Wyoming’s resurgent oil and natural gas production may be in jeopardy after a federal judge on Tuesday ruled against the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for not adequately considering the effects of climate change in authorizing lease sales in the West.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Rudolph Contreras’ ruling placed a temporary halt to drilling on more than 300,000 acres in Wyoming, causing heartburn among state and industry officials, such as the Western Energy Alliance (WEA), which accused the judge of “throwing out decades of legal precedent.”
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican who took office earlier this year, expressed disappointment with the ruling, promising to explore the state’s options.
“Our country’s efforts to reduce carbon should not center on the livelihoods of those committed workers and industries who seek to provide reliable and affordable energy, especially when we don’t look to the detrimental effects of other expansive industries,” Gordon said. “Bringing our country to its knees is not the way to thwart climate change; we need solutions not grandstanding, and seeking carbon negative, not just neutral solutions.”
WEA President Kathleen Sgamma argued that the Obama administration BLM did the “correct level” of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions analysis for the lease sale. “The judge is asking BLM to take a wild guess at how many wells would be developed on these leases and analyze GHG impacts for wells that will never be developed,” Sgamma said, noting the judge has overreached by halting drilling permits.
Sgamma thinks the decision is “ripe” for appeal, and WEA intends to continue to be an active party in the case. The ruling potentially impacts lease sales in 2015 and 2016 throughout the West, so the analysis of questions before the federal court was done by the Obama administration.
“Trump continues to do GHG analysis at the leasing stage that is similar to the type of analysis done by the Obama administration,” she said.
More generally, Sgamma thinks Contreras’ ruling has long-term implications for the entire federal onshore leasing system, but she is unsure what its immediate impact is for other areas. The ruling only applies to these particular leases, she said.
According to the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (OGCC), oil production was up 15% year/year last December to a little more than 8 million bbl. Natural gas production was down about 7% at 148 Bcf. The rig count as of March 15 was 36, according to Baker Hughes, a GE Company.
OGCC Oil & Gas Supervisor Mark Watson was unavailable to comment on the court ruling on Wednesday, but one of the agency’s attorneys said it typically doesn’t deal with BLM leasing, and it has not reviewed either the court ruling or the leases.
Similarly,Pete Obermueller, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, said his organization is reviewing the judge’s order and “evaluating our options.”
WildEarth Guardians and Physicians for Social Responsibility filed a lawsuit in August 2016 over BLM’s decision (WildEarth Guardians et al. v. Zinke et al., No. 16-1724), claiming that it was not enough for BLM to issue environmental assessments and findings of no significant impact (FONSI) for the Wyoming auctions. An Obama appointee, Judge Contreras’ ruling agreed with the plaintiffs.
The judge said the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act because it “failed to take a ‘hard look’ at GHG emissions” for 303,000 acres offered in five lease sales between May 2015 and August 2016.
WildEarth officials contend that the ruling “calls into question the legality of the Trump administration’s entire oil and gas program,” Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth’s climate and energy program director,, said the court is forcing Trump’s people “to look at the bigger picture.”
Historically, in late 2017 Wyoming grossed nearly $17 million from an offering of 239 parcels totaling 94,256 acres in the state’s third online oil and natural gas lease auction that year. The Office of State Lands held the sale, selling 191 of the 239 parcels. At that time, total revenue from oil and gas auctions hit $60.9 million, with 182,935 leased acres.
In 2015, 15 members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Interior Department, urging that BLM move its quarterly oil and gas lease sales to the internet, which it did successfully the next year. Traditionally, they had been conducted face-to-face in BLM field offices.
The authority for the internet-based lease sales was provided by the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, and BLM later published a new rule amending its regulation to accommodate the expanded authority.
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Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Frank P. Geraci, Jr., A.J.), entered February 21, 2008. The order determined that defendant is a level one risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, April 28, 2010
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs and defendant's risk level determination pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act is vacated.
On appeal from an order determining him to be a level one risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) (Correction Law § 168 et seq.), defendant contends in his main brief and pro se supplemental brief that the classification proceeding was time-barred. We agree.
Defendant was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.65 ) in February 1991 and he received a sentence of probation of five years, which expired in February 1996. SORA became effective in January 1996, and thus defendant was a sex offender required to register under SORA (see Correction Law § 168-g ; Doe v Pataki, 120 F3d 1263 , cert denied 522 US 1122 ). It was not until June 13, 2007, however, that defendant was notified that he was required to register, and he was instructed to appear in Supreme Court.
We reject defendant's contention that the six-year statute of limitations in CPLR 213 applies to this SORA classification proceeding. Article 6-C of the Correction Law has its own time limits for SORA classification proceedings, and thus CPLR 213 does not apply (see CPLR 213 ). We conclude, however, that vacatur of defendant's risk level determination is appropriate. Although Correction Law § 168-l (8) expressly provides that a failure by the court "to render a determination within the time period specified in [article 6-C] shall not affect the obligation of the sex offender to register," we conclude that the 11-year delay is " 'so outrageously arbitrary as to constitute [a] gross abuse of governmental authority' " (People v Wilkes, 53 AD3d 1073, 1074 , lv denied 11 NY3d 710 ; cf. People v Sgroi, 22 Misc 3d 902, 905-906 ). We therefore reverse the order and vacate defendant's risk level determination.
Based on our determination, we see no need to address the remaining contention of defendant in his pro se supplemental brief.
Present---Scudder, P.J., Centra, Carni and Pine, JJ.
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Physik Instrumente (PI) has introduced the new LPS-24 series. At only 24 × 33 × 20 mm³, these new miniature positioning stages provide a travel range of 15 mm with nanometer-precision resolution.
The LPS-24 stages fulfil important requirements for the positioning of optical or mechanical components or for the adjustment and manipulation of samples in application environments with a confined space.
For the LPS-24 series, PI uses Nexact piezo stepping drives. These drives combine the high-precision resolution and stiffness, typical for piezo actuators, with long travel ranges. For position measurement, a linear encoder with 150nm resolution is integrated into the small-sized stages.
With the PIOne linear encoder, a 2nm resolution is attained when combined with a stage length of 63mm instead of 33mm.
The piezo stepping drives offer important advantages for the high-precision positioning of the miniature stages: They perform displacements at an adjustable and constant velocity. Their drive principle is based on a defined actuator motion and exclusively on stiction during the stepping motion of the piezo actuators. This results in a substantial increase in the lifetime and reliability of the drives.


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Obstruction thermometers require a little current to be gone through to decide the opposition. This can cause self-warming so it is critical to limit the current to decrease self-warming blunders. Care ought to likewise be taken to evade any strains on the obstruction thermometer in its application. Lead wire obstruction ought to be thought of, and embracing three thermocouple temperature range four wire associations can kill association lead opposition impacts from estimations.
RTD wiring Configurations
Two-wire design The least difficult opposition thermometer arrangement utilizes two wires. It is possibly utilized when high exactness isn’t needed as the opposition of the interfacing wires is constantly included with that of the sensor, in this way prompting blunders in the sign. This applies similarly to adjusted scaffold and fixed extension frameworks. The estimations of the lead opposition must be resolved in a different estimation without the obstruction thermometer sensor and accordingly a nonstop amendment during the temperature estimation is unimaginable.
Four-wire setup The four wire obstruction thermometer design much further expands the precision and unwavering quality of the opposition being estimated. A standard two terminal RTD is utilized with another pair of wires. One sets conveys the excitation current while the other pair conveys the reulting RTD voltage back to the estimation framework. No current streams in the subsequent pair, so lead resistnace has no impact on precision.
ThermistorsThermistors are a sort of resistor with an electrical obstruction that has either a negative or positive temperature coefficient of resistivity. Thermistors are made out of strong semiconducting materials with an opposition that diminishes 4% per °C. They are built in an assortment of sizes and might be gotten with warm time constants of a millisecond or less. Thermistors produce a non-direct voltage and due to this are restricted to a helpful temperature length of just about 100°C. Thermistors are the most exact of the temperature sensors, ~±0.02 °C, just as the most touchy. Their reaction time is short according to RTD’s, and about equivalent to thermocouples.
Interfacing a Thermistor The obstruction of thermistors is regularly a few significant degrees more prominent than any lead opposition. The lead opposition consequently, negligibly affects the temperature perusing and thermistors are quite often associated in a 2-wire setup.


LAHORE: Announcing that Prime Minister Imran Khan would defeat the opposition’s no-trust motion, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid hinted on Thursday that the country might move towards early general elections.
“We also have the support of the opposition members and they will not vote during the no-confidence motion”, he said, adding: “I want Pakistan and democracy to progress and good news is that the country’s situation moving towards betterment with every passing day”.
Talking to media here on Thursday after meeting with Punjab chief minister, Sheikh Rashid said: “Nobody is going anywhere, Usman Buzdar was not going anywhere; and just like me, he will stand with PM Imran Khan till the end”.
To a query, the minister said that he was not in touch with Jahangir Tareen but said Tareen is a good man.
“If opposition has the support of some government members, the PTI also has the backing of some lawmakers of political opponents and the government was in talks with them”, he said.
He stated that if those who are going to change their loyalties were of the view that switching parties would help them gain more respect, they were wrong, it is not like that.
He further said that Pakistan army is great and the establishment stands with Pakistan. He said that he has instructed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take action against those maligning the military and the judiciary.
Rashid said that he wanted to impose emergency and governor rule in Sindh, but PM Imran Khan refused both the options.
He said that his suggestions emerged after several PTI lawmakers who were residing in Sindh House came out in the open, saying they would vote against PM Imran Khan in the no-trust motion.
To another query, he said that he was hopeful that the allies would support the government when the National Assembly votes on the no-trust motion.
“The allies are taking time to decide, which is a good thing, as they should make a decision after deliberations”, he added.
He further said that PM Imran Khan would hold a historic public meeting in Islamabad on March 27, where the PTI aims to gather one million people to send a message that we stand with the truth.
About the PML-N’s long-march, he said that no one would be allowed to take the law into their hands.
“The PML-N should provide us with their rally’s schedule. They have not yet provided us with their schedule, so if any “untoward incident” takes place, the interior ministry will not be responsible”, he said.
Meanwhile, the Interior minister met Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and discussed matters related to political situation, law and order and no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Both condemned the opposition’s attempts to create political unrest in the country, saying that the opposition would get a surprise on the voting day in the National Assembly.
Rashid said he was standing firm in support of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“CM Usman Buzdar is a frontline soldier of Prime Minister Imran Khan”, he added.
Sardar Usman Buzdar said on the occasion that he was working for the welfare of people. He also congratulated the PM and Interior minister over successful holding of the OIC foreign ministers’ moot in Islamabad.
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The U.S. Postal Service has sold its shuttered branch at 177 Pine St. in Natick, Mass. to Zyno Medical for $2.5 million.
Postal officials closed the branch last year as part of a nationwide consolidation.
Natick-based Zyno Medical, a maker of medical supplies, plans to renovate the 27,000 square foot, single-story flex building on four acres and move their offices from 10 Tech Circle in Natick.
Built in 1960, the facility is located on a 4.2 acres site adjacent to the Natick Industrial Park and contains office, retail and warehouse space, with parking and four loading docks.
CB Richard Ellis/New England represented the post office in the sale. The buyer was represented by R.W. Holmes Realty Co. in Wayland.

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Commlite announced a new 0.5 version of their [shoplink 60429 ebay]Nikon F to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter (here on eBay)[/shoplink]. This is a hardware modified version with a new firmware that won’t be available on the 0.4 model. These are the updates:
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– Note the 0.5 version does yet not support the A9 (future firmware update 0.6 will add support)
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Texas Values Staff To March For Life This Weekend from the Potomac to the Rio Grande
Texas Values President Jonathan Saenz will be a featured speaker while marching to respect the life of the unborn this weekend in the Rio Grande Valley while Texas Values Policy Analyst Nicole Hudgens will join an estimated crowd of a hundred thousand for the annual March for Life in Washington D.C.
Hudgens will march in the 45th Annual March for Life on Friday, Jan. 19. More than 100,000 Americans are expected to travel from across the country to our nation’s capital for this year’s March for Life, a demonstration that stands against the greatest human rights violation of our time – abortion-on-demand. The theme of this year’s March for Life is “Love Saves Lives”, embodying the true spirit and mission of the pro-life movement by enlisting the power of love to empower others to choose life. President Donald Trump is expected to address the crowd via a video link, and speakers include House Speaker Paul Ryan, Pam Tebow, and other luminaries of the movement.
“Every step we take today is one step closer to the day when women are no longer betrayed by the lies of abortion and children are protected, both inside and outside of the womb,” Hudgens said. “Roe v. Wade started in Texas, and it is my privilege as a Texan to march with thousands of Americans from all 50 states to finally end abortion.”
Saenz is scheduled to speak at the Annual Pro-Life March & Rally on Saturday, Jan. 20. The event is set to begin at 9 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 900 S. 23rd St., McAllen. After a prayer service, the crowd will march into downtown where they will pass by the local abortion clinic and gather at Sacred Heart Parish, 306 S. 15th St., with closing prayers appealing for the end of abortion in our lifetime.
“This annual march shows the resolve of South Texans and people of faith to end abortion,” Saenz said. “Seeing the men, women, and children of every age and background gathered in marches and rallies like these, being held around the country, gives us hope that we are developing a culture that respects life beginning at conception and ending at natural death.”
Annual Pro-Life March & Rally (McAllen): http://www.cdob.org/pro-life-procession-set-for-jan-20
March for Life 2018 (Washington D.C.): http://marchforlife.org/march-life-2018/rally-march-info
About Texas Values
Texas Values is a nonprofit organization dedicated to standing for faith, family, and freedom in Texas. More information is available at txvalues.org.

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In late November, my sister set up a small library in the building for all the kids that lived here. Ever since then, the children in the building would come to the library to sit and read; colour and paint; play board games or just chat in the safety of this new space that was theirs. This built a bond between us and all of them. So often they would be found seated in our home, where the library is housed. Just last week, Momo, a seven-year-old from this group, knocked on our front door at around noon. Most of the children usually came to hang out in the evenings after school, so I asked him if he was okay. He made a sad face and told me he was very bored. He asked if I would play with him. I told him I had work to do but he could come in and read if he wants. He left and said he would return when I was free. This routine was repeated for many days. The sudden and drastic change in their schedules, the disruption of where and when they have school and what to do with the remaining hours of their day was very real for Momo, and for so many other children.
This shift in how time felt, or how to spend their time also featured in the writings by children on the COVID-19 pandemic in the book ‘A Bend in Time’. Archita Agarwal, a 17-year-old who lives in Bangalore, says the pandemic has led to us rethinking how we spend time. She says in her essay, “Somewhere life was moving at such a fast pace that people no longer had time for each other.” In another essay, 18-year-old Ishaan Ghosh turns to science, the universe and asks us to “keep our humanness alive” as we save our pale blue dot in the universe.
These stories and experiences of children and young adults gave me a peak into the minds of a generation affected differently by this pandemic. The idea of school, play and fun have all changed. However, these stories were not the only ones around us of children. Childline, India’s exclusive emergency helpline for children, reported receiving many calls from children across the country who were in emotional distress apart from calls with regards to their medical and nutritional needs. Psychologists and pediatrics speak of the increase in stress and anxiety among children. Dr Jagdish Chinnappa, Paediatrics Consultant at Manipal Hospitals stated in an interview, “As they [children] miss the attention from parents and grandparents, limited human interaction, preoccupation with digital media, change in the way they interact with teachers and parental preoccupation with their careers are leading to depression among children these days,” he said.
What can we do to ease this time for children – as we approach a second wave of cases in this country? How can we respond and discuss the prolonged uncertainties which continue around all of us? What are they feeling around this changed routine of school, play, home and nearly everything else? How do we speak about the increased screen time and the reduced outdoor time with them?
What are some of the conversations you are having with children and young adults in your family and around you?
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Potters has a range of family breaks throughout the year to coincide with the school holidays, so you can make the most of Easter, Summer, Half Term, Christmas and bank holidays together. These breaks are designed for all ages and are focused on you, ensuring that you and your little ones make lots of memories, from day one of your break.
Kids love to be entertained and at Potters there’s so much to do on every family break, from morning until bedtime. Here’s some of the reasons why children love Potters…
Fun all day
Our activities programme is bursting with things to do, so youngsters can have a go at something new or excel at an activity they love.You’ll receive an activities programme when you check-in so you can plan all your adventures day by day! At Potters the words “I’m bored” are never heard.
Even before they’ve had lunch, you can have had a go at the following activities…air rifle shooting, bungee trampoline, bouncy castle, a drum workshop, Giant’s Swing, a treasure hunt, short tennis, darts, a jewellery workshop, an assault course, a quiz, rally karts and dance classes.
Mum and dad don’t have to spend money on activities
Parents or guardians don’t need to keep saying ‘no’ to little ones who want to have a go on everything on offer, as it is all included in the break price. Normally an afternoon spent on a Segway, racing on a rally kart and taking aim at archery would quickly add up, but at Potters it is all included in the break price. So, as long as your child meets the age or weight requirements for certain activities, they can do as much or as little as they want. You also don’t need to leave Resort as so much is crammed into your break with everything you need on Resort, and all in a safe and friendly environment.
They can make friends
Many children make friends at Kids’ Clubs as they are age appropriate with tailored activities. Bouncing Boos is for under 2s and example sessions include Sensory Boos, with a range of textures to feel; Messy Boos, to get messy with paint, and Building Boos, to stack bricks and blocks. Bamboozles is for children aged 3-7 and sessions can include windy morning, making windmills, chimes and kites; Chinatown, creating Chinese fans, lanterns and dragons; and under the sea, making turtles and jellyfish bowls. Inbetweenies is for children aged 8-11 with sessions such as graffiti art, making a squishy stress ball, and getting creative with dry clay. T-Club is for those aged 12-15+ and examples of activities include fairy glow jars, DJ skills and card tricks.
Game Zone is a dedicated area on Resort for youngsters to spend time exploring. The jungle themed three-level soft play area is suitable for children aged three plus and features an assault course, climbing frame, six-metre wavy slide, plus separate soft play area for 0-2 year olds. You can also enjoy Ten Pin bowling, family-friendly gaming machines and an iPad bar.
There’s two pools to enjoy, including a children’s pool, so make sure that you bring your swimming kit, so that you can have a splash about in the water.
And what child doesn’t love being close to the beach? Beyond the bungalows is the sea! Plus, there’s lots of variety on the menu and family-friendly entertainment every night.

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The MAS is naturally a robust and resiliant
breed with very few heath problems. The issues that exist in the global
gene pool are shared by all other members of the extended 'Collie'
family and many others in the pastoral/herding groups. The general
health of the UK MAS population is excellent and all breeders are
working to remove even the one or two carried genes that are present in
the population, in a timely fashion.
As the Kennel Club does not yet recognise the MAS, there are no
specific testing requirements or recommendations listed. In the
interim, UKMASC recommends using the health testing requirements (and
tests) of the Australian Shepherd, since that is the breed from which
all our stock derives.
The KC list the following tests as mandatory for Assured Breeders of aussies:
BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme
DNA test - HC-HSF4
BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme - annual test
In addition, the KC strongly recommended that all breeders should test for
BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme
DNA test - CEA/CH
DNA test - prcd-PRA
DNA test - MDR1
DNA test - Cobalamin Malabsorption
The Australian Shepherd Breed Club also recommends testing for Pelger-Huet Anomaly.
If you are looking for a puppy, the absolute minimum testing that
should have been done on the parents, are those tests in Section A. If
a breeder cannot provide the result certificates for both parents (or
copies, if they do not own the stud dog) then however cute the puppies
may look, walk away.
The UKMASC 5* Breeder Scheme
was established for your peace of mind. We can guarantee that our 5* Breeders
have completed all the required testing on their dogs, can show you all
the certification and can talk knowledgeably about the results and
* BVA Hip Scoring - (British Veterinary Association, UK) or OFA Certification - (Orthopaedic Foundation for Animals, USA)
The term Hip Dysplasia covers a number of developmental problems and
degenerative abnormalities involving the hip joint. It's a common
disease found in most breeds of dogs and probably has both genetic and
BVA (or OFA, if your dog originated in the USA) certification involves
a vet taking X-rays of the dog's hip joints, with the dog lying in a
specific way. The X-ray is then sent to the BVA or OFA for evaluation
by a panel of specialist vets and the dog is given a score or a
With the BVA the dog's X-ray is scored out of 53 points for each hip,
giving a total possible score for the dog of 106. Quite simply; the
lower the score, the better the hip structure. Scores are in the form (
A : B ) where A and B are the score for each hip, added together to
give a total score of C. The score for each hip (A and B) should match
as closely as possible - to balance the dog - and dogs should not be
bred from if their total score C (A + B = C) is significantly above the
The BVA will accept X-rays for scoring from dogs one year of age and
older, although MAS are a slow-maturing breed and X-rays taken before
two years of age should not be scored because they do not represent the
final, adult structure and the results are rendered less reliable. Once
a BVA certificate for hip dysplasia grading has been issued, the dog
cannot be resubmitted for grading.
OFA grades of Excellent, Good, and Fair are all considered normal,
non-dysplastic grades. Full OFA certification cannot be done until a
dog is two years old, for the reasons mentioned above, although a
Preliminary Evaluation can be done prior to that. Some USA breeders
regard a 'Prelim' result as sufficient testing to breed from.
The most recent statistics available from the BVA (November 2011) give
the mean average hip score for aussies as a total score (C) of 10. With
the health of the breed in mind it would be unwise to breed a MAS with
a total score more than a couple of points over this, and a partner
with a commensurately low score should always be sought.
* HC - HSF4 - Hereditary Cataracts
Cataracts are often first detected during a routine eye exam on a
mature adult, but they can sometimes arise in young adulthood or in
early old age. Cataracts in very young puppies are extremely unusual.
The typical inherited cataract in herding dogs involves both eyes and
is situated on the back of the lens where they usually begin in the
outer layer. Some cataracts progress so slowly that the dogs retain
functional vision throughout their lives; others become blind quite
quickly. One eye may show signs of the disease before the other, but
with hereditary cataracts the other eye will most likely develop one
within a few months.
The causes of cataracts are many and varied. The HSF4 gene appears to
predispose some dogs to developing a certain type of cataract at some
point in the dog's lifetime. Having one or even two copies of the HSF4
gene does not guarantee that the dog will get cataracts, the
inheritance is only of the tendency
to have them.
* BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme - annual test
Eye Examination - British Veterinary Association (UK) or CERF Testing -
Canine Eye Registration Foundation (USA)
Genetic eye problems are common in almost all breeds of dogs. A
BVA test (or CERF if your dog originated in the USA) is performed by a
certified veterinary ophthalmologist. During the test, the dog's pupils
are fixed open by eye drops and in a darkened room using special
optical equipment and lights, the vet looks for approximately 25
different heritable eye defects. A BVA or CERF rating of 'Normal'
means that no signs of any of the defects were found.
Not all the eye problems in dogs have a DNA test and some are
degenerative, only starting to show up as the dog matures. It is
important to have all breeding dogs' eyes checked anually to ensure
that nothing is sneaking up, otherwise undetected. A copy of the dog's
results are sent to the KC and is published on the health section of
* BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme
Just as with the hip dysplasia, the term elbow dysplasia (ED) is an
umbrella term used to describe a number of specific elbow abnormalities
which affect different sites in the joint. Two X-rays of each elbow are
taken by the vet, and submitted to the BVA for scoring. It's usual to
have the elbows X-rayed at the same time as the hips, to save the dog
having to have two lots of sedative or anaesthetic.
The BVA elbow grading scheme is based on that of the International
Elbow Working Group (IEWG). Unlike the hips which are graded out of 53
for each side, (106 total possible score) elbows are scored between 0
and 4 for each side. The overall grade is that of the worse of the two
elbows. The KC keep a record of BVA/ED results on their health database.
- Grade 0 = a radiographically normal elbow.
- Grade 1 = there is no visible primary lesion but
secondary new bone (osteoarthritis) up to 2mm in depth is present at
any site around the elbow joint.
- Grade 2 = (a) a primary lesion is visible (eg.
medial coronoid disease or ununited anconeal process) without visible
(b) no primary lesion is visible but osteoarthritis of more than 2mm
and up to 5mm in depth is present at any site around the elbow joint.
- Grade 3 = (a) both a primary lesion and any amount of osteoarthritis are visible OR
(b) no primary lesion is visible but osteoarthritis over 5mm in depth
is present at any site around the elbow joint.
Unlike the hip scores where ideally you're after a low score below the
breed average but one or two points here and there are perfectly
acceptable, with elbows there is a much smaller range of scores so you
really want a score of 0. The BVA itself issues a strong recommendation
that breeding stock should only have an overall grade of 0.
Dogs with elbow grades of 1 are showing mild or early osteoarthritis,
which is likely to be due to ED. They should only be used for breeding
with caution, taking into consideration the ED grades of as many
relatives as possible, as well as the results of other health tests and
Dogs with elbow grades of 2 or 3 have marked osteoarthritis likely to
be due to ED, with or without a visible primary lesion. These dogs have
a significant chance of passing ED on to their offspring, which is
something you really don't want to be doing.
* CEA-CH - Collie Eye Anomaly
This is the most common of the eye diseases in herding dogs, identified
50 years ago and subsequently found not only in collies from which it
took it's name but in most collie relatives including all sizes of
aussie. CEA is a 'syndrome', meaning a group of conditions which appear
in conjunction with each other. CEA is a structural defect, so dogs are
either born with the problem(s) or they aren't - it's not an issue that
suddenly develops later in life.
: This is
a recessively inherited eye disorder that causes abnormal development
of the choroid - an important layer of tissue containing blood vessels,
under the retina of the eye. The choroid is pale and thin, almost
transparent, and an ophthalmologist looking at the back of the eye (the
fundus) with an ophthalmoscope, will see an area of choroidal thinning
that appears like a 'window' to the underlying vessels and eye wall. In
severe cases Colobomas (small pits or lesions in the eye tissue layers)
are seen at and near the optic nerve head. Colobomas can lead to
secondary complications such as partial or complete retinal detachments
and/or growth of new, abnormal blood vessels which bleed inside the
CH is the most common form of CEA but most often the least harmful and
least severe. Most dogs with CH have little or no ill-effects or loss
Staphyloma, Coloboma, Ectasia
These terms all refer in general to a cupping or bulging in the
eyeball, usually in the area of the optic disc. These conditions may or
may not be serious, it all depends on the size and location of the
bulge. Large colobomas or severe ectasia can lead to retinal
: Defects in
the blood vessels of the eye which restrict it's blood supply. Vessels
may be malformed, undersized, or even missing.
Retinal Detachment: The loosening or separation of the retina from the
inside back wall of the eye. This may involve a tiny area or the entire
retina and it can be either one or both eyes. If a retina detaches
completely, the dog will be blind in that eye.
Both Vascular Disease and Retinal Detachment are conditions that can
deteriorate, causing a gradual loss of vision or eventual blindness.
* PRA-PRCD - Progressive Retinal Atrophy - Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration
PRA is a group of diseases that cause the retina of the eye to
degenerate slowly over time. The result is declining vision and
eventual blindness. A DNA test determines if the dog is 'Clear' (does
not carry the gene for the problem), is a 'Carrier' (has one copy of
the gene) or is 'Affected' (has two copies of the gene). 'Affected' dogs
have a very high risk of developing the disease. Carriers do not suffer
from the disease, but can pass the gene on to their offspring.
* MDR1 - Multi Drug Resistance Gene Mutation 1
Dogs with the mutated MDR1 gene cannot control the absorption of
certain drugs into the brain and central nervous system, nor pump them
back out again as a normal dog would. With the body unable to remove
them, these drugs stay in the nervous system where they accumulate to
toxic levels. This causes abnormal neurological symptoms which may
result in hospitalisation or even death. The most common problem drug
is Ivermectin which is found in many modern anti-parasitic
MDR1 affects many dogs in the pastoral group including MAS and collies.
A DNA test is available to determine if the dog is 'Normal/Normal'
('Clear' and does not carry the gene), is a 'Mutant/Normal' ('Carrier'
which has one copy of the gene), or is 'Mutant/Mutant' ('Affected' and
has two copies of the gene). Affected dogs will have a severe
(sometimes fatal) reaction if given one of the identified drugs. Since
Carrier dogs only have one copy of the mutant gene, they may have a
reaction if exposed to the identified drugs but the reaction is less
severe. They can also pass the gene on to their offspring. A
Normal / Clear dog will not have any adverse reaction to the identified
drugs. By extrapolating the data from aussies, we know that
approximately half of the MAS population carry at least one copy of the
* Cobalamin Malabsorption – Vitamin B12 deficiency - Imerslund-Grasbeck syndrome
Dogs with Cobalamin Malabsorption cannot manufacture the special
transport chemical that would normally bind with Vitamin B12 in the
stomach, carry it across the gut wall and release it into the blood
stream. This inability to absorb B12 (Cobalamin) from the diet
eventually results in a specific deficiency disease when the reserves
of B12 the body was born with, are used up.
VitB12 is a vital component in the manufacture of red blood cells,
white blood cells and myelin, the fatty material which surrounds and
insulates nerve fibres. Without VitB12 the blood, immune and nervous
systems gradually collapse. The body becomes anaemic, suffers immune
deficiency disorders and repeated infections, anorexia, nervous system
disruption, confusion, mal-coordination and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Untreated, the condition is fatal.
CM was first seen in a family of Giant Schnauzers and has since been
found in Beagles, German Shepherds, Australian Shepherds (6-8%) and Border Collies.
The DNA test establishes the genetic status of any given dog and it is
known that the problem is inherited as a simple autosomal recessive
trait. Affected dogs have inherited two faulty genes, one from each
parent. Carriers do not suffer from the disease, but can pass the gene
on to their offspring.
* Pelger-Huët Anomaly
Pelger-Huët Anomaly (PHA) causes abnormalities in white blood cells
called granulocytes. PHA may be mistaken for infection or early stage
leukemia, and often only shows up when blood is being examined for
other potential problems.
The condition is inherited as an incomplete dominant. Carriers are
almost always healthy, but if bred to another carrier the pups that
receive two copies of the PHA gene (affected pups) will be reabsorbed,
stillborn or die shortly after birth. Occasionally an affected puppy
will survive but have severe skeletal deformities and be susceptible to
infection. PHA is therefore more a breeder’s problem than an owner’s as
affected puppies almost never survive and if they do, have severe
health issues. PHA causes small litters or loss of newborns.
The PHA gene has not yet been found but PHA status of breeding dogs can
be determined by examination of a blood smear by a veterinary
pathologist. Most PHA carriers have minor anomalies in some of their
blood cells. However, not every PHA carrier will exhibit these
anomalies so it is possible to receive false negative results from this
test. Therefore any breeding dog with near relatives known to be
PHA carriers should be tested, and carriers should not be bred to each
other. If a breeding dog has extremely variable litter sizes it may be
a PHA carrier and should be screened. It is important that anyone
buying a pup from a PHA carrier is made aware that the pup may be a
Because the test for PHA requires the visual examination of a blood
smear, this work is not undertaken by the big testing laborotories, but
by major veterinary hospitals with the specific expertise. UKMASC is
happy to advise if a member would like their dog tested.
* Degenerative Myelopathy
Canine Degenerative Myelopathy is an incurable, progressive disease of
the spinal cord. It is believed that the body's own immune system
starts to attack and destroy the insulation around the nerve fibres of
the spinal cord. This breaks the communication between the nerves in
lower body of the dog and the brain. The disease typically starts after
the age of seven years and although it is most commonly associated with
GSDs, Corgis and Boxers, the gene thought to be responsible has also
been found in over 40 other breeds.
DM initially affects the back legs, causing muscle weakness and
mal-coordination. The dog may start to stagger or drag it's rear paws,
which in the early stages may be misdiagnosed as arthritis. As the
disease progresses the condition leads to paralysis of the back legs,
incontinence and difficulties with balance and walking. As the disease
works it's way up the spine, the dog will start to have problems with
it's front legs, extensive muscle loss and progressive paralysis. The
final stage involves neural deterioration in the brain, and failure of
the respiratory muscles.
Progression of the disease is generally slow, but highly variable. The
dog could be crippled within a few months or may survive as long as
three years or more. A DNA test will reveal Clears, Carriers and
Affecteds, but as with the HSF4 gene for cataracts, an affected dog is
not guaranteed to suffer from the disease but rather it is predisposed
to develop the disease at some point in it's lifetime. It is likely
that environmental factors may also play a part in triggering the onset
of the disease.
* Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL)
NCL is a progressive disease which leads to blindness, neurological
problems and death. It is a lipid storage disease, meaning that
affected dogs have an abnormal ability to store certain fats
(lipopigments) in their bodies. There are many biochemical defects
believed to be associated with these lipid storage diseases. NCL
affects the central nervous system (the brain) and usually causes
degeneration of the retina as well.
Affected dogs appear normal at birth but begin to exhibit symptoms
early in life - around one to two years of age, although the age of
onset and severity of the disease can vary greatly. Symptoms include
progressive muscle weakness, loss of coordinated muscle movements, loss
of balance, cognitive decline, abnormal behaviour, seizures and
Although the deteriorating eyesight and blindness may initially
resemble PRA, the symptoms of NCL are more often due to a brain
dysfunction (abnormal storage of lipoproteins in the brain's visual
cortex) rather than a problem in the eye. Due to the severity of the
disease, affected dogs rarely survive beyond 26-28 months. There is no
treatment or cure at this time. DNA tests reveal Clears, Carriers or Affecteds.
Section C : Additional Health Issues
There are other diseases that occasionally
occur in Aussies/MAS but at a sufficiently low rate that neither the KC
nor any of the breed clubs have included them as recommendations or
requirements. If you have cause for concern then DNA tests are also
- Canine Cyclic Neutropenia (CCN)
- the Bobtail gene (NBT)
- Cone Degeneration
- Hyperuricosuria (HUU)
- Canine Multi-focal Retinopathy (CMR)
Despite many years of research and some headway being made, there is
currently no test for Epilepsy, in any breed of dog. It is currently
considered to be polygenic and possibly subject to environmental and
other genetic triggers, too.
It's a massively complex subject and until the day when it is
understood, all we can do is research our lines and breed as
responsbily as possible.

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New York Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Timothy LaBarge discusses training and exchange highlights of the National Guard State Partnership with the Republic of South Africa November 6 during the 2018 Defense Committee meeting with South Africa at Fort Hamilton, N.Y. The group met November 6-8 to plan military exchange opportunities for the coming year. The New York National Guard, as the State Partnership Program partner for South Africa, hosted the event. U.S. National Guard photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg.


Avon’s former superintendent of streets William Biro is suing the city and several employees for more than $2 million.
Biro was fired on Jan. 19 by Mayor Jim Smith for dishonesty, insubordination, misfeasance and nonfeasance, violating city personnel policy, neglecting assigned duties, and falsifying city records. He was employed with the city since late 1995.
Biro was fired once before by Smith after he failed a drug test, which is cause for termination of any city employee, according to drug and alcohol testing consent form from the City of Avon.
His final termination was on the grounds of a violated contract between Biro and Smith, signed on May 13, 2010. This contract was called the “Last Chance Agreement” between Biro and the City of Avon, where Biro voluntarily agreed to multiple conditions in order to be reinstated to his position of superintendent of streets.
In this Last Chance Agreement, Biro agreed to be assessed by a substance abuse professional within two weeks of signing the agreement. He also consented to a 60-day suspension without pay from May 17 through August 6 of that year. He agreed to waive any right to bring up grievances in court from up to and including the date the agreement was signed. He also agreed to undergo and pass a “return to duty” drug test, as well as to be subject to follow-up tests without prior notice for no more than two years following his reinstatement.
The agreement also bound Biro to obtaining and maintaining a CDL, and that “any future serious misconduct or violation of any other City or Departmental policy within thirty-six (36) months of return to duty shall be just cause for termination from employment.”
He is now suing the City of Avon, Mayor Smith, Smith’s secretary Sandy Martin, Avon’s service director Gerald Plas, Avon’s city engineer Robert Knopf, Avon’s finance director June Mitchell, and John Does No. 1 and 2 for compensatory damages in the amount of $1 million, punitive damages in the amount of $1 million, court costs, attorney fees, a temporary restraining order, payment for lost wages and benefits from his period of unemployment, and a writ of mandamus from the court ordering his reinstatement to superintendent of streets. A copy of the lawsuit, filed on Nov. 9, was made available to the Sun Sentinel by Biro’s attorney, Gerald Phillips.
Biro is claiming he was wrongfully and illegally terminated and that his Constitutional, civil, and Loudermill rights were violated by the defendants. He claims invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and civil conspiracy.
He is also claiming that the defendants knowingly and maliciously destroyed evidence, including a tape from a March 5 City Commission meeting where the Commission decided to uphold a mediator’s decision that Biro should not be reinstated to his position after his termination Jan. 19, which he claims in the lawsuit “was clearly relevant… knowing that litigation was imminent and such interference and destruction was designed to interfere, disrupt, destroy, and cause destruction and which in fact did result in such interference, disruption, and destruction causing [Biro] damages.” Other allegations of destroyed evidence include the deletion of voicemails, emails, and the removal of items from Biro’s corkboard in Jan. 2012.
In the lawsuit, Biro and his attorney state that not only was he terminated illegally but that the disclosure of information in his personnel file to local newspapers, including the Sun Sentinel, was a “wrongful unlawful and illegal violation of [Biro’s] privacy rights.” According to Ohio Sunshine Laws, any records kept by a public office are to be made available to anyone seeking them through the proper channels. A written request to view Biro’s personnel file was made by the Sun in June 2012 and the City of Avon complied with this request and the file was made available for review.
The lawsuit will be heard in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas. Phillips filed an appeal on Biro’s behalf June 22 in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Marina, a beluga whale, died Saturday at the Georgia Aquarium.
She had stopped eating about two weeks ago and became so disoriented that she hurt her snout while swimming and had ulcers. Her helpers wept as Marina's heart sounded its final beats.
Gasper, another beluga, died at the aquarium in January. Whale sharks Ralph and Norton followed--Ralph also in January and Norton in June.
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If you're a hardcore Bachelor fan like I am, you know that creator Mike Fleiss loves to tease The Bachelor plot and casting points on his Twitter. In keeping with tradition, Fleiss is slowly (and boy, do I mean slowly) revealing just who could be the new Bachelor after this season of Bachelor In Paradise 4 is over. He's dropping bits and pieces (and has been for days), and the newest Bachelor clue reveals that Wells is officially out of the running.
How do I know this? Because Fleiss said that the new Bachelor will not be from JoJo's season of The Bachelorette. This is particularly disappointing to me, because I love Wells and I sort of thought that when the producers brought Wells on Bachelor In Paradise to fill in as bartender Jorge's replacement they would position Wells as a sage, lovelorn bartender who gives advice to the cast but can't find love of his own. But, he did sort of find a spark with Danielle M., so if the reason Wells isn't the Bachelor is because they made it work IRL, I'm not really mad about that.
In any case, Fleiss saying that the newest Bachelor is not from JoJo's Bachelorette season also eliminates a few other options: country singer James Taylor; Luke Pell; Chase McNary; Canadian Daniel Maguire; and CHAD Chad "The Chad" Johnson. (Phew.)
So what are fans left with now? We will just have to wait and see, because if there's one thing that Fleiss likes to do, it's drag out every announcement that has to do with the show. And, fans are all hanging on for the whole ride. Let's just hope we get our answer soon.

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Monday, January 2, 2012
Evanescence May Have Been Gone, But Their Fans Did Not Forget
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I am sure that Amy Lee from Evanescence was pondering that saying as she sat in her recording studio piecing together the bands’ third studio album. Would the teenage goth girls who looked up to her be all grown up now and out of that phase of their life? Would the industry welcome her back with open arms? A lot has changed since their last album; just look at Hot Topic!
Evanescence seemed to be an overnight sensation back in 2003 with their debut Fallen. Their songs were all over MTV, Amy was in almost every music magazine that you picked up and the band even won two Grammy Awards. Their follow-up in 2006, The Open Door, was also a huge seller for the band. Then, they just seemed to disappear. There have been many rumors floating around and dates of a new release were teased for quite some time. Early 2011 saw the first true signs of a new album forthcoming and the anticipation begin to grow among the fans.
The fans wishes were granted in October as the new self-titled album from Evanescence hit the stores. If the initial response to the first single “What You Want” was an indication of whether the fans missed the band, then they had nothing to worry about. The single blew up in a major way and has been all over MTV, the Sixx Sense Sideshow Countdown, radio and more!
The album is a good mix of styles that we expect from the band with each one woven around the incredible voice of Lee. There are several rock oriented songs on the album such as “Never Go Back” and “End of the Dream”. Each has that signature crunching guitar sound that you associate with the bands’ trademark sound.
“The Change” is a great song that shows exactly how Amy can start a song out slow and build on it with her powerful vocals. She just wraps her voice around it and cradles it until it’s ready to be unleashed at its full fury. “My Heart Is Broken” is another example, but this time she includes a beautiful piano intro to build off of.
There are two key tracks on the album that stand out for totally different reasons; other than the fact that they are both exceptional tracks. “Swimming Home” shows Amy dabbling in the electronica field on this very smooth and relaxing track that sounds unlike anything I have heard the band do before. The other track is the beautiful “Lost in Paradise”. Again, Amy’s piano skills are featured here and they compliment her emotional vocal delivery to the utmost. There is a soft, angelic like quality to her vocals that helps to accentuate the emotion in the lyrics. The addition of the string section on this song is almost brilliant and takes it to another level. The sheer beauty and emotion in the vocal delivery is enough to give you goosebumps.
This album was well worth the wait and it presents the band in a different light both musically and lyrically. The sound is more reminiscent of Fallen than of The Open Door, but they still manage to branch out and grow their sound. The lyrics are also a big surprise as they are not as dark as in the past. We all know that Amy wrote the last album from a darker point in her life, but this new album seems to be almost a total opposite as far as the writing goes.
A new band, a new album that debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 chart and a new tour has Evanescence feeling a huge wave of love from their fans. Don’t fret though, there’s still some goth left in her, it’s just matured and channeled in a different creative way.


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Like many other literacy agencies during the pandemic, the Adult Learning Center (ALC) in Milwaukee switched to offering virtual classes to their students. Even though ALC has since reopened its doors to in-person instruction, staff members have found that some students still prefer the flexibility of online classes.
This demand has led to ALC offering a dual-delivery system. Within a given week, ALC hosts both in- person and online classes. While students are allowed to attend both in-person and virtual classes, they are not intermixed like a typical hybrid platform. This allows students to get the personal instruction they need regardless of whether they are attending classes face-to-face or online.
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Zane the Roo is a start up business with a goal to educate children around the world how to be environmentally friendly. We will do this with children's books as well associated products. Zane the Roo, is our main character, who is a young Joey (kangaroo).
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Eye For Film >> Movies >> 2 Birds (2008) Film Review
Reviewed by: Amber Wilkinson
A group of pals hang out. Two are paired off, the other guy, left shuffingly awkward, unsure of what to say to the second girl to make her like him.
Next thing you know, the horse tranquilizer ketamine is being handed round and they’re off to a party. If coming of age means an end to innocence, what happens at the party shoots innocence through the head and dances on its grave. The action is graphic but plays out like a disturbingly cautionary tale for older teens. Despite the drama that unfolds, however, Rúnar Rúnarsson holds the emotional centre together. This is not just about bad things that can happen when you're out of it, it's about making difficult emotional choices and realising that the end of innocence also means the beginning of responsibility.
Lovingly shot and with wonderful performances from the young leads - to make a film that is touchingly beautiful at the same time as dealing with very bad things is a remarkable achievement. This film marks the second part of Rúnarsson’s Crossroad trilogy. The first part, The Last Farm, was Oscar nominated. No doubt this one will win a clutch of awards as well.Reviewed on: 28 Jun 2008
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Kai Style, the Regular Script (One of the Most Popular Chinese Calligraphy Styles)
The Regular Script (often called standard script or simply kǎishū) is one of the last major calligraphic styles to develop, emerging between the Hàn dynasty and Three Kingdoms period, gaining dominance in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and maturing in the Táng Dynasty. It emerged from a neatly written, early period semi-cursive form of clerical script. As the name suggests, the Regular Script is "regular", with each of the strokes placed slowly and carefully, the brush lifted from the paper and all the strokes distinct from each other. The Regular Script is also the easiest to recognize and read, as it is the script in which most beginners learn to write East Asian scripts.
The Regular Script is usually studied first to give students a feel for correct placement and balance, as well as to provide a proper base for the other, more flowing styles.
Xing Style, the Semi-cursive Script (One of the Prettiest Chinese Calligraphy Styles)
The Semi-cursive Script (also called Running Script) approximates normal handwriting in which strokes and, more rarely, characters are allowed to run into one another. In writing in the Semi-cursive Script, the brush leaves the paper less often than in the Regular Script. Characters appear less angular and rounder.
In general, an educated person in China or Japan can read characters written in the Semi-cursive Script with relative ease, but may have occasional difficulties with certain idiosyncratic shapes.
Cao Style, the Cursive Script (One of the Most Artistic Chinese Calligraphy Styles)
The Cursive Script (sometimes called Grass Script, or the Cao Style) is a fully cursive script, and a person who can read the Semi-cursive Script cannot be expected to read the Grass Script without training. Entire characters may be written without lifting the brush from the paper at all, and characters frequently flow into one another. Strokes are modified or eliminated completely to facilitate smooth writing and to create a beautiful, abstract appearance. Characters are highly rounded and soft in appearance, with a noticeable lack of angular lines.
The Cursive Script is the source of Japanese hiragana, as well as many modern simplified forms in Simplified Chinese characters and Japanese shinjitai.
Li Style, the Clerical Script (The "Bold Print Style" of Chinese Calligraphy Styles)
The Clerical Script (often simply termed lìshū; and sometimes called Official, Draft or Scribal Script) is older than the above three scripts. It is said that this style was invented by Miao Cheng, from the Qin Dynasty of China. In general, characters are often "flat" in appearance, being wider than they are tall. The strokes may appear curvy, and often start thin and end thick. Most noticeable is the dramatically flared tail of one dominant horizontal or downward-diagonal stroke, especially that to the lower right. This characteristic stroke has famously been called 'silkworm head and wild goose tail' in Chinese due to its distinctive shape.
The archaic Clerical Script of the Warring States period to Qín and early Hàn Dynasties can often be difficult to read for a modern East Asian person, but the mature Clerical Script of the middle to late Hàn dynasty is generally legible. Modern works in the Clerical Script tend to use the mature, late Hàn style, and may also use modernized character structures, resulting in a form as transparent and legible as Regular (or standard) Script. The Clerical Script remains common as a typeface used for decorative purposes (for example, in displays), but it is not commonly written.
Zhuan Style, the Seal Script (One of the Most Ancient Chinese Calligraphy Styles)
The Seal Script (often called Small Seal Script) is the formal script of the Qín system of writing, the informal script of which was precursor to the Clerical Script. Seal script is the oldest style that continues to be widely practiced. Today, this ancient style of Chinese writing is used predominantly in seals, hence the English name. Although seals (name chops), which make a signature-like impression, are carved in wood, jade and other materials, the script itself was originally written with brush and ink on paper, just like all other scripts.
Most people today cannot read the seal script, so it is generally not used outside the fields of calligraphy and carved seals. However, because seals act like legal signatures in Chinese culture, and because vermillion seal impressions are a fundamental part of the presentation of works of art such as calligraphy and painting, seals and therefore seal script remain ubiquitous.
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Jura viewed from the Mull of Kintyre, Argyll. Beautiful Jura is famous for it’s whisky, whirlpools and wild remote hills. Less well known pop trivia – it’s also where the KLF burned a million pounds back in 1994.
What will you use yours for? To protect your work surface from messy spoons and spatulas while you are cooking? Certainly it could also be a cutting board, a table mat, a serving board? Or more importantly, simply to display the beautiful Scottish print? The choice is yours.
Our chopping boards /cheese boards are made from sustainably sourced eucalyptus wood coated on both sides with a durable, food-safe, heat-resistant melamine. One side features our design and the other a wood grain effect and our logo.
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This electrical pallet stacker might be designed for efficiency, yet this does not mean that it sacrifices operator safety and security. It has a maximum speed of 10km, which can be gotten to in just 5 metres, yet the full throttle can alter based upon the load that it is bring. Even car park on a ramp when discharging a vehicle is secure with this equipment considering that it will never roll backwards on an incline.
This electric powered pallet vehicle is designed to do every little thing you require it to do and also much more. It can take the hefty tons as well as move them from one area to one more. The operator simply has to base on the vehicle as well as move the vehicle into placement. A pallet can after that hold as several boxes as you really feel can be stable while moving. This removes the capacity for pressure on your staff members back from trying to lift products that are too hefty.
This electrical energy powered pallet jack gives even more comfort than many people get out of an equipment. It has a padded back-rest and enables the driver to stand pleasantly on board. It can bring an excellent 2.0-2.4 tonnes as well as handles it very well. It is perfect for assembly lines, stockrooms, as well as much more. You can utilize it in tight locations within your shop and also areas where the floor is clear. What extra could you ask for? Check it out at Electric or Battery Powered Pallet Truck & Jack | Linde Material Handling Asia Pacific
All companies that take care of stock, goods, and heavy items can benefit from using a pallet lift vehicle. It will certainly make fast job of moving these items from one location to the next. Dumping a truck will certainly come to be just a matter of riding up the ramp, ordering the pallet, and also driving to where the pallet needs to be put. No heavy lifting for employees will ever be included and also driving it is headache free despite where you require to select it.
An electric powered pallet jack can do greater than you can imagine. The battery power has a broad array so that you can pick what you need. It can securely take care of batteries that vary 250Ah to 620Ah. Due to this equipment making use of electric power, it is practically upkeep totally free, and very smooth when in motion. The battery can be charged from either side of the maker as a result of its vertical battery cage. Nevertheless, you need to not need to ever worry about it needing a charge when you need it to be moving.
Employees will no more dread getting laborious done due to the fact that this electrical pallet jack makes it easier. All controls are on a single manage that can be operated with just one hand. There is no need to pass off tricks to every person, since the device can be powered on with a crucial or a PIN. There are likewise storage space areas for needs as well as an electronic display that will certainly inform you concerning every element of the machine. Basically, it is simply a mobile workstation that takes all the heavy lifting out of any job.
Every company deserves to have secure equipment for their staff members to make use of. This pallet truck covers that need in every means. It makes use of hydraulics to lift things as well as castor wheels to move it around the store. It instantly applies the brakes if your driver lets go of the travel switch and also can quit suddenly with an emergency situation stop button. You do not have to bother with inventory loss on the unexpected quits, considering that it will do so in a manner that does not jeopardize a tons, regardless of how large the load might be.
When the situation calls for it, forklifts are a great point to have around. The trouble is; forklifts are not constantly practical solutions. They are developed to raise hefty products up or bring them below high areas. They are commonly bulky equipments that are not excellent for small storage areas. In scenarios where you do not intend to raise cages to the ceiling or have very little area to deal with; you may wish to take into consideration an electrical pallet stacker instead. They are much easier to use than having workers lug products and also are able to move fully packed pallets from one area to one more.


Tank Sports' profilation of this bike When you are looking for something more than the ordinary motorcycle, discover the all new vision 250 Khaos with a streamlined and aerodynamic shape, this is a true sports bike.
General information Model: Tank Sports Vision Topline Khaos Year: 2008 Category: Sport Rating: 47.4 out of 100. Show full rating and compare with other bikes Engine and transmission Displacement: 249.00 ccm (15.19 cubic inches) Engine type: Twin, four-stroke Power: 15.80 HP (11.5 kW)) Top speed: 128.7 km/h (80.0 mph) Fuel system: Carburettor Ignition: CDI Cooling system: Air Gearbox: 5-speed Chassis, suspension, brakes and wheels Front suspension: Twin Rear suspension: Monoshock Front tyre dimensions: 110/90-16 Rear tyre dimensions: 130/90-15 Front brakes: Double disc Rear brakes: Expanding brake (drum brake) Physical measures and capacities Dry weight: 110.2 kg (243.0 pounds) Power/weight ratio: 0.1433 HP/kg Seat height: 737 mm (29.0 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting. Overall height: 1,210 mm (47.6 inches) Overall length: 2,079 mm (81.8 inches) Overall width: 732 mm (28.8 inches) Ground clearance: 152 mm (6.0 inches) Wheelbase: 1,341 mm (52.8 inches) Fuel capacity: 15.14 litres (4.00 gallons) Other specifications Color options: Black, red, blue Further information
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Field Day: Range Revitalization at Peckham’s Range Unit
Date: June 29, 2022
This field day shared the results of a project in the East Kootenay to restore rangeland for livestock grazing at the Peckham’s Range Unit near Fort Steele. In the 1960s and 1980s, the 100ha range unit was converted from native pasture to domestic grass species and is an important area for grazing ungulates and livestock, as well as a high-use recreation site. However, the area has experienced a decline in range productivity for grazing due to a variety of large-scale invasive plant infestations and management challenges. At this field day, attendees heard from Hanna McIntyre with Ministry of Forests, Leanne Colombo with the Ministry of Agriculture, local rancher Tony Pighin and East Kootenay Invasive Species Society who shared the results of a recent revitalization project to manage weeds and restore productivity to the land.
Learn more about the project here: Peckham’s Rage Day – Handout 2022
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All of our technicians are Ricon Lift Trained and Certified.
Since 1971, Ricon innovation has lead the industry in the design, manufacture and installation of wheelchair lifts and ramps for commercial, paratransit, transit, motorcoach and passenger rail vehicles. Ricon Corporation has also become a leading supplier of graffiti-fighting transit windows. Operating from a modern facility in Los Angeles, Ricon Corp. is the largest manufacturer of its kind in the world.


Using the Setup Menu
When the Auto Input Save mode is enabled, the system automatically saves the selected
input after it has been acquired for the first time. If the In Auto Acquire mode is OFF, the
field has no effect. The default is ON.
The Auto Take mode allows you to bring an input source to Program by simply pressing an
input button (1 through 8, SDI, or LOGO), and without requiring a Take.
Regardless of your In Auto Acquire settings, the input button you select blinks "fast," to
indicate that the system is performing an action such as an auto acquire, file association, or
another action. When the system completes its tasks for the input, the button blinks "slow"
to indicate that the input is ready to be taken to Program. Lastly, the button lights solid and
the source goes to Program automatically.
The Black Auto Take function controls the behavior of the BLACK button:
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The Key Auto Take function controls the behavior of the KEY button:
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When ON, the system automatically finds the first and last pixel on each edge of
the selected input, and ensures (to the best possible extent) that the entire image
is visible. In addition, the system automatically phases the input to determine the
correct sampling phase.
These functions will only be performed under the following conditions:
When an input without a saved configuration file is selected.
When the input signal changes sync rates.
When an input with a saved configuration file is selected, but the input
timing is different from the saved configuration.
When OFF, the system uses the last known configuration for each input, to the
greatest extent possible.
When ON, Auto Take overrides user preferences for Black Auto Take and Key
Auto Take. The values for these two menu items are bracketed.
When OFF, the selected input button blinks "fast" and then "slow." Press TAKE to
perform the transition.
When ON, the BLACK button transitions the Program output to/from black, as
soon as the button is pushed.
When OFF, the BLACK button blinks when pressed, to indicate "pending." Press
TAKE to perform a transition to/from black.
Black" section on page 93 for details.
When ON, the KEY button performs a Key Up or Key Down transition, as soon
as the button is pushed.
When OFF, the KEY button blinks when pressed, to indicate "pending." Press
TAKE to perform a Key Up or Key Down.
Keys" section on page 95 for details.
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Sunday is Final Day to Apply for City of Toledo Emergency Microenterprise Recovery Grant
Sunday, May 24, is the last day to apply for the City of Toledo’s emergency microenterprise recovery grant (EMRG) program. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz announced the grant program during a virtual news conference conducted with members of Toledo City Council.
The EMRG is designed to assist for-profit microenterprises to maintain or restart operations and retain jobs by providing up to $5,000 for eligible operating expenses incurred between March 1 and June 30. The program is funded with $1 million of the $4.4 million COVID-19 CARES Act Community Development Block Grant Funds. The grants are subject to federal requirements. EMRG is a one-time program that will terminate once the grant funds are disbursed. Fifth Third Bank was instrumental in creating the EMRG grant program by donating banking services and disbursing funds to grantees.
Priority will be given to businesses that have not received relief funding from the Small Business Administration. Due to the possibility of a high volume of applications and limited funding availability, the city may conduct a lottery to grant awards.
More information can be found, and applications may be filed, at https://toledo.oh.gov/emrgrant. Please contact the Department of Economic Development at email@example.com or 419-245-1614 with any questions.
The city of Toledo has compiled a list of services affected by the pandemic, and available resources, which can be found at this link:https://toledo.oh.gov/news/update-from-the-city-of-toledo-mayor/.
For more information on COVID-19, please visit www.LucasCountyHealth.com. The Lucas County Community COVID-19 call linenumbers are 419-251-4000 (English only) and 419-291-5355 (multilingual). The public is asked to refrain from calling 911 unless it is a true emergency. Call 419-213-4161, press 4, and leave a message to report COVID-19 related matters. The Ohio Department of Health COVID-19 website is www.Coronavirus.Ohio.Gov and the Ohio Department of Health hotline is 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634).


Parking charges brought in at Hornchurch church
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Mourners are set to be charged for parking on a church car park during funerals – or risk being slapped with a ticket.
New parking charges have been introduced by Havering Council on weekdays in its parks and open spaces, including the car park at St Andrew’s Church, High Street, Hornchurch.
Drivers will be charged 20p for up to three hours parking and 50p for five hours and more, but members of the church are not happy with the council for charging people attending funerals and weddings.
Vicar Barry Hobson said on one level he was neutral but agreed it would be harsh to charge people attending funerals.
“It would cause upset if you were attending a funeral and you haven’t got the change, and find you have got a ticket,” he said. “That’s not very good on a day such as that. That is my main concern.”
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He also said it was unreasonable for the council not to invest in the car park to improve its conditions.
“If they invested fair enough but they are not going to do anything,” he said.
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A member of the church who didn’t want to be named called the car park a bit of waste land.
“The church is used during the week by young mother groups,” he added. “Then you have all the funerals during the week. Imagine getting a ticket while you were in a funeral.”
The church holds about 50 funerals a year, all during week days, while 10 per cent of weddings are also now held Monday to Friday.
Cllr Roger Ramsey, Havering leader, said the new parking charges were to deter commuters and generate funds to be reinvested into the parks and open spaces and said the council had invested in the car park.
He said: “This car park is one of a number of car parks affected and the decision to allow the introduction of parking charges was decided at cabinet in February, following a borough-wide consultation.
“The charge is only 20p for three hours. We recently carried out improvements to this car park surface prior to a high profile event, and parking will be free in the evenings and at weekends.”