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The blanket hoodie is commonly called a "hoodie.
Are hooded blankets good?
Hooded blankets are not generally considered good for sleeping in because they keep you warm and can trap moisture. However, some people find them to be very cozy and can be used as a blanket when it is cold outside.
How do you choose a good quality blanket hoodie?
There are a few things you need to think about when choosing a good quality blanket hoodie. The first is the weight of the blanket. A heavy blanket will be harder to move around and will take up more space in your closet, so it's important to make sure the blanket is of high quality. Additionally, make sure the blanket is not too thin or too thick. A thin blanket will not keep you warm and may also cause you to feel too cold. A thick blanket will be more comfortable and will keep you warm all winter long.
Are blanket blankets worth it?
There is no definitive answer to this question as it depends on the individual and their needs. Some people may find a blanket to be an effective way to keep them warm during the colder months, while others might not find them necessary. Ultimately, the decision comes down to personal preference.
What blankets are good for your skin?
A blanket can be good for your skin because it is a barrier against the elements and it can help keep you warm. It is also good to have in your car or home to use when you are cold.
There are a lot of different blanket hoodies to choose from, but the best option for most people is the soft and cozy one. It's perfect for keeping you warm on a cold day, and it's also a great way to show your support for the team.


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The Soccernet Quiniela - Week Six - Back with a bang
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for all of you Quinielistas! After the traditional Christmas break, La Liga will be back this coming weekend with renewed energy and another set of ten matches that will be tricky to predict.
Before we get into that, allow me a quick comment about the Spanish FA Christmas dinner; a traditional yearly event in which its president for the past 25 years, former Athletic Bilbao player Ángel María Villar, invites most of the Spanish media (and this writer) to a night of tasty food and delicious wine and to indulge in a recap of the year and a peek into the near future.
In a somewhat disjointed speech, Villar indeed had some news for the ever-hungry media: Vicente del Bosque, whose contract was set to run out in July 2010, will continue holding the reins of the national team for another two years, "no matter what happens in South Africa," according to Villar.
The president also spoke about Spain's joint candidacy with Portugal to hold the 2018 or the 2022 World Cup. This Iberian partnership prompted a surreal set of pseudo-historic comments by Villar, who ended up defending a politically unified peninsula. It felt like listening to a much less articulate version of José Saramago, with a Bilbao accent.
Before letting the cava flow, Villar spent some time celebrating Barcelona's amazing season (more on that later on), voiced his wish that a Spanish team makes it to the Champions League final in May - to be played at the Santiago Bernabéu - and looked forward to the 2010 World Cup, given that "Spain have never had a better team since I watch football".
I was never a big fan of the Spanish FA, whose level of marketing sophistication to sell Spanish football abroad would make noted marketing guru Philip Kotler faint in disgust, but at least it seems that after all these years at the helm, Villar has learned a thing or two and his approach is finally bearing fruit.
As we have nothing worth mentioning from the last quiniela of 2009 - most readers and myself (5) got between four and six correct results - let's face the first quiniela of 2010. As usual, it's '1' for a home win, 'X' for a draw and '2' for an away win.
1. Valencia (4th) - Espanyol (13th): 1.
Valencia's home record (W2, D4, L1) is simply awful for a theoretical title contender. They can't afford more mistakes at the Mestalla, as they are already risking their Champions League spot given that Mallorca, Deportivo and Athletic are within three points of them.
The chés face Espanyol, who finally ended their dreadful streak with a 2-0 home win over Almería. In that match Joan Verdú, who played for Deportivo last year, showed he is one of those rare midfielders who knows how to manage the rhythm of matches. Keep an eye on him.
In any case, the periquitos have not won away from Barcelona since mid-September, and they will probably have to wait for another two weeks to get a real chance to break that spell.
2. Barcelona (1st) - Villarreal (9th): 1.
First of all, a huge 'congratulations' to Barcelona, whose 2009 campaign was arguably the best ever by any club. The blaugrana won all major titles available to them (six, no less), achieving a feat that will be very difficult to repeat. Taking a look at Barça's previous two seasons, it's obvious that this amazing 2009 would have not happened without Josep Guardiola, who turned the team around and converted them into a winning machine.
A good example of the attitude of this Barcelona side is that several players (namely Rafael Márquez, Daniel Alves, Gabriel Milito and Maxwell) had permission to come back from holiday on January 2, but decided to arrive four or five days earlier and train for the Villarreal match. Only Lionel Messi stayed in Argentina for the full vacation period. Long gone are the days of Ronaldinho Gaúcho skipping most training sessions. Would you come back to work early from your holiday? I thought so, I wouldn't either.
Despite Villarreal's recent recovery (three wins in a row) and their positive results at the Nou Camp in the last two years, a look at their away record this season would depress any yellow fan as they have secured only one win and one draw in seven matches. Coupled with Barça's perfect home record, this has to be a '1'. Either way, it will be the most entertaining match of the weekend.
3. Atlético Madrid (15th) - Sevilla (3rd): 2.
Atlético's front office finished 2009 with a great piece of business by selling striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle to Sporting Lisbon for 6.5 million euros. The Portuguese side paid a reasonable amount of cash for a forward who has not scored once this season.
The rojiblancos continue to make more noise with their off-the-pitch maneuvers - Is Maxi Rodríguez leaving for Boca Juniors? Will they hire Lanús' young star Salvio? Will Kun Agüero stay for the rest of the season? - than with their performances on the pitch. However, they need the points against Sevilla - the biggest quiniela busters of the season so far but a team very well equipped to win away from the Sánchez Pizjuán.
Atlético's defensive frailties on the flanks offer the kind of space that Sevilla wingers Jesús Navas and Diego Perotti love to exploit. On top of that, colchonero starting defenders Juanito and Tomas Ujfalusi are suspended. This has all the makings of yet another stormy evening at the Vicente Calderón.
4. Sporting (10th) - Málaga (18th): X.
Sporting had a terrible month in December as they lost all their matches, while Málaga went undefeated and even managed a victory over the surprise team of the first half of the season, Mallorca.
Sporting play well at home, supported by their impressive fans, but Málaga's experience should make a difference in 2010. This match is screaming 'X' out loud.
5. Getafe (8th) - Valladolid (11th): 1.
Getafe and their coach José Miguel González are finally showing their attacking flair: they have scored at least twice in their last five matches, with striker Roberto Soldado leading the line.
Remember Diego Costa's suspension two weeks ago? Well, Valladolid managed to postpone it one week, so he's not playing against Getafe. His replacement, Mendujanin, is also a pretty decent player, but still lacks the Brazilian's seemingly tireless work ethic. This match is a great chance for Getafe to get closer to the Europa League spots.
6. Racing (16th) - Tenerife (14th): 1.
Tenerife's away record is the worst in the league: one point in seven matches. Add that to a Racing side that has been clearly more energised since Miguel Ángel Portugal took over, and this should be three points for the home team.
7. Almería (17th) - Xerez (20th): 1.
After sacking Hugo Sánchez two weeks ago, the home side hired Juan Manuel Lillo, a coach that came into the spotlight in the mid-90s when he impressively took Salamanca from Segunda B back to the Primera División in consecutive seasons. Lillo was only 29 at the time, and thus became the youngest gaffer ever in Spain's top flight.
After his early success, Lillo's career has been plagued by huge expectation and mediocre delivery in spells with several clubs (Oviedo, Tenerife, Real Sociedad). However, Juanma never disappoints if you're after a bizarre quote, such as "Your rival is also a part of yourself".
Every time Lillo is appointed as a coach, and probably because of his evocative yet confusing verbal skills, a wave of optimism results in an improvement in his team's performance for a couple of weeks at least. Let's ride Lillo's champagne effect for now, especially when Xerez are the visiting side.
8. Zaragoza (19th) - Deportivo (6th): 2.
Last week, Zaragoza confirmed their caretaker manager José Aurelio Gay will lead the club until the end of the season. Mohamed Ali Amar - otherwise known as Nayim, the former Zaragoza and Tottenham player - will be Gay's main assistant. Remember his deciding goal against Arsenal in the Cup Winners' Cup final? Then President Bandrés and all the board resigned and the main shareholder, Agapito Iglesias, took over the top position. What a Christmas week for the blanquillos.
While all that happened in Aragón, Deportivo openly admitted that they won't be able to pay their players in the first quarter of 2010. Not the best of contexts for a football match, but on the pitch Deportivo are a better assembled team and should prevail. There could be tough times ahead for Gay and Nayim.
9. Mallorca (5th) - Athletic (7th): 2.
Two of the most pleasant surprises of the season go head-to-head. Mallorca have a perfect home record (the archetypal Loyal Husband) and Athletic have a very good away one (a well-trained Adulterer). This looks like a draw, correct?
However, Mallorca will miss their two starting centre backs (Nunes and Ivan Ramis), and Athletic have Fernando Llorente (hard to stop, even for a good centre back) and are fantastic in set-piece situations. Athletic look like a safe bet in Son Moix.
10. Osasuna (12th) v Real Madrid (2nd): 2.
My 'Palco de Honor' (VIP Zone) ticket to watch Real Madrid and Zaragoza only confirmed the sad impression I've developed from my more humble South Goal seat during the last five-to-ten years: the Bernabéu has become an opera house, where people are almost afraid to make noise.
Following a trend that you can see in most mass sports, Real Madrid have priced out their blue collar fans and now have a very harmless, but boring supporter base that does not put much pressure on the opposite side. Even CR9, the current prima donna of the opera house, demanded a more "English" attitude from the fans at the Bernabéu. Too late for that, methinks.
This is really not the case at Pamplona, where Osasuna supporters are fun and belligerent all match long. Real Madrid don't really enjoy playing at the Reyno de Navarra that much, but Manuel Pellegrini has come a long way to finally get a well-defined and consistent starting XI. José Antonio Camacho, a Real Madrid legend but now Osasuna's gaffer, will miss at least five players for this match. It is difficult to see anything but a '2' for this one.
Last week: 5/10
Total season: 23/50 (46%)

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164 PM2.5, 93 PM10, 35 O₃, 20 NO₂ and 16 CO. Not punch-card instructions, that’s just the borderline poor air quality of Kolkata, in μg/m³, during the past 48 hours. Wearing masks isn’t protection against just the new coronavirus, but at times a necessary measure to keep our lungs slightly cleaner, after all, air pollution is responsible for 2% increase in the COVID-19 deaths.
Experts did say, the air here is as bad as smoking 22 cigarettes a day. But look around. Apart from a thriving oil and automobile business, belching exhaust gases, how does the city treat its air? Trees are only limited to some token spaces, that too, palms and other ornamental foreign species, with limited impact. The majority of the city, especially the most polluted crossroads are left bald mostly, lacking space for trees as they say, ever ready to cut-down existing ones.
That’s of course, only vehicles. Construction activity is a different ballgame altogether, with the business booming, courtesy the syndicates, the capitalists and real estate developers. Once the clock strikes 10 in the morning, go anywhere and you’re sure to hear hammers digging into concrete, cement mixers churning, stone chips unloading, bamboo falling, the sound of implements in use, almost like clockwork. Clink. Clink. Clink. Thud.
Not to mention, the dust, both the clouds that are visible and the invisible particles that like the virus, creep silently through your nasal cavity and get embedded in the alveoli of your lungs. Of course, there’s the heat too, and the smoke from the generators powering them, and the gasified metals from welding.
There are building codes, building structure regulations; but are there laws regulating the pace and intensity of construction? Like an Environmental Impact Assessment. The global cement industry does contribute 5% of global CO₂ emissions after all. One can hear of such in other cities, but only very recently and for very huge projects, and only due to secondary causes, such as “addition in the traffic volume, population density and wastewater generation”. Although, even those come under doubt under the new proposed EIA.
The construction goes on, one behind us, as we write. Another, only three blocks away, and another a little further. It brings us to wonder how much the noise alone, sets off our body’s acute stress responses and disrupts our brain activities. Look around. No trees, no shelter for birds, no marshes or even ponds, because of course they’re wastelands with no carbon capture ability.
No wonder, 46% got filled up in the past decade alone. All that is left is, the undamped, roaring of engines and machinery building grey jungles of death, some empty, only to serve as financial bonds. And don’t forget the toxic air. With so many constructions going on, simultaneously, close together — something that we’ve taken for granted; how much are we prone to the occupational hazards: asbestosis, COPD, asthma, lung cancer, silicosis and so on?
Faced with such problems, of intense noise and toxic air, it is imperative to ask what can be done. One can seek stricter laws against such issues, to slow down the pace of ‘development’, which, courtesy the pandemic has proved its worth, allowed us to see much beyond, and hear lost sounds. But that alone will only solve half the problem, i.e. if all goes perfectly.
Construction cannot just stop altogether, as it is necessary for people’s shelter and repair, as the period post-Amphan clearly demonstrated. Hence, we’ve to make sure that neighborhoods can withstand such activities, dampening the noise, cleaning the air, and even, provide self-sufficiency. We need to imagine differently now. Dream more for others to breathe freely. To fight this ugly reality backed with a dream, but proven by newer scientific research, that is designed for the people. And can be implemented by the people. (Not sprouting green businesses trying to sell us green-tech and clean air.)
A dream like growing a larger number of smaller plants across the city, in every space that is available, especially in those extremely polluted regions, such as some infamous crossroads. Stacked vertically to save space, along the guard rails, empty walls of buildings, rooftops, they can help sequester carbon due to their large numbers, filtering and moistening the air in the process, dampen the noise and even give the city a more pleasing, natural look — it’ll help release that extra stress too, in the process, as psychologists agree.
Taking into account the needs of the city, the structural requirements of the setup, the dynamics needed and resource competition amongst other, the best method for such a process should be hydroponics, the process of growing plants without soil by providing nutrient rich water directly to their roots, along with aquaponics, which is a much more organic version of hydroponics, involving the use of fish and other animal waste as fertilizer. Algal bioreactors, could be used to provide food for the fishes in that case.
The reason for this is the reduction of problems around weight, procurement, and maintenance of soil, and the 90-95% more water efficiency of the process, owing to the precise, controlled, delivery of the nutrient solution to their roots. This makes it more doable in the city without starving it of water. Further, the raw materials for such a project are available in plenty: plastic bottles, which form a chunk of our plastic waste, which we dump into landfills, and coconut husks. This would also be a solution for our burgeoning waste disposal problem to an extent, as we upcycle them to our benefit.
We can grow various air purification plants, like snake plants and aloe vera, which release oxygen at night, and filters formaldehyde, xylene, benzene and few other petrochemicals, as does spider-plants, dracaenas, pothos, amongst others, making them ideal for crossroads, or peace lilies and chrysanthemums, which apart from making us feel better in summer with its aroma, can filter ammonia, and trichlorobenzene.
There’s also, bamboo, golden pothos, ivies, money plant, rubber plants, Chinese evergreens, ferns which remove carbon monoxide and a host of indigenous plants, as balsam, synedrella, parijaat, calamus, climbing lianas, cattails, spear grasses, and so on, which can be planted together.
In spaces closer to neighborhoods, such systems can also double as vertical farms for producing fruits, vegetables, and grains for the local people. This is an equal necessity since food miles and land deforestation for commercial farming account for a significant amount of air pollution today. For this reason, alongside public spaces, we can run such systems in our rooms and closets too — a much better, safer, and reliable venture than the mining of bitcoins on computers.
In fact, many places in the developed world are already on this track, although for exclusively commercial reasons. Rooftop farms, indoor farms, street-side farms, are the new gold mine in this increasingly uncertain world. A concept originating in the war exhausted the conditions of World War II, it has evolved as a beacon of sustainability and self-sufficiency today.
Construction of a monstrously large scale vertical farm is in full swing since 2017 in Sunqiao district of China. In the USA and Rotterdam, commercial systems are already feeding the people there for some time, as well as actively safeguarding urban biodiversity, especially by saving bees. The movement only grows, with many places added to that list, daily. After all, the reduction of pressure on the current agricultural systems can only help us rewild those regions to their former glory to tackle climate change.
To conclude, I’ll say, be it shrubs to reduce noise, trees in the still existent plots of land, rooftop gardens, hydroponic and aquaponic (for which we have our incredible, yet neglected Ramsar site to seek help from) green walls along every wall in the city, alongside, new regulations, which promote healthier construction practices, and pop the flat construction bubble and make the city a healthy space to inhabit again, are some steps which we must undertake unless we want more deaths to come our way.
(The views expressed in the article are the author’s own. Let Me Breathe neither endorses nor is responsible for them.)
• PM2.5 = Particulate Matter smaller than 2.5 μm in diameter. Permissible Level: < 30 μg/m³
• PM10 = Particulate Matter smaller than 10 μm in diameter. Permissible Level: < 42 μg/m³
• O₃ = Ozone gas at ground level. Permissible Level: < 75 μg/m³
• NO₂ = Nitrogen Dioxide. Permissible Level: < 167.5 μg/m³
• CO = Carbon Monoxide. Permissible Level: < 55 mg/m³


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Background: Darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (D/C/F/TAF) 800/150/200/10 mg was investigated through 96 weeks in AMBER (NCT02431247).
Methods: Treatment-naive, HIV-1-positive adults [screening plasma viral load ≥1000 copies/ml; CD4 cell count >50 cells/μl) were randomized (1 : 1) to D/C/F/TAF (N = 362) or D/C plus emtricitabine/tenofovir-disoproxil-fumarate (F/TDF) (N = 363) over at least 48 weeks. After week 48, patients could continue on or switch to D/C/F/TAF in an open-label extension phase until week 96.
Results: At week 96, D/C/F/TAF exposure was 626 patient-years (D/C/F/TAF arm) and 109 patient-years (control arm post switch), week 96 virologic suppression (viral load <50 copies/ml; FDA-Snapshot, from baseline) was 85.1% (308/362) (D/C/F/TAF) and 83.7% (304/363) (control). Week 96 virologic failure (viral load ≥50 copies/ml; FDA-Snapshot) was 5.5% (20/362) and 4.4% (16/363), respectively. No darunavir, primary protease inhibitor or tenofovir resistance-associated mutations (RAMs) were observed post baseline. In one patient in each arm, an M184I and/or V RAM was detected. Few adverse event-related discontinuations (3% D/C/F/TAF; <1% control post switch) and no deaths occurred on D/C/F/TAF. Improved renal and bone parameters were maintained in the D/C/F/TAF arm and observed in the control arm post switch. Increases in total-cholesterol/high-density-lipoprotein--cholesterol rtio at week 96 were +0.25 versus baseline (D/C/F/TAF) and +0.24 versus switch (control).
Conclusion: At week 96, D/C/F/TAF resulted in high virologic response and low virologic failure rates, with no resistance development to darunavir or TAF/TDF. Bone, renal and lipid safety were consistent with known D/C/F/TAF component profiles. Control arm safety post switch was consistent with the D/C/F/TAF arm. AMBER week 96 results confirm the efficacy, high barrier to resistance and bone/renal safety benefits of D/C/F/TAF for treatment-naive patients.

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Police find drugs, 5 guns in Sacramento bust
3 men arrested over the weekend
A routine traffic stop led Sacramento police to a sizable amount of drugs, five guns and the arrest of three people -- two of whom are known gang members, officers said Tuesday.
On Saturday, investigators with the Sacramento Police Department were led to a home on Briggs Drive in the Florin area.
Sgt. Ramon Murrietta said the number of guns officials found is alarming, and should be a wake-up call for law-abiding gun owners.
"The people we contact on the daily basis, the majority cannot legally possess firearms," the sergeant said. "But they get them from breaking into cars (and) breaking into homes. My team of five officers have seized 127 guns so far this year."
Besides the guns, police found 45 pounds of processed marijuana, 400 Ecstasy pills, 2 ounces of cocaine and around $1,500.
Three men were arrested: 28-year-old David Su, 24-year-old George Vansee and Devonte Sanchez, 21.
Vansee and Sanchez are known gang members, police said.
Neighbors on Briggs Drive told KCRA 3 they're concerned by the findings.
"I think it’s a shame that they are there," said Phyllis Evans, a longtime resident of the neighborhood. "I have heard neighbors complaining about that house for while, it’s been a problem spot for awhile."
The three suspects face drugs and weapons charges.


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BUT…water rates are going up.
At our November 23 City Council Meeting, we unanimously voted to raise our water rates by some $12.50 per month. We plan to lower property taxes by about two-thirds of that same amount, or about $8.33 a month for a house with a $175,000 market value.
Our current millage of 15.5 mills will be reduced to 14.4 mills in May 2010.
This means that our water rates will be the highest, but our taxes will be the lowest for this region.
Here is a comparison of water rates based on an average residential monthly bill, with the millage rates for cities in our area:
Milan: $167.67 Millage: 14.4 mills
Ann Arbor: $152.42 Millage: 16.78 mills
Monroe: $109.75 Millage: 36.8249 mills (this is the whole tax bill, not just the city)
Ypsilanti: $142.51 Millage: 30.6016 mills
Brighton: $158.27 Millage: 15.2734 mills
Saline: $142.16 Millage: 15.53 mills
Now when you pay your water bill, you will pay what it costs us to provide your water service.
City administrator Ben Swayze and I are forecasting our Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Budget based on the lower millage rate of 14.4 mills.
This decision was made because for many years the City of Milan was not charging enough for water service. For several years our General Fund subsidized the Water Fund by as much as $550,000 in some years.
This past year it came to more than $290,000.
That subsidy ($290,000) means that our tax payers were financially supporting our biggest water customers who were not being billed their fair share.
Moreover, some of our biggest water consumers include the Milan School District and the Federal Correctional Institution, yet because of that General Fund subsidy, the Milan City taxpayers were financially supporting those tax exempt water consumers.
This is a move towards a more transparent and fair financial picture for everyone.
Please feel free to contact City Administrator Ben Swayze or me, at Milan City Hall 439-1501 or Email at: firstname.lastname@example.org OR email@example.com

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Sound — 9
This album was a rarity among country music albums of the 90's. Instead of countless studio musicians, professional songwriters, and super-slick production, you will find here only Willie Nelson, his trusty guitar 'Trigger', his sister Bobbie and her piano, and appearances by Willie's longtime 2nd guitarist Jody Payne and Fiddle legend Johnny Gimble. No rhythm section, no rock n' roll. All songs are written by Willie, several are instrumentals, and all feature Willie's lead guitar playing. Style is traditional country with a strong latin and jazz influence, typical for Willie. He has a unique guitar style, influenced by jazz greats like Django Reinhardt, yet very melodic and vocal-like. His playing is as uniquely personal as his voice, both of which are given center stage here.
Lyrics — 9
The lyrics are typical for the Country Music genre, themes of love, broken hearts and faith can get old really fast, but not when sung with the conviction that Willie Nelson delivers. As one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the 20th century, he is at what should be considered the peak of his legendary career on this album.
Overall Impression — 9
This album defines why Willie Nelson is a legendary artist, and how he does it without trying. It blows other country albums from that era out of the water, with the execption of Johnny Cash's 'American Recordings' which featured only Cash and his guitar. 'Spirit' however contains all new original music, 'American Recordings' does not. The songs are consistently good, the performance is inspired, and overall this album serves to illustrate why Willie Nelson has been a staple of American music for nearly half a century.


July 24, 2013
I attended a press conference and spoke on the dangers of hydrofracking with a number of my fellow Senators.
A Message From Senator Terry Gipson
December 18, 2014
Senator Gipson’s Statement on Historic Lyme Legislation Signed Into Law
State Senator Gipson’s Statement on NYS Fracking Decision
December 17, 2014


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The Bedell Summer of Love series revives the spirit of the most coveted acoustic guitar during the summer of 1967: the Adirondack/Brazilian dreadnought. It tells the story of the tonal magic of Brazilian rosewood and its prominence in the music that gave us the ‘60s sound we love and appreciate to this day; it’s the sound that inspired a revolution, and went on to inspire countless musicians and transform the face of modern music.
The soundboards are crafted from 200-year-old Adirondack spruce, which has higher resonance and more complex overtones than Sitka and provides strong volume and pronounced individual note clarity with vintage sound.
The Brazilian rosewood used in the Summer of Love series is regarded as one of the finest tonewoods: hard, stiff, and highly resonant. It is known for exceptional sustain and clarity and producing a loud, warm, rich tone with full, deep bases and brilliant trebles.
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According to Bloomberg, Tesla has applied for a permit that hints at a new assembly line at its Fremont facility.
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Perhaps the new pickup ?
New assembly line will be used to produce Model Y.
With so much of the Model Y parts being the same as in Model 3, there will be tremendous savings in production and logistics costs to make them both in the same factory.
Many of the motors, battery packs etc will be produced at the Gigafactory in Nevada. Very efficient use of space and will result in less expensive per vehicle costs.
Tesla expects the Y to cost not much more than the Y to produce, yet it will command a premium price. Profit margins can be increased, or they can reduce the prices of their cars to increase demand and volume.
All that volume will realize cost reductions for both 3 and Y.
Giga factory has the space to ramp up component production.
Truck will be revealed around the end of the year, but production will not begin until well after the Model Y ramps up.
Expect 3 and Y to become cash cows. Provide tons of capital for profits and future Tesla growth.
Ment Y to cost not much more than the 3 to produce.
Don’t take Uncle Paul at face value please.
Seems like this is a pretty bullish trend. Personally can't wait to see the new pickup design.
After reading the article, I want a cuddly Tesla Teddy bear. It could have optional short shorts.


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Frankfurt — Most people just visit one place in Frankfurt — the Airport. The city itself is somehow underrated as a touristic destination and mostly known for its role as financial centre of Germany. But the city offers much more with its rich history and cultural activities. I will give you a short guide of Frankfurt, which will show the most interesting parts in Frankfurt if you only have a couple of hours’ time.
You will usually arrive at the main train station of Frankfurt. Go through the main exit and and cross the street. On the right side you can find the house where Oscar Schindler (Schindler’s List) lived after the Second World War. Now follow Kaiserstraße, which heads straight to the financial district. Kaiserstraße marks the middle of the Bahnhofsviertel, which is/was known for prostitution, drugs and crimes. The situation has improved over the last years and the crime rate decreased. Today the area is, even in the dark, quite safe but there are still drug addicts and prostitutes especially on Taunusstraße. After a couple of minutes of walking on Kaiserstraße, you will arrive at a small park called Taunusanlage. Turn right now to get to the world famous Euro sign, which shows that Frankfurt is the centre of the Eurozone and inhabits the European Central Bank. On the opposite of the street is the Neue Oper, a concert house with a big cultural variety. If you now turn left and follow the big street (Neue Mainzer Straße), you will arrive at the Main Tower on the right, which has a nice visitor’s platform, which offers astonishing views on Frankfurt.
After you have enjoyed Frankfurt from above, keep walking the same direction and you will arrive at the Alte Oper, which is one of the most beautiful concert houses in Germany.
It’s now a good idea to follow the Große Bockenheimer Straße eastwards. After a couple of minutes, there is a square on the right hand side. Now turn left and after around 150m turn right again. You are now standing in front of the Deutsche Börse (German stock exchange) and you can see the bull and the bear. It’s possible to get inside of the exchange, but you need to register a couple of days ahead. If you turn right at Bull and Bear, you will get to the Hauptwache. If you are now in the mood for a coffee, on the Astor cinema is a rooftop café, which has a really nice view on the skyline of Frankfurt. The Hauptwache is also the beginning of the Zeil, which a shopping area, where you can find almost everything what kills the content of your wallet. Before you gonna spend too much time here (and too much money), you should turn right and walk to the Pauls Kirche, which was the place, where the first german parliament tried to establish a constitution in 1848/1849. The entrance is for free and information are available in different languages. The historic centre of Frankfurt, the Römer, is now only a couple of footsteps away.
The Römer is the old townhouse of Frankfurt and it is surrounded by beautiful, colourful, traditional houses. Close to the Römer you can find the beautiful Frankfurter Dom (cathedral). The entrance in the cathedral is for free. I can also recommend to climb the tower of the church. The tower has its price: 200+ steps and an entrance fee of 3€, but the view on the skyline, the Main River and the new ECB headquarter is stunning.
After the Dom it’s time to cross the river. Walk down to the river from the dome and turn right. After around 200m, you will arrive at a historic bridge, called Eisener Steig. Cross this beautiful bridge. You are now in Sachsenhauen, a historic part of Frankfurt, well known for its bars and nightlife. If you’re staying in Frankfurt overnight, it is good idea to check out the cozy bars and pubs of this part of the city at night. But because it still day, turn right and follow the river. You now have a beautiful view on the city. After around 500m you can find a nice bar at the river, where you can finish this walking tour with a traditional Frankfurt beverage: Ebbelwoi. Enjoy!

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Equinix is reducing its overall power use by increasing operating temperature ranges within its data centres to minimise the company’s carbon impact.
The commitment is the first of its kind for an operator of colocation data centres, and Equinix will begin to define a multi-year global roadmap for thermal operations within its data centres immediately.
The roadmap will aim to dramatically improve cooling and reduce carbon emissions while continuing to provide a premium operating service.
The initiative is expected to gradually allow thousands of Equinix customers to bring down the Scope 3 carbon emissions associated with their data centre operations as supply chain sustainability becomes an increasingly important component of organisations’ overall environmental initiatives.
Data centres must be fitted with robust cooling systems to remove the high heat levels generated by IT equipment such as routers, servers and storage arrays.
“Most data centres operate within restrictive temperature and humidity bands, resulting in environments that are unnecessarily cooler than required,” says Rob Brothers, Program Vice President, Data Centre Services, IDC.
“Equinix will work with enterprises to change the way we think about operating temperatures within data centre environments and how the industry can ensure optimal service levels for mission-critical digital infrastructure, while improving data centre efficiencies.
“With this initiative, Equinix will play a key role in driving change in the industry and help shape the overall sustainability story we all need to participate in.”
Equinix anticipates operating its facilities closer to 27°C (80°F), aligning the operating limits throughout its global data centre portfolio with the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE’s) A1A standards.
Equinix has other initiatives, including optimising the use of outside air temperatures to cool its data centres, and this new initiative will contribute to the overall sustainability of the company’s data centres through greater efficiency to Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE).
PUE represents the total amount of power being used by a data centre divided by the power used to run the IT equipment within the data centre, providing an industry standard for data centre energy efficiency.
“Our cooling systems account for approximately 25% of our total energy usage globally,” says Raouf Abdel, Global Operations Executive Vice President, Equinix.
“With this new initiative, we can intelligently adjust the thermostat in our data centres in the same way that consumers do in their homes. Once rolled out across our current global data centre footprint, we anticipate energy efficiency improvements of as much as 10% in various locations.”
This commitment extends the company’s sustainability focus, with Equinix previously being the first in the data centre industry to commit to becoming climate neutral, aligned to approved science-based targets, for emissions reduction across its global operations and supply chain by 2030.
Equinix also recently signed two new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in Finland to create new renewable energy generation, bringing its total renewable energy capacity under long-term contracts globally to approximately 300MW.
In addition, the company’s renewable energy coverage has been over 90% since 2018. In 2021, the company achieved 95% renewable energy coverage.
“Data centres are critical to our daily lives, housing the equipment and interconnecting the businesses that fuel our digital lives, from online shopping to sending emails to streaming movies and video calls,” says Jon Lin, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Data Centre Services, Equinix.
“As more than 10,000 businesses globally rely on Equinix’s digital infrastructure, it plays a critical role in their supply chains.
“This initiative, once deployed, has the potential to significantly benefit these businesses as they seek to reduce the Scope 3 carbon emissions in their supply chain to meet their overall climate targets.
“It marks an important step in our comprehensive sustainability program and our climate-neutral commitment.”


Nothing’s X handle shared a video in a post on the platform where Pei is talking about the Nothing Chat platform that offers iMessage compatibility for Nothing Phone (2).
“Bring on the blue bubbles. We believe in windows, not walls. If messaging services are dividing phone users, then we want to break those barriers down. So… we’ve developed iMessage compatibility for your Phone (2),” the post said.
Pei then retweeted that post, and tagged Cook asking him to consider adopting RCS – the new messaging standard.
“Let’s end the green bubble stigma! Tim Cook (@tim_cook) please consider adopting RCS for security and interoperability,” he said.
Nothing joins Samsung, Google
With this, Nothing became the second company to join Google to openly call out Apple to adopt the new messaging standard.
Last month, Samsung released a video titled “Green bubbles and blue bubbles want to be together,” showing a Romeo and Juliet-style conversation between two users.
“What did green ever do to them? We’re bubbles too,” one of them asks. The “bubbles,” is a reference to Apple’s iMessage coloured interface wherein a message sent from an iPhone to an iPhone is seen in a feature-rich blue bubble but a message sent from an Android phone is pushed to a green colour bubble.
RCS offers the same features to Android users that iMessage provides to Apple users. If Apple adopts RCS, then all users, irrespective of their Android or iOS platform will be able to enjoy feature-rich, encrypted messaging experience.
Google’s #GetTheMessage Campaign
Google has been pretty vocal about Apple and it has, on multiple occasions, targeted Apple for not adopting RCS. Recently, the Alphabet-owned company took the blue bubble-green bubble ‘fight’ to the EU in hopes of forcing Apple to adopt the latest messaging standard.


CHECK NIGHTFORCE BEAST RIFLE SCOPE ON FALKOR DMR 308 RIFLE?
- daniel gLv 74 weeks ago
Don't know what a Nighforce beast is, and that rifle is a smaller gun. (B.E.A.S.T.)
Scope on my 7.62 Styer is Nightforce 6-24X52.
Closest equal is NXS, not the small scope for sure.(a beast)
I see a new kid on the block, the AtacR, probably right up your alley.
over 3 grand for the gun, a good 3 grand for the scope, gets to a hefty chunk of change.
- BBeanLv 74 weeks ago
Is there a question coming later?
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Diloy Gülün, producer of Butterflies movie and many successful films such as Karpuz Kabuğundan Gemiler Yapmak, Asmalı Konak- Hayat, One Night in İstanbul and a winner of Grand Jury Prize in Sundance Film Festival, was the guest of IEU Cinema and Digital Media Department. The event took place at Communication Faculty Studios on November 13, 2018.
Tv-series director Gökçen Usta will be visiting Cinema and Digital Media Department giving an artist’s talk titled ‘’Directing Tv Series in Turkey’’ at Cinema and Digital Media Loft(K-102) on 23rd of October at 10.00 am.
Participation is open to all and free of charge.
First assistant director and producer Atilla Yücer, who has worked with famous directors of Hollywood and world cinema, lately Lanthimos' "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" and Jim Jarmusch's latest film "The Dead Don't Die," was the guest speaker at IUE Cinema and Digital Media Department.
First assistant director and producer Atilla Yücer who has worked with famous directors of Hollywood and World Cinema lately the Lanthimos' "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" and Jim Jarmusch's latest film "The Dead Don't Die" is a guest at IUE Cinema and Digital Media Studios.
IEU Cinema and Digital Media Department cooperated with Başka Sinema for the film festival which took place in Ayvalık from the 5th to the 10th of October, 2018.
CDM Department Head Derya Özkan was in Karaburun on July 28-29 to participate in Köyde Festival, supported by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality this year.
EPI.LOG 2018, the annual End of Year Exhibition by the Department of Cinema and Digital Media (CDM) will take place from May 22 to May 25, 2018 at the Faculty of Communications Studios (Block K) on İzmir University of Economics Campus. The exhibition will include digital media projects by third year CDM students and the gala screenings of graduation project films by fourth year CDM students. There will also be three events hosting guest speakers. We will be happy to see you at the exhibition and parallel events.
Derya Özkan, the Head of the Department of Cinema and Digital Media, was in Mytilene, Lesvos, to teach as part of the Masters Program in Culture and Documentary Film Production at the Department of Cultural Technology and Communication at the University of Aegean from April 23rd to April 27th.


The new 2011 CCTV/Access Technical Specification Guide from Genie CCTV Ltd. features a line-up of important product launches for both CCTV & Access Control installers and system designers.
From retail and commercial use, through to, education, healthcare, leisure, government and transport, Genie offers a comprehensive range of surveillance products.
The specification guide introduces a new range of cameras featuring the highly acclaimed Pixim Seawolf sensor boasting 690TVL of useable resolution & powerful WDR, suitable for most lighting conditions.
Among the new product line up in the guide, there is also a new range of network IP PoE cameras with resolutions from D1 to 5 Megapixels, a Hybrid DVR and 5Ghz 300Mbps wireless outdoor bridges.
Completing the lineup of new products in the specification guide, there is the BIOCARD 8, a unique all-in-one individual patented dual chip biometric proximity device for positive identification, a range of standalone and networked biometric readers, electric strikes and much more.
To view our latest online interactive technical specification guide, please visit; www.geniecctvcatalogue.com or download a pdf copy from our website.
Binit Shah, Genie’s Marketing & New Business Development Manager says: “2011 will be an exciting year for Genie CCTV Ltd. with important technology launches in all our key product areas of CCTV & Access Control. Buyers and Installers will find details in our 175 page interactive technical specification guide, user friendly and very easy to follow”


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As monkeypox lands in Philly, officials call risk ‘extremely low’
Monkeypox, the smallpox-related disease that’s popped up in 30 countries and 10 U.S. states, has arrived in Pa. with a known case in Philadelphia.
- Unlike the virus that causes COVID, it’s not transmitted through air droplets — it spreads through close contact with broken skin or mucous membranes. Right now there are only 500 cases worldwide.
“The threat to Philadelphians from monkeypox is extremely low,” per a health official, but if you have an unexplained rash, contact your health care provider.
10 best moments (so far!) from Ryan Long’s Jeopardy run
It’s been three weeks, and Philadelphian Ryan Long is still on his “Jeopardy!” winning streak after yet another victory last night.
- Long, a Mt. Airy resident who’d been driving rideshare to make a living, has so far racked up $279k and a spot on the show’s “Leaderboard of Legends” with the ninth most consecutive wins in program history.
From some nail-biting comebacks to his brief run-in with a president, avowed Jeopardy fan Asha Prihar recaps Long’s 10 best moments so far.
March On: The Fight for Pride
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- After another massive junkyard fire broke out yesterday (this one in Port Richmond), Philly health officials warned residents in the area to stay inside because of air quality concerns. [6ABC/@billy_penn]
- Former Philadelphia homicide detective Philip Nardo was convicted of sexually assaulting multiple witnesses among other charges, leading to the reversal of several homicide convictions, including one in a high-profile murder of a special needs athlete. [AP/HuffPost]
- Philadelphia church leaders kicked off a 30-day initiative to have reps on North Philly street corners from 9 to 11 p.m. in hopes of deterring shootings. [KYW]
- A coalition of business orgs like the Chamber of Commerce advocated for tax cuts at City Hall on Wednesday, describing the push as a chance to “give Philly a raise.” [Capital-Star]
- Julian Lurie, son of Eagles owner Jeffery, is now officially employed by the franchise as the leader of business and football operations strategy — and, yes, we also are getting “Succession” vibes. [CBS Sports]
- The WNBA commissioner said two new franchises could be announced by 2024, and Philly’s on the shortlist (as it should be). What we want to know from you: What should our women’s basketball team be called?? [NBC10/Billy Penn]
Mayor Kenney is in Reno at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ annual summer gathering. His office yesterday announced road closures for Sunday’s PHL Pride march and festival in Old City and the Gayborhood.
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? Nobody *needs* to try 100+ hard seltzers, but you can if you want when Seltzerland hits the Navy Yard. The fest promises cocktails, Instagram activations, and tons of swag. Tickets start at $35. (11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4)
? Join bike brand Trek for rainbow-themed Pride rides between their Center City store and the hills of Manayunk. The vibe is casual, with free drinks, snacks, and swag provided. (9 a.m. Sunday, June 5)


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I've begun to explore the idea that you have replaced this space, if I may. For I catch myself painstakingly committing to memory even trivial thoughts, to share with you in our leisurely moments- so few.
You've entwined yourself into my life in the most imperceptible ways. You've become a hand of reason. You are the voice of wisdom. You are my very own wishing well- echoing to me a confidence I so lack at times. I know you are not a mere passerby- for you share with me a restlessness that floats by the world utterly misunderstood. You are like the welcome breeze when I run- calming me and egging me along in my impossible quests. Why do you indulge me so?
Maybe I've found in you a bottomless receptacle, to pour into my petty woes, my baseless trepidations, my irrationalities- so many. Shamelessly, I impose upon you my childish victories, sometimes even a hint of the ever-lurking darkness. Maybe that explains my long silence.
I hope, wait even, for my time to do you countless favors, for a way to earn your undeserved indulgences, for a fleeting chance to be your sunshine... Until then, this space is yours to reign. Welcome, you!


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As Netflix’s newest show, One Day, rose to number one on the viewing charts of the streaming service this week, fans of the show swarmed to find out if there would be more episodes of the addictive romance. However, whether the new blockbuster show will have a second season seems easily answered simply by Netflix’s decision to release the adaptation as a limited series.
The tragically romantic story of Dex and Emma is ended cleanly and clearly in this adaptation, just as it was in the book of the same name by David Nicholls and in the 2011 film. However, despite no promise to further Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley’s beloved storyline, the prior three renditions of their story leave readers and watchers alike with a bouquet of precious romance to reflect on.
The Third Act
I remember the first time I saw the One Day movie, starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. I was struck by the tangible aura of lust, adoration, and longing I felt for the characters in their attempts and failures to love one another over the trials of each decade they met. The insight into their lives, through one day of each year over twenty years, felt intimate, like viewing a real couple through the window of their home as they talked and laughed and loved.
Emma is everything I ever wanted to be when I was young: a writer who is strong, confident, brilliant, bilingual, beautiful, and loved by a man in a pure, everlasting way. Further, Dex was a dream, a complicated disaster ripe with charm, a man anyone might fall in love with if they were ever given a chance.
I was struck by the film, then dumbfounded when I read the book. I cried as mightily knowing the ending of their story as I did when I was finding it out for the first time. The only thing that made it better was the book’s ability to immerse me in detail that a two-hour movie just could not provide. Thus, finding Netflix’s new One Day adaptation while spending the week sick in bed was a delight I couldn’t ignore, which led to a binge-watching of epic proportions and falling in love with the same characters for the third time in my life.
Improving On The Past
Netflix’s take on One Day is yet another attempt to right the errors of the past regarding book-to-film adaptations. The film format of trying to condense 300-plus pages of author brilliance into two hours rapidly proves to be an antiquated concept. Thankfully, instead of leaving book lovers to suffer the inadequacies of prior adaptations, streaming services seem to be on a mission to right the wrongs of the past and give readers fuller versions of the stories they love most.
The new One Day limited series exemplifies how successful that venture can be, largely due to flawless casting that leads to a more comprehensive story arc for each character. Dex, played by The White Lotus’s Leo Wooddall, transcends the multifaceted sex appeal provided by Jim Sturgess (The Way Back) in the original film. Wooddall, along with his seductive smirk and sparkly blue eyes, provides significantly more depth to the character of Dex — from his battles with addiction to his incomparable bond with his mother and his love and dedication to his young daughter — than Sturgess was ever able to in his tenure as the beloved character.
Similarly, casting Ambika Mod — a British actress born to Indian immigrants — in the role of Emma Morley brought a profundity to the character not reached by Hathaway’s earlier portrayal. Mod is best known for the 2022 AMC mini-series This Is Going to Hurt, but attended acting and comedy school and worked as a stage actress and stand-up comedian before working on screen. Her time as a comedian, in particular, paid off in One Day, due largely to the necessity of Emma’s snarky commentary and expressive face to provide comedic relief to the often grim storylines in the show. Despite her near-perfection in the role of Emma, Mod originally declined to audition for the lead role because she originally read the book when she was just thirteen years old, and it quickly became one of her favorites. The actress stated in an interview with Variety,
I just didn’t see myself as Emma. I just thought it would be a waste of everyone’s time if I taped for this.Ambika Mod, Variety
Thankfully for viewers and lovers of the book alike, Mod changed her mind and brought to screen the best version of Emma Morley anyone could imagine.
What Comes Next?
Though fans will undeniably be disappointed to hear that there will be no more One Day series to come, they can look forward to the bright futures of the breakout stars from the series. Disney+ announced last year that Ambika Mod will be starring alongside the original Dex, Jim Sturgess, in a show entitled Playdate. Meanwhile, Leo Wooddall will be starring in an Apple TV+ show called Prime Target, produced by Ridley Scott and written by Sherlock alum Steve Thompson.
Regardless of whether Dex and Emma are ever to be reincarnated or somehow (miraculously) have their story extended, fans of the book, movie, and show can now rest easy knowing that every adaptation of the story has been explored and will be out there to be loved for decades to come.
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This vintage blue painted set of filing drawers has many uses and will add character to a vintage desk or workroom. With 4 drawers (lined with old newspapers from 1974), it will provide useful storage for bits and bobs - I found it stuffed with sewing things and spent a good few hours sorting through the old cotton reels, packets of needles and bobbins of elastic and lace. The drawers are now empty and ready for you to fill! The inside of the drawers say " Winel Drawer Cabinet. British Manufacture" and have been painted a duck-egg blue colour which is showing its age. Perfect.
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脱氧水机组为啤酒无氧置换及啤酒稀释用脱氧水工艺过程中的 关键环节设备机组。影响着啤酒中氧的含量量；从而影响稀释后 啤酒的氧化味及口感的一致性。
本机组为发明专利，其精度及可靠性达到前所未有的高度；其通 过数学模型的建立，推导出已知量与未知量间的数学关系式；数 学模型法开环控制原理的应用，可一次性将脱氧水中氧浓度的降 低及 CO2 溶解量达到要求的含量，从而提高产品质量及均一性。 本机组外观设计紧凑，工艺管道方向一致美观，便于操作控制。
The deoxygenated water unit is a key unit in the beer oxygen free displacement process and Deoxygenated water process for beer dilution. It will infl uence the oxygen content in beer and thereby infl uence the oxidative smell and consistency of taste of beer after dilution.
The unit is a patent of invention. Its precision and reliability are unprecedented. The mathematical relationship between the known quantity and unknown quantity is deducted through the establishment of mathematical model. The application of the method of mathematical model and principle of open-loop control can make the reduction of concentration of oxygen and CO2 dissolution load in the deoxygenated water reach the required values in one step, so as to enhance product quality and uniformity.
The unit is designed with compact appearance. The technological pipe direction is consistent and beautiful for the convenience of operation and control.


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A team featuring Estevan's Taeghen Hack has been nominated as Saskatchewan's team of the year.
Hack and the Team Sask Under-19 Women's water polo team are one of the three finalists for the award.
The provincial under 19 water polo team won its first national title in May and Hack, a former member of the Estevan Sharks water polo team, was one of the youngest members of the team.
The Saskatchewan Sport Award nominees were announced Monday.
Each year, up to three finalists are selected in six athlete of the year award categories.
The awards will be handed out in March.

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A tale of two matrices: multivariate approaches in evolutionary biology
Article first published online: 18 DEC 2006
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Volume 20, Issue 1, pages 1–8, January 2007
How to Cite
BLOWS, M. W. (2007), A tale of two matrices: multivariate approaches in evolutionary biology. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 20: 1–8. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01164.x
- Issue published online: 18 DEC 2006
- Article first published online: 18 DEC 2006
- Received 21 March 2006; revised 18 April 2006; accepted 23 April 2006
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America was, for eight years, headed by a male Homosexual, who is a sexually conflicted and confused individual, who claimed to be married to a male transvestite, posing as a female. The damage this sexual pervert did to America, and especially the government, including the military… was substantial, and yet, because he was a black man, he was reelected to the office of President for a second term.
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have been very successful over the years blackmailing and extorting money from corporations by threatening to boycott a corporation for alleged racism. This, and black riots when some black thug is arrested by police, has translated into a nation where black people believe they can demand and are due special treatment simply because they are black. The same thing has taken place with mentally ill people whose MINDs are sexually conflicted…[which means they need competent psychological help]. Because of the failure of modern mental health — Research Here… people in America who desperately need competent mental health are not receiving it. Sick people are told by people who have found that by using the label LGBT they can claim special privileges, and that they should threaten to sue anyone who does not provide them what they want.
The deeply repressed ‘guilt’ regarding slavery held by those people who are Liberal or Democrat causes such people to view life very differently than a normal, mentally healthy person views life. The Lib/Dem/Intelack type people identify themselves as Lib/Dem/Intelack people because such people are godless. That is, and quite unknown to themselves, they are lacking the Virtue of Conscience, which enables the healthy individual to “see” good and evil in life, and to avoid evil.
So, with the Lib/Dem/Intelack type people demanding their delusional beliefs driven by mental illness deserve special treatment by normal people… good and normal people who are not insane refuse to embrace evil. And these good and normal people are being savaged by gangs of mentally ill people, reinforced by the Lib/Dem/Intelack type people who are themselves soft on evil.
All of this to set the stage for the following: The commandment by God for people who love the Lord is to not engage in evil in any way. And this means people who care about their Souls, must continue to resist the evil of LGBT, and to demand that mental health do what is necessary to provide the proper treatment for those in America whose MINDS are sexually conflicted. And do not let mentally ill people assume the role of oppressed people. They need proper help. And you need to protect your own Soul.
What does this mean? It means that no one should be licensed as a Psychotherapist in America until and unless that person has completed his or her own program of Gestalt Psychotherapy. The nation desperately needs for good people to take back America.
Peace, Brother James

domain: sociology


text: Being of crucial importance for agricultural production and also having experienced significant price volatility, phosphate and its future availability have drawn growing at-tention from both academics and the public over the last years. This paper overviews the recent literature and data on the availability of phosphorus and discusses the eco-nomic aspects of phosphate scarcity by describing major price determinants of the global phosphate market. We show that past price fluctuations of phosphate rock and phosphate fertilisers are not a reflection of physical phosphate rock depletion but rather attributable to numerous other demand- and supply-side factors. Given the current re-serve estimates for phosphate rock, neither an exhaustion of global reserves nor a peak event is likely to occur within this century. However, these estimates are subject to a significant degree of uncertainty. Moreover, the global distribution of phosphate production and reserves is highly skewed and has the potential to pose a threat to food security in developing countries through factors such as the volatility of the phosphate rock price or price setting by suppliers with significant market power.


Registration process going well at higher learning institutions
Admissions and the registration process at higher learning institutions are going well, the Department of Higher Education and Training said on Monday.
“Generally things at all our universities are fine, except in Durban University of Technology (DUT), where there are problems relating to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for returning students. The fund did not pay the last quarter of 2014 and therefore the university is withholding results, thus can’t register students now,” said department spokesperson, Khaye Nkwanyana.
Nkwanyana said the department has directed NSFAS CEO Msulwa Daca to fly to Durban today and sort the matter out as a strike is looming.
Minister Nzimande has also called on student leaders to provide leadership during strikes and not resort to violence and vandalizing of property.
Minister Nzimande made the call during a meeting with Education Alliance at the University of Johannesburg, on Friday, where he presented the 2015 academic opportunities and plans for the year.
Education Alliance is made up of the South African student congress, National Education Health and Allied Workers Union, Congress of South African Students, Higher education transformation network, Higher Education South Africa, Congress of South African Trade Unions, African National Congress, South African Communist Party and Young Communist League.
The Minister insisted that strikes must be the last resort, but negotiation must be a tool used, adding that in an event where this fails, they must escalate issues to the department before striking.
The NSFAS budget from the department for 2015/16 amounts to R6.299 billion and comprises R4.094 billion for university study loans and R2.205 billion for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College bursaries.
NSFAS has been allocated over R562.9 million for bursaries for scarce and critical skills for the current year.
Minister Nzimande advised students wishing to make use of the bursaries and enrol for critical skills which include science, commerce, health science and engineering among others.
Other notable donor allocations include funds from the Department of Basic Education (Funza Lushaka), the Department of Social Development and the National Skills Fund.
NSFAS will be funding 205 000 first time entering and continuing eligible students at 26 public universities and 200 000 students at 50 TVET Colleges in 2015 by providing student loans and bursaries totalling over R9.5 billion.
In 2014, NSFAS provided student loans and bursaries totalling over R8.3 billion, which excluded the once off allocation of R1 billion for the servicing of the 2013 shortfall of R700 million and 2014 shortfall of R300 million.
NSFAS has also earmarked R69.3 million in the 2015 academic year to provide financial aid to disabled students in universities. – SAnews.gov.za
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Games like Call of Duty, Halo and the like are notorious for fast and accurate prods of the analog stick and extremely quick squeezes of the trigger button in order to blow some poor fool's virtual head off.
A study conducted by scientists at the University of Rochester have discovered that playing these types of games can actually train players to make correct decisions at a faster than normal pace because of heightened situational awareness. No, not the perk.
A group of 18 to 25 year olds, who do not play games, were put to the test. Split into two groups, one played games like Call of Duty and Unreal Tournament while the other played The Sims 2. After playing, they were given a simple question about the game and had to answer as quickly as possible.
The action game group answered accurately 25 percent faster than the other group.
Researcher Daphne Bavalier says that these games help people absorb information more efficiently, thus leading to quicker decisions.
"It's not the case that the action game players are trigger-happy and less accurate: They are just as accurate and also faster," says Bavalier. "Action game players make more correct decisions per unit time. If you are a surgeon or you are in the middle of a battlefield, that can make all the difference."
See? Video games do help gamers with important life skills.

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The diatomic fluorine molecule (F2) contains a single shared pair of electrons. Each F atom also has three pair of electrons that are not shared with the other atom. A lone pair is a pair of electrons in a Lewis electron-dot structure that is not shared between atoms.
When fluorine reacts with metals, it oxidizes the metal, and forms an ionic bond. However, when two fluorine atoms react to form the fluorine molecule, a purely covalent bond is formed. … This is a purely covalent bond, with the bonding electrons shared equally between the two fluorine atoms.
Can fluorine have 10 electrons?
Fluorine has an atomic number of 9 and so therefore in a neutral state, one atom of fluorine has 9 protons and 9 electrons. If we gain an electron we have 10 electrons (same as a Na+ ion). … So if our ‘mystery’ element has 10 electrons, it must also have 10 protons.
How many electrons are there in f2?
That means there are 9 electrons in a fluorine atom. Looking at the picture, you can see there are two electrons in shell one and seven in shell two. ► More about the history and places to find fluorine.
Fluorine gas consists of F2 molecules with a single F-F bond between atoms. Its hydrogen compound is hydrogen fluoride, HF, in which the F atom is surrounded by three lone pairs and one bonding pair (see right).
Does fluorine have lone pairs?
Fluorine (and all halogens) tends to form one bond and have 3 lone pairs. With these electron configurations, none of these atoms will have any formal charge.
Is fluorine ionic or covalent?
With other atoms, fluorine forms either polar covalent bonds or ionic bonds. Most frequently, covalent bonds involving fluorine atoms are single bonds, although at least two examples of a higher order bond exist. Fluoride may act as a bridging ligand between two metals in some complex molecules.
Double bonds occur when four electrons are shared between the two atoms and consist of one sigma bond and one pi bond. Triple bonds occur when six electrons are shared between the two atoms and consist of one sigma bond and two pi bonds (see later concept for more info about pi and sigma bonds).


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Story By: Erin Zollars
Photos By: Sol Tucker
College Park, MD–
There have been some memorable moments in College Park, and there have been some regrettably forgettable ones! One of those certainly came on the national stage tonight as they put up an almost non-existent performance against a much stronger Penn State team.
Some will say the final score doesn’t reflect what Maryland really did tonight and some will say this program has a long way to go before they are truly ready to play in the Big Ten with any confidence that they are going to come out and take care of business. This 59-0 score is just downright trash… like the one you can’t stand anymore.
Penn State scored on six of its seven first-half drives, establishing a 38-0 lead. The circumstances sent many of Maryland’s black-clad faithful toward the exits at intermission, as the Terps underwhelmed at every turn and PSU kept pushing.
Nittany Lions Quarterback Sean Clifford led the way, completing 26-of-31 passes for 398 yards and three touchdowns. He added 54 rushing yards, including a nine-yard score on Penn State’s first offensive play of the night.
“Penn State is a very good football team,” said Terps Head Coach Mike Locksley. “We made quite a few mistakes that gave them a chance to capitalize and they found ways to do that.”
It was the largest margin of defeat for Maryland since a 66-3 loss at home to No. 10 Penn State to end the 2017 season. With the defeat, the Terps haven’t scored a touchdown against the Nittany Lions since then-freshman quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome’s 7-yard run in the second quarter of a 38-14 road loss in 2016, a stretch of 14 quarters.


We look back at our 2013 Dubach Racing Yamaha YZ250 project on this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday brought to you by Boyesen. This build was the first time certain products from ODI, DRD, Split Designs and Applied Racing were seen by the public. Products from Viral Brand and Ride Engineering are featured in 2-Stroke Hardware. Our video department packed 2-Stroke Theater with five different Yamaha YZ250 project bikes for your viewing pleasure and if thats not enough YZ250 action click the exclusive link to our BRP/Bills Pipes YZ250 project at the end of this post.
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WASHINGTON – To Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, the state law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration is “common sense,” not a burden.
To opponents, Arizona’s Proposition 200 is just another obstacle that would restrict access to the polls for the young, elderly and minorities.
The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in this month in a hearing that will be watched closely by voting rights advocates and by several other states with similar laws.
At issue in the March 18 hearing is a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which said federal law trumped state law on voter registration requirements. The appeals court said in April that voters could use a federal mail-in registration form, established by the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which only requires that they attest to their citizenship through a signature.
Arizona’s law, approved by voters in 2004, requires some proof of citizenship – a passport, birth certificate, driver’s license, tribal or other documents – before a person can register. The appeals court said the state can still require proof for the state form, but could not keep someone from registering by using the federal form.
Horne said the state law is necessary, pointing to a district court finding that 200 non-citizens had registered to vote in 2005.
“Everybody I’ve talked to feels like if you’re going to register to vote you should provide evidence you are a citizen,” Horne said.
But a national survey of voter fraud cases last year by News21, a reporting project run by a coalition of universities, turned up only seven confirmed cases of voter fraud in Arizona from 2000 through 2011.
Sam Wercinski, the executive director for Arizona Advocacy Network, said that when Proposition 200 passed, many ads alluded to undocumented immigrants trying to hijack the political process. The shortage of known voter fraud cases shows the weakness of that argument, he said.
Wercinski said the law would only lead to disenfranchising Native Americans, Latinos, young and elderly voters and was written “so those currently in political power can maintain power.”
Latinos are hardest-hit by the law because they have the largest percentage of new voters, Wercinski said.
He said many young people may not have a driver’s license, because that could mean higher insurance premiums for their families. When presented with the opportunity to register, those prospective new voters are not carrying the other forms of qualifying identification spelled out in the law, he said.
“Nobody is walking around, generally, with their passport or birth certificate,” Wercinski said.
Joe Sparks, a lawyer for the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, also believes the law was deliberately designed to disenfranchise voters. The council is one of the lead parties in the Supreme Court case challenging the law.
Sparks said the law “seems reasonable if you just read it and don’t know the circumstances on the reservation.” But he said there are hundreds of Native American voters in Arizona who do not have driver’s licenses, passports, birth certificates or other documentation listed.
While Proposition 200 does list citizenship documents specific to Native Americans, he said, some of those documents do not exist for all tribes or only exist for specific tribes. That is one of the complaints cited in the council’s suit against the law.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in the case could affect a number of other states that have passed or are considering similar laws. Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Georgia, Oklahoma and Kansas filed a brief in favor of Arizona, arguing that it should be a state’s right to regulate voter registration.
While Horne was reluctant to predict what the court might do, Sparks said he is optimistic about the case. Sparks said the purpose of National Voter Registration Act was to make it easier for citizens to vote and that the act does not leave room for states to add requirements like those in Proposition 200.
“Federal law is in our favor,” Sparks said.

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Marvel fans, we have a new “Spiderman!”
Tom Holland has just been cast as the next live-action “Spiderman.” The 19-year old English actor isn’t new in the biz because he has played roles in various films and series such as “Wolf Hall” and “The Impossible.”
Sony Executive Amy Pascal is thrilled to have Holland on board, “Sony, Marvel, Kevin and I all knew that for Peter Parker, we had to find a vibrant, talented young actor capable of embodying one of the most well-known characters in the world. With Tom, we’ve found the perfect actor to bring Spiderman’s story into the Marvel Cinematic Universe,” she said to marvel.com.
This marks Holland at the third “Spiderman” following Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire.
Just last February 2015, Marvel and Sony Pictures have both signed a deal to work together for “Spiderman” and a part of the deal is having “Spiderman” debut in “Captain America: Civil War” before he stars in his own movie, which will be directed by Jon Watts.
I wouldn’t mind meeting a new friendly neighbor and Holland seems to be the perfect person for the role. He has this vibe in him that screams Peter Parker. This is going to be exciting and a lot of fans are anticipating the new movie. Would it be better than the previous ones? THAT we have to find out.
The new “Spiderman”movie is set to hit cinemas July 28, 2017.
What do you think of Holland as the new “Spiderman?” Do you think he’s the perfect choice? Who are your other bets to play this role? Let us know by posting your comments below!
For the latest news, recaps and spoilers on your favorite TV shows as well as entertainment news, make sure that you catch it here on Movie News Guide (MNG).
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Originally posted by OrionStars
That also could have happened at WTC 7 as well to give the same false impression. If WTC 7 also had sub-level parking as well.
Originally posted by ULTIMA1
Its just too bad the the EPA recoverd all the fuel in the WTC 7 ground floor tanks.
There were natural gas generators available at the time. If they were diesel, they simply use conversion kits. In fact, I have a whole house natural gas generator. It is connected to the natural gas line on the outside at the house, which feeds my house for natural gas appliances. If there is a fire in my house, the fire department shuts off the natural gas at the outside main feeding my area.
Whats amazing is that there are so many people that dismiss these first hand accounts..... as if to say even though you were INSIDE the building and were there as the attacks happened...your wrong. The nist people and the fema people and the feds and the cia are more correct then you.
Even though you were actually there and heard all these explosions with your own ears.
Originally posted by thedman
That is because the Fire inspectors would not allow large natural gas
lines inside of the buildings - for example the kitchen for WINDOWS
ON THE WORLD restuarant (floor 106/107 Tower 1) was in the basement
for that reason. Diesel fuel has a relatively high flash point (130 F)
and is difficult to ignite.
No gas lines are run inside with natural gas generators. They are tied into the gas line before the meter outside of the building. No lines need to be run inside if a boiler or some other source is used for heating. The gas line stops out the building. Same with diesel with tanks normally buried as are lines for aestheic purposes.
The graphics below illustrate elevator shaft continuity on and below the aircraft impact zones. The colored areas represent shafts, not necessarily individual elevator cars. The blue area in the floor plans below indicates the #50 freight elevator shaft, which is continuous from the impact zones to the lowest basement level, B6. In the north tower, with elevator operator Arturo Griffith and carpenter Marlene Cruz aboard, the #50 elevator was hit by a blast, dropped several floors, and stopped below the B1 landing. A large fireball came through the shaft just after Griffith and Cruz were pulled from smoky elevator.
The yellow area indicates the large #6 and #7 elevators, which led to Windows on the World in the north tower (WTC 1) and to the observation deck in the south tower (WTC 2). This shaft is continuous from the impact zones to sublevel B4, where several people within the core area were injured by the jet fuel blast, and where building engineer Edward McCabe said the blast came "about 30 seconds" after he felt the building shift.