Exploring the Global Population: How Many People Inhabit Our Planet?
In a world that’s constantly evolving, one question remains fundamental: how many people reside on Earth? Let’s delve into this intriguing query, exploring the diverse facets of our global population.
Understanding the World’s Population
The Current Global Population
The world’s population is a staggering puzzle, constantly changing and expanding. As of the most recent estimates, tpresent are approximately 7.9 billion people inhabiting our planet. This number, however, is not static; it’s a dynamic figure that fluctuates with births, deaths, and migration patterns.
Factors Influencing Population Growth
Several factors contribute to the growth of the global population. High birth rates, improved healthcare, and decreased mortality rates all play significant roles. Moreat an terminate, societal, economic, and cultural factors influence population trends. These intricate dynamics result in the gradual incrfacilitate in our global community.
Regional Disparities in Population Density
The distribution of the world’s population is far from uniform. While some regions are densely populated, others remain sparsely inhabited. Urban areas tterminate to have higher population densities due to increased opportunities and resources. Understanding these disparities is vital to grasp the convoluted tapesendeavour of human habitation.
Future Projections and Challenges
Predicting the future of global population is a challenge intertwined with social, economic, and environmental factors. Demographers utilize various models to project population growth, considering birth rates, mortality rates, and migration patterns. Addressing challenges such as overpopulation, resource depletion, and social inequality becomes crucial in ensuring a sustainable future for our planet.
In conclusion, the question “how many people in the world” opens a gateway to a world of intricacies. Our global population is a dynamic, ever-changing entity influenced by means of a multitude of factors. Understanding these dynamics is essential for policymakers, researchers, and individuals alike. By appreciating the complexities of our population, we is capable of work collectively towards a more sustainable and harmonious future.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Is the global population still increasing?
Yes, the global population continues to incrfacilitate, albeit at varying rates in different regions.
Q2: Which counendeavour has the highest population density?
Monaco holds the record for the highest population density, with a diminutive area and a significant number of inhabitants.
Q3: How does population growth impact the environment?
Population growth exerts pressure on natural resources and ecosystems, leading to issues like deforestation, pollution, and loss of biodiversity.
Q4: What efforts are being made to control population growth?
Various educational programs, healthcare initiatives, and family planning services are being implemented globally to control population growth.
Q5: How does population density affect living standards?
High population density in urban areas can strain infrastructure and resources, impacting living standards. However, well-managed cities can altherefore provide enhanced opportunities and amenities.


SD-WAN stands for software-defined wide area network. It’s an architecture that implements an SDN (software-defined network) approach to WAN topology. Its role is smart WAN traffic management.
SD-WAN technology allows for leveraging any combination of transport protocols, such as MPLS, LTE, or broadband internet services, to ensure network security and efficient user connection to applications.
The main idea behind an SDN is to separate the control plane from the data plane. SD-WAN architecture allows enterprises to use different protocols (MPLS, LTE, etc.) across various branch offices. A centralized control plane enables you to configure policies that are automatically applied to all or particular sites. Additionally, you can configure more advanced algorithms to manage network traffic.
A software-defined wide area network is an alternative to the traditional WAN model of backhauling traffic from branch offices to the data center. Instead, it sends traffic from branch locations to trusted cloud-based applications over the internet. This WAN optimization reduces latency and bandwidth waste. An SD-WAN solution ensures efficiency and proper application performance.
Modern network architecture is needed to ensure a positive user experience and smooth application performance. SD-WAN solutions bring that to the table, alongside other benefits:
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A software-defined WAN is a beneficial way of streamlining and automating network traffic management. If you’re interested in this topic, be sure to check out our other articles.


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Updated November 4, 2021
The COVID Task Force met on 11/04/2021 to discuss the status of COVID in our community and current directives from Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC).
- Effective Nov 5, 2021, PHMDC has extended the mask mandate for indoor activities and remains in effect until Saturday, Nov 27, 2021.
- While the number of new COVID cases is lower than in past weeks, the number still places our community in at a high level.
- While vaccinations are incrementally increasing (71.8% completed vaccinations), children under the age of 12 remain unvaccinated.
Please Note: Our most recent recommendations on wearing masks for all church activities indoors remains in effect for those aged 2 and older. For outdoor activities we still encourage masks, but they are not required. The changes outlined for worship in our last communications remain.
Given the holiday season is around the corner, the task force decided to maintain our mask requirements for indoor activities through the first week in January 2022 regardless of potential changes by public health officials.
- We know the holiday season increase the chances of sharing communicable diseases such as the flu and COVID. With numerous church gatherings and the potential for larger groups at services and guests, we believe it is prudent to extend the mask requirement. The protection of unvaccinated children and those who are immunocompromised remain keys to our decision process.
- Vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 will take place during this time and will position the community and our church to allow us to review our position on masks, social distancing, and other requirements with the New Year.
- Recent CDC guidance reenforces the wearing of masks and vaccinations as key to controlling the COVID pandemic. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/celebrations.html
- The task force will meet in early January to assess the status of COVID and vaccinations, then make recommendations going forward. While we are hopeful, we can reduce mask requirements.
All members of the task force are available to answer questions or discuss concerns.
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China on Friday renewed its criticism of Western sanctions against Russia, as top European Union officials sought assurances from Beijing that it would not help Moscow circumvent the economic measures imposed in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry also laid blame for the war in Ukraine at least partially on the United States for pushing to expand the NATO military alliance closer to Russia’s borders. Twenty-one of the EU’s 27 countries are also NATO member states.
At a virtual summit, European Council President Charles Michel, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell were seeking signs from Chinese President and Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang that Beijing would help to end the war.
“China disapproves of solving problems through sanctions, and we are even more opposed to unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction that have no basis in international law,”Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily briefing as they met.
Zhao said when it came to Ukraine, Beijing would not be forced to “choose a side or adopt a simplistic friend-or-foe approach. We should, in particular, resist the Cold War thinking and bloc confrontation”.
As the culprit and leading instigator of the Ukraine crisis, the US has led NATO to engage in five rounds of eastward expansion in the last two decades after 1999,” he said, adding that NATO membership almost doubled from 16 to 30 countries, and pushed “Russia to the wall step by step”.
China says it is not taking sides in the conflict but it has declared a “no limits” partnership with Russia and refuses to condemn the invasion. Beijing routinely amplifies Russian disinformation about the conflict, and does not refer to it as an invasion or a war in keeping with Russian practice.
In a news release following a first summit session, Li was quoted as affirming the importance of China-EU ties, saying he hoped the two “remain open to each other, steadily expand market access, protect fair competition and promote trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation”.
“China hopes that the EU will also provide a sound business environment to Chinese businesses investing and developing in Europe,” Li was quoted as saying.
Prior to the summit, EU officials said they would look for signs Beijing is willing to cooperate on ending the war. The meeting takes place amid rising negative sentiment within the bloc fuelled by China’s aggressive foreign policies and trade practices.
“The international community notably China and the EU have a mutual responsibility to use their joint influence and diplomacy to bring an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and the associated humanitarian crisis,” Michel tweeted.
Underlying the EU’s expectations for China is the possibility of penalties against Chinese companies that undermine measures taken against Russia. EU officials point out that 13.7% of China’s total trade is done with the 27-nation bloc, and 12% with the United States, compared with just 2.4% with Russia.
Officials said they also wish to emphasise the impact the war is having on the availability of fertiliser and global energy and food prices, which are hitting the poorest countries in Africa and the Middle East hardest.
Other topics include China’s travel ban on members of the European Parliament; Beijing’s economic boycott of EU member Lithuania over its Taiwan relations; the fate of a stalled investment agreement; and civil and political rights under China’s authoritarian Communist Party regime.
Beijing has dismissed European criticisms as biased and driven by an anti-China agenda being pursued by its chief global rival, the United States.
Beijing also sanctioned some European Union lawmakers last year after the EU, Britain, Canada and the United States launched coordinated sanctions against officials in China over human rights abuses in the far western Xinjiang region
The European Parliament responded by saying it will not ratify a long-awaited business investment deal as long as the sanctions remain in place.
Rights groups have also urged the EU to take a more assertive stand with China over repression in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong and elsewhere and the persecution of Chinese dissidents including Sakharov Prize winner Ilham Tohti and Chinese-Swedish publisher Gui Minhai.


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Ranting And Raving follows a format similar to that of a morning talk radio show, but tailored to the interests of the dance music literati. Each month, hosts Elissa Suckdog and Sarah Conner tell tales from the nightclub, dissect the latest news from the DJ-oriented underground and chit-chat with special guests including DJs, label owners and party animals. You can also expect satirical commercials and unreleased tunes.


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Looking to satisfy a dark chocolate craving? Look no further than Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa Powder. Sure, I'm a huge (HUGE) fan of Ghirardelli Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, but it doesn't quite satisfy my craving for the rich, antioxidant-packed dark chocolate taste. I have tried loading up my foods with the Ghirardelli variety, but I still can't quite get the same richness that comes with dark chocolate. That's why I was so excited when I found Hershey's Special Dark.
I added some to my oatmeal and found that it was transformed into the richest, fudgiest chocolate dessert ever. Yum! Delicious, rich, dark, and everything cocoa powder should be. What I like about using cocoa is I can scale up the chocolate factor while keeping calories in check by using Splenda or another sweetener; I can also adjust the level of sweetness to my liking.
Each tablespoon of Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa Powder provides just 10 calories, 0.5 grams of total fat, no sugars, 2 grams of fiber, 1 gram of protein, and 10% of the daily value for iron. I did not expect to see any fiber in the nutrition facts (but I'm sure glad it's there). The ingredients are, Cocoa and Cocoa Processed With Alkali.
I had seen Hershey Sticks for sometime now, but even though I love chocolate I had never really been interested to try these, as I was thinking that they just wouldn't be able to satisfy me. But the last time I was at Wal-mart they were 2-for-1 so I decided to give the Mint Milk Chocolate type a try.
One stick weighs 11 grams and is about 4 1/2 inches long. The box comes with 9 sticks which are individually wrapped. I thought overall the taste was really good. They are sweet but not too sweet, rich and with a subtle minty flavor. Personally, I want my mint chocolates to have a more strong, tingly, minty flavor to them though. The attempt at portion control is commended, but eating just 1 is not enough to satisfy a serious choc-o-holic's cravings.
I have been eying Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Sticks ever since their debut, but I just didn't get around to trying them until recently. According to Hershey's website, "Hershey's Sticks are a convenient, guilt-free way to indulge in chocolate ... each Stick is perfectly sized, containing only 60 calories." A 60 calorie chocolate stick - count me in!
Each stick is a compact confection offering a smooth and creamy sweetness. The texture provides a smooth and pleasant mouth feel. If you enjoy Hershey's Dark Chocolate (or if you have yet to try it), these are a great way to fulfill your chocolate craving without expanding your waistline. The richness of the chocolate leads to a satisfying ending. Furthermore, the long skinny stick allows for the treat to last longer than a small compact "brick" of chocolate. I think that the shape and size of the bar is perfect, but for someone with serious chocolate cravings - then you're probably going to tear through the entire box on 1 sitting. The sticks are about 4.5 inches long and they are really thin.

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The Global Innovation Index (GII), released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organisation, has been topped for the second year in a row by Switzerland.
Sweden placed second in the 2016 rankings (up from third last year), while the UK, the US and Finland rounded out the top five.
Closer to home, Singapore placed sixth in the index. The Republic of Korea was 11th (up from 14th), Hong Kong (China) was 15th and New Zealand placed 17th.
Australia came in at 19th place, down from 17th in 2015.
Mainland China joined the top 25 countries in 2016, marking the first time in the index's nine years that a “middle-income” country has joined the highly developed countries in the index.
“China’s progression reflects the country’s improved innovation performance as well as methodological considerations such as improved innovation metrics in the GII,” a statement accompanying the index said.
“Despite China’s rise, an ‘innovation divide’ persists between developed and developing countries amid increasing awareness among policymakers that fostering innovation is crucial to a vibrant, competitive economy.”
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The hit FriendsFest exhibition is making a return to Manchester this year as part of a huge 2018 UK tour - with even more sets from the smash 90s sitcom.
The celebration of the huge Comedy Central UK show will take place at Heaton Park from August 3 -12, and the 2018 dates also take in locations including Bristol, Brighton and London.
New for 2018, FriendsFest will include a full scale set of Ross' apartment - formerly home to Ugly Naked Guy.
Alongside this, Friends fans will also get to peek and pose in Monica’s apartment, Joey and Chandler’s place, and Ross and Rachel’s Vegas Wedding Chapel.
You'll also be able to drop into Central Perk for a coffee, hot chocolate or tea and sit in the most well known sofas on TV.
There'll also be brand new Friends-themed food stalls and a cocktail bar, with 90s inspired drinks.
Last year, Comedy Central UK viewers voted the iconic 'PIVOT!' scene as their ultimate favourite Friends moment, and there will be a chance to recreate it as part of the tour.
For those who really want to get stuck in, there'll be a huge dressing up box filled with outfits and wigs, so you can actually become your favourite characters.
To top it all off, super-fans can take the ultimate Friends quiz live on stage. There'll also be episodes shown on big screens around the tour.
When does the Friendsfest UK presale start?
The pre-sale starts on March 27. Tickets cost £27.50 including booking fee. Register for the exclusive pre-sale tickets to Comedy Central UK's FriendsFest at www.comedycentral.co.uk/friendsfest.
When to Friendsfest UK tickets go on sale?
Tickets go on general sale on March 29 via www.seetickets.com.
Full FriendsFest UK dates
Glasgow, Victoria Park – 6th July – 15th July
Newcastle, Castle Farm Fields – 20th July – 29th July
Manchester, Heaton Park – 3rd August – 12th August
Bristol, Blaise Castle Estate – 24th August – 2nd September
Brighton, Preston Park – 7th September – 16th September
London, Kennington Park – 21st September – 30th September

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Tiger Woods will put his 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational title on the line when he tees it up with Ernie Els and Justin Rose on Thursday and Friday at Bay Hill.
With a chance to reclaim the No. 1 ranking within reach as well after two wins in his first four PGA Tour events, Woods has already overtaken the formerly hottest player on tour, Brandt Snedeker. The 2012 FedEx champion, returning after a five-week layoff to rest an injured rib, said he would not concern himself with regaining bragging rights just yet.
“I could care less about getting it back,” Snedeker said, referring to his pre-injury standing as Best in Show after his win at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and three additional top-three finishes. “I just want to get myself in position to have a good weekend again. I am not playing anywhere near as well as Tiger Woods is right now. So we can go ahead and answer that question and get that out of the way. He's playing unbelievable golf.”
Snedeker, who has has battled injuries for several years, including a strained intercostal muscle that irked him during his two-shot win at Pebble last month, gave Woods his due. He would, however, certainly relish a final-round showdown for first place with the guy who would reclaim golf’s top spot with a victory.
“I'd love to see [Woods] on Sunday afternoon and see how I stack up against him,” Snedeker told reporters on Tuesday ahead of this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational. “He's playing unbelievable. He's sharp right now. I've got to develop that again. Hopefully, I can do it in the next couple days.”
Snedeker strained the muscle on the left side of his ribs during his successful run at Pebble and determined he would not rush back for fear of missing the Masters in April. A cracked rib in 2012 put him on the shelf for the U.S. Open.
"That was really tough for me to sit there and watch that because that was a place I really wanted to play," Snedeker said, recalling the missed start at The Olympic Club.
“This is an injury you don't want to try to play through because it can get worse,” Snedeker added. “The Masters is something that you don't want to miss due to an injury. I'm glad I'm back, but the Masters was a concern."
Pronouncing himself fully recovered, Snedeker said he was excited to play at Bay Hill and had added next week’s Shell Houston Open to his pre-Masters tune-up as well. He will start his comeback with Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia at 12:45 p.m. on No. 1 on Thursday (8:05 a.m., No. 10 on Friday).
Woods, for his part, will play alongside another of the walking wounded in Els. The reigning British Open champ will return to action after a week of his own in the MASH unit with a nagging right hip problem. The duo, plus Rose, will start on No. 10 at 8:05 a.m. on Thursday and kick off Friday’s second round at 12:45 p.m off the first tee.
Directly behind the Woods party will be last year’s runner-up Graeme McDowell, 2012 European Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter, and 2011 PGA champ Keegan Bradley. The threesome was slated to shove off at 8:16 a.m. and 12:56 p.m.
Another marquee grouping in the robust field featuring four of the world’s top 10 will include two reigning major champions, Masters winner Bubba Watson and U.S. Open victor Webb Simpson. They and Bill Haas will start on the first tee on Thursday at 12:56 p.m. (8:16 a.m./No. 10 on Friday).


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Western Sydney indie artist Imogen Clark has released a star-studded new single Enemy and is coming to Newcastle as part of her 100 Shows In 100 Days tour.
She co-wrote the song with Alex Lahey and recorded it with Ali Barter on backing vocals, Adam Newling on guitar, Superorganism's Earl Ho on bass and keyboards, and Middle Kids' Harry Day on drums. Fellow Middle Kid Tim Fitz mixed the track, which was produced by Broth Records head and former Gang of Youths guitarist Joji Malani.
"Alex Lahey and I wrote Enemy just before the pandemic, and it's been such a favourite to play live," Clark said.
"Every time we close our sets with it, the song just gets more cathartic and euphoric, and I was happy to get into the studio for one magical day where we captured that energy on record.
"The song is about breaking out of a toxic relationship, when you want to run and scream and punch the air, and I feel like this single is the perfect anthem for finally getting back on the road."
Clark's tour includes a mix of full band headline shows, solo touring, support slots, festivals, surprise pop-up shows and live streams.
"In 2018, I played 70 shows. Last year I played six. Getting on stage and connecting with people all around the world by baring my soul through my music is the fuel that keeps me going. I've been so deeply depressed by all the postponements and cancellations and now we're making up for lost time."
Her 2021 Bastards EP has been nominated for a 2022 AIR Award for best independent pop album or EP.
Catch Clark and her band at the Hamilton Station Hotel next Wednesday, June 1, with support from Angela Rose.
There was a rumour doing the rounds a few years ago that '90s pop heroes Hanson might be coming to Newcastle. Their latest tour announcement puts that rumour to bed - unless, perhaps, a certain Newcastle Herald journalist (and unashamed Hanson fan) talking to them this week about their tour and 11th studio album Red Green Blue can convince them otherwise.
And no, it's not me. Hanson is playing an all-ages gig at Sydney's Enmore Theatre on November 9. Tickets are on sale at noon today.
Ruckus at the Rogue returns to The Rogue Scholar in Newcastle West this Saturday, May 28. The first event was packed, so get in early (the music starts at 4pm). Entry is free. As for the line-up, there's William John Jr, Huckleberry & Devil's Dandruff, Slow Cinema, Ella Day Duo, Han and Hamish McClure.
Next month Led Zeppelin tribute band No Quarter will make its way to Newcastle from Seattle. They'll be on stage at Lizotte's on June 30. Tickets are on sale now. The tribute stage show captures all the subtle nuances and mannerisms of the band in their prime. August Young channels Robert Plant on vocals, Nathan Carroll portrays drummer John Bonham, Joel Pelletier is bassist/multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones and Byran Christiansen is Jimmy Page.
Head to Hamilton Uniting Church this Sunday, May 29, between 9am and 3pm, for the Newcastle Record and CD Fair.
Vivid kicks off tomorrow and this year's line-up is worth a trip south down the M1: Paul Kelly, Hermitude, BLESSED and Gordi, to name a few. Go to vividsydney.com/music for details.
I am told music promoter Ged Allman was in Newcastle last week for the Robben Ford show at Lizotte's. Word is he has plans to bring more top overseas artists in, and Lizotte's is likely to host them.
African music and dancing will be crowd-pleasers at The Hunter African Community Council's annual Africa Day celebrations. It's all happening at Islington Public School this Saturday, May 28, 10am to 4pm. Africa Day commemorates the founding of the African Union in 1963. There will be face painting, hair braiding, food and other fun activities. All are welcome.
The grand final round of the 2022 Uni of Newcastle Band Comp takes place tonight at Bar on the Hill from 7pm. Osprey, The Pinnies, Piper Rodrigues, Acacia Blue, Cooks & Bakers, WELL? and Blind Bistro are all in the running.
John Paul Young shows at Lizotte's Newcastle and The Art House in Wyong have been postponed due to illness. His drummer Greg Plimmer had emergency eye surgery.
"We are discussing replacement dates and will release those details as soon as we can. Our apologies to our ticket holders for the inconvenience this may cause," JPY's team said.
Jimmy Barnes also postponed his Lizotte's shows this week due to an illness in the family.
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Edinburgh bin strikes: What are they and what can you do?
The city’s refuse workers have started a 12-day strike over pay disputes
Between 18th and 30th August, Edinburgh’s refuse workers will be striking over pay disputes between Unite the Union and GMB members and the Scottish council.
This is the first bin strike planned in Scotland, with a series of others scheduled to go ahead across the country in following days.
The bin strikes mean that no waste bins or recycling will be collected for 10 days from Edinburgh streets, and already the rubbish is piling up around the city.
Edinburgh is currently hosting the Fringe festival, which sees hundreds-of-thousands of visitors coming to the city. This generates even more rubbish than usual, with mass flyposting taking place as performers advertise their shows.
On Sunday, volunteer street performers and festival staff went litter picking in an attempt to make the city tidier.
Edinburgh residents have been asked to store their rubbish indoors rather than taking it out onto the streets by council leaders.
This morning the director of Edinburgh’s conservation charity The Cockburn Association, Terry Levinthal, said on BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland: “Until such time as the strike action is resolved, I think everybody has a part to play in this. People who live in the city have to manage their waste appropriately.
“Don’t put it out – there is no sense in putting it on the street.
“There is waste that you can store – inert waste like cardboard, that kind of stuff. You can find a corner in your house or flat to keep it. It’s that kind of management we need to get through this.”
While bins in Old Town are already massively overflowing, many of the bins around Marchmont and Newington are also already full.
What can you do to minimise waste build-up?
While it’s not pleasant having to keep rubbish bags inside your flat for ten days, there are a few things you can do to make the situation better.
Edinburgh flats are already known for having rodent residents, so it’s important to minimise attraction during the strikes.
Here are a few things you can do to minimise waste build-up:
1. Check your garden for a compost
One of the biggest concerns is what to do with food waste, so check your garden to see if there’s already a compost for food waste, or if there’s a place to start one.
If not, separate out what you really can’t keep in your flat and head out to find an emptier bin. The general litter bins around George Square and Bristo Square are still being emptied, so if you really need to throw certain things away, you can try there.
2. Squash, squash, squash
A lot of recycling like cardboard boxes and empty plastic bottles can be folded or squashed to minimise the amount of space your recycling takes up. This makes it easier to store in your flat for 10 days before it can go outside again.
Make sure you wash out cartons and bottles properly before squashing, and then you’ll have clean recycling that can be easily stored without attracting vermin or causing a smell.
3. Fill empty bottles and milk cartons for extra space
If you’re really struggling with places to store rubbish, you can actually squash a lot into a big plastic bottle or a milk carton.
This works especially well if you have smellier waste like empty pet food packets, as you can pack a load into a milk carton, put on the lid to contain the smell, and then store somewhere until the strikes are over.
4. Shop zero waste
Edinburgh has multiple zero waste stores, like The Refillery in Newington and The New Leaf Co-op in Marchmont.
To reduce waste build-up, why not buy zero waste products!
5. Check your blue paper bins
While it’s likely the green recycling bins are full, you might be able to find empty space in your street’s blue paper bins.
These are used much less by people, so separate out your paper rubbish and take that pile out to make some more space in your flat.
You’ll still have a lot of recycling left to store, but at least it’s something.


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Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
and auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
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AULD LANG SYNE


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BayWa and its Groenleven subsidiary plan to build a pilot agrivoltaics plant on a farm in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant in 2020, combining electricity production from solar and fruit cultivation. It is set to become one of Europe's largest projects. More than 24,000 elevated modules will be installed, with a total output of 8.7 MW.
“Because of the positive experience with the agrivoltaic application, [the farm owner] decided to equip his entire raspberry plantation with solar panels,” said BayWa.
BayWa said it believes that agrivoltaics could address challenges in Europe such as land scarcity, extreme weather, and growing demand for solar energy.
“The expansion of solar energy should be in harmony with agriculture and nature,” said Martin Schindele, head of product management Agri-PV. “Our flagship project proves that the PV modules protect crops and enable a resilient growing environment while reducing the use of single-use plastic covers.”
However, agrivoltaic projects are more expensive and require support from laws and funding. Benedikt Ortmann, global director solar projects at BayWa re, noted the need for legislative and financial support to promote agrivoltaics in Europe.
BayWa has completed 14 agrivoltaic projects in Europe where fruit is simultaneously produced. It has also started constructing an “interspace” agrivoltaics project in Spain, with solar modules installed close to the ground, parallel to the cultivated area.
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According to The Merriam - Webster Dictionary "Irony is 1.) the use of words to express the opposite of what one really means 2.) incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result" (380) In Catch-22 the type of irony that Heller uses is the second definition "incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected results" (Merriam - Webster Dictionary 380). For example in Catch-22 Heller writes "Actually, there were many officers clubs that Yossarian had not helped build, but he was proudest of the one on Pianosa" (18). You would have expected Heller to write he was proudest of the club that he built but he says the opposite and that is the irony.
Catch-22 is based totally on the use of words like these ones. Heller totally keeps the reader on their toes by the use of insane combinations of words and phrases. People never hear stories like Heller tells them. That is irony in Catch-22, the out of the ordinary and complete to the way that occurrences normally happen.
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...t something can only happen if certain conditions prevents the very fulfilling of that condition prevents it from ever happening." (Colmer 211)
Colmer, John. Colerige To Catch-22. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955
Merill, Robert. Joseph Heller. Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers, 1987
Nagel, James. Critical Essays on Joseph Heller. Massachusetts: G.K. Hall & Co., 1984
Potts, Stephen W. Catch-22 Antiheroic Antinovel. Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers, 1989
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Messinia, in the Peloponnese, is a rich and beautiful region that many visitors overlook. Only two hours from Athens, it is known for its olive groves, ancient sites, rich cuisine and divine beaches. Sit back and relax, because we’re here to show you what you should do in Messinia, Peloponnese.
The second city of Peloponnese behind Patras, Kalamata is the main port and capital of the Messinia region. This humble city may look like a small town, but it has all the advantages of a city. With a wealth of museums, cultural events and a low-key yet vibrant nightlife, it should definitely be on your agenda. From the Byzantine churches to the municipal gallery, cool and hip bars and restaurants and waterfront establishments, Kalamata will give you a run for your money while still offering relaxing and quiet corners.
The luxury resort of Costa Navarino is located by the water and consists of two five-star hotels, villas, golf courses and private beaches. Its highlight is undeniably the plethora of cultural activities available. Don’t despair if you can’t afford to stay here as there are other more budget-friendly options in the region.
The coastline of Messinia features several beautiful beaches, including Stoupa, Finikouda, Kalogria, Velika and the omega-shaped Voidokilia, in the Gialova Lagoon, with its diverse fauna and flora. Their natural beauty, low-key vibes and length will certainly entice you to spend the whole day by the water. If you drop by Voidokilia, don’t forget to check out the mythical Nestor’s Cave, where Hermes is said to have hidden the cattle he stole from Apollo.
Messinia has its own set of islands, including the small but beautiful Proti, a paradise for history buffs right across Marathopoli. Despite its small size, the island features some archeological sites of ancient temples, the ruins of a citadel, an acropolis from pre-classical and Mycenean times and the monastery of Panagia Gorgopigi. Thanks to its good visibility, it is also home to a dozen dive sites where you can spot turtles, coral, sponges rays and damselfish.
Messinia is filled with ancient sites, including the Palace of Nestor and the ancient city of Messene. The Palace of Nestor is one of the most well-preserved Mycenean structures still visible today. Located 14 kilometers (8.5 miles) from Pylos, the palace was built by King Nestor, son of Neleus, and features in both the Iliad and the Odyssey. Comprising several sections and built on two floors, the palace was destroyed by fire in the late 13th century BCE and was never rebuilt, but many of the artifacts were recovered and are now on display at the Archaeological Museum of Chora and at the Archaeological Museum of Messenia, in Kalamata. Ancient Messene is another fascinating site, with some temples, residential houses and public buildings still standing.

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Although a few arrived in the 150 years before to exploit the region’s natural resources, French-speaking Canadians began settling in New York in larger numbers during and after the American Revolution (many as refugees from English power in Canada). [Read more…] about French Canadians in Northern New York: A Primer
In September of 1890, infrastructure improvements were under way at Whitehall, in Washington County, long a major railroad hub. “It is said that the new freight yard at Whitehall will be one of the best on the road. The main tracks will be straightened and will pass over the ground where the old shops are located,” The Morning Star of Glens Falls reported on September 24, 1890. “The new shops have been completed, and the men are removing from the old shop, which is being torn down. Next spring work will begin on the new station for Whitehall.” [Read more…] about Northern New York 19th Century Railroad News
The Champlain Canal between the Hudson River and Lake Champlain at Whitehall was the first to open. Worked started on the Champlain Canal in October, 1816. The first boats operated in November, 1819, and was fully completed in 1823, two years before the Erie Canal was finished. [Read more…] about New York State Canals Bicentennial: Some History & Plans For Celebrations
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The War of 1812 began on June 18, 1812, when President James Madison signed a declaration of war which began: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That war be and is hereby declared to exist between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the dependencies thereof, and the United States of America and their territories.”
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Everywhere that Burleigh went, Burleigh went, Burleigh went – everywhere that Burleigh went the press was sure to follow.
The press followed H.G. Burleigh, a 19th century State Assemblyman, Congressman and political power broker from Whitehall and Ticonderoga, because reporters knew there would always be an entertaining story that more often than not came with a nugget of breaking news. [Read more…] about Henry Burleigh, Benjamin Harrison’s Peacock Feather & Political Reporting
On September 5, 1915, five members of the Nelson Norton family of Whitehall, NY were killed when the car in which they were riding was struck by a train as they crossed the railroad tracks at Bay Road in Queensbury, Warren County, NY.
The crossing was part of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad’s line between Glens Falls and the village of Lake George, now part of the Warren County Bikeway. [Read more…] about Warren Co Historical To Mark Tragic Railroad Accident
The Preservation League of NYS has received a $33,000 grant from the 1772 Foundation. This grant is expected to allow the League, in partnership with Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, to identify and study vacant and underutilized historic buildings along a portion of the NYS Canal System and Empire State Trail that could be sensitively repurposed to provide services for recreational travelers along that corridor.
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“John Henry & the Baltimores of Troy” features over a dozen 19th century photographs of the Henry family who lived in Whitehall, New York. The photographs were re-discovered a few years ago at the Whitehall Library when Clifford Oliver, a photographer who lives in Greenwich, NY, was alerted to their existence. The photos tell the story of the Henry family who were related by marriage to the prominent abolitionist Baltimore family of Troy, NY. Some of the individuals are identified and others are awaiting further research to connect names to their faces. [Read more…] about Exhibit: 1800s Photos of Troy, Whitehall African-Americans
It’s remarkable how two unrelated historical events sometimes converge to form a new piece of history. In one such North Country connection, the job choice of a future president became linked to a famous encounter on Lake Champlain. The future president was Warren Harding (1921–23), and the lake event was the Battle of Valcour Island (1776). The results weren’t earth shattering, but the connection did spawn coast-to-coast media stories covering part of our region’s (and our nation’s) history.
In 1882, Harding (1865–1923) graduated from Ohio Central College. Among the positions he held to pay for schooling was editor of the college newspaper. In 1884, after pursuing various job options, he partnered with two other men and purchased the failing Marion Daily Star. Harding eventually took full control of the newspaper, serving as both publisher and editor. [Read more…] about Warren Harding’s Chair: A Battle of Valcour Island Relic

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Andrew Wilkie speaks on the Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014.
Mr WILKIE (Denison) (12:01): It is truly regrettable, and unavoidable, that so many politicians in this country—at both the federal and state level and across a number of political parties—talk up the value of education but are, in reality, only paying lip-service to the value of education. There is a good demonstration of that, here in this place today, with these proposals by the government to deregulate the tertiary sector. I will talk more about that in a moment, but perhaps I will start by talking to my introduction and my concern that so many politicians seem to pay lip-service to the value of education.
In Tasmania right now, the Tasmanian state Liberal government has embarked on a program of cutbacks to primary schools, high schools and colleges which is having a terribly serious impact on the public education system: the students, the teachers and the other staff in those schools. That is going on right now. In fact, Tasmanian primary schools at the moment are losing, on average, two staff members. Tasmanian colleges are losing right now, on average, four staff members. This is having all sorts of serious implications for those schools. The state education minister has said that, on average, Tasmanian class sizes will stay at around 25, or no more than 25; but I have people contacting me in my office every day now talking about class sizes of 29, 30, 31 or 32—in rooms that are made for probably 20 desks. We are also seeing, apart from the increased class sizes, programs being cut; in particular language programs, music programs, interschool sporting carnivals and so on. All of those really important parts of a person’s education are being cut in schools in Tasmania. In particular, kids with special needs are now getting less and less support—kids with learning difficulties and kids with autism, and also gifted students. There is a whole range of children in the Tasmanian public education system who are not getting the support they need which, of course, has a knock-on effect for the teachers who are having to work that much harder and are not getting the support they need. The more a teacher has to focus on one particular student with a special need, the more the rest of the class is disadvantaged. That is just in Tasmania, just in the public education system. We are seeing politicians there paying lip-service to the value of education.
It is not just the Liberal Party; I will have a go at the Labor Party as well. When it comes to the tertiary sector, it was the Gillard and Rudd governments that stripped some $4,000 million out of education funding over the forward estimates, leaving our universities some $1 billion a year underfunded—before this government even came along. The point is—and it is the underlying point of the debate we are having here today—that politicians at state and federal levels, both Labor and Liberal, talk up how much they value education, but the reality is they are not demonstrating any commitment. They are not funding education as well as we could in Australia.
Let us face it: we live in a very rich and very fortunate country. The budget varies from year to year, but it hovers around $400,000 million dollars a year. Surely that is enough money to properly fund the public education system in this country at every level—from early childhood education, through primary school, high school, colleges, technical and further education and the tertiary sector. There is enough money; it is all about priorities. Yet we are not properly funding our education in this country.
Why should we value education? Why should we be putting more money in? There are many reasons. For a start, knowledge has an inherent value. It is good for a country and for a community to have more knowledge. It inherently enriches us and our community. It greatly advantages the individuals who are able to benefit from a better education. It is well documented—and self-evident—that if you can give people a better education at every level, or at any level, those people are better off. In particular, it lifts people out of poverty. If someone is better trained and better qualified, they can get a better job. They can get on better in their life; it lifts them out of poverty. It makes for a healthier community. The fact is that better educated people will tend to know how to live a healthier lifestyle; they will tend to be able to afford a healthier lifestyle and healthier food—fruit and veggies. They will be able to afford to go to the doctor. They will be a healthier community. It opens up wonderful opportunities for them. One of the surest ways to lift disadvantaged people out of that disadvantage is to give them a good education, including giving them access, on academic merit, to higher education and to a university education, because that is one of the most tangible ways to help those people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
It also makes for a wealthier country, a better country and a more successful country. I think it is very telling that, against our trading partners, Australia is falling behind when it comes to our education and our education outcomes. In fact, it was easy to find just this morning a survey out of the UK that ranked Australia 13th, broadly speaking, when it comes to education outcomes compared to other countries. It was interesting that above us there was South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore—and much is made of the way China and the Chinese education system is going from strength to strength and becoming a real education powerhouse. That will give our trading partners, our competitors in the community of nations, great advantages over us that will disadvantage us down the track, not the least of which is the fact that we will become less attractive as a source of education for foreign fee-paying students compared to other countries. Why would someone come from China to Australia to a university that is falling further and further behind in the international rankings when in future they could stay in China at one of their increasing number of even better universities?
I want to talk more specifically to the reforms that are on the table right now. I did not support the first version of these reforms and I will not support this version and this bill. Frankly, I am sure I talk for a great many people when I say that the move to make universities a market-based industry through deregulation is fundamentally bad. It is a bad decision and not something we need to do in this country. We are a rich and fortunate country that can afford to properly fund universities with public money. The fact is that moving to a market-based system will make courses dearer. That is self-evident and has been well documented now. A number of commentators and professional bodies in the community are saying that, if this move to deregulate and to move to a market-based industry is allowed to go ahead, then courses will become dearer. It is as simple as that.
As courses become dearer who will be the first people to be disadvantaged? People on lower incomes. This is all fine. It is not helpful, Madam Speaker, that you are shaking your head when I am giving my speech. It is self-evident and well remarked upon that the move to deregulation will result in dearer courses and that will fundamentally disadvantage people from disadvantaged backgrounds. But they will not be the only people who will find it harder to be educated in a deregulated tertiary sector. What about older students? People who are at university retraining for a bright second career will have less time in the workforce to be able to pay that increased debt. So too will women because women tend to spend obviously less time in the workforce so they have less time to pay back their HECS debt.
As you increase the cost of courses—and that will be a tangible outcome of these reforms—it will fundamentally disadvantage people on lower incomes and from lower income families, older students who will have less time to pay off the greater cost of that education and women who will have less time in the workforce to pay back the greater cost of that education. Within the sector itself it will fundamentally disadvantage smaller and regional universities, such as the University of Tasmania in my home state of Tasmania, right around this country. It will disadvantage smaller and regional universities because it is not a level playing field. In a market-based tertiary industry these smaller universities, which perhaps are more remote, offer fewer courses and are not as prestigious, will not be as attractive in a deregulated industry and they will struggle to compete with the big fancy universities in places like Sydney, Melbourne and the other capital cities.
As universities like the University of Tasmania struggle to compete what does it mean for outposts like the Burnie and Launceston campuses, which currently run at a loss but can be cross-subsidised because of the current arrangements? It will become more and more tempting for the University of Tasmania to cut unprofitable courses and to cut unprofitable campuses. Again that will disadvantage people in those regions, which are populated with a disproportionate number of disadvantaged people and which already have a much lower level of engagement in tertiary education compared to the big cities.
It is simply not good enough and it is not necessary to deregulate tertiary education in this country. It is not necessary to move to a market-based education industry when we have a very fine tradition of doing it the way we have been doing it and we certainly have the wealth to keep doing it that way. In fact, what is needed is not deregulation and less money; what is needed is more money. What we need to do for a start is to reinstate the $4 billion that was taken out of the universities by the former Labor government. That is the sort of thing this government should be looking to do and that is the sort of thing this government can afford to do. Yes, there is an need for budget repair, but surely with a budget of around $400,000 million we could find that $4 billion to restore the funding to its historic level. Then we should be looking to the future and how we can go beyond that and get up to the OECD average because, regrettably, at the moment our universities are funded at about 0.7 per cent of GDP compared to the OECD average of one per cent.
At a time when we are looking to cut back on our funding for the universities we should instead be looking to find the money—and the money is there with the right priorities—to get our universities at least up to the level of funding of other members of the OECD, who are our competitors in the global marketplace for the education dollar and foreign fee-paying students.
Candidates and parties make a lot of promises prior to an election. The other day the member for Indi handed me a report reminding me the Nationals went to the last federal election promising a tertiary access allowance of $10,000 to try and bridge the financial divide between city and country students. So where are the Nationals on this? I would have thought that the National Party in particular would be standing up to the Liberal Party and the education minister on this. The Nationals members of this parliament represent not only a lot of regional and rural universities but also all of those students, who were promised an awful lot before the last federal election which is not being delivered. Instead, what is being delivered is the promise of deregulation and a market based system that will make courses dearer, disadvantage regional and country universities, disadvantage people from poorer backgrounds, disadvantage older students and disadvantage women. The only people it will advantage is the government—which will have to pay less money to universities in the future—and the big eight universities, who are rubbing their hands together. These universities can charge whatever they want because they are big and prestigious. ‘Don’t worry about the rest, like the University of Tasmania’—that is what they are thinking.


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Dosa is also a great source of healthy carbohydrates. As a result, your body is supplied with the necessary energy that you need to stay energetic throughout the day. So, if you are planning to shed some weight, dosa is the right breakfast option for you.
Does idli dosa increase weight?
They are not fried in fattening oil or slathered over with butter. Since the grease content in idli is so less, the calories intake is also relatively low.
Can I eat dosa everyday?
However, dosa is a healthy breakfast option for people who need a keep a check on their fat intake. A high amount of saturated fat increases the risk of heart diseases and a number of other health problems. Dosas are low on saturated fat, which makes them a healthy and safe breakfast option.
Is dosa a junk food?
Celebrity cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty states that the masala dosa is a junk food. This is because an amalgam of potato and butter makes it high on calories. … In India a product which contains less than 0.2 gms of trans fats per serving, is considered to be trans fat free as per food safety norms.
Can dosa reduce weight?
Made from pulses, dosa is easy to digest while having low calorie and fat content. Like most South Indian foods, dosa does not add to your body weight and can help lose that extra weight due to its low calorie and low-fat content. … The presence of the plant-based proteins in dosa makes it optimum for weight-loss.
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Is dosa good for gym?
Post-workout foods: Since being in water tends to make people really hungry, a wholesome meal like poha, upma, idli and chutney or dosa and sambhar is ideal as it will help you satisfy your appetite while also helping you recover from fatigue.
Is dosa healthy for dinner?
It is nutritionally dense, not processed and best of all, can be easily made at home. It is also easy to digest, which means it releases energy slowly and keeps you fuller for longer. Having 1 or 2 dosas can keep your stomach filled.
Why do we feel sleepy after eating dosa?
This amino acid is used by the body to produce serotonin, which is responsible for drowsiness. Moreover, foods containing carbohydrates also help produce serotonin and tryptophan amino acids found in the brain. This is the reason why you feel sleepy after eating carbohydrate-rich foods.
Is Rava Dosa good for health?
Rava contains phosphorus, zinc and magnesium that helps maintain a healthy nervous system. Improves Heart Health. Rava contains selenium which helps improve your cardiovascular health. It prevents infections and strengthens the immune system too.
Is Dosa good for PCOS?
Ragi is super rich in calcium , iron and fiber and it’s gluten free which is beneficial for PCOS as it also helps in preventing insulin resistance.
Is POHA good for gym?
Poha and upma are both light snacks that are packed with nutrition. They provide well rounded nutrition in the form of carbs, fiber, protein, and other vitamins to fuel the body. Add a boiled egg to add more protein, in case of a more rigorous workout.
Is milk good for weight loss?
Since milk is rich in protein, it may aid weight loss and muscle building. Protein-rich foods like milk can boost weight loss by improving metabolism and increasing fullness after meals, which may lead to lower daily calorie intake ( 5 , 6 ).
Is rice good for weight loss?
Rice can be a good part of a balanced weight loss plan. The key is to use these grains of knowledge: focusing on portion control, brown rice, added vegetables, low calorie additions, and healthy cooking methods.
What is the best Indian dinner for weight loss?
Options like paratha, idlis, dosa, uttapam, bread and eggs are good choices. Breakfast should be taken within thirty minutes of waking up. Lunch should be a medium affair with dal, sabzi, roti and curd or rice, rajma, chole etc. Dinner should be light such as khichdi or dal chawal or curd rice.
Can we eat rice in PCOS?
Most foods fit into a healthy eating plan for PCOS, but you should read food labels to help you pick out the healthier choices. Look for high-fiber grains such as brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, and whole-wheat bread rather than low-fiber grains such as white rice, pasta, or white bread.
Is Rava Dosa good for PCOS?
Anything that has a high glycemic index should be avoided, which includes simple carbs like white bread, rice, maida and rava.” High GI foods give you an instant sugar rush, altering your insulin levels, which can have an adverse effect on the balance of your hormones-this can aggravate your condition.
What fruits can I eat with PCOS?
dark red fruits, such as red grapes, blueberries, blackberries, and cherries. broccoli and cauliflower. dried beans, lentils, and other legumes. healthful fats, such as olive oil, as well as avocados and coconuts.
What is the difference between Rava dosa and masala dosa?
The most popular version is the masala dosa, with a filling of the potato masala. … Saada (plain) is without filling; paper dosa is a thin and crisp version. Rava dosa is made crispier using semolina.
Is Rava good for digestion?
Semolina is high in protein and fiber – both of which slow digestion and increase feelings of fullness between meals ( 3 ). It’s also high in B vitamins like thiamine and folate, which have many important roles in your body, including helping convert food into energy ( 4 ).
Can I eat UPMA in dinner?
Traditionally upma is a breakfast dish but it can easily fit well in light lunch, dinner or snack as well. … From vermicelli, rice, whole wheat, millet to even bread chunks, upma has seen twists of all kinds. Yet, the most popular of all upma recipes is the simple yet extremely delicious rava upma.
Is plain dosa good for diabetes?
One of the main reasons for uncontrolled diabetes is consuming excess carbohydrate in the diet. For those who take carbs three times a day in the form of idlis, dosa and rice, there seems to be a big surge of blood sugar levels after the meals.


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Clark Completes $73 Million West Orange High School Project
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – Clark Construction Group, LLC, has completed the $73 million West Orange High School project in Winter Garden, Fla. The project included building a new, 377,000 square-foot high school on a 61-acre campus and renovating one existing classroom building for Orange County Public Schools. The scope of work also included the demolition of older school facilities. The new West Orange High School replaces an outdated, 30-year-old school and will accommodate apporoximately 3,000 students.
West Orange High School is comprised of eight buildings designed around an open courtyard. This site layout promotes accessibility to each building while maximizing campus safety. Clark's scope of work included constructing the school's three two-story classroom buildings, an administrative building, a media center/gymnasium, a cafeteria/energy plant, a remote field house for athletic programs, and an auditorium/music building. Additional work included installing or upgrading roadways, parking lots, athletic fields, outdoor activity areas, and site utilities.
To expedite the construction process and control costs, the exterior of each building is tilt-up concrete. Infill framing for elevated classroom floors consists of structural steel, metal deck, and concrete topping slab. The building's roofs are structural steel/bar joists, metal deck, lightweight insulated concrete, and sheet membrane roofing system. Interior walls are constructed of both concrete masonry units (CMU) and drywall; CMU was selected for durability and is utilized in high student traffic areas while drywall is utilized in remaining areas.

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January Jones is a television and film actress, best known for her roles in Mad Men, X-Men: First Class, and Unknown.
Born on January 5, 1978 in the city of Soux Falls, South Dakota. January Jones has worked as a model before landing roles in movies like Bandits, Love Actually, Anger Management, and American Wedding. She co-starred for several seasons in the famous TV series Mad Men as Betty Draper, for which she received Emmy and Golden Globe nods. He was later co-starred in 2011 film Set and X-Men: the first wave.
Born: 5 January 1978, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Education: Roosevelt High School
TV shows: Mad Men, The Last Man on Earth
Children: Xander Dane Jones
Awards: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Books: Oh, No…Jackie-O!: A Theory : The Unspeakable Is Spoken, Priceless Personalities Volumn 1 Paperback
Jones took a break from her modeling career and she spent several months in Paris. Among other activities, she read the works of Ayn Rand and visited the grave of rocker Jim Morrison while there. Jones then returned to New York for a short time of period before moving to Los Angeles to start her acting career.
Working with legendary actor Tommy Lee Jones, Jones appeared in the critically acclaimed drama Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005). Continuation of work on independent films, Jones has played a leading role in the Swedish Auto (2006) with Lukas Haas, which she also received positive feedback. She followed this performance with a supporting role in the sports drama We Are Marshall, starring Matthew Fox and Matthew McConaughey in the same year.
From July 2010 to January 2011 January Jones Saturday Night Live star Jason Sudeikis. September 13, 2011 Jones gave birth to her first child, Xander Dane Jones.
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Ultimately, the public option was removed from the final bill. While the United States House of Representatives passed a public option in their version of the bill, the public option was voted down in the Senate Finance Committee and the public option was never included in the final Senate bill, instead opting for state-directed health insurance exchanges. Critics of the removal of the public option accused President Obama of making an agreement to drop the public option from the final plan, but the record showed that the agreement was based on vote counts rather than backroom deals, as substantiated by the final vote in the Senate.
The state passed healthcare reform in 2006 in order to greater decrease the uninsured rate among its citizens. The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (colloquially known as "Obamacare") is largely based on Massachusetts' health reform. Due to that colloquialism, the Massachusetts reform has been nicknamed as "Romneycare" after then-Governor Mitt Romney.
Hospital and medical expense policies were introduced during the first half of the 20th century. During the 1920s, individual hospitals began offering services to individuals on a pre-paid basis, eventually leading to the development of Blue Cross organizations in the 1930s. The first employer-sponsored hospitalization plan was created by teachers in Dallas, Texas in 1929. Because the plan only covered members' expenses at a single hospital, it is also the forerunner of today's health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
Coupled with high-deductible plans are various tax-advantaged savings plans—funds (such as salary) can be placed in a savings plan, and then go to pay the out-of-pocket expenses. This approach to addressing increasing premiums is dubbed "consumer driven health care", and received a boost in 2003, when President George W. Bush signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act. The law created tax-deductible Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), untaxed private bank accounts for medical expenses, which can be established by those who already have health insurance. Withdrawals from HSAs are only penalized if the money is spent on non-medical items or services. Funds can be used to pay for qualified expenses, including doctor's fees, Medicare Parts A and B, and drugs, without being taxed.
In 2009, the main representative body of British Medical physicians, the British Medical Association, adopted a policy statement expressing concerns about developments in the health insurance market in the UK. In its Annual Representative Meeting which had been agreed earlier by the Consultants Policy Group (i.e. Senior physicians) stating that the BMA was "extremely concerned that the policies of some private healthcare insurance companies are preventing or restricting patients exercising choice about (i) the consultants who treat them; (ii) the hospital at which they are treated; (iii) making top up payments to cover any gap between the funding provided by their insurance company and the cost of their chosen private treatment." It went in to "call on the BMA to publicise these concerns so that patients are fully informed when making choices about private healthcare insurance." The practice of insurance companies deciding which consultant a patient may see as opposed to GPs or patients is referred to as Open Referral. The NHS offers patients a choice of hospitals and consultants and does not charge for its services.
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Private health insurance may be purchased on a group basis (e.g., by a firm to cover its employees) or purchased by individual consumers. Most Americans with private health insurance receive it through an employer-sponsored program. According to the United States Census Bureau, some 60% of Americans are covered through an employer, while about 9% purchase health insurance directly. Private insurance was billed for 12.2 million inpatient hospital stays in 2011, incurring approximately 29% ($112.5 billion) of the total aggregate inpatient hospital costs in the United States.
The shared responsibility provision is part of the Affordable Care Act, also known as ACA or Obamacare. The goal is to ensure that all US citizens and permanent residents have access to quality health insurance. Any non-resident aliens, including international students on F, J, M and Q visas (and certain family members of students) are not subject to the individual mandate for their first 5 years in the U.S. All other J categories (teacher, trainee, work and travel, au pair, high school, etc.) are not subject to the individual mandate for 2 years (out of the past six).
According to a 2000 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, Congress passed legislation creating "two new vehicles Association Health Plans (AHPs) and HealthMarts, to facilitate the sale of health insurance coverage to employees of small firms" in response to concerns about the "large and growing number of uninsured people in the United States."
In general, the amount the employer must include is the amount by which the fair market value of the benefits is more than the sum of what the employee paid for it plus any amount that the law excludes. There are other special rules that employers and employees may use to value certain fringe benefits. See Publication 15-B, Employers' Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, for more information.
Health insurance absorbs or offsets healthcare costs associated with, but not limited to, routine health examinations, specialist referral visits, inpatient and outpatient surgery, unforeseen eventualities such as illnesses or injuries, and prescription medication. Health insurance policies are categorized as privately paid for by an individual, publicly provided as a service through Social Security, or commercially arranged by a company as part of an employee benefit package.
A 2011 study found that there were 2.1 million hospital stays for uninsured patients, accounting for 4.4% ($17.1 billion) of total aggregate inpatient hospital costs in the United States. The costs of treating the uninsured must often be absorbed by providers as charity care, passed on to the insured via cost-shifting and higher health insurance premiums, or paid by taxpayers through higher taxes.

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ALBERT LEA – The sparkling water that made Fountain Lake a source of local pride for decades is long gone, replaced by odorous algae, murky sediment and embarrassing fish kills on beaches in the heart of town.
This southern Minnesota city, known as “The Land Between the Lakes,” became so desperate a few years ago that local authorities quietly treated the lake before each Fourth of July with copper sulfate, a chemical that carried surface scum to the lake bottom, out of sight from summer tourists.
Fountain Lake is slightly clearer today — thanks to millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded cleanups. But a true revitalization of the civic gem and other waters in this heavily farmed region is likely to require more than cosmetic chemicals.
Southern Minnesota’s abysmal water pollution won’t go away, state officials say, unless farmers reduce the heavy use of phosphorus, nitrogen and other chemicals that seep off their fields into local rivers and lakes.
“It’s clear that we can’t buy our way to healthy waters,” said John Linc Stine, commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
And in Albert Lea, that could ignite a political showdown.
The job of protecting Fountain Lake belongs to the Shell Rock River Watershed District, a special body with its own tax base, millions of dollars in state funding and a full-time staff. Brett Behnke, its administrator, concedes that the volume of agriculture drainage coursing into local waterways continues to increase, but vows to restore the district’s lakes and the Shell Rock River itself with a combination of new and ongoing projects.
“We’re going to clean up these lakes, period,” said Behnke, who is working on the district’s second, 10-year restoration plan.
But state officials and some local citizens note that the watershed district, which is chaired by a major local corn grower, is spending thousands of dollars on restoration projects without addressing the region’s core problem — agricultural runoff.
“It is coming predominantly from the agricultural lands,” Bill Thompson, MPCA’s project manager for the Albert Lea Area, said of the contaminated sediment. “It’s a big concern.”
In a letter dated June 3, the agency objected to the district’s decision to make re-dredging of Fountain Lake a top priority. The agency says it’s unclear whether removing the phosphorus-laden sediment will work in the long run if farm runoff isn’t stopped upstream.
Behnke said the district is drafting a response, but Gary Pestorious, the district’s chairman, said the authority has completed the right amount of upstream work and that farming is not the problem.
“We are at a phosphorus level right now that’s less than half of what it was 15 years ago,” he said. “It’s down to a point in southern Minnesota where you can barely raise a crop.
“If there’s someone who thinks these farmers are farming incorrectly,” he added, “they’re wrong.”
Glows like a putting green
Since the Watershed District was formed in 2003, subsurface farm drainage has only increased, said Freeborn County Administrator John Kluever. When grain prices skyrocketed in 2007, he said, the county’s 340 miles of open ditches accepted an untold increase in runoff. “Farmers were tiling their fields to beat the band,” Kluever said. “We are moving water at a more rapid rate than ever.”
Behnke said the watershed board is studying phosphorus runoff into local streams, but insisted that muck at the bottom of Fountain Lake is a legitimate target because it, too, is constantly releasing phosphorus. The dredging project, he said, has so much community support that the watershed district has come under fire for delays.
The Shell Rock River, which drains lakes around Albert Lea before meandering off toward Iowa, becomes blanketed in spots with so much algae that it takes on the glowing sheen of a golf course putting green. The MPCA has found that the river has too little dissolved oxygen to support full aquatic life and too much bacteria to be safe for swimming.
Upstream on Fountain Lake, within view of Albert Lea City Hall, conditions have improved enough to spark a state-designated water trail with portage sites. And nearby Albert Lea Lake has a new landing that hosts canoe and kayak rentals.
Nevertheless, the lakes remain visibly contaminated. Dead fish littered the green-hued surface of Fountain Lake this spring, said Jerri Fogal, who lives on one shore, and after heavy rains the water turns black.
“I wouldn’t want my grandchildren swimming in it,” Fogal said.
Opposed Dayton’s buffer strips
Since the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources helped create the Shell Rock watershed district, two of its leading members have been Pestorious and Al Bakken, another prominent farmer. Pestorious, who was re-elected last month as chairman, is a conservation award winner who runs a 7,000-acre family farm and ag business. He’s been a national figure in the promotion of biofuels and is part owner of the corn ethanol plant in nearby Glenville.
That causes some Albert Lea residents to wonder whether it’s pro-water or pro-farmer. When Gov. Mark Dayton was pressing the 2015 Legislature for a bill mandating protective buffer strips on many Minnesota farms, Pestorious and the district formally opposed the idea — even though their mission is protecting water. Behnke said the position was based on details of Dayton’s plan rather than its intent, but it reinforced local doubts.
“They’re all big-shot farmers,” said Rick Koziolek, one of many rural Albert Lea residents who has grown skeptical of the group.
Critics like Koziolek point to a decision by the district to order wide-scale inspections of private septic systems years ago. When inspectors find deficiencies in a private septic system, state law requires homeowners to make fixes that can cost as much as $15,000, which rankled many in the community. Behnke said the sweep has affected farmers as much as anyone else, and led to a halt in straight-pipe emissions of raw sewage into waterways.
But Koziolek and Gaylen Schewe, another Freeborn County homeowner who faces an expensive septic update, said they view the program as a way for the watershed district to deflect attention from farmers and fertilizers.
“They [farmers] are the ones causing the pollution,” Schewe said. “It’s not the little guy with his septic system.”
Pestorious says the watershed district gets a bad rap from critics. Contrary to perceptions, Pestorious said, “city people” from Albert Lea have held the majority on the watershed board since its creation.
He said the district has been heralded for helping Freeborn County install one of the most comprehensive buffer-strip programs in the state, and for restoring game fish and ducks to nearby Pickerel Lake.
“I think it’s a watershed that has done more to clean water up than any other watershed in the state,” Pestorious said.
The district has certainly proved a hit with Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, which distributes grants from the state’s special Legacy tax funds. It has given the watershed district four grants from the Legacy fund, and another $2.4 million this year to undertake small-lake restorations.
Dredged many times
If only it was that easy to clean up Fountain Lake, which has been dredged numerous times, only to be re-polluted by incoming sediment.
The watershed district spent $726,212 on dredging equipment in 2012, but has yet to complete a dredging plan or even apply for the necessary permits. “It’s dragging on with no results,” City Council Member George Marin said.
Now a former Albert Lea mayor, Randy Erdman, has joined the battle, citing accounting questions raised last year by State Auditor Rebecca Otto.
“This was supposed to be collaborative, but they’ve gone their own way,’’ Erdman said.
Behnke said the criticism from politicians is unfounded, prompted by ordinary political jealousies.
“We’ve got to clean up something that’s been polluted for 100 years,” Pestorious said. “You don’t just snap your fingers and do that. But we are doing it as fast and as well as we can, and we are also doing it in a farming community.”


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