More and more people are using bikes as their preferred mode of transportation. How do we make city streets safe for the growing number of bikes? CityLab reporter Laura Bliss is here to chat with us about results from a study of crash and street design from 12 cities.
- Why cities with high bicycling rates are safer for all road users by Wesley Marshall (University of Colorado Denver) and Nicholas Ferenchak (University of New Mexico)
- Protected Bike Lanes Are Safer for Drivers, Too by Laura Bliss, The Atlantic’s CityLab
Robert: (00:04) From GRIDSMART Technologies, this is POLICYSMART. I’m Robert Johnson. This episode we’re talking about the growing number of people who ride their bicycles to get around and how to make their trip on city streets safe. A new study of crash and street design data from a dozen American cities reveals the problems and points to some concrete solutions. The findings result from the review of 13 years of data compiled by Wesley Marshall and Nicholas Ferenchak from the University of Colorado Denver and the University of New Mexico. Our conversation about the research is with Laura Bliss, West Coast Bureau Chief of City Lab.
Laura: (00:44)This was an unusually comprehensive study. There’s been a lot of research into what kinds of health impacts do we find associated with bike lanes and different kinds of street design kind of formulation. Because if you look at the numbers overall over the last 10 years, we’ve really seen an uptick in the number of people who are dying on the road and that includes in cities and this is kind of where this idea of the Visions Zero movement comes from that this kind of reduced the number of people who are getting killed in traffic collisions or getting injured in traffic collisions to zero. A lot of cities have adopted. And so we basically, this study that Marshall led looked at crash data and street design data from 12 large American cities over the last 13 years. They were, in particular, looking at bike collisions and bike fatalities, not exclusively but, but kind with a of focus on that and kind of just ran a bunch of different tests to understand what it was that made some cities have much higher numbers of fatalities and injuries than others and they were basically testing three different hypotheses about what it is that might be driving those numbers and particularly as they relate to bikes.
Robert: (02:08) Can you tell us what those were?
Laura: (02:10) One is that safety in numbers that makes a city safer for people to bike. And that’s kind of this idea that when you have larger numbers, sort of larger volumes of people moving around on bikes, whether or not there’s a lane for them, simply the fact that there’s more of them makes it safer to actually do that activity because drivers become more aware there are cyclists on the road. You’re more visible. It’s just somehow sort of a safer feeling to do it when you’re in a pack. That’s one. Two is it differences in a city’s socioeconomic or demographic makeup that lower the risks of fatalities for cyclists? For example, you can imagine that if a city had fewer elderly people living in it for whatever reason, then you might imagine that, that that city would actually be less vulnerable to high rates of fatalities on the streets. Right? Because you have an older folk involved person involved in an accident, they might be more likely to, to succumb to injuries that someone who’s younger wouldn’t. Or lastly, is it all about the built environment? So how important are street design elements? Like having lots of intersections that kind of slowed cars down or protected bike lanes to kind of keep crashes from happening in the first place.
Robert: (03:37) The researchers weighed in on those three theories essentially by discounting two of them in the end, you want to walk through what they determined for each one and the same order that you’ve just outlined them.
Laura: (03:52) Yeah, sure. Absolutely. That there’s safety in numbers. So number one, right? Actually had very little, there was very little statistical evidence in their analysis of all these different cities ever over many, many years that the number of cyclists had very much to do with low rates of, of um, fatalities or injuries. And in fact, just the opposite. They actually found that higher rates of cyclists were actually associated with worse rates of severe injuries at least. And just to be clear, they didn’t try to explain their findings. Right? But so kind of take that, take that with a grain of salt, not, they’re not suggesting why that would be, but that is what they found in the data. Socioeconomic and demographic differences did actually seem to play a role. They found that cities with higher shares of white and affluent residents actually had lower rates of deaths and critical harm resulting from collision. And that is pretty consistent with a lot of research. It’s not that white or affluent people are, you know, in any way, naturally less susceptible. But rather there’s a lot of research that suggest neighborhoods that are lower income and dominantly made up of people of color tend to have much more dangerous types of street design, so less sidewalk access, certainly less bike lanes, higher speed limits. And, and these are all factors that we know can also increase the likelihood of really serious collisions occurring. So lastly, what they found, and the really big takeaway from this paper is that bike lanes, including above all these different street design components, they looked at bike lanes, were actually the strongest indicator of the cities that had lower fatality and injury rate. And they found among those handful of big cities, they studied 12 big cities, that were cycle tracks where the most abundant on a citywide basis, they saw fatal crash rates dropped by 44% compared to the average that the injury rates were halved. So that’s pretty significant for cyclist. Right? We know that and maybe not so surprising but it’s, that’s the other thing all by itself, but what they found beyond that was that they weren’t just looking at cyclist injuries and fatalities. They were also looking at other kinds of road users and they actually found that drivers too were getting into fewer serious collision when bicyclist also had these lanes.
Robert: (06:29) I suppose it’s not surprising to say if bikes and other non-motorized forms of transportation have their own lane, everything gets a little bit more orderly, a little safer. Did you expect when you opened this study to find a different conclusion or was it fairly common sense to you after you worked your way through it?
Laura: (06:56) I mean it’s hard to say what I expected. I think, I think I probably had read about the conclusion of the paper before I read it. It wasn’t totally surprising, but it is, it is new. It is certainly a significant finding for the community of people who care about road safety number one. And particularly in light of how, you know, what we, the kinds of battles over bike lanes that we see in cities all over the country and different parts of the world too, right? I mean it’s almost always contentious, right? A new proposal to take away a parking lane is what it usually is a parking lane to make way for bike users, right? Because people are really, really attached to their parking spaces in most places, um, and understandably right parking lanes that, you know, maybe I’ve been there a long time. People sort of tend to develop this, this belief that they’re there for them and, and sort of essential to business and other kinds of things.
Laura: (07:59) And there’s lots of reasons that kind of that and, and even that find, you know, oh actually bike lanes are good for business and they can actually increase traffic flow rather than, you know, continue to kind of clog up the streets by it, by adding more space for cars. It just kind of a whole other tangent we could go down into, but this is quite novel and actually finding not only are bike lanes safe for cyclists, which, which anyone you’ve ever used a bike, I think, could figure out implicitly. They’re also good for drivers. And you know, I think you can kind of think of reasons that might be the case, right? Um, when you have more separation in between a more vulnerable road user just on a bike versus someone who’s going around in a big steel box in their car, there’s going to be just a little bit more implicit safety built into that, that relationship. So I I think, I think it’s really interesting, you know, in terms of how this research might be used to kind of shape debates that are happening locally around what the value of bike lanes are. And it’ll be interesting to see if it changes any, any minds or any kind of perspectives on, on, on their value from the community of people who, who drive and who tend to be more attached to those parking spots that tend to give way for new bike lanes.
Robert: (09:21) Well, according to your reporting, not all street design elements are created equal. You had some folks quoted who had some thoughts about that. Shared lanes are useless, I think was one of the comments that you reported. I’m wondering, I am wondering about painted lanes though, where you know, there isn’t a, a physical barrier separating the bike lane from the vehicle lane, but it’s striped accordingly. Did you find any further on that, on that front that was beneficial or not so much of a help?
Laura: (09:54) Yeah. From the perspective of cyclist safety, it was essentially equally beneficial from the prespective of cyclists to have painted bike lane or a fully separated bike lane, which I think is what you’re talking about, right, with, with the sort of plastic cones or planters, but for drivers in terms of their rates of collision and you know, injury, a involved collision, those protected bike lanes is actually fully separated bike lanes with [inaudible] or planters or, or other kinds of physical fortifications were more protective.
Robert: (10:32) How about in terms of ranking cities in the country where this is happening or isn’t happening? Did you do any work in that area or have you looked at examples that the rest of the country should model?
Laura: (10:49) Yeah, I mean I think we’ve seen Davis, California is like consistently ranked as like the number one biking city in the country and that’s a university town that was built up from the ground up, um, in the 1960s and seventies from a very cyclists first perspective. So I think in sheer rate of protected bike lanes, I think, I think they’re number one. But yeah, a lot of cities are making big headway. Portland is another city that gets called out a lot for being really sort of bike friendly. New York City has added like hundreds of bike lane miles in the last 10 years. That’s become a really radically different place to bike than it used to be. You know, Washington DC is, is up there as well. San Francisco has a pretty high rate of protected bike lanes too. You know, these are all dense cities where there’s also a lot of car traffic. So you know, you know, and not in all cases are we seeing, you know, substantial reductions and, and fatalities and injuries. Although New York City, um, has seen a pretty, pretty good dip in pedestrian fatalities at least. And there are some, some observers who would connect that to some of the kind of like lane separation and, and, um, you know, traffic intersection redesigns that the city has done in, in support of bike lanes to an extent.
Robert: (12:18) Did the researchers, when you spoke to them indicate what their hope was for this finding? Did they say anything about what they were expecting planners to do with this information they’ve managed to pull together and present?
Laura: (12:34) No, I mean, you know, I think these are, these are academic researchers. So you know, I think even from a policy perspective, often academics are somewhat reticent to say that there’s an express purpose, right, to information, um, or, or you know, their, their research findings. But, you know, certainly this is evidence that you know, it is, it is one study. It’s certainly a more thorough and far-reaching study than, than we tend to see in terms of research into perceived benefits or drawbacks of bike lane, um, which often focused on, you know, one or two cities or, or just for a couple of years of data. This is much more substantial, right? It’s 12 cities over 13 years. All that, that is evidence to support planners and, and cities that are trying to make changes in how they orient their streets in support of safer streets. Right? And, and, and, and potentially in supportive their, you know, Vision Zero goals if they have them. Um, and just to, just to reiterate, right, that’s the sort of policy that a lot of cities have adopted that they, they want to bring their fatalities and injuries on the street down to zero within a certain timeframe. So, while I don’t know that the researches themselves have that explicit hope, I would say that just based on the story being up on City Lab, I can tell that a lot of planners and kind of city minded folk have been reading this story with some delight and we’ll see, we’ll see if it enters into a new conversation.
Robert: (14:06) So you’ve had some reaction from people who are actually out doing this work?
Laura: (14:10) It’s been a widely shared. There’s a lot of comments on the story. Yeah. I can’t say. I couldn’t tell you yet that the story itself or the findings or whatever has been out in public forum, you know around a new bike lane or what have you. But it’s certainly a live debate in a lot of different places.
Robert: (14:30) Good. You’ve, uh, you can tell that people are looking at the story which means they’re interested in the information. Maybe they’ll end up using that for justification when they go into propose a change to their plan or an addition to their plan. Reprogramming money or asking for new dollars. Everyone wants the street to be safe. I think motorists and cyclists alike would agree that you know, giving everybody their own space would just make life better for all users. That’s really what this story is about. What this research is about, isn’t it?
Laura: (15:05) Yeah, I think so. I think to our sort of pro-cyclist, pro-bike lane that is what this research is about and I think it’s, it’ll be interesting to see if it, if it changes any minds. If it gets, if it gets used in debates over bike lane, you know, where there’s active battles happening. You know, Baltimore is the one that was sort of called out in the story, which has had a lot of controversy over it’s cycling a lot of different angles. Right now they’re actually tearing out a couple of lanes that were only recently put in because there’s been so much backlash from people who miss their parking spots and, and, um, actually from the Fire Department who complained that the streets have now become too narrow for their trucks to pass through. A controversy there. But you know, I think, I think it will be interesting to see if this research comes up and say, you know, sort of say hey drivers, you know, you too are, are potentially benefiting from this kind of infrastructure. I think the sort of parking, parking spot versus bike lane debate tends to come from a very emotional place. I think for a lot of people. So I don’t know that kind of research finding is gonna rock the boat so substantially in another direction. But it’s certainly an interesting finding.
Robert: (16:24) Links to the study and Laura’s reporting on this and other transportation topics can be found in the show notes for this episode. That does it for this edition of POLICYSMART. If you like our show, be sure to share it with your colleagues. You can also leave us a rating and a review. Those are helpful and much appreciated. If you have a question or comment, email us at email@example.com. POLICYSMART is a podcast production of GRIDSMART Technologies. Until next time, I’m Robert Johnson. We’ll see you then.


Duets from "Les Miserables," "The Phantom of the Opera," "The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story" are among the selections O Sole Trio will perform in La Porte.
La Porte Community Concert Association opens its 2016-17 season with "Bravissimo Broadway," Oct. 1 at LaPorte High School Auditorium.
"I have a lot of background in Broadway and doing musical theater. We decided to try a Broadway show," said O Sole Trio member Erin Shields via phone from the Arts Midwest Conference in Milwaukee.
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Market Drivers March 19, 2015
Euro puts in another massive volatility night
SNB keeps rates on hold
Nikkei -.35% Europe .17%
Europe and Asia:
NZD GDP 0.8% vs. 0.8%
SNB rates steady
USD Weekly Jobless 8:30
USD Philly Fed 10:00
Another day of very high volatility in the EUR/USD as the post FOMC reaction continued to wash over the currency markets in Asian and early European trade. The euro saw a 300 pip move rising to a high of 1.0920 before dropping to a low of 1.0630 as massive speculative flows pushed the currency around in some of the most volatile action in its history.
As we have been noting all week the very heavy skew in sentiment in euro was ripe for a correction and yesterday’s dovish FOMC statement that suggested the Fed is likely to keep rates on hold through June and possibly even through September provided a perfect excuse to liquidate dollar longs.
The process was clearly exacerbated by end of day flows when EUR/USD spiked more than 100 points in a matter of seconds ripping through the 1.1000 barrier and setting off more buy stops in turn. The volatility over the past 24 hours has been truly historic in its nature with moves not seen since the credit crisis of 2008. In fact, although the amplitude of the moves in 2008 was greater, on a percentage basis yesterday’s spike was bigger and is a testament to how badly the EUR/USD was oversold.
The volatility may continue, although it will likely begin to temper over the next few days. However, the FOMC has clearly changed the landscape with yesterday’s meeting and rate hike expectations will be much more muted especially if US data continues to disappoint. Today the market gets a looks at the weekly jobless claims and the Philly Fed numbers.
The market is looking for a small bump in Philly Fed to 7.2 from 5.2 the month prior but given the fall in Empire earlier this week, the Philly data could miss as well, especially because of the challenging weather conditions in the Northeast. Overall, the currency market is likely to become much more sensitive to US data releases and will be much less forgiving of any slowdown in US economic activity. All of this argues for further dollar correction with EUR/USD possibly pushing back towards the 1.1000 level albeit in a much more orderly fashion while USD/JPY tests support at 118.50.
On the other hand if economic activity picks up in the next several months the dollar rally will resume in force with parity once again the target of the greenback bulls. For now however, we are clearly on pause with two way volatility the order of the day


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The consequences of an individual being apprehended trying to enter the US and formally sent back can be devastating with far reaching ramifications. Under Section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, all aliens applying for admission are subject to inspection by an immigration officer. Furthermore, under some circumstances, aliens present in the US who have not been admitted are also treated as applicants for admission, ie., if encountered within 100 miles of either border with Mexico or Canada who cannot prove that they have been continuously in the US for at least 14 days. Section 235 authorizes an officer to summarily exclude an individual who is arriving in the US and is determined to be inadmissible under 212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7). 212(a)(6)(C) refers to fraud or willful misrepresentation of a material fact in connection with entry into the US, and (a)(7) refers to documentary requirements. Unlike the vast majority of individuals who are caught by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the US, aliens caught at the border may be ordered removed by an officer without recourse to a further review or hearing unless the person indicates an intention to apply for asylum or expresses some fear of persecution. An order under these circumstances is termed an "expedited removal." Importantly, it does not need to be issued by a judge, and once excluded, the individual is barred for five years from re-entering the United States.

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BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Officials say a Bellingham Fire Department officer retired and another resigned after an investigation revealed a deceased person was taken to a fire station in July where several department members practiced intubations on the body.
The Bellingham Herald reported Monday that Bellingham Fire Chief Bill Newbold said in a statement that he learned of the incident in August and that the chief officer involved was put on leave.
City of Bellingham spokeswoman Vanessa Blackburn says the officer directing the activity that happened before a funeral home came to take the body wrongly believed the situation was an appropriate training opportunity.
In addition to the two officers who are no longer with the department, Blackburn said the remainder of the staff involved received suspension without pay or letters in their personnel files, depending on their involvement.
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Special effects designer Grant McCune (b.1943) died on December 27 of pancreatic cancer. McCune got his start with the design of the great white shark in the film Jaws and went on to design R2-D2 for Star Wars, a film for which he won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He was nominated for a second Academy Award for his work on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. After setting up his own company, he worked on films such as Spider-Man, Batman Forever, Spaceballs, and Ghostbusters II.
Director Irvin Kershner (b.1923) died on November 29. Kershner’s strongest genre credits were directing The Empire Strikes Back (later, Star Wars; Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back) and The Eyes of Laura Mars. He went on to direct Robocop 2 and episodes of Amazing Stories and SeaQuest DSV. Kershner won a Saturn Award for The Empire Strikes Back and in 2010 received a Lifetime Achievement Saturn Award.
The 501st Legion and the R2D2 Builders Group will be making an appearance at Discovery World in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 23 from 10-5. Light saber duels and costume showcases will be included in the regular cost of admission to the science museum/aquarium with $2 of every admission ticket being donated to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Actor David Prowse, best known as the man inside Darth Vader’s suit in the original Star Wars trilogy, has announced that he is being treated for prostate cancer. Prowse has been undergoing radiation treatment for the past two months. The actor, who also appeared in the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” television series as Hotblack Desiato’s bodyguard, says that all men over the age of 50 should be sure to have a PSA test.


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Combination Therapy With Avonex and BiMonthly High Dose Intravenous Methotrexate in Multiple Sclerosis (MTX01)
|First Received Date ICMJE||May 15, 2002|
|Last Updated Date||June 16, 2009|
|Start Date ICMJE||July 2001|
|Primary Completion Date||Not Provided|
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE||Not Provided|
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE||Not Provided|
|Change History||Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00037102 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site|
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE||Not Provided|
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE||Not Provided|
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE||Not Provided|
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|Brief Title ICMJE||Combination Therapy With Avonex and BiMonthly High Dose Intravenous Methotrexate in Multiple Sclerosis|
|Official Title ICMJE||An Open Label Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Combination Therapy With AVONEX and Bi-Monthly High Dose Intravenous Methotrexate With Leucovorin Rescue in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis|
The participant will receive weekly intramuscular treatment with AVONEX® (interferon beta 1-a) and bi-monthly high dose intravenous methotrexate with Leucovorin rescue.
The participant will receive weekly intramuscular treatment with AVONEX® (interferon beta 1-a) and bi-monthly high dose intravenous methotrexate with Leucovorin rescue. Entrance into the study will be based on Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite Score (MSFC) evaluations at -4 months, and - 1 month prior to study, where a decrease in score is noted. The composite score consists of the Timed 25-Foot Walk, Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT), and Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test 3 (PASAT 3). The patient must have been on AVONEX® for at least 6 months.
At study entrance, baseline lab work (complete blood count, platelet count, routine electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, liver function tests, 24 hour urine collection for creatinine clearance, and urine pH), an electrocardiogram (measurement of heart activity) and serum pregnancy test will be done. A complete physical examination will be performed, including measurements of vital signs (heart rate and blood pressure), as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to document status of disease. A self-administered questionnaire, the MSQLI (Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Instrument), will be completed at baseline and at the end of the study. MSFC and safety evaluations (previously mentioned blood and urine tests and electrocardiograms (EKG), will be conducted throughout the study at months 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. Blood tests of immune cells will also be drawn at these visits. The patient can continue this regimen of treatment at their own discretion and cost, and outside the parameters of this study, if there is apparent efficacy without serious adverse events. This treatment would be under the supervision of Dr. Rowe.
The patients will continue their AVONEX® intramuscular injections of 30 micrograms (administered by patient or caregiver) on a weekly basis with scheduled intravenous high dose methotrexate at 2 Gm/m2 followed by intravenous and oral leucovorin rescue once every 2 months. The methotrexate infusions will be performed in our outpatient infusion center. The patient will be required to complete a patient diary during the course of the trial, participate in and keep all scheduled appointments, and to inform the research staff and physician of any change in concomitant medications or adverse events that they may experience.
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|Study Phase||Phase 4|
|Study Design ICMJE||Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE||Multiple Sclerosis|
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|Recruitment Status ICMJE||Completed|
|Completion Date||December 2003|
|Primary Completion Date||Not Provided|
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE||
To be eligible for entry into this study, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria at the time of enrollment:
To be eligible for treatment with methotrexate, subjects must have evidence for MS disease activity on their baseline screening MRI.
|Ages||18 Years to 60 Years|
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers||No|
|Contacts ICMJE||Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects|
|Location Countries ICMJE||Not Provided|
|NCT Number ICMJE||NCT00037102|
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE||MANI-MTX01-001|
|Has Data Monitoring Committee||Not Provided|
|Responsible Party||Not Provided|
|Study Sponsor ICMJE||MidAmerica Neuroscience Institute|
|Information Provided By||MidAmerica Neuroscience Institute|
|Verification Date||November 2003|
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AboutSt Mary's College invites you to attend Collective Shout.
Collective Shout is a grassroots campaigns movement - a Collective Shout against the objectification of women.
Melinda Tankard Reist and Daniel Principe will be at St Mary's College to discuss cultural change and societal transformation through holding corporations, advertisers, marketers and media accountable for the objectification of women and sexualisation of girls and encouraging strategic social partnerships that uphold the value of women and girls.
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Snowy / Windy Weather Returns
Scattered snow showers tonight, Friday and Saturday.
The First disturbance looks to arrive in Pocatello tonight giving the Southern Snake River Plain communities the possibility of some snow. Much lighter amounts are expected for Idaho Falls and Rexburg overnight and into tomorrow. Saturday storm arrives with more moisture for the mountains and stronger winds.
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For years, Matthew Quay picked up paper clips from desks and absent-mindedly straightened them while listening to discussions or presentations at work. He also carried some in his pockets to straighten during Mass at Holy Trinity Church in Orangeburg. It was simply something to do with his hands to help him stay focused, he said. He never figured that simple action would eventually turn into works of art that help persecuted Christians overseas. Last fall, Quay started to experiment with twisting the straightened clips into various shapes. He made a cross. With a few more twists, he formed the corpus of Christ. Within days, he was making beautiful crucifixes out of paper clips, sacred art formed from the simplest of office supplies. Since then, Quay’s creations have been displayed at the Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. Sales of the artwork have raised thousands of dollars to help persecuted and displaced Christians in the Middle East. Around the same time he made his first paper-clip crucifix, Quay was feeling helpless and sad about the plight of families fleeing Syria and other war-torn parts of the Mideast. “In September of 2015, I saw all those images of the refugees, especially that little boy who washed up on the shore in Turkey,” he told The Catholic Miscellany, newspaper of the Diocese of Charleston. “It really bothered me because I felt we were so comfortable over here and it seemed like there was nothing we could do. I never thought my feelings about the refugees and my art would come together.”

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This is when painting starts to get really fun for me. I feel like in the previous stages, there is a lot of remembering to just trust the process, because the painting can often feel sloppy and ugly in the early stages. Sometimes the blocks of colors blend in with one another and the painting just feels flat and boring. But I just keep going, I just keep trusting myself and the process, and then, as I say, "the colors start to sing--" and that can happen very suddenly. I'll be working away and out of the blue, it's like, "oh, there you are!" Each layer had been building up and up and up until really beautiful things begin to happen and all the colors start to play nicely together.
On this bison I did two things that really moved the painting out of the "sloppy stage." First of all, I decided that I would go forward with my inclination to push some darker shadows across the left side of the face. I was a bit anxious about doing this because I was worried about the painting feeling too heavy. Instead laying in more shadow straightaway, I continued to play with the colors on the bison more before committing. I finally decided to just go for it. I think it turned out well! What do you think?
The next thing I did was begin to add more vibrant colors. I try to get the colors to play on one another, but also give them the space to breath when they need it. It's about knowing when to really push something and when to back away. At this point the bottom layers start to pop as well.
This painting is big-- 48"x48", so there is also a lot of leaning in and stepping back. With big paintings it is really easy to get into the grove of painting and forget to step back and view it from a distance. Often this leads to messed up proportions or misplaced elements.
Each layer had been building up and up and up until really beautiful things begin to happen and all the colors start to play nicely together.
At this stage the colors I choose are very important. I'm past the stage of blocking things in. There isn't going to be a whole lot of covering up what I lay down, so paying attention to the way each color interplays with the colors around it is high priority. I'm also paying attention to the finer details of where things are, what the texture is like, and making sure that proportions don't get out of wack. At this stage the subject really starts to get more personality.


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Amritsar (Punjab) [India], January 10 (ANI): As the Lohri festival approaches, several people making cotton kite-flying threads in Punjab's Amritsar said that their business has been hit by the Coronavirus pandemic and also the availability of Chinese threads in the market.
Every year, Punjab celebrates the festival of Lohri on January 13.
"Our business has been impacted due to COVID and Chinese threads available. The sale of cotton threads should be promoted instead of Chinese thread as they are harmful and dangerous for birds. The factories which provide us raw materials are shut," Sadhana Singh, shop owner of a cotton kite-flying threads told ANI.
Another cotton kite-flying threads shop owner Kishan Chand said, "Our work has been affected due to COVID-19 and availability of Chinese threads in the market. The people who were working with us have left the job and selling vegetables and doing add works. Our sales have been impacted."
Romi Singh, who was purchasing the kite-flying threads said, "I am buying the indigenous thread. The Chinese thread is harmful to our hands and is dangerous for birds. it affects our environment and it should be banned." (ANI)


West Palm Beach developer Brian Tuttle just sold 173 acres in Parkland for $53 million, four times what he paid for the assembled site between February 2013 and April 2014, according to Broward County public records. Back then, Tuttle’s various LLC’s paid $13.36 million for the four parcels in northwest Broward.
The land is currently home to horse farms and stables, a recycling plant, rock pit, outdoor storage and vacant land.
When Tuttle’s companies first bought the land, he was only allowed to build one home per every 10 acres. But that changed earlier this year when Tuttle successfully obtained Broward County’s approval to change the site’s land use to allow about 531 homes. The lofty price reflects the new development rights.
The land is at 15400 Loxahatchee Road, west of the future Nob Hill Road between Loxahatchee and County Line roads.
The buyer is Hovsite 111 at Parkland, an affiliate of national homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises, in Red Bank, New Jersey. Hovnanian is one of several national builders chasing development opportunities in this section of Parkland, known as “the wedge.” The wedge-shaped area consists of 1,949 undeveloped acres that used to belong to Palm Beach County until a few years ago, when it was transferred to Broward County. Parkland officials eventually incorporated about a third of the wedge into the city.
Since nearly 680 acres out of the 1,949 became part of Parkland, an affluent suburban community, developers like Lennar Homes and Standard Pacific Corp. have raced to secure home sites in a region where land available for development is scarce.
Parkland, designed to be an equestrian community, is one of the most active neighborhoods in Broward when it comes to residential development. Other developers building there are WCI Communities and Toll Brothers. In total, the area – known for elaborate landscaping, top-rated schools and large homes – expects to see more than 1,500 new homes in the near future.
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Door problems are often caused by the door and frame. But hardware can also be the cause of doors sticking. Hardware refers to the metal parts on a door:
• Faceplates and latches
• Strike plates
In time, hinges loosen up and let the door sag so it no longer fits the frame. This happens when the screws pull loose. The cure is to remove the loose screw or screws. Fill the hole with wood putty or with a wooden matchstick or soft wood plug covered with white glue. Without drilling a hole, replace the screw in the plugged hole.
It is much easier to rehang a hinge than to rebuild a door frame. Often a cardboard shim behind one of the hinges will shift the door enough to prevent binding. Sometimes removing one hinge and chiseling the mortise a little deeper will correct both top and side clearances.
By plugging a loose screw hole with wood putty or soft wood like a matchstick, you can reset the screw. Sometimes you will need a longer screw as well.
Cut a piece of cardboard to place behind the side of the hinge that looks strongest. If two or more shims are needed, place them behind both sides of the hinge. If a door is sticking at the top, shim the top edge. If it is binding at the bottom, shim the bottom hinge.
To work on the hinges, remove the bottom pivot pin first. If you remove the top pin first, the weight of the door may tear the bottom hinge loose.
Squeaking doors are really squeaking hinges. Oil is really only a temporary solution. To stop the squeak, remove the hinge pivot pin. Sandpaper off any rust. Then coat the pin with paraffin, graphite lubricant, or silicon spray and replace it. Never use oil; it collects dust and becomes sticky.
Latches and faceplates also cause problems. If the screws holding them to the door are loose, the door won’t close properly. Reset the screws after plugging the original holes with wooden matchsticks or soft wood just as you did the hinge screws.
Strike plates on the door frame can also be a problem. When a door frame sags, the latch in the door may travel across the strike plate without meeting the hole in the strike plate. Remove the strike plate and place it in a vise. With a file enlarge the hole enough to accommodate the latch. If there is a bolt hole, enlarge it also. Before you replace the strike plate, chisel out the wood behind the enlarged hole.
Strike plates should not be moved. It is better to enlarge the hole so the latch will meet.
The hinge pin holds the two parts of the hinge together and lets the door swing. To remove the pin, tap it with a hammer and screwdriver. Always remove the bottom pin first.


Armen Azizyan: "The Eurasian patent system is one of the most successful integration projects"
The Vice-President of the Eurasian Patent Office stated this while speaking at the plenary session of the II Patent Congress organized by the Russian National Group AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle).
In the report “The Eurasian Patent System: Development Trends and Prospects”, the EAPO Vice-President emphasized the significant role of the Office in the Eurasian integration process. “The development of Eurasian integration is a natural process that is not subject to changes in the political environment. The geopolitical processes we are witnessing confirm the relevance of integration, the common economic space. Therefore, the Eurasian patent system remains one of the most successful integration projects nowadays,” the Vice President noted.
Armen Azizyan listed the recent measures taken by the EAPO to optimize the Eurasian examination procedure and reduce the timelines. In particular, he mentioned the option to include 3D models in the files of the applications since November 1, 2022, increase in the number of examiners and other measures. The Vice President noted that the EAPO, with the support of the EAPO member states, is ready to expand the number of protected regional intellectual property subject matters: for example, utility models and trademarks.
EAPO specialists also took part in several discussions of the Congress: “Disputes on Intellectual Property”, where Aurelia Ceban, Deputy Director of the Examination Department, spoke about the Eurasian dispute resolution system, as well as “Industry of Fashion and Design and Intellectual Property”, where the Office was presented by Asemgul Abenova, Director of the Industrial Designs Division. Alexander Timonin, principal examiner of the Chemistry and Medicine Division, took part in the round table "IP Form".


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Kyle Hanson led Seattle’s Black Cat Orchestra for years with partner Lori Goldston; other collaborators include Amy Johnson, Britta Johnston, Curtis Taylor, Eve Cohen, Bob Jenkins.
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The German vocal artist Mik Quantius can, after being continuously abducted by aliens, only produce sounds from outer space. Originally Mik Quantius was involved in the metal scene of Koln, but in recent years he joined several avant-garde projects. For instance: he is a member of the legendary German Krautrockband EMBRYO and he took part in ‘Way of the Cross’, an improvisational project of Dave Nuss of the NO NECK BLUES BAND, with musicians like Kuupuu, The Skaters, Stellar Om Source and Kemialliset Yvsatat. Mik Quantius has an enormous vocal range and his diction is occasionally comparable to CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, but a little weirder. Reoccuring are the absurd sounds that fly out of his throat, often touching the treshold of pain. He is a scat maestro, who rather uses his body as an instrument than to sing. The thrilling sounds you will hear during performances of Mik Quantius will remain in your memory for a long time.


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Conform or die.
In both Mark Twain’s Corn-Pone Opinions and Thoreau’s Life Without Principle essay it is clearly expressed that it is human nature to conform either based on societies opinions and or expectations of living life to the fullest degree. Throughout Twain’s essay, he shows how society conforms to the majority view based on his locality. In addition, Twain declares that there is a first hand opinion also known as an original opinion. Basically it is a flaw in American society that the citizens seek approval of themselves ultimately through others opinions. It is interesting to note that Twain choses to use “we” rather than “I” when presenting his views on American society. Thoreau’s essay is primarily about how people chose to live their lives working for a paycheck. To work solely for money is not really living according to Thoreau. Additionally Thoreau states that American are slaves to taxes and the political systems which form the basis of their opinions. Thoreau also states that gossiping is a waste of time and should be better spent with more important issues. Both share opinions about the American society and it’s flaws.
Henry David Thoreau and Mark Twain both state that society is based on opinions and the expectations to do what is considered the norm. In the Corn-Pone Opinions Twain writes, “It is our nature to conform: it is a force which not many can successfully resist”. Basically no matter what a man must agree with society and whatever the majority rules or he will suffer. Mark Twain is clear that the fads come and go for no obvious reason. He explains this further when he states, “We are creatures of outside influences; as a rule we do not think, we only imitate”. Thoreau agrees, “Thus men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make an effort to get up”. Man is destined to repeat its faults and the present day is mirrored in the past. Thoreau is saying that man will repeat the work for a living no matter what because it is the norm in society. History is doomed to repeat itself especially with man and his need for approval from civilization.
The use of the pronouns I in Life Without Principle, and we in Corn-pone Opinions make a clear distinction that Thoreau does not consider himself part of the normal American society. Whereas, Twain’s use of we allows us to clearly see that he too has fallen for the majority and it’s conformity as a whole. Thoreau’s Life Without Principle, is an essay looking in on society. An example is Thoreau’s view of paying of taxes as being a slave system, “Even if we grant that the American has freed himself from a political tyrant, he is still a slave of an economical and moral tyrant”. Thoreau wants no part of this society. He distances himself both in his lifestyle and that way he writes about Americans.
Both have clear statements saying that throughout civilization man has had a tendency to gossip and not come up with any real opinions only those that have already been thought of by others. Thoreau writes, “It is important to preserve the mind’s chastity in this respect”. Basically gossip is the dangerous part of interacting with society. Man’s thoughts are never deep but solely based on the knowledge gained from others. Again Thoreau writes, “Just so hollow and ineffectual, for the most part, is our ordinary conversation”. It is important to understand that Life Without Principle strives to make man understand that true living is determined by how they choose to spend their time, working for wages is different that working for a life’s goal.
After reading both of these essays it was easy to make connections to the American society of today. The way society disdains things and then after a while comes to accept it as a norm. Fads with clothing and the need to have the newest phones come to mind. Its amazing that people never stop to think about who and what really influences them. The commercials we watch and the need to be the same as or better than the Jones next door clearly shows our society is still very much self absorbed. In fact, the election this year was a great example of how people are what they are based off of who they surround themselves. The Republican and the Democratic mindset was just that really, a group of people who influence each other and their beliefs bounce off one another. Being associated with one party or another is in essence a way for man to be among his peers and viewed as in the norm like Mark Twain professed in his essay Corn-Pone Opinions. Men will base their political ideas on their parties beliefs. Basically man is not thinking for himself. He is feeling public opinion and basing his belief system on that.
The philosophy behind Life Without Principle is that man should not settle for something that just pays the bills. People will do anything for money or the right price. In fact those who are able to find something they enjoy doing as an occupation can not be tempted by bribery. The biggest problem is someone spending more time working than living. That is a profound statement in itself and makes you think about the future and your occupation. Is it going to be something to do to just get paid or will life have a meaning and be worth living.
Interestingly Thoreau, talks about found money such as gold, being like gambling or cheating. The lottery system is a good example of money that you could receive but didn’t work for. Sure if you make money, enough to survive and raise a family that’s great but you must have a passion in you life. Ironically we are at an institution where our knowledge is based on the texts and essays that others have written. We are not in fact having deep thoughts but rather regurgitating knowledge already discovered by someone else that society has declared “the right kind of knowledge”. One needs to stay true to themselves all while keeping momentum moving forward to avoid the “snowdrift of knowledge” and be ready when in a “lull of truth, an institution springs up”.
Ironically American culture is founded on uniqueness yet it is human nature to conform. Look at all the kids going to college just because it’s expected and they do not want to be different. It’s crazy to think that having things like a home and car are greatly influenced by those around us. Cars that are energy efficient because the norm for those people sees that as the right thing to do. Having the luxury cars without regard to energy efficiency demonstrate the fad and be the same as everyone else who believe is a car as a status symbol. They say to be your own person and follow your own dreams but technically that’s only if your dreams and the path you set for yourself follow the norms expected by the people you surround yourself with. Acceptance in itself is not guaranteed unless you are like those around you. How silly to think that the choices one makes are based on the knowledge that they will be viewed as the norm. Even if one choses to be different they are making a choice to be different and like another group of individuals who are like minded. Society expects a lot of its people and we in turn expect to know what decisions to make using the societal norms of the culture that we align ourself with. Is this not a vicious cycle of acceptance and opinion based on a knowledge of those that came


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As a friend of GNN likes to say, “It is cheaper to save the Earth than to ruin it.”
Although various governments around the world continue to keep their coal and oil projects afloat and flourish, market demand and private entrepreneurship are driving what can only be described as a revolution.
The following achievements might have been incredible when global climate change was first discussed as a serious threat to civilization, but the best part about them is that each successive development or adaptation of renewable energy, nuclear fusion, electric cars, and more generates later developments. cheaper and easier to establish through concepts such as best practices and economies of scale.
447,000 people living in the cities of Gemena, Isiro and Bumba in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be in for a surprise when a trio of solar companies from the UK, France and Spain look for close deals to supply the region with renewable energies.
Citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffer the lowest rates for reliable electricity in the world, and solar power plants are poised to help with this problem with 18 months of construction beginning.
In West Africa, the Senegalese cities of Kael and Kahone you will find 60MW of solar energy available to them in the coming months, as a variety of institutions offer sustainable energy financing to the government. Senegal is a major net importer of energy, imposing huge financial burdens on people and therefore imports have generally been cheap, ie coal and oil.
Finally, in Nigeria, one of the largest economies in Africa, the Naija Solar Power Program It seeks to equip 500,000 homes with solar panels, generating electricity for 25 million Nigerians in the coming years.
The Jangefe community has already tested the start of gigantic green electrification, with 1,000 homes already equipped with rooftop solar panels.
Windiest on record
2021 was the best year on record whether you are a company that makes wind turbines or an institution that finances them, with 93 gigawatts new added, which is equivalent to a year-on-year increase of 53%. The World Wind Report 2021 it’s amazing, and just cite the executive summary.
“Through technological innovations and economies of scale, the global market for wind energy has nearly quadrupled in size over the past decade and has established itself as one of the most resilient and cost-competitive energy sources in the world. “.
“Today, there are 743 GW of wind power capacity worldwide, helping to avoid more than 1,100 million tons of CO2 worldwide, which is equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of South America” .
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Data collected in March from Germany’s largest auto industry review produced a startling statistic for anyone who has ever seen full parking at an airport in the long run: 1 in 5 German-made cars can be plugged in. .
The Schmidt Automotive Research Center he found that 74,000 of the 373,900 cars that rolled off German assembly lines were electric or hybrid vehicles.
That was the story on the supply side, and on the demand side things are just as rosy. Germany is the fourth largest car market in the world and electric car registrations– Which are purchased and powered electric vehicles – grew from a 4% domestic market share in December 2019 to a whopping 26% market share just 12 months later. 24% of these electric vehicles were manufactured by Volkswagen.
Hybrids also increased from 3% to 13%, which means that there are more hybrids and electric vehicles on German roads than gasoline cars.
This is only against the background of a global increase in the purchase of electric vehicles. that went up 40% during 2020, when most markets were experiencing COVID-related issues.
The new green pension
As the holders of the largest state-controlled pension fund in the world, South Korea’s monetary authorities issued a statement In May, the $ 771 billion National Pension Fund will cease all investments related to coal power both at home and abroad.
The fund also announced that it would renew the guidelines for investment strategies to ensure that a more sustainable pattern emerges in the future.
In mid-May, the Spanish legislature Announced it would phase out all oil, coal, and gas production by 2042, and all carbon-emitting vehicle sales would be banned by 2040.
In the short term, Spanish legislators want 74% of national energy consumption to be fully renewable by the end of the decade. They are already quite close to that goal, since the month of May saw 50% of the country’s energy demand is satisfied with green energy.
Romania also joined the effort, alerting the EU that through its National Recovery and Resilience Plan the country cease all coal production by 2032, by which time it expects to have installed 34% renewable electricity to take over.
G7, the seven largest developed economies in the world, everyone agreed to stop Coal funding by the end of the year, leaving the big African emitters, India and China, as the last remaining strongholds now that Japan, part of the G7, has joined.
Not everything is business as usual in the boardrooms of some of the world’s largest oil producers.
In a landmark court decision, a judge from the Netherlands ordered Royal Dutch Shell reduce emissions by 45% after 17,000 people filed a lawsuit suggesting that Shell’s rather large footprint on the greenhouse gas situation warrants a significant investment in CO2 reduction as a debt to society.
A smart climate activist would support the decision rather than feel that the company should be dismantled. Royal Dutch Shell has decades of experience in the energy industry, and in the same way it was better in the long run for Luke Skywalker to turn Darth Vader to the light side than to destroy him, the new commitments to change his business model to One of Carbon neutrality by 2050 through investments in renewable energy and electric vehicles is probably better than allowing smaller, inexperienced companies to fill the gap that such a large energy exporter would leave.
Elsewhere in Europe, Italian oil company Eni became the first European oil company to launch a corporate bond linked to sustainability.
The 7-year € 1 billion bond is linked to two key performance indicators: “Increase renewable installed capacity to 5GW by the end of 2025; and halve the net carbon footprint of its upstream business to 7.4 million tons of CO2 equivalent by the end of 2024 from 2018 levels, ”it reports. Dow Jones.
Finally, Engine No.1, an investment group that has a long stake in ExxonMobil, succeeded in getting two of its candidates elected to the board of the main American on the grounds that the company’s long-term business strategy was lacking. account for all loss of value. potential derived from climate change, both from shareholders leaving ship, and from possible damage from extreme weather events.
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, with $ 8.6 trillion in private equity, whose sustainable investment strategies GNN has reported extensively on, ensured that Engine No.1 candidates got the positions with their vote.
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NTPC To Add 16.5 GW of Renewables Between 2022-2027: RK Singh
Solar projects account for 1,025 MW of the renewable energy capacity added as of January 29, 2021
NTPC Limited has installed 1,083 MW of solar, wind, and small hydropower projects and plans to add 16.5 GW of renewables between 2022-27, Union Power Minister R.K. Singh said in response to questions raised in the Rajya Sabha.
The state-owned power generator’s renewable energy projects have generated 1,211 million units (MU) of power until January 29, 2021, in the financial year (FY) 2021. These projects generated 1,203 MU in FY 2020. The details are furnished below:
NTPC’s solar projects alone accounted for 1,025 MW of this capacity, generating 1,127.5 MU until January 29, 2021, in FY 2021. In FY 2020, these projects generated 1,100.5 MU of electricity.
NTPC also operates a 50 MW wind project in Rojmal, Gujarat, and an 8 MW small hydropower project in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh.
Singh was replying to questions about the green energy generation projects undertaken by the NTPC. Members asked for details about NTPC’s anticipated green energy generation for the next fiscal year and renewable projects for the next five years.
The Minister said that NTPC hopes to generate about 2,500 MU of power by the end of the next fiscal year. Singh laid out NTPC’s plans for about 16.5 GW of installations over the next five years regarding the tentative renewable energy capacity additions. The details are furnished below:
According to Mercom’s India Solar Tender Tracker, NTPC has so far floated tenders for 12.4 GW of utility-scale solar projects. The thermal-based power generator has about 2.3 GW of projects under development, according to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker.
The latest tenders by NTPC include the 190 MW solar tender at Nokh Solar Park in Rajasthan and the bid to develop 300 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind energy projects anywhere in India. NTPC has tendered 2.6 GW of ISTS-connected wind projects as of December 2020.
In 2020, NTPC set up a subsidiary company – NTPC Renewable Energy Business, for renewable energy projects.


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Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously ... See full summary »
After someone is killed in the subterranean project called "Shadowzone," a NASA captain is called in to investigate. In the project, sleeping subjects are induced into a deep EDS state ... See full summary »
In the near future, a teenage couple are trapped in a drive-in theater which has become a concentration camp for social outcasts. The inmates are treated to drugs, exploitation films, junk food, and new wave music.
An intelligent pulse of electricity is moving from house to house. It terrorizes the occupants by taking control of the appliances, either killing them or causing them to wreck the house in an effort to destroy it. Then it travels along the power lines to the next house, and the terror restarts. Having thus wrecked one household in a quiet neighbourhood, the pulse finds itself in the home of a boy's divorced father whom he is visiting. It gradually takes control of everything, badly injures the stepmother, and traps father and son, who must fight their way out.Written by
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When Joey Lawrence came in to read for the lead role, his parents suggested to writer/director Paul Golding that he should consider casting Lawrence's younger brother Matthew Lawrence in the smaller part of neighbor Stevie. Matthew was cast as Stevie after he nailed Stevie's curbside speech at his audition. See more »
When David enters the house across the street, an inner wall electrical box with metal conduit is seen on the exterior of a wall in a first floor room on top of the charred wallpaper. See more »
We had a microwave and everything, but mom just never used it. She was scared of it, she says it could make you sterile.
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When the Columbia Pictures logo is shown before the movie starts, there's the rather distinct sound of a flame burst which is dubbed into the soundtrack as the torch on the Columbia logo ignites. This is a reference to the Pulse in the film taking control. See more »
If this tag line seems familiar to you, it's because it is. It's the famous tag line for "The Amityville Horror". Not much happened in this movie, and yet it's considered a classic. We never, in the movie, understood the full source of evil from Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining", and yet it's one of the most horrifying films of the 20th century. Better leave things unexplained, and you'll have a great time. Do the same with "Pulse" and you'll enjoy it to the max. I sure did. I always liked how the movie never explained the source of the evil electricity. It makes things scarier. Once I'll find out, it's like spoiling a movie's ending. As the tag line for "Amityville", one is wondered why the occupants of the house do not leave yet. Well, the answer's simple, and Cliff DeYoung's character clearly showed it in the movie. It's because there's a rational explanation behind all of this. And the house is not entirely paid, they have to sleep there, eat there, and... just a place to sit down and relax. Because if they leave, they will look like crazy people. That's all the movie is about. What makes sense? What is best to do? I keep myself on the edge of my seat seeing for myself as what will be coming up next. "Pulse" is indeed an undiscovered gem. What a shame.
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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer lands on the |> SALE <| shelves in my shop.
Atom, 2010, Hardback in dust wrapper.
From the cover: Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits.
Bree Tanner can barely remember life before she had uncannily powerful senses, superhuman reflexes and unstoppable physical strength. Life before she had a relentless thirst for blood life before she became a vampire.
All Bree knows is that living with her fellow newborns has few certainties and even fewer rules: watch your back, dont draw attention to yourself and, above all, make it home by sunrise or die. What she doesnt know: her time as an immortal is quickly running out.
Then Bree finds an unexpected friend in Diego, a newborn just as curious as Bree about their mysterious creator, whom they know only as her. As they come to realize that the newborns are pawns in a game larger than anything they could have imagined, Bree and Diego must choose sides and decide whom to trust. But when everything you know about vampires is based on a lie, how do you find the truth?
In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.
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FedEx driver helps family escape house fire during his delivery route
TEGA CAY, S.C. (WBTV) - A FedEx driver recently made his most important delivery of his career, and it wasn’t a package.
Rashad Conwell has been driving the same route in Tega Cay for the last six years. He says he has gotten to know the neighbors in Tega Cay well.
“The area is great. I know everybody by name. Most everybody by name. I know their kids their dogs, what kind of cars they drive,” Conwell said. “I’m very used to this area and they’re very used to me.”
On Tuesday, Conwell says he was delivering a package to a house on Kiwi Point, but he noticed the neighbor’s garage was on fire.
“My initial thought was get everybody out of the house because they’re always home, they’re always home,” Conwell said.
Conwell says he ran to the door and notified the woman who lived there that her garage was on fire and the flames were spreading quickly.
WBTV spoke with the woman who lives in the house. She did not want to do an interview about what happened, but said Conwell was the second person who notified her family that their house was on fire. She says she was grateful for everyone who spoke up.
Conwell says the woman, her grandson, and their dog ran out the front door with him. The woman’s husband escaped separately. No one was hurt.
“I’m glad I was able to be there at the right time,” Conwell said.
But Conwell’s day wasn’t over yet. He still had nearly an entire truck of packages to deliver but his truck was blocked by fire trucks.
“So we had to wheel the packages from my truck to another truck, then to two more trucks and I had to finish my route,” Conwell said.
Conwell says with the help of his FedEx team, they were able to get all packages delivered on time.
Tega Cay Fire Chief Glyn Hasty estimates there to be roughly $700,000 in damages from the house fire. The York County Deputy Fire Marshal says the cause of the fire is accidental.
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Melbourne arts patron Michael Aquilina will support a new online chamber series that will see more than 50 orchestral musicians earning performance income in June. The Michael Aquilina Chamber Music Series, presented by Melbourne Digital Concert Hall, will begin with a festival across the weekend of May 30 and 31, followed by a month of Saturday Galas and weekday chamber music highlights.
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“It broke my heart to learn that some of Australia’s finest musicians were facing financial hardship,” said Aquilina, who is an avid classical music supporter. “And also the fact that they would be deprived of the opportunity to engage and play together as a result of the Coronavirus.”
The new series, which will feature socially distanced chamber performances, follows MDCH’s Faces of Our Orchestras festival, which brought in over $65,000 in ticket sales. Established at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, MDCH has already raised over $200,000 through ticketed online concerts for musicians who are otherwise unable to perform due to concert and event shut downs. According to MDCH, Aquilina’s support will help cover operating costs and guarantee an income for all...


JCB, renowned for its yellow excavation equipment, amazed the world earlier this year with the Dieselmax oil-burning land speed record car. However, these official pictures of its new military-spec 6.7-litre High Mobility Utility Vehicle (HMUV) are the start of an even more amazing project at the firm, based in Uttoxeter, Staffs.
"It's like a Hummer, only better looking," said a spokesman. "It's really rugged and truly is a go-anywhere vehicle."
Earlier this year, JCB recruited former Land Rover managing director Matthew Taylor as its head of sales and marketing. And there are now several other key employees at JCB who originally came from the car industry, including leading designers.
Dr Tim Leverton, who was chief engineer on the Rolls-Royce Phantom, is in charge of the Dieselmax project. It was conceived to showcase JCB's high-performance 4.4-litre oil-burner. That could be used in a smaller version of the HMUV which is being considered. But the spokesman said there were no plans to make roadgoing vehicles.


Samsung, Google throw shade at Apple as its launches iPhone 13 series
Apple recently hosted the Apple Event 2021 wherein it launched the iPhone 13 series smartphones consisting of the iPhone 13 Mini, the iPhone 13, the iPhone 13 Pro and the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Apple hosted the Apple Event 2021 last night wherein it launched one of the most awaited smartphone series of the year, that is, the iPhone 13 series. For those of you who missed last night's event, the iPhone 13 series consists of four iPhone models -- the vanilla iPhone 13 Mini, the iPhone 13, the iPhone 13 Pro and the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Shortly after Apple unveiled the iPhone 13 series, fellow Android smartphone makers -- Google and Samsung -- threw shade at the company's latest launches.
Samsung Mobile in a series of tweets poked fun at Apple for the iPhone 13 launch event being a ‘deja-vu' moment, especially when compared to the iPhone 12 event that took place last year. “Anyone else feeling deja vu? Just us?,” Samsung wrote in one tweet. “Imagine still having a notch in 2021." - #GalaxyZFold3 5G,” the company wrote in another tweet pointing out that even its foldable display phones come sans the notch, a trend which Apple first started with the iPhone X back in 2017.
Anyone else feeling deja vu? Just us?— Samsung Mobile US (@SamsungMobileUS) September 14, 2021
In subsequent tweets, Samsung pointed out that while Apple introduced a 120Hz display with the iPhone 13 Pro and the iPhone 13 Pro Max's ‘ProMotion' feature, while it introduced a similar feature in its flagship devices last year with the Samsung Galaxy S20 and that it also has a foldable display smartphone in its portfolio.
"Imagine still having a notch in 2021." - #GalaxyZFold3 5G— Samsung Mobile US (@SamsungMobileUS) September 14, 2021
Not just Samsung, but Google too took a moment to throw some serious shade at the iPhone 13 series. But instead of sharing its thoughts via regular channels, Google resurrected its Nexus Twitter account to talk about the matter. It is worth noting that Google's Nexus Twitter handle hasn't been active for years. Google moved all its hardware-related announcements to its Made by Google Twitter handle and made the Nexus handle a private one. The Nexus account hasn't seen any activity since then.
We've been refreshing at 120Hz for a while now...— Samsung Mobile US (@SamsungMobileUS) September 14, 2021
Last night, the company sent out a rare message from the page that is visible only to those who follow it. “I'd wait for #Pixel6,” Google wrote in a tweet from its Nexus Twitter account. Apart from this, Google also updated its Pixel 6 splash page to give us a better and a complete look of the company's upcoming Pixel 6 Pro smartphone. Google is said to host its own fall event sometime next month wherein it is expected to launch the Pixel 5 successor smartphone. Google has already revealed that the Pixel 6 series will include the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro smartphone and that they will be powered by the company's own Google Tensor chipset and be available with a new camera design and in new colours. Google has also said that the Pixel 6 series will arrive in the fall this year without revealing the exact date of launch.
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Who doesn’t enjoy a bowl of velvety creaminess on a crisp fall day (bonus points if you’re a soup lover who simulates the cold with air-conditioning on a hot summer day)?
This soup is pure comfort with immune-enhancing properties in a bowl. And don’t worry, unlike traditional creamy soups, this dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free soup will not leave you feeling heavy and questioning why you ever ate it in the first place. Instead, you’ll feel completely nourished and energized for activity.
The aromatic earthiness of the sage and the spiciness of the curry livens up the subtle sweetness of the pumpkin. Oh, and the roasted pumpkin seeds; let’s just say they elevate the texture to a whole new level. Prepare your taste buds for an incredible ride.
Ready? Let’s get cookin’!
Pumpkin Curry Sage Soup is the perfect appetizer for your Thanksgiving feast. From the fall color palette to the smooth, warm comfort of soup to the metabolism-boosting spices, this soup is sure to delight guests. They’ll feel light and energized for social engagement rather tired and irritable from overindulging.
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Are Fish Happy in a New Tank?
Are your fish happy when you move them to a new tank? The answer may surprise you! While some fish experience stress or discomfort when relocated, many species quickly adjust and become quite content. The key is to ensure that the new tank is properly conditioned and meets all the necessary requirements. In other words, it’s important to make sure the poor little guys have an environment with stable temperature, ideal pH levels, and plenty of hiding spots.
When setting up a new tank for fish, it’s important to have all the necessary equipment. This includes an aeration system for oxygen flow, a water heater (if it’s not already integrated into the filter systems) so that temperatures can remain consistent throughout the tank, a filtration system to remove toxins and bacteria from the water as well as adding beneficial bacteria back in. Additionally, you should use aquarium-safe gravel substrate or décor such as plants which can help reduce waste in the water column while providing spots for establishing territories or breeding grounds. If space allows it, adding several hiding spots where they can feel safe will also help them feel at home in their new environment.
Introducing your fish into a fresh tanks requires careful planning and execution; otherwise things could go south real quick! First off you never want to transport fish directly from one tank to another due too potential risks such as complete water chemistry change shock or even introducing more aggressive inhabitants from either tank — no matter how small they are! Instead
What Signs Indicate that Fish are Content in a New Home?
When you set up a new aquarium for your fish, you want to be sure that the environment you’ve created is conducive to their health and happiness. One important way to determine this is by keeping an eye out for common signs that indicate your fish are content with the new home.
The primary indicator of contentment in your fish will be changes in behavior and activity level. If they are actively swimming around the tank and exploring different corners, it usually means they’re satisfied with their environment. Additionally, when established inhabitants become more interactive with newcomers or existing inhabitants, you can also rest assured that there’s a sense of comfort amongst everyone. When fish are stressed, on the other hand, they tend to display behavior like rubbing against surfaces, attempting escape or hiding constantly — all potential indications that the tank isn’t providing the ideal atmosphere.
Color is another reliable indicator of wellbeing in fish tanks: Your aquatic buddies should look vibrant and full of life. After all, if you attend diligently to water quality parameters — maintaining pH balance levels, sharpening clarity and promoting circulation — healthy specimens will remain viable for quite some time! Additionally, proper nutrition boosts color; however if the tank does not meet general standards of care or inadequate feeding practices are observed then pigmentation may dull over time, signifying distress signals in your pets.
Finally it’s also essential to keep an eye out for disease symptoms as these can indicate a certain fish
How Can I Make Sure the Fish Adjust Well to their New Environment?
Making sure your fish adjusts well to its new environment can be a difficult process. While they may respond differently in different situations, there are foundational steps you can take to ensure a smooth transition.
1. Start with the right tank size and setup: First and foremost, it’s essential to make sure that the aquarium is the appropriate size for the species of fish that you’ve selected. Making sure that there is adequate swimming space will help reduce aggression and stress, resulting in a healthier system. Adding decorations, hiding spots, and live plants can provide structure and visual stimulation, further aiding in the fish’s acclimation period. Additionally, it helps to cycle the tank before adding any fish by establishing beneficial bacteria through ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate sources – this makes for a cleaner water environment with less toxic chemicals for the fish to cope with.
2. Perform gradual introduction: To ease stress levels amongst new inhabitants – especially if these are of unfamiliar species— add just one or two at a time over multiple days/weeks instead of introducing them all at once into their new home would aid them in making more natural adjustments to unfamiliar surroundings while giving existing dwellers some time to adapt as well. Chances are they will quickly establish territory boundaries within their own group rather than start up trouble with existing tenants who already have claim over certain areas or features within the tank environment.
3. Control external factors: Temperature swings can cause rapid
How Can I Tell if My Fish are Feeling Healthy and Enjoying their New Tank?
Having healthy and content fish is the most satisfying part of owning an aquarium. To ensure that your aquatic pets are feeling their best, monitor how they act when you take a closer look at them in the tank. Here’s everything to keep an eye out for that can indicate that your fish are healthy and happy in their new home.
The first sign of a happy, thriving fish is its coloration—if it is vibrant and appears relatively uniform across each fish, this is generally a good sign! In addition to vibrant colors, active behavior (grazing around on the substrate looking for food) and swimming energetically throughout the tank can be telltale signs of good health.
Maintaining clean water quality with regular testing and water changes can be critical indicators that your fish are doing well—it’s important to keep levels of ammonia, nitrites and nitrates low, or at zero if possible. These all contribute to poor health or even death in fish when present in high concentrations. Additionally, making sure to feed your fish a varied diet with enriched foods (such as those with added probiotics) will help increase energy levels and nutrition intakes needed for optimal growth and contentment!
Finally, pay attention to how your fishes interact with one another–are they occupying different territories or do they seem comfortable enough schooling together? The frequency of periods where several members group up together could show signs of territoriality as well as comfort within the environment provided

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Washington, April 29 (ANI): NASA is preparing to fly a nano satellite about the size of a loaf of bread that could help scientists better understand how effectively drugs work in space.
The nanosatellite, known as PharmaSat, is a secondary payload aboard a U.S. Air Force four-stage Minotaur 1 rocket planned for launch the evening of May 5.
PharmaSat weighs approximately 10 pounds.
It contains a controlled environment micro-laboratory packed with sensors and optical systems that can detect the growth, density and health of yeast cells and transmit that data to scientists for analysis on Earth.
PharmaSat also will monitor the levels of pressure, temperature and acceleration the yeast and the satellite experience while circling Earth at 17,000 miles per hour.
Scientists will study how the yeast responds during and after an antifungal treatment is administered at three distinct dosage levels to learn more about drug action in space, the satellite's primary goal.
"Secondary payload nanosatellites expand the number of opportunities available to conduct research in microgravity by providing an alternative to the International Space Station or space shuttle conducted investigations," said Elwood Agasid, PharmaSat project manager at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.
"The PharmaSat spacecraft builds upon the GeneSat-1 legacy with enhanced monitoring and measurement capabilities, which will enable more extensive scientific investigation," he added.
After PharmaSat separates from the Minotaur 1 rocket and successfully enters low Earth orbit at approximately 285 miles above Earth, it will activate and begin transmitting radio signals to two ground control stations.
When NASA spaceflight engineers make contact with PharmaSat, which could happen as soon as one hour after launch, the satellite will receive a command to initiate its experiment, which will last 96 hours.
Once the experiment begins, PharmaSat will relay data in near real-time to mission managers, engineers and project scientists for further analysis.
The nanosatellite could transmit data for as long as six months.
"PharmaSat is an important experiment that will yield new information about the susceptibility of microbes to antibiotics in the space environment," said David Niesel, PharmaSat's co-investigator from the University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Pathology and Microbiology and Immunology in Galveston.
"It also will prove that biological experiments can be conducted on sophisticated autonomous nanosatellites," he added. (ANI)


Mice – How to Tell if It Is an Infestation
How do you tell if you have a full-blown mouse infestation on your hands or just a couple of mice who get around the house?
At her worst, a female mouse can have 140 babies per year. Thankfully, a litter of mice ranges from 4-8 babies or upwards of 56 babies per year.
There is no exact number that makes up a rodent infestation, though, given the numbers, one pregnant mouse can make an infestation in a short amount of time.
If you hear mice scurrying around the house or see signs of them being present, it is best to give us a call and start the process of getting rid of all the mice before an infestation occurs.
What is the Fastest Way to Get Rid of Mice?
Prevention is the fastest way of getting rid of mice. You can slow down or stop the incoming flow of rodents into your home or business with preventative actions.
- Use our monthly pest control service to continually remove and destroy mice, rats, and squirrels on your property.
- Ensure that you seal all entry points into your home or business and that mice cannot chew their way inside your home.
- Clean regularly in areas of your home that do not receive much traffic. An example would be the back of the pantry, cabinets, and behind appliances.
It is a little bit of work, but it helps decrease the number of rodents that get into your home.
Where in Your home Do Mice Most often Do Damage?
There are a few common places where mice or rats cause damage. Those include:
- The Attic Space — is often a quiet spot in a home. As such, rats or mice can exist in relative safety. Not many cats venture into the attic.
- The Kitchen Space — is a place where mice or rats can find food and water. They will chew holes in stored food containers in the pantry, eat crumbs off the floor or counters, and cause significant damage to appliances by removing insulation from stoves and refrigerators.
- Outbuildings — such as garages, garden sheds, storage sheds, and other onsite buildings are prime targets for mice, rats, and squirrels. There are plenty of spaces to make nests, and because many of these buildings see very little traffic, rodents can nest in peace.
Rodent control is a constant job. Mice are not seasonal creatures. They will seek entry into homes and businesses because those places offer easy access to food, water, and shelter.
Keeping mouse populations low helps prevent large-scale infestations, which can take time and considerable energy to control. If rodents are a pest that often bothers your home or business, consider our professional pest control company. We provide comprehensive and expert pest control services throughout Bryan and College Station. With years of experience, we have the expertise and tools to control pest populations effectively. In addition, we offer emergency pest control services or monthly pest control subscription services. Give us a call and put our expert pest control service to work for your pest problems.


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Yes you are confused. The orbital decompression involves removing a part of the eye sockets to let the eye muscles and fatty tissue to go into the sinus cavity.
The orbital eye radiation is radiation of the eye muscles and fatty tissue to help shrink the muscles and tissues. Eye radiation is usually done with steroids.
Try looking for eye radiation or TED radiation or orbital radiation in the search engine.
I had the eye radiation. Worked for me. Recommend you do a search on orbtal radiation or eye radiation. It has been discussed many times recently.
I had mine done while my eyes were in a hot phase and compressing my nerves.

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