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This Native American Heritage Month reminds us that the upcoming 2020 election is one the most important elections of our lifetimes. The man in the Oval Office is a threat to the safety and well-being of all Native peoples. He openly disrespects our Native Veterans, willfully ignores the federal trust and treaty responsibility to Tribal Nations, and mocks the Wounded Knee massacre on Twitter.
We need a leader who is not afraid to stand up for our communities. We need someone who knows how to fight, knows how to win – and will be a champion for Indian Country the minute she steps into the White House. Donald Trump is no match for a woman with a plan – and that’s why I am proud to endorse Elizabeth Warren for President in 2020.
As I’ve gotten to know Elizabeth over the past couple of years, I’ve learned that we have a lot in common. We both come from humble beginnings and have found success through hard work and perseverance. We both were single moms, and we understand what it means to live paycheck-to-paycheck, struggling to make ends meet.
Last year, Elizabeth supported me when I ran to become one of the first Native American women elected to Congress. Since then, she and I have introduced legislation together to establish Universal Child Care and Pre-K and provide safe housing for our military families. We’ve spoken often about the needs in Indian Country, and are collaborating on a bill to ensure that the federal government fulfills its trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations.
I’ve seen her engage with tribal leaders and Native youth. I’ve seen how she listens to their concerns and asks questions that lead to insights and solutions. She has the experience, persistence, and the heart to win. An Elizabeth Warren presidency would bring big structural change to our government and who it works for, along with compassion and inclusivity. That means a government that empowers working families, students, people of color, LGBTQ communities, teachers, Veterans, Native Americans, and everyone who has been sidelined by the current administration.
Elizabeth’s conversations with Native leaders deeply informed her comprehensive plan to protect tribal sovereignty and advance tribal self-determination. As President, she will invest in Indian Country by expanding access to broadband and affordable housing. She will end our dependence on fossil fuels and ensure Tribal Nations have the legal tools to properly protect their lands from unwanted drilling, extraction and the pollution that comes with it. She is committed to addressing the health care provider shortage in Indian Country and filling the hundreds of vacant provider positions in the Indian Health Service.
Through our history, Indian tribes have faced violence, genocide and loss of land and resources. Elizabeth Warren recognizes the painful history of America’s mistreatment of Native peoples and the federal government’s responsibility in perpetuating these injustices. She understands that the US government has a responsibility to fulfill the trust and treaty obligations– and that our government owes every Native family a fighting chance at a better life.
I hope my Native brothers and sisters will join me in the fight to elect Elizabeth. I wholeheartedly believe that she will champion the issues that will ensure that our communities can effectively continue the legacy that was put forth by our ancestors.
Elizabeth Warren is my dear friend, and I’m proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with her during Native American Heritage Month, and every month, in the fight to restore our government in 2020.
Representative Deb Haaland serves New Mexico’s First Congressional District and is one of the first Native American women serving in Congress. As a 35th generation New Mexican, single-mom, and organizer Haaland knows the struggles of New Mexico families, but she also knows how resilient and strong New Mexico communities are. In Congress she’s a force fighting climate change and for renewable energy jobs as Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, a powerful supporter of military personnel, families, and veterans on the House Armed Services Committee, and continues to advocate for dignity, respect, and equality for all.
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Indoor lemon tree – you might didn’t know that but actually you can grow lemon tree as houseplant, Lemons are extremely sensitive to cold and do well in a frost free environment. If you are living in a place where winter is too cold, you may plant it in a pot and have an indoor lemon tree. There are a few types of lemon trees such as Ponderosa but if you plan to have an indoor lemon it is recommended to choose the Meyer lemon variety. The Meyer lemon is sweeter than the fruit of other lemons and even their thin skin is tasty and great for cooking. And it is smaller than the other varieties making it perfect for indoor planting.
Growing lemon tree Indoor
- When planted on the ground, a Meyer lemon tree can grow up to 8 to 10 feet tall. In pots, however, your plant will be smaller. For indoor planting, you can start with a 2 to 3 year old healthy tree that is grafted onto a hardy rootstock. Seed grown trees are often unhealthy and may not reach the point of flowering or producing fruit. To grow an indoor lemon tree you would need the following:
- Weather – lemon trees are the happiest in temperatures between 50-80F. Mimic this by placing your indoor lemon tree in a bright room or you may supplement with a low-energy LED growing lights. However, do not compare the growth of indoor grown lemons to outdoor grown ones because they tend to grow slower.
- Soil – for your indoor lemon, a slightly acidic all purpose potting mix can be used. Lemon trees love well-draining soil but it still need moisture to thrive. Make sure to use a clay pot with draining holes to avoid water retention. You may add peat moss to retain soil moisture.
- Watering – keep the soil moist but not wet. Make sure your pot has draining holes because lemon trees do not like having “wet feet”. Wait until the soil is dry to touch before watering. If your plant is indoors, particularly in winter when the heat is on, misting the leaves with water can help keep your lemon tree healthy.
- Feeding – during growing season, feed your tree regularly with high nitrogen and high phosphorus fertilizer. This will encourage blooming and fruiting. It may also respond well to foliage fertilizers. Withhold fertilizers during autumn and winter seasons when the tree is dormant.
- Pollination – Since your plant is indoors, bees and other insects cannot pollinate it. You would need to use a paintbrush or cotton swab to rub pollen within the flower. Although at times, lemon trees would produce without this step, it is still a good idea to increase your chances of yielding crops.
- Harvesting – wait until the lemon fruit is ripe before picking as citrus fruits tend to continuously ripen while still on the tree. Meyer lemons, in particular, are egg yolky yellow and slightly soft to touch when they are ripe. Use a scissor or knife when picking the fruit to avoid damaging the plant. You may also pick the lemon before it ripens depending on your intended usage.

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From IWU Magazine, Winter 2009-10
A Picture of Health
Political scientist Greg Shaw unravels the complex history
behind America’s ongoing healthcare debate.
For more than a century, the role government should play in providing health care
has been hotly debated. While Americans have long availed themselves of government-sponsored
healthcare programs such as Medicare, they continue to resist pushes toward a national
health insurance program. As a result, the United States continues to be the only
industrialized democracy without a national healthcare plan.
Associate Professor of Political Science Greg Shaw discusses public policy insights
in his new book titled The Healthcare Debate, which pools a variety of political and medical points of view.
Associate Professor of Political Science Greg Shaw looks at this and other issues
in his new book, The Healthcare Debate, a volume in Greenwood Press/ABC-CLIO’s Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America series. In his book, set to print this March, Shaw incorporates the insights of specialists,
policymakers and political scientists to view the scope of the healthcare debate throughout
“Health care is likely to remain a dominant issue for the current generation and well
into the foreseeable future,” says Shaw.
On Nov. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health
Care for America Act, which would be the most significant expansion of health care
since Congress launched Medicare in 1965. At our press time, it appeared likely the
Senate would not vote on its version of the bill until after the new year, “injecting
election-year politics more deeply into the debate,” according to the congressional
newspaper The Hill.
In early November, just days before the historic House vote, Shaw sat down with University
Communications writer Rachel Hatch to help provide a context for the ongoing healthcare
debate in America. Their conversation follows:
Why did you decide to tackle the topic of health care at this time?
As a political scientist, my main interest in social policy is welfare and health
care. So I think and teach and write a lot about those topics. I’d already written
a book on welfare policy in America and this seemed like a good time to address the
healthcare side, especially with the ongoing debate surrounding healthcare legislation.
I also wanted to write a book that would bring together a lot of diverse insights
and arguments about the role of government in health care. Much of the literature
on the subject tends to be very polemic. You know, “It’s all the fault of those hard-hearted
conservatives that we don’t have reform” versus “What’s wrong with those soft-headed
liberals trying to ruin our health care with government interference?”
And then there is very specialized literature, which bores down deeply into issues
that get to be quite esoteric, even for specialists. I thought, “Wouldn’t it be helpful
to bring together these different lines of discussion — and also the perspective of
a political scientist — into one book?”
The public discourse on the proper role of government in health care has stirred strong
emotions. Does it surprise you that people feel so strongly about it?
Well, this is not like tweaking how we do foreign aid, which is one half of one percent
of our spending. Health care represents a sixth of the nation’s economy, so it’s a
big deal. A lot of people are affected, directly and indirectly, by this.
Secondly, it’s intimate for people. As opposed to how we build interstate highways
or national parks, how people get their heath care is something they care really passionately
about. And because most folks don’t know very much about the ins and outs of financing
and delivery and government involvement, they’re wide open to scare tactics and hyperbole
and willful misinformation about things like “death panels.” These kinds of falsehoods
play on people’s fears about these very personal, life-and-death issues and also appeal
to the general distrust of government that most Americans feel to some extent.
At this point, people seem to be most concerned about the government interfering in
their relationships with their doctors.
That’s very true. What’s interesting to note is that HMOs have already interfered
with the doctor–patient relationship quite a bit, by limiting who you can go see and
the services they might be encouraged to provide and so forth. But Americans really
cherish this notion of the doctor–patient relationship and many of them are afraid
that further government involvement is going the way of coordinating healthcare provision.
You mentioned liberal and conservative points of view on health care. How have those
perspectives shaped the ongoing debate?
Any discussion of the government’s role in providing health coverage quickly runs
into a deep divide between conservatives’ market sensibilities and liberals’ eagerness
to see government as a workable solution. One of the most interesting aspects of this
debate is how much the American people really embrace both these perspectives in different
ways. As has been noted by others, Americans tend to be ideologically conservative
but programmatically liberal. In other words, they don’t like proposed big-government
fixes in the abstract, but they defend particular programs, such as Medicare, which
benefit them personally.
There’s an example of this in my book, taken from a town hall meeting in the 1990s
where President Clinton’s heath plan was being discussed. A woman there was getting
fed up with all this talk of the government meddling in medicine. So she stood up
and yelled, “Next thing you know, the government will want to take over Medicare!”
I heard that same thing said at a town hall meeting this past summer.
In your book, you propose that a lot of the debate surrounding health care is not
really about health care. What is it about, then?
It’s about money, professional autonomy and money, in that order [laughs]. I looked
closely in this book at the role of the AMA [American Medical Association]. Its influence
on this whole debate has been enormous.
For much of its existence, the AMA has spent a lot of its energy trying to prop up,
bolster and reinforce the economic position of its own practitioners. And, in doing
so, it’s also been the main obstacle to government involvement in healthcare financing.
For example, it fought tooth and nail against Medicare all the way through, and even
threatened to boycott it after it had been signed into law.
But there’s been a very interesting development in just the past six months, coming
after the Obama administration signaled its willingness to maintain a certain level
of reimbursement under Medicare — which accounts for one-fifth of the country’s healthcare
spending. In exchange for that, the AMA stood down as an active opponent of reform.
Now it’s the insurance industry that’s become the biggest player against proposed
healthcare legislation and is spending millions of advertising and lobbying dollars
to try to kill it.
You mentioned earlier the debate over whether or not health care is best managed through
a free-market system. How does that position hold up in your analysis?
That’s an aspect of this debate that really fascinates me — the extent to which healthcare
purchases are like other market purchases. So, do you buy medical goods and services
in the same way you buy a car or a house or macaroni and cheese? If the answer is
yes, then market-based solutions make all the sense in the world. But if the answer
is no, then you’re barking up the wrong tree.
I simply don’t see health care working like other efficient economic markets. Wealthy
people don’t ask for major surgical procedures, for example, simply because they can
afford them. And poor people don’t avoid going to an emergency room when they are
critically ill or injured. Beyond that, the healthcare system we have now is not especially
market-based, since the relationship between what one pays for private insurance and
what one gets in return is only very loosely related. And I just don’t see America
moving to a purely out-of-pocket payment system at this point. So, I’m skeptical that
free-market theories have much practical application in solving problems we’re facing
in modern healthcare delivery.
On the other side are progressives who support the idea that health care should be
considered more of a right than a privilege. Do you think that has been an effective
argument in shaping public opinion?
At a joint session of Congress, President Obama outlined healthcare reform plans.
Public reaction has been mixed. Shaw observes that most Americans are wary of "big-government
fixes," while at the same time defending specific programs such as Medicare.
The idea that health care should be a right of citizenship, akin to K-12 public education,
has been around for some time. But while many Americans believe in universal access
to basic medical services as a right, a more expansive understanding of a right to
health care hasn’t gained much traction beyond the liberal base.
There may be something to be learned from the argument made for workers’ compensation
back in the 1930s. It wasn’t an idealized argument about social citizenship — it
was: the faster you can get these guys healed up and back on the job, the faster they
can be productive on the assembly line or whatever they were doing.
Because it was a very practical argument, it carried the day, and workers’ compensation
programs spread across the states very rapidly in the 1930s. But instead of going
that route, many health-reform advocates have held fast to the idea of it being a
basic right of citizenship, as opposed to arguing, “Let’s get people productive and
back into the labor force.” It seems to me that if you were to focus more on that
kind of practical argument, you might move some moderates in this debate.
What lessons do you feel we have learned as a country since the creation of Medicare
in the ’60s?
One insight is that the more we do the more we can do. So, we created Medicare and
Medicaid in 1965 and we did not slide into socialized medicine automatically as a
result of that, as many conservatives had warned. The economy didn’t crash and burn.
And so, as a nation, we gradually build on prior experiences and we come to have less
fear, in this case, of government involvement in financing health. We’ve arrived at
a point of general acceptance of the concept of socialized financing of a lot of health
care — but not the socialized provision of it. So, doctors don’t all work for the
government, but they get paid through a lot of government programs. Unfortunately,
in the current public debate, that distinction is often lost. People think we’re talking
about socialized medicine, but that’s not what’s on the table in current healthcare
Polls show that Americans want affordable health care but also want the best health
care that’s out there. Is it possible to have both those things?
I think the tension between those two desires is growing, in part because of our advancing
medical technologies. Those technologies enable us to do so much more to heal and
to cure — but they can cost a lot of money and have also raised people’s expectations
as never before. People automatically think, for every problem large or small, “I
want the best, the fastest treatment available.” And they turn on the TV and see ads
that are essentially telling them, “Go out and twist your physician’s arm to prescribe
you this drug.” So, we’re pushed by technology and by marketing to keep demanding
more of our health care, and it keeps getting to be a bigger and bigger part of our
Isn’t health care also taking larger and larger chunks of people’s personal incomes?
If you look at the costs, the average American will spend about $7,500 this year on
health care. For the average family, healthcare premiums have jumped more than 25
percent in the past five years — from around $10,000 in 2004 to $12,680 in 2008. At
that rate of inflation, the average premium is going to be about $30,000 within a
I don’t know about you, but I can’t afford that. I don’t think most of us can. So
if we’re going to be honest with ourselves, we can’t keep going down this road.
If there’s a glimmer of hope in this whole conversation it’s that, for a long time,
the status quo of doing nothing has been everyone’s second favorite option. But I
believe that’s changing.
I was on a panel discussion the other day with the CEO of BroMenn Healthcare System.
And he opened his comments by saying, “My greatest fear is that we will do nothing.”
Now, he’s no ideologue — he’s a practical guy who has a hospital to run.
I think that’s a conclusion virtually everyone can agree on: that doing nothing is
no longer an option. Now that doesn’t mean that compromise or resolution on these
very complex issues will, all of a sudden, be a snap. But I think we’ve turned the
corner in the last decade in realizing that the status quo is no longer tenable. I
think that’s why the current healthcare legislation being proposed by the Democrats
has gotten as far as it has — though of course it remains to be seen how many of those
reforms will actually become law.
How hard is it to write a history of the heathcare debate when much of that history
is just now taking place?
You struggle a lot with verb tense [laughs]. Is this an “is” or a “was”? I actually
struck a bargain with my editor. I would send her the last chapter, with the caveat
that in the copyediting stage I get to go back and rewrite it, because I’m having
to leave this very much in the air about what these bills in Congress are doing. But
in terms of how we got here in the first place, I think the book will continue to
hold value in answering that basic question, no matter what the outcome.
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The legume family. Homeland East Asia. In nature, there are about 7 types of wisteria and several forms or subspecies. In natural conditions (in the Caucasus, in the Crimea) wisteria hibernates without shelter, and its dimensions reach 3-4.5 meters in height. In the apartment, wisteria will eventually reach the ceiling and it will have to be cut or updated, some species form as potensai (pre-bonsai). The simplest option for the formation of wisteria is in the form of a standard tree, but from the point of view of shape, wisteria is a half-liana and it can and should be tied to a support. In the garden, it is somewhat reminiscent of grape bushes, therefore it is often grown along fences, as a flowering hedge, near arches.
With the onset of warm days in summer, wisteria is taken out into the garden, on the balcony or veranda. The huge beautiful caps of wisteria flowers, unfortunately, are not suitable for cutting, because fade quickly.
Wisteria or Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis is a beautiful climbing plant, far from the best option for indoor growing, but subject to the conditions of maintenance, it can grow and bloom well in a greenhouse or winter garden. Leaves are light green, oblong, pointed at the end. Young leaves are covered with dense pubescence, with age they become almost naked. Numerous flowers are collected in racemose inflorescences about 20 cm long. The color of the flowers is light purple, blue, pink or white
Temperature: normal in summer, preferably kept outdoors. In winter it is very cool 6-8 ° С. You can put wisteria in the basement, frost-free room until mid-January for the winter. And then, gradually increasing the temperature, i.e. rearranging in warmer and lighter rooms, by the end of February, you can keep wisteria at normal room temperature. When wisteria is kept in a heated, warm room in winter, the plant will not only not bloom, but may die.
Lighting: wisteria is photophilous, requires full sunlight. If at the end of winter, early spring, wisteria stands at the southern window, it blooms quickly, then after a short break it blooms again at the end of summer, but there are much fewer flowers.
Watering: from spring to late summer, watering is moderate, the soil should always be slightly damp in the depths of the pot, but dry out in the upper layers. Wisteria poorly tolerates excess water, or rather prolonged drying out of the soil - the substrate should be very loose. During cold wintering, watering is very sparse and scarce.
During the period of budding and flowering, once a week, they are fed with liquid fertilizer for flowering indoor plants.
Air humidity: responds well to regular spraying in summer.
Transfer: the soil for wisteria should be nutritious - a mixture of 3 parts of turf, 1 part of leaf, 1 part of humus and 1 part of sand. Young plants are transplanted annually, adults and old wisterias after a few years. In July, the lateral branches are pruned, which are shortened by half, this contributes to the better formation of flower buds.
Reproduction: wisteria reproduce by layering and cuttings in early spring.


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3: The Rise of the Machines
Directed by: Jonathan Mostow
Written by: John Brancato, Michael Ferris, and
Tedi Sarafian (Story)
John Brancato and Michael Ferris
Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Terminator
Nick Stahl - John Connor
Claire Danes - Kate Brewster
Kristanna Loken - T-X
David Andrews - Robert Brewster
Mark Famiglietti - Scott Petersen
Earl Boen - Dr. Peter Silberman
Moira Harris - Betsy
Chopper Bernet - Chief Engineer
Chris Lawford - Brewster's Aide
Carolyn Hennesy - Rich Dead Woman
Jay Acovone - Dead Cop - Westside Street
“That was a different T-101.”
“What do you guys, come off an assembly line or
“Oh man, I'm gonna have to teach you
everything all over again.”
To sum up: Arnold's back as the Terminator from the future; sent to
protect John Connor from a superior Terminator sent back to kill him.
Apparently the plot from "Terminator 2" was sent back as well.
Although Skynet, the machines that are to have
overthrown mankind in the future, has been destroyed (as seen in
"Terminator 2"), a now twenty-something John Connor (Nick Stahl) is
living underground, fearfully convinced that a machine controlled future can
still happen. His fears are confirmed when Skynet sends back yet another
Cyborg, this time in the form of a sexy Terminatrix (Kristanna Loken). With
John out of sight she sets out to kill his lieutenants, including Kate
Brewster (Claire Danes), and with luck find him. Enter Arnold
Schwarzenegger as the good Terminator, sent back in time by the human
resistance to protect them.
The first 2 Terminator films were nearly perfect
action vehicles. The first was a classic example of low budget filmmaking
brilliance. For 8 million dollars we got a marvelously executed love story
about a killer cyborg from the future. It also made a career for Arnold
Schwarzenegger. The second film was almost as good as the original. Dealing
with two machines (one human in the form of Linda Hamilton and the other not
in the form of Arnold) learning what it meant to be human - it set box office
records while providing some truly revolutionary visual effects.
Now after setting the bar sooooo high, only sheer
stupidity and greed would make someone want to do another Terminator. Almost
every time we have a situation like this, good writing goes out the window and
we get a "Phantom Menace" or and "Alien 3".
Is that the case with this film? Not quite. I went
in expecting a lackluster film and came out surprisingly entertained. Why?
Well, for 3 main reasons.
One - This film didn't have either James Cameron,
the first 2 films' writer and director, or Linda Hamilton, who was John
Connor's mother. That's bad. But what it did have was the return of Arnold.
Without him there could be no Terminator films. Arnold has taken a character
and defined it so thoroughly that it is almost impossible to imagine anyone
else playing the part. And though Arnold made the studio pony up a huge chunk
of change ($31 million!!!) to star in this film, they know that when he
commits to a film, he makes sure that he gives his all to that film. Indeed
the most famous example of that for this film occurred when the studio was
reluctant to give more money for the extended car chase, the action
centerpiece of the film. To help out, Arnold donated $1 million of his own
cash to help ensure that the sequence came out just right. I don't know of
many other stars doing that.
At this point, Arnold becoming the Terminator is
like slipping on that old comfortable pair of shoes. He has the ins and outs
of this character down. His portrayal this time is more closely in line with
his take in "Terminator 2" and because of the familiarity of the
audience with this character, he gets to have a bit more fun with the role.
It's almost as if each Terminator they send back through time gets an upgrade
in the "Likable Guy" portion of his programming. In a few films, he
should be doing stand-up.
Two - The action in this film is very good.
Although it worked in "The Matrix", I for one am getting sick of the
wire assisted, Hong Kong inspired action scenes. This film has two tanks, the
Terminators, pounding away at each other in a glorious free-for-all of property damage
producing action. As a result the computer work that usually accompanies
action scenes these days is kept to a minimum and things have a refreshing
down-to-earth feel (in that over-the-top, explosive way).
Of note is the aforementioned car chase. With poor
John in a small truck, being pursued by the Terminatrix in a stolen monstrous
crane-truck, and Arnold right behind in his own commandeered fire truck, one
is assured of two things. One is that I have no idea what the true names of
these vehicles are. The second is the certainty that everything in the way is
going to get smashed. Buildings and cars all, the destruction sure looks
The second most entertaining action sequence is
when the two Terminators finally get their hands on each other and engage in a
brawl in which nothing is safe, especially a building's restroom. Not
satisfied with the destruction of a restroom in the film "True
Lies", Arnold really takes out his aggressions for toilet terminating in
Three - There's a large amount of humor. The film
plays with the familiarity we have with the other films and the Terminator
himself. We know the Terminator arrives naked and must find clothes in order
to blend in. In the past he's killed street punks and maimed bikers in a bar
to secure the threads. This time he winds up in a strip club on ladies night.
The film pokes fun at the Terminator's love of cool sunglasses. It toys with
his trying to use human sarcasm and slang - especially the phrase "talk
to the hand." In short it's a pretty funny film.
It is, however, loaded with flaws, especially
compared to the first two films. The depth of characterization is almost nonexistent.
Though it took time spent with the people he was protecting for him to learn
things in the last film, here the Terminator does has these traits almost
right away. For example, in "Terminator 2" he had to be ordered not
to kill anyone. In this one he seems to know it immediately. There are times
when he starts to show the beginnings of human emotion just like he did in
"T-2", but there are no moments of character bonding in this film to
support the sudden existence of these emotions. Did he have "quality
time" before he was sent back? If so, inform the audience.
Also the characters of John Connor and Kate
Brewster are almost paper thin. There is no real evolution by these characters
except simply realizing that they may not be able to stop the machines from
taking over. For the most part their job is to run, duck, and cover while
Arnold does his job protecting them. Nick Stahl is not bad for the role that
he is given but it's really hard to seem him as the battle-hardened leader of
the human resistance of the future. Edward Furlong, who played the Connor
character at age 10 in the previous film, was able to project that better.
Again part of the problem is the lack of a character story in the script.
Claire Danes fares hardly better with a role that is little more than
Kristanna Loken, the sexy T-X, clearly looks like
she's having fun with her role. Though she's playing the part of the
unemotional killer cyborg, there's a twinkle in her eyes that let's the
audience know that she's having fun playing with the big toys and doing the
big action. She likes kicking butt.
Also one has to wonder why the film doesn't answer
some of the obvious questions that have crept into the series. Why do they
keep sending back Arnold to battle these superior machines? Is it a nod
towards the classic underdog story? Are they trying to say that older machines
are inherently superior and I should trade in my Playstation for an Atari
2600? Yes, I know that it's because Arnold is the star but at least explain
why it has to be him. I'm also wondering why they don't send back an army of
machines? Seems like the thing to do since one at a time isn't working.
At least send them so they show up every day instead of every 10 years.
In short, as a Terminator film it's not nearly as
good as the others. As a summer action film it is definitely one of the better
ones that I have seen - a little more meat and not as empty on the
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Thinking of writing for KFAT? Want to know what WuXia is? Just looking for cool things to watch and read?
We got you covered!
So, you’re curious about WuXia and want to know where to start?
Well, there’s the link above to WuXiapedia.com which will get you a whole treasure trove of books, but that could be a little overwhelming. So, here’s what I recommend:
The best stories to start with are the Condor Hero (aka Eagle Shooting Hero) Trilogy by Jin Yong. When I say they are considered the pinnacle of WuXia literature that’s not going far enough, they’re pretty much the Asian version of Lord of the Rings, except with more complex characters, story, plot and pacing. (Oh yes, and set in “real” history.) Chinese cultural knowledge helps, but is no more necessary than knowing Arabian culture and reading 1001 Arabian Nights.
The First Book is Eagle Shooting Hero (second half here), which is followed up by Divine Eagle-Gallant Knight, and that is followed up Heavenly Sword-Dragon Sabre (additional chapters here). Each can be read on their own, but they are interconnected, so the best place to start is obviously Eagle Shooting Hero. Of the three, Divine Eagle-Gallant Knight is probably the best loved (being mostly a romance), but Heavenly Sword-Dragon Sabre is probably the most complex and best written.
I can’t recommend reading them enough- there’s a reason if you mention any of the main characters in these stories to a Chinese person they will know immediately who you are talking about. The characters in these stories are as real to them as The Three Musketeers, Horatio Hornblower, Robin Hood or any other of our own historical adventurers are.
If however, you prefer something a little lighter then look no further than the Adventures of Lu Xiao Feng, which skip the martial arts details in favor of interesting characters and plot twists more like a James Bond story set in old China than a youthful adventure story. I loved these enough that I did an audiobook adaption of the first few chapters of book one, and although I stopped for personal reasons I would heartily recommend people checking them out.
However, don’t take my word for it! The WuXia genre is a vast and interesting genre filled with many different styles and takes on the whole martial arts world. Check out enough and I’ll bet you’ll find something you like!
Now to some more commercially available material:
Reading: (in no particular order)
The Judge Dee novel series
Lone Wolf and Cub (manga)
A Step into the Past (TV)
Shadow Warriors (TV)
Kingdom of the Wind (TV)

domain: literature


I have a Button. Its View.OnClickHandler-implementing class is instantiated about 3 constructors deep from the nearest reference to an android.app.Activity object. When clicked, I want it to open the Location settings panel so the user can enable GPS and/or network-based location by launching the
I believe you are saying that you need an
Activity object for the first parameter of
new Intent or some other method to generate intents. Please do correct me if I'm wrong. If that is the case you actually just need a
Context object (
Activity is a sub-class of
Context), that may not help particularly in this case.
I'd need to see the code to be sure there wasn't a way to get at a context object neatly from the spot you need it. There may be some way to do it (e.g. access to outer variable from anonymous object scope; a fairly common pattern with handlers on Android).
I would say that in some of my apps I do pass context objects around quite a bit. Personally I think this practice (known as dependency injection) is not so bad as some engineers think. If you are using managers or state-laden objects deep in the app, concealing this fact with global accessors or automatic dependency injection, is just papering over that fact.
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|Publication number||US6584905 B1|
|Application number||US 09/866,808|
|Publication date||Jul 1, 2003|
|Filing date||May 30, 2001|
|Priority date||Nov 6, 2000|
|Publication number||09866808, 866808, US 6584905 B1, US 6584905B1, US-B1-6584905, US6584905 B1, US6584905B1|
|Inventors||Richard N. Snyder|
|Original Assignee||Richard N. Snyder|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (3), Classifications (20), Legal Events (9)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application claims the benefit of provisional application, Ser. No. 60/245,718 filed Nov. 6, 2000, invented by Richard N. Snyder entitled Printed Circuit Board Igniter.
This invention relates to an improved system for igniting shock tube or detonation cord to achieve safe ignition of explosive material.
The safe ignition of explosives continues to be a problem. In a typical system detonation cord or shock tube is used to ignite the explosive materials. Both detonation cord and shock tube contain explosive materials and when the proximal end detonation cord or shock tube is ignited an explosion will travel along the length of the detonation cord or shock tube to the remote end of the shock tube to ignite explosive material at the remote end of the detonation cord or shock tube, usually by means of a blasting cap. Hereinafter detonation cord and shock tube are generically referred to as explosion transmitting line, which is defined to mean a line which will transmit a traveling explosion when ignited. A typical way of igniting the proximal end of explosion transmitting line is by means of a blasting cap. Since blasting caps are themselves dangerous and frequently cause injures to the personnel using them, there is a need to improve the safety of the system used to ignite explosion transmitting line. In application Ser. No. 09/296287, filed Apr. 22, 1999 by Richard Snyder, the inventor of this application, there is disclosed a system in which the proximal end of shock tube is ignited by means of a hot high voltage spark which showers the proximal end of the shock tube with molten copper particles to provide reliable ignition of the shock tube. To further improve the safety of the system, the ignition spark is triggered by radio transmission. While the above described system is effective in providing safe reliable ignition of shock tube, it is not very effective in providing reliable ignition of detonation cord, which is harder to ignite. The system of the prior application is relatively expensive to use because the probe which defines the spark gap is relatively expensive and the probes are destroyed when they are used. Accordingly there is a need for a less expensive highly reliable and safe explosion transmitting line ignition system.
In accordance with the present invention the proximal end of the explosion transmitting line is ignited by means of a plated through-hole of a printed circuit board. The end of the explosion transmitting line is threaded through the plated. through-hole and is knotted to secure the explosion transmitting line in position in the through-hole. To ignite the explosion transmitting line, a high voltage from a high current source is applied across the through-hole. This high voltage and high current will cause the plated through-hole to explode and ignite the explosion transmitting line. In this manner safe and reliable ignition is achieved at very little cost because the plated through-hole is the same as those found in conventional printed circuit boards and is very inexpensive to manufacture.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the system of the invention in semi-block form; and
FIG. 2 is an axial sectional view of the plated through-hole employed in the system of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1 the system of the present invention comprises a printed circuit board plated through-hole 11 which is coupled to an explosion transmitting line 13, which may be detonation cord or which may be shock tube. The end of the explosion transmitting line is passed through the plated through-hole and is tied into a knot 15 to prevent the explosion transmission line from being pulled out of the plated through-hole. The distal end of the explosion transmitting line terminates in a blasting cap 17 which is coupled to explosive material 19 and thus is arranged to ignite the explosive material and cause it to explode when the blasting cap 17 is ignited.
As shown in FIG. 2, the plated through-hole comprises a piece of printed circuit board 21 defining a plated through-hole 23 which has cylindrical side walls. The piece of printed circuit board is made of insulation board and any insulating material may be substituted for the printed circuit board material. The cylindrical side walls of the hole 23 are plated with a layer 25 of electrically conducting material, which may for example be copper. The copper plating also overlaps each end of the plated through-hole to define flanges 26 around each end of the plated through-hole 23.
As shown in FIG. 1 the flanges 26 are connected through a switch 27 to the opposite sides of a capacitor 29 which is designed to receive and store a high voltage such as 400 volts with substantial electric charge so as to be capable of discharging a high current through the cylindrical layer 25 of the plated through-hole when the switch 27 is closed. The flanges 26 facilitate making connection to the capacitor, but they could be omitted and electrical connection made to opposite ends of the conducting cylindrical layer 25 formed on the wall of the hole 23. In the preferred embodiment the capacitor 29 is a 1000 uf capacitor. The capacitor is constructed so that when it is charged with 400 volts and then the switch 27 is closed, it will discharge a current with a sufficient magnitude to ignite an explosion in the explosive material in the explosion transmitting,line. It is believed that the high voltage and current explodes the plated through-hole and partially vaporize the copper of the plated through-hole and that this action ignites an explosion in the explosive material in the explosion transmitting line.
The capacitor 29 is charged through a high voltage rectifier 31 which receives a high voltage from a step-up. transformer 33. The step-up transformer 33 is energized by a blocking oscillator 35.
A small capacitor 37 is connected across the plated through-hole to bypass radio frequency energy to minimize radio interference.
In operation, the blocking oscillator energizes the step-up transformer 33 to supply a high voltage to the high voltage rectifier 31, which rectifies the voltage and charges the capacitor 29 to 400 volts, while the switch 27 remains open. After the capacitor 29 is charged, the switch 27 is closed to apply a high voltage and current to the cylindrical electrically conducting layer 25 of the plated through-hole causing the plated through-hole to explode and ignite the explosion transmitting line. Thereupon an explosion travels along the explosion transmitting line at a rate of 6,000 feet per second. The traveling explosion on reaching the blasting cap 17 will ignite the blasting cap and cause it to explode. This action in turn ignites and causes the explosive material 19 to explode.
To further improve the safety of the described system the switch 27 may be activated to a closed position by a radio signal.
The present invention, by using a printed circuit plated through-hole as a device which ignites the explosion transmitting line by being exploded by an applied high voltage and current, achieves a reliable and safe ignition of the explosive material 19 and this reliable and safe ignition is achieved at a very low cost.
The above description is of preferred embodiments of the invention and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, which is defined in the appended claims.
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|U.S. Classification||102/202.7, 102/275.12, 102/275.6, 102/202.12|
|International Classification||F42D1/04, C06C5/04, F42B3/10, F42C19/12, H05K1/02, H05K3/42|
|Cooperative Classification||F42D1/04, F42C19/12, F42B3/10, H05K1/0263, H05K3/42, C06C5/04|
|European Classification||F42B3/10, F42D1/04, F42C19/12, C06C5/04|
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Equality in New Zealand is something that only the privileged can really believe in now. The poorest 30% of kiwi families see just 1% of the wealth created each year. Maori have 2.5 times the avoidable mortality rate of other New Zealanders.
Another thing we can learn from iwi organisations
The more independent and entrepreneurial a team is, the less it can thrive in a top-down command-and-control model. And this was something I was hearing from someone many would perceive as having a birthright to command.

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Parenthood. It’s often touted as a miraculous journey filled with love, joy, and a sense of purpose— a transformative experience that challenges us in countless ways, but also rewards us with boundless moments of connection and growth. All true, however, for parents of children with special needs, there’s more to the story.
Though not always apparent or openly discussed, the isolation faced by parents of children with special needs runs deep. It exists in the quiet moments of vulnerability, when they find themselves wrestling with feelings of inadequacy, comparison, guilt, or grief. It manifests in the longing for “normalcy”, understanding and empathy from those around them who, through no fault of their own, may be unable to comprehend the daily hurdles and struggles they face.
Over the past eleven years, my husband and I have struggled with maintaining a sense of normalcy in light of our son’s medical condition and resulting special needs. Having been brand new parents when he had his first seizure at four and a half months old, we didn’t get the opportunity to get our feet planted firmly in the parenting world before it all turned upside down. With heat and over-excitement being the usual seizure triggers for our son, it’s always been difficult to venture too far from the house without worrying about the unknowns. Early on when we tried to power through and continue with life as usual, our son’s seizures often chose to show us who was really in charge. On several occasions, while heading to visit with family and friends, our son suddenly went into tonic clonic seizures while buckled into his car seat leading us to panic, cancel plans and head home. After several attempts at outings such as this, we eventually retreated, feeling safest at home where we could control his surroundings and be on high alert at all times.
Now, with over a decade’s worth of experience and several hundred seizures behind us, I recently decided to buy tickets to see a local high school musical. My husband could not attend, so I was on my own with both kids, but I didn’t worry much about it. I had let my son’s seizures dictate our every move for years and now, with some experience in my rear view, I felt the time had come to try again and take our shot at a “normal” night out.
We arrived at the local high school with spirits high. Seeing friends and neighbors as we funneled inside added to the excitement. A steady stream of self-talk bombarded my brain… “This is what “normal” families do, huh? Fun! Are we blending? I think we’re blending….” We made our way into the theater and soon the lights went down. From the moment the show began, both kids had huge smiles on their faces and I felt a small sense of victory. After all, we were there—amongst the other “typical” families—smiling, enjoying, living. As the cast of the play made their way down the aisles for the opening musical number, my son’s face lit up. He clapped along and smiled and when the song ended he simply said, “Again!”. My heart sang and I felt a surge of reassurance that coming out tonight was the right thing to do. “I’ve got this,” I thought.
Not a minute later, in the dark theater, I noticed that he was curling up into a tight ball and convulsing right there in his seat. My heart sank.
I consider myself a veteran first responder when it comes to my son’s seizures, but I’ve never experienced one in a crowded theater in near darkness and with an expectation of silence and decorum. I whispered to my daughter that he was having a seizure and asked her to get my bag. I stood up and scooped my son into my arms, nearly 65 pounds and still seizing, and carried him out of the theater and into the lobby. I didn’t need help, but I thought for sure someone would offer. Surely someone sitting near us saw me jump up and noticed me carrying a twelve year old boy, nearly my size, out in a hurry? If they did, they never said. As I laid him on the lobby floor to administer his rescue medication, I asked my daughter to head over to a group of ladies lingering by the concession stand to ask for some paper towels. She promptly returned and when no one followed I asked, “Did you tell them your brother is having a seizure?”. “Yes,” she responded. I looked up to see them continuing their conversation as if nothing was amiss. “No worries,” I thought to myself. “We’re used to it.”
It wasn’t the first time in my special needs parenting journey that I’ve felt completely invisible, lost in the crowd of people around me. From very early on in my journey through motherhood, I’ve felt like the sad sack on the sidelines. When attempting to meet other mom friends at the park for play dates, I watched as they casually sat on a bench enjoying a coffee and telling their child to be careful from afar. In contrast, I had to follow my son’s every move, prepared for a seizure at any time, my coffee going cold and the conversation I’d hoped to have with my friend doing the same. Needless to say, my attempts at this sort of socialization faded quickly and I retreated once again to the safety of our home.
Sadly, this is a common experience for many parents of children with special needs. We often feel invisible and forgotten in a world that doesn’t understand our struggles and is too busy enjoying their lives to notice our pain. So what are parents like us to do?
There are probably several things we could do, but I believe the most important is a simple mindset shift. We have to evaluate our assumption that everyone else is simply enjoying a carefree life. When I relayed our experience at the theater to a friend the next day, she was horrified that no one stepped in to help or ask if we were okay. I wasn’t though. I honestly don’t think anyone noticed what was really going on. You know the saying that tells us to be kind because everyone is fighting a battle we know nothing about? I repeat that to myself every time I feel offended that someone didn’t “see” my struggles. The reason why people don’t see my struggle is because they’re so fixated on their own.
When we compare our lives to an imaginary ideal, we set ourselves up for misery and “never-enoughness”. Whether it’s comparing our child’s milestones to those of typically developing children or measuring our own family dynamics against the seemingly perfect lives portrayed on social media, the result is a diminished sense of self-worth and an erosion of happiness. Instead, we must block out the noise and focus on what’s in front of us. For me, when it came to the theater, I could have focused on the seizure. I could have chosen to leave and deny my daughter the treat of a night out. Instead, I pulled my hair back, scooped my sleeping son back up, walked back into that theater and returned to our seats. Sure, our experience that night looked different than the other families that were there, but it was special nonetheless. Although he slept through the majority of the show, my son did wake up for the last song. He hopped off of my lap and returned to his seat, smiling and clapping, picking up where he left off.
Our experience at the play was a stark reminder of just how isolating it can be to parent a child with special needs, but it also reminded me that the power to reframe and let go of comparison is always within me. Instead of focusing on what I don’t have, I’ve learned to focus on what—and who—I do have. My son teaches me about resilience and perseverance every day. He finds joy in simple pleasures. He’s content with a quiet day spent at home with his family. He doesn’t compare himself to others…ever…and neither should we.
This guest post was written by Carrine Mossa. You can follow along with Carrine at It Takes A Village Special Needs Parent Coaching LLC. on Facebook.


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This is my fist time participating in Adopt A Gluten Free Blogger, which was hosted by Sea of Book Of Yum . I’ve seen other gluten-free bloggers posting about Adopt A Gluten Free Blogger each month, but never really knew what it was. However, this month I got really excited about it because I had been adopted!! Shirley from Gluten Free Easily adopted me – I was so excited (I’m a dork I know), but this was my first adoption. Seeing as I was adopted, I decided I needed to adopt someone too so I picked Heidi from Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom. I absolutely adore and admire Heidi and hope to meet her in person someday. She has been a fantastic help, resource and encouragement to me in my own journey of being Gluten-Free. Every time I have tried her recipes I have never been disappointed. I can e-mail her anytime to ask silly questions – like today I had to ask her if I needed to add xanthan gum or not to the recipe and then realized that the all purpose flour mixture I was using already had it in there -duh, Jenny! Heidi is always willing to help, share ideas and make suggestions.
I think I found Heidi’s blog about a year a go and instantly fell in love with her blog and recipes and I continually go to her blog for ideas. For my fist time participating I really wanted to look at all of her recipes and try something new. I was so torn by several of her recipes, especially her new Allergy Free Pasta Dough, but instead I decided on a soup and a dessert. It is getting a bit chilly here and fall is here in full force. The leaves are starting to change color, pumpkins and apples are in abundance and it is time to take out the sweaters, scarves and start having fires at night. I truly love this time of year and I love the food that goes along with it.
Soups have always been big in my family. My dad is a hunter and carpenter so he was always outside either working or trying to hunt for our dinners. (I just want to clarify my dad and other family members do not hunt for sport, it was a means of survival). During this time of year he would come home from work or hunting and my mom would have a huge got of soup or stew going. Even my first cooking memory is learning to make chicken soup with my grandmother. So I decided to choose one of Heidi’s soups and the recipe that I kept going back to is her Sausage and Bean Ragout and the only two substitution I made to the recipe was I left out the onions because Bryan is allergic to them and I used a different gluten-free pasta. And I have to be honest, I was so caught up in football that I read the recipe wrong and instead of adding one cup of the gluten-free pasta I added the whole bag of it! Whoops – so I just added a bit more chicken stock, basil and some garlic powder and it tasted great (it tasted the same as it tasted before my whole mess up). This soup is fantastic!! Bryan loved it and we now have plenty of left overs – enough to share with our neighbors! I’ll defiantly be making this again.
The second recipe I decided to make was Heidi’s Old Fashioned Raspberry Bars– Bryan loves raspberries so when I saw this recipe I knew automatically that these had to be made. This recipe is extremely easy and super yummy. However I wish I had some home-made raspberry preserves to use, but instead I had store-bought. It still tasted great…Heidi also suggested using other fruit preserves such as apricot or marmalade. I think next time I might try maybe strawberry preserve but again, these will be made again. These bars are super yummy
Thanks to Heidi for all sharing all of her wonderful recipes, stories, knowledge and wisdom to all of us – you truly are an inspiration! . If you haven’t checked out her blog yet, you really should, she is a wonderful lady and as I like to call her Wonder Woman! Check out some other Adopt a Gluten Free Blogger posts at Book Of Yum.

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When you hurt, it’s hard to persuade yourself to move. However, regular exercise not only helps maintain joint function, but also relieves stiffness and decreases pain and fatigue. What should you do? Whenever possible, meet the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans by mixing aerobic activities, strength training, stretching, and balance exercises. If this is too ambitious, at least avoid inactivity. Discuss options with your doctor, particularly if you haven’t been exercising. A physiatrist, physical therapist, or personal trainer with experience in working with people who have arthritis can help you choose and adapt activities that will work for you.
You can also find programs specifically designed for people with arthritis. Examples include our own Koko FitClub Arthritis Fitness Track; the Arthritis Foundation’s Exercise Program (AFEP); and its Walk with Ease program. There are also water-based therapy programs, such as the Arthritis Foundation’s Aquatic Program, that are done in pools heated to nearly 90° F; these feature a variety of exercises, including range-of-motion exercises and aerobics. Another good option is tai chi, a low-impact, slow-motion form of exercise that can increase flexibility and muscle strength in the lower body, as well as aiding gait and balance. Strength training improves muscle strength, physical functioning, and pain.
To make exercise easier, try these tips:
- Schedule workouts for times of the day when you are least likely to experience inflammation and pain. Avoid exercising when stiffness is at its worst.
- Before exercising, apply heat to sore joints or take a warm shower or bath. After exercising, cold packs may be helpful.
- Warm up by using gentle stretches before beginning a strength training session. Remember to use slow movements during your warm-up and gradually extend your range of motion.
- Progress slowly and cut back on activity if your joints become warm, red, or painful.
- Listen to your body. Never force a movement if you’re experiencing sharp pain or more discomfort than usual in a joint.
- If you have rheumatoid arthritis, balance rest and exercise carefully: rest more to reduce inflammation, pain, and fatigue when your condition flares up, and exercise more when it calms down. Short rest breaks help more than long periods in bed.
- Exercise within a comfortable range of motion. If an exercise or movement causes significant pain, stop doing it! Discuss your options with a certified trainer or physical therapist.

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RICHMOND, Va. — There’s a new vaccine on the market that uses old technology.
Health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed off on the Novavax vaccine for adults.
Novavax is a two-dose shot, given three weeks apart. This vaccine is different than the mRNA technology in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Novavax is also different from the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which contains a piece of modified virus that doesn’t infect you.
Chesapeake Health Department's Public Health Emergency Manager Jerry Tucker explained the Novavax shot uses a particle of the virus spike protein along with an adjuvant (something that stimulates an immune response.)
“The Novavax vaccine is actually older technology. We’ve used it for years for vaccines like hepatitis B and shingles,” Tucker said.
He said it's a good choice for people who may be vaccine-hesitant because of the new technology found in the first two COVID shots. Health experts have used the technology behind Novavax for decades.
“Parts of our population are somewhat vaccine-hesitant towards Pfizer and Moderna, those both being newer technology vaccines," Tucker said. "So, this will give our population something that’s a little more old hat. Something they can be comfortable with.”
Dr. Brooke Rossheim from the Virginia Department of Health said this shot is a good option for the rare group of people who had adverse reactions to the mRNA technology found in Pfizer and Moderna.
"There may be some people who legitimately cannot take one of the mRNA vaccines. For example, they may have had a dose of an mRNA vaccine and had a bad reaction," Rossheim said.
Dr. Rossheim stressed that mRNA vaccines are still proven effective; healthcare workers administered millions of doses worldwide without widespread safety issues. But it’s still good to have another option on the market, especially with COVID-19 cases on the rise.
“Cases are going up, hospitalizations are going up," he said. "“If there are people out there who either don’t want to take an mRNA vaccine because it concerns them, the technology, or they’re unable to take an mRNA vaccine because of medical contraindication. This is a good thing. This gives them an option now that’s been studied. You’ve got all the regulatory approval.”
VDH data shows people are still interested in getting the vaccine; the state health department is tracking almost seven thousand doses given every day.
Tucker said as COVID cases climb, more people are showing up to get vaccinated.
“That’s increased a little bit here recently because of the rise in case," Tucker said.
The VDH expects Novavax to be available in Virginia by late August or early September.

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Tractive closes £25m in growth funding
In addition, Guidepost general partner, Chris Cavanagh, and consumer subscription model expert and former Ancestry and Lynda.com executive, Andrew Wait, will join Tractive’s board of directors
Tractive has announced that it has closed $35m (£25m) in growth funding led by Guidepost Growth Equity.
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A significant rebound in oil prices is unlikely as the global market remains plagued by a supply glut, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
"...It is very hard to see how oil prices can rise significantly in the short term ... with the market already awash in oil..." On the contrary, it said "...the short term risk to the downside has increased."
GMT 18:40 2017 Monday ,24 AprilHollande 'will vote Macron', calls Le Pen 'risk' for France
GMT 09:35 2017 Monday ,24 AprilGerman DAX stock market index hits new all-time high
GMT 08:13 2017 Monday ,24 AprilFirst large-scale malaria vaccine trials for Africa
GMT 08:11 2017 Monday ,24 AprilPentagon chief Mattis makes unannounced Afghan visit
GMT 07:29 2017 Monday ,24 AprilEuropean stocks surge at open on French vote result
GMT 07:27 2017 Monday ,24 AprilAfghan defence minister, army chief resign after Taliban attack
GMT 06:12 2017 Monday ,24 AprilPhilips posts first quarter jump in profits
GMT 06:10 2017 Monday ,24 AprilIn call with Trump, Xi urges 'restraint' on N. Korea


Subject: [Boost-build] Nested projects
From: Brian Ravnsgaard Riis (brian_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-14 15:05:06
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Is it currently possible to nest a complete, seperately compilable
project inside a boost.build project. Say I have a library, foo, that
can be seperately compiled using boost.build. I use a "externals"
facility to get a given revision of foo into a nested externals or
vendor folder under a project that uses foo.
| + jamfile.jam
| + *.cpp
| - *.hpp
How would you do this with Boost.Build? I tried the naïve approach and
get bitten by an error along the lines of "warning: rulename
$($(project).attributes).get expands to empty string".
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Boost-Build list run by bdawes at acm.org, david.abrahams at rcn.com, gregod at cs.rpi.edu, cpdaniel at pacbell.net, john at johnmaddock.co.uk


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Beaufort House is a Registered Care Home that is situated in Knaphill, a village within a few miles of Woking town centre, in the heart of Surrey, in the green and leafy south-east.
Knaphill itself has a range of shopping, social, sporting and religious amenities. Nearby Woking benefits from beautiful and diverse countryside but also a bustling centre and its sparkling mix of entertainment, convenient shopping and special town centre events.
There are acres of common land and miles of waterways offering a relaxing retreat and the chance for a leisurely walk.
For superb live entertainment, look no further than The Ambassadors Theatre and cinema complex, where the best West End shows bring musicals and drama, international dance and world famous opera to Woking.
A host of free town centre events take place throughout the year, celebrating the special days of Woking’s many cultures, and many annual events are supported by the Council.
At Beaufort House all residents have their own bedrooms. On the ground floor there are three bedrooms which are suitable for persons with an additional physical disability and a specialist bath and walk in shower. There are four bedrooms on the first floor and two bathrooms one of which has a walk in bath. Additional mobility aids will be made available according to the needs of the residents.
Communal facilities include a large lounge, a small lounge and dining room, together with a kitchen/breakfast room and separate utility room. The dining room has access through patio doors in to the garden. The office is also situated on the ground floor close to the front door.
Beaufort House operates a comprehensive system of monitoring and assessment for the operation of its services. The Senior Manager is assigned specifically to ensure that the residential and care services consistently meet the high standards set out in our Policies & Procedures and working instructions.
Beaufort House is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission. Reports of our latest inspections can be obtained from their website www.cqc.org.uk.
Our commitment to providing a high level of care at Beaufort House is reflected in our staffing ratios and calibre of staff. All staff are carefully selected through our recruitment and selection procedure, and prior to appointment are subjected to a criminal record check, an occupational health check and a requirement of two references
The staff team have a suitable range of experience to provide the services needed by the residents in the house. This is achieved through careful selection, induction, and all the basic statutory training. Furthermore staff are encouraged and supported to work towards NVQ qualifications and attend a selection of day release or day courses for developing their individual skills and knowledge in ways relevant to enabling them to provide the best possible service.
There are staff on duty at all times during the day and at night there is a sleep-in staff member and a waking night staff member
Where specialist skills are necessary we work with the community learning disability team to engage the full range of services available in the community e.g. psychiatric, general practitioners, community nursing, speech therapy, physiotherapy, chiropody, dentistry, opticians etc. Where appropriate these external professionals prepare guidelines for the staff to follow to achieve the best projected outcomes for any particular resident.
We provide a safe environment, which is capable of helping individuals with a learning disability and additional needs participate in a broad range of activities where carefully monitored reasonable risk taking is seen as part of everyday living experiences.
Activities may include day centre services, engaging in other meaningful activities in the community or home based activities e.g. shopping, domestic and social skills, clubs and drop-in centres, art and drama. A selection of equipment is provided within the home and is available to be used at the resident’s choice.
Where residents have any known practice of religious observance the staff will support them in continuing this practice, provided it can be achieved within the locality of the home.
The staff at Beaufort House support links with families and friends of residents and encourage their invitation for visits and for meals. On occasions, staff will assist with the home’s transport supporting residents to visit friends and family and staying if possible as may be requested to support the resident during the visit.

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ABOUT TRUTHWORKS NETWORK
TruthWorks Network offers diversified programming which values, maximizes and includes the special perspectives of Black American. The network platform and microphone offers an alternative media for the “Black truth” on America. It is a place where we come to examine, declare our injury, heal ourselves and prepare for new battles with new solutions. At TruthWorks, we dare to believe in the Power of Truth. TruthWorks Network broadcasts from the TruthWorks Studios
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Talk radio engaging in discussions and providing informed knowledge of contemporary world political events and issues. Presentation of ideas, research and scholarship as a basis of analysis. Informed dialogue, hosted by knowledgeable and experienced voices.
This is serious talk radio, focusing on MAKING TRUTH MATTER. INFORMED AND CRITICAL EXAMINATION from every perspective.
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About TruthWorks Network
“Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.” – Mohandas Gandhi
In one of his first major speeches as U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder said, “Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot,” he said, “in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards.” Though he spoke from his perch as the first Black Attorney General in the United States, appointed by the first African-American President our public discourse of thing racial, as he went on to explain, continues to be immature and simply whispered, if at all. It is amazing that the Holder statement was characterized by the mostly white commentators in this country as “controversial” and “combative”. Few, other than Black people, called it “truth”. There is no better analogy for the differences in Black and white America on America.
It is clear that in America race matters. Our national resistance to talk about how we measure its impact and the outcome of its import continues to problematic. The value that we place on the perspectives of Black people continues to be marginalize. We hold back, weigh our thoughts and ideas for public consumption. Too many Black people continue to approach race discussions with shame and apology. There are many reasons for this, and we suggest that the importance of “place” is one of them. Identifying and affirming Black place is a critical element of healing Black pain. Throughout history race has set America’s moral compass. Africans stolen, stripped of culture . . . language, religion, and humanity, ultimately place.
In a 1985 interview with Janice Graham, the founder of TruthWorks Network, Dr. Amos Wilson said this, “ If we do not persist to talk with each other in respect in regard to our condition we cannot expect to ever raise ourselves up . . . independent conscious talk show like give us that opportunity, to organize, regroup and build consensus and affirmation. It assists us in raising ourselves up . . . there are dire consequences of not raising ourselves up and ultimately we head toward total demise.”
TruthWorks Network offers programming which values, maximizes and includes the special perspectives of Black American. Ours is a platform and microphone for the “Black truth” on America. It is a place where we come to examine, declare our injury, heal ourselves and prepare for new battles with new solutions. At TruthWorks, we dare to believe in the Power of Truth.
TruthWorks is pleased to announce a new powerful line-up of live broadcast beginning February 1, 2011.
Soul AFIRE with Dr. Matthew V. Johnson
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The network broadcasts Soul AFIRE with Dr. Matthew V. Johnson, The ALFO Show, PowerViews weekly, along with Commentaries On The Times Radio; and an assortment of issue specific broadcast projects, such as “Black Women in the Prism” and “Working While Black”.
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Czech Journal of Animal Science
ISSN 1212-1819 (Print)
ISSN 1805-9309 (On-line)
- An international open access peer-reviewed journal published by the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and financed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic.
- Published since 1955 (by 1997 under the title Živočišná výroba)
- The journal is administered by an international Editorial Board
- Editor-in-Chief: prof. Ing. Eva Tůmová, CSc.
- Co-editors: Ing. Filip Jančík, Ph.D., prof. Ing. Milan Marounek, DrSc., doc. Ing. Luděk Stádník, Ph.D., prof. Ing. Antonín Stratil, DrSc., Ing. Ludmila Zavadilová, CSc.,
- Executive Editor: Ing. Karolina Tučková, Mgr. Zuzana Karlíková
- The journal published monthly
Aims & Scope
The journal is focused on the farm animal management.
The journal publishes original scientific papers and critical reviews covering all areas of genetics and breeding, physiology, reproduction, nutrition and feeds, technology, ethology and economics of cattle, pig, sheep, goat, poultry, fish and other farm animal management. Papers are published in English.
A meta-analysis of heat stress in dairy cattle: The increase in temperature humidity index affects both milk yield and some physiological parameters
Effects of sweet potato vine silage supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal health in finishing pigs
L-Leucine stimulates proliferation and casein secretion in porcine mammary epithelial cells through mTOR-p70S6K-4EBP1 signalling pathway


Everyone’s been wondering about the same thing, what made United Airlines feel like it could abuse its flying customers? This has been viral for a while as airports and flying have become a hot topic recently. Does all this overlap at all with the #MuslimBan? We uncover all these questions in this week’s instalment of The Expose. We missed Esther this week but we had Silla, our Director of Social Media on to shed some light on Laila’s personal life and ask our interesting question at the end!


With the third season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) a mere two months away, SET Max has begun the hype and hoopla associated with the tournament. The channel, which, like the previous two seasons, has the broadcasting rights to IPL-3, has nearly sold out its advertising inventory.
The broadcaster has flagged off the first phase of the campaign, which is based on the homecoming of the Twenty20 tournament.
In the second year of IPL, the venue had to be shifted to South Africa, on account of the General Elections in India in April 2008. This lead to significant revenue losses - fewer people visited the stadiums in South Africa, than those who would have turned up if the tournament were held on home ground. There was also an apparent feeling of loss among fans in the cricket-crazy nation.
The first phase of the campaign includes eight short films, the crux of which is that the cricketers, namely, the captains of the IPL teams, are glad to be back in India to play the tournament. It is titled 'We missed you too'.
The first film features Shane Warne, captain of Rajasthan Royals, winners of IPL-1. It is shot as a narrative - Warne is shown doing push-ups, while the VO (Warne's voice) talks about how the team is glad to be playing in India. He goes on to say that the change in venue wasn't very lucky for his team, and the fact the IPL-3 will be played in India again means that the team could recreate magic.
The other films, too, talk about how the captains have missed the home-ground - India.
The films have been shot by Arun Gopal of Storytellers. The team at JWT and the production house had to coordinate the dates and times with the cricketers, since each captain could give only a couple of hours for the shoot.
The first phase will bank heavily on the eight films. These ads will be aired on major TV channels and cinema will also be used.
In the previous two campaigns for IPL, SET Max focused on the craze for the game. However, this time, the focus is the sense of loss that the cricketers have felt. Sneha Rajani, executive vice-president and business head for SET Max, says that the change in venue last year led to a feeling of disappointment in the public at large; and that is what motivated the channel to make the venue as the hook for the current campaign. "But the feeling of disappointment isn't one-sided; it comes from the players as well," she adds.
The aim of the film is to capture the feeling of IPL, the craziness associated with the tournament in the country and the passion that will be felt when it is played in India, shares Debu Purkayastha, vice-president and senior creative director, JWT.
SET Max is also on the lookout for a junior host for Extraa Innings, the live wraparound of IPL-3. Digital activities on YouTube and Facebook are going on for this purpose.
Gaurav Seth, vice-president, marketing, SET Max, shares that various media will be used to publicise the homecoming of IPL-3. "The IPL is a major property for SET Max and the activities that the channel will carry out will encompass major media vehicles," says Seth.
The end of February will see the announcement of IPL on outdoor hoardings, print, on-ground and digital.First Published : January 12, 2010


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GBM Works is the winner of the jury award of the Offshore Wind Innovators Award 2021.
The company convinced the jury with their innovative installation method for offshore wind monopiles called Vibrojet.
GBM Works has made the most significant steps in 2021 according to jury chairman Glenn Bijvoets of Eneco.
The Innovation Award is organized by the community of Offshore Wind Innovators with the purpose to create visibility of smart innovations by start-ups and SME companies. The three nominees pitched their innovation to the offshore wind sector during the hybrid event TKI Wind op Zee LIVE. With a very close call, 36% of the votes of the audience, the solution of Jungle was found the most innovative. Separately, the jury announces GBM Works as the jury award winner.
The expert jury, consisting of Glenn Bijvoets (Eneco), Jasper Geselschap (innovation Quarter), and Peter Eecen (TNO) discussed the innovations of the nominees and came to another conclusion. According to the jury: “GBM Works has developed a technology to install monopiles. The technology consists of a combination of 2 principles: vibratory driving and water injection. This innovative method is engineered to be superior to an impact hammer and a vibratory hammer on drivability and noise, and comparable with a vibratory hammer on lateral bearing capacity. GBM Works made an essential step with their tests last year with the achievable jet penetration depth ranges and the required energy for penetration in clay for penetration. They gave clear insights on the cost reduction potential of the technology, and the steps they want to make.”


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Again, enough is enough.
Last night, our country witnessed yet another senseless act of gun violence.
The right-wing – and NRA – messaging point that nothing can be done to prevent horrific mass shootings like the one in Las Vegas is just wrong. Over two years ago, I released a comprehensive plan to deal with gun violence like the public health epidemic that it is. There are commonsense steps we can take to protect our families, including:
- Keeping guns from the most dangerous users by closing the “private sale loophole” and implementing comprehensive and uniform background checks;
- Having law enforcement follow up with each person who fails the background check;
- Restricting assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that are unsafe in any public space;
- Removing barriers to research on gun violence to allow us to fully understand the impact and implications of current policies;
- Making sure guns are tested and regulated to ensure consistency and that they operate as intended;
- Empowering health care professionals to discuss all matters that affect their patients’ health, including gun ownership;
- Ensuring better regulation for gun dealers and focusing compliance on the few unscrupulous gun dealers;
- Enforcing existing gun laws by not letting the gun lobby undermine enforcement agencies;
- Requiring that people purchasing a gun have liability insurance;
- Improving our mental health system to make it more accessible and available and enhancing our capacity to help individuals with mental illness; and
- Providing resources for first responders, schools, and public facilities personnel to deal with active-shooter situations.
These solutions shouldn’t be hard – but sadly, none of the proposals I’ve laid out have even been considered by Congress.
From Orlando to Roseburg, OR and now Las Vegas, the carnage has only continued. How much more blood must be shed before we learn that ‘thoughts and prayers’ will do nothing to stop future tragedy? My hope is that sanity will prevail, and Republican leadership in Congress will muster up the courage to act.
I’ve said it before, and I never want to have to say it again: enough is enough.
Member of Congress


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Concert: Martinsburg Jazz Orchestra @ Bluemont Concerts
- Date: 06/25/2017 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Location: Loudoun County Courthouse Lawn
18 West Market St
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
The Bluemont Concert Series announces its 2017 season of Sunday evening concerts on the grounds of the Loudoun County Courthouse, located at 18 East Market Street in historic, downtown Leesburg.
The Martinsburg Jazz Orchestra is a 16-piece bigband ensemble, which has been performing at a variety of venues in the Shenandoah Valley region for more than 20 years.
Since its debut performance at the 1990 re-dedication of the Martinsburg WV Apollo Theater, MJO has delighted audiences of all ages with its ever-expanding library of authentic swing music and contemporary big band jazz. Equally at home on the concert stage, ballroom, and at private functions, the band features some of the area's finest musicians.
All are welcome at these family-oriented events and are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on and a picnic to enjoy before the show. There is a requested donation of $5 per person, $4 for Bluemont Friends and seniors, and $2 for kids twelve and under. Proceeds go to support Bluemont's year-round Artist-In-Education program in area schools. All Leesburg concerts begin at 7:00 pm. As at all Bluemont concerts, no pets, alcohol or smoking are allowed. In bad weather, the concerts will be held indoors at the Leesburg United Methodist Church Asbury Hall, located at 107 West Market Street.
West Market Street, from King Street to Church Street, will close at 5pm prior to each concert and will remain closed until the concert concludes.


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In a 4-1 vote, the Hopkinton Select Board terminated Sergeant Timothy Brennan from the Hopkinton Police Department. The meeting lasted more three hours, but ended with both sides in disagreement. Select Board Chair Muriel Kramer was the lone vote in favor of reinstatement.
Finally at liberty to speak, Brennan addressed a small crowd from the steps of Town Hall. “I plan on fighting it in arbitration,” said Brennan. “I was not willing to accept the long suspension and demotion.”
“You shouldn’t have to,” said a woman in the crowd, as they applauded him.
The crowd slowly dispersed, and several residents could be seen with tears in their eyes.


After you create a macro, you can use it to repeat its commands. Excel offers many ways to run a macro. Here are the two most common methods for running a macro:
Select Tools, Macro, Macros, Run.
Use the macro shortcut key (if you defined one).
The quickest way to run the macro is to use the macro shortcut key. If the macro doesn't have a shortcut key assigned to it, you must use Tools, Macro, Macros, Run.
In the following To Do exercise, you run the macro you just created by using the macro name, Font_change.
First select cell A1 in the Summary sheet. This data in this cell needs a font change.
Choose Tools, Macro, Macros. The Macro dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 20.4.
In the Macro dialog box, select Font_change.
Click Run. Excel runs the Font_change macro by changing the title in the worksheet to a 22-point Arial font.
If you want to run the macro using a shortcut key, just press the shortcut key you assigned to the macro. Before testing the Font_change macro, select cell J16. Then, to run the Font_change macro, press Ctrl+Shift+F. Excel should format the data in cell J16 with the 22-point Arial font. Macros are powerful, aren't they? You'll have to make column J wider to accommodate the long entry in cell J16.
You can stop a macro while it's running by simply pressing the Esc key. Excel stops the macro before it completes its actions.


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If you like plums, you’re in for a real treat, Pluots are now available! Pluots are a hybrid between an apricot and a plum, that was developed in the 80’s. Store them in a refrigerator, but not for too long (watch my video to find out why). To ripen, let them sit out for a […]
California Grapes are in full swing. My favorite is the Red Seedless. Did you know that Red Seedless Grapes weren’t even a thing until 1950’s? Most of the varieties grown for consumers today are seedless. Green, Red & Black being the most popular. Store in the refrigerator, freeze for a great refreshing snack!
For me there is nothing better than a grilled portabella mushroom. I grill them all summer long, making a perfect plant-based cheese burger! They are delicious!! Our mushrooms come from River Valley Ranch in Burlington, Wisconsin. A great, local, third generation family farm.
Stone fruit is in full swing now! Last week it was Cherries, this week is Peaches and Nectarines!! Have you ever tried grilled peaches? First, I get the grill hot. I cut a peach in wedges and brush a little canola oil on it and put it on the grill for 1 minute on each […]
Hot Dog & Sausage Tips & Tricks How to grill a great hot dog? Some of the local iconic hot stands in Chicago are famous for their Char Dogs (think Wiener Circle). You can replicate this at home on your own. Some simple tips. Most all hot dogs are fully cooked already, all your […]
Burger Tips & Tricks There is no better experience than a freshly grilled burger on the grill! Here are some tips and a quick recipe for your grilling enjoyment. Tip 1: Start with fresh ground meat, we love the Meats by Linz 85% lean ground beef as it is the right blend of fat […]
How far can you spit a Cherry seed? The world’s record is 93 feet 6.5 inches (I’m full of hot air but not that much). My grandmother used to love Cherries. She would always ask her grandchildren (all 8 of us) to bring her cherries when they came in season. That love for cherries, cherried […]
Looking for a healthier snack for you or your kids? We’ve built the perfect solution! Our new Produce Mash Smoothie Kits are made with all healthy, simple & fresh ingredients. Best of all, we premeasured and pre-packaged everything so that you can make it in 30 seconds or less! No need to snack on anything […]
I promise this onion won’t make you cry! Every Spring, Chicago chefs have asked me for Vidalia Sweet Onions. Its sweet flavors are unlike any other onion. I always thought it was one of the best-kept secrets in the produce world. Great in salads or on the grill. Sold by the piece or cleaned and […]
My first memory of Avocados was as a boy working at my Dad’s Produce company located on Chicago’s Produce Market. The vendors for breakfast (which for us was at 4:00am) would cut avocados with their produce knife, squeeze a little lime on it, salt it, and eat it – that’s it. It was delicious! I’ve […]