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It looks like there will be "Prevented Planting' (PP) acres in Minnesota. How many is anybody's guess at this point. That means that a cover crop will need to be established. Small grains like barley or oats are often the first choice for establishing a cover crop on PP acres. The seed supplies of barley and oats are likely to be very tight and you may be looking far and wide to find some. Using bin-run seed from your neighbor may seem like a cheap(er) alternative. You are at that point breaking both state and federal laws.
All seed that is sold in Minnesota must be properly labeled to meet the requirements of the Minnesota Seed Law and the Federal Seed Act. That means that any seed you buy for prevented plant acres or use for cover crops has to be tested and be under ‘label’ too.
The label must state the name of the crop species, or kind and variety, of each agricultural seed present in excess of five percent and the percentage by weight. If “variety not stated’ is used on the label, the kind of seed must still be listed, a lot number or other lot identification, the percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed, the percentage of hard seed, the percentage of weed seed or other contaminants present, and the calendar month and year the test was completed.
In addition, varieties that are protected under the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVP) can be sold as seed only with the permission of the certificate holder. Nowadays, most varieties that are PVP protected can only be sold as registered and certified classes of seed (so-called Title V). The Federal seed law also requires that PVP-protected varieties be sold under their name even if the PVP certificate has expired. Once bought, you are allowed to save seed of PVP-protected varieties from the harvested crop for your own use indefinitely. This is called the’ farm-saved seed’ exclusion.
Utility patents are another way to protect the intellectual priority rights of the developer of the variety. The Minnesota Seed Law as well as the Federal Seed Law remain in effect for varieties protected by the utility patent. A big difference however is that the patent holder may (and most often does) prohibit farm-saved seed when a variety is protected by a utility patent that.

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So you want my arts job: Architectural historian and writer
As a child, Peter Andrew Barrett spent endless hours exploring Melbourne's rooftops and alleyways. Now he works to preserve and…
Postcard from Hong Kong
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Review: Brisbane Festival opening
An eclectic opening night event set the tone of inclusivity and diversity for Brisbane Festival’s 2023 program.
Overcoming threshold anxiety
Geelong Arts Centre’s redevelopment opens the venue up to the public eye, in a way that’s deliberately designed to ensure…
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Regenerative design a focus of 2023 Sydney Design Week
Sydney Design Week has announced its program, with a focus on interconnected social change and environmentally sensitive design.
Future promises while celebrating our architectural heritage
Brisbane Open House puts design and architecture front and centre for the city.
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Vale Jim Allen, New Zealand’s father of experimental art
Performance artist, provocateur and educator, Jim Allen dies, aged 100.
Exhibition review: Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi, NGV
What is gained, and lost, in the NGV's latest masterpieces blockbuster featuring French painter Pierre Bonnard and designer India Mahdavi.

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Deputies respond to courthouse threat
Updated 9:29 pm, Wednesday, June 11, 2014
SAN ANTONIO — Extra deputies, some wielding assault rifles, were posted outside Bexar County's courthouse complex Wednesday afternoon after someone reportedly made threats against the courts and a specific judge.
“This is an ongoing investigation, but we have determined the threat is not imminent,” Bexar County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rosanne Hughes said. “We're still on high alert.”
A male called the Commissioners Court offices, but was looking for a judge, at about 1:35 p.m., Hughes said. He threatening violence against the courthouse in general and the judge if he wasn't allowed to speak to the official, she said.
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Authorities declined to identify which judge was singled out by the caller or to say whether the identity of the caller is known. The nature of the threat also wasn't immediately disclosed.
The Bexar County Courthouse, Cadena Reeves Justice Center and Elizondo Tower were not evacuated.

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Pamela Anderson said modern feminism, including the #MeToo movement, has gone too far and lots of people agree with her.
Anderson recently sat down with 60 Minutes, saying, “Feminism can go too far. I’m a feminist, but I think that this third wave of feminism is a bore. I think it paralyses men.”
She explained, “I think that this #MeToo movement is just a bit too much for me, I’m sorry.” Aware that her opinion would not translate well, she said, “I’ll probably get killed for saying that.”
She elaborated, “My mother taught me don’t go to a hotel with a stranger or if someone answers the door in a bathrobe and it’s supposed to be a business meeting, maybe I should go with someone else. I think that some things are just common sense.”
“Feminism can go too far. I’m a feminist, but I think that this third wave of feminism is a bore. I think it paralyses men.” Pamela Anderson criticises the #MeToo movement, warning women to use “common sense” @PamFoundation #60Mins pic.twitter.com/6dUmvbueRu
— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) November 4, 2018
Surprisingly, a lot of social media agreed with her.
Anderson also revealed that she has been engaged “probably more” than nine times. She explained, “I don’t like to be divorced, I love to be married,” she gushed. “The marriage part is difficult but I love the weddings.”
The Playboy cover model also revealed that her French boyfriend Adil Rami has given her an engagement ring but that she did not want to wear it for the interview.
Anderson also talked about her s*x tape with Tommy Lee, her ex-husband, saying that unlike those that came after her, they did not make money off the tape, saying, This was not a tape made for anyone to see.”
Kim Kardashian and best friend Jonathan Cheban dressed up as Pamela and Tommy for Halloween this year.
She also talked about how her perception of herself has changed over time, saying, “I’ve never thought of myself as beautiful, I’ve just thought of myself as kinda cute, a little funny and I think I’ve improved with age. Maybe, I hope.”
Pamela Anderson did not announce when she will marry next.

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NBA 2K14 is a mobile port of probably the best NBA basketball game on consoles. But unfortunately, just like last year's game, the iOS version of NBA 2K14 looks great on its surface, but fails at nearly everything that makes the console versions great. This is especially insulting when the game goes for the premium price of $7.99 at the time of this review.
The game has some good qualities
There are a few positive things about NBA 2K14 for iOS, and before I get to the negatives, I'll talk about them here. One is the overall look. While you're not going to get the smooth graphics found on consoles, 2K Sports has done a good job of making the arenas and teams look pretty good. As you play, the game has cool graphical details like reflections on the hardwood floors, there are great player animations with signature moves for star players, and the faces are pretty recognizable for most of the players. In other words, at least it looks good while you're playing.
The other redeeming quality of this game is that it's probably the most authentic basketball simulation on mobile devices. Unfortunately, that isn't saying much. There simply are no other games in the App Store that can compare with the visual realism, sounds, and NBA action in NBA 2K14. It's pretty much the only show in town, and while I admit that it's cool to be able to play a game with my favorite team on my iPad or iPhone, it's the gameplay and other features that make the $7.99 price tag seem way too high.
Fortunately, there are a few game modes to choose from to keep it somewhat interesting. You can play single exhibition games, choose a team to play a full season (and continue on to subsequent seasons), a couple of special modes where you can play as Lebron James (the star on the cover of NBA 2K14), and Bluetooth or online multiplayer.
Lebron James special content
This content is called Path to Greatness and is divided up into two modes where you play as James with no player switching. Heat Dynasty (because the Heat were last year's champions) lets you play through consecutive championship series to see how many times the Heat can get back-to-back championships. The game chooses likely Western Conference champions that would face the Heat each year, starting with the Houston Rockets. With each game, you'll have three additional challenges that require, for example, that you keep a certain player under 15 points.
Fantastic Journey lets you experience challenges for each year as it follows James through each season on the road to the championship, with landmark battles against big-name teams. Each of these games also has an additional set of three challenges. Heat fans will probably enjoy these modes the most, but what makes them less fun than they could be is my next subject: gameplay.
Gameplay and announcers are both lacking
The main problem with NBA 2K14 is the oversimplified gameplay (compared with on consoles), making it more of an arcade game than a simulation. You can't call plays, which means you'll mostly be going for one-on-one matchups. Computer-controlled players come off picks occasionally to give you the feel of orchestrated plays, but it's not enough to formulate any sort of strategy. Even when you want to pass to a cutting player, there is no way to pass to specific players beyond pointing the control pad in the direction of the player, which -- on a touch-screen device -- isn't precise at all.
There are also no skill move buttons, making even one-on-one matchups difficult. You can get your players to make dribble crossovers by randomly moving the gamepad around, but even when you succeed, it feels like an accident.
While not relating to actual gameplay, the announcers are probably the most annoying element in the game. When you make a successful shot, for example, the announcer will call out the number rather than the name of the player. So even in the specialized Lebron James content, you'll hoist up a three, only to find the announcer doesn't know the featured player's name: "Number six!" Oddly, the announcer's amnesia goes away during fouls, which makes it all the more annoying that there are no names called during regular gameplay. I also noticed a pretty big bug. At one point Jeremy Lin was shooting two free throws, and after his first, the announcer shouted out "Number six!" presumably from the shot I made the previous trip down the floor (I was playing Lebron James on the Heat). Audio glitches like this one seemed to happen fairly often during many of the games I played.
Is it worth buying?
What all this amounts to is an adequate arcade basketball game that looks good and will provide some enjoyment, but lacks the depth that would give it much replay value. It can be fun to play a quick game with your favorite team if you can get past the shallow arcade gameplay, but it will get boring quickly. In other words, the game is fun, but it sure isn't $7.99 worth of fun.
In the end, NBA 2K14 seems like a lazy port of an otherwise fantastic game, with little beyond being able to play licensed teams and players using basic controls. Some might say it's the most we can hope for in a mobile version of the award-winning game, but to me it needs a little more depth to measure up to the legacy of the console versions.

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Luke Stambouliah exibits among other things pictures of Yvonne Strahovski at the Richard Wherrett Studio, Sydney Theatre.
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Seven-Part Bach Cycle (I/VII) – With Raphaël Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion, Sabine Devieilhe, Alex Potter...
Part I: Lights
Thank you for your understanding.
In 2017, Raphaël Pichon and his ensemble Pygmalion presented Bach in Seven Parts, an unprecedented cycle of cantatas by the beloved Cantor of Leipzig in concert. "Lights," the first festive installment of the series, features four remarkable vocal soloists: Sabine Devieilhe, Alex Potter, Julian Prégardien, and Christian Immler. The great Japanese dancer Saburo Teshigawara joins them for the performance of Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.
While Bach's cantatas may be grounded in particular religious practices of 18th century Lutheran Germany, today the works are considered a vital part of our global musical heritage, treasured beyond the bounds of any particular culture or religion. The cycle Bach in Seven Parts presents selected cantatas in seven concerts, with each concert featuring one universal theme that sheds new light on Bach's music. The programs also highlight artists from outside of the musical world, with each concert featuring an extra-musical exploration of one of the composer's works. Here, Saburo Teshigawara, one of the greatest dancers and choreographers of his generation, examines Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 using the theme of light, accompanied by his partner Rihoko Sato.
Based in a humanist perspective, our approach does not erase the religious subject of these cantatas, but emphasizes above all Johann Sebastian Bach's message of humanity, hope, and light. – Raphaël Pichon
Sabine Devieilhe appears thanks to the courtesy of Erato Warner Classics.
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011
A protein database that will serve as a vital research tool for investigating how plants respond to environmental change is to be developed under a partnership between The University of Western Australia and Agilent Technologies.
The database will be shared with a global community of interested researchers and used to address future challenges such as how to feed an ever-increasing population, and how to get plants to grow in arid, cold or high salt environments.
Plant Energy Biology Chief Investigator, Winthrop Professor Harvey Millar, said the collaboration gave researchers access to technology that would allow them to revolutionise the way that scientists interrogate their data.
"We aim to produce an electronic notepad for lab results, where data are accessible for colleagues in the lab next door, and collaborators across the nation and around the world," he said. "Results are automatically updated into relevant databases and cross-matched to find previously unknown interactions. This will save time and also guarantee the integrity of data, so scientists can get on with the important tasks of discovery and innovation."
Mr Rod Minett, General Manager, Life Sciences South Asia Pacific and Korea, Agilent Technologies said: "Data mining and management are gaining importance in today's collaborative life science research environment.
"This announcement with UWA marks the first time a database for plant protein monitoring is created, and to have this creation using Agilent HPLC Chip-LC instrument along with our Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) software and our Enterprise Content Manager (ECM) is yet another novel approach to addressing a niche in the scientific community."
In this project, the UWA team will modify Agilent software (Agilent OpenLab ELN and ECM) workflows to develop a research lab-specific electronic environment.
The data will be used to search for unknown links between different plant species and their responses to drought, cold, salinity and low nutrition. It will also provide a pipeline for targeted analysis of defined sets of plant proteins to answer specific research questions.
"Gone are the days when protein analysis is all about ‘shotgun searches' for whatever can be found in a sample. The future will see targeted analysis of defined proteins using the power of peptide mass spectrometry," said Plant Energy Biology Research Assistant Professor Nicolas Taylor.
The project is part of a longer-term collaboration between UWA and Agilent Technologies. Recently Agilent provided matching funding for a new triple quadrupole instrument which will allow accurate quantification of the levels of known plant proteins, information vital to the project.
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Dear Malaika, let the criticism bounce off your sexy white dress like water off a duck’s back. Trolls be damned! For the uninitiated, Malaika Arora stepped out of her house in an absolutely stunning white number that she carried off with much grace and elan. While she had the fashion critics eating out of her hands, trolls weren’t so kind. They didn’t leave a chance to shame the lady.
Over the weekend, Malla was spotted leaving an eatery with son Arhaan. The diva looked flawless in an all white outfit with plunging neckline and hair tied in a bun. While few couldn’t stop adoring the actress for looking so gorgeous, others didn’t agree with her sartorial choice. A bunch of social media users left comments on the photo and “shamed” her for wearing “such kind of clothes with son."
A troll wrote, “Can't she wear something decent with her son atleast.” Another said, “At least she should wear decent clothes in front of her children.” Yet another user said, “Sharm nai aati bachcho k sath aise dress pehnte hue”. A user suggested her to “have some shame”, the comment read, “At least have some shame when with son... buy yourself some decent clothes, people won't look at u but will bring u some respect”
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Inter Miami CF kicked off their 2024 MLS season with a victorious 2-0 performance against Real Salt Lake, showcasing the impactful presence of Lionel Messi. The Argentine maestro played a pivotal role in both goals, as Robert Taylor and Diego Gomez found the back of the net.
Despite lingering concerns about fitness, injuries, and defensive stability, Inter Miami secured three crucial points in their season debut. Messi orchestrated the opening goal, with Robert Taylor capitalizing on the opportunity, while a mishap from RSL goalkeeper Zac MacMath contributed to the second goal scored by Diego Gomez, who benefited from Messi’s partnership with Luis Suarez.
While Inter Miami’s performance was not flawless, there is room for improvement. The team’s vulnerabilities are apparent, and stronger opponents in MLS may exploit them. Real Salt Lake had opportunities to capitalize on Miami’s weaknesses, but their lack of confidence and precision prevented them from doing so.
Although challenges lie ahead for Inter Miami, the team can celebrate a solid start to the 2024 season with this initial victory. The road ahead promises more opportunities for success, and Messi’s influence on the team bodes well for their future performances.
As Inter Miami looks forward to the rest of the season, fans and pundits eagerly anticipate how the team will address and overcome their existing challenges. The 2024 campaign has begun, and Inter Miami is poised for an exciting journey ahead.


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Approximately 45 guests at the Dan hotel in Eilat felt sick and suffered stomachaches, vomiting, and diarrhea after eating in the hotel's cafeteria.
Three of the affected guests were admitted to the city's Yoseftal Medical Center for treatment.
Of the 45 affected guests, approximately 30 are participants in an attorneys' conference taking place in the city.
The Health Ministry's examination of the hotel kitchen so far has turned up no unusual issues. Samples of the food have been sent to a laboratory for testing, and an epidemiological investigation is underway.
"The Health Ministry will continue to guide the hotel in accordance with the findings of the investigation, which is still ongoing, and will update the public if necessary," a statement said.
A statement from the Dan hotel in Eilat read: "We are very distressed over the fact that several of the hotel's guests required treatment. According to the information that we have, there were 15 guests [affected]. We sent samples of the food for testing, and we are in constant contact with the Health Ministry."
"The Yoseftal hospital has declared that all of the hotel's guests who required treatment did not suffer from stomach poisoning. The hotel is fully booked and we wish everyone health."

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Capitol: Derilath (population: 24,000)
Population: 1,292,000 (92% Thalari, 6% Amari, 2% other)
Demi-humans: 63,000 (75% dwarves, 12% halflings, 9% gnomes, 4% elves)
Government: Tyrannical Monarchy (currently ruled by the Natharë Dynasty)
Current Leader: King Briand Natharë II (LE 8th level aristocrat\6th level fighter)
Coat of Arms: a white polar bear over a black field outlined in bright green
Exports: ice, furs, fish, iron, whale oil, coal, wool
Marundi is the only major realm in the North, descended from the days of the Ravinian Empire and the reign of the Alaghon Dynasty. The kingdom is a cold and desolate place, scarred by wars and torn by strife. Its peoples are like its climate; cold, harsh, and unfriendly. Marundi is constantly at war with her tribal neighbors to the north and its abject poverty has now driven the Marundian rulers into an unholy alliance with the dark powers in the East. The kingdom of Marundi is bordered on north by the desolate Northern Wastes and on the south by Ironrock Mountains range, the northern shores of the Athlan Myr, and the Warlock Mountains. Marundi is bordered on the east by the Alaghon Mountains, and the northern mouth of the Aeryn River. Marundi is bordered on the west by the rocky coast of the Myr Thalal. Politically, the kingdom of Marundi is divided into 12 duchies and 99 baronies. Marundi has only one major city; Derilath, but has several major fortifications. They include Castle Obsidian, Icerock Keep, Kren’s Keep, Norgard Keep, and Winterhold Keep. The kingdom of Marundi has a standing army of 12,500 troops, but in time of war can field up to 45,900 through conscription and noble contingents. Mobilization is sometimes necessary because of the kingdom’s hostile relations with the northern tribes of Hüornen barbarians. The present King, Briand II, is petty, ruthless, and cruel. Since the king cannot hope to conquer his southern neighbor Ammarind, he is content to raid and slaughter the Hüornen tribes to his north. As a result, the northern regions of his kingdom are considered quite dangerous because of constant retaliatory raids, and this conflict has pushed this ailing kingdom deeper into decay and poverty. More troubling are the close relations King Briand currently enjoys with Morgoth.
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Most of the peoples of Marundi struggle to survive the harsh climates of the North, the oppressive government, and the weak local economy. The largest incomes come from the sales of furs and ice, and there is little profit in either. Food and goods are scarce, so most people go without. What little money the commoners receive is taxed heavily by the king in Derilath. Every year hundreds of citizens migrate south to Ammarind, or east to the Khorlann Steppes in search of a better life. The ones who stay are usually bitter and unfriendly to outsiders. The Marundians also live in fear of the dark. The realm is infested by terrible creatures that roam the night, such as Ice Wraiths and the Remorhaz. This dangerous region does attract adventurers and young fools desiring to test their mettle against such foes. Few return to tell of their exploits.
Alaghon Mountains: (Mountains of Frost) large mountain range running northwest across Marundi until it intersects with the Sable Mountains.
Ironrock Mountains: small mountain range that forms the border between Ammarind and Marundi.
Sable Mountains: mountain range of dense black volcanic rock that stretches across the Northern Peninsula to the Myr Thalal.
Bearclaw Throne: royal seat of Marundi, located within Castle Obsidian.
Castle Obsidian: the royal citadel of the kingdom of Marundi, located on a great pillar of black arctic rock, overlooking the city of Derilath. Within the castle is the Bearclaw Throne.
Cragway: seldom used road that runs north from Derilath to the ruins of El-Gerath.
Frozen Ford: site of a battle in 1230/6, between Marundi and the Hüornen tribes of the Northern Wastes.
Icerock Keep: farthest northern military outpost in the kingdom of Marundi.
Forgotten King Inn: infamous tavern located in Kren’s Crossing.
Kren’s Crossing: (population: 6,000) important trading center in the southeastern region of the kingdom of Marundi.
Kren’s Keep: small military outpost guards the town of Kren’s Crossing and the regions nearby.
Krensway: road that runs west from the fortress of Kren’s Keep to Norethë.
Norgard Keep: eastern border outpost that guards the northern passage over the Shadow Mountains.
Winterhold Keep: small outpost in western Marundi located near the small trading village of Norethë.
Marundi was once the ancient Thalari kingdom of Thalar, which was destroyed in the terrible Storm of the North between the years 785-825/4. For over 800 years this region was ungoverned and in complete anarchy. In 83/5, Empress Ravinia sent Lord Kren Alaghon to the North to quell the anarchy and found a Ravinian royal province there, which he successfully did after battling Hüornen tribes for fifteen years. The kingdom of Marundi was then founded by Kren in 98/5, and ruled by his family until 625/5. The Alaghon Dynasty ruled Marundi as part of the Ravinian Empire for 523 years, and before the Cataclysm, twenty-five monarchs sat upon the Bearclaw Throne under the Ravinian banner.
Marundi was devastated by a series of orc raids during the years 435-497/5, and later, between 521-524/5, Marundi fought in the disastrous Arctic War against the Zûl and Sorimmar’s orc legions. Finally, the last Alaghon king; King Beren III was slain during the Siege of Arynäe in 621/5. After the end of the Alaghon Dynasty, Marundi came to be ruled by the Myrolan Dynasty under King Leovard, and total of twenty-eight monarchs of that family sat upon the throne. The Myrolan Dynasty was corrupt and cruel, and the people of Marundi suffered greatly during its 683-year reign. The Myrolan Dynasty finally ended in 674/6, when King Cerland II was slain in the Battle of Krell. After the War of Crows ended, the throne of Marundi was assumed by the Uzren Dynasty, under Cerland’s cousin, King Leland. The Uzren family ruled Marundi for 315 years and a total of sixteen monarchs sat upon the Bearclaw Throne. The Uzren Dynasty ended in 989/6, when King Morland II was slain during a failed attempt to capture the arctic fortress of Sol-Kathad.
With the end of the Uzren line, Marundi came to be ruled by the Natharë Dynasty under King Berand. Marundi had been a second-class power ever since the Cataclysm, and had been plagued by poverty, decay, and corruption for many years. This decline began to increase with the reign of the Natharë kings, who ever lusted for more power and territory. Beginning in 1111/6, King Weyand ordered frequent raids into the Northern Wastes to wipe out settlements of the arctic people known as the Hüornen. The raids were successful and thousands of the Hüornen people were slaughtered, but the constant warfare brought only more misery and poverty to Marundians. Marundi’s sharpest decline began 80 years ago, when, in 1167/6, Briand’s great-grandfather; the Mad-King Cerland, began the disastrous War of Succession against Ammarind. By 1169/6, Marundi was severely defeated by Ammarind and forced to cede territory and to make huge monetary reparations. To quell the popular uprising against him that began after that defeat, Cerland started another, easier war. In 1184/6, when the Hüornen tribes refused to pay even higher taxes and levees, Cerland again invaded the Northern Wastes and declared war on the helpless Hüornen tribes living there. Over the next four years, Cerland’s armies caused much slaughter and misery before their final victory in what became known as the War of the Bloody Snow. In 1188/6, the war was finally ended by Cerland’s son, King Berand II. Cerland died of illness in 1187/6.
Relations between Marundi and the Hüornen have been bitter ever since, and by 1188/6, the northern borders of Marundi began to be plagued with retaliatory Hüornen raids. In 1227/6, Briand’s father Morland had to quell the most powerful Hüornen invasion yet, in what was called the Winter War. The Hüornen, led by war-chief Sicard, invaded Marundi and actually besieged the city of Derilath for three months, but the barbarian armies never had a chance. In late 1229/6, Morland’s armies broke the siege and drove the barbarians north back over the border. A few months later, King Morland’s army finally defeated the Hüornen in 1230/6 at the Battle of the Frozen Ford, but both Morland and Sicard were slain in the battle. King Briand assumed the throne after his father’s death, but the victory was bitter and hollow. Even though the Hüornen were broken and Sicard slain, the Marundians dictated very harsh terms to the arctic folk. Even with a period of relative peace for the last 17 years, King Briand has still ordered frequent raids into the North to kill innocent Hüornen folk to avenge the memory of his father. King Briand firmly believes that by keeping the barbarian tribes on their knees, there will never be another uprising.

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Race-spec TVS Apache RR 310 crosses 201 km/hr at race circuit in Malaysia
TVS Racing, the factory racing team of TVS Motor Company, on Friday announced that it has managed to achieve a historic landmark as its race-spec Apache RR 310 has become the first Indian race bike to cross the 200 km/h mark. The motorcycle has managed to achieve the top speed of 201.2 km/hr at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. The company further added that the participants in the TVS Asia One Make Championship 2022 are currently riding sixteen extensively modified TVS Asia One Make Apache RR 310 motorcycles.
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Commenting on the achievement, Vimal Sumbly, Head – Premium Business, TVS Motor Company, said, “We are constantly exciting this segment by democratizing racing through initiatives like the TVS One-Make Championship and Apache Racing Experience."
The TVS Apache RR 310 Asia OMC race bike comes out to be a significantly modified motorcycle compared to the standard model sold to regular customers. “These initiatives give enthusiastic riders a platform to hone their skills and prove their mettle. It is also a means for us to push the technological and engineering limits of the TVS Apache series through our “Track to Road" philosophy, thus increasing the performance and fun quotient. The results of these initiatives are visible as TVS Apache has become the fastest growing brand in its segment," added Sumbly.
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While the race-spec Apache RR 310 sources power from the same 312cc DOHC four-valve liquid-cooled engine, it manages to push out 38% higher power output than the road-legal bike. The engine comes updated with several high-performance parts such as forged pistons, Titanium valves and HLHD Cams. Also, the RAM Air Intake system has been introduced that boosts the top speed. Apart from pushing the power-up, the overall weight of the bike has also been cut using lightweight carbon fibre parts, including all bodywork, wheels and subframe. In addition, it uses an updated Ohlins adjustable and custom-built suspension for sharper handling on the race track which is further amplified with the use of Dunlop soft compound radial racing tyres.


text: This is going to be my little asking-for-help/rant, so bear with me. I'm 16 and very intrigued in photography. Like really, and it's not just a passing hobby...I've been interested in photographs since the age of 10. My dad handed me a cheap digital camera and I would always go around taking pictures and showing them to my friends. Then when I said I wanted to learn the fundamentals, my dad handed me his old K1000, and I began borrowing library books, and pursuading my dad to let me take classes. That's when I learned all the basic fundamentals of photography...how lights worked its way into the camera, different lens types, how aperture/shutter speed pair together, DOF, etc. I developed my own negatives with chemicals. I was 12 then. Since then, I've taken many advanced photography courses and learned heaps of techniques. I spent all my savings on rolls of film, and saved up soooo long before I finally purchased my D90. I also purchased a Nikon 18-200mm, a few filters, a trusty tripod and now I'm saving up to buy more lens and accessories. My uncles handed me some old analog lens that I'm also using. I'm out of money for the time being, but I still improvise (making homemade diffusers, umbrellas, etc.) The thing is, I want to turn this hobby...my favourite hobby into a job. I know there are people out there that appreciate my photography, as I've had people ask me personally if they can buy prints of my photos. But when I turn to something professional, such as photos for an online brochure or a small event (that needs no professional), they look down on me because of my age. I have no experience, maybe, but I'm just frustrated that they don't even consider me, not for a second. I try to have them look at my portfolio, and their reaction is almost always the same..."Yeah, yeah, okay." And they never even look. So...I don't know, maybe I DON'T have real experience with this. I was hoping someone on TPF could guide me. :hugs: /rant Thank you for those who read this, at least I know someone out there can understand my frustration.


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Families will find a wide range of books for younger children and babies with easy access to the parenting room and the children’s courtyard outside. This space is home to a variety of programs for children throughout the year.
Our parenting room is next to the children’s space and offers comfortable seating, a television, restrooms and change facilities for families.
Collaborative booths offer a space for up to 6 people to discuss business, study or share digital content with casting to a screen and access to power points.
Booths are available to be booked for a maximum of 2 hours a day through SpaceToCo or in person via QR codes displayed on the booths.
Visit the study lounge to read, study or relax. You will find laptop tables, comfortable chairs, beanbags and power access, along with our extensive manga and graphic novel collection.

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- Why are electric cars bad?
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Area schools react to mixed state report card results
LANCASTER - Are area school districts doing as poorly as state report cards suggest, or is the state not evaluating districts accurately?
Earlier in September, the 2016-17 state report cards for districts and buildings were released. Like last year, the results revealed issues across the state in meeting performance standards.
The report cards include six letter grades assigned to primary components. Districts have another year before they get a single overall letter grade.
Ratings of “D” and “F” were not uncommon.
Superintendents have said that the rankings don't mean much when testing itself has been so varied in the past few years. While superintendents say they use the report cards to help inform district strategies, they continue to question how much stock they should put into them.
Both Lancaster City schools and Fairfield Union superintendents say they put a lot of weight on the performance index.
"For the second straight year, we received an A in growth," Fairfield Union Superintendent Chad Belville said.
Belville said he wants to earn top scores on the report card and no failing grade is acceptable. However, he's more concerned about the 70 students so far this year that are without homes or in foster care.
"Sometimes that gets lost in the fray, and that's unfortunate," he said.
Making sure students have food to eat and a roof over their head comes first.
"Those things trump everything else," Belville said. If their basic needs aren't met, "they're not going to learn."
Constant mandates to teach kids about first aid, dating violence and drug addiction are important, "but we only have them seven hours a day. At what point do we teach them math?" Belville asked.
"We're losing sight of doing what's right for kids because public education is becoming a political football," he said. "I feel like the state is letting us down."
Report cards, Belville said, are set up to make schools fail. One example he gave is students that are in an individualized education program or IEP. Parents of a child with an IEP can elect to send their child to school until they're 22 years old, even if they have completed all the requirements for graduation.
"They need the help, and they should be able to stay," Bellville said.
But these students count against a district's graduation rate, something beyond the school's control. Another example is if parents elect not to have their child take state tests. Parents can make that choice, but there is no official way to opt out. That child's scores go down as a zero instead and also lowers the overall passage rate. Districts are measured if all eligible students took a test or not. These are things parents don't understand about the state report cards, Belville said.
Some of the scores, Belville said, do not even make sense. For example, Fairfield Union received an A in growth but an F in gap closing. Some rates have increased, making passing scores more challenging to obtain. Other indicators, where a majority of the schools across the state did not pass, don't mean much to him.
Bloom-Carroll Superintendent Shawn Haughn said it’s hard to put much stock into the state report cards because the benchmarks and tests change so often. He noted many inconsistencies in scores from year to year could be attributed to those changes.
Schools have moved from paper and pencil tests to a combination of online and manual tests to all online testing.
“I believe our school district and many school districts in Ohio are working hard to prepare students for success. Students in our schools demonstrate their abilities in many more ways than what is shown on the state report cards,” Haughn said. “The report card is a snapshot of where each districts’ students stand on a test the particular day they took a state test.”
Haughn said the progress component is the attribute he pays the most attention to because it shows that students are growing not just academically, but also behaviorally.
Steve Wigton, Lancaster superintendent, said that at this point there are some measures that are unattainable to most districts. However, Lancaster is comparable in a lot of the areas to other similar districts. What the report cards do not show, Wigton said, is the difference between districts or the improvements districts make each year.
That's why Wigton said components that show growth are the most meaningful to him.
The state's report cards are important, but not the definitive marker. Lancaster City Schools, for example, collects their own data to find gaps in the curriculum.
As far as moving forward, Belville said that in the past, the district has not done enough intervention, especially with students retaking a portion of a standardized test. If a student does need to retake a test, Belville said they're using online resources to expose students to that curriculum even if they're not taking that class. One example is geometry, a test administered sophomore year that has the lowest passage rate in the state.
"We're just stepping up efforts to try to address it every way we can," he said.
High school chemistry teacher Joe Alford uses online program Study Island by Edmentum to gauge how his students are doing. On Wednesday, they were going over significant figures. He started the class with a group exercise. Students would answer questions presented on the board from their laptops. After all of the answers were in, they discussed the answers as a group.
Alford says he uses the feedback from the group activity and an individual quiz students took just after to shape future lessons. The group activity gives him real-time feedback about what the students know. There's no judgment or embarrassment if they don't know an answer.
It also gets students familiar with taking assessments on the computer, which is what they'll be doing for state testing.
- Achievement: Represents whether student performance on state tests met thresholds and how well they performed on the tests overall.
- Gap Closing: Shows how well schools are meeting performance needs for vulnerable student populations in English language arts, math, and graduation.
- K-3 Literacy: Looks at how successful the school is at getting struggling readers on track by third grade and beyond.
- Graduation Rate: Look at the percentage of students who received a diploma in four or five years.
- Progress: Looks at the growth all students are making based on their past performance.
- Prepared for Success: Looks at how well students are prepared for future opportunities. Taken into consideration are college entrance exam scores, honors diplomas, industry-recognized credential or group of credentials, advanced placement test scores and College Credit Plus credits.
Source: Ohio Department of Education


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Drawing is a powerful tool of communication. It helps build self-understanding and can boost mental health.
But our current focus on productivity, outcomes and “talent” has us thinking about it the wrong way. Too many believe the myth of “I can’t draw”, when in fact it’s a skill built through practice.
Dedicated practice is hard, however, if you’re constantly asking yourself: “What’s the point of drawing?”
Devoting a little time to drawing each day may make you happier, more employable and sustainably productive.
The many benefits of drawing
I’m a keen doodler who turned a hobby into a PhD and then a career. I’ve taught all ages at universities, in library workshops and online. In that time, I’ve noticed many people do not recognise their own potential as a visual artist; self-imposed limitations are common.
That’s partly because, over time, drawing as a skill set has been devalued. A 2020 poll ranked artist as the top non-essential job.
But new jobs are emerging all the time for visual thinkers who can translate complex information into easily understood visuals.
Big companies hire comic creators to document corporate meetings visually, so participants can track the flow of ideas in real time. Cartoonists are paid to draft innovative, visual contracts for law firms.
Perhaps you were told as a child to stop doodling and get back to work. While drawing is often quiet and introspective, it’s certainly not a “waste of time”. On the contrary, it has significant mental health benefits and should be cultivated in children and adults alike.
How we feel influences how we draw. Likewise, engaging with drawing affects how we feel; it can help us understand and process our inner world.
Art-making can reduce anxiety, elevate mood, improve quality of life and promote general creativity. Art therapy has even been linked to reduced symptoms of distress and higher quality of life for cancer patients.
And it can help you enter a “flow state”, where self-consciousness disappears, focus sharpens, work comes easily to you and mental blockages seem to evaporate.
Cultivating a drawing habit
Cultivating a drawing habit means letting go of biases against drawing and against copying others to learn technique. Resisting the urge to critically compare your work to others’ is also important.
Most children don’t care about what’s considered “essential” to a functioning society. They draw instinctively and freely.
Part of the reason drawing rates are thought to be higher in Japan is their immersion in Manga (Japanese comics), a broadly popular and culturally important medium.
Another is an emphasis on diligent practice. Children copy and practise the Manga style, providing a critical stepping stone from free scribbling to controlled representation. Copying is not seen as a no-no; it’s integral to building skill.
As researcher and artist Neil Cohn argues, learning to draw is similar to (and as crucial as) learning language, a skill built through exposure and practice:
Yet, unlike language, we consider it normal for people not to learn to draw, and consider those who do to be exceptional […] Without sufficient practice and exposure to an external system, a basic system persists despite arguably impoverished developmental conditions.
So choose an art style you love and copy it. Encourage children to while away hours drawing. Don’t worry about how it turns out. Prioritise the conscious experience of drawing over the result.
With regular practice, you may find yourself occasionally melting into states of “flow”, becoming wholly absorbed. A small, regular pocket of time to temporarily escape the busy world and enter a flow state via drawing may help you in other parts of your life.
How to get started
Use simple tools that you’re comfortable with, whether it’s a ballpoint pen on post-it notes, pencil on paper, a dirty window, or a foggy mirror.
Times you’d typically be aimlessly scrolling on your phone are prime candidates for a quick sketch. Doodle when you’re on the phone, watching a movie, bored in a waiting room.
Together with mindful doodling, drawing from observation and memory form a holy trinity of sustainable proficiency.
Drawing from life strengthens your understanding of space and form. Copying other styles gives you a shortcut to new “visual libraries”. Drawing from memory merges the free play of doodling with the mental libraries developed through observation, bringing imagined worlds to life.
With time and persistence, you may find yourself producing drawings you’re proud of.
At that point, you can ask yourself: what other self-limiting beliefs are holding me back?
Author Bio: Darren C. Fisher is a Lecturer in Animation at Swinburne University of Technology

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Is this how Rangers will line-up for Champions League qualifier without Ryan Kent?
Defeating Livingston with a second-half comeback has given the manager even more food for thought when it comes to lining up a side to take on the Belgian surprise package.
The Union, Jupiler League runners-up to Club Brugge last season on their return to their domestic top flight, maintain an element of last season’s style under new manager Karel Geraerts. They lined up with a 3-5-2 formation to defeat RSC Chaleroi on Friday night and have enjoyed a strong pre-season – including a 4-0 win over van Bronckhorst’s old side, Feyenoord.
The Dutchman has faced similar systems before, and used the formation himself in Europe last season and has many options of his own following Rangers’ seven-strong recruitment drive this summer.
Jon McLaughlin was given the gloves for the Premiership kick-off, however Allan McGregor still has designs on the position and could yet be restored for European games, or on a rotation basis. That is one dilemma, however positive ones were created for the Rangers manager in west Lothian too.
Scott Arfield inspired Rangers’ comeback with an intelligent run and glancing header to equalise on Saturday and fellow substitute Malik Tillman also impressed in the second half, won by James Tavernier’s sweeping free-kick.
Both substitutes could come into contention, as could Rabbi Matondo and Ridvan Yilmaz who missed the match. Even Alfredo Morelos holds an outside chance of selection after his injury lay-off and suddenly Rangers’ starting line-up in Belgium could take a much stronger complexion than that which failed to ignite during the first half in Livingston.
They eventually got the job done and van Bronckhorst will be seeking an improved performance, and winning outcome to the tricky tie as they target their new European ambitions with qualification for the group stage.
Here is how the Dutchman could line-up for Tuesday night’s game in Leuven – moved from Saint-Gilloise’s Brussels home. Kick off is 7.45pm.


Biomedical imaging when combined with digital image analysis is capable of quantitative morphological and physiological characterizations of biological structures. Recent fluorescence microscopy techniques can collect hundreds of focal plane images from deeper tissue volumes, thus enabling characterization of three-dimensional (3-D) biological structures at subcellular resolution. Automatic analysis methods are required to obtain quantitative, objective, and reproducible measurements of biological quantities. However, these images typically contain many artifacts such as poor edge details, nonuniform brightness, and distortions that vary along different axes, all of which complicate the automatic image analysis. Another challenge is due to “multitarget labeling,” in which a single probe labels multiple biological entities in acquired images. We present a “jelly filling” method for segmentation of 3-D biological images containing multitarget labeling. Intuitively, our iterative segmentation method is based on filling disjoint tubule regions of an image with a jelly-like fluid. This helps in the detection of components that are “floating” within a labeled jelly. Experimental results show that our proposed method is effective in segmenting important biological quantities.
Video surveillance systems are of a great value for public safety. With an exponential increase in the number of cameras, videos obtained from surveillance systems are often archived for forensic purposes. Many automatic methods have been proposed to do video analytics such as anomaly detection and human activity recognition. However, such methods face significant challenges due to object occlusions, shadows and scene illumination changes. In recent years, crowdsourcing has become an effective tool that utilizes human intelligence to perform tasks that are challenging for machines. In this paper, we present an intelligent crowdsourcing system for forensic analysis of surveillance video that includes the video recorded as a part of search and rescue missions and large-scale investigation tasks. We describe a method to enhance crowdsourcing by incorporating human detection, re-identification and tracking. At the core of our system, we use a hierarchal pyramid model to distinguish the crowd members based on their ability, experience and performance record. Our proposed system operates in an autonomous fashion and produces a final output of the crowdsourcing analysis consisting of a set of video segments detailing the events of interest as one storyline.
Video surveillance systems are of a great value to prevent threats and identify/investigate criminal activities. Manual analysis of a huge amount of video data from several cameras over a long period of time often becomes impracticable. The use of automatic detection methods can be challenging when the video contains many objects with complex motion and occlusions. Crowdsourcing has been proposed as an effective method for utilizing human intelligence to perform several tasks. Our system provides a platform for the annotation of surveillance video in an organized and controlled way. One can monitor a surveillance system using a set of tools such as training modules, roles and labels, task management. This system can be used in a real-time streaming mode to detect any potential threats or as an investigative tool to analyze past events. Annotators can annotate video contents assigned to them for suspicious activity or criminal acts. First responders are then able to view the collective annotations and receive email alerts about a newly reported incident. They can also keep track of the annotators’ training performance, manage their activities and reward their success. By providing this system, the process of video analysis is made more efficient.
Video sharing platforms and social networks have been growing very rapidly for the past few years. The rapid increase in the amount of video content introduces many challenges in terms of copyright violation detection and video search and retrieval. Generating and matching content-based video signatures, or fingerprints, is an effective method to detect copies or “near-duplicate” videos. Video signatures should be robust to changes in the video features used to characterize the signature caused by common signal processing operations. Recent work has focused on generating video signatures based on the uncompressed domain. However, decompression is a computationally intensive operation. In large video databases, it becomes advantageous to create robust signatures directly from the compressed domain. The High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard has been recently ratified as the latest video coding standard and wide spread adoption is anticipated. We propose a method in which a content-based video signature is generated directly from the HEVC-coded bitstream. Motion vectors from the HEVC-coded bitstream are used as the features. A robust hashing function based on projection on random matrices is used to generate the hashing bits. A sequence of these bits serves as the signature for the video. Our experimental results show that our proposed method generates a signature robust to common signal processing techniques such as resolution scaling, brightness scaling and compression.


Chinese tech Oppo has brought A52 another smartphone with its charm and beauty and with features that are quite appealing. It will be powered by one of the greatest chipsets that are called Snapdragon 665. The Oppo A52 is packed with the chipset that is used in mid-range smartphone widely around the globe. The RAM of the handset is also very powerful that is providing Oppo’s A52 with 8 gigabytes of capacity to ensure high-end performance. The chipset and the RAM of the smartphone are there to provide it with fast execution speed. The coming Oppo A52’s going to have enough storage capacity to hold a lot of data for future use. You will have 128 gigabytes internal storage and there is also a dedicated slot in the Oppo sharp A52 to enhance the storage capacity up to 256 gigabytes more. On the rear of the smartphone, there is a quad camera setup. The main sensor of the phone will be 12 megapixels. The Oppo price in Pakistan for the upcoming smartphone called the A52 is very well thought of lens. The other two lenses will have the same capacity of 2 megapixels each. The selfie shooter of the coming A52 is 16 megapixels. So you will be enjoying having outstanding selfies and making video HD video calls. The screen is 6.5 inches is there to provide the user with full HD plus the resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. A52 is having a battery with 5000 mAh capacity. The battery is on the lower-side it must have 4000 mah battery because these days must of the smartphone-like A52 come with high and battery. on the back, there is a fingerprint reader to detect any unauthorized person. So if you are in search of a smartphone then the coming A52 by Oppo will be your choice to choose. Samsung is the company that always produces an outstanding smartphone with features that will get you. So, do try the coming Oppo A52 at an amazing price in Pakistan.
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VLADIVOSTOK, March 11 (Itar-Tass) — Passenger transportation by buses has started from the In station of the Smidovichsky district of the Jewish Autonomous Region to Birobidzhan-1 station 1, because of a major incident on the Trans-Siberian Railway (TransSib) that disrupted three passenger trains’ movement, the press service of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry’s (EMERCOM) main department for the Jewish Autonomous Region reported.
The incident occurred at the Aur station on Sunday morning in which two freight trains with coal, timber and automobile transport collided. There was a derailment of 23 wagons and three sections of the locomotive, 400 metres of rail tracks and four transmission line poles were damaged. The movement of three passenger trains on the routes: Vladivostok - Penza, Khabarovsk - Birobidzhan and Birobidzhan - Khabarovsk was disrupted. It was decided to transport the trains’ passengers by buses between the In and Birobidzhan-1 stations so that they could take other trains to proceed further on their routes.
The railway clearing operation is underway at the site of the collision of the freight trains. Three wagons have been put back on the tracks, and the work to lift five wagons continues. Railway workers are pulling some wagons into the ditch. The restoration of aerial contact wires is underway. A total of 153 people with 38 machinery units have been working at the incident site. By 16:00, local time (09:00 MSK) it was planned to complete the repair efforts and restore train traffic on one of the TransSib sections.


Larson Electronics, a leader in the industrial and commercial lighting industry, has announced the release of a new dual colored hazardous location LED warning light equipped with two 10 watt LED lamps.
The HAL-TL-2X10W-C-OXM chemical resistant LED warning light from Larson Electronics is a Class 1 Division 2 oxygen level warning light that is approved for use in hazardous environments where explosive and flammable gases, vapors, and dusts stand the potential to exist. This hazardous light is designed for use in industrial environments where oxygen levels are monitored within the atmosphere and have the potential to fall below the OSHA recommended oxygen concentration within the work environment.
This signal light is equipped with two 10 watt LED lamps that produce a green and blue light output. Each lamp is equipped with a warning sign to indicate the status of oxygen levels within the environment. A green LED lamp illuminates the “OK” sign to indicate that the oxygen levels are satisfactory. A blue LED lamp illuminates the “LOW O2” sign to indicate that oxygen levels have reached an unsatisfactory level. This indicator light works in conjunction with existing oxygen level monitoring systems and is used to provide a visual indication of levels. These lights can be configured to operate on a steady burn, a strobe or a steady burn and strobe combination and each LED lamp offers an exceptional 1,050 lumen output.
The LED lamps are housed within a waterproof, corrosion and chemical resistant body that is equipped with Pyrex globes and a polycarbonate globe guard. This unit is weatherproof, dust-proof, and marine rated for wet environments. Power for this unit is provided by a shared neutral and ground, with separate hot wires for each lamp. This warning light can be configured to work on 120 volts or 240 volts AC for use with standard line voltages or 12/24 volts DC for low voltage operation. Mounting is provided by a heavy gauge aluminum base with predrilled holes designed to be bolted to walls and flat surfaces for permanent and secure attachment. This hazardous area LED warning sign light is configured for green and blue output, offers exceptional lumen output, and a 50,000 hour life span.
“This new warning light is just one of the many configurations that Larson Electronics manufacturers. These units can be custom tailored to meet certain specifications,” said Rob Bresnahan, CEO of Larson Electronics. “This unit is NEMA 4X rated for hose down areas and carries a UL 595 compliance for outside marine locations.”
Larson Electronics carries an extensive line of LED light towers, portable power distribution systems, explosion proof lights, portable work lights and industrial grade LED area lights. You can view Larson Electronics’ entire line of lighting by visiting them on the web at Larsonelectronics.com. You can also call 1-800-369-6671 to learn more or call 1-214-616-6180 for international inquiries.


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Poker of all types, including video poker, is easy to play, but difficult to master. Although it is a card game based on luck of the draw, poker also requires thought and strategy.
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That being said, here are some concepts that will help you become a winner at poker no matter what game you play!
Know your poker hands! The highest value hand in poker is typically a royal flush. You have a royal flush when your best five-card hand consists of an Ace, King, Queen Jack and a 10 card, all in a single suit.
The next best hand is four of a kind for example, 4 aces , followed by a full house, which is three of a kind plus a pair for example, three Aces and two Kings.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Hanson & Rolfe: A Handbook of Latin Poetry
A Handbook of Latin Poetry by J.H. Hanson and W.J. Rolfe (1865)
The selections are from Ovid, Virgil and Horace, and include notes and vocabulary. The passages from Ovid are taken from the Metamorphoses and one elegy from the Tristia; the Vergil section includes eclogues from the Bucolics, Books I and II of the Georgics, and Books I-VI of the Aeneid, and the horace section includes selections from the Odes, Epodes, Satires, and the Epistles and also the Ars Poetica.


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Conventional roadmaps for startups focus on this concept of the exit. Oftentimes, the perfect exit within the minds of startups and enterprise capitalists goes one in every of two methods: IPO or acquisition by one other firm.
However there are different methods for startups to exit that might probably convey extra worth to a bigger number of stakeholders. Exit to Group (E2C), a collaborative working challenge led by the College of Colorado Boulder’s Media Enterprise Design Lab and Zebras Unite, explores methods to assist startups transition investor-owned to neighborhood possession, which may embrace customers, prospects, staff or some mixture of all stakeholders. As we speak, the group launched a digital and physical zine designed to function an introduction to Exit to Group.
“The aim of the zine is to supply an preliminary roadmap to all the points of the dialog that must occur so we will save founders ache in recognizing and validating they’re within the unsuitable match and we have to co-create what does match,” Zebras Unite co-founder and zine co-author Mara Zepeda instructed TechCrunch. “It’s not a silver bullet. It’s not like there’s this different good factor that everybody must do. I describe it as working a Cambrian explosion of experiments with a purpose to work out what this future is. It’s not only one factor. That’s how what we’re doing is admittedly totally different. Typically there are these area of interest merchandise or actions that pop up and say, “that is the reply. There isn’t one reply for this second.”
These various exit fashions even have the potential to open the door for founders in different markets, E2C co-organizer Nathan Schneider instructed TechCrunch. He pointed to tiphub, an organization targeted on Africa and the African Diaspora, that had been searching for other ways to assist founders, given there isn’t an enormous mergers and acquisitions market in Africa.
“Due to the infrastructure that exists within the monetary market, we don’t have the identical set of realities very lively VC trade does in Europe or the U.S.,” tiphub associate Chika Umeadi instructed TechCrunch. “There’s simply not as a lot personal fairness exercise or M&A exercise. We consider now we have a powerful speculation for the way we will manufacture firms rapidly, however we nonetheless must construct the opposite facet of the market. There are firms which are helpful, however we now have to consider various strategies of exiting.”
Already, there are a handful of examples on the market of what exiting to neighborhood can appear like. Buffer, a social media administration platform, purchased out its buyers in 2018 as a result of it turned “clear that Buffer had turn out to be much less of a match for VC funding,” Buffer CEO and co-founder Joel Gascoigne wrote in a blog post at the time.
Then, in 2019, website positioning and Conductor purchased again its content material advertising firm from WeWork. Now, the corporate is majority employee-owned.
“It was a dream that we at all times had that we’d personal the corporate and we gave an enormous quantity of possession to all of the individuals and now the corporate is nearly totally employee-owned,” Conductor CEO Seth Besmertnik instructed me earlier this 12 months. “And now now we have every thing we need to go and make our mission a actuality.”
Outdoors of the tech trade, E2C factors to Organically Grown Firm, an natural produce distributor primarily based in Oregon that transitioned from an employee- and grocer-owned operation right into a community-owned one.
“All these glimpses recommend that it’s attainable,” Schneider mentioned.
For buyers, whereas IPOs and acquisitions can elicit excessive returns, not all the startups of their portfolios can be candidates.
“Their present exit choices restrict what sort of returns and outcomes they’ll see for his or her portfolio firms,” Schneider mentioned. “If a startup finally ends up not being a candidate for an IPO or acquisition, E2C can nonetheless assist them get their a refund, or get an honest return. There’s additionally a category of buyers making an attempt to string the needle of monetary return with social return, and are searching for fashions that may assist facilitate that.”
Past the zine, the following step is to crate a peer studying cohort of founders who’re exploring a few of these choices. Down the highway, the hope is to create commonplace paperwork for startups that make it straightforward for founders to pursue these various paths.

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Do you know that you can save money by getting the book Negotiating Fatherhood by Thomas Fletcher in pdf version instead of buying one? We have the pdf version of the book Orphans of Islam available for free. Just click on red download button below to download Negotiating Fatherhood by Thomas Fletcher for free.
This book examines the tensions and ambivalences which men encounter as they negotiate contemporary expectations of fatherhood and fulfill their own expectations of what it means to be a ‘good’ father. There is little doubt that today’s fathers are responding to new expectations about fatherhood and fathering practices. The remote, detached, breadwinning father of the past, once lauded as a masculine ideal, has faded, and men are now expected to be ‘involved’, ‘intimate’, ‘caring’ and ‘domesticated’ fathers. Using a family practices lens and a case study of sport, Fletcher elucidates the changes and continuities in family and fathering practices in different historical periods and contexts. Negotiating Fatherhood will be of interest to students and scholars with an interest in family and fathering practices, sport, leisure, and gender.


The Spartan Motors facility produced Isuzu's 40,000th gasoline-powered N-Series truck.
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. announced that the 40,000th gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series truck has been produced at the Spartan Motors Inc. facility in Charlotte, Mich. The truck rolled off the line June 8, 2017.
“From April 2015 to June 2016 — a span of 15 months — we went from 20,000 to 30,000 gas-powered Isuzu trucks produced in Charlotte,” said Shaun Skinner, president of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America. “Now, only twelve months later, another 10,000 N-Series gas trucks have been built. That's a testament to the increasing popularity and growing reputation of our gasoline engine, low-cab-forward trucks.”
Assembly of Isuzu N-Series gas trucks began at Spartan in April 2011.
Isuzu N-Series gas trucks are powered by a Vortec 6.0-L small-block V8 engine that produces 297 hp at 4,300 rpm and generates 372 lbs.-ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm. The powerplant is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with double overdrive and lock-up torque converter for enhanced fuel economy and performance.
An optional version of the engine is capable of being converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG, or propane).
A full range of gasoline-powered models is available:
• NPR (12,000-lb. [5,443 kg] GVWR) — Single Cab in wheelbases of 109, 132.5, 150 and 176 in. (276.8, 336.5, 381 and 447 cm). Crew Cab in wheelbases of 150 and 176 in.
• NPR-HD (14,500-lb. 6,577 kg] GVWR) — Single Cab in wheelbases of 109, 132.5, 150 and 176 in. Crew Cab in wheelbases of 150 and 176 in.
Isuzu also markets diesel-powered N-Series trucks, the Reach Van powered by Isuzu and the all-new Class 6 FTR, launched in May. Reach and FTR also are assembled by Spartan Motors.
“We offer the most complete line of low-cab-forward medium-duty trucks in the industry,” Skinner said. “The gasoline-powered NPR and NPR-HD are an important part of our lineup. So we expect to be reaching even more production milestones in the future.”
For more information about Isuzu, call 866/441-9638 or visit www.isuzucv.com.
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This old, typical Pyrenean-style building has been completely refurbished and now stands as a modern hotel which has conserved its traditional charm. The 3-storey building comprises a total of 21 guest rooms. Guests are welcomed into a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service.
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An Australian yoga teacher whose ex-partner vanished with their three-year-old daughter after flying to Britain has appealed for help from anyone with links to “alternative communities”.
A man who claims he was “forced” to squirt acid on a three-year-old boy has told a jury he felt “terrible” when he found out the victim was burned.
The man who squirted acid on a three-year-old boy has told a court he was “forced” to carry out the shop attack after being threatened with a “gun”.
An “arrogant and selfish” father in the midst of a custody battle was “handing over acid” in a pub car park hours before it was used to burn his son, a court heard.
An “obsessed” father accused of plotting an acid attack on his young son planned to “mark the child” in a bid to win back his estranged wife, a court heard.
A father accused of plotting an acid attack on his three-year-old son has claimed in court that his co-accused offered to source “private investigators” for him.
A man accused of plotting an acid attack on his three-year-old son has told a jury he was “never” involved and was “shocked” to be arrested.
Refuse collectors who took part in a three-month strike in 2017 are to stage fresh walkouts in an escalating row over pay.
A giant dragon carved from a fallen tree has been causing traffic chaos in north Wales as motorists slow down or stop to catch a glimpse of the sculpture.
Dramatic video of the moment a three-year-old boy had acid thrown over him in a busy shop has been been shown in court.
A father accused of plotting an acid attack on his young son sent an image to an alleged co-conspirator hours after the attack with the caption “Nailed It!”, a court has heard.
A mother on the school run has been ticketed by police after parking on the exit to a roundabout.
A huge cannabis factory covering three floors of a derelict tower block scheduled for demolition has been found in the middle of a housing estate.
A man has appeared in court charged with causing the death of a Police Community Support Officer by dangerous driving.
An Irish national charged with having an illegal stun gun disguised as a torch has been granted bail by a judge, following his arrest at Birmingham airport.
An Irish national charged with having an illegal stun gun disguised as a torch has appeared in court, after his arrest at Birmingham airport.
Samir Nasri was thrilled to be back on a football pitch after making his debut for West Ham.
Manuel Pellegrini admitted Marko Arnautovic was “angry” at being substituted during West Ham’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Birmingham.
Marko Arnautovic helped fire West Ham into the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win over Birmingham.
Elvis Presley lookalikes have descended on a hotel in Birmingham for the largest annual celebration of the musical great in Europe.
A friend of an Islamic State terrorist who plotted to assassinate the Prime Minister has been found guilty of preparing to join terrorists abroad.
Birmingham Airport has resumed operations after a technical glitch temporarily grounded flights.
Air passengers have been plunged into fresh chaos after one of the UK’s international airports suspended all flights.
People across the UK are coming together over Christmas to support hundreds of those less fortunate than themselves with parties, meals, presents and a warm bed for the night.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
I've decided to enter the 21st Century as a reader and get a Kindle. One of our mystery book group readers has one and was quite enthusiastic and a staffer has one (and generously showed it to me) and with the new low Kindle price, perhaps the time is now.
One thing our staffer said that I liked alot was, if the price of a Kindle edition and the actual book are close, she gets the book. I love books and have too many, but what is life for?
Why get one at all, you say? I see lots of authors putting their own out of print titles out as Kindle Editions. It seems like wonderful opportunity to own some of those things you just can't get anymore.
In cases where you need a book for your book group fast and the waiting list at the library is over 400 people...zip, it is yours.
Also, since I learned about the Book View Cafe, I have wished that I could get some of those nice works of science fiction and fantasy right from a nice author consortium.


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The Milking Parlour, Wheldrake Lane, Crockey Hill, York, North Yorkshire, YO19
Description of the self catering property
Comments and reviews for The Milking Parlour, a property in York, York. The Milking Parlour holiday home in York with 2 bedrooms, sleeps 4 and has 1 bathroom. This York self catering property is non smoking. The Milking Parlour in York has broadband, prices from from £240 with linen provided and towels not provided.
- This holiday home is not suitable for smokers.
- This is suitable for children.
- The Milking Parlour is not a dog friendly self catering property.
- The Milking Parlour is a property with 2 bedrooms.
- The Milking Parlour is a property with 1 bathroom.
- Maximum number of 4 visitors can sleep at The Milking Parlour in York.
- This home in York has a garden.
- Wifi broadband is offered at The Milking Parlour in York.
- Linen provided at The Milking Parlour.
- High chairs included in price at The Milking Parlour.
- Cots are provided.
- This self catering holiday home has towels.
- Parking facilities.
Sleeps: from 1 to 4
Contact Name: Sykes Cottages
Telephone: 01244 746200
An amazing place, looks fantastic in the pictures and did not disappoint when we arrived, spacious, clean and an beautiful lemon cake waiting on arrival!
The owners could not have been more accommodating and friendly and keep the surrounding gardens and golf course in fantastic condition.
Getting to York was easy as there is a park and ride in the Designer outlet place nearby and the buses are constant.
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Bellingham and Hareshaw Linn
This is a lovely walk around Bellingham and Hareshaw Linn, focussed particularly on a visit to Hareshaw Linn on the way back. Hareshaw Linn is a picturesque waterfall near Bellingham.
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We start by taking a route across fields towards the Border County Ride, an old Byway/Bridleway that was a long distance trail for horse riding, etc.
The North Tyne
We take the Byway towards Redesmouth. At the road we turn right and go under the disused railway bridge that once carried the Border Counties Railway. After a short bit of road walking, we join a path that takes us down to the banks of the North Tyne.
There is a lovely path of grass here, right beside the river. This is where we will have lunch.
Back to Bellingham
After lunch, we keep following the bank of the river back to Bellingham and back to the starting point. At this point we can leave our bags and take the short stroll up to Hareshaw Linn.
Hareshaw Linn is one of the best waterfalls in Northumberland. It is also one of the most accessible. We take the lovely winding path up the steep sided valley and over the seven bridges, each crossing Hareshaw Burn. Eventually we reach Hareshaw Linn itself.
Hareshaw Linn is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). The flora includes many examples of mosses, liverworts, ferns and lichen. The fauna includes rare birds, red squirrels, badgers and bats.
To the tearoom
To get back to the start we simply retrace our steps. On reaching Bellingham, we will adjourn to Carriages Tearoom for refreshments.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Julie and Martin x
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Regular Water makes it grow faster!
Yes, it can make plants grow faster because in photosynthesis, the plants turn the sunlight Into sugar which makes the plant grow,
Water and sugar combined with water is the best liquid for plants to grow faster in.
regular mint dissolves faster because regular mints has sugar
BOTH!Gatorade and soda have sugar in them and plants do need sugar to order to grow...AND SUNLIGHT
It is sugar that is stirred and is dissolved faster than regular sugar.
i think regular water would freeze faster.
Salt dissolves faster in heated water. Sugar dissolves faster in regular water.
no. regular water boils faster because it has a lower molecular mass.
salt, pepper, sugar, and sand makes ice melt faster but sand salt sugar and pepper melts ice faster than sand
Castor sugar, it is finer than regular sugar and dissolves faster.
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Sugar makes the ice melt faster.
Ice should melt faster in diet soda than in regular soda because the sugar in regular soda makes the liquid more dense. The increased density will delay the transfer of heat that causes melting from the surrounding liquid to the ice cube.
Plants will grow faster with sugar water than with salt water. Salt will draw water away from the plant instead of feed it.
Sugar water freezes faster than salt water. However, regular tap water will freeze faster than either salt, or sugar water.

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Democracy, Volumes 1 and 2
Artist: Derek Webb
Volume 1 - 2010
Volume 2 –2011
Volume 1 - 12 tracks
Volume 2 - 10 tracks
Derek Webb has continually pushed the envelope of Christian music providing thought provoking messages while breaking existing boundaries of his art. While Webb has succeeded in being at the forefront of Christian art, many in the conservative Christian camp may say he has gone too far. With Democracy he has both quiesed and upset.
A founding member of the Caedmon’s Call, a leading CCM band in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, Webb lit out as a solo performer early this decade providing many popular offerings while pushing the limits of the Christian music realm. Continually, Webb has lead the way in this venue both in his message, music, and in the media often used in conjunction with his music such as video, written content, and in collaborative efforts with other visual artists in recent years.
Early in 2010, Derek Webb fans could cast their votes for up to 12 songs that they wanted Webb to cover in Democracy, Volume 1. The 12 songs having had received the most votes were then included in this first offering. Throughout 2010, one track was released per month to those fans subscribing to Democracy, Volume 1 through Webb’s web site. In 2011, Democracy, Volume 2 followed using the same game plan to pick this time 10 songs to be available to Webb’s fan subscribing to this volume.
This review is offered to provide history and knowledge related to Webb’s ever-expanding artistic offerings. Following is a song-by-song summation of both Democracy volumes.
- “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (The Beatles) – good vocals but fuzzy percussion on refrain doesn’t always work.
- “Fix You” (Coldplay) –acoustic guitar base with organ in background gives a mellow tone.
- “The Times They Are A-Changin” (Bob Dylan) – Webb’s slightly gruff voice and simple guitar strumming work well with Dylan’s songs.
- “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” (Gnarls Barkely) – electric drums and guitar with scratchy-synth based vocals make for darker, desperate feelings. Well done.
- “Chicago” (Sufjan Stevens) – Webb’s vocals work well here. This song has good breaks and great cadence; ending voice-overs make the song’s conclusion stick.
- “Where the Streets Have No Name” (U2) – Is that a ukulele? A strong and emotional vocal performance combines with a nice composition to make a good cover.
- “Power of Love” (Huey Lewis And The News) – like a leftover from Stockholm Syndrome, the very scratchy vocals and Euro-pop snyth power this rendition, which is better off left on the shelf (even Huey couldn’t save this one!).
- “Eleanor Rigby” (The Beatles) – good acoustic guitar saves this song, the lead vocals are mixed too lightly compared to the volume of the chorus.
- “The Sound of Silence” (Simon & Garfunkel) – featuring his wife, Sandra McCracken, great eerie piano and duet with McCracken are excellent, this mix is also found on their joint TN EP offering.
- “Karma Police” (Radiohead) – smooth, direct mixing from “Sound of Silence” to “Karma Police” with heavy bass and soap opera, Wurlitzer-like organ laying down the foundation for Webb’s signature dream-like sleepy vocals.
- “Hallelujah” (Leonard Cohen) – a great rendition of Cohen’s work with steadily building energy throughout the song.
- “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” (hymn) – old, standard hymn with only piano and vocals sounding like it was recorded on a remote mic in an old, empty cathedral. A slight synth and overdubbed voice provide entry to the second stanza which takes on a deeper emotional complexion with added reverb.
- “F**k You” (Cee-lo Green) – here, the scratchy synth vocals work as Webb exercises his vocal gifts in a pop-rocker. Despite the lyrics, this is a good rocker not often offered by this artist.
- “Livin’ on a Prayer” (Bon Jovi) – WOW, this moves like a Lamborghini on a Japanese freeway! Great rendition with big beat background gives new light to a rock standard.
- “God Only Knows” (The Beach Boys) – much cleaner than I thought it could be, this rendition stands up with great and simple piano. Watch for the vaudeville-like break.
- “One” (U2) – slow but fair rendition.
- “Be Thou My Vision” (hymn) – slow movement through an age-old hymn, well done but takes away from the collections rhythm.
- “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (Simon & Garfunkel) – nice and easy with slight backing guitar to set stage for emotion filled voice like only Webb can produce. This song is tailor made for his vocal qualities. Where you might think his voice is over-stretched toward the song’s end, the breaks in his voice highlight the emotion of the song’s climax.
- “Revolution” (The Beatles) –popier rendition of the Beatles classic, an interesting journey as is many of Webb’s compositions. He loves to change things up!
- “Creed” (Rich Mullins) – here is a nice piece with hot percussion, like great claps and stomps of a good audience. Great touch with Webb reciting the Nicene Creed in song form.
- “Falling Slowly” (Once soundtrack) – lead song from Once movie soundtrack originally performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. A nice piece with good sound, a great feel good song.
- “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love & Understanding” (Elvis Costello) – more Euro-pop electronica with samples and loops but a great vocal performance. This is where Webb shines, his gift is vocals which display emotion more easily than many a performer.
Very few musicians would put themselves ‘out there’ with their audience to not only perform songs of the audience’s choosing, but also to compose around the original and pull it off with such success. This is the mark of a great musician and artist, one who is both professional and prolific as reflected in his recent offerings. Not only this, but having a conscience and being a Christian makes for a wonderful and rare occurrence among his contemporaries.
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Cascadia showcases Edmonds artist Howard Duell
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Cascadia Art Museum is presenting its first solo exhibition of the work of longtime Edmonds resident Howard Dallas Duell (1929-2009). The collection was loaned to Cascadia by Duell's family, with many works never previously seen before by the public.
Locals may know that Duell created the Apollo 11 sculpture – with the help of Edmonds School District students – at Neil Armstrong Plaza in the parking lot of the Maxwell-McGinness Public Safety Complex at 250 Fifth Ave. S. in Edmonds. It was dedicated July 4, 1976, for the Bicentennial.
Duell, an active participant in the early years of t...