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The last time Aaron Carter performed in La Crosse, he was at the height of his popularity, a 14-year-old pop phenom whose career was propelled by the marketing muscle of Radio Disney. The La Crosse Center was filled back in March 2002 with mostly young girls swooning for “Baby Backstreet,” the younger brother of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys.
While one of the opening acts, Dream Street, canceled at the last minute, Carter did not disappoint at that La Crosse Center show. He put on an energetic, dance-filled show with an elaborate set and light show, singing all the hits he’d become adored for, including “I Want Candy,” “Oh Aaron,” “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” and “That’s How I Beat Shaq.”
It’s going to be an entirely different vibe when he comes to the Cavalier Theater Feb. 2 as part of a monthlong, 25-date tour to promote his new five-song EP, “LØVË,” which is to be released Feb. 10. For one thing, the crowd will skew considerably older, as nobody younger than 21 will be admitted. And the present won’t be nearly as glitzy.
Judging by the two songs from the EP released in advance, “Fool’s Gold” and “Sooner or Later,” the Cavalier crowd might be tempted to tear out some chairs for more dance space. Carter has been rekindling his dormant music career over the past couple years, turning from the funk- and hip-hop-infused pop songs of his youth to a more sultry, atmospheric electronic dance groove.
In a recent phone interview before the tour, Carter seemed excited to get on the road again and perform live with new music to share.
“I’m building and getting the best I can be before I come back out again,” Carter said. “Ultimately, I’ve been trying to get myself back in the music and touring game, which I really missed.”
For the new music on “LØVË,” Carter worked with Melanie Fontana and Jon Asher (Chainsmokers) and German producer Michael “Lindgren” Shulz (Krewella and Zedd). He’s looking forward to the release of the full-length album version of “LØVË,” to be released later this year, complete with a new EDM-flavored version of “I Want Candy.”
“LØVË” will be Carter’s fifth album, and the first since “Another Earthquake,” which came out the year he last performed in La Crosse. While he has kept a low-profile during the past 14 years in terms of recording and touring, he’s kept at performing in a variety of ways. He’s done some musical theater, most notably a starring run in an off-Broadway production of “The Fantasticks” and a stint in “Seussical the Musical.”
The avid dirt-biking enthusiast also has done some reality TV while his recording career was on hiatus, including “House of Carters,” a 2006 show that reunited all five of the Carter siblings in the same house. And in 2009, he made it to the eighth round as a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”
Carter said he understands that in this day and age there are a lot of artists who focus more on putting out songs one at a time but admitted he’s a little bit old school. “I’m an album artist,” he said.
As the title of his EP and album suggests, there’s a theme to his new music. “The whole EP and the whole project is based on love, and it’s not always good,” he said. “The EP isn’t about good love. It’s about bad love.”


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I used SavingCase’s tweet because it highlights how important the internet has become for connecting people and how people share information. (I might have missed Susannah’s piece if not for that tweet.)
That patient-patient connection is number three in a list by Ilana Jacqueline, who wrote the Global Genes’ Rare Daily piece about empowering moments felt by people living with a rare disease. These patient-patient connections not only provide support, information, and a measure of comfort; they can grow into powerful advocacy groups eventually connecting (and often funding) researchers investigating their disease. In many cases the patient becomes the educator (educating doctors was #4 in Ilana’s list) and expert on what is already known about that disease, but researchers still play an important role in expanding that knowledge base.

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Investors Craving Organic / Booming food business has The Street salivating
The organic food business got its start catering to the Birkenstock crowd, but today the most eager converts to the $20 billion natural products industry wear wingtips.
Wall Street has gone organic. In the past 15 months, eight natural products companies have gone public raising more than $618 million, and many more initial public offerings are on the way.
Organic Food Products, a Morgan Hill- based maker of pasta sauces, salsas and condiments is expected to join the IPO ranks next week with an offering of 1.3 million shares for about $5.3 million.
"It's a very attractive industry for investors because it's growing fast and many companies that were private are ready to go public," said Patricia Negron, an analyst with Adams Harkness & Hill in Boston.
Negron's research reveals why. Traditional supermarkets have been reporting revenue growth of about 1 percent to 3 percent with profit margins of 3 percent to 5 percent. By contrast, the organic and natural foods industry is showing revenue growth of 15 percent to 20 percent and margins of 8 percent to 10 percent.
"The Baby Boomers are driving this," she said. "They are willing to pay for purity."
Natural products is the umbrella industry term for a diverse group of businesses that includes the $3.5 billion-a-year organic foods sector. Governed by 30 state laws, organic foods are those that rely on natural methods of cultivation and avoid prohibited pesticides, fertilizers and growth regulators.
Natural foods, at $4.5 billion a year, is a largely unregulated industry. The term once meant that no preservatives or additives were used, but the phrase has no legal definition.
The natural products industry also includes the dietary supplement business, which is broken out into the retail sector ($6 billion), in which products are sold in stores, and the network marketing segment ($6 billion), in which supplements are sold through multilevel market arrangements.
"Organic already has consumer demand, all it needs now is capital," he said.
So far, much of the investor enthusiasm is centered around organic store chains, such as Austin-based Whole Foods Market Inc. and Wild Oats of Boulder, Colo., and producers and distributors like United Natural Foods of Dayville, Conn., and Hain Food of Uniondale, N.Y.
But analysts warn that, like any new investment fancy, the organic business could sour. Companies can expand too rapidly, stock prices can get pumped by hype, regulatory barriers can emerge and investor enthusiasm wane.
Still, Scowcroft thinks the boom, at least in IPOs, has barely started. He noted that when his foundation held a conference two years ago, only about five investment bankers showed up.
By contrast, tomorrow is the beginning of the group's three-day symposium called "Organic Rules" at Oakland's Claremont Resort. More than 50 investments bankers are signed up from a variety of firms, including Montgomery Securities, Rosewood Capital, Piper Jaffray, Salomon Brothers, Hambrecht & Quist and Robertson, Stephens.
In addition to financing issues, the 270 attendees are likely to focus on future U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations on organic foods, whether farmers should bear all the costs of registering a farm as organic, and whether genetically engineered crops should be considered as organic foods.
NATURAL PRODUCTS . -- Sales Natural products sales, in billions: . Dietary supplements (retail) $6 Dietary supplements (network marketing) $6 Natural foods $4.5 Organic foods $3.5 .
-- IPOs Initial public offerings in the natural products industry, May 1996-present. Amounts in millions: . Company Amt. Date Nu Skin Asia Pac $209 11/96 Rexall Sundown 109 11/96 Twinlab Corp. 102 11/96 Weider Nutrition 61.6 5/97 Garden Botanika 54.0 5/96 Wild Oats Markets 42.0 10/96 United Nat Foods 39.1 11/96 Annie Homegn 1.5 7/96 . Source: Natural Business Communications

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There is science applied in using colors for your homes, offices, and other buildings. Certain color will generate a certain effect on your mood and feelings. In if you are considering to redecorate your home, try red kitchen walls.
There are some reasons why you should use red for your kitchen walls. Here are some of them:
- Make you feel welcomed
Red is a warm color that is believed to make people feel welcomed. Painting the kitchen walls in red will make a very large kitchen feels more intimate. It will also make a smaller kitchen feels more trendy. However, if painting the whole kitchen in red feels too much, you can paint the cabinet or countertops instead.
- Increase your appetite
Warmer color tends to increase the appetite, and some experts think that red is the color which stimulates appetite. It is believed that this color has an effect on metabolism and that is why red is the perfect color for your kitchen.
Having red kitchen walls on all four side will sometimes feel a little too dramatic. The trick is using the right shade of red largely available on the market.
You might also want to think about the kitchen appliances and decorations you’re going to put in the kitchen and make sure they are a perfect match with the red kitchen walls you have.

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In 2001 and 2002, during a sudden rainfall, the area in question experienced floods with irreparable flow of debris. . the tangrah Catchment in Golestan Province is one of Dough River sub- basins. occurrence and Storm rain falls in 2001-2002, triggered a severe debris flow which left many casualties and economic losses. One of the important causes of sediment flow rock deposits is slippery masses that occur in the basin. Therefore, identifying areas that are more vulnerable to debris movements can be effective in planning to deal with reducing the effects of these events. In the present study, for a more detailed analysis, a landslide hazard map has been prepared using a random forest algorithm in this area. Factors affecting the occurrence of landslides in the strait area in relation to the debris flow, including parameters such as slope, slope direction, altitude, curvature amplitude, lithology, total annual rainfall, land use, distance from waterway, distance from fault and distance from Are ways of communication. Using Mat LAB R2020a software, 70% of this data was randomly selected for training and the rest was used for validation. Evaluation of the results obtained from the model of random forest algorithm has been created using a coefficient of determination of 0.88 and an error of 0.27. Prioritization of input factors by the algorithm indicates the greater importance of the factors of slope, height and distance from the road in the final forecast. The secondary validation is by the ROC criterion and the area below the curve is 0.93, which indicates the estimated accuracy of the created model. Based on the zoning, the results show that 16, 15, 11, 17 and 40% of the area are in very low, low, medium, high and very high classes, respectively.
Keywords: Zonation, landslide, debris flow, Tangarah basin, Golestan province
Debris flow is one of the most common geological hazards, often starting with landslides, and the potential energy of a slippery mass can be rapidly converted into kinetic energy. Deposits can lead to catastrophes that pose a serious threat to the lives and property of individuals and to economic development. Landslide is an integrated and often rapid volume of sedimentary material along slopes (Mahmoudi, 2007: 38). According to the definition of the Engineering Geological Society, landslide is the movement of a mass of material on a downward slope (Nasiri, 1383: 3). Therefore, these phenomena are one of the most important natural hazards that have serious casualties and financial losses around the world, especially in mountainous basins (Vilanova et al., 2010: 383) Landslides are of two types: Landslides in about one Meters is called shallow and a few meters deep. Shallow landslides contain a lot of water that occurs after heavy rainfall, but deep landslides require a longer time. When the earth's water level rises enough, the earth's block becomes unstable, causing landslides that often occur after the heaviest rains. Hence it will be a mechanism for creating a deposit (Takahashi, 124: 2007). The debris flow is actually the motion of old and new slips, and the potential energy of the slippery mass can be quickly converted into kinetic energy. Material flows can lead to catastrophes that pose a serious threat to the lives and property of individuals and to economic development. Many countries suffer from the serious risks of a deposit flow (Liang et al., 2012: 95).
Methods and material
Random forest is a modern type of rootstock that includes a host of classification and regression trees. The RF predictor model is based on averaging the results of all relevant decision trees and performs high-accuracy classification for many sets (Ebrahim Khani et al., 2011). The most important feature of random forest is its high performance in measuring the importance of a variable to determine what role each variable plays in predicting the response. The research has been prepared to prepare a map of sensitivity to debris flows and landslides in which 10 effective factors in amplitude instability have been used. After preparing 10 independent factors and landslide data, the coding of random forest algorithm in Mat LAB R2020a environment was used.
Results and discussion
To determine the appropriate number of trees, using the mean square error (MSE) criterion, first some initial values for the number of trees were determined and then the model was implemented. By examining the mean error rate and the coefficient of determination for training, the optimal model with the lowest error rate was designed. The obtained model with a coefficient of determination of 0.88 and the square of the mean squared error was 0.27 for the training stage. In order to achieve a logical and appropriate model for the strait catchment, the ROC curve has been used. ROC curvature is one of the most complete methods in providing feature determination, probabilistic identification and prediction of systems, which slightly reduces the accuracy of the model. In this rock curve evaluation, the higher the rock curve surface, the higher the model accuracy.
Studies have shown that factors such as slope, height and distance from the road have a very effective role in creating landslides in the region and factors such as distance from the waterway and distance from the fault and the direction of the slope have the least impact on landslides, respectively. slope factor is the first factor affecting instability in the region. Most debris flows originate from discrete or distributed source areas where slopes steeper than 30 ° are covered by debris or soils with low adhesionConclusion
The results of the present study are consistent with the results of researchers such as Pour Ghasemi et al. (2015) in Mazandaran and Mohammadi et al. (2017), in a part of Golestan and Talebi et al. (2016) in Sardarabad watershed, Golestan province .

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Andrew Adamson finally has some confidence in his filmmaking abilities. That's a really big career step for him.
The 41-year-old New Zealand native has had considerable experience in both visual effects and in animation.
And he did direct the first two "Shrek" animated hits before his work on "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe."
And yet even he admits that he was an unlikely choice of director for the first film in what Walt Disney Pictures was planning to be a successful movie franchise.
As he recalled, "I'm sure there were a lot of people wondering who this Andrew Adamson guy was and why Disney allowed him of all people to make this movie."
"And I was chief among them," Adamson added with a laugh.
But he must have done something right. That film wound up grossing nearly $300 million in the United States alone. That obviously helps explain why he's returned to direct and co-write the screenplay for its sequel, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," which opens Friday.
"I'm back! And so are the Pevensie children," Adamson said from New York City. He was there helping to promote the new film.
The movies, based on author C.S. Lewis's seven-volume "Chronicles of Narnia" series, were long in development at Walt Disney Pictures, but none of those projects had gotten off the ground until the start of the 21st century.
According to Adamson, a few screenwriters and filmmakers had suggested they update the tale or make even more drastic changes in the story content.
"I think everyone was getting pretty frustrated and disheartened at that stage," he said.
Fortunately, Adamson was coming off the first "Shrek" success at the time and had his own pitch, which showed the producers how much he loved the material.
"They were the first really 'big' books that I ever read. To me they were perfect and needed no changes whatsoever," he said, suggesting that the clincher may have been his "nearly encyclopedia knowledge" of the books' events and characters.
Still, Adamson said he "was convinced that I had scared them off at first, because I was so obsessive."
Yet he wound up having a "blast" making the first movie and says he felt more "assured" making the follow-up, "Prince Caspian."
He also feels a "parental" affection for young actors William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley, who play the heroic Pevensie children.
"I've really grown attached to all of them, especially Georgie, who was 8 when the first film was shot. She's my girl," Adamson said.
So, he wanted to "be there with them every step of the way of this amazing adventure."
Not to give anything away about "Prince Caspian," but not all of the Pevensies return for the next adventure, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." And while Adamson will be serving as a producer for the movie adaptation, Michael Apted ("Amazing Grace") will be taking the directing reins this time.
"It's a bit of a relief, because this 'Narnia' movie world has gotten to be a bit of a beast," he said. "It's very difficult to juggle this huge production, this ever-growing cast of characters and keep your sanity. So, it's time for me to let it go."
And in the future, he'd like to do something "more modest" in scope.
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7th CPC Allowances matter will be cleared in next Cabinet Meeting – AIRF
Brief of the meetings held today with the Union Cabinet Secretary and the CRB
CABINET SECRETARY ASSURED THAT ALLOWANCES AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO 7TH CPC WILL BE TAKEN UP IN NEXT CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet Secretary assured that, all the things are in the process and most probably would be placed in the next Cabinet meeting.
Normally, Union Cabinet meets on every Wednesday, but this time 21st June, 2017 being “Yoga Day”, this may defer for one or two days, so according to the assurance given by the Cabinet Secretary, we hope that the matter of the allowances would be settled within this month.
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Important Updates on 7th CPC Allowances….
List of All 196 Allowances Recommended by 7th Pay Commission
7th CPC Allowances: List of 37 ‘Abolished as a Separate Allowance’ Allowances
7th CPC Allowances: List of 54 Abolished Allowances
7th CPC Allowances: List of 12 Allowances as’Not Included in the Report’
Also Check: Central Government Pay Matrix Table 2022 PDF
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JOHOR BAHRU: KPJ Healthcare Bhd will be allocating RM300 million yearly for capital expenditure (capex) to expand its business operations.
President and managing director Datuk Amirudffin Abdul Satar said the expenditure would be used to develop its operations and to build new hospitals.
"The capex of RM200 million to RM300 million a year is in line with our current business expansion," he told reporters after the healthcare provider's annual general meeting (AGM) here yesterday. Also present was JCorp president and chief executive Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim. Amiruddin said two new hospitals, KPJ Batu Pahat Specialist Hospital and KPJ Miri Specialist Hospital, will be opened this year.
"KPJ Batu Pahat just received its certificate of completion and compliance (CCC) and the licence in three or four months' time, while KPJ Miri just received its Occupational Permit (OP).
"We expect the hospitals will be opened in the third or fourth quarter of the year, as both buildings are ftilly completed. All that remains to be done are recruiting the staff and doctors," he said ) - Bernama

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Surfers on Maui grant a mother's wish after son's death
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child of an anti-war activist in Palestine
Weep like a Palestinian,
as the bombs rain down
and the structure crumbles.
Weep like the small child
sitting beside his wounded mother,
his two years having been spent in terror,
knowing no safe place,
all life in peril.
Weep for the displaced and the hated
who, when they find a homeland,
hate and displace their neighbors, in turn.
Weep because Otherness is all that is seen,
and not our shared humanity,
our shared longing for peace,
Weep, for the turning of the centuries,
hate upon hate,war upon war,
as humans, unawakened,
come from fear and hate and power,
and never seem to find another way
to live on this land together.
Weep, because this earth was given to us
as a gift, to live on in harmony,
nature and every living creature,
and look what humanity has wrought:
a fallen, clamoring, toxic, warring Eden.
Weep for the angels that fall
from the sky in planes,
in a world where geniuses
discovered how to fly,
then other minds
devised their deadly rockets.
Weep for the beauty of this world,
for hearts yearning for peace
in the midst of war,
and for the proven folly
of ever thinking
anything but further hatred
can ever be won
wherever God lives,
He must be weeping too,
at the slaughtering of his children
of every color, race and faith.

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- Who should get the hepatitis A vaccine?
- How often should you be vaccinated for hepatitis A?
- Is hepatitis A vaccine live?
- How much is hepatitis A vaccine?
- What happens if you get hepatitis A?
- Who should not get the Hep A Vaccine?
- How long is hepatitis A vaccine good for?
- Do I need a Hepatitis A booster?
- How important is hepatitis A vaccine?
- Is hepatitis A vaccine mandatory?
- Can you get hepatitis A more than once?
- How long does Hep A and B vaccine last?
Who should get the hepatitis A vaccine?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends hepatitis A vaccination for all children in the United States when they are one year of age, all children and teens through age 18 who were not pre- viously vaccinated, certain children age 6 through 11 months who are traveling outside the U.S., all adults ….
How often should you be vaccinated for hepatitis A?
How and When Do Doctors Give Vaccines? For the hepatitis A vaccine: You should get two doses, given as shots, 6 months apart for complete protection.
Is hepatitis A vaccine live?
The hepatitis A vaccine does not cause hepatitis because it does not contain the live virus. It contains inactivated hepatitis A virus. The vaccine works by stimulating the body to produce antibodies, which are proteins that will fight and kill the virus and prevent hepatitis A infection.
How much is hepatitis A vaccine?
Adult Vaccine Price ListVaccineBrandname/ TradenameCDC Cost/ DoseHepatitis A Adult Vaqta®$32.86$32.86Hepatitis A Adult Havrix®$32.86Hepatitis A-Hepatitis B Adult Twinrix®$62.03512 more rows
What happens if you get hepatitis A?
Unlike other types of viral hepatitis, hepatitis A does not cause long-term liver damage, and it doesn’t become chronic. In rare cases, hepatitis A can cause a sudden loss of liver function, especially in older adults or people with chronic liver diseases.
Who should not get the Hep A Vaccine?
People who have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to the hepatitis A vaccine or who are known to be allergic to any part of the hepatitis A vaccine should not receive the vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Also, the vaccine is not licensed for use in infants under age 1 year.
How long is hepatitis A vaccine good for?
How long does hepatitis A vaccine protect you? Estimates for long-term protection for fully vac- cinated people (i.e., full two-dose series) suggest that protection from hepatitis A virus infection could last for at least 25 years in adults and at least 14–20 years in children.
Do I need a Hepatitis A booster?
For long-term immunity, the HepA vaccine series should be completed with a second dose at least 6 months after the first dose. However, the second dose is not necessary for PEP. A second dose should not be administered sooner than 6 calendar months after the first dose, regardless of HAV exposure risk.
How important is hepatitis A vaccine?
Why is the hepatitis A vaccine important? Because of the vaccine, rates of hepatitis A in the United States are the lowest they’ve been in 40 years. But hepatitis A is still common in other countries, so it’s possible for people to get the disease when they travel.
Is hepatitis A vaccine mandatory?
Hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for the following people: All children aged 12–23 months. Unvaccinated children and adolescents aged 2–18 years. International travelers.
Can you get hepatitis A more than once?
People who have hepatitis A infection become immune to HAV for the rest of their lives once they recover. They cannot get hepatitis A twice.
How long does Hep A and B vaccine last?
How long does protection from hepatitis B vaccine last? Studies indicate that immunologic memory remains intact for at least 30 years among healthy people who initiated hepatitis B vaccination at >6 months of age (16).


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Increasingly, are in mainstream media covering the , particularly . And it is hardly surprising. Today, for example, when I do a quick scan , the headlines read of the would have on Antarctic ice melt, that fossil fuel pollution has been behind and that the 4 biggest fossil fuel companies (Shell, Chevron, BP and Exxon) have exploiting the fossil fuels that have contributed dramatically to climate change. Just scanning these stories- that highlight both the impacts of climate change is already having around the world, and that our governments and systems appear in-affective to deal with it, it is hard not feeling some sort of worry or fear about the future. It is also easy to understand why psychologists are reporting that people are coming to them for help to manage their worries and fears over climate change, and that climate change is
What exactly is eco-anxiety?
One group of psychologists define eco-anxiety as the term to: Eco‐Anxiety can result directly from an environmental problem, but most often it is an indirect impact. For example, a person may feel anxiety and sorrow because a woodland area next to him is cut down. But even more people experience anxiety because they feel that climate change is taking away their future.”Read more
My name is Andrew Davidson, I’m an Investment Advisor based in Vancouver.
To me, meaningful investment includes investing in combating the climate crisis. There is no clearer return than a clean and healthy world.
As with tackling many pressing issues, starting with education can be transformative. I encourage you to invest in Be the Change Earth Alliance because there really is no downside to investing in climate action and students.Read more
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My husband and I have attended BTCEA’s Annual General Meeting each year and have met most of the board members and staff. We have always been impressed with how much this small organization is able to do with the resources they have and inspired by the calibre of their work. The volunteers are enthusiastic, and the staff is highly motivated in their work with the teachers and students. I feel that every penny we invest in this organization is put to good use and much appreciated.Read more
It has now been a week since the Federal election. After spending the 6 week election period involved and volunteering in canvassing and Get out the vote efforts to ensure we get voters to consider climate change when they cast their ballot, it has taken me a bit of time to fully decompress and assess what the outcomes of this important election means in the context of climate justice. I know for many of us committed to working towards justice, there were many moments in this election that left me feeling deeply disappointed and frustrated with the state of debate on issues in Canada, and that made clear to me how much work we still need to do in the fight for ecological justice, indigenous justice, racial justice, economic justice, gender justice, across Canada but also around the world.Read more


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3D printed block of digital wood has an internal grain
Researchers at Columbia University used a voxel printing techniques to create digital wood, complete with internal grains and external colour textures.
The block of digital wood is based on an olive wood sample, with its grain pattern replicated exactly throughout, as well as other colour gradients. To achieve this result, the team used state of the art technologies in 3D printing.
First, they sliced the wood in ultrathin slices of 27 micro-metres (0.027 millimetres) with a computer controlled CNC mill. These wood slices were photographed by an overhead camera, which allowed capturing consecutive slices of wood as they were cut. The 230 images were fed into a Stratasys J750 PolyJet 3D printer. This printer is capable of printing various colours and materials using voxels. Voxels are 3D pixels, the smallest element in which an object can be divided in the design process.
To achieve multimaterial printing, the printer sputters droplets of dissimilar materials on the build tray. It then mixes the droplets to produce smoother segments, rather than the pixilated appearance the wood would otherwise have. The layer is finally cured with ultraviolet light before the machine moves on to the next layer.
To test if the blocks had the right internal multicoloured structure, the researchers dipped some in liquid nitrogen and shattered them. Other blocks were broken using a chisel. The experiment shows that the differently coloured resins form a continuous grain. In addition to blocks, the researchers also created digital wood shaped like an alligator.
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Eulois Cleckley: New transit director seeks to add infrastructure and riders
The Department of Transportation and Public Works got a new leader in August, Eulois Cleckley. He has long been working in the transportation industry in both public and private organizations. Before arriving in Miami-Dade, he was executive director of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure of Denver city and county, where he led creation of that department and oversaw the work of 1,300 employees, a $340 million budget and a $1.2 billion capital program.
Before that, he was deputy director of the Houston-Galveston Area Council. In Washington, DC, he held leadership posts at the US Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. He has been a consultant with local and state governments analyzing transportation systems, and at the outset of his career he was manager of supply chain logistics operations for the East Coast at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
With his vast experience in transportation, Mr. Cleckley was selected by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to oversee a department of 4,000 employees with a $700 million budget and a $5.5 billion capital budget over six years.
Of his selection, he said, “I think it’s about having the ability to deliver on the expectations.”
Mr. Cleckley said he is looking forward to have solid connections within the community and local municipalities. “I’ll be making sure that we are engaging with our communities and finding out what their needs are, and integrating those need into the projects and services that we are responsible for.”
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Is Sexxy Red Pregnant Again? St. Louis rapper Sexyy Red has shocked all after sharing a shocking Instagram post. She recently announced her pregnancy with fellow rapper SZA. Her fans are still in wonder they are thinking that the star is just kidding. Here’s what we know.
Pregnancy News or Rumour: Is Sexxy Red Pregnant Again?
The 25-year-old rapper and singer Sexyy Red is now making headlines on the internet after she posted heartwarming pictures on her Instagram with fellow rapper SZA, where she penned in the caption “Team boy or team girl 🥰 @sza“
American singer and songwriter, SZA commented: “I’m allowed to pretend I don’t know the winning team or now.”
In the social media post, the renowned singer seemed to ask her fans the gender of her baby. Fans are not aware of the news of her pregnancy so she is now expecting her second child with her mysterious boyfriend.
Sexyy Red has a child with her ex-boyfriend who is now in prison. The rapper has opened up about motherhood in a number of interviews and podcasts since she became pregnant first time.
She once said, “I want to get on TV, I want to have a makeup line, I want to sell clothes, hair, I want some stores. I know I’m going to accomplish all of these. And just get my son out of the hood, so he doesn’t get to grow up in the kind of environment I did. Money is the main route because I feel like money’s going to take you anywhere.”
Who Is Sexy Red Pregnant By?
The revelation of her pregnancy comes after she teamed up with Drake appearing on his new album, For All The Dogs, for the song, “Rich Baby Daddy.” In the track, she worked with SZA.
This shocking pregnancy news left a number of questions in her fan’s minds some are wondering who is the baby daddy.
She has not revealed the identity of her baby daddy. Sexyy Red, who self-crowned Hood’s Hottest Princess, has been linked to several rappers and singers such as NLE Choppa and Drake, he previously shared an intimate photo with American rapper Drake.


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It doesn’t get easier you just get better. That’s a phrase often used in professional sport but when it comes to trading the harder you try, the more hours you watch the charts doesn’t necessarily mean you will get better at trading. With trading, it’s about understanding how to replicate an edge again and again with good risk management.
As time goes on you are either going to get better or worse at applying your edge. It’s black or white you’ll either be making money or losing money and if you are losing money it will be because you are continually switching edges and not applying sold risk to reward on your trades. Making money is a simple process of replicating an edge but it never gets easier and you will never be able to pick the winners, it’s a game of probabilities that requires you to win more than you lose and replicate it again and again.
Why can’t everyone do it? It’s because the outcome on each edge is random and you don’t know which trades (your edge) will be the winning ones and which ones will be the losing ones. That’s why trading is emotional for people because they feel like they’ve tried hard, worked hard on “getting the system right” and when it presents on the screen they expect certainty. Certainty does not exist, probability is what exists and unless you can learn to deal with random probability and let go of certainty you won’t likely get better as a trader. Apply a simple edge, ensure it has solid risk to reward and focus on replicating the edge over 50 trades. You will then have something that you can measure the success over a series of trades and look to see if you can improve the edge and money management.

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War Office letter to Mrs Dick-Conyngham dated 5 May 1918
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M.S.3.Cas/518. A. 5th May 1918
The Military Secretary presents his compliments to Mrs Dick-Conyngham, and begs to inform her that, from information contained in a telegram sent to the Central Prisoners of War Committee, London, by the British Red Cross Society, Copenhagen, and submitted to the War Office for consideration, it appears that Brigadier-General J.K. Dick-Conyngham, C.M.G., D.S.O., (previously reported missing on the 12th April, 1918), is a prisoner of war in good health in German hands.
The camp in which he is interned is not yet known, but as soon as this information reached the War Office, Mrs. Dick-Conyngham will at once be informed.
It has been accepted for official purposes that Brigadier-General Dick-Conyngham is a prisoner of war, and a notification to this effect will appear in the casualty lists in due course.
The Military Secretary is desired by the Secretary of State for War to congratulate Mrs. Dick-Conyngham on the safety of her husband.
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Corning Cable Systems has unveiled its 240 OTDR, which offers multi-testing capabilities on singlemode or multimode fiber, full-event analysis, and visual fault location.
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Pistachio export gains $1.5 bn. Tehran, Feb 16, IRNA – Head of Iran Pistachio
Mohsen Jalalpour predicted that his year's pistachio export will gain
$1.5 billion… Continue February 16, 2015 ...
Iranians rebel over price of beloved pistachio
- USA Today
Apr 1, 2013 ... Iranian pistachio growers
do not need to import major parts or machinery, whose
costs have skyrocketed with the sinking value of the Iranian rial. The rial is
currently trading at more than 35,000 to $1 compared with about 10,000 just two
years ago. Prices of all Iranian products have been dragged higher by ...
exports set to top 136,000 tons - Iran
Oct 5, 2016 ...
Iran is projected to export over 136,000 tons of pistachios in the year to March
2017, said a member of Iran's Pistachio Association
(IPA). "The IPA estimated in
its June meeting that annual pistachio production will reach 170,000 tons, of
which about 80 percent will be exported," Farhad Agah told Iran Daily.
American Pistachio Growers
Pleased that Antidumping Duty Order ...
Jun 2, 2017 ...
The U.S. antidumping duty order against imports to the U.S. of pistachios
, in place since 1986, will continue after review by the U.S. Inter.
Raw In-Shell Pistachios
Jun 2, 2017 ...
Pistachio Growers (“APG”), a trade association whose members are domestic
producers of pistachios, filed responses to the notice of institution. Nima Trading
Company (“Nima”), an importer of pistachios from Iran, and the Iran Pistachio
(“IPA”), a trade association representing pistachio growers ...
final report of a mission carried out in iran
from 11 to 20 october ...
Feb 4, 2011 ...
Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI), the Iran Customs Agency, the
Iran Port Authority, the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines, Iran
(IPA) and Kerman. Chamber of Commerce. At this meeting,
the objectives of and itinerary for the mission were confirmed.
Factors Affecting the Export Demand for US Pistachios
2012 International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
rights reserved. 140. Introduction. Due to high levels of aflatoxin, the European
Union (EU) rejected a large pistachio
shipment from Iran
in September 1997,
then the world's largest producer and exporter of pistachios
. Since this incident ...
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From the beginning, the Company started its activity, in processing, sorting,
packaging and export of different types of saffron, pistachio in shell and pistachio
kernel. ... In 2006 Viraman appointed as a member of the board of trustees in Iran
as well as Commercial Council member in this association.
market faces return of 'king of nuts' from Iran
Jan 28, 2016 ...
“The transactions will definitely be easier and works are done smoother,” said
Mahmoud Abtahi, deputy head of Iran's Pistachio Association
. “Iran's pistachio
has been exported over 100 years and has secured a foothold in the world
market. It is the king of nuts.” Iran, which has been a pistachio producer ...
Iran Pistachio Association.
YTD Inventory / Shipment Report in
Tons, 2017 New Crop 1. Nut size of the
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pistachio harvesting has just begun in Iran. The farmers, growers and pistachio
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Ostad Nejatollahi St.,. Tehran, I. R. IRAN
Tell: 982188947300 | 982188947400
Oct 26, 2017 ... The price of pistachios has been on the rise since 2002. Richard Matoian,
executive director of the American Pistachio Growers (APG) trade association,
attributes this to increased awareness of their health properties and global
demand for healthy snacks. "The industry has been pushing the products with ...
Aug 8, 2017 ... The second meeting of the Iranian Pistachio Association's Gardening Committee
was held in late July this year with the aim of forecasting the production of 1396
pistachios in the Kerman Chamber of Commerce. One of the important activities
of the Gardening Committee of the Association is to review and ...
Oct 28, 2017 ... The US and Iran dominate the world's trade in pistachios, collectively controlling
between 70% and 80% of yearly output for the last decade, BBC reported on its
website. Over the last 40 years, Iran's growers have faced pressures from
sanctions, tariffs and restrictions on their ability to access international ...
Oct 26, 2017 ... However, US President Donald Trump called the 2016 agreement made by his
predecessor Barrack Obama the "worst" deal the US has ever made. This month
he decertified the agreement. According to Hojat Hassani Sadi, Deputy Director
of the Iran Pistachio Association, for the Iranian pistachio industry, ...


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This isn't a complaint all I want to comment upon is the service I received when seeing my GP. I've had Psoriasis for over twenty years, I've tried numerous creams and had three courses of light treatment. I accept there isn't a cure and the condition has to be managed.
I read about a new drug available called Enstilar which had positive reports. I understand it can't be utilised on a long term basis but if it helped my legs so I was confident enough to wear a skirt over the summer I would be thrilled.
I went to see my GP who was aware the drug was new but wasn't aware of the cost of the drug and grabbed his mobile phone to attempt to find out the cost. I had to fight with the GP to get a prescription as they tried to persuade to use an ointment I had already used.
Subsequently I asked the Pharmacist at Boots how much the steroid foam costs, the cost is £40. 00 which is only slightly more expensive than the drug I was offered. I have spent hundreds of pounds on creams and T Gel that aren't available on prescription. I'm a tax payer and therefore I don't see why cost should come first before my health, I have spent enough money myself on my condition.
So in the future when GPs have training sessions can it be reiterated that they do not moan about the cost of drugs in front of patients. I do understand there are budget costs to consider but patients have paid into the system.


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Kolkata is all about nostalgia. Be it the heritage or its foodstuff, the town features you a piece of background every single solitary time. Talking about foods, you will find absolutely nothing as this kind of identified as Kolkata cuisine, but it surely has a loaded heritage of gastronomy to explore. Around the many years, various sects of people left their potent impact on the food tradition of Kolkata – just one these kinds of staying the Anglo-Indian cuisine. This cuisine was produced for the duration of the British Raj in India. During the colonial time period, various new dishes arrived into existence with the efforts and improvements of the Indian khansamas. They extra spices and other desi ingredients to an usually bland Western dishes and presented an all-the-new delicacy to our palate. Bringing one particular these types of slice from the history, Chapter 2 in Kolkata is building its patrons experience the tasty Anglo-Indian delicacies.
Considered to be Kolkata’s very first retro-dining cafe, Chapter 2 requires you back again to when Kolkata was however Calcutta. With warm lights, cozy set up, retro ambience and stay tunes, this spot will help you relive the bygone times. Taking into consideration the atmosphere, 1 wonderful night we made a decision to take a look at Chapter 2 and unwind on a fast paced weekday with some very good new music and Anglo-Indian food stuff.
Our meal knowledge began with a bowl of chilly cucumber soup that was light-weight, relaxing, location the tone for the evening. We then moved on to the common Railway fish and potato cutlet and rooster chilli fry. The blend of crunchy texture and spicy filling of the starters increased the urge for food and built us sense extra inquisitive about the primary class.
For the principal program, we opted for fish mango curry, pork sorpotel and country captain rooster curry, with the sides of fragrant white rice. Even though each individual of these dishes still left a excellent impression on the palate, but what stood out in the lot was nation captain chicken curry. It was straightforward, traditional, taking us back again to heritage in just no time. And as the tradition claims, the food was followed by dessert and we opted for tiramisu. Even though it was certainly not the normal kinds we get at bakeries, but you definitely can get a Chapter 2-type tiramisu to close food on a sweet notice.
Speaking about the curated Anglo-Indian food, Shiladitya and Debaditya Chaudhury, co-founders at Chapter 2, Kolkata point out, “Curiously, our chef Sushanta’s grandfather Late Mr. Bijoy Haldar worked as a chef at the famous Skyroom, the moment a gastronome’s paradise and recognised for its Continental fare. Sushanta is now having to pay supreme tribute to Kolkata’s culinary history by continuing his grandfather’s succession.”
The Anglo Indian Food Competition at Chapter 2 begun from March 18, 2022 and will very last till April 18, 2022. If you are however not introduced to Anglo-Indian cuisine, we suggest, Chapter 2 Anglo Indian Foods Fest is a excellent option to get started with. And then, sky is the restrict to investigate the delicacies in particulars!
Exactly where: Chapter 2, P-377, Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Sarani, Southern Avenue, Kolkata – 700029
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We have a late post tonight because Beebop is having one of those weeks were everything (and we mean everything!) is more interesting than going to sleep. It’s amazing how much energy they have when their mummies and daddies are ready for bed! Here is a #MeaghanFisherFriday for you, perfect for little ones who are fans of aeroplanes and/or monkeys! We had to do some googling for this review!
When Lars the monkey was little, he loved taking rides in a WACO aeroplane at WACO fields in Troy, Ohio. Now he’s older, he learns to fly a WACO aeroplane himself! Is he confident enough to step in when a pilot is injured and there are plenty of excited children who want a ride in the plane?!
We really liked the shading in the illustrations and the monkeys are all very cute!
This is a really good book for plane fans (little or big!). The museum that Lars visits is also a real place (see their website here) and you can even take a ride in a real aeroplane! Meaghan’s book can lead into all sorts of interesting learning (as we discovered when we had to google what a WACO aeroplane was!) Lars also teaches us that we have to work hard to achieve our goals.
We’re still looking for children to do a review of their favourite book. All we need is for them to tell us in their own words (whether it makes sense or not!) what they like and don’t like, along with a photo of them reading their book. If your child has a story they’ve written and want to share for our new feature, email us at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Should I have surgery?
I always recommend friends, patients and family to get an physical therapy evaluation before they undergo an orthopedic surgery.
The reason is twofold.
- Evaluation ensures that loss of strength or range of motion is not the root cause of their problem. Various studies have shown that osteoarthritis may be present but symptomless. Further research and my experience, indicate that people with a diagnosis of moderate, not severe, arthritis can received significant relief from physical therapy alone.
- The second reason for pre-operative physical therapy is that it may lead to an enhanced surgical outcome. Studies indicate that a normal gait pattern, reduction of swelling, good strength, and range of motion before surgery can make for a smoother recovery. Another positive outcome may be the need for less medication with its accompanying side effects.
Of course, certain patients have great strength and range of motion and truly have structural changes that will only benefit from surgery. In such cases, a delay in surgery can result in long term health problems. That’s why an evaluation by a competent physical therapist, orthopedist, or an appropriate medical practitioner is always indicated.
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The media's approval rating is pretty low right now, and some people say real journalism is dead. But maybe there's hope after all . . .
A high school in Pittsburg, Kansas hired a new principal last month named Amy Robertson. And the student newspaper was planning to do a fluff piece about her.
But when they looked into the university where she got her doctorate, they found stories about how it was a SCAM, and you could basically buy a degree. It's an online school called Corllins University. So they started digging deeper.
Six students worked on the story for three weeks, and found that a school she used to run in Dubai got shut down in 2013 for some shady reasons. And she also isn't actually licensed to teach in Kansas.
Apparently the Kansas Department of Education had approved all of her credentials. And she initially claimed the students' story was, quote, "not based on facts." But after they published it last Friday, she ended up RESIGNING.
The superintendent says he's proud of the students who broke the story, and so is their journalism teacher. She says they weren't out to get anyone fired, they just followed the facts.


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Workforce housing is a stable, long-term investment that enables investors to earn better and consistent returns while providing much-needed moderate-income housing to areas of the housing market where supply is severely limited.
Workforce housing will be a reliable source of income, both now and in the future, due to a steady and stable low-income family renter demographic.
This demographic can be effectively served by purpose-built rental housing, making it a highly appealing housing option for investors and renters alike. Consider workforce accommodation as a larger family version of “co-living.” It follows the same economic sharing paradigm as co-living for younger people.
So, on that note, listed below are a few reasons to invest in workforce housing. If you’re an investor looking to buy and put up your property for rent, look at these benefits through the lens of a microscope.
Workforce Housing Is A Steady Form Of Income
Adult children and their families typically earn between 30 to 50,000 dollars per person working in the service industry. However, when these families live together, they earn between 80 and 120,000 dollars per year, putting them in the intermediate income category in most coastal urban marketplaces.
So, one of the biggest reasons to invest in workforce housing is that it offers a unit type that is directly suited to this economic sharing model, such as five bedrooms and four bathrooms. At the end of the day, the higher the number of individuals living in shared accommodation, the easier it will be to obtain rent.
Workforce Housing Industry Is Low-Competition
One of the most prominent reasons to invest in workforce housing, Maxwell Drever suggests that the workforce housing market is not highly competitive. So, as there is less competition, a workforce housing project in a given location is more likely to be the only one.
Due to this, you will almost certainly receive several offers. Furthermore, unit absorption will be reduced. Therefore, depending on the demand for housing in a particular area, you might be able to grow your portfolio by investing in other neighboring projects.
You’ll Be Helping Low-Income Families By Investing in Workforce Housing
As of today, demand is high, and supply is low in the workforce housing marketplace. This is one of the biggest reasons to invest in workforce housing, whether you’re a rookie or a seasoned investor.
Low-income families typically have more than one family member earning money and have excellent connections. In fact, teenagers and school-going children who belong to such families are always looking for job opportunities near a reputable housing district.
Finally, these low-income families also want to avoid traveling long distances for work, school, shopping, or household chores. As the money these families earn is limited, you’ll be doing these families a favor if you provide them with high-quality, affordable workforce housing.
In the end, the reasons to invest in workforce housing are many and cannot be covered in one short article. However, going through the reasons mentioned above and adding workforce housing to your investment portfolio as soon as possible. After all, the global workforce is growing at lightspeed and needs homes to live with their families. So, why not provide them with such accommodation as an investor!
Reasons To Preserve Affordable Housing
The need for affordable housing in the United States has been consistent, and it has been on the rise since COVID-19 hit. This need is widespread, ranging from extremely low to middle-income families. However, middle-income renters, families earning between eighty and one hundred percent of the AMI (Area Median Income), are frequently ignored.
They cannot afford market-rate rental accommodation, unlike households earning above the AMI. Furthermore, middle-income renters are not eligible for the same government housing subsidies as low-income families. On top of that, not many services can help these families cope with increasing rental prices.
Therefore, our duty as investors and community leaders is to play our part. That being said, listed below are a few reasons to preserve affordable housing.
Preserving Affordable Housing Helps Build Trust With Tenants
Operators and owners can expect reduced vacancy rates because affordable workforce housing is always in great demand. However, you can expect higher long-term occupancy rates if you keep your property in good condition and ask for below-market rent.
In the end, long-term tenants are more actively involved in their local community and take great pride in looking after the well-being of their neighborhood. So, preserving your property for such people can help you gain their trust and, in turn, receive rent without any delays!
You Can Get Tax Abatements and Exemptions When Preserving Affordable
Maxwell Drever of drever capital management suggests that one of the biggest reasons to preserve affordable housing is excellent tax abatements and exemptions. After all, some countries and cities offer excellent tax incentives to investors and owners who go the extra step and preserve their properties.
For instance, Portland Oregan’sMultiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption Program offers owners property tax exemption if they can perform timely structural improvements. Furthermore, Washington D.C. also gives tax breaks to owners who give out their property for rent to low-income families.
Preserving Affordable Housing Leads To Economic Security
Even though many homeowners struggle to find excellent, well-maintained properties in their price range, there is no doubt that renters face more housing affordability issues than homeowners.
However, when you provide renters with high-quality, preserved housing at a lower-than-market rent, they can spend money on important family matters. These include neighborhood shops, doctor’s offices, and grocery stores, improving the community’s overall economy.
Preserving Affordable Housing Preserves The community
Other reasons to preserve affordable housing include improved education and health outcomes for children, more job opportunities, improved purchasing power, and lower crime rates. This, in turn, preserves the community’s character. In the end, people searching for affordable housing will also consider locations with diverse communities, local businesses, and a better overall living experience.
When it comes to breaking down systemic racism and driving an inclusive recovery, preserving affordable housing is critical. Sure, the affordable housing sector is somewhat of a risky investment. However, consider the favors you’ll be doing for underprivileged families working at minimum wage. In the end, the reasons to preserve affordable housing are many. So, please read up on the ones mentioned in this article, and don’t hesitate to preserve your property!


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Jasmine, aged 13, from 3rd Littleport Guides writes about her Baden-Powell Adventure weekend.
To complete my Baden-Powell Challenge Award, I had to go on an adventure weekend as I had completed all of my other clauses. I choose this particular weekend because I was excited about living outdoors in a tee-pees. I wanted to go back to basics.
On the first night we all sat around the campfire getting to know each other, I was the only one there from my unit. The weekend was all Native American themed so we slept in tee-pees and ate native American food. The tee-pee I slept in held eight and, surprisingly, it was actually quite warm and comfortable.
The next day, before breakfast, most of the girls in my tent were chopping vegetables for the soup for lunch. Some girls went out to get water because there was no running water on the campsite and other people searched for fire wood. After breakfast we went canoeing. We canoed around the lake in pairs, trying to find the questions to a quiz. Once we found the questions we had to answer them! When everyone had finished the questions, we all got off of the lake to have a snack of beef jerky – I found it to be salty but delicious. We then went back to the campsite to eat lunch which was the soup we had prepared in the morning; it wasn’t the best soup as the corn soaked up all of the vegetables.
After lunch we took part in craft activities. We made little animals out of beads and wire, and mini canoes made from leather. While we were doing this some of the girls were skinning some rabbits for dinner which the Park Ranger had shot for us. Before dinner some girls from Senior Section came to talk to us.
Dinner was rabbit, meatballs, stuffed marrow, mushrooms, pigeon and corn-on-the-cob. After dinner we sat around the campfire and sang camp songs. The next day we made wooden spoons and whistles out of branches before we went home.
I enjoyed the canoeing the most because it was something I’ve never done before; I learnt a new skill and worked with my partner to manoeuvre around the lake. I didn’t like some of the food we ate because it was all Native American themed and we had corn in every meal, even the pancakes were made with corn! One of the meals I really enjoyed, which surprised me, was the rabbit – it tasted just like chicken. I also liked the pancakes we had for breakfast on Sunday.
From this experience I have learned how to canoe, how to skin a rabbit and about the Native Americans. I also learned that I can push myself, try new experiences and be comfortable with new people. I was quite nervous about doing the adventure because I was the only one there from my unit and I wasn’t going to know anybody; but in the end I’m really glad I did it because I have made some good friends, had great fun and took part in an exciting experience. The memories I have made will stay with me forever!
Next in Guiding, I want to go to a Senior Section group, become a Young Leader, do my Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and eventually achieve my Queen’s Guide Award.

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Malashock Dance Summer Intensive
The Malashock Dance Summer Intensive is a three-week intensive workshop for intermediate, advanced and professional dancers. Malashock Dance embraces a unique curriculum focusing on stellar technique and provocative choreography, lead by world-class faculty. The workshop culminates in a fully-produced dance concert on July 26, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., at The Four Flowers Theater at La Jolla Country Day School.
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Returning from the Connecticut woods each day, after a morning of checking 40 or more animal traps, Don Dandelski always takes a look at the latest cable news. In the global fur business, international events can affect his bottom line.
"This Russian situation is a concern," says Dandelski, a 45-year-old Wallingford resident who started trapping when he was 12. "Russians are big fur buyers. The tensions over there could affect prices."
"Weather is another factor," Dandelski adds. "Fur is a cold-weather commodity. Warmer winters in Europe tend to bring prices down."
Fur is Connecticut's oldest business. The first European explorers were greeted by coastal Connecticut's native Americans holding up pelts for trade. Now, 400 years after the Dutchman Adriaen Block sailed up the Connecticut River in search of beaver skins, the state is still a player in the international fur trade.
The latest fur boom is being pushed by Russian and Chinese capitalists eager for the emblems of wealth and status. While vigorous anti-trapping campaigns have led to a decline in American fur sales, Jules Perreault, a veteran Connecticut trapper and Dandelski's longtime partner, says the overseas market is still strong. The American Northwest and Canada are still the dominant suppliers of peltry. But Connecticut is benefiting from the foreign demand for furs, too.
Last year was dubbed the "muskrat gold rush," when the price of muskrat hit record highs prices at fur auctions. Pelts, which brought $2.50 in 2009, were fetching $18 each. Prices for beaver, mink, fisher, coyote, fox, raccoon, opossum, and even skunk have tripled or quadrupled in the past five years.
"The Chinese really love Connecticut raccoon," Dandelski says. "Five years ago, buyers wouldn't look at raccoon. Today, I can get I can get a decent price."
Dandelski hopes the prices hold until April 5, when trappers gather for the annual Connecticut fur auction in Tolland. The all-day event, at the Tolland Agricultural Center, allows local trappers to sell to fur buyers from Canada, still the hub of the North American fur trade.
"I'm feeling pretty good about the auction," says Dandelski, who is one of about 300 licensed Connecticut trappers. "I think we'll do pretty well — not as good as last year, but we'll be all right."
Years ago, farmers who did some trapping hung their stretched pelts on the side of barns to alert traveling fur dealers. Dandelski sends cellphone pictures of his product to his Canadian buyers. He just shipped — for auction in Canada — eight fishers, 24 muskrats, seven raccoons and one mink. Fisher is used for hats and gloves; it can bring up to $150 a pelt.
Connecticut trappers are limited to four fishers. There is no bag limit for beaver, muskrat, fox, raccoon, skunk and coyote, which are labeled "nuisance species." Beaver, whose soft underfur was used for felt hats during the 17th century, were trapped out of Connecticut by the late 1600s. The toothy rodents were reintroduced after World War II, and their numbers have surged. Beaver pelts now fetch $30 to $40 each.
"Coyote is used mostly for trim — cuffs and hoods, like the fur you see on bomber jackets," Dandelski says. "Eastern coyote, the kind we have here, brings $30 or $40 a pelt. It's not as sought after as western coyote, which can go for $150. That's a high dollar pelt."
The fur parka former Jets quarterback Joe Namath wore at this year's Super Bowl was a blend of western coyote and fox, and cost $3,000.
For Dandelski and Perreault, this year's profits were hard-won. Trapping is done in the winter when the coats of fur bearers are in their prime. "One morning you're waist-deep in snow trying to set your traps," Dandelski says. "The next you're chipping away ice at a beaver lodge. It was brutal."
Together, Dandelski and Perreault put out about 80 traps. Regulations require these to be checked every 24 hours. The men are in the woods by 5:30 a.m. every day. What they take in on a good year usually covers expenses.
"In Connecticut, you can't make a living at trapping, but you can make some decent spending money," Dandelski says. He runs a nuisance wildlife business, D&D Wildlife Control, whose slogan is "You page, we cage." Two skunks and an opossum were in cages in the back of his truck when he pulled into Dunkin' Donuts recently.
Dandelski and Perreault are both officers in the Connecticut Trapper's Association. In recent years, the organization has been trying to recruit younger members.
Dandelski is disappointed his son has not followed in his footsteps. "I'd love to get him in the woods, but I guess it's not for him." Dandelski says with a sigh.
Perreault has had better luck. His 25-year-old daughter, who went out in the woods with him when she was five, still sets a few traps.
"I'll never forget the first time I took her out with me," Perreault says. "She was in a pack on my back, and we were trudging through the snow before the sunup. All of sudden, she started crying. 'Daddy! Daddy,' she said. 'The sky's on fire.' I looked to where she was pointing, and sure enough, the whole sky was lit up. It was the Northern lights! I'd never seen that before."


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Good day to all.
Wanted to share with you Dr. Patterson on his own words (from Dr. Yo's interview):
That’s a whole SAEs thing in, and, these adverse effects and serious adverse effects and, you know, the question is are they related to the virus? are they related to just something, you know, ah … unrelated to the viral infection is a preexisting condition, whatever, whatever, whatever, ammm; But I think that's important part of running a trial is, is, really evaluating, you know, what's due to the drug and what is no due to drug and eliminating the ones that, that, have nothing to do with the drug.
And so, yeah I do think, you know, it's a really positive sign that, that there is less SAEs, I mean is kind like, you know, the fact I mention it probably 2 months ago that to my knowledge there wasn’t anybody was receiving Leronlimab for HIV that have COVID. And I don’t think there’s anybody who’s been using Leronlimab that have ever had a clotting episode, so again, going back and supporting, you know, the fact that Leronlimab that RANTES plays its role and is produced by activates platelets and forming cloths …so, again, to me as a pathologist and as a virologist, seen, this is a story, right ?, this is this beautiful opera going on … a, beautiful a story .. and narrative that’s being created that is composed of A: understanding COVID across the disease spectrum; B: treating it with something and understanding how that influences the pathogenesis of the virus and then; and C: seeing patients recover in looking at outcomes, but, again I would add to that tonight: post-outcome surveillance; we must have post-outcome surveillance because these people are suffering.
So, that’s what we are here … and, you know, that’s what we are trying to address even while we are still, you know, awaiting trial results. And giving tests help monitor these patients throughout their disease course. So, ammm, it is a very, very interesting time right now, but very similar in many aspects to what I went previously during the early 90’s.
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Child Mental Health Disorder Rates May Not Be Rising
Recent claims about children's mental health in the media have had a tendency to be somewhat negative. But a new Canadian study suggests some of those claims may be inaccurate.
Apples Don't Fall Far From the Personality Tree
The apple tree saying for families goes way back. Parents' traits often become their children's traits. And parents' mental health issues often become their children's too.
Not Just a Nighttime Walk in the Park
The image of aimlessly wandering sleepwalkers may conjure up fun images of zombies out of Michael Jackson's Thriller, but sleepwalking can actually indicate or cause serious problems.
Mental Health Disorders by the Pair
The prevalence of mental health disorders along with a recent increase in mental health awareness is beginning to help researchers understand how these disorders develop.
Deep brain stimulation has proven beneficial for some treatment-resistant cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depressive disorders and Tourette syndrome.

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The petit lemon squares from Starbucks.
I have been craving a chocolate creme donut for Dunkin Donuts this whole pregnancy.
Popcorn and hard candy!
Lemonade, Potatoes of all kinds, Chinese Broccoli with Rice. Ice Ice and More Ice. Not to crunch on but I have to have my drinks Ice cold. oh and Nachos and Tacos
Lola, it's funny that you mention nachos and tacos.
Gyro salad-no feta or olives, extra tomatoes.
My latest is Chik fil-a's chicken sandwich with cheese, tomato, pickles, mayo and ketchup and instead of the fries, a side salad with blue cheese dressing. Yum!
I as afraid to look at this post that i would crave it too lol.. But luckily don tlike lemon haha!! I went to dq had PB thing cant remember what its called but its vanilla icecream with chocolate and peanut butter drizzled on it omg SOO good.. I want one but its like 5.00 and since im not workin anymore cant afford it boo :(


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I am continue reviewing sets, that i bought last summer. There were reviews for 6567 and 6516,so now has come turn of 6110.
I am a big fan of underwater series in general, and especially Aquazone. Unfortunately my knowledge is generally located in area of Aquasharks vs Aquanauts conflict, but now we will talk about later Aquazone - about Hydronauts. This theme appeared in 1998. Theme synopsis was simple and same as before. There are good guys - Hydronauts, they get crystals. There are bad guys - Stingrays, they try to steal crystals. Neither of the sets showed how this crystals are used, so it is pretty hard to find out the reason of conflict. If we look at LEGO Mania 98, we will find a comic story, where Lego Maniac together with hydronauts search for crystals to remove them, because they are "Something that didn't belong to our world," but it is a kind of strange. Interesting moment if aquanauts and aquasharks were on pretty same technology level, here we got popular LEGO idea, high tech good guys, vs bad tech enemies. This is especially seen in their suits and helmets design.
Hydronauts are direct successor of Aquanauts, buy they have colour palette change, yellow-blue has been converted into yellow-black-green. As there wasn't any black in Aquanauts set, but it was widely spread in aquasharks, we can pretend that aquanauts and aquashark mix has made hydronauts. By unknown rules red and blue screens mix gave us transparent green result.
Also there was a Sea-tron concept back in 90s, and there were mainly green. It seems that it gave some inspiration for this theme.
I think now we can stop our historical adventures and go to the review itself , so here it is 6110 Solo Sub.
As many old LEGO sets that I have bought last summer, this was without a box. So you can immediately see many interesting parts.
I like looking at old LEGO boxes (sometimes they are interesting), so here is an image of the box from Ebay.
We can see box design, that was ordinary in 90s: "small" theme logo (it was available only on US boxes, EU ones were without it) and big set image. Pieces count ashamedly hiding in the corner. There are 22 parts (and even only one minifigure :) ), besides, it is the smallest set in series, it should be small.
At the backside you can see alternate models. Unfortunately second one is unreadable. I couldn't find a better picture of it.
As difference with now days sets, there is no scale identification. May be box images were more realistic, or LEGO wasn't pushed to publish scale data.
Now we will continue with our hero, oh, heroine (I am shocked myself!!!). Crystal Miner. You can think that this is profession name, but according to LEGO Mania it is heroine name. After thoughtful reading I have found that it is she. Another two figures from the series is Captain and Navigator. So it seems that the only subordinate in that team is a woman. Feminists should look carefully at LEGO :D
There is a strange mask on a face. It is strange, because ordinary mini-figures in helmets doesn't get printed mask. Mask makes Crystal look like smaller version of Bane.
By longstanding LEGO tradition, we got some indicators, buttons, control panels printed on torso. Hands and legs are printless. Also this women character has no silhouette printed. Back then it was normal.
Backside is fully without prints. At old times you can turn minifigures to their back and get a long and hard game of "guess who is this", now we can easily distinguish minifigures by prints on their back.
Scuba armour/helmet - is similar to the one we get from aquanauts. But colour change is dramatic, we get a transparent neon helmet, and chrome armour. LEGO has left us without chrome parts now. May be the reason is problems with quality. Chrome parts are easily spoiled by mis proper use. But they look awesome.
From the back this armour is unique for that time. Also it has two pins, so that you can attach anything to it. I thought that this was a Nexo-Knight invention, but it seems that we have seen it already in 90s ;)
Visor opens normally. Armour limits hand articulation, with maximum like Dart Veiders favourite gesture, but armour sits steady, and doesn't take off by hand movement, as we have seen at aquanauts.
Besides the pair of black flippers, there is a strange construction that is fitted to minifigure, from one side it is similar to some underwater lightning. It is fully logical moment.
But there is two harpoons on the back. Why, on the back?! This makes minifigure very unstable, it steadily falls to its back.
Also i don't see any sense in it. They are not needed there. Minifigure can't take them by itself. Maybe this construction must shoot at followers? But we all know that best defence is offence. Anyway is is pretty crazy thing. Good, that as all minifigures, Crystal is not a tiny lady that can't hold anything except handkerchief.
So we had talked about heroine, know it is submarine turn. This is one place submarine. "So small that it can get into any cave, searching for crystals."
Also it is so small, that it doesn't get any control panel, or seat, or anything. Even tiny 1749 got control panel. Corresponding side smaller 6107 also have some control device.
There is an opening screen/glass. It is rare, because generally smallest sets got now glass, only some sort of scooters. (of course we can count 6125 as smallest one, and it also has a glass).
Screen part itself is not very rare. It appeared Blacktron II in 1991 (also green, but transparent neon green, not transparent green as here), and disappeared in 00s.
But it is very rare in this colour. It appears only in two sets. This one, and the series biggest 6199. So transparent green octagonal glass can be count as big rarity.
At the back we can see a transparent green propeller, it is also exclusive for this theme. It is attached to yellow aquanaut propeller housing.
At the top is flipper holder, as always, aquazone flippers are attached somewhere uncomfortable for minifigure.
Then minifigure gets into sub, that strange construction is also placed on sub. In this case it looks threateningly and in place.
Minifigure is seen through the glass, also we can see absence of any controlling device. So may be in future everyone got voice control like Iron Man's Jarvis.
Or "Siri, go to that cave, Siri not to the wall, not the wall" .... decompression sound, interference, and lost signal ....
Another interesting fact, unlike the 6125, there is no manipulator/servo arm for crystal holding in this set. So do get crystal, Crystal will need to go outside. Also there is no place to store the crystal. Crystal container from bigger sets won't fit into cabin. Also this set doesn't get a crystal. Maybe someone can explain me, why all Stringays set got crystal, but allegedly called "crystal miners" hydronauts not.
So we can make a suggestion that this solo sub is just intelligence device.
As we have a tradition to review alternate models for older sets, we will review one alternate model for this one also.
This model can be called underwater jet stool :) Or some sort of scooter. Alternate models for other small sets like 6100 for example, also doesn't look good. I think LEGO designers like underwater stools very much.
This is transport for so small hollows, where even solo sub can't fit. Harpoons look strange, and we get frontly attached flippers, like in mentioned above 6100.
No control device, again, they could put a simple single brick before the hydronaut. This is so strange.
Propeller is the same, because there is the only way to attach it with the parts we have in this set. Altogether this alternative model looks very strange.
Last alternate model must have been some control station like last alternate model in 6516. The windscreen should have been used as basement, strange but should be interesting. I will keep looking for better image.
So we have come to conclusion.
Set and minifigure are pretty interesting. We have no clue that it is heroine not hero, only the mention in LEGO Mania, so we can treat it as spherical minifigure in vacuum. Face with such mask can fit many scenarios, it can even be used to make minifigure size Bane. Helmet is different green from any other green parts, it is strange, but chrome armour is awesome, as always. More Chrome to the Chrome Throne! Windscreen is of interesting colour, and will fit nicely in space and underwater MOCs. May be it will look fine for UFOs. :) Modern set with such price can be called 30349, or something similar to it, and you get what you pay for. Generally you get more parts, but most of parts in this set are pretty big, and they will interestingly enliven your MOCs. Yes, as standalone set, it give you not much abilities to build something, it is easily seen from alternate models, but with right lighting it could look awesome on the self. For example Dodma has made lightning for 6109 here.
So i think we can stop here. Wish you a merry LEGO.
P.S. Found good video review of this set by Jangbricks
LEGO 6110 Solo Sub review


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Monday, 11 March 2013
Here are a few pictures of the progress so far - some of you may have seen these chaps already, in previous posts, and they are chaps I painted a while ago. Already done are my first 'rank and file' figure - varnished and based, and two command figures - the Colonel and 'Drapeaux d'Ordonnance' or Regimental colours. I often paint up a test figure, just to get a sense of what the regiment or unit will look like, and this is the case with the chap below. Given the name of the regiment, and (coincidental) link to many High Street UK shopping consortiums for this Mauritzanian project and the units involved, it seems as though the 'records' show the Comte de Tescaux' Regiment has a colour scheme of (off) white, red and blue.....unsurprisingly! Having said that though, they do look suitably French and early 18th C. ish.
I've got to do the Colonel's Colours yet, and there is a picture of work so far on the ensign carrying these plain white colours - well, white cross on a white background! I love the way that the Perry- designed Wargames Foundry figures have 'multipose' arm choices for many of the command figures - this Ensign originally has an arm with a sword, but I have cut this off, and drilled out the hand to take a standard pole. By next week, hopefully all these chaps will be done, along with a drummer. I won't be basing them up yet, as this will be the last part of the exercise with this particular unit. Next week will see the start of the 'rank and file' proper, first three figures, then two weeks of four figures each! Fingers crossed I can stay on track! Until next time - tatty bye!!!!
Monday, 4 March 2013
'But you've only just started on the Swiss!' I hear the cry. Well true, but it suddenly struck me over the weekend, whilst I was sorting through old figures, just exactly HOW many projects I've actually started. The biggest reason why I've not actually got any projects finished off, is because I've not finished any projects off. Simples really! So it became pretty apparent that I might as well return to old projects - and first on the list is Mauritzania. If I had carried on with my Swiss, it would be at least June or July before I had finished that particular army, then I would need to paint some Burgundians (which I'd need to buy) as opposition. More time, more cost, little point. Other projects - on the other hand - have all been started and I have figures for them. In some cases, I have already begun to paint up figures for the different units. So.....2013 will be the year of continuing on already started projects. Mauritzania, ECW, and if I have time, my Napoleonics. Hopefully the backlog of castings and buildings will be reduced. Above you'll see two gentlemen of the Comte de Tescaux's regiment arguing over a similar moral dilemma to mine.....'Look,' says the Colonel, 'let's just chill and go for a drink. Maybe start on something else, no worries, find a new project.....' 'No!' replies the Ensign, 'Forward! To more disciplined wargaming and painting!' Lets's hope I can follow his fine example! See you soon!
Friday, 1 March 2013
As promised, some pictures of the wall section I have recently made. It's about 5 inches (12cm) long, and made entirely of cardboard, on a plasticard base. I was inspired by an article in Wargames Illustrated ( I forget which issue, but it was the one with the Crimean War theme), which featured the amazing work of Dave Andrews. Dave has a name 'well known' in the wargaming world, not just for his work at Games Workshop, but for painting, model making and sculpting with more 'historical' subjects. Dave's work has always inspired me, right from my first view of his figures and terrain in the 'Shieldwall' supplement for the Warhammer Ancient Battles rules. I'd always liked his work and especially his terrain - including the walls - and I've often wondered how to make them. Up until now, I've either used brick walls from Hovels, or resin walls I've picked up from conventions, then repainted. But a close up view of the walls made for Dave's Crimean War table, showcasing the new range of Crimean figures from Great War Miniatures, suggested that I could make them out of cardboard. So armed with some sharp scissors, a load of cardboard off-cuts, and some PVA glue, I set to.


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Lower Safari Tank guards for the Super Enduro?
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04-19-2012, 03:25 PM
will work for tires
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Count me in for a set as well, I'd prolly prefer matte, but whatever.
Thanks for the initiative on this!
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