The Florida Gators take on Jacksonville State University on Senior Day this Saturday in one of their annual “revenue” games. A revenue game is a “guaranteed” home game against a Football Championship Series (FCS) school, formerly Division II, who agrees to play the bigger school on a one-game basis for a set price, in this case that price is $500,000. The FCS school, of course, gets the cash and it’s players get the prestige of playing against an SEC school. The Gators get an easy moneymaking home game which offsets the tough nine game SEC schedule they play.
It should be an emotional day for Florida’s 18 seniors as they play the last home game of their careers. While they may not have been able to accomplish the championships most thought they would achieve when they arrived here at the end of the Tim Tebow era, they have vindicated themselves somewhat by bringing Florida back to prominence with a 9-1 record and 7-1 SEC record thus far this season.
Jacksonville State, known as the Gamecocks, is a small school located in Jacksonville, Alabama which resides in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains in northeastern Alabama. The Gamecocks of the Ohio Valley Conference come in with a 6-4 record and feature a balànced offense which averages 32.2 points per game and a defense which gives up 33.4 points per game.
Offensively, the Gamecocks are led by quarterback Marques Ivory who has passed for 1908 yards on the season with 16 touchdowns and only 6 interception while completing 58 percent of his passes. Rush carries are split between Demarcus James with 837 yard with 6 touchdowns and former Georgia tailback Waushan Ealey with 718 yards and 10 td’s. Their top receiver is Alan Bonner who has 47 receptions for 837 yards.
Defensively, the Gamecocks are led by linebacker Rashad Davis, from Ft Walton Beach, Florida, who is their leading tackler with 84 total and 5 tackles for loss ( TFL). Defensive end Demetrio Tyson leads the team in tackles for loss with 6.5 while Jermaine Hough has 6.0. The Gamecocks feature a young defense that has surrendered a lot of yards averaging 447 yards per game with 186 rushing and 260 passing.
The Gators come in off a heartstopping victory over Sunbelt foe Louisiana-Lafayette which the Gators won on a last second punt block by Loucheiz Purifoy which led to a game-winning touchdown by Jelani Jenkins. The Gators are hoping this one isn’t as close playing against a foe who defensively ranks near the bottom… of the FCS. Of course, Gator fans have come to realize this season that no opponent can be taken for granted.
With Jeff Driskel sidelined this week with a severe ankle sprain suffered in last week’s game, Jacoby Brissett gets the start. Brissett came on in relief last week after Driskel went down and led the Gators to tying 3 yard touchdown pass to Quinton Dunbar after hitting Jordan Reed up the middle for a 39 yard completion. Without Driskel’s running ability look for the offense to change slightly to better accommodate Brissett’s skill set. According to offensive coordinator Brent Pease,
“They’re two different type of guys. Jacoby’s probably not much of a read-option type of guy. He’s not the runner that Jeff is, he doesn’t have the elusiveness and speed.”
Pease added, “he obviously puts things out there that we will try to do things that benefit him a little more in the game-plan yet he’s going to have to do things out of our base offense to execute,” but “he has been a good deep ball guy.”
In the passing game Jordan Reed has been the go-to-guy with 38 catches for 456 yards and 3 td’s. Quinton Dunbar is the second leading receiver with 24 catches for 254 yards and 3 td’s while Frankie Hammond has caught 16 for 236 yards and 3 td’s as well.
Mike Gillislee has carried the load at running back and with 871 yards is threatening to be the Gator’s first 1000 yard rusher since Ciatrick Fason. Gilly is the leading touchdown scorer on the team with seven. He’s found the going a little tougher since dominating LSU in the second half of the game while defenses have loaded the box to try to stop him. With defenses focusing on stopping Gillislee, Driskel has flourished on the outside running the zone read. With Driskel out, it will be important for the line to open holes inside for Gillislee to take pressure off of Brissett and possibly open up play action.
Defensively, look for Sharif Floyd and Dominique Easley along with freshman Jonathan Bullard and Dante Fowler to dominate up front. The big play defensive backs should have a field day against an offense that realistically doesn’t have the horses up front to compete against the Gators.
This one likely will be over with by halftime and should be a fun way to send the Gators 18 seniors out on a high note as they seek to be only the 3rd Gators team to go 7-0 in The Swamp.


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You may not be able to buy love, but you can certainly rescue it.
It was a cold January night in northeast Ohio. A winter storm had just rolled through, leaving a veil of ice over everything it touched; a beautiful deception that glistened in the moonlight. The frigid cold was enough to debilitate even the most seasoned midwesterner, and nothing seemed capable of withstanding the bleak and bitter nights.
In what felt like the arctic tundra, two baby girls found themselves exposed to the wintry elements; they tried desperately to keep each other warm. It was 6:00 a.m. and the sun hadn’t yet risen. A man, on his way to work, spotted the two girls on the side of the road. And despite already having three dogs at home, something inside him told him he had to help. They likely wouldn’t survive another freezing night.
Afraid, they did their very best to evade his capture. But with a little persistence, he eventually herded the girls into his vehicle and instead of continuing to work he drove them right back to his home. Scared and malnourished, only they knew the true horrors of the journeys they endured. For the first time however, Miley and Jazz were not only finally out of the frigid air, but had names of their own.
In the very same town, in the not so distant future… the city had succumbed to a violent snow storm. The billowing winds made the air feel callous, the kind of cold that ascended over everything it touched; leaving fragility in its wake, like an icicle draped upon a ledge. Another baby girl of just a few weeks old found herself vulnerable to the conditions, dumped outside of a shelter with her litter mates and a recovering momma tied to a pole. Despite being tethered, the scared momma found her way inside the battered box; her best efforts to keep her babies warm.
The only red-coated girl in the bunch, she watched as her siblings and momma left the shelter on their way to their forever homes. All alone, it would take another 10 weeks before anyone noticed the sweet, rambunctious girl that remained.
Then one day a family arrived with the intent to meet a different dog, when out of nowhere that same sweet and boisterous puppy came barreling towards them. Miley, who was typically cautious around new dogs, leaned down to give this cutie a gentle kiss. It was in that moment that they knew. And that red-coated baby was given the name Ginger and was finally home.
A half a world away, the Asian dog meat industry was running rampant. Strays and even family pets ripped away from their homes in the dark of night to fall victim to a cruel and barbaric practice. A true nightmare come to life. Dog meat is considered a delicacy here.
Piper, less than a year old, found herself abandoned in front of a Korean, dog meat, butcher shop… awaiting her impending fate. Through some miracle, she was saved before she could suffer the same destiny as the dogs before her, though she wasn’t out of the woods yet. Her little puppy legs were deformed and no one wanted her. She was at risk of euthanasia and her time was quickly running out.
Through the power of social media networking, her little face made its way to a family in the United States. A fourteen hour flight later, she found herself in Chicago, Illinois. That family then drove over 800 miles and 19 hours to pick her up. Piper had made it.
Each story, independent from the others, would eventually cross paths; interlacing like blood running through our veins, giving life to each one.
You see, all four dogs came to find the same family; the same saviors. Four very different dogs with very different journeys, and all had suffered abuse, abandonment and neglect. And yet they all came together as a family, their experiences shaping and melding what their lives look like today.
It’s hard to envision a home with four dogs, each of whom had to learn what it means to be a part of a proper home. They’ve all had to overcome their own fears and disquietude; learning to trust not just their surroundings but humanity too. They’d all been let down by people before.
And it wasn’t just the dogs. A husband and wife opened up their home and their hearts to four broken little souls, three of whom were pit bulls. Admittedly so, they had always believed the media hype about this dangerous and aggressive breed. But these four dogs, pit bulls in tow changed the course of this couple’s life forever. Ginger, Miley, Jazz and how they interacted not only with each other, but with them and tiny, little Piper taught them about the true and gentle nature that pit bull-type dogs possess. They opened up an entirely new world of love and appreciation for a kind of dog that is so often mislabeled and misunderstood.
We can say with almost full certainty, the average person would have turned a blind eye to so many dogs in need; all of whom appeared “damaged.” But this family never thought twice about doing exactly what needed to be done to save them all. And sure, they’ve faced judgement and discrimination. But what they’ve learned over the years is that they can only control how people perceive them and their dogs. This family has not only provided a loving and safe environment for all four girls, they’re a walking lesson to everyone around them that even a damaged and broken little soul can learn to love and trust again. And can even become the very best dogs in the world.
Four very different timelines… and four lives saved. Today, the entire family is loving life and they couldn’t be happier.
To keep up with Ginger, Miley, Jazz and Piper…. Give them a follow on Instagram at @rescued.snow.angels.

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Self-help group for individuals living with MS.
This program will provide insights into multiple sclerosis and its symptoms, and discuss how to recognize them. Participants will also learn how to identify a relapse and discover some relapse treatment options that are available.
MS Support and education group for people living with MS and their family.
Self-help group for men living with MS.
We meet the first Friday of every month. This is a positive support group. This month we will have coloring and conversation.

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The composer of the famous Ghana Most Beautiful theme song ‘Banga W3’ has shed more light on the meaning of his song, which has become synonymous with the pageant over the years.
Michael Adangba, who treated patrons of the just ended 2018 GMB grand finale to a thrilling performance, made an appearance again on TV3’s New Day on Friday to give viewers a feel of rich indigenous Ghanaian music.
According to him, the song is simply a call to God to come help us, explaining ‘Banga W3’ means God Almighty in his native language, Kasem. The “goooooooo”, he said, is only an exclamation in calling out the name of God.
His explanation of the song comes at a time that some social media users have been trying so hard to get the title of the song and its meaning.
Comedian OB Amponsah, who made an attempt to write the title of the song, further teased the appetite of the public to want to know more about the song.
Michael Adangba, whose music infuses African traditional instruments into making contemporary song, said it took him quite sometime to produce the song.
According to him, the whole song was produced with traditional instruments like the calabash, flutes, drums and others and it meant recording each instrument live.
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Michael Adangba has observed that over the period of time that he has been into music, very few people including his manager and TV3 understand his kind of music.
He feels people have not really embraced an alternative to what is already popular, but he believes people will gradually groove to his kind of music.
He currently has a music band Jongo Band, which is named after the cultural dance of the Kasena people of the Upper East Region.
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The Catalan Giants finished last season with the La Liga and Copa del Rey titles despite a stumble in form towards the end of the campaign.
Led by the fearsome MSN triumvirate, the Camp Nou outfit began the season on a high note, hoping to defend their treble successfully and set an excellent record.
Real Madrid ended a 39-game unbeaten streak, and it all fell apart for Barcelona from that moment. A 2nd-leg loss to Atletico in the Champions League quarterfinal game ended their European title defence, while further League losses to Real Sociedad and Valencia took the race for the La Liga trophy to the very last match of the season.
After securing a spot in the Copa del Rey finals with Sevilla, a tough regulation time encounter ended goalless and with Barcelona having a man less following Mascherano’s dismissal. However, goals from Jordi Alba and Neymar gave the 10-man Barca their 28th Copa del Rey title.
Ahead of the new season, there has been a buzz in the summer market for the Spanish giants, with the arrivals of Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Digne, Denis Suarez and Andre Gomes signalling a major squad beef up, while Kevin Gameiro is also said to be on his way in the coming days.
Preparing for the new campaign seems to be going well for the club, and here are 4 things we can expect from them when action resumes properly on August 20.
The exits and arrivals should bring a slight change in the starting 11 for next season. However, judging by the players certain to be at Luis Enrique’s disposal, this is how a typical Barcelona 4-3-3 formation could go.
ALBA. PIQUE. UMTITI. SERGI ROBERTO
BUSQUETS. RAKITIC. INIESTA
NEYMAR. SUAREZ. MESSI
There are still doubts over the futures of Mascherano, Adriano, Arda Turan and Ter stegen, while we should see the likes of Gomes, Denis and the incoming Gameiro feature as regular substitutes.
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The attacking trio experienced a dip in form towards the tail end of the last term, and that has prompted the club to go in search of additions for the attacking third.
It is believed that Turan might take up a forward role if he remains at the Nou Camp following the club’s recruitment of two more midfielders.
Gameiro will also help reduce Suarez’s goalscoring burden, while the young Munir could get more playing time to continue his development.
Another Shot at the Treble
Barcelona wants to win every available trophy every other season, and the hunger will be much more next season.
They still have one of best squads in Spain and Europe, and will go all out to do everything in their power to win all the local and Champions League titles.
Given that they have secured the future of Neymar with a new and improved deal, the Brazil skipper will hope to put up a better performance to impress the club’s management and make a statement as far as winning a Ballon d’Or trophy someday goes.
More Arrivals from LA Masia And Barca B
Although the famous club academy is yet to produce players that look set to follow in the footsteps of the Xavi, Iniesta and Messi, nevertheless, a handful of the youngsters in the reserve and youth grade teams will get to experience a taste of senior team football next season.
The likes of Gumbau, Grimaldo and Sergi Samper have been included in Barcelona’s pre-season plan and will be hoping to make an impression to boost their chances of getting playing time under Enrique.

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"Shri Modi addresses Balam Sukham Mahila Sammelan in Dang District "
"Programme part of state level Republic Day Celebrations being held in Dang district "
"CM gives examples of Mission Mangalam and Mission Balam Sukham as concrete steps to enhance economic development among women and eradicate malnutrition "
"Shri Modi shares effort of the state Government to make women equal and active stakeholders in the decision making process and development journey of Gujarat"
On Friday 25th January 2013 Shri Narendra Modi addressed Balam Sukham Mahila Sammelan in Dang district. The programme was a part of the state level celebrations of the 64th Republic Day that were held in Dang district. Shri Modi spoke about the State Government’s determination to further make Gujarat’s Nari Shakti and Matru Shakti as prominent stakeholders in Gujarat’s development journey. Giving the examples of Mission Mangalam and Mission Balam Sukham, the Chief Minister pointed out that these are steps that the state Government has taken to enhance economic development among women and eradicate the evil of malnutrition.
The Chief Minister called upon women to join actively participate in Sakhi Mandals and contribute to the development journey of Gujarat. He also called for greater awareness for the menace of malnutrition.
He also expressed concern at the menace of female foeticide and said that that there is no state in India where the killing of the girl child is not taking place. On the contrary, he shared that the Dang district presented a contrasting picture where for every 1000 males there are 1007 females and this has given an inspirational message of gender equality.
Shri Modi stated that to further empower women, children and integrate them in the decision making process, the State Government has set up the Women and Child Department. He declared that Gujarat is a state that does not levy stamp duty on property that is registered in the name of a woman. In addition he declared that it is mandatory in the schools of Gujarat to write the name of the Mother.
The Chief Minister said that efforts are being made to promote skill development among women and to provide better healthcare services to the women of Gujarat.
President of Dang Zila Panchayat Shri Bibiben Chaudhary was present on the occasion.
COVID taught us that we are stronger and better when we are together: PM Modi
September 25, 2021
COVID taught us that we are stronger and better when we are together: PM
“Generations will remember the manner in which human resilience prevailed over everything else”
“Poverty cannot be fought by making the poor more dependent on governments. Poverty can be fought when the poor start seeing governments as trusted partners”
“When power is used to empower the poor, they get the strength to fight poverty”
“The simplest and most successful way to mitigate climate change is to lead lifestyles that are in harmony with nature”
“Mahatma Gandhi is among the greatest environmentalists of the world. He led a zero carbon footprints lifestyle. In whatever he did, he put the welfare of our planet above everything else”
“Gandhi ji highlighted the doctrine of trusteeship, where we all are trustees of the planet with the duty of caring for it”
“India is the only G-20 nation that is on track with its Paris commitments”
It is a delight to address this young and energetic gathering. In front of me is a global family, with all the beautiful diversity of our planet.
The Global Citizen Movement uses music and creativity to bring the world together. Music, like sports, has an inherent ability to unite. The great Henry David Thoreau once said, and I quote: "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am in-vulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest of times, and to the latest."
Music has a calming impact on our life. It calms the mind and the entire body. India is home to many musical traditions. In every state, in every region, there are many different styles of music. I invite you all to come to India and discover our musical vibrancy anddiversity.
For almost two years now, humanity is battling a once in a lifetime global pandemic. Our shared experience of fighting the pandemic has taught us we are stronger and better when we are together. We saw glimpses of this collective spirit when our COVID-19 warriors, doctors, nurses, medical staff gave their best in fighting the pandemic. We saw this spirit in our scientists and innovators, who created new vaccines in record time. Generations will remember the manner in which human resilience prevailed over everything else.
In addition to COVID, other challenges remain. Among the most persistent of the challenges is poverty. Poverty cannot be fought by making the poor more dependent on governments. Poverty can be fought when the poor start seeing governments as trusted partners. Trusted partners who will give them the enabling infrastructure to forever break the vicious circle of poverty.
When power is used to empower the poor, they get the strength to fight poverty. And therefore, our efforts include banking the unbanked, providing social security coverage to millions, giving free and quality healthcare to 500 million Indians. It would make you happy that about 30 million houses have been built for the homeless in our cities and villages. A house is not only about shelter. A roof over the head gives people dignity. Another mass movement taking place in India is to providedrinking water connection to every household.The Government is spending over a trillion dollars for next-generation infrastructure.For several months last year and now, free food grains have been provided to 800 millions of our citizens.These, and several other efforts will give strength to the fight against poverty.
The threat of climate change is looming large before us.The world will have to accept that the any change in the global environment first begins with the self. The simplest and most successful way to mitigate climate change is to lead lifestyles that are in harmony with nature.
The great Mahatma Gandhi is widely known for his thoughts on peace and non-violence. But, do you know that he is also among the greatest environmentalists of the world. He led a zero carbon footprints lifestyle. In whatever he did, he put the welfare of our planet above everything else.He highlighted the doctrine of trusteeship, where we all are trustees of the planet with the duty of caring for it.
Today, India is the only G-20 nation that is on track with its Paris commitments. India is also proud to have brought the world together under the banner of the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
We believe in the development of India for the development of humankind.I want to conclude by quoting the Rig Veda, which is perhaps one of the world's oldest scriptures.Its verses are still the golden standard in nurturing global citizens.
The Rig Veda says:
समानीवआकूति: समानाहृदयानिव: |
Let us move forward together, speaking in one voice;
Let our minds be in agreement and let us share what we have, like the Gods share with each other.
Let us have a shared purpose and shared minds. Let us pray for such unity.
Let us have shared intentions and aspirations that unify us all.
what can be a better manifesto for a global citizen than this?May we keep working together


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Folk listenin' tracks with a little bit of rawrrr to make you go wild.
Iron & Wine, Marcus Mumford and Beirut.
This is my iPod in a nutshell.
Another cracker, i am of to check out iron & wire, Ta
Perfect way to start out a mix ... Iron & Wine. :]
Only 4 tracks in and I love it. Great artist choices! :)
that was beautiful! great mix
i-love-your-mixes, girl! :)
Purity by LittleLionWoman
It was a day of cold,
More songs to be added along the way.
chill, folk, electronic, relax, ambient
Hunger of the Pine by LittleLionWoman
I saw alt-J live in concert last Saturday, and they were so fantastic.
folk, chill, electronic, acoustic, indie
Dinner Party by LittleLionWoman
Smooth, relaxing background music to accompany any kind of meal with friends & loved ones, or to wind down to at the end of an evening with a nice glas...
party, chill, night, soul, jazz
Breakfast with Vicki by LittleLionWoman
Put an end to those hibernating, winter blues.
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NU Online News Service, Sept. 27, 2004, 5:12 p.m. EDT
Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D.-S.D., has introduced a bill that would create new tax breaks for purchasers of long term care insurance.[@@]
The bill, H.R. 5110, would provide a tax deduction for LTC insurance premiums along with a tax credit for taxpayers who need long term care and their caregivers. The credit would start at $1,000 in 2005 and increased to $3,000 after 2008.
The bill also would let employers include LTC insurance in cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts.


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Many lichen species are very sensitive to some air pollutants and and can be used to monitor these air pollutants in the National Parks. It is therefore desirable to know what lichens are present in different park units.
This report describes a project undertaken to create computer files of lists of species known to occur in the National Park Service (NPS) units for loading into a computer database. Information was obtained from the literature, from internal NPS reports, and from the University of Minnesota Herbarium. Ninety-three park units out of 3ti0 have
some lichen records. The literature search found 288 papers reporting lichens from 87 units. All lichen names were standardized to Egan's Checklist of North American Lichens. Files were produced for each park and were processed with several custom-written computer programs. The 93 park files listed the lichen name, the reference to its
occurrence in the park, and whether the name was first described from the park. There are numerous natural area park units with poorly known lichen floras which are recommended for future study. Other recommendations are
for periodic updates of the data base, for the production of a user manual for the database, and for the protection of the type localities in the parks.
Wetmore CM, Bennett JP. NPlichens: A National Park Service Lichen Data Base. Final Report. 1992:1-31.
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National Park Service
Midwest Regional Office Cooperative Agreement No. 6000-0-8010
Wetmore, Clifford M.; Bennet, James P..
NPlichens: A National Park Service Lichen Data Base: Final report.
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Many of us, at the best of times, struggle for inspiration when it comes to cooking - and that's without a medical condition that may affect our eating habits and require careful management. The right diet is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle and all the more important for the successful management of diabetes. Fully updated for a UK audience Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies will include the latest dietary recommendations and medical information on diabetes and its management. Packed with over 100 delicious and easy to prepare recipes - for everyday eating and entertaining - alongside a brand new section on packing healthy lunches and picnics, this book will help make mealtimes interesting and healthy. The book also offers guidance on the glycaemic index, nutritional information, diabetic exchanges for each recipe and lifestyle advice to help readers take control of their condition and live life to the full. Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies will feature: Part I: Thriving with Diabetes Living To Eat With Diabetes Eating To Live With Diabetes Planning Meals for Weight Loss Goals Eating What You Like (Within Reason) Stocking Up at the Supermarket Part II: Healthy Recipes That Taste Great Enjoying the Benefits of Breakfast Starting Well: Hors d'Oeuvres and First Courses Sipping Simply Divine Soups Taking a Leaf From the Salad Bar Being Full of Beans (and Grains and Pasta) Adding Veg to Your Meals Boning Up on Fish Cookery Flocking to Poultry Creating Balanced Meals with Meats Nibbling on Snacks Drooling Over Mouth-Watering Desserts Part III: Eating Away from Home Eating Out as a Nourishing Experience Packing a Picnic Lunch Part IV: The Part of Tens Ten (or So) Simple Steps to Change Your Eating Habits Ten Easy Substitutions in Your Eating Plan Ten Strategies to Normalize Your Blood Glucose Ten Healthy Eating Habits for Children with Diabetes Part V: Appendixes Appendix A: Investing in Food Supplements for Optimum Health Appendix B: Exchange Lists Appendix C: A Glossary of Key Cooking Terms Appendix D: Conversions of Weights, Measures, and Sugar Substitutes Appendix E: Other Recipe Sources for People with Diabetes
You can reverse pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes when you change how you eat International diabetes expert David Cavan has teamed up with food writer and type 1 diabetic Emma Porter to create 100 low-carb, healthy-fat recipes to help reverse type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and control type 1 diabetes as part of a healthy lifestyle. From simple breakfasts and tasty snacks to indulgent dinners and healthy desserts the authors will help you take control of your health and cook meals the whole family will enjoy. The recipes also help manage type 1 diabetes more effectively. Recipes include: Baked eggs in avocado with roasted fennel and tomatoes One-pan blueberry pancake Roasted aubergine and garlic salad with olive oil, basil and tomato Mexican-style fajitas Nutty mushroom risotto with bacon Slow-roasted salt and pepper pulled pork Orange and almond cake Cherry, chocolate and coconut cream ice lollies
The aim of this guide is to provide clinicians with practical reference for the management of hypertensive patients with other cardiovascular risk factors, which originate from impaired metabolic functions. With the aid of carefully selected, paradigmatic case studies, the physician will find sound advice for the best approach to common but often under-recognized clinical situations, and answers to practical questions that arise when a specific condition is not directly addressed in the guidelines. Question-and-answer sections will help the reader to identify at a glance the most complex steps in the diagnostic and therapeutic process. In a "real world" clinical setting, the hypertensive patient rarely presents with hypertension as the only cardiovascular risk factor, and is more likely to be affected by other metabolic risk factors, such as impairment of lipid metabolism, glucose homeostasis, and purine metabolism, and by overweight or obesity. These cases will serve as a basis for analyzing best practice, highlighting problems in diagnosis and treatment, and selecting the most appropriate management of patients with metabolic risk factors in everyday practice.
You can control or even prevent diabetes!
Dr. David Nathan is a lead researcher on the landmark National Institutes of Health study that proved that diabetes can be beaten without drugs. His Harvard Medical School colleague Linda Delahanty is a leading international expert on nutrition and diabetes control. Together they bring you the first complete, medically proven program for preventing or controlling diabetes.
Scientists now know that diet and lifestyle can have a positive effect on type 2 diabetes! Dr. Tom Barnard and Brenda Davis, RD, (the author of several books on diet and health) offer real hope by showing how your health can be vastly improved or, in some cases, completely restored by making lifestyle changes.
This book offers the practical steps you need to take to construct a diet and lifestyle that really works.
The diet that works best to defeat diabetes is based on simple, whole foods. Included are meal menus using whole grains and legumes, nutrition content of selected foods, long with basic shopping list sa and over 50 delicious recipes to get you started.
Also includes a daily self-care checklist that addresses the essentials of living well: physical fitness, sleep, sexual fitness, and emotional health.
The brains behind the #1 bestselling Carbs & Cals are back with the perfect book for gestational diabetes. Featuring 100 dietitian-designed recipes, snacks and daily meal plans, this visual guide helps you understand the best foods to choose. The perfect tool for managing portion sizes and the amount of carbs you consume during your pregnancy. FEATURES: 80 delicious, easy-to-prepare meals. 20 quick & tasty snack ideas. 14 daily meal plans. 430 photos of ingredients to help you plan your own meals and snacks. Values for carbs, calories, protein, fat, saturated fat, fibre and 5-a-day fruit & veg. An informative introduction, explaining the scientific evidence and tips for managing your gestational diabetes. CHAPTERS: Contains a wide range of single-portion recipes including breakfasts, curries, salads, soups & stews, general meals and snacks; as well as 72 pages of individual ingredients.
Written by renowned competitive body builder and Sports Nutritionist Phil Graham The Diabetic Muscle and Fitness Guide is the first ever evidence-based muscle building and fat loss resource written for people living with diabetes. Whether you want to shred fat, build a set of chiseled abs, pack on quality muscle mass or smash personal bests in the gym - this resource is your definite go to for rapid body redesign and strength development when living with diabetes. The book provides a deep insight into the underlying physiology of diabetes and how it influences human metabolism, nutrition requirements and examines the body's response to different types of exercise especially weights resistance exercise. Various other elements including; mindset, diabetes medication, diabetes management, sports supplementation and much more are discussed in great detail. Every strategy is grounded on real life experience, countless hours of trial and error and evidence-based study. The book is written in an easy to digest format, occasionally delving into deeper scientific language to empower you with the exact knowledge, structure, and methods of assessment needed to ensure your body is always moving in the right direction. The modern day personal trainer will find this resource incredibly valuable, as nowadays they face more clients living with diabetes (especially Type 2) than ever before. This resource will teach the fit pro everything they need to know about coaching the client living with diabetes.
This practical, easy to read book tells you everything you need to know to take good care of your diabetes. Having diabetes means that you need to make yourself better informaed about this condition than the average doctor. In this remarkable book, Dr Ragnar Hanas shows you step-by-step how to become an expert in your own diabetes. Medical research has conclusively proved that looking after your diabetes- and keeping your blood glucose level down- is the key to avoiding the pitfalls and long term risks. This book gives you all the strategies, tips and tricks to get your blood glucose down and keep it in control. By understanding your Type 1 Diabetes and how to manage it, you can live a full, happy and healthy life. Remember: you have diabetes - it doesn't 'have' you! This practical handbook gives you: A step-by-step guide to achieving optimal health with diabetes for young people with Type 1 Diabetes and their parents, as well as health care professionals, teachers, schools, councellors and many others. Straightforward guidance on blood glucose, hypos, healthy eating, exercise, illness, smoking, travel and many other topics. Practical checklists and stories of other people with diabetes. Details of support groups and organisations to go to for further help & support. An extensive glossary defining 172 medical terms. Over 400 illustrations and cartoons.
This guide is structured to assist physicians in the management of those hypertensive patients who present with specific comorbidities, such as diabetes, systolic dysfunction, obesity, renal disease, or previous cardiac events, often associated with hypertension. The clinical cases contained in this book have been selected to provide a paradigmatic set of scenarios frequently encountered in daily clinical practice, and will serve as an easy-to-access tool in applying general guidelines to individual patients, particularly in the choice of the most appropriate antihypertensive therapy. Treatment of hypertension with associated clinical conditions require specific therapies and combinations of drugs, which are necessarily different from one comorbidity to another. By discussing exemplary cases that may better represent clinical practice in a "real world" setting, and analyzing step by step the diagnostic and therapeutic process, this book will assist cardiologists and physicians in selecting the diagnostic tools and forms of treatment best suited to the individual patient and the particular cardiovascular risk profile.
A fascinating and moving memoir by a renowned physician and pioneer of modern diabetes treatment. This account of a life's work is a compelling read and essential for anyone affected by diabetes, an illness that has reached epidemic levels across the world. Following his medical training, during which he studied under a roll call of eminent and eccentric professors, Jeremy Bending went on to work at a variety of international posts, from the vibrant and welcoming community he served in Accra during his elective period, to his isolated and close-knit charges as a GP in remote Newfoundland. It was upon returning from these travels that Jeremy's career took its decisive turn. During his time as research fellow at Guy's Hospital he was involved in the development of insulin-pump treatment, a technological advance which would revolutionise medical care for diabetes, and he has never looked back, setting up a pioneering diabetes team and centre in Eastbourne and becoming an internationally recognised authority on the subject in the process. Jeremy's humanity and erudition are on display throughout as he recounts touching incidents from his work and personal life with a warmth and sincerity that has served him well throughout his long and distinguished career as a `listening doctor' - as opposed to one who `cuts anything out or sticks anything in'. This book is littered with pertinent advice for those affected by diabetes and features many patients' stories that will help people with diabetes and their families better understand the condition.
Don't just survive - thrive! That's the message of this state-of-the-art guide to diabetes management. From causes, symptoms and side effects to treatments and diet, this book will help British diabetics understand all types of diabetes and delivers sound advice on staying fit and feeling great. The best-selling second edition has been updated to cover key information on managing pre-diabetes, plus new content on screening tests, medications and lifestyle advice. With additional information on the latest advances in therapy for diabetes and its complications, this new edition will make sure you're covered from every aspect.
Discover how to eat a well-balanced diabetic diet Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies gives you everything you need to create healthy and diabetic-friendly meals. In this revised and updated edition, you'll discover how easy it is to manage diabetes through diet. With tons of new recipes many of them vegetarian and the latest information on diabetes testing, monitoring, and maintenance, this book will help guide you down a path to a healthier you. With an anticipated price tag close to $3.4 billion annually by the year 2020, diabetes is one of the costliest health hazards in the U.S. If you're one of the 25.8 million Americans suffering from diabetes, this hands-on, friendly guide arms you with the most up-to-date nutritional information and shows you how to start cooking and eating your way to better health. * Offers 100+ new and revised diabetic recipes for every meal of the day * Features changes in fat, carbohydrate, and protein recommendations that parallel the meal plan recommendations of the American Diabetes Association * Covers how to make smart choices when eating out, shopping for food, and setting up a diabetic kitchen * Introduces ways to involve diabetic children in meal planning and preparation If you're diabetic and want to learn how to make lifestyle changes that count, Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies shows you how the food you eat can help treat, prevent, and manage diabetes.
The straight facts on treating diabetes successfully With diabetes now considered pandemic throughout the world, there have been enormous advances in the field. Now significantly revised and updated, this new edition of Diabetes For Dummies includes the latest information on diabetes medications and monitoring equipment, new findings about treating diabetes in the young and elderly, new ways to diagnose and treat long- and short-term complications, updated nutritional guidelines, new tools for measuring blood sugar and delivering insulin to the body, and much more. There's no question that the burden of diabetes is increasing globally: it's estimated that 387 million people worldwide are living with diabetes, and that staggering number is expected to increase an additional 205 million+ by 2035. If you or a loved one is part of this overwhelming statistic, you can take comfort in the sensitive and authoritative information provided in this hands-on guide. From monitoring and maintaining your glucose to understanding the importance of exercising and eating right and everything in between Diabetes For Dummies takes the guesswork out of living with diabetes and empowers you to take control and keep your life on a healthy track. Reduce your risk of diabetes complications Discover the latest and the tried-and-true options for monitoring blood sugar Get up to speed on the various diabetes medications and lifestyle strategies Improve diabetes control and overall health If you're one of the millions of diabetics or pre-diabetics in search of an accessible and up-to-date resource to help you manage this disease, Diabetes For Dummies is the trusted guide you'll turn to again and again.
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A couple of months ago it was time for the summer trip west and back to South Dakota.
That meant it was time to read the usual nonfiction Old West history book and a weird western. (I already did the usual geology reading.)
I’ll get to the history book another time.
I’ve been reading David B. Riley’s work on and off since encountering his publication Science Fiction Trails in 2013.
I am rather picky about what I consider a successful weird western. Ideally, it should be science fictional and not take the easy route of using magic and avoid the easy crutches of time travel and aliens.
Under Riley’s editorship, a surprising number of stories managed to do that.
Perhaps that standard was why Riley had trouble getting submissions and eventually ended publication of the magazine.
Science Fiction Trails is back, though, and I might do a review of its too most recent editions, both available in print and kindle form.
It was in another defunct Riley magazine, the first issue of Steampunk Trails, that I first met his character Miles O’Malley in “The Big Green Orb”. That story takes place after the ones in this omnibus.
Review: The Devil Draws Two: The Weird Western Adventures of Miles O’Malley, David B. Riley, 2012.
Miles O’Malley would be the first to tell you he’s not very bright and kind of naïve and that his horse Paul is smarter than he is.
He’s not a very good barber either.
Yet, as he wanders about the West circa 1880, he manages to tangle with vampires, time travelers, Susquatches, a robot, Martians, ghosts, demons and best them through some mix of charm, a lot of luck, and some fine shootin’ courtesy of a special revolver.
Which brings up Miles’ mighty peculiar circle of friends and acquaintances. There’s Nick Mephistopheles who gave him that gun. Miles doesn’t just pay a call to Hell to meet Nick. Miles also goes to Heaven.
There’s Molly Madison, intrepid female reporter and fellow boarder at the same San Francisco rooming house as Miles. Wing Ding, Chinese laundry owner and smuggler, tags along for a few adventures.
Miles gets a lot of carnal attention from Mabel and Janus. They’re not fallen women but fallen angels.
And there’s crazy Angel, who’s not an angel, and Major Franks and Judge Hastings who keeps having Miles arrested to interrogate him about his many adventures.
That’s because Miles keeps running into the Gray Army, a bunch of diehard Confederates who want to cause an Indian revolt in California and take it over.
But they’re not the real problem.
It’s their boss: Ah Puch, the Mayan God of Death. He’s got a grudge against Nick and the world in general. (And he’s not the only Indian god showing up.)
Miles tells a good story more on the humor than suspense side.
All three stories are rather episodic in nature. I suspect they were fused together from short stories to make three novels rather in the manner of Aaron B. Larson’s The Weird Western Adventures of Haakon Jones, a novel Riley holds highly. (Yeah, the titles are even similar.)
There’s even a crossover appearance with another Riley series character, Grumpy Gaines, Texas Ranger.
I’ll definitely pony up cash for more Miles O’Malley stories.
And, nope, I don’t know why it isn’t titled The Devil Draws Three.


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Amazon has announced that it has acquired the podcast producing platform Wondery, which will now enrich the catalogue of the company’s own music streaming platform-Amazon Music.
The deal is yet to be closed and therefore the terms have not been undisclosed. However, Wall Street Journal, earlier this month reported that the deal might value up to $300 million.
“With Amazon Music, Wondery will be able to provide even more high-quality, innovative content and continue their mission of bringing a world of entertainment and knowledge to their audiences, wherever they listen,” the company said in a blog post.
This deal has been done by Amazon to make sure that it can compete with Spotify in the race of podcasts. Recently the number of people who listen to podcasts has increased greatly and more people are being gravitated towards the art form. Spotify remains the biggest name in the industry, especially with the recent acquisition of possibly the biggest podcast on the planet lead by Joe Rogan.
The four-year-old podcast producer Wondery was founded by the former CEO of 21st Century Fox’s International Channels Hernan Lopez. The platform has attracted as many as 20 million monthly unique listeners, according to a report and has popular podcast originals like “Dr. Death,” “Bad Batch,” “The Shrink Next Door,” “Business Wars,” “Joe Exotic: Tiger King,” “American History Tellers,” “Tides of History,” “The Daily Smile” and “Imagined Life.” Thus, with this new acquisition, Amazon wants to create a level playing field against its competitor.
Amazon has also informed, “When the deal closes, nothing will change for listeners, and they’ll continue to be able to access Wondery podcasts through a variety of providers.”
However, while nothing will change for the listeners, the same cannot be said about the company’s management. The e-commerce giant has said that when the deal closes, the current CEO Lopez would step down and the current COO Jen Sargent will take over day-to-day operations.

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LONDON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday apologized for the phone-hacking by the now-closed News of the World (NoW) tabloid, but denied responsibilities for the scandal saying the "people he trusted or perhaps those they trusted" were to blame.
"This is the most humble day of my life," said Murdoch in a hearing with his son James Murdoch held by the culture, media and sport committee of British House of Commons.
The Murdochs both expressed deep regrets for what happened to the NoW and particularly for the victims of the phone interceptions. "I would like to say just how sorry I am and just how sorry we are," James said.
However, asked who should bear the blame, the 80-year-old media baron said "the people he trusted or perhaps those they trusted" are responsible.
He emphasized that the News of the World was "just one percent" of his entire worldwide business and that he employed people he trusted to run these divisions.
News of the World, once the most popular weekly newspaper in Britain for years, was accused of hacking into phones of celebrities, politicians and other journalists.
The scandal reached a boiling point when the paper was found to have hacked into the phone of 13-year-old murder victim Milly Dowler, sparking widespread public furore.
Shortly after the Murdochs' three-hour hearing ended came the session for Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of Murdoch's News Corp's British arm News International.

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Johnson blasts May's 'deranged' Brexit plan ahead of Conservative conference
The ex-foreign secretary has questioned whether Theresa May believes in Brexit as Conservatives gather for their party conference.
Sunday 30 September 2018 08:13, UK
Boris Johnson has launched a blistering attack on Theresa May's Brexit plan ahead of the Tory conference, calling the proposal "deranged" and "preposterous".
In his latest outburst, the former foreign secretary questioned whether the prime minister believes in Brexit as he rejected her Chequers strategy for leaving the European Union.
"Unlike the prime minister, I campaigned for Brexit," he told the Sunday Times.
"Unlike the prime minister, I fought for this, I believe in it, I think it's the right thing for our country and I think that what is happening now is, alas, not what people were promised in 2016."
Conservative conference: The key questions for Theresa May's party
Sky News takes a look at the key questions facing Theresa May and her party
Mr Johnson said Mrs May's proposal that Britain and the EU should collect each other's tariffs was "entirely preposterous".
"The idea that we could ask customs officers in Dubrovnik and Santander to charge British-only tariffs is deranged, and nobody thinks it can work," he added.
Mr Johnson's remarks are the latest in a series of interventions on Brexit, including an interview with Sky News, that have fuelled speculation he is preparing to challenge Mrs May's leadership.
In her own Sunday Times interview, Mrs May said it was a "matter of trust in politicians" that the government deliver on the UK's decision to leave the EU.
She said: "We're the party that always puts country first and puts the national interest first. And that's what I want us to be doing.
"The only proposal on the table at the moment that delivers that is the Chequers plan."
Tory conference: Boris Johnson will be box office
After an unfortunate start to the party conference in Birmingham, Sky's Jon Craig looks at what to expect in the coming days
Meanwhile, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has voiced support for Jeremy Hunt after the foreign secretary said he was "not dismissing" a Canada-style free trade agreement, a proposal backed by Mr Johnson.
Mr Gove told the Mail on Sunday: "I'm sure (Mr Hunt) would have considered his comments carefully and they would therefore have merit and should be listened to.
Who's auditioning for the Conservative leadership?
Top Tories such as Boris Johnson, Sajid Javid, Jeremy Hunt and Penny Mordaunt could all be looking to grab the limelight
Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig said Mrs May was facing a "power struggle" within her party from opponents of her Chequers plan.
"As well as attacks outside the cabinet, there are cabinet ministers - like Mr Hunt and Michael Gove - suggesting she changes tact," he said.
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Sky News is calling for an Independent Leaders' Debate Commission to oversee and organise election debates
Mr Hunt is among the cabinet ministers due to address the Tory party conference in Birmingham on Sunday.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox and International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt are also due to give speeches.
The Tory party was hit by an embarrassing security gaffe ahead of the event as a flaw in the official conference app allowed access to the contact details of cabinet ministers and senior MPs.
Don't expect Conservatives to be punished for data breach
Tories are pushing hard to regulate the internet, but what does it mean when the party can't safeguard their own delegates?
The mobile phone numbers of Chancellor Philip Hammond and Mr Johnson were among those which could be accessed without a password.
Tory Chairman Brandon Lewis apologised for the breach of security and the UK's data watchdog said it would make inquiries about the case.


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“Soils are one of the main receptors of agricultural plastics and are known to contain larger quantities of microplastics than oceans,” FAO Deputy Director-General María Helena Semedo said in the report´s foreword.
According to data collated by FAO experts, agricultural value chains each year use 12.5 million tons of plastic products while while another 37.3 million are used in food packaging.
Crop production and livestock accounted for 10.2 million tons per year collectively, followed by fisheries and aquaculture with 2.1 million, and forestry with 0.2 million tons.
Asia was estimated to be the largest user of plastics in agricultural production, accounting for nearly half of global usage. Moreover, without viable alternatives, plastic demand in agriculture is only set to increase. As the demand for agricultural plastic continues surge, Ms. Semedo underscored the need to better monitor the quantities that “leak into the environment from agriculture”.
Since their widespread introduction in the 1950s, plastics have become ubiquitous.
In agriculture, plastic products greatly help productivity, such as in covering soil to reduce weeds; nets to protect and boost plant growth, extend cropping seasons and increase yields, and tree guards, which protect seedlings and saplings from animals and help provide a growth-enhancing microclimate.
However, of the estimated 6.3 billion tons of plastics produced before 2015, nearly 80% had never been properly disposed of.
While the effects of large plastic items on marine fauna have been well documented, the impacts unleashed during their disintegration potentially affect entire ecosystems.

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With the Rails Kit, you add walls that keep the battle on the track. Drive the fight into the corners, then slingshot into the straightaways.
This Accessory Rails Kit, includes 10x Guard Rails pieces. To get started, you need the Anki OVERDRIVE Starter Kit and must use a Start/Finish Track piece* in any track configuration (*only included in the Starter Kit!).
These aren’t just cars and tracks; these are robots programmed for battle on magnetic tracks, controlled with your mobile device. Each Supercar is a self-aware robot, driven by powerful artificial intelligence (AI) and equipped with deadly strategy. The more you play, the more upgrades you earn. And with continuous software updates, the gameplay always stays fresh. Customise weapons, swap out cars, build new tracks, it will become nearly impossible to stop playing.
Each player must have a compatible iOS or Android device with Wifi enabled.
- Expand the OVERDRIVE Starter Kit to build new and bigger tracks
- Keep the action on the track by building walls with the Rails Kit
- 10x Guard Rails pieces
- Your mobile device is your controller to battle and race high-tech robotic Supercars on the magnetic tracks in this game of speed and strategy
- Challenge friends or artificially intelligent (AI) opponents that learn and adapt as you play on the tracks
- Compatible with iOS or Android devices

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Project LocationSan Andreas High School
Project DetailsPhase I: Renovation
Phase II: New Build
Project TimelinePhase I: January 2018 - August 2018
Phase II: March 2019 - Complete
Project CostPhase I: $900,000
Phase II: $2.26 million
Project BenefitsPhase I: This renovation is a state of the art hydroponic growing facility and greenhouse that will give students hands-on working experience with growing food products in a production environment.
Phase II: Back to the future! Growing Hope will be a state-of-the-art hydroponic growing facility and greenhouse that uses the latest technology to grow plants without soil. Students will get to work with directly with this advanced equipment and gain hands-on experience growing their own food in a way that is sustainable and prepares us for the future.


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Professor May Adadol Ingawanij, Co-director of the Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM), recently exhibited her British Academy funded curatorial project Animistic Apparatus to critical acclaim.
The recent iteration of Animistic Apparatus at Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival was enthusiastically received in several arts media. This site-specific exhibition featured works by Southeast Asian artists Lav Diaz, Lucy Davis, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Chris Chong, Tanatchai Bandasak, installed across Berwick’s historical sites, and martial arts inspired performances by the Taiwanese art collective lololol.
The film publication Sight and Sound interviewed Professor Ingawanij about the “provocative questions that sits at the centre of Animistic Apparatus”, including ‘What if humans weren’t the primary audience for cinema?’ This article featured Professor Ingawanij’s tale about the source of inspiration for her project in Thailand’s tradition of film projection rituals for spirits, and it highlighted her proposition to connect experimental exhibition practices with storytelling and imaginaries of ecological interrelation.
In a feature length review, the art publication site Hyperallergic noted the speculative underpinning of Animistic Apparatus: “The project reimagines screen media as offerings to nonhuman audiences, and explores questions around what this would mean for creators and curators.” The Brooklyn Rail called the installations at Berwick a “transgressive experience,” and noted as the project’s highlight the installation by CREAM PhD researcher George Clark. This work, Double Ghosts, is part of his CREAM-funded practice PhD.
A commentary in MAP Magazine describes Animistic Apparatus as “a constellation-like project” characterised by the “deprioritisation of the individual, and of the dialogical relations that imagines,” in order to “situate recent moving image practices in and of the volatility of the world.”
Upcoming iterations of Animistic Apparatus include screening programmes at the art space NTT InterCommunication Center (Tokyo), co-curated by Professor Ingawanij and Julian Ross, project collaborator and film programmer at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and Locarno Film Festival, and Other Futures Festival (Amsterdam).

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EngilityÂ has received a $9.3 million contract modification to update additional electronic warfare weapons systems used on manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, training systems and other electronic attack platforms for the U.S. Navy and the Australian government.
TheÂ Defense DepartmentÂ said MondayÂ the modification covers EW systems development, systems engineering, hardware and software engineering, data and threat analysis, mission planning, jammer development, logistics, testing and evaluation services.
The company will modify EW technology upgrades on aircraft platforms such as EA-6B, EA-18G, E-2C, MH-60R, BAMS and P-8A.
Work will take place in California through September 2018.
The Navy obligated a total ofÂ $254,500 in fiscal 2017 and 2018 funds and Australia provided $337,000 in foreign military sales funds at the time of award.


A facility’s steam turbine ranks at, or at least near, the top of the list of vital power plant equipment. Without it, the thermal energy in pressurized steam can not be converted to rotary motion, which is required to generate electricity. That is why it is imperative for a plant’s steam turbine to operate flawlessly.
Abnormal vibrations are a good indication that something’s not right. If ignored, the problem causing the vibration will frequently worsen, and in a turbine it could result in damage to blades or other internal components. In extreme cases, catastrophic failure of the equipment can occur, endangering personnel and costing millions of dollars to repair.
Doosan Škoda Power understands that abnormal turbine vibration requires action. The company has more than a century’s experience manufacturing steam turbines and has invested in research and development to be an international leader in the delivery of advanced clean energy technologies.
For one of its power generation customers in Scandinavia, Doosan Škoda Power engineered a 46-MW steam turbine as part of a combined cycle system for generation of electricity as well as heat recovery. During the initial commissioning process, the turbine experienced rotor instability that prevented the drive train from operating at full load. High subsynchronous vibrations forced a trip in turbine operation at just 27 MW versus the rated 46 MW.
Changes to the bearing clearances and configurations mitigated the vibrations but were not able to eliminate them completely. Doosan Škoda Power decided to contact Bearings Plus, a Waukesha Bearings business, for a damper solution.
Assessing and Solving the Problem
Bearings Plus performed a system-level rotordynamic assessment of the turbine, which evaluated the rotor, bearings, and seals. The cause of the vibrations was confirmed to be a flexible rotor (caused by the large span between the bearings) combined with steam whirl forces in secondary sealing locations.
The steam turbine’s original five-pad rocker pivot tilt pad journal (TPJ) bearings were designed with asymmetrical oil film stiffness to try to accommodate the rotordynamics of the combined cycle system. However, the rotor flexibility and destabilizing steam whirl forces resulted in a negatively damped system and, consequently, strong subsynchronous vibrations at about 30 Hz (Figure 1).
|1. Abnormal vibrations identified. The waterfall spectrum shows subsynchronous vibrations at 30 Hz with the original five-pad tilt pad journal bearings. Courtesy: Waukesha Bearings
For a solution, Bearings Plus suggested soft-mounting the rotor system on TPJ bearings with trademarked ISFD technology. In contrast to the original design, bearings with this integral squeeze film damper technology provide low-stiffness and high-effective damping to maximize the damping ratio and eliminate subsynchronous vibrations.
How It Works
The ISFD design is manufactured through electrical discharge machining. Integral “S” shape springs connect an outer and inner ring, and a squeeze film damper land extends between each set of springs. Bearing pads are housed in the inner ring (Figure 2). The unique design allows for high-precision control of concentricity, stiffness, and rotor positioning. It produces superior damping effectiveness by separating stiffness from damping.
|2. The ISFD design. This four-pad tilt pad journal bearing utilizes integral squeeze film damper technology. Courtesy: Waukesha Bearings
While a conventional squeeze film damper (SFD) experiences a dynamic stiffness from the damper film that is dependent on amplitude and frequency, in the ISFD design, the stiffness is defined only by the springs. This allows for good predictability, and precise placement of critical speeds and rotor modes, regardless of vibration amplitudes and frequencies.
Whereas damping in a conventional SFD is generated by squeezing in the damper film and governed by circumferential film flow, the segmented ISFD design prevents circumferential flow and absorbs energy through the piston/dashpot effect. Flow resistance at the oil supply nozzle and end seals controls ISFD damping.
Both the stiffness and the damping of the ISFD design are optimized for the application through a rigorous rotordynamic analysis. For the steam turbine, because steam whirl was one of the root causes of the subsynchronous vibrations, the analysis of the ISFD solution paid careful attention to modeling destabilizing seal forces and stage forces.
A damped eigenvalue analysis without those forces showed a better stability margin by a factor of 12 with the ISFD design compared to the original bearings. With the destabilizing forces, the ISFD solution maintained a high stability margin. The combination of low stiffness and optimum damping at the bearing support is the key in transforming bending modes to more rigid body modes and improving the overall stability and damping ratio of the rotor/bearing system.
Field vibration data after installation proved that the solution worked. The subsynchronous vibration spikes experienced at the initial commissioning were eliminated with the use of the ISFD design (Figure 3). The larger stability margin provided by the bearings with ISFD technology freed the system from significant subsynchronous vibrations and enabled full-speed, full-power operation of the turbine.
|3. Problem solved. The waterfall spectrum shows the subsynchronous vibrations were eliminated using the ISFD design. Courtesy: Waukesha Bearings
More than 3,200 bearings with ISFD technology have been supplied over the last 20 years and have established this unique design as a leading solution to vibration problems in turbomachinery. ISFD technology is successful in a broad range of turbomachinery due to the flexibility of its design. The technology can be used with tilt pad bearings, as described above, as well as with Flexure Pivot bearings, fixed profile bearings, and rolling element bearings, in sizes from 10 mm up to 400 mm.
ISFD technology has successfully improved stability, shifted critical speeds, and reduced amplification factors in steam and gas turbines, integrally geared air and process compressors, centrifugal compressors, turbo-expanders, radial turbines, supercritical CO2 power turbines, generators, motors, and overhung process equipment. The cost to implement an ISFD bearing-damper solution is nominal compared to the ongoing, potentially significant costs that can result from vibration problems’ effects across a machine.
In many applications, the minimal space requirements of the ISFD design allow bearings with ISFD technology to serve as drop-in replacements to existing bearings. Most importantly, the ISFD bearing-damper solution can be engineered to a specific support stiffness and damping for each application’s operating conditions to maximize the ratio of energy transmitted to the bearing locations, thus significantly improving the stability of the system. ■
—Jong Kim is senior principal engineer of Waukesha Bearings.


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Gloucester Daily Times
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Imagine an America, if you can or dare, in which the United States Senate is made up of 100 Jesse Helmses.
Helms, people may remember, was the “Tea Party Republican” senator from North Carolina before the Tea Party even existed.
I am urging people to imagine what such an America would be and look like because Ted Cruz, the junior “Tea Party Republican” senator from Texas, who is the latest darling of the far right “whacko birds” — to borrow a term from John McCain — brought a crowd to its feet by saying 100 Jesse Helmses in the U.S. Senate is exactly what is needed to make America great and set it right, no pun intended, again.
This is significant because Cruz, given his popularity with the “whacko birds” of the once great party of Lincoln, can be a major force to be reckoned with in the 2016 GOP presidential primaries. That’s because it is the “whacko birds” who dominate the party in those venues.
Besides that, Cruz is perhaps the most dangerous right-wing politician in America today because he is far more concerned with gaining power for himself than he is the real interests of those who swoon over his every word — despite the fact he, unlike President Obama, really was born in a foreign country.
Cruz is a Harvard and Princeton-educated member of the nation’s elite who revels in playing the role of a populist, right wing crusader because he knows how well the act resonates with the all-important, far right, easily duped base of the party in the presidential primary contests. He is an egotistical, self serving cynic, but an extremely shrewd and adept one.
But let’s just contemplate what an America with a Senate made up of the 100 Jesse Helmses Cruz says are needed to restore past American greatness would look like.
In such an America, segregation and Jim Crow laws would not only be ruled constitutional again — the Senate, after all, ultimately decides who sits on the Supreme Court — they would be back on the books and no doubt enforced with a vengeance.
Some element of that is currently occurring in North Carolina, at least in terms of voting rights, in the wake of the far right, “Tea Party Republican” takeover of both the executive and legislative branches of that state’s government last year.
In such an America, women would not only not have the right to make their own deeply personal and often painful reproductive health decisions, they would be made into criminals and imprisoned for doing so.
In such an America, gay men and lesbians would not only not ever have the right to marry, we, like women looking to make their own reproductive health decisions, would be cast as criminals and imprisoned simply for being who we are.
In such an America, interracial marriage could well become illegal in some states again as the clarion call of “states’ rights” would no doubt be ringing through the once honorable halls of the Senate.
The list just goes on and on.
That is why I think it is so important more people educate themselves about the real agenda of the far right, so-called “Tea Party” extremists who now so dominate the Republican Party’s base at the national level.
There is nothing genuinely grassroots about this movement. It is extremely well-funded and aided and abetted by some of the wealthiest and most powerful corporate, media, and religious right-wing groups in the nation.
It is time to pay attention before we realize that, by the time they come for “us”, there will be no one left to speak out in opposition — not unlike what happened in Germany roughly eight decades ago.


Sergey Melikov with Ramazan Abdulatipov visit Makhachkala Commercial Seaport
Makhachkala, April 13, 2015. Today April 10, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District Sergey Melikov together with the Head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov visited Makhachkala Commercial Seaport to review the work of the oldest enterprises of the republic.
Makhachkala Commercial Seaport - is not only the one Russian ice-free port on the Caspian Sea, but also the main transport hub of the country on the Caspian highway for the transportation of crude oil and oil products. This is the constituent part of the international transport corridor "North-South".
The Director-General of the enterprise Ahmed Gajiyev told the guests that in recent years the turnover of the enterprise totaled 5-6 million tons thus displaying a stable financial position.
"The new management team has worked hard to improve the financial situation of the port and the restoration of its good reputation, but much remains to be done to improve the efficiency of the enterprise. Now we are with the Ministry of Transport to develop special programs for further development of the port"- Dagestan Head said.
For the present time, dredging project is the priority one in order to implement the strategic plans for the development and reconstruction of the sea port of Makhachkala.
The Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District Sergey Melikov noted the unique geopolitical position of Makhachkala port. In his view, the attraction of strategic investors to the privatized assets for their further development must be taken as a prerogative when considering the question of company privatization. Melikov warned against the sale of objects at any cost.


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