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Bradypnea, which simply means slow breathing, has been linked to a wide range of medical conditions including thyroid disorders, brain disorders, and heart problems. This HealthHearty post tries to enlist the symptoms and probable causes of bradypnea.
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A healthy individual between the ages of 12 and 50 breathes 12 to 20 times every minute.
Bradypnea is a medical condition in which the breathing rate drops noticeably. The breathing rate is unusually low as the person breathes very slowly. However, when the respiratory rate in an average adult falls below 12 breaths every minute, it is considered abnormally slow and described as bradypnea. Similarly, infants up to the age of 1 year breathe around 30 to 60 breaths per minute. So, when the breathing falls below 30 breaths, the breathing rate is unusually slow and is a sign of an underlying medical condition.
In simple terms, when the breathing rate is below the normal range, it is referred to as bradypnea. It is a type of hypoventilation, a form of abnormality in the respiratory rate, in which the breathing appears labored. The degree of respiratory effort in bradypnea is also higher than that observed in healthy breathing rate.
In general, since the normal breathing frequency varies according to age, the bradypnea range is also different in adults and children. The age group and the respiratory range per minute that classifies it as bradypnea is given below.
|Age group||Bradypnea Range
(breaths per minute)
|0-1||less than 30|
|1-3||less than 25|
|3-12||less than 20|
|12-50||less than 12|
|50 and above||less than 13|
Persistent tired feeling and impaired breathing (breathlessness) are the common features of bradypnea. The person often complains about a lack of energy and simple day-to-day activities makes him exhausted. Dizziness, weakness, chest discomfort, and episodes of near fainting are the other symptoms of low breathing rate.
Bradypnea has been attributed to inflammatory conditions like lupus and rheumatoid fever in which the immune system invades healthy tissues of the body. Other causes are discussed below.
Abnormal slowness in breathing is commonly associated with hypothyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid gland located in the neck produces less than normal amounts of thyroid hormones. It is observed that the thyroid has an influence on the respiratory rate and other bodily functions such as metabolism. Hence, any issues with thyroid function may disrupt normal breathing frequency. Medical conditions, like hypothyroidism, can lower the breathing rate, which may lead to shortness of breath.
People diagnosed with sleep apnea may also suffer from reduced breathing rate. This is a sleep breathing disorder in which the affected person may suffer from recurrent episodes of bradypnea. As we all know, sleep apnea is marked by disruptive episodes of breathing while asleep. During sleep, the airway muscles relax, eventually causing them to collapse. This causes pauses in breathing, commonly referred to as apnea. Many times, the relaxed muscles narrow down the airways, which leads to shallow breathing. In either case, the breathing rate drops below the normal range.
Abuse of Narcotics
Narcotics, the pain pills, are often abused for their mood-altering effects as they tend to induce an euphoric feeling. These drugs affect the nervous system and slow down the functioning of the brain. To be more specific, the respiratory center (RC) located at the base of the brain slows down, in turn reducing the respiratory rate. Similarly, excess consumption of alcohol that is known to depress the central nervous system, can cause slowness in breathing rate.
Formation of clots and tumor in the brain can also affect the normal functioning of the brain. This type of brain damage can decrease oxygen supply to the medulla oblongata and cerebral cortex―parts of the brain that control the respiratory center. So brain disorders that interfere with oxygen flow in the brain can cause bradypnea. Brain trauma that often results in elevated intracranial pressure (the pressure of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the skull) may also lead to a reduced breathing rate.
A decreased heart rate may contribute in the development of bradypnea. To put it simply, when the pumping activity of the heart is disrupted, it can lower the breathing rate. The heart and lungs are linked by pulmonary arteries and veins. So poor functioning of the heart can affect the lungs, which may lead to breathing problems. Medical conditions like heart attack, congenital heart defects, congestive heart failure, and myocarditis can lower the breathing rate. Changes in the breathing rate have also been reported after an open heart surgery.
Hemochromatosis that causes abnormal accumulation of iron in various tissues of the body can also reduce the breathing rate. In this condition, dietary absorption of iron abnormally increases. This form of iron overload can also affect the heart function, which may eventually cause bradypnea.
Calcium, magnesium, chloride, phosphate, sodium, and potassium are the electrolytes in our body, that play a crucial role in the functioning of the heart. The heart uses electrolytes to send electrical impulses to stimulate contraction so that it can beat properly. So, when the electrolyte concentration is not balanced, it can disturb the normal heart rhythm. In simple words, electrolyte abnormalities can disrupt the heart rate, which may lead to bradypnea.
Treatment will depend on the underlying cause. The doctor needs to evaluate the patient’s health, pinpoint the underlying condition, and accordingly, decide the treatment. In case of an emergency, supplemental oxygen may be given to relieve bradypnea.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is solely for educating the reader. It is not intended to be a substitute for the advice of a medical expert.

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Written ad Directe by Paola Di Mitri
with Nicola Di Chio, Paola Di Mitri, Miriam Fieno, Francesco Marilungo
Scenes and lights Eleonora Diana, Lucio Diana
Costumues Valentina Menegatti
A play by La Ballata dei Lenna
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“Il paradiso degli idioti” is a box full of blurred Polaroid photos, taken at random in the life of a family. Or maybe of what remains of a family. After a long time, Andrea and Sonia, brother and sister, meet again after a long time far from home, in order to read the last will and testament their father left them before dying.
Andrea is working on his new script “Il paradiso degli eroi”, a movie saga that predicts a new era of superheroes. Andrea is frustrated, but also hopeful that this saga will be a success.
Sonia is a visual artist; she works in Canada and her works of art cross that ethical boundary often crushed by the market.
Their different looks meet again, their ideals are opposed, their perspectives are split, but both lie to themselves and to each other about the lack of a father and the inadequacy to become fathers and creators of their own worlds.
Their gestures, never made to the end, reveal uneasiness, and on the background there are glimpses of fear of the dark.
Adam and the Monkey Woman advance from that dark like a flashlight, they are two poetic and dreamlike projections of Andrea, that unmask and laugh about, as children do, the inheritance of fathers. These two characters are human models of those that seem so difficult to emulate.
The expressive register of the play aims to rework the newspaper through a sharp and lucid use of dialogue and, on the other hand, to bring back to life, through the plasticity of the bodies at the scene, those characters that only exist in the universe of the imagination.
This gives back a two-level vision: the one of the real world and that of the imagined world. They interpenetrate, throughout history, with a gradually more and more pressing rhythm, until the final resolution, in which we witness the perfect fusion between word and visionary.
“Il paradiso degli idioti” is a play based a father inheritance. It is the result of our personal reflection about a time that does not give way to the new one. However, it is also an attempt to bring together lights and shades of a generation, those of thirty-year-old boys and girls, who often seems to be helpless, and which is said to carry forward his case with too blunt and too modest weapons.
The world handed to Andrea and Sonia is a world of inflated plastic preservatives, nourished by illusions, where it is difficult to choose when the eyes remain fixed on a paradise of empty promises. As a result, they remain relegated to an action / inaction where insecurity and instability are convenient. You end up running away, staying, leaving, then coming back without being too clear about the choices made.
At this very point, which shows up and sores, we pay for the sins committed by our fathers, who lived in an era of happy and heart-breaking opposition, of optimism and centrifugal energy, who lived in a burning desire for life that now seems completely gone.

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1. In a Dutch oven or large pot, melt the butter over medium heat. When hot, add the onion and carrot. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds.
2. Stir in the flour until everything is coated and a roux (paste) is formed. Slowly whisk in the broth then bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the ham. Cook until heated through, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in the milk and cheese until melted. Garnish with parsley before serving.
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Golden Valley amends policing policy to protect the undocumented from unjust arrests
Last week, on September 12th, the Golden Valley City Council concluded a 6-month process of amending Golden Valley policing policy to protect undocumented people from unfair persecution and the legally tenuous practices of the ICE pipeline. This process was spear-headed by People Power of Golden Valley (an ACLU group) and supported by Progressive We Stand. Leadership from both groups met with Council members, supplied research, and spoke at public forums on the issue. It was a 6-month crash course on immigration policy in America, the urgency of the current political climate and what is happening to undocumented people, and the particular legalities of immigration policy in Golden Valley. This effort was greatly aided by volunteer immigration attorneys and others. The City Manager of Golden Valley also provided a useful overview of what comparable cities have done, including Robbinsdale, Roseville, St. Louis Park and others.
Although the City did not adopt all 9 policies recommended by the ACLU, they did adopt two amendments to address the crisis and ensure the constitutional protections that are the rights of all people within this country's borders. The City Council also indicated interest in pursuing a more qualitative welcome statement that includes undocumented residents as part of its larger diversity initiatives.
Perhaps most importantly, Golden Valley and its residents signaled their willingness and their ability to engage in respectful, productive and democratic collaboration to create change.
The two policy amendments are as follows:
1) Policing Impartially
NOTE: Section b, the term "immigration status was added".
a. Investigative detentions, pedestrian and vehicle stops, arrests, searches and property seizures by officers will be based on a standard of reasonable suspicion or probable cause in accordance with the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Officers must be able to articulate specific facts, circumstances and conclusions that support reasonable suspicion or probable cause for investigative detentions, pedestrian and vehicle stops, arrests, nonconsensual searches and property seizures.
b. Except as provided in paragraph ( c.) officers shall not consider race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, and religion in establishing either reasonable suspicion or probable cause.
C. Officers may take into account the descriptors in paragraph ( b.) of a specific suspect(s) based on information that links specific, suspected, unlawful or suspicious activity to a particular individual or group of individuals. This information may be used in the same manner officers use specific information regarding age, height, weight, etc. about specific suspects.
2) Community Policing
Community policing is essential to the success of the Golden Valley Police Department. To maintain our strong partnership with the community, our department does not enforce federal immigration laws, nor has it been our practice to do so. Furthermore, our department does not intend to ask community members about their immigration status and it is not our practice to hold individuals solely based on federal civil immigration detainers. However, we do notify federal authorities when we arrest a person for violating state or local laws and that person has been charged with a federal crime or is the subject of a detainer which is accompanied by warrant, affidavit of probably cause, or removal order.
NOTE: Basically this is protecting people who have no criminal law issues, which is roughly 50% of all undocumented people. This 50% has only administrative (i.e. civil) issues with immigration paperwork, but have broken no criminal laws, including in the way they originally entered the country. It is this group that has, disturbingly, seen the largest increase in ICE arrests, despite the fact that their infractions are no worse than, say, failing to update license tabs (also a civil violation, to give you an idea). Arrests of people with civil infractions only have increased 150% since the new administration took office, while criminal arrests remain on-par with Obama-era deportations. Source. It is important to note, that of those arrested for criminal activity, just 6% of that represents a violent crime such as homicide or assault, and the rest may be minor crimes.
Deportation numbers, in actuality, are DOWN, because the glut of arrests has resulted in an overwhelmed system. People instead wait in detention centers, some of which have made a tidy profit from the increase in holds.
We thank the Council, the City Manager and the Chief of Police for their attention to this matter, as well as their expressed willingness to evaluate the issue again in the future as the legal and political landscape continues to play out.
To see the revised language in the Golden Valley Police department's policy manual, refer to pages 36 and 37 of this link.
The two-page Impartial Policing Policy (pp 36-37), is the section of the 200+ page Golden Valley Police's policy manual that discusses treatment of immigrants. This was edited as a result of our efforts – see highlighted parts of the two pages for the new words ("immigration status") and new paragraph.
Also as a result of our joint efforts with People Power, the Golden Valley Human Rights Commission authored a Welcome Statement which has been adopted and widely published by the city, and includes immigration status language.
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In All Recipes magazine (where I got this recipe), they show comments from people who have actually tried the recipe and how they have tweaked it. One comment on this recipe was that the person served this chickpea filling as an appetizer, spreading it out on small pieces of garlic bread. I decided to serve this like that, but on larger pieces of bread. This was good, although it was much better on day 2! I left out the celery (who needs that?).
Vegetarian Chickpea Sandwich Filling
(All Recipes magazine, Nov. 2015)
1 (19 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 stalk celery, chopped (I omitted)
1/2 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon mayonnaise (I used Just Mayo vegan mayo)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
salt and pepper to taste
Drain and rinse chickpeas. Pour chickpeas into a medium size mixing bowl and mash with a fork. Mix in celery, onion, mayonnaise (to taste), lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper to taste.


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Distance from Calafell to L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Distance between Calafell and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is 48 kilometers (30 miles).
Driving distance from Calafell to L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is 56 kilometers (35 miles).
Distance Map Between Calafell and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Calafell, Barcelona, Spain ↔ L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain = 30 miles = 48 km.
How far is it between Calafell and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Calafell is located in Spain with (41.2,1.5683) coordinates and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is located in Spain with (41.3597,2.1003) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Calafell to L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is equal to 30 miles which is equal to 48 km.
If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Calafell and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is 55.74 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 00 hours 29 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 8 km.
|City/Place||Latitude and Longitude||GPS Coordinates|
|Calafell||41.2, 1.5683||41° 11´ 59.8920'' N
1° 34´ 5.8800'' E
|L'Hospitalet de Llobregat||41.3597, 2.1003||41° 21´ 34.8120'' N
2° 6´ 1.0080'' E
Estimated Travel Time Between Calafell and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
|Average Speed||Travel Time|
|30 mph (48 km/h)||01 hours 09 minutes|
|40 mph (64 km/h)||00 hours 52 minutes|
|50 mph (80 km/h)||00 hours 41 minutes|
|60 mph (97 km/h)||00 hours 34 minutes|
|70 mph (112 km/h)||00 hours 29 minutes|
|75 mph (120 km/h)||00 hours 27 minutes|
Related Distances from Calafell
|Calafell to Sant Quirze Del Valles||83 km|
|Calafell to Sant Pere De Ribes||27 km|
|Calafell to Sant Vicenc Dels Horts||61 km|
|Calafell to Tordera||129 km|
|Calafell to Rubi||70 km|
Related Distances to L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
|Sant Marti to L Hospitalet De Llobregat||22 km|
|Blanes to L Hospitalet De Llobregat||81 km|
|Caldes De Montbui to L Hospitalet De Llobregat||41 km|
|Berga to L Hospitalet De Llobregat||106 km|
|Badalona to L Hospitalet De Llobregat||27 km|

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Greek-American cooperation in strengthening entrepreneurship and startup ties between the two countries was at the center of talks between Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis and visiting US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Athens on Thursday.
In a statement after the meeting, Pierrakakis said talks also focused on issues related to Greece’s “digital transformation” as well as the conservative administration’s telecommunications strategy.
“The US is a very significant partner on all these issues and we obviously hope to further deepen our cooperation,” he said.
The meeting was attended by Greek and US officials.
In their meeting today, @SecretaryRoss and Minister @Pierrakakis discussed continued US-Greece cooperation in boosting the entrepreneurship and startup ties between our countries, and our strong support for his efforts to digitize and cut through the bureaucracy. pic.twitter.com/k4EAnAHfG0
— U.S. Embassy Athens (@USEmbassyAthens) September 5, 2019

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Honor Magic3 series: Snapdragon 888 Plus, 48MP cameras, 12GB RAM!
The Chinese firm is about to launch the Honor Magic3 series with specs like Snapdragon 888 Plus, 48MP cameras! Discover more details right below!
Honor Magic3 series specs
Out of many Chinese smartphone companies, it seems like Honor is going to be the first brand to unveil their Snspadragon 888 Plus-powered phones this summer. Based on the latest report, this new chipset is going to appear in the upcoming Honor Magic3 family, including two members: Honor Magic3 and Honor Magic3 3D. Furthermore, the standard Honor Magic3 recently appeared on TENAA certification, revealing some key specs.
These handsets should debut on the global market in the upcoming months. Let’s talk about the detailed specs of these smartphones now! In detail, the Honor Magic3 specs feature a 6.7-inch OLED with 1080 x 2400 pixels. Conversely, the Honor Magic3 3D specs feature a 6.8-inch AMOLED with 1080 x 2400 pixels. Concerning the hardware, the Honor Magic3 smartphones run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset.
Regarding the storage, the Honor Magic3 should offer different options of 128GB/6GB RAM, 128GB/8GB RAM, 256GB/8GB RAM (no card slot). Meanwhile, the Honor Magic3 3D is going to arrive in 128GB/8GB RAM, 128GB/12GB RAM, 256GB/12GB RAM, and the top model of 512GB/12GB RAM (no card slot). As for the operating system, these handsets run on the Android 11 version. Regarding the optics department? The Honor Magic3 camera sports triple 48MP + 13MP + 2MP shooters. For taking selfies, there is a Manual pop-up 32MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06″, 1.0µm32MP lens. How about the battery? These smartphones house a decent 6000mAh juice box.
Honor Magic3 series release date and price
Both of these smartphones’ release dates can take place at the end of 2021. Concerning the cost, the Honor Magic3 series price can start at $350 ~ Rs. 25,998. Drop a comment below to share your opinion!


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A new non-invasive technique combining interactive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fiber optic laser delivery has shown promise in locating and ablating cancerous breast tumors. Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences developed the procedure, which could offer a percutaneous alternative to surgical lumpectomy and thus reduce the likelihood of scars or disfigurement in patients with confirmed cancer.
"Treating breast cancer has always been a struggle between obtaining local control of the tumor and providing the best possible cosmetic result," said Dr. Steven Harms, director of the research. "This will allow us to provide the ultimate in breast conservation with almost no sign of the treatment."
He added that the technique offers a favorable cost advantage over mastectomy procedures, a benefit that is not realized by current lumpectomy methods, which usually entail subsequent radiation treatment.
Harms' procedure uses interactive magnetic resonance to find the tumor and guide a needle into the cancerous tissue. The doctor feeds a fiber optic wire down the needle and uses an 805-nm laser from Diomed Ltd. of Cambridge, UK, to char the tumor at 25 W for three seconds. The laser energy is reduced to 3 W for more than eight minutes to ablate the tumor. Harms said it is possible to split the optical fiber into four fibers and thus bypass the charring step.
The enabling technology behind Harms' method is a computer software adaptation of standard magnetic resonance imaging technology called Rodeo MR (Rotating Delivery of Excitation Off-resonance). This interactive MRI technique, which is still in clinical trials, allows doctors to accentuate the contrast of breast tissue to distinguish exactly where the tumor ends.
Harms' study examined 15 patients who were scheduled to receive surgical cancer treatments following the laser lumpectomy. Tissue analysis from these subsequent surgeries confirmed that in each case the laser technique had successfully eliminated the targeted tumors.
Harms next plans to treat patients using only his laser technique, without surgical treatments. He estimates that this phase of research will take five years to determine whether the cancer recurs.

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text: Frankfurt airport operator Fraport closed the first quarter of this year with a loss of 35.7 million euros, against a profit of 28 million euros a year earlier. The German airport company recorded a negative result for the first time since the stock exchange listing in 2001. The flow of passengers dried up due to the corona crisis. Fraport CEO Stefan Schulte spoke of the worst crisis in the sector ever. In March, the airport handled nearly two thirds fewer passengers than a year earlier. In April, the situation was even more acute with a 97 percent drop in passenger flow. Annual turnover decreased by 18 percent to 661 million euros. Air traffic collapsed especially in March. The operating result decreased by more than a third to 129 million euros. Measures to reduce costs only partially relieved the situation. This means that staff work fewer hours. Planned expenses have also been partly postponed. Construction of the new terminal in Frankfurt will continue.

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Nigerian children accused of being witches march for the passage of the Child Rights Act, 2008
According to 2014 World Bank data, Nigeria is a lower middle income country, where 44% of the population is under the age of 15 years old. In several Nigerian communities, local Pentecostal and Evangelical pastors have accused children of being witches since the late 1990s, including about 15,000 children in the Akwa Ibom state alone. Child witch hunts became more prevalent after the 1999 release of the film, End of the Wicked, which graphically describes the phenomenon of child witches. The film’s creator, Ms. Helen Ukpabio, leads the 150-branch Liberty Gospel Church.

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Chili chocolate chip wins fourth annual Food Science ice cream competition
The winning flavor in this year’s student ice cream competition is Chili Chocolate Chip, as selected by judges in the fourth annual food science event held on campus April 30. It will become the latest student-created ice cream produced by Maple Valley Creamery of Hadley over the coming weeks, says creamery owner Bruce Jenks. Four teams of senior food science majors vied for the honor of developing a new flavor for the UMass label. Jenks complimented all four teams on their hard work, ambitious goals and “thinking outside the box.” Read more.


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Alighieri launched its original collection of Lion Club medallions hand-crafted in London by Rosh Mahtani from recycled 24 carat gold-plated bronze in 2014.
Alighieri Creative Director says, “I created the Leone Medallion as a reminder to myself, to be strong in moments of self-doubt.”
Now the amulets are also available in recycled silver, solid gold encrusted with diamonds and black rhodium.
The talisman is inspired by the moment when Dante Alighieri finds himself in the selva oscura (dark wood) of the Inferno, confronted by a terrifying lion. His head held high, with a furious hunger, it seems as though the very air around him is trembling with fear. Dante crumbles and has an existential crisis when his mentor and friend, Virgil, suddenly appears to reassure him and give him confidence.
Members of The Lion Club are joined together by their stories of strength and courage. The family includes Dina Asher-Smith, Sandra Oh, Iris Law and Marcus Rashford.

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Alzheimer’s Linked to Diet and New Type 3 Diabetes
An unhealthy diet not only is bad for your waist, it may also trigger Alzheimer’s disease. New information is leading researchers to wonder whether Alzheimer’s may be a new version of diabetes, tentatively called type 3 diabetes, which hits the brain.
In the brain, insulin helps neurons process glucose for energy and regulates processes crucial for memory and learning. Reducing the level of insulin in the brain can immediately impair cognition. Spatial memory, in particular, seems to suffer when you block insulin uptake.
When people frequently gorge on fatty or sugary food, the insulin levels in their body spike repeatedly. Muscle, liver and fat cells stop responding to the insulin, causing glucose and fat to flood the system. Desperately, the pancreas tries to make more insulin to control the glucose, but the body is already overloaded.
New research shows that the brain may also become overwhelmed by these food-driven insulin spikes and become insulin resistant, impairing memory and cognition functions. Using cadaver brains, Steven Arnold at the University of Pennsylvania bathed various samples in insulin; tissue from people who had not had Alzheimer’s seemed to spring back to life, triggering a variety of seemingly synaptic reactions. In contrast, the neurons of those who had had Alzheimer’s barely reacted at all. Their insulin signaling had been paralyzed.
The connection between diet and brain health is evident. Staying away from harmful fats and sweets can prevent brain tissue from becoming insulin resistant. Likewise, eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants will help the brain manage insulin more efficiently and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. — Source: Reader’s Digest, February 2013

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Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom
In the dynamic sphere of international labour markets, the Brexit vote and subsequent exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union have sent ripples through various sectors. One such sector that has felt the tremors is the UK's casino industry, an area that has seen significant growth in recent years, partly due to the rise of the online casino sector.
Trade between Slovenia and the UK remains brisk despite obstacles that are the result of Brexit. Britain remains an attractive destination for Slovenian companies due to its openness to innovation, premium prices, a large market, connections with the rest of the world, and a reliable business environment.
The need to work closely in health care and medicine was the major takeaway for the EU from COVID-19. "I remember very well when we started in the [European] Commission to gather data about rare diseases or cancer. It took months and months of negotiations with member states to allow the Commission to collect the data because medical issues are not in the EU's remit," Šucha says.
While the trade ties between the U.K. and Turkey continue at full speed, the landmark free trade agreement is planned to be renegotiated to include more sectors in the next two years.
The U.K. officially quit the EU after 47 years of membership on Jan. 31, 2020, as the 27 members of the bloc approved the Brexit deal on Nov. 25, 2018.
Britain and France on Nov. 4 failed to resolve a row on fishing rights that has threatened to turn into a post-Brexit trade war but vowed to press on with efforts to find a solution through dialogue.
Brexit Minister David Frost met French Europe Minister Clement Beaune in Paris and both sides emphasized the two would speak again early next week.
The average volume of fish caught by EU fishermen in British waters was 760,000 tons per year before Brexit
On the night from Saturday to Sunday, the entire EU moves the clocks back one hour and switches from summer to winter, i.e. normal time calculation. In 2018, EU citizens decided in an online poll that the six month time shift should be abolished.
The European Commission and the European Parliament have agreed with the citizens of the EU.


NCCS Hosts GISS ModelE Simulations Assessing the Impacts of Irrigation on Climate
As agriculture intensified globally during the 20th century, irrigation rates increased across many regions. The increase in irrigation has been especially rapid since the 1950s with extraction of groundwater resources becoming a common practice.
Despite such significant growth, the distinct effects of irrigation on the Earth’s climate have been the subject of only a few computer modeling studies. For a recently published study, Washington State University, New York University, and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) researchers ran multi-decade simulations to identify and understand the interactions between simple land-cover change and more complex land-management, specifically irrigation, across nine intensively cultivated regions around the globe.
The NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) Discover supercomputer hosted three 70-year simulations using GISS ModelE2 running at 2° by 2.5° (the equivalent of 221 km by 278 km at the equator) spatial resolution with 40 vertical levels. Each of the three simulations ran on 112 computing cores, which completed each run in less than 8 hours.
Discover’s online disk stored input data including vegetation and crop cover information and key plant growth attributes taken or adapted from NASA MODIS Land Cover and Leaf Area Index products. The online disk and later the NCCS mass storage archive stored simulation output data of approximately 450 gigabytes.
The three ModelE2 simulations used progressively complex global land surface conditions to serve as sensitivity experiments:
- NatVeg included only natural vegetation cover and served as a baseline for comparing land surface changes.
- Crops added modern‐day crop cover from year 2000 estimates for evaluating the impacts of land cover change alone.
- IrrigatedCrops added year 2000 irrigation rates to the crop cover data for evaluating the impacts of irrigation on agricultural areas.
These experiments led to four main conclusions:
- The effects of irrigation on surface temperature and precipitation are comparable or larger than the effects of land-cover changes.
- Over some regions irrigation amplifies the effects of land-cover changes (e.g., precipitation over parts of the Mediterranean and West Asia), but in other regions it either dampens or reverses them (e.g., temperature and precipitation changes over parts of South Asia).
- Irrigation impacts are not restricted to the primary growing season or peak irrigation season and can vary by season.
- The impacts and effects of land-cover change and irrigation are not limited to the surface but extend up to the lower atmosphere, which influences low-level circulation and lower- and upper-level air temperatures and can consequently affect climate in remote regions.
These results highlight the importance of including land management decisions in climate simulations for a more accurate understanding of how human activities shape climate, particularly over the studied regions of intense agriculture. Future scenario-based experiments could help policy-makers consider the climate ramifications of land management and water use decisions.
“The NASA GISS climate model is among the few (if only) climate models to incorporate time-varying irrigation,” said Sonali McDermid, assistant professor of Environmental Studies at New York University. “Thus, the model, along with dedicated NCCS computing resources, enables us to efficiently run, post-process, and store model output from novel irrigation-forced climate experiments, all of which cannot be done with the same expediency, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and support elsewhere.”
“Without a doubt, NCCS allows us to undertake such novel experimentation that I imagine is only feasible in few places around the world, and as such, it is a unique and highly valuable resource for conducting new and cutting-edge research,” she said.
McDermid co-led the study with Deepti Singh, assistant professor in the School of the Environment at Washington State University - Vancouver. Study collaborators were NASA GISS researchers Benjamin Cook, Michael Puma, Larissa Nazarenko, and Maxwell Kelly.
Singh, D., S.P. McDermid, B.I. Cook, M.J. Puma, L. Nazarenko, and M. Kelley, 2018: Distinct Influences of Land-Cover and Land-Management on Seasonal Climate. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 123, no. 21, 12017–12039, doi:10.1029/2018JD028874.


We are honored to represent the families of several of the brave service members who died in this tragedy.
Early in the evening of July 10, 2017, a Marine Corps KC-130T plane experienced a catastrophic mechanical failure at cruise altitude and crashed in Leflore County, Mississippi, killing 15 Marines and one Navy Corpsman. There were no survivors. The probable cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The plane departed from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, and was transporting personnel and equipment to the Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California. According to reports, the military plane went down at around 4:00 p.m. in a soybean field between the cities of Itta Bena and Moorhead.
The aviation accident is the deadliest the Marine Corps has experienced in more than a decade. If you lost a loved one in this tragedy and are interested in learning more about your legal rights, contact the aviation attorneys at Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman today for a free case evaluation, or call (855) 948-5098.
What Caused the KC-130 Military Plane Crash?
According to Marine Brig. Gen. Bradley James, the crash left two “large impact areas.” One of the impact areas was a half-mile north of US Route 82, and the other about a half-mile south of the highway. The remains of the deceased were found at both impact areas, and debris from the ill-fated flight was scattered over several miles.
Given the impact zones and large debris field, aviation attorney and Marine Corps veteran Timothy Loranger believes that the plane must have experienced some kind of in-flight catastrophic mechanical failure.
“While the investigation into this tragedy is still in the early stages, it appears that the aircraft experienced a mechanical failure related to one of its four engines at cruising altitude that caused an in-flight breakup and the pilots to lose control,” said Loranger, who worked on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules during his years of service in the Marine Corps. “I would hope, and expect, that an examination of the propeller systems will be conducted to determine if a malfunction of one of them could have initiated the catastrophe.”
“The KC-130 Hercules has long been considered a workhorse of the Marine Corps, used for refueling of other aircraft, as well as transporting personnel and equipment. While these aircraft are traditionally thought of as being reliable, many who work on them and fly them know that they can, at times, be temperamental.”
The military is conducting an investigation into the Mississippi plane crash. A final report on the cause of the crash is not expected to be released for several months.
“My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the Navy Corpsman and my fellow Marines who lost their lives,” said Loranger. “This tragedy requires a thorough investigation and appropriate steps to avoid a repeat in the future.”
Witnesses Recall the Horror of the Mississippi Military Plane Crash
Area resident Andy Jones first noticed the plane as it was falling from the sky. Jones initially thought the aircraft must have been a stunt plane because it looked as if it were blowing smoke from the back. It soon dawned on him that the aircraft was in trouble and that the smoke he saw was actually coming off one of the wings.
“It didn’t take me very long to realize it was something that was about to be very tragic,” said Jones.
David Habig, a crop duster pilot, was one of the first to arrive at the scene of the KC-130 military plane crash. He found the aircraft upside-down and engulfed in flames with bodies lying in the soybean field. “They were everywhere,” Habig said. “It was horrific…I’d never seen anything like it.”
Victims of the Mississippi Marine Plane Crash
According to the New York Times, six of the Marines and the Navy Corpsman involved in the KC-130 military plane crash belonged to the Second Marine Raider Battalion, part of the Marines’ Special Forces Command based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Created in 2006, the command consists of about 2,800 troops, making it the newest and smallest of the military’s elite special operations forces.
- Staff Sgt. Robert H. Cox – Staff Sgt. Cox was a critical skills operator from Ventura, California. He began his career in the Marine Corps roughly 10 years ago and was deployed overseas four times, according to military records.
- Sgt. Chad E. Jenson – Sgt. Jenson was a critical skills operator from Los Angeles. He made sergeant in 2014.
- Staff Sgt. William Kundrat – Staff Sgt. Kundrat completed a tour in Iraq before joining a Unit of Marine Special Ops Command. He married in 2004 and had two children. Staff Sgt. Kundrat joined the Marines right out of high school.
- Sgt. Talon R. Leach – Sgt. Leach deployed overseas last year as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the United States’ campaign against the Islamic State. He joined the Marines in 2010.
- Petty Officer Second Class Ryan Lohrey – PO2 Lohrey was the sole Navy Corpsmen aboard the ill-fated flight. He enlisted after finishing high school in Middletown, Indiana, and later served in two combat theaters overseas. PO2 Lohrey married in June and had two children. He had previously been awarded the Purple Heart.
- Sgt. Joseph J. Murray – Sgt. Murray was the son of military veterans who enlisted in the Marine Corps straight out of high school. He was a husband and a father of four children, all younger than five years of age. Sgt. Murray’s Christian faith was central to his life, and he was known to hum praise and worship songs while on patrol.
- Sgt. Dietrich A. Schmieman – Raised in Washington State, Sgt. Schieman joined the Marines at age 19 with the intention of serving in Special Ops. Before he joined the elite Raider Command, he served in a reconnaissance unit. He was 26.
- The other nine Marines who perished in the crash were members of the Marine Aerial Refueling and Transport Squadron based in Newburgh, New York.
- Cpl. Daniel I. Baldassare – Cpl. Baldassare was the crew master of the downed transport plane. He grew up in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and knew as a child that he wanted to be a Marine. On his Twitter account this month, the 20-year-old wrote that he missed boot camp.
- Capt. Sean E. Elliott – Capt. Elliott was one of the pilots at the controls of the KC-130T plane. When he was a child, he imagined himself flying C-130’s. According to his father, he would carry a model of the C-130 Hercules to bed with him.
- Maj. Caine M. Goyette – The highest-ranking Marine on the flight, Maj. Goyette had been in the military since 1994. He was an aircraft commander who served in three overseas deployments, most recently in 2014.
- Gunnery Sgt. Mark A. Hopkins – Gunnery Sgt. Hopkins was from Chesapeake. Gunnery Sgt. Hopkins enjoyed outdoor activities like fishing, hiking, snorkeling, and scuba diving.
- Gunnery Sgt. Brendan C. Johnson – At age 46, Gunnery Sgt. Johnson was months away from retiring from the Marine Corps. He and his wife were considering a move to Montana. Gunnery Sgt. Johnson studied fine arts in Vermont before his military career. Both his father and grandfather also served.
- Sgt. Julian M. Kevianne – Sgt. Kevianne was a flight engineer who enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2009. He was married and lived in New Windsor, New York.
- Sgt. Owen J. Lennon – Sgt. Lennon, 26, was a football and tennis player who developed an interest in mechanics after joining the Marines. He was considering a career in aviation mechanics after finishing his military service.
- Cpl. Collin J. Schaaff – Cpl. Schaaf was an aircraft ordnance technician from Washington State having completed nearly four years of service. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal in December 2015.
- Staff Sgt. Joshua Snowden – Staff Sgt. Snowden enlisted in the Marine Corps right after graduating from high school in 2004. He was a flight engineer and a proud Texan who loved the Dallas Cowboys.
KC-130 Military Plane Crash Updates
In early Dec. 2018, The Marine Corps released the results of its investigation into the KC-130T crash. Marine Corps officials personally briefed each of the family members about the results of the investigation shortly before the report was released to the public. In short, the Marine Corps found that the crash occurred when one of the propeller blades fractured due to the presence of corrosion in the metal. The presence of corrosion was attributed, in part, to the failure of mechanics at Warner-Robins Air Force Base to identify and remove the corrosion during an overhaul of the propeller.
While the briefing answered some questions, the investigation left many questions unanswered. Ashley Kundrat, whose husband was Marine Staff Sgt. William Kundrat said she still has questions about the disaster, including whether there was a history of faulty work at the Air Force’s Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex in Georgia.
Mrs. Kundrat’s attorney Timothy Loranger, of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, attended several of the family briefings and says that the families need a more thorough explanation of the factors that allowed the plane crash to occur.
“A failure like this is outrageous,” Loranger told The Washington Post. “It’s outrageous to think that [the victims] could not assume that the military and the people working for the military were not performing to the highest standards that we would expect.”
Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman is honored to represent seven families whose lives were devastated by the KC-130T plane crash.
More than 200 friends and family members of the Marines and Navy corpsman who died in the Mississippi plane crash will gather to honor the victims. The memorial takes place in Itta Bena and involves dedicating a monument to those who died in the crash. That memorial will be outside a government building. Meanwhile, officials renamed the section of U.S. 82 that runs through the debris field the Yanky 72 Memorial Highway after the plane’s call sign.
Investigators have not released a cause for the plane crash, but the investigation is ongoing. The 12 remaining Marine Corps KC-130Ts were grounded temporarily after the crash. Some were put back in use months after the tragedy. The Navy is replacing the propellers on its C-130Ts, though the propellers have not yet been directly blamed for the Military plane crash.
A large memorial for the plane crash victims is planned for Highway 82, across from Mississippi Valley State University, approximately six miles from the crash site. The monument will consist of the shape of the KC-130T and the two insignias, along with the names of the 15 Marines and 1 Navy corpsman. The memorial will also include the squadron patch and three flags: the American flag, the U.S. Navy flag, and the U.S. Marine flag. Each flagpole will have 16 lights, one for each casualty.
Funds are being raised to help with the cost of the memorial.
Wingman Foundation Donations for the ‘Yankees’ Families
The Wingman Foundation created a donation page for the families of Reserve Marine Corps KC-130T Hercules squadron, known as the “Yankees,” based at Stewart Air National Guard Base. All donations will be given directly to squadron families to help with current and future expenses. By donating, you will be helping families fund airfare, hotels, rental cars, meals, and even unit memorials.


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The Carnegie Supernova Project: Absolute Calibration and the Hubble Constant
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2018. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. We present an analysis of the final data release of the Carnegie Supernova Project I, focusing on the absolute calibration of the luminosity-decline rate relation for Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) using new intrinsic color relations with respect to the color-stretch parameter, s BV, enabling improved dust extinction corrections. We investigate to what degree the so-called fast-declining SNe Ia can be used to determine accurate extragalactic distances. We estimate the intrinsic scatter in the luminosity-decline rate relation and find it ranges from 0.13 mag to 0.18 mag with no obvious dependence on wavelength. Using the Cepheid variable star data from the SH0ES project, the SN Ia distance scale is calibrated and the Hubble constant is estimated using our optical and near-infrared sample, and these results are compared to those determined exclusively from a near-infrared subsample. The systematic effect of the supernova's host galaxy mass is investigated as a function of wavelength and is found to decrease toward redder wavelengths, suggesting this effect may be due to dust properties of the host. Using estimates of the dust extinction derived from optical and near-infrared wavelengths and applying these to the H band, we derive a Hubble constant, whereas using a simple B - V color correction applied to the B band yields . Photometry of two calibrating SNe Ia from the CSP-II sample, SN 2012ht and SN 2015F, is presented and used to improve the calibration of the SN Ia distance ladder.


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Can you feel it? No? Not yet? Well, stick around, 'cuz we've got lots of love here! This is the last class project from this week and of course it has hearts on it. What else are you gonna do this time of year?! Does it look sort of familiar? If you've been following along with me, you'll notice the similarities this card has to some of my swaps for Leadership last week. I had made this card first and then shrunk it down and made a few changes for swapping. (I just love those little cards!) Here you go with the full-size version...
Stamps: Eight Great Greetings, and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Melon Mambo and Whisper White cardstock with Razzleberry Lemonaid Designer Series Paper
Ink: Melon Mambo Classic and White Craft ink pads
Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Full Heart Punch, Slit Punch, Sponge Daubers, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Eggcellent Egg Kit (self-stick rhinestone), and Dimensionals
Did you notice the edges of the sentiment piece? That is done with the Scallop Border Punch too. Cool idea, huh! Perfect accent to match the border on the DSP. And what do you do with the leftover strip of paper when you use the border punches? Why I'm so glad you asked! You can add it as an accent somewhere else on your card, like on an edge or even inside your card. Without that tiny strip of DSP on the right edge of the card, this card looked so blah. :-( But it perked right up with the addition. Isn't it funny how just a tiny addition like that makes all the difference in the world! They say it's the little things that count; and in this case, they are certainly right!
Hope you liked today's card idea. It's so pretty I wish you could all see it up close and personal! The class ladies all seemed to like it. In fact at Anita's workshop tonight, two of the ladies were discussing which cardstock colors to buy to recreate this very card. Hope you'll think about making this card too! Thanks for stopping by...

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Weather remained hot and dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Monday that same weather conditions are likely to continue during the next 24 hours.
“Hot and dry weather is likely to continue in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said.
Srinagar had 13.7, Pahalgam 5.7 and Gulmarg 9 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
Drass town in Ladakh region had 1.7, Leh 6.2 and Kargil 5.8 as the night’s lowest temperature.
Jammu had 26.1, Katra 23, Batote 14.5, Banihal 12.4 and Bhaderwah 11.2 as the minimum temperature.


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on September 14, 2008
Carmen Brown is about to enter the fifth grade when the family learns that dad's job was relocating. To say that she was sad would be putting it lightly. Lonely and feeling like an outsider, not only was her old school where her friends were, they were all the same race. Carmen wants to make friends, she just doesn't know how. Eventually Carmen lets go of her fears and steps away from her comfort zone. Will her new school mates be receptive?
I really enjoyed `True Friends' by Stephanie Perry Moore. I was able to relate to this story because I've been the new girl in school and it's not much fun.
on November 26, 2010
This is a good series for a young girl (up to 13 years old). My daughter has read the entire series and has enjoyed it. So many books today talk about (thus, teach) things young people don't need to be dealing with just yet. These books talk about subjects girls encounter - or will encounter - in real life, but nothing too heavy. My daughter says these books are good for young girls to read in order to prepare them for various scenarios that may occur in their lives.

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RAIS Visio 160F Gas
This RAIS Visio 160F Gas is the widest of the front models. The glass of this gas fireplace measures 160 cm. A simple and discreet frame gives you a better view of the flames. This model comes with non-reflective glass, so the gas fireplace almost looks like an open fire. You use the remote control to turn on and off, up and down the flames.
The RAIS Visio 160F Gas fireplace comes with a black or stainless steel frame.
Connects to natural gas, city gas, LPG or biogas.
Models in this series include the Visio 70/43 F, the Visio 90/55 F, and the Visio 160/45 F.
External dimensions in mm: 1690 x 468 x 704
Installation dimensions: 1603 x 425
Outer frame dimensions in mm: 1603 x 425
Flue outlet (diameter): Ø130 / Ø200
Outer diameter gas connection: Ø10
Natural gas: 3 – 17,2
Propane: 2,7 – 16,5
Efficiency in %: 92
Weight in kg: 170
Distance to flammable material
To the ceiling in mm: 1000
To the floor in mm: 150
Distance from flammable materials to glass in mm: 1000
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This was the crux of the message that Sena chief Udhav Thackeray’s emissary Sanjay Raut took back to Matoshree after he met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Wednesday, NCP sources said. Sena will have to withdraw the party’s representative in the Union Cabinet and snap ties with NDA in Delhi and Maharashtra to demonstrate its commitment to an alternative political plan which it has been pursuing with NCP after the post-poll rift with BJP.
It was after conveying this message that Pawar held a news conference to reiterate that the mandate was for BJP-Sena and NCPCongress would sit in opposition. His query ‘how could Raut (Sena) claim the support of 170 MLAs’ is seen as his way of telling Sena that the numbers it expects from collaboration with NCP and indirect understanding with Congress will not come without riders, which would include Thackeray taking an anti-BJP plunge.
It also appears that if Sena has a wish list for BJP on contours of power-sharing and portfolios, NCP too has one for the Sena. Pawar was aware that RSS had activated backchannel talks with Sena since Tuesday night when he met Raut. The RSS mediation had led to more open BJP-Sena peace talks by Wednesday evening and BJP was believed to be working harder to not let Sena and Maharashtra slip away.
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text: The other day I bought a kiddie pool for Quin. When we go for walks she always digs in the cat water dish when we get back from the walk so I thought she would like a pool. Now we live in the desert on four acres so I have the pool up on the deck other wise we would have mud. So today she went outside chased the cat around for a while then came up on the porch and started digging in the water dish so I filled up the pool and we splashed around for a while. Then she decided to go frap around the yard again so she was a little dirty. I thought no big deal i will just give her a bath here on the deck it is warm out. After I had her all shampooed and conditioned and had just put the hose down, she got away from me........ I spent the next half an hour or so running around in the desert trying to catch her as she rolled and fraped in the dirt, lovely!!!! I finely caught her or should i saw she finely decided to let me catch her. Now for another bath this time i put the leash on her. (Smart! close the barn door after the horse gets away.) But i think it is some new Spa Treatment, sand in the wet fur that doesn't want to come out with just bathing. We used a lot more conditioner this time and even still there is sand in there. I think a lot more loose hair came out with the second bath also. So here is the new shedding Spa Treatment. First bath then let them run and roll in the dirt and bath again. it is sooo much FUN! I am sure that the rest of the sand will come out when I brush her. I just wanted it to be clean sand!!

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We talked to Keith from MI and here’s what he had to say:
Keith On The Taste of Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese
I chose the Whipped Original. It was very easy to spread and had a light creamy taste.
What He Would Pair Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese With…
I put this cream cheese on crackers with jelly. Love it on bagels and toast.
…When He Would Serve That Combo
I've served crackers with preserves and whipped cream cheese. Everyone loves them.
The Flavor Keith Would Like to Try Next
I really want to try the Chive with crackers and on bagels.


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A bioretention cell in Raleigh, NC significantly reduced the concentrations of fecal coliform and E. coli in stormwater. Efficiency ratios were 0.69 for fecal coliform and 0.71 for E. coli.
Hunt, William F., J. T. Smith, S. J. Jadlocki, J. M. Hathaway, and P. R. Eubanks. (2008). Pollutant removal and peak flow mitigation by a bioretention cell in urban Charlotte, NC. Journal of Environmental Engineering.


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Life Lessons from Fahrenheit 451
As the wise Garrison Keillor once said, “A book is a gift you can open again and again.”? In the novel “Fahrenheit 451,”? by Ray Bradbury, it is a realistic fiction about a world where books are a sin. Throughout the novel, there are many lessons that can relate to the society lived today. The first lesson is books should be protected at all costs. Books should be protected because without books, people lose creativity and thoughts for themselves. For example, when Montag and Mildred are reading books, Mildred says how she does not understand them and she wishes she could be in the parlor with her TV “family. or also known as the three walls that interact with her. This world without books makes people lose the power to think for themselves and have their own diversity. Another way books are protected at all costs is when Professor Faber catches Montag reading a book and Montag hides it and act like the book was never there. After they become trustworthy of each other, Montag and Faber have this conversation, “Hey Faber, do you know how many copies of the bible are left?”? says Montag over the phone.
“No, there are no copies left in the world.. Faber replied suspiciously and worried. This is an example that books are always being defended and protected. This is just one of the many lessons learned throughout the novel. The second lesson is censorship is evil. An example of how censorship is evil is when Mildred tries to commit suicide and the aftermath causes her to forget about her old life and becomes very bland. She even says her new “family. is three walls she talks to. Another reason censorship is evil is when Montag is saying, “There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing” (51). This explains how he has so much to say but because of censorship, he cannot make justice to this world. Not only is this a very important lesson but so is the next lesson.
The third lesson is that irony is filled in a troubled world. The first example of irony is how depressing of a world with people being burned, kidnapped and killed, and many committing suicide is sponsored and broadcasted as this perfect world with no issues. Another example of irony is how Montag says, “I just want someone to hear what I have to say. And maybe if I talk long enough, it’ll make sense. (82).This explains how Montag has the power and knowledge to change this world yet he cannot because the less wise people in charge could burn him. The lessons throughout the novel can connect to the society lived today.
Throughout the novel, there are many lessons that can relate to the society lived today. One lesson is how books are protected at all times and how Montag does everything in his power to save them. Another lesson is how censorship is evil and it creates a bland world. The final lesson is that irony is filled in a troubled world and how Montag could save it but cannot due to the irony. Overall, The world lived in today could learn from this novel.


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We’ve announced several new models of Springfield Armory guns this week. This brand new XD Tactical is a Mod 2 in 9mm and holds 16+1 rounds of your choice of ammunition. The Tactical has a 5 inch barrel which gives a bit of heft to the front of the pistol providing better control for quick […]
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Who is to blame for the foreclosure crisis and the subsequent Great Recession that devastated the country in 2008 and for years afterward? Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, who is likely to win the nomination barring a huge comeback from Bernie Sanders, has the answer: It was the Republicans and only the Republicans, according to a report in The Hill.
Speaking at a roundtable-style event in a donut shop in New Haven, Connecticut, over the weekend, Clinton addressed the audience about various current hot button topics, one of which was the housing crisis. Presidential candidates have largely been silent about housing and housing policy during their campaigns, though both Clinton and Sanders have unveiled grand plans to expand homeownership in the country.
“This foreclosure crisis, nine million people lost their jobs in the Great Recession, and five million homes were lost. And I put the responsibility squarely on the Republicans,” Clinton said, according to the Hill. “And I don’t say that to be partisan. I say it because, you know, during those eight years there were a lot of things that could be done that were not done to try to help people.”
Despite her bold accusations against the opposing party regarding the foreclosure crisis, Clinton did not offer any specifics at the event over the weekend as to how to fix things, according to the Hill.
“It’s going to take everybody working to turn that around and to get back to where we’re really trying to take care of people in the economy, in the government, and that’s what we should be doing, that’s who we are,” she said.
Other high profile Democrats, among them Clinton’s rival for the party’s presidential nomination, Sanders, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) have blamed Wall Street for the financial crisis. During the donut shop event in Connecticut, Clinton made no mention of Wall Street investors or banks in relation to the crisis; in February, Sanders accused her of being “bought” by Wall Street after it came to light that Clinton accepted $675,000 from Goldman Sachs for delivering three speeches. Clinton said she accepted the money because “that’s what they offered” and insisted that she has “never changed a view or a vote because of any donation I ever received” from a Wall Street investor or bank.
Last year on several occasions, Clinton took a hardline stance against Wall Street, threatening to “break up” the Wall Street banks if they did not “play by the rules.”
“Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Their shareholders have to know that yes, they will fail. And if they're too big to fail, then under my plan and others that have been proposed they may have to be broken up. So I've said, if the big banks don't play by the rules, I will break them up,” Clinton stated. “And I will also go after executives who are responsible for the decisions that have such bad consequences for our country. There are a lot of things we've got to do in our country, reigning in Wall Street is certainly one of them.”


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The app is not yet profitable but COO said the app is now seeing a double digit monthly revenue growth. (My bet: It will never be profitable)
CMB plans to expand into China and Korea. (They could also launch in Mars or the Moon, will be the same as China and Korea)
Please remember, the USD 30 Million offer from Mark Cuban at SharkTank was only as a joke. Cuban was not interested at all in CoffeeMeetsBagel (CMB) because he had previously funded another competitor called Courtem.
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'The Handmaid's Tale' Episode 2 recap: Colonial times, and Alexis Bledel
Spoiler alert! The following contains details from The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Episode 2, "Unwomen."
Oh, Alexis Bledel, it's nice to see you.
While it seemed last season like we might never see Emily/Ofglen again after her little rebellion, she returns this year as the show makes a move to the Colonies, the dreaded areas of toxic waste that were often name-dropped in Season 1.
Focusing on Emily and her backstory helps the new season's second episode, which mostly finds June spinning her wheels, freed from the Waterfords but not yet free of Gilead, trapped in a safe house and emotionally reeling from her trauma. This show is sometimes guilty of tunnel vision, because Elisabeth Moss is such an appealing actress and Offred is the narrator of the Margaret Atwood novel on which it's based. It can't be faulted too much, since it is Offred's story, after all. But often, in the way it's been adapted as a TV series, June/Offred has the least interesting story, so it's nice to take a trip to the Colonies, even if it's not a particularly sunny vacation.
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Let's get through the June stuff first. In "Unwomen," she mostly wanders around her new hideout and fruitlessly considers trying to escape.
June's new safe house is the former headquarters for the Boston Globe, a recognizable monument to "before." It's a bit ironic to see her there, in the heart of a newspaper, when Gilead's rise seemed to have relied so much on disinformation and lies.
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And while June has a grand old time wandering around the abandoned desks and finding copies of Friends on DVD (which made me wonder where all the Friends actors are in this brave new world), she also discovers the building was used for mass executions. The thought sends her spiraling, and she tries to leave against Nick's advice and any common sense.
Eventually, she returns and soothes her grief (and guilt) by building a memorial to the people who died there, with bits and pieces of the old world she finds in the office. It's a small signal that, just maybe, June is ready to leave Gilead behind.
Back in the closet
We heard a bit about Emily's backstory when she and Offred swapped tales in Season 1. She was a college professor, a lesbian, and her wife and son escaped because they had Canadian passports.
Seeing it is far different than hearing about it, and Emily's story is as terrifying and devastating as all the flashbacks we've seen of June's. Things start out just a tad abnormal – Emily's boss Dan is worried that neither should be be too visible at work because they're gay.
When Dan is lynched because of his sexuality, Emily and her wife try to flee to Canada, but the turmoil they go through at the airport — seeing their marriage invalidated in the flash of a bureaucratic pan, separating mother and child and wives — is heartbreaking. But in a great casting decision, Emily's wife is played by Clea Duvall, whom you may recognize from '90s movies, including the LGBT classic, But I'm a Cheerleader.
Emily watches her wife and son escape, unaware of the horrors she'll face without them.
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Some things can't be forgiven
Handmaid's has spent an entire season hyping the horror of the Colonies, and, to its credit, the show delivers. We'd been told they were areas of toxic waste, possibly from chemical or nuclear weapons, and the show turns Emily's work camp into a dirty, sad slice of life. The people are sad and muddy, their faces bloated and mottled, wearing what look like gardening outfits while Aunts and Guardians on horseback stick them with cattle prods.
It is every bit as dreary as you imagined, but Emily is doing what she can to help others, using her limited knowledge of medicine to help ease the suffering of those around her. She's not really trying to save anyone's lives, because everyone there will waste away eventually.
The monotony is interrupted by the appearance of a wife, all decked out in her blue cape, a strange addition to the Colonies, where only the worst of Gilead's offenders go. Played by Marisa Tomei (the episode's second-best casting decision), she's pious and pompous, having committed infidelity but convinced of her own superiority.
Emily appears to pity her at first, until it becomes clear that the "antibiotics" she gave the woman were really poison. The wife's complicity in the rape of a handmaid and in the rise of the regime are, in Emily's words, things that "can't be forgiven." Emily then ties the dead body to a cross, while it's shrouded in that shiny blue cape.
Bledel (Gilmore Girls) is stellar in the episode. Although she won an Emmy last year as a guest star, the added screen time is a huge benefit, as Emily's roots in the resistance go further back then Gilead's reign of terror.
But in the middle of all this bleakness, Janine arrives at the Colonies with her unwavering spirit. Maybe all hope for Emily isn't lost.

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Chinese internet and technology company, LeEco has launched a new smartphone protection plan called LeCare. It’s available at “LeMall For All – Diwali Edition” LeEco’s annual shopping carnival. The 3-day carnival starts on the 18 and ends on the 20th of October 2016. LeMall.com is the ecommence division of LeEco. The carnival also offers Le Superproducts […]
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1 out of 3 employees face dissatisfaction and burnout at their jobs
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I was so excited when we spotted Coatis on our first Nacapulae Canyon walk. I had only seen them in zoos up to that date. They were descending from a small grove of Palms when we caught our first glimpse. Seeing them in their native environment of red rock, Organ pipe, Barrel, and Hedgehog Cactus along with the Palms was nothing short of spectacular. Coatis will overnight in trees to keep themselves safe from night predators. These charismatic creatures are very social and it is common to see them traveling in troops. Later treks into the canyon allowed us even closer encounters with the Coatis. Typical to the raccoon family in which they belong, Coatis are opportunistic omnivores. Because of this, they tend to be attracted to human goodies. These Coatis were no exception and would help themselves to an unattended backpack.
While painting Three Amigos, I realized the personal interaction with such animals is the inspiration for almost all of my artwork. I have always loved animals and really cannot imagine painting anything else. I further reflected on my childhood. I have been fortunate enough to have many, many, many unforgettable experiences with animals in their native environments from all over the world. I get worried about our future generations. Will they have the same opportunities to view animals in the wild that I have had? Human overpopulation of the earth, coupled with unlimited use of resources, pollution and climate change threatens the existence of many animals.
Another growing concern is will modern day children even want to venture outside to have these experiences? It seems like more and more humans prefer virtual interactions with animals on an indoor computer, phone, tablet, television or pad. Getting humans engaged with the real world before they walk off the cliff of extinction, because they are looking down at their cell phone, might be one of the most challenging feats we face.
Small Worlds and Three Amigos are both acrylic paintings done in conjunction with The Sea of Cortez field trip and exhibition produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C., and lead by Richard Brusca, PhD.
The field trip involved 30 American artists, of which I was one. We journeyed to San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico March of 2011. Here we collected field studies and referencing for artwork to be displayed in the 2013 Sea of Cortez museum exhibition. The Sea of Cortez Exhibit premiered March 16, 2013 at The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. It then traveled to the Wildlife Experience in Denver, Colorado. The field trip was made possible with funding from the Susan K. Black Foundation. A collection of images documenting the field trip can be viewed here.
A Northern Michigan native, Kim Diment’s art brings personality and life to the animals she portrays. Both her art and love for animals started at young age. Her first preteen field sketches came from wanderings along the backwaters of the Au Sable River during the spring thaw migrations. She drove her parents crazy with toads, frogs, turtles and orphaned animals she would bring home. Her brother ruined her high school social life by dubbing her “Nature Girl”. After High School Kim’s formal training involved a double major from Michigan State University in Zoology and in the Fine Arts. During her college years she was competing in the Michigan Duck Stamp Art Competition. She later went on to teach High School art for thirteen years while simultaneously pursuing her own art. In 2003 she started painting full time.
Kim’s artwork is also featured on the Artist for Conservation website under Kim Diment. Kim is a signature member of the Society of Animal Artists and a signature member of Artists for Conservation.
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New report highlights how small businesses are demonstrating economic resilience
The country’s small business owners have shown their resilience over the past few years and have continued to trade through challenge after challenge being presented to them. According to government data in 2022, there are 5.5m private businesses in the UK and 99.2% of these are small or medium, employing fewer than 250 people.
This equates to 16.4m employees or 61% of the UK’s total number of employees. Combined, small businesses have turnover of £2.1 trillion, which is 51% of all the country’s private sector turnover.
In every local town across the UK, small businesses are the lifeblood of every community, providing employment, revenue and pride. However, between 2021 and 2022, the number of private sector businesses declined in six of the nine English regions. The largest decreases were in Yorkshire and the Humber (7%) and the East of England (4%) and the largest increase was in the South West (3%). There was a 1% decrease in Scotland, but a 5% increase in Wales and a 4% increase in Northern Ireland.
We know it takes a long time to ultimately enter the legal status of an insolvency process. The crisis may well have started months and even years before the final demise of a company. This month there may be many more businesses who are currently struggling, and others who will be affected, but they don’t even recognise it yet.
To protect the employment in our country and the livelihoods of many millions of people, we need to ensure that businesses survive past the economic turbulence and continue to operate in our local communities.
Paul Surtees, CEO and Co-Founder of Capitalise, sets out the reality: ‘The days of cheap goods, cheap energy and cheap money are over. Businesses which accept that and adapt to this new world will ultimately prove successful.’
In fact, research has shown that there have been many resilient businesses that have succeeded and thrived in previous economic recessions. They were found to face the challenges in front of them and adapt their business strategy to increase their profitability and market share.
Glenn Collins, head of policy, technical and strategic engagement at ACCA, says: ‘When you look at the work that accountants and advisers do, a lot of that is working through the options that will allow businesses to survive and prosper on the cash it’s got coming through. This is about providing the appropriate service, tailoring to a particular business need and enabling them to plan, recover and grow.’
In this guide we aim to support business owners and their advisers to do just this. We delve into what current challenges are being faced, how you can spot risks ahead and offer some tips to help guard a business from them. Read this new guide now.