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Car rental in Catania. The best offers of rent a car by Naniko
Catania, disposed at the foot of Mount Etna, is widely known as the Black Pearl of the Ionian Sea. The picturesque line of rocky coastline has a darker shade and created from black basalt of Etna. Given to the fact that Catania is considered to be an economic and industrial center of Sicily, it is a very vivacious place in terms of leisure and entertainment.
Among the main attractions of Catania can be noted Castle of Ursino, built by Frederick II as observation and defensive points of the town, incomparable Bellini Theater, Benedictine Monastery, the same ancient necropolis, Greek theater. A beautiful street in entire Italy is a Via Crociferi, which means the way of churches, because of the beautiful religious architecture of the Baroque style. In Piazza Duomo stands the Cathedral, in honor of the mistress of the city, St. Agatha, also a symbol of Catania – the elephant made of lava stone, which placed in the middle of the marble fountain.
The picturesque surroundings and the sights of Sicily, is easily visited by using of car rented in Catania, with which one will freely explore the beautiful rocky coves, or Cyclops Riviera colorful villages on the slopes of Mount Etna, where you also enjoy the typical Sicilian dishes.
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Catania is the tenth-scale city in Italy, with a populace of about 300,000 inhabitants. The city is disposed on the east coast of Sicily, in the Ionian Sea, where there is also a commercial port. It is an interesting fact that in the city the highest number of professional and amateur theater companies all over Italy. Since the beginning of the 90s, it began to occur very vibrant nightlife, which gives a special charm to the city in terms of tourism. Numerous travelers visit Catania, heading to Etna. The town itself is rich with a variety of attractions, but it is also famous as the birthplace of the Mafia.


In its policy document Sources of Our Existence – conservation and sustainable use of genetic diversity (2002), the Dutch government has stated that it is unnecessary to exercise its sovereignty regarding access to genetic resources occurring in the Netherlands in national legislation. This means that you do not need PIC to access genetic resources in the Netherlands. The legislation for implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in the Netherlands does not regulate access to genetic resources. It may be, however, that access to certain in situ genetic resources is controlled by regulations on biodiversity conservation and nature reserves and by phytosanitary and veterinary measures. In such cases, permission to collect genetic resources must be obtained from the landowner, be it a farmer or public sector agency. Environmental impact rules may also apply. Genetic resources on farms or in gardens are held privately and hence transfer of these genetic resources in any form requires the consent of their owner.


ESC, or Electronic Stability Control, helps every driver to handle critical situations, when the car is getting into the skid.
The control unit constantly compares current data about the driving behaviour of the vehicle with the preset values. If the values do not match, the control unit gives command to stabilize the vehicle.
The stability program uses the abilities of ABS, ASR and few other special sensors. This allows it to prevent slipping or locking the wheels. The principle of its function is limiting the engine torque and braking the inner rear wheel in case of understeer, or outer front wheel in case of oversteer.
ESC provides significant help to the driver, but it still can’t overcome the laws of nature. The ESC can help the driver only if the limits of grip are not exceeded, at least on the wheels used to stabilize the vehicle.
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You probably know the benefits of taking vitamin C when you feel sick and vitamin B12 for better brain and nervous system health. But you may not know about the many benefits of vitamin D – particularly as we age.
Vitamin D is found in some foods, as food additives and as a dietary supplement. Vitamin D is also produced when ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight strike the skin. The more time spent outdoors, the more opportunity we have to get enough vitamin D.
Here’s what you need to know about the benefits of vitamin D:
Vitamin D is a Health Powerhouse
Vitamin D’s main role is to help the body absorb and use calcium, which it needs for bone, tooth and skin health. It has anti-inflammatory properties that help protect and promote cell growth and reduce the buildup of harmful plaque in the body. Vitamin D can also improve immune function and enable muscle growth. Here more ways vitamin D is a health powerhouse:
- Flu fighter: Vitamin D can help boost your immune system to defeat more everyday illnesses, like colds, the flu and other respiratory conditions.
- Cancer opponent: Because it boosts immune response, vitamin D can help decrease the risk of colon and blood cancers.
- Bone health defender: Vitamin D builds and maintains healthy bones. It can help reduce osteoporosis, which leads to soft or brittle bones.
- Skin champion: Vitamin D can strengthen the immune system, helping to treat the autoimmune condition of plaque-like psoriasis.
- Oral health benefactor: By helping the body absorb the calcium it needs to keep gums and teeth healthy, vitamin D can help fight gum disease and tooth decay.
Vitamin D Improves Mood
Another benefit of vitamin D is better brain health and mood improvement. Data indicate a lack of vitamin D can lead to depression (including seasonal affective disorder (SAD)) and sleeplessness. In addition, lower vitamin D levels have also been associated with brain-related conditions like Parkinson’s disease, dementia and multiple sclerosis.
Get the Right Amount of Vitamin D
One of the great things about vitamin D is that you don’t need a lot of it every day to reap its benefits.
Always follow the advice of your doctor when taking vitamins or supplements. This is especially important when you take other medications. Some medications, including over-the-counter remedies, can actually lower your vitamin D levels. Medications like laxatives, steroids, medicines that lower cholesterol, seizure medications and weight-loss drugs can all have this effect.
There are also plenty of natural ways to get the vitamin D your body needs. Consider these sources:
- Sunlight: Our bodies are created to make vitamin D when our skin is exposed to sunlight. So, a short walk outside with forearms, lower legs and face uncovered will help your body naturally produce vitamin D. However, our ability to make vitamin D lessens with age. In addition, it is important to protect your skin from sun exposure longer than 30 minutes.
- Fish and fish oil: Three ounces of cooked salmon can provide more than 80 percent of daily vitamin D requirements. Not keen on fish? One tablespoon of cod liver oil supplement provides 170 percent of daily vitamin D.
- Mushrooms: If you like adding mushrooms to your daily salad or entrée, consider this added benefit: one to five sliced white mushrooms make up half of your recommended daily vitamin D intake.
- Milk: Milk is fortified with vitamin D, one cup contains 20 percent of the daily recommended vitamin D intake.
Of course you can always take a vitamin D supplement – on the recommendation of your doctor.
Partner with Your Doctor
Get all the insight you need about the right amounts of and sources for vitamin D from your doctor. It is especially important that you talk to your doctor if you are concerned that symptoms such as excessive fatigue, bone pain, muscle weakness, aches or cramps, or mood changes like depression may be due to a lack of vitamin D.
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Noah’s Ark Society Foster Care
What is a Noah’s Ark Society foster?
Noah’s Ark Society foster homes provide temporary housing and care for animals affiliated within the organization. It is a low-cost way to help save an animal’s life.
How Does it Work?
You can contribute to animal care in several ways through Noah’s Ark Society. Foster homes are needed for short term and long term as well as emergency care. A short term foster provides temporary housing and care for animals for no more than 10 days. This provides Noah’s Ark Society coordinators somewhere to place an overflow animal while searching for new homes and/or long term fosters. It is also somewhere an animal can be housed if long-term fosters are away. A short term foster may be first contact for an animal pulled from a shelter or found. Unless otherwise discussed, the animal(s) in care will be moved to another home after 10 days. A long term foster provides housing and care for animals indefinitely. This is a home Noah’s Ark Society coordinators can depend on to keep animals until the animal is adopted. Homes that provide emergency care are needed to help nurse injured or sick animals back to a healthy state. They may be used as nurseries for puppies or kittens and will work directly with Noah’s Ark Society coordinators for necessary veterinary assistance. Housing and care at these homes is often indefinite. More experienced fosters with additional animal care experience may be required in many of these homes.
Can a Noah’s Ark Society foster home adopt an animal in care?
In home foster adoptions are most appreciated. A wonderful home for an animal is never frowned upon. However, foster homes are encouraged to find other homes for animals in care to continue helping more animals.
What are the responsibilities of a Noah’s Ark Society foster?
- Provide temporary housing and care for foster animal(s).
- Provide medication, daily care and/or special care as necessary.
- Potty train, leash train, and crate train as necessary.
- Teach basic socialization and commands as necessary.
- Provide daily or weekly updates for websites, blogs, and social media.
- Transport animal for vet appointments and affiliated adoption events.
What We Provide for Our Foster Providers
- Tags and Collars
- Shirts or Bandanas
- Veterinary Care Assistance
- Bags of Food
- Toys, Dishes & Incidentals
How do I get started to become a Noah’s Ark Society foster?
Fill out one of the online foster applications from the list below, and a Noah’s Ark Society coordinator will contact you about orientation training and more. To learn more about foster care, please review our Foster Care Q&A.
Foster Care Applications:
To learn more about fostering or to ask us any questions you might have, please feel free to email us at: firstname.lastname@example.org.

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Weekly Review of Events in Slovenia from 6 to 14 August 1993
Ljubljana, 23 August - The issue of the discovery of a large deposit of weapons at Maribor Airport acquired greater importance last week since it turned into a conflict between the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Justice. Political observers predict a government crisis, while commentators of various Slovenian newspapers maintain that this is the fight for power between the left and the laic right wing in Slovenian political life, or that this is a tendency of the Minister of Defence, who has allegedly become a "disturbing element" in the government, who should withdraw. Slovenian farmers remained worried about the drought causing great damage. While Slovenian diplomats had a rest, organisers of numerous fairs and workers in tourism were very active.
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Cover, Interior design
Stephanie Huntwork, Marysarah Quinn, Jenni Zellner, Phil Leung
This was a dream project full stop.Sometimes you’re working on a project that seems like you’re just working away in the dark. This was not that. There were many ways to make this go sideways but for the love of the project by all those involved. There is never enough in the budget of any project but for this, getting approval to give this interior the gold metallic ink it deserved was pure design nerd joy and a sense of doing as right as I could by my musical idols. Tupac lives!

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text: I was soaping...way behind schedule....I had already done two 42 bar batches (4 different scents). I was finishing up with a 42 bar batch of OMH. I went through my routine, poured it into the molds, washed the pots and things, and was cleaning up the table when I noticed the Safflower Oil sitting in the container still. Crap! It was all measured out, ready to go and I just forgot it. So I poured my soap back into the pot, mixed the Safflower Oil in and blended the stuffing out of it. Then I poured it back in the mold. So is it non uesable? Or will it be okay. I know exactly what didn't go in and how much, it just got added late, after the other oils/fats and the honey and ground oatmeal. It never got to thick trace, so mixing it in was not a problem. With it having gone to thin trace already, does that mean the safflower oil would not saponify with the lye? Thanks!

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1. Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)
The DIA is absolutely a must-see in Detroit. It's JD (Jacki's brother) and Jessica's (JD's partner) favorite place in Detroit. And, for good reason. Their art collections are impressive with wide-ranging styles. Great for a daytime activity. You could even check it out before making your way to the wedding ceremony!

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Installation of LED Streetlights in Waikiki Begins in July 2018 Part 3 of our Series on Light Pollution in Waikiki
The city has finally announced when the conversion of all Waikiki streetlights to new energy-saving LEDs will take place. The work, starting in July 2018 and ending in October 2019, will be carried out by the monolithic Johnson Controls corporation. Their project website www.myoahustreetlight.com/ now provides much of the information we have been seeking for the past two years.
The total cost of replacing all 53,000 streetlights on Oahu will be just under $50 million. This cost will be offset by using 60% less electricity - to save about $5 million per year - so in 10 years the project will pay for itself. This is the good news and nobody disputes this.
LED “luminaires” are arrays of diodes. Without diffuser lenses the light is painful to look at
Our stories a few years ago on this website raised many questions about the safety and aesthetics of this massive permanent environmental change to the night sky for all of Oahu residents and wildlife. Here are some of the topics we covered:
Safety Since the American Medical Association first raised concerns about the possible damage to human eyesight from some bright ultra-white LED lamps, the city and Johnson Controls have at last responded with some answers on their FAQ pages: “The effects of the LED street lights on human health will be negligible because the light will be directed on the roadways with very little trespass onto private property. Furthermore, we are using the 3000K color temperature LEDs, which have less blue content than the 4000K LEDs and are recommended by the American Medical Association (AMA).”
Color Temperature It is generally accepted that ultra-white LED lamps, with their unnatural bluish cast, can disrupt human and animal sleep patterns. That is why most computers and smartphones now have a special nighttime brightness setting that uses a much warmer hue. Johnson’s answer is: “The State Department of Transportation installed LED street lights with a color temperature of 4000K along the freeways and major state roadways. The City will be installing warmer white LED street lights with a color temperature of 3000K along the streets in residential areas and with a color temperature of 4000K along the major streets in commercial/mixed use areas, such as along King Street in Downtown Honolulu. Approximately 90% of the new LED street lights will have the 3000K color temperature.”
Light Pollution and Trespass With virtually no city and county regulation of powerful new ultra-bright and ultra-white LED lamps shining onto public spaces or private properties, Oahu is already awash in excessive illumination that has killed the concept of Soft Warm Hawaiian Nights with Tiki Torch flames. A walk through Waikiki at night demonstrates that many hundreds of condo and commercial buildings have now installed LED lights in their garages, staircases and open areas with no concern for the Optical Radiation they are casting into properties and spaces that do not belong to them. Unlike some neighbor islands that have carefully regulated exterior lighting, Oahu has revealed the nightmare of what we called the “Death of Darkness” from LED over-illumination. The answer is simple - ensure that all external LED lamps have shielding around them that prevents their light from Trespass into neighboring spaces. An almost complete absence of LED lamp shielding on Oahu has resulted in the entire island, and especially Waikiki, now looking more like Las Vegas at night. In residential areas many people report that their neighbors are blasting their homes with unwanted lighting that looks more like prison yards. The only solution will be lawsuits that punish people who disturb other properties with unwanted light. The city has addressed this concern on the Johnson website FAQ: “The LED street lights in the residential areas will have flat glass lenses that will eliminate uplight and will have an internal reflector system to focus the light on the roadway. This will also greatly reduce the impact to migratory seabirds. These street lights with 3000K color temperature have also been approved by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). The LED street light fixtures along North King Street in Kalihi and in Chinatown will have globe-type lenses to match the style of the existing fixtures. There will be some uplight from these fixtures due to the physics of light transmittance through the lenses. The effects of the LED street lights on human health will be negligible because the light will be directed on the roadways with very little trespass onto private property. Furthermore, we are using the 3000K color temperature LEDs, which have less blue content than the 4000K LEDs and are recommended by the American Medical Association (AMA).
What’s Ahead For a glimpse of Waikiki’s future new LED street lights you can already take a look at Ala Moana Boulevard where the conversion was completed last year. These powerful ultra-white lamps are not so well shielded and the light they cast far and wide is rather ghostly. Traffic engineers will praise them but residents will lament the loss of the warm light from the previous sodium lamps. Johnson says all of their new LED lamps will be capable of individual central control, hopefully allowing dimming as needed.
We praise the City and Johnson Controls for finally responding to the concerns of many about the massive project to convert all of the island’s street light to LED technology. By later next year we will be able to see what our new nights look like.
The Ala Wai Promenade Must Be Saved: Honolulu's most beautiful public space is threatened unless new initiatives succeed
Welcome To The Outdoor Circle Greater Waikiki Branch
The Mission of The Outdoor Circle is to keep Hawaii clean, green, and beautiful for future generations by preserving, protecting, and enhancing our environment.
The Outdoor Circle (“TOC”) is the state’s oldest and most respected environmental preservation organization. It is perhaps best known for the banning of billboards throughout the islands in 1926. Throughout the years, TOC has expanded its scope to include green space protection, view corridor preservation, tree advocacy and many other issues that impact the quality of life for our residents and visitors. It operates only in the state of Hawaii and has seven currently active branches. It was established in 1912. See TOC State Office website page for the full history.
The Greater Waikiki Branch was begun in January 2016 to address issues relating to the unique urban environment of the state’s most important economic center. Its District includes Waikiki (from Ala Wai Canal to beaches), Ala Moana Park and Kapi’olani Park.
Waikiki is arguably the most beautiful destination in the world. It is also the economic engine of the State of Hawaii and the center of its thriving international tourism industry. Each day about 150,000 people are in Waikiki to work, play and live and roughly 40,000 residents call it home. Waikiki generates about 46% of the state's visitor industry expenditures, 8% ($5 billion) of the Gross State Product and 11% of all jobs. Among the many reasons it is such an acclaimed paradise are its stunning heritage of trees and its freedom from the visual blight of billboards and most other forms of outdoor advertising.
The History of Waikiki is a topic we will be studying in the next few months. In the meantime, please look at our History page.
Once a place of streams, fish ponds and taro-growing mud fields, the area was changed forever when the dredging of the Ala Wai Canal, which opened in 1929, transformed the geography and created Modern Waikiki.
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Join The Outdoor Circle and choose Waikiki as your Branch Affiliation. Your annual membership dues gives you membership to both The Outdoor Circle and the Waikiki Branch!
We'll add you to our monthly mailing list and soon you will be able to download all our Walks Maps and Guides.


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WAKE FOREST, NC (WNCN) – In less than two weeks, 2 million people have fled to other countries to escape the war in Ukraine. A Wake Forest woman who moved to the United States from Ukraine 12 years ago is desperate to find a way to bring her sister and nephews to North Carolina.
Nataliia Odell and her sister have always been close, but now it feels like they live in different worlds. Odell is in Wake Forest and her sister is in Poland, where she fled after fleeing the war in Ukraine.
She left with her 15-year-old son and two-year-old twins, grateful for the shelters Poland offers but alone in a country where she doesn’t know anyone or speak the language.
“She cries every day that she wants to go back home to Ukraine and I say, ‘I’m so sorry I can’t get you here’ because it’s very hard to get here in the United States.” said Odell. “I have a house. I can offer her anything. I just don’t want her to stress.”
Odell said her sister hopes to get a visa to stay with her temporarily, but has been unable to get one. According to the US Embassy and Consulate in Poland, demand is extremely high, availability is low and waiting times are long.
North Carolina Congresswoman Deborah Ross said she sympathizes with those who are struggling.
“I know my colleagues in Congress are working on it,” she said. “I know the Biden administration is offering more temporary protective status, which of course is a first step.”
This status allows Ukrainians who stayed in the US until March 1 to stay for 18 months. Odell hopes something can also be done to help Ukrainians with families in the US get here as soon as possible.
“I would like to ask the government to help us bring our relatives to our family,” she said.
When the war ends, she hopes her sister can return to Ukraine, a country they both love very much.
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/wake-forest-woman-desperately-trying-to-find-way-to-get-her-sister-family-to-nc-from-ukraine/ Wake Forest woman trying to find a way to bring her sister and family to NC from Ukraine

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Cybersecurity risks and the resulting goals and requirements alone have a significant impact on development. But when cybersecurity is considered and introduced after the development has already progressed and decisions on system, hardware, or software have already been made, the impact and difficulties increase even more.
Throughout this article we want to talk about the hurdles arising from introducing cybersecurity too late into your development process that could jeopardize your entire project plan.
Five situations where late cybersecurity implementation could obstruct development projects
To illustrate the importance of implementing cybersecurity early during vehicle development projects, let’s take a platform project that is then used for a customer project.
In the case where decisions on hardware, software, etc. are made without incorporating cybersecurity, but the customer project requires cybersecurity to be implemented, the then resulting customer requirements would include a wide but rather generic spectrum of cybersecurity requirements. However, one must consider cybersecurity specifically for the system produced for the client.
Impact on system, software, and hardware requirements
Based on the system’s functionality and its components, the cybersecurity risks, the identified goals, and the derived cybersecurity controls and cybersecurity requirements can have significant impact on the system, software, and hardware requirements.
The already chosen and ordered hardware might not support cybersecurity but the cybersecurity requirements usually demand the protection of cryptographic keys. For instance, when a microcontroller does not have an integrated HSM or HW-support for cryptographic functions, the project must consider using a different microcontroller or supporting the functionality through software.
Failing to consider cybersecurity when selecting the necessary hardware impacts the purchasing process or requires additional effort on software development.
Additionally, cybersecurity controls can be resource intensive. With respect to customer requirements for startup times, which need to be met, the question is if the hardware suffices to provide the cybersecurity functionality. For example, calculating hashes in time, which can lead to efforts in testing of timings of cybersecurity functionality and different implementation styles such as authenticated boot versus secure boot.
If requirements for components, software, hardware, etc. were already communicated to suppliers, without the defined cybersecurity requirements, which will be communicated later in time, the development of the suppliers can also be significantly impacted by the new cybersecurity requirements.
In turn, this would again have impact on the ordered components and software. In addition, it must be ensured that potential other components being integrated into the system do not affect the cybersecurity of the system in a significant way and that these components themselves provide enough resources and functionality to support cybersecurity requirements.
Late communicated changes to suppliers can result in extended delivery of change requests or can even mean that the ordered component is not able to be cybersecure. Further, e.g., secure communication between components within a system can be a requirement, which may be problematic to implement depending on message protocols and already defined messaging schemes.
Another example is the increased effort on alignment, agreement, and changes to already existing requirements for functional safety, existing system, software, and hardware requirements and architecture. This is because cybersecurity requirements certainly impact already defined requirements.
With the potential changes in resources of components, the functionality must be rethought as it is equally important to implement functional safety and cybersecurity requirements and the fulfilment of these requirements by the system. Messages, message lengths, CRC, CMAC etc. shall be considered.
All in all, these obstacles can affect budget, time, and quality of projects and the developed item, also considering the impact of suppliers. The fact that either cybersecurity needs to be aligned with customers, that changes occur or that cybersecurity features are even lacking, aggravates the situation. Not adhering to the customer’s cybersecurity requirements will certainly have a significant impact on the project.
Recommended course of action
The solution to these anticipated issues, as we see time and time again throughout our projects at CYRES Consulting, is to implement cybersecurity as early as in the concept phase and to consider it for the entire lifecycle of the item, to prevent delays in budget, time, and quality. But most importantly, to provide a product that adheres to all requirements and fulfills all defined cybersecurity goals.
Additionally, thorough prioritizing of documentation efforts, creating an Item Definition and a TARA as well as requirements definition, alignment, and agreement help with avoiding unwanted surprises, delays, costs, and discomfort.
Jan-Peter Von Hunnius is Associate Partner and Head of CYRES Consulting Austria. He is an expert in automotive cybersecurity, with a proven track record of experience in engineering and quality management in the automotive industry, as well as a TÜV-certified Automotive Cybersecurity Expert.


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A week out from the murderous spree that claimed the lives of eight of our own, our country and its communities are aching, especially our Asian American and Pacific Islander neighbors. The racial violence exhibited in Georgia is not isolated. Racism and hatred have shaped our past and continue to shape our present.
Yet, we know neither can have a place in America if we are to have a prosperous future together.
For years, security and defense leaders have been talking about the rise of white nationalism and white supremacy and the danger this puts all of us in. All forms of racism are fruit from the same poisonous tree.
White Americans have got to confront this. Our Asian American and Pacific Islander friends need true allies right now. We need to center their voices, make space for their stories to be heard, and listen. And we must stand shoulder-to-shoulder to demand justice. It need not matter the venues of the crime or the alleged mental state of the murderer; innocent lives were taken, and it appears to be racially motivated.
We have to make the conscious decision to see what’s right in front of us instead of looking away. We have to choose each other. To heal our divisions, we must be able to hear each other, see each other, and understand each other.
Founder & President, E Pluribus Unum
Equity in Brief
At EPU, we believe that evidence-based public policy must stand up to the challenge of answering the hard questions about how we can make the promise of America accessible to everyone. That’s why we have begun our “Equity in Brief” series, to help answer these hard questions using research and data in an easily digestible format. We will publish these “Equity in Brief” posts on a regular basis and will address issues that are timely and responsive to current public policy debates relating to opportunity, justice and democracy.
Read the first brief on vaccine equity and the role of media narratives
Meet the UNUM Fellows
Mayor Keith James
West Palm Beach, FL
This week, we’re highlighting the work of Mayor Keith James, our UNUM Fellow from West Palm Beach, FL. Mayor James founded a Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Equality, a citywide working group formed to address local equity issues in the wake of the protests following the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor last year. Its main priority is to examine & reduce disparities and improve outcomes for historically marginalized communities.
Divided By Design Podcast
What is at stake if we don’t act to address the current inequities seen within our democracy? How can we work to make our democracy accessible to all and to address systemic voter suppression?
Please listen, rate and share!
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the production of educational programming including Sesame Street, recently released resources to support families in talking to their children about race and racism with the “ABCs of Racial Literacy”.
Rooted in research and developed in consultation with experts, the videos, articles, and activities are designed to help all families as they start conversations with their children about race and racism by providing age-appropriate language and strategies to answer children’s questions and more. These resources are a part of a Sesame Workshop’s ongoing racial justice initiative, Coming Together.
What We’re Reading
In addition to the racial violence last week, Georgia also captured the nation’s attention regarding voting rights. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) delivered a passionate sermon on the essential right to vote in his maiden address from the United States Senate floor. The attack on basic voting rights and access are something EPU will weigh in on heavily in the months to come.
News Around the South
ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER – Alabama House passes ban on curbside voting
ARKANSAS TIMES – No country for women, LGBT or Democratic voters. But guns? You’re good to go
FLORIDA POLITICS – House’s proposed elections bill maintains drop boxes while improving ‘transparency’
GPB – Local elections officials express concerns with proposed voting bills
HUFFINGTON POST – Kentucky moves to adopt early voting, bucking GOP crusade against voting rights
USA TODAY – Supreme Court to decide whether right to unanimous jury in Louisiana could be retroactive
SLATE – How Racist Infrastructure Caused the Jackson, Mississippi, Water Crisis
WFAE – North Carolina plant to help manufacture COVID-19 vaccines
WBTW – South Carolina short thousands of affordable rental homes; tenants pay the price
TALKING POINTS MEMO – 144 years after his death, Nathan Bedford Forrest still rules Tennessee politics
TPR – Texas Matters: How Gov. Abbott is pushing voter suppression bills
EQUAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE – Virginia governor restores voting rights to over 69,000 formerly incarcerated citizens
BLOOMBERG NEWS – Why Switzerland trails West Virginia in vaccines


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A Palestinian dance company marked today’s International Day of Solidarity with the People of Palestine by appealing to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to help Palestinians obtain their freedom and play a constructive role in the international community.
At a Headquarters press conference to show how dance and cultural events could promote the Palestinian cause, a representative of the El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe said the group had come to the United Nations “to dance its tragedies and dreams” and convey its desire for true peace and equal humanity. The press conference was sponsored by the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations
Omar Barghouti, a dance trainer and choreographer for the group, said El-Funoun wished to thank the United Nations, on behalf of Palestinian artists, for the Organization’s sustained efforts to help the Palestinian people through decades of Israeli military occupation and other forms of oppression. “Indeed, without the UN as the embodiment of international cooperation and legality, Palestinian human and political rights would not have found proper expression or basic protection”, Mr. Barghouti said, reading from a letter addressed to the Secretary-General and signed by Ekram Quran, Chair of the dance troupe’s Board of Directors.
Others participating in the press conference included Nadya Rasheed, First Secretary, Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine; Jamal Haddad, in charge of fundraising for the group; and Riham Barghouti, an El-Funoun dancer.
Created in 1979 by a small group of committed artists, El-Funoun is an independent, non-profit organization run primarily by volunteers that has evolved into Palestine’s leading dance company. The group was scheduled to perform its collection, “Dancing and Tragedies and Dreams”, tonight at United Nations Headquarters. Other performances were to be held at other venues in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Dearborn, Michigan. The group performed about 20 to 30 times a year in the United States and Europe, but had never been able to perform in Gaza, Mr. Barghouti said.
Responding to a question about artistic freedom, Mr. Barghouti said the group viewed dance as a form of civil resistance.
Asked about its funding, Mr. Haddad said that was generated by ticket sales, donations from companies and other donors like the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Sweden.

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When I played Jayhawker, the other day he was talking of taking a break from the Game. I agree I think with players busy at work and with Summer comming. I think it would be a great time for a much needed break from the game for everybody. DSGamer, do's a great job running the draft and the leagueI enjoy playing with all of you guys, I think expansion turned out to be a bad thing.
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The Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) is recognized internationally as an outstanding educational opportunity for young artists. It is the only program of its kind associated with one of the great symphony orchestras of the world. Under the guidance of distinguished professionals and in the presence of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, young people devote themselves each summer to an artistic experience without parallel.
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Now that Mythbusters is on Roku and Netflix via various venues, I’ve been watching it. Previously I’ve only seen a few. They’re pretty good. And now, President Obama will be on Mythbusters: “The Discovery Channel has announced that the Commander-in-Chief will be doing a cameo on “Mythbusters” tonight. He’ll be asking hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to redo one of their projects.” *
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Gardenia jasminoides 'Golden Pathway'
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This variegated Gardenia has similiar leaves and growth habit of Fragrant Pathways. Expect a beautiful, compact gardenia with white flowers sitting on top of creamy golden leaves.
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Raymond Arroyo's engrossing biography traces Mother Angelica's tortured rise to success and exposes for the first time the fierce opposition she faced, inside and outside of her church. It is an inspiring story of survival and proof that one woman's faith can move more than mountains. 10 compact discs/13 hours (approx.)
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This silver proof coin with a serrated edge is dedicated to our constant companions: Cats and Dogs! The Birman is the fourth of the Fluffy Cat coins to be released as part the ambitious Dogs and Cats series by JVP Investment Coins. The Birman is a long-haired, color pointed cat distinguished by a silky coat, deep blue eyes and contrasting white “gloves” on each paw.
This 1 oz 999 silver coin features a beautiful colour image of the Birman breed perched upon a finely engraved windowsill. Each of the coins within the Dogs and Cats series will feature a Swarovski Circonia stone. The Fluffy Cat Birman coin features an orange stone, suggestive of a playful yarn ball.
The obverse features the emblem of Republic of Fiji and is engraved with the specifications of ‘2 dollars’ and the year ‘2013’.
The Fluffy Cat Birman coin is housed in beautiful presentation case; coloured to match the coins orange Swarovski Circonia stone, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

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August 16, 2018, 1pm PDT
At least 39 people died when the Ponte Morandi bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy during a storm on Tuesday. The cable-stayed bridge is part of a viaduct on the A10 toll road that goes to France, operated and maintained by Autostrada per l'Italia.
March 19, 2018, 7am PDT
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking for the cause of the horrific collapse of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse on March 15, killing six. people. Angie Schmitt questions why a ped span was needed at all.
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A span built to remove the danger of crossing a busy eight-lane roadway to Florida International University became the danger itself when it collapsed five days after being dropped into place using innovative bridge-building techniques.
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The I-85 bridge collapse forced many people living and working in and around Atlanta to make new transportation choices. Now, just months later, the region is back to business as usual.
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In this editorial, The News Tribune takes aim at the WA State Department of Transportation - in a complimentary way - at the speed and efficiency in which it handled the collapse of the Skagit River Bridge on May 23. The replacement opened Sept. 15.
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It may have been serendipity, but Transportation for America's new report on the sorry state of America's bridges, 11% are structurally deficient, was released the same day that a temporary replacement span opened on the Skagit River bridge in Wash.
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Brian Naylor of NPR and Stephen Lee Davis of Transportation for America examine different aspects of the government's inability to ensure that bridges are in a state of good repair.
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While the New Hampshire bill made it through the House, it was blocked, as Republican leaders had predicted, in the Senate. The Iowa bill, sponsored and supported by Republicans, was never acted on. Iowa may try again next year; not possible in N.H.
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In a pair of articles, four Wall Street Journal writers delve deeper into the May 24 collapse of the I-5, Skagit Valley Bridge in Washington state and its relationship to our nation's aging transportation infrastructure.
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Two cars plunged off the I-5 truss bridge, 60 miles north of Seattle, into the frigid Skagit River at the end of Thursday's commute, but no deaths nor serious injuries occurred. The likely cause appears to be a big-rig hitting the 58-year-old bridge.
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September 11, 2008, 6am PDT
Just over a year since its deadly collapse, the rebuilt Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis is scheduled to reopen as early as next week.
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The National Bridge Inventory completed in the wake of the I-35W collapse in Minneapolis has revealed numerous gaps in data and delayed inspections at the State level.

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Official sources show that Minnesota had been long diverting bridge repair funds to build new highways.

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Photos taken in 2003 of the doomed Minneapolis bridge revealed warped gusset plates believed to have been a key point of failure in the 2007 collapse that killed 13 people.


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The US Spanish version of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Student Workbook contains all the information a student needs to successfully complete the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course which includes two course path options, Heartsaver or Heartsaver Total. This workbook is also available in eBook format (AHA product 20-3138). This Spanish version of the student workbook is for students inside the Continental United States and Hawaii.
Designed for a single user, this text is a valuable reference tool before, during, and after the course. The workbook includes a bonus Heartsaver First Aid Reference Guide and reminder cards.
The Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Reference Guide provides a convenient, quick reference tool for individuals and workplaces. This paneled guide provides critical information for adults in an easily accessible, simple format.
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The latest installment in the Army of TWO series comes out early next year, and this time Alpha and Bravo find themselves on the streets of Mexico, battling it out against a violent and bloodthirsty drug lord. Featuring the brutal co-operative gameplay and over-the-top violence that the franchise is known for, The Devil’s Cartel aims to take the series to new heights of intensity by introducing a more serious and mature narrative tone.
With Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel we wanted to take the series in a new direction while also leveraging the aspects that made the first two Army of TWO games unique. We knew coming out of the gate that meaningful co-op gameplay, customization, and over-the-top action would be key pillars for us, and we’re bringing these elements to the next level by presenting them in a setting that is more serious in order to dial up the intensity.
-Julian Beak, Executive Producer, Visceral Games
With the aforementioned increase of intensity in mind, Visceral Games has announced the Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel – Overkill Edition, available exclusively to players who pre-order the game. Overkill Edition includes a couple extra guns and tactical gear to add to the game’s already considerable arsenal, in-game Day of The Dead themed costumes designed by popular tattoo artists, and early access to three exclusive “Overkill” missions where players are challenged to unleash maximum carnage.
Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel will be released on March 26th, 2013, for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.


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Anaheim peppers originated in New Mexico and from there found their way to Anaheim, California, where they are widely grown. Anaheim peppers typically have a Scoville hotness index ranging from 500 to 2,500 units on the Scoville scale. Peppers can be more than 6” (15 cm) long and during the season discolor from green to red. Continue reading to learn how and when to harvest Anaheim peppers.
Anaheim is an easy plant with a good yield of peppers that can be harvested after about 70 to 90 days. Because of its medium heat, it is used for various purposes. Anaheim peppers can be eaten both green and red (they are a little hotter when they become red). Normally Anaheim peppers are harvested in late summer and early fall.
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When to Harvest Anaheim Peppers
When to Harvest Anaheim Peppers? Anaheim peppers are harvested when they are between 6″ to 10″ (15 to 25 cm) long. Also, to know if Anaheim peppers are ready to be harvested you can check the color, days to maturity, and the firmness of the skin of the peppers.
Anaheim peppers normally take 70 to 90 days to reach maturity. These days of maturity are not counting the days it took for the seed to germinate. By this, I mean that once you plant your seedling of Anaheim peppers you should wait at least 70 days to harvest the first peppers.
Anaheim peppers will change from green to yellow and finally red. You can harvest Anaheim peppers when they are green, and they will be less hot. When the Anaheim peppers are red, they will be hotter. Taste all peppers to differentiate the hotness of each at different stages of ripening.
Another useful method for determining whether Anaheim peppers are ready for picking is to check for firmness. To accomplish this, softly press the pepper with your fingertips, taking care not to harm it. When the pepper is firm to the touch, it indicates that it is time to pick it. Anaheim peppers that are too delicate to the touch are not yet mature and require additional time to develop.
When to Pick Anaheim Peppers
When to Pick Anaheim Peppers? Anaheim peppers are usually ready to pick when they have grown to a size of around 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) in length. Consider your flavor preference. If you prefer milder peppers, you can pick Anaheim peppers when they are green. If you prefer a slightly sweeter and spicier taste, you can leave them on the plant longer until they turn red before picking.
Keep an eye on the weather conditions in your area. If frost is expected, it is important to pick the Anaheim peppers before the frost arrives to prevent damage to the fruit. After picking, you can use the Anaheim peppers in your cooking right away, store them in the refrigerator for a short period, or consider freezing or drying them for longer-term preservation.
When are Anaheim Peppers Ready to Pick
When are Anaheim Peppers Ready to Pick? Anaheim peppers are usually ready to pick when they have grown to a length of about 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm). Most gardeners pick Anaheim peppers when they are green, that is the time when these peppers are a little less hot.
Gently squeeze the Anaheim peppers. A ripe Anaheim pepper should feel firm and slightly taut. If it feels soft or flexible, it might need more time on the plant to mature further.
How to Harvest Anaheim Peppers
How to Harvest Anaheim Peppers? Harvesting Anaheim peppers is very easy, just be sure not to damage the plant when harvesting because not all peppers will be ripe at the same time. Use shears or pruning shears to harvest Anaheim peppers and never pull them off the plant.
Disinfect tools before and after harvesting peppers to avoid diseases in the Anaheim pepper plant. You can disinfect tools with alcohol. Then select the Anaheim pepper you wish to harvest. Leave a small stem on the peppers for better preservation.
Be sure to pick Anaheim peppers promptly when they reach maturity, as doing so will stimulate the plant to generate more peppers. I recommend only washing them if you are going to consume them after harvest. If you wish to store Anaheim peppers, wipe them with a cloth and store them in the refrigerator.
How Many Anaheim Peppers Does a Plant Produce
How Many Anaheim Peppers Does a Plant Produce? Because of their significant dimensions, each plant typically yields approximately 4 to 8 Anaheim peppers concurrently, and throughout the season, you can expect to gather about 20 to 40 Anaheim peppers from each plant.
However, the exact number of Anaheim peppers that a plant produces can vary depending on factors such as growing conditions, care, and genetics. I recommend applying fertilizer during the growth stage of Anaheim peppers to favor the development of the plant and fruits.
In conclusion, you can harvest both green and red Anaheim peppers for consumption. As they mature, they may turn a red or brown color and become hotter in flavor. It’s best to harvest them regularly, once they reach the desired size and color, to encourage more fruit production.
With proper harvesting and care, Anaheim pepper plants can produce a bountiful crop of delicious peppers throughout the growing season. If you love peppers I recommend you to read our article on how to grow bell peppers.

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The Burlington metropolitan area is a metropolitan area consisting of the three Vermont counties of Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle. The metro area is anchored by the principal cities of Burlington, South Burlington, St. Albans, Winooski, and Essex Junction; and the towns of Colchester, Essex and Milton. According to 2012 U.S. Census estimates, the metro area had an estimated population of 213,701, approximately one third of Vermont's total population.
The Office of Management and Budget defines the area as one of its metropolitan statistical areas (the Burlington-South Burlington Metropolitan Statistical Area), a designation used for statistical purposes by the U.S. Census Bureau and other agencies. The MSA designation represents the counties containing the contiguous urbanized area centered on the city of Burlington, plus adjacent counties that are socially and economically linked to the urban core (as measured by commuting). An alternative definition using towns instead of counties as basic units is the Burlington-South Burlington New England City and Town Area (NECTA).
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As of the census of 2000, there were 198,889 people, 75,978 households, and 49,311 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 95.43% White, 0.74% African American, 0.58% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
The metro had a gross metropolitan product of $8.38 billion in 2004, 38.2% of the total for the state. Personal income was $7 billion.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $44,122, and the median income for a family was $51,690. Males had a median income of $35,363 versus $26,070 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,175.
The median wage in the area in 2008 was $16.47 hourly or $34,258 annually. This was 7.6% higher than in the rest of the state.
The largest industrial facility in Vermont is GlobalFoundries's semiconductor plant in Essex Junction. GlobalFoundries took over the plant in June 2015, after IBM ceased operations at the plant. As of 2008, GE Healthcare employed 780 people in Burlington.
Companies headquartered in the metro area include:
Hospitals include University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington and Colchester and Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans.
The metropolitan area ranked ten points higher than the US average, helping to propel the state to ninth in the country for volunteerism for the period 2005–8. 37.4% of the population volunteered during this period. The national average was 26.4%. The local average annual number of hours was 40.8.
One study ranked the area fourth highest in gun safety, out of 100.
There are four network-affiliated television stations in the city. They include WFFF channel 44 (Fox), WFFF's digital subchannel 44-2 (The CW), its sister station, WVNY channel 22 (ABC), WPTZ (NBC), and WCAX channel 3 (CBS). WCAX, WFFF, and WPTZ operate news departments. WCAX is the only Burlington-based news department, while WPTZ is licensed in Plattsburgh, New York yet operates out of South Burlington. WFFF and WVNY are also based in Colchester.
Vermont PBS is based in Colchester.
Comcast Communications is the city's major cable television service provider. Residents within the city limits are also served by municipally owned Burlington Telecom.
These public access channels are Burlington based: Public-access television VCAM-Channel 15, RETN-Channel 16, and Channel 17.
Newspapers published in the Burlington metropolitan area include:
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Drug Testing in the Northern Territory
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Drug Testing in the Northern Territory
In the Northern Territory, the law about driving under the influence of a drug is contained in the Traffic Act. The procedure for Drug Testing in the Northern Territory and the definition of a drug is outlined in the Traffic Regulations. Some drugs are strictly prohibited and some are prohibited unless they are prescribed by a medical practitioner and taken exactly as directed. The police have the power to use roadside saliva tests and blood samples to test drivers who may be driving under the influence of drugs.
You may be required to submit to a roadside saliva test. A sample of your saliva is taken using an absorbent collector placed in your mouth or on your tongue. This test takes 3-5 minutes. This is a preliminary test, and if it is positive you will need to undertake a blood test.
A police officer may require you to take a saliva test if;
- It is a random roadside driver test.
- You are the driver of a vehicle with a gross vehicle mass of 4.5 tonnes or more.
- The police suspect that you are driving under the influence of a drug.
- The police believe that you were the driver of a vehicle that was involved in an accident, provided that the accident happened no more than 4 hours ago.
If the police ask you to submit to a saliva test, you must comply. A police officer must not ask you to take a saliva test if it appears that you are injured, and it may be detrimental to your medical condition to take the test or if you have a physical disability that prevents you providing a sufficient sample of saliva for the test.
If you don’t provide a sufficient sample of saliva for testing, or if the police believe that your blood may contain a prohibited drug (whether or not as a result of a positive saliva test), you may be arrested and detained and have a sample of blood taken for analysis. The police will arrange for you to be taken to a hospital or health centre. You must not fail to comply with these arrangements, or fail to comply with the directions of the person taking the sample of blood. It is a defence if it would have been detrimental to your medical condition to have given the sample of blood at the time that you were required to do so, or that you had another good reason for not doing so. It is not a reasonable excuse for failing to give a blood sample that you had consumed alcohol or another substance after you stopped driving the vehicle.
It is an offence to drive or to instruct a learner driver while there is prohibited drug in your system. The police do not have to show that your ability to drive was affected in order to prove the offence, it is sufficient that the drug is in your blood. The maximum penalty for a first offence is $765.00 or imprisonment for 3 months. For a second or subsequent offence it is $1,147.50 or imprisonment for 6 months. An offence is a second or subsequent offence if you have previously been found guilty of either driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug or driving with a prohibited drug in the blood. For these offences, your licence will also be automatically cancelled and you will be disqualified from driving for at least 3 months for a second offence or 6 months for a subsequent offence.
It is an offence if you drive or instruct a learner driver while under the influence of a drug which makes you incapable of having proper control of a vehicle. The maximum penalty for a first offence is $1,530.00 or imprisonment for 12 months. For a second or subsequent offence it is $3,060.00 or imprisonment for 12 months. An offence is a second or subsequent offence if you have previously been found guilty of one of the offences of drink or drug driving specified in the Act.
Your licence will also be automatically cancelled and won’t be able drive;
- For a first offence for at least 6 months.
- For a second or subsequent offence for at least 12 months.
For offences relating to driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, interlock laws may also apply in the Northern Territory.The maximum penalty for a first offence of failing to submit a blood sample is $1,530.00 or imprisonment for 12 months. For a second or subsequent offence it is $3,060.00 or imprisonment for 12 months. An offence is a second or subsequent offence if you have previously been found guilty of one of the drink or drug driving offence set out in the Act. The penalties increase if you have been found guilty of more than one previous offence.
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Abnormalities in Z-disc proteins cause hypertrophic (HCM), dilated (DCM) and/or restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), but disease-causing mechanisms are not fully understood. Myopalladin (MYPN) is a Z-disc protein expressed in striated muscle and functions as a structural, signaling and gene expression regulating molecule in response to muscle stress. MYPN was genetically screened in 900 patients with HCM, DCM and RCM, and disease-causing mechanisms were investigated using comparative immunohistochemical analysis of the patient myocardium and neonatal rat cardiomyocytes expressing mutant MYPN. Cardiac-restricted transgenic (Tg) mice were generated and protein-protein interactions were evaluated. Two nonsense and 13 missense MYPN variants were identified in subjects with DCM, HCM and RCM with the average cardiomyopathy prevalence of 1.66%. Functional studies were performed on two variants (Q529X and Y20C) associated with variable clinical phenotypes. Humans carrying the Y20C-MYPN variant developed HCM or DCM, whereas Q529X-MYPN was found in familial RCM. Disturbed myofibrillogenesis with disruption of α-actinin2, desmin and cardiac ankyrin repeat protein (CARP) was evident in rat cardiomyocytes expressing MYPN Q529X. Cardiac-restricted MYPN Y20C Tg mice developed HCM and disrupted intercalated discs, with disturbed expression of desmin, desmoplakin, connexin43 and vinculin being evident. Failed nuclear translocation and reduced binding of Y20C-MYPN to CARP were demonstrated using in vitro and in vivo systems. MYPN mutations cause various forms of cardiomyopathy via different protein-protein interactions. Q529X-MYPN causes RCM via disturbed myofibrillogenesis, whereas Y20C-MYPN perturbs MYPN nuclear shuttling and leads to abnormal assembly of terminal Z-disc within the cardiac transitional junction and intercalated disc.
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I have had some great experiences on my writing journey so far. One was the 2008 Book Feast, an annual writing day held in Sydney, where various children's writers have lunch with children from different schools and talk about books and writing.
More recently I had my first television appearance. It was so much fun!
I had to travel to Channel 9's studios in Richmond for a taping of a segment for their digital channel, GO's WB Kids, with Heidi Valkenburg and Shura Taft. What great people to work with! So vibrant and full of energy! And what a fun, enjoyable experience, not to mention nervewracking! But the funny, easygoing and very likeable Heidi and Shura are just as nice off-screen as they are on, and made me feel very welcome and comfortable, as did the support crew who work behind the scenes. I even had a make-up person comb my hair and put some powder on my face!
We did an informal interview first (I tried to forget the camera was there so I wouldn't get tongue-tied or stutter or say something totally embarrassing!), talking a little bit about me and my books, and later Heidi and Shura took part in an 'Interactive Quizzical' segment, where Shura was the victor. The hardest part I found, was ad-libbing with the two of them, because they are so good at it. That night I found it really hard to sleep because I kept thinking of all the things I should have done or said that I didn't, or things I said that I could have put a better way. Hindsight is a wonderful thing! In the end I thought 'What's done is done, I can't change it so there's not much use worrying about it!' It's like with my books. I never read them after they've been published, because I worry I will find something that I'm not happy with, or something I could have written better. It must just be in my nature. I am very hard on myself, but that's not such a bad thing. At least it makes me strive to be the best I can be, and to do the best I can do. That's all we can ever ask of ourselves in life.
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Boba Shop Brings Flavors from Across the World to Santa Barbara
New Boba Shop Opens on State Street
With their colorful nature and playful reputation as coffee shops’ better-looking sister, it is no surprise that boba tea shops have begun to rise in popularity within the last decade and are expected to embody a $4.3 billion market by 2027, growing an impressive $2 billion since 2019.
On that note, with Jared Squire’s prodigious success in opening his first boba shop in Morro Bay in 2021, it is also no surprise that he wanted to grow his business ventures — right here in Santa Barbara.
With a recent soft opening on State Street, Squire’s second location of Sweet Reef Boba not only brings a diverse array of Asian-inspired cuisine to Santa Barbara, with Squire noting, “We are excited to bring Sweet Reef to Santa Barbara because it has a tremendous sense of community and a diverse cultural sphere” — but it also embodies one individual’s culmination of passed-down family recipes, background as a geologist, and world travels into a boba shop.
When looking at the speed in which Squire has opened what is likely to be his second thriving shop across the coast, it may seem that being in the culinary business was written in the stars for him. Yet, when discussing his journey toward opening Sweet Reef Boba, Squire describes a radical change from his past careers in geology and mining, stating, “On my time off from mining, I would visit a friend in California, and we went to Morro Bay for dinner. We saw that a lease space was available and wanted to start a restaurant together with boba and something to eat…. During this time, my work schedule at the mines was a rotating eight days working and six days off, and working on the boba shop at night.”
Surprisingly, geological knowledge and boba tea have quite a few things in common. Squire says, “I think that brewing tea, cooking boba, and creating drink recipes takes a combination of methodical consistency and the ability to throw caution to the wind and be willing to experiment. In this sense, my scientific background blends with the ‘cowboy approach’ to decision-making I learned from my gold exploration and mining career.”
With fond memories of trying boba for the first time in Perth, Australia, as well as Squire’s travels throughout South East Asia, Thailand, Cambodia, and India growing up, the handmade boba tea featured at Sweet Reef pulls inspiration from and pays homage to the traditional ways that he observed various cultures preparing and serving tea.
Squire reminisces, “I was fortunate to be able to have Thai tea in Thailand traveling around as a young adult…. The strength of the tea really blew me away, and the unique flavor with the cardamom, star anise, and hints of cinnamon was so special.” His memory of drinking chai in Mumbai: “The chai teas from the ‘chaiwalas’ amazed me with their technique in pouring the tea from up high to down low, mixing the tea with the milk and sugar and adding air into the mixture, creating a slightly frothy tea.”
All to say, Squire’s path towards opening Sweet Reef traversed international bounds and brought back the inspiration needed to craft Sweet Reef’s diverse menu, featuring items such as horchata, Thai tea, Korean-style milk, and, pulled from his grandmother’s waffle batter-recipe, taiyaki — a fish-shaped pastry originally from Japan.
“I enjoy reminiscing and sharing stories with fellow travelers, and I hope that Sweet Reef can be a little home away from home like it was for me every time I had boba in a different country,” says Squire. He hopes Sweet Reef can embody a place that transports customers to different flavors from across the world, as well as becoming what is sure to be a wonderful addition to the Santa Barbara community.
Make sure to visit Sweet Reef at 620 State Street, or visit their Instagram page @thesweetreef for more information.
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This month's copy of The Believer brings their annual music issue, and unfortunately our inner hater's first impulse is to bring up the disappointments: the tepid interview of Karen O by Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein that's all too concerned with “discourse”, or the deserved but predictable adoration of Smoosh (how quickly Rachel Trachtenburg has been forgotten).
But before we filed it away in the bathroom magazine rack next to water-damaged copies of Los Angeles magazine's “Escapes” issue and a New Yorker from October 2004, we dug into the type of articles that The Believer does best.
Douglas Wolk's treatise on the Fall's history as told through their Peel Sessions appearances was extra solid, as was John McMillan's exploration of the Donovan-inspired legend that smoking banana peels gets you wicked high. These pieces had us feeling mighty fine and quirkily edumacated, but then to top it off we got hit with Devendra Banhart's crooked bar band take on Antony & The Johnson's “Fistful Of Love” from the included CD where Believer-favorites 69 each other. Wowsers, that's a jam right there - it makes up for the inclusion of Patton Oswald and Aimee Mann STILL talking about the 2004 Presidential election.


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The Tragic Death of WWE Star Test
Professional wrestling certainly isn’t the easiest way to make a living. Sure, it can be quite lucrative for those fortunate enough to become big stars but the business takes quite the toll on the body, obviously including the brain. Such was the case with former WWE star Andrew Martin, better known to fans as Test, who was the second pro wrestler (Chris Benoit was the first) to be diagnosed with CTE following his tragic death in 2009 at the age of 33.
Here’s a quick look back on the life, career, and tragic death of Test.
Test was trained by Bret Hart and was involved in some big storylines in his early years with WWE
Born in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, in 1975, Andrew Martin got his start in professional wrestling after meeting WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart and fellow Canadian Bret Hart in a restaurant. “The Hitman” offered to train Martin, who obviously accepted, and the 6’6″, 280-pound youngster debuted on the independent scene in Canada in 1997, wrestling under the names T.J. Thunder and Martin Kane. He later moved to Florida to continue his training with Dory Funk Jr. and quickly got his big break when he signed with WWE in 1998.
Martin made his debut for Vince McMahon in October 1998 on an episode of the now-defunct Sunday Night Heat on MTV, an episode in which Motley Crue performed live. Martin was written in as a bodyguard for the band and threw a fan off the stage, jumpstarting his WWE career, a career that got off to a hot start as he was placed in some very big storylines in his first year with the company.
Given the name Test, seemingly a play on testosterone, Martin teamed with The Rock in his in-ring debut in December 1998 and soon after joined The Corporation alongside the McMahon family, which was a pretty big deal for Test given how new he was to the business.
In 1999, Test began an on-screen relationship with Stephanie McMahon, which led to a match with Shane McMahon at SummerSlam, and the two eventually became engaged. That led to the famous wedding that Triple H crashed to reveal that he and Stephanie had secretly wed (a segment that would never air today given the fact Triple H drugged her in storyline), which led to Stephanie’s famous heel turn and the beginning of the McMahon-Helmsley Era.
Test never really did get his revenge but did win the WWE Hardcore Championship in January 2000.
He went on to win numerous championships in WWE
While Test never really made it to the main-event scene after those big storylines early in his WWE career, he proved to be a solid mid-card talent and won five different championships in 2001. In January, he won the European Championship by defeating William Regal the night after the Royal Rumble and held the title until WrestleMania 17, where he lost to Eddie Guerrero. Test won the Hardcore Championship for a second time that June and held it for 13 days before dropping it to Rhyno.
He soon after began teaming with Booker T and won both the WCW and WWE tag titles, losing both to The Hardy Boyz. Test then won the Intercontinental Championship from Edge in November and had yet another 13-day run with a title before dropping it back to Edge at Survivor Series.
Over the next few years, Test was involved in a number of different mid-card programs but received the most attention while involved on-screen with his real-life girlfriend, Stacy Keibler. He suffered a neck injury in 2004 and underwent spinal fusion surgery, which kept him out of action for months.
Test was released by WWE in November 2004 but returned to the company in 2006 as part of the relaunched ECW brand. In early 2007, he challenged ECW Champion Bobby Lashley on numerous occasions but failed to win the title before disappearing from WWE television. In February, it was announced that Test had been suspended for violating the company’s Wellness Policy and he requested his release a short time later, which was granted.
Test died of an accidental drug overdose in 2009 and was diagnosed with CTE
Upon his release from WWE, Test debuted in TNA in August 2007 using his real name. However, Andrew Martin wrestled just one match for the promotion, teaming with Sting and Abyss to defeat Christian Cage, Tomko, and AJ Styles. Martin then went on to wrestle in Europe in 2008 and had his final match in Japan on February 3, 2009.
On March 13, 2009, just four days before his 34th birthday, Andrew Martin was found dead at his condo in Tampa, Florida. It was later reported that the cause of death was an “accidental overdose of oxycodone, the addictive ingredient found in the painkiller Oxycontin.”
In an article released by ESPN nearly nine months after Test passed away, it was revealed that Andrew Martin had become the second professional wrestler to be linked to CTE, the degenerative brain disease that’s been linked to numerous athletes over the years, including Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son before killing himself in 2007.
Dr. Bennett Omalu, who discovered CTE in 2005, examined Martin’s brain tissue the month after his death and said his brain resembled that of an Alzheimer’s patient twice his age, a finding WWE somewhat challenged as they released this statement:
“While this is a new emerging science, the WWE is unaware of the veracity of any of these tests, be it for Chris Benoit or Andrew Martin. Dr. Omalu claims that Mr. Benoit had a brain that resembled an 85-year-old with Alzheimer’s, which would lead one to ponder how Mr. Benoit would have found his way to an airport, let alone been able to remember all the moves and information that is required to perform in the ring.
“WWE has been asking to see the research and tests results in the case of Mr. Benoit for years and has not been supplied with them.”A statement released by WWE on Chris Benoit and Andrew Martin being linked to CTE
Dr. Julian Bailes, who worked alongside Dr. Omalu at the Brain Injury Research Institute, said back then that WWE never requested any records.


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Exchanges to Limit Length of Share Suspensions to Curb Abuse
The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges issued draft rules that would significantly limit the amount of time companies can halt trading of their shares, amid a regulatory crackdown on abuse of a practice that puts off foreign investors and can leave shareholders in the lurch.
Trading suspensions have often been used by companies as an excuse to stop their shares from sliding when bad news hits the market, and can sometimes drag on for months, locking up shareholders’ money in stocks they can no longer sell. In 2017, shares of 69 Shanghai-listed companies were suspended on average each day, according to the Shanghai Stock Exchange — around 5% of all the companies listed that year, according to Caixin calculations. Recently, this number has been about 10, or 0.7% of the total.
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The Paris-based premium scent-maker awarded the project to Fold 7 about three months ago, following a three-way pitch involving the designer of the current website, according to Fold 7.
’We were tasked with bringing the brand alive ahead of the company’s drive to go global,’ says Fold 7 head of digital Simon Packer. ’If you go into L’Artisan Parfumeur’s stores you are impressed by the nuanced artistry of the brand and the knowledge of the perfumers. Right now, the online offer doesn’t represent the stores at all, and the site doesn’t allow the company the global reach it is seeking,’ he adds.
Fold 7 has taken illustrations by an L’Artisan Parfumeur nose, who uses sketches of places to help him to create fragrances, and turned them into ’little theatre sets’ for the products.
’This helps bring a bit of French flamboyance and expression back to the brand, and helps to solidify the branding online,’ says Packer.
The digital concept has inspired L’Artisan Parfumeur to adapt it for its store window designs.
The website is due to go live in about two months’ time, according to Fold 7. L’Artisan Parfumeur was unavailable for comment at the time of going to press.


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Green Ridge is 47,560 acres of State Forest situated close to Flintsone, Maryland. U-10 and U-12 shall be played on the Siegel Center on Wednesday with a particular alumni game to be played at 7:45 p.m. Earthquakes, tornadoes, flooding, and fires can decimate a park or recreation facility, leaving the equipment and structures in rubble. Unfortunately, many cities pit fireplace and safety in opposition to park and recreation programs by way of funding priorities.
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The metropolis gives a free shuttle from the foot of College Street, near the ECHO Center – to the Church Street Marketplace and additional up the hill to the University of Vermont and the Fletcher Allen Medical Center. Despite all the points talked about on this article, many people are able to successfully stay of their recreational vehicles on their very own properties.
While I assist, generally, all of the 4 Transformation Team Strategic Goals, I am concerned concerning the preservationist nature of Strategic Goal 1 that leaves out any point out of providing environmentally sound or sustainable recreational alternatives.
Visit our southside older grownup group group center which presents a wide range of programs for individuals over the age of fifty. ANC 6D voted to support the creation of the Small Area Plan and stipulated that no decisions be made on the Randall Recreation Center site till the Small Area Plan is accomplished. Part of the size of time being projected, is as a result of demolition of the existing library and recreation heart (previously the Wheaton Youth Center), Dise mentioned. Unfortunately, in occasions of fiscal restraint (which most communities have been in for the final ten to fifteen years), the problem of funding parks and recreation is normally one of the final priorities in a neighborhood. These traps are sometimes associated with commercial fishing; however, they are additionally of use to the recreational fisherman.


London's bid to host the 2015 World Athletics Championships has been abandoned.
The uncertainty over the future of the 2012 Olympic stadium means the capital will instead be put forward to host the event in 2017.
Beijing are the sole bidders for 2015 and they should be confirmed later this month.
The Government were unable to commit to backing a 2015 bid because a number of the tenders for the 2012 stadium have plans that would see the running track removed.
Ministers feared if they committed to 2015 with the stadium as the centre-piece they would be open to legal action.


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Date published: 2017-11-21
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Date published: 2017-06-26
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01 Feb 2013
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is pleased to announce Harry Campbell as the new Executive Director for the Pennsylvania office. Having spent the past nine years as CBF's Pennsylvania scientist, Campbell is a respected resource on technical, policy, and science issues and will now direct all of CBF's policy, advocacy, and restoration efforts in Pennsylvania.
19 Dec 2012
A new Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) video featuring a Shenandoah Valley farmer and the mayor of Tangier Island shows how people from diverse walks of life can find common ground in clean water and a healthy Chesapeake Bay. The video, titled "Farmers to the Bay � We're All in This Together," documents CBF's Farmer to the Bay program, a series of weekend trips by Shenandoah Valley farmers to remote Tangier Island.
Topics: Best Management Practices
01 Jun 2012
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has intensified its work on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and on June 11 the region's largest environmental group dedicated to the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its local creeks and rivers officially will open an office in Easton.
07 Mar 2012
Alison Prost, Maryland Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, issued this statement following the vote Tuesday by the Senate Budget and Taxation Subcommittee on Public Safety, Transportation, and Environment to further reduce funding to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund:


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This 97 acre multi-use park was initially planned in the 1890’s by Charles Eliot of the famous landscape architectural firm of Olmstead, Olmstead and Eliot. Comprised of both active and passive recreation areas; with forest, fields and a large pond, it is also home to one of the finest small zoos in the country. Retaining its historic landscapes, the park is a National Historic Register District, and has evolved to meet the needs of the community; with ball fields, tennis courts, a universal accessible playground, a Community Center, library, and walking paths. The brand new basketball courts are a major attraction.