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DALLAS – A storm system that dumped heavy snow in parts of California moved eastward on Thursday, threatening the southern Plains with severe weather and prompting cancellation of hundreds of flights into and out of Dallas. Several flights between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City were affected.
FlightAware.com reported Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field tallied more than 400 cancellations in all, either to or from the airports, as the storm approached.
“This is the same system that struck California and it’s now in New Mexico and will be crossing Texas and then Arkansas,” said Rich Thompson, lead forecaster for the Storm Prediction Center in Norman.
He said high winds and hail posed the greatest threats.
“The really intense tornadoes don’t seem likely,” Thompson said. “We think the biggest threat will be very large hail, baseball-sized hail.”
Meteorologists said the storm produced a “once-in-a-generation” snow in California and Oregon with up to 7 feet accumulating in spots.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans to spend up to $3.5 billion to build a sixth terminal that would open by 2025 and renovate one of the old terminals.
Airport CEO Sean Donohue announced plans for Terminal F on the site of a parking lot. It would include up to 24 new gates for U.S. and international flights. The airport currently has 164 gates spread across five terminals.
The airport would float bonds to finance the construction, but airlines would eventually foot most of the cost in the form of higher rents and landing fees.
DFW is American Airlines’ largest hub airport, and the airline is backing the expansion plan. American operates nearly 900 daily flights to about 230 destinations from DFW – about 80% of the airport’s total.
“The plans we’re announcing today will allow for the continued growth of DFW and ensure the airport remains a premier gateway for American for many more years to come,” American CEO Doug Parker said at an announcement luncheon.
The airline announced early this month that it opened 15 new gates at DFW.
American said the gates that opened May 3 in Terminal E will let it add more than 100 daily flights on its American Eagle affiliate.
DFW has been growing, inching closer to busier airports such as Atlanta. Donohue said DFW has more than doubled its passenger-carrying capacity to international destinations since 2010. Civic leaders view the airport as a key factor in attracting businesses.
The airport also plans to renovate existing Terminal C. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said the terminal is a major source of complaints.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Talks are expected to begin this spring on adding a sixth passenger terminal at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the main hub for American Airlines, aviation officials said.
Airport authorities said there’s a good chance Terminal F could be built with design standards that allow more airplanes to park in a smaller space.
Terminal F will probably not be the same shape as other terminals at DFW. Some 60% of DFW passengers are connecting for another flight, and the half-moon terminal design is not the best shape for connecting customers, said Sean Donohue, DFW Airport chief executive officer.
While the discussions around the construction of Terminal F are still introductory, it’s likely the new terminal could be created without a parking garage, officials said, citing data indicating that about a quarter of car traffic at the airport comes from ride-share services such as Lyft and Uber.
“If we can add gates without a lot of the things you typically need for a terminal, that might be really helpful,” said Tim Skipworth, American Airlines vice president of airport affairs and facilities.
Donohue said that while no financial projections are available, it’s likely the new Terminal F would be the key part of an airport capital improvement project that could cost as much as $4 billion through 2025.
Some temporary enhancements to Terminal C, the airport’s busiest terminal and also the only one that hasn’t received capital improvements in the past 20 years, would also likely be included in the project.
Those funds are expected to come from airport revenue bonds issued by the airport’s owner cities, Dallas and Fort Worth. The money would be reimbursed from dues paid by airlines who use DFW, chiefly American, which considers DFW its primary global hub and runs about 80% to 85% of all flights there.
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) – Before a plane can push back from the gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, dozens of tasks – from fueling to catering to loading bags and passengers – have to be completed within a tight window to ensure an on-time departure.
At American Airlines, the job of conducting this symphony of pre-departure tasks falls on a group of about 85 workers at a time, who keep the airline’s biggest hub and the 150,000 daily passengers it sees moving around the clock.
“What goes on in Dallas ripples throughout the system,” said Joe Taney, American’s senior vice president of hubs and gateway operations. “As Dallas goes, so goes the system.”
After decades overseeing airport operations from a cramped control tower overlooking the Terminal A and Terminal C ramps, American Airlines in October relocated these employees to a spacious, state-of-the-art facility inside Terminal A.
The new control center is a smaller, on-site branch of the Integrated Operations Center found at American’s headquarters campus, which serves as the nervous system for the airline’s global network. DFW is the first of Fort Worth-based American’s 10 airport hubs to get an updated control center, although others could get a similar treatment in the coming years.
The airline recent showed off the new space at DFW Airport, which cost about $10 million. The control center offers all the new-age office amenities one would expect: standing desks, a locker room and several conference rooms outfitted with the latest technologies.
But more importantly, it brings American Airlines employees, as well as its regional airline partners at Envoy and contractors such as caterer LSG Sky Chefs into a single, more efficient and more collaborative 10,000-square-foot space.
Before, various functions were scattered across the airport, with the main control center housed in 1,500 square feet of space in the control tower that could fit just 22 people at a time.
The centerpiece of the new space is a wall with 22 55-inch television panels, which provide a real-time view of every gate American operates at DFW Airport, as well as the de-icing stations. Unlike the previous control tower, workers in the new space don’t have a physical view of the airfield, although that won’t really change the way they do their jobs, said Matt Eggers, managing director of the DFW hub control center.
Dozens of workers sat at their stations, each of which contained several computer monitors providing airport maps and detailed information on the status of flights, down to how many passengers had boarded a specific plane and whether the bags had been loaded.
The employees use this information to help direct traffic on the ground, guiding arriving aircraft to open gates and helping make adjustments if a plane gets held up on the ground. They’re also responsible for communicating and coordinating when something’s missing or there’s a change in operations.
The goal is to make sure arriving planes are unloaded, cleaned and boarded with passengers, known in industry lingo as a ‘turn’, as quickly and safely as possible.
“Any changes that happens within those … gates, these are the folks that communicate that out and make decisions based on ‘Hey you need to stop loading. You need more catering. You need more fueling,'” Eggers said. “Anything that has anything to do with the turn of that aircraft will be monitored.”
GRAPEVINE, Texas – Upgrades have been completed at one of the oldest terminals at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as part of $2.7 billion in overall renovations.
Airport officials unveiled the Terminal E high-tech improvements meant to bolster passenger comfort and convenience at all 36 gates.
Airport CEO Sean Donohue said it’s another step toward the mission to transform travel and enhance the customer experience.
DFW airport, located midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, opened in 1974. The five-terminal airport, according to its website, handles more than 65 million travelers annually.
The grand reopening of all gates at Terminal E, now with free Wi-FI and more than 20 restaurant and other concessions, marked the second completed terminal as part of the three original terminals being renovated.
Work out while waiting for your flight? That’s an option now at Baltimore Washington International Airport, where the only gym at a U.S. airport past security opened this week with plans to open 20 more at airports by 2020.
It’s the latest example of how fitness and health trends have started showing up at airports. Yoga rooms and walking tracks have opened at airports around North America over the past few years, and healthier food options are also easier to find in airports now. You can even get a kombucha to wash down a salad made with locally sourced produce.
The Roam Fitness gym at BWI includes an attendant who monitors guests’ flights and will alert them if there’s a delay. There’s even free luggage storage, options for renting workout clothes and shoes, and showers. Fees range from $40 a day to $175 a month.
The concept was initially envisioned for international travelers and others with long layovers, but research revealed that many other travelers wanted to squeeze in a workout before or after landing.
“A lot of people coming from the West Coast taking red-eye flights are going straight to their business meeting but they land at 6:30 in the morning. They can’t check into their hotel yet … so it just gives them the opportunity to clean up before they head to that meeting,” said Roam Fitness CEO Cynthia Sandall.
Roughly 4,000 travelers a month use GoodLife Fitness’ gym at Toronto airport, a 33-percent increase from when it opened in 2014, the company said.
But the concept may not work everywhere. The airport at Las Vegas had a gym that closed. Christopher Berger, who chairs the American College of Sports Medicine task force on healthy air travel, says the gyms’ success may depend on the destination. He thinks they may be best suited for hubs with long layovers.
“You take someplace like (Chicago) O’Hare, Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle … I think you’ve got a real chance of selling it,” he said.
San Francisco airport’s yoga room has been so successful that a second one opened in 2014. Airport officials say it’s used daily. After a few downward dogs, yogis can also order a green juice or curry bowl at The Plant Cafe where everything is made with local and organic ingredients. There’s also Napa Farms Market, Joe & the Juice and new vending machines offering organic, gluten-free and sugar-free snacks.
Other amenities in the pipeline as major airports look to become destinations in their own right include movie theaters, more fine dining and better shopping, says Lorraine Sileo, a senior vice president with the travel market research firm Phocuswright.
But fitness and wellness offerings may be especially appealing to travelers getting on or off cramped planes.
At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, there’s a yoga studio with free mats, a walking path and two 55-foot staircases for an extra cardio challenge. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has a 1.4-mile walking path. Philadelphia’s airport had a temporary program where passengers could cycle on stationary bikes while waiting for their flights. Baltimore Washington International also offers bike rentals and a 12.5-mile trail just outside the airport.
While airports still sell plenty of greasy fast food, many airport eateries also now feature local, organic ingredients and vegan and gluten-free options. Icebox Cafe at Miami International Airport, which uses locally sourced food, reported above-average sales of $3.1 million last fiscal year. Other examples of vendors bringing healthier fare to airports include Nature’s Table in Atlanta and Orlando, Elephants Delicatessen at Portland International Airport in Oregon, and French Meadow Bakery, in four airports including Minneapolis and Salt Lake City.
Ann Gentry, founder of the popular vegan eatery Real Food Daily, has an airport location in addition to two others in the Los Angeles area.
“I knew it was going to be a hit because in our (two other restaurants) people were coming in getting bags of food for the plane, so we were very accustomed to packing up food for the plane,” she said.
But not everyone who patronizes Real Food Daily at the airport location realizes it’s vegan. Some order a spicy lentil burger and bring it back complaining they didn’t know it wouldn’t have meat. On the flip side, some travelers say they enjoyed her airport grub so much they sought out the restaurant while in town.
NEW YORK – Ever feel like the taxi ride from the airport costs more than the trip there?
It’s not your imagination.
Airports across the country add surcharges of up to $5 a ride – typically passed directly on to travelers – for trips originating at their curbs. There are similar charges for limousine, Uber and Lyft drivers as well as shuttle buses for hotels, car rental companies and off-airport parking lots.
Those fees quickly add up, costing travelers more than $183 million last year at the 50 largest airports in the U.S., according to Associated Press calculations based on data obtained through dozens of public records requests.
“What are we doing that causes the airport to spend more money?” said Kimberly Grubb of Fort Worth, Texas, who was recently awaiting a Lyft pickup at San Francisco International Airport.
“It wouldn’t be any different than if we knew people here who could come pick us up,” Grubb adds. “It leaves a bad taste in your mouth.”
San Francisco has one of the highest pickup fees in the nation: $5 for taxi rides that originate there and $3.85 for rides provided by transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft. Asked why the airport needs to charge such fees, spokesman Doug Yakel replied that state and federal regulations allow them.
Airports across the country say the ground transportation fees are necessary so they can pay to maintain the many miles of roads on their properties. The fees also go, in some cases, to hire staff to direct traffic and to dispatch taxis. With the growth of app-based ride services like Uber and Lyft, airports have also constructed new waiting areas and parking lots.
Officials at most airports were reluctant to further explain why they charged the fees except that doing so helps keep airport costs down, which in turn makes it cheaper for airlines to serve the community.
At Washington’s Reagan National Airport, taxis have to pay $3 to access the pickup line, while other services like Uber have to pay $4. Spokesman Rob Yingling says the airport has very limited space and needs to create waiting areas for the cars as well as pay dispatchers and do road maintenance.
However, San Francisco, Washington and most other airports don’t charge private cars to use their roads to pick up family and friends. (There are exceptions – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport charges at least $2 just to enter the airport grounds.)
And it’s not just taxi rides that cost money.
You may decide to park your own car at a private parking lot a few blocks away from Los Angeles International Airport. There is a still a charge – passed on through the lot operator – for the shuttle ride to the airport. In L.A., that ranges from $2.57 to $3.85 for each loop around the airport, depending on the size of the shuttle bus. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport charges off-airport parking lots $10 per parking space, per year, to operate their shuttles.
Those renting cars aren’t immune from the fees either.
For instance, Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport charges rental car companies a shuttle fee of $1 for every car rented.
Overall, the highest combined fees per originating passenger were in Las Vegas, the two Washington D.C. airports and Dallas-Fort Worth. (The AP analysis excludes connecting passengers because they don’t have a need for ground transportation.)
Las Vegas’ airport collected $17.4 million last year in such fees, which came out to 84 cents per originating passenger, the highest of the 50 largest U.S. airports. That pales compared with the $11.60 per enplaned passenger the airport collected in landing fees. But the $2 per taxi pickup fee does add up when the ride from the airport to most hotels is just 10 to 15 minutes.
Washington Dulles International was the next most expensive at 80 cents, followed by National at 79 cents and Dallas at 67 cents.
The operator of the three main New York City-area airports is the only large airport system not to charge a pickup fee for taxis, Ubers or limos. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey does charge a fee for off-airport parking lot shuttles and an advertising charge for hotel shuttles, making its average ground transportation fee 9 cents a passenger, one of the lowest in the nation.
Chicago’s two airports are the lowest of the 50 largest in the U.S., both averaging about 2 cents per originating passenger.
Karen Pride, director of media relations for the Chicago Department of Aviation, refuses to answer questions about the city’s fees. But one possible reason for the lower fees is that many fliers avoid taxis. Both of Chicago’s airports are directly connected to the city’s subway system. According to data from the Chicago Transit Authority, more than 18,000 people a day use the train to catch their flight. That’s nearly one out of every five passengers, according to AP calculations, although the data also captures any airport employees who use the train.
In the age of $25 bag fees and additional charges to sit together with your loved ones, these extra few dollars might not seem like much. But many fliers are just sick of being charged for every little service, including getting a taxi home.
“For them to just tack on a charge like that is kind of adding insult to injury,” says Lee Joseph, a flier from Portland, Oregon. “It’s like kicking people while they’re down.”
State and local officials in Stillwater are planning to announce a nonstop jet service to and from Stillwater Regional Airport that will begin in August.
The Daily O’Collegian reports that the American Airlines connection service Envoy Airlines will offer twice-daily flights between Stillwater and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The newspaper reports the flights will leave Stillwater daily at 6:55 a.m. and 2:35 p.m. and flights will arrive from Dallas at 2:01 p.m. and 8:26 p.m.
A formal announcement is planned Friday by Gov. Mary Fallin, U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas, Stillwater Mayor Gina Noble, Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis and American Airlines officials.
DALLAS (AP) – Since Dallas Love Field was freed last fall from federal flying restrictions, travelers have seen more flight options, more competition and lower fares.
Fears that the change would hurt Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s business have not come to pass. In fact, more people are flying out of both airports.
Most people agree the repeal of the Wright Amendment on Oct. 13, 2014, increased competition, spurred more travel and lowered costs for consumers in north Texas and beyond.
Love Field has a shiny new terminal with more food and shopping options, more destinations and more flight options for travelers.
Gary Kelly, chief executive of Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at Love, called the repeal a “home run.”
“We’re giddy,” he said about the boom in business. “You just never know with offering something new how customers will respond or how competitors will respond.”
The future of Love is less likely to include sweeping changes because the airport has pretty much reached its limit on how many flights can operate there. Smaller changes are possible, such as the mix of carriers and destinations.
The Wright Amendment was enacted in 1980 to restrict flights out of Love to protect DFW airport. Southwest could sell tickets to only a handful of states until 2006, when a compromise let the airline fly anywhere in the United States as long as the flight made at least one stop inside Texas or eight other states. The amendment’s repeal meant Southwest and other carriers operating at Love could fly nonstop from Dallas to any U.S. airport.
“While we expected the growth of Love Field to happen, no one knew that it would blow up like it did,” Mark Duebner, aviation director for the city of Dallas, said late last month. He expects the number of passengers boarding a plane at Love to jump from 4.5 million to over 7 million this year.
The roster of airlines flying those passengers has changed somewhat in the last year:
Southwest, the largest carrier at Love, expanded from 118 departures to 16 cities before Oct. 13, 2014, to 180 flights to 50 cities today.
Virgin America moved its operations from DFW airport with 19 daily flights after it received two gates from American Airlines in an antitrust agreement.
Delta Air Lines flies five daily flights to Atlanta.
United Airlines no longer flies there and subleases two gates to Southwest. United flies out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
SeaPort Airlines, Love’s smallest operator, transferred its two daily departures last month to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
North Texas has seen a major economic impact from the Wright repeal, said Brian Campbell, an aviation consultant in Alexandria, Va. He estimates the change brought 58,000 new visitors who spent over $91 million.
Passenger traffic at Love jumped nearly 88 percent – or 607,249 more people – from September 2014 through August. Southwest accounted for 90 percent of that increase, with its traffic up 79 percent.
Virgin America had 79,456 passengers at Love in August, accounting for 6 percent of the market. The airline did not respond to requests for comment.
DFW airport saw 592,617 more passengers, up 11 percent from September 2014 to August. American controls 84 percent of the market at DFW.
DFW still accounts for the bulk of air travel in north Texas, with more than 5.8 million passengers in August vs. 1.3 million at Love Field.
“The impact is almost nothing,” aviation consultant Michael Boyd said about Love. “No matter what happens, Love Field will be a secondary airport.”
Indeed, Fort Worth-based American is carrying more local passengers because of higher demand and lower fares, president Scott Kirby said in July.
American carried 337,400 more people at DFW airport for the 12 months through August than a year earlier. However, passenger unit revenue at the airport fell 5 percent in the second quarter, partly due to matching rivals’ lower prices in competitive markets, Kirby said.
North Texans have seen new flights to places like Atlanta, Denver, Chicago, Las Vegas, Phoenix and San Francisco. They’ve also seen lower fares.
The average north Texas fare fell 13 percent – down 35 percent in new cities entered by Southwest – in late 2014 compared with late 2013, consultant Campbell said. Southwest research shows that airfare declined an average of nearly $35 from Love to 16 cities. Overall, its average fare this year was $162 vs. $187 for the industry, said Chief Financial Officer Tammy Romo.
Love has maxed out its gates, and airlines there can fly only from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and cannot fly internationally. That means future growth must come from the mix of airlines, the frequency of flights or flying larger planes.
Southwest, which controls 18 of Love’s 20 gates, does not plan to challenge the remaining restrictions at Love, Kelly said. “We struck a deal, and I thought the deal was reasonable,” he said about the Wright repeal, which was agreed to by five parties.
Love also has other issues, such as a neighborhood noise ordinance that could constrain growth and insufficient parking for the number of additional travelers. Last month, the city of Dallas opened a new remote parking lot with 1,300 spaces on Harry Hines Boulevard, and a new 5,000-space parking garage is scheduled to open in late 2017.
Industry consultant Boyd projects Love’s growth will plateau around 10 million people boarding planes a year by 2019, up from 4.7 million in 2014.
Kelly acknowledges that most of Southwest’s growth will not be at Love. However, he said it could expand if it didn’t share a gate with Delta.
Southwest and Delta have been fighting over the use of gates at Love since late last year. They’re awaiting a federal judge’s ruling on the matter.
Southwest has said it’s maxed out at 180 flights a day at Love, but it could fly more 175-seat Boeing 737-800 planes there. It flies a mix of 737 models at Love, but most of the planes have 32 to 53 fewer seats than the 800s.
Travelers are more likely to see Southwest expand in other U.S. cities and internationally. For example, the airline will start flying internationally from Houston Hobby Airport on Thursday, starting with seven daily flights to six Latin American cities.
Industry experts expect Southwest to expand in cities like Houston, Florida and New York – places with busy domestic traffic that also act as gateways to foreign destinations.
In the long term, Kelly thinks the airline can add roughly 50 more U.S. routes to its current network of 97 routes.
(AP) – There was a surge in long tarmac delays at the nation’s airports in February, including several during a snowstorm in Dallas.
But consumers’ biggest gripe was aimed at United Airlines for refusing to honor super-cheap first-class fares that mistakenly appeared on its website for Denmark on Feb. 11. More than 15,000 people contacted the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The department eventually declined to force United to honor the mistaken fares, noting that “a large majority” of ticket buyers lied when they gave billing addresses in Denmark.
The department said Thursday that 16 domestic flights were stuck on the ground for more than three hours and eight international flights were delayed more than four hours in February. Federal rules prohibit airlines from holding planes on the tarmac that long, and the department could issue fines.
Eleven of the long delays were American Airlines or American Eagle flights to or from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport during a Feb. 27 snowstorm, the government said.
Overall, 72.8 percent of flights arrived on time in February, down from 76.8 percent in January but up from 70.7 percent the previous February.
Among the 14 airlines that carry enough traffic to report figures to the government, Alaska Airlines had the best on-time rating at 85.1 percent.
Envoy Air, which operates many American Eagle flights, had the worst rating at 53.3 percent. The government said 44 Envoy flights were late at least half the time in both January and February, far more than any other carrier.
A spokeswoman for American Airlines and Eagle, Martha Thomas, said Eagle flights were affected by bad weather and congested airports in the Northeast and Midwest. She added that when airport operations are limited, Eagle flights that use smaller planes tend to be canceled or delayed before American Airlines flights to inconvenience fewer passengers.
Frontier Airlines and JetBlue Airways had the next-worst on-time ratings, both under 60 percent.
The government counts a flight on-time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule.
The reporting airlines canceled 4.8 percent of their U.S. flights in February, up from 2.5 percent in January but down from 5.5 percent in February 2014.
Two airlines had much higher complaint rates than the rest – Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines. The lowest rate of complaints was at Alaska Airlines, followed by Hawaiian Airlines and Southwest Airlines. The complaint rates didn’t include consumer comments about United’s mistaken fare, which the department called “opinions.”
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Flight attendants and ground workers marched in picket lines Tuesday to protest American Airlines’ plans to outsource jobs and cut pay and benefits under a bankruptcy reorganization.
Several of the protesters acknowledged having little hope of changing the company’s course. Some said that they expect to be laid off soon.
There appeared to be 200 to 250 protesters at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. A few passengers disembarked from cars and rolled their bags into the international terminal while avoiding contact with the pickets.
The event was a reminder of the long and bitter divide between labor and management at American, the third-largest airline in America. There may also be differences – at least in style – among the workers themselves. The pilots’ union skipped the protest, preferring to take a less confrontational approach.
American and its parent, AMR Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 29 after running up billions of dollars in losses over the past decade. Two weeks ago, AMR laid out a plan to cut 13,000 jobs, kill its pension plans, reduce benefits and make other changes such as longer hours for some of its 88,000 employees.
Under bankruptcy law, the company can try to negotiate new labor contracts with unions. If that fails, it can ask the bankruptcy judge to impose the company’s plan.
“I don’t think this is going to do anything to change management’s opinion as far as our (contract negotiations), but it’s something we can do to show support for each other,” said Angelica Abrams, a Dallas-based flight attendant with 30 years at American.
Laura Glading, president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, also predicted that the company is determined to walk away from previous labor contracts. “We’re here today to show we’re not going to back down without a fight,” she said.
American said the event didn’t disrupt passengers at DFW, one of its five major U.S. hub airports.
Company spokesman Bruce Hicks said that restructuring American “is a difficult but necessary process.” He said every employee group, including management, would be affected.
“Our goal is to exit as a growing, profitable company that preserves tens of thousands of jobs,” Hicks said.
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With global stocks rallying this week, one U.S. index has been notably absent.
The Russell 2000 small-cap index is down more than 3 percent for the year while its large-cap peers have made gains. This week, the turned positive year to date.
Traders seem to be betting on more trouble ahead for small caps. On Thursday, the Russell 2000 ETF, IWM, saw an increase in bearish bets in the options market with two puts trading for every call.
"What struck me and others today was the poor relative strength in small caps today, with the IWM underperforming the S&P 500 by 1 percent," Dan Nathan of RiskReversal.com said.
Nathan said IWM has broken through an uptrend that has been in place since 2011, a serious warning sign for the index.
"The S&P looks like it's kind of trying to head back to that breakdown level from August. But the IWM has kind of consolidated here, it's still in a downtrend and has been yet to get back," he said Thursday on CNBC's "Fast Money."
The largest IWM trade on Thursday was a sale of 15,000 previously purchased November 115/188 call spreads, as a trader apparently logged a profit on a prior bullish bet on the ETF.
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Rarely. Nearly all neck stiffness is minor, diffuse musculoskeletal pain: several mildly irritated structures adding up to uncomfortable, reluctant movement as opposed to physically limited movement. The most common scary neck stiffness is the “nuchal rigidity” of meningitis — which makes it very difficult and uncomfortable to tilt the head forward — but that will be accompanied by other serious warning signs, of course. Like feeling gross otherwise (flu-like malaise).
Chiropractic care can be an essential part of a pain management plan. By working closely with your pain specialist or primary care doctor, a chiropractor can help you realign your spine to support a strong, healthy body. One of the most difficult parts of receiving chiropractic care, however, is locating a really great and well-qualified chiropractor near you. This can be daunting. Simply going online to find a list of names doesn’t help you to know if the chiropractor you choose is going to work for you, right? There are some easy steps to take, however, when asking “how to find a chiropractor near me?” And by taking these steps, we promise you can find a chiropractor who can help you relieve your pain and get back to your life.
For over a decade, Advanced Chiropractic has been helping families achieve better health and wellness through the finest chiropractic care. Based in Maplewood, Minnesota, our team utilizes hands-on adjustments and a holistic (whole-istic) approach to wellness to enrich the lives and educate clients about the power of their own bodies. We have a special focus on prenatal and pediatric chiropractic, truly serving entire families.
The disk acts as a shock absorber between the bones in the neck. In cervical disk degeneration (which typically occurs in people age 40 years and older), the normal gelatin-like center of the disk degenerates and the space between the vertebrae narrows. As the disk space narrows, added stress is applied to the joints of the spine causing further wear and degenerative disease. The cervical disk may also protrude and put pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots when the rim of the disk weakens. This is known as a herniated cervical disk.
At The Chiropractor Whitefish we can help with everything from low back or neck pain, to headaches, sinus problems, hip/knee/ or joint pain, and sleep disturbances. Dr. Dudley takes a holistic approach to the well being of his patients, not only addressing obvious issues but looking to help the body restore and function at it’s highest potential so that it can heal from the inside out.
Chiropractic care (also simply “chiropractic”) is a health care discipline that emphasizes the inherent power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. It focuses on the relationship between the body’s structure (primarily the spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health. When appropriate, doctors of chiropractic work in cooperation with the patient’s other health care practitioners.
A 2012 systematic review concluded that no accurate assessment of risk-benefit exists for cervical manipulation. A 2010 systematic review stated that there is no good evidence to assume that neck manipulation is an effective treatment for any medical condition and suggested a precautionary principle in healthcare for chiropractic intervention even if a causality with vertebral artery dissection after neck manipulation were merely a remote possibility. The same review concluded that the risk of death from manipulations to the neck outweighs the benefits. Chiropractors have criticized this conclusion, claiming that the author did not evaluate the potential benefits of spinal manipulation. Edzard Ernst stated "This detail was not the subject of my review. I do, however, refer to such evaluations and should add that a report recently commissioned by the General Chiropractic Council did not support many of the outlandish claims made by many chiropractors across the world."
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Neck injuries can occur during motor vehicle accidents, other traumatic events or sports. Symptoms of these injuries include neck stiffness, shoulder or arm pain, headache, facial pain and dizziness. Pain from a motor vehicle injury may be caused by tears in muscles or injuries to the joints between vertebrae. Other causes of pain are ligament rupture or damage to a disc. Conservative treatment of these injuries includes pain medication, bed rest, reduction of physical activity and physical therapy.
At each vertebral level, a pair of spinal nerves exit through small openings called foramina (one to the left and one to the right). These nerves serve the muscles, skin and tissues of the body and thus provide sensation and movement to all parts of the body. The delicate spinal cord and nerves are further supported by strong muscles and ligaments that are attached to the vertebrae.
Upon graduation, there may be a requirement to pass national, state, or provincial board examinations before being licensed to practice in a particular jurisdiction. Depending on the location, continuing education may be required to renew these licenses. Specialty training is available through part-time postgraduate education programs such as chiropractic orthopedics and sports chiropractic, and through full-time residency programs such as radiology or orthopedics.
Don’t medically investigate neck pain until it’s met at least three criteria: (1) it’s been bothering you for more than about 6 weeks; (2) it’s severe and/or not improving, or actually getting worse; and (3) there’s at least one other “red flag” (age over 55 or under 20, painful to light tapping, fever/malaise/nausea, weight loss, nasty headache, severe stiffness, very distinctive pain, and numbness and/or tingling and/or weakness anywhere else). Note that signs of arthritis are not red flags.
Our office is not only about adjusting your spine. I am certified in treating a wide range of conditions and focus on muscles and soft tissue that may need to be lengthened or strengthened. I am certified in soft tissue techniques called Trigenics and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (Scraping). We are getting better and faster results since implementing both techniques. I have extensive training with the Advanced Functional Neurology Institute. All of these trainings have allowed me to treat conditions such as Peripheral Neuropathy, bone on bone degenerative knees and rotator cuff conditions/Frozen Shoulder, among others.
There are seven vertebrae that are the bony building blocks of the spine in the neck (the cervical vertebrae) that surround the spinal cord and canal. Between these vertebrae are discs, and nearby pass the nerves of the neck. Within the neck, structures include the skin, neck muscles, arteries, veins, lymph nodes, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, esophagus, larynx, and trachea. Diseases or conditions that affect any of these tissues of the neck can lead to neck pain.
Traditional chiropractors focus on your muscles and bones, making physical adjustments to your spine for temporary relief. At Vero Chiropractic we take a different approach to chiropractic care. We focus on your nervous system, locating issues in your body at the source and providing our patients more effective and longer lasting health outcomes. In other words, we don’t just treat your symptoms, we correct the cause of why they are occuring!
Neck pain results when the spine is stressed by injury, disease, wear and tear, or poor body mechanics. Acute neck pain is abrupt, intense pain that can radiate to the head, shoulders, arms, or hands. It typically subsides within days or weeks with rest, physical therapy and other self-care measures. You play an important role in the prevention, treatment and recovery process of neck pain. However, if chronic, pain will persist despite treatment and need further evaluation.
A D.C. program includes classwork in anatomy, physiology, biology, and similar subjects. Chiropractic students also get supervised clinical experience in which they train in spinal assessment, adjustment techniques, and making diagnoses. D.C. programs also may include classwork in business management and in billing and finance. Most D.C. programs offer a dual-degree option, in which students may earn either a bachelor’s or a master’s degree in another field while completing their D.C.
As noted, ratings sites or websites with a certified list of doctors, like PainDoctor.com, can help verify a chiropractor’s license and give you an idea of their philosophy and practice areas. Each site has slightly different information to give you a better picture of your chiropractor before your first visit. Find the best chiropractor for you by looking for ones who share lots of information and knowledge, whether on their website or on social media.
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Most chiropractic medicine programs require that applicants have at least three years of undergraduate education, and an increasing number require a bachelor’s degree. In either case, your undergraduate studies must include a prescribed number of prerequisite courses, as defined by the field’s accrediting body, the Council on Chiropractic Education.
A 2008 commentary proposed that the chiropractic profession actively regulate itself to combat abuse, fraud, and quackery, which are more prevalent in chiropractic than in other health care professions, violating the social contract between patients and physicians. According to a 2015 Gallup poll of U.S. adults, the perception of chiropractors is generally favourable; two-thirds of American adults agree that chiropractors have their patient's best interest in mind and more than half also agree that most chiropractors are trustworthy. Less than 10% of US adults disagreed with the statement that chiropractors were trustworthy.

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You thought our New Year posts have come to an end? No, there is more!
There is a community of the blind in Lugansk, which includes our Vika. They have holiday parties, and we conveyed New Year greetings to them. It seems nobody has done that before us…
The tree celebration was in early January. I did not attend, but Lena and Zhenya recorded everything)))
The last two days were perfectly crazy, as we, dressed up as Grandfather Frost and Snow Maiden visited practically all of Lugansk.
By the evening we were barely standing and it seems I dreamed we visited more kids and made them read poetry.
Cars were honking at us, people were waving and nearly all the adults were excitedly conveying us New Year’s greetings.
We visited many apartments, but this post will cover only those which you already know.
The people we help, those whom you periodically see on the pages of this blog.
Here we are visiting the family of Vitaliy, a militiaman from Rubezhnoye. Vitaliy spent over a year in captivity in Ukraine. Now he, his wife, and son live in a dorm in Lugansk.
I have an incredible pile of reports on the recent aid work in Lugansk. I don’t know where to start. Then there’s the damned injury which has temporarily deprived me of sports, which is always dangerous to people around me. Peaceful atom, if not released, may become dangerous.
So I’ve decided to remind New Year is nigh.
My first visit to the Donbass was in late ’14, when there was active fighting. We were bringing food to Pervomaysk bomb shelters and we didn’t even reflect on the fact it was almost New Year. The second trip was a week later, right before the holiday–December 28. At that time people wanting to help the inhabitants of the Donbass were bringing us everything they had available–matches, clothing, noodles, canned meat. A friend came with 15 holiday boxes of chocolate. He brought them and said “give them to the kids there–it’s a holiday there too.”
“It’s a holiday there too”–that phrase sounded surreal. I didn’t get its meaning, threw the boxes into the truck and we took off down m4 in the darkness.
What kind of Grandfather Frost, what kind of a holiday can you expect? There’s nothing there! People are freezing and starving–that’s how it was in Pervomaysk in ’14. My head was full of the explosions and of the destroyed houses.

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US Envoy: The United States opposes Israeli expansions in the Palestinian territories
The US envoy said Wednesday that Washington opposes Israeli settlement expansion in the Palestinian territories.
Speaking to Israeli public broadcaster KAN, Ambassador Tom Nedis said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows the Biden administration’s position is in favor of keeping the “vision of the two-state solution” alive.
The US administration also opposes “legitimization” [Israeli] He added that the outposts and the massive settlement expansion of “settlements in the occupied West Bank.”
The US diplomat denied boycotting any members of the new Israeli government amid reports that he refuses to contact far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir about his extremist views on the Palestinians.
“We will work with the Israeli government, its democratically elected government,” Nedis said.
Last week, Ben Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem sparked a storm of condemnations from countries around the world, including Jordan, Turkey, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Pakistan.
The US ambassador said that the Netanyahu government had announced that it would maintain the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem.
The Palestinians accuse Israel of working systematically to Judaize East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, and to obliterate its Arab and Islamic identity.
For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the third holiest site in the world. For their part, Jews call the area the Temple Mount, saying that it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980, in a move not recognized by the international community.
Under international law, all Jewish settlements in occupied territories are illegal.

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The most important decision you make when building a new home – besides picking the ideal house plan – is selecting your builder. Nothing can make or break the experience like the builder you choose. Some people spend years cursing a builder who cut corners or cost them a fortune. But many people feel like they’ve made an important friend for life. Here’s some advice that will increase your odds of a happy ending.
Get Your House in Order
Eventually, you will ask three or four builders to give you construction bids. But before you can do that, you need to understand the scope of the project. Many plans come with material lists and structural framing plans that builders will use to make estimates. If you don’t have them, you could have a building material dealer or engineer create a material list from the blueprints; that way you’ll be comparing apples to apples in bids. Even so, most plans do not include an HVAC or electrical plan. Separate subcontractors must be hired to do that work, either by you or the builder.
Find a Custom Builder
For a house plan project, you probably don’t want to hire a production builder who primarily builds homes of the same design over and over again. Instead, you want a builder who can build from architectural plans, which is a different skill set. A good custom builder hews closely to the designer’s intent, fill in missing details with a similar aesthetic. A bad builder will go off book whenever possible, looking for opportunities to substitute less-expensive material and design details with which he’s most familiar. A builder’s design sensitivity is especially important because house plans don’t specify finish materials such as paint and carpeting.
Consider Hiring a Builder Early in the Process
Building a house from a plan requires a lot of time and expertise. Some people hire a builder before they even buy a house plan. That way they can use the builder’s expertise to review potential plans for the cost of construction. They may even have the builder run interference with the building department and the bank. They ask the builder to work with an engineer to get the plans stamped for approval. This kind of assistance is rarely free. And if you begin working with a builder before you select a house plan, it may be difficult to get the sharpest construction bid.
Do Some Internet Research
Most builders these days have a web site to showcase their work. They are worth checking out. Make sure they build in a style that’s right for the design of your home. The builder of traditional homes may not have the expertise or sensibility to build a contemporary home that highlights rather than hides construction details. While you are on your computer, check to see whether customers have registered complaints against builders in chat boards. The most common complaints, of course, will be that the builder went over-budget, didn’t build the house as designed, failed to fix his mistakes, and didn’t come back in a timely basis to finish.
Make Sure Communication Is in Sync
If a builder takes too long to return your initial phone call, that’s not a good sign. The best builders not only respond promptly but listen carefully to your needs and desires. They use that information to make decisions during the construction, saving you time and hassle. The other extreme is a builder who sends multiple emails every day, sometimes about things you’ve already decided. This kind of attention can get old quickly.
Understand Key Contract Provisions
One important contract concern is how to handle final inspections. They can be a major source of friction. The builder is eager to finish the home, and you are eager to move in. The best case is when you and the builders perform an inspection together and agree on one comprehensive list with a deadline. The builder will need to coordinate multiple subs to make sure
Make no mistake: Builders can make or break a home-building project. They can deliver the home of your dreams, on time and on budget. They can do that by having your back at every turn, helping you make key decisions, and hiding nothing. But this rarely happens by accident. Take time to develop a firm understanding of the scope of the project or may take help from accredited building contractors. Then do the due diligence so that you hire the right builder in the first place.

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At Volvo Cars, everything we do starts with people. We understand people. We protect what's important to them and want to make them feel special. We embrace our role in society and recognise our commitment towards the environment. We innovate to make people's lives better and less complicated. This human-centric focus is what makes us different from all other car companies.
Our vision: To be the world's most progressive and desired premium car brand.
Our mission: To make life less complicated for people, while strengthening our commitment to safety, quality and the environment.
The future: Just as understanding where we've come from is crucial to understanding what we do next, it's important to look at the industry predictions too. From urbanisation, to economic impacts, to segment trends, to autonomous driving and electrification with time being a common issue for all. Volvo Cars include all of these on their agenda for the future.
Our electrification strategy: From 2019, all newly launched Volvo models will contain either a hybrid or fully electric motor - ideal to help lower your CO2 emissions and improve your corporate social responsibility. One of the most comprehensive and ambitious electrification strategies in the automotive industry, our Vision 2025 places sustainability at the core of Volvo Cars' future business - with a portfolio of electrified cars to be introduced across our model range.
These might be mild hybrids, plug-in hybrids - such as the one in our XC90 T8 Twin Engine - or fully electric powertrains. Regardless of which, the intent is clear: to show our commitment to a future where transport is cleaner and more sustainable than ever before.
Our Electrification timeline:
2019: all newly launched cars will be electrified or fully electric
2020: 10% of global sales electrified
2021: 5 fully electric cars produced - 3 Volvo, 2 Polestar
2025: 50% of sales to be fully electric
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We make buying and owning Volvo cars simple, easy and enjoyable for the business as well as the driver. Our service offering includes a dedicated account manager, whatever the size of your business; business-friendly finance packages; informative and insightful fleet information resources.


Rennes – Chelsea Predictions
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Rennes 1-2 Chelsea
Date: 24.11.2020 | Match at: 18:55 | League: Champions League – Group Stage – Round 4 | Tip: Under 3.5 Goals | Odds: 1.51 | Bookie: Unibet
- Rennes were outplayed in the reverse fixture (3-0 defeat) and have just a single point after three matches in UEFA Champions League (UCL) Group E. Avoiding last place is still a reasonable proposal for the French side, who beat Arsenal at home as recently as the 2019 UEFA Europa League knockouts, albeit they’ve won only one of their last ten European matches (D2, L7).
- It’s not just in the UCL that things have been slow for Rennes, who’ve lost five of their last six matches in all competitions (W1), and are currently on a three-game run without scoring. Furthermore at home, it’s just one win in their last four (D1, L2 in all competitions), although six of Rennes’ seven competitive home matches this season did witness both teams score.
- Chelsea, meanwhile, enter matchday four tied on points with Sevilla at the top of the group (W2, D1). However, including the two wins from this group stage, Chelsea have won just three of their last eight UCL matches (all stages) – but on the flip side, have lost just one of their last 12 European away fixtures (W8, D3).
- Visiting boss Frank Lampard has Chelsea firing on all cylinders at the moment, winning five competitive games on the bounce and counting. Impressingly, they covered a -2 handicap in four of those, and kept a clean sheet in all but one. In fact, they’ve kept seven clean sheets across their last nine matches, and in four straight away from home – all with former Rennes goalkeeper Édouard Mendy between the posts.
- Players to watch: Sehrou Guirassy has scored Rennes’ only UCL goal so far – a second-half penalty. Meanwhile, Tammy Abraham has scored in three straight matches for Chelsea.
- Hot stat: Across all competitions, Chelsea’s last ten wins have overcome a -1 handicap.
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Feminist Slogan Scrawled on Monument to 8-Year-Old Boy Killed by a Woman: ‘Abuse the Male’
Vandals last week defaced a Spanish memorial for a slain 8-year-old boy with graffiti urging the abuse of men and boys.
The whale-shaped monument to Gabriel Cruz is located in Almeria, Spain, where locals call it “The Whale of Gabriel and the Good People.” El Español reported that graffiti was discovered on the memorial Tuesday.
“Become a feminist and abuse the male, whether he is a boy or a man,” it read.
Cruz disappeared in February 2018. His body was recovered 12 days later after widespread media attention and a nationwide search involving 3,000 volunteers and 2,000 professional rescuers. Ana Julia

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Aug 10 - Groupon boss Andrew Mason has to open the books on the company's online retail unit, Groupon Goods, when it reports earnings on Monday.
When her reports earnings on Monday CEO Andrew Mason gets another shot at convincing investors the companies -- stock worth. Shares of the online daily deals site have plummeted 70% since that went public in November. Confidence in Groupon has been shaken after here accounting problems. Rumors breaking news columnist rob -- as analysts will focus specifically on coupon good its online retail unit. Last quarter group runs results were surprisingly good however about a month ago analysts came out question where they daily deals company -- been economical with the truth. How describe results from this group on goods division the question is what are margins like its position. -- doesn't right now so all eyes are gonna be honest in the coming quarter. 90% of the S&P 500 has reported earnings and a majority of companies are disappointing on revenue. That's happened three times over the last ten years. With more results this week that trend likely continue. Highlights Hinckley asked a lot her home Depot's backs staples target GAAP and Wal-Mart. The diverse group of retailers will act as a -- into the psychology of American consumers. And sticking with shopping watch out for retail sales on Tuesday I have -- as they -- their first gains in four months. Thanks to growth in gas stations and chain store sales. There could be some weakness in the auto -- though so lets people are spending more back. Don't get excited -- it's still looking pretty -- Talking head is not other than Minneapolis fed president. Arianna puts -- Lakota. Not be a household name but markets will watch and Thursday and Friday for any clues. As to when Ben Bernanke might start pumping more cash into the economy. Go to Lakota and could make nominees this in the past he's argued that has to stop its super easy monetary policy because of rising inflation. He will be whether he sticks to his guns. Given -- tepid recovery. And stay with -- TV and insider for more expert analysis on -- results. Check our workers YouTube that -- dot com slash -- TV benefits we follow us on Twitter. Add Reuters Insider. I'm -- mom and this is writers.

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Nathalie's most recent work includes SACRED SITES OF THE WORLD for the Smithsonian channel and ONE NIGHT IN DUBLIN with Four Courts Film.
Nathalie graduated from The Programme for Screen Acting at Bow Street in 2015, where she trained with Gerry Grennell, Shimmy Marcus, Cathy Brady, Lance Daly, and Maureen Hughes. She recently completed The Actor's Practice intensive programme with Helena Walsh.
Nathalie is also a stage actress and an experienced Voice-Over artist.
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Wheat Free Tempura?
Submitted by anon. on Tue, 2011-01-11 18:05
Hello! I have a wheat allergy, and it means I cannot eat many of my favorite foods :( so I am always on a mission to find good wheat free recipes! One of my favorite things is a shrimp tempura onigiri. I love them so much, and I used to eat them almost every lunch at work, but now I cannot eat them because the batter has wheat in it! Is there anyway to make tempura without wheat? Or is it just disgusting then? If you have any wheat free tempura recipes, please share! I would really appreciate it ^^ and my belly would thank you too :3 hehe

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Calcium imaging in living brain slices
Confocal & multiphoton microscopy
Brain slice electrophysiology
Two stereotaxic surgical stations with dissecting optics and virus delivery systems. These surgical stations are equipped with rat/mouse digital stereotaxic frames (Stoelting; Kopf), micromanipulators, isoflurane vaporizers and injectors (Drummond Nanoinjectors and MPI Sutter) necessary for intracranial transfection of virus and/or fluorescent microspheres. An adjacent bench is used for IV-catheter surgeries for self-administration experiments.
Sixteen operant chambers outfitted for drug and sucrose self-administration studies. Chambers are used for behavioral testing of transgenic and wild type rodents. In addition to self-administration studies, these chambers support progressive ratio work. We are outfitted for behavioral testing (von Frey) in spared-nerve injury (SNI) and inflammatory pain models. We are working closely with the Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center (CPAC), which offers additional testing equiptment for CPP and locomotor activity equipped with Ethovision (Noldus Technologies) for real-time tracking of behavior.
Calcium imaging in living brain slices. Commercially built two-photon Bruker Ultima live imaging station equipped with a coherent laser on a anti-vibration (9’x5’) optical table (Newport). This imaging system is integrated with slice electrophysiology rig and incorporates conventional galvanometer-based scanners, standard imaging set and uncaging-optics. The imaging system is integrated with upright microscope (Olympus) equipped with infra-red illumination and a video camera. A custom stage holding a brain slice chamber and 2 micromanipulators (Sikiyou). The microscope has a 5X, 40X (water-immersion) and 60X (water-immersion) objective lens. We are working closely with Dr. Khanh Kieu (UA optical Sciences) to optimize and integrate light sheet microscopy approaches using low power lasers for imaging neural circuitry relevant to motivated behaviors.
Histology and fluorescent immunohistochemistry station. Space includes a Leica microtome, stereomicroscope with camera, a purpose-built gene gun, shakers, tissue processing stations, and water baths and slide warmer fully sufficient to support the fluorescent immunohistochemistry.
Confocal microscopy. Our Department possess two confocal microscopes for analysis of brain circuits and quantitative immunohistochemistochemical studies in fixed tissue. The microscopes include an Olympus Fluoview FV1200 equipped with both HeNe and Ar lasers with multiple excitation and emission fluorescence filters and Fluoview software. Also available is a Zeiss LSM 700 AXIO Observer.Z1 Confocal Microscope system, with Zeiss ZEN Imaging software. Both systems are networked to Dell Precision workstations.
Two brain slice electrophysiology rigs. These standalone rigs are outfitted with an Olympus BX51 microscopes with optics for differential interference contrast (DIC) and fluorescent imaging. Rigs possess amplifiers (Axopatch 700B) for patch-clamp recordings in brain slices, iontophoresis units and LEDs for optogenetic photostimulation (i.e., ChR2) or UV uncaging of compounds including caged-calcium.


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Gothenburg UNESCO City of Literature
Gothenburg as a literary field
Gothenburg is developing as a city where we read to our children, energize artistic freedom and safeguard freedom of expression and meet in intercultural exchanges – with literature as a key to social sustainability. By joining forces and gaining international recognition, we are strengthening Gothenburg and West Sweden as a place where it is good to be–and to become–a reader and a writer.
Young Gothenburg poet in global anthology
Today, on World Environment Day, Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature is releasing a free digital anthology of creative writing, showcasing writers under 20 years of age.
World Book Day on April 23 - in West Sweden
On World Book Day on April 23, UNESCO draws attention to the importance of books, authors and copyright, in disseminating ideas and knowledge and in contributing to understanding and tolerance between people.
Kick-off week for City of Literature with support for Ukraine
The first official working week of the City of Literature started with an open meeting for literary actors and the public, and a literary policy summit for industry and politicians. Readings for Ukraine was organized, with Academy member Jila Mossaed reading the Ukrainian poet Ilya Kaminsky.


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Security Challenges with the Commercialization of the Internet of Things
McGuire, Daniel, Sean
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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The Internet of Things is a rapidly expanding technological architecture that is paving the way for a more connected and smarter lifestyle. It allows many connected devices to exchange data automatically with one other, with the cloud providing users with real time analytical data. The vast number of these “Things” has had a massive impact on the security and privacy of all parties involved. Regulation and an enforceable legal framework must be put into place to ensure the security and privacy of all involved. This is of the upmost importance while taking the technology into consideration and putting barriers on its inevitable evolution. Measures must be put into place to ensure devices already in use are protected, with new devices that are introduced are more secure than their older counterparts. Future research and testing should be carried out to ensure that laws or regulations introduced do not affect the evolution of IoT. The manufactures or companies behind IoT devices should simultaneously improve the security for all parties involved.
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Zainudin, Nurul Dyana (Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)Information security has become an important issue for countries in providing government services for citizens, due to the rapid growth of electric government (e-Government). Many security failures which have occurred are ...
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This article focuses on how to brew coffee in a coffee maker the right way. The processes will be outlined below and they will be very clear and precise. It should be emphasized that they should be followed step by step in order to make the perfect brew. Coffee is a popular beverage that almost everyone takes in the morning. Some people as so addicted to coffee that they can’t start their day without a cup. For coffee lovers, there’s nothing more pleasant than a warm cup of coffee to kick off the day. Some make a routine of it and require a coffee maker to blend it; others incline toward the quicker technique of instant coffee. What’s more, for the individuals who incline toward a blend of the two strategies, a coffee maker is the best approach.
There are many types of coffee, although, the main two types are black and white coffee. Unfortunately, many people don’t know how to brew coffee, and if they do, then they don’t do it the right way. They would rather order it or go to a cafe to have their favorite beverage. So, you want to know how to brew coffee in a coffee maker? Here are a few steps to help you get the perfect brew.
Add Water to the Coffee Maker
Before brewing, ensure that your machine is clean. Rinse the machine with clean hot water then dry it with a dry absorbent towel. Check to see that no grounds are left behind that will build up to form coffee oil. This will make future ups taste bitter.
Most coffee makers are designed with a reservoir that holds enough water for 2-12 cups each cycle. Some machines brew a limited number of cups according to the amount of water in the reservoir. However, it is more common for the coffee maker to feature selections for serving sizes.
Add the Filter
Whether you are using a disposable filter or a reusable filter, it doesn’t matter in terms of functionality; as long as the filter is the right shape and size for the machine you are using. However, the choice between reusable and disposable can impact the flavor of your coffee.
Paper and cloth or fabric-like filters hold the coffee beans, however catch a portion of the espresso’s unstable oils, as well. These oils are coffee flavor bombs; however, some coffee consumers may not favor a max speed flavor thus they use channels the oils can stick to, all things being equal.
Add Coffee Grounds
The kind of ground coffee that you buy from the supermarket is made with a filter coffee machine in mind. This is the coffee-making step where you can make the biggest difference. Although pre-ground coffee is easy to make and cheap, it will never compare to the flavor of a cup of coffee that’s been brewed from freshly ground beans.
If you can’t grind t home, check for a store near you that has a grinder for coffee beans.
Industry principles for coffee makers aren’t centered around compelling makers to maintain a specific water-to-coffee proportion when planning their items, yet most appear to plan their machines to suit the fundamental rules of 2 tablespoons of ground coffee for each 8-ounce serving. You can easily over or under-extract coffee, which never tastes as great, so it wouldn’t be advisable to play around with the ratios while using the best coffee maker.
Pour and Enjoy
The magnificence of a programmed trickle mix coffee producer is the hands-off accommodation of the whole interaction. This is particularly obvious if you need more than one serving — or one extra-enormous serving!
Depending upon which model you purchase; numerous makers realize that espresso consumers typically don’t stop with only one cup. That is the reason you’ll discover hot plates that keep a glass espresso pot warm for up to thirty minutes after the underlying brew. Here is a decent manual for spending coffee makers.
How to brew coffee in a coffee maker: Here are the important things to put in mind
In the above section, we talked about the step-by-step process of making coffee the right way. In this section, we outline the factors to bare in mind when making coffee.
The equipment: Do you want to know how to brew coffee in a coffee maker? Ensure that your tools are thoroughly cleaned after every use. Rinse with clean hot water and wipe with a dry towel. Make sure that the equipment is completely clean without any coffee residue.
The beans: The quality of coffee depends on the kind of beans you select.
Freshness: Buy coffee as soon as possible as it is roasted. Freshly-roasted coffee makes an authentic cup of coffee.
The grind: Grind the beans as close to the brewing time as possible for maximum freshness. The taste of your coffee will be influenced by the size of your grind.
The water: Security first! Any time you are working with heat and hot drinks, be safe from anyone that is making the coffee to those being served and drinking the coffee.
Your brewer should be at a water temperature of between 195 to 205 degrees Celsius for the perfect extraction. Water that is colder than that will bring about flat, under-extracted coffee, while too hot water will also cause a deficiency of value in the coffee flavour.
As we have seen in the section above, coffee making is a very direct process that need not confuse you.
In conclusion, knowing how to make coffee with a coffee maker is not such a hard task. With a few simple steps and guides on what to do right, you will be a barista. So, when you want that perfectly brewed coffee to kick start your day, remember the above steps and you will have a very flavorful cup of coffee. The best coffee maker is the grind and brew, coffee maker. This has the grinder designed in it which is very convenient.

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As of Thursday, November 7, 2013
One of the biggest pieces of news to come out of the last-second state budget was that state funding for all-day kindergarten would be expanded.
Under the expansion, 43.75 percent of kindergarten students in the state will receive full-day classes this school year and in 2014-15, the Superintendent of Public Instruction said in a July 2 letter to districts.
This would open the door for all-day kindergarten in Curlew, Keller, Grand Coulee Dam, Mansfield, Okanogan, Omak and Paschal Sherman Indian School.
Although the state budget has been both lauded and criticized for its approach to education, funding all-day kindergarten is a big win for the future of the state.
Youth in our state seem to be falling further and further behind educational expectations.
Too many students are starting the first grade without the basic language skills required.
They’re already falling behind before they’ve even started their true educational career.
It puts students in an impossible situation, expecting them to play catch-up from Day One.
Omak was forced to cut all-day kindergarten as one of its budget-cutting measures a few years ago — a move that was difficult for members of the school board.
As the district went through the process of hiring a superintendent, the subject of all-day kindergarten came up often.
More funding for younger students doesn’t solve all the educational problems in the state. It doesn’t solve the fact that budgets have been getting constrained for several years now.
It doesn’t bring back all the teachers that have been laid off in recent years, or solve problems with schools that need to find new ways to be more efficient.
But nonetheless, funding all-day kindergarten is a vital first step to putting children on the right track for the rest of their lives.


Toronto, Canada, September 26, 2011 — Optech Incorporated is pleased to announce the latest addition to its innovative line of airborne laser terrain mappers, the ALTM Orion M/C 300.
Available in two models, the Orion M300 and C300 are specifically designed for mid-altitude engineering and low-altitude corridor applications respectively. Both models are now equipped with multipulse technology and an effective ground sampling rate of 300 kHz at all scan fields of view (FOV), significantly increasing collection efficiency and point density. Incorporating the latest in narrow pulse-width lasers and advanced timing electronics, Orion M/C300 continues to provide clients with outstanding data quality by delivering high precision and accuracy to all target surfaces while maintaining enhanced small target detectability.
Additional enhancements include an expanded operating envelope via an all-new variable laser power option (M300); new user-selectable scan patterns for increased point-pattern flexibility; higher scan frequencies for improved point distribution; next-generation POS technology with a 220-channel GPS receiver; compatibility with Optech’s new 12-bit IWD-2 Intelligent Waveform Digitizer; and compatibility with an all-new multi-station sensor platform enabling scalable tightly-integrated peripheral sensor options from Optech’s diverse camera product line.
“In addition to increased sensor performance and data quality, many of our clients are also looking for ways to increase their simultaneous data acquisition capability, particularly within the engineering/corridor market space,” said Michael Sitar, Optech’s Airborne Products Manager. “Our new multi-sensor mounts for Orion enable our clients to build ‘custom’ sensor suites and add value to their product deliverables using an off-the-shelf universal mounting system. Because they’re available in 2 or 4-station designs with nadir and oblique mounting options, the new mounts provide incredible sensor flexibility and easy installation without sacrificing platform rigidity and data integrity. Coupled with the new Orion M/C 300, our integrated sensor suites offer a powerful mapping solution with tremendous scalability.”
About Optech Incorporated
Optech is a pioneer in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and imaging-based survey instruments. With operations and staff worldwide, Optech offers both standalone and fully integrated lidar and camera solutions in airborne terrestrial mapping, airborne laser bathymetry, mobile mapping, mine cavity monitoring, and industrial process control, as well as space-proven sensors.
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UMI has officially announced the price cut on both versions of UMI X2, available now starting from 999 yuan (about 119 €).
The rumors about a possible reduction in the price of the popular quad-core smartphone have been converted into reality since, this morning, representatives of the company have communicated with a message on the official forum the decision.
For 11 days in November, the standard version of the UMI X2 with 1GB of RAM and 16Gb of internal memory will cost 999 yuan (about 119 €) while the Advance version, with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory, only 1199 yuan (about 143 €).
The UMI X2 was one of the first devices powered by Mediatek quad-core chipset with 1920 × 1080 Full-HD display to be launched on the market, acquiring, among other things, great popularity also worldwide thanks to the low price and impressive hardware compartment.
This price cut comes just a few days after the rumor about the launch of a “new” UMI X2 with Mediatek MT6592 8-core processor... UMI will probably be eliminating the leftovers!VIA GIZCHINA.COM]

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Essay of The Things They Carried
Critical Essay of The Things They Carried
The title story of The Things They Carried, which O'Brien himself describes as "sort of a half novel, half group of stories," dramatizes the lives of foot soldiers in Vietnam during the later years of the war. O'Brien characterizes them as "legs," or "grunts," as those who carry burdens both literal and figurative: from photographs and tranquilizers to shame and responsibility. The story, like the lives of the men in Lt. Cross's platoon, depends on a delicate balance, upon "poise," to use O'Brien's term. Walking a blurred line between fact and fiction, the story requires readers to balance the physical and the metaphysical world.
O’Brien uses the list of physical objects that the members of the Alpha Company carry in Vietnam as a window to the emotional burdens that these soldiers bear. One such burden is the necessity for the young soldiers to confront the tension between fantasy and reality. The realization of this tension disrupts Cross’s stint as the resident dreamer of the Alpha Company. Cross thinks that because he was so obsessed with his fantasy of Martha and the life they might lead after the war, he was negligent. He sees Ted Lavender’s death as the result of his negligence. If “The Things They Carried” is the illustration of the conflict between love and war, then the death of Ted Lavender and the subsequent disillusionment of Lieutenant Cross signify a triumph for war in this conflict.
Everything they carry is precious in some way--it has to be, or they wouldn't carry it, because many of them already carry at least twenty pounds worth of gear. What they carry is decided by their fear (some of them carry more ammunition than others) and by their homesickness or desperate need for distraction from the war (Rat Kiley carries comic books, and Jimmy Cross carries pictures of Martha). Some of them carry good luck charms. They all seem to know the weight of each thing they carry, because thing is a necessary part of them, for one reason or another.
They all carry as much as they can, for entertainment and protection, including awe and fear of the things they carry.
The emotional burdens that the soldiers bear are intensified by their young age and inexperience. Most of the men who fought in Vietnam were in their late teens and early twenties—they were children, students, and boyfriends who had no perspective on how to rationalize killing or come to terms with their friends’ untimely deaths. From the beginning, O’Brien uses explicit details to illustrate what the experience was like for the scared men. Among the things the men carry are guilt and cowardice that they are neither able to admit to nor negotiate. Although they are sad for the loss of their friend Lavender, their predominant feeling is of relief, since they are still alive.
Cross’s reaction to Ted Lavender’s death shows how the horrors of the war can make men irreparably cynical and gloomy. Before Lavender’s death, the most vivid images Cross carries in his mind are those of Martha. He is obsessed with trivial matters such as whether or not she is a virgin and why she so tantalizingly signs her letters “Love.” But when he decides his thoughts of her have led him astray and that they—and she—caused the distraction and incompetence that led to Lavender’s death, he expresses his anger at her in the only way possible. He burns Martha’s pictures and letters in an attempt to distance himself from the sentimentality he sees as a destructive force during wartime.
When Jimmy Cross understands that Ted Lavender is really dead, and that he might have prevented it, his whole outlook changes. After Lavender dies, Jimmy Cross burns Martha's letters and photos. Before, he couldn't get Martha out of his head. He was a daydreamer and a lover more than he was a soldier, and he thought often about that.He knows it is a silly gesture, because he has all of them memorized. But now he knows that she will never love him. He begins to hate her, even as he loves her. He turns into a soldier--a man who does not let his feelings take him out of the reality of his duty. He still thinks about her, but she is no longer really with him. Now he understands that when someone dies, that can't be changed. He decides that from now on he has to be stricter with his men, and distance himself, not caring about anyone as much. He plans the day’s march and concludes that he will never again have fantasies. He plans to call the men together and assume the blame for Lavender’s death. He understands that he is now living in another world, and that he is a soldier whether he wants to be or not. He reminds himself that, despite the men’s inevitable grumbling, his job is not to be loved but to lead. His conclusion, at the end of this story, that it is better to be loved than to lead, reveals how the experience of Lavender’s death has affected his mentality.
O’Brien’s decision to intersperse profound thoughts with mundane events establishes the matter-of-fact tone of the story. The story’s narrative alternates between reflections on war and the story of Ted Lavender’s death. By arranging the work this way, O’Brien uses facts to create setting. He explicitly demonstrates his characters’ natures not by describing them but by showing the items they carried with them in such dire circumstances. Rather than explain Kiowa’s heritage in concrete terms, for example, O’Brien simply mentions that Kiowa carries his grandfather’s hatchet and an illustrated New Testament. O’Brien here offers us glimpses of characters whose traits become integral to the ideas that O’Brien explores throughout The Things They Carried.
After Lavender dies and Kiowa, who saw it happen, explains just how suddenly he fell, never to get up again, Cross tries not to cry. He is thinking of Martha, of how she is leading a different life far away, and will never love him, and he hates himself for letting that distract him from his men. Kiowa tries to tell Bowker the story of Lavender's death, but Bowker gets angry about hearing it over and over. Silent, Kiowa tries to feel bad about Lavender's death, but it happened so quickly he can't feel anything but surprised. He would like to be able to feel as sad as Jimmy Cross does. Suddenly Bowker sits up and demands that Kiowa tell him the story again: he hates silence more than chatter.
Usually the men are brave, but sometimes when they are being attacked they become terrified and cry and scream and make promises to God. They are ashamed afterward. They don't want to look cowardly in front of the others. They tell jokes to distance themselves from their grief and fear: whenever someone dies, they don't call it death, they call it being "greased" or "offed" or lit up." It doesn't mean that they care any less, it only means that they know that caring doesn't change anything. They don't want to be thought of as weak or soft. They all dream about simply lying down and not getting up, or shooting off their own toe, so that they can be taken out of the war. They dream about not having to carry anything anymore.


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“This is a song for you young lovers out there. I was in love once. When I picked my guts up afterwards, I wrote this tiny little song, I hope you enjoy it; it’s called Wonderful.” A twisted sort of sentiment about his most mainstream song, New Wave icon and post-punk pioneer Adam Ant and The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse kicked on their 40-city North American tour in San Diego last night, at the classy Balboa Theatre. Adam Ant launched his first album in 18 years, Adam Ant is the Blueback Hussar in Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter, earlier this year. Somehow last night’s show felt even more spectacular than the one I caught in San Francisco last year. Adam Ant was like a rock star possessed; perhaps more confident and somehow… joyful? At one point deep into the set, he tossed his mic stand, which landed on his bass player’s effects pedals, completely shorting them all out. One of the stage crew came out and messed with it briefly, then unplugged it and plugged him directly into his amp… the relentless onslaught of music could not be stopped, or even paused due to technical difficulties… and the near sold out crowd was perhaps treated to a more raw version of what was planned. A lot of music acts continually reinvent themselves, over and over, sometimes to the point where they become a series of completely different artists. Adam Ant is different. He is today what he was more than 30 years ago, in terms of his identity, style, and sound. He has evolved, of course, but stayed true to what he was and has always been – one of those rare artists who maybe got it perfect the first time.
This article features the latest in an ongoing series of “Rock Talk” podcast audio interviews for the Rock Subculture Journal. Today’s guest is Keven Preston with Prima Donna. The Los Angeles-based rock band will be embarking on a North American tour with Adam Ant starting later this month, running July, August and September.
Following last year’s rocking tour, Adam Ant & the Good, the Mad and Lovely Posse will be returning to the United States supporting his first new studio album in 18 years, The Blueback Hussar in Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter, which was released earlier this year. Supporting the tour (on all dates except Hawaii and Buffalo), which is kicking off next month, are Los Angeles-based group Prima Donna. [Read more…]


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Author｜Li Tongwei, Editor｜Lin Wenlong
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According to foreign media reports, on August 1, according to people familiar with the matter, Microsoft was in talks with ByteDance to acquire the US business of popular video app TikTok (the overseas version of Douyin). At the same time, US President Donald Trump is weighing severe actions against the company, including forcing parent company Bytedance to sell it.
Recently, news about TikTok’s unfair treatment overseas has continued, but a rare collective of domestic entrepreneurs has remained silent. Zhang Yiming and Bytedance didn’t make a sound, and no one spoke up for it.
This is very different from 2018, when Lenovo was accused of being “unpatriotic,” Liu Chuanzhi expressed angrily, and then half of the corporate community supported him.
At present, among the top domestic Internet companies, only Bytedance is lonely. Ali has a huge system. Not to mention Tencent, it is closely related to Baidu, Kuaishou, Zhihu, and B Station.
As we all know, Tencent, Baidu, and Kuaishou are the open enemies of Bytedance. Although Ali has a lot of cooperation with Bytedance, they have a competitive and cooperative relationship and are not stable.
Looking around, Bytedance seems to have no friends.
In the 2017 Wuzhen dinner, although Zhang Yiming attended the “Dongxing Bureau” and had a meal with Ma Huateng, on May 8, 2018, Zhang Yiming posted two pictures of Douyin in the circle of friends to celebrate Douyin Tiktok Q1 in


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Apple Users Denied! Google Supports Free Speech, Apple not so Much
World Knockout: North Korea is a tour de farce of Kim Jong Un’s totalitarian regime. The object of the game is to beat back loyalist soldiers, kill Kim Jong-un and prevent North Korea from launching an all-out nuclear war!
10 intense confrontations await you! Here is a quick walk-through the first level:
- The game opens in The Village with a little time for you to survey the area and look at what you might be up against. Enter our villain, Kim Jong-un. He will certainly do something to provoke your anger, like grabbing food right out of Starving Village Boy’s hands and pigging out!
- The brawl begins! As you try out different strike combinations: Jabs, left-right strikes and Haymakers just to name a few, Kim Jong-un’s henchmen come to his rescue. These guys are almost as fun to beat on as Kim Jong-un. Show no mercy!
- Bombs away! Kim Jong Un will show no mercy as he throws his nukes your way. Block the bombs and get ready to give Dear Leader the beat down he so deserves!
- It will be tough to take down a dictator with the largest standing army in the world (Google that!).
Here’s where the weapons power-ups come in, devastating powers like: UN Food Delivery, Brass Knuckles, Bad-ass American Bald Eagle and more. Choose which one is most effective to aid your thrashing of KJU. Can you prevent our final doom or will the ultimate victory go to the Supreme Leader?
World Knockout: North Korea features:
- Amazing gameplay – fight for freedom
- Intense fighting action – freedom is never easy to defend
- 10 challenging levels – A tour de Force of North Korea
- 5 different weapons – choose your favorite
- 5 different power-ups – A little help can’t hurt
- Funny Cut scenes – Showing the infuriating dictator at his worst
- And more…
Prepare to meet your final doom at the hands of Kim Jong Un!


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Nike reporting a solid quarter with strong sales in both the U.S. and China. But if you dig deeper the story isn't as pretty, says Cowen analyst John Kernan. He joined the "Halftime Report" traders to explain why he thinks Nike's numbers are a "bad omen" for the retail sector.
Kernan is already looking ahead to next quarter. He points out that Nike stock was up this morning until the company gave its Q3 guidance and noted a potential decline in gross margins.This, in turn, will have an effect on the retailers that carry the brand. While many traded up today, the longterm might be a different story. According to Kernan, "if Nike's feeling gross margin pressure you can bet a lot of these retailers will feel a multiple of that."
So what do our experts say?
Jon Najarian remains bullish arguing that Nike is a stock you should hold given its solid earnings. He added Nike to his Halftime Portfolio yesterday during the show.
Josh Brown notes that while the numbers were strong, the Street has already priced in the positive sentiment.
While today's price action concerns Joe Terranova, he remains bullish on the name.

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The Black Sorrows
Fronted by long standing Australian musician Joe Camilleri, The Black Sorrows began playing semi-acoustic sets around Melbourne and released several laid-back albums which consisted of Van Morrison, John Lee Hooker, and Ray Peterson covers, as well as originals. The album 'Dear Children' marked a change in fortune for the Black Sorrows. After being issued independently, it was picked up by CBS and peaked at number 18 on the Australian national charts. Legends!


Power Stretch Beanie
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The Power Stretch Beanie by Mountain Hardwear is the hat to wear when using a helmet, or rain hat. Designed to fit tight and snug on your head with its Polartec Power Stretch fabric that has four-way stretch with an inside that is brushed to draw moisture away from the skin.
* This product does not qualify for shipping to all countries.
- Polartec Power Stretch is soft, durable, and wicks moisture
- Snug fit for use under hood or helmet
Weight: 0 lbs, 1 oz / 30.00 g
Material: Polartec Power Stretch
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