Thousands of spiders forced to climb to higher grounds during the New South Wales floods have covered one backyard in dozens of cobwebs.
Video footage showed branches and bushes cocooned in sticky silk as the insects spun their webs while escaping the flood waters.
The short clip, filmed by Matt Lovenfosse, was taken in Kinchela, New South Wales after the east coast of Australia was battered by severe rainfall and flooding.
The spider’s regular habitat on the ground was flooded, forcing them to higher ground
‘I think it’s amazing to see,’ he told the Daily Mail Australia.
‘I’ve seen it before in 2001 when a similar thing happened after a flood.’
Mr Lovenfosse said that the spiders didn’t bother him or his family.
‘It doesn’t bother me, I’ve lived here my whole life and I’ve seen it before,’ he said.
‘My daughter knows not to go near them, she just points and says “spider”‘
The spiders have begun to slowly disappear as the water has subsided he said.
‘I’ve still got spiders all through the shed and downstairs in my house, but they are starting to disappear as it dries up a bit.’
The incredible net of webs is from a process called ballooning that helps them travel long distances
The garden was inundated with the thousands of spiders escaping the flood waters
Arachnology Collection Manager at the Australian museum Graham Milledge identified the arachnids as Wolf Spiders that were attempting to escape from the floodwaters that have inundated their usual habitat.
He told the Daily Mail Australia: ‘They’re ground dwellers so their local habitats have been flooded.
‘We’ve seen this sort of behaviour before with ground dwelling spiders when there are floods.’
The incredible net of webs has occurred as they attempt to travel to a drier location he said.
‘Normally they use their web to help them travel, it’s called ballooning and can help them travel long distances.’
Mr Lovenfosse said that he had seen a similar event in 2001 when there was also floods
‘I think they would also be using the webs as roofing for some protection,’ he said.
Mr Milledge said the Wolf Spiders have good eye sight and are hunters who don’t usually use web for catching prey.
‘The wolf spiders are hunters, so they’ve got very good eye sight and they hunt their prey rather than catch it in a web,’ he said.
The sudden infestation comes after torrential rain caused flooding around the area as the Kinchela Creek water levels rose.
South of Kinchela residents in Port Macquarie were handed evacuation warnings and severe flood warnings were issued across much of the east coast of NSW.
Despite the incredible webs Mr Milledge said these spiders don’t usually catch their prey with their web
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This bundle of wild asparagus we bought them on the weekly market of Andora on Monday. They are thinner than the cultivated species, but also stronger of taste. Unluckily you have to cut almost the half of the stems away, until you keep over the soft upper parts of the stems. Just steam them a couple of minutes in salted water and afterwards stir them under in an in olive oil fried onion and piece of garlic, before mixing the whole with fresh cooked pasta. Serve with some parsley, grano padano and a dry white wine.
The wild asparagus or ,,asparagus selvatica’’ (Asparagus acutifolius) is a mediterranean ,,garrigue’’-shrub. Only the young shoots are eatable in the months of March or April. The full mature perennial shrub can attain one and a half meter. They are not to be confounded with the ,,Ornithogalum Pyrenaicum’’. Next year I try to find the places where he grows abundantly. In the meantime I also found an Italian article in which is explained how you can grow this wild delicious vegetable from seed in your very own ,,orto’’. (1) Plans for the future.

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At least 30 people were killed and over 100 injured on Saturday night a passenger train derailed in eastern India.
The express train going to Bhubaneswar from Jagdalpur derailed near Kuneri station, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
A police official said that nine bogies were derailed of which three have turned and fallen off the track. No evidence of sabotage has been detected.
Rescue operations were under way and coaches that had not derailed had been towed from the scene.
India’s state railways, built during British colonial rule, have an appalling safety record – the result of decades of underinvestment and a priority on keeping fares low for the 23 million passengers who use the network every day.
In the last serious accident, 150 people died when a train derailed late last year in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. India recorded 27,581 railway deaths in 2014, the most recent year for which figures are available, with most victims falling from, or being struck by, moving trains.


Take That stars
Robbie Williams and
Gary Barlow were reunited on stage last night as a star-studded gig paid tribute to the armed forces.
The pair performed new single Shame in front of 60,000 people at London’s Twickenham Stadium in aid of the Help For Heroes charity.
Bringing 39-year-old Barlow on to the stage, Williams said: ‘It’s been 15 years in the making. My wife calls him my boyfriend.
“I call him my captain. To you – Mr Gary Barlow.’
Williams, 36, closed the show with hits Feel and Angels but only after comedian Peter Kay led the crowd in their own rendition of Angels while pretending to play the panpipes.
Other acts included Pixie Lott, The Saturdays, James Blunt and Plan B.
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nt, as required by the same section, and to proceed thereon to viction as if no other complaint had been made. 9. If any person shall feel himself aggrieved by any judgment of tipendiary Magistrate under this Act, he shall have liberty to tal therefrom to the then next sitting of Her Majesty's Supreme irt at St. Johu's: Provided that notice of the same shall be en to the Magistrate within twenty-four hours after such judgat shall have been delivered, and within five days thereafter ugnizances or other security, with or without sureties, at the tion of such Magistrate, shall be entered into to prosecute the die without delay, and pay such amount as may be awarded with
10. The Acts mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby pealed to the extent mentioned in the third column of that Redule.
ACT of the Government of Newfoundland, to amend Title XV,
Chapter 54, of the Consolidated Statutes, entitled “Of
Patents." (Chap. 17.]
[Passed June 1, 1892.] Be it enacted by the Governor, the Legislative Council, and House of Assembly, in Legislative Session convened, as follows:1. After the expiration of one week from the date of the delivery
into the office of the Colonial Secretary of the petition, oath, ane description of invention, as prescribed in sections 1, 4, and 5 Chapter 54, Title XV, of the Consolidated Statutes, entitled " Patents," and until the expiration of six months from said date delivery, the applicant for Letters Patent for any invention she have the like privileges and rights as if Letters Patent under tl provisions of the said Chapter had been sealed and delivered on t date of said delivery.
CORRESPONDENCE relative to the Suppression of Slave
raiding in Nyasaland (British Central Africa).-1891 1892.
No. 1.- Commissioner Johnston to the Marquess of Salisbury.
(Received April 6, 1892.) (Extract.)
The Residency, Zomba, November 24, 189 I HAVE the honour to lay before your Lordship a Report of t. measures which I have taken to suppress the Slave Trade in Briti Central Africa since my arrival at Tshiromo in the middle of la July.
In undertaking the proceedings against certain notable slavi raiders and traders which are to be detailed in this despatch, wish to point out that I have been prompted by two motives. I the first place, I bore in mind your Lordship’s earnest injunctio conveyed in my formal instructions "to suppress the Slave Trade b every legitimate means in my power.” In the secondary aspect of th situation, I felt bound to make our Protectorate in Nyasalane a reality to the unfortunate mass of the people who are robbed raided, and carried into captivity to satisfy the greed and lust a bloodshed prevailing among a few Chieftains of the Yaot race these again being incessantly incited to engage in internecie war or slave-raiding forays by the Arab and Swahili slave-traders who travel between Nyasaland and the German and Portuguese littoral.
Wherever it was possible by means of peaceable and friendis negotiations to induce a Chieftain to renounce the Slave Trade 1 have used such means in preference to a recourse to force ; and 2
: this way a considerable number of the lesser Potentates of Nyasıland have been brought to agree to give up adjusting their internecine quarrels by resort to arms, to cease selling their subjects * Extracted from Parliamentary Paper, "Africa No. 5, 1892."
+ The invading "A jawa" of Livingstone.
slavery, and to close their territories to the passage of slaves slare-traders. Their agreement, however, was in most cases lilen one, and their eyes were turned instinctively to the nearest g” Chief to see in what way he was dealt with. If he, too, Poted this distasteful gospel of peace and good-will towards they were then ready enough to adhere to their own compacts, I even to be zealous (boping reward) in carrying out the more ive provisions thereof; but if the powerful Potentate—the mpion man of war of the district-beld aloof from the new otectorate, massed bis forces in the hill strongholds, and preserved watchful or menacing attitude towards the Administration by oring or rejecting its proposals for a friendly understanding, o the little Chieftains began to relax in their good behaviour a morth's or a week's duration, once more to capture and sell eir neighbour's subjects, or to smuggle through their by-paths coast caravan, with its troop of slaves, bound for Kilwa, Ibo, Quilimane. Consequently, I soon realized-indeed, I knew before I returned this country for the second time—that there were certain abilities in Nyasaland who would require to be induced or vel pelled to give up the Slave Trade before our Protectorate could see me a reality. Who these were, and how they have been fait with, will be set forth in the accompanying Report.
I also forward a copy of an official Report addressed to me try Captain Cecil M. Maguire, dealing with our little campaign on Lake Nyasa and the Upper Shiré. My personal testimony to the gallantry and excellent behaviour of these Indian soldiers a given in the pages of my own Report, which I herewith submit to your Lordship’s consideration, trusting that the proceedings it details may meet with your Lordsbip's approval. The Marquess of Salisbury.
H. H. JOHNSTON.
P.S.-List of inclosures in this despatch :i. Report on measures taken to suppress the Slave Trade in
2. Messrs. Bowhill and Bradshaw's letter about Tshikumbu. 3. Letter of thanks from same. 4. Mr. Whyte’s Report on Mount Milanji. 5. Letter from late Sultan of Zanzibar to Makanjira, with
H. H. J.
P.S. No. 2.- Just as I was completing the inclosed Report the sad news of Captain Maguire's death at Kisungah arrived. I have not, however, thought it necessary on that account to hold back the Report, or to modify it in consequence of this deplorabl accident. December 29, 1891.
(Inclosure 1.)— Report on Measures taken to suppress the Slave Trau
in British Central Africa.-July to December, 1891. On the 16th July, 1891, I arrived at Tshiromo, a place at t junction of the River Ruo with the Shiré, which may be called t chief port of the Shiré highlands, since it is usually the farthe inland limit of all-year-round navigation on the part of the Briti gun-boats and commercial steamers plying between the Chin mouth of the Zambezi and the British possessions iu the interie In commencing my administrative work as Her Majesty's Cot missioner in the British Protectorate of Nyasaland, and in / extensive territories beyond,* which are placed under the Chart of the British South Africa Company, it was incumbent on to take some decisive measures to check the Slave Trade and t] misery and depopulation it caused in the regions of Central Afri now brought under British control. With this object in view, resolved first to get rid of the Slave Trade in the southero bu of Nyasaland, and bring that stretch of territory into an order and peaceful condition before extending my operations furtha afield.
The “big men ” in this part of the Protectorate with who it behoved me to deal, and whom I must either persuade or coere into acceptance of an anti-Slave Trade policy and sufficien subservience to the new Administration as would put an end t further civil wars and inbuman practices, were the following :
Makanjira and Kazembe, ruling on opposite coasts of the soutl end of Lake Nyasa ;
The “Makandanji” clan of Chiefs (Tshindamba, Zarafi, au Mkata) which dominates the country between the east bank o the Upper Shiré, Lake Pamalombwe, and the Portuguese bout dary;
Mponda, the powerful Chief holding the Shiré where it leaves Lake Nyasa, and possessing a large tract of country along its western bank;
The Angoni Chief, Tshifisi, who dwells behind Mponda ;
These two divisions of the territories under British influence to the north of the Zambezi are included in the comprehensive designation of " Brius Central Africa."
+ Formerly known by the name of Makandanji, which name he changed tw Tshindamba on becoming a Mahommedan. The name, however, stieks to bus country.
I'shingwalu-ngwalu and Msamara, Yao Chiefs along the western k of the Upper Shiré, half-brothers and bitter haters of
Liwonde, a Chief ruling an exceedingly rich tract of land along
Tshikumbu, who, after being for some years a roving bandit
To subdue these Potentates, if recalcitrant, I had at my comand the following police force :
Seventy-one Indian soldiers (from 32nd and 23rd Sikh Regiments, nid the Haiderabad Lancers), commanded by Captain Cecil Maguire, the 2nd Haiderabad Lancers contingent; ten Swahili police from out of the 120 recruited by permission of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar).*
The cost of maintaining this police force is borne by the British South Africa Company. The armament was mainly furnished by the War Office, and consists of Suider rifles and a 7-pounder annon.
The first of the Chiefs to claim our attention was Tshikumbu, the kast mentioned on my list.
This man had for some eight years past harassed and raided the A-wañanja (Wa-Nyasa) tribes living on and round Mount Milanji. Ile and his brother Tsbingomanji were intrusive Yaos from the borth, and were aliens in the land who had simply imposed themselves as Chiefs in the territories once belonging to a Mañanja Ruler named Tshipoka. This man died a year or so back, and to preveni his country (formerly an extensive one, about the size of Surrey) from being wholly devoured by Tshikumbu and Tebingomanji
, the chief men of Tshipoka's country and Tshipoka’s heir asked Mr. Acting Consul Buchanan to summon a meeting on Mount Milanji in August 1890, and then and there on the 13th of that month made over, in a document signed by them, the whole sovereign rights of T'shipoka's country to the Queen.
The remainder of this force has been mainly employed in road-making, &c., under Captain Sclater, R.E. Since added to by a Maxim-gun from the British South Africa Company,
cannons from the Arsenal at Woolwich.-H.II.J.
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Bengaluru: Aviation major Air Asia India Thursday announced it would operate services on the New Delhi-Hyderabad sector from 1 February as part of its
The New Delhi-Hyderabad flight would start from the national capital at 6.05 AM and 5.50 PM.
In the return direction, the flight would start from Hyderabad at 8.45 AM and 8.25 PM, the airline said in a release.
Air Asia also announced the addition of flights connecting New Delhi with Srinagar and Pune.
This would be the second connection between the national capital and Srinagar and Pune, the release said.
The two flights from Delhi to Srinagar and Delhi to Pune will start at 12.15 PM and 10.55 PM respectively.
The return flights from Srinagar and Pune will be at 2 PM and 1.30 AM.
AirAsia India had launched the Chennai-Hyderabad flight towards the end of December 2018.
Sunil Bhaskaran, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia India, said "These new connections are a testimony to our commitment 'Now Everyone Can Fly'.
We recently announced the much-awaited connection between Bengaluru and Mumbai and hope to open out Mumbai to several other cities on our network, offering affordable fares to our guests."
Bookings for the new sectors will start from January 10, 2019, but will be effective from February 1 2019.
Passengers can book flights on www.airasia.com or on the AirAsia Mobile App and avail fares from as low as Rs 1,999 for flights connecting New Delhi and Hyderabad, the release said.
Travellers can avail fares from as low as Rs 2,499 and Rs 2,699 for flights connecting New Delhi-Srinagar and New Delhi Pune, it said.
AirAsia India currently has a fleet of 20 aircraft covering 19 destinations across the country.
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Kent Police are advising drivers to avoid the M20 between junctions 3 and 1 on the London-bound carriageway after a serious accident.
Police were called at 5.10am to a report that a lorry had jack-knifed and collided with the near-side barrier before falling down an embankment.
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Showers this evening then becoming dry but cloudy overnight.
The Prime Minister will join hundreds of military personnel in Liverpool on Saturday as the country marks Armed Forces Day.


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Hot Button Discussion
Higher Frame Rates
By Michael Goldman
When James Cameron showed up at CinemaCom 2011 in Las Vegas earlier this year to give a high-frame-rate 3D demonstration to promote the notion that the venerable 24 fps (frames per second) standard for feature film exhibition needs to be re-examined in the digital cinema era, his voice was hardly the first on this topic. Indeed, legendary visual effects guru/filmmaker Douglas Trumbull has been trying to get the industry interested in upping the frame rate ante since he debuted his 60 fps Showscan process in the 1980s and initially planned to exhibit his movie Brainstorm at 60 fps as far back as 1983—a plan that, in that era, simply was not feasible for even limited exhibition and was thus scaled back. Brainstorm was eventually released as a traditionally exhibited feature, and Showscan went on to be used as a process to create and exhibit realistic action in large-format ride films over the years, but failed to catch on as an alternative for conventional theatrical exhibition.
But the comparison test presented by Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment at CinemaCom, combined with additional presentations soon after at NAB 2011 by both Cameron and Trumbull, who is now touting a modern Showscan Digital process, have brought the high frame rate conversation front and center once again. The potential for some new 48 fps or 60 fps industry-wide "standard" for exhibition remains a far way off for a wide range of reasons, of course, but the point of raising the volume on the topic in recent months has been to seriously illustrate what is possible in terms of an enhanced viewing experience.
Geoff Burdick is VP of production services and technology for Lightstorm, a close colleague of Cameron's, and was deeply involved in the CinemaCom presentation. He suggests, in fact, that an industry-wide conversation of substance is what is most required right now in terms of whether major features can, or should, be captured at and/or exhibited on big screens at frame rates higher than 24 fps.
"There have been a number of improvements made across all different types of verticals in this entire industry—picture, color, sound, audio, visual effects, presentation, everything," Burdick says. "But frame rate has remained effectively a constant for feature film exhibition, notwithstanding some variations that existed in the infancy of exhibition.
"One drawback of 24 fps is the strobing and motion artifacts which are simply innate at that limited number of frames," he adds. "If you have a static shot, it is something that might not be noticeable (to the viewer). But if you have a moving camera and a lot of vertical elements in your shot, and you are doing a whip pan or a diagonal pan-and-tilt, then it can be very distracting."
Therefore, Burdick adds, "folks have been looking at potential solutions in terms of applying different kinds of algorithms to the content. But, really, it comes down to acquisition and exhibition—upping the frame rate for them."
In other words, Burdick feels that as the ability to capture and exhibit imagery at higher frame rates becomes easier with technological advances, the industry's level of interest in addressing this issue today should logically be greater than in the past. That's because, much like 3D, higher frame rates are something that viewers can and will immediately notice "and gauge the benefit right away," adds Burdick. "It's not something that has to be explained to them—they'll get it (when they see it). And they'll get an enhanced viewing experience."
Thus, Lightstorm brought its high frame rate 3D demonstration to CinemaCom. Imagery was captured for the test using Arri Alexa, Red Epic, and Vision Research Phantom Flex cameras configured in Cameron-Pace rigs—all digital cameras capable of multiple frame-rate capture. Material was shot at 23.976, 24, 47.952, 48, 60, and 120 fps at a wide range of shutter angles and then screened at 24 fps, 48 fps, and 60 fps for each eye. The playback relied on four Christie 2230, 2k DLP Cinema projectors, with content being encoded and played through four Doremi V1 HD players (using JPEG2K compression). The basic concept was to configure the playback equipment in two groups each—two projectors, two processors, and two 3D polarizers, etc. RealD provided the 3D projection system utilizing four customized static polarizer versions of its RealD XL system and RealD polarized glasses for the audience to view images on a 70-ft. screen.
The presentation was designed to let people see material—sometimes the same camera angle—in different frame rates, one following the other. Burdick insists the exercise illustrated that exhibition at higher frame rates is not only possible, but visually discernible by the average viewer, who could, he says, see a generally more realistic image, minus any visible strobing. He says the whole thing was meant as "a wakeup call, a flag-waving, and not for us to suggest there is a specific business model for deployment. We're not even saying that one particular frame rate is the answer—we demonstrated 48 and 60, but people talk about many others. The demonstration was about showing how great the end user experience could be. Once people see that, then they can have a discussion about it and figure out the best approach toward how to achieve it. My take on it was that a lot of folks went into the demo thinking it wouldn't be as noticeable as 3D, and they were not sure what the benefit would be. But they later left the demonstration convinced."
There are, of course, a ream of obstacles to moving beyond the serious discussion phase on higher frame rates to a meaningful standardization process, if in fact one is needed at all. Burdick points out that high frame rate acquisition is nothing new and a wide range of manufacturers are now producing digital camera systems capable of multiple frame rates, with such technology improving rapidly. Indeed, specialized use of that technology to help create visual effects, action, and stunt imagery for modern feature films has been commonplace for some time. And, as the CinemaCom demonstration illustrated, exhibition tools such as data processors and projectors are capable of higher frame rate processing, and are likewise improving.
But the business model may prove elusive. Burdick suggests the holdup is more akin to the modern rollout of 3D. Will the industry deem it a worthwhile business endeavor? If so, who would pay for converting projection technology in theaters? And what impact would any change to, say, 48 fps or 60 fps have on the post-production chain, the infrastructures of companies that process imagery for theatrical viewing, and for that matter, the structure of the DCI specification to begin with? For example, the current DCI spec limits the compression data rate to 250 Mbits/s, while for 3D at higher frame rates, greater bandwidth beyond the DCI spec might be preferable. And, for that matter, why 48 fps or 60 fps?
Not to mention the more basic question of what to do in the meantime, since the ability to capture and/or process imagery in higher frame rates currently outpaces, and will continue to outpace, the ability of the majority of theatrical venues to show imagery at those frame rates in a meaningful way.
"Different groups are looking at how we can approach this in terms of standards and how to make it work with the DCI specification," Burdick says. "That doesn't mean that every theater would be able to do this immediately, but like 3D, they could start offering it (in limited venues) as an enhanced exhibition experience. It can't be something that is universally adopted from day one, but perhaps it can be something that, once they see it, consumers will seek it out and more and more exhibitors will adopt it. In the meantime, as our test showed, you can take content at 48 fps or 60 fps and interpolate it back down to 24 fps for standard exhibition or 35mm filmout, for as long as that is necessary. When will there be a realistic business model (for a wider rollout)? I don't know because that comes down to a lot of factors, but we're just saying it is something the industry needs to seriously discuss."
Some major industry players on the manufacturing side are taking it seriously enough to assist people like Cameron, Trumbull, and others in developing, adopting, and utilizing tools like cameras, image processors, servers, and projectors to make tests like the one Cameron brought to CinemaCon viable. Christie, Doremi, DVS, Red, Arri, Vision Research, RealD, Texas Instruments, Reliance MediaWorks, and Modern VideoFilm, for instance, all teamed up with Lightstorm to make the CinemaCom test work and, no doubt, meaningful time and cost were involved in their participation.
Burdick calls it "a group effort" and an illustration that "these organizations see the potential benefits in doing this."
Certainly, the original evangelist of higher frame rates sees the benefits and, like Cameron, Trumbull is still quite actively promoting the notion. At the NAB 2011 SMPTE Digital Cinema Summit, Trumbull pitched the idea that Showscan Digital is designed to capture imagery at a whopping 120 fps and then interpolate that number down to whatever looks best and is practical for projects using the process to make movies. Indeed, Trumbull told Daily Variety this year around NAB time that he had two feature films in development set to be shot and sewn together in the virtual Avatar style, that he hopes they will be exhibited at a more advanced frame rate than 24 fps. Cameron is talking about it, as well, for future Avatar sequels.
Whether that comes to fruition remains to be seen. But certainly the efforts of Cameron, Trumbull, director Peter Jackson, who has also experimented with higher frame rates recently, and others to promote the notion, and the help they are getting in their research from major manufacturers, suggests that, at a minimum, the industry "is getting excited" about higher frame rates, in Burdick's words.
"And that's what we want—for everyone to get excited and start talking about it," Burdick says. "Once that happens, we can figure out a game plan and come up with a way to move forward as an industry."
Opinions expressed in SMPTE Newswatch do not necessarily reflect those of SMPTE. Reference to specific products do not represent an endorsement, recommendation, or promotion.
Sony formally debuted its much ballyhooed F65 CineAlta digital camera system, along with an explanation of what Sony is calling a true end-to-end 4k workflow for the camera, and a pricing scale for F65 and all its various, potential components (selling for between $65,000 to $85,000 depending on how you rig it). As of mid-September, the camera was bowing for visitors to the IBC 2011 tradeshow after a formal introductory event at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood for invited members from the American Society of Cinematographers and the media. The camera's potential has been buzzing around the industry for months now. It will first be available from Sony and rental house Otto Nemenz International, and will no doubt be appearing on sets across the industry in coming months. Here's the original release about the camera's official debut, and industry veteran Jon Fauer's analysis.
When the British Office of Communications (Ofcom) formally announced recently a plan to make the UK the first European country to boost mobile bandwidth through the use of white space frequencies, it was a pretty significant deal. White space, of course, basically refers to currently unused broadcast spectrums, particularly bands that exist in gaps between signal paths used or reserved for analog television and radio. It's an important development, since other data paths, such as 3G, are already well on their way to getting maxed out across the globe. Analysts suggest the UK plan could help extend existing data networks and pave the way for new, faster, deeper ones to the point of possibly coming close to doubling the current amount of bandwidth currently available in that country. Here is the original announcement from Ofcom and some analysis from Computerworld UK.
Analysts have been debating over recent months whether the 3D phenomenon will have a major impact on home viewing, and correspondingly, on the viability and sales of new 3D-capable flat panel TV's in the U.S. Despite the ongoing sluggish economy and other barriers, Panasonic, among others, thinks this rollout is inevitable, to the point where that company is moving full forward with the second generation of its 3D televisions, and plans to have those new flavors hit the market in force in 2012. Panasonic's chief technology officer, Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, recently did an interview with Marketing Daily to discuss these plans, and Panasonic's view of the 3D home-viewing market and he had some interesting thoughts on where the trend is heading. Read the interview here.


The Fairfax Town Council is moving forward with a proposal to ban natural gas lines in new buildings.
The council told town staff on Wednesday to create an ordinance that would prohibit new gas hookups under the town’s health and safety code.
The proposal would require stoves, heaters and other appliances to be powered by electricity. It would apply to both residential and commercial buildings.
The ban was proposed by the town’s Climate Action Committee, which said in a resolution to the Town Council that an all-electric building mandate would help Fairfax achieve its goal of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The goal was established when the council unanimously passed a resolution declaring a climate emergency in March 2019.
Council members agreed to carve out an exemption for restaurants and other commercial kitchens, allowing the businesses to continue installing natural gas lines.
Councilwoman Barbara Coler suggested additional exemptions, including for pools and spas on properties where it is not possible to use solar power. Coler also pushed for an exemption for property owners rebuilding homes destroyed in natural disasters.
Councilman Chance Cutrano said global carbon emissions continue to increase, leading him to oppose most exemptions to the gas ban.
“I really am concerned that we have one generation to figure this out,” Cutrano said, “and the more carve-outs we make, the more difficult it will be for us to achieve our climate action goals.”
Mayor Bruce Ackerman said the ban is prudent for Fairfax. He said people will eventually have to stop burning carbon, so directing Fairfax property owners to stop building gas infrastructure will give them a head start.
“We know that this is the direction we have to go,” Ackerman said.
“In a way,” he said, “it is actually helping people by saying, ‘If you’re going to build a new house, build it in a way that is actually going to work in the future.'”
The council equivocated on whether the ban would apply for remodeled homes. Vice Mayor Stephanie Hellman suggested it should apply if a property owner remodels 75% or more of a home.
Richard Appelbaum, who lives in Fairfax, told the council he opposed the proposal.
“I’m not entirely sold that going all electric is for the betterment and improvement,” he said. “There are downsides to electric.”
In some cases, California cities and towns that banned natural gas in new buildings have faced lawsuits. The California Restaurant Association is suing Berkeley over its natural gas ban, which applies to new residential and commercial buildings, including commercial kitchens.
The association said it opposes Berkeley’s ban in part because of power shutoffs in California.
“With California’s energy grid often under tremendous strain, a ban on gas appliances is not responsible, and its impact won’t be limited only to restaurants,” the association said in a statement.
Coler raised the question of power shutoffs, noting that one such event in 2019 wiped out electricity for four days across Marin.
“There is something to be said for having the ability to be able to cook” during a blackout, Coler said.
Hellman, referring to climate change, said the town needs to “commit to solutions for this crisis.”
“It’s going take some discomfort,” she said, “for myself included.”


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The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) says the Government of Ghana (GoG) September or November this year will start distributing laptops to teachers in various Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country.
Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, the Director-General for GES speaking at a press conference monitored by EducationWeb.com.gh said the procurement of the laptops has become necessary amid the novel coronavirus.
“The ‘one teacher one laptop’ initiative is a very important thing we needed to do especially around this time that we have Covid and we need to do a hybrid system of teaching and learning,” the GES Director-General told the media.
According to him, the acquisition of the new laptops to teachers in only Senior High Schools (SHSs) follows a meeting held between the Teacher Unions and the Ministry of Education on behalf of the central government.
“The Unions (NAGRAT, GNAT and CCT-GH) went into some negotiation and agreement with the government through the Ministry of Education and it was agreed that we procure and supply the laptops to only SHS teachers,” he noted.
Prof Opoku Amankwa further disclosed that his outfit has received some quantity of the laptops and will in September or November this year supply them to various regional offices of the Service for onward distribution to beneficiaries.
“We have some quantity now which we hope to start supplying them within the next month or two but we want to first do an official launch, the date for the launch of the laptop will be communicated to soon,” the GES staff said.
The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government under the ‘one teacher one laptop’ initiative is expected to distribute more than 200,000 brand new state of the art laptops to teachers in Senior High Schools (SHSs).
John Ntim Fordjour, the Deputy Minister for Education in his address at the GNAT Investment Forum to mark the 90th-anniversary celebration of GNAT, disclosed 280,000 laptops will be given to the teachers on a cost-sharing basis.


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Stock market close, Aug. 8, 2014: The DJIA and other U.S. markets soared on Friday after positive economic data indicated fundamental growth in the domestic economy. According to reports, American workers were highly productive in the second quarter, while labor costs were on the rise. The news is a welcome change from the slew of negative data that rocked the first quarter.
The production rise offset continued concerns about escalating geopolitical concerns in Ukraine and news that U.S. forces have been authorized by the president to bomb regions of Iraq held by ISIS militants.
Here's the scorecard from today's trading session:
DOW: 16,554.57 (+1.14%)
NASDAQ: 4,371.05 (+0.83%)
S&P 500: 1,931.59 (+1.15%)
And here are the top stories from the stock market today:
- Ebola Treatment: Shares of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: TKMR) soared more than 37% today on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is getting closer to approving its anti-Ebola drug to treat humans diagnosed with the deadly disease. The outbreak in Africa has forced the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to declare a state of emergency. Numerous Americans have been tested across the country after returning from nations where the outbreak continues to spread.
- Amazon Targeted: Shares of McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) were up slightly this afternoon despite concerns that the company's sales in China may have stalled. MCD is battling a losing fight to protect its brand image after the firm was suspected of selling expired meat, chicken, and fish from a local supplier. Overall, the company announced same-store sales slipped 2.5%. The bulk of this decline came in the Asian region, where it saw a June decline of 7.5%.
- USA, USA, USA: Despite rising geopolitical concerns over Iraq and Libya, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries slashed its 2014 outlook, citing strong global supplies of oil and gas. OPEC stated that fading U.S. demand, due to both the fracking boom across the country and reduced demand for automotive gasoline, is a primary driver. OPEC has yet to make any comment on whether it would affect their 2015 outlook as well.
- Bad Gamers: Shares of online gaming giant Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA) slumped 5.5% midday the day after it released earnings and slashed it 2014 forecast. The company has struggled in recent months on delays of many sought-after games. Despite reporting growth in users and time-spent on devices, the company's sales remain sluggish. Shares closed down
- Your Credit Is Changing: The Chicago Tribune reported that Americans' FICO scores are going to be recalibrated to provide greater relief for those who have paid off past debts. The recalibration will also separate medical and non-medical debts. According to the report, medical debt that has been handed off to collection agencies had a reduced impact on a person's overall credit score. It is expected that a person with medical debts owed to collections will see a rise in their score by an average of 25 points.
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Honda, Toyota and Nissan already have announced plans to stop using Takata inflators in future vehicles.» Read More
How do you know when it's time to change your tires? We put the question to Jeff Allen, owner of Flat 12 Gallery and star of CNBC Prime's "The Car Chasers."
How do you really know when to change your car's oil? And is paying extra at the pump for premium gas a rip off or really worth it?
One of the easiest and simplest things to increase the value of your car is ensure your steering wheel matches your car; and, if not change it. Here's how.
Nearly four years after taking over Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne is ready to take the Detroit automaker to the next level.
GM says starting next year it plans to put 4G LTE technology into millions of its cars, trucks and SUVs in a move that will put “mobile” into automobile.
The head of U.S. tire maker Titan launched a vitriolic attack on French productivity after the country’s government suggested he buy a factory in the north of France.
The NYT review of the Tesla is the latest example of a new vehicle test drive rubbing either the automaker or fans of the automaker the wrong way.
If January is any indication, 2013 could be another big year for auto sales in the U.S.
China's largest auto parts maker won U.S. government approval to buy A123 Systems Inc, a bankrupt maker of electric car batteries that was funded with U.S. government money, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
After four years of belt-tightening, American companies are good at squeezing more profit out of every dollar of sales - a skill that chief executives regard as critical in the face of an uncertain economy.
Toyota's AASRV Lexus demonstrates a variety of vehicle safety technologies in development, from seeing a potential problem 500 feet away to knowing the difference between a red and green light.
Toyota Motor has been ordered to pay a record fine of $17.35 million for failing to report a safety defect to the U.S. government in a timely manner, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.
Italian carmaker Fiat. is investing 1.2 billion euros in luxury brand Maserati, hoping technology and dealerships from its tie-up with Chrysler will help it to take on German rivals BMW and Porsche.
China's largest maker of auto parts won a politically sensitive auction for A123 Systems, a bankrupt maker of batteries for electric cars that was funded partly with U.S. government money, the investment banker for A123 said on Saturday.
Shares of both Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor fell nearly 2 percent in Tokyo trading on Wednesday on news the automakers will halt production at plants in China in the wake of the worst anti-Japan protests in decades.
With lower shipping costs and competitive wages, Mexico is booming, attracting foreign investment from firms that supply North America — a concept known as nearshoring.
Ford Motor is to launch its Lincoln brand in China in an effort to tap into the country’s growing sales of premium cars, as part of a broader push to rejuvenate the straggling upscale marque. The FT reports.
While GM has improved its products since it hobbled out of bankruptcy in 2009, the automaker had yet to deliver a signature new model that proves it belongs among the industry’s elite. This might be about to change, the New York Times reports.
Global automakers struggling with falling sales in China and Europe are now looking at the United States, which with its high level of pent up demand, could be the next growth market they are looking for, say analysts.
China is shipping just a few thousand cars a year to the EU and virtually none to the U.S. But China’s exports to emerging markets are surging as its own auto market slows and its automakers keep pouring billions into new factories. The New York Times reports.


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Explore the words cloud of the Reaching out project. It provides you a very rough idea of what is the project "Reaching out" about.
The following table provides information about the project.
UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE
|Coordinator Country||Italy [IT]|
|Total cost||21˙101˙721 €|
|EC max contribution||18˙811˙558 € (89%)|
1. H2020-EU.3.7. (Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens)
|Duration (year-month-day)||from 2016-10-01 to 2019-11-30|
Take a look of project's partnership.
|1||UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE||IT (MILANO)||coordinator||1˙416˙000.00|
|2||Department of Health||UK (Leeds)||participant||2˙835˙655.00|
|3||AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS||FR (TOULOUSE CEDEX)||participant||2˙630˙085.00|
|4||UNIVERSITE DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS||FR (NICE)||participant||1˙975˙187.00|
|5||MAGEN DAVID ADOM IN ISRAEL||IL (TEL AVIV)||participant||1˙326˙125.00|
|6||UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN||BE (LOUVAIN LA NEUVE)||participant||820˙518.00|
|7||ISTITUTO AFFARI INTERNAZIONALI||IT (ROMA)||participant||798˙868.00|
|8||ASTRI POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA||PL (WARSZAWA)||participant||771˙356.00|
|9||UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II||IT (NAPOLI)||participant||649˙375.00|
|10||RINICOM LIMITED||UK (Lancaster)||participant||560˙175.00|
|11||SERVICE DEPARTEMENTAL D'INCENDIE ET DE SECOURS DE LA HAUTE-CORSE||FR (FURIANI)||participant||555˙000.00|
|12||FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES SOCIETES DE LA CROIX-ROUGE ET DU CROISSANT-ROUGE - SHELTER RESEARCH UNIT ASBL||LU (LUXEMBOURG)||participant||457˙075.00|
|13||ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE LYON||FR (LYON)||participant||403˙633.00|
|14||UNIVERSITETET I AGDER||NO (KRISTIANSAND)||participant||400˙956.00|
|15||EUROPEAN UNION SATELLITE CENTRE||ES (TORREJON DE ARDOZ)||participant||398˙990.00|
|16||STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET||SE (STOCKHOLM)||participant||338˙812.00|
|17||LDI INNOVATION OU||EE (TALLINN)||participant||324˙625.00|
|18||INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE||FR (FONTENAY AUX ROSES)||participant||313˙725.00|
|19||MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR||FR (PARIS)||participant||308˙250.00|
|20||ARBEITER-SAMARITER-BUND DEUTSCHLAND EV||DE (KOLN)||participant||304˙312.00|
|21||Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy||FI (Espoo)||participant||300˙000.00|
|22||EUREKA COMUNICAZIONE TELEMATICA SRL||IT (BENEVENTO)||participant||197˙050.00|
|23||BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED||UK (FARNBOROUGH)||participant||173˙774.00|
|25||LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI||IT (ROMA)||participant||161˙700.00|
|26||AYUNTAMIENTO DE MADRID||ES (MADRID)||participant||116˙637.00|
|27||AUSTRIA INSTITUT FUR EUROPA- UND SICHERHEITSPOLITIK (AIES)||AT (HAINBURG)||participant||100˙000.00|
Effective EU support to a large external crisis requires new approaches. In response to this challenge and to identified user and market needs from previous projects, Reaching Out proposes an innovative multi-disciplinary approach that will optimize the efforts, address a wide spectrum of users and maximize market innovation success. This approach results in five main objectives: to 1. Develop a Collaborative Framework, with distributed platforms of functional services, 2. Implement a flexible and open “collaborative innovation” process involving users and SMEs, suppliers, operators and research organisations, 3. Develop, upgrade and integrate 78 new connectable and interoperable tools, 4. Conduct 5 large scale demonstrations on the field: o health disaster in Africa (Epidemics in Guinea, with strong social and cultural issues), o natural disaster in a politically complex region and a desert environment (Earthquake in the Jordan Valley, led jointly by Jordan, Israel and Palestine), o three global change disasters in Asia targeted at large evacuation and humanitarian support in Bangladesh (long lasting floods, huge storms and associated epidemics,), EU citizen support and repatriation in Shanghai (floods & storm surge), radiological and industrial disasters impacting EU assets in Taiwan (flash floods, landslides, storm surge and chemical and radiological disasters), supported and co-funded by local authorities, 5. Provide recommendations and evaluations for future legal and policy innovations. The project will be conducted under the supervision of senior end-users. It will be performed with flexible and proven procedures by a balanced consortium of users, industry, innovative SMEs, RTO and academia in the EU and the demonstration regions. The main expected impact is to improve external disaster and crisis management efficiency and cost-benefit and increase the EU visibility whilst enhancing EU industry competitiveness and enlarging the market.
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For instance: the website url (it has not provided by EU-opendata yet), the logo, a more detailed description of the project (in plain text as a rtf file or a word file), some pictures (as picture files, not embedded into any word file), twitter account, linkedin page, etc.
Send me an email (email@example.com) and I put them in your project's page as son as possible.
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The information about "REACHING OUT" are provided by the European Opendata Portal: CORDIS opendata.
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Central Coast Mariners and Malta international midfielder John Hutchinson has been loaned to Chinese Super League side Chengdu Blades until October 30. The news was reported on Australian FourFourTwo.
Hutchinson, who played a good game in a 1-0 win for the Mariners over Celtic at ANZ Stadium on Saturday, will join former Central Coast Mariners coach Lawrie McKinna and striker Adam Kwasnik in China.
Chengdu are currently 12th in China’s Super League and are without a win in their past six matches.
Hutchinson will return to Central Coast shortly after the commencement of the 2011/12 Hyundai A-League season.


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American Nurses Association Code of Ethics Essay
This is a 3-pages double space scholarly paper excluding references and title page. The paper is two parts that should be a full paper that flows together cohesively. Students are restricted to using a maximum of one (1) direct quotation in this paper (properly cited per APA). In total, 4-6 peer-reviewed, peer-reviewed, and evidence-based references are required, properly formatted on a separate page. Use citations throughout the paper to reference material and ideas that belong to others. (Three of the references will be the ANA Code of Ethics, the NSNA Code of Ethics, and the ICN Code of Ethics). The page limit will be strictly adhered to in grading.
You will be assigned to review one of the provisions of the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses (Mine is provision 2). Please answer the prompts in 1 or 2 expanded paragraphs based on your readings and understanding of the specific provision assigned to you (Mine is
1. Describe the main points/highlights covered in this provision of the Code. Use your own words.
2. Reflect on what you learned from reading this particular provision of the Code.
3. Describe how you will apply the information and knowledge from this section of the Code to your clinical experiences in your current courses.
**(You may use 1st person voice for #s 2&3 only). (This semester my clinical for Mental Health and Maternity is online).
ANA Code of Ethics Paper Grading Rubric Part I:
Main points of the assigned provision.
Reflection on what you learned from the provision.
Application of the provision to clinical experiences.
Read the entire ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, The National Student Nurses Code of Ethics, and the International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics. The following articles will also help you (links are found below the paper directions).
*Mahony, D.L. & Jones, E.J. (2013). Addressing the social determinants of health in nursing education, research, and health policy. Nursing Science Quarterly, 26, 280-284. doi:10.1177/0894318413489186. (Note: the Mahony & Jones article comments on the 2001 version of the ANA
Code of Ethics. You will see that the 2015 revision of the Code of Ethics now incorporates discussion of the social determinants of health and nurses’ roles in addressing health disparities.)
*Thurman, W. P.-L., M. (2017). Returning to the profession’s roots: Social justice in nursing education in the 21st century. Advances in Nursing Science, 40(2), 193-194.
Answer the following questions in the expanded paragraph style:
1. Describe the target audience/scope for each of the three different Codes, and explain the purpose for each specific Code relative to the target audience.
2. Specifically, describe how the concepts of health disparities and social justice are addressed in each of the Codes. Give an example from each of the three Codes to support your argument.
3. Describe how these three codes will guide your professional growth and transition from a student nurse to a practicing Registered Nurse, to a global steward for nursing and health. (You may use 1st person voice for #3 only).
ANA Code of Ethics Paper Grading Rubric Part II:
The target audience for each Code of Ethics and the purpose of each code for the specific audiences.
Describe how the concepts of health disparities and social justice are addressed in each of the Codes with an example from each of the codes to support your argument.
Describe how the codes will guide your professional growth/transition from student nurse to practicing RN to the global steward of health.
These professional codes of ethics will be used for the ANA Code of Ethics paper and will be useful throughout the course:
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics with interpretive statements.
International Council of Nurses. (2012). The ICN code of ethics for registered nurses.
The National Student Nurses Association. (2017). NSNA code of ethics.
http://www.nsna.org/nsna-code-of-ethics.html (Click Code of Ethics)

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Could you determine the amount of atoms in a substance? How do scientists count when atoms and molecules are so small?
Using the concept of counting by weight Could you determine the amount of atoms in a piece of copper?
What information would you need? The periodic table has a secret! It can tell you the amount of atoms in a specific mass of each element
Look at the amu of copper. The amu also describes the number of atoms in a specific mass in g • Ex: There are 6.02 X10 23 atoms/63.546 g of copper • Could you determine the amount of atoms in any piece of Copper? • Go ahead…..
6.02 X10 23 is a huge number!!! • It is a unit of measurement that scientists use. Just as chefs use the dozen (12) • This is manageable because atoms are so tiny • They call this number a mole!! (sometimes abbreviated mol) • With this new information could you determine the amount of moles if I gave you a specific mass of an element? • Write a conversion you could use. • Ex If I have .500g Al 1mol/26.98g How many mols do I have try it… • .500g Al 1 mol/26.98g = .0185 mols of Al
If I gave you the amount of mols could you give me the mass? • .496 mols of Al 26.98g Al/1 mol = 13.4 g Al • If I gave you the number of atoms could you determine the mass? • Remember there are 6.02 X10 23 atoms in a mol and the molar mass is the mass of one mole • Find the mass of 2.03 X10 23 atoms of S • 2.03 X10 23 atoms S 1 mol/6.02 X 10 23 atoms S 32.055g S/1 mol • Answer = 10.8 g S
The number on the periodic table is called the MOLAR MASS. This gives you the mass in one mole of a substance. Find the molar mass of O,S,N,F Find the molar mass of H2O, HF
Can you find the mass of a particular amount of atoms? Find the mass of 2.03 X10 23 atoms of S 2.03 X10 23 atoms S 1 mol/6.02 X 10 23 atoms S 32.055g S/1 mol Answer = 10.8 g S
Moles from Atoms? • Could you determine the amount of moles if I gave you the amount of atoms? • 3.02 X 10 23 atoms of Ca is how many moles? • 3.02 X10 23 atoms Ca 1 mol/ 6.02 X 10 23 atoms Ca = .502 mols Ca
Could you determine the amount of atoms in a specific amount of moles? • 2.3 mols of Sr • 2.3 mols 6.02 X 10 23 atoms/1 mol = 1.4 X 10 24 atoms
How about the number of atoms in a specific amount of mass? • 345 g of Ca • 345 g Ca 1 mol/40.078g 6.02 X 10 23 atoms/1 mol


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Occasionally I get comments or emails from people proclaiming that their marriage is just fine without sex.
These staunch stands usually include a well-articulated list abundant with such proclamations as “we have a great friendship” and “sex isn’t everything” and “our life is fabulous.”
(Mind you, the number of these emails/comments is but a minuscule fraction of the ones I get from discouraged, desperate and despondent people who want more nurtured sexual intimacy in their marriage. So we could do some math on the sexual landscape out there. But I digress.)
Can your marriage survive without sex?
BUT I will to my dying day believe that a marriage is not all that God intended if sexual intimacy is not in the mix. And by sex, I don’t mean only intercourse (although intercourse is nice). The wide repertoire of sexual intimacy and sexual affection counts as well.
Yes, I know in some marriages, physically making love or enjoying other common sexual acts is not possible. Injury, illness or other (sometimes tragic) unforeseen circumstances have put a halt to sex or made it extremely difficult. Sometimes those marriages have a greater understanding of authentic intimacy and touch even though actual intercourse is no longer an option.
But those aren’t the marriages I’m talking about in this post.
I’m talking about marriages (maybe your marriage?) where one or both spouses have nixed sex from the equation.
Maybe it was a slow fade.
Maybe it was an abrupt stop.
Maybe arriving at that “normal” of no sex came after years of baggage no one cared to unpack.
Can these marriages survive without sex? Sure. But maybe a more worthwhile question is, “Can they thrive without sex?”
Here’s the thing.
Sexual intimacy is one of the primary ways God set marriage apart from all other relationships. Sex is where we find unique potential for profound oneness in its right context AND simultaneously deep potential for profound betrayal through adulterous behavior.
We are figuratively playing with fire that can either warm us and connect us when handled correctly OR burn us and destroy us when handled carelessly.
I bring in the adultery angle not because every marriage faces this betrayal, but to simply emphasize the monumental significance of sex as God designed it.
When we have willing hearts to see sex as God sees it — to appreciate and embrace its power to strengthen and define our marriage — only then are we in a place to understand the devastating consequences of tossing it aside when we have no reason to toss it aside.
Can your marriage survive without sex?
Countless marriages do. They survive without it.
I can’t think of one marriage that thrives without it.
And if someone wants to hold up their own marriage as one that is thriving without sexual intimacy of any kind, I would humbly respond with only a question…
“If you think you are thriving now as a couple, then can you imagine what your marriage would be if you made love regularly?”
I speak from experience on this one. Some of you know that in my first marriage, sex was a big struggle for us — a struggle that I see now as something I downplayed at the time. “We’ll figure this out someday,” I remember thinking. Well, “someday” came a calling as divorce papers from my first husband.
I have a few more years and a boatload of wisdom on my life resume now, not to mention a current second marriage where I have experienced the most amazing sex.
Do we ever struggle sexually? Well sure. It is marriage after all.
BUT I will say this — with everything in me, at my very core, I can gauge our sense of oneness by the degree to which we are physically intimate.
We do better as a couple — as partners, as friends, as parents, as wranglers of the details — when we are intentional about sexual touch and pleasure.
We don’t just survive.
For more reading on this topic, check out Why The Excuse “Sex Isn’t a Need” Doesn’t Hold Water. I really like that post.
Copyright 2017, Julie Sibert. Intimacy in Marriage Blog. Links may be monetized.

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There will be a special wooden megaphone in the Slanské Mountains forest near Prešov.
Thanks to its shape, it will project forest sounds and the public will enjoy a true nature orchestra, according to the creators of the project.
Four young people from the Hlas Lesa (Voice of the Forest) civic association came up with the idea.
“Our aim is to make places that deserve our attention more visible,” said František Baláž, one of the project creators, as quoted by TASR.
He added that the wooden megaphone should lure people to nature. They hope to support tourism in the whole region.
Unique in Slovakia
The wooden megaphone will be located near the cycling route connecting Prešov and the surrounding villages. It has the shape of a 9-edge pyramid.


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Author: William Shakespeare
Genre: Play, Comedy, Fantasy, Classics
Once upon a time, Prospero was the Duke of Milan, a man of peace and learning. But he neglected the duties of government, turning them over to his greedy brother Antonio, who desired to be ruler in name as well as action. Conspiring with the King of Naples, Antonio stripped Prospero of his dukedom and set him afloat on a rickety boat with his baby daughter Miranda, hoping they'd sink into the ocean and die.
Twelve years later, Antonio and the King of Naples find themselves on an unhappy sea voyage of their own. Returning from the wedding of the king's daughter, they encounter a tempest of such ferocity it threatens to tear the ship in half. But this storm is not what it seems. In his exile on a strange magical isle, Prospero has mastered sorcery, ensnaring powerful spirits to do his bidding. It is he who has created the tempest. But now that he has his enemies in his power, will he exact his revenge? Or are there other schemes he has in mind?
Shakespeare delivers the storm all right.
The tempest springs at us from the very first page of the play. The wind howls, the ship cracks, the crew screams, and one beleaguered boatswain tries to hold everything together. It is a scene of high action and drama. Yet Shakespeare still has time for comedy. The nobles chose this particular moment to traipse on deck and demand to see the captain. When the boatswain indelicately tells them to get out of the way and let him work, some of the nobles (Antonio, hint, hint) start cussing him out like... well, a sailor. Gorgeously lewd insults go flying right up until the ship seemingly breaks and everyone flies into a panic.
|Miranda watches the storm|
It didn't have to be this way. In the calm that follows the storm, Shakespeare sets up three different plot-lines. Ferdinand, the king's son, has gotten separated from the rest of the nobles. He sees Miranda and falls in love. But Prospero is determined to challenge that. Meanwhile, the King of Naples is stricken with grief, thinking his son dead. While he makes search of the isle, Antonio calculates that if king and son are dead, there may be an opening on Naples' throne. At the same time, Caliban, the disgruntled slave of Prospero, wants to murder his master and seizes the first opportunity he gets.
|Prospero does not approve of Ferdinand|
I blame Prospero. The magician is too powerful. His spirits overrun the island, and very little escape their eyes. Still, this wouldn't have been a problem if his character, which started off so dominating, had retained just a little bit of that backbone.
There must have been a deleted scene, halfway through the play, where Prospero hears from one of the spirits that he's only got 24 hours to live. Suddenly, he starts making nice with everyone, forgiving characters that don't need forgiving, and wrapping everything up. By the end of the play, a character who started off chastised powerful spirits is reduced to begging the audience for the applause.
|Ariel, one of the many spirits Prospero captures|
The potential was there. Shakespeare just wasted it. Sigh. This is the kind of story that makes me want to write torrents of fanfiction, just to plug up the plot holes and come up with my own, more satisfying conclusion.
The first fanfiction I'd write would center on Caliban. No question about it.
|Who is Caliban?|
Prospero tricked him, made him his servant, and confined him to one lonely cave. Prospero claims he raised the orphan Caliban as a son and tried to educate him.
As a writer, I can't help but think that Shakespeare created Caliban to fulfill one specific purpose: to make damn sure that the former Duke of Milan and his beautiful daughter didn't have to do one lick of housework. After all, how could we maintain the illusion of the nobles being noble if they had to do chores like the rest of us? (At one point, Ferdinand, the King of Naples' son, is made to carry firewood for half a day and the ways he moans and complains, you'd think he'd been tasked with the Seven Labors of Hercules.) Prospero can ensnare spirits, but, being spirits, they can't interact with the physical world. And thus Caliban is needed.
|Is Caliban a monster?|
But Shakespeare couldn't have the audience actually feeling sorry for the guy, so he threw at Caliban as many horrible characteristics as would stick. His mother is an evil witch. He's a bastard. He's presumably deformed and smells like a fish. And just in case all these things don't show him to be the bad guy, Shakespeare had him do the one thing that cannot be forgiven: try to rape Miranda.
But now he's gone too far, because there's no way a loving father would allow a rapist to live in the same house his virginal daughter. Still.... someone has to bring in the bloody firewood! Fortunately, Prospero controls powerful magic spirits and orders them to watch Caliban every moment of the day. If Caliban should be lazy or utter an unkind word, the spirits will wrack his body with all sorts of hell-pains. And since Caliban is the bad guy, no one can complain.
|Is Caliban evil?|
As a modern reader, I find this oddly reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984. Caliban is monitored day and night by an oppressive authority figure; the slightest sign of insolence will get him hooked up to the pain machine, so to speak. Yet unlike Winston, he shows considerable spirit, staring his master in the eye and insulting him to his face. Even Caliban's desire to murder Prospero can be seen as an act of rebellion.
But however sympathetic I am to Caliban's current situation, you can't say he's a good guy; he tried to rape Miranda, after all. The thing is, we don't know anything about the attempted assault. Kindly remember that Miranda's the only female on the island. Maybe Caliban expected her to be his wife; when Prospero refused the union, Caliban took matters into his own hands.
Or maybe it wasn't rape at all. Maybe they genuinely fell in love. Yes, Caliban is described as a monster, but what if the Italians who described him were racist and deciphered his weirdness to be ugly? Of course, Miranda says she hates Caliban, but what if she's just saying that to please her father? What if he's shamed her into thinking that loving this man is wrong? Or, taken a step further, what if the spirits her father employed altered her memory?
|Is Caliban misunderstood?|

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Written by: Lucy Widmann
No matter if you are as big of an artist as Taylor Swift, or small like King Princess, all artists share one common theme: Fan Clubs. Usually we think that the success of an artist’s career comes from royalties made off streaming or possibly licensing music for movies and TV. However, one of the single most important factors to an artist's career is creating and maintaining a fan community. Fan clubs can be the foundation to an artist's career!
Think of Justin Bieber - a simple upload of Justin singing went viral because of fan engagement, which ultimately sparked the attention of music execs. Now with TikTok, fans have the accessibility to discover new artists with a simple swipe; think of Ant Saunders’ “Yellow Hearts” or the explosion of “Say So” by Doja Cat! You can create a fandom and build your platform right now! 🤩
Here are With the Band’s best steps on how to create the foundation for a fan club! 💜
Step 1: Active Engagement
The biggest key to having active engagement is staying consistent. Just like a friendship, it takes effort to grow the relationship. Engaging online with your followers by asking questions, creating polls, and posting daily is what is going to help your fans feel like they are a part of something bigger than themselves. This is what attracts individuals to becoming fans! Everyone desires to be a part of something, so if you are able to create that unique experience for them, it will click. Make sure to engage with accounts that comment on your posts and offer special exclusives for those who have been following you for a long time. This is what will make their experience as a fan of yours set apart from other fandoms! ✨
Step 2: Know Your Demographic
In order to attract an audience to stay committed to you as an artist, it is helpful to know what demographic of individuals you are initially attracting. This knowledge can help you market yourself in a way that helps preserve these individuals to continue following you, as well attract new individuals. To gain insight about your demographic, you can use your social media and streaming analytics, which evaluates the profiles of fans who have liked, commented, and engaged with your profile. The best social media platform to use for this is Instagram, which will reveal even deeper information such as age, gender, and recent activity.
Spotify is another way to gain insight on your fans, in which you can gain information on what cities you are most popular in. As well, Spotify will show what other artists your listeners are listening to, which will give an idea to what other types of music your listeners tend to lean towards. This is helpful when wanting to plan meet-ups or concerts, because you can base your tour route on the location that holds most of your following. This also shows your fans that you are paying attention to where they live, which makes them feel seen and known. 🥰
Step 3: Meetups/Livestreams
Covid-19 has made it hard for artists to connect to their fan base in person. However, this has not stopped them from getting creative and deepening their relationship with their fans! Because of mass media platforms, there are plenty of ways for you to connect with your fans without setting a time and place to physically meet.
The most common way of connecting with fans during this time is the usage of Instagram Live Stream! Posting ahead of time to get fans excited for your livestream is a way to get the word out, and ultimately gets fans excited to join on that day! Livestreams are a great way for fans to plug in because it is free for everyone and accessible. You can chat with your fans while on the live stream, take song requests, answer questions, and so much more, making it feel personal to the fan! Also know that these live streams don’t just have to be you playing a virtual concert. This can be a time for you to chat about what is going on in your life and offer encouragement or advice to your fans. Creating fun segments that you stream each week is also a way for fans to engage with you and feel a part of your life. Miley Cyrus did an amazing job putting together her livestream show "Bright Minded!" Fans felt like they were getting to know her better, and she was providing a positive and uplifting space for all of her fans to come together! 💖
Step 4: With the Band
With the Band is a fan engagement platform that helps artists engage with their fans. Unlike any other fan engagement platform, With the Band has revolutionized the way fan clubs look by creating their own version called “Fan Crews.” When an artist partners with With the Band to create a fan crew, they are able to interact with fans via posts, private messaging, virtual meet & greets, live streams, and much more! How cool is that?! 😃
The process is simple and easy for artists to become a part of. By connecting with With the Band on their website, artists can really get to see how With the Band will help to create their connection with their fans, and also, what the artist themselves can gain from it! With the Band provides artists with all of their fans’ data so that they can get to know their fanbase even better and further grow their community! With the Band is a company that not only provides amazing opportunities for fans, but fosters intentional relationships with partnering artists! 🤍
Cultivating a fan base doesn’t happen overnight, but there are practical ways to help you expand your network of individuals. Through engagement, consistency, and personal connection, fans will latch onto the authentic connection you are offering them. It takes patience and perseverance; remember to stay true to yourself as an artist and not mimic something else another artist is doing because it seems like it “attracts” fans. Embrace the artist you are and that will lead the right fans to you! 😇
If you want to get more involved in fan communities,


Visitors to Jasper enjoy wildlife and nature untouched, unspoiled.
Scenic Road Trips
Columbia Icefields and the Athabasca Glacier
The Columbia Icefield is the largest icefield in the Canadian Rockies, covering some 230 sq km (89 sq mi) to a depth of 365 m (1,200 ft) and some 28 km (17 mi) long. Draped over the continental divide on a high alpine plateau along the Alberta-BC border, it receives an average of 7 m (23 ft) of new snowfall per year.
Jasper National Park
The Jasper Skytram is the highest and longest aerial tramway located in Canada. It was built in 1964 and goes to a height of 2,277 metres above sea level. It is 6 kilometres from Jasper, Alberta, and crests The Whistlers Mountain.
Maligne Canyon & Lake Area
Maligne Canyon is a slot canyon located in the Jasper National Park near Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Eroded out of the Palliser Formation, the canyon measures over 50 metres deep. Popular for sightseeing and exploration, the area contains waterfalls, that are stunning to explore in the winter season.


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Ms. Namita Nayyar: How did you feel before and after your memorable and distinguished honor of performing for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Closing Ceremony?
Ms. Sharna Burgess: OMG! Words can’t describe my feelings. I lived every single second of the experience. It was like walking on air. It was the most insane and surreal feeling of my life.
Sharna Burgess on Women Fitness:
WomensFitness.net is an amazing site. Thank you so much for having me on your site. I am honored. Please stay happy and healthy!
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Tell us about your experience of working in Burn The Floor. It was wildly successful both on Broadway and in selling over 4 million tickets in over 30 countries and 160 cities. You had the incredible fortune to tour with them for 6 years?
Ms. Sharna Burgess: Burn The Floor was more than I could have ever dreamed of. Those 6 years were some of the hardest and best years of my life. I would not be the choreographer that I am today had I not worked under the direction of the incredible Jason Gilkison who taught me everything I now about choreography.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You choreographed the feature film, Street Dance 2 in 3-D. You not only created some of the most electrifying Latin and salsa dance scenes on film to date but you also worked with renowned choreographers Rich + Tone Talauege to fuse the worlds of hip hop & Latin together. Tell us about this innovative unification.
Ms. Sharna Burgess: It’s hard to describe. It was all a mix of latin, afro-cuban, salsa and hip hop of all styles. It was a wonderfully creative process with Rich and Tone and I wish I could do it all over again. If you want to check it out, you can definitely get it on Net Flix.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You moved from your native Australia to the United States. For a dancer adjusting to a new culture must be difficult and then adjusting to a dance career in another country only adds to the difficult change. What advice would you give to fellow dancers in a similar situation?
Ms. Sharna Burgess: I feel that today our various cultures are so intermixed that I don’t notice a difference that would make it difficult for me. Sure things are different like foods, products, what side of the road you drive on and other things like that but they are all easy things to adapt to. My advice to anyone who struggles with a change in culture is to embrace it, you don’t have to change who you are but learning and experiencing other cultures is part of the beauty of travel and living!


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This recipe for Cardamom Crumb Cake is just perfect for snacking. It’s not only for snacking though. The cake can also be a dessert, served with cream or ice-cream.
The cake is lovely and moist, and soft too. But the crumb layer on top gives a nice crunch as well. The addition of some chopped hazelnuts also provides a flavoursome crunch.
But the star of the show is ground cardamom. It has an intense flavour, with hints of mint, ginger and pepper. The spice is particularly popular in the Nordic countries and in some Middle Eastern cooking too. It is also used in lots of Indian cookery.
Just a little of the spice in the cake batter and more in the crumb provides a great flavour for this cake. However, for those who don’t have cardamom, cinnamon could be used instead which also works very well.
The recipe is very easy, which is always a bonus, taking little time to make. The list of ingredients is not too long either.
Along with the cardamom you just need the usual cake ingredients, flour, sugar, butter, eggs and raising agents. Some natural yoghurt is used too, but that can be swapped out for sour cream, creme fraiche or cream cheese if you wish. The final ingredient is some chopped nuts. I used roasted hazelnuts, but walnuts, pecans etc could be used instead too.
So we have a simple recipe that takes little effort to mix into a batter and a crumb topping, that makes a simply wonderful cake right just for snacking.
I mixed my crumb topping and then make the cake batter. The batter was placed into a greased springform pan, with parchment covering the base. Then the crumb topping was sprinkled onto the batter and covered with the chopped nuts.
I then baked my cake for 50 minutes, until it had risen well and a skewer was clean after being poked into the centre.
I left the cake in the pan for about 15 minutes then the I transferred it to a rack to cool completely.
Once it was cool I cut a slice of cake and tasted it. The texture was soft and moist and the flavour was wonderful, with the cardamom really coming through, giving a warmth to the back of my throat. I tasted just a hint of minty ginger which was not overpowering. The cake went so well with my cup of tea.
Another great recipe to try is Gooey Orange Tarts.
Cardamom Crumb CakeCourse: Cakes, DessertsDifficulty: Easy
- Crumb Topping
200g(1 1/3 cups, based on scooping packed flour into a 250ml cup) plain flour
150g(3/4 cup) soft light brown sugar
140g(10 tbsp) melted and cooled unsalted butter
3g(1 tsp) ground cardamom
pinch of salt
30g(1/4 cup) chopped roasted hazelnuts
- Cake batter
225g(1 1/2 cups, based on scooping packed flour into a 250ml cup) plain flour
113g (8 tbsp) melted and cooled unsalted butter
200g(1 cup) caster sugar
180ml(3/4 cup) natural yoghurt
2 medium eggs(large in USA)
4g(1 tsp) baking powder
2g(1/2 tsp) baking soda
3g(1/2 tsp) salt
1.5g(1/2 tsp) ground cardamom
5 ml(1 tsp) vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/350F
- Grease a 9 inch/23cm round cake pan and line the base with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl place the flour, brown sugar, salt and cardamom, for the crumb topping, and mix them together.
- Pour in the melted butter and stir with a fork until the mixture is moist and fully incorporated into a clumpy mixture. Then set aside.
- In another large bowl place the eggs, yoghurt, melted butter and vanilla extract and whisk them until fully combined.
- Add the sugar and whisk again to incorporate.
- Mix the cardamom, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the flour.
- Tip that dry mixture into the wet and stir until fully combined.
- Place the batter mixture into the prepared cake pan and spread it to evenly cover the base.
- Break the crumb top mixture up a little, as it will have firmed up, and sprinkle it over the cake batter.
- Sprinkle the chopped hazelnuts on the top and gently press down.
- Bake the cake for between 45 and 50 minutes, until it has risen well and a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean. Then remove the cake from the oven and leave it in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.

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A cool, airy, elegant atmosphere surrounded guests on Sunday, June 9, as they attended a soft-opening cocktail reception for De Novo, a new European-style pub in Edgewater. Owner Demetri Malki and Executive Chef Adolfo Marisi greeted family members, friends, and associates, who enjoyed an afternoon of gourmet hors d’oeuvres and libations against a backdrop of panoramic views of the Hudson River. The restaurant opens to the public on Wednesday, June 12.Read More
At DeNovo in Upper Montclair, enjoy a French appetizer like escargot or a Spanish treat like grilled octopus. Find a few Italian options, including some zuppa di pesce or the broiled branzino. The restaurant also offers several flatbreads and fresh pastas, plus a robust lunch menu.Read More
There's a lot of wonderful food in North Jersey, yet often many of us end up eating uninspired, forgettable grub. We at The Record, Daily Record, and NorthJersey.com, however, frequently go out to eat (some of us readily admit to being food obsessed). And every now and then, we discover knock-your-socks-off dishes. And since we're in the business of reporting, we thought we'd report back to you on our delicious discoveries so that you can go enjoy terrific food too.Read More
Montclair restaurateur Demetri Malki is set to open a second De Novo, this one on River Road in Edgewater, replacing longtime French restaurant Le Jardin.
"We hope to open the last week of May," Malki said. "We already have a party for 130 booked June 8th, so we don't have a choice."
The restaurant sits right on the Hudson, offering spectacular views of the George Washington Bridge and skyscrapers of New York City.Read More
The restaurant we're visiting in New Jersey is in what used to be a train station.
The name of the restaurant, De Novo, means to start again, and the owner is starting again after owning two other successful spots in Montclair.
It was the place "where everybody knows your name," as the theme song asserts. Malki, who closed his previous Montclair establishment, Table 8, when it became more of a special occasion place, was hoping De Novo, would -- like Cheers -- draw regulars several times a week.Read More
“So many of my former customers (who I now refer to as family) followed me here,” shares Mr. Malki. “I’m grateful for their continuous and loyal support. Owning a restaurant that serves as a warm gathering place for the community has been my dream for a long time.”Read More
The word on the street is true. One of Montclair's best loved restaurateurs, Demetri Malki (Table 8, D'metri's), is opening De Novo European Pub at the Upper Montclair Train Station in late August.Read More


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There are two common concerns regarding linen that we see. One is that linen is high-maintenance and it takes more time and effort to take care of it when compared to cotton or similar natural fabrics. And the second concern is that linen gets unbelievably wrinkly after washing.
While linen does indeed tend to wrinkle, both of these concerns are not completely true. Linen does not require any special treatment like dry cleaning. In fact, taking care of it is easier than it seems. Linen fabric can be washed in a washing machine or hand washed, using regular washing detergent. It even dries faster than most other fabrics!
When it comes to wrinkling, linen may be considered more wrinkly than cotton. However, with proper care, you can easily minimize this. Here are simple care tips to keep your favorite linen pieces smooth.
Similar to cotton, linen should be washed at up to 40oC / 100°F. In case you have heavy staining, you can wash it at 60oC / 140°F, but high temperatures should be an exception and not used constantly as they may harm the fabric or color in the long term. Also, do not overstuff your washing machine as this leads to laundry getting more wrinkly. So leaving more space in the drum is a good idea if you want to minimize wrinkles.
To avoid bigger wrinkles and to maintain the normal shape of your linen piece, it is best to flat dry it. Arrange your linen on a flat surface and let it dry naturally. When you hang linen on a hanging rack, bigger creases may form in places where the hanging line goes. Also, this may cause linen to stretch as the water travels to the bottom and weighs down the edges of the pieces.
Finally, if you want to get rid of even the tiniest wrinkles on your linen shirt or linen tablecloth, you can safely iron your linen pieces. For the best result, iron the pieces while they are still a bit damp.
Pro tip: if you have no problem with smaller wrinkles, but want to get rid of a few bigger ones, place your linen piece on a flat surface, spray it easily with water (best to use a simple spray bottle) and flatten the wrinkles with your hands. Let it dry for a couple of minutes and there you go!
By the way, if you are not sure how to take care of your linen item, feel free to contact us at firstname.lastname@example.org or drop us a message on Facebook or Instagram and we will be happy to help. You can also find a useful blog article on how to take care of linen fabric.
We hope these simple tips will resolve any concerns you may have regarding linen care and wrinkling. With all this said, we invite you to embrace the natural properties of linen, even the beautiful wavy wrinkles. After all, you could say that linen is a “live” fabric as it tends to get softer and less wrinkly after every wash.
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