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Pre-cooked chicken breast is a way to add a quick but hearty meal to your family diet when you don’t have time to make it from scratch.
Meal prepping can be challenging, and choosing a good pre-cooked chicken breast cut is not that easy.
However, with a little preparation and planning ahead, you can make it easier.
In this article, we will learn more about the pre-cooked chicken breast, from its nutrient values, tips to choose the best one, and where you can find this food item on the market.
Let’s check it out!
What is pre-cooked chicken breast?
Pre-cooked chicken breast is a convenient and healthy option for your meal.
It’s also less expensive than buying raw chicken breasts and cooking them yourself.
It simply refers to the chicken breast that is already cooked before being packaged and sold on the market.
When it comes to pre-cooked chicken breast, it can be cooked in numerous ways, including grilling, roasting, breading and deep-frying, or slow-cooking.
As long as the chicken breast is ready to serve from the package, it is the pre-cooked chicken breast that you are looking for.
All you need to do after bringing a package of pre-cooked chicken breast home is reheating it or just consuming it immediately.
You can keep the cut intact, or shred it to add pulled chicken breast to your salad or sandwich.
How many calories are in pre-cooked chicken breast?
The number of calories found in the pre-cooked chicken breast can vary depending on many factors.
For example, grilled chicken breast will be lower than the fried version, or skin-on cooked chicken breast is higher in calories than the skinless counterpart.
However, in general, a 3.5-ounce serving of cooked boneless and skinless chicken breast will deliver 165 calories.
This dish also provides you with a generous amount of protein and many other essential nutrients, such as iron, phosphorus, and amino acid tryptophan, which is known for its ability to relieve stress in our brains.
How to choose the best pre-cooked chicken breast?
Shopping for pre-cooked chicken breast is considered more difficult than buying a raw cut.
The reason is that the chicken is already cooked so it is hard for us to know how fresh the uncooked chicken was.
Therefore, the key when shopping for pre-cooked chicken breast is looking for it from a reputable store.
After that, keep in mind the following tips to choose the best pre-cooked chicken breast:
1. Consider the size of the breast, way of cooking, and type of the breast (boneless/bone-in, skinless/skin-on)
Pre-cooked chicken breast comes in a variety of types for you to choose from.
They are different in sizes, ways of cooking (grilled, roasted, fried, or braised), and can be cooked with skin/ bones intact or removed.
Therefore, you should determine what you want for dinner and how many people you will serve this dish to have the most suitable choice.
2. Check for a sell-by date and make sure you buy freshly cooked chicken
Pre-cooked chicken breast is usually contained in a package that has a sell-by date printed on it.
This indicates the date that the chicken breast will taste best, after that, it can get stale and not delicious as initially.
Moreover, although the pre-cooked chicken breast is wrapped inside the package, you can still smell it.
A fresh chicken breast should have a fragrant smell and look glowy.
It should also be warm, which means the chicken has just been cooked and fresh.
3. Read the label to make sure the chicken hasn’t been treated with preservatives
Besides the freshly cooked chicken breast, there might be some cooked for a while and sold frozen.
These kinds of pre-cooked chicken can be packed with preservatives to lengthen its shelf life, therefore, make sure you will read the label of the package before making the purchase, and better buy the warm one instead of frozen cooked chicken breast.
4. Make sure there is no pink meat and juices run clear in the package, or when you cut into it
If you cook chicken breast at home, it will be fine to serve it medium-rare, which is juicy and a little pink in the center.
However, when it comes to pre-cooked chicken breast, it should be thoroughly cooked, otherwise, it is easy to be contaminated and not safe to eat.
Give it a touch when shopping for pre-cooked chicken breast and make sure there is no juice coming out.
5. The packaging should be intact with no tears, holes, or leaks of liquid from inside
The package’s condition of the pre-cooked chicken breast is also a thing that you should keep your eyes on.
It should be intact with no tears, holes, and leaks of liquid.
If the package is damaged, the chicken breast inside isn’t fully protected from the surrounding environment and can be contaminated.
6. Ask for a try bite if possible
It will be best if you can ask the seller for a bite to try their pre-cooked chicken breast product to know if it suits your taste buds or not.
Normally, they will be comfortable with that because there are even some slices served as a sample for customers to try before making the purchase.
Where to buy pre-cooked chicken breast?
Pre-cooked chicken breast is widely sold on the market due to the high demand for this quick and delicious dish.
Let’s see where you can purchase pre-cooked chicken breast:
1. Food stalls and restaurants
You can easily buy pre-cooked chicken breast in a food stall or restaurant that serves this dish.
Chicken is one of the most consumed meats in America, therefore, almost all restaurants across the country have this ingredient and at least a dish from chicken breast, from a fast-food restaurant that offers the classic crispy fried chicken breast to a high-end restaurant with a more complex chicken breast dish.
2. Grocery stores or supermarkets
If you can get the best freshly cooked chicken breast in a food stall or restaurant, you can have access to both fresh and frozen pre-cooked chicken in a grocery store or supermarket.
Try to look for pre-cooked chicken breast from a reputable brand that is trusted by many other consumers.
In conclusion, pre-cooked chicken breast is a quick and easy way to add more protein to your family’s diet.
While it may seem like an impossible task at first, meal prepping with this food item can be made easier by doing some preparation ahead of time and choosing the right cut for you.
If you are interested in trying out these tips, then head to the nearest grocery store or supermarket to bring home the best package of pre-cooked chicken breast.


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Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak at the Notre Dame Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21st. However, many students who do not support Pence’s political views plan to walk out of the ceremony as soon as he begins speaking. They wish to leave the ceremony quietly and without disruption, then hold their own celebration outside.
In the past, the historically catholic University of Notre Dame has invited newly inaugurated presidents to speak at their commencement ceremonies. This year, a petition was signed by thousands of students and faculty asking the Notre Dame President John Jenkins not to invite President Trump to speak.
The human rights advocacy group We StaND For planned the walk-out and openly invite any students willing to join them on Sunday. Made up of like-minded students from Notre Dame and other local colleges, the group is opposed to Mike Pence’s actions during his term as Governor of Indiana, along with his beliefs on undocumented immigrants, sanctuary cities, and the LGBTQ community. They have posted an open invitation on Facebook detailing their walk-out plan, and encourage other students to join them.
Members of the group believe that to receive their degree in this fashion would be to endorse the policies of the Vice President and contradict their Catholic teachings and values. They believe that the targeting of vulnerable members of their college community, especially those who identify as LGBTQ, is an affront to their religious and moral obligations.
Notre Dame’s vice president of public affairs and communications, Paul Browne, has said that the school will not attempt to stop the walk-out, and will only take action if the protest severely disrupts Pence’s speech or if safety becomes a concern.
On the We StaND For Facebook page, there are varying opinions on the group’s walk-out. Some students and alumni are supportive of the protest, while others accuse the group of acting immaturely.

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What people were considered the dominate force in sea exploration during the fifteenth century?
What country was the initial leader in Europe's exploration of the world during the fifteenth century?
Portugal led the way in European exploration during the 1400s (15th century). They began a systematic exploration of the Atlantic coast of Africa under Prince Henry the Navigator in 1418.
Spain was the dominant nation in the early exploration of the Americas. Columbus first arrived in the Caribbean in 1492.
Explain how advances in learning and technology influenced fifteenth and sixteenth century European exploration and trade.?
mr. masteller much?
The preeminent European maritime power in the fifteenth century was Portugal.
Portugal's African exploration during the fifteenth century broke the monoply of the old Mediterranean trade with the East, dramatically expanded the world known to Europeans, established a network of Portuguese outpostin Africa and Asia,and developed methods of sailing the high seas that Columbus employed on his revolutionary voyage west.
The word century is a common noun. The word fifteenth is functioning as an adjective (not a noun) decribing the noun century.
It was in the fifteenth century.
Portuguese traders accounted for 95% of the slave trade in the fifteenth century.
That would be the fifteenth century.
The fifteenth century
the fifteenth century
The fifteenth. (1485)
How many pages does A Catalogue of Books Printed in the Fifteenth Century now in the Bodleian Library have?
A Catalogue of Books Printed in the Fifteenth Century now in the Bodleian Library has 6 pages.
The year 410 was in the fifth century. The year 1485 fell in the fifteenth century.
The fifteenth Century is all the time from the beginning of January 1, 1401 until the end of December 31, 1500. That's exactly 100 full years.
A Catalogue of Books Printed in the Fifteenth Century now in the Bodleian Library was created on 2005-07-07.
In Florence, Italy in the fifteenth century.
Fifteenth century by Jaspard Zoller.
There was no punctuation until the fifteenth century.
From the 6th century to the 12th century.
Until the end of the fifteenth century.
are you dumb or stupid
in the fifteenth century
The year 1482, along with every year between 1401 and 1500, is in the fifteenth century.
The year 1485, as with any year between 1401 and 1500, was in the fifteenth century.
i have the same worksheet
15th century-17th century
Why do historians sometimes refer to the monarchies of the late fifteenth century as new monarchies or Renaissance states?
Historians sometimes refer to the late fifteenth century as "new monarchies" or "Renaissance states" because in the renaissance time new discoveries had been affected by the first rulers. The historians usually refer to the monarchies of the late fifteenth century as Renaissance states because of the type of governance in these states.
The Medici family were dominant in Florence from the 15th century up to the 18th century.
No it came after the 17th century
No, it would be a solarium.
Ballet origanated in France in the early fifteenth century.
Saint Amiato lll
It was known to have existed in the fifteenth century.
Cape Verde was discovered by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century (in 1462 to be precise).
The year 1440, as with any year between 1401 and 1500, fell in the fifteenth century.
Europe had enormous capital and industries which allowed it to dominate the world economy by the beginning of the twentieth century. It was also superior militarily.
It was not built then, but Leonardo da Vinci made a drawing of a helicopter in the 15th Century.
The Old World is the term for Africa, Asia and Europe, the continents known to people native to those areas prior to exploration towards the end of the fifteenth century. The foods know today to the Western world are all Old World foods; four such foods are wheat, apples, carrots and onions. Conversely, the New World - the Americas (and some include Australasia) - discovered after the end of the fifteenth century, provided the Old… Read More
It was termed the Renaissance.
The Moors were driven out of Spain.
The linear perspective.
Spain and Portugal began to sail the world in exploration the 15th century.
What is considered the Renaissance Man and who most epitomized this type of person during the fifteenth century in Florence Italy?
The 'Renaissance Man' was a man who participated in all forms of intellectual pursuit, from art, to science, to invention, and everything else. Leonardo DaVinci is considered the perfect Renaissance man.
The Incan Empire: "In the late fifteenth century, the world's fastest-growing empire was the Inca Empire of Peru." Felipe Fernandez-Armesto's The World. Learned in my college world civs class.
In the 16th century, Spain dominated the exploration and exploitation of the Americas. The Spanish Empire was one of the largest empires in history.

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Separate names with a comma.
Posted By efoyt,
Oct 13, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Favorite: Dry Pine
Least Favorite: Wet Pine
I like Dogwood, too. Cottonwood's not all bad, just the last on the list.
I can second that one!
But looking at the question in a more traditional way...
Favorites: Hickory (fun to split - but only did some seasoned rounds, love the sound it made, and it burns so nice); Oak
Least: Whatever that stringy stuff was I picked up on the curb (I think it was some sort of willow) thank goodness there wasn't more of it or I might have seriously considered returning it to the curb. Anything that goes "Splat" when I hit it.
Love; Hickory, Red & White Oak
No love; White/Yellow Pine
My favorite is whatever is in my woodpile and ready to burn.
There are some junk in our woods that we just cut around or cut down; popple, willow and cottonwood for example. We don't need it so why mess with it?
Most Favourite: Bottle Brush (yeah, not much wood there, but burns well, smells great, and splits nice (when big enough to split).
Most AND Least Favourite: Eukie (eucalyptus) ... great to burn, h*ll to split.
Gawd Awful, won't take it: Some non-native ornamental, don't know what it's called, but it smell like insecticide. Not like it was sprayed with insecticide, but like the wood was impregnated w/ insecticide. It was the most awful smelling wood I've ever enountered. I don't know why, but I actually loaded it in the truck, took it home and stacked it before I realized the smell was not just passing. I stacked it on the curb in front of my house w/ a FREE sign on it and some fool took it.
The selection I've had the last 8 years living here in CT..........in order of preference
Pignut & Shagbark Hickory
Red Maple (Balsam Swamp Wood)
FAV: white oak, hard maple,& beech
LEAST FAV: everything else
Ja,,,, I can be picky ,I'm a wood jockey by trade!!
Favorite - Black locust
Least favorite - Box Elder
Favorite: Elm (because you gotta dance with the one that brung ya. In other words, it's mostly what I got until 2011/12<G>). Real favorites, locust, oak and hickory
Least: Cottonwood. Especially my neighbor's which is perpetually dropping stuff on my house, in my gutters and on my yard!
Favorites= FREE White & Red oak, Maple, White ash, Pine, Black walnut
Least favorite= Not free
I've never paid for firewood so I don't know how well not free firewood burns.
Also, I hate cottonwood so much that I wouldn't take it if some offered to cut, split, and deliver it for free.
Black locust, White ash, Hickory, Apple, Sugar Maple. Highest btu's/ least seasoning times
Most = tamarack
Least = cottonwood (soaks you when you split it and makes lots of ash when you burn it)
The name of my neighboorhood is Oakdale Manor for good reason. I have a couple Cherry, Hickory and Ash trees but 90% is Red/White Oak and some kind of soft maple, (silver?). My favorite to burn is good dry Oak. My least favorite, wet oak. It takes forever to get hot, sizzles and stinks. The inside pipe was installed upside down on my old stove and creosote used to drip down the sides, lovely. Maple is in the middle. It seasons very fast which was great because it showed me what seasoned wood was but it doesn't last nearly as long. When I got low on maple last winter I threw some questionable red oak on the fire. After it sizzled for half and hour before producing any real heat I reserved the stove for when I had company over. I paid the oil man and will never burn wet again!
What is BottleBrush?
Most of the websites list it as 10 to 12 ft., but I've seen specimens here in So. Calif. up to 20 ft.
As I said, it does not yield a whole bunch of wood, and I'd never cut one down just for firewood (they're too purty), but it has a nice spicey smell when burned, burns hot, and 'cuz it's so small, mostly don't need splittin', but that which does (i.e., trunk of larger trees) seems to split okay.
very cool looking tree!

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Da’Mauni was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma and is one-year-old. Before cancer, she always was a kind of sour patch kid, sweet and sour! She was the happiest and most energetic little girl! She was full of energy at all times! She loved to play with her siblings and get into everything. She has a smile that would warm your heart and turn any lousy day into a great day. Da’Mauni has the cutest dimples, but you cannot let that dimple and smile fool you because she is feisty and so independent.
Her diagnosis of Neuroblastoma with it in her bone marrow was a total shock to us. We noticed Da’Mauni had a small lump on her left side, which we thought was a hernia, and took her to the doctor where we live the following day. The doctor ordered an ultrasound, and they felt it was a Wilms tumor. The doctor sent us to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We arrived on a Thursday evening, and by Friday, we knew that she had neuroblastoma cancer and a few days later, found out it was in her bone marrow, too.
That day will forever live in our minds. Being told your baby has Neuroblastoma is by far the most horrible day we have ever experienced. She has/is experiencing excruciating stomach pain, very tired, extreme nausea, very irritable, decreased appetite, and leg weakness. Seeing your child go from happy, energetic, and always eating to some days lying in bed is so hard. The chemo is a very harsh drug; it usually makes her very nauseous and caused all her hair to come out. I often ask how chemotherapy helps, but yet be so harsh on these poor baby’s bodies.
Da’Mauni’s body is adapting more to all she is going through at this time. Neuroblastoma has impacted our family in many ways. It is hard to see her go through this, and for my other children that have had to be separated, it has not been a good situation. We have a very long and hard journey that I feel like no one should ever have to go through, especially with these babies. My kids were just as heartbroken as me, and her dad has many questions. I am trying not to keep anything from them and explain everything that she is going through.
Da’Mauni loves to crawl and get into everything and play. She loves to dance and try to sing! She likes to help the nurses, and the doctors do her check-up by messing with her central line. Da’Mauni thinks she knows how to clean her central line and tries to help them with the stethoscope. In my mind, I visualize her being in the medical profession to help babies like her when she grows up. Da’Mauni’s diagnosis is severe cancer to treat, and it quickly spreads, too. It has been hard dealing with all the symptoms and the things it causes. She still smiles and laughs, but the pain is hard to watch even for an adult. Honestly, it is enough to make you cry. If you ever see a child fight cancer, it will make your heart and mind change for a lifetime.
Written by Dalesia Jackson, mother of Da’Mauni .

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Retired Newtown doctor tells Danbury congregation that Haiti needs more help
Published 12:00 am, Monday, October 4, 2010
DANBURY -- Things have changed and not all for the better, in the more than 50 years since Dr. Jack Gundy first visited Haiti.
Gundy went to the impoverished Caribbean nation to work at the dispensary established by an American missionary group in the northern part country.
But one thing remained the same, the retired Newtown pediatrician told members of the First Congregational Church of Danbury on Sunday -- the children.
"They were like children everywhere. They were curious, they were full of joy," he said.
But they also were worried, as is Gundy, who said the future of the Good Samaritan Hospital in Limbe, where he worked in the late 1950s, is in doubt. The American woman largely responsible for its continuing operation is now 87 years old. Her son, who runs the institution, and his fiance want to come back to the United States.
"It's in the hands of God," said Gundy, a former member of the Danbury church, who spent a month in Haiti last spring.
Limbe escaped the devastation wrought by the massive earthquake that rocked the island in January, he told listeners. But the outlook for children there is still grim.
"I saw children who had been there for two or three days who had (medical) conditions that were easily treatable, but their families had no money to pay for it," he said.
Gundy said he was frustrated by the lack of communications because it made follow-up patient care impossible, even when patients had been sent to other hospitals on the island.
Now retired and living in Vermont, Gundy helped establish a relationship between the church and the hospital in 1995, when the American Baptist Church, which founded Good Samaritan in 1958, ended it's financial support.
Churches across the United States stepped in, including the First Congregational Church.
"It was through him (Gundy) that we got involved," said the Rev. Laura Westby, pastor of the church. "Several times per year, we collect items and send them to the hospital," she said.
Adding the the island nation's health-care problems, Gundy said, is that doctors and other medical personnel are so poorly paid, many of them leave the country as soon as they can. Corruption and a perpetually unstable political situation do nothing to improve matters.
"What they need most is an honest leader who can carry out his or her job without stealing from the treasury," he said. "They need all the prayers they can get."
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TWO NEW POLAR ICEBREAKERS NEEDED TO PROJECT U.S. PRESENCE
AND PROTECT INTERESTS IN ARCTIC AND ANTARCTICA
WASHINGTON -- The United States should build two new polar icebreakers to protect its ongoing and emerging interests in the Arctic and the Antarctic, says a congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. The ships would replace the Polar Sea and the Polar Star, the two oldest of the nation's four polar icebreakers. In the meantime, the Polar Sea should remain active and mission-capable, while the Polar Star should remain available for reactivation until the new ships enter service.
At 30 years old, the Polar Sea and Polar Star -- the only two icebreakers in the U.S. fleet built to handle heavy ice -- are near the end of the service lives for which they were designed, and both have experienced mechanical problems requiring extensive repair. Routine maintenance of the Polar Sea and Polar Star has been deferred due to a lack of funds, and no major program to extend the life of the icebreakers has been planned. As a consequence, U.S. icebreaking capability is now at risk of being unable to support national interests in the Arctic and the Antarctic, the report says. A Russian icebreaker, for example, had to be hired to clear a channel in Antarctica the last two years so that supply ships could reach U.S. research stations there.
New and upgraded icebreakers are needed for the United States to "project an active and influential presence" in support of its interests in the Arctic and the Antarctic, said the committee that wrote the report. To achieve national purposes in both polar regions, the United States needs to be able to access many sites throughout these regions at various times of the year, reliably and at will. Assured access requires icebreaking ships capable of operating in a variety of challenging conditions.
Melting sea ice in the Arctic is opening new shipping routes and sparking economic activity, such as exploration for natural resources. This increased activity will raise demands for the United States to assert a more active and influential presence in the region, and adequate icebreaking capability is needed to do so, the committee said. The federal government has an obligation not only to protect the Alaskan citizens and U.S. territory in the Arctic, but also to protect national interests. There are security, economic, and sovereignty interests to protect, search-and-rescue missions to perform, and critical research expeditions to support -- including those studying the causes of the melting ice.
In Antarctica, sufficient icebreaking capability must be under U.S. control to assure that McMurdo Sound is cleared of ice each year so ships carrying 8.4 million gallons of fuel and 14.2 million pounds of cargo can supply U.S. research stations, including one at the South Pole, the report says. Clearing the McMurdo channel has been more difficult in recent years as huge breakaway icebergs have disrupted wind and water currents, leading to thicker ice in the sound.
The year-round presence of U.S. researchers in Antarctica helps ensure that one of the most pristine environments on Earth is preserved and used for peaceful purposes, the report says. In fact, many view the permanent presence of the researchers as a deterrent to countries that might otherwise exercise territorial claims on the continent. This makes U.S. scientific activity in Antarctica an instrument of foreign policy, the committee noted. And it explains why a strong strategic presence there has been reaffirmed by a succession of national policy statements and Presidential Decision Directives.
The committee said that its conclusions about the need for two new icebreakers concur with prior studies and policy statements. In 1984, for example, a study by the Coast Guard and other federal agencies found that four icebreakers were needed to meet national goals. And in 1990 a presidential report determined that three multi-mission polar icebreakers along with one dedicated to science were necessary to meet the defense, security, sovereignty, economic, and research needs of the nation.
Only one of the three polar icebreakers operated by the Coast Guard, the Healy, is able to routinely fulfill its missions. Designed for lighter-duty icebreaking than the Polar Sea and Polar Star, the Healy is primarily assigned to support Arctic research. However, it has performed better than expected in thick ice, enough so that it has been deployed to Antarctica at times to assist with clearing the McMurdo channel, although that leaves little or no U.S. icebreaking capability in the Arctic. The U.S. polar icebreaking fleet also includes an "ice-strengthened" ship, the Palmer, which the National Science Foundation leases for research in light ice near Antarctica.
If new icebreakers are built to replace the Polar Sea and Polar Star, there will be four active polar icebreakers total, including the Healy and Palmer, in the U.S. fleet. But even under the best conditions, the new icebreakers will not enter service for another eight to ten years, the committee estimated.
To provide continuity until then, the Polar Sea will need ongoing maintenance to keep it mission-capable until at least the first new ship is launched. The Polar Sea recently underwent $30 million in maintenance work, but these repairs will not sustain the ship in reliable condition long enough for a replacement to be built, according to the committee. Nevertheless, the Polar Sea should be ready for the McMurdo break-in next year, although it will probably need the assistance of a second ship. If so, a ship will most likely be leased from another country so that the Healy can maintain U.S. icebreaking presence in the Arctic.
The Polar Star should remain in caretaker status with a small crew in Seattle; if catastrophe strikes the Polar Sea, the Polar Star could be reactivated and brought back into service within a year or so, the committee added.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget recently transferred budget authority for the icebreaking fleet to the National Science Foundation, leaving the Coast Guard without full budget and management control of the ships it operates. The nation's polar icebreaking program is supposed to support many national missions beyond scientific ones, the committee noted. If the multi-mission ships are to be used effectively as a national asset, the Coast Guard should have the funds and authority to perform its full range of mission responsibilities in ice-covered waters.
The report was requested by Congress and sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard. The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies. They are private, nonprofit institutions that provide science, technology, and health policy advice under a congressional charter. The Research Council is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. A committee roster follows.
Copies of POLAR ICEBREAKERS IN A CHANGING WORLD: AN ASSESSMENT OF U.S. NEEDS will be available from the National Academies Press; tel. 202-334-3313 or 1-800-624-6242 or on the Internet at HTTP://WWW.NAP.EDU. Reporters may obtain a copy from the Office of News and Public Information (contacts listed above).
[ This news release and report are available at HTTP://NATIONAL-ACADEMIES.ORG ]
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Polar Research Board
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENT OF U.S. COAST GUARD POLAR ICEBREAKER ROLES AND FUTURE NEEDS
ANITA K. JONES1 (CHAIR)
Lawrence R. Quarles Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Virginia
ALBERT J. BACIOCCO JR.
U.S. Navy (retired), and
Baciocco Group Inc.
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Department of Geosciences
University of Massachusetts
RITA R. COLWELL2
Canon U.S. Life Sciences Inc., and
Distinguished University Professor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and
University of Maryland
Geophysical Institute and Department of Geology and Geophysics
University of Alaska
JEFFREY M. GARRETT
Commander, 13th District
U.S. Coast Guard (retired)
Mercer Island, Wash.
JACQUELINE M. GREBMEIER
Research Professor and Project Director
Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecology Group
University of Tennessee
MAHLON C. KENNICUTT II
Sustainable Coastal Margins Program, and
Director of Sustainable Development
Office of the Vice President for Research
Texas A&M University
RONALD K. KISS
Glen Cove, N.Y.
DOUGLAS R. MACAYEAL
Department of Geophysical Sciences
University of Chicago
ROBERT C. NORTH
U.S. Coast Guard (retired), and
North Star Maritime Inc.
RAYMOND J. PIERCE
Former Captain, and
Executive Director of Departmental Renewal
Canadian Coast Guard
STEVEN T. SCALZO
Chief Operating Officer
Marine Resources Group Inc.
DAVID G. ST. AMAND
JAMES H. SWIFT
Research Oceanographer and Academic Administrator
Physical Oceanography Research Division
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla, Calif.
MARIA E. UHLE
1 Member, National Academy of Engineering
2 Member, National Academy of Sciences

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Government signals end to Public Services Network
The Public Services Network adds unnecessary complications to providing digital services and will be abandoned, according to the Government Digital Service.
PSN "can cause confusion and adds complexity for public sector organisations" - Photo credit: Fotalia
GDS director of technical architecture & head of technology James Stewart indicated in a blog post that technology leaders from government departments agree that, as more systems move to the cloud, using the internet is adequate for most services.
He said that the public sector is now on a ‘journey away from PSN’.
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The blog post said: “At a recent meeting of the Technology Leaders Network, we reviewed our position and it was clear that everyone agreed we could just use the internet.
“For the vast majority of the work that the public sector does, the internet is ok.”
Stewart emphasised the importance of ensuring the basic security of technology used by suppliers and government.
But he said that PSN no longer provided the best option for ensuring trust in data systems.
He said: “As we move more and more of our systems to public cloud services the expectation that we’ll communicate over the PSN can cause confusion and adds complexity for public sector organisations and our suppliers.”
In future, government will need to apply basic application-level security whether or not services are on the PSN.
“This then opens up the question of whether the extra layer of complexity is really helpful,” Stewart said.
However, he warned that the change will not happen immediately and organisations will need to connect to PSN for some time.
“But from today,” he said, “new services should be made available on the internet and secured appropriately using the best available standards-based approaches. When we’re updating or changing services, we should take the opportunity to move them to the internet.”
Mark Smith, head of PSN, has been working with data scientists in GDS and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to prototype other ways of providing assurance data, Stewart said, with more details to be revealed in a future blog post.
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"Basically a coin with a story and a rarity will trump everything else," said Douglas Mudd, curator of the American Numismatic Association Money Museum in Colorado Springs, which has held the coin for most of the past 10 years.
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‘The Witcher’ costumes were created so the actors could ‘actually fight’
Costumes in sci-fi or fantasy franchises are meant to be otherworldly, but they’re not always practical. On the set of the witcherhowever, this is not always the case.
Costume designer Lucinda Wright revealed to Deadline that when it comes to the costumes on the popular Henry Cavill-led show, realism is something it strives for. Wright actually joined the series in the second season and built on the framework established in the first season. She was also just nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes category.
Wright said she followed the progression of characters on the show to get the look of Geralt and his associates.
“It was important to follow the scripts, to follow the progression of the characters. I wanted to bring more realism to the costumes and I wanted to incorporate a new look for Geralt’s armor and for the Nilfgaard, to make it more grounded.
Regardless of genre, she says, it’s important that an audience actually think a costume is realistic.
“Even though it’s fantastic and magical, you still have to believe in what people are wearing and it has to really reflect the storyline and take the characters to a different level. So that’s the idea I brought in: designing costumes that make it look like you can actually fight and move with them and they can be broken down and have a purpose for them Sometimes costumes have to be glamorous and fantastical but when you see a soldier of Nilfgaard, you have to believe that he might come to attack you and defend himself in a fight.
“Especially with Geralt, to make him look more like a killing machine and highlight Henry [Cavill]his physic. He had to be like his second skin, so he should be able to take action. That’s what realism is to me for clothes, and you don’t notice them nearly as much.
Wright also revealed that it’s important to her that fans respond positively to her work.
“The biggest challenge for me was making sure the fans really liked it. I didn’t want it to be like, ‘Oh, there’s another costume designer for season 2.’ from the first season, so that gave it some rhythm and was able to keep the fans happy, and also ensure that the production and the cast were happy as well.
“That’s the biggest challenge in costume design, to make sure you do your vision but also to consider everyone who wears it and everyone who works with the sets and with the makeup.”
As for her favorite costume on the show, she said she has a few.
“I think it would be Gertalt’s armor and the Nilfgaard… Oh my God, there are so many, like Francesca the New Elf and Yennifer. I mean, they’re all such brilliant characters that it’s really hard to decide, but I’d say the one that made me smile every day was putting Henry in his armor. For many reasons.”
the witcher Season 3 is currently being filmed with a potential date in 2023.

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The Type of Injuries Sustained Usually Reflect the Nature of Auto Accident That Occurred
Experienced Kentucky car accident lawyers understand the consequences of your injuries and work toward helping you receive the compensation you need
Just as there are different ways in which motor vehicles can be damaged in crashes, there are injuries commonly associated with them. A rollover can cause a distinctly different set of injuries than a head-on collision; being broadsided, a different set than being rear-ended.
The Kentucky car accident lawyers at Crandall & Pera Law have years of experience obtaining fair compensation for injuries our clients sustain in auto accidents. We serve clients all over Kentucky, and our team of auto accident attorneys is among the best in dealing with personal injuries. Put your trust in a law firm whose Kentucky car accident attorneys are first-rate negotiators and litigators who aggressively protect your interests.
Which injuries are associated with what kinds of auto accidents?
Following are examples of what might be expected to happen to a vehicle’s occupants in specific kinds of accidents. This is not a complete list, and it is possible that a single accident can cause multiple injuries of these kinds:
- Facial injuries in head-on collisions. Depending on whether the driver and passengers are secured by seatbelts, these may be caused by the steering wheel, dashboard, airbag, or by shattered glass. They range in severity from scrapes and bruises to deep lacerations and fractures of the nose, jaw, and other facial bones. They may also be sustained by rear passengers who, even when restrained by seatbelts, may make facial contact with front seatbacks or other fixtures during a head-on collision.
- Brain and head injuries in head-on and broadside collisions. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result when the head strikes an object with force, or is struck by flying debris. TBIs range from mild concussion to death. In head-on collisions or impacts directly into the driver’s side door, they are caused by passengers’ side contact with portions of the passenger compartment in cars unequipped with side-curtain airbags. They are often sustained and usually fatal, when an unsecured passenger is ejected from the vehicle and makes head contact with a stationary object. In some cases, there may be no visible signs of trauma, but the force of impact may cause the brain to bruise.
- Spinal cord injuries caused by sudden changes in direction. Damage to the spinal cord may be caused by any severe twisting motion sufficient to rupture intervertebral discs, shatter vertebrae, or cause bone and disc fragments to damage the spinal cord. This may result in temporary, partial, or permanent and complete loss of function or sensation in organs situated below the level of the injury. Spinal cord injuries typically result from high-speed head-on or side-impact collisions.
- Internal injuries. The blunt force impact of almost any high-speed auto accident can cause internal injuries, but rib or other bone fractures often produce fragments that puncture the lungs, bowels, kidneys, spleen, liver, heart, aorta, and associated blood vessels. While not always immediately apparent, internal injuries of these kinds are life threatening.
- Neck injuries. These may occur in more mild forms, such as whiplash and neck strain, or in more serious forms, such as cervical dislocation and disc injury, and are common in both head-on and rear-end collisions. They occur when the force of front or rear impact causes the head to be thrown forward and backward in excess of its usual range of movement.
- Back injuries. The lower back is the most common site of back injuries, including sprains and strains, herniated discs, and fractured vertebrae. These can occur in almost any kind of high-speed collision between cars, and may cause pain and limit mobility for indefinite periods.
How can these kinds of injuries be prevented?
The best way to avoid injuries is to prevent accidents, and one of the best ways to prevent auto accidents is to drive defensively. Defensive driving is a form of training or practice that teaches motor vehicle drivers to drive in a manner that consciously reduces the dangers associated with driving. They do this by anticipating dangerous scenarios, which could range from bad weather to erring motorists. Some of the things defensive drivers do include:
- Using seatbelts whenever they drive, no matter how short the distance
- Checking mirrors constantly
- “Keeping the picture;” staying aware of what is on the right, the left, and behind them
- Checking the road ahead. What is happening one or two cars in front of them?
- Making eye contact with other drivers and pedestrians so that they know they are seen
- Checking the front wheels of cars parked at curbside or roadside. If a car has its wheels turned outward, is it going to suddenly pull into their path?
- Not fighting for the right of way, even when they have it
- Staying prepared for the unexpected – especially carelessness by other drivers
If you or a loved one were injured in an auto accident, you should seek legal advice as soon as possible. Kentucky law generally, with important limitations and distinctions, provides a person injured in a motor vehicle accident two years to turn to the state’s civil court system for a remedy in which someone else is at fault. A qualified Kentucky auto accident attorney can be the point of contact between you and other parties’ attorneys, insurance investigators, claims adjusters, and law enforcement. A Crandall & Pera Law attorney can advocate on your behalf to see that the apportionment of responsibility for a crash is fair and determined in accordance with the facts of your case.
Our attorneys understand the physical consequences of your accident
Your accident case is important to us, and we want to help. Please call Crandall & Pera Law today at 877-686-8879 or fill out our contact form to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with a Kentucky auto accident attorney. We have offices conveniently located in Lexington and Louisville, and serve clients throughout the state.

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HOUSTON - Outworked, outplayed, outsmarted, the Raptors took one on the chin from the Rockets on Tuesday night, dropping to 3-12 in what has been a dismal start to the season following a 117-101 loss.
The Raptors had played hard most nights and suffered some brutally tough losses. This one was not one of them.
Defence was a rumour. Toronto turned the ball over nine times in the opening half, leading to 16 Houston points.
Then things got worse for the visitors.
Houston exploded out of the gate in the third, stretching the lead as high as 27 — twice — thanks primarily to seven made threes on 11 attempts, plus some more Raptors turnovers turned into makes at the other end.
A 10-0 run to close the third gave the Raptors a pulse, but Daequan Cook nailed a three at the buzzer to snatch momentum heading into the final frame and that was about it.
“I told our guys: ‘The first team that plays defence wins,’ and we didn’t. They went on a 7-0 run to start the third and that began the avalanche,” head coach Dwane Casey said.
“I thought Terrence Ross had his best game and gave us some big-time minutes. Now we need to get some other people to join the party.”
James Harden led the Rockets with 24 points and 12 assists, Jeremy Lin also had a double-double and Patrick Patterson added 22. Omer Asik terrorized the Raptors as he did even in brief minutes in Chicago, with 18 rebounds.
Ross might have been the only bright spot for the Raptors. The rookie defended Harden somewhat decently and far better than his mates and notched a career-high 19 points.
The rookie said he is adjusting to the speed of the NBA game.
Andrea Bargnani started strong with 19 points in the first half (12 in the first quarter), but vanished after that. DeMar DeRozan struggled throughout with bad turnovers and poor defence.
Toronto has not won in Houston since Feb. 28, 2007.
Kyle Lowry underplayed his first game against the Rockets since being dealt in the off-season and didn’t have much jump. Odd, since he consistently throttled his first team.
Lowry turned in a quiet seven point, five assist evening, missing 7-of-10 shots and afterwards termed his outing: “terrible, no ifs ands or buts, I played horrible.
“I made (bad) decisions, I missed some shots. But it’s only one game, I won’t keep my head down. We’ve got another one tomorrow, I’m sure I’ll be better.”
Now, the Raptors head to Memphis to take on the NBA’s top team with a record 10 games under .500 heading home looking like a good bet.
After a meeting with Phoenix, the Raptors return to the road for a brutal slog.
The Raptors said swingman Landry Fields had sutures removed on Monday and will see his doctor in New York City again in two weeks. There is no timetable on his return, but it is expected to be at least a month.
Alan Anderson is still at least two weeks away from a return from his foot injury.
The Rockets played the game with heavy hearts. Head coach Kevin McHale’s 23-year-old daughter Sasha recently passed away and the team will go to her funeral on Wednesday before heading for Oklahoma City for Harden’s return to that city.
Raptors head coach Dwane Casey was head coach in Minnesota under GM McHale.


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He has balls of steel.
China’s Wang Liutai is one of the few remaining trustees of a reportedly 300-year-old discipline in which the practitioner uses their scrotum as a shield, Reuters reported.
Dubbed “iron crotch kung fu,” the painful-seeming technique requires the 65-year-old to regularly brace himself as an 88-pound, steel-capped log repeatedly rams his nether regions.
“As long as you push yourself, you will feel great,” said Wang, who has been practicing iron crotch kung fu for around 50 years. He teaches the ball-busting exercise at the Juntun Martial Arts Academy in Luoyang, Henan Province.
Despite seeming like an excruciating form of contraception, Wang maintains that the fighting form has no adverse effects if executed correctly.
“Please don’t worry about this,” assured the the father of two. “If practicing this damaged this part of the body permanently, then over time no one would do it.”
The master claims that “the more you practice, the stronger you become.” Repeatedly hitting the “bag” helps increase testicular fortitude, according to fellow iron crotch instructor 60-year-old Tang Baocai.
So while ordinary people might cringe at just the thought, these experts claim that they are fine “no matter if we’re kicked or punched,” said Wang.
Unfortunately, it appears that this manhood-mauling martial art may not father many followers in the future, Reuters reported. Whereas Wang’s village boasted as many as 80 iron crotch practitioners when he was a kid, now there are only five, including the master himself.
Surprisingly, the academy has been able to gain several new students through promoting the once fiercely guarded art form on social media and elsewhere — including kids.


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There is a difference between unhealthy processed foods and healthy processed foods. Freezing is a healthy way to process freshly picked fruit. Freezing does not remove the nutrients. It preserves the fiber and other nutrients in the fruit. Frozen raspberries have nearly the same amount of fiber, minerals and vitamins as fresh fruit, sometimes even more.
Raspberries are hand-picked during harvest. Then they are taken to a packing plant that is located on the farm or to an off-site packing company where the fresh raspberries are sorted, packaged, labeled and shipped to grocery stores. If the fresh raspberries are not stored, handled or shipped properly, some of the fiber and other nutrients may be lost. When you shop for fresh raspberries or other fresh fruit, make sure your markets are getting fresh raspberries from your local farmers to be sure you get the most nutrients from fresh fruit.
Raspberries are hand-picked at harvest and those destined for the freezer are processed immediately. The nutritional value in frozen raspberries is probably higher than fresh raspberries imported from other countries, or even other states. By the time fresh raspberries from far away places reach your table, some of the nutrients may be lost.
Fresh raspberries are good but sometimes frozen is just the better choice all around. Fresh raspberries may last about one week. A large pack of frozen raspberries will last for about a year. That is true with most frozen fruit. You have one year from the purchase date to eat those frozen raspberries. Citrus fruit has a shorter freezer life. It needs to be eaten within 4 to 6 months. One package of fresh raspberries is more expensive than a bag of frozen raspberries, so you get more fruit for about the same price. You can also buy frozen raspberries as a mixture of frozen berries.
There is not much difference in the amount of fiber between fresh and frozen raspberries. You will get about 8 g of dietary fiber in one cup of fresh raspberries and 11 g of dietary fiber in one cup of frozen raspberries. Either one, fresh or frozen raspberries will add fiber to your diet, in addition to nutrients and antioxidants. Frozen raspberries can be more economical than fresh especially if they are out of season or imported. You can thaw frozen raspberries and put them on top of your ice cream, yogurt and cereals and in smoothies. Use frozen raspberries to make a fruit sauce to put on ice cream, yogurt or whole wheat pancakes and waffles.
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In the “timing is everything” department, Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) filed its 10-Q the day after Steve Jobs threw another batch of lightning bolts at its highly popular Flash platform and included an admission that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) poses risks. The language (first noted by Bloomberg) may have already been in the risk area in the filing but it has new resonance coming so soon: “… to the extent new releases of operating systems or other third-party products, platforms or devices, such as the Apple iPhone or iPad, make it more difficult for our products to perform, and our customers are persuaded to use alternative technologies, our business could be harmed.”
Oh, yes, it could be. As Daring Fireball‘s Jon Gruber caught in the new developers’ agreement for iPhone OS4, Apple specifically rules out the kind of workaround Adobe is offering with its upcoming Flash Professional CS5 to make apps work with Flash on iPhones and iPads. Flash use still far outstretches Apple’s devices but Jobs’ antipathy for it is accelerating HTML5 use and making life more complicated for developers and content companies heavily reliant on Flash.
Update: Adobe CTO Keith Lynch blogged Friday about next’s week’s launch of CS5 and Apple’s SDK changes. His message: the ability to package apps for the iPhone or iPad is just one feature of the new product — and it still will be included. “It is up to Apple whether they choose to allow or disallow applications as their rules shift over time,” Lynch wrote. He also played up the difference between programming for one or two devices versus a wide approach, contending that “multiscreen is growing beyond Apple’s devices.”


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Launched by New Forests, a sustainable timber investment manager based in Sydney, the new fund includes an "impact" tranche — about 15 percent of the $300 million total — aimed at investors, including other foundations, interested in supporting logging bans in sensitive areas, additional carbon mitigation, the restoration of peatlands, and community partnerships to improve livelihoods, among other activities. For its $10 million investment, the Packard Foundation will receive about half the rate of return as a commercial investor, contingent on New Forests delivering on specified outcomes. By helping to reduce the perceived risk for commercial investors wary of financing non-commercial activities, the fund aims to encourage larger-scale commercial investments in climate and conservation outcomes.
"In traditional forestry valuation, there's no commercial valuation to them," Radha Kuppali, New Forests' executive director of investor services, told ImpactAlpha. "We believe they are important activities to improve the operational sustainability and resilience of those assets. But for mainstream commercial investors, these would be viewed as something that is noncommercial for them to invest in."
"We're still getting our capital back, we're still getting a return, but it's reduced versus the commercial investors," said Packard Foundation director of mission investing Susan Phinney Silver. "The idea is to use that [difference in the price of the underlying asset] to drive the impact activities and prove out to commercial investors that this isn't as scary as you think it is."


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Nancy Pelosi’s Payola
– The worst part about Nancy Pelosi’s corruption is that she sabotages the companies of her own constituents if they compete with her stock holdings or her financiers at Tesla, Facebook And Google!
The news reports on very suspicious coincidences involving the Minority Leader:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi helped secure $3 million last year for a nonprofit transportation—research organization whose president gave money to her political action committee as the group was paying for a European trip for one of her policy advisers.
Transportation adviser Lara Levison’s nine—day, $4,475 trip to Spain and Germany last April to learn about hydrogen—fuel cells for buses was primarily paid for by WestStart—CALSTART.
But just days before the trip, WestStart—CALSTART announced that Mrs. Pelosi had helped the nonprofit group secure $1 million from the Federal Transit Administration for a bus rapid—transit program. A month after the Levison trip, the group sent out a press release thanking her for a $2 million grant for a fuel—cell program.
According to campaign records, WestStart—CALSTART Chief Executive Officer John R. Boesel also gave $1,000 to one of Mrs. Pelosi’s political action committees in 2003 and $1,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Both Mr. Boesel and Mrs. Pelosi’s spokeswoman, Jennifer Crider, said there is no link between the staffer’s trip and the grants saisd Ed Lasky. This made us look deeper. We have found over 2000 times that a quid pro quo matter has occured with Nancy Pelosi and her family. This has put over $300 Million dollars in her combined bank and asset accounts. That’s pretty good on a public servant salary.
In the 2021 Stimulus Bill’s, Ms. Pelosi, and her family, are expected to earn BILLIONS in payola profits. Does that sound unethical?
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Throughout North Africa and the Mediterranean world, the sand roads that connected the land and peoples have been crucial in shaping their culture and history.
From the Trans-Saharan gold trade to Portuguese journeys around the West African coast, these routes helped to shape the history of the region.
During the centuries, the trans-Saharan trade was the central means of transporting goods from the Mediterranean world to Africa.
A number of routes linked the continent, but the sand roads were the oldest and most important.
During the 12th century, traders transported gold, salt, slaves, and ivory, among other commodities.
The Islamic world, which was also the center of trade and commerce, contributed to science, law, philosophy, and agriculture.
A number of explorers from different African societies traveled on behalf of trade routes.
One such explorer was Alexander Gordon Laing, who entered Timbuktu in August 1826.
A second explorer, Charles Denham, traveled to the Sultanate of Bagirmi.
The Portuguese sent expeditions from the west coast of Africa, which created new trade routes.
The first western route connected Tripoli and Ghadamis, then continued north to Ghat and Ghadames.
The eastern trans-Saharan route was also important, and it started from Tripoli and continued to the Songhai Empire.
It later became the main slave-trading route in the Sahara. This route later evolved into the long-lived Kanem-Bornu Empire.
The eastern trans-Saharan route also provided a route for the influx of enslaved people from the Maghreb into the Sahara.
This route became more and more important during the Almohad conquests.
Timbuktu became an important trade center, especially in the area of gold.
A large palace was built by the same architect. This city also became a meeting place for scholars and religious leaders.
Timbuktu became a city with a wealth of knowledge. It was an intellectual center, where books were copied and distributed to other Africans.
During the 15th and 16th centuries, Timbuktu was also a center for the propagation of Islam in Africa.
This city also attracted Arab traders from North Africa. The mosques and holy places of Timbuktu played a vital role in the spread of Islam in Africa.
Located in the south of Sudan, the Darb al-Arba’in, or the Desert of the Dead is a large and abrasive desert with a plethora of oases to explore.
The desert is also home to phosphates, a key ingredient in the production of many items we buy.
The largest phosphates factory in the region is located 45km outside of Kharga.
The desert is also home to many thriving communities. The most well-known is the village of Bulaq.
While in this part of the country, you may want to consider making a pit stop at the Ain Sheikh Mazouk hot spring.
The aforementioned spring has been deemed a top tourist attraction in the region.
The site also features a tepid spring that provides water to locals and visitors alike. The aforementioned hot spring can be visited on a day trip from Kharga but is best accessed by a guided tour.
Other attractions include the Ain Besai, a cold pool near a chapel. The site also houses the most impressive rock tombs in the region.
The best part of the tour is being able to soak in the surrounding vistas.
This is a great time to stop and soak up some vitamin D in the warm summer months. It’s also a good opportunity to ogle the many petroglyphs on display.
While in the area, you should also make time for a trip to the nearby Bahariya and Farafra oases. Both are separated by a large limestone escarpment.
The road from Bahariya to Farafra is also the route used by the locals to access phosphates from the factory near Kharga.
The name of the town aptly translates to “the sand.” This oasis was once the capital of the Darfur Province of Sudan.
Located in the northwest corner of Libya, the old town of Ghadames is one of the oldest pre-Saharan cities. The city has a population of just over 6,000 people.
It has seen its fair share of turmoil. In the early 1980s, the Revolutionary government moved thousands of residents from their medieval lanes.
The city is now in a state of flux. Its economy has been dragged down by the 2011 Libyan Civil War.
This has resulted in a downturn in tourist numbers.
Despite its modest population, it has a lot to offer. In addition to the old town, there are dozens of ad-hoc villages in the area.
The most prominent is Ghadames ad-hoc, which is located a little over a mile from the old town. In the early days, the city served as a hub for trans-Saharan trade.
The city has seen its share of turbulence, but the current crop of residents is not dependent on tourists for a living.
One of the reasons is the city’s proximity to the Libyan port of Ras Lanuf, where dozens of oil tankers dock every day.
The city has custom-built 100-liter tanks, which can be filled with petrol at 10p a liter. It is also a UNESCO world heritage site.
The city’s largest claims to fame are its impressively large obelisks, as well as the fact that it has a world-class museum.
The city has also seen a number of other notable changes over the years, including the relocation of the old town to the suburbs.
The city’s infrastructure is in rough shape, but the residents have a lot to be thankful for. Hopefully, this will translate into higher tourist numbers.
Trans-Saharan gold trade
During the early medieval era, the Trans-Saharan gold trade was a major contributor to West African development.
It linked the economies of the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan regions of West Africa. This trade had been in operation for at least five centuries.
The trade was made up of three main products: gold, kola nuts, and slaves.
Gold was largely mined in sub-Saharan West Africa and used for coinage.
It was also used for other purposes. The gold mines of West Africa were the richest in the Old World before South American gold discoveries.
The Akan of Ghana adopted the Roman ounce and solidus standard for weighing gold dust. This standard was adopted by other African kingdoms, such as the Ivory Coast.
The Arabs also became interested in the gold trade. They bought gold from Berbers living in southern Moroccan towns.
Their trade helped convert the people to Islam. The Arabs also traded salt for gold. The trans-Saharan trade helped establish several powerful states. The most powerful of these states were the Akans.
The trans-Saharan trade played a large role in the formation of Ghana.
Ghana’s rulers became rich and powerful. The gold trade allowed the rulers to fund a large army.
The rulers also had to make a complex strategy to ensure their success in the trade.
The trade also gave rise to powerful trading classes.
The trans-Saharan trade shaped the consolidation of many West African societies. The trade dominated trade from the 7th to 14th centuries. It also led to the development of powerful states in West Africa.
These states would be famous for their role in the trade.
The trans-Saharan gold trade is the subject of many debates.
Evidence from archeology and historical texts has fuelled these debates.
Portuguese journeys around the West African coast
During the 1440s and 1450s Portuguese journeys around the West African coast were undertaken in response to the desire for new markets.
The Portuguese were opposed to Islam and Muslims were seen as an enemy.
The Portuguese also had a strong desire to expand their Christian religion. The Portuguese also discovered a route that was a better route to return to the continent from the Atlantic than through the Mediterranean.
The Portuguese also found the Sargasso Sea, which is a large gyre in the Atlantic Ocean. This allowed the Portuguese to venture much farther out from their coast.
In addition, the Portuguese had unmatched knowledge of the sailing conditions halfway down the African coast.
In the fifteenth century, Portuguese explorers were involved in many journeys around the West African coast. The first voyage was undertaken by Bartolomeu Dias.
He was the first European to round the southern tip of Africa, called the Cape of Good Hope.
The Portuguese landed at Shama, on the southern “Gold Coast” of West Africa, in 1471.
Bartolomeu Dias also helped the Portuguese to build ships for their explorations. In 1488, Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope and named it the Cape of Storms.
He then settled in Guinea in West Africa.
Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator, sailed around Africa in 1498. He lost half of his crew in the attempt. His expeditions led to an elite of mariners and astronomers.
Vasco da Gama also helped establish an all-water route to the Indian Ocean.
After he reached India, he established no maritime fleets in the Indian Ocean.
The Portuguese also explored the Atlantic islands, including the Azores. The Portuguese also discovered the Madeira Islands.
The Portuguese began to send small fleets on annual expeditions.


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Angelina Jolie reportedly bought partner Brad Pitt a waterfall for his birthday last month.
The actress purchased land above and around a waterfall in rural California when it hit the market last year, so architecture buff Pitt could recreate his hero Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Fallingwater estate in Pennsylvania.
Pitt and Jolie visited the 1935 home, built over a waterfall, in 2006, according to the New York Post.
A source tells the publication, "Brad has dreamed of a home with the sound of a waterfall cascading under the house and he has always wanted to design his own house. He wants to pull all aspects of nature, light, glass and varying levels into the concept."
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How To Use E Cigarettes to Quit Smoking For Good!
Michael Siegel MD, out of Boston University School of Public Health recently completed a smokers study.
The trail involved 222 smokers, who were first time buyers of smokeless E-Cigarettes.
After their initial purchase, the researchers waited 6 months, then contacted the smokers again to see how many of them had dropped the cigarette habit.
The team was astounded to find that a whopping 31% of these smokers had quit using regular cigarettes entirely.
These are extremely impressive numbers when you consider the fact that most smoking programs consider a 10% cessation rate to be a HUGE success.
These electronic cigarette users more that tripled that "HUGE" success rate.
But here's an even more astounding statistic from Siegel's study…
Among smokers who puffed e-cigarettes more than 20 times a day for 6 months, a massive 70% had quit smoking.
You heard me right, that was 70 Percent!
If you've been addicted to these cancer inducing blunts for any amount of time, I'm hoping these facts have placed a great big smile on your face.
Even better, I hope they've motived you to take action and finally quit the habit!
I know for a fact that about 10 percent of the men who contact me complaining of erectile dysfunction, smoke cigarettes every day.
For those of you who don't smoke, this may sound like one of those "Well Duh" moments, but that just proves to me you've never been addicted to nicotine.
More on that in a moment…
An even higher number of the 25 to 35 "Clubbing Crowd" use cigarettes on a regular basis, according to my informal statistics.
And these younger men are often dealing with the exact same erection issues that older, long term smokers are.
The point of this post today isn't to tell any of you that you need to quit smoking.
You already know that!
This post is for those of you who have tried quitting before, but have failed.
Those who've put them down, time and again, and have discovered that smoking really IS more addictive than heroine.
Men who've discovered that tobacco manufacturers really DO add enticing substances to cigarettes that radically increase their addictiveness, making it almost impossible for you to quit.
Due to a court ruling, the FDA will not allow manufactures of these products to make any medical claims.
This means that e-cigarette manufacturers in the U.S. cannot market their products as smoking cessation devices…despite the fact that they are extremely effective at helping people quit this physically destructive habit.
This is an outrage…especially when you consider the fact that these vaporizing products are MUCH safer than actual cigarettes are.
According to Dr. Michael Siegel, who ran the study mentioned above…
If you look at the evidence, these e-cigarettes are a lot safer than regular cigarettes! This is a great public health opportunity," Siegel continues. "You have companies willing to market the product as a smoking-cessation device. But they are wary of doing it because they don't want to run afoul of the FDA.
So does this mean you should lay back and let the FDA do all your thinking for you?
I don't think so!
You can use your own mind, to make your own decisions, about your very own life...and I highly recommend that you exercise that right!
But I do need to mention something before we move on…
If you're not a smoker, don't be stupid enough to think that this is a safe way for you to start up now.
Trust me, even these e-cigs will do you harm if you play around with them long enough.
On the other hand……
If you DO smoke and have NOT been able to quit, you now have a powerful tool at your disposal, you can use to quit this "Life Sucking" habit, permanently!
I'm going to leave you with one final warning…
Your goal should be to give up cigarettes first, and then drop the e-cig habit as soon as possible.
In other words, you don't want to replace one bad habit with another.
In our smokers study, 33 percent of the participants dropped both the regular AND the electronic cigarette habit by the 6 month mark.
I suggest you set this as your MINIMUM goal as you proceed.


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EBERE Eze has been named as QPR’s Sportito Supporters’ Player of the Year for the 2019/20 season.
The accolade is one of three awards that Eze has won as part of the end-of-season vote, with the 22-year-old also scooping the Ray Jones Players’ Player of the Year and the Junior Hoops Player of the Year awards for 2019/20.
Eze has been in sparkling form this season, scoring 13 goals and claiming eight assists in his 45 Sky Bet Championship appearances. Earlier this term, he also earned international recognition by being called up to the England U21 squad for the first time.
In the supporters’ vote, Bright Osayi-Samuel – who has won two awards of his own – finished second and Ryan Manning third.
Osayi-Samuel has won 2019/20’s Kiyan Prince Goal of the Season for his stunning solo strike against Birmingham City in December, while he has also retained his Daphne Biggs Supporters’ Young Player of the Year award, having also won it in 2018/19.
Osayi-Samuel has made 36 Championship appearances this season, scoring five goals and claiming eight assists.
Finally, a touching tribute from R’s supporters sees the late Dean McKee be named as this season’s Supporter of the Year. Twenty-eight-year-old Dean, whose now iconic poem ‘Born Blue & White’ is played before every home game in W12, tragically passed away in April of this year.
Roll of Honour
- Sportito Supporters’ Player of the Year – Ebere Eze
- Ray Jones Players’ Player of the Year – Ebere Eze
- Daphne Biggs Supporters’ Young Player of the Year – Bright Osayi-Samuel
- Junior Hoops Player of the Year – Ebere Eze
- Kiyan Prince Goal of the Season – Bright Osayi-Samuel (v Birmingham City)
- Supporter of the Year - Dean McKee


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GIVEAWAY: iDog Dance ($42.99)– Sometimes you need speakers for you MP3 player and iDog Dance is the perfect companion. Plug iDog into your music player using the headphone jack with the included cable and watch it rock out to your tunes while music fills the air. iDog also dances independently from your music player and can change its moves, wiggle his ears, and flash the LED lights on its face on the music. For added entertainment without the commitment of your own real dog, iDog can be “trained” to obey 8 commands like dance and stay. While iDog won’t snuggle up to you on the couch, it is compact enough to occupy a small space and never leaves a mess.
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AudibleKids Audio Books (free downloads available, audio downloads are 99 cents and up)– Audible Kids is a site that provides digital audio editions of books. Their library has a dizzying array of audio books for books for all ages. Teens and tweens will delight in listening to books from the Gossip Girl series (yes it was a book before it was a show!), Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Golden Compass, and books by Roald Dahl, Louis Sachar, and Lemony Snicket. Create an account, browse the easy to navigate site, listen to audio previews, save titles to the Wish List to download in the future, and download your purchases into iTunes or the free PC software. With so many titles to choose from, you can always make sure you’re the iPod is getting a break from playing music and is being used as a learning tool! For my full review, click here.
Crammer ($59.99)– Designed for kids 8-14 years, Crammer is a portable study system that helps kids learn on the go and also functions as a digital music player. Crammer users go online to create digital flash cards that are downloaded to the device. It can access over 16,000 quiz questions and going online provides access to thousands more math, science, social studies, and language arts quizzes. There’s also Spanish translator which will help with vocabulary development and pronunciation. Another bonus is that parents can connect Crammer to Leapfrog’s Learning Path to determine how Crammer is being used as a study tool.
BrainPop ($7.95/month and up)– Let’s face it, not everyone learns best through the traditional methods of books, paper, and pencil. Subscription service BrainPop provides animated, curriculum based content that engages the teen set through short clips where characters Tim and Moby illustrate the laws of probability, discuss complexities of the human body, and features biographies of famous historical figures like Anne Frank, Charles Darwin, and Jackie Robinson. I love that the site plays easily on both Macs and PCs and does not require additional plug-ins. While you can access many of the BrainPop clips for free, the subscription site features tons more content, including content in Spanish. Visit the site for a free trial.
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New Delhi: There were reports floating around that actress Mallika Sherawat had been asked to vacate an apartment in Paris after she failed to pay her rent.
The actress, has now responded to the rumours and said that she never owned an apartment!
The 'Double Dhamaal' actress took to Twitter and wrote-
'Some in the media think I hv an apartment in Paris !! It’s absolutely Not True , if someone has donated one to me, pls send me the address :)'
Some in the media think I hv an apartment in Paris !! It’s absolutely Not True , if someone has donated one to me, pls send me the address :) https://t.co/ScDyL3Abt8
— Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) December 14, 2017
Mallika has been living in Paris for the last few years, reports suggest.
The apartment in question is located in the 16th Arrondissement where Mallika and her French beau Cyrille Auxenfans were rumored to be living. There were reports that the couple was attacked and robbed last year in the same apartment. The amount of rent was said to be Rs 64 Lakh.
The actress attends the Cannes Film Festival regularly and will next be seen in the movie Zeenat. The movie is helmed by Saandesh Nayak and is expected to release in 2018.
Other films in which Mallika has worked include Hiss, Welcome, Ugly Aur Pagli and Thank You.


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Schneider 1999 (†536)Schneider, Fred B., ed. Trust in Cyberspace (National Academies Press, 1999).
- reliability (internet) (p. 313): The capability of a computer, or information or telecommunications system, to perform consistently and precisely according to its specifications and design requirements, and to do so with high confidence. (†871)
- trustworthiness (p. 2): Trustworthiness of [a Networked Information System] asserts that the system does what is required – despite environmental disruption, human user and operator errors, and attacks by hostile parties – and that it does not do other things. Design and implementation errors must be avoided, eliminated, or somehow tolerated. Addressing only some aspects of the problem is not sufficient. Moreover, achieving trustworthiness requires more than just assembling components that are themselves trustworthy. (†869)
- trustworthiness (p. 316): Assurance that a system deserves to be trusted–that it will perform as expected despite environmental disruptions, human and operator error, hostile attacks, and design and implementation errors. Trustworthy systems reinforce the belief that they will continue to produce expected behavior and will not be susceptible to subversion. (†870)

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Abhishek Chaubey’s ‘Udta Punjab’ has been making headlines for quite some time now, not just for its storyline, but also for bringing together ex-lovers Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shahid Kapoor for a film. The actress says she told director that she will do this film irrespective of the rest of the cast.
In an interview with a Hindi daily, Kareena said that it is a powerful script that she came across in years, adding that she said ‘yes’ when she on the 30th page of the script.
The actress further said that she told Abhishek that she will do the film irrespective of the cast.
Well, Shahid and Kareena are true professionals. Even after their break-up there was no mud-slinging. Infact, Shahid had mentioned in an interview that he was the first to suggest Kareena’s name for the movie adding that he respects her as an actress.
‘Udta Punjab’ also features Alia Bhatt and Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh. The movie deals with the issue of drug abuse in Punjab.


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The Boston Celtics’ lost two starters in the offseason. Starting point guard Kyrie Irving took his talents to the Brooklyn Nets to team up with Kevin Durant. Center Al Horford, meanwhile, signed with the Philadelphia 76ers to form a fearsome tandem with All-Star center Joel Embiid. Both teams are rivals in the Atlantic Division which means they play the most number of games (4) against each other.
The Celtics immediately shifted to “Plan A” and signed center Enes Kanter and guard Kemba Walker. Arguably, Kanter and Walker are lesser versions of the two stars they replaced but they can definitely hold their own. The Celtics likewise lost versatile big Marcus Morris and sparkplug Terry Rozier.
Given this major line-up change, the Celtics took advantage of the withdrawal of several superstars to join Team USA. The Celtics’ young core of Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown made the cut joined by Kemba Walker.
The quartet sacrificed their summer to play together and get ahead in terms of conditioning, competition, and importantly, chemistry. By playing together against tough teams with a world title as the goal, the Celtics are learning to be more comfortable with one another while getting more experience in a notoriously physical FIBA World Cup. The shared experiences such as meals and bus rides facilitates a smooth transition once the season starts. Additionally, the “pace-and-space” game of FIBA reflects the evolution of the NBA game.
“I’m all about the camaraderie. I’m all about the togetherness,” Walker said in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times. “I’ve always felt that you’re off-the-court relationships translate onto the court. I’ve always felt that way and I’ve always been big on that. It’s why I’m trying my best to get acclimated to those guys as best as I can.”
With this experience, expect the Celtics to be contending for the Eastern Conference title even if they are not the heavy favorites. The Milwaukee Bucks and the 76ers remain the frontrunners with their stacked line-ups. Still, this is a Boston Celtics team that is just a season removed from the Eastern Conference Finals. The return of Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward last season stymied the development of Tatum and Brown and caused locker room discontent. The same core remains without the emotional baggage.
It also helps that the Celtics are learning from legendary coach Gregg Popovich. Pop’s insights and techniques will definitely be a plus before the NBA wars begin in earnest in October. It is interesting to note that two other Celtics are playing at the FIBA World Cup. Big men Vincent Poirier (France) and Daniel Theis (Germany) are members of their respective country’s national teams.
The Celtics are definitely all set for the 2019-2020 NBA regular season.

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