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Over at Words Without Borders, Esther Allen considers how to translate a song. As she puts it, “A song that almost everyone in a given culture at a given moment knows is a unique cultural artifact, a crystallized collective experience, a profound trigger that sets off a complex string of shared emotions.” Pair with Magdalena Edwards’s Millions essay on songs as triggers.
“The rest of the morning went like that. We did synchronized clapping. We did active listening. We did a role-play exercise in which I was a girl waiting for a bus and Karloff was a masher, but when I started flirting back, she didn’t like it. I got four more cups of coffee and felt brokenhearted when my bottle gave up its last drop.” Philip Marlowe attends a court-mandated women’s studies workshop.
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Spooner’s Tunnel has been reopened for cyclists and walkers today.
The tunnel was temporarily closed while engineering assessments and remedial work was done by Tasman District Council to ensure its stability.
“Wet weather delayed work on the tunnel and engineers needed for a final assessment were understandably occupied with assisting those affected by last month’s Kaikoura earthquake,” said Chair of the Nelson Tasman Cycle Trust Gill Wratt.
“This meant that the reopening of the tunnel was pushed back to early December. We’re delighted that the work has now been completed and the tunnel will be open for the busy summer period.
“Getting the tunnel reopened has been a team effort and we want to particularly acknowledge the Tasman District Council which gave priority to funding the engineering work needed to get the tunnel reopened.”
The Spooner’s Tunnel is the Southern Hemisphere’s longest tunnel used exclusively by walkers and cyclists and was opened as part of the Great Taste Trail in April.
The tunnel was temporarily closed for assessment and repairs after a movement in a small crack at the tunnel’s northern entrance was identified during a routine inspection in August.

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The company I work for threw me into the arduous task of not only setting standards for our document data but to manage the entire process of an SGML implementation. A dream job for a technical writer? Maybe but I must have been delusional!
An Arbortext consultant, who was concerned for my sanity gave me this book as a wedding gift and advised me to read it on my very short honeymoon. By doing this, I would hopefully have some background and be able to participate effectively as a team member during the data modeling and system design with Arbortext. I had been putting in many long hours on the project already, had a good understanding of databases and had a better than average understanding of single sourcing concepts, Therefore, I felt I knew enough to get through the tasks without doing this reading. I DID skim through some of it on the plane but failed to read anywhere near enough.
The book is a complete cookbook on how to put together a data modeling team and how to complete the process.
So what's in the book that's so great? The book has a very good review of SGML concepts in general. Since the author loves to cook you will be treated to some excellent recipes while reviewing what you already know and learning the processes! You will understand what a good DTD is, why you need one, who the people you need are, and how to get the work done. You will also find out about the pitfalls in the design process and some ways to avoid them.
You'll learn how to perform a needs analysis and develop DTD requirements. In this process you will find ELM tree diagrams useful and will learn how to both read and design these equivalents of program flowcharts which become very useful documentation of your work. You will learn the importance of setting naming conventions and of documenting every single step.
Read this book BEFORE you start your first SGML or XML development project! Follow the concepts religiously and use the suggestions. You will save time and dollars in the long run and that's what it's really all about.

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Rio Olympics boxer Hassan Saada has been arrested following accusations he sexually assaulted two female waitresses in the Olympic village.
Saada, a light heavyweight from Morocco, was taken into custody by Brazilian authorities on Friday after he was accused of assaulting the women in an incident on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. Under Brazilian law, he can be held for up to 15 days as authorities investigate.
Saada was due to fight in the preliminary rounds of the boxing competition on Saturday against Mehmet Nadir from Turkey.
There have been numerous questions raised about Brazil’s readiness to host the Summer Games, including fears over Zika virus, sanitation and security.
Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas spoke about the much-publicized issues during the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour on Tuesday.
“There are serious issues and that will be a story at the end of this: if [Rio] can surmount those issues and pull of a successful games,” Costas said. He also acknowledged that discussing things like Zika will be inevitable.
“It’s going to be impossible not to address some of the issues, because they will directly intersect with the competition,” he said, specifically mentioning the condition of the water for the swimming and other water-based events.

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You likely already know that millions of retirees rely on Medicare for health insurance coverage. However, doctor visits and hospital stays aren’t the only things seniors might need. Dental benefits are extremely important to most people, whether they just get regular cleanings or have more involved dental needs. So, does Medicare provide dental coverage? What options are available for Medicare recipients to add dental coverage? Keep reading as we give you all the details. We’ll tell you everything you need to know about getting dental services covered while receiving Medicare.
Does Medicare Cover Dental Care?
No, Original Medicare does not cover dental care. Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B provide hospital insurance and health insurance, but they provide no coverage for dental services. So, what does Medicare cover? Part A covers most inpatient care and hospital stays, and Part B pays for things like doctor visits, preventive services, outpatient services, and lab tests. In some situations, Part A will pay for limited dental services received as part of your inpatient care in the hospital. This typically applies to emergency dental services related to an accident needed for your overall health. Medicare does not pay for routine services like cleanings, fillings, dentures, or extractions.
Since Original Medicare coverage does not include dental insurance plans, Medicare recipients have a few options. First, they could choose to simply pay out of pocket for any dental services they receive. They could also choose to sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan that includes dental benefits. Lastly, they could purchase standalone dental insurance through a private insurance company. Each of these options will be discussed in more detail throughout this article.
Dental Coverage With Medicare Advantage Plans
Although Original Medicare does not provide dental coverage, many Medicare Advantage plans do provide benefits for dental services. Remember that Medicare Advantage plans, or Medicare Part C, are plans administered and managed by private insurance companies. These plans must provide at least the same minimum level of coverage provided by Medicare, but they can provide additional benefits as well. Many of these plans include dental insurance that covers a wide range of dental procedures. The cost and coverage details of these dental plans vary by provider since each provider is allowed to set its own rules.
If you decide to enroll in an Advantage plan that covers dental, make sure you closely read through the details of the plan. Coverage details will vary by plan, and you want to make sure that your plan will meet your needs. Some plans might cover dentures, while others do not. Some plans might cover basic cleanings at 100%, while others might require a copayment. Root canals, X-rays, routine dental care, and other procedures are handled differently in different plans. Similarly, monthly premiums, copays, and coinsurance amounts will all vary. Make sure that you know the details of the plan before signing up. You should be able to make a decision on whether that plan will meet your needs according to your personal situation.
Medicare Supplement Coverage Of Dental Services
Many people choose to enroll in Medicare supplement insurance, or Medigap, to help them cover out-of-pocket costs not covered by Medicare. So, does this mean that Medigap will pay for your dental care? Unfortunately, Medicare supplement insurance does not provide dental benefits. Medigap pays for out-of-pocket expenses that are not paid for by Medicare, although it does not provide coverage beyond Medicare’s covered services. So, what this means is that the service must be covered by Medicare for Medigap to help pay for it.
Medigap will help cover things like deductibles, coinsurance, and copays. For example, suppose you receive treatment in the hospital and are required to pay a $150 coinsurance amount. Although your Medicare plan covers much of the cost, you are still required to pay the $150. This could be a financial burden for many people. This is where Medigap comes into play. Your Medigap policy could help you pay for the $150 coinsurance amount not paid by the Medicare program. Although Private insurance companies manage Medigap policies, they are mostly standardized. There are approximately ten different plans available, and each one has slightly different coverage details and costs. As with most health plans, you should speak with a trusted insurance agent to help you choose the right plan for your situation.
Dental Coverage With Medicaid
Now that you know there are no Original Medicare dental benefits, what about oral health coverage for those on Medicaid? Remember the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare is a Federal healthcare program provided for those who have paid Medicare taxes into the system. On the other hand, Medicaid is a joint Federal and state program. It is designed to provide health care coverage for low-income individuals and families who cannot afford their own coverage.
Dental coverage with Medicaid depends on a few factors. The first factor is age. For individuals under 21, Medicaid dental benefits are mandatory. This means that the Medicaid program must provide dental coverage for these individuals as part of the EPSDT benefit program. This coverage must include regular dental screenings performed by a dentist, as well as any services required to treat a condition identified during the screening. This could include tooth extractions, fillings, or other services.
For individuals over 21, Medicaid is not required to provide dental coverage. They might be required to pay for dental work on their own. Whether or not Medicaid provides dental coverage to those over 21 is decided by each state. So, some states provide dental coverage to Medicaid enrollees while other states do not. You should check with your state Medicaid office to determine whether you are eligible for dental benefits.
Other Dental Insurance Options For Seniors
Now that you know the details of dental insurance coverage for Medicare beneficiaries and Medicaid recipients, what other options are available? Remember that many Medicare beneficiaries choose to enroll in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan since prescription drug costs are not covered by Medicare. Similarly, you may choose to enroll in a stand-alone dental plan to help cover the cost of dental services. Many insurance companies, like Cigna, Delta, and others, sell dental plans to Medicare enrollees. Each of these plans has different costs and coverage details. You should always closely examine your options to make sure you select the plan that is right for your situation. You might find that your best option is selecting a Medicare Advantage plan that includes dental coverage.
You also have the option to pay for dental costs out of your pocket. Dental insurance is not required, so you do not have to buy dental coverage if you don’t need it. Perhaps you do not visit the dentist often or have other reasons for not needing dental insurance. In that case, your best option might be to go without coverage and pay for any expenses that might arise on your own. Again, only you can make this decision based on your personal finances and health situation.
How To Enroll In Dental Coverage With Medicare
If you wish to enroll in dental coverage with Medicare, you have a couple of options. You may select a Medicare Advantage plan that includes dental coverage, or you may enroll in a stand-alone dental plan. If you choose a Medicare Advantage plan, you cannot just sign up for it at any time. If you are not already enrolled in one of these plans, then you will need to wait until the open enrollment period to sign up. Similar to group health insurance through your employer, the ability to sign up for coverage is limited to certain times of the year. During this period, you can also switch from Medigap coverage to a Medicare Advantage plan.
If you decide to sign up for a stand-alone dental policy and keep Original Medicare, you should contact the plan administrator to determine how to enroll. Many of these plans also have open enrollment periods during which you can sign up for Medicare coverage. A local insurance agent can help you find plans that will work for you, and they can also help you with getting signed up. Once you enroll in coverage, you should receive an insurance card that should be used whenever you receive dental treatments.
The Bottom Line
Original Medicare does not provide any dental benefits to its beneficiaries. Likewise, Medigap will not help pay for the cost of dental services. However, there are several options that these people can choose from to obtain dental benefits. The most common options are Medicare Advantage plans and standalone dental policies from private insurance companies. You should examine your personal situation to determine which option is best for you. Some people even choose to completely forego dental coverage and pay for dental services on their own.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the requirements for Medicare coverage of dental?
First, remember that Original Medicare does not provide dental coverage for routine dental care. In some situations, Part A might provide limited coverage for dental work that is required as part of overall health. This often occurs in the event of accidents or other situations that require emergency dental services. Even though dental coverage is not provided through Original Medicare, many Medicare Advantage plans include dental coverage. These plans are managed by private insurance companies, and the coverage details vary by plan.
What is the price for dental coverage for seniors?
The price for dental coverage varies depending on the specific plan selected. Some Medicare Advantage plans are available for no monthly premium, even including dental coverage. However, most dental insurance plans require a monthly premium of anywhere from $20 to $50 per month. In addition to the premium, there are also other costs associated with dental treatment, such as copays, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts.
What are the steps to getting dental coverage through Medicare?
To get dental coverage through Medicare, you will need to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan. This can be done when you first become eligible for Medicare or during an open enrollment period. Remember that Original Medicare does not provide dental coverage, so an Advantage plan is the only way to get dental coverage with Medicare. Simply browse some of the best Medicare Advantage plans available and select the one that best fits your needs. Contact the insurance company that administers the plan to sign up. You will begin paying the monthly premium (if there is one), and your coverage will begin.
Which dental services are covered by Medicare?
Remember from the overview of Medicare early in this article that dental services are not covered under Original Medicare. In some cases, Medicare may provide limited coverage for dental services that are medically necessary for one’s overall health. This is sometimes the case during accidents or emergencies when some type of dental care is required immediately. However, Medicare does not cover routine dental care, like cleanings, fillings, or other services. Some Medicare Advantage plans do cover these services.

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A Japanese city has been left fighting off wannabe ninjas after a news report on local labour shortages that suggested it wanted to hire the traditional assassins went viral.
The western city of Iga was featured in a report by American radio station NPR this month about Japan's depopulation and labour shortage problems.
The report said Iga was trying to capitalise on its history as home to ninjas by building a new museum focused on the warriors, but was struggling to hire staff, including ninja performers.
In its reporting, NPR said ninja performers in Japan can earn anywhere between $23-85,000 a year. But a number of copycat reports by other media or viral sites went with less nuanced headlines such as: "This town in Japan will pay you an $85,000 salary to train as a ninja".
By Wednesday, at least 115 aspiring assassins had contacted the city and its local tourism association, puzzled Iga officials said. "Iga didn't put out information about 'a lack of ninjas in Iga' or the 'annual income of ninjas', that is currently reported by some news sites on the Internet," the city said on its website.
In a statement issued in Japanese, English and three other languages, the city tried to squelch the hopes of applicants, adding: "Please be careful about fake news."

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A Mobile Phone Launches It's normal to keep rumors constantly spreading. Especially during the launch of the annual leading phone, Huawei P30 and P30 Pro, which will be announced on March 26th.
The latest addition to the black P30 and P30 Pro has shown that the new leading model in every corner of Huawei P30 Pro will be available in 4 colors: black, white, blue and Twilight. The P30 is available in just 3 colors: Sunrise Red, Tvilight and Aurora gradients.
The Huawei P30 comes with a Kirin 980 processor chip, 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB memory, a 6.1-inch OLED display, Full HD + resolution, 3 rear cameras, 40 MP (f / 1.8) + 16 MP (f) /2.2, wide) + 8 MP (f / 2.4, zoom lens), front camera 32 MP, battery 3.650 mAh
The Huawei P30 Pro also comes with the Kirin 980 processor chip, but adds 8 GB of RAM, 128/256/512 GB of memory, a 6.47 inch OLED display, Full-HD + resolution, 3 rear cameras, 40 MP. (F / 1.6, wide angle) + 8 MP (f / 3.4, 10k zoom lens) and ToF sensor, 32 MP front-facing, 4,200 mAh battery Supports both SuperCharger models.
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Bring on the meat patties! Following months of strictly eating just chicken and lettuce, Kendall Jenner finished the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Nov. 30 looking for a hamburger to gobble down on. And understandably so — we’d be begging for one too if we were her!
Shortly after the Nov. 30 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show came to a close, Kendall Jenner took to Instagram to post a photo and write, “burger please.” Clearly, her stomach’s jonesing for some real food after the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star only delivered it chicken and lettuce during the past couple months.
Kendall didn’t make it clear what kind of burger she wanted, but Gigi Hadid revealed on Snapchat that they visited Ferdi — a super tiny casual burger place in Paris. It’s also one of Kim Kardashian‘s favorites!
Someone else who was probably looking forward to having a burger was Bella Hadid. When HollywoodLife.com spoke to her mom, Yolanda Foster, EXCLUSIVELY, she told us, “You know, I just want [her and Gigi] to enjoy this moment. I said, you already got the job you’re in great shape, they’ve been eating chicken and salad for months and now just enjoy this moment and let’s eat french fries and cheeseburgers after.”
Sounds fun! But if we were in their shoes, we’d probably scarf down an entire pizza. Or maybe a dozen donuts! Plus, a whole box of macaroni and cheese. Ahh, that would be the life.
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An exciting opportunity to join the Underwriting Management Department of a highly successful London Market Insurer is now available due to growth within the company.
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You will be responsible for the day to day technical management of the company delegated authorities, in accordance with set procedures, and providing specialist support to company Coverholders.
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Travelers who have not flown because the coronavirus pandemic began are in for a surprise if they are anticipating empty airports and planes when they return.
Passengers packed planes in the course of the Thanksgiving and calendar year-conclusion vacation rushes despite guidance from the Facilities for Illness Command and Avoidance to stay away from travel and are now undertaking so in higher numbers for spring break.
The latest proof arrived Saturday from the Transportation Security Administration. The company said it screened 1,357,111 passengers on Friday, on top rated of 1,284,271 on Thursday as tourists headed out on vacations. With much more than 50 percent the thirty day period to go, March is shaping up to be a solid one for airlines, with passenger counts topping 1 million on 7 times so considerably.
COVID concerns: Spring split in Florida
‘I was wholly flabbergasted’:A 12 months into pandemic, travelers come across some flight credits are expiring
Friday’s numbers are the greatest since the Sunday right after New Year’s when 1,327,289 travellers were being screened. The totals fell beneath 90,000 in April 2020 in the early days of the pandemic and failed to top 1 million yet again right up until Oct.
Passenger counts are however down sharply from pre-pandemic stages. Friday’s figures had been down 38% from the very same day in 2019, when extra than 2.1 million persons passed by way of the TSA checkpoints. On the same day in 2020, passenger counts totaled 1.7 million as journey hadn’t come to a halt however.
Traveler optimism is climbing as far more Americans are vaccinated and circumstance counts decline.


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Moderate Republicanism is a tendency that increasingly defies ideological analysis and instead requires psychological analysis. The psychological mechanism is fairly obvious. The radicalization of the GOP has placed unbearable strain on those few moderates torn between their positions and their attachment to party. Many moderate conservatives have simply broken off from the party, at least in its current incarnation, and are hoping or working to build a sane alternative. Those who remain must escape into progressively more baroque fantasies.
The prevalent expression of this psychological pain is the belief that President Obama is largely or entirely responsible for Republican extremism. It’s a bizarre but understandable way to reconcile conflicting emotions — somewhat akin to blaming your husband’s infidelity entirely on his mistress. In this case, moderate Republicans believe that Obama’s tactic of taking sensible positions that moderate Republicans agree with is cruel and unfair, because it exposes the extremism that dominates the party, not to mention the powerlessness of the moderates within it. Michael Gerson recently expressed this bizarre view, and the pathology is also on vivid display in David Brooks’s column today.
Brooks begins by noting that the Grand Bargain on the deficit, which he has spent the last two years relentlessly touting, is not actually possible. Why is it impossible? Because, he writes, “A political class that botched the fiscal cliff so badly are not going to be capable of a gigantic deal on complex issues.”
Oh, the political class? That’s funny. In 2011, Obama offered an astonishingly generous budget deal to House Republicans, and Brooks argued at the time that if the GOP turned the deal down, it would prove their “fanaticism.” Naturally, they turned it down. Obama continues to offer a bargain including higher revenue through tax reform in return for lower spending on retirement programs, but Republicans refuse to consider higher taxes. So, in summary, this proves “the political class” is to blame.
What Obama should be doing in response, Brooks argues, is push for policies that provoke no opposition even from the craziest of the Republicans: “We could do some education reform, expand visa laws to admit more high-skill workers, encourage responsible drilling for natural gas, maybe establish an infrastructure bank.” Brooks argues that these issues would be uncontroversial enough to “erode partisan orthodoxies and get back into the habit of passing laws together.” Then, maybe we could pass some laws under a future president.
Note that solving actual problems is besides the point here. Brooks is almost explicit about this. He begins with the need for initiatives that he thinks will lead to happiness and comity between the parties in Washington, and then comes up with policies that might fit the bill. Not surprisingly, viewed from the standpoint of an agenda designed to make life better for Americans in some way, shape or form, Brooks’s proposed agenda is strange. Let’s consider his ideas:
Education reform. I love education reform. Obama passed a sweeping education reform in 2009. Brooks writes a column the next year fulsomely praising it. (Obama “has used federal power to incite reform, without dictating it from the top.”) Is there more education reform to be done? There may be, but I don’t know what it would be, and Brooks doesn’t seem to know or care.
Expand visa laws to admit more high-skill workers. Would this really pass right away without partisan animosity? Brooks says yes. We don’t have to guess. Democrats tried this last month. Republicans loaded it with poison pills and killed it dead. So instead they’re trying to do it as part of comprehensive immigration reform.
Encourage responsible drilling for natural gas. Wait, how much more encouragement do we need? The country is undergoing a massive natural gas boom:
Is there some element to natural gas policy that needs fixing? Does Brooks just think the two parties should get together and congratulate each other for all the natural gas being produced?
Establish an infrastructure bank. Okay, this one is a good policy idea. But is it something Republicans would easily pass without rancor? In fact, Obama has been asking for this very thing for years now. And Republicans have called it dead on arrival.
So Brooks’s proposed alternative agenda consists of either empty list-filler or actual policies that Obama has proposed and Republicans have killed. But instead of this happy term of modest accomplishment, Obama is pursuing a nasty, partisan agenda. Step one of this devious ploy is to, as Brooks puts it, “invite a series of confrontations with Republicans over things like the debt ceiling — make them look like wackos willing to endanger the entire global economy.”
Right – Obama is the one inviting confrontations over the debt ceiling. Never mind that, before 2011, the debt ceiling was just an occasion for routine posturing, and Republicans insisted on turning it into a showdown with real, dangerous stakes. Also never mind that Obama offered to sign the plan — proposed by Mitch McConnell! — to permanently defuse the debt ceiling and let Republicans use it to posture against him rather than actually threatening a global meltdown. And never mind as well that, by refusing to cave in to extortion, Obama seems to actually be defusing the real danger to the world economy.
This is all Obama’s fault because it makes Republicans “look like whackos willing to endanger the entire global economy.” Brooks displays an almost surreal lack of interest in the underlying reality that Republicans actually are whackos willing to endanger the entire global economy. It is his responsibility to conceal this reality from America.
Worse, argues Brooks, Obama is nastily choosing an agenda intended only to harm Republicans. Obama’s proposals on gun safety and immigration, he writes, are “wedge issues meant to divide Southerners from Midwesterners, the Tea Party/Talk Radio base from the less ideological corporate and managerial class.”
Brooks asserts, but does not actually explain, that Obama chose these issues for the purpose of dividing the opposition — as opposed to trying to cut down on mass murders and fix a huge field of broken policy. Brooks concedes that Obama’s proposals here are moderate, but believes that the moderation is what makes them so nasty. By appealing to mainstream Republicans, he is splitting them from the most extreme Republicans!
You would think proposing policies that large numbers of Republicans agree with would qualify as the kind of centrism and bipartisanship Brooks has spent the entire Obama presidency calling for, but now that it’s here, it turns out to prove just the opposite to him.


Android flagships in 2015 have been launching steadily since CES in January, each with their own strengths, each with their own flaws and potential deal-breakers.
For example the Galaxy S6 has a great display and camera but poor battery life. The HTC One M9 has a great design and speakers but poor camera in auto mode. The Xperia Z4 (or the Z3+ for international markets if rumours are to be believed) is disappointing all around, with some Xperia Z3 strengths and stagnation in camera and battery.
LG’s own curved G Flex 2 posted disappointing results in display, design, CPU throttling and battery life. It’s been a weird year so far for Android flagships, with the one-phone-to-beat-them-all (Galaxy S II-style) proving quite elusive to find.
But LG isn’t done yet. The G Flex 2 was a sideshow, the real thing comes now.
This is the LG G4.
After all, this is how you launch a flagship phone. LG has pulled out all the stops with the G4, providing us with a lot to write about, and even when they didn’t pull out all the stops there’s still a lot to comment on those decisions.
Dealing with things like Quantum IPS Display, an optional vegetable tanned leather back, colour spectrum sensor, hexa-core processor and the ever-important microSD card slot – you can see there’s no shortage of flagship specifications here. So let’s get to it.
LG G4: the background
For the most part, LG has been playing second fiddle to Samsung in the Android smartphone wars. The reason is that LG was simply late to the game. Their first Android flagship, the Optimus 2X in 2011, was disappointing and its international successor, the Optimus 4X HD released in early 2012, wasn’t much to write about either, coming up way below the market leader the Samsung Galaxy S III.
It was with the Optimus G and its cousin the Nexus 4 that LG found its place. The Optimus G could never beat the Galaxy S III in terms of popularity of course, but had much better specifications in all the major areas such as display, processor, RAM, design.
And then of course the Nexus 4 launched at affordable prices (those were the days) bringing top-notch specifications, inviting the public to take a look at LG phones again.
The momentum continued in 2013, with the LG G2, which defeated the Galaxy S4 in overall quality, and was one of the best smartphones of 2013. The G2 had excellent hardware: great display, processor, camera and battery life. In fact, it had few real flaws such as the glossy plastic design and the software, where LG was quickly gaining a reputation as having one of the worst Android skins out there.
LG again got a contract with Google to make the 2013 Nexus, and although prices were higher this time around, they were still lower compared to the competiton and the Nexus 5, despite being a downgraded version of the G2 in areas such as camera and battery, was still a great phone. The main problem of the G2 – the software experience – was solved by having stock Android KitKat.
Both the G2 and the Nexus 5 sold respectably well, and propelled LG to a new level as an Android smartphone OEM.
The stage was set for another great showing in 2014, and although LG didn’t manage to get the Nexus contract this time around (sources say they were making a Nexus phone but it was cancelled) of course they had to launch a flagship, the LG G3.
The G3 was one of the best smartphones of 2014, having a ground-breaking innovation of being the first phone to have QHD (1440×2560) resolution with an astonishing 538 PPI. But that wasn’t all: the camera was also great, the design was better than the G2 and the bezels were only slightly bigger. The software experience was also much improved from an aesthetics and usability viewpoint, and LG also improved the speed of software updates.
But the G3 wasn’t free from flaws, having weaknesses like average contrast and viewing angles in the display, low GPU on-screen scores because the Snapdragon 801 wasn’t built for handling QHD (although gaming performance was still good because games are upscaled from lower resolutions).
Also, there were things like the camera suffering from aggressive noise reduction in low-light (creating an oil painting effect), the battery life also suffered from the high QHD resolution and lack of Panel Self Refresh, and initially, software performance wasn’t great, suffering from stutters and lag.
Not to mention that multitasking and app killing policies were also far too aggressive. LG eventually improved and fixed some of these software problems via updates.
Despite having these weaknesses, the G3 was still a balanced smartphone, and as it was priced lower than many of its competitors, it was yet another respectable seller and a phone highly recommended by the enthusiast community once a bootloader exploit had been found.
After the curved LG G Flex 2 disappointed in several areas and launched with limited availability, all eyes were on LG’s true flagship, which has been leaking since a while. The G4.
And here are its specifications:
LG G4: specifications comparison with Samsung Galaxy S6 and the HTC One M9
|Hexa-core 1.8GHz/1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
|Octa-core 2.1GHz/1.6GHz Samsung Exynos 7420
|Octa-core 2GHz/1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
|32GB with microSD card slot
|32/64/128GB with no microSD
|32GB with microSD card slot
|5.5-inch QHD Quantum IPS LCD
|5.1-inch QHD Super AMOLED
|5-inch FHD SLCD3 IPS
|148.9 x 76.1 x 6.3 - 9.8 mm, weight 155 grams
|143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm max, 138 grams
|144.6 x 69.7 x 9.61mm max, 157 grams
|16MP Sony IMX234 camera,
1.1 micron pixels, 1/2.6" CMOS size, F/1.8, 3-axis OIS
|16MP Sony IMX240 camera, 1.1 micron pixels, 1/2.6" CMOS size, OIS, f/1.9, object tracking AF
|20MP Toshiba T4KA7 camera, 1.1 micron pixels, 1/2.4" CMOS size, f/2.2
|8MP Toshiba T4KA3 camera
|5MP f/1.9 camera
|4MP UltraPixel OmniVision OV4688, 2.0 µm pixels, f/2.0
|3000 mAh, removable
|2550 mAh, non-removable
|2840 mAh, non-removable
|Android 5.1 Lollipop + LG UX 4.0
|Android 5.0 Lollipop + TouchWiz
|Android 5.0 Lollipop + HTC Sense 7
LG G4: vegetable tanned leather or metallic and ceramic plastic
LG made design a priority when building the G4, which is odd when you see the material choice of the phone. Nope, no metal or glass to be found here.
The company is certainly not shy about criticising the Galaxy S6 for having a slippery glass back – but they have forgotten they once made the same decision with the Optimus G / Nexus 4 in 2012.
So, if there’s no metal or glass anywhere in the phone construction (except in the display, which is Gorilla Glass 3), then it must be plastic, right? Wrong.
Of course the frame of the phone is made of plastic, and the base version of the phone will indeed come with a removable plastic back, which looks eerily similar to the back cover of the LG G3.
The plastic backs come in three colours: metallic gray, ceramic white, and gold; the adjectives describing the coatings.
But at the end of the day they’re still plastic, and what’s worse, the bezels are larger than the G3. So the awesome 75% screen-to-body ratio of the previous two LG flagships has regressed to 72%. Not good.
Instead of LG being the trendsetters when it comes to small bezels, they’ve now regressed to the middle-of-the-pack. The G4 is still better than the Galaxy S6 and the One M9, but that’s not saying a lot.
LG’s signature design move of placing the power and volume buttons on the back remains, but their design is a hybrid of the G2’s buttons and the G3’s buttons, whereas we preferred the G3’s awesome concave and convex buttons.
So if you relegate yourself to simply discussion of the plastic model, it’s ho-hum. Yet another incremental update. The plastic may be durable, but it’s not in any way a game-changer.
LG knows it, of course. If the G4 was simply yet another plastic flagship phone, the critical reception would not be positive. Whether for good or bad, the press would dismiss the phone as a “cheap knock-off of the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6” and even enthusiasts wouldn’t get the proper coverage.
That’s why LG introduced the option of a removable – wait for it – vegetable tanned full grain leather back.
Seriously. Unlike Samsung and their fake leather Galaxy Notes, this is real leather, and according to LG even better than the leather Motorola optionally offers in the Moto X 2014.
It looks cool for sure, and much, much better than the regular plastic back covers. According to LG, it feels more premium and more crucially, behaves better when the phone heats up. We know that plastic is bad for phones, of course, since it traps heat. Metal, on the other hand, acts as a heat sink, sending it to you instead.
Supposedly, leather is the middle-ground, where it will be warm but not too hot in a particular spot. Even temperature dissipation across the back, in short. That’s what they’re promising, and that’s the real cool benefit here.
Now, LG needs to make the leather backs sell at affordable prices and offer a leather-back version of the phone for not too much more than the plastic version.
Conclusion: Certainly seems like a great upgrade over the G3, but only if you’re interested in the leather. The plastic will certainly feel not much different from the G3’s back cover fake metal finish (in the grey version). Most reviewers are coming to the same conclusion: the leather is better.
LG G4: Quantum QHD IPS display
The G3 may have been the world’s first phone with a QHD display, but that didn’t prevent it from receiving a lot of criticism. A lot of that was concentrated in the power efficiency of the panel and how that reduced the battery life, which was perfectly true.
There was also the issue with oversharpening of the panel, which annoyed some, but others, including yours truly have never had problem with it.
More serious though, were the problems with brightness, contrast, viewing angles and colour calibration. The G3’s brightness was around 390 nits, a regression from the G2. The brightness slider was also non-linear, which made the display too dim at auto brightness.
The black levels were higher than average, leading to contrast between 800:1 and 900:1. Certainly not that bad – the Nexus 5 after all had a similar panel, but there were displays with more contrast. The contrast also degraded with shift in viewing angles.
And then there was the colour calibration. Hardly an issue for most, but the G3 display was a tad oversaturated, albeit not like older AMOLEDs, as noted by AnandTech.
Overall, the G3’s display was quite good, the high point being the excellent pixel density which did make a difference when doing text-intensive tasks like e-book reading and web browsing. But it was certainly outperformed by the QHD Super AMOLED display in the Galaxy Note 4, which was said to be the best display in 2014.
The G4 therefore, now has a Quantum IPS display – slightly curved to boot – for higher brightness, contrast and colour calibration.
More precisely, LG says it has 500 nits of brightness and a 1500:1 contrast ratio, which is great. It also uses Advanced In-Cell Touch, one more thing missing from the G3 display. Panel Self Refresh for power efficiency? Check. Better viewing angles? Check.
But the most interesting feature about this Quantum technology is that it enables more accurate colours. LG is promising a 98% adherence to the DCI standard, which sounds great. According to LG, the Galaxy S6 is oversaturated at 110% coverage. (No talk about sRGB though, where the GS6 shines on Basic mode).
LG G4: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC
By now, there’s no need to go over the whole Snapdragon 810 saga again. It’s fair to say that it’s still an OK chip, prone to heating up higher than average if not throttled, throttling in the release firmwares, but having great GPU performance. Also, the battery life impact has been poor.
After all the bad press received on the LG G Flex 2, the G4 interestingly comes not with the flagship Snapdragon 810, but the lower-level Snapdragon 808. This is a 2nd-tier chipset, making numerous downgrades on paper compared to the faster 810.
Firstly, while the Snapdragon 810 consists of 4x Cortex-A57 and 4x Cortex-A53, Snapdragon 808 removes two of the big cores and hence ends up as a hexa-core processor. Both of them are 64-bit.
This is no big deal when you consider that the 810 couldn’t hold to its top CPU clock speeds for more than a few seconds, and then had to throttle. If they’ve fixed this, there won’t be any real-world performance penalty.
Then we come to more serious problems: the memory bandwidth and the GPU. LPDDR4 is absent on the Snapdragon 808, and so is the stunning 25.6GB/s memory bandwidth the 810 had, with the 808 opting for LPDDR3 and 9.33GB/s.
A reminder: this is also slower than the previous top flagship of Qualcomm, the 32-bit Snapdragon 805 which had four Krait cores clocked at 2.7GHz. Will it be enough to drive the QHD display and LG UX? LG is pretty sure that yes, it will.
The GPU also receives a downgrade. While the Adreno 430 was only 8% faster than the Adreno 420 of the Snapdragon 805, the Adreno 418 in the 808 is slower than both of them. By how much exactly? A clear picture still hasn’t emerged yet.
We then come to real-world performance and this is where the S808 will shine on the G4. While the G Flex 2 suffered from lag and stutters due to poor optimisation, LG claims they’ve done differently this time around and performance and smoothness are up to par with Samsung’s Galaxy S6.
We’ll have to see about that, as the GS6 isn’t free from stutters and app reloads as well.
Conclusion: There may have been too much drama regarding the S810, but it also doesn’t perform at the same great level previous flagship Qualcomm SoCs used to perform at.
LG made the decision of going with the S808. A decision made for better battery life, thermal constraints, or simply for less cost? Maybe a combination of all three.
However, this is easily the most controversial aspect of the phone, with neither CPU and GPU performance being at flagship level in preliminary benchmarks (although those figures could improve).
Again, the S808 is cheaper than the S810 and the Exynos 7420, so if the phone’s price is appropriately lower, then the complaints will surely be muted.
LG G4: 16MP IMX234, OIS 2.0, f/1.8, colour spectrum sensor, laser focus
The G3’s camera was one of the better ones of last year, with the 13MP Sony IMX135 sensor, OIS and laser focus. It was a great package, but it’s been outclassed by Samsung’s 16MP cameras in the Galaxy Note 4 and now the Galaxy S6.
To keep up, LG switched to a 16MP 1/2.6″ IMX234 sensor, and that’s just the start. Because of the increase in megapixels, pixel size remains the same at 1.12 microns, but that’s about the only thing to remain constant.
The aperture is important for letting in more light, and LG’s upgraded that to f/1.8, an 80% increase over the f/2.4 in the G3 and even better, so LG proudly claims, than the f/1.9 in the Galaxy S6. To be fair, it’s only an 11% improvement.
OIS 2.0 is in action, which basically means 3-axis OIS like the Lumias instead of 2-axis stabilisation on the G3.
Laser assisted focus remains, with LG saying that the camera can focus in 0.276 seconds. If so, should be fairly competitive with the GS6, which is also a great performer in this area.
Then we have a colour spectrum sensor, a first for smartphone cameras and a sign that after years, Android cameras are going to strive for better colours. The inclusion of the sensor means better colour accuracy in the photo, which is against the prevailing trend of warmer, more saturated photos. That’s awesome – if it works.
So much for the camera hardware. These days though, it’s only one part of the equation. The software is now an equal factor, a fact acknowledged by LG.
The G3 had no manual camera controls at all, which was criticised by many even if the Auto mode shot decent photos. The G4 is the complete opposite of that, with full support in the camera app for manual ISO, shutter speed, exposure compensation, manual white balance, focus distance, the works.
Best of all: there’s support for RAW photos too, a feature added by HTC for the One M9 and missing on the Galaxy S6.
Conclusion: It does look like a very strong contender, and the early photo samples are confirming this impression. Whether it can take the best cameraphone crown away from the Galaxy S6 remains to be seen, but it’s clear that LG won’t let Samsung run away with it.
LG G4: Android 5.1 Lollipop + LG UX 4.0
On the basis of aesthetics, it’s hard to find a worse looking UI than the one which was present on the LG G2, and someone at LG understood that too. Which is why they started over for the G3, running into lag and stutters as a result of poor optimisation in the process.
The G3 was a decent step forward in UI aesthetics in KitKat and then in Lollipop, and the G4’s UX 4.0 takes another incremental step forward. No, it’s not stock Material Design, but it’s not completely hideous either.
Android offers choice, and thanks to custom launchers, keyboards, system apps, etc, the only parts of a manufacturer UI which can’t be changed is the notification drawer, settings app, and the task switcher.
And these do look improved over the ones which were found on the G3, even if they’re not quite at the level Nexus purists would want them to be yet.
What about the Android version? It’s 5.1 Lollipop, so no problems there at least. We suppose 5.1’s Device Protection will be included as a result, but there’s been no confirmation of that yet.
LG G4: initial conclusions
One thing is sure: the G4 will give us a lot to write about, if nothing else. Its looks are impressive (at least when you’re talking about the leather version), the screen is massively improved, same goes for the camera, and even the software has taken small steps forward.
There’s even a microSD card slot for power users, and the battery – removable by the way – looks like it’s going to be better than the G3 and the S6, thanks to the more power efficient display.
The bad points on paper include the controversial inclusion of Snapdragon 808 (although it could pay off), and the bigger bezels compared to the G2 and G3.
If it launches at a reasonable price tag (by that we mean a lot cheaper than the Galaxy S6 and the disappointing One M9+) then it could be more popular than the GS6 in a value-for-money country like India.
As soon as the reviews are posted on the Web, we’ll be sure to post our analysis. So stay tuned, it’s going to be an interesting year for Android.


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In Tuesday’s Campus Conversation, two UC Berkeley vice provosts discussed the importance of building community outside of academic departments and improving overall support for public education. (UC Berkeley video)
The pandemic magnified the profound inequities existing for students on college campuses across the country and forced educators to adjust to daily challenges that may have long-standing impacts on students, staff and faculty.
Ever since March 2020, when COVID-19 prompted the campus to end in-person instruction, UC Berkeley leaders have learned from students’ hardships, and say they hope to build a stronger and more diverse community that represents their mission for this public institution — to “help people achieve their dreams.”
“I think community is core to all educational spaces to be successful,” said Berkeley’s Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division Lisa García Bedolla. “There are amazing things happening across campus, and often the difficulty is not knowing about all of it.
“So, we’re trying to facilitate those connections so people can find multiple spaces where they can explore different aspects of themselves, and experience the full breadth and depth of the university.”
On Tuesday (Nov. 8), during Berkeley’s third Campus Conversations event of the semester, García Bedolla and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Oliver O’Reilly discussed the different ways the pandemic has changed Berkeley’s approach to supporting student success.
While the campus community has worked in a synergistic way to address students’ basic needs and access to technology during the pandemic, O’Reilly said, on a campus that offers nearly 6,000 courses per semester, the way Berkeley manages and advertises its curriculum and resources needs to change.

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Who opted out of MLB 2020?
Here’s a complete list of MLB players opting out of 2020 season
- Mike Leake, RHP, Diamondbacks. Leake was the first player reported to have withdrawn. …
- Ryan Zimmerman, 1B, Nationals. …
- Joe Ross, RHP, Nationals. …
- Ian Desmond, OF, Rockies. …
- David Price, LHP, Dodgers. …
- Tyson Ross, RHP, Giants. …
- Felix Hernandez, RHP, Braves. …
- Nick Markakis, OF, Braves.
What MLB players retired 2019?
Today we take a look at the 2019 retirements, and the impact each person had on the game of baseball.
- CC Sabathia. CC Sabathia entered the league with the Cleveland Indians nearly 20 years ago, and he’s had an amazing career in several different acts. …
- David Freese. …
- Brian McCann. …
- Troy Tulowitzki. …
- Felix Hernandez.
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What is the only number retired in baseball?
42 – Robinson’s number with the Brooklyn Dodgers – would be permanently retired throughout Major League Baseball. Players who were wearing No.
Who is the richest retired baseball player?
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Does David Price get a World Series ring?
David Price already got his World Series ring in 2018 with the Red Sox, so it’s not as emotionally wrenching as it could be that, after opting out of this season, the lefthander wasn’t part of the Dodgers’ first championship since 1988.
Do baseball players get paid if they dont play?
But not all. Minor League Baseball players have no guaranteed pay when they’re not playing regular season.
Who is considered to be the best baseball player of all time?
Not only was Ruth the greatest baseball player of all time, but he was the most important one too.
What do MLB players do after retirement?
Plenty of retired baseball players have made the switch to regular careers, including big names like Randy Johnson, who is now a photographer and in college for photojournalism. World Series champion Darryl Strawberry is now an ordained minister.
Is Yunel Escobar retired?
PHOENIX — Yunel Escobar went 1,096 career games before recording his first five-hit game. He did that last week, on May 4, against the Marlins in Washington.
Is 42 retired in all sports?
Smallest Number: As a publicity stunt in 1951, maverick St. … Number Retired by All Franchises: 42 (Jackie Robinson). Each April 15 since 2009 every major league player and coach wears No. 42 in honor of Robinson, who, in 1947, broke the color barrier in major league baseball.
Why do all players wear 42?
On April 15th in 1947, Jackie Robinson made his major league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. …
Can you wear 42 MLB?
Number 42 had been retired for all Major League Baseball teams. This meant that no future Major League Baseball player could wear it. The number was retired in a ceremony which took place in 1997 at Shea Stadium to mark the 50th anniversary of Robinson’s first game with the Dodgers.
What is the fastest a human can throw a baseball?
Currently, Aroldis Chapman holds the record for fastest recorded pitch speed with a 105.1 miles per hour pitch on September 24, 2010, in a game against the Padres. Even better, Chapman accomplished this feat during his rookie season! But, how long will that record stand with pitchers throwing faster?
Who is the richest athlete in the world?
Michael Jordan is the richest athlete in the world with a net worth of $2.2 Billion. This year Tennis broke every record by giving a huge amount of $106 million to Roger Federer.
Who’s the highest paid baseball player in 2020?
The highest earner in the MLB in 2020 was the center field for the Los Angeles Angels, Mike Trout. The 28-year-old eight-time All-Star took home an annual salary of 37.67 million U.S. dollars in the 2020 season.


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1. Bell UH-1D “Nevada Gambler” of the 227th Aviation Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division based at Phoc Vinh from August to October 1969. This aircraft carried two magazines manufactured from old 44gallon oil drums designed to carry flares t illuminate the battlefield.
2. Hughes OH-6A “Loach” of the 101st Air Assault Division, This aircraft was fitted with a 7.62mm General Electric M-134 six barrel rotary mini gun protruding from the left hand door.
3. Bell AH-1G “Pandora’s Box” 2/20 ARA, Blue Max based in Vietnam 1972. The rear seat was occupied by CW2 Wayne Richardson.
4. Bell OH-58A Kiowa of the C Company, 17th Cavalry Division In 1970 it was flown by LT Larry Brown.

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I was a little worried when I woke up Saturday to an overcast sky, but eventually it ended up being a beautiful day for my second field trip of the year (with quite a lovely group of women). I had planned to take them to see trailing arbutus in bloom (I'd never seen the flowers before) but unfortunately the trail where it was growing was closed off. Luckily there were still several things to see in the park and the views of the York River were gorgeous.
There were many, many trees in bloom, and pollen everywhere. Many wind pollinated trees bloom early in the spring before leaves come out including oaks, maple, ironwood and pine. They're not particularly noticeable except for red maples which can have striking deep red flower clusters. Here's the bloom and emerging leaves of a red oak—soon gutters everwhere will be clogged by huge masses of fallen oak flowers.
Showier plants at the park included two members of the Laureaceae family: Spicebush and Sassafras. The Laureaceae family includes plants such as cinnamon, avacado and bay laurel.
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) comes from a fairly big genus within Lauraceae—there about 80-100 different Lindera species, though only 3 in North America. If you've been driving along the Colonial Parkway recently, you might have noticed their pale yellow haze along the road. This shrub, which can be used for tea, has a pleasant citrusy smell if you crush the leaves or scrape the branches. It's dioecious, so you'll need a female if you want the attractive red fruits in the fall (which contrast nicely with the yellow autumn leaf color). I'd recommend buying this plant in the autumn, unless you're a very discerning person and able to differentiate between the male and female flowers.
In contrast to the spicebush, Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a very small genus with only three members. Its pale yellow flowers can be quite eye-catching on a densely flowering specimen grown in full sun. This one was growing in a somewhat shady spot.
Like spicebush, it also has culinary uses: it's crushed leaves are the main ingredient in gumbo filé, and the roots were used for the flavoring of tea and root beer until it was found that the safrole oil they contained was carcinogenic. The leaves don't contain safrole.
Wandering along the edge of the woods we also saw a few mayapples popping up here and there. I was quite surprised to find out this plant is a member of the Berberidaceae family and is related to nandina, barberry and mahonia. I guess the deeply divided leaves are a bit reminiscent of mahonia. Mayapple will have a pretty white flower a little later in the spring, but only on those plants containing two leaves. After blooming it produces and edible fruit, which I have yet to see (or taste).Another wildflower we stumbled across was bluets (Houstonia caerulea). In another surprise these Rubiaceae family members are related to both coffee and gardenia. Who could've guessed! These little guys seem to pop up everwhere—lawns, woods, you name it. Individually they don't look like much but when they form a dense colony, the can create a striking blue haze along the ground.
Towards the end of the walk, we took a path down to the shore of the York River. Growing on the steep banks were a couple of serviceberries in bloom. This pretty small tree has gangly white flowers which only last for a short time. There are two species in our area: A. arborea and A. canadensis. I'm not sure which one this is. Anyone know how to tell the difference?Serviceberries develop a small, edible red fruit in late spring. Once, when I was a grad student at UVA a friend and I collected the fruit from some trees outside the architecture building and made a delicious pie. I think we mixed it with blueberries and it had a delicious cherry flavor.
The steep slope the serviceberries were growing on revealed evidence of the calcareous soils we sometimes find in our area. These soils, covered by more recent soils and exposed by erosion, are loaded with fossil shells deposited in ancient seas. The soils provide habitat for several species of mountain disjuncts, plants that are normally found in the mountainous areas in the western part of the state.
Growing among the shells, I was very happy to find a nice colony early saxifrage for our final plant. I thought they were actually a better find than the arbutus—I'd never seen them before. These Saxifragacea family members are related to coral bells, foamflower, and astilbe, and this time I could definitely see the family resemblance. Because of the shells, I thought they might be mountain disjuncts, but according to the Virginia Digital Atlas, they seem to be widely distributed throughout the state.Frustrated about not seeing the arbutus, I headed back to the park a few days later and did manage to find a couple specimens in bloom. In contrast to mountain disjuncts, these Ericacea members prefer acidic soils. Though the flowers were pretty, the leaves on the plant seemed to have taken quite a beating over the winter (haven't we all?). There were almost as many brown leaves as green ones.
You can see the rest of the pictures from the field trip here.


The Oakland Unified School District’s Honor Band took a knee while playing “The Star Spangled Banner” at O.co Coliseum on Tuesday night.
“The OUSD Honor Band played the National Anthem before tonight’s Oakland A’s game,” the district’s Facebook page noted. “Toward the end of the song, most of the 155 middle and high school students took a knee in protest against police brutality and unfair treatment of people of color in America. The crowd responded with enthusiastic applause.”
The collective taking of a knee occurred in the outfield right before the band launched into the song’s “and the home of the brave” coda. The “enthusiastic applause” came around the anthem’s end when sports fans invariably start cheering. So, it remains unclear whether spectators cheered because they always cheer at the song’s conclusion or because the students took a political stand by taking a knee.
The group gesture comes in the wake of Colin Kaepernick sitting and kneeling for the national anthem this season. In imitation, some students around the country, but particularly in the Bay Area, imitate the San Francisco 49ers quarterback. All but one member of San Francisco’s Mission High School, for instance, knelt in protest during “The Star Spangled Banner” before a loss on Friday night. The entire team did so the previous game.
Middle school and high school students make up the OUSD Honor Band. The group played the anthem before an A’s game last season, too.
After the student protest, Bob Melvin issued a managerial protest in response to a disputed play in the third inning. The A’s manager ultimately rescinded his protest. The Houston Astros won the game 2-1 in 10 innings. Bay Area baseball fans perhaps protested loudest. The 66-85 A’s drew just 12,139 paid attendees.


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Ingredients (serves 6)
6 rashers bacon
2 large onions
1 green capsicum
2 cloves of garlic
1 bunch parsley
“Palm” (pinch) of dried herbs
6 tbspns red wine
4 tbspns cold water
2 cans Heinz condensed tomato soup
Chop bacon into bite size pieces and cook in an electric frying pan until crumbly. Remove from pan and drain bacon.
To the fat in the frying pan, add mince, chopped onions, chopped capsicum and the garlic. Cook, stirring well until meat changes colour.
Mix in soup with cold water (having used water to flush out soup tins).
Add parsley, a generous “pinch” of herbs then red wine. Stir until boils.
Add bacon pieces, cover and simmer for ¾ to 1 hour.
Serve over freshly cooked spaghetti, liberally sprinkled with grated cheese.
(Halve ingredients to serve 3 people)
The Rev’d Paul Robertson
21 July 2013
We would LOVE your feedback on this recipe at [email protected] Thankyou 🙂

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Users of Fairchild-Martindale Library will notice additional seating and natural light on the second and third floors in the Mart wing.
For the past several months, Special Collections has been hard at work digitizing and creating metadata for several unique diaries in our collection as part of a new collaborative project with the
Tues. 10/20 - How to Win a Research Prize and Thurs. 10/22 - Transcribathon: Work with letters of historical figures
The Friends of the Lehigh Libraries will welcome Michael Suarez, S.J., distinguished scholar and a superb speaker in the fields of book history, bibliography, and eighteenth-century English literat
Counted among the many classes Special Collections hosted this year were three English seminars encompassing a series of diverse themes: Early Modern English Literature, banned books, and fairy tal
Spring’s arrival is always welcome, but after a winter marked by repeated onslaughts of snow and frigid temperatures, it is cause for celebration.
Madeleine Smith, a ’15 Senior from Littleton Colorado, has won the 2015 Libraries Student Research Prize for undergraduate students.
At noon on April 1st, the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries and the Lehigh University Creative Writing Program are sponsoring an open-mike poetry reading.
Lehigh University's Linderman Library is ranked as number 3 on College Rank's list of the 50 Most Amazing College Libraries.
EWFM Library is closed today, Saturday March 7th. Linderman Library is open from 12 - 5 PM.


Big Shoulders Capital & Iroquois Industrial Group Acquire Savannah Visions
Big Shoulders Capital and Iroquois Industrial Group have formed a joint venture to purchase the assets of Savannah All America Millwork and Fabrication in Savannah, Tennessee. The purchase will save approximately 100 jobs which would may have otherwise been eliminated.
A new company, Savannah Industrial Solutions, has been formed to manufacture metal and wood products for the restaurant, food service, healthcare, telecommunications, municipal and other markets. Savannah All America was recognized as an innovator in several industries, particularly in restaurants where its food display counters and bars were widely used. “We saw great potential in the skills and talents of the employees of Savannah All America and believed that if we properly capitalized the business, investing in the people of this community, we could create real value for customers and preserve those jobs,” said Todd DiBenedetto, president of Big Shoulders Capital in Northbrook, Illinois.
Big Shoulders partnered with Iroquois Industrial Group in Watseka, Illinois in the acquisition. Iroquois brings a track record of success in the metal fabrication industry with a portfolio of growing and successful companies. Shane Dittrich, president of Iroquois, is now one of the principals of Savannah Industrial Solutions. “We already have a strong presence in the metal fabrication industry through one of our portfolio companies, T&D Metal Products, and we’re confident we can leverage our network of customers, distributors and sales representatives to benefit Savannah,” he said. “We are looking forward to growing this business.”
Savannah Industrial Solutions will expand beyond the markets it currently serves, according to Dittrich. Savannah was purchased by a private equity group in 2014 and the resulting debt burden proved to be more than the operations could support. “We will bring some additional resources to this business, including our sales and marketing expertise, as well as properly capitalizing the business so it is positioned to grow.”
The new Savannah Industrial Solutions is an independent company and part of the portfolio of companies currently operated by Big Shoulders and Iroquois Industrial. Dittrich and DiBenedetto anticipate creating additional jobs in Savannah as the business plan for the company is implemented. The successor company traces its roots to 1991 when American Foodservice was established in Savannah as a millwork supplier to the restaurant and food service industries.
Savannah Industrial Solutions is located at 735 Florence Road, Savannah TN 38372.
About Big Shoulders Capital
Big Shoulders Capital finances and invests in privately-owned commercial and industrial companies in distress or special situations. More information is available at the company website, www.bigshoulderscap.com.
About Iroquois Industrial Group
Iroquois Industrial Group is a holding company operating eight companies in the metal fabrication, steel processing, trucking, healthcare and automotive industries. More information is available at one of the company websites, www.tdmetal.com.
Tom Nicholson – The Nicholson Group, Inc. – (847) 986-5707
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The election of Donald J. Trump as President of America last Tuesday was a revolutionary event. Unless he totally abandons the policies and persona that got him election, which seems unlikely, 2016 could well be remembered along with the likes of 1917, 1929 and 1989 as a transformative year in human history. The implications of having an American President who doesn’t fully conform (or at least pretend to conform) to liberal-democratic principles are vast. America is, by some margin, the most powerful liberal-democratic state in the world. She spends significantly more on defence than the other 27 NATO members combined, and much of the liberal-democratic world has become reliant to some extent on America for protection. As a result there isn’t a country on the planet that isn’t profoundly affected by political developments in America. If America sneezes the rest of the free world gets flu. And America might be about to deliver a monumental sneeze.
The implications of a Trump Presidency are so enormous that I can’t possibly hope to address them all in one article. I lack both the time and the ability to do so. As a result I want to focus on one impact of Trump’s election, which has been to severely weaken the case for Scotland leaving the United Kingdom. I should confess at this point that I’m a strident unionist, for emotional as well as economic reasons. I’ve always felt that the case for Scotland remaining part of the UK was strong, if somewhat weakened by June’s Brexit vote, but now it’s become overwhelming. And primarily because of an issue what barely featured in the 2014 referendum campaign, the security of the British Isles.
The security of Western Europe is less assured than at any time since the fall of the USSR, and probably for quite some time before that. Western Europe has relied on America for defence since 1945 and, if Trump follows through on his campaign rhetoric, this can no longer be relied upon. During a New York Times interview, published on 20 July, Trump wouldn’t commit to defending NATO members who hadn’t ‘fulfilled their obligations to us’. Certainly it’s true that NATO’s European members have become dangerously complacent, with only four NATO members other than the United States spending the recommended 2% of GDP on defence (Britain, Poland, Greece and Estonia). When we combine this with Trump’s personal warmth towards Russian President Putin, and other authoritarian leaders, it’s far from clear that Europe can continue to rely on American protection. As a result European states need to be able to defend themselves, and the regional order, and most are not clearly able to do so.
So what does this have to do with Scotland? Scotland at present forms part, in many ways a crucial part, of one of the only liberal-democratic European states which does have a potent military, and therefore is able to uphold the regional order. The United Kingdom. Of the states of liberal-democratic Europe the most powerful militaries are possessed by Britain and France, who are also the only states in this region to be nuclear armed. As a result by virtue of forming part of the UK Scotland is effectively protected, and is also able to play an important role in defending the liberal-democratic order across Europe. If America retreats from the defence of Europe the strain will have to be taken, initially at least, by Britain, France and to some extent Germany. And considering the serious possibility that Le Pen could win next year’s French Presidential election, France can’t be considered completely reliable. The only plausible alternative, some form of European Union army, seems too weak and unlikely (and the risk of the EU imploding is not insubstantial). Thus the disintegration of the UK would be a disaster not just for the British Isles, but for the security of Europe as a whole.
The stakes in world politics have got dramatically higher over the past week. The first duty of any Government is the security of its people, and for the first time in an era this is seriously threatened in liberal-democratic Europe. The British union has been extremely successful from a security point of view. Britain has been kept safe from invasion and ground conflict, and therefore somewhat shielded from the butchery which has taken place on the European continent. This protection has been brought by the English, Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish standing together as Britons, and now would be a particularly foolish moment to throw this security away.
If you found this piece interesting you might like to follow me on Twitter @JBickertonUK.


Thanks JB.... I am not a master mechanic, but I am also not a complete idiot...so I am told. I read an article this morning on line that said you should fill the fork with water and put it under load. The pressure will pop the seal. Water is cleaner then fork oil and since you have to clean the fork before reassembly, the water should not harm the fork. Sounds like it could damage other components... interesting concept though.quote:
Take the metal retainer clip out first
you can also hold it with an old automotive belt and crank it down around the slider with a vice...the rubber gets way more grip than cloth and would break long before the slider would bend.quote:
I've always just used lots of rags to protect the legs and lowers, and secure the sliders in a vise and let it rip.
the article just suggests you push down on the fork and compress it. If you have it filled up to the top with water, it will create enough pressure. I am not going to do it. There has to be a better way.quote:
How do they propose to "put it under load"? I suppose you could thread a hydraulic fitting into the drain hole, or maybe an air line. I've always just used lots of rags to protect the legs and lowers, and secure the sliders in a vise and let it rip. The fork tube won't distort before the rubber seal breaks loose. You just need to show it who's the boss.
No access to a shop press.quote:
if you have access to a shop press (the big frame type) you can use that to force the seal out with water or oil; this is going to make a mess though. Watched this done to an upside down fork from a dirt bike that was particularly stuck, but watch out when it goes!
if at first you don't succeed, use a bigger hammer
also you can get a piece of 1" x 1/16 or 3/32 and fold it over the lip of the leg to pry against..so as not to dent the top edge , 1 good wack on the screwdriver is all I have ever had to do.quote:When the tubes are out, and the clip is removed I usually just stick a screw driver in there and pry them out. Usually they are pretty flimsy and just bend up and pop out.