Spurs are still on the hunt for a permanent boss after sacking Jose Mourinho in April, having gone through the last part of the season with Ryan Mason in temporary charge.
Conte has just won the Italian Serie A as manager of Inter Milan, but financial restrictions meant he left at the end of the season.
Now, he could be set to return to the Premier League, and Mirror Football has taken a look at Spurs’ potential winners and losers if Conte were to take over.
Matt Doherty will likely be Tottenham’s first-choice right back next season, with Serge Aurier’s future up in the air.
Conte likes to play with wing-backs providing attacking threat from out wide, and Doherty will likely be employed in one of those roles.
The Irish international, 29, will likely be one of Conte’s most relied-upon players next season and will be key in attacking and creating chances for a central striker pairing.
Judging by Conte’s tactics at Chelsea and Inter, central midfielders will be vital to his new-look Spurs side.
Ndombele shone under Mourinho in his second season at the club, and could thrive in a new-look system.
His box-to-box ability, attacking presence and defensive knowledge will be crucial to him remaining in Conte’s team.
If anyone was wondering about how Harry Kane would get on in an Antonio Conte team, see Romelu Lukaku’s 2020-21 season, as Kane will be asked to play in much the same way.
Lukaku was the driving force in Inter’s title-winning side, with his 24 goals and ten assists one of the driving forces behind their capture of the Serie A crown.
Kane’s future remains up in the air, but the prospect of a successful manager coming in who will be able to get Spurs challenging for trophies will no doubt be interesting to him at the very least.
Steven Bergwijn seems to be the forgotten man at Tottenham after a poor season.
The winger is unlikely to feature too prominently if Conte takes over, either, due to the Italian manager’s tactics of using wing-backs to provide attacking threat.
Conte’s teams usually attack with two central strikers and his two wing-backs, so it’s unlikely Bergwijn will have a role.
Dele’s talent is undoubted, as he showed during flashes when he was reintroduced to the team under Mason.
But the creative midfielder shines when he’s given the freedom to get the ball forward without having to worry too much about getting back and defending, hence why he was unpopular with Mourinho.
Unfortunately, it’s rather unlikely he’ll be played in his preferred role under Conte, despite his ludicrous ability.


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ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery is stunned how County Clerk Pam Childers attacked ATU International Vice President Curtis Howard during the public forum of the county commission on Thursday, July 23.
The public is given three minutes to voice their opinions on items not listed on the agenda during the Gary Sansing Public Forum before the regular meeting. They address the commission, not the county clerk.
On his Facebook page, Lowery shared a video of Howard’s appearance at the forum and Childers’ comments after he returned to his seat. Childers made it seem like she had been a party to the bargaining sessions.
“Commissioner Bender, I would like to comment that I’m attending the ECAT union agreements that are on track,” said Childers in public forum. “There is one this Friday; I am appalled at how unprepared the union is when they come to the table.”
Not true, according to the union president.
“The Clerk of the Court – Pam Childers literally lied in this video,” Lowery wrote. “She attended one negotiating session. She completely had her facts wrong.”
The president told Inweekly in a phone interview Saturday morning that Childers was “unhinged” to speak out during public forum. “She attended one negotiation session in over three years, and now she’s an expert on our negotiations? I don’t think so.”
Lowery said ATU VP Howard was thinking about filing a complaint against the clerk for her comments and instigating a situation that led to him being escorted out of commission chambers.
“He was pretty upset, and he felt kind of degraded because if you watch the video, he was calm and collected the entire time,” said Lowery. “Childers wasn’t a party to our negotiations, but told untruths to the public and acted like she had got the power to do this.”
He added, “The Clerk of the Court. Yes, she’s elected, but she acts like she’s part of the board.”

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‘We are against the disparities between MPs and Ministers’- Kablay
‘It’s news to us’ – Mmolotsi
MPs’ Constituency Allowance to be increased by 40%
Members of Parliament are said to have demanded a 25 percent salary hike for themselves, but the Opposition Chief Whip has distanced his MPs from the decision. The MPs have however been given four (4) percent salary hike which is expected to be effected once Parliament passes the Bill during the winter session in July this year. The Bill failed to see the light of day in the just-ended Budget session, as efforts by MPs to squeeze it through proved futile. The MPs wanted the Bill to be tabled before Parliament on a Certificate of Emergency. It was initially agreed that the Bill would be tabled before the President’s (Pensions and Retirement) Bill but things changed on Thursday night when the President’s Bill was tabled first and passed. Botswana Guardian is reliably informed that prior to agreeing to the four (4) percent proposed by government through the Ministry for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, MPs had proposed a 25 percent increase, 40 percent Constituency Allowance, Provision of transport for each Constituency and review of their Terminal Benefits.
Presidential Affairs Minister Eric Molale however awarded the MPs four (4) percent salary increase and 40 percent Constituency allowance. The minister is said to have explained during a General Assembly last week Thursday that there are no sufficient funds to meet all the demands by MPs. The minister according to MPs who attended the meeting indicated that as per the recommendations by MPs’ Rights and Privileges (Staff Welfare) Committee Chairman Haskins Nkaigwa, all the proposals would not be met but the remaining ones are not being thrown away.
The minister is said to have indicated that government would continue to engage with MPs on their proposals and grievances. Government Chief Whip Liakat Kably confirmed that MPs had proposed an increment of 25 percent. “The minister told us that he is not rejecting the proposals but due to funds constraints government would not be able to cover all our demands. This is why our long outstanding request for constituencies to be given motor vehicles and review of terminal benefits did not get the green light. I know people will start thinking that the 40 percent increase for Constituency allowance is too much but that money is not for us. It is for the constituents so that we could be able to take services to them,” stated Kably.
He expressed hope that the Bill will pass in July because no MP is against the increment. He reiterated the need for the review of their terminal benefits saying there shouldn’t be that much difference between MPs and ministers. “This is why people do all they can to be a minister because they know that they are better off as ministers. That is why we are against the disparities between MPs and ministers. “A minister can easily traverse through his or her constituency because s/he is covered in terms of transport while as an ordinary MP you have to rely on you own motor vehicle for transport and servicing the bank loan at the same time. At the end, you are left with nothing,” said Kably buttressing the point why there should be provision of motor vehicles for each of the 57 constituencies.
This is not the first time, MPs have requested to be given motor vehicles to undertake constituency assignments. The request has been there for some years and has always been rejected. Opposition Whip Wynter Mmolotsi said as opposition MPs they are not aware of the 25 percent increase. “We have not even been able to see that Bill. I’m just seeing some of the snippets of the Bill on social media which means some of our colleagues from the BDP could have it,” said Mmolotsi.
The Francistown MP said that all he knows that was presented at the general assembly by Nkaigwa’s committee was the provisions of motor vehicles for constituencies to help execute government duties. He said some constituencies execute such duties because there is no mode of transport and some of those constituencies are far from Gaborone and are vast. He said the recommendation also spoke about giving MPs allowances rather than the vehicles availed when Parliament is sitting- vehicles, which are only used to ferry an MP from his/house to Parliament and cannot do any other errands for an MP.
“The problem we have is that our colleagues would discuss things at their caucus then come and hijack us and associate us with such decisions. This would not be the first because BDP has in most instances taken decisions during their Parliamentary caucus then come and present such in Parliament. This is why we always oppose such business when brought to Parliament. We are not saying MPs are paid enough but what I am saying is that the 25 percent is news to us,” said Mmolotsi.
The outspoken legislator stated that as part of the three arms of government MPs are the lowly paid. He said an MP gets less than Permanent Secretaries and in some instances less than a Director. “We are on the same level with the Judiciary and Executive but there is huge disparity when it comes to salaries. The executive salary is a stand-alone so is the Judiciary but we are supposed to be in a three-tier system in the pay structure. We provide oversight and make laws but our remuneration does not reflect that,” he argued, dismissing claims that even opposition MPs support the 25 percent increase.
Kably has however castigated Mmolotsi saying the MPs across the aisle want the 25 percent increase. He said opposition MPs are disassociating themselves with such a proposal because they want to appear differently before the public while in actual fact they also support the increase.


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One way to describe the 2021 Dodge Durango is the muscle vehicle of the crossover segment. This SUV with an available third row isn’t just a robust performance vessel, it’s also a plush set of wheels that comes with many of the niceties sought after in its class. Thanks to its class-leading towing capacity, off-road chops, and spaciousness for passengers and cargo alike, it’s ready for wherever you want to take it.
The 2021 Dodge Durango comes in seven trim levels: SXT, SXT Plus, GT, GT Plus, Citadel, R/T, and SRT. The base SXT comes with a 3.6-liter V6 engine that makes 293 horsepower and is paired to an eight-speed automatic transmission. The R/T gets its power from a 360 hp 5.7-liter V8, while the SRT is the power champ with a hearty 6.4-liter V8 that cranks out 475 hp. Most versions come standard with rear-wheel drive with all-wheel drive as an option, except for the SRT, which gets AWD as standard. And for that all-important towing capacity, the base SXT is able to pull up to 6,200 pounds, the R/T 7,400 lb., and the SRT 8,700 lb.
The base SXT seats five and comes with dual-zone automatic climate control, a rearview camera, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, remote keyless entry, a 60/40 split-bench rear seat, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. The SXT Plus is enhanced with a power-adjustable driver’s seat and a third row of seating (which is available for the SXT) that ups the passenger capacity to seven (although the optional second-row captain’s chairs will reduce this to six). The GT gets a 50/50 split-bench third-row, while the GT Plus comes with simulated leather and suede seats, memory functions for the driver’s seat, heated front and rear seats, and remote start.
On the Citadel, a power liftgate, a power-adjustable passenger’s seat, power-folding heated side mirrors, second-row captain’s chairs, and a sunroof are all included. The R/T reverts to the second-row bench seat and adds some performance-oriented features like performance-tuned steering and a rear load-leveling suspension. With the range-topping SRT, AWD is standard along with Brembo brakes and a high-performance adaptive damping suspension. This trim raises the luxury element with ventilated front seats, second-row captain’s chairs, and leather upholstery. If you want some of these features on a lower trim, many of them are available as options.
Driver-assist aids like blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert can be added to all trims, while automatic high beams, rain-sensing wipers, adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, and lane keep assist are optional for just the Citadel on up. Those higher trims receive standard front and rear parking sensors, though.
The SXT’s infotainment system has a 7-inch touchscreen, a six-speaker audio system, two USB ports, wireless smartphone charging, voice-activated audio controls, Bluetooth hands-free capability, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto. The GT adds satellite radio and a 115-volt power outlet, while the Citadel, R/T, and SRT each receive a nine-speaker audio system, an upgraded 8.4-inch touchscreen, and integrated navigation.


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Reflux, a common occurrence affecting many, often leads to discomfort and distress. The sensation of stomach acid creeping up the esophagus and into the throat can be both painful and irritating. While various behavior changes, medications, and alginates are commonly recommended to manage reflux, one little-known complementary therapy provides tremendous benefits: Chewing gum!
Gum chewing has been shown to not only provide reflux relief but also promote better oral, cognitive, and digestive health. However, not all gum is created equal. Reflux Gourmet’s Proprietary Alginate Complex, combined with a chorus of natural gastrointestinal heroes such as sodium bicarbonate, ginger, celeriac, and aloe, all come together to promote relief from reflux. The best gum for GERD, Reflux Gourmet provides the world’s first functional alginate gum, created by our expert physicians.
The Science Behind Gum Chewing and Reflux Relief
Reflux occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxes, allowing stomach contents to flow back up into the esophagus and throat. Interestingly, gum chewing has been shown to alleviate this issue. Here’s how it works:
Increased Saliva Production: All that gum chewing encourages more frequent swallowing. Swallowing helps to clear the throat and esophagus of gastric contents and prevents their prolonged exposure to the sensitive mucosal lining, reducing the likelihood of reflux damage. Therefore, the more you swallow, the more you are protected.
Digestive Health: Gum chewing offers additional advantages for digestive health. The act of chewing stimulates the production of enzymes and gastric juices, preparing the stomach for digestion. It can also help to alleviate bloating and gas, promoting smoother digestion and further reducing the likelihood of reflux.
Oral Health: Chewing gum after meals can reach the corners of your mouth and clean the crevices of your teeth, gums, and tongue that are missed with brushing alone. This reduces the risk of tooth decay and gum disease and helps maintain good oral health. The enhanced saliva flow caused by gum chewing can also neutralize acid and protect the teeth and gums from harmful bacteria.
Stress Reduction: Stress is a common trigger for acid reflux as it disrupts the normal functioning of the digestive system. The act of chewing gum has been found to have a relaxing effect on individuals, helping to reduce stress and anxiety. By relieving stress, gum chewing indirectly reduces the occurrence and severity of stress-induced acid reflux episodes.
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Reflux Gourmet’s GxM gum takes gum chewing therapy to the next level. It combines the benefits of gum chewing with the healing properties of alginate therapy:
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Weight Management: Alginates have been clinically shown to promote satiety and may help suppress hunger pains, making it an all-natural remedy for intermittent fasting. Chewing GxM may also help you feel less hungry and experience fewer food cravings.
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In conclusion, gum chewing, once seen as a simple and insignificant activity, has proven to be a valuable tool in combating acid reflux while promoting mental, oral, and gut health. The increased saliva production, enhanced esophageal clearance, acid neutralization, stress reduction, and overall improvement in oral and digestive health provide a simple adjunctive therapy for reflux, dental hygiene, and anxiety.
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While gum chewing can be a helpful adjunct to your reflux management, it should complement other recommended lifestyle changes and medical advice from your healthcare provider. So, why not take a chew and soothe yourself with the holistic benefits of GxM gum from Reflux Gourmet? Your reflux-free journey just got tastier and healthier.

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CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Narcotics Detectives located a plethora of drugs and contraband inside Burnt Store Village's home.
Detectives with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit, and assistance from SWAT and Aviation, conducted a search warrant within the Burnt Store Village Community.
Once deputies began the search, they located a variety of illegal drugs such as Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, Oxycontin, and more.
Detectives also located a smoking pipe with a straw and a measuring cup, both covered in fentanyl residue.
Tiffany G. Beasley, Samantha J. Fout, and Shawn W. Spencer were all arrested and taken into custody.
Fout and Beasley were charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and manufacturing drug paraphernalia.
Fout was also charged with violating probation.
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The Ultimate SC is suitable for use in sheds, camps, mobile homes or temporary situations. Underfloor access is not required, as the urine hose connects either to the rear of the unit or through the base if required or an internal container can be utilised also.
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The Ultimate SC toilet’s urine diversion design makes it suitable for Boats, Mobile Homes, caravans, RVs, Farms, Basements, Barns, Stables, Sheds and particularly for your backyard Outhouse.
The Ultimate SC has been extensively tested and modified through many iterations, resulting in a bowl design which effectively and automatically separates urine flow. Simply fit a container internally or alternatively connect a hose to the fitting on the rear of the pedestal and direct it to a dissipation trench or storage vessel.
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GOP fooled rural poor, working class into electing Trump
The GOP machine (radio, TV and print-media pundits; rank-and-file voters; and the “conservative” evangelicals) pulled off a mighty coup. In unison, they convinced the rural poor and working-class voters to elect Trump — plus many other Republicans — into offices all over this country.
Will rural people now live a better life? It’s for sure that wages won’t increase. If that was an expected, they should’ve voted for Democrats. There’s also no real hope to restore the millions of jobs lost overseas. Unless one could convince millionaire and billionaire business owners that Americans need more than $2 a day to live (they ARE talking about eliminating the minimum wage, though).
However, as promised, non-city residents will likely see a tax cut of some sort. For most rural folks, it won’t amount to a “hill of beans” ... most of the money will go to the urban wealthy. Note: In spite of Republican claims, the Democrats haven’t ignored folks in the countryside. They’ve done what they could ... and weren’t willing to lie to get votes. There’ve been many things done to help rural people.
For instance: The expansion of food stamp programs. Access to health insurance coverage. Increased funding to energy assistance programs. The extension of unemployment benefits. Expansion of unearned income credits for single and income-qualified parents. The Democrats have tried to increase minimum wage(s) for people so they can work full-time jobs that’ll put them over the poverty line.
On the other hand, the Republicans have fought ALL of the above measures tooth and nail. Instead, they want to surrender all wealth (including that which remains of rural folks) to the rich ... with a promise that it’ll “trickle down” some day, somehow. Ironically, it never does! The rich only get richer and the poor even poorer.
The rural working class has become the new rural poor ... that won’t change with Trump and the Republicans. Are you still happy that you voted for the GOP? If so, just wait until we get back $4 gallon gas and $4 gallon milk. That should help clarify who really gives a hoot.

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Where is the symbol for my Ring app? Icon with Three Lines: This three-lined symbol is always located in the app’s upper-left corner. By tapping it, you’ll open the app’s side menu and get access to the remainder of the app’s features.
How am I to get my alarm? How about redialing online? How can I reactivate my ring base station? If the base station is unable to connect to the Internet, verify that your internet connection is functioning properly by checking your modem and router. If the difficulty continues, wait a few minutes before attempting again.
How can I see Ring footage?
How To Find My Ring Alarm System On My Phone – RELATED QUESTIONS
How does the Ring application function on your phone?
How do you use the Ring application?
What is the name of the Ring application?
Rapid Ring, a free software produced by Ring, is a companion to the original Ring app that enables a quicker reaction to alerts and the ability to activate a Live View.
Is Ring Alarm equipped with a cellular backup?
Ring Alarm has a 24-hour backup battery that automatically activates when the power goes off at home. Additionally, you may obtain cellular backup with a Ring Secure Pro Plan, which includes vital security measures that can assist protect your house in the event of a power outage.
Why are my Ring devices not functioning properly?
Why are Ring devices susceptible to going offline? You experience a brief loss of power. A wire in your router configuration becomes momentarily loose. You modify the password for your Wi-Fi network. Your Ring gadget is running on low battery power as a result of a depleted battery.
Why is my Ring Alarm not functioning properly?
Typically, your Ring Alarm connects with you or your monitoring provider over the internet, either wirelessly or via an Ethernet connection. When your Base Station loses internet connectivity for whatever reason, a cellular backup mechanism kicks in to enable the system to continue monitoring your house.
Where are the Ring videos kept?
Your Ring videos are automatically kept in the cloud for a period of up to 30 days. To save critical films longer than that, download them to your computer or mobile device. This may be done using the Ring application or by visiting this page.
Why isn’t my Ring displaying any history?
The most frequent reasons for being unable to do a Live See or view a recorded video are as follows: A connection between your mobile device and the internet that is unreliable. Internet upload and download speeds are slow. A connection between your Ring device and your network that is unreliable.
Are you able to determine if someone is monitoring you on Ring?
There is no way to tell whether someone is monitoring you via a Ring camera—at least not physically. However, if the camera is active and the night vision is turned on, you may see the infrared light come on at night—assuming you’re at the proper angle to observe it.
Where is the five-digit PIN number for the Ring doorbell located?
On the back of each Ring Alarm gadget is a unique QR code and 5-digit code.
What is the Ring always-at-home application?
Ring connects to your Wi-Fi network and delivers rapid notifications when someone presses the Doorbell or the built-in motion sensors are triggered. When you respond to the alert, you will be able to see, hear, and communicate with anybody on your property using your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
How do you see yourself in a Ring?
Why isn’t my Android phone’s Ring doorbell ringing?
If you continue to get no alerts, you’ll need to clean your data in your application’s settings. After clearing it, enter back into your Ring app and test your doorbell and motion sensors to check whether alerts are active. If you continue to have problems, you may need to restart your Ring app.
How can I set up my Ring doorbell to communicate with my phone?
On Android, scroll down from the top of the screen, touch WiFi, and then tap the Ring WiFi network. The network will be designated as Ring-123456. Then, connect the Ring doorbell to your home’s wireless network. Connect to the WiFi network nearest to the location of the Ring doorbell.
Is Ring subject to a monthly fee?
Ring Protect Basic is $3 per month or $30 per year (annual purchase saves $6). Ring Protect Plus enables video recording for all of your home’s doorbells and security cameras. Additionally, you’ll get an extended warranty and 10% off select Ring products on Ring.com and Amazon.com. The following terms and conditions apply.
How much does Ring cost on a monthly basis?
Ring Protect Basic is $3 per month or $30 per year for each device (in the U.S.). Ring Protect Plus is available for $10 per month or $100 per year and covers all devices in your house (in the U.S.). Ring Protect Pro is available for $20 per month or $200 per year and covers all devices in your house (in the U.S.).
Is the Ring security system wifi-enabled?
Is Ring compatible with devices that do not have Wi-Fi? While Ring Smart Lights continue to function when motion is detected, they cannot be controlled or get push alerts without a Wi-Fi connection. Without Wi-Fi, Ring security cameras are inoperable.
Ring is Google Home compatible.
The wonderful news is that a Ring doorbell may be used in conjunction with a Google Home device. By linking the two devices, you’ll be able to use the Google Home speech assistant to manage some parts of the Ring gadget.
What is the purpose of cellular backup for an alarm system?
Cellular Backup for Alarm Systems – What Is It? A technique that enables the security system to interact with the alarm monitoring provider through a signal – similar to how a smartphone works – and is not dependent on telephone landlines or your internet/mobile connection.
How can I re-establish connectivity with my disconnected Ring device?
To do so, browse to Device Health for any Ring device that is not connected to the Internet. To reconnect to wifi, touch on the three lines in the upper left corner of the Ring app Dashboard page, then hit Devices.
Why is my Ring unable to connect?
If you’re using an Android phone and are experiencing difficulties connecting to the Ring network, you may need to modify the Smart Network Switch. If you’re setting up a new battery-powered Ring gadget, your battery will arrive half charged due to regulatory limits on shipping lithium batteries.
Is Ring Doorbell compatible with devices that are not connected to the Internet?
Without WiFi, you cannot fully use a Ring Doorbell. Without internet connectivity, the device will be unable to broadcast live stream data to smartphones, tablets, or desktops, or to store recordings to the cloud. When WiFi is absent, a Ring Doorbell reverts to being a standard doorbell (i.e. without’smart’ capabilities).


Jay Belsky gave no sign of cowering under the barrage of intellectual tomatoes being hurled in his direction. "Some people say I am setting child care back 20 years," Belsky said. "But, right now, some families and children are being chewed up. Is that necessary?"
Belsky, a psychologist at Penn State University, has ignited a fiery debate over infant child care. Over the last nine months, Belsky has published articles asserting that non-maternal day care for more than 20 hours a week for infants under a year old is a "risk factor." The risk, Belsky said, is that day care at that young an age could impede secure relationships with parents and lead to aggressive, rebellious and shy behavior in preschool and early school years.
Fellow psychologists have come down hard on Belsky. Many said his research is premature and skimpy. They said his articles are an argument to keep women at home when the reality is that, by 1990, up to 75 percent of mothers will be working. They are concerned that Belsky, in his appearances on national talk shows and interviews in major newspapers, is getting so much publicity that his message will be used to hold back congressional efforts to improve day care.
"Ten years ago, I wrote a big book on day care Infancy: Its Place in Human Development that said essentially that 'Day care is safe,' " said Harvard professor Jerome Kagan, one of the nation's most respected child psychologists. "When I read 10 years later that suddenly day care is bad, it makes me symbolically cry. . . . No one can say day care is blatantly bad."
Ten years ago, Belsky wrote that a child's development was "enhanced" by day care. But, he said, new evidence has made him change his mind. He cited studies using the "strange-situation" test, which measures how well infants attach and how anxious they are when reunited with their parents after separation.
Belsky concentrated on findings indicating that the longer children were in day care, the more insecure and less attached they felt with parents.
"I'm not pushing my lifestyle," Belsky said. His wife, Ann, has primarily been a homemaker in raising their two sons, seven and four. "But I've never been an advocate nor opponent of day care. . . . One would be hard pressed to argue that it would be better for someone else to raise your children than you."
Belsky's critics agree that employers are largely insensitive to issues involving child care. Some say Belsky has tapped into an area of research that is worth further exploration, but they criticize Belsky for going public with what they say is only preliminary data. They add that Belsky's views are based on other researchers' data, not on his own. They also say he uses only data that support his view and ignores studies that indicate no harm is done to infants in day care.
Belsky's detractors charge that the strange-situation test is not universally accepted as a scientific indicator. Harvard psychologist Kathleen McCartney said the test may not reflect so much children's insecurity or lack of attachment as their healthy independence and adaptiveness.
"This debate has riveted public attention on an issue that has been underground too long," said psychologist Deborah Phillips of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Phillips, who is collaborating with McCartney on a major paper titled "Motherhood and Child Care," said she has talked to several of Belsky's sources, and the sources have told her that Belsky has misquoted or misrepresented findings.
"Have we raised a bunch of thugs so far in day care? Fifteen years ago, it seemed like we were studying whether preschool was bad for 3- and 4-year- olds. Now we're down to infants," Phillips said.
Even psychologists in the middle on the issue have voiced concern that Belsky's claims lack depth. They said it will be three to five years before studies on day care will reveal consistent patterns of benefit or risk to children. In any event, they said, day-care arguments must consider that fewer than 20 percent of American families fit the 1950s-'60s model of the father at work and mother at home.
"Basically, what Belsky's making is more or less a blanket statement, without figuring in the other factors which we think mediate infant development," said Thomas Gamble, an Erie, Pa., child psychologist. "We need to be careful not to enshrine the 1950s-'60s North American family as being the only way to produce good citizens."
Belsky remains convinced that he has enough data to cause alarm. This fall he will publish another paper reinforcing his argument. He said other child psychologists are afraid to see the issue as he does because of the political risk of making women feel guilty about day care.
"I fear that my words might be used against children, families and day care," Belsky said. "The strategy of 'Things are fine and dandy, the only issue is quality' has gotten us so little. Look. I am not saying that every child in day care is at risk. . . . My data point to three goals: More choice for parents to stay home, particularly in the newborn period; part-time work options with the option to go back full time; and quality day care."
"I want to believe that quality is the issue. If the data show otherwise in 1992, I'll change my stance again. But whether or not quality alone can reduce risk remains unanswerable. I am not necessarily saying that the risks we are talking about -- insecurity, disobedience, aggression and maybe even social withdrawal -- are traumatic or devastating. But they are something we should stand up and take notice of."


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CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, OKINAWA, JAPAN
The sound of machine guns echo through the Central Training Area as smoke billows from their hot barrels and spent brass casings litter the ground.
This was the scene as Marines with Company A, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF employed several weapons systems during a live-fire training exercise at the CTA near Camp Hansen on Nov. 28.
The exercise included three phases of fire using the .50-caliber Browning machine gun, M240B medium machine gun and the M249 light machine gun.
“The goal of the training was to familiarize the Marines with multiple weapons systems, attain efficient combat readiness through confidence in the systems and enhance proficiency,” said 1st Lt. Norman M. Vigil, a platoon commander with the company.
Marines learn and retain more during hands-on training, according to Gunnery Sgt. Jason S. Auger, the operations chief with the company.
“They learn more out here, compared to sitting in the classroom,” said Auger. “The Marines had great instructors to help guide them and make them more confident when firing on the range.”
The instructors emphasized the importance of controlling a weapon, rather than the weapon controlling them.
“We had the Marines demonstrate how to properly execute immediate and remedial action in case of a stoppage, and we made sure the Marines knew all the weapon conditions,” said Auger.
For some Marines, it was the first time they had fired a machine gun.
“It was an amazing experience, not only to refresh our skills, but to feel the power behind them,” said Lance Cpl. Kiri R. Gibson, a military policeman with the company. “The live-fire exercise not only helped me become proficient with the weapon systems, but helped me build confidence as well.”
Marines enjoyed the live-fire training experience and have reinforced the basic fundamental that every Marine is a rifleman, according to Vigil.
“During combat situations, Marines have to take action and make decisions based on their training,” said Vigil. “Training is key to success in every area as a Marine.”
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This year, the High Holidays will look different due to COVID-19, but for five new rabbis in the community, the upending of longstanding traditions offers an unusual opportunity to introduce themselves to congregants in a new way.
“It’s my first High Holidays with this community, and it’s really been a blessing to do it in such a different way, because you get to know people’s characters when things are different,” said Rabbi Zari Sussman, who joined Congregation Or Tzion as the director of lifelong learning and engagement in May. “And the character of the congregation has just been wonderful.”
Or Tzion experienced immense change and loss this year. As the High Holidays approach, the congregation is still grieving the death of Rabbi Micah Caplan, and preparing to welcome Rabbi David Klatzker as its transitional rabbi.
The High Holidays will be a busy time for Klatzker. “I’m moving next week, so I’ll be unpacking at the same time that I’m preparing for Rosh Hashanah,” he said. “It certainly gives me a way to introduce myself to the congregation at services, but we’re thinking of many other ways for how I can get to meet people.”
The synagogue will be hosting virtual meetups for small groups of congregants to get to know the new transitional rabbi, as well as launching a listening campaign to find out what members need in the wake of Caplan’s death.
Grief will be at the forefront of Klatzker’s High Holidays message for the congregation.
“Basically I’m focusing on how to grieve well, how to grieve in a healthy fashion,” Klatzker said. “This is part of our cheshbon nefesh, part of our self-accounting. We’re all grieving, and we’re looking at our lives and we’re asking ourselves: How do we go on? How do we go on without Rabbi Caplan? How do I go on without my wife? What are the things specifically that I miss, that people miss about Rabbi Caplan?”
In some ways, Sussman said, the pandemic’s disruption relieved some of the pressure of trying to recreate the services and experiences that the community expects.
“Especially for our community, we’re not going to be seeing our beloved rabbi — this is the first year without him, and so it’s good in some ways that it’s very different,” Sussman said. “I think the process of planning has brought us closer together and forced us to work together in a way that maybe we wouldn’t have had to. So there’s been blessings.”
Sussman, who will be leading all youth activities at Or Tzion during the High Holidays, is focused on making the experience as interactive as possible on virtual platforms, with a family seder on Zoom, a teen takeover of the mincha service and quizzes and games to keep kids involved in the holidays.
As a new rabbi in the community, she said, there’s always a desire to live up to that community’s expectations and traditions.
In a world upended by a pandemic, “it’s been very different,” Sussman said. “The biggest fear somebody has when they start a new community is that you’re not going to do it the same as they’re used to. And so now it takes a little bit of the pressure off, because it’s not the same.”
Temple Solel was also joined by a new rabbi this year: Rabbi Debbie Stiel became associate rabbi in July, and is approaching the High Holidays from the perspective of being part of a new community and learning to adapt on the go.
“Like every congregation, we’re trying to pivot from the normal way of doing things, but that’s a little more challenging when you haven’t been here to experience the normal,” Stiel said.
The weeks leading up to the High Holidays “are always busy with sermon writing and thinking about what aspects of the holiday I want to lift up, but I think this year there are all these additional things to be thinking about.”
The technical aspects of this year’s services are one important difference from past years. With entirely virtual services at Temple Solel, the clergy team will be using PowerPoint slides to help congregants follow along with the service. And the synagogue’s tradition of reading the names of babies born in the past year has expanded, allowing members to submit baby pictures that will be shared virtually with the rest of the congregation.
All in all, while services will be different, part of the preparations this year are about finding ways to be in community.
“I love this human attribute and certainly this Jewish attribute of trying to make the most and the best of what we have,” Stiel said.
For Rabbi Mendy Rimler, the High Holidays provide an opportunity to continue to reach out to the community at the Chabad Jewish Center of South Phoenix, which he and his wife Sarah opened in December 2019. While the pandemic has limited in-person gatherings in the months since the center opened, Rimler said that his family is continuing to build a sense of community.
“One by one, we’re meeting people,” Rimler said. “Slowly but surely we’re building and as coronavirus hopefully recedes, we can unleash with more events in person again.”
His goal for the High Holidays is to find safe and meaningful ways for people to celebrate. The Chabad House will offer small, socially distant in-person services, as well as outdoor shofar blowing. For those who can’t attend in person, the Rimlers are offering care packages with honey cake, challah and prayer books, “so that they still feel connected even if they need to be home and they’re not physically praying in a formal synagogue setting,” Rimler said.
The call of the shofar, in particular, offers an important message this year, he said: humility.
“I think one of the most powerful messages of the High Holidays is that the call of the shofar symbolizes a cry, and a cry is humility … When a child cries out, you’re crying for help, you’re crying for something else, for something more,” Rimler said. “Now’s the time, more than ever with COVID-19, for us to feel that space of humility, that we’re really all in this together.”
Rabbi Suzy Stone, the new campus rabbi at Hillel at Arizona State University, is also focusing on the shofar and its ability to offer a unique moment of reflection this year.
“For me, something that’s really become clear with the pandemic is thinking about, what’s the essence of all the holidays?” Stone said. “The only commandment we really have on Rosh Hashanah is the shofar. So I’m really excited to strip away all of these other pieces, all of the other elements of singing and praying and just do a shofar service — have it be outdoors, short, but with the focus being: What does it mean to listen?”
Shofar blowing, along with tashlich and Havdalah, will be held outside with social distancing, and Hillel will join Temple Emanuel of Tempe for online services co-led by Stone and Rabbi Dean Shapiro.
While Stone also led High Holiday services at Hillel last year, when she was working as assistant director, she said that the transition to campus rabbi has given her more room to plan for the full High Holiday season.
“It’s different in the sense that I think I’m holding more of my mental energy. It is definitely, from A to Z, thinking about the Shabbat leading up to it and after it and in between,” Stone said. “I think because I’m doing less of the administrative side of things this year, it’s allowing me to be more creative in the High Holiday season, to be able to really think through all the way up to Sukkot.”
Stone is focused on sharing two themes with students this year: ‘letting in the light,’ and resilience and courage, especially after the recent posting of anti-Semitic flyers at the Tempe campus.
“The world is filled with much more divisiveness than there ever has been,” Stone said. “So one thing that I’m thinking a lot about is, how do we cultivate courage? What is the spiritual practice by which we can heal?”
As for the theme of light, many Reform congregations read the story of creation on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, and this year, Stone wants her students to take the words “let there be light” to heart.
“We have been inundated with the opposite of light, with fear, with darkness, with anxiety,” Stone said. “My hope, my goal for this coming year is that even if we can’t be the harbingers of light, that we let light be around us, that we don’t get in its way, that we open our doors to it, that we open our hearts to it.” JN


SAN JOSE, Calif.-Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced a multi-year agreement to provide its Puck™ lidar sensors to Renu Robotics, an industry leader in autonomous vegetation management systems. Renu Robotics’ Renubot, a fully autonomous, all-electric mower, helps solar and energy facilities cut costs, time and carbon emissions, while maintaining the grounds for maximum performance of the facility.
Renu Robotics selected the Puck after a competitive product review. The company found that Velodyne’s Puck offered superior quality, reliability and performance, including significantly less system interference for optimal positional accuracy. Velodyne’s sensors are highly efficient in power consumption, which extends the range of Renubot and advances its sustainability features.
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Velodyne Puck sensors provide rich 3D computer perception data that allows real-time localization, mapping, object detection, classification and tracking to support safe navigation and reliable operation. The Puck is a small, compact lidar sensor that delivers 100-meter range. Its reliability, power-efficiency and surround view make it an ideal solution for affordable low speed autonomy applications.
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Renu Robotics is developing new innovations in autonomous technology. The Renubot is its first all-electric fully autonomous vehicle in the field with several others planned. Renu Robotics continues to develop innovations in artificial intelligence, situational awareness via sensors and other technology. While currently serving the renewable energy industry, Renu Robotics expects to be performing in a spectrum of other industries in the future. For more information, visit www.renubot.com.
About Velodyne Lidar
Velodyne Lidar (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) ushered in a new era of autonomous technology with the invention of real-time surround view lidar sensors. Velodyne, the global leader in lidar, is known for its broad portfolio of breakthrough lidar technologies. Velodyne’s revolutionary sensor and software solutions provide flexibility, quality, and performance to meet the needs of a wide range of industries, including autonomous vehicles, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), smart cities and security. Through continuous innovation, Velodyne strives to transform lives and communities by advancing safer mobility for all. For more information, visit www.velodynelidar.com.
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The foreigners were taking away jobs and driving down wages of American workers. Their customs were immoral, their ways a danger to good order. After mounting public outcry, Congress banned them from entering the country.
The year? 1882. The foreigners? Chinese laborers, who had first arrived in the United States during the Gold Rush. Battling virulent xenophobia, they faced down mobs and suffered massacres in the years leading up to our country’s first attempt at restricting immigration — a law that perpetrated educational segregation and forced registrations, and would tear apart families for generations.
It’s happening all over again, historians and documentary filmmakers say, but this time, Latinos and Muslims are the new targets. The issue has become central to the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called for a border wall with Mexico and a ban on immigration from countries with a record of terrorism, and questioned the loyalty of immigrants and the children of immigrants.
“It’s always the case where you take the most vulnerable population, who can’t vote, are new here, who don’t have political power, and they become the scapegoat for every issue worrying the nation,” said Ric Burns, co-director of a new PBS documentary about the Chinese Exclusion Act coming out in the spring.
San Francisco’s Center for Asian American Media, which is co-producing the documentary, has also launched an online fundraising campaign at WeDidIt to create and distribute curriculum to accompany classroom screenings about the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the era in which immigration from China slowed to a trickle except for merchants, teachers, students, diplomats and their servants, and the children of American-born parents.
Some Chinese tried to get around the law by bringing in children who weren’t their own, who came to be known as “paper sons” — that is to say, arriving on fraudulent documentation that claimed blood relationships.
In 1918, Lee Chi Yet, an impoverished orphan, escaped the chaos of the southern coast of China as a paper son. “My eye just looking for a way to get out. I want to live, so I come to the United States,” he would tell his granddaughter decades later.
During the exclusion era, Chinese Americans brought 10,000 cases before federal courts and set a number of legal precedents — including, in the case of Wong Kim Ark, birthright citizenship, which has come under fire in recent years.
Despite that victory, Chinese immigrants such as Lee were detained at Angel Island Immigration Station for weeks or months, probed in humiliating examinations and questioned on the minute details of family history, the layout of their village and their home in China.
Detainees carved poignant poems into the barrack walls: “How was I to know I would become a prisoner suffering in the wooden building? The barbarians’ abuse is really difficult to take/ When my family’s circumstances stir my emotions, a double stream of tears flows.”
“We were victims of an unjust system,” said historian Erika Lee, granddaughter of Chi Yet. “You had to resort to these kinds of strategies to come in. It always irks me when people talk about how their grandparents came in the ‘right’ way because frankly, for almost all European immigrant groups, there was no wrong way. The doors were completely open. It’s not a fair comparison.”
Congress repealed the Exclusion Act in 1943, when China became an ally of the United States during World War II. Growing up in the East Bay, Lee didn’t learn much about Chinese American history — not in school, and not from her family. But in college, she conducted an oral history of her grandfather and later on, in graduate school at Cal, she read his immigration file.
“It struck me so deeply, how brutal the system was designed to keep Chinese out. He was one of the lucky ones who managed to get in. It could have gone either way,” said Lee, who appears in the documentary and whose most recent book, “The Making of Asian America,” is now in paperback.
Like Lee, I didn’t learn about the act in much detail until I started covering the Asian American community and I began to understand how a law passed more than a century ago reverberates today.
In 2011, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution expressing regret for the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The House followed a year later. China now sends the most immigrants to the U.S. of any country — 147,000 in 2013 — surpassing both Mexico and India, but the act has forever shaped national attitudes toward race, politics and identity.
“Some newer immigrants might think that this history has nothing to do with us — but it tremendously has to do with us,” said Li-Shin Yu, the documentary’s co-director. “Look at the bamboo ceilings across every industry, the perpetual ‘otherness’ of Asians in this country — it’s all a legacy.”
Vanessa Hua’s column appears Fridays in Datebook. Email: email@example.com


Yes, if the ductwork is inadequite it will cost you not only in operational
cost, but will effect the longevity of the equipment.
(and remember, HP's require larger ducting then standard heating & cooling
I don't feel there is enough difference to warrant a price difference.
The answer on maintenance is no, the cost for maintenance of AC and HP
units is not as high as maintaining a gas furnace in the Pacific
Northwest. Lots of HVAC people recommend lots of maintenance on AC
and HP units but there is little that goes wrong. Keep the outside
units clean, keep the inside heat exchanger clean and that's pretty
much it until something happens. Our AC received light duty for years
and didn't receive any maintenance (except cleaning) for nearly 20
years and only oiling and adding 1/2 pound of freon in the last year.
Gas furnaces have complicated controls and and open flame and
definitely need periodic maintenace (just not as often as some dealers
would like you to sign up for). Our gas furnace has remained very
clean burnng for 3 years, but in that time required replacement of
parts twice (covered by the warranty) that would have been very
expensive. And neither replacements had anything to do with normal
maintenance, otherwise they would not have been paid as we do not have
a maintenance contract.
125 a year might be a little high for a gas furnace but would be very
high for maintenance of a HP or AC.
First, lets get this out of the way......
As you are not in the field, don't go giving advice on something you know
Just tell me exactly what should be checked every year to insure that a unit
is operating properly.
While you're at it, can you also tell us what needs to be inspected on a
'gas fired' furnace?
All depends.....'lots of maintenance' no, just annual service.
(there is a difference)
I'd rather fix something simple on a routine service than to have a major
repair do to poor maintenance.
Remember, things are not made like they once used to be.
Again, don't be giving advice on some trade that you don't fully understand.
Routine maintenance schedules vary for different equipment, installed in
(i.e. some furnaces need annual inspections, some don't....it all depends)
For safety they should all be checked annually.
Checking how the burners burn, is not the only thing that should be checked!
And now you all of a sudden know what it cost/takes to do our job eh?
Why the difference in cost, isn't an hour an hour?
Same service call for both, they both take a tech with tools.
I guess we should charge $30/hr so we can make minimum wage like you to eh?
Area's vary in price range, with out being in the business, and knowing the
prices in an area, you just can't say a price.
Not really that many anymore, I would have to say........when electric power
was real cheap a few decades ago many people used electric baseboard, floor
or ceiling resistance heating........
But if by "furnace" you mean air handlers having electric heat strips
installed, yes these are now quite common in this area, chiefly being used
for backup heating in heat pump installations--likely more common than
gas......this probly due to the fact that gas may not always be readily
available at every given location.
I believe it would be a very good area for a heat pump, unless you are
north east (in the mountains). However I would pay attention to what the
local HVAC professionals say. Be sure to have all the correct calculations
done before you decide.
In the past you have been blessed with very low electric rates, but that
is coming to an end. That would tend to push the choice to heat pumps.
Heat pumps start loosing effectiveness at about 40 F. Stick with gas heat
and a straight cool unit.
Ceiling fans cool people not spaces. When your in the room they work when
you leave turn them off.
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Heat pump sucks the heat out of the atmosphere, then spits it back out
inside. As the outdoor temperature drops, it gets harder to suck the
heat and since the outside coil will be operating below air temperature
in sub-freezing environment, it will accumulate ice. The system needs
to run a defrost mode by running in air conditioner mode ocasionally.
The combination of temperature difference it must create and defrost
cycle makes a heat pump relatively inefficient in extreme cold.
In the Pacific NW, gas should be cheaper. I'd say go with a 90%+
condensing furnace. State of Washington might have a tax credit program
for energy efficient furnace like Oregon.
Worth checking into.
This has been a tremendous help. A special Thanks to KJPRO, the info you
sent is superb and will let me make a much better decision than I would
have. I don't feel at the mercy of sales folks anymore, in this area at
I am going to sit down with a couple of HVAC folks in the area, including
the one who is working for the builder, and run the following scenarios by
1. HP for main heat and cooling without gas furnace backup
2. HP for main heat and cooling with gas furnace backup
3. Gas furnace, as is, with ducting and coil to enable addition of HP or AC
at a later date
4. Gas furnace with AC
5. Gas furnace with ceiling fans
I think that covers them all, it will be interesting to see what response I
get to cost/benefit and ROI trade-offs.
in a cold climate i would not get the heat pump.. go for the natural gas
if it is available in your area....the heat pump takes heat from the
outside and brings it inside.....in a sub degree outside you dont have
much heat to get??? so try heating up the inside with natural gas.....
in south louisiana where i am the temp might get to 40 or so and
sometimes it might get to 20-30 but that is rare.. so a heat pump here
is perfect if you want it.. i got natural gas and it works fine, natural
gas here is cheap so that might be something to look at when installing
hope this helped....
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The resurgence of winter can be a strain on us all, with the cold weather forcing us to dig out our jumpers, crank up the heating and do anything we can to get a bit of warmth.
Much like we’re affected by the change in weather, our dogs feel the effects too, meaning that we sometimes have to make provisions to help them keep comfortable and combat the cold.
For some dogs, the winter is a doddle, with their natural coat perfectly sufficient, whereas other breeds need a little extra help to make the best of the season…
Could Your Dog Benefit From A Coat This Winter?
There are various factors that determine whether or not your dog may benefit from a coat, several of which can occur simultaneously in the same dog. It’s therefore vital that you remain vigilant and keep a close eye out for any signs of struggle or discomfort.
In an effort to help you along the way, we’ve highlighted some of the main factors that could affect your dog…
Here Are Some Points To Consider When Deciding Whether Your Dog Needs A Winter Coat:
Small Dogs (With Short Legs)
If you have a small dog or, more importantly, a small dog with short legs, it’s likely that they’ll benefit from a coat during the winter months.
Due to their slow stature, small dogs are prone to losing heat more quickly, meaning that they’ll feel the cold at a faster rate.
This, of course, also means that they’re closer to the snow and ice during particularly chilly periods, so a coat is also a more practical measure to help avoid unnecessary contact.
As a rule, if you have a small dog they’ll probably thank you for kitting them out with a coat this winter!
A more obvious answer, elderly dogs will also be incredibly grateful for an extra winter coat.
Much like we seem to feel the cold more and more every year, as our dogs get older they become more and more susceptible to chills, meaning that they need a little extra support.
Elderly dogs are also more prone to conditions such as arthritis, which may flare-up in the cold, causing much discomfort.
Keeping your older dog wrapped up in the winter will help to prevent any unnecessary problems.
Dogs With Short Coats
If your dog has a particularly short coat, it’s likely that they’ll feel the cold and benefit from an extra jacket.
Think about it – you wouldn’t go out in a blizzard in a thin jumper and lightweight jeans, so neither should your dog. They need some proper protection.
Whether you opt for a coat or a more fitted sweater, there are several options available on the market for breeds with shorter, finer coats to help them through the winter months.
Dogs With Particular Health Conditions
Finally, if your dog has any health problems it may be advisable to wrap them up before heading out during the winter.
If your dog has any conditions such as diabetes, heart, or kidney disease, it’s a good idea to get them a suitably warm jacket before heading out during the winter months.
Diseases such as these make it more difficult for dogs to regulate their body temperatures, with coats and jackets the perfect accessory to help them along the way.
Remember: your dog will know if they’re too cold and won’t hold off letting you know about it. So, keep a close eye on them and, if they look to be struggling, step in and get them what they need.
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An inspiring friend of mine, Sean Aiken, recently inspired the stage at TEDx Vancouver. A friend who’s life mission is to inspire possibility. If you have the time, take a look. Here’s what struck me the most:
“The people who are the most passionate about their work are the ones who are connected to the MEANING behind it. The actual job isn’t nearly important as their relationship with it. They need to show up to work everyday because they contribute their gifts and the world is made better because of it. And yet our career is only one means of expressing our gifts, one means of fulfilling our passions. For some, working a job to pay the bills allows them to eplore their passions outside of work. What’s most important is that in some aspect of our life, we give ourselves PERMISSION to express our gifts. This is when we feel truly alive.
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive. And go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Howard Thurman
What is your gift? What contribution will you offer the world? What makes you come alive?”
Way to go Sean!!!!
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The government reported the highest monthly US crude production ever, a whopping 10.47 million barrels per day in March, up nearly 15% year on year. Texas production jumped 25%. Here in Kansas, the U.S. Energy Information Administration report lists 97 thousand barrels per day, nearly five percent lower than last year at this time.
The Kansas Corporation Commission reports 143 intent-to-drill notices filed during the month of May (706 so far this year). That’s two more than the month before, but down four from May of last year. Barton County reported three new intents filed last month. Ellis County notched six. There was one in Russell County and four in Stafford County.
Operators in Kansas produced more than 2.2 million barrels of crude oil in February, just over 5.6 million barrels for the first two months of the year. The Kansas Geological Survey said the two-month total in Barton County was 277-thousand barrels plus. Ellis County’s total was over 431-thousand barrels. Production in Russell County increased to 256-thousand through February, and in Stafford County, operators produced a two-month total of 164-thousand barrels.
Over the last two years, the average price for a barrel of Kansas Common crude in McPherson has increased more than $23. The May monthly average at CHS in McPherson was $60.17/bbl. That’s more than $21 higher than the average in May of last year, which was more than two dollars over the May average the year before. The peak monthly average price for Kansas Common dates back to June of 2008, when the former NCRA refinery shelled out an average of more than $124/bbl. (Note: this story was originally broadcast using monthly averages from April, which reflected a higher two-year increase than the May figures)
London Brent reached its largest premium over U.S. futures prices in more than three years, suggesting U.S. exports are becoming more competitive. The spread between Brent and U.S. crude stands at more than ten dollars a barrel, its widest since 2015.
Amid U.S. demands to offset China’s $335 billion trade deficit, that country’s Ministry of Commerce has granted import licenses to eleven new private or “teapot” refiners, bringing the total to 28. China has called off refinery production to clear the air in the refining hub hosting a major trade show. Reuters reports that Exxon may have been late to the “teapot party,” but made up for it with a huge marketing blitz at the show. Their booth was manned by the global crude marketing manager and a dozen traders and marketers. They also hosted dinner for 200 prospective customers and traders. Observers note this as a dramatic departure from Exxon’s traditional, more private, sales pitches.
A firm is starting up an oil-sands project in eastern Utah in hopes of tapping into an estimated 30-billion-barrel reserve there. The Grand Junction Sentinel reports the company Petroteq is touting a new way to separate bitumen from sand, using no water, no high temperatures and no high pressure, without producing greenhouse gases. According to the newspaper the process extracts up to 99% of all hydrocarbon contents and recycles up to 99 percent of the benign solvents it uses. The company says the leftover sand can be returned to the ground, or used for construction or fracking.
The North Dakota Public Service Commission approved a pipeline conversion project to deliver more crude oil to the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Bismarck Tribune reports Hess Corporation will convert about 19 miles of gathering pipelines in McKenzie County to transmission lines. The company plans the addition of three booster pumps as well as new pipeline monitoring systems.
In Colorado, activists are circulating a petition for a ballot initiative to change state law, requiring setbacks of 25-hundred feet, between oil and gas development and occupied structures, playgrounds and water sources. That’s five times the current setback rule. The group has about nine weeks left to collect more than 100-thousand signatures needed to place the question onto the ballot. Big oil is spending big bucks to fight the initiative which they say, if passed, would cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic impact. KMGH-TV7 reports an industry-friendly PAC opposing the measure has collected millions from big oil firms. The state’s largest, Anadarko, wrote a check for more than two million dollars. Nobel Energy and Extraction Oil and Gas added another four million. The industry as a whole since January has given more than eight million dollars.


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Tree mulch is one of the best ways to control weeds. It can also be a great way to improve the aesthetic of your property as well as help to improve the health and longevity of your plants.
Sourcing high-quality mulch doesn’t have to be a challenge, either. Chances are you’ll be able to score some top-notch mulching materials easily. You might already have some good mulching material sitting around on your property!
Uses of Tree Mulch
Tree mulch is generally used around the base of trees. This helps to prevent weeds from sprouting up around the tree. Mulch also helps to ensure that moisture stays in the ground. This can help make sure that your trees stay hydrated for longer during the warmer months.
On top of this, mulch helps to keep the soil cool. In addition to retaining moisture this can make it easier on some plants being grown in extremely hot environments.
Tree mulch also serves an aesthetic purpose. Having a nice, organized ring of mulch surrounding your plants makes things look neat and organized.
The term “tree mulch” can also be used to describe any type of mulch made from tree bark. In this case, tree mulch can be used anywhere on your property: in your garden, on your lawn, and yes, around the base of trees.
This type of mulch is distinct from other types of mulch such as lawn clippings, hay, or cardboard.
Sourcing Good Quality Tree Mulch
There are lots of places that you can find high-quality mulch. Your biggest concern should be finding mulch that is high-quality and supportive of the environment. In most cases, this means repurposing old wood chips that would otherwise just be discarded.
You can often find old woodchips at construction sites. Simply talk to the foreman or manager and ask if you can take the wood chips away. In most cases they’ll be happy to let you do so for free as this reduces their costs.
There are also companies that deliver woodchip mulch. Some may do this for free, and others may charge a small delivery fee. Tree cutting services also end up with tons of wood chips that they are often happy to part with.
You can also use other forms of mulch. A couple examples include:
- Old leaves. All the leaves that you rake up during autumn can be used as mulch.
- Grass clippings. It’s a worthwhile investment to get a bag lawnmower. Instead of composting the grass that you cut you can repurpose it as mulch.
- Newspaper. Aesthetically, newspaper works best when you use it as an under-layer for another type of mulch. However, it does work great on your own. Avoid using colored pages as they contain harmful ink.
To Top It All Off
Tree mulch is a great way to improve the health and appearance of your property.
Before you start mulching, check out this article on how to effectively use it around your trees. If you’re thinking about mulching your garden, check out our article on the pros & cons of mulching vs. not mulching your garden beds.

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Paris and Berlin are equally adamant that one of its nationals should become director at the European police office, despite efforts by the last three holders of the Union’s presidency (Ireland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) to broker a compromise.
The decision on appointing a director – which requires unanimous support from member states – was originally scheduled for June last year. But as no agreement could be reached, it was decided in July to restart the selection procedure from scratch. The final decision on the appointment is scheduled for the 24 February meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers.
France is backing Gilles Leclair, an anti-terrorism co-ordinator in the national police force, rather than its original candidate Jacques Franquet. Dominique de Villepin, the interior minister, last year conceded that Franquet, head of the international co-operation service in the French police, was out of the running. One major factor against Franquet was that he would have reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 within two years of taking up the Europol post; Leclair is in his early fifties.
Germany had previously been pressing for the outgoing Europol director Jürgen Storbeck to be re-appointed for a four-year term. But it is now supporting Max-Peter Ratzel, a high-ranking officer in the federal crime-fighting agency, the Bundeskriminalamt.
According to a recent article in Der Spiegel magazine, Ratzel is given to making “politically incorrect” remarks. He has said, for example, that “ethnic subcultures” involved in crime have developed by exploiting weaknesses in Germany’s asylum and immigration systems.
Two other candidates are competing for the job. Italian Emmanuele Marotta has the support of Silvio Berlusconi’s government, while Spain is behind Mariano Simancas. The deputy director of Europol, Simancas has been the acting director since Storbeck’s mandate expired on 1 July.
EU officials say the key to clinching a deal will be whether France and Germany can agree on a joint candidate. “For the time being, there is no front-runner,” said one source. A French diplomat said that Paris believes that it should have its turn at taking the post as Germany has already secured it for one of its nationals.
EuroCop, the umbrella group for police staff unions, believes the wrangling over the post undermines the credibility of Europol. “The director of Europol should be chosen because of professional merits or qualifications and not because of nationality,” said EuroCop spokesman Jan Velleman.
“It would not be possible at national level to have a director of a law enforcement agency chosen only because of party affiliation. The same should be true in Europe.”
l A probe into relations between law enforcement authorities in five EU states and Europol has pinpointed weaknesses in facilitating exchange of information on criminal investigations.
Assessments in Sweden, Portugal, Finland, Germany and Belgium found that most of these deem “too bureaucratic” the procedure for opening an ‘analysis work file’ – under which Europol conducts inquiries into certain crimes in conjunction with national police forces. All five states lamented the lack of an adequate information system for sharing information and intelligence between them and The Hague-based police office.