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The appearance of the chapel is more that of a Georgian farmhouse with a chimney stack than a church. It consists of a two-storey nave, a one-storey chapel and vestry, and a three-stage tower with a saddleback roof. The tower has an external staircase, a bell chamber and a porch with stone benches. A chimney rises from the middle of the south wall. The windows are Georgian in style, with sashes and small panes of glass.
Inside the chapel are box pews, an octagonal pulpit and a carved reading desk. The chancel is panelled and divided from the nave by rails consisting of turned balusters. Hanging from a lintel at the entrance to the chancel are similar balusters forming an arch. In the chancel is a small stone font with an oak cover. At the west end is a gallery on which is the coat of arms of the Stopford family who lived in nearby Saltersford Hall in the 17th century. On the floor are grave slabs relating to the Turner family who were later residents of the hall. Chapel registers date from 1770.
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Nvidia’s GTX 750 & 750 Ti are the first Maxwell based cards, having the success of the GTX 970, 980, 980 Ti, and Titan X resting on their very own success as a budget starting point for a gamer. Now that Maxwell have ripped, Nvidia is readying to launch the GTX 950 for the masses.
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The era of the Super NAS is here! From the low-powered, humble devices of ten years ago, network attached storage devices have rapidly developed to take on mainstream small business servers and the ASUSTOR AS7010T NAS Server is leading the charge.
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|Publication number||US4168971 A|
|Application number||US 05/799,139|
|Publication date||Sep 25, 1979|
|Filing date||May 23, 1977|
|Priority date||May 23, 1977|
|Publication number||05799139, 799139, US 4168971 A, US 4168971A, US-A-4168971, US4168971 A, US4168971A|
|Inventors||Leo V. Szczepanski|
|Original Assignee||Szczepanski Leo V|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (12), Classifications (13)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates generally to methods and systems for recovering noble metals, and particularly to high efficiency methods and systems for recovering noble metals from geologic bodies of water such as fresh water rivers and lakes, brackish estuaries, and salt water seas and the oceans.
It has long been known that the seas of the world possess an abundance of noble metals such as gold, silver and platinum. To date, however, no industry has yet to evolve for the mining of these precious metals since no economically efficient method has yet been devised for their extraction. The present invention is believed to constitute the discovery of an economically efficient manner in which to harvest noble metals and specifically gold from the sea.
Today there does, of course, exist many methods of recovering noble metals from dilute aqueous solutions under laboratory conditions. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,371,119 a process is disclosed from recovering precious metals from aqueous liquids through the use of anion absorption materials. Since the issuance of this patent in 1942 interest in the use of anion absorption materials has remained as evidenced by the issuance in 1976 of U.S. Pat. No. 3,994,719 which teaches the use of a weakly basic anion absorption material composed of thiourea group containing synthetic resins of a crosslinked, macroporous, vinyl-aromatic base polymer of monovinyl and polyvinyl compounds. U.S. Pat. No. 3,006,756 discloses other such basic absorption materials as does U.S. Pat. No. 3,736,126 which utilizes polymers of lower aliphatic esters of acrylic acid as an absorption bed for the recovery of gold from seawater under laboratory controlled conditions after the seawater has been acidified and chloride ions added thereto to complex the gold.
Along with anion absorption materials has existed the use of anion exchange materials such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,001,868 wherein a nitrogenous anion exchange resin having both weakly and strongly basic amine exchange groups is utilized. U.S. Pat. No. 3,817,745 also discloses the use of crosslinked polymeric N-vinyl-amide and a polyhydroxyaryl compound for this type recovery. U.S. Pat. No. 3,473,921 further teaches the use of chloromethylated styrene divinylbenzene resin reacted with throurea as an ion exchange resin of the basic anion exchanger type for the recovery of gold. In general these recoveries are from cyanide solutions, bearing gold compounds.
In addition to laboratory methods of recovering noble metals from dilute solutions work has also heretofore been done in direct attempts at obtaining precious metals present in but trace quantities from seawater. U.S. Pat. No. 3,155,454, for example, discloses a method of recovering silver from seawater by percolating it through a bed of magnesium ammonium phosphate. U.S. Pat. No. 3,565,608 further teaches such use of water insoluble ethylene copolymer containing carboxylate and/or amide groups. In this latter patent the material is formed as a film which is drug as by a ship through gold containing waters or attached to a buoy located within a current. Recovery of noble metals found in ocean floor nodule ores by halidation has been suggested by U.S. Pat. No. 3,940,470.
It is thus apparent that heretofore materials per se have been developed which have been capable of recovering noble metals from various dilute solutions. Nevertheless, none of these have ever found commercial use in sea mining because they have been economically inefficient. For example, it is of little commercial value to recognize that recovery is possible provided that the sea water first be treated due to the vast quantities of sea water required for processing. Without a practically workable material knowingly available for this usage, it follows that little work has been accomplished in developing a system for such to perform on a workable basis.
Accordingly it is a general object of the present invention to provide a high efficiency method and system for recovering noble metals from geologic bodies of water.
More specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide commercially practical, efficient and economic methods and systems for recovering gold and other noble metals from geologic bodies of water such as fresh water rivers and lakes, brackish estuaries and salt water seas and the oceans.
In one form of the invention a high efficiency method of recovering gold from the sea is provided wherein a mixture of sea water and seabed sediment is passed through an ion exchanger of the type having cation exchange resinous particulates insoluble in water charged with hydrogen or sodium whereupon the hydrogen or sodium is exchanged for gold.
In another form of the invention a high efficiency method of recovering noble metals from a noble metal bearing geologic body of water such as a fresh water river or lake, a brackish estuary, or a salt water sea or an ocean is provided wherein water is drawn from the body of water, passed through columnated cation exchange crosslinked polymer resinous particulates, and returned to the body of water.
In another form of the invention a high efficiency method of recovering gold from the sea is provided wherein sea water is drawn from the sea and flowed over a substantially water insoluble cation exchange resin charged with sodium or hydrogen.
In another form of the invention a high efficiency method is provided for recovering noble metals from a geologic body of water having a sandy bed comprising the steps of drawing a mixture of water and sediment from adjacent the sandy bed into a conduit, conveying the mixture of water and sediment to a cation exchange column, passing the mixture of water and sediment into the cation exchange column, and returning the water to the geologic body of water.
In yet another form of the invention a system is provided for recovering noble metals from noble metal bearing geologic bodies of water comprising a chamber have an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice, a bed of ion exchange particulates housed within the chamber between the inlet and outlet orifices, a water intake conduit communicating between the chamber inlet orifice having an opening through which water may enter from the body of water in which the conduit opening is submerged, and means for drawing water into the conduit and through the chamber and bed of ion exchange particulates housed therein.
In still another form of the invention a system is provided for recovering gold from the sea comprising a chamber having an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice, a column of cation exchange resinous particulates housed within the chamber, seawater intake conduit means through which sea water may be drawn from the sea and into the chamber through the chamber inlet orifice, and pump means for drawing sea water through the intake conduit into the chamber and through the column of cation exchange resinous particulates.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a system constructed and utilized in accordance with the present invention shown recovering a noble metal from a sea and its seabed.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of one of the three ion exchangers of the system illustrated in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of one of the four screen holding disc components of the ion exchanger shown in FIG. 2.
Referring now in more detail to the drawing there is shown in FIG. 1 a system for recovering noble metals from geologic bodies of water. This embodiment is seen to include a platform 10 supported upon the surface of a salt-water sea by a pair of pontoons 12. A flexible, water intake conduit 14 is suspended from the platform onto the surface of a sandy seabed 15 downstream from the platform in the sea current indicated by arrows 16. The end 18 of the conduit distal the platform is capped while the periphery is provided with a series of thin slits 20 of 20 screen mesh size. Six branch conduits 22 extend laterally from and communicate with the water intake conduit 20. Each of these branch conduits also has its end capped and is provided with a series of peripheral slits 24 of similar size. A pump P driven by a motor M is provided for drawing a mixture of sea water and sediment from over the seabed into the conduits 14 and 22 through the slits 20 and 24 and through a foot valve V periodically operated by a valve control 26.
With continued reference to FIG. 1 conduit 14 is seen to communicate beyond pump P with three conduits 31, 32 and 33 through a flow meter 35 and three manually operable valves 37, 38 and 39 atop platform 10. The conduits 31, 32 and 33 respectively communicate with an inlet orifice atop three ion exchangers 41, 42 and 43 which are hereinafter described in more detail. Three water discharge conduits 45, 46 and 47 communicate with outlet orifices at the bottom of the ion exchangers and junction with a common flexible discharge conduit 49 after having passed through another set of three flow meters and three manually operably valves 51, 52 and 53. An end portion of the flexible discharge conduit 49 is suspended from beneath the platform 10 with its discharge orifice 55 positioned downstream the water intake conduits 14 and 22. Means for agitating the surface of the seabed about the water intake conduits 14 and 22 are provided here in the form of air pump P' driven by motor M' to which an air hose 57 is connected. Such mechanical stirring means are chiefly used where natural means are not present in coves and stagnant fresh water. Exchanger backwash lines 58 and valves 59 are also provided which are shown with their end portions broken away.
With reference next to FIGS. 2 and 3 the ion exchanger 41, as are the other two exchangers 42 and 43, are each seen to comprise a central cylindrical chamber 60 measuring 47 inches in length and 8 inches in diameter, an upper cylindrical chamber 61, and a lower cylindrical chamber 62 secured coaxially together by threaded collars 65 and 66. An upper cap 68 having an inlet orifice 69 is threaded upon the upper chamber 61 while a lower cap 71 having an outlet orifice 72 is threaded upon the lower chamber 62. A pair of plastic discs 74 having a set of apertures 75 therethrough are rigidly mounted between confronting ends of the central and upper cylindrical chambers and the central and lower chambers. Each pair of discs are sandwiched about a 24-52 mesh screen 77. A columnated bed of 55 pounds of ion exchange particulates 80 of size incapable of passing through the screens 77 are disposed within the central chamber.
The ion exchange material itself should meet several chemical specifications. Firstly, it should be substantially water insoluble. Secondly, it should function as a cation exchange resin. And thirdly, the resin preferably should be charged initially with hydrogen or sodium.
An ion exchange material meeting the above listed specifications is sulfonated copolymer of styrene divinylbenzene. Such a cation exchange material is commercially available from the Rohm and Haas Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as their Amberlite 1R-120 Plus cation exchange resin which heretofore has been used for recovering copper from leach solutions. This material is in particulate form and measures between 0.45 and 0.60 millimeters in diameter. The material should be positioned as a column measuring at least 20 inches in height. Preferably, the gold bearing water is flowed at controlled rates downwardly through the column although such flow direction is not mandatory.
In operation, the seabed upon which conduits 14 and 22 rest is agitated by airline 57 and mixture of sea water and seabed sediment drawn into the water intake conduits through slits 20 and 24. These slits serve as sieves to prevent large globules of sludge from entering and clogging the system. The mixture of sea water and sediment is then drawn into the ion exchanger inlet orifices and down through the upper discs 74 and screen filter 75 which filter prevents all but the very small particles of sediment from passing into contact with the column of resinous particulates. The sea water and sediment carried therein is then flowed through the column of cation exchange particulates at a first substantially uniform rate of approximately 18 gallons per minute per cubic foot of exchange particulates. This causes gold in the sea water as well as gold in the sediment to be exchanged by the particulates. Typically, the gold in the water is in solution in ionic form while the gold in the sediment is in oxide form. Over a period such as several days the flow rate is decreased until an operation is completed.
Proper control of the flow rate is quite important. What is ideal, however, depends upon many operational conditions including the proportion of sediment to sea water drawn as well as the average size of the sediment processed. In general, the higher the ratio of sediment to water, the better the yield. However, too high a ratio will lead to system clogging and a decrease in flow rate. Furthermore, if large globs of sludge enter the system, the flow rate will drop drastically on its own volition thereupon promptly necessitating a backwash operation. This can, of course, be controlled automatically by conventional control systems.
If clogging is successfully avoided then the flow rate will ordinarily slowly decrease on its own as sediment deposits on the exchange particulates. For example, it is common for the flow rate to decrease by itself from 18 to 12 gallons per minute within the first 12 hours of operation. However, if no decrease is observed in a 6 hour period an incremental decrease should then be positively initiated, say to 15 gallons per minute, to maximize yield. Additional incremental decreases are made until, for example, a flow rate of but some 2 to 4 gallons per minute is employed at the end of a 10 to 15 day run. This too may be done through automated controls.
After an operation has been completed the metallic gold may be recovered from the particulated by any number of conventional processes. For example, the particulates may be dehydrated and burned to a char which is then placed in a solution such as aqua regia and recovered by precipitation or electrolysis. Or, the char may be further heated and the gold recovered by melding and fusion.
Again it is emphasized that the flow rate should be carefully monitored and controlled for maximum yield. A lack of appreciation of its role, along with the importance of processing a mixture of sea water and sediment, has no doubt been responsible in a large measure for the present discovery to have been so long in coming. In addition to the previously discussed factors, it is pointed out that too slow of a flow rate is productive of inefficiency since it takes too long of a period of time in which to effect industrially economical recovery. A high flow rate is desirable but is limited by the structural integrity of system materials and joints and contact time. The following data evidence this which was actually obtained in sea water off the coast of Florida using the just described system embodiment and method but with one instead of three ion exchangers working. No pretreatment of the water or sediment was made.
______________________________________FLOW RATES* DURATION GOLD RECOVERED______________________________________1. 18 to 2 13.5 days 6.40 troy ozs.2. 14 to 2 13.5 days 3.84 troy ozs.3. 14 to 2.5 11.7 days 2.35 troy ozs.______________________________________ *Gallons per minute to cubic foot particulate
It therefore is seen that a method and system for recovering noble metals from the sea with industrially economic efficiency has finally been discovered and developed which does not necessitate pretreatment of sea water or seabed sediment. Though a preferred embodiment has been illustrated and described it should be understood that numerous changes, additions and deletions may be made thereto without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the concluding claims. For example, though a mixture of sea water and sediment is drawn into the ion exchangers in the preferred embodiment, the intake of sediment is not essential but rather preferable for maximum yields. Though the sea water has been the supply of gold here, fresh or brackish gold-bearing bodies of water may also be used. And though gold has been the noble metal recovered by the particularly described method, other noble metals may also be obtained where present in the geologic body of water being mined.
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The director of Site-81 was far away from the confines of the Foundation, in a cottage nestled in the Rockies. He sat on the back porch, enjoying the brisk morning air. He took a deep breath, and then another, and smiled as he considered how much more pleasant breathing was here than in the long corridors and dark rooms below the lake. He loved Site-81; there was no doubt there. But Site-81 was old, built seemingly eons ago. It was an incredible place to do research, and to contain anomalous entities, but it gave no consideration to comfort.
All of that, though, was in the distance of his mind. The doctor sipped from a cup of coffee and idly played with the IV in his arm. Karlyle was reading a book gifted to him by an old friend, one now long retired from the Foundation. They had met when they were young men, come together when they were forced to dissolve their connections with the outside world. Once, they might have said they loved each other, in their own way.
When the time came for the other man to leave the Foundation, he had given Karlyle the book and a promise— for them to meet up after Aktus finally retired and move to Italy together. They had always loved Italy. Karlyle had smiled, taken the book, and made the promise.
"But who knows, Karlyle," Oliver had said, "maybe you'll be here forever, grinding away in that lab until the sun goes out. Lord know you haven't aged in nearly thirty years."
Karlyle had laughed, and told his friend to wait for him. After Oliver Rights had left the Foundation he moved to Minneapolis, where he was born. He died one night, twenty three years later, when a power outage from a snowstorm darkened his home and he froze next to an empty wood stove. He was 87 years old.
That same night, Karlyle approved an order to upgrade a dangerous SCP to the Keter-class, with restrictions. He did not hear about Oliver's passing until later. He had not thought of it since until he grabbed this book on the way out of town.
His eyes had hung on the handwritten inscription just inside the cover. To my dearest friend, with love. He read the book.
He continued reading well into the late morning, when he began considering lunch. He stood up, walking slowly and carefully towards the doorway, and entered. He left the book on the table next to his chair outside.
The old doctor stretched briefly and then began to make a sandwich. Turkey on rye, standard fare back at work. Old habits die hard, but at least here he could offer himself a slice of cheddar to go with it.
His hand reached for the refrigerator, and stopped when he noticed the man standing in the corner of the room.
"Ah," Karlyle said slowly as he pulled the refrigerator open. "So good of you to join me. Early though, for me to be going back? It has only been two days, I feel."
The man stood quietly, unmoving. Karlyle glanced around as he closed the door, realizing then that there were many other men and women in his cottage, pressed up against the walls. Some wore suits, other plainclothes. Some carried weapons. They all stood silent, staring straight ahead. The old man shook his head and laughed. "The formalities are unnecessary, I think. There are none here but me and you."
They all left the room then, save for one.
"Ah, there we go." Karlyle moved into the living room and sat down on a plush sofa. His IV was still in his arm, connected to a bag that hung on a metal rack and followed him wherever he went. It rolled across the hardwood and sat next to him when he did, quietly watching the whole scene. "Come and have a seat, Joshua. I am sure this is not going to be quick."
The man slid effortlessly across the floor, silently. He moved towards a chair and then was seated in it, his eyes pressed on Karlyle from across the room. The old doctor continued to eat his sandwich.
"So," he said, in between bites, "what is somebody like you doing all the way out here with somebody like me? And with an entourage, no less." He licked his lips carefully. "They cannot send somebody who is less of a big fish, for an old man like Aktus?" He laughed.
The other man did not move. ""I am not here for who you are. I am here for who you were.""
Karlyle paused long enough to swallow, and then continued into his meal. "All that is, Joshua, is another way of saying that I am not the man I used to be. You know it, and these old bones know it." He took another bite. "I think you will have better luck elsewhere, friend."
The uncomfortable silence was broken by the sound of a bird chirping outside. Karlyle thought to look towards the sound, but knew better than to take the man out of his sight.
"It is not the youth of that man I am looking for, Jean," the man said, "nor his aptitude with a weapon."
Karlyle shrugged, the hairs on the back of his neck rising. "Then why are you here?"
"Humor me. I am very old."
The other man stood. "Twenty-five entities contained within two years. Extensive knowledge of behaviours and anomalous traits of many more. Ability to manipulate situations concerning anomalous entities in order to facilitate containment. Understanding of the—" he paused, "potential, of entities. The reason you joined the Classification Committee. The reason they made you its head. The reason Site 81 has gone without breach in your tenure there."
Karlyle nodded and snapped up the final piece of his sandwich. "These things you say, they are true. I will not deny facts. But yet, I am an old man, Joshua. Certainly my edges have worn dull. Certainly they are looking for one other than myself."
"They are not."
"And if I refuse? I am content in my work, I enjoy what I do. I have put those things behind me, Joshua. I am a man of science, as I have always been. What if I do not want to abandon that, as well?"
"This is an old debt, Jean. It is one you knew would come due in time. The years have gone by and age has overtaken all but a select few. Illness has ruined many, and yet some persist. Have you forgotten why that is?"
Karlyle darkened. "No. I have not forgotten."
Joshua moved towards the door. "Then I will alert the Council to your decision. Unfortunately, this is the end of your vacation. Your treatment can continue at our secure facility."
"You think an old man is a flight risk?"
"No," Joshua said, "I think you are."
A handful of agents appeared then, gathering up Karlyle's belongings and moving them outside. The doctor was shuffled from the living room to the front door, and escorted to the waiting vehicle. As he went to step inside, he stopped, and turned to face Joshua. "Is it worth it?"
"Who can say?" Joshua said, closing the door after him. "In the face of mountains, you are only a man, Jean. You can decide for yourself when it is over."
The car moved away from the cottage and began its long trek down the mountain. Joshua stayed a moment more, long enough to do a last search through the cottage, and then he too was gone.
An open book lay on a table on the back porch, unnoticed. A token of love between two who had once dared to dream about a life together. The dreams had become broken and the memories lost, but the book had remained, a testament to what is required.
That night, it rained.
The door to the containment cell slid open slowly, and a woman entered first. Zena knew this one, her doctor, the one who talked to her when she was sad. She did not recognize the man behind her, the one in the white coat with the dark glasses and shiny head. He smiled at her, and she smiled back. He didn't look that scary.
"Zena," her doctor said, "this is Dr. Aktus. He's here to ask you some questions, and then we're going to have you do some stuff, ok?"
The little girl nodded, and sat upright. Dr. Jora moved to the corner of the room, and Dr. Aktus stepped forward and sat down on a chair in front of Zena. He extended his hand, and she shook it.
"Hello Zena, my name is Karlyle." He smiled at her again. "You may call me whatever you want."
Zena thought on it, and then perked up. "I can call you Karl?"
Karlyle laughed. "Karl is just fine." He pulled a red ball from his coat pocket, and held it in front of Zena. "Zena, Dr. Wensley tells me you are very special. I think that is very interesting, and I am curious to know how special you are." He tossed the ball and caught it. "Can you make this ball blue?"
He handed Zena the ball. The little girl took it, looked at it intently, shook it a few times, and then drooped. "I can't really do anything unless I'm told."
Karlyle nodded. "That is quite alright. Zena, please make this ball blue."
The little girl's eyes twitched slightly, and she squeezed the ball in her hand. When she let go of it, it was purple. She coughed, and then gave it to Aktus, eyes downcast.
Karlyle smiled. "No need to be ashamed, my dear," he said, taking the ball. "You did wonderfully."
She looked up. "But it isn't blue."
The doctor cocked his head. "Is it not? It looks plenty blue to me. You see, different words, they have different meanings depending on where you are from. For me, I see blue here. My people would call this blue."
Zena squinted. "I… this is blue?"
Karlyle nodded. "As sure as my name is Dr. Aktus. Now, make this blue ball purple for me."
Zena stared at the ball again, and then squeezed it. When she let it go, it was green. She looked up at Karlyle, inquisitively. The old man smiled.
"Good, Zena," he said, nodding slowly. "Very good."

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Landholders create homes for critically endangered bird
Landholders in north central Victoria are putting legal protections on their properties to ensure a critically endangered bird has a home forever.
More than 400 ha of land in the area has been protected with conservation covenants, which are voluntary agreements that are tied to titles and live on, even after a property changes hands.
Landholders are being motivated to take this step to protect the Plains-wanderer, a historical and evolutionary important species that is critically endangered in Australia due to habitat clearing, cultivation and inappropriate grazing regimes; just 250 – 1,000 are estimated to be left in the wild.
Graziers Andy and Judy McGillivray are the latest landholders to put a conservation covenant on 129.5 ha of their property north west of Echuca and said it’s the least they could to ensure Australia doesn’t lose another species.
Andy said, “Researchers have been on our property and recorded six Plains-wanderers.
“This was an amazing find and we’re really proud to be able to provide habitat for them. Knowing that we can protect the land forever gives us peace of mind that they will always have somewhere to live.”
Securing safe environments for the birds is critical to the success of breeding programs that aim to release the animals into the wild.
The Plains-wanderer is one of 27 threatened species identified in Zoos Victoria’s recently released Wildlife Conservation Master Plan.
Trust for Nature conservation officer Kirsten Hutchison said, “Zoos Victoria is committed to helping us partner with more landholders to protect more than 500 ha of land in the north central region of Victoria where there are still excellent grasslands that can support the bird.
“It’s really encouraging that we’re finding the bird still living out here—they’re very elusive and difficult to locate.
“Our hope is that more landholders recognise the critical role they play in looking after its future, and understand that covenants, and the bird, can coexist with farming.”
Andy said, “Knowing that what we do on our property can potentially help prevent a species from becoming extinct is humbling and amazing.
“We are over the moon since covenanting two of our native grassland paddocks. I love going out there and seeing the results.”
The Plains for Wanderers project is supported by the North Central Catchment Management Authority, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
Putting a protective conservation covenant on a property is one of the most important things landholders can do to help Victoria’s plants and animals survive, thereby ensuring they are around for future generations to enjoy.
In 2018/19, 36 conservation covenants (covering 1,918 ha) were registered by Victorian landholders, bringing the total hectares protected by covenants to 66,827 ha.
Trust for Nature is one of Australia’s oldest conservation organisations, established by an Act of the Victorian Parliament in 1972 to protect habitat on private land.
It is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on the generosity of supporters to help protect Victoria’s biodiversity.
Andy and Judy McGillivray’s property will be open on September 13 as part of Trust for Nature’s Spring into Nature program.
It will be a great chance for visitors to tour a property that has excellent habitat for the Plains-wanderer. See events for more information.
Main photo courtesy Chris Tzaros.


Source: Deep Learning on Medium
Carbon Footprint of Neural Network Training — Is it that bad?
In a recent work, researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, performed a carbon footprint analysis of the training of several common large AI models. The findings are quite interesting and somewhat eyeopening — The carbon dioxide (CO2) emission for the training of a neural network model can be 10 times more than the CO2 produced by a human in a year. When I read this article, I was baffled, yet intrigued to find out how true this claim is. Sure! training a single neural network model can produce 10x CO2 compared to a human, but not every human is doing deep learning. What if the number of training instances are much smaller than the number of humans on earth? In that case, the carbon footprint of CO2 from deep learning will be negligible compared to that of humans. Moreover, how does the CO2 production by a single human compare to the overall CO2 emitted in the environment?
In this article, I want to dig deeper to find out how “bad” is the neural network training. From 49th HPC User Forum, 2013, Tuscon presentation by Nvidia, it can be seen that the total number of compute GPUs that are out there are 430M in 2013. The average power consumption of a GPU is around 100–200 W, so I will take 150W as a rough estimate of power for all the GPUs. Now, if we run all 430M GPUs 24×7 for 365 days at 150W, and use the power usage effectiveness coefficient (PUE) of 1.58, the total energy consumption will be roughly 8.9 x 10¹¹ KWhr.
Using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided data from U.S. (EPA, 2018), the energy consumption can be converted to estimated CO2 emissions using:
CO2 emission (in lbs) = 0.954 x energy in KWhr
which in our case will be 8.5 x 10¹¹ lbs or 0.4 gigatonnes. Thus, if we run all the GPUs that exist today continuously 24×7 for 1 year, it will produce 0.4 gigatonnes of CO2 while the total carbon dioxide production in 1 year all over the world is 36.2 gigatonnes (source). Thus, GPUs are already producing 1 % of the total carbon emission. Note that in the analysis, I assumed the total number of GPUs as 430M, which is the data from 2013. The number of GPUs out there today, in 2019, is a lot more and the number is supposed to grow in upcoming years.


Who is an affordable free agent pitcher for the Brewers who is ripe for a comeback, still young and has the talent to be a potential ace? Taijuan Walker.
Taijuan Walker is the perfect player for the Milwaukee Brewers. His 2018 and 2019 seasons were basically taken away due to injuries. He is someone you can plug into the rotation or use him as a middle inning reliever like Brent Suter. We can always use more guys like Suter.
Walker’s contract in 2020 was for one year and only $2MM. After a decent year, Milwaukee could sign him to a deal in the range of three years, $10-12MM and possibly have a third potential ace on the roster.
Taijuan Walker’s 2020
Walker spent 2020 with two different teams. He signed the one year contract with the Seattle Mariners back in February. On August 27th, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Two days later, he debuted for the Blue Jays and threw six scoreless innings and only allowed four hits.
He ended with a record of 4-3, had a 2.70 ERA and only gave up 16 runs over 11 games. He was great with the Blue Jays, posting a 2-1 record and a 1.37 ERA. He should now be completely healthy and ready for a decent contract.
Walker’s Fit With Milwaukee
Walker just screams perfect for Milwaukee. His nickname is “Tai Weezy”, which means I already want his players weekend jersey.
Walker is only 28 years old and would turn 29 next August. That is a young pitcher that you can give an affordable two or three year contract to. If you want to compare, the Brewers just gave a three year contract to Josh Lindblom last season for $9.125MM, and he was 32.
Corbin Burnes is 26. Brandon Woodruff and Adrian Houser are 27. By adding Walker, the Brewers would have the potential to have three lights-out starting pitchers. Imagine going into a three game playoff series with Woodruff, Burnes, and Walker.
Plus, the Brewers have pitchers like Houser and Lauer who are due for a comeback year.
Walker is the perfect starting pitcher to fall through the cracks of free agency. Over his MLB career, he has a 35-34 record, 3.84 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. Those numbers don’t scream elite, but if you watch film or saw him in 2020, the guy has impressive stuff. A lot of teams will stay away with his history of injuries, but Milwaukee has nothing to lose by signing a solid pitcher.
Before his injuries, Walker was always a solid pitcher. 2020 showed that he is still a reliable starter. And with team salaries around baseball expected to drop, a pitcher like Walker is definitely in the wheelhouse for Milwaukee.
There is always a chance a big market team could grab him on a two-year, $20MM deal. But always believe in the power of David Stearns. There is a chance Taijuan Walker is in a Milwaukee Brewers uniform.


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On our recent trip into Bronte country we paid a visit to Keighley and Worth Valley railway, a 5 mile long railway that runs both stream and diesel trains. The line was originally used used to run between the villages and transport goods from the mills.
We paid £15 each for a rover ticket which allows unlimited travel on the train and open top bus for a whole day. The rover ticket also allows free entry into two museums at one of the stations. Children under the age of five travel for free.
The line was bought from British Rail by a preservation society after it was closed in 1968.The railway runs between Oxenhope and Keighley and is completely run by volunteers.
The steam train we travelled on stops are 6 train stations (though one of them is by request only).
We boarded the train at Haworth having missed the first train of the day from Oxenhope where we were staying. You can park in the car park adjoined to Haworth station for a reasonable £3 for the full day.span>
The railway station is that of a traditional 1950’s station with quaint little ticket office and a gift shop. We had a wander round Haworth on our return journey and found a pretty green park called Haworth Central Park which was lovely. It had a relaxed atmosphere and we spent an hour or so enjoying the sunshine.
Our first stop of the day was at Keighley. To be honest I was a little disappointed. We struggled to find much to do and the shops around the train station were all a little tired and strange … think of a big row of Cash Converters!
We ended up finding salvation in a fantastic 1940’s tea room called Forteas and spent time in there until the train out was due.
Our second stop off the train was at Ingrow (West) where you can access two small museums with your rover ticket from the train. One of the museums is the Vintage Carriages Trust Museum of Rail Travel which was small but really interesting. You can look round the old train carriages which are set out as they would have been at the time they were used. The volunteers are extremely knowledgeable about the railway and the trains and keen to give you more information.
The train can also stop at a station called Damems if you requested it to staff on the train. We didn’t stop there but it’s the smallest standard-gauge railway station in Britain and also has a waiting room, booking office, signal box and level crossing.
Another of the stops is Oakworth which is famous for being used in the 1970’s version of the Railway Children – I love that film! The station was still decorated with Tour De France things after it passed through the area just before our visit.
With your rover train tickets you also get unlimited day access to the open top tour bus which travels over the moors with a guide giving commentary. The views were great although the bus was extremely bumpy.
We were on and off the train most of the day and had a great time. The only negative aspect is the timetable. It’s a bit of a nightmare because it isn’t possible to make a stop at each location and still catch the last train back, though I do believe it changes during different times of the year.

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Jake Lockett Biography, Wiki:- Jack is a well known American actor. Jake has been continuously working on television and movies, including major guest-starring roles on Masters of Sex, NCIS: LA, Hawaii Five-O, Scorpion, and many others. He was also a big supporter of the 2016 SXSW Audience Award-winning “Transspecos” released by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Jake was also the main antagonist in “Blood on Wheels,” produced by and starring James Franco.
He was also the main male lead in the upcoming independent film “Lycan” which also starred Dania Ramirez and Parker Croft.
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Who is Jake Lockett?
Lockett is a well-known actor in the United States. Lockett will join the season 11 cast as Sam Carver, a firefighter who seems to have a link to a crucial member of the 51 Families. While the details of Sam’s involvement are unknown, the description for the season 11 premiere confirms that Lockett’s character will be a former classmate of current 51st Lt. Stella Kidd.
Early age and education
Jake Lockett was born in the state of Texas. He grew up in rural Aquilla, Texas, and attended Aquilla High School, where he played various varsity sports, including football and basketball, and was a hurdler on the track team. Jake got his first taste of acting when he appeared in his high school performance “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Jake attended Texas A&M University after high school, graduating with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. He subsequently moved to Seattle, Washington, where he resumed his acting career, appearing in a variety of independent films, short films, and a Nintendo commercial.
Jack was born into a wealthy American family. The name of his father and his mother are not revealed, as well as the information of his brother is not available. We are still looking at this information. We will update this part soon.
Jake Lockett Age
Jake Lockett was born on March 12, 1991. Lockett is 33 years old.
Jake made his acting debut in an episode of “Two Broke Girls.” Jake has been working steadily in television and film ever since, with notable guest appearances on Masters of Sex, NCIS: LA, Hawaii Five-O, Scorpion, and many others. He was also a big supporter of the 2016 SXSW Audience Award-winning “Transspecos” released by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Jake was also the main antagonist in “Blood on Wheels,” produced by and starring James Franco. He was also the main male lead in the upcoming independent film “Lycan” which also starred Dania Ramirez and Parker Croft. Jake recently appeared as a major guest star on the comedies “FAM,” “SEAL Team,” and “Strange Angel.” And keeping busy as a martial artist and with his musical hobbies while keeping his acting muscles sharp.
Jake Lockett’s Physics
Jake has an attractive personality. His height is 6.1 feet and he weighs 81 kg. He has blue eyes and short blonde colored hair.
Who does Jake Lockett play in Chicago Fire?
Jake Lockett will give rise to the character of Sam Carver in the eleventh season of Chicago Fire. Carver is identified as Stella Kidd’s old classmate who will join Firehouse 51 in the season premiere, and he appears to be taking center stage in some storylines this season.
girlfriend jake lockett
Jake is currently not married. Their relationship status is yet to be revealed. We do not have any information about the details of his girlfriend.
Jake Lockett Network
His main sources of income include acting and promoting brands. Lockett’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and USD 2 million as of 2023 (approx).
He was an instructor pilot for the Cessna 152 and VFR 172.
Lockett is a guitarist.
Jack studied the Sayoc fighting system in addition to boxing.
Among his hobbies are billiards, boating, bowling, horseback riding, fishing, soccer, basketball, rugby, baseball, golf, track and field, mixed martial arts, snowboarding, snowmobiling, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, trampoline, volleyball, weights. weight lifting and yoga.
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How did a set of FBI talking points for a Senate Intelligence Committee briefing in February 2018 contradict what the FBI had known for a year about the Steele dossier? The Senate Judiciary Committee released a declassified and redacted version of the talking points yesterday, which never disclose the problems the FBI had found with Christopher Steele’s subsource at least a year earlier. This expands the potential wrongdoing by the FBI from the FISA court to Congress, and might have caught John Durham’s interest along the way.
The talking points for the briefing are constructed to maintain some level of confidence in the dossier’s information. However, as Inspector General Michael Horowitz discovered, it omits the discrediting information the FBI had uncovered prior to that — especially about Steele’s subsource:
The FBI told Congress that the Primary Sub-source “did not cite any significant concerns with the way his reporting was characterized in the dossier to the extent he could identify it.”
- However, documents previously declassified by the Senate Judiciary Committee revealed the Primary Sub-source told the FBI that he “has no idea” where some of the language attributed to him came from or that his contacts “never mentioned” some of the information attributed to them.
- The Primary Sub-source told the FBI he “did not know the origins” of other information that was supposedly from his contacts and he “did not recall” other information attributed to him or his contacts.
- Further, the Primary Sub-source said that Steele used “incorrect source characterization” for one of the Primary Sub-source’s contacts.


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Dalton Carpet One has launched a new division designed to bring its flooring expertise and wide range of product choices directly to the customer. Backed by more than 40 years of service excellence and customer satisfaction, Dalton Floor Tailor makes shopping for flooring easier and more convenient than ever before. With the debut of the division’s website at DaltonFloorTailor.com, customers can now schedule an appointment for an in-home visit and answer a variety of questions online from which Dalton Floor Tailor’s Flooring Experts will curate samples.
“Ever since we first opened our doors in 1979, Dalton Carpet One has always been focused on the customer experience,” said Kristin Sailors, marketing and public relations manager of Dalton Carpet One. “If we learned anything from the last couple of years, it’s that people crave convenience and they want their homes to be beautiful, as well as functional. With more and more people working from home, many of us are spending more time there than anywhere else. That has brought a boom to the renovation industry. The Dalton Floor Tailor model offers a tailor-made opportunity for homeowners to make significant changes to the look of their home’s interior with our easy four-step process.”
The Dalton Floor Tailor’s four-step process comprises:
- Schedule: An online element that allows the customer to schedule their In-Home Appointment and answer a series of questions related to their living spaces, such as desired colors and materials.
- Select: During their In-Home Appointment, Dalton Floor Tailor’s Flooring Expert will present professionally curated sample selections based on the answers supplied online, narrowing down choices to the ideal products and colors.
- Measure: The Flooring Expert will measure each space precisely, then outline available financing options and schedule installation.
- Install: Dalton Floor Tailor’s Certified Installers will install the new flooring for the homeowner to enjoy for years to come.
Dalton Floor Tailor offers a broad selection of carpet, hardwood, laminate and luxury vinyl products. It also offers 12-, 18-, 24- or 36-month financing (pending credit approval). In addition to online scheduling, the newly released DaltonFloorTailor.com also features a sneak peek at products and a blog – which will showcase everything from the latest flooring design trends and new product launches to home décor tips and industry news. Dalton Carpet One invites homeowners to experience a new way to shop for flooring that combines its own long-standing legacy and the professionalism of its Flooring Experts with the convenience of In-Home Appointments, quick turn-around times and its simple four-step process.

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First International Conference on Spoken Language Processing (ICSLP 90)
In this paper we have developed a novel technique to deal with the problem of feeding a temporal variable speech signal to Multi-Layered Perceptron (MLP), which generally only accept fixed-dimension input pattern, for speech recognition. Instead of using conventional linear or nonlinear interpolation methods, this method is based on the integration of an MLP with Finite-State Vector Quantizer (FSVQ) which is characterized by the ability to memorize the correlations between successive speech feature vectors. FSVQ is designed to map the variable length input pattern into an activation trace on a set of sub-codebooks, each of which corresponds to a 'frame' input unit of the MLP. Experiments show that for the multi-speaker English Alphabet E-set task it can achieve better performance than an MLP with a non linearly interpolated input of fixed dimension.
Bibliographic reference. Xu, Li-Qun / Yu, Tie-Cheng / Tattersall, G. D. (1990): "Speech recognition based on the integration of FSVQ and neural network", In ICSLP-1990, 689-692.


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Name: Adenium (Desert Rose)
Light: full sun
Description: Adenium is collected by many people for their many different color of flowers and uniquely shaped forms. Adeniums form a wide base/stem as they get older. Their tubular, 5 petal flowers bloom throughout the growing season. They drop their leaves during the winter. We grow the red variety.

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The Patriots have been dealing with some injuries in recent weeks, but not all of those players have been lost for the season. While the likes of Nate Solder and Dion Lewis won't be able to return, there have been several others who were forced out of action but will eventually be back.
Offensively that includes wide receiver Julian Edelman and offensive linemen Sebastian Vollmer and Marcus Cannon. On the defensive side of the ball linebacker Jamie Collins missed a couple of games with an illness but is expect to return at some point.
New England has missed all of these players to varying degrees, with the offensive line in particular being forced to work with rookies and players working out of position while the others mend.
Considering the team's overall situation, this week's Samsonite Make Your Case question asks: Which injured player (not on IR), would you most like to see return?
PFW's Andy Hart says ...
The offensive line has been gutting it out in recent weeks with several starters missing time with various injuries. Vollmer is the most talented player of the group and getting him back in the lineup would be a massive upgrade for the entire unit.
Vollmer suffered a concussion a few weeks ago and recently returned to practice to his return is close. That would allow others to return to positions they're more comfortable with, whether it's Cameron Fleming working at right tackle or Bryan Stork moving inside depending on the health of others.
Vollmer is athletic enough to handle speed rushers off the edge and has the size and strength to deal with more powerful rushers on the right side. Keeping Tom Brady healthy and, just as important, comfortable is key and Vollmer's return will go a long way toward making sure that's the case.
PFW's Paul Perillo says ...
Understanding how the injuries have affected the team all over the roster, I feel the offense has more depth and therefore a better ability to deal with the adversity than the defense. The front seven is the strength on that side of the ball and Collins' illness has left a hole in the middle of the field.
Teams like the Giants were able to exploit that and the lack of depth at linebacker was noticeable throughout that game. No offense to players like Jonathan Freeny and Jerod Mayo, but they are not capable to doing all of the things Collins does for the defense.
Offensively, as long as Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski remain healthy that unit will produce. But I'm not sure the same can be said on defense without one of its most talented players. Collins would look good next to Dont'a Hightower moving forward on a unit still trying to prove itself.
Now it's your turn to cast a vote in this week's Samsonite Make Your Case poll question.

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I’m producing video marketing for my Jazz Master Savvy product and I was reminded of a priceless clip from my interview with the great singer Sheila Jordan. In fact, I put her clip into one of my ads as an example of some of the gems from my library of interviews and other conversations.
Here’s a short clip containing the snippet I put in the ad. Sheila is talking about originality in some great singers and her personal view on what it means to sound like someone else (as well as her hope for the future of jazz).
Remember Sheila’s comment on individuality as you perform and record jazz. It will provide you with some honest direction for your playing.
It also connects to something I wrote at the beginning of my book Self-Discipline Superpower.
While much of this book focuses on the existential aspects of discipline such as making the best use of your time, energy, your body, and so forth, one critical aspect of discipline has to do with a much more fundamental aspect of your life. It’s easy to put off those choices, opting instead to follow the crowd, and coast through life defaulting to the easier path, the safe one borrowed from others, requiring no commitment to choosing long-range goals or values.
The discipline to which I am referring very much relates to you playing jazz.
To stand up and play the music that reflects you as an individual requires discipline. Choosing your own path, reflecting who you are as an individual, and resisting the temptation to sound like the safe voice of others is anything but easy.
As drummer Adam Nussbaum once said, “You just don’t luck up on this.” [playing jazz]. It takes effort.
In a prior email, I linked to a Soundcloud playlist of a bunch of rhythm tracks, and I challenged you to play something over one or more of them that reflected you as an individual. With just you and a microphone, what does that sound like?
A few years ago I was producing original music under the name Electrik Project. For years, I sent out one piece of music each month to my email list (you might have been on that early list). With each piece of music, I set out to create a reflection of me told through a personal musical story.
One piece from that monthly experiment was a tune I called Spock’s Trombone. I wanted to create something using the alto trombone to form a sonic atmosphere beyond the usual sound of the instrument.
Take a listen…
The path to an authentic musical voice is not only through an abstract tapestry of sounds, I’ll leave you with one other piece from my Electrik Project. It’s called Andromeda Lullaby. I first created a one-minute sonic background over which I challenged myself to improvise a short story. No licks allowed.
Think about your unique voice on your instrument living outside of the ‘box’ so tempting to crawl into. Do you have the discipline to escape that box to find and speak your personal voice?
To paraphrase Sheila, make music about YOUR life.


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2nd October 2014
MSPs urged to introduce compulsory sex education 3
4:54 PM — Campaigners in Scotland are urging the Scottish Parliament to introduce statutory sex and relationship education (SRE) in a petition.
1st October 2014
Nicky Morgan: Teachers support sex and relationships education 4
5:50 PM — Nicky Morgan says the majority of teachers she has spoken to fully support sex and relationships education.
24th September 2014
Mumsnet piles pressure on Education Secretary over compulsory sex education 1
6:41 PM — Parenting site Mumsnet has joined with several other groups in calls for Nicky Morgan to make sex and relationships education a statutory requirement for all schools.
18th September 2014
PinkNews joins campaign urging for compulsory, inclusive sex education 4
12:18 PM — PinkNews has joined with a coalition of LGBT organisations and campaigners writing to political leaders in the UK to highlight a need for compulsory LGBT-inclusive Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) in all schools.
9th September 2014
Leading teaching unions demand statutory PSHE 3
5:01 PM — Three major teaching unions – NUT, ATL and NAHT – have announced their support for statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education.
4th September 2014
‘Extremely encouraging support by Justice Minister on PSHE bill’, says Caroline Lucas 4
4:52 PM — Green MP Caroline Lucas has praised Justice Minister Simon Hughes for backing her Private Members’ Bill on statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education.
Nicky Morgan: ‘Let me have a think about making PSHE statutory’ 17
2:13 PM — Minister for Women and Equalities Nicky Morgan has hinted that she could be moving towards supporting statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education.
2nd September 2014
Lib Dem peer urges all MPs to be given free vote on sex education bill 5
3:16 PM — A bill to make Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education a statutory requirement should be a free vote for all MPs, says Baroness Barker.
28th August 2014
Caroline Lucas: Rotherham scandal is another reason why we need statutory PSHE now 26
3:40 PM — Green MP Caroline Lucas says the full horror of the Rotherham abuse scandal indicates the vital need for statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education.
27th August 2014
Lib Dems can introduce statutory sex education by voting for October’s bill, says Caroline Lucas 1
3:50 PM — Green MP Caroline Lucas is calling on the Lib Dems to support a bill for Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education.
26th August 2014
Labour welcomes Lib Dem decision to back statutory sex education 2
5:56 PM — Labour says the Liberal Democrats should have backed SRE "four years ago".
Tories should back statutory sex education, says Health Committee Chair 4
1:31 PM — Tory MP Dr Sarah Wollaston is calling on her party to support statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education.
Lib Dems announce support for statutory sex education 8
12:12 PM — Liberal Democrats will make statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education a manifesto pledge, David Laws announces.
21st August 2014
Tories must support statutory sex education, says Thatcher’s Health Minister 6
9:49 AM — Lord Fowler is urging the Tories to back statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education, in a bid to safeguard the health and wellbeing of young people.
16th July 2014
MP Caroline Lucas urges Nicky Morgan to make sex education statutory 6
7:09 PM — A bill to make PHSE a statutory requirement for schools has been tabled by Green MP Caroline Lucas.
8th July 2014
UK Government: Students must learn about sexually transmitted infections and SRE is already a requirement 8
1:44 PM — The Department for Education has defended itself from Yvette Cooper’s criticism over its policy on sex education in schools.
20th March 2014
Pledge by Ed Miliband for compulsory sex education welcomed by youth health charity Brook 2
6:44 PM — Ed Miliband's promise to make sex education compulsory if Labour wins the 2015 general election has been welcomed by young people’s sexual health charity Brook.
27th February 2014
Comment: Young LGBT people need greater support on issues around sex and relationships 7
6:43 PM — Meghan Lewis from the WiSE Project writes for PinkNews on how LGBT young people need greater support when it comes to making decisions about sex and relationships.
30th January 2014
Terrence Higgins Trust: The government must stop dragging its feet on sex education 2
2:09 PM — The Terrence Higgins Trust has expressed its disappointment at the House of Lords and of government for failing to make sex and relationship education (SRE) compulsory in all schools.
29th January 2014
National AIDS Trust: Making sex education optional hampers the fight against HIV 3
5:08 PM — Tom Perry from the National AIDS Trust says Tuesday's House of Lords vote against compulsory sex education represents a missed opportunity in the fight against HIV.

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Remit HECM Claim Allows a lender to begin the claim remittance process for a defaulted reverse (HECM) FHA-insured Single family loan. claim remittances are repaid to HUD for any overage amounts paid by HUD to the lender on a previous claim.
Answer – Mortgagees may obtain claim status for all claim types on the FHA Connection by making the following selections: Single Family FHA – Single Family Servicing – Claims Processing – claims status. additionally, for claims submitted via edi (electronic data interchange), HUD returns a transaction set 820 (paid claim) or 824 (suspended claim) to the servicing mortgagee which sent the claim.
Fha Money Down An FHA insured loan is a US federal housing administration mortgage insurance backed mortgage loan which is provided by an FHA-approved lender. FHA insured loans are a type of federal assistance and have historically allowed lower income Americans to borrow money for the purchase of a home that they would not. Since loans with lower down-payments usually involve more risk to the.
“These new regulations strengthen the process by which FHA requires certain lenders to indemnify the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for insurance claims paid on mortgages that.
The FHA said that this new deadline will help ensure that it can effectively manage and process timely claims. According to FHA data, the. process is completed, a servicer files a claim with FHA for reimbursement of the unpaid principal balance, debenture interest, and fees and expenses incurred in the maintenance and disposition of the property.
Fha Loan Locations FHA Mortgage Loans | BMO Harris – Yes. FHA loans require an upfront mortgage insurance premium of up to 1.75% of the loan amount that is paid at closing. In most cases, the upfront mortgage premium is included in your loan amount, so you are essentially paying it over the life of the loan.
The following process will be available during the shutdown, but with. The following servicing, claims, and asset management business.
Before you start the FHA loan process, be prepared to provide some. must pay for title insurance that guarantees the property is free of previous claims or liens.
Homeowners with FHA loans can get many kinds of help through FHA's loss. FHA-HAMP; Partial claim; Extension of time; Assumption; Pre-Foreclosure Sale.
Additionally, the hud claims staff can review and process the claims.. FHA case number of the loan (Enter a partial FHA case number if the. Claims Processing allows lenders to submit particular claims to HUD for Single Family mortgage insurance benefits and to review the status of claims previously .
Claims Processing allows lenders to submit particular claims to HUD for Single Family mortgage insurance benefits and to review the status of claims previously .
There is still lots of work to do to emerge from this quagmire, but we have reached a space where we can pause until October 1, 2019, when GECOM open its doors and commences the Claims and Objections.
Here’s a look at how some of their claims from Houston stack up with the facts. In Mueller’s congressional testimony in.

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Snake River Lodge & Spa Litigation
|AVON, Colo., Dec. 16, 2003 - Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced
today that the jury in the previously disclosed litigation in Wyoming rendered
a total verdict of $17.5 million in compensatory damages in both cases.
The Snake River Lodge & Spa (formally known as JHL&S LLC) was found
by the jury to only be 47.5 percent responsible for the damages. No punitive
damages were awarded in either case. Vail Resorts owns approximately 51
percent of the Snake River Lodge & Spa. The damage award against the
Snake River Lodge & Spa is entirely covered by insurance.
Two local Jackson Hole contractors were found to be collectively 52.5 percent responsible. All other Vail Resorts subsidiaries who were defendants in the case were found by the jury to be blameless, and were released from the case without owing any damages.
"We were confident that the nine-person jury would reach a fair decision in these cases after hearing all of the evidence," stated Martha Rehm, senior vice president and general counsel of Vail Resorts. "The jury's unanimous finding of a compensatory damage award far less than what was sought by the plaintiffs, combined with its finding that no punitive damages were warranted, is enormously gratifying for us. No one associated with the Snake River Lodge intended to do harm, and everyone associated with Snake River Lodge and Vail Resorts deeply regrets that this tragic accident ever happened," Rehm added.
Adam Aron, chairman and chief executive officer of Vail Resorts said, "All of us at Vail Resorts and our various subsidiaries have the deepest sympathy for Mrs. Williams and the family of Dr. Williams and are profoundly sorry for the tragic accident that took place at the Snake River Lodge & Spa in August of 2001. We have long wanted to settle this matter, and now that the trial is over, we hope that the family can bring closure to their loss."
"From a financial perspective, as previously disclosed, our insurance policies will completely cover the compensatory verdicts rendered in these cases, and accordingly, the resolution of the cases will not adversely affect Vail Resorts' fiscal 2004 results," Aron continued.
Vail Resorts, Inc. is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado, Heavenly in California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The Company also operates its subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company with 10 distinctive properties across the United States. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development, construction, retail leasing and management subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Statements in this press release, other than statements of historical information, are forward looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
|Also See:||Following Guest Incidents, Vail Resorts and La Quinta Corp. Equipping Properties with Carbon Monoxide Detectors / December 2003|
|Family Seeks millions for Death and Injuries Caused by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Vail Resort's Snake River Lodge & Spa in Teton Village / December 2003|


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GABA boost: Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a compound produced naturally in our brains. Because it’s been linked to reduced feelings of anxiety, some people take supplements or eat foods with high levels of GABA to relieve stress, sleep better, and lower blood pressure.
Some plants are even cultivated to have higher-than-normal GABA levels, but the farming techniques used to do that can be labor intensive and affect crop yields.
The gene-edited tomato contains four to five times as much GABA as its unedited counterpart.
Gene-edited tomato: Now, Japanese researchers have used CRISPR to create a tomato that produces less of an enzyme that breaks down the plant’s natural GABA. The resulting gene-edited tomato contains four to five times as much GABA as its unedited counterpart.
Because the researchers didn’t add anything to the tomatoes’ genome, Japanese authorities decided in December that the fruits needn’t be regulated as “genetically modified” crops, saving the team from a long and expensive approval process.
In early 2021, the researchers started giving away Sicilian Rouge High GABA seedlings, and on September 17, they announced plans to begin selling the tomatoes themselves through the Sanatech Seed startup.
A 6.6 pound box of the gene-edited tomatoes costs about $68.
The bigger picture: The tomatoes appear to be the first CRISPR-edited food to be sold commercially anywhere in the world (a CRISPR-edited fish is being sold on a trial basis through a Japanese crowdfunding campaign).
However, the gene-edited tomato isn’t the first edited food to hit consumers’ plates — a cooking oil made from soybeans, edited using a different tech, went on sale in the U.S. in 2019.
CRISPR is lauded for its precision and ease of use compared to other gene-editing technologies, though, and now that one food developed using the technology is out in the world, we could see many more follow suit.
We’d love to hear from you! If you have a comment about this article or if you have a tip for a future Freethink story, please email us at [email protected].

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What is a healthy School?
At New Mills we believe that being healthy, safe and cared for, as well as having a voice and influence, are fundamental prerequisites to being ready to learn and achieving true potential. Healthy eating is a key part of this, affecting both physical and mental health.
New Mills School encourages all students to eat a healthy diet. Our dining hall is open before school and at both break and lunchtime offering a wide range of foods to students. As well as the ‘Meal of the Day’, there is always a selection of salads, pasta, sandwiches and jacket potatoes. No fizzy drinks, sweets or crisps are sold at school.
The kitchen works on a three week menu (choices are subject to variation). Your child can have a hot meal deal for just £2.50, which includes a main course, sweet and drink.
Your Catering Service
Derbyshire Catering Service are proud to provide the catering service at New Mills School.
Our Promise to You
We are committed to providing you with nutritionally balanced meals that exceed government legislation on school food and also meet the strict quality criteria required to ensure that our menus are accredited with the Food for Life Award. This means that you can rest assured that the meals that we serve are freshly prepared on site and use fresh, locally sourced ingredients which are free from undesirable trans fats, sweeteners and additives. Most importantly of all we serve foods that you enjoy.
At New Mills School we have a spacious dining area with a large counter serving a selection of:
- Traditional meals
- Jacket potatoes
- Hot & cold pasta
- Home-made desserts, fresh fruit, yoghurt
For those students in a hurry, there is an additional serving point dedicated to serving hot snacks and hand held items.
There is something on offer to suit everyone’s tastes. Our menus are carefully planned to provide maximum taste, premium quality and fantastic value that can be enjoyed before school, at morning break and lunchtime. Items can be purchased individually or as part of a meal deal. A meal deal is a two course hot meal and drink, two choices of hot main are available daily. Or alternatively, a deli option consisting of; your choice of sandwich and bread, dessert and drink.
The current meal deal price is £2.50 giving students outstanding value for a fixed price (correct as of 2020.)
Involving all the right people, we have created a menu for specifically for you and your school. We have a process to safely provide medical diets to those who need it. Just contact Katie Woods on 01629 536702 or email email@example.com for further information.
The menu is written to reflect seasonality, running on a 3 week cycle. Make sure you check the menu boards and view our latest promotions in the dining room as we regularly have special theme days to introduce new and exciting flavours from around the world.
Our meals are cooked by trained chefs who use ingredients from sustainable and ethical sources. So you can be assured that our meals really are the very best they can be.
- British farm assured meat
- Fair trade products
- Free range eggs
- Reduced sugar recipes
- Wholegrain products
To meet the Governments School Food Standards, we are unable to serve:
- Chocolate bars/confectionary
- Fizzy drinks - unless they contain more 50% fruit juice and are combined with carbonated spring water.
Please visit our website to find out more, alternatively if you have a query please fill in the “contact us” section: www.myschoollunch.co.uk/derbyshire
How to Pay
Payment for your meals couldn’t be easier. At New Mills School we use a cashless system provided by CRB Cunninghams Education Solutions. This means that a personal biometric account will be set up for you, so whether you enjoy free or paid school meals what happens at the till is the same for everyone. Free school meal allowances are allocated to accounts on a daily basis and for those paying cash, money is loaded up using the revaluation machines. The machines are cited outside the dining room doors near to the student services reception.
Parents can also make payments via the secure online payment system called ParentPay®. ParentPay® is the marketing leading online payment service for schools. This system allows payment using credit and debit card or cash at local stores through the PayPoint network.
The benefits of using a cashless system are:
- Convenience of paying for meals
- Discourages the misuse of spending dinner money in the shops on the way to school
- Reduces issues associated with cash such as bullying, loss of money or theft
- Queuing is reduced due to increased speed of service
- Reports of student purchases can be created
For more information about CRB Cunninghams visit: http://crbcunninghams.co.uk/education-solutions/secondary-cashless or ParentPay® https://www.parentpay.com/
Other Aspects of Health
To promote physical well-being, students are encouraged to engage in physical activity both within the core provision and in extra-curricular time where a variety of activities are on offer (see C.A.P.A. section in ‘Academic Life’ and Extra-Curricular in the ‘Beyond the Classroom’ section). Mental health is supported by the provision of a counsellor 1 day per week and close liaison with supporting agencies (see Extended Services)

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Today, the New England Aquarium celebrates the grand re-opening of its most famous exhibit: The 200,000 gallon Giant Ocean Tank. The tank underwent a 17 million dollar redesign. It's now home to a new reef that was hand-fabricated in Charlestown. The environment is one of the most realistic coral habitats in the country... and, is now home to more than 2000 animals. We recently had a tour of the Giant Ocean Tank, and learned that the reef is so realistic... even the shyest, most modest of fish are feeling very, very at home.
Bud Ris, CEO of the New England Aquarium.
This segment aired on July 1, 2013.


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Crooked Dice: Argonauts Preview
Crooked Dice zeigt Previews der Minis für den Argonauts Kickstarter – die Figuren werden nach dem baldigen Versenden an die Backer auch im regulärem Shop erhältlich sein.
Crooked Dice – Argonauts Preview
We also got the first castings of the Tripod from MDP yesterday – which is absolutely superb. We worked closely with Ernst and Martyn and Tom at MDP to ensure that is was a clean cast and simple to build.
I have to say I have been blown away by the quality of the casts and the simplicity and cleaness of the fit. The picture below (shown without Argo and tentacles) is nothing more than a ‚push fit‘ of the legs into the chassis – and the whole kit self supports without any glue! It really is an exceptional bit of work from all concerned – and I think you will be delighted with it.
Tripod (3D print) by Ernst Veingart (2 Bilder)
The Bride by Ernst Veingart
Spartoi by James Sherriff
AC & DC by Ernst Veingart
Trojan – sculpted by Andrew May. Painted for display by Andrew Taylor.
Medusa – sculpted by George Fairlamb and painted for display by Simon Bradley.
Archimedes – sculpted by George Fairlamb and painted for display by Simon Bradley.
Motherboard – sculpted by Andrew May and painted for display by Simon Bradley.
Another quick Argonaut update – Femdroids 2! Sculpted by Ernst Veingart and painted for display by Simon Bradley. These were a late add-on to the Kickstarter and will go into retail early autumn.
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