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Cyndi Vaughn, dance
There were many things that I was nervous about walking into high school at the beginning of the year but being a part of the Silver Stars with Ms. Cyndi Vaughn wasn’t one of them. I met Ms. Vaughn while touring KPark and it immediately felt like this was the team I wanted to be on.
Ms.Vaughn is one of the hardest workers I know, she does everything she can to help the team grow as dancers and as young ladies. She’s always so supportive, kind, and very organized.
Ms. Vaughn has been the Silver Stars director for the past 15 years and has built a bond among the dancers that can’t be broken. The traditions Vaughn has created throughout the years have brought us closer together as a team.
You can tell how much Vaughn enjoys watching the team dance by how excited she is while cheering us on. As soon as the music turns on her face lights up. You can see the pride she feels for her team as she watches the hard work we put into our dance pay off.
Vaughn’s office, and the hallway leading to it, is filled with pictures from previous years showing the love she has for her dancers and how she hates to see them leave.
Ms. Vaughn is an amazing director and is completely deserving of being nominated for the NDCA high school coach of the year. She has helped us learn that through hard work and determination, you can achieve anything you put your mind to.

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To the editor:
The decision to visit the sand sculpting event on Sunday turned into something that has changed our lives, forever.
If anyone else experienced this volunteer, who directed traffic outside of the Holiday Inn, and knows how imbalanced this individual is, please let your police service know. We would not want anyone else to have our vacation experience!
Admittedly, my husband lost his cool when this individual came into face, and pushed him back - BUT - five hours later a felony charge of assault, lead away in handcuffs and locked up until the morning.
Fort Myers used to be a place we loved to visit. Sorry that has now changed - forever.
Fort Myers Beach


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You searched Library Catalogue - Title: Cry from the street to street
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Cryptography and network security
Cryptography and network security / Behrouz A. Forouzan.
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Crystal report 10 complete reference / George Peck
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▶ The construction business of over-the-sea cable car viewing tourist sites in southwest Jeonnam
in Mokpo and Haenam-Jindo area is forwarded.
▶ The Mokpo over-the-sea cable car is 3.23km long (the longest in Korea), which allows passengers
to view and witness the admiral Yi’s spirit and the defense history of the area.
▶ Haenam-gun and Jindo-gun are also forwarding the construction of 998m long over-the-sea cable car
in Uldolmok area, which is famous for its historical Naval Battle of Myeongryang.
▶ Mokpo city, Haenam-gun, and Jindo-gun are planning to put in 51,000,000,000 KRW and 30,000,000,000 KRW
to begin the construction of the over-the-sea cable cars in two regions in this year to complete by 2019.

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CETME is an acronym for Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales (Center for Technical Studies and Special Materials), a Spanish government design and development establishment. What does that mean? Well, they made a rifle, which just happens to be their most famous project.
This video tutorial will show you how to correct the bolt gap and lockup in a CETME rifle. If you know nothing about the CETME rifle, maybe you should go get the firearm, so you can learn. Then learn how to field strip the weapon, and learn how to correct the bolt gap and lockup in a CETME rifle, to reset your bolt gap.


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You can run, you can hide but you can’t hide the truth. When Bella Hadid was spotted in the arms of The Weeknd at the Coachella music festival, she blatantly refused that it was her. But guess what? The Victoria’s Secret model was spotted kissing Abel Tesfaye yet again! This time at the Cannes Film Festival.
Bella hadid and The Weeknd are back together love won pic.twitter.com/h2LEh72ZBP
— ᴋᴇɴᴛ (@uhkent) May 11, 2018
Bella and Abel were seen smooching the night away at Magnum x Alexander Wang bash on Promenade de la Croisette. That makes it clear that the Weeknd won at his wooing game. It’s no secret that after his breakup with Selena Gomez and her breakup with Drake, the former lovers started sharing the same space in the news section.
5/10/18: Bella Hadid and The Weeknd at the Magnum VIP Party in Cannes, last night. pic.twitter.com/5JpetmMlYK
— Bella Hadid Daily (@BellaHadidDaily) May 11, 2018
The Weeknd and Bella Hadid started talking again and he forgot he had an album to release…
— EARL (@earladams52) May 11, 2018
Now with this kiss at an afterparty, fans are sure that the couple is back together! The younger Hadid girl was rocking a grey mini dress with a matching blazer, hoop earrings, and black pumps completing her look. Apart from kissing her ex, whom she dated for a whole year back in 2015, she and The Weeknd were also spotted leaving together.
— Hadid News (@HadidNews) May 10, 2018
The Weeknd and Bella Hadid are in the middle of the room being super PDAish. pic.twitter.com/hV6AmUdskr
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) May 10, 2018
So they were not just seen “kissing all night” but they were also quick in “disappearing at the same time.” And guess what? There’s photographic proof. “It wasn’t me,” is what Bella had written in the comments’ section on Instagram when news of her sharing a kiss with former bae at the Coachella weekend came out.
About this Cannes kiss, an onlooker told MailOnline, “Bella kept coming over and whispering in his ear and kissing his neck. They certainly weren’t keeping it secret. They were standing out on the beach in front of hundreds of people.” The source further added, “Bella clearly asked him to leave with her as they both disappeared at the same time. They looked very cute and things definitely look like they’re back on.”
In the pictures Bella can be seen caressing his face as well and sharing jokes that made him laugh. Looks like she had her charm game on! Twitter is thrilled with this news. One person wrote, “This literally made my day. I’m about to cry.” We can’t help but hope that the elder Hadid sister also reunites with her former love interest.

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The Republican voter turnout nearly doubled the Democratic voter turnout during Tuesday's primary election, according to unofficial election results.
Those figures are based on the county sheriff race between Ridley Park Republican Mary McFall Hopper and Springfield Democrat Rocco Polidoro. McFall Hopper was the highest vote getter for Republicans with 23,181 votes and Polidoro received 13,240 votes.
That means about 13.6 percent of the county's 170,160 registered Republicans made it to the polls Tuesday. And 7.8 percent of the county's 169,423 registered Democrats made it to the polls, according to the unofficial ballot results.
Delaware County Republican Party Chairman Andy Reilly said Democrats were more motivated by voter turnout during the past two presidential election cycles with a Democratic president in the White House. He said the primary race after a presidential race is typically known as a hangover election and Republican turnout has trended upward during these primary election cycles.
Delaware County Democratic Party Chairman David Landau attributed the low voter turnout to a low amount of contested primaries on the Democratic ticket. Despite that, he has maintained this will be the year that Democrats will make a breakthrough at the county level.
Once a longtime Republican stronghold, the latest voter registration figures show the gap between the two major parties is just 737.
Landau said he is looking forward to the fall campaign, but recognized the need for Democrats to get their voters to the polls Nov. 5.
"There's no question our work is cut out for us for the fall," he said.
Reilly said he respectfully disagreed with Landau's prediction that this will be the year Democrats make a breakthrough at the county level.
"In my view, even though the registration is virtually even, I believe we run candidates that appeal not only to Republicans, but to Democrats and Independents," Reilly said.
Four candidates for the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas will all move forward to the fall election cycle. The Democratic candidates are Nancy Walker, a labor attorney from Nether Providence, and Steven Chanenson, a Radnor resident and a Villanova University School of Law professor. The Republican candidates are William "Chip" Mackrides, an attorney from Edgmont, and Magisterial District Judge Richard Cappelli, a Concord resident.
In the Republican primary, Mackrides received 18,171 votes, Cappelli received 15,664 votes, Chanenson received 7,354 votes and Walker received 5,276 votes, according to the early ballot results.
In the Democratic primary, Walker received 11,519 votes, Chanenson received 7,185 votes, Mackrides received 4,040 votes and Cappelli received 3,162 votes, according to early ballot results. All results are unofficial until they are certified by the county's Election Bureau.
In addition to the judicial and sheriff races, the countywide slate for the fall includes races for Delaware County Council, controller and register of wills.
On the countywide slate, the Republican candidates for Delaware County Council include two incumbents: council Vice Chairman Mario Civera of Upper Darby and Councilman Dave White of Ridley Township. They are running against Upper Providence Democrat Bill Clinton and Chester Democrat Patricia "Pat" Worrell.
Swarthmore Democrat David Boonin is running against Marple Republican Edward O'Lone for controller. Media Democrat Frank Daly is running against Thornbury Republican Jennifer Holsten Maddaloni for register of wills.


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Kex Gill: What does the future hold for troubled route into Harrogate?
Frustrated drivers could soon see the troubled A59 at Kex Gill partially re-opened, but a long term solution is further down the line.
Viral sensation: Talking crows in Knaresborough set the tongues waggingClose to 200 people gathering at Norwood Social Hall last Saturday, where North Yorkshire County Council revealed its preferred option for realigning the road, which has a long history of landslips.
Now closed for more than a month, temporary repair work could see it open this weekend to single lane traffic, in time for the Great Yorkshire Show.
NYCC Executive memberfor Highways, Coun Don Mackenzie, says it will remain open when permanent repairs are carried out, a major concern for businesses near the A59. He said: “We are always willing to meet the business people in the area affected by the closure. In any event, I am confident that we will have the road open this weekend. As far as the work which will take place to bring about a permanent repair is concerned, this should not require another full closure.”
NYCC has previously said the long-term solution to problems on the road would be realignment.
Great Yorkshire Show: How to get there, where to park and what to see during #GYS18 weekCoun Mackenzie said: “The current location of the A59 at Kex Gill, dating back almost 100 years, is inherently precarious. A narrow ledge on a steep slope halfway up the side of a valley is not a favourable location. It is too susceptible to landslips. Previously these have occurred above the highway. This time the instability is under the highway.”
The new route, to the east, would start close to the junction with Hall Lane , moving west along high ground, in a bow shape, until it rejoined the A59 at the junction with the road leading up to the quarry.
Harrogate carer jailed after stealing thousands of pounds from blind victimsAt a meeting of the NYCC Executive on July 24, approval will be sought to carry out work for this preferred realignment route. If approved further consultations will be carried out, says Coun Mackenzie, who believes that with a 14 month construction period, it could be completed by Spring 2021
Howard Barker, Washburn parish councillor and owner of Petties Paws said: “This does need to happen soon.
“We cannot afford this road to keep on shutting as it has been.”

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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) is the commonest procedure used in the invasive treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). The effect of DCBs is based on the fast and homogenous transfer of antiproliferative drugs into the vessel wall during single balloon inflation.
We investigated the performance of MagicTouch sirolimus coated balloon (SCB) (Concept Medical), up to 36-months clinical follow-up in real-world all-comer Patients.
NANOLUTE was a prospective, multicenter, and real-world study that enrolled real-world all-comers patients. The study evaluated 450 patients (479 lesions) treated with MagicTouch Sirolimus coated balloon. MACE was defined as a composite of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction (TV-MI), and target lesion/vessel revascularization (TLR/TVR) and it was investigated up to 36 months.
The mean patient age was 60 years, and 369 (82%) were male. Of 450 patients, 217 patients presented with acute coronary syndromes(48.2%), 26(12%) patients had non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, and 52 (24%) patients had ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The main indication for SCB intervention was de-novo lesions (53%), whereas, in 64 (47%) patients, the SCB was applied for in-stent restenosis (ISR). MagicTouch SCB was deployed successfully in almost all the patients (99.6%) while there were dissections reported in two lesions.
Clinical follow-up was available for all patients up to 36 months. The primary endpoint, the incidence of MACE @ 6 months was reported as 3.3% mainly driven by TLR/TVR(2.9%) followed by TV-MI (0.2%) and cardiac death (0.2%). The cumulative incidence of MACE was reported as 6.7% mainly driven by TLR/TVR (4.7%) followed by TV-MI (0.5%) and cardiac death (1.6%) at 36 months. The results were equally promising in the high-risk subgroups like a small vessel (4.6%). ISR (10.0%) and DES-ISR (12%) at 36 months.
Long-term clinical outcomes revealed lower MACE rates in the overall population as well as in complex subgroups. The results clinically prove the safety and efficacy of MagicTouch Sirolimus coated balloon in a real-world population.

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Lisette Oropesa, Elīna Garanča & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead Teatro San Carlo’s 2023-24 SeasonBy Francisco Salazar
The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced its 2023-24 Season featuring concerts and operas.
Sondra Radvanovsky and Oksana Dyka sing the title role in Puccini’s “Turandot” with Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Yusif Eyvazov, SeokJong Baek, Rosa Feola, and Amina Edris. Dan Ettinger conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov.
Performance Dates: Dec.9-17, 2023
Mattia Olivieri, Alessandro Spina, Piero Pretti, Alex Esposito, and Maria Agresta are set to star Verdi’s “I Vespri Siciliani.” Henrik Nánási conducts.
Performance Dates: Jan. 21-Feb. 3, 2024
Andrzej Filończyk, Antonio Di Matteo, Roberta Mantegna, Bekhzod Davronov, Selene Zanetti, Gianluca Buratto, Valentina Naforniţa, and Tommaso Barea star in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Constantin Trinks conducts.
Performance Dates: Feb. 16-27, 2024
Anna Pirozzi sings the title role of Bellini’s “Norma” with Ekaterina Gubanova, Freddie De Tommaso, and Alexander Tsymbalyuk. Lorenzo Passerini conducts the new production by Justin Way.
Performance Dates: March 12-20, 2024
Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann star in Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda” with Anita Rachvelishvili, Kseniia Nikolaieva, Ludovic Tézier, and Alexander Köpeczi. A second cast includes Lianna Haroutounian, Yulia Matochkina, Giorgio Berrugi, and Ernesto Petti. Pinchas Steinberg conducts the production by Romain Gilbert.
Performance Dates: April 10-17, 2024
John Relyea and Elīna Garanča star in Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” and Poulenc’s “La Voix Humaine” stars Barbara Hannigan. Edward Gardner conducts the production by Krzysztof Warlikowski.
Performance Dates: May 24-30, 2024
Nadine Sierra sings the title role of Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” with Michael Fabiano, Krzysztof Bączyk, Artur Ruciński, and Gianluca Buratto. Daniele Callegari conducts.
Performance Dates: June 6-9, 2024
Pretty Yende sings the title role of Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” with Aigul Akhmetshina, Francesco Demuro, and Carlo Lepore.
Performance Dates: June 20-29, 2024
Lisette Oropesa, Xabier Anduaga, and Luca Salsi star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Giacomo Sagripanti conducting the Lorenzo Amato.
Performance Dates: July 14-30, 2024
Ricarda Merbeth, Evelyn Herlitzius, Elisabeth Teige, John Daszak, and Łukasz Goliński star in Strauss’ “Elektra.” Mark Elder conducts the production by Klaus Michael Grüber.
Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2024
Ludovic Tézier, Michele Pertusi, Ernesto Petti, Marina Rebeka, and Francesco Meli star in Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra.” Michele Spotti conducts.
Performance Dates: Oct. 11-13, 2024
Aigul Akhmetshina and Victoria Karkacheva star in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Dmytro Popov, Jean-François Borras, Mattia Olivieri, Ernesto Petti, Selene Zanetti, and Carolina López Moreno. Dan Ettinger conducts.
Performance Dates: Oct. 25-Nov. 3, 2024
Dan Ettinger conducts Mozart’s Great Mass with Nadine Sierra, Ana Maria Labin, Attilio Glaser, and Adolfo Corrado. The concert also includes Schubert’s Symphony No. 5.
Performance Date: Dec. 20, 2023
Jochen Rieder conducts Jonas Kaufmann in a concert of music by Nino Rota, Bernard Herrmann, Max Steiner, and Franz Waxman.
Performance Date: Feb. 2, 2024
Ingo Metzmacher conducts a program of Stravinsky and Beethoven. The concert stars Adriana Di Paola, Francesco Castoro, and Dario Russo.
Performance Date: Feb. 24, 2024
Antonio Sinagra conducts Maria Agresta in a Neapolitan program.
Performance Date: April 20, 2024
Edward Gardner conducts John Relyea in a program of music by Berlioz, Musorgskij, and Brahms.
Performance Date: May 10, 2024
Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou perform in a recital with music by John Zorn, Aleksandr Skrjabin, and Olivier Messiaen.
Performance Date: May 11, 2024
Nadine Sierra and Vincenzo Scalera perform a recital of music by Verdi, Gounod, Gimenez, Strauss, Rodrigo, and Villa-Lobos.
Performance Date: May 23, 2024
Luca Salsi and Nelson Calzi perform in a recital with music by Bizet, Hahn, Martucci, Rossini, Donizetti, and Verdi.
Performance Date: June 7, 2024
Dan Ettinger conducts Gregory Kunde in Liszt.
Performance Date: June 28, 2024
James Gaffigan conducts Lisette Oropesa in Mozart, Schubert, and Tchaikovsky.
Performance Date: July 4, 2024
Jochen Rieder conducts Jonas Kaufmann and Ludovic Tézier in a duo concert.
Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2024
Dan Ettinger conducts Maria Agresta and Freddie De Tommaso in Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Ponchielli,Mascagni and Saint-Saens.


Group of Women Lawmakers Ask for Investigation into Sexual Abuse Claims Against Trump
As powerful men in Hollywood, the media, and politics are named for alleged sexual abuse in the wake of #MeToo, some have forgotten that the country’s top politician, president Trump, has been repeatedly accused of sexual harassment and assault by a total of 19 women, five of whom were Miss Teen USA contestants between the ages of 15 and 19 at the time of the alleged misconduct. Women who say Trump abused them continued to speak out this week, and a group of congresspeople are now asking for an official investigation into the claims.
On Monday, three women — Samantha Holvey, a 2006 Miss America pageant contestant who says Trump walked into the contestants’ dressing room, Jessica Leeds, who alleges Trump groped her on an airplane in the 70’s, and Rachel Crooks, a former receptionist at Trump Tower who says Trump kissed her in an elevator bank in 2005 — spoke with Megyn Kelly on Megyn Kelly TODAY about their experiences. Holvey said it was “heartbreaking” to see Trump win the presidency, despite the fact that she and others had been vocal about the president’s sexual misconduct during the election season.
Later on Monday, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, called on the president to resign because of the many claims of sexual lodged against him. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, Oregon senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and New Jersey senator Cory Booker joined Gillibrand in asking Trump to step down from the presidency. Members of the Democratic Women’s Working Group wrote a letter to the leaders of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform saying, “The American people deserve a full inquiry into the truth of these allegations.”
The letter notes that at least 17 women have come forward to say that the president was sexually inappropriate to them, adding that various recordings of Trump prior to his presidency (including the infamous Access Hollywood “grab ’em by the pussy” tape) appear to corroborate the allegations. The letter asks for the Committee to respond within 10 days.
Clearly catching wind of the news that the Working Group wants an investigation, Trump lashed out on Twitter Tuesday morning, calling the allegations (what else?) “fake news,” and insulting Senator Gillibrand. Trump first suggested that a call for an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations is merely a ploy by Democrats to remove him from office; he also claimed he does not know the women speaking out against him.
The president then called Gillibrand a “lightweight” and a “flunky,” and made a reference to Hillary Clinton, saying she used to beg Trump for campaign donations “and would do anything for them.”
Gillibrand fired back at Trump, saying, “You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office.” Other senators, including Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, came to Gillibrand’s defense on Twitter.
Much of the nation has begun to pay more attention to the sexual mistreatment of women in the wake of #MeToo, but clearly, there’s still much that needs to be reckoned with.
What do you think? Tell us on Twitter @BritandCo.
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Findlay Creek Real Estate Listings
Findlay Creek offers the best in modern suburban living. With over 95% of homes built after 2000, you’re sure to find a new home in this family-friendly community.
This community was made for getting outside. With the Findlay Creek Boardwalk and Diamond Jubilee Park, there are outdoor activities for all ages and skill levels.
As an emerging community, Findlay Creek is still in its early stages, which means that residents may have to travel for certain amenities.
MLS® Findlay Creek
Findlay Creek is located in the south end of Ottawa. It is one of Ottawa's newest and fastest-growing communities. With large property sizes and plenty of parks, it is built for family living. This safe and friendly community blends the big box stores and convenience you expect from suburban living, with many trails, playgrounds, and places to get out and play sports.
Development was planned for the Findlay Creek area in the late 1980s, but the project was met with pushback from local environmental groups. Development eventually began in 2003 with the construction of Findlay Creek Village by Tartan Homes and Tamarack Homes. The area continues to grow rapidly, with the population doubling between 2011 and 2016.
What To Do in Findlay Creek
Findlay Creek offers the best in suburban living. There are plenty of opportunities to get outside, whether you are walking your dog, playing basketball, or going for a family bike ride. With local restaurants and bars, there are opportunities to unwind or enjoy a date night.
Findlay Creek was mainly farmland until development began in the early 2000s. The Leitrim Wetlands are directly south of the neighbourhood, meaning the community is surrounded by protected land.
The Surrounding Area
With downtown just 20 kilometres away, you're close to everything Ottawa has to offer. Take in vibrant neighbourhoods like The Glebe or Westboro or head downtown and be a tourist in the Nation's Capital.
Whether you want to buy or sell in Findlay Creek, we’re ready to provide you with the best real estate experience. Contact us today.

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Finland: Promise in new process for waste to energy
Wednesday 23 Jan 2019New technique based on gasification – VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd has developed a new technique based on gasification, which offers a sustainable way to turn forest industry byproducts, such as bark, sawdust and forestry waste, into transport fuels and chemicals. The new technique reduces carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 90% compared to fossil fuels.
The new approach uses gasification to turn biomass into intermediate products - liquid hydrocarbons, methanol or methane - in production units integrated with communal district heating plants or forest industry power plants. The intermediate products are processed further in oil refineries to make renewable fuels or chemicals.
VTT developed and piloted the new gasification process and evaluated the competitiveness of plants based on the technique in the course of a recently concluded project called BTL2030. The distributed generation process developed by the project team makes efficient use of the energy content of biomass. Approximately 55% of the energy content is turned into transport fuels and a further 20-25% can be used to provide district heating or to produce steam for industrial processes. The new technique reduces carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 90% compared to fossil fuels.
The process is based on VTT's low-pressure, low-temperature steam gasification technology, simplified gas purification and small-scale industrial syntheses. Thanks to the small-scale approach, the heat generated by the process can be used throughout the year, and the process can be fuelled with local waste. Finland's previous plans have involved considerably larger gasification-based diesel plants, the raw material demands of which could not have been satisfied with locally sourced waste.
Source: VTT Finland
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Ghost: This is the House of Judgement sigil. We used to work with a Fallen who flew this banner.
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AN award-winning adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s post-First World War novel Mrs Dalloway will be performed at Poole Lighthouse Theatre later this month – and A&T readers can win tickets.
Dalloway, adapted for the stage by Dyad Productions, is written and directed by Elton Townend Jones and stars Rebecca Vaughan in the title role.
Conjuring the hopes and regrets of middle-and upper-class London, the adaptation of Woolf’s landmark novel is described as a compellingly feminist response to the aftermath of the First World War.
It is on at the Lighthouse on Wednesday 24th July at 8pm.
Tickets are £14 but we’ve teamed up with the Lighthouse to give one lucky reader a chance to win a pair of tickets by answering the question in this week’s leisure competition.
For a chance to win tickets, pick up a copy of your A&T edition 5th July. Competition deadline is Friday 12th July.
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Code Vein Review
I have been anticipating the release of CODE VEIN for a while now, more so because I was personally attracted to their trailers and I’m also a sucker for character customization. With its delayed release raising both excitement and expectations, after finally experiencing the game for myself I can assure you it fares better than most of the promotional videos I’ve seen. With great artwork, complex gameplay, and (of course) endless deaths, CODE VEIN is like the lovechild of Dark Souls and anime and it is pretty wonderful. While the game is not perfect, it provides a gratifying challenge for RPG enthusiasts and veterans alike that will bring in countless hours of fighting, grinding, swearing, and dying.
The general storyline of CODE VEIN is post-apocalyptic and vampiric in nature, where we play as an amnesiac Revenant who woke up in the middle of a crumbling world. Revenants are human corpses revived through the usage of engineered parasites planted in their hearts, granting them immortality. To survive, they rely on Blood Beads, which are fruit-like substances akin to human blood. If a Revenant succumbs to bloodlust, they lose their humanity and become monsters known as the “Lost”. Without giving away any more of the plot, you team up with other Revenants to fight for survival and to learn more about your past and lost memories.
Complex But Beautiful
The game starts off a little slow at first, perhaps to ease us into its incredibly complex system. From “Blood Codes” to “Haze” to “Gifts” to “Ichor”, there is a lot of information that you need to know before you can fully understand the game. Luckily, the concept itself is easy to understand if you are familiar with how RPGs work – essentially Blood Codes are like classes, Haze is similar to EXP and also acts sort of as in-game currency, Gifts are your special abilities, and Ichor is like mana.
Like a bonfire in Dark Souls, CODE VEIN has Mistle, which is a plant that acts as a checkpoint. There, you can save your progress, regenerate health, level up, and even teleport to other activated Mistles – including travelling back to your Home Base, where you can upgrade weapons, stock up on inventory, and change the thickness of your eyebrows. The Mistle where you last rested is also where you will revive when killed. The tricky part is after resting by the Mistle plant, all of the Lost you slaughtered will respawn. For some, this is a great way to harvest Haze, but for others this can be somewhat of a chore.
The versatility of the game is excellent, from being about to change your character’s appearance to customizing the way they fight. The game feels incredibly personalized to you and how you want to experience it, making the player feel involved with the Protagonist’s growth and progression in the storyline. You are basically making the character of your dreams, from the color of your eyeshadow to the fighting style you want to have. Do you want to look like a tall and handsome Revenant with the ability to cast spells, or do you want to look like a warrior princess who wields heavy axes? The customization possibilities are endless and a lot of fun to play with. Don’t worry, you aren’t stuck with your pink hair and purple eyes with forever – you can always change your look in your Home Base later. And if you ever want to try a long-range style of fighting, you can switch your Blood Code anytime during the game.
A Challenge That Will Hook You In
Wandering around new areas felt pretty seamless, with no interruptions between different locations and the occasional fog gates separating one place from the other. The controls were responsive and the graphics stayed quite consistent, making it easy to explore and maneuver. During fights, there was no noticeable lag despite hoards of monsters running at you, allowing you to focus on the battle at hand and trying to time your attacks and dodges effectively. On the other hand, there were times when the enemies in the background had an obvious stutter in their movements, and that’s where you notice the quality drop. However, that was mostly for things that moved in the background, which didn’t affect gameplay and was more distracting than significant.
Putting some minor blunders aside, CODE VEIN offered a challenge so satisfying that I couldn’t stop playing. It was very welcoming – it’s Souls-like with attractive anime characters and an interesting storyline. Being someone who was a little intimidated by the Souls series, personally CODE VEIN made this genre of action RPG easier to tackle. Although difficult to master, the game provided a great challenge, a nice variety of enemies, and even some decent jump-scares from the Lost hiding in the shadows. All in all, CODE VEIN is great for those who enjoy RPGs and want to feel like they’ve earned the win. Even though I died a lot and there were slight quality issues, CODE VEIN is a game I definitely see myself going back to again and again.
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- Intricate character customization tools
- Ease of travel between locations
- Great flow in storytelling
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Jun 29, 2020 · Gen Zers (born 1996–2012) are coming of age. By 2025, the group will make up a quarter of the Asia–Pacific (APAC) region’s population—the same as millennials (born 1980–1995). By 2025, the group will make up a quarter of the Asia–Pacific (APAC) region’s population—the same as millennials (born 1980–1995).
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Oct 26, 2022 · Key Findings. California voters have now received their mail ballots, and the November 8 general election has entered its final stage. Amid rising prices and economic uncertainty—as well as deep partisan divisions over social and political issues—Californians are processing a great deal of information to help them choose state constitutional officers and state legislators and to make ...
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Jouyama is a very small mountain in Shirahama with two viewing platforms that look out over the Nojimazaki cape. The trail is quite short and easy to hike, but provides some beautiful scenery: from mountain passes, to outlook points, to tree-covered cliffs.
There are several possible entrances, but the easiest place to park is on the west end of the trail (marked on the trail map and the embedded map below). There are parking spaces along the side of the road, but they are poorly marked and easy to miss. You have to walk on the road at first, then follow signs for the path (labeled 城山遊歩道) which will lead you through fields to the entrance.
The path is not well maintained, and I definitely recommend grabbing a hiking stick from the stand toward the beginning of the trail. There’s a fork in the path here, so follow the stairs up to get to the first viewing platform. This part of the trail is a bit less perilous than the second half, and has sturdy wooden stairs to climb. However, the trail transforms completely after platform #1. To get to the second platform, you have to follow a tiny winding path with sharp drops on either side (this is where I found the hiking stick handy). The platform is little more than a shoddily-constructed metal frame, and the view is no better than from the first one. However, if you want to hike the whole trail, you might as well check it out.
After that, the path leads down the mountain to a temple where you can leave your staff. You’ll follow the road to the right through a charming residential farming area and past a couple more temples. After walking through a couple of fields, you will find another entrance to the trail that leads up some stairs to where the path forked off at the beginning.
You can see a map of the trail (Japanese) here: http://www.mboso-etoko.jp/top/photo/Lphoto/20100603133241066.pdf


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"The Guardian is reporting on what may be the weirdest Hurricane Katrina story yet. Military trained dolphins may have been released into the wild by the Hurricane's devastation." From the article: "Experts who have studied the U.S. navy's cetacean training exercises claim the 36 mammals could be carrying 'toxic dart' guns. Divers and surfers risk attack, they claim, from a species considered to be among the planet's smartest. The U.S. navy admits it has been training dolphins for military purposes, but has refused to confirm that any are missing. Dolphins have been trained in attack-and-kill missions since the Cold War. The U.S. Atlantic bottlenose dolphins have apparently been taught to shoot terrorists attacking military vessels. Their coastal compound was breached during the storm, sweeping them out to sea. But those who have studied the controversial use of dolphins in the U.S. defence programme claim it is vital they are caught quickly."


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Presentation on theme: "Highly containment laboratory in the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan: activities, circumstances, and future challenges Masayuki."— Presentation transcript:
Highly containment laboratory in the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan: activities, circumstances, and future challenges Masayuki Saijo, M.D., Ph. D Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Current situation of BSL-4 facilities in NIID Glove box-type BSL-4 facility was constructed and installed in the NIID (Murayama annex) in early 1980’s. Role of the Special Pathogens Laboratory in Dept Virol 1, NIID –Basic science for viral hemorrhagic fevers and other emerging virus infections –Quality Control of Smallpox vaccine –Preparedness for the risk of viral The BSL-4 facility has not yet operated as BSL-4 facility but as BSL- 3 laboratories. –Opposition by the residents and local municipality to the operation of the facility as BSL-4
Japanese Infectious Control Law Ebolavirus, Marburg virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Lassa virus, South American hemorrhagic fever viruses, Variola virus, and Yersinia pestis are defined as BSL-4 pathogens in the JIDC law. The law restricts importation, possession, transportation, transfer and sterilization. Furthermore, the law tightened the control of animal importation.
Research Activities in Highly Containment Laboratory Development of diagnostic systems for Hemorrhagic fever viruses (Ebola, Marburg, CCHF, Lassa, etc) -mission Monkeypox virus infections –Pathogenesis, diagnostics, immunology SARS –Diagnostics, Vaccine development, Animal model development, and Pathogenesis Efficacy assessment of a newly developed highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine using nonhuman primate models Efficacy assessment of a highly attenuated smallpox vaccine, LC16m8, using nonhuman primate models –Induction of protective efficacy, Post-exposure vaccination, long-term efficacy
Recombinant NP-based diagnosis of CCHF Tang Q, et al. A patient with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever diagnosed with recombinant nucleoprotein-based antibody detection systems. Clin Diag Lab Immunol 10:489-491, 2003
Clinical course Patient: 28-year old shepherd in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 2001 Symptoms ： fever, unconsciousness, hemorrhage (nostril, gingiva, rectum) Laboratory findings ： anemia (Hb 10.0 g/dl), thrombocytopenia (8.4 10 10 /L), elevated transaminases (ALT, AST, LDH;173, 216, 268 U/L), hyperbilirubinamia, hypoalbuminamia
Virological test results on CCHF virus infection Days from onset 159 (Days) RT-PCR (nested)+-- Ag-capture ELISA0.3810.0070.000 (OD 405 ) IgG-ELISA (1:100)0.0750.9241.882 (OD 405 ) (1:400)0.0310.4860.972 IgM-capture ELISA (OD 405 ) (1:100)0.0202.6922.711 (1:400)0.0401.6062.001 200 300 159NC
International collaborations US CDC (Atlanta, GA) –Ebola, Marburg, Smallpox (vaccine study) INSERM (Lyon, France) –Lassa, Marburg China CDC (Beijing, China) –Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever RITM (Manila, the Philippines) –Reston Ebolavirus University of Maiduguri (Maiduguri, Nigeria) –Hemorrhagic fevers University of Ghana (Acura, Ghana) –Hemorrhagic fevers
Future challenges -key player- Need to operate the facility as BSL-4 laboratory in order to prepare the possible outbreak of highly pathogenic hemorrhagic fever virus infections and other novel emerging infections not only in Japan, but also in the other part of the world. Need to play an important role to combat the highly pathogenic infections in collaboration with the key partners in the world.
Future challenges -operation- Requirement of mutual understandings on the safety and operation risks between the NIID and communities. Requirement of mutual collaboration to the operation of BSL-4 facilities between NIID and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan.
Action plans Mutual understanding –Periodical seminars on infections diseases to the residents in communities –Establishment of Safety committee between the local municipalities and the NIID –Others Mutual collaboration –Between the NIID and MHLW –Between the NIID and Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology –Between the NIID and Academics
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WINDHOEK – The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), one of the largest Namibian beneficiary shareholders in Shoprite Holdings, has spoken out against the ill treatment of workers and indecent wages at Shoprite, as well as its support for the calls for Shoprite to drop the lawsuit against its workers.
“The Shoprite saga has brought out issues that we as a fund feel very strongly about and we have taken this matter up through our service providers,” said GIPF’s General Manager for investment Conville Britz, in response to detailed questions from New Era.
Britz said the fund asked asset managers to look into the matter.
GIPF’s money invested into Shoprite Holdings accounts for more than 11,5 million shares, worth about N$2,3 billion at the time, according to the 2017 Shoprite Holdings financial report. For the year ended July 2017, Shoprite posted a profit of N$4,3 billion, and paid out dividends worth N$2,2 billion. Shoprite, which is dual listed on the JSE and Namibia Stock Exchange, is trading at about N$200 per share.
The GIPF’s investments into Shoprite Holdings are invested through local and foreign asset managers, who have investment mandates from the pension fund. GIPF manages the pensions of more than 100 000 civil servants and employees at public enterprises.
Although the calls for the boycott and public demonstrations in Windhoek last week forced Shoprite Namibia to drop its N$4.5 million lawsuit against 93 Namibian workers, the trade unions in South Africa and Namibia say the boycott would continue until Shoprite abandon the internal disciplinary hearings against the employees.
Shoprite last week Friday said that “the internal disciplinary hearing against these employees are continuing and an outcome is expected in the next few weeks”. The N$4,5 million lawsuit was for Shoprite to recover what it said are losses incurred when the workers went on an industrial strike demanding improved working conditions and salary increments in 2015. South African’s biggest trade union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), joined the calls to boycott Shoprite stores in South Africa, in solidarity with the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW).
It was in the 2017 financial report that Shoprite made it known its former CEO Whitey Basson received a N$50 million bonus, on top of his annual remuneration package of N$49,7 million, which caused a public outrage over its size while employees are being paid peanuts.
According to Britz, the “brief from our service providers is that this matter has been addressed favourably and we are comforted that we have assisted in the process. Our goal as stated earlier is to secure the value of GIPF and in so doing, we track news and any other communication affecting our operations.”
“We therefore provide assurance that we will keenly follow this matter to ensure that the values of the Shoprite Group are closely aligned to ours,” said Britz.
Although Basson retired on September 30, 2016, he continued to serve his 12 months notice period until September 30, 2017. The bonus was for the 70-year-old Basson reaching his growth target as CEO. Basson is said to have worked at Shoprite for 45 years, working as the man in charge since 1979.
Ironically, both Basson and GIPF appear on the same list of beneficiary shareholders, with Basson holding lesser shares than GIPF, that total at about 9,1 million shares when compared to that of GIPF. The Namibian pension fund is not the only government owned fund with shares in Shoprite. Other pension funds include that of the government of Norway, and the South African government pension fund.
The Shoprite Holdings wholly owns OK Bazaars Namibia, Shoprite Namibia (Pty), Sentra Namibia Ltd. The holding group also owns OK Furniture and House & Homes, while the properties through which it operates its retailing empire are owned through a Mauritius registered Shoprite International.
Britz said GIPF is adamant that it is aware that “as a large investor, our investments should meet global best practice when it comes to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters.” GIPF he said is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing, which supports global initiatives around ESG.
“We also defined our own internal areas of focus for such initiatives and these have been incorporated into our Responsible Investment Policy. Labour issues are critical to the success of all companies and therefore forms an integral part of our focus when considering ESG.
GIPF has segregated mandates with numerous service providers which perform asset management functions on a discretionary basis, which means that they invest in counters that they research and consider to be worthy of investment,” he said.

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Viking Hiking (and Mead)
Hike at Buena Vista Park and Visit Twisted Horn Mead and Cider in San Diego County
Engage in some Viking hiking at Buena Vista Park via a 2-mile loop trail that features a steep warrior ascent (almost all the way to Asgard!), expansive chaparral fields (Freyja would be proud), and a hidden wetland with ferocious beasts (okay, it’s actually a pond with cute ducks!). After the journey, reward yourself at a mead hall fit for the likes of Odin ... and you!
Park and check out the adjacent pond before starting your adventure. There is a surprising amount of local waterfowl here—mallards dominate the flock, but you can also find coots and geese. Search for the colorful crests of wood ducks amongst the waddlers and a resident black-crowned night heron perched on a tree branch above the water. Start hiking on a dirt path at the southern end of the lot.
Check the map at the shaded bench. There are multiple options to complete the loop, but we recommend taking the left path. The trail immediately provides a leg-hammering ascent to bring out your inner Thor. At the top, enjoy the expansive panoramas of the park and surrounding suburbs of Vista—the park is, after all, named for its good views. Explore the different viewpoints before heading down the steep northeastern slope that takes you to the creekbed.
Follow the stream south; the trail becomes shaded here under gnarled oaks and is perfect for a cooldown. There is also a picturesque bridge that crosses the stream (just be sure to stay on the trail as there is poison oak here). When the trees part, stay left to reach a large meadow framed by rolling hills, a prime spot for photography and the final stretch of your park exploration as it deposits you back at the lot.
Bonus Mead: Head to nearby Twisted Horn Mead and Cider to complete your Vista Valhalla Voyage. It’s no surprise this drinking establishment with patio seating is Nordic themed (check out the mead hall!), the perfect atmosphere for your indulgence in all things mead. What’s more, the mead is some of the best in Southern California. We love the bochet-style Thor’s Mighty Impearment, but are truly obsessed with Freyja’s Obsession (orange blossom honey, strawberry and Madagascar vanilla!). Skol!
To get to the Buena Vista Park lot and trailhead, from the north take the CA-78 to the Melrose Dr. exit and head south. Stay on Melrose for nearly 3 miles before turning right onto Shadowridge Dr. The park entrance and lot will be your first left. Dog-friendly!
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Most of the Chicago residents who grew up in the shadow of the world's busiest airport have developed a kind of love-hate relationship with the planes that take off from and land at the airport so unceasingly.
Jack Saporito, the director of the Alliance of Residents Concerning O'Hare, an anti-noise and pollution group, grew up near the O'Hare neighborhood and used to ride his bike to watch construction of the airport, which opened in 1955 as an alternative to overcrowded Midway.
He said he worries about the effects of the chronic noise and pollution of residents in the city and surrounding suburbs, and his group, which claims a membership list of 1,200, continues to campaign against issues such as runways additions.
"Residents will tell you they get used to the noise," Saporito said. "They've lived there all their lives, and I don't think they know the harm it's doing to their hearing."
The O'Hare neighborhood is a jagged piece of land that includes the airport property, a 185-foot strip of land along Foster Avenue that was annexed to attach the neighborhood to the city, and another strip bordered by Peterson Avenue on the north, Belmont Avenue on the south, Cumberland Avenue on the east and the Des Plaines River on the west. This area houses most of the residents.
The 11,000 residents are mostly white -- 94.3 percent, according to 1990 U.S. Census figures -- and relatively affluent, with a median income of $43,108. The neighborhood is heavily populated with European immigrants from Italy and Poland; 21 percent are foreign-born.
Despite its relatively quiet streets, O'Hare is not necessarily a youthful community, since many of its residents are retirees, are childless or are unmarried condominium owners who work in the airline industry. Seeing pilots and flight attendants waiting for the bus on Cumberland Avenue or Higgins Road is common.
Resident Sam Marino said he worries over the safety of his five-year-old son because of the traffic going by too fast on his street, Leland Avenue.
"I'm afraid to have him play outside," he said, despite a prominent street sign he helped get posted that reads: Slow/Children Playing.
Another indication of the absence of many children is the lack of schools in the area. O'Hare is served by one public elementary school, the Everett McKinley Dirksen school, and one private school run by the local Catholic parish, Our Lady Mother of the Church. High school students attend William Howard Taft High School.
Like its namesake, the neighborhood officially dates to 1949, when construction of the airport began. The area was settled originally by families from New England in the 1840s. One family, the Scotts, donated their orchard for a depot. The village that grew there was named Orchard Place, located in what is now the northeastern corner of O'Hare International Airport.
During World War II, the War Department acquired the village land for airplane manufacturing. The resulting Douglas Aircraft Co. plant was ultimately the largest manufacturer in the country. Its flying field became known as Chicago Orchard Airport, which is why the navigational abbreviation appearing on customer baggage remains ORD to this day.
After the war, the plant was closed, but by then the city already was looking for airport sites to relieve overcrowded Midway.
In 1955 the new airport officially opened, taking its name from a downed Chicago World War II hero, Edward "Butch" O'Hare. Around the airport, commercial land was snapped up, and even today 60 percent of the neighborhood remains commercial, with most of the businesses in the retail or service sector.
Along Cumberland Avenue and River Road is a myriad of commercial shopping centers. Besides the ever-present planes and the steel and glass of nearby Rosemont's airport hotel megalopolis, the skyline is dominated by the spires of the St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church on Cumberland Avenue. Other prominent features are the Schiller Woods Forest Preserve and the Indian Boundary golf course that dominate the neighborhood's south section.
Residents are privy to easily accessed transportation via Cumberland Avenue, the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate Highway 90) and the River Road CTA stop for the Congress rapid transit line. In addition, the area is served by PACE buses.
The small residential area in the neighborhood is dominated by expensive single-family homes to the south around the forest preserve land and a combination of single-family, three-flats and apartment buildings on the north side. Most of the single-family dwellings are ranch homes or bi-levels built in the 1960s and 1970s with brick facing and neatly kept yards where statuary and topiary trimmed bushes are common.
Faye Redzovic, a Century 21 Realtor, estimated that the homes in the area range from $200,000 to $300,000.
"It's a very prestigious part of Chicago," she said during a recent open house where she showed a three-bedroom, two-bath bi-level on the market for $253,000. "These homes are quality-built and well-taken care of. And it's a very safe neighborhood."
When prospective home buyers ask about the noisy O'Hare traffic, Redzovic said she gives them an honest reply.
"I say when you're outside, you hear it, and when you're inside, it's not as bad."
Yes, the planes are usually foremost in residents' minds. It is the old love-hate relationship again. Residents don't like the ever-present rumble, but most cannot imagine the neighborhood without it.
"All the neighbors are wonderful, and it's quiet. I really mean it," said Rita Deleo, a hairdresser who has lived in the neighborhood for 17 years. "The planes, we're so used to it. It's like the noise is there, but it's not there."


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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Texas space aficionados hope rockets will someday be launched into orbit from a beachside site near the U.S.-Mexico border, but a tight state budget and a previously frustrated attempt to land such a spaceport could complicate efforts.
Backers of a proposal to build a launch site at Boca Chica Beach, about 25 miles east of Brownsville, concede finding more money to lure California-based SpaceX to the state’s southernmost tip will be a challenge.
An underfunded education system and health care reform are just a sample of the issues facing lawmakers in the upcoming session. With the University of Texas Board of Regents also pushing to accelerate creation of a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley, the proposed spaceport will not even be the biggest local economic development cause.
Still, some officials think the state’s ability to offer a blank canvas for a dedicated commercial spaceport in the same state where SpaceX already tests its rocket engines could prove attractive, even if Texas cannot match the money being waved by some competitors.
“There is a point that we’re not going to be able to reach and I don’t know that we’ll ever be able to be as financially competitive as either one of those, Florida or Puerto Rico,” said state Rep. Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville. “I’m also sensitive to the fact that these are taxpayer dollars that we should still be reasonable with how much we offer.”
Oliveira recently attended a meeting with staff to discuss creating a fund to promote aerospace businesses picking Texas. He said the state had pledged $3.2 million toward enticing SpaceX. Texas’ economic development arm, contained within the governor’s office, does not comment on its negotiations. The local economic development council is expected to put up about another $3 million. But Oliveira’s heard talk of Florida offering upward of $10 million. A spokesperson with Space Florida, the state’s dedicated space agency, did not return a call seeking comment.
“I’ve told everybody who’s asking for money that they’re in line with school children, universities, the mentally ill, health care, everybody is in line wanting to get their fair share so it’s not going to be easy,” Oliveira said. “But we’ll do the best we can.”
Texas’ potential also hinges on an environmental review underway for the Federal Aviation Administration. Preliminary results are expected early next year. And SpaceX is in the early stages of the review process, said spokeswoman Katherine Nelson, adding that Georgia is also in the running.
The company, run by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, currently launches most of its rockets from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, but plans to begin some from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base next year. Still, it’s looking for additional launch capacity, and not having to compete with the government for launch windows would be an advantage.
“For companies, like SpaceX, who are looking for a place to base operations, Texas holds a strategic advantage over other states by being able to provide commercial payload launch space without over-flight issues or competing with NASA and the Air Force for launch times,” said Josh Havens, spokesman for Gov. Rick Perry.
Blue Origin, a company founded by Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, already operates a private spaceport on a sprawling private ranch in West Texas where it is testing a vertical takeoff and landing ship.
Next door, New Mexico officials are wringing their hands as they near completion of a $209 million commercial spaceport that is so far not seeing the traffic and economic development boom they anticipated from their partner Virgin Galactic.
The SpaceX project be an estimated $80 million capital investment and create some 600 jobs, according to Gilberto Salinas, executive vice-president at the Brownsville Economic Development Council. He said the rule of thumb would call for putting together an incentive package of grants, in-kind services, workforce training and other carrots totalling about 10 per cent of that total.
A decade ago, the Legislature allocated money to a Spaceport Trust Fund, and about $500,000 was distributed in early 2002 to each of three spaceport efforts around the state. But within months staff was recommending the state abolish the Texas Aerospace Commission because the “commercial space industry has declined significantly in recent years.” Eventually those responsibilities were folded into the economic development wing of Perry’s office.
Oliveira and State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville said resurrecting that fund or one like it is one option.
“Issues of statewide significance will be probably easier to address than those that are district only or regional only,” Lucio said. “So I think that we’ll be able to convince our colleagues that this will be a good thing for all of Texas.”
The shadow of the previous effort could loom over current talks. Rick Tumlinson, a founder and chairman of the private Texas Space Alliance, which promotes space industry development, said the earlier spaceport effort was premature.
“They set up for the game too early and it’s unfortunate because now it makes it a harder sell when it’s really happening,” Tumlinson said.
Tumlinson said he expects SpaceX’s demand for launch capacity to grow dramatically in the next few years. The company has told the FAA it would hold 12 launches per year at the site. Earlier this year, it was the first private company to send a cargo vehicle to resupply the space station.
“We’re going to regret it forever if they put that spaceport in another state,” Tumlinson said.
- NASA report outlines vision for long-term human lunar exploration - April 5, 2020
- Third Starship prototype destroyed in tanking test - April 4, 2020
- Virgin Orbit selects Japanese airport as launch site - April 3, 2020


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- Welcome and farewell dinners; guided sightseeing, visit the Egyptian Museum and the pyramids. in Giza
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- Guided sightseeing, visit the Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings and Queens
- Guided visit of Temple of Horus
- Guided visit of the temple
- Visit Wordsworth's village; [LF] try original Grasmere Gingerbread
- Guided sightseeing, visit the High Dam, the unfinished obelisk, and the Philae Temple of Isis; [LF] Felucca sail around Kitchener's Island and the Mausoleum of Aga Khan
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Guided sightseeing in and around Africa's largest metropolis starts at the EGYPTIAN MUSEUM. See Tutankhamun's fabulous treasures, an exciting first encounter with the splendor of three millennia of Egyptian civilization. Next, depart for GIZA. Take a close-up look at the enigmatic SPHINX and the daunting Great Pyramids. Cheops, with an original height of 496 feet, is the most colossal pyramid ever built.
Board your flight to Luxor, where you will embark your cruise ship to enjoy lunch. In the afternoon, guided sightseeing features visits to KARNAK TEMPLE and LUXOR TEMPLE.
This morning, guided sightseeing focuses on the VALLEY OF KINGS & QUEENS on the West Bank of the Nile, where generations of pharaohs and nobles were buried in great splendor in crypts cut into the cliffs. Sixty-two royal tombs have been uncovered so far, of which only the tomb of Tutankhamun was largely undisturbed when discovered in 1922. Visit DEIR EL-BAHRI, Queen Hatshepsut's monumental rock temple, before returning to your ship where a Captain's welcome cocktail party awaits you. Sail to Edfu.
In Edfu, visit the TEMPLE OF HORUS with its menacing black stone statue of the falcon god. Built in the time of Cleopatra about 2,000 years ago, it is recent by Egyptian standards and beautifully preserved. Have lunch on board and continue your leisurely cruise down Egypt's river of destiny. Dock at Kom Ombo for a short walk to visit its bluff-top TEMPLE dedicated to the crocodile and falcon gods. You can haggle for bargains in the local market. This evening, enjoy a Galabeya party on board.
Marvel at the gigantic Aswan HIGH DAM, completed in 1970. Next, stop at the ancient GRANITE QUARRIES to see the famous unfinished obelisk and visit the PHILAE TEMPLE OF ISIS, transplanted from the submerged island of Philae. Highlight is a FELUCCA SAIL around Kitchener's Island and the Mausoleum of Aga Khan. A Nubian Folklore Show is the perfect way to celebrate your Nile Cruise.
After disembarkation, enjoy some free time in Aswan. An optional excursion to stunning Abu Simbel is available.
Board your flight to Cairo. This evening, a farewell dinner awaits at your hotel.
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
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Chinese autonomous startup TuSimple has piled in to the U.S. commercial trucking market, lured by greener pastures abroad. Muddled regulations have made China less attractive despite heavy government support. As trucks travelling regular routes are easier to automate than cars navigating traffic, Beijing’s slow start could suggest a bigger problem.
It is understandable why TuSimple, backed by chipmaker Nvidia and Chinese search portal Sina among others, is attracted to the vast U.S. highway network. The local trucking market generated over $700 billion in revenue in 2017, according to industry association data. But companies are struggling to recruit; the average American trucker is around 50 years old: in short, ripe for automation.
TuSimple says it is already making “level 4” deliveries in Arizona – fully independent vehicles slightly less adaptable than human drivers – and will soon do the same in Texas. That’s an impressive start given the competition: Alphabet’s Waymo is in the market, as well as automakers like Tesla, Daimler and Volvo. The thesis is that autonomous trucking offers a quicker route to commercial viability than passenger vehicles, which are more challenging technologically and legally.
China has moved more slowly. The U.S. Department of Transportation released a first draft of AV policy guidance in 2016; more than half of the states have introduced related legislation. By contrast, China’s national guidelines on AV road tests were released last April. There are other obstacles. China’s freight industry is regionally fragmented, and employs hordes of drivers who tend to protest, sometimes violently, layoffs or salary cuts. Local officials often support labour in such cases, which discourages companies from replacing them with AI.
Top Chinese software engineers are also flocking to Silicon Valley, following Baidu, which plans to pair up with California’s Udelv to build autonomous delivery vans for Walmart. Brain drain could keep the technology gap wide; a McKinsey report argues AV adoption in the People’s Republic could trail the United States by as much as three years.
Beijing hopes to close the gap; economic planners expect half of the new vehicles sold in China to have some autonomous functions by 2020. Equity funding for Chinese trucking startups has overtaken American investment in the last three years, according to CB Insights. Money will help, but the road still looks long.


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In the late 1960s, a vibrant Black avant-garde art and music movement was blooming in Chicago. The movement revolved around two distinct but interrelated collectives; AfriCOBRA (African Commune Of Bad Relevant Artists) and the AACM (Association for The Advancement of Creative Musicians). While there have been recent strides made to celebrate AfriCOBRA’s legacy (the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s The Freedom Principle exhibition and a book by co-founder Wadsworth A. Jarrell)—AACM has long been recognized for producing some of the greatest improvisational and experimental musicians in the world, counting Amina Claudine Myers, Lester Bowie, Nichole Mitchell, Matana Roberts and others among its ranks.
One of the more well-known first-generation AACM members is trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith. For over five decades, Smith has carved out his own set of unique musical spaces, and his work is consistently challenging and imaginative. For his latest, Sun Beans of Shimmering Light, Smith joins with woodwind player and instrument-maker Douglas R. Ewart and drummer Mike Reed for a set of improvisational works that are both intentional and fueled by curiosity.
The album’s opener, “Constellations And Conjunctional Spaces” sets the tone; Smith and Ewart’s playing melds seamlessly, while Reed’s flourishes add tasteful rhythmic and tonal accents. On “Super Moon Rising,” Smith’s bright tone and Reed’s playing are particularly impressive, providing a dynamic and ever-shifting bed of percussion for Smith and Ewart to play both in and around. “Unknown Forces” begins by showcasing Smith’s strength as a soloist. Smith’s lines are soulful and patiently phrased, jutting out between each daring moment of silence.
On Sun Beans of Shimmering Light, these experienced players carry on a legacy of experimental music and boundless creativity that started so many decades ago. That Smith continues to present music from the very cutting edge of jazz and improvised music after so many years of challenging the genre’s conventions is an impressive and inspiring feat.


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Hey Sunday Brewers!
Here’s a glimpse at what’s inside this week’s ‘Brew:
🔥 A simple technique for reversing the grip of negative emotions and replacing them with positive feelings
🔥 Clients and prospects think more favorably of you when you do *this* on LinkedIn
🔥 How some FAs are able to consistently generate leads with YouTube
The First Sip
After losing his wife of 72 years several years ago, 100-year-old Peter Davies said he felt like a “lost soul.”
Shortly after her passing, he knew he had to do something to occupy his time.
So he started volunteering at a primary school in his town of Bollington in Cheshire, England.
Helping local school children learn to read.
“I’m sure I get more out of it than the children do. It is a lovely, warm feeling [that] I belong,” Davies told the BBC.
“I’m not this old man who lives on his own. I’m part of the community, which is great.”
Hilariously enough, he also says his volunteering is giving him a lot of “street cred” in his village 😂
“My street cred is tremendous because I’ll be going anywhere in the village and a child will shout out ‘Hello Mr Davies’ and I feel 10 feet tall,” he said.
While Davies claims he gets more out of the experience than anyone else, the school’s head teacher would counter that statement.
Vicky McPherson describes him as inspirational, generous, considerate, and thoughtful.
“He has gifted his time to so many children over the last six years to instill a love of reading that we will never be able to say thank you,” McPherson said.
You can check out the full BBC video feature here!
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If you’ve been around my team here at Advisorist for any length of time, then you know we’re strong believers in having an “attitude of gratitude.”
We genuinely believe that a posture of gratitude has the ability to change how you think, feel, and perform.
And we’re not the only ones.
There are countless double-blind, placebo-controlled studies that show a significant correlation between gratitude and happiness + success.
It’s no longer a theory or cute idea (like many have claimed over the years)… it’s a commonly accepted fact among social scientists.
As Dr. Mealanie Greenberg puts it:
“Feeling and expressing gratitude turns our mental focus to the positive, which compensates for our brains’ natural tendency to focus on threats, worries, and negative aspects of life.”
Gratitude actually CREATES positive emotions and REVERSES the grip of negative emotions.
Pretty incredible stuff…
And if you’re looking for a way to try it yourself, I’ve got a simple little exercise for you.
It takes about 15 minutes.
Here’s how it works:
- Call to mind a person who once did something for you (which you’re grateful for) but to whom you never got a chance to express deep gratitude.
- Write a letter to this person (addressing them directly).
- Describe in specific terms why you’re grateful for this person and how their actions have positively impacted you.
If the person is still alive, consider sending them the letter.
But even if they aren’t, the simple process of putting your brain into a place of gratitude can prime you for success.
☕ TL;DR: Write somebody special a letter of gratitude – you’ll feel better.
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Occidental, 1PointFive to Give Texas the World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Plant
International energy company Occidental and its subsidiary CCUS platform 1PointFive announced on 25 Aug plans to begin detailed engineering and early site construction for their first large-scale Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant in Ector County, Texas, near Oxy’s portfolio of acreage and infrastructure that are conducive to safe and secure storage of carbon dioxide.
The first stage of construction, which includes site preparation and road work, is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2022 and start-up is expected in late 2024. Upon completion, the first DAC plant will be the world’s largest of its kind and would be an important step in advancing Oxy’s low-carbon strategy to deliver large-scale carbon management solutions that accelerate a net-zero economy.
Once operational, the plant is expected to capture up to 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year with the capability to scale up to 1 million metric tons per year. 1PointFive has announced a scenario to deploy 70 DAC facilities worldwide by 2035 under current compliance and market scenarios.
The decision to proceed with construction follows the successful completion of a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) study and extensive testing and validation at the Carbon Engineering Innovation Centre.
1PointFive partnered with Carbon Engineering, a climate solutions company, to commercialize and deploy DAC technology at scale. 1PointFive has also agreed on substantive terms with Worley for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, and expects to work toward a definitive agreement for the EPC contract by the end of the year.
“The construction of Oxy’s first DAC plant is an important milestone on the pathway to achieving our net-zero ambitions and helping the world meet the Paris Agreement’s climate goals,” said Vicki Hollub, President and CEO, Oxy. “We are fortunate to partner with Carbon Engineering and Worley, who share our vision in creating a carbon removal industry that can accelerate the path to net zero.”
“Construction of this transformative facility begins our journey toward providing commercial-scale DAC solutions that reduce and remove carbon emissions,” said Richard Jackson, President, U.S. Onshore Resources and Carbon Management, Operations, Oxy.
“This plant’s development is rooted in our carbon management expertise, strong record of delivering major projects and existing infrastructure that supports the commercialization of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies. This plant could also anchor future low carbon projects and strengthen our portfolio of carbon management solutions.”
“Carbon Engineering has been innovating for more than a decade to deliver climate solutions at megaton scale,” said Daniel Friedmann, CEO, Carbon Engineering.
“Now, with construction starting on this first, large-scale facility, we are seeing our vision become a reality. In collaboration with our partners at 1PointFive and Oxy, today marks a pivotal moment in the deployment of Carbon Engineering’s large-scale Direct Air Capture solutions.”
The plant is expected to provide cost-effective solutions that hard-to-decarbonize industries can use in conjunction with their own emissions reduction programs to help achieve net zero.
Captured carbon dioxide can be safely sequestered deep underground in saline formations or used in the production of hydrocarbons to enable lower-carbon or net-zero transportation fuels, and in products like chemicals and building materials.
1PointFive has advanced product sales for the plant, including carbon removal credit purchases from Airbus, Shopify and ThermoFisher, and Oxy reached an offtake agreement with SK Trading International for an opportunity to purchase net-zero oil.
Oxy also entered into an agreement with Origis Energy to provide zero-emission solar power for the DAC plant and other projects in the Permian Basin.
The project is expected to employ more than 1,000 people during the construction phase and up to 75 once operational. The Inflation Reduction Act’s increased incentives will further accelerate DAC deployment as a solution to help achieve net zero.
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This time next week we will embark upon this trail to new venues & journey into new art doll directions. The figures are packed & ready to embark if their carrier can get her feet to moving. Are we excited to be seeing the bright lights of Vegas after many years of hibernating in another world? Last visit was at the TROPICANA which was wonderful & fascinating. This trip it will be at the BALLY's & hope it will be comparable in comfort.
We're coming out of our shell & its' so hard to do that when shooting for new horizons at our age.


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Often a mineral that rubs off dead skin cells evens skin texture.
Sometimes used as a caustic or astringent.
Reduces the pH level of skin.
An inflammation of the skin disease caused by oil glands blocking pores, know as pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads on the surface of skin.
Acrylic has moisture barrier or wall with waterproofing, water repelling properties.
A darkly pigmented or colored area on the skin that arises with age.
AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acids):
chemicals that reproduce an abrasive by sloughing dead skin cells to reveal new, fresh cells underneath.
An amino acid found in lots of moisturizers.
Used to dissolve oil, but as well as a moisturizer dependent on type, e.g. cetearyl alcohol.
Any non-acid substance with a pH greater than 7. It increases pH level of skin.
A botanical extract said to cure and soothe. Used in creams and topical preparations for the skin. It protects the skin from irritants.
A substance that causes an allergic reaction.
Reaction to an allergen; generally characterized by redness, itching, or swelling.
Vegetable oil derived from almonds with softening properties. It usually used in cosmetics. It is the oil high in moisturizing fatty acids.
It is a succulent plant, the ingredient derived from the aloe plant, used to moisturize skin. Very beneficial to damaged, dry, chapped or sun-exposed skin and it is the most widely recognized skin care ingredients.
Alpha Hydroxy is an active substance with exfoliating and emollient properties.
Botanical root trusted to have emollient and comforting capabilities for skin.
Normally used in lotions so as to promote a creamy texture.
Naturally occurs in human protein, used to put in moisturizing properties to lotions, creams, and conditioners.
It is the products to help lessen the signs of aging.
It is the offsets bacteria growth and reproduction.
Treatment that reduces inflammation.
Any ingredient that reduces certain signs of inflammation, such as swelling, tenderness, pain, itching, or redness.
Inhibits microbial growth. It is the substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microbes such as bacteria, fungi, or viruses.
It is a substance that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals and the ingredient helps eliminate free radical attack.
Also known as vitamin C.
Used to take out skin surface oils and to temporarily help appearance of pores.
An anti-inflammatory and soothing agent, derived from German chamomile. It is a superb analgesic, detoxifier, and calming to the skin.

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