Any training regimen for the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is likely to have two aims: capacity and speed. "You need to have space to put the hot dogs and buns. Drinking as much water as humanly possible in a short amount of time [will] stretch your stomach," says Sarah Reinecke, who placed fourth at the last Coney Island competition. "The second thing is learning how to quickly down hot dogs. You do practice runs throughout the year, and then more frequently as it gets closer to the contest."
Despite all the hoopla that surrounds the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, you might easily miss Reinecke. Why? Because she's female, and the women's arm of the contest is treated, oh, just a little bit differently than the men’s.
The ladies' competition only began this decade, and it's held in the morning, like an opening act. It airs on ESPN3—and it's pre-taped, at that—while the men's competition airs live, with five additional reruns throughout the day. Men are awarded the official Mustard Belt, while women get a pink one. When the women's contest launched in 2011, the winner was offered four times less money than the men got for winning their heat. Now, only after a public outcry, does each gender's winner rake in $10,000.
How did we get here? Most competitive eating events don't even separate men and women. After all, cramming processed meat down your gullet doesn't favor one sex over the other. To understand, you need to take a step back to see how the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest got so ginormous in the first place.
The first recorded hot dog eating contest held at Nathan's, on the Coney Island boardwalk in Brooklyn, NY, was in 1972. (Any accounts of the contest dating back to 1916 are considered to be myth.) The number of hot dogs eaten by those early winners is laughable compared to the stats reigning champion Joey Chestnut flaunts today: Guys would routinely win by eating around ten hot dogs in ten minutes. Really, any drunk hungry college kid could do that.
Unless you lived in New York City in those decades, you likely wouldn't have known about the contest, which would get coverage only in local papers. Two people are responsible for turning the display of gluttonous Americana into the junk food juggernaut it is today: Richard and George Shea. The Shea brothers' public relations firm took on representation of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and blitzed the world with pork publicity. They created qualifiers around the country and invited non-American competitors to the Brooklyn event—which George soon began announcing himself—to garner international press. In the midst of it all, they formed Major League Eating, a professional league for competitive eaters.
The summer of 2001 changed everything, though. First, Mayor Rudy Giuliani participated in the stunt of presiding over an athlete weigh-in at City Hall, then the buzz built around a Japanese competitor, Takeru Kobayashi. "I heard he can eat 30. I was like, 30? That's never going to happen," Richard remembers. The record at the time was 25. "But he ate 50. That was massive. It was fascinating that this lean guy could could crush all the big Americans."
The sport took off as more and more athletes signed up to beat the unbeatable Kobayashi. Throughout his reign in the '00s, women competed alongside the men—and they did quite well. Sonya Thomas earned the nickname "The Black Widow" for how she'd eat men up (or at least, out-eat men). But with more awareness of the sport, more men signed up—and along the way, it became hard for the women to even approach the exponential new numbers that Kobayashi or his rival Chestnut were reaching.
In 2011, the women's division was created. In celebration, a tea party at the Plaza Hotel was hosted for the female competitors the night before.
Laura Leu, who competed that year and attended the tea party, LOLs at the memory. "I think it was like four or five of us. They got us some tea and all the little snacks—tea sandwiches, cookies—and we just talked," she says. "The Sheas are master PR men. Everything they do is for press."
Richard Shea maintains that the reasons for splitting the competition were legit: More events meant more PR attention for everyone involved. "We determined that [women] deserved their own contest and their own $20,000 prize," Richard says. (That $20,000 purse is split among the top five winners: $10,000 for first place; $5,000 for second place, $2,500 for third place, $1,500 for fourth place, and $1,000 for fifth place. And, "the truth was, the margin between the top female and the top male was pretty significant."
Richard sounds dejected that he and his brothers attempts to help women get more money and publicity might be viewed otherwise, noting other legitimate competitions (like the Olympics) that separate the genders. "I don't know that the thinking's parochial. It was more embracive," he says.
Some of the female competitors get that and feel they wouldn't be able to compete if the sexes competed together. "I probably wouldn't qualify," says Kate Prettyman, who came in ninth last year. "Most of [the men] can eat at least 20 [hot dogs], and I'm just not at that level yet." Still, she feels the gentle scratch of sexism during contests.
"At my qualifier this year, I realized how differently I was treated, because the MC actually started talking to me during the contest. Little things like that," she says. "Like, I don't think they would do that to Joey Chestnut. I'm shoving food in my mouth as quickly as I can! Now's not a good time to talk."
Others are angrier about it. "The women are treated like second-class citizens. And it sucks, to put it mildly," says Reinecke, who also calls the pink belt "contrived." "It just shuts off the visibility, right? It's like the women are the amateur division, and nobody really cares about them."
Some of Reinecke's ire is aimed at ESPN. "It makes me really frustrated because I know that there are women out there that can do it, and I want them to show up," she says. "But if you don't give us a chance to be seen, how are people even going to know about it?" (When reached, ESPN had no comment on their choice to air the contests differently.)
Another eater, Larell Marie Mele, has competed at Nathan's for nearly a decade and is resigned to men being the main event. "I understand that they have to give what the viewers want to see. That's where the interest is, so that's what's shown," she says. "I would love to be on television. At least we're streaming online!" (Editor's note: The women's competition does, in fact, air on television.)
While on the phone with Delish, Mele was eating a half gallon of ice cream. "Some people are athletes, some are not. The males in my family cannot possibly eat what I do," she says, though she encourages everyone—women and men—to give the sport a try.
"If you're afraid of getting messy, don't even bother. But if you don't care and you're ready to dig in, then go for it," she says, her giddiness reverberating. "It's such a wonderful experience. I am so happy I've done this. This week is my most favorite of the entire year."
You can tune in to the women's competition on EPSN3 or the ESPN App at 10:45 a.m. ET on July 4, 2019. The men's competition airs on ESPN2 at noon ET. It re-airs on the same channel at 3 p.m., 4p.m., and 1 a.m. ET, as well as 7 p.m. and midnight ET on ESPNews.


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A support program for children ages 5 to 13 whose parents or other close family members are diagnosed with cancer. Offered by specially trained healthcare professionals to answer difficult questions and enrich communication skills between the child and diagnosed parent. Kids Club is a one-night event held from 5:30-7pm with dinner provided. For more information and when the next Kids Club date is, please call Sue LeGree at 712-252-9370.
This group meets the first Monday of the month from 1:30-3:30 PM and helps women with all cancer types deal with the appearance side effects of cancer treatment. Additionally, share laughter, tears and words of encouragement with other women going through cancer. Contact Sue LeGree at email@example.com or call her at 712-252-9370 to register.
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Who will make your decisions when and if you are unable to make them for yourself? What do you need to think about when selecting someone? Join us to hear Jack Ehrich, Attorney at Law, discuss Living Wills and Durable Power of Attorneys. He will present for the first 30-minutes, then support groups will meet following according to cancer diagnosis.

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When it comes to gardens, the UK is filled with magnificent spaces that are home to everything you could imagine, from Victorian glass houses (Kew) to picturesque lily ponds (Bodnant). But for something that's truly out of this world, a visit to Trebah Gardens should be on everyone's list.
Located in pretty Falmouth, this unique garden is an exotic paradise thanks to the mild, maritime climate of Cornwall. The 25-acre oasis is a ravine garden that descends to its very own beach along the Helford River, too.
It ranks among the 80 best gardens in the world and a holiday to Cornwall isn't complete without a trip to the beauty spot that awaits nature enthusiasts.
Trebah is open year-round but September is one of the loveliest times to visit, when the summer crowds have dispersed and you can bask in its late summer glory.
Upon entering this Cornish sanctuary, you'll walk under canopies bursting with exotic plants, stroll through bright flowery tunnels and be delighted by the incredible fragrance.
Many of the plants you'll find here, like the azaleas and rhododendrons, were selected specifically for their wonderful fragrance.
Each season in the garden brings new sights: in summer, the giant gunnera is something you need to see to believe and autumn fills Hydrangea Valley with clouds of china blue and soft white.
Meanwhile, winter is when plants from the southern hemisphere are seen flowering, and in spring, the 100-year-old rhododendrons, magnolias and camellias add vibrant colour to the place.
From a bamboo maze to the Water Garden with exotic lilies, the vast garden amazes visitors with its array of surprises - there's even a summer house and koi pool for you to explore.
Then there's the beach - how many gardens have you visited with its own private beach? From a narrow passage of steps, you'll reach the secluded setting and can take in the impressive view of sailing boats moored in the water.
The beach's Boathouse Cafe is also a great place to stop for Cornish ice cream before you sit on the pebbles and take in the gorgeous location.
Explore Trebah Gardens during a trip to Cornwall, staying at a nearby hotel to explore other locations including Penjerrick Garden, Helford and Falmouth. FIND THE BEST HOTELS
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Falcons Win Pair of Home Matches
The Air Force men's tennis team won a pair of home matches on Friday, defeating Northern Arizona, 5-2, and South Dakota State, 7-0. The Falcons improved to 3-2 this season and head coach Rich Gugat inched closer to his 700th career victory. Gugat is now 693-210 in his 31-plus years at the Academy.
In the morning match against NAU, Air Force jumped out to an early 1-0 lead by capturing all three doubles matches. Seniors Shannon Buck and Trevor Johnson, who both missed last weekend's match vs. Montana State, won at No. 1 doubles, defeating Brian Grooms and Casey Ross, 8-5. Juniors Justin Lau and Keith Cronican clinched the point with an 8-6 decision over Jeff Morys and Christian Tenev.
In singles action, Air Force cruised through the top four matches. Buck started it off with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Gareth Ducray at the No. 1 spot. Johnson followed suit with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Morys at No. 2, while Lau easily handled Grooms at No. 3, 6-1, 6-4. Junior Robby Alexander defeated Tenev, 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 4 position.
In the afternoon match against South Dakota State, the Falcons rolled from the start, and many Air Force players saw the first varsity action of their career. Juniors Mike Clawson and Bjorn Langefeld each played his first doubles match and combined to win the No. 3 contest, 8-1, over Ben Scholtz and Johnathan Thie. Freshman Grant Keaton saw his first action as well, pairing with Buck to win at No. 1 doubles, 8-3, while Sophomores Harrison Maloy and Kenneth Cotter won the No. 2 match.
Air Force then captured all six singles matches in straight sets, including Buck's 6-0, 6-0 blanking of Zack Lunak at the No. 1 spot. Freshman Kyle Epperson and Ryan Clissett posted their first wins as Falcons, Epperson beating Scholtz, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5, and Clissett defeating Thie, 7-6, 6-1 at No. 6.
The Falcons are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 11, when they host Idaho State beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Air Force 5, Northern Arizona 2
1. Shannon Buck (AFA) def. Gareth Ducray - 6-0, 6-1
2. Trevor Johnson (AFA) def. Jeff Morys - 6-3, 6-2
3. Justin Lau (AFA) def. Brian Grooms - 6-1, 6-4
4. Robby Alexander (AFA) def. Christian Tenev - 6-3, 6-0
5. Casey Ross (NAU) def. Keith Cronican -- 6-4, 4-6, (10-8)
6. Trent Hayward (NAU) def. Greg Ferry -- 6-4, 6-4
1. Buck/Johnson (AFA) def. Grooms/Ross - 8-5
2. Lau/Cronican (AFA) def. Morys/Tenev -- 8-6
3. Alexander/Ryan White (AFA) def. Ducray/Hayward -- 9-7
Air Force 7, South Dakota State 0
1. Shannon Buck (AFA) def. Zack Lunak - 6-0, 6-0
2. Justin Lau (AFA) def. Ihab Halaweish - 6-2, 6-0
3. Robby Alexander (AFA) def. Matt Gill - 6-0, 6-0
4. Ryan White (AFA) def. Dusty Antoine -- 6-1, 6-1
5. Kyle Epperson (AFA) def. Ben Scholtz -- 6-0, 6-0
6. Ryan Clisset (AFA) def. Jonathan Thie -- 7-6(6), 6-1
1. Buck/Grant Keaton (AFA) def. Lunak/Halaweish - 8-3
2. Harrison Maloy/Kenneth Cotter (AFA) def. Gill/Antoine -- 8-4
3. Mike Clawson/Bjorn Langefeld (AFA) def. Scholtz/Thie -- 8-1


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So far this season, the Eagles defense has played very well. They have only given up two touchdowns to the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears.
Their success has been discounted by some analysts because of who their opponent was. At the end of the day, a team can only play the games that are on the schedule and should never have to apologize for who they go up against.
Some players on the Eagles defense feel this week’s matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers is a GPS game, in that it will allow them to see how they match up to a high scoring offense.
Here is what a few key members of the defense have to say about the game on Sunday:
“We are playing against a great team. They are well coached just like us. It is one of those things where we want to see where we are as a team.
“The first two games, people already had us winning those two. Here is where the real stuff starts. I know that Pittsburgh is going to be the first step to the challenge that we are going to have later in the season. This is going to let us know where we are.”
“I think this could be a statement game for us. A talented offense like their’s, they have a lot of matchups. We are up for the challenge.
“It starts with how you prepare. We got a great start today and we will move forward the next few days and give it our all on Sunday.”
“I think we are all excited. Our defense has done some things well but we have a long way to go. We are going against one of the best offenses in the league.”

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In moments that later turn out to be political turning points, Barack Obama has fallen back on his considerable gifts as an orator and given the Big Speech: as a neophyte at the 2004 Democratic convention; when race became a troublesome issue in his 2008 bid for the White House; to save, as president, his health-care bill in 2009.
Thursday, he gave another Big Speech – this one on jobs – to a joint session of Congress. Technically, it was the American Jobs Act speech, but it effectively launched his 2012 re-election campaign.
The speech enabled Obama to seize the initiative on the issue of joblessness, counter Republican charges that he wasn’t “leading” and cheer dispirited supporters on the left who felt he was too passive in the face of increasingly brazen GOP challenges.
Congressional Republicans, who had made scattered threats to boycott the speech, mostly sat impassively, standing to applaud those parts of the Jobs Act that the president had lifted from their agenda, enough so that he could point to any reflexive GOP opposition as simple mean-spiritedness.
Obama, or his speechwriters, pruned Washington-speak from the address. There was no mention of “stimulus” and only limited references to that snorer, “infrastructure,” for example.
He repeatedly called on Congress to “pass this bill,” and eight times urged it to do so “right away.” This positions Obama to blame the inevitable delays in dealing with a complex piece of legislation on the GOP’s lack of urgency in dealing with a critical national problem.
The bill’s $447 billion total cost never quite came up in the speech. It extends a popular cut in the Social Security payroll tax, from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent, for individuals for another year, and cuts it even further, to 3.1 percent. Obama would also cut small-business employers’ share from 6.2 percent to 3.1 percent.
Given Social Security’s problems, at some stage the $240 billion total cost of those cuts will have to be made up.
Unemployment benefits would be extended by a year for the 6 million workers in danger of losing them.
The president also proposes about $105 billion in public works spending on roads, bridges, schools and vacant properties, although this is only a token amount compared to the need. (Obama hasn’t completely shed his Chicago political roots: One of the bridges connects Ohio and Kentucky, home states of Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, respectively.)
One obstacle that Obama did not address is how he will get his bill past the congressional supercommittee charged with finding $1.5 trillion in federal spending cuts by Thanksgiving. One member said Obama’s jobs bill made their task impossible, but it will soon dawn on the members that this is politics, not economics.
Obama promised to go to “every corner of the country” to sell his Jobs Act. The very first corner he chose to visit was the Richmond, Va., district of House Republican leader Eric Cantor. The president is now in campaign mode.
Scripps Howard News Service

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15 Food Etiquette Mistakes Everyone Makes
These are etiquette mistakes we've all made at one time or another. Help is on the way!
The rules of etiquette should help make social interactions less awkward, not the other way around! But some are more logical than others, especially when it comes to food. We put together a list of common mishaps plus an easy fix for each one.
You’ll be more than ready for your next fancy party—especially when you bring a delicious app to pass.
Not taking small sips
You might be parched, but no one else at the table needs to know. Keep it classy by taking small sips, not big gulps. (And try not to take a sip when you have food in your mouth. Chew and swallow the food first or you’ll give other guests a real show!)
Not removing the stir stick from your cocktail
When you’re at the dinner table, non-edible items such as stir sticks or paper umbrellas should be removed from the glass and placed on your bread plate. If you’re mingling at a cocktail party, place the item in your napkin and wait for an opportunity to discard it.
(Psst…can you make these essential classic cocktails?)
Not using the stem on your stemware
When your glass has a stem, that’s where you should hold it. Regardless of what you’re drinking, holding a glass by its stem will keep the beverage from getting too warm, and will keep the bowl of the glass clean and smudge-free.
If your wineglasses get all fingerprint-y, here’s how to polish them.
Not breaking your bread
No matter how good the dinner rolls may look and smell (especially if the host used our amazing dinner roll recipe) etiquette dictates that you break your bread before you take a bite. If the bread has a hard crust, you can cut it with a knife.
Not knowing where your bread plate is
Your bread plate is directly above your fork, which should be to the left of your dinner plate. The small plate to the right of your dinner plate is definitely not yours, so try not to munch on your table-neighbor’s dinner roll.
Hungry for homemade bread? Try any one of these truly spectacular bread recipes.
Making a fuss out of spitting your olive pit
Yes, you’re allowed to eat whole olives from an antipasto platter. But now you’ve got an olive pit in your mouth, and you can’t very well swallow it. Don’t panic!
Spit it discreetly into your left hand and place it to the side of your plate.
Scooping your soup toward you
It may seem counterintuitive, but soup should be scooped away from you. If there’s a soup spoon (it’s rounder than a regular spoon) at your place setting, that’s the one you should use.
Put your soup skills to work with our top 10 soup recipes.
Biting your cherry tomato in half
Cherry tomatoes are super-messy unless you eat ’em whole. When eating them with veggie dip, just pop them into your mouth. When eating cherry tomatoes in salad, use your fork to eat them whole.
There’s one exception. When a tomato is too big to fit in your mouth, cut it in half with a knife and fork.
Always eating french fries out of hand
When you’re eating fries with food that’s eaten by hand (hello, hamburgers), go ahead and eat them with your fingers. But if you’re served french fries with fork-food such as grilled steak, spear everything.
Using a knife on your baked potato
This one surprised us! The longstanding rule of etiquette is not to use a knife on a baked potato, even to add butter. Experts recommend adding butter with the tip of your fork, believe it or not. The rule against knife-use applies to lots of soft foods, including eggs and soft vegetables.
Save these tasty baked potato recipes for later.
Cutting up all your meat at once
When you cut your meat, do so one piece at a time. In other words, cut and eat one piece before you cut another. This is always easier when the cook takes a second to make tough meat deliciously tender.
Passing the salt
OK, this one’s a bit of a trick: You can pass the salt, so long as you pass it with the pepper. Salt and pepper are considered “one” and must be treated as such.
Bonus tip: All passing should be done to the right. Imagine the chaos if food were passed every which way!
Dunking stuff in your coffee
Yes, that homemade butter pecan biscotti is just begging to be dipped in your cup, but don’t (unless you’re at Dunkin’ Donuts or an equally casual place). By the way, when you’re done adding cream and sugar, place your spoon on your saucer.
Leaving your empty packets of sugar on the table
Instead, crumple your sugar packets and place them neatly on the edge of your saucer or dessert plate. The same goes for your empty creamer containers.
Tired of the ol’ cream-and-sugar routine? Here are 10 unexpected (but wonderful) things to add to your coffee.
Not showing the waiter (or host) you’re done
When you’re finished eating, lay your cutlery parallel across the edge of your plate. (Crossing your cutlery suggests that you’re still eating.) Then take your napkin off your lap, and set it to the left of your plate.
Now that you’re a food etiquette pro, take your game up a notch by learning these table etiquette tips.

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Anthony Ramos had the honor of taking on the role of Usnavi de la Vega in the upcoming film of In The Heights, while his mentor and friend Lin-Manuel Miranda looked on, thirteen years after he originated the role on Broadway. While the film’s highly-anticipated release has been pushed to June 2021, most of In The Heights has been completed. In speaking to HollywoodLife.com about his partnership with Crown Royal, Anthony revealed the advice Lin-Manuel gave him while he prepared to step into Usnavi’s shoes.
“It’s kind of wild, he was so in the background and in the cut room the whole time. And it was really such an honor because I’d always asked him and be like, ‘Let me know like if there’s something I can do, if you have any thoughts? And he’d say no,” Anthony explained in an EXCLUSIVE interview with HL. “It’s that thing where you’re like, dang, ‘I really want to, I want to do you proud, bro.'”
The Hamilton actor continued, “He was just like, ‘Do your thing, man. Don’t even worry about it.’ And that was a blessing. He wasn’t on my back about anything. He was just supportive I just brought myself to the role.” Lin and Anthony have a long history together, going back to their time in the original Broadway production of Hamilton, in which Lin played the titular role and Anthony in the dual roles of John Laurens and Hamilton’s son Philip. The show’s popularity had an epic resurgence this summer when a taped version of the Tony winning show premiered on Disney+.
“I had kind of forgotten what the Hamilton wave felt like, and then it just immediately happened again” Anthony explained. “It was such a blessing to have this moment again and to watch it with [my wife] Jasmine and reunite with the cast.”
Anthony is married to his former Hamilton co-star Jasmine Cephas Jones, and he admitted the Hamilton cast is still thick as thieves. “We’re family, genuinely. We hang out, we hang with each other’s kids, we talk to each other all the time,” he explained.
In partnership with The Main Street Alliance, Crown Royal is launching a national relief campaign to help save the bars, stages and clubs impacted by the global pandemic, and the brand partnered with Anthony and Ari Lennox to help bring awareness to the cause. The duo teamed up to recreate the famed song, “If You Want Me to Stay” and donated their royalties from the song to the cause. In solidarity, and for the next year, both Dreamville/Interscope and Republic Records will match the artists’ royalties with a donation to Main Street Alliance.

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To whom it may concern. First of all we should be building a loop instead of widening I-10 but seems like the decision has been made, so please please PLEASE can we try to spare as many mature trees as possible? Our gorgeous trees add to our city’s overall appeal and clean our air as well as reduce temperature and help prevent flooding. Green spaces are important to me and my family! Thank you for considering my perspective and have a great day.
During the Stage 0 Feasibility Study for this project, alternative regional transportation improvements were considered including a new southern Mississippi River Bridge crossing and a Northern Bypass. Though these megaprojects will provide improved traffic flow through the Baton Rouge metro area, the I-10 Improvement through Baton Rouge is necessary to help alleviate congestion through the area. The proposed configuration does show two dedicated lanes on I-10 eastbound combining with two lanes from I-110 southbound to make up the four through lanes for I-10 Eastbound to the I-10/I-12 Split. DOTD will be replacing trees in accordance with their Significant Tree policy and will replant where, possible in coordination with Baton Rouge Green.


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Few latter-day female artists turned industry authorities broke down barriers the way that Bonnie Guitar did – not just as a star in her own right but as one of the first in-demand female session guitarists, or as a label co-owner and A&R head. Her under-publicized story is well worth telling in some detail.
The woman born Bonnie Buckingham in Seattle on March 25, 1923 is remarkable not only for a recording career that took her into the Billboard pop Top 10 in 1957 with “Dark Moon.” She then made the country Top 10 on three occasions and had a parallel executive career in which she co-founded the Dolton label. They made national and international stars of vocal trio the Fleetwoods and instrumental group the Ventures. What’s more, Bonnie was still occasionally playing live into her 90s, before her passing at the age of 95 on January 12, 2019.
Flying the flag of equality
Buckingham took up the instrument that would provide her professional surname at 13, when her brothers passed on their flat-top Gibson to her. After playing in the Tutmarc Trio in Seattle with her husband and erstwhile guitar tutor Paul Tutmarc, she was flying the flag for sexual equality by the 1950s.
Eventually relocating to Los Angeles with Tutmarc and their young daughter, she signed an exclusive deal as an in-house session guitarist with Fabor Records. The label was run by producer Fabor Robison, instrumental in the early careers of Jim Reeves, Floyd Cramer, and Ferlin Husky. Bonnie went on to play on tracks by such names as Reeves and Dorsey Burnette, and rose to become assistant engineer on sessions, another rare achievement for a woman in those days.
But she hankered after a recording career of her own, and Robison let her cut some 45s on his Radio label. For her second single in her own right, she cut “Dark Moon,” written by Ned Miller, one of the singers she had played behind. He found fame himself on Fabor with 1962’s “From A Jack To A King.”
‘Dark Moon,’ bright future
“Dark Moon,” featuring Bonnie not only singing but playing the attractive Gretsch Country Club feature, was eventually licensed to Dot. Initially a West Coast hit, the song soared after she sang it in June 1957 on The Ed Sullivan Show. It became a major US hit, at No.6 on the pop chart and, briefly, No.14 country.
Soon the artist was touring with such stars as the Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Sam Cooke. She had another Top 20 country hit soon afterwards in “Mister Fire Eyes.” She was named “Most Promising New Vocalist” along with Johnny Mathis and Polly Bergen in a Billboard poll. But she resisted offers of work to focus on her studio endeavors, moved back to Seattle and, still only in her mid-30s, began to concentrate some of her attention on business matters.
Guitar and Bob Reisdorff formed Dolphin Records, which they renamed Dolton. It became a vehicle for her own singles but then for the huge success of Washington high school trio the Fleetwoods. They gave Dolton not one but two pop No.1s in 1959, “Come Softly To Me” and “Mr.Blue,” adding the further Top 10 hit “Tragedy” in 1961 and 11 US chart entries in total.
From 1960, the Dolton name was also regularly on the charts via the Seattle instrumental rock’n’roll outfit the Ventures. They hit No.2 in the States, and later the Grammy and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, with the atmospheric “Walk Don’t Run,” and charted regularly with singles and albums for years to come. A remake of their debut hit followed it into the US Top 10 in 1964.
Bonnie continued to be ahead of her time with the idea of a sadly unreleased concept album in 1963, years before other rock and pop artists adopted the notion of such themed releases. Then she opened yet another door that had been closed to women when she was hired as head of A&R for RCA’s country division. She continued her own recording, also touring with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and others.
Bonnie returned to Dot, and to the bestsellers, from 1966, when “I’m Living In Two Worlds” hit the country Top 10. “A Woman In Love” did the same in 1967 and “I Believe In Love” in ’68, among many other Top 40 hits. Bonnie was named the Academy of Country Music’s Female Vocalist of the Year for 1966.
She later recorded for such labels as Paramount, Columbia and MCA, and achieved her last country chart single as late as 1989. Then, at the age of 66, she had a minor entry during her time on Playback Records with a cover of Bob Seger’s “Still The Same.” Guitar announced her official retirement in 1996. Four years later, the newly-opened Seattle music museum the Experience Music Project featured her achievements in its Northwest Passage exhibition.
With thanks for additional biographical detail to Peter Blecha.
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14 September 2010
When I am not travelling or attending cooking classes local ingredients and wines inspire me. Every day we should be excited about what we are eating even if it just means making use of a wonderful find at our local farmers market. Each day I am inspired to share my finds with you!
When I was young I was a very picky eater. As we do for our own kids, I am sure that my parents agonized over my lack of nutrients and enjoyment of food as I pushed my food around my plate. How does a picky eater morph into someone who is "willing to try anything at least once" is beyond me!! As you get older your palate changes and you can learn to love food and be excited by the possibilities of sharing a great meal. As a teen I collected recipes and dreamed of the day when I would have dinner parties and friends sharing animated conversation, laughter and outstanding food at my table. Let's just say my first dinner party was not a great success with canned potatoes and carrots being in the picture somewhere. Believe it or not I thought it was delicious!!That was many years ago and I have come far beyond burnt toast and canned ingredients when I share my culinary passions on More Than Burnt Toast and at Foodbuzz.
A few years ago I attended a cooking school on a small island in the Agean Sea off the coast of Greece. This was a life-changing vacation that altered my perception of food and how it should be enjoyed on a daily basis. Travel helps us to better understand and appreciate other people and their cultures. Nothing is more intimate, or more effective at breaking down cultural barriers, than cooking and sharing meals together. When you have like-minded people from all parts of the world breaking bread at the same table magic happens!!! In the classic movie "Zorbas the Greek "the main character sums it up the best, "On the coast I felt for the first time what a pleasant thing it could be to have a meal. We started eating and drinking, the conversation became animated. I at last realized that eating was a spiritual function and the meat, bread, and wine were the raw materials from which the soul is made."
Our community of food bloggers is always there to support each other and somehow make a difference. Yes we enjoy sharing our daily lives and recipes but we are also there for each other when times are tough. Working together to create change or to connect as a community is what brings me back to blogging each and every day.
In 2009 our network BloggerAid – Changing the Face of Famine was born from a vision that ordinary people like myself can achieve extraordinary results. Having launched the site for bloggers, we were keen to find a project where food bloggers from around the world could co-operate and make a real difference. We understood immediately that food bloggers could best relate to a cookbook. The BloggerAid Cookbook was born with the dedicaction and hard work of many. We strived to pay tribute to the home cooking of our grandmothers while celebrating the exoticism and richness of a world brought closer together by our hopes to make a difference and raise funds for the World Food Programme.
Whether it be bringing attention to a friend who is fighting cancer, world hunger, or the tragedy's of natural disasters like tsunami's or earthquakes our food blogging community has a strong voice. Those of you who know me personally know that this is a deal I have made with myself to support my fellow bloggers in whatever way I can. “You must be the change you want to see in the world”. Mahatma Gandhi
My blog began as a place to share my food discoveries with anyone willing to read as well as with my daughter L'il Burnt Toast who was headed off to university. It continues to be a gathering place for family and friends to pull up a chair at the same virtual table and share what we have. I continue to lend an encouraging word, a smile and a helping hand. I enjoy my life in food and relish sharing it with each and every one of you in this challenge as I have every day on More Than Burnt Toast.
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New high-throughput gravimetric batch dosing unit
Bensheim and Düsseldorf, 19 October 2016 – ProTec Polymer Processing, the international system supplier to the plastics industry, will premiere the SOMOS® Batchmix XL batch dosing unit for flowable multi-component mixtures at K 2016. This new, high quality and user friendly unit extends the Batchmix series to high throughputs of up to 1,900 kg/h, offering high dosing accuracy at an attractive price/performance ratio. The other models in the series are the Batchmix M for throughputs of up to 240 kg/h and the Batchmix L for up to 1,100 kg/h. These gravimetric Batchmix dosing units are suitable for supplying multi-component mixtures to both injection moulding machines and extruders. All three models are capable of handling up to six flowable components (and can also be retrofitted with expansion modules) and can be equipped with SOMOS® vacuum conveyors for automatically filling material storage bins.
These intelligent, Industry 4.0-capable batch dosing units are easy and intuitive to operate via the SOMOS® control/professional touchscreen controller with its graphical user interface. Formulations can be stored in a networkable controller's local storage where they are directly available for use. A standard USB interface allows formulations and data to be exported and further, externally stored formulations to be imported. The controller is also capable of simultaneously controlling extruder throughput. Conveying devices can also be integrated as standard. In order to prevent unauthorised changes by line operators, the controller has two operating levels with password protected access to the administrator level.
High-precision gravimetric batch dosing
In gravimetric batch dosing, the required mixture of materials is obtained by weighing out the components in a single batch on the basis of the formulation. A number of individual batches pass into a downstream mixer and, once homogenised, can be taken from the hopper as required. ProTec's SOMOS® Batchmix series of gravimetric batch dosing units offers reproducible, high levels of metering accuracy. This is achieved by equipping both the weighing hopper and the downstream mixing hopper with two load cells. The optimised dosing devices are even capable of handling regrind with a bulk density of as little as 400 g/l.
With the high-performance, energy-efficient equipment and lines for pre-processing flowable plastics presented at K 2016, ProTec covers the entire process chain from conveying and drying to dosing and mixing whether for injection moulding or for extrusion.
ProTec Polymer Processing GmbH based in Bensheim, Germany, has been a recognised partner to plastics processing and manufacturing companies for many years. Its service portfolio includes systems for the efficient handling of plastic materials, turn-key systems for solid-state post-condensation of plastics, recycling lines as well as complete systems for producing long-fibre reinforced thermoplastics (LFT pultrusion lines). As a member of the Schoeller Group, ProTec Polymer Processing has access to a global sales and service network and has the ideal infrastructure in place to provide comprehensive on-site customer support.


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From Straits of Magellan, Rafael Cheuquelaf, a member of the duo Lluvia Ácida, presents us with his solo project, an interesting musical contribution in which he decided to dust off some treasured machines like the Moog Realistic M-1 synthesizer, in order to give the album a sufficiently characteristic sound and close a complex 2020 battered by the pandemic.
Almost like a meditation from a distant place, Rafael has captured the immensity of the Patagonian landscape, crossed by some antennas along with the hole in the ozone layer and its UV radiation. Musically, his album “Austronáutica” transports us to styles like Synthpop, Ambient, Dub and Synthwave, with solid basses, enigmatic melodies and multiple arpeggios, which evoke the influence of artists like Vangelis, Popol Vuh, Jean Michel Jarre and Pansonic, to name a few. We could imagine when we close our eyes that we are “Under the Milky Way (Bajo la Vía Láctea)” or that we hear the “Microplastics” coming through the speakers.
Without a doubt, this album will take us to other sonic latitudes that will please the ears.
Felipe Baradit Stevenson
(Concón, Chile. Febrero / February 2021)

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WS25: Non-conventional/traditional numerical methods for indoor and outdoor airflow modelling
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Session Chair: Amirul Islam Khan Session Chair: Twan van Hooff
The use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for indoor and outdoor airflows and related heat and mass transport in the built environment has increased tremendously in the last decades. Despite the increase of computational power, there is a need for faster and more efficient numerical methods than the conventional CFD method, especially for cases with highly transient flow features which would otherwise require the use of the computationally demanding large-eddy simulation (LES) approach. Besides, the accuracy of conventional CFD methods can be limited in some instances and efforts are needed to increase this accuracy efficiently.
AIMS AND SCOPE
The aim of the workshop is to present an overview, the progress, and the advantages and disadvantages of four different non-conventional/traditional numerical approaches to predict airflows, heat and mass transfer in the built environment, namely: (1) fast fluid dynamics (FFD); (2) lattice Boltzmann method (LBM); (3) CFD with data assimilation (CFDA); (4) voxel-based CFD. The presentations will be followed by a discussion on future directions for both academia and practice.
GPU-based Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) for interactive indoor and outdoor flow prediction
Amirul Khan, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, chair
Prediction of transient particle transport in indoor airflow by integrated fast fluid dynamics (FFD) and Markov chain mode
Wei Liu, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, Co-author
Data Assimilated CFD for indoor air quality forecasting: Possibilities and future
Naveed Salman University of Leeds, UK
Voxel based CFD: comparison with conventional CFD for indoor airflows
Eugene Mamulova Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherland
ID: 683 Workshops Topics: 3. Thermal comfort, 11a. Building simulation and modelling - Air distribution, 11b. Building simulation and modelling - Interaction of structures and IEQ Keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Lattice Boltzmann Method, Fast Fluid Dynamics
Non-conventional/traditional numerical methods for indoor and outdoor airflow modelling
Chair(s): Amirul Islam Khan (University of Leeds, United Kingdom), Twan van Hooff (Eindhoven University of Technology Department: Built Environment, Netherlands)
Presenter(s): Amirul Khan (University of Leeds, United Kingdom), Wei Liu (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), Naveed Salman (University of Leeds, United Kingdom), Eugene Mamulova (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands)


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Captain Cat was the blind sea captain from 'Under Milk Wood' who gazes out towards 'the clippered seas he sailed long ago when his eyes were blue and bright.'
Inscription on bronze plate fixed at foot of sculpture: CAPTAIN CAT / "The sleepers are rung out of sleep / with his loud get-out-of-bed bell" / from / Under Milk Wood / by / Dylan Thomas / Captain Cat by Robert Thomas was / commissioned by Swansea City / Council and unveiled by / Councillor Tyssul Lewis Leader / of the Council, on 1st March, 1990
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“Magic Hour” (City Song)
Tired of subtext? Luscious Jackson promises relief. The songs on its new album, “Magic Hour,” offer amiable grooves and simple, straightforward tidings: “You and me, we got something good,” the members sing in “You and Me,” adding, “La, la, la, la, la.” In “#1 Bum,” they praise someone’s rump: “Bum, bum, bum, bum, show it to me now you’re the one.” The upward-swooping synthesizer line of “Aaw Turn It Up” immediately places it in a club, where a mutual flirtation ensues: “When she sees him on the dance floor/She wants to do things she’ll regret,” Gabby Glaser raps.
O.K., there’s a little subtext. “Magic Hour” is Luscious Jackson’s first album in 14 years. The band solidified in 1991, when Kate Schellenbach, the original drummer for the Beastie Boys, joined three other women: Jill Cunniff (bass and lead vocals), Ms. Glaser (guitar and backup vocals) and Vivian Trimble (keyboards).
With a casual charm that belied the ingenuity of the music, Luscious Jackson’s songs mingled conversational rapping, airy hooks and harmonies and grooves that dipped into funk, reggae, disco and rock. One of its songs, “Naked Eye,” grazed the Top 40 in 1996; after releasing its third album in 1999, Luscious Jackson disbanded. The women regrouped to record a children’s album in 2007, but didn’t release it. Minus Ms. Trimble, the other three band members decided to make an album for adults and got crowdfunding through PledgeMusic for “Magic Hour.”
So there may well be a subtext for “You and Me,” and there’s definitely one for “We Go Back,” which reminisces about growing up together and concludes — in a rocker with a touch of “Gimme Shelter” — “We go back but we can’t go back/but we can go on.” That — and “3 Seconds to Cross,” a song that complains about the brevity of traffic lights in Los Angeles — are as earnest as the album ever gets. The rest of “Magic Hour” returns to the idiom-hopping nonchalance of the band’s 1990s heyday, from the African-tinged funk of “You and Me” and “Are You Ready?” to the Beasties-ish rap-rock of “Show Us What You Got” to the blipping electropop of “Frequency,” which asks the eternal question, “Is it serious, or are we just dancing?”
“Magic Hour” doesn’t discourage nostalgia for an era of teasing, non-bombastic dance music. But it doesn’t depend entirely on nostalgia, either; there’s always another catchy refrain on the way. JON PARELES

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Modi and Bush: are resemblances mere coincidences?
The US Presidential election results are finally out (Nov. 2004) and George W. Bush has come out as the victor. Just a few weeks ago, especially after the three debates between the rival contenders for Presidents post, it sounded as if Kerry is having a lead. Also the phenomenon going on in Iraq, the body bags, the images from Abu Ghraib prison, gave inkling to the forecast that with such adverse effects of US aggression of Iraq, Bush may not have much chance for winning. What turned the tide? One less known fact has been that Bush associates have been exhorting the Evangelists to come and vote, vote for the sake of 'moral values' i. e. for George Bush who is a born again Christian. One recalls that in response to the attack on WTC, Bush had gone on to declare the war on Afghanistan, against terrorism, under the slogan of Crusade. The second factor may have been the Osama bin Laden tape, giving the warning of attacks on US. Osama's coming on TV screens and talking his agenda is perceived as threat enough by section of Americans, who presume that Bush is their best bet to contain and eliminate the 'menace of terrorism'.
Just a year ago we witnessed similar, not exactly, phenomenon. Narendra Modi had called for early elections in the aftermath of Gujarat violence. The then election commissioner, James Michael Lyngdoh did not approve of the same on the grounds of law and order situation and on that ground got them postponed. The 'polarizing impact' of Gujarat violence was waning as the time passed. Meanwhile just a little later, in the wake of elections, Akshardham temple was attacked, few people died and the threat of Terrorism came alive in the memory of the section of the electorate and Modi romped home with huge majority, despite leading the Gujarat carnage. The attack on temple, by whosoever, was used to bring back the agenda 'Muslims against Hindus', the threat to 'our' security, the rival party Congress was presented to be 'for Muslims' and the rest was easy enough.
The parallels between Modi and Bush are not restricted to these terminal events of elections. They go far back. The appeal of BJP at electoral level was waning(2001). It lost out in the Municipal, Gram Panchayat elections in Gujarat and then it was swept away in the five northern states in India. Then Godhra happens. Fifty Eight people get burnt in the Sabarmati express. Modi reaches on the spot and declares that the train was burnt by the terrorists, International one's through Pakistan's ISI, through the local Muslims. The local collector says that there was no evidence of a preplanned train burning. Overruling her Modi makes his theory as the theory, and comes out with the action-reaction thesis. Before this the dead and charred bodies of train burning victims are brought to the city of Ahamdabad. In a meeting with the top state officials Modi tells them that the revenge of Godhra may be taken in Gujarat, the anger of people need not be restrained; the state machinery should sit back and let the revenge process take its full turn.
Godhra is not investigated. The grounds on which Modi makes the charge are not any where close to being the 'evidence' for his thesis. The whole Sangh parivar paraphernalia does the 'neat job', leaving 2000 dead and the property worth over 2000 crores is consigned to flames. Now the new rail minister is talking (August 2004) of investigating the incident and he is criticized and abused for fulfilling this constitutional and legal gap. Godhra is not investigated and on the pretext of Godhra, Gujarat carnage is launched. Polarization on religious lines is orchestrated and BJP wins in the next elections.
In the Middle East, US is encouraging and promoting the Zionist interests. Iraq is attacked in 1993. The Mujahideen trained by CIA, feel betrayed by US-Israel axis. On September 11, four planes are highjacked and two of them ram into World Trade Center killing around 3000 people, destroying the property worth billions. No terrorist group claims the responsibility. US administration blames Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden for the act and threatens Taliban to hand over Osama. Talibans in turn ask for the evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 episode. US attacks Afghanistan, butchers thousands of innocent civilians, Osama is not nabbed. The war-aggression succeeds in installing a US puppet regime in Afghanistan.
Iraq is next on firing line. No provocation. The pretext used is the threat that Iraq is in possession of weapons of mass destruction. UN inspectors say there are no WMD, US goes ahead and mutilates Iraq through massive attack and occupies Iraq. Severe resistance from the natives, body bags begin to arrive, are underplayed by the US administration. Abu Ghraib comes to light and is forgotten in due course. Severe resistance begins in the section of the population. Opposition to Bush's policies picks up. Polarization begins in US society along the hard core Republicans and a bit softer Democrats. Public opinion swings partly against Bush. Ding dong battle goes on. Bush projects himself as the protector against the terror, looming over its people. Not convincing enough for the large sections. Just a few days before US is to go to polls Osama surfaces from nowhere to deliver a warning to US. Terror is projected, US electorate fear the terrorist attacks, feel Bush is their best defense and Bush comes back to power.
Godhra and 9/11, Gujarat carnage and attack on Afghanistan, Akshardham and Osama's pre-election tapes, Modi winning despite leading the massacre, Bush winning despite the body bags coming from Iraq. Modi polarizes Gujarat society along Hindu Muslim lines and Bush polarizes along the hard core republicans and not so hard democrats! Are these mere coincidences? Or the way the electoral politics is being maneuvered for the deeper agenda of Hindutva by Modi and agenda of Imperialism for control over the raw materials in the World by Bush. Both are right wing. Modi is an unabashed Hindutva warrior, Bush is a born again Christian. Though the latter cannot be called an out and out fundamentalist, his use of Christianity for his political agenda is more than obvious.
After the cold war era, the US has subtly leaned on the religion laced politics by clever use of words and by sticking to conservative values against abortion, against alternate sexuality and paraded it as moral values. Vast section of evangelists came forward to vote for him on these grounds. Modi incited the 'Gujarat Pride' as the mainstay of his campaign. While Modi is openly critical of Muslims and Islam making it synonymous with terror, Bush is more subtle and couches all this as a war against terror. At another level Bush regime and the Modi fellow travelers gel very well. It was during BJP led NDA regime that India tried to bow to US by offering the facilities for attack on Afghanistan. Also US as such has been very protective of Israel interests in the middle east, India with Modi's fellow travelers in the seat of power caught up on that by trying to ally with Israel in the common struggle against 'terror'.
Just to recapitulate, what are called as Terror in the common parlance today are the blind and frustrated response to US policies in the oil zone. This terror, symptom of a deeper malady called Imperialism, its lust for controlling resources is the main reason for Al Quada and its clones. This is joined in by the other minor players who have taken to this path out of desperation due to the high handed politics of the dominant elite at various places.
And surly these parallels reflect commonness of goals, and also of strategies adopted to achieve them, WTC-Godhra, Afghanistan attack-Gujarat carnage, and Akshardham-Osama tapes at the last moment, polarization of society in Gujarat on communal lines and polarization of society in US on the grounds of hard or soft ideologies. So lots in common as far as agenda and strategies are concerned!
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The State of Ga is facing a spending budget shortfall for fiscal 2009 of more than $2 Billion. And states do not have the luxurious of managing deficit shelling out, and printing up paper cash to go over the shortfall. State budgets should be balanced each year. So, Ga requirements to give significant thought to a new earnings stream.
Point out Rep. Roger Bruce (D-Atlanta) has announced his intention to introduce a bill in the 2009 legislative session to let voters to make a decision if they want gaming in Ga. His monthly bill would permit voters of each and every Ga county to decide regardless of whether or not they wished gaming in their county. The Ga Assembly and current governors have been awesome to the idea of casinos in Georgia. But the legislature has in no way authorized any gaming proposal to be voted on in a basic referendum or any other popular vote.
The big concern is: Must gambling be created legal in the point out of Georgia?
Reply Amount 1: In a free of charge society, folks are totally free to use their income and assets whichever way they select. There ought to be no ethical, ethical, or even Biblical sanction against gambling. Some people believe that gambling is a sin, but a sin must not be manufactured illegal when it does not initiate power or fraud in opposition to one more person. Explained yet another way, if I use my cash to gamble with, it’s my business.
Response Quantity Two: The Condition legislators have previously settled any moral trepidations they could have at any time had above gambling. It is currently lawful right here in Georgia in 1 kind. Fifteen several years ago, lottery gambling grew to become legal in Georgia, and to date, has created more than $15 Billion in tax income. Income for fiscal 12 months 2008 climbed to a report-breaking $3.5 billion, exceeding the income produced throughout fiscal yr 2007. So, the State of Ga has currently been in the gaming organization for over fifteen several years. Casino gambling is simply one more kind of gambling. Even so, with on line casino gambling, the point out will not have the monopoly, but non-public company will possess and run the casinos.
With wm casino -12 months historical past of profitable gaming below its belt, it is going to be fairly tough for the Georgia Basic Assembly to refuse casino gambling with no exhibiting huge hypocrisy. But massive hypocrisy has not stopped them in the previous.
But, what about other states in which gaming is lawful? What has their experience been?
To locate out, I went to the website of the American Gaming Association in Washington, DC.
In Nevada, the granddaddy of them all, where gaming commenced in 1931, tax revenues from gaming have been a big part of the point out spending budget. In 2006, Nevada gaming experienced 201,000 personnel and tax revenues have been $one.034 Billion. Nevada’s funds for 2009 is set at $6 Billion, so gaming earnings includes about seventeen% of that state’s complete cash flow each 12 months.
Mississippi legalized gaming in 1990, handed by laws and local option vote. There are 30,five hundred gaming workers, and tax profits for 2006 was $350.forty four Million.
Louisiana legalized gambling in 1993, passed by laws and regional choice vote. Tax profits very last calendar year was $559 million, an additional $sixty eight million from racetrack casinos, with 20,300 gaming personnel.
Michigan legalized gambling in 1996 by statewide referendum, nearby alternative vote and legislation. Michigan has three casinos that generated 2006 tax profits of $365 million.
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On line casino gambling would be a welcome addition to the convention organization in Atlanta and other Georgia metropolitan areas. Las Vegas has been stealing away conference company for many years now with their gaming and enjoyment sights. The Ga hospitality and cafe industries would also get an infusion of business as they support gaming tourism.
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调制食材辅料； 保证配方比例、火候、卫生 ； 原汁原味的陕味小吃味道。 Use advanced production technology to prepare food ingredients; ensure the proportion of the formula, heat and hygiene ; the taste of the original Shaanxi snack.
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Are you suffering from Migraines, Muscle Tension or Neck Pain? One of the reasons behind this can be your habit of clenching teeth while sleeping. Your spouse can tell you about this and if you live alone, than examine your teeth yourself or consult a dentist. Only a small percentage of people display the painful symptoms of Teeth Grinding. Having knowledge of its symptoms and damages can enable you to identify this problem.
You may losing your teeth, tooth enamel or having tongue problems which are caused by Teeth grinding. The noise, created by teeth grinding, becomes the reason of sleeplessness for your roommate also. It can harm your teeth, jaw joint, and cause chronic pain. To address this issue is very important because it becomes the reasons of many other health problems.
Teeth clenching is not merely an oral habit. Now it is characterized as a dental problem by dentists and lots solutions are also available to deal with. Solution recommended by dentists depends upon the underlying reasons of Teeth Grinding. As underlying reasons varies from individual to individual. Many Dental product manufacturers are providing custom made Mouth Guards and Retainers according to standards.
Another name of teeth grinding habit is Bruxism. The major cause of Bruxism is anxiety and depression. With so much pressure on people these days, more and more individuals are grinding their teeth when upset. Some other psychological factors cause Bruxism including Stress, Frustration, Suppressed anger or Aggressive personality. It could be a side effects some psychiatric medications.
Most of the time Bruxism itself becomes a reason of Psychological problems like Sleeping disorders, Stress, Depression and Anxiety. It can bring about many other problems like soared or painful jaws, eating disorders and extreme headaches to ear. Growth or development of Teeth and jaws in children under 7 is a big reason of Bruxism. As it happens as a bodys responses against the changes happening in teeth and jaws. Teeth retainers help hold newly straightened teeth in position whilst in the surrounding gums and bones settle.
One of the physical causes of Bruxism is abnormal alignment of teeth. This misalignment of teeth can lead to disharmony between the upper and lower jaw, due to which the jaws do not find a constant point to occlude on. This could lead to teeth grinding in sleep and even during the day. However, the use of a Mouth Guard helps you to keep the upper and lower teeth away from each other. Guards prevent much of the pressure on the teeth.
Sometimes you may be suffering from temporomandibular joints (joint of the jaw) disorders in that case may not be able to close his upper and lower jaw in one fixed position. Keep the TMJ joint in neutral position with Mouth guards fitted to your mouth. Night guards that are custom fit by dentists leave the temporomandibular joint in neutral position. The guards train the joint to relax and relieve a lot of the pressure.
If you are suffering from these problems than dont ignore, get your Mouth Guards now. I can imagine the pain and mental stress you are facing as I also suffered a lot. But now I have overcome this by getting my mouth guards. One of my friends told me to place an online order with night-guard.co.uk. A self impression kit was sent to me with a free post jiffy bag. I just took my teeth impression by following the instructions and returned it back. The qualified technicians of Night-Guard designed a perfect Mouth guard for me according to my measurements and fittings.

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Research finds that harmful PFAS pollution is everywhere in homes, schools and workplaces
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The results show that indoor air is an underestimated and potentially important PFAS Sources of exposure, especially for children.
Senior author of the study, Rhode Island University Oceanography Professor Rainer Lohmann said: “Food and water are known to be the main sources of PFAS exposure. Our research shows that indoor air, including dust, is another source of exposure to potentially harmful permanent chemicals. In fact. For children living in homes or schools with old PFAS-treated carpets, inhalation may be more important than dust as a way of exposure to volatile PFAS. These PFAS will eventually be biotransformed into more durable and harmful PFAS. ”
After thorough research, PFAS has been linked to a series of serious health hazards, such as cancer, infertility and immune system problems. All PFAS are either extremely persistent in the environment, or they will be decomposed into stronger PFAS.
By attaching the polyethylene sheet sampler to the ceiling, the scientists measured 9 carpeted kindergarten classrooms, 1 family and 1 outdoor clothing store storage room in California; and Rhode Island The university’s 2 laboratories, 5 offices, 1 classroom, 1 storage room, and 1 elevator; and 2 carpet shops (also in Rhode Island) have volatile PFAS chemicals in the air. The results show that almost PFAS was detected in the air everywhere.
The concentration of PFAS in the classrooms and rooms of several affiliated kindergartens of the university is even higher than that in the storage rooms of outdoor clothing stores (where there are piles of PFAS-treated jackets and equipment). The highest concentrations were found in two carpet shops. The lead author of the paper, Maya Morales-McDevitt, said: “PFAS was previously used as an antifouling and waterproofing agent for most carpets. Fortunately, major retailers including The Home Depot and Lowe’s now only sell PFAS-free products. Carpets. We believe that slowly small retailers will do the same.”
Although homes, schools, and workplaces can reduce the PFAS content in indoor air by replacing carpets, there are still many other products that can emit volatile PFAS into indoor air, including clothes, shoes, and buildings. Products and furniture.
“As long as they continue to be used in products, we will all eat, drink and breathe PFAS,” said co-author Tom Bruton, a senior scientist at the Green Science Policy Institute. “We need to stop all unnecessary PFAS use as soon as possible.”


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On Thursday the ACLU sued the State Department [read a PDF of its complaint here] for failing to respond for the last two months to its Freedom of Information Act request for 23 memos that have already been released by WikiLeaks. Despite having been published last year by the secret-spilling group, those documents remain classified.
The State Department cables expose, for instance, secret drone strikes by U.S. forces in Yemen, and American pressure on Spain and German to comply with CIA extraordinary rendition of terrorist suspects. The ACLU says it selected the 23 cables out of the thousands already published because they were kept secret to avoid government embarrassment rather classified for purposes of national security, and because they show human rights violations.
Given that all those memos have already been covered by the news media, why bother to declassify them anyway? "The point is to expose the legal fiction that the secrecy system rests on," says Ben Wizner, a staff attorney for the ACLU. "The government uses this formality of secrecy to avoid having to answer for real violations of the law."
Wizner says that keeping the documents classified makes them much more difficult to use in courts, for instance, and allows the government to avoid confirming their authenticity.
The files that WikiLeaks released on Guantanamo detainees in April, for example, can't be used by the defense lawyers for those prisoners unless they're viewed in a secure government facility. "Government employees can’t read the New York Times. When I go to court in a real lawsuit seeking to get compensation for a victim's ordeal and hold people liable, I can’t use this information," Wizner says. "The information in those cables isn’t just information we ought to know, it's information we ought to be able to use."
I contacted the State Department for comment on the lawsuit, but didn't immediately receive a response.
The ACLU's legal maneuver comes at a clever moment: Next Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the initial release of the Pentagon Papers by the New York Times. And 40 years after they became public, the Pentagon is only now declassifying those documents.
Daniel Ellsberg, the source of those top secret documents, wrote on Twitter Thursday, "Pentagon Papers declassified--40 years late. Their lessons are more timely than ever."
See the ACLU's full complaint below.


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