Having a motor bolted to the bottom of a mountain bike that provides pedal assistance is an amazing leveller. The constant torque it applies to the chain rounds out the squarest of pedalling actions, which in turn helps stabilizes the rear suspension and counter pedal induced bob, seamlessly shifting your focus from pedalling efficiency to battery life.
No day or ride is the same. Monday could be morning park laps, while Saturday might mean a day in the woods. If this is familiar, you need a bike like the CrossTrail. It has a responsive, durable aluminum frame, while our Body Geometry Fit science and a Multi-Circuit Damping fork ensure comfort over any terrain. Put it all together, and you have a bike that's just as versatile as yourself.
Electric Hybrid Bikes- As the name suggests, these bikes combine the properties of mountain and fat-tire bikes. They are built to be fast and tough at the same time. They are lighter than electric mountain bikes, so you don’t have to deal with the excess weight when going up hills. You can use the bike to carry heavy luggage or cycle through rough trails.
Atom ebikes are characterized by their "TS System" patented by BH Bikes, which integrates the battery in the diagonal tube, enabling the shape of a traditional frame. Its optimized design offers compact geometry characteristics. The 2019 e-MTB range incorporates the Boost 148x12 rear axle and high-end peripherals. The Trekking e-bike range integrates; high performance lights, racks, saddles and grips that meet the needs of our most demanding riders. The 2.8” LCD color display with USB port incorporates a new remote control in the 2019 range. see the ATOM eMTB bikes...
The Ancheer folding electric mountain bike does have a few weird quirks. The first is the handlebar mounted battery. It saves space for the folding mechanism, but looks odd. Fortunately it has very little effect on handling because it is mounted so close the head tube’s pivot point. It does raise the center of gravity of the bike a bit, but the difference is small compared to how much you raise the bike’s center of gravity.
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Prodeco V5 Phantom X Lite 9 Speed Folding Electric Bicycle is a lightweight and well-balanced bike that is suitable for all adventurers, campers, and sports enthusiasts. It gives an outstanding and smooth performance with a 300-watt motor. It is an eye-catching bike that looks fabulous in black color. Plus, you can carry it with you by simply folding it.
The UpCycle Eco-Charger is a Powerful Bicycle Generator that Utilizes an E-BikeKit™ Hub Motor and Empowers You to Generate Your Own Electricity! The UpCycle Eco-Charger was created by Adam Boesel, the founder of The Green Microgym Say goodbye to worrying about environmental disasters and hello to making the world a better place. The UpCycle Eco-Charger is the most efficient, reliable, and powerful bicycle generator ever. Over the past two...
What could very well be the newest frontier of all-electric transportation, electric mountain bikes are by no means non-confrontational. On the contrary, they’re also hailed as great power assisted means to conquer those tough to nearly impossible trails you’ve been trying effortlessly to tackle. Which, after all, isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Unless, of course, you’re a die-hard analog fan who only believes those with true grit and dedication should be attempting the most impossible of backcountry trails.
When riding a normal bike through creek crossings, and rock gardens, I typically stop pedaling often to avoid pedal strikes, and to maneuver the bike. This approach is not compatible with the Turbo Levo’s weight. On it, continual pedaling was necessary, but the big tires and well-damped suspension enabled me to roll over obstacles I’d typically try to avoid, with the motor helping me power over them smoothly. To make this constant pedaling possible without pedal strikes, the bottom bracket is moved higher and Specialized has spec’d 170mm cranks that are a tad shorter than normal.
The electric bike revolution has officially crossed into the arena of off-road motorbikes. For those who prefer riding in nature, Cake introduced a product which not only respects the environment but other riders, as well. Cake’s Kalk is a silent off-road motorbike that releases no emissions into the atmosphere. Additionally, its electric motor means no gear changing or clutching — a silent motorbike that won’t detract from the experience of others. Perhaps the best part is Cake avoided any sacrifice in performance. The Kalk reaches speeds of fifty miles per hour and features three distinct driving modes: Discover, Explore, and Excite.
Riding position: You also may wish to check out an e-bike’s riding position before investing in it. For short trips, the riding position might not make much difference, but for long journeys, the upright "Dutch" style with pulled-back handlebars is very comfortable – particularly for tall riders. The same goes for mountain bike styles, though these bikes are not often designed to actually go off-road.
The time or distance an electric bike battery will run between chargings is impossible to judge with much accuracy. There are too many variables: terrain, speed, rider weight, bike load (shopping, kids, luggage), and more. However, we can make a few generalizations about an e-bike’s recharge time and overall working life. These generalizations should be used for comparison purposes only.
By 1898 a rear-wheel drive electric bicycle, which used a driving belt along the outside edge of the wheel, was patented by Mathew J. Steffens. Also, the 1899 U.S. Patent 627,066 by John Schnepf depicted a rear-wheel friction “roller-wheel” style drive electric bicycle. Schnepf's invention was later re-examined and expanded in 1969 by G.A. Wood Jr. with his U.S. Patent 3,431,994. Wood’s device used 4 fractional horsepower motors; connected through a series of gears.


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LeBron James is A&Ring 2 Chainz’ New Album, ‘Rap Or Go To The League’
Every rapper wants to be an athlete and every athlete wants to be a rapper.
On March 1st, 2 Chainz will release his latest album, Rap Or Go To The League. The album is the first from the rapper since Pretty Girls Like Trap Music, which dropped back in 2017.
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Here’s what makes the upcoming 2 Chainz album interesting: LeBron James, a hardcore hip-hop fan, will be A&Ring the project. 2 Chainz and LeBron both made the announcement on their respective social accounts.
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In the video, both talked about the process in making the album:
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Had to pleasure of working on my first music project from start to finish with my guy @2chainz “Rap or Go To The League” coming to y’all 3/1. Can’t wait for y’all to hear the continues evolution of his profound skills from his mind to the booth to the records itself. Proud of you homie and the people will be as well when this hits! 🙏🏾✊🏾💪🏾 #ARBron #RaporGoToTheLeague🤷🏾♂
It’s been quite the journey to get here. All night studio sessions, reflecting, & opening up on these records or as I call it therapy! This is my each one teach one body of work, I wanna celebrate black excellence! ….. “Rap Or Go To The League” the album A&R by @KingJames 3/1 pic.twitter.com/08Y2fYKJ6X
— Tity Boi (2 Chainz) (@2chainz) February 19, 2019
Expect the album to feature previously released singles “Hot Wings,” “Girl’s Best Friend” with Ty Dolla $ign, and “Bigger Than You,” which features Drake and Quavo.

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* Follow the specified plans from the senior members of staff
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* Install and fix appliances such as showers, cookers, gas fires and washing machines
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* Ensure all work is sealed and weather proof
* On all jobs you would use hand and power tools, which may include welding equipment.
* As an experienced plumber, you might specialise in sheet metal work for industrial, commercial or historical buildings
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This invention concept pertains to a use of Artificial Intelligence to test network security, including network faults, and determine how and when they happen ahead of time so they can be prevented, such as determining patterns of DDoS attacks, or other causes of network downtime – even natural causes such as human error. The system would provide status alerts that would allow human interaction with the system in a datacenter. The system would also have the capability of working in a military intelligence network, such as testing the use of headers that suggest the information is Top Secret, and determine if nodes are properly encapsulating the data, as well as other network operations dealing with network security. The AI system would be able to work like a firewall, intrusion detection system, plus a lot more.
- Patrick R. McElhiney
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The FDA has approved Osteotech's 510(k) application for the GraftCage ACX device, which is intended to replace a collapsed, damaged or unstable vertebral body in the thoracic or lumbar spine.
Osteotech said it expects to launch the product in the first quarter of 2006. The GraftCage ACX is designed for strength and ease of insertion by surgeons and can be implanted using existing Osteotech instrumentation, the company said.
The GraftCage ACX features titanium markers to facilitate intra-operative and postoperative radiographic assessments and an opening for the insertion of bone grafting materials to allow for maximum graft exposure. The company also said it expects to launch a new version of its bone grafting material, the Xpanse Bone Insert, with the launch of the GraftCage ACX.

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|PEROZO, FRANCISCO - UNIV OF GEORGIA-ATHENS,GA
|VILLEGAS, PEDRO - UNIV OF GEORGIA-ATHENS,GA
|ALVARADO, IVAN - UNIV OF GEORGIA-ATHENS,GA
|PURVIS, LINDA - UNIV OF GEORGIA-ATHENS
Submitted to: Avian Pathology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/10/2005
Publication Date: 4/15/2006
Citation: Perozo, F., Villegas, P., Estevez, C., Alvarado, I., Purvis, L.B. 2006. Use of FTA filter paper for the molecular detection of Newcastle disease virus. Avian Pathology. 35(2):93-98.
Interpretive Summary: The research work relates to the use of a paper card impregnated with chemical compounds capable of inactivating biological samples for their safe transport. These cards can inactivate viruses and bacteria, and still preserve the integrity of the organisms’ nucleic acids, which can later be used for molecular diagnostic procedures. In the present work, the effectiveness for sample inactivation and ability to preserve nucleic acids from pathogens of these cards (FTA cards) have been determined by the use of said cards in samples obtained from Newcastle disease virus-infected embryonating chicken eggs’ allantoic fluid and tissues from virus-infected chickens.
Technical Abstract: The feasibility of using FTA® cards to collect allantoic fluid (AF) and chicken tissue samples for Newcastle diseases virus (NDV) molecular detection was evaluated. Trizol ® RNA extraction and one step reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were used. FTA® cards allowed NDV identification from AF with titre of 105.8 ELD50/ml. The inactivated virus remained stable on the cards for 15 days. NDV was detected from FTA® imprints of trachea, lung, caecal tonsil and cloacal faeces of experimentally infected birds. RT-PCR detection from FTA® cards was confirmed by homologous frozen tissue RT-PCR and virus isolation. Direct nucleotide sequence of the amplified F gene allowed prediction of NDV virulence. No virus isolation was possible from the FTA® inactivated samples, indicating viral inactivation upon contact. The FTA® cards are suitable for collecting and transporting NDV positive samples, providing a reliable source of RNA for molecular characterization and a hazard free sample.

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Gardening expert gives tips on deterring pets and pests
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Many species of caterpillars spend the winter months in cocoons before emerging in May and June. In gardens around the UK, caterpillars may start popping up on leaves and flowers. However, this can spell bad news for your beloved plants.
Though there are several different varieties of caterpillars in the UK, most like to feast on leaves, foliage, roots and flowers.
According to Gardeners World, shredded leaves can be one sign caterpillars are eating your plants.
In some cases, the leaves may be completely decimated and the plant can die.
Though there are chemical-based pesticides available to protect your garden from caterpillars and other bugs, some of these can pose a threat to pets, your soil or even some of your plants.
For example, using insecticides can also kill off beneficial bugs and pollinators such as bees.
However, there is a natural way you can “keep caterpillars at bay” according to GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk.
How can you protect your plants from caterpillars?
A spokesperson for GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk said: “Caterpillars love to nibble their way through fruits, vegetables, and plants.
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“They are also detrimental to some flowers too, with the buds and seeds often all destroyed.
“One of the most natural and inexpensive ways to rid your plants of these pesky bugs is to spray them with hot soapy water.
“This can then be poured into a spray bottle and used as many times as necessary.”
Before spritzing your plant, try to pluck off any large infestations of caterpillars you may notice.
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According to Gardening Know How, if caterpillars have laid eggs on your plant or its leaves, these can also be removed with a flush of hot soapy water.
You may also be able to deter some varieties of caterpillars from climbing up onto your plants by protecting their base.
The experts from Gardening Know recommend placing cardboard or tin foil at the base of your plant.
They also recommend keeping “the ground around your plants free from debris where eggs might hide.”
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Not all aluminum rocker arms are created equal. While most will put the stamped steel stockers to shame, differences in design, base material, machining, oiling scheme, and finishing all play a part in the performance of an aftermarket arm. Hughes Engines has taken all of this into account with their big-block rockers with a laundry list of benefits that puts their pivoting pieces right near the top:
We designed these rockers for Chrysler engines specifically. They are not something that was “close and changed slightly to fit.” They were not just “good enough for Dodges,” as others are. We have developed our rockers after years of putting up with other rockers and their various shortcomings. They are made in the USA, exclusively for Hughes Engines. There are several important features that distinguish our premium rockers from the garden-variety rocker you find from everyone else.
- These rockers have the standard pushrod off/set and will work in all applications requiring standard off/set such as, O.E.M. iron, Edelbrock RPM & E-Street, 440Source, and Trick Flow.
- If you will be running spring pressures of close to 600# or more, we strongly suggest having your components cryogenically treated.
- These rockers are CNC machined. This means that once the correct dimensions are determined and programmed in, all parts are identical.
- Our rockers have a revised oil system that gives a positive oil flow to the pushrod cup at all angles.
- Our rollers and axle shafts are larger (i.e. stronger) and reduce rolling friction.
- They do not use needle rollers on the shaft. Mopars have a full pressure oil supply to the rocker and shaft interface area, and do not need the rollers. On the other hand, stud mounted rockers are not positively lubricated with pressurized oil and must have rollers to live. Magnum rockers are not pressure lubricated and will require rollers on the shaft. Yes, just like the Chevy’s!
- Our big block rockers will clear 1.625″ diameter valve springs without cutting or grinding. (When the geometry is correct)
- We do not anodize the rockers for a reason. If anodizing material is left in the bore, the wear surface is compromised when in contact with the hardened rocker shaft. Honing out anodized material is a machining operation that would add cost and leaves a finish no better than a straight bored finish.
- We tumble finish our rockers which is not as flashy as the “pretty ones” like the “tuner guys” on TV. The appearance is more compatible with those you would see on Pro-stock and NASCAR engines. That’s good enough for us.
- The roller position and rocker design are unique features. The rollers travel in the center of the valve stem tip and the path is narrower than other “will fit” rockers. Most other rocker arms do not properly position the roller on the valve tip.
- Our rocker kits come with our popular, chamfered shafts, spacers and shims. Properly assembled and shimmed, each pair of rocker will have less than 0.015″ total side clearance. This provides exceptional oil control and a valve train that is much quieter than all other systems.
- For those customers requiring severe duty rockers, we can supply these rockers cryogenically treated. This process will increase the strength and durability of the rockers 2 to 3 times. For additional information about cryogenic treatment refer to our tech article.
- Kits come shipped with complete, detailed installation instructions.
- Compatible with hydraulic, mechanical, or roller camshafts.
- Machined to clear larger diameter valve springs.
- These rockers require custom length ball and cup type pushrods: We can make these for you from quality Smith Brothers material. Call for more information!


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Fantom Hardware is a South Australian hardware manufacturer, specialising in unique door hardware solutions. Fantom’s range consists of 70 innovative, one-of-a-kind products, created and designed in South Australia and manufactured off-shore.
Fantom Hardware attracted international attention with the Fantom Doorstop, and have since been consistently innovating and developing new products. Fantom recently moved into door security, with the launch of Fantom Defender.
Fantom Doorstop has been an international success, solving the issue of unsightly protruding door stops and potential trip hazards via the incorporation of a magnetic internal mechanism.
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A flush mounted pin alleviates trip hazards whilst maintaining a modern desirable finish. Concealed rare-earth magnet technology ensures exceptional mechanical functionality.
Fantom Barn Door
The Barn Door Fantom’s functionality is the same as the Original Fantom, however, the Barn Door Fantom has the orientation of the strike zone changed to suit a sliding door.
Defender is slid from Security Mode to Doorstop Mode by the user pushing the magnet housing with their foot from side to side. The rare earth magnet inside the magnet housing activates floor pins either in Security Mode or Doorstop Mode, depending which mode is selected.
Fantom Pivot Door
The Fantom Pivot door-hold, features the patented dimple and hold open design but no stopping lip as it’s application is for use with pivot doors to allow the door to swing in both directions.
As part of the Fantom Hardware range we offer a selection of accessories that may be required for different applications.
The Accessories range includes Facemount-Chrome & White, Installation Kit, Packer, Carpet Punch ,Diamond Corer, Magnet Housing


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Carrying the Heart: Exploring the Worlds Within Us, by F. González-Crussi, Kaplan Publishing, 291 pp., $26.95
Not long after being discharged from the hospital following my liver transplant, the surgical staples that had been used to close the wound—a “bilateral chevron incision,” as the surgeon put it, measuring almost 20 inches—began to rupture, one staple after another, due to severe abdominal ascites. It was a gruesome sight. It looked to me as if a gaping, bloody mouth had somehow opened on my belly. What did it have to tell me?
The doctor told me there was nothing to do but let the wound close on its own, through granulation. Toward that end, he told me I’d have to clean and pack the wound myself, despite its depth and size, irrigating it twice daily with saline and then stuffing it with sterile gauze. I hated doing this, though in truth my sense of horror was suffused with a kind of anxious fascination: I was reaching down into what I’d once seen described in a medieval medical illustration as “the region of occult things.”
That’s the region that retired pathologist and medical essayist F. González-Crussi examines in Carrying the Heart: Exploring the Worlds Within Us. In five rich but somewhat discursive chapters—“Digestive,” “Scatology,” “Respiratory,” “Reproductive,” and “Cardiovascular”—he chronicles how, from antiquity to modern times, the insides of the human body have been perceived, understood, and described by physicians and anatomists, as well as by philosophers, writers, and artists. Needless to say, there’s quite a lot of ground to cover here, even given the bans on human dissection that slowed the accumulation of medical knowledge about anatomy for more than a thousand years, at least in the Western world, from Galen’s anatomical demonstrations in the 2nd century c.e. to the publication of Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica in 1543.
As a result, González-Crussi necessarily conducts each chapter as a quick tour. In “Digestive,” for instance, he covers the fanciful speculations and “egregious blunders” of the ancients (many of whom regarded the esophageal sphincter as “the king of viscera” and the stomach as “the seat of the soul”) through the later empirical researches conducted by 18th-century naturalists such as Abbot Lazzaro Spallanzani, whose experiments—performed first upon a falcon, and then upon himself—showed that digestion resulted neither from trituration nor putrefaction, as had been commonly believed, but rather from the secretion of gastric juices so powerful that they could “digest the toughest materials, such as tendon, the tanned leather used to make shoes, and even bone.”
Along the tour route, there are also numerous welcomed, shorter stops, in which we learn, say, that “the golden age of the clyster undoubtedly spanned the European 17th and 18th centuries” and that the 2nd-century philosopher Nikomachos believed that semen was “ejaculated in seven spurts during coitus,” as a result of which it was “perfectly ‘logical’ that there should be seven divisions in the uterine cavity and that the maximal number of births allowed by nature at one time should also be seven.” (Octomom, are you listening?) Most of the chapters then close with a biographical narrative: for example, “The Story of a Famous Poitrinaire” recounts the refusal of Frédéric Chopin’s lover, Aurore Dudevant, AKA George Sand, to believe he was consumptive. A notable exception is the chapter “Reproductive,” which ends with three stories, the first two concerning the penises of Napoleon and Rasputin, and the third concerning the holy prepuce of Jesus, of which “about a dozen medieval European sanctuaries” have at some time “claimed to have a fragment.”
All in all, González-Crussi proves himself a good guide, even if “the region of occult things” that I had hoped to visit sometimes seemed to be sharing space with a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum. Although Carrying the Heart advances no new argument and relays no new scientific information, González-Crussi does provide the pleasure of his own commodious intelligence, which includes a wide-ranging knowledge of literature and art as well as medical history. He has a charming, almost old-fashioned penchant for quoting from an exceptional array of literary sources, including Chuang Tzu, Rabelais, Shakespeare, Hawthorne, Lu Hsün, Pirandello, Thomas Mann, Simone de Beauvoir, and Fernando del Paso. Although his prose sometimes lapses into a florid grandiloquence, it is for the most part at once cultured and ardent. At times, he wonderfully illuminates illness by regarding it in its cultural context, as when he observes that the term premenstrual syndrome first appeared in 1953 “in coincidence with the pressures that compelled women to quit their jobs and stay at home.”
If González-Crussi were in fact a tour guide, that is, I’d stand beneath his red umbrella, at least for a while. Above all, he consistently proves himself a remarkable raconteur, with a seemingly endless supply of engrossing anecdotes. Who knew that the Aztecs believed that gold was the excrement of the sun god Tonatiuh, “who deposited in the earth his own waste as he passed through the underworld”? Who knew that from the 17th century to the early 19th century, “intrarectal smoke insufflation”—blowing smoke into the anus—“was recommended not only for drowning victims but also as a measure against intestinal colic, incarcerated hernia, volvulus, and severe constipation”? Of course I often wanted more from González-Crussi—greater depth and rigor, for starters. But sometimes, his anecdotes seemed almost enough, and I’d find myself reaching for the phone so I could ring some friend to ask:
Hey, did you know that Rasputin’s penis is reputedly on display in Moscow? Did you know that after having his mother murdered, Nero insisted that she be cut open so he could see the place where he’d come from?
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America Supports You: Volunteerism Benefits Troops Recovering at Walter Reed
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2007 Since Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom began, patriotic Americans have stood at the ready, willing to provide servicemembers with comfort and support.
Volunteers for "Comfort for America's Uniformed Services" hold up videos and games donated by hockey fans at a Washington Capitals game at the Verizon Center, Feb. 8, 2007. Photo by Carmen L. Gleason
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"The Defense Department is grateful for what people are doing across the country to support our troops and their families in a variety of ways - sending cards and letters to our deployed forces, supporting the wounded, providing scholarships for family members and offering assistance in many other ways," said Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. "Volunteers matter."
Volunteers are helping the nation’s wounded servicemembers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here in many ways. Becoming a volunteer is as easy as reaching out to groups supporting the Defense Department’s America Supports You program, which connects citizens and corporations with military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad.
“Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services” is just one of the groups sharing its compassion with Walter Reed patients and their families. Based in Herndon, Va., this all-volunteer organization provides entertainment and recreation programs to Walter Reed patients 365 days a year, its executive director said.
“Our signature program is the digital library that we run out of Mologne House (a hotel for recovering patients and families visiting patients). It’s like a mini-Blockbuster (video-rental store), only no fees,” Barbara Lau said. “We loan out DVDs, video games, gaming systems to the wounded (servicemembers) and to their family members.”
Other programs include spa days, which have licensed professionals come into offer massages, manicures and hair cuts. Once a month the group holds what Lau called “massage marathons,” which are, as the name implies, a day of free massages.
“Those things are always over-subscribed by the soldiers and their family members,” Lau said. “We never get through our waiting list.”
In addition, Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services holds regular picnics and Sunday brunches throughout the year. Its gift packs and video game tournaments also are big hits. And the organization recently started an art-therapy program for servicemembers.
None of this, Lau said, would be possible without the group’s volunteers. “We could not exist without our volunteers,” she said. “I’m always in need of volunteers. There are always slots where I can put people.”
Other groups working with Walter Reed patients and their families include the Roanoke, Va.-chapter of the Wounded Warrior Project. The organization offers many programs for wounded servicemembers recovering at Walter Reed, including providing patient and family support.
This group offers help with expenses that arise from a servicemember’s hospitalization. Patients can take advantage of peer-mentoring programs, seminars on coping with combat stress, and a program to help wounded warriors find employment.
Volunteers for another group, “Angels of Mercy,” also lend their time and talents to raising the morale of Walter Reed’s patients and their families. Volunteers visit patients weekly to provide clothing, comfort items and messages of caring, according to the group’s Web site. The organization is sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 270 in McLean, Va.
“(We began by) … personally shopping for food and other needed items for the families and delivered them to the Fisher Houses prior to (our) weekly visit to the recently wounded military in the hospital wards,” said Jay Edwards, who co-founded the group with his wife, Marian Chirichella. "(Today) the Angels of Mercy program also sponsors special events like holiday gift giving, Super Bowl parties, baby showers, and escorts off-campus trips.”
For more ways to volunteer in support of the nation’s servicemembers, please visit the U.S. map on the America Supports You Web site and click on your state.

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The Beef Jerky Outlet In Pennsylvania Where You’ll Find More Than 200 Tasty Varieties
Craving a bit of beef jerky right about now? Or, perhaps you’ve always wanted to try it, but for some reason just haven’t yet? Good news! If you’re in the mood for beef jerky – whether you’ve been a fan for years or you’re a newbie – all you have to do is set your GPS for this beef jerky outlet in Pennsylvania that features a huge selection of beef jerky as well as plenty of other delicious goodies.
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Mobility-as-a-service will only be successful if we can all come together to realise a joint vision of ensuring seamless travel for every commuter, says Andy Taylor, Director of Strategy, Cubic Transportation Systems.
To improve transportation in the future, we need to help people get from A to B as easily as possible, whether it’s the quickest, shortest or most economical route they want – all while providing the most convenient and user-friendly traveller experience possible.
This goal may seem simplistic on paper but has traditionally been fraught with a number of challenges, most notably the siloed nature of the transport sector. Private and public bodies have operated independently, rather than in unison, which has ultimately halted the progression of a people-centric network.
This has started to shift through the advent of mobility-as-a-service (MaaS).
MaaS is not a new concept. It has been steadily gathering steam in recent years within the transport community, with successful implementation in cities such as Helsinki and Berlin. Ultimately, MaaS is paving the way for more and more cities across the world to have better, faster, more connected and personal transportation methods.
Yet, we need to extend conversations of MaaS beyond government chambers and instead seek wider collaboration from government bodies, transit organisations and private companies to tackle the issue of a fragmented transport system and help carve the path towards a MaaS future.
These discussions are only set to grow in importance, owing to a number of urban, societal and technological factors.
One of the biggest drivers for the development of a MaaS future is the rapid urbanisation that is occurring globally. More people are now living in cities and their surrounding areas today than ever before. By 2050, the urban community is expected to grow by 2.5 billion, which means that city dwellers will account for 66 per cent of the world’s population.
Ultimately, more people mean more transit journeys. Increased commuters will put further pressure on transport networks which are already operating at maximum capacity, especially at peak hours.
The better planning and data-sharing needed to drive MaaS solutions will drive benefits in public transportation which should serve everyone better.
Rising city populations will also increase the amount of congestion on our roads as we continue to rely on private car usage. According to Inrix’s 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard, UK drivers lost an average of 227 hours a year due to traffic in 2018.
The success of MaaS in the Nordics which enables users of third-party apps, such as Whim, to access public transportation services all through a single interface, is helping commuters navigate around cities more easily, and make the most of public transport.
Cultural and societal changes are also driving MaaS. In recent years, we have shifted from a ‘me’ to a ‘we’ culture. Today the change in consumer mindset driven by the on-demand economy is apparent. The transportation industry must recognise it is facing a new generation of users, many of whom are affluent, tech-savvy and environmentally conscious, and who have grown accustomed to the immediacy of services.
This shift, particularly among millennials and Generation Z, is encouraging the growth of personalised, flexible and sometimes informal mobility services, such as shared car hire. According to The Economist, car-sharing will reduce car ownership at an estimated rate of one shared vehicle replacing 15 owned vehicles. The likes of Uber and bike-hire services are also increasing in popularity and are now considered a mainstream travel option in many cities.
As such, the aims of MaaS fall neatly in line with current and future commuting trends by combining multiple services into a singular payment service, accessible with just a few clicks or swipes of the fingertips.
Technology also serves as a catalyst to reduce siloes that exist between different transit organisations and bodies.
The better planning and data-sharing needed to drive MaaS solutions will drive benefits in public transportation which should serve everyone better. However, we also need to be mindful that the benefits should be made available to the whole population, not just the tech-savvy mobile phone generations.
An additional benefit of MaaS is its ability to tap into data and provide insight into commuting trends. Through MaaS, transit operators can continue to provide services that are tailored towards travellers and ensure that they have a full range of transit services available to them in completing journeys in the most efficient manner possible.
Cities will also benefit from seeing the end-to-end journey patterns of the user community so they can then try to understand why someone is making a journey and drive this information into better urban planning to make social inclusion more effective.
As exhibited by the success of the MaaS scheme in Helsinki, we have reached a level of technical proficiency that enables MaaS to become a reality on a broader scale. Technology also serves as a catalyst to reduce siloes that exist between different transit organisations and bodies, and to help introduce a legislative framework that encourages collaboration in order to transform commuters’ experiences.
Thanks to significant improvements and adoption of cloud technologies, the transport sector is now in a stronger position to capitalise on a data-sharing ecosystem to create better ticketing and payment services across private and public modes.
MaaS is definitely a big step towards the future, but it will only be successful if we can all come together to realise a joint dream in ensuring seamless travel for all commuters.
Cloud-built data warehousing or data lakes can enable easy data-sharing between relevant parties in real-time and securely. Data will essentially become the language of MaaS and propel more communication from disparate private and public transit bodies.
Data is plentiful and with the right analytics and technology infrastructure to sift through these insights, we can drive actionable information that will transform commuting around a city. This wealth of data is only going to increase as we see more and more connected devices and sensors being adopted across cities, and the transport sector will be a key vertical that could benefit from this. Analysts predict there will be 34 billion IoT devices in 2020.
The IoT could, for example, help transit operators identify railway tracks that need repairing before a problem even occurs, significantly cutting down on train delays. It could help provide detailed and up-to-the-minute information on bus journeys or information about congestion on the road that could delay a potential journey.
Ultimately, all this information can be relayed more accurately to commuters and MaaS can enable them to find alternative routes to help complete their journeys in the quickest way possible.
It is up to us and future generations to enact actions that enable MaaS to serve as the future of our transport.
We already have the tools at our disposal – we now need an honest and open discussion about the underlying role of transportation in our society with all relevant parties. This will enable us to determine what the future of mobility must look like, understand the trends impacting future transport, who it needs to serve and how, as an industry, we can make our vision a reality.
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The 2nd sleep number bed i8 that you can employ could be the sleep number bed flex. Just before we proceed further into this specific idea, do keep in your mind the darkened area isn’t meant to create your bedding look too dismal. The idea of this concept is always to draw your attention of consideration right into a wall in your bedding. As an example, you can paint the wall behind the backrest of your bedding with a dim grey or brown tone. Then, you’ll be able to paint one walls with white colours. This can completely adjust your bedding viewpoint.
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The r/Place subreddit has taken over the internet over the past few days, especially on Twitch. Streamers from all corners of the site joined the collaboration with their viewers and the creation of pixel graphics. But for one of the most popular Twitch streamers, it turned into a tug of war with the administrators of the subreddit rather than anything else.
R/Place was originally an experiment organized by Reddit on April Fool’s Day in 2017. Five years later, the event returned, receiving a huge surge in popularity thanks in part to streamers on Twitch broadcasting the experiment as it progressed. And yesterday, on the stream, xQc returned to the content of r/Place in the hope of creating some kind of work of art with its loyal viewers, but ran into some problems with the administrators of the subreddit.
“They censored him, wait, they censored him,” fellow streamer Mizkif noted during a conversation with xQc. On the cover, which was originally supposed to be an image of the ass 2B from Nier: Automata, one or more administrators of r/Place placed a massive black rectangle on top.
At first, the streamer thought that the administrators of the subreddit could really “help”. But xQc’s optimistic view of the situation quickly dissipated when, less than five minutes later, the administrators closed the pixel art for the second time. “So this is how we manipulate a fun game? We put something obscene on a large canvas and just darken it,” said the 26-year-old actor.
Viewers who tried to recreate the art were banned from the subreddit for 15 years, which means that they will not be able to participate in the experiment during the next three cycles of its return.
Despite this slight glitch during the stream, or maybe partly because of it, xQc broke its previous record for the number of viewers with 233,000 concurrent viewers during its last r/Place Twitch stream.


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According to doctor of psychiatry Peter Ventre, the word “addiction” is sometimes misunderstood. Common speech regularly uses the word to denote an intense love of a particular thing or action. People claim to be addicted to things like their phone, their favorite food, a popular band, another person, or anything else that they really enjoy.
Real, clinical addiction, however, is more than just loving something to the point of preoccupation. “True addiction is a psychological disability,” explains Dr. Peter Ventre. “It gets in the way of the rest of the addicted individual’s life, upsetting their social connections and responsibilities. It’s not about liking something, it’s about dependence. An addict doesn’t necessarily engage in addiction because they enjoy it too much. They do it because they need to.”
This is especially true where drugs and alcohol are concerned, as these substances add a biological layer to an already crippling psychological problem. “When alcohol and drugs enter the equation, the addiction becomes chemical,” Dr. Peter Ventre explains. “Now it’s not just the addicted individual’s psychology that’s an issue. The chemicals in their addictive substance of choice actually change their brain chemistry, and their body goes through physical changes as a result. This is why those suffering from an addiction need professional help as early as possible, especially when drugs or alcohol are involved.”
Since September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, Dr. Ventre and his colleagues at Ventre Medical Associates have taken to spreading awareness and education on all matters concerning addiction. Below, Dr. Peter Ventre lists some of most common types of chemical addiction plaguing the United States today.
“If you know anyone suffering from an addiction to one of these substances, or if you are suffering yourself, please seek out professional help as soon as possible,” Dr. Ventre urges readers. “Where addiction recovery is concerned, the quicker the issue is seen to, the less damage it can cause.”
Dr. Peter Ventre Examines Statistics on Some of the Most Common Addictions in the United States
In moderation, alcohol can be a fun and enjoyable compliment to a party, social gathering, or simply an evening meal. But when an individual cannot get away from alcohol consumption or takes it to extremes far too often, that is a sign of a crippling addiction developing.
“Alcohol abuse is present in just about every age demographic,” says Dr. Peter Ventre, “even amongst some adolescents. It commonly stems from other, deeper-seated psychological issues which the individual in question self-medicates through excess inebriation. It may also, however, just stem from a predisposition to addiction.”
According to a study by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 19 million United States citizens over the age of 12 needed treatment for alcoholism in 2007. Of this number, only 1.6 million actually sought out their own professional psychological assistance.
“The numbers seem to indicate that the vast majority of people suffering from alcohol addiction are ignoring their issues,” explains Dr. Peter Ventre. “This is one reason why it is so important to seek help for loved ones when addictive behavior is discovered in them. Most of them will not do so on their own.”
Nicotine and Tobacco
Like alcohol, most tobacco and nicotine products are both legal and socially acceptable throughout the United States. As such, also like alcohol, nicotine addiction is one of the most common addictions to be found, with USDHHS reporting a staggering 70.9 million Americans fitting the criteria for substance abuse in a 2008 survey. Of this number, 49.1 percent admitted to smoking 16 cigarettes, or the equivalent, every day. The 18 – 25-year old demographic made up 41.4 percent of all nicotine addicts.
“Cigarettes are a relatively cheap fix,” explains Dr. Peter Ventre, “and smokers can indulge themselves at any time of day, and in very many places, without drawing too much concern or attention to themselves. The sheer accessibility of this addiction is a very large reason why it is so prevalent.”
Although drug abuse and addiction is a popular topic when talking about addiction, most of the discussion focuses on illegal substances such as cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. An often overlooked area of drug abuse is prescription drug addiction.
However, says Dr. Peter Ventre, just because it falls through the cracks of public notice does not mean that the problem is any less serious. “The use of prescription stimulants and psychotherapeutic pharmaceuticals beyond their intended purpose is far more common than most people realize,” explains Dr. Ventre. “And in many cases, the effects can prove just as hazardous as many forms of illegal substance abuse.”
The 2008 USDHHS survey reports that 6.2 million people admitted to abusing prescription medications, with painkillers ranking in as the most popularly abused pharmaceutical drug. More than half of all of these confessed abusers reported receiving their drugs for free from friends or relatives. “A lot of times,” says Dr. Ventre, “people may not realize they’re enabling drug abuse. After all, they think, if it’s just medicine, it can’t do any harm. But dependency can occur just as easily here as with many other, more illicit substances.”
Even without the chemical factor, kicking an addiction can be hard on the addict and their loved ones alike. This, says Dr. Peter Ventre, is why timely professional intervention is so important.


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A stranger arrives on Incendium in secret, but is intercepted by Princess Thalina when he tries to break into the palace. Thalina knows the mysterious mercenary is more than he pretends to be, so lets him abduct her to uncover his secrets. Acion is seldom surprised, but this dragon princess challenges all of his assumptions—while Thalina’s realization that Acion is her destined mate changes her own plans. Can she win the heart this warrior doesn’t appear to have—or will Acion be executed for breaking Incendium’s law first?
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Adam and Eve could see in both the spirit realm and the physical realm. This is what God has always desired for His family. This is something we need to realize and desire so we can once again walk with God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit and talk with them just as Adam and Eve did in the Garden. This is supposed to be normal life for a born again believer in Christ, walking and talking with God daily, 24/7.
Remember when God brought Eve to Adam after He had created her from the bone of Adam; they both could see God in the spirit realm and at the same time be in their physical bodies in the natural realm.
We have fallen so low in how we perceive ourselves after the sin of Adam and Eve and just think of ourselves as being mere human beings and not spiritual beings and we certainly believe we can’t have contact with God or the spirit realm and that is to the advantage of our enemy Satan. Without hearing God’s voice and ministry of angels to name a few things we have been ignorant of a lot of spiritual advantages God has given us over our enemy Satan and so he has controlled us by the natural. He has put us in a box where he can control us by what can happen naturally speaking but hopefully teachings like this will open our eyes to the truth we are born of God and have contact with both the spirit realm and the natural realm at the same time. This shouldn’t be a part of the lives of the people of God in the Old Testament and New Testament and then we are left out to get by just as best we can. That is not God’s intention for us.

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Direct Determination of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Solution Using Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers
Volume 58, Number 6 (June 2004) Page 667-670
Schaden, S.; Haberkorn, M.; Frank, J.; Baena, J.R.; Lendl, B.
A method for the direct determination of carbon dioxide in aqueous solutions using a room-temperature mid-infrared (MIR) quantum cascade laser at 2330 cm-1 is reported. The absorption values of different carbon dioxide concentrations were measured in a 119 μm CaF2 flow-through cell. An optical system made of parabolic mirrors was used to probe the flow cell and to focus the laser beam on the mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) detector. Aqueous carbon dioxide standards were prepared by feeding different mixtures of gaseous N2 and CO2 through wash bottles at controlled temperature. The concentration of the dissolved CO2 was calculated according to Henry's law, taking into account the temperature and the partial pressure of CO2. The carbon dioxide standards were connected via a selection valve to a peristaltic pump for subsequent, automated measurement in the flow-through cell. A calibration curve was obtained in the range of 0.338 to 1.350 g/L CO2 with a standard deviation of the method sxo equal to 19.4 mg/L CO2. The limit of detection was calculated as three times the baseline noise over time and was determined to be 39 mg/L.


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Mayor Tim Lowry declared Red Bud as a POW-MIA City at the Monday, June 3 city council meeting.
He noted that at this year’s Memorial Day service, he had announced that the city would be getting this designation, but made the proclamation at the council meeting.
The proclamation reads, “Red Bud appreciates the sacrifice that these individuals made in defending our freedom and believe it is important that we acknowledge them for their courage and show them the honor and support they have earned.”
While there are no known missing in action (MIA) persons from Red Bud, three prisoners of war (POW) have been identified.
Conrad Dueker, who served during the Civil War in the Union Army in Illinois’ Seventh Cavalry. He was captured in Mississippi and held in Georgia as a POW until his death.
Robert Wendt, who was drafted into the United States Army during World War II. After his training, he was deployed to Europe where he was captured during his first battle. Wendt spent the remainder of the war as a POW. He now resides in a nursing home in Virginia.
George O’Bryan served during World War II in the United States Army 66th Armored Infantry Battalion. His outfit was captured toward the end of the war, and he spent four months as a POW until the war ended. O’Bryan still resides at his home in Red Bud.
Several members from the Red Bud VFW were in attendance at the meeting for the proclamation. Commander Clarence Nail thanked Lowry and the city for working on this designation. He added that they will take the proclamation to the Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum to get the official declaration as a POW-MIA city from there.
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Farewell My Concubine (1993) Chinese Movie Information
Title in Chinese – 霸王别姬
Title in Pinyin – Ba Wang Bie Ji
Genre – Drama
Subject/theme – The lives of two Beijing Opera performers and a courtesan from the 1920's to the 1970's
Language – Mandarin
Region – China
Hong Kong – 1st January 1993
France – 20th May 1993
USA – October 1993
Australia – 3rd February 1994
Movie runtime – 171 minutes
Director – Chen Kaige
Cast & Role Played
Gong Li – Juxian,
Leslie Cheung – Douzi/Cheng Dieyi, Beijing Opera performer
Fengyi Zhang – Shitou/Duan Xiaolou, Beijing Opera performer
Qi Lu – Master Guan
Farewell My Concubine chronicles the lives of two Beijing opera performers and a courtesan that comes into their lives through China’s social and political upheaval during the Japanese invasion, the civil war, the great leap forward and the cultural revolution. Using the lives of the three main characters, this movie tells the story of China and Chinese people from the 1920’s all the way through to the 1970’s.
Douzi and Shitou trained to be opera performers from when they were boys and after many years of struggle, they finally became opera stars in Beijing. Shitou falls in love with a courtesan Juxian from the exclusive House of flowers who tricks him into marrying her. Douzi initially does not approve of Juxian but eventually accepts her and a complex but enduring relationship develops between the three of them.
The movie climaxes tragically on the eve of the cultural revolution and the last scene takes places in 1977 and is the last performance between Shitou and Douzi.
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Senate lawmakers defeated a Democratic plan to lower interest rates on some federal student loans, a move that could ease the chamber toward an eventual compromise to resolve the impasse over loan rates.
The bill would have returned interest rates on certain new federal student loans back to 3.4%, the rate they were at last week before doubling to 6.8%. According to White House estimates, 7 million students or roughly one third of all undergraduate students will take out these loans in the coming academic year. Existing loans won’t be affected.
Wednesday’s vote could persuade liberal Democrats, who have been advocating a one-year continuation of the lower rates, to compromise with centrist Democrats and moderate Republicans to reach a deal that could pass the chamber, several Senate aides said…
By Josh Mitchell and Corey Boles
A bipartisan group of four senators tentatively struck a deal Wednesday to avert an increase in the interest rate on some federal student loans, aides said. But an aide to the Senate’s top Democrat immediately threw cold water on the plan.
The deal would link the interest rate on all new student loans to the government’s borrowing costs, specifically the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. That’s similar to a plan passed by the GOP-led House and one proposed by the White House. The deal would prevent the interest rate on so-called subsidized Stafford loans from doubling to 6.8% from 3.4% for new loans taken out starting Monday, July 1. Existing loans wouldn’t be affected.
Under the deal, and at current Treasury yields, the interest rates on federal student loans for the coming school year would vary between roughly 4.45% and 7%, depending on whether the loan is taken out by an undergraduate, graduate student or parent. Currently, rates vary between 3.4% and 7.9%. The rate on a particular loan would be based on the Treasury yield and remain fixed for the lifetime of that loan…
President Barack Obama and a bipartisan group of congressional leaders will gather at the White House Tuesday afternoon to discuss overhauling the immigration system, preventing student-loan interest rates from doubling and how to respond to climate change.
The last topic is in the spotlight again. Before the White House meeting, scheduled for 3:55 p.m. ET, Mr. Obama is delivering a 2 p.m. speech at Georgetown University where he will call for advancing policies that can rein in greenhouse-gas emissions. Mr. Obama will call for tougher emissions standards for new and existing power plants, which will likely prompt strong backlash from Republicans and energy companies.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday morning that he intends to press Mr. Obama on his plans for the coal industry when they meet. The president’s policies, he said, would harm the coal industry and the economy…
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The Senate on Thursday rejected two bills designed to prevent the interest rate on certain, new federal student loans from doubling July 1.
The bills—one favored by Democrats and the other by Republicans—were largely symbolic measures that had been expected to fail. With these votes out of the way, the path could be cleared for more serious talks on how to prevent the pending interest-rate rise. But party leaders indicated they are still divided over key details and a compromise isn’t certain.
The fight is politically charged because the rate rise would affect millions of young Americans at a time when rising costs and escalating student debt levels are raising concerns among economists and policy makers.
President Barack Obama stepped up pressure on Congress Friday to prevent student-loan interest rates from doubling in a month, returning the politically charged issue to the national spotlight.
President Obama, surrounded by college students at the White House, criticized a Republican plan that would revamp the way student loan rates are set. The GOP plan would head off the immediate increase in rates but could lead to higher rates in future years.
WASHINGTON–President Barack Obama on Friday will urge Congress to prevent student-loan interest rates from doubling, the White House said, putting pressure on lawmakers over an issue that played a role in last year’s presidential election.
Mr. Obama’s chief spokesman, Jay Carney, said Mr. Obama will be joined by college students to make his pitch over an issue that has produced division between Democrats and Republicans. Mr. Carney said while the president is pleased that Republicans are interested in making changes to federal student loans, their proposal falls short.
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President Barack Obama’s spending blueprint pairs a new, landmark investment in early childhood education with efforts to contain skyrocketing college costs, building on his efforts to ensure every child is prepared for college and a career.
The budget, released Wednesday, provides the first details on how the president aims to fund his plan for the biggest expansion of early-childhood education since Head Start was launched nearly 50 years ago. The plan would set aside $750 million in 2014 for a new federal-state partnership to create preschool slots for all low- and moderate-income 4-year-olds…
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While most of Washington focuses on the big budget battles of the moment, some lawmakers are quietly preparing for a smaller one coming up this summer: the debate over federal student loan interest rates.
Student borrowing costs became a politically charged issue during last year’s presidential campaign when, by law, the interest rate on certain new federal student loans was set to double to 6.8% from 3.4%.
President Barack Obama held rallies on college campuses calling on Congress to head off the increase, citing the need to help financially struggling students cope with escalating tuition. Congressional Republicans initially balked at the $6 billion cost, but acquiesced after GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney backed a one-year freeze in the rate.
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DENVER – Former president Bill Clinton told Colorado voters Tuesday night that Barack Obama has a better jobs plan, a better health-care plan and a better education plan.
Republican Mitt Romney has a plan to cut taxes for millionaires, Mr. Clinton said.
The former president delivered a pointed critique of the Republican nominee during an evening rally in this key battleground state. Mr. Clinton said Mr. Romney’s central argument for his candidacy boils down to: “Hey, I look like a president. I act like a president.”
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Welcome to Alaska or as the Aleut people say, Welcome to ďAlyeskaĒ, the ďgreat landĒ. Yes most definitely Alaska is a great land. It is one of the biggest states in the United States (almost big enough to one fifth to the rest of the US) and on the other hand one of the least populated areas in the US (definitely itís a place to visit if you come from crowded NY or LA). Its one of the two sates in the US which donít share a border with any other state (second state being Hawaii). So whatís so special about Alaska, infact a good question to ask if you havenít yet visited Alaska.
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Podolševa to Potočka zijalka, Olševa and back to Podolševa; Duration: 4 to 5 hours; Altitude difference: 700
Logar Valley to Kroficka (2,083 m); Duration: 5 to 6 hours; Altitude difference: 1,246 m
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