FM - Bend Radio Group country music format. Arbitron rated #1 station in the Bend, Oregon market.
KWPK-FM 104.1 FM - Hot Adult Contemporary format.
KNLX 104.9 FM - Spanish Religious format.
KQAK 105.7 FM - Classic Hits format.
KWXS 107.7 FM - CHR-Rhythmic format.
The nearest commercial airport is Roberts Field (RDM) in Redmond, 18 miles (29 km) north. Horizon Airlines, SkyWest Airlines and American Airlines (flying as United Express, Delta Connection and American Eagle) provide direct service to Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. The U.S. Forest Service operates an air base and training center for firefighting, and Butler Aircraft, a fixed-base operator, flies DC-4 aircraft for firefighting efforts.
Bend Municipal Airport (KBDN) is located 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the city and serves general aviation. Several significant general aviation companies are based at Bend Airport, including Precise Flight, which develops oxygen systems, speed brakes, landing lights and other modifications for general aviation aircraft, and Epic Aircraft.
The Bend Hawthorne Transit Center is a hub for the Cascades East Transit center with connections to intercity bus services including the HighDesert Point, Eastern Point, and the Central Oregon Breeze.
Bend was previously the only metropolitan area west of the Mississippi River without a public bus system. A measure that would have created a transit district was on the November 2004 ballot, but was defeated 53 to 41 percent. As of August 2006, however, funding was acquired and the B.A.T. (Bend Area Transit) bus service began on a limited basis. Buses have been running since September 27, 2006.
During the Summer of 2007, not a single bus purchased was in operation (though several were due to weak A/C systems) and litigation was underway.
Bend lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 97. The latter runs on an expressway alignment through the city known as the Bend Parkway; a business route for US 97 runs along 3rd Street. The city is also served by the Century Drive Highway No. 372 which provides access to Mount Bachelor.
A BNSF mainline runs north-south through the city; there are numerous spurs off of the mainline which serve industrial rail customers. The closest Amtrak service is in the town of Chemult, approximately 65 miles (105 km) to the south; this station is served by the Coast Starlight route.
Bend has multiple sister cities: Fujioka, Gunma, Japan

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Which armchair to choose for the living room?
Types of armchairs for the living room
If you are looking for an armchair for your living room, then you should consider a few factors to help you make a good decision. There are many different types of lounge chairs, such as reading chairs, TV chairs, lounge chairs and many more. Each is designed with different needs and lifestyles in mind, making choosing the right lounge chair a process that requires you to consider many aspects.
Reading armchairs are ideal for people who like to spend time reading books or newspapers. They are usually equipped with high backrests that provide adequate support for your head and neck. TV armchairs, on the other hand, are designed to provide comfort during long TV watching sessions. And lounge chairs offer the highest level of comfort and are ideal for relaxing after a hard day.
Choosing the right armchair
To choose the right armchair for your living room, you should first of all consider your individual needs and lifestyle. If you read a lot, a reading armchair will be ideal for you. If, on the other hand, you spend a lot of time in front of the TV, then you should consider buying a TV chair. In any case, the most important thing is that the armchair you choose is comfortable for you.
It is equally important that the armchair you choose matches the overall style and décor of your living room. Armchairs are available in a variety of styles, from traditional to modern, as well as in different colours and designs. When choosing an armchair, make sure it matches the rest of the furniture and accessories in your living room to create a cohesive and harmonious décor.
Options for customising your living room armchair
Many furniture shops offer customisation options for your armchair. For example, you can choose the fabric of the armchair, the type of backrest, the type of cushions and even the colour and pattern. This gives you the opportunity to create an armchair that perfectly fits your requirements.
In conclusion, choosing an armchair for your living room is an important decision that requires you to understand your individual needs and lifestyle, as well as thinking about the overall style of your living room. Remember that the armchair you choose should not only be comfortable, but should also match the rest of your furnishings and décor. https://furniture-story.co.uk/


I did a lot this weekend--a lot of sitting and knitting! The Two Kaths Hat is finished and the seed stitch scarf that would be a cowl is almost finished. It started out as a scarf but decided to be a cowl partly due to the tactile joy the seed stitch brings, and partly due to the quickly decreasing amount of the kid silk yarn I have added to the white merino wool. I thought I had another skein of it but nooooooo.
While I knit DH watched weekend golf and I listened to an audio book--The Third Gate by Lincoln Child. This is not a book I would want to listen to in the dark as I do sometimes when I can't sleep. Just a little weird and scary in a Stephen King sort of way! That was a good thing on Saturday and Sunday because as the plot became more tense I knitted faster and faster!
The weekend also brought a revelation which is, I cannot Not have a sweater on the needles!! The result of this discovery is that I ordered more organic cotton:
for the Superior Classic Cardigan. Click on the link and see my next project. I can't wait for the yarn to arrive.
Life is good!


Difference between intercooler and a radiator — Ricks Free Auto Repair Advice Ricks Free Auto Repair Advice
Older style radiators were built with copper tanks and tubes, while modern radiators are build with plastic tanks and aluminum tubes and fins. Aluminum tubes are generally twice the size of the older copper tubes, so they allow for increased heat dissipation.
Hot high pressure coolant enters the inlet tank and flows across the tubes to the outlet tank. Airflow across the tubes cools the coolant and lowers both the temperature and pressure. Since the radiator cap is on the outlet tank, high RPMs won’t cause a pressure release
Typical intercooler for use in turbocharged or supercharged engine
Intercoolers are built with aluminum tanks, tubes, and fins for maximum heat dissipation. The mounting location of the intercooler varies by carmaker. Some carmakers mount the intercooler directly above the intake manifold. In those installations, they fashion air duct from directly behind the grille to flow across the face of the intercooler. In other words, this design relies on ram air to cool the inter cooler. In other designs, the carmaker mounts the intercooler in front of the grille, often in front of or below the AC condenser coil. These designs also rely on fan air or a fan to push air across the intercooler.
A radiator’s cooling ability is a function of the difference between the radiator’s average core temperature and the temperature of the ambient air temperature, along with the volume of coolant being pumped through the radiator and the amount/speed of the air passing across the tubes and fins.
A radiator is designed to hold and flow liquid engine coolant and dissipate the heat to airflow created by ram air and airflow created by the radiator fans. Radiators are either downflow, where coolant enters the top tank and exits from the bottom. Or, they’re a crossflow design, where coolant enters from one side and flows horizontally to exit from the other side.
A radiator sits right behind the grille. As air passes through the radiator, it picks up heat from the engine coolant, reducing the temperature of the coolant inside the radiator. In other words, a radiator is designed to cool engine coolant. The air coming out of the backside of the radiator is superheated and exits the engine compartment from the underside of the engine.
An intercooler removes heat from air that was heated by the turbocharger or supercharger
An intercooler is used on engine with either a turbocharger or supercharger. Superchargers and turbochargers compress air and push it into the cylinder to gain put more oxygen molecules into every air/fuel charge. However, the process of compressing air causes it to heat up, requiring cooling before it enters the cylinder. An intercooler is between the the turbocharger or supercharger and the intake manifold. It’s job is to pass outside air across the fins of the intercooler to remove heat from the compressed air.
Differences in construction between an intercooler and a radiator
What’s the difference between an intercooler and a radiator
An intercooler and a radiator are both heat exchangers
A radiator is a heat exchanger that removes heat from engine coolant


Could you imagine powering your entire house with just a bicycle? Cycling for 60 minutes and getting enough power to last for 24 hours? It must sound like a sci-fi movie that combines our two greatest worries, the need to exercise to stay in shape and the enormously high electricity bills – both resolved with a single machine!
It would be the perfect solution and even the 1,3 billion poor people who currently live on the edge of society could afford living with electricity.
Well, it seems that the future is here and it’s called the Free Electric hybrid bike, the brain-child of Manoj Bhargava. The bike’s method of operation is explained in the video below and the inventor himself explains the amazing opportunity to power your entire house with regular exercise.
Here’s how this bike works: you start pedaling and turn on the generator which charges the battery. Cycling for 60 minutes will generate enough energy for 24 hours in a typical rural household. Its founder, the millionaire, together with his team, invented this bike with the aim to use the mechanical energy created by people and utilize it to solve one of the most common problems these days. He says:
“Everything requires energy. Energy is the great equalizer.” He continues by saying that almost 50% of the world population is left with no electricity for an average of 2-3 hours every day. If people were to start using his bike this won’t be a problem anymore. The free energy it creates will enable millions of poor people around the world to gain access to the Internet and educate themselves, in addition to providing electricity for the basic needs.
Bhargava believes that numerous people stay uneducated simply due to the lack of electricity, so this bike has the potential to help them. If every household was to spend an hour on the bike just one of these amazing bikes could provide enough energy for the entire village.
Moreover, the undeveloped countries are not the only ones which can benefit from this invention, people from developed countries face high obesity rates and high electricity bills. With the help of this bike they’ll be able to reduce obesity and cut energy costs.
Additionally, Bhargava believes that if half of the world uses this bike, half of the world would be using eco-friendly energy, as this bicycle generates clean energy. He plans on distributing more than 10.000 of his bicycles all over India just next year and start an energy revolution in the world. He is a true philanthropist, and has devoting 90% of his entire wealth to charity and research, pledging to help millions of poor people around the world and make modern living available to all.


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Put a rubber band on it https://www.youtube.com/c/Putarubberbandonit
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Pressure gas capsule/bulb/canister (empty OBVIOUSLY)
Tea light or candle
Some history on Pop Pop boats you look at this Wikipedia link on the subject http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_pop_boat they have been around since at least 1891 when a patent was filed by a Frenchman named Thomas Piot.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Water in the boiler is turned to steam. The steam has a greater volume than the water so it pushes out of the boiler and down the tube. In the tube it cools, condenses and contracts so it is drawn back into the boiler and the process repeats. The action of the steam pushing into the tube pushes the existing water in the tube out the back and that drives the boat forwards. The steam condensing and contracting draws water back into the tube ready for the next push.
If your next question is "why doesn't the boat oscillate backwards and forwards due to this push-pull effect?" try blowing a candle out and then try sucking a candle out and you will see the blow is fairly directional but the suck is not.
Pop Pop boats playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2M0m754LkqMXQFwFRAS3HK
RC Pop Pop boats https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-by_jO_6em9N_D_NRdDPmEaSxPDNzbZr
Toy Boats playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB24vUS9E8zkSgjZysEL00zr
Daryl Foster devotes his channel to Putt Putt boats and here is the first one on his channel also back in 2009 https://ai-tube.com/videoai/4Gmujsvg6rH
Daryl Foster's last pop pop boat video https://ai-tube.com/videoai/1lLIUsokX9t
Here is the link to DaveHax tutorial which I found excellent https://ai-tube.com/videoai/0xv9Xgn8t14
sciencetoymaker has a full step by step tutorial series on putt putt (pop pop) boats starting in January 2009 with episode 1 here https://ai-tube.com/videoai/2MS0zwehNkZ
Here is a good video on tweaking the speed of these boats https://ai-tube.com/videoai/C2foFX79r4t
This link that explains the general annealing process without getting too technical http://steamshed.com/annealing%20process.html and here is a YouTube video on the subject by George Goehl https://ai-tube.com/videoai/3wFm11ym8ZN

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On Tuesday, President Trump is going to address the United Nations General Assembly for first time since taking office.
The White House says the speech,
"Frames his foreign policy in rational terms for a global audience."
Some speculate the president may use the world stage to announce the U.S. is getting out of the Iran Nuclear Deal.
The president is also expected to be tough on North Korea. He led a discussion on Monday about UN reform to a smaller group,
"We encourage all member states to look at ways to take bold stands at the United Nations toward changing business as usual."
After his speech Tuesday, the president has a full day of meetings. He'll meet with more than a dozen leaders by the end of the week.


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The court said it wanted to know the mechanism and process that allows increase in fee hike at private schools.
“Who has the authority to issue fee chalan and approve fee structure,” the SHC bench asked the lawyer of private schools.
He responded that the last fee structure was approved in 2016. The judge asked about the details of the fee hike approval.
‘We believe that the contempt of court notice to private schools wasn’t taken seriously,’ remarked the judge.
In the last hearing on Nov 19, the SHC had sought record from the director general of private schools regarding fee hike during last 13 years.
The SHC bench, comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Ashraf Jehan, was hearing the contempt of court proceedings against private schools over non-compliance of the court orders.
During the hearing on Nov 12, the court had expressed displeasure and issued contempt notices to the four schools and DG private schools for non compliance with the court orders. Replying to a question, the DG private schools had claimed before the court that the record of schools’ fee structure lost in rains.


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New Computer Model Harnesses Ancient Biology for Climate Change Solution
(LanzaTech) Acetogens are one of the oldest living organisms, with the acetogenic CO2 fixing pathway considered to be one of the first biochemical pathways on Earth. Today, these organisms still play a major role in the global carbon cycle, accounting for around 20% of the fixed carbon on the planet. With a more detailed understanding of the metabolism of acetogens, more carbon could be fixed from existing waste streams into everyday products that would otherwise come from fossil resources.
The computer-based model developed by researchers at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at the University of Queensland in Australia is now able to predict the optimal conditions for acetogenic carbon fixation, specifically for the species Clostridium autoethanogenum (C. auto), used by gas fermentation company LanzaTech. The results were released in the article “Maintenance of ATP homeostasis triggers metabolic shifts in gas-fermenting acetogens” published as the cover article in Cell Systems this month.
LanzaTech’s acetogen was originally discovered in the droppings of a rabbit species, from there the acetgoen was isolated and brought to the lab where it was further developed. Today the LanzaTech acetogens ferment waste industrial gases from process industries, such as the steel or refining sector to produce ethanol and other chemicals. In this way, waste gases can be captured, and biologically converted into chemicals for plastic production! The company has proven the scalability and commercial viability of the technology. In addition, they have perfected a genetic tool kit to modify the organism to allow it to make many different products from these waste gas streams. However, with the aid of this new computer model, the company is able to accurately and predictively design microbes. This greatly reduces the time from concept to production, ensuring that gas fermenting organisms will become a viable solution for the production of a broad spectrum of valuable fuels and chemicals from waste and sustainable feedstocks.
“The use of low-cost, abundant waste feedstocks through LanzaTech’s technology has the potential to transform the way we produce chemicals and fuels, particularly if we use models to design and engineer better microorganisms” said Dr Esteban Marcellin, who led the project at AIBN. “This acceleration makes the development of genuine bio-based production far more attractive with a third to half of the USD 3 trillion chemical market being accessible through LanzaTech’s technology.”
Professor Alan Rowan, Director of AIBN, said industrial biotech was one of AIBN’s key pillars of research “Industrial biotech is a paradigm shift and will be become a leading future industry replacing oil as a feedstock.”
“With operating data from fermentations happening at steel mills around the world, the team from the University of Queensland have made the most accurate model system published to date,” said Dr. Sean Simpson, Founder and Chief Science Officer at LanzaTech. “This opens the door to establishing acetogens as true platform biological catalysts that can convert a variety of carbon containing inputs into new products. Ancient biology for a very modern need!” READ MORE

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India calls for international action to strengthen nuclear security
Recognising the threat of nuclear terrorism, India has called for effective international cooperation and responsible action by governments to strengthen nuclear security and prevent non-state actors from acquiring vulnerable atomic material
United Nations: Recognising the threat of nuclear terrorism, India has called for effective international cooperation and responsible action by governments to strengthen nuclear security and prevent non-state actors from acquiring vulnerable atomic material.
"There is widespread recognition that the threat of nuclear terrorism is one of the pressing challenges facing the international community. Responsible national action and effective international cooperation are therefore required for strengthening nuclear security to prevent vulnerable nuclear material falling into hands of non-state actors," First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Abhishek Singh said.
Singh, in a statement on the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the UN General Assembly here yesterday, said India has consistently supported IAEA's important role in facilitating national efforts to strengthen nuclear security and in fostering effective international cooperation.
He said as part of implementation of the arrangement with the IAEA concerning India's voluntary contribution to the Nuclear Security Fund, the services of Indian cost-free expert in information security are being provided to the Division ofNuclear Security of the IAEA.
Singh noted that the universal adherence to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (CPPNM) and early entry into force of its 2005 Amendment would go a long way in strengthening global efforts in the area of nuclear security. The amended Convention would make it legally binding for states parties to protect nuclear facilities and material in
peaceful domestic use, storage as well as transport.
Singh said India is party to the CPPNM and is amongst the countries which have ratified the 2005 amendment to the Convention. Singh emphasised that India's commitment to harnessing the benefits of nuclear energy for electricity production
while according the highest priority to nuclear safety and security.
"India will need to rapidly raise the energy production to meet its growing energy requirements to achieve its developmental goals. Nuclear energy is an essential component of our energy basket," he said.
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Corporate reports on average omit "half of the total emissions," the researchers found.
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"This is a stark lesson from history and shows how unpredictable climate change is -- once something is lost, there is no going back."
By 2024, new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers won't be sold in California.
The list continues to grow with more automakers introducing EVs.
Small modular reactors could make nuclear power much more common. NuScale Power is the first company to have its SMR design approved by the US government.
The five inaugural prize winners will receive £1 million each to support their scalable solutions to environmental challenges.
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Supreme Court Will Not Hear 2020 Election Case Against Pence, Biden
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- The Supreme Court announced Monday it will not hear a 2020 election lawsuit against former Vice President Mike Pence, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, 291 House members, and 94 senators.
- The lawsuit alleges the defendants violated their oaths of office by refusing to investigate evidence of fraud in the 2020 election before accepting the electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021, allowing for Biden and Harris to be “fraudulently” inaugurated.
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Five civilians were killed in Russian attacks on the Donetsk oblast yesterday, Pavlo Kyrylenko, the governor of the Donetsk oblast, said in his morning update on casualties.
Three were killed in the besieged city of Bakhmut, one in Toretsk and another in Netailovo. Two more were injured, Kyrylenko said.
In his late Thursday video address, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenksiy, paid tribute to four policemen killed by landmines in Kherson province.
“This is perhaps even fiercer and more devious than missile terror,” said Zelenksiy.
“For there is no system against mines that could destroy at least part of the threat as our anti-aircraft systems do.”
He accused Russian forces of leaving landmines, tripwire mines, mined buildings, cars and infrastructure in places they abandoned under Ukrainian military pressure.


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By Brooke O’Connell
All of us who eventually become interested in social enterprise have different paths to getting here, but we ultimately share the passion of doing good work for others. Ellen McNeill’s path would eventually lead her to social enterprise, but at the beginning she didn’t even known what it was.
Though co-op brought McNeill to Northeastern, Professor Shaughnessy’s global social enterprise class and a trip to South Africa for a field research program solidified her interest in working in the social space, something she had fostered since performing volunteer work in high school.
Spurred to find impactful work, McNeill applied and was then accepted for a position in TripAdvisor’s Charitable Foundation as a Charitable Foundation Intern. She started January 2016 in TripAdvisor’s Needham, MA headquarters. The foundation’s aims, as explained by McNeill, is to “alleviate human suffering” and since 2010 TripAdvisor has donated over $20 million to nonprofits around the world who address this mission.
While there, McNeill worked on several projects, including composing a presentation on employee volunteer paid time off, planning the company’s first global volunteer day, and other smaller volunteer opportunities for employees. However, she found organizing the global volunteer day the most fulfilling during her co-op, as it was a project she got to see all the way through. Perhaps what it taught her most was the sheer amount of work that goes into planning such an event. McNeill reflected, “seeing all of the intricacies of that was definitely eye opening.” Plus, as the main contact for employees regarding the event, McNeill dealt daily with motivating people to participate, which was surprisingly more challenging than she would have thought.
Regardless, according to McNeill, TripAdvisor is one of the companies “pioneering the way for technological companies and corporations who have a responsibility but just aren’t really doing anything” to practice corporate social responsibility and its foundation continues to grow; it tripled in just the six months she worked there. Leading the charge for the foundation’s mission was McNeill’s boss who single-handedly ran all of the operations of the foundation. McNeill described how she was inspired seeing “how [her boss] manages and how she responds to different problems” running the multimillion dollar foundation.
Despite this co-op being a more indirect relationship to the beneficiaries of the foundation’s money compared to some of her previous social enterprise experiences, it continued to solidify McNeill’s feeling that the social space is where she needs to be. For her, it’s not even a question. “There’s no point in being in this world if you’re not going to make a positive change,” she stated.
For those who are looking for ways to get involved in the social space, McNeill advises to get involved in school or the local community. For Northeastern students, consider working with a social enterprise or nonprofit for your next co-op, as it’s only a six-month commitment; whether you enjoy it or not, McNeill reminds us to “look at everything as a learning experience.” The beauty of social enterprise is that it’s a humanizing field. Going into the field, meeting people who are affected by the suffering you are helping to alleviate, and doing work puts things into perspective. McNeill encourages those who are overwhelmed by the idea of where to start to know that “social change doesn’t have to be so structured.” Instead let it permeate our attitudes and the way we go about our daily lives. As she explains in simple words, “Be kind.”

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