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Dymorla was irritated, and her head was swimming. Things were going awry far too often. After nearly a hundred years of spell casting, one would think that she would have it down pat! After all, how hard was it to conjure a few thousand zombies? Generally, her patience was nearly infinite, but she realized that she was running out of both time and options.
Of course, she should have expected these types of setbacks. It really wasn’t too long ago that she embarked upon this new path. Her self appointed mission necessitated new plans and spells – not the type of magic she was used to. .
All this meddling was also very unlike her. However, she knew full well that the world was changing far too rapidly – and not for the better. Next time, she would make sure that the Zombies …
Suddenly, the furry little creature she affectionately called Willy burst into the laboratory, “M’Lady! Come quick! Girl is sick! We captured them. Sick, she is! Come!”
He ran out, not waiting to see if Dymorla would follow.
“Dear me! What have those fur balls done this time?
Cookie woke with Djar leaning over her bed. “Djar … wha …”
“Rest up, Cookie. Everything’s going to be fine.”
“But, where’s Trever, and where am I?” she asked weakly, struggling to turn her head and check her surroundings.
“You’re in Dymorla’s keep. We’re all safe. Trever’s talking to her right now. We’ll fill you in later, so rest up for a while, okay? That was a close call – even if it was only a misunderstanding!”
He bent forward and kissed her. She smiled and closed her eyes.
After he was sure she was back to sleep, he hurried out of the small room, down the long hall and into the vast great room. There, Dymorla and Trever were sitting close, speaking nearly in whispers. Fire leapt from the well-fed braziers, casting orange lights on the two, making them look all the more mysterious.
She looked up at the approaching young man. She scrunched her eyebrows and wagged her finger at him. “I knew you looked familiar the moment I laid eyes on you, Lord Djar. I knew your Grandparents fairly well, though your father didn’t have much to do with me.
“I know. My grandma told me some stories about you and the keep,” he said, then added a bit testily, “Of course, she left out the part about the spitting gargoyles.”
“Djar, she already apologized.”
“No, Trever, he has every right to be angry. It’s one thing to mind one’s own business, it’s quite another to jeopardize the life of an innocent.
‘Djar, things have gotten … ah … a bit out of control lately. There have been a few goblin raids on the keep. Just small bands, mind you, but that’s enough for me to step up security. Plus, as I’ve been explaining to Trever, there’s something more to this entire situation.”
“What?” asked Djar, suddenly even more interested.
“Have you ever heard of Fralgarzenar?”
“Yes, Trever told us a bit about him,” said Djar.
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“Is?” he said, wide eyed.
“Yes, he is still alive. I found this out not long ago. I was wondering – as, apparently Trever was too – why the goblins seemed so organized this time. I decided to look into the matter – especially after learning about, er, your situation, Djar. I’m sorry I didn’t do anything to help, but I had made it my policy – for over 100 years now! – to avoid involvement in politics.” She looked downward, clearly vexed by her former decisions. “I had no idea the balance of power had shifted so heavily. As I said, I’m truly sorry and I want to help. Let’s talk about it now.”
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PUTRAJAYA: The government today agreed to allow students who need to continue their studies or register as new students to travel abroad.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said they do not need to apply for approval from the Malaysian Immigration Department, but are required to submit proof, such as their student card and the offer letter.
“Parents who want to send and accompany their children abroad are allowed, but limited to only two persons, they cannot bring their (whole) family like before.
“Upon their return, they are required to undergo the 14-day mandatory quarantine,” he said at a daily press conference on the recovery movement control order (RMCO) here today.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri urged the public to fill up the e-Census, which ends this Sept 30, to reduce the face-to-face interview which will begin on Oct 7.
Ismail Sabri said until now, only 1.5 million of the approximately 32.7 million population had filled the e-Census through the website www.mycensus.gov.my.
“Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the government would like to urge the public to participate in the 2020 Census through the e-Census which will expire in 15 days,” he added.
He said the government had set strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) for census operations at private residences and institutions, which included the requirement for census takers to wear face mask and observe physical distancing.
Meanwhile, he said the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) arrested 132 individuals for flouting regulations on RMCO yesterday.
They were arrested for offences which included participating in activities where physical distancing was difficult, failure to prepare screening and registration facilities and for joining private parties.
Apart from that, 46 illegal immigrants were arrested in Ops Benteng yesterday, he added. – Bernama

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HBO has ordered a satirical pilot about the making of a superhero franchise film. Veep creator Armando Ianucci will direct the pilot, The Franchise, alongside Oscar-winner Sam Mendes. The script is written by Keith Akushie and Jon Brown, the latter of whom also served as a writer on HBOs drama, Succession.
Zazie Beetz is reportedly in talks to reprise her role as Sophie Dumond in Joker 2. The Todd Phillips-directed sequel, starring Joaquin Phoenix in the lead, is set to release on October 4, 2024. Lady Gaga is also set to star in the Joker sequel.
FIFA 23 has revealed an official deep dive into its Pro Clubs mode. This years FIFA comes with shared seasonal progression with Volta, new perks, and a golden goal mechanic for the drop-in feature. FIFA 23 launches on September 30 across PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series S/X, and Xbox One.
Netflix has unveiled three Indian documentary films and series for 2022, including Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld from the team behind Crime Stories: India Detectives, Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer from India Today, and Nayanthara wedding documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale from Gautham Vasudev Menon.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will release on December 20, 2024, Paramount Pictures has announced, with the newest Smurfs movie moved to February 14, 2025, having previously been set to unspool on the date now claimed by the former film.
Were coming up on a year since Netflix began offering mobile games as part of its service. Everyone with a Netflix account has access to over 20 mobile games on iOS and Android that are completely free to play. They dont require an additional subscription, they dont have an upfront cost, and they dont have The post Over 99% of Netflix subscribers arent playing its mobile games appeared first on BGR .
Netflix has made its entry into the popular Decentraland metaverse in a bid to give a Web3 twist to the promotion of its recent big-budget film, The Gray Man. Recreating movie backgrounds in the metaverse is an experiment that Netflix is observing to see how it impacts the viewership of its film.
Bullet Train has collected an impressive $62.5 million at the end of the first week, worldwide, despite unfavourable reviews. Jurassic World Dominion also sees a decent payoff with $960 million (about Rs. 7,636 crore) globally, as it trails behind Top Gun: Maverick at $1.35 billion (about Rs. 10,743 crore) for 2022.
This thread is for offers/discounts from online stores from where you can purchase PC games. I will be updating the downloadable ones, others are free to add deals on DVDs etc (and digital deals too ). The opening posts are brief introduction to some of the sites I use, along with some details of where to, when to look for a deal in that particular site and the deals currently active. We will start with Steam. 1) Steam :- The most popular service, so I will... Read more
There is a serious resurgence happening right now in the quadcopter drone market. Drones were insanely popular for a few years when they first burst onto the scene, but then consumer interest died down a bit. Now, however, it seems like everyone wants a new drone. Of course, it could have something to do with The post Get a voice-controlled camera drone that folds as small as a cell phone for $80 appeared first on BGR .
The world's largest fighting game tournament is live all weekend long.
A World of Warcraft mobile game has reportedly been cancelled three years into development. Internal disagreements between Activision Blizzard and NetEase resulted in both parties cancelling the hotly-anticipated Warcraft MMO. The cancellation comes at an interesting time, as Blizzard tries getting into the Asian mobile gaming market, via their recently launched Diabl...
Well will Skyrim run on Radeon 5730 1GB or GeForce GT555 1GB ? Both are Laptop cards. I need to Buy a Gaming laptop under Rs 60,000 , and I'm wondering If there is any config that will let me run Skyrim(Ya, you guessed it.I start salivating at just the name). Please don't suggest a Desktop or any thing like that. Thanks.
PlayStation brings big discounts on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, The Last of Us Part 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and more.
Ghost Recon Wildlands is coming to Xbox Game Pass starting August 3, alongside Two Point Campus which is a Day One release across PC, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and Xbox Cloud.
Logitech, a peripheral company well known for its gaming headsets, mice, and gaming keyboards, is working on a new handheld device. The new Logitech gaming device will be developed in tandem with Tencent Games. The two companies are working on a new gaming device that will utilize cloud gaming software to deliver titles in an The post Logitech is working on a secret handheld gaming device appeared first on BGR .
Activision Blizzard reported Q2 2022 revenue that beat analysts estimates, but adjusted sales declined 15 percent from a year ago due to a soft Call of Duty launch last fall and a slow year for the gaming industry overall.
Camera drones are awesome, but they often have one bad thing in common. And thats true regardless of whether theyre professional-grade models or quadcopters designed solely for recreational use. In a nutshell, prices can often be quite high. Thats why you should always be on the lookout for the best camera drone deals you can The post $100 camera drone that folds up as small as a cell phone is just $60 today appeared first on BGR .
But how open is Analogue's new core-friendly OpenFPGA platform? We ask the CEO.
Outer Wilds is coming to next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on September 15. The update will be available for free to those who already own the game on a PS4 and Xbox One system. A Nintendo Switch version is also in the works.
Apex Legends has unveiled the official trailer for Season 14, featuring new hero Vantage. Vantage is a sniper character, equipped with a special visor, a jetpack, and a pet bat Echo. Respawn will reveal an in-depth Apex Legends Vantage gameplay trailer on August 1.
The Indian government is said to have blocked BGMI, the popular battle royale game from Krafton, under the same provision of its IT law used in 2020 to ban Chinese apps. Section 69A of India's IT law allows the government to block public access to content in the interest of national security, among other reasons. Here's how Krafton and the Indian esports industry reac...
FIFA 23 has dropped a gameplay trailer, detailing all the new changes and improvements coming to the game. EA Sports has gone in-depth about the new HyperMotion 2 technology, and how it affects realism in movement. FIFA 23 launches September 30 across PS5, PS4, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and PC.
PlayStation Plus monthly free games for August 2022 have been revealed. Starting August 2, PS Plus Essential, Extra, Premium, and Deluxe subscribers can add Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1+2, and Little Nightmares to their game library. Access ends on September 6.
Sonys new tiered PlayStation Plus memberships might be confusing, but the good news is that every tier still gets free games every month. The even better news is that those games continue to be high-quality. In August 2022, PS Plus members get Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 + 2, and Little The post PS Plus free games: Free PS5 and PS4 games for August 2022 revealed appeared first on BGR .
GTA 6, or Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games' upcoming instalment in its popular GTA series, will feature a playable female protagonist for the first time. Meanwhile, shelving an insensitive game during the global reckoning over police violence, removing transphobic jokes from GTA 5, are some of the actions that Rockstar, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software h...
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake has been delayed indefinitely, according to a new report. An internal demo called vertical slice was shown to partners Sony and Lucasfilm which they did not approve of leading to two senior employees getting fired.
Sony has revealed that the PlayStation VR2 headset will sport a see-through view, Cinematic Mode, VR Mode, and more new features. Sony will soon reveal the PS VR2 launch date and additional games for the PS VR2.
Logitech has unveiled its Aurora Collection of gaming peripherals that includes the Logitech G735 wireless gaming headset, G715 wireless gaming keyboard, G713 gaming keyboard, and G705 wireless gaming mouse. The Aurora collection has been designed based on feedback from women gamers, according to the company.
Be a part of the next-generation gaming experience with DDR5! Kingston invites Digit Geek Patrons to test the performance of the DDR5 PC set-up Introduction DDR5 is the next leap in the evolution of RAM and if you are looking to upgrade from DDR4, it is the right moment to do so! Kingston brings an exhilarating opportunity for the members of the Digit Geek Forum to test the ultimate performance of a fully functional... Read more
A Black Panther single-player open-world game is reportedly in development at EA, out of an unnamed studio based in Seattle. The premise centres around Black Panther being dead, after which the player has to undertake the challenges and become the new Wakandan ruler.
The Last of Us Part 1 on PC release date is expected very soon after the PS5 launch, according to a Naughty Dog developer. The Last of Us remake was first revealed at Summer Games Fest and features a ton of improvements, including a permadeath mode. The Last of Us Part 1 releases for PS5 on September 2.
Assassins Creed Baghdad, the latest entry in the Ubisoft franchise, is eyeing a 2023 release window. The game was internally known as Assassins Creed Rift and started life as a planned expansion to 2020s Assassins Creed Valhalla.
Online-only Evolve gets second lease on life, complete with matchmaking.
Microsoft is speeding up the Xbox Series X boot time, the director of Xbox has confirmed. The latest Xbox console has always featured a faster boot time than its predecessors. However, now, users can boot up their console up to five seconds faster. There is a catch, though, as youll need to use the Energy The post Microsoft speeds up Xbox boot times by more than 50% in latest update appeared first on BGR .
Also: Dwayne Johnson appeared in costume to reveal new Black Adam teaser footage.
Microsoft is reportedly rolling out a test update for the Xbox Series S/X that is claimed to reduce the cold boot times by around 5 seconds. It is supposedly only effective with the Energy Saver mode.

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Photography Travel Tips
By: Jack Davis, Professional Photographer & Digital Artist
You know those moments with family, friends, or all by yourself on a pristine beach that remind you how wonderful life can be? Those moments are easy to remember…but, thanks to nature’s reflector (sand) and harsh lighting, they’re tough to make look good on film.
Award-winning photographer, instructor, and digital artist Jack Davis — who, by the way, visits the beach every day outside his Southern California home — has some tips for the next time you travel.
1. Search for a Meaningful Moment or Subject, Not Just A Beautiful Destination
Find an interesting subject, then use a macro camera setting or creative smartphone app to isolate shells, jellyfish, driftwood, rocks or any detail that makes a specific location special.
2. Timing is Everything
In the late spring and summertime, shooting before 10 in the morning or after 4 in the afternoon will give you the best light for your photos and avoid the shadows of the mid-day.
3. Find Reflections
Try aiming your camera at wet sand or puddles and search for an interesting subject in the reflection.
4. Don’t Fear the Weather
What most people forget is that clouds, rain and wind-whipped seas can create the most dramatic images (and unique memories of time spent off the sand), while fog and haze can add a special softness and mystery to any image.
5. Turn ON the Flash When Bright or Backlit
Let your camera work with you, rather than against you; make sure you are shooting at an angle that will make the sun your ally.
6. Shoot Silhouettes
Position yourself so your subject’s shadow falls directly on your camera, thus creating a beautiful halo effect! This works for smartphone users as well.
7. Consider Composition
Don’t position your subject at the center of your image. Instead, imagine your frame is a 3x3 grid and place your subject at one of the junctions of the intersections.
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I picked up this book recently from the library to thumb through. It is a coffee table lark on sprawl, told primarily through the use of very effective aerial photos.
I had two major takeaways:
The first is how much things have changed in terms of the perception of the suburbs, and sprawl in general, since it was published just a few years ago in 2004. The advent of the economic crisis and the subsequent housing slump, which has been felt most heavily in the suburbs, has been a game changer. Add to that the shifting demographics of age and race and the tottering state of many retail strip centers and malls in our outlying metro areas, and you have a mix of conditions that makes it difficult to predict the future of many of these communities.
The second takeaway is to marvel at how very creative we are, as a people. I mean, it requires a tremendous capacity for imagination (and a complete lack of sense) to dream up this many ways to screw up land use so spectacularly!
Recently, Big Picture featured a great aerial photo essay on sprawl development in SW Florida that is similar to the photos found in this book. In this case though, it looks like Google Earth was employed to capture the images, instead of a photographer in an airplane!


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Manchester City Council is set to cut 160 jobs as part of plans to save up to £75m over the next three years.
The authority said it would also make £27m of cuts to adult social care and £6.7m in children's services and education under initial proposals.
The Labour-run council is also planning to axe school crossing patrols, cut back on early years speech therapy and increase council tax by 4% a year.
It said it would face a budget gap of between £40m and £75m.
Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, said: "Manchester remains an ambitious city and this will be ambitious budget which will nevertheless involve some difficult decisions.
"We have to do services fundamentally differently to the way we do [them] now."
"In particular, we have to give people more support early on, more support in the communities they live in, rather than admitting them unnecessarily in hospital like we do now.
He added: "These are options and no decisions about specific proposals are being taken until the New Year."
Manchester's sole opposition councillor, Liberal Democrat John Leech, said people would be "understandably shocked and frustrated" at the job losses just weeks after a number of senior managers were awarded above-inflationary pay rises.
"Whilst I accept the cuts to Manchester are tough, there seems to be little attempt to lessen the blow on local residents and frontline services."
Consultation on the proposals will begin next month.
The authority said its resources had reduced from £682m a year in 2010/11 to about £528m a year, with a 40% reduction in the workforce.


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Build a Unicorn Army. Betray your friends. Unicorns are your friends now! Unstable Unicorns is a strategic card game about everyone’s two favorite things: Destruction and Unicorns.
Unstable Unicorns is a strategic card game that will destroy your friendships…but in a good way. The game was one of Kickstarter?s top 100 most backed projects of all time and won the 2019 People’s Choice Award for Toy of the Year.
A strategic card game that will destroy your friendships… but in a good way.
You start with a Baby Unicorn in your Stable. SO CUTE!
But don’t get too attached, because even Baby Unicorns aren’t safe in this game! There are over 20 Magical Unicorns to collect, and each has a special power. Build your Unicorn Army as fast as you can, or be destroyed by one of your so-called friends!
Seek revenge or protect your stable using your Magic! Sound easy. Not so fast. Someone could have a Neigh Card (Get it? Neigh?) and send the game into MADNESS!
The first person to complete their Unicorn Army shall hereafter be known as The Righteous Ruler of All Things Magical… at least until the next game. Good luck.
- 2-8 players
- 30-60 minute playtime
- Ages 8+
- Expansion Packs: Adventures, Dragons, NSFW, Nightmares, Rainbow Apocalypse, Unicorns of Legend
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In the late 2010s, China even seemed to oust the United States as an international pioneer. Now China has turned strongly inward.
Half a century ago, China was in the grip of a cultural revolution, poor, chaotic, and isolated from the rest of the world. When the gap with the Soviet Union broke, China was left with only a few friends. Little information leaked to China to the world.
Then everything changed. At the end of October 1971, the UN General Assembly approved the People’s Republic of China to replace Taiwan, which had previously represented China. Earlier this year, U.S. President Richard Nixon visited Beijing to meet with Mao Zedong.
Since then, China has rapidly expanded its international relations. In December 1978, the country’s top leader, Deng Xiaoping, announced that China would also open its national economy.
In 1980 The People’s Republic of China joined the International Monetary Fund, the IMF, and the World Bank, and the money taps opened. China established special economic zones in coastal cities and attracted investors to them.
In forty years, China’s per capita income more than increased 40-fold. At the same time, nearly 600 million people moved out of the countryside. China urbanized, industrialized, prospered and internationalized. In 2001, the country was admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
After Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, the pace of internationalization accelerated. At the beginning of his tenure, Xi toured the world harder than any other head of state. In 2015, Queen Elizabeth entertained her at Buckingham Palace, and in 2017, Xi was a guest of President Donald Trump on his farm in Florida.
In 2017, Xi became the first Chinese head of state to participate in the Davos World Economic Forum. For the international economic union gathered in the Alpine village, Xi emphasized globalization, free trade, the goals of sustainable development and the Paris Climate Agreement. The speech could have been given by any Western leader, and Trump shone in his absence. China seemed to step down from the world stage to replace the United States.
Coronavirus crisis during which China has turned inward again. The country has treated the pandemic with zero tolerance. China has almost completely closed its borders and maintains strict quarantine requirements.
Concerned about the slowdown in economic growth, Xi unveiled a new economic policy last year that emphasizes domestic demand but remains open to international trade and investment. China is isolating its domestic market and increasing its self-sufficiency.
China’s armaments and threats have provoked a strong backlash. The United States and its allies are intensifying their cooperation, including through the Anglo-Saxon Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance and the Quad Group of Australia, India, Japan and the United States. To counter the Chinese threat, Australia ordered nuclear-powered submarines from the United States.
China is now on its hind legs and relations have become even more strained. Restrictions on Chinese retail giant Alibaba and other businesses have made investors nervous.
China’s education authorities deny Western values and have reduced their cooperation with foreign universities. The subject “Xi Jinping Thinking” has been brought to schools.
The flow of information has also become more difficult. Correspondents in China are being monitored more closely and journalists have had to leave the country. Google and Facebook withdrew from China a long time ago, and now Yahoo, too, has had enough of the “challenging business environment”.
Xi last visited abroad in January 2020. This autumn, he missed both the G20 summit in Rome and the Glasgow climate summit. In the second week, the Central Committee of the Communist Party adopted a resolution in Beijing on the historical significance of Xin. It paves the way for Xin’s third term as general secretary.
For almost 50 years, China opened up. Do we now have to learn to get along with the closing China?
The author is an associate professor at the Asian Institute of Management.
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236 Railway St N, Dundas, MN | Directions 5501944.430791 -93.206943
Great food considering the location...if you have 4hrs... – -Don't expect to get a return phone call - keep calling until you reach a real live person; it took me over a week to get a "reservation" and special menu for our Anniversary
-Do expect the staff to be more than gracious and attentive.
-Don't expect them to wash their morel mushrooms; they will be served gritty with sand in the sauce
-Do expect them to have the pheasant perfectly roasted, and the beef perfectly braised (under the sandy morel sauce.)
-Expect them to have some wonderful wines paired, but we didn't notice any Chilean, Argentinean or Australian reds on the list.... (If you're fans of the wines of these countries.)
-FYI: An Amuse' or Amuse Buche is a single bite-full of food to tempt/entertain the pallet with promises of courses to come....served at the very start of the meal. Don't expect the staff to know this. We were served an "Amuse Moosh" by our server after roasted pheasant prior to the braised beef course.... it consisted of a breakfast pastry sized puff pastry purse filled with pears, figs - and feta! - covered in Chinese 5 spice sauce. It would have made a lovely dessert with a different cheese.... maybe a brie or even a blue. Feta just tasted too strongly soured with the sweet syrup over the top. We thought this was our dessert..... after our courses. Pulled out the card - We'd been there for more than 3 hours..... We just thought the server had been confused. Only to our dread did we realize when she returned that we still had two more excruciating courses to sit thru.....delicious, but SOOOOOO SLOW!!!!
We knew they had already started firing our next course, so we were stuck for it, but sent word to cancel the dessert course as we HAD to go.... The server didn't say anything to us, but seemed much less friendly after that, and didn't come bustling around very much anymore. No apologies were offered for the extreme experience - it seems that is the expectation when you dine/share the evening with them. (Don't make plans!) oh - and we still paid for the dessert course we canceled....as it was part of the special Anniversary dinner we had arranged with them.
(The neighboring table had an appetizer-to share; each an entree from the menu and coffee.... they left at the same time we did - 4 hrs for the whole adventure.)
A nice try but the service falls short and the wine is over priced for selection and location – We have made three trips to Fermentations, two of the three the service was good and the food was above average. We continue to be puzzled by being pressured to choose a wine flight before ever seeing a menu. Our advise is to ask for the menu when and the specials when you sit down and don't ne pressured into ordering wine until you do.
The exterior is down right tacky but the interior is relaxing and understated if not a bit crowded. The service has bee good but inconsistent when it comes to information on wine and menu items. And with no descriptions accompanying the wine selections, the staff needs more training.
Just simply the best of everthing – My new husband and I just cannot say enough about how absolutely fantastic Fermentations is !! We've been repeat customers to this lovely hidden away gem of a restaurant for the past several years, it's our favorite and one of those places that you can never get enough of !! On Saturday, September 23rd, we were fortunate to have Joan, Paul, Ed, and staff host our wedding reception. Together we planned a 5-course dinner paired with excellent wine selections....not only was the meal superb and the service outstanding.....but they pulled out all the stops and made our special night one to remember. We were blessed to be able to share in the full Fermentations experience with our family and friends - we could not have been happier.
If we could give them a "12" rating we would !! Thank you again to Joan, Paul, Ed, and all the hard working wait staff that really made our night a night to remember for all who attended !!
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Now chef-owned, these two are obviously putting Passion into their establishment – Don't let the little non-descript former milltown fool you...for it holds one of Twin Cities' most hidden gems in Fermentations. If the readers aren't aware, the restaurant is now (recently) chef-owned. Paul and Joan are full of passion and will dazzle any "Big City" diners who are too pretentious to think outside their little box. Definitely give this little gem a try. Fresh, fresh seafood. Wonderful decor. Service has always been well above average. Listen, having dined extensively through all the local magazines' "Top Picks" blah, blah, blah, I'd put Fermentations up against any similar establishments in the Twin Cities.
Outstanding - Disagree with other's comments – 150 words -- not enough. We are visting a nearby college, from East Coast. Hearing of Fermentations, we read reviews. Without expectations, went anyway. Thrilled that we did! Disagree with others' recent comments. Ate on Thursday night. Meal as good as any at a fine restaurant. Scallops -- delicious. Lamb cooked just right, tasted great in unique mint sauce. Asahi Tuna exactly as expected -- delicious with unique crust, with wonderful rice dish. Boar superb, unique flavor -- not too gamey, like steak. Presentation great. Vegetables perfectly cooked (not overdone or raw). Desserts wonderful. Chocolate pudding type dessert outstanding and others very good. Service pleasant, helpful. Atmosphere like small pub, quiet, reserved. Wine flights offered nice selection. Is somewhat expensive, but worth it.
Boo to you Fermentations! – I live about two seconds from Fermentations although I had no idea it was there until I searched for fine food on the internet. First off, the service was extremely slow. The menu looked good, but a bit over priced. We ordered a bottle of wine and the cheese selection. Our cheese arrived without the bread and fruit. We alerted our server that we did not recieve the bread and fruit - she brought us bread but we never saw the fruit! About two minutes into our cheese our main dishes came...cold! I shouldn't say cold, they were a little warm. We finished our food and ordered dessert and chocolate port. Seriously 20 minutes after finishing dessert I had to ask for the bill! It was a $110 lesson...don't go to Fermentations.
Not worth the drive – A party of four arrived late for a 7:30 reservation (we called to alert the staff we would be 15 minutes late) to find our "table wasn't ready". Once seated we were given a wine menu. After a lengthy wait we were asked if we would like to order a starter. We had to ask for a menu to do so. The starters were adequate, but not outstanding. We order our main courses and asked for the lamb to be prepared rare. It came medium to well done and was sent back. The wine flights and bottles are over priced by a factor of 2. We would not recommend making the trip. No offer to discount any portion of the meal was made. We will not return.
A pleasant surprise – My wife was told about Fermentations through a casual acquaintence who had never eaten there, so we weren't quite sure what to expect. I have to say that we were pleasantly surprised. I would give the food 4.75 out of 5 stars - although creative, there are better places in the metro. What really sets this place apart, though, is the thoughtful selection of wine flights. They are reasonably priced and the selections (3 glasses in each flight) have obviously been well-researched and grouped logically to allow the user to contrast and compare each vintage. We'll definitely be back.
Local flavors and lots of wine make this tiny town's bistro worth the drive. – In Short
Just south of Northfield lies this great place to wine and dine. Small and simple, like the town, the charming, bright bistro reflects a contemporary approach to classic French cooking. The menu changes bimonthly, but always features local products like lamb, pork and cheese. In addition to entrees and appetizers, Fermentations' European and American wine list offers 50 wines by the glass.
Unexpected – Northfield's a lively town, but how does such a gem show up in Dundas? Arriving outside you'll be dubious, but once seated an astonishing culinary experience unfolds. A nice, deep wine-list, a diverse menu, and a staff that obviously cares. Fermentations belongs in the metro, but appears to thrive in an utterly obscure location. Go and find it.
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Nigerian activist and RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore has told #EndSARS protesters the next step to take following the curfew placed on some states.
Reacting to the curfew, Sowore who has been part of the protests revealed the next move the protesters should make.
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Regard two Bicone Czech Glass Beads and one Brass Rhinestone Bead as one group, then cut out one 15cm long tiger tail wire, string three groups like that and then one Alloy Bead Cap (the flower-shape bead cap must have 4 or 8 holes on its petals, here, in this project, I choose the one with 8 holes), then cross the end tip through the first beads group to form a loop.
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To the tip nearby the bead cap, weave the wire from the second hole; and to another tip, add two groups made of Bicone Czech Glass Beads and Brass Rhinestone Beads; at last, thread the tips nearby bead cap through the second group.
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To the last circle (one necklace charm like this contains four circles), only add one group like that and then make the tip nearby the bead cap pass through the beads group below it to make both two tips gather together at the bottom of the necklace; finally, tie a knot and cot off the exceed wire.
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String the Round Faceted Glass Bead with headpin and pass it from the center hole of the bead cap; at last, make a loop at the end and attach the chain to the loop.
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According to the platform, YouTube Shorts are a new ‘short-form video experience for creators and artists who want to shoot short, catchy videos using nothing but their mobile phones’.
YouTube is usually thought of as a long-form video sharing platform, and they have very few competitors in this area. However, with the rise of Instagram Reels and TikTok, it seems YouTube want a piece of the short and sweet action.
YouTube explain ‘As technology advances, creators and artists can now take advantage of the incredible power of smartphones to easily create and publish high-quality content wherever they are in the world. And people can be entertained and informed by bite-sized content in the spare minutes of the day’.
From their description of the new product, it appears YouTube is looking to reach two new audiences: Creators and Viewers.
Creators are encouraged to utilise their smartphones to share 15 seconds or fewer clips to YouTubes 2 billion monthly viewers looking to ‘laugh, learn and connect.’
Creators will have access to new features such as the option to include music from YouTubes library of songs, a multi-segment camera to string video clips together and speed controls.
If YouTube is looking to compete with the likes of TikTok, they will need to consider both the creator incentive (similar to the TikTok Creator Fund) and, of course, the viewer experience.
For creators, YouTube has announced “each month, we’ll reach out to thousands of creators whose Shorts received the most engagement and views to reward them for their contributions.” – although it’s not clear how generous this reward will be.
Shorts Viewer Audiences
New audiences may find themselves turning to YouTube as their go-to platform for the latest short videos – at least this is what YouTube Shorts is hoping for. These viewers will be able to find Shorts on the YouTube homepage in a dedicated ‘short video’ space.
However, YouTube may have quite the task ahead. Recently, Twitter announced they would be removing their ‘Fleets’ (think Instagram Stories) feature because it didn’t have the desired outcome and engagement levels with their users.
Some platform improvements are an instant hit, which relies on both creator passion and viewer engagement, so it will be interesting to see which way Shorts go.
What Do YouTube Shorts Mean For Businesses?
When Social Media platforms launch new features and improvements it can sometimes be overwhelming for businesses to keep up to date and master the new trends.
However, it’s mostly good news when features are added because it leads to users becoming reengaged and, hopefully, new potential audiences.
Any products that make content creation easier for businesses is a win in our eyes and YouTube is encouraging users to jump straight in and share any short videos they already have – perhaps existing TikTok’s or Reels.
As it’s a shiny new offering, it’s likely that YouTube will look to prioritise ‘Shorts’ content above longer video posts for the time being, which means businesses looking to reach new audiences across YouTube will need to move fast.
It’s also likely that YouTube Ads will include a Shorts placement down the line, similar to how Instagram Stories or the TikTok feed have intermittent Ad breaks.
Creating A Short
Although still in Beta, now when anyone in the UK launches the YouTube App they will have the option to ‘Create a Short’.
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Thanks to YouTube being established on the music front, there is a substantial library available.
Similar to TikTok, viewers will be able to click on the music at the bottom of the Short and be redirected straight to it. At the same time, creators can click on a song and create their own Short using it.
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HŽ Infrastruktura launched a large-scale project of implementing an integrated Asset Management system, which is already being used by similar European companies in order to modernise its operations and bring the company up to speed in its area of operations.
The system will enable HŽ Infrastruktura better and more efficient asset management and maintenance by offering various options, some of which include stock management and the reduction of unnecessary and exhausted stocks, supply and buying plan optimisation, a precise and accurate inventory log, work order management and the preventive maintenance and monitoring of all railroad infrastructure components. By quickly accessing all relevant data, the system will allow more efficient planning and in-depth reports at any given moment.
The project was presented in Zagreb to representatives and members of the project teams of the client and suppliers as well as all other participants in this large scale project on Thursday, July 2nd.
The expected life cycle of the project is 24 months and the supplier is a consortium helmed by KING ICT and B4B.
HŽ Infrastruktura board member Ivan Vuković, MSc, summarised the main objective of the project at the presentation:
“With this project HŽ Infrastruktura ventures into the future. By implementing this modern tool, we wish to modernise our operations and have a precise overview of our assets, which will allow us better management and maintenance.”
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The implementation of the asset management system will not only modernise our operations, but will also have a direct influence on the company's business results.
The improvement of working processes and a higher level of work task management and maintenance organisation will increase the availability of railroad infrastructure.
Improving infrastructure monitoring will also increase security.
Better supply management and optimisation will reduce operating costs and the increased transparency achieved by implementing a unified system will allow us a detailed monitoring of asset and resource costs.
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EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) solutions enables an organisation to manage the entire cycle of corporeal asset maintenance successfully and sustainably in terms of performance, risk and cost management in accordance with the PAS 55/ISO-NP 55000 practices of good asset management.
As part of the project, HŽ Infrastruktura will implement a solution for the management of linear asset maintenance, work distribution and real estate management; solutions for measurement vehicle integration and decision support in the planning of railroad infrastructure maintenance; solutions for incident reporting, infrastructure monitoring and technical documentation management.
The system will be closely integrated with the existing HŽ systems for remote control and monitoring, the GIS system and the new contact centre.
About the project supplier
The supplier of this complex project is a consortium helmed by KING ICT in partnership with B4B. The project is a continuation of HŽ Infrastruktura's collaboration with the aforementioned companies, following the implementation of the SAP ERP system at the erstwhile HŽ holding.
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When a private company decides to sell shares in itself on the stockmarket for the first time, it conducts an IPO. This stands for "initial public offering". This process is also known as “floating”, “listing” or “going public”.
Companies go public for a range of reasons. A company might want to raise funds to expand its business. Rather than borrowing the money from banks or in the bond markets, it might choose to sell part of itself to institutional investors (such as pension funds) and sometimes also to individuals (often described in the City as "retail investors"). Alternatively, the existing owners – who could be the people who founded the business, or even a private equity fund who previously bought the business – might want to "exit". That's financial market jargon for "take the money and run".
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Sometimes an IPO will be pulled at the last minute, but this is rare. What tends to happen instead is that companies try to go public when markets are hungry for new listings. That means they can raise more money, the investment banks can make bigger fees, and early investors feel happy because they quickly make money on their investment.
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In the months and hours after the blast on February 2nd, 1989, there was uncertainty for the members of the community living or working on Helena’s west side.
Keith Clevenger, co-owner of Staggering Ox
“Usually someone will bring up a story about something, and I’ll say ‘Oh yeah, well, we gotta better one than that,'” said Keith Clevenger, the co-owner of the Staggering Ox sandwich shop in the Lundy Center.
The Staggering Ox sustained thousands of dollars worth of damage. A news report from that day shows Clevenger on camera, explaining the destruction he found that morning.
“When it happened I had a house up in the south part of town,” said Clevenger. “And we’d been up having fun all night long, and got to bed late.”
“At four in the morning, I heard the explosion. And I looked out my window in time just to watch all the lights in the town go clunk, clunk, clunk, clunk.”
“At that point, I went, ‘Well, the water bed’s not gonna be warm much longer, might as well soak it up while I can,'” said Clevenger. “So I didn’t get out of bed until we had our neighbor at Ben Franklin, he came up to see us and said you better get down to your shop, and I did.”
When he arrived at the restaurant, Clevenger was able to step through the large windows at the front, which had been blown out from the blast.
His 200 plants – “it was a jungle in there” – looked the same, but it turned out the cold had killed them.
“I went up and touched a leaf, and it just shattered in my hands.”
One of the plants, a 14 foot tall cactus which almost touched the restaurant ceiling, toppled to the floor after the heat came back on.
Clevenger told MTN the plants alone were thousands of dollars, and insurance covered them. In addition, people in Helena helped him curate his collection all over again.
“Everyone in town found out our plants died, so we got everybody’s orphans and strays,” he said. “So we kinda repopulated the place quite quickly.”
Clevenger said it took a few weeks for them to clean up and reopen the restaurant.
Today, the Staggering Ox’s menu claims the “MRL” is named after the explosion.
Ellen Baumler, historian
“This was my first winter in Montana,” said Ellen Baumler. “We had come to Helena in 1988, the spring before. It wasn’t cold then, we came in April I think. And so we really hadn’t lived through a winter, and what a winter that was.”
On the morning of the explosion, Baumler said she was in bed with her three-and-a-half-year-old daughter and their pets. Her husband Mark was out of town on business, and had been delayed coming back because of car troubles.
“All of a sudden there was this huge bang,” she said. “It sounded like an airplane crash. And that’s really what I thought had happened.”
Baumler went to her window but couldn’t fully see outside because of the frost. She could, however, see what she described as an orange glow lighting up the sky.
“I thought to myself, ‘Well we’re all piled up in bed, you know, we’re gonna be okay,'” she said. “And so we all just sorta went back to sleep.”
“8 o’clock, the phone rang. And I jumped out of bed and it was my mother in Kansas City. ‘Are you okay? Are you okay?’ I said, ‘What do you mean?’ I had forgotten there was some crash or something. And she said, ‘Well there was a terrible train wreck, and it’s all over the news, it’s all over the Today Show, are you alright?’ So that’s how I found out what had happened.”
“Of course at the time I didn’t really know this history, but now looking back on it, it was very similar to what happened when we had those terrible earthquakes in 1935. And the community really rallied around people who were displaced.”
Baumler said she was able to see the warmth of her new community after the disaster.
“And probably Helena is no different than other places. I think communities usually do rally around people who are faced with some kind of disaster, like we saw with the fires this summer. But Helena certainly does show its support. And people open their homes, and it’s what you would expect.”
Shelly McClain, lived near train tracks
Shelly McClain was also dealing with car troubles. She and her husband, along with their son, lived in the Joslin Trailer Court.
“We were having trouble keeping our vehicles running because it was so cold,” she said. “So my husband had done some maintenance to try to keep them running.
“We kind of went about our evening, went to bed, and I woke up to this horrendous metal on metal squealing.”
Initially, McClain thought the car had exploded.
“I was telling my husband what was going on and he was having a little bit of trouble believing it. Shortly after that, probably about ten minutes, we got a call from my in-laws. And my brother-in-law was a firefighter and had been called out to the scene.”
“He called to let us know it was within our parameters and that we probably needed to vacate because there could be dangerous chemicals in the air,” she said.
This was especially scary for the McClains. Their son was about 7 or 8 months old and was on medication for breathing issues.
“When you hear there’s a dangerous chemical in the air that could cause respiratory problems and stuff, we panicked. We loaded up everything that we need for a couple of days and left and went over to my parents’ house.”
McClain said it’s hard to believe it was 30 years ago.
“Never experienced anything like that before, and have never experienced anything since,” she said. “I kinda forgot about it until talking about it and reliving it again.”


A New York state appellate court upheld a judgement against the Liberty Ridge Farm wedding venue, affirming that public discrimination against gays is illegal — and religious liberties are no excuse.
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Robert and Cynthia Giffords, owners of Liberty Ridge Farm in upstate New York, unlawfully discriminated against a same-sex couple who'd sought to host their wedding there. That's the ruling of a three-judge panel of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division. (It's not the highest court in the state.)
In October 2011, brides-to-be Melissa and Jennifer McCarthy were denied by the public wedding venue. In fact, the Giffords explained that they specifically do not allow same-sex couples to marry at their venue. The McCarthys moved-on and found another venue for their wedding — and smartly, they filed a complaint with the State Division of Human Rights.
Three years later, an administrative law judge found the Giffords to be in violation of New York's Human Rights Law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The judge ordered the Giffords to cease and desist in their unlawful discriminatory practice and to take training on non-discrimination. That order also awarded the McCarthys $3,000 in compensatory damages, and it penalized the Giffords with a $10,000 civil fine.
Guided with representation by the grossly anti-gay Alliance Defending Freedom, the Giffords appealed the case to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.
According to that court's ruling, which came down Thursday, the Giffords and counsel had attempted to argue that Liberty Ridge Farm wasn't a public business, that their rights to free speech had been trampled, and that their freedom to practice their religion was infringed upon.
The appellate court bought none of those arguments, finding no reason to modify the judgement, writing that it is mindful of New York's "long-recognized, substantial interest in eradicating discrimination."
The court emphasized that discrimination hurts all New Yorkers, and that "discriminatory denial of access to goods, services and other advantages made available to the public not only 'deprives persons of their dignity,' but also 'denies society the benefits of wide participation in political, economic, and cultural life.'"
On the significant victory, the McCarthy's representation, NYCLU staff attorney Mariko Hirose said, "New York chose to guarantee a society where lunch counters would serve Black and white customers and businesses would not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, and all of us benefit from these protections."
Similar to free speech and religious freedom considerations in Oregon's infamous Sweet Cakes by Melissa discrimination case, the New York court has outlined a distinction between free speech and unlawful discrimination in places of public accommodation.
Addressing religious liberty and free speech concerns, the ruling clarifies that the Giffords are "free to adhere to and profess their religious beliefs that same-sex couples should not marry," however they would be required to "permit same-sex couples to marry on the premises if they choose to allow opposite-sex couples to do so."
The Blaze reports that the Alliance Defending Freedom and the Giffords are discussing appeals options. In the mean time, Liberty Ridge Farm has complied with the court's orders since 2014 — their venue no longer takes bookings for any weddings.
Edit: This story was edited to mention that the New York Supreme Court isn't the highest court in the state. Thanks to commenter Jay Jonson for pointing that out. Important detail.


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Steamboat Springs Routt County District Court upheld the November 2007 revocation of the liquor licenses for Jade Summit restaurant and Pirate's Pub, in a decision filed Monday by Judge Mary Hoak.
The restaurant and bar closed earlier this year.
The liquor license was revoked by the previous Steamboat Springs City Council, operating as the city's Liquor License Authority, as a result of allegations that owner Kevin Nerney made unlawful sexual contact with a patron of his bar in February 2007. Though he was cleared of all criminal charges in August 2007, the City Council found him guilty of violating state liquor codes in quasi-judicial hearings last fall and revoked his liquor license.
His wife, Kathy Nerney, later gained a liquor license in her name, which the current City Council granted with the stipulation that Kevin Nerney not be allowed on the premises during businesses hours.
That liquor license, which went into effect Feb. 20, does not expire until Feb. 19, 2009.
The revocation was appealed to Routt County District Court on March 31, under the premise that the Liquor License Authority abused its discretion, in part by failing to follow city staff's recommendation for a thirty-day suspension. Hoak found that there was "competent evidence" that Kevin Nerney violated the state liquor code and that the guidelines for liquor license suspensions and revocations are nonbinding, according to Monday's decision.
The Nerneys declined to comment specifically on Monday's district court decision. Kathy Nerney said the issue is "dead and buried."
"If there's no restaurant, there's no liquor license - what's the point," Kathy Nerney said. "Bottom line is my husband was found innocent of all charges."
While Jade Summit and Pirate's Pub shuttered their doors months ago as part of the redevelopment of Ski Time Square and Thunderhead Lodge, the Nerneys' saga is not over.
At a Liquor License Authority hearing Thursday, hearing officer Jim Moylan found probable cause to move forward with an alleged violation of Kathy Nerney's liquor license in March, City Clerk Julie Jordan said. Witnesses and police allegedly saw Kevin Nerney serving patrons at Pirate's Pub, which would violate the condition of the liquor license issued to Kathy Nerney in February.
A show cause hearing is scheduled for Aug. 7, where material will be presented showing that a suspension or revocation of the liquor license is warranted, Jordan said. The owners of the establishment also are invited to make their case.
The city will complete the statutory process for the alleged violation regardless of whether the Nerneys decide to participate and despite the fact that Jade Summit and Pirate's Pub are closed and awaiting demolition, Jordan said.
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A push to modernize the nation’s electric power infrastructure is driving green jobs training for students at two higher education institutions locally.
Buffalo State College and the University at Buffalo are working together to offer a handful of new courses in “smart grid” technology to undergraduate and graduate students at both campuses. Some students are already utilizing a new smart grid laboratory that opened last fall at Buffalo State.
The training – which aims to teach new skills in power grid efficiency in order to keep up with growing demand – is the focus of a multi-institution consortium led by Syracuse University. The six-member consortium received $2.8 million in federal and state funds in 2010 as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Strategic Training and Education in Power Systems program.
“There has been a realization by stakeholders on a national level that the grid, in its current form and current shape, will not be able to provide economic development and sustain growth until changes are made,” said Ilya Grinberg, professor of technology at Buffalo State who also teaches in the electrical engineering department at UB. “The demand is growing faster than we can supply power.”
The situation is complicated by the anticipated shortage of electric utility workers. The U.S. Power and Engineering Workforce Collaborative estimates that 45 percent of power system engineers will be eligible for retirement between 2009 and 2013. Some 7,000 new workers would be needed to fill those positions at electric utilities.
According to Grinberg, he and his UB partner, Mohammed Safiuddin, are focused on preparing a new workforce for the nation’s electric power industry. The pair agreed to establish the smart grid laboratory at Buffalo State in order to consolidate the new equipment in one space. They plan to introduce new courses in smart grid technology this summer and fall.
“What we’re saying is that through these courses and through this facility, we can prepare the workforce to work in this emerging new business,” said Safiuddin, research professor emeritus of electrical engineering at UB and an adjunct professor at Buffalo State. “The skills development and the education are the key to a solid economy.”
So what exactly does smart grid mean? He and Grinberg say the idea of the smart grid applies technology to techniques that enhance the efficiency of the existing electric power system.
Supporters say transforming the electrical grid into a smart grid would allow the system to handle more power generation and give consumers the ability to better manage their energy costs. It would also provide better power quality for the digital economy and better respond to system disturbances.
“It’s a fairly new area of study,” Grinberg said. “The current infrastructure of the grid is aging, especially in the Northeast, so clearly there need to be ways to go ahead because electric power on a national level is the engine for economic development. We can’t do anything without affordable and reliable power.”
That’s what he and Safiuddin hope to pass along to the students majoring in smart grid-related disciplines. Those who attend any of the six institutions are able to visit the other consortium sites to complete coursework or projects at a specific laboratory. Online classes in smart grid technology are also being offered.
And at least one local startup is utilizing the laboratory at Buffalo State to test its newly developed smart meters.
Esensors Inc. of Amherst designs and produces sensors, data acquisition systems and toxic gas monitors. They access the laboratory about twice a week, Grinberg said.
“This lab allows them to test their design, validate the meters and calibrate them,” he said. “They’re involving undergraduate and graduate (students) from both institutions in this work, which is really great.”
The grant ends in August 2013, but the programs and laboratory are expected to be self-sufficient at that point, according to Grinberg and Safiuddin.


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There comes a time for most people when they realize that they want to be a parent, and it’s at that time that you realize you’re about to move into one of the most exciting and stressful portions of life. There are so many things that you should do before you are even ready to start trying for a baby, let alone ready for a baby into the world. Before diving deep to all the ways you can speed up the process there are things that you can do now to help you conceive.
From looking at companies such as Test2Go to get tested before you try to conceive, after speaking to your local doctor about what you need to eat and what habits you should stop, trying for a baby isn’t always straightforward. In fact, did you know that it takes most adults at least 6 to 12 months to conceive? Not everybody can conceive on the first try, and even healthy adults with no issues with their hormones or sexual organs struggle. Here are some of the things that you should do before you start trying for a baby.
- Give up your bad habits. We are not talking about biting your fingernails, but things like smoking or regularly drinking alcohol can all affect your little one in the long tub – especially in terms of birth defects – and it can hinder your ability to conceive in the first place. Your body will only allow you to conceive a child if it’s healthy enough to do so on the inside, and the Sydney you stop the better it will be for you and your baby. If you have a lot of chemicals in your system the last thing your body wants to do is have a child and keep it healthy for nine months. Stopping things that are bad for your body now will help you to feel better by the time the baby comes along.
- Work on improving your good habits. While you are giving up your bad habits such as smoking, you should improve your good habits such as eating fruits and vegetables, exercising regularly and staying hydrated. Do you want a baby to come into a body that is medically healthy, which means your blood pressure should be normal and your heart reaches the normal as well as you should be feeding your body all good things so that you can grow a healthy child.
- Both of you should start taking prenatal vitamins. There are prenatal vitamins out there to men and women, and if you’re taking them you are preparing your room and your body for the slog of building a baby from scratch. The male vitamins out there will help his sperm count and his family to the teacher remain as healthy as possible, especially if there are no existing issues.
- Rest. Even when you’re in the process of trying to conceive a child, your body needs rest to be able to work correctly. Make sure that you are relaxed and not overly stressed when you are trying to conceive.


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Right of Reply: Martin Linton
The Labour MP for Battersea replies to Ken Livingstone's critical article on the Jenkins Report
Thursday 05 November 1998
Maybe we should have expected as much. It was always going to be difficult to keep Ken on board while he was running for Mayor of London. His stated reasons for changing sides are so irrational that he can't really expect us to take them seriously.
Lord Jenkins has put forward two moderate changes to the system to deal with its most obvious defects - preferential (1,2,3) voting to eliminate the need for tactical voting, and a small number of top-up seats to deal with the problem of wasted votes without increasing the likelihood of coalition government.
Ken argues that a referendum may be lost because Jenkins does not offer genuinely proportional representation. But we all know the reverse is true. A pure PR scheme would stand no chance at all, because most people simply do not want permanent coalition.
Ken argues that the preferential Alternative Vote can be even less proportional than first-past-the-post. Well, occasionally, it can. But Jenkins isn't proposing AV. It may be known as AV Plus, but it is really a top-up system and the top-up seats compensate for the disproportionality of AV. The faults of AV are thus largely irrelevant.
The aim is not to achieve perfect proportionality. It is to ensure that votes count and the Surrey Labour or the Glasgow Tory will at last be represented. It is the only chance of getting reform.
So, Ken, take a lesson from Dick Whittington. Think again.
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This post actually got here by mistake - I was planning on leaving yesterday's image "up" for one more day but upon arriving here at my work, I realized that I obvioulsy (and mistakenly) put this one on for today!. So now, having discovered this, I am writing a short description here from my work today (Wednesday morning)
This is probably one of the most photographed Ancient Bristlecone Pines of all. It may appear dead but has some life within. This ancient one probably has reached the near 3,500 year old realm at least. He stands as a sentinel at the Northern end of the Schulman Grove loop trail greeting all who pass by.
Brilliant photographers like Gary Hart, Don Smith, Scott Schilling and countless others have captured this old soldier at all hours of the day and night and all seasons. Of course, Galen Rowell made his home not far away in Bishop, CA and he probably did as much as anyone, (if not more) to bring The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest to the attention of the world.
I also see that I should have been a bit less heavy-handed on the crop..Sorry about that ...I will be posting another image of this tree later on in the series.
This is truly an amazing site to behold, walking around the loop trail. I hope that you enjoy viewing the old Wizard here.
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