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The use of chemical fertilizers to the agricultural farm lands has increased many folds during recent years. In order to study residual impact of the chemical fertilizer as well as nutrients inflow into the water resources has considerably increased water pollution problems. During the present study, seasonal variations of chemical fertilizer residues along and selected water quality parameters have been carried out. From the experimental results, it can be concluded that, a significant variations in urea and DAP residues was observed in all the three seasons. The maximum concentration of chemical fertilizers residues was observed during winter, followed by summer season, which implies, during rainy season urea and DAP residues were carried into nearby water resources, which may persist during winter season. In case of water quality parameters, except, nitrate and phosphate majority of the parameters were found to be within the desirable limits of WHO standards.
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Correction: This article originally implied that BAFTA would be serving up a vegan-only menu, it has been changed to clarify that BAFTA will serve multiple menus to fit guests' dietary requirements.
BAFTA will be serving a delicious vegan menu at this year's event, alongside its regular menu.
Head chef Anton Manganaro has revealed that he will be dishing up plant-based meals for celebrities including peppers roasted over English Beachwood and quinoa salad.
Over the last few years, there's no denying that the vegan diet has increased in popularity.
A spokesperson for Veganuary - an initiative encouraging people to adopt a vegan diet throughout the month of January - told HuffPost UK Lifestyle: "In January 2014, we had just over 3,000 people take part in Veganuary. By 2016, we had over 23,000."
The figure only counts those who signed up directly to the website to take part. "We know that so many more took part 'unofficially'," the spokesperson said.
According to data from Google trends - the search engine's tool for monitoring traffic - interest in veganism has risen exponentially.
The diet has been praised for being animal friendly and helping reduce carbon footprint. It has also been touted for its health benefits.
"Well-planned plant-based diets are rich in protein, iron, calcium and other essential vitamins and minerals," reads The Vegan Society website.
"The plant-based sources of these nutrients tend to be low in saturated fat, high in fibre and packed with antioxidants, helping mitigate some of the modern world's biggest health issues like obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer."
The vegan lifestyle is heralded by countless celebrities including Samuel L. Jackson, Ellie Goulding, Lily Cole and, most recently, food blogger and chef, Jack Monroe.
This year's vegan BAFTA menu will feature peppers roasted over English Beachwood, leek and wild mushrooms, pickled heritage carrots with poppy seed dressing and beetroot gel, and black and white quinoa with radish, lemon and avocado.
Guests will also be offered an aubergine tian with peppers, chestnut mushrooms, herb crust, tomato salsa, leaf spinach and rosemary potatoes.
PETA's associate director Elisa Allen said of the menu: "We commend the BAFTAs for taking heed: more and more people are eating vegan to avoid health problems while helping animals and the environment, too."
BAFTA has also released its main menu for the evening. To start, guests will tuck into beetroot-marinated salmon with horseradish yoghurt, pink grapefruit dressing and confit lemon.
For the main course, diners can expect to find loin of lamb ‘en croute’, slow braised shoulder of lamb, spiced red cabbage with golden raisins, butternut fondant, and spinach and watercress mash.
For dessert, they are serving up a dark chocolate brownie with mousse, lavender cremeux and berry compote.

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CH Park, M Oh, S Fekrat; Optical Coherence Tomography Following Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Neovascularization . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2002;43(13):606.
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Purpose: To characterize the pattern changes on optical coherence tomography (OCT) after photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin for choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Methods: Twenty-six consecutive eyes that underwent PDT for subfoveal CNV were scanned with OCT pretreatment, one week posttreatment, and three months posttreatment. Horizontal OCT scans were analyzed to determine the central retinal thickness (CRT), central retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/CNV complex thickness (CRPET), amount of subretinal fluid (SRF), and presence/absence of cystoid macular edema (CME). The measurements were performed in a masked fashion by two independent, experienced investigators. Results: The intra-class correlations for each of the variables were greater than 0.8, indicating excellent reproducibility and agreement between the observers. One week following PDT, 12/26 eyes (46%) showed a decrease in the CRT, 8/26 eyes (31%) showed no change (plus/minus 18.5 um), and 6/26 (23%) eyes showed an increase. Three months following PDT, 16/26 eyes (62%) demonstrated a decrease in CRT, 5/26 eyes (19%) showed no change, and 5/26 eyes (19%) showed an increase. Mean CRT decreased from 194 um to 155 um at one week (p=0.02), and to 151 um at three months (p=0.06). The CRPET was generally unchanged at one week and increased at 3 months following PDT. At one week, 11/26 eyes (42%) showed a decrease in CRPET, 6/26 eyes (23%) showed no change, and 9/26 eyes (35%) showed an increase. At three months, 3/26 eyes (12%) showed a decrease in CRPET, 6/26 eyes (23%) showed no change, and 17/26 eyes (65%) showed an increase. Mean CRPET was 119 um pre-PDT, 120 um one month post-PDT (p=0.94), and 168 um three months post-PDT (p=0.0001). SRF decreased in 57% at one week and 43% at three months. Nine of 26 eyes (35%) demonstrated CME pretreatment. Five of 9 (56%) had resolution of CME by one week and 6/9 (67%) had resolution by three months. Four of 17 eyes without pre-PDT CME developed CME at three months. Conclusion: As measured by OCT, PDT appears to decrease the CRT at one week and this persists at three months. The amount of CRT reduction may correspond to the reduction in SRF in most patients. This reduction appears to occur early as demonstrated at one week. In contrast, the CRPET does not change significantly at one week; however, the CRPET appears to increase significantly (29%) at three months. This may correspond to the increased subretinal fibrosis (of the RPE/CNV complex) that can be seen biomicroscopically following PDT. There appears to be a temporal pattern of OCT changes following PDT.
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Srinagar, May 21: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday condemned the vulgar language used by Choudhary Rajinder Singh, brother of former Minister, Choudhary Lal Singh against the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.
Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), BJP’s State General secretary, Ashok Koul said the party condemned the use of ‘derogatory language’ against Mehbooba. “We (BJP) respect the woman. We have been taught since the childhood to respect the woman,” he said, adding that abusive language against the woman in intolerable.
Asked about action, Koul said that the person who has used vulgar language has no connection with the BJP. “He is not even the member of BJP,” Koul added.
Meanwhile, the political parties, civil society and other leaders condemned the derogatory language used by Lal Singh’s brother and have also demanded stern action against him. (KNS)


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RPS is proud to be part of the project team, celebrating with Interserve Construction, after their Factory 2050 project picked up two awards at this year’s Constructing Excellence in Yorkshire and Humber awards.
RPS was part of the project team, appointed as Technical Advisor by the University of Sheffield, to provide the mechanical and electrical engineering services for this state-of-the-art facility constructed by Interserve. The facility picked up the prestigious ‘Project of the Year – Building’ award and went on to receive a Highly Commended Health and Safety award too. As winner of Project of the Year, the development secures an automatic entry into 2016’s Constructing Excellence national finals taking place in November.
“We are really pleased that Factory 2050 has received this well-deserved recognition” says Andy Briggs, Technical Director at RPS. “The end result is testament to the entire project team’s focus and commitment to provide a truly innovative facility that met the client’s brief today and in the years to come”.
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Factory 2050, based on Sheffield Business Park, is the UK’s first fully reconfigurable assembly and component manufacturing facility for collaborative research, capable of rapidly switching production between different high value components and one-off parts. Engineers based in RPS’ Leeds office provided a number of key services to the project including M&E, sustainability and site wide infrastructure advice.
Andy Briggs explains: “Flexibility of such a cutting edge facility was of prime importance to the end user. The technologies and techniques which they utilise are ever changing, and to provide a truly future proofed facility, still fit for purpose in 2050, required innovation in building services provision and distribution. The application of significant renewables (GSHP), located in an external energy centre, extensive internal floor duct distribution systems combined with high level modular services, low energy displacement ventilation and highly controlled LED lighting combined to create a low energy, closely controlled environment, suitable for the client’s ongoing needs”.
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The summit just got a lot higher for Auburn. A come-from-ahead-to-come-from-behind win by Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship Game essentially eliminated Ohio State from the national championship hunt and will likely end up with Auburn facing Florida State in the BCS title game next month.
This was perhaps the closest the SEC has come to seeing its national title streak stop in the regular season since LSU needed a strange confluence of circumstances in 2007 to get the Tigers into the championship game. That doesn't mean the streak is safe, of course; Auburn still has to beat FSU, something that is going to be incredibly difficult to do.
But they're in the game, which is a lot better than being out of it. If they can find a way to slow down the Seminoles' offense after a month of work -- something that is far from certain, both because of the Auburn defense and FSU offense -- then the SEC could take end up carrying the final BCS trophy into college football's playoff era. Where the battle for the conference to hold on to No. 1 would start all over again.

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Only 17 Out of 80 Diwali Ads in 2018 Showed Women in Non-Stereotypical Roles, Study Finds
The study was published by Engendered recently before being shared on Twitter by the women's' rights group Feminism in India. The latter has called for a change in the way Indians create advertisements by misrepresenting gender roles.
A new study has found that despite an increase in the number of women making purchases and influencing consumer decisions, only 21 percent of advertisements this Diwali represented women as independent, high-earning individuals.
According to research conducted by Engendered, only 17 out of 80 advertisements released this Diwali showed women in non-stereotypical roles. The rest either represented them as domestic, performing household chores, cooking and serving food and receiving gifts from male members of their family or otherwise.
Meanwhile, men continued to be depicted as high earners, driving expensive cars, purchasing expensive gifts (often for their wives or sisters) and seemingly in control of purchase.
This, despite the fact that more and more women are participating in decisions related to making purchases. A study conducted by Accenture among rural women living across 10 states in India found that 37 percent rural women interviewed made purchase decisions on their own. The number went up to 40 in case of working women. It also found the 67 percent women had bought branded products.
The bias against women in advertisements spanned categories and products. For example, even though the number of women drivers has almost doubled from six percent to 10-12 percent in the past five years, only two out of eleven auto ads depicted women actually buing or driving a car. Mostly, it was men who drove the cars with women only existing as co-passengers in the ad, if at all.
In advertisements about home appliances, men were depicted as posing with the products whereas the women were actually using it to cook or serve food. And in jewellery ads, it was usually a male character gifting a woman relation gold or other expensive jewellery.
How many ads show men doing domestic chores? Or women not just receiving expensive gifts, but buying them? Or women driving cars?@EngenderedCo studied 80 Diwali ads, and found that only 17 broke away from these stereotypes.Do more ads need to smash gendered stereotypes? pic.twitter.com/PFZNIxmhpj— Feminism in India (@FeminismInIndia) December 5, 2018
The study was published on Campaign India recently before being shared on Twitter by the womens' rights group Feminism in India. The latter has called for a change in the way Indians create advertisements by misrepresenting gender roles. According to a video it shared on Twitter, pop culture and media representations have an intrinsic role to play in shaping perceptions of gender roles and identities. Many on social media agreed that it was finally time to own up to past follies and start creating content which is more meaningful and reflective of the realities of women in India.
good work!— geeta seshu (@geetaseshu) December 5, 2018
How many ads show women doing office works and lectures or school teachers or policemens. Why womens are not acting in such a bold role. Is it just because of money? Who forced women to act in such a role?Why ain't they take any responsibility and simply shout like an uneducated?— Ramji (@sramji1988) December 5, 2018
Huge appreciation @FeminismInIndia & @EngenderedCo for joining the hands & making this video. 👏💐It is absolutely correct & our society needs to change these gendered stereotypes ads. We need more women in workplace. More power to @japna_p & @prajectory #genderequity— Binoy Benny (@binoybenny811) December 5, 2018
Women carry sanitary napkins in dark packets..... a biological product purchase is a shame .... Women are often joked for using husband's credit cards..... amazon India's "aur dikhao" that women never get satisfied....Amidst the above, ads cannot break prevailing stereotypes...— Dr PRAGEETHA G RAJU (@GPrageetha) December 5, 2018
We want them to depict women they way they are, aspirational, doing well in their respective career and living independently. And we have also put the statistics to back that.— Anu (@anu_kaimal) December 6, 2018
Yes, it is time to shatter stereotypes. When we represent women we need to ask which woman is being dipicted and how is her presence in the media challenging the male gaze?— Dr S (@PSYfem) December 5, 2018
I received a private banking ICICI brochure . 15 glossy pages full of pictures of only men- men paying golf, men conducting a business meeting, men playing with a kid, men hanging with dad. Not even ONE pic of a woman, this from a bank previously run by a woman !— Uncommon Common Sense (@wit4yourwords) December 5, 2018
While the past decade has seen a shift toward women-centric content, much of pop culture and popular representations continue to be skewed toward men and tend to show women as financially dependent. While those realities are slowly reflecting a change, advertisements need to do more to ensure the positive trend grows in the coming years.
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As an operating system, Windows comes with its own quirks and niggles, however for every problem there also exists an equally powerful solution. Tools like Powershell, Run and IPConfig helps us users resolve a major chunk of problems.
Microsoft has also made it a point to include powerful tools that will help users manage the networking features that the Windows has to offer. In this segment, we will talk at length about how to fix the “Could not flush the DNS Resolver Cache” issue.
What is ipconfig?
The IPConfig is a built-in-tool that’s mostly helpful for the admins of the Windows operating system. In a broad sense, its used to test the connectivity between the DHCP server and the workstation by making use of various commands. Yes, while we do agree that most of the general users will not ipconfig per say, but still there does exist one feature in ipconfig that is indispensable.
What is DNS Resolve Cache and Flush
The DNS Resolver cache is a temporary database created b the Windows operating system. The database records all the attempts to connect and visit websites. In essence, the DNS Cache is a record-keeping book of all the DNS lookup attempts made by your machine. A sub-feature called DNS Prefetching is used in the Chromium browsers to resolve domain names even before the user follows the link.
While the DNS Resolver Cache is very helpful in helping us access Internet in a much faster way and save on the bandwidth it sure does has its own downsides. Most of the times DNS cache is responsible for connection errors and this is often solved by using the Flush DNS command. The flushdns command is pretty useful when the website has changed its IP address and there is a conflict since you are still using the older entry stored in the DNS cache.
In order to flush your computer’s local DNS cache all you need to do is head over to command prompt and type the following command, “ipconfig/flushdns.” However, sometimes the command prompt throws the following error “Could not flush the DNS Resolver Cache” issue.”
According to experts at Microsoft, this problem is caused when a service named ‘DNS Client’ is disabled by the computer. Usually, this is enabled at startup. In order to enable the service to follow the steps outlined below,
- Open the Run dialogue box by pressing ‘WIN+R’
- Type services.msc and click OK
- Select the DNS name and double click on the same.
- Check the settings for the ‘Startup Type’, make sure you select ‘Automatic.’
- Restart the computer and the DNS Client should be enabled automatically
The last resort
Does the “Could not flush the DNS Resolver Cache” issue still persists? In such cases, one needs to take a look at the Windows logs in order to deduce what happened. Open Run Dialog box by typing ‘WIN+R’, click Ok> Windows Logs>Systems.
Also one can simply type ‘ipconfig/displaydns’ in order to view all the DNS cache. Furthermore, the results can also be exported by typing out the following command “ipconfig/displaydns>cached-dns.txt.”
This is how you resolve the “Could not flush the DNS Resolver Cache” issue. On a related note, some of us disable the DNS client fearing that it will gobble up the computing resources and this is a pure myth. In most of the cases, the DNS Client will use around 200-300KB of memory and disabling this is certainly not helping you reap performance benefits.
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In October last year, a Delaware County marathoner sparked a protest after his car was ticketed while he ran through Valley Forge National Historical Park during the shutdown of the federal government. For a brief moment, John Bell, 54, of Chadds Ford, became a cause célèbre. Anumber of running groups rallied to his support with a "Patriot Run" to call attention to the park shutdown and the perceived injustice.
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Contact ECOFIT Support to get the most up-to-date version.
3 - Import Firmware into NRF Toolbox.
a. On your mobile phone, open you email client and navigate to the email containing the Firmware attachment.
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d. Press SELECT FILE, keep 'Distribution packet (ZIP)' selected, and tap OK.
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NOTE: If tapping opens the ZIP file instead of selecting it, then navigate back to the download directory and press and hold on the firmware to select it. Tap Open once it appears on the top bar.
f. Keep 'All' selected and tap OK. The firmware is now loaded.
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SummaryA lovely Zelda game
The GoodThe animation has aged very well and something tells me that is isn't going to change either. The cute, child-friendly style is just the highlight of this game. Some people people argued that it doesn't look like a Zelda game anymore, but that isn't true (at least in my opinion), the style really adds a good bit of magic to the game. I still prefer Ocarina of Time's style (or the style they are going to use in Skyward Sword), but this is certainly not bad.
The story is very refreshing and simplified for the children, there isn't any higher power or magic realms this time, all you know is that there are diamonds that need to be found in order to go to an underwater city. I personally like it this way because younger people never ask me to explain something to them, they just understand it and leave me alone. Adults can't really complaint either because the story is not "too simple" and it's also well-written. You just have to love the perfect balance Nintendo found here.
It plays very easily, you never have any trouble moving around or fights with the menus. I especially like the "items menu" that has a sub-menu for all your bait and another for all your spoils (fetch-quest items), this makes it very tidy while there was serious potential for a gigantic and confusing menu. I also want to mention that the boat is much better than Epona and doesn't glitch as much.
The soundtrack is simply amazing, it is better than in any other Zelda game ever, maybe even the best in the history of video games. It covers everything from cheerful and light for the islands to dark and sad for the caves and dungeons. Some of my favorites would be; Dragon Roost Island, Sage Laruto and Gohdan's theme. The only songs that aren't that great are most of the songs you need to play yourself (aside from the "sages' songs").
The dungeons are pretty good and creative, there were no ports from previous games in here (aside from the Wind Temple which I heard was supposed to be in Ocarina of Time, but that doesn't count). They also interested me because they really looked like what they were supposed to be, the "Forsaken Fortress" actually looks like a fortress and the temples guarded by the Sages actually looks like a place where the Sages would pray.
The BadThe hardest dungeon is right at the beginning of the game, only the final battle with Ganandorf is as hard. The dungeon is very annoying to navigate through, you don't have a weapon for the largest part and some enemies place you back in a prison if they catch you. This is very annoying because it makes it impossible for me to enjoy a second run through the game.
Sailing around the world is not really enjoyable, roughly 80% of the world is water, so it just doesn't feel right. Hyrule isn't Hyrule anymore, it's just water with a few islands in it. There is nothing interesting to find on the islands and fishing for treasure isn't that exciting either. Another complaint I have are the Koroks, you can't imagine how much I hate the Koroks. They are a new race that replaces the Kokiri, it's the biggest insult to Ocarina of Time ever. If you're not going to have Hyrule, you shouldn't make a Zelda game.


Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said he will not send the Massachusetts National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border due to the “cruel and inhumane” decision by the Trump administration to separate children from their parents as families arrive at the border.
“We told the National Guard to hold steady and to not go down to the border —period,” Baker said on Monday. “We won’t be supporting that initiative unless they change the policy.
A helicopter crew had been set to fly down later this month to work with federal officials to help track illegal activity along the border with Mexico.
Democrats have turned up the pressure over the policy, and some Republicans like Baker have now joined the chorus of criticism. Former first lady Laura Bush has called the policy “cruel” and “immoral” while GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine expressed concern about it and a former adviser to Trump questioned using the policy to pressure Democrats on immigration legislation.
“I’m hopeful that with the voices that are coming out at this point and making that case to them, that they will consider alternatives to deal with border security,” Baker said. “Border security is important — no one disputes that — but separating kids from their families is not.”
Trump continued to cast blame on Democrats Monday, tweeting: “Why don’t the Democrats give us the votes to fix the world’s worst immigration laws? Where is the outcry for the killings and crime being caused by gangs and thugs, including MS-13, coming into our country illegally?” Later, he again blamed Democrats during an event.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen refused Monday to apologize for enforcing immigration laws that result in the separation of children from their parents. Speaking at a meeting of the National Sheriffs’ Association in New Orleans Monday, she rejected criticism accusing DHS of inhuman and immoral actions.
Nearly 2,000 children were separated from their families over a six-week period in April and May after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new “zero-tolerance” policy that refers all cases of illegal entry for criminal prosecution. U.S. protocol prohibits detaining children with their parents because the children are not charged with a crime and the parents are.
As of Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services has 11,785 minors in its care, a number that jumped by 500 in the past two weeks and that includes “all minors at all shelters and facilities in the unaccompanied alien children program,” a department official told NBC News.
At the current pace, the number of migrant children being held would hit 20,695 by the beginning of August.


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A lot of Canadian Nintendo fans were having a mini-heart attack over pricing popping up for various Switch games shown off at E3. Most were clocking in around $99.99, which is indeed a hefty price. Thankfully, a representative of the firm that handled Nintendo Canada's marketing has stepped in to clear up the situation. The pricing you're seeing right now is placeholder, and official pricing will come at a later date. Thanks to Jon for the heads up!
It's not far off from actual retail prices. Arms is $80.00, there's just no way I can feel good about buying a fighting game at that price here
Yeah it'll never go down too.
The best you could do is get it in America or download it using a different Province Tax, (you'll save like 8 bucks that way.)
Is it really a big deal to reveal that Mario ect will be the same price as other big budget Switch games 6 months ahead? or is that somehow a spoiler?
I'm Canadian, this is not new. I don't understand why this blew as it did.
I read that games are pretty expensive over there. Taxes?
Not that I like the pricing at $99.99 but it is due to our weak dollar as others have said. What pissed me off was the times our dollar was basically par with the US and we still paid $20more.
I recall in the 90s as a kid with a paper route I purchased Secret of Mana for $99.99 plus tax and Mario RPG was $109 plus tax. With inflation that would be around $150 today 😓

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EKFZ as starting point of a research cooperation between Zeiss and TU Dresden
Zeiss and the Technical University of Dresden are entering into a strategic collaboration to bundle the region's innovative forces and work closely with students, scientists, start-ups and innovative companies. The EKFZ for Digital Health will play an important role in this. |
As part of a cooperation between the international technology company Zeiss and the Technical University of Dresden, the EKFZ for Digital Health will be the starting point for an initial project activity on the key topic of "organoid models". This will be developed in cooperation with the Medical Faculty, the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden and the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden. The EKFZ will also play an important role in other key areas such as artificial intelligence and nanotechnology. For this purpose, a close cooperation is also planned spatially on the Medical Campus in Dresden-Johannstadt.
The rector of TU Dresden, Prof. Ursula M. Staudinger, and Zeiss CEO Dr. Karl Lamprecht signed the corresponding cooperation agreement last week. With this cooperation, Zeiss wants to achieve closer networking at the "Innovation Hotspot Dresden" and enter into an open exchange with students, scientists as well as start-ups and established companies in the region.


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The Roaring Twenties: A Fashion Revolution
The 1920s, also known as the Roaring Twenties, was a decade of cultural and social change. It was a time of liberation and freedom, and this was reflected in the fashion of the era. The fashion of the 1920s was revolutionary, breaking away from the restrictive and conservative styles of the past. This article will explore the fashion of the 1920s and how it reflected the spirit of the times.
The Flapper Look
One of the most iconic looks of the 1920s was the flapper look. The flapper was a young woman who rebelled against traditional gender roles and embraced a more independent lifestyle. The flapper look was characterized by short hair, shorter hemlines, and a more boyish figure. The flapper dress was straight and loose, with dropped waistlines and no bust support. This style was a stark contrast to the corseted and heavily layered styles of the past.
The flapper look was not just about clothing; it was also about attitude. Flappers were known for their rebellious behavior, smoking, drinking, and dancing the night away in speakeasies. The flapper look represented a new kind of woman, one who was confident, independent, and unafraid to break the rules.
The Rise of Sportswear
Another significant trend in 1920s fashion was the rise of sportswear. As more people began to participate in sports and outdoor activities, clothing had to adapt to meet these new needs. Sportswear became more practical, comfortable, and stylish. Women’s sportswear included pleated skirts, knickers, and sweaters, while men’s sportswear included polo shirts, tennis shorts, and cardigans.
The popularity of sports also influenced everyday fashion. People began to wear more casual clothing, such as slacks and blouses, instead of formal suits and dresses. This shift in fashion reflected the changing attitudes towards work and leisure. People were no longer defined by their jobs; they were defined by their hobbies and interests.
The Art Deco Movement
The 1920s was also a time of artistic and cultural change. The Art Deco movement was a significant influence on fashion during this era. Art Deco was characterized by geometric shapes, bold colors, and intricate patterns. This style was reflected in clothing, jewelry, and accessories.
Women’s clothing featured bold prints, such as zigzags, chevrons, and sunbursts. Dresses were adorned with beads, sequins, and fringe. Accessories were also an essential part of the Art Deco look. Women wore long strands of pearls, feather boas, and cloche hats. Men’s fashion also embraced the Art Deco style, with geometric patterns on ties and pocket squares.
The Impact of Hollywood
Hollywood had a significant impact on fashion during the 1920s. The rise of the film industry meant that people could see their favorite stars on the big screen and emulate their style. Actresses such as Clara Bow and Louise Brooks became fashion icons, with their short haircuts and flapper dresses.
The influence of Hollywood was not just limited to women’s fashion. Men’s fashion also took cues from Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino and Douglas Fairbanks. Men began to wear more casual clothing, such as knickers and cardigans, instead of formal suits.
The Legacy of 1920s Fashion
The fashion of the 1920s had a lasting impact on the world of fashion. It represented a break from the past and a new way of thinking about clothing. The flapper look, sportswear, Art Deco style, and Hollywood influence all contributed to the fashion revolution of the 1920s.
The legacy of 1920s fashion can still be seen today. The flapper dress has become a timeless classic, and Art Deco style is still popular in jewelry and accessories. The influence of Hollywood on fashion is also still evident, with celebrities setting trends on the red carpet.
In conclusion, the fashion of the 1920s was a reflection of the cultural and social changes of the era. It represented a break from the past and a new way of thinking about clothing. The flapper look, sportswear, Art Deco style, and Hollywood influence all contributed to the fashion revolution of the 1920s. The legacy of 1920s fashion can still be seen today, and it will continue to inspire fashion designers for years to come.

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Sydney Test: Rohit Sharma's dismissal takes out the little hope of winning 3rd Test - Sanjay Manjrekar
Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has reckoned that dismissal of experienced Rohit Sharma has taken away the little hope of India winning the SCG Test.
- Manjrekar said that the onus was on Rohit in the absence of Kohli
- Rohit Sharma’s dismissal takes out that glimmer of hope"
- Rohit Sharma departed after scoring 52 runs in the final session of Day 4
By India Today Web Desk: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has said that there was a hope of India chasing down the massive 407-run target set by Australia at the third Test at SCG but that "glimmer of hope" has gone with the dismissal of star India opener Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma was looking in good nick and played positive cricket with his opening partner Shubman Gill, Together the duo stitched 71 runs. Gill was the first one to depart but Rohit continued displaying his class, hitting his 11th Test fifty. When it looked like India would end the Day 4 with 9 wickets in hand, the 33-year-old departed in an unlucky fashion. The right-hander nicely pulled a short delivery from Cummins but was eventually caught by Mitchell Starc at the boundary rope.
Sanjay Manjrekar has said that there were slight chances of India winning the match but that has gone with the departure of Rohit Sharma. He added that onus was always on Rohit in the absence of Virat Kohli.
"With Rohit Sharma around, there was the slightest possibility of India getting to the target. With Virat Kohli not there, the onus was on Rohit Sharma. So that (Wicket) takes out the little hope of winning the game. If Virat Kohli were there, maybe Australians would have declared 30-40 runs later. Rohit Sharma’s dismissal takes out that glimmer of hope," Manjrekar told on Sony Networks.
India have found a good opening pair in Tests
Further, the cricketer-turned-commentator added that India have found two easy on the eyes opener in Test cricket. He praised Shubman Gill, he scored 31in the 2nd innings and said that he can be positive in defence also.
"Yes (India have found a good opening pair in Tests), we have got two very easy on the eye opening batsmen. Rohit Sharma showed good temperament. When the ball starts swinging in England, what he will do, we will come to that on another day. With Shubman Gill, we saw another trait of him, the defensive block, he can do that as well with a lot of calmness. He can be positive in defence also. It was a very good opening partnership. Unfortunately, India lost both their opening batsmen."
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In our Making Of series, PocketGamer.biz reaches out to developers to learn more about the process of releasing a video game and highlight the extensive work that goes unseen in the background.
This week, Rovio's Tommi Koivisto, senior producer, and Sandro Kvlividze, lead designer, walks us through the process of creating Angry Birds Journey, taking one of their most renowned franchises and making something both old and new to reach returning players and newcomers alike.
PocketGamer.biz: Where did the initial idea of Angry Birds Journey come from?
Sandro Kvlividze: It originated from us wanting to make a game that would go back to Rovio’s roots, but also be more approachable than any instalment before it. So we knew it had to be a slingshot game and we also knew that major redesigns were in order. This starting point served as the basis for the plethora of design decisions that followed.
How long did development take, and how many people worked on the game?
Tommi Koivisto: I remember hearing about the game concept for the first time in summer 2019. The game lead, Timo, and the Lead Designer, Sandro, had started concepting the game a few months earlier. In the beginning it was just a few people working on the prototype, but when I joined the project two years ago in January 2020, to make preparations for the first test launch, we were around 12 people.
Kvlividze: From absolute zero to global launch, it took a week shy of three years. I joined Rovio at the end of January 2019 and started research and concepting during my onboarding week. After the concept was solid enough, I worked with a great external programmer, Sampsa Lehtonen, and we had the very first early prototype around March 2019, at which point Timo joined, forming the initial team of Angry Birds Journey.
Koivisto: The production phase before soft launch was carried out with 15 people in the core game team. The team has been growing towards the global launch, and now, at launch, there’s around 25 full-time people in the core product development team, a dozen in the marketing team and several others working on the game on a regular basis. The game credits lists more than 70 people who have worked on the game over the past three years. In addition, we have employed external partners in QA and level production.
What was the biggest challenge or setback to overcome during development?
Kvlividze: From the design standpoint, the biggest challenge was finding a working game in the big unknown we set out to explore. While Angry Birds Journey is a slingshot game in appearance, the intention for it was to play very differently from any other instalments we’ve previously made in this genre; and because the slingshot core is largely uncontested, there were no other games out there to have as a reference. Some of the elements we needed to work in order to achieve our vision were highly likely not to. Luckily, we’ve managed to navigate the unknown and come out the other side with a game we can share with millions of people today.
The biggest challenge was finding a working game in the big unknown we set out to exploreSandro Kvlividze
Koivisto: This is a tough question, because the whole production has been a surprisingly smooth ride. Even the new features we’ve developed during the soft launch have worked out and improved the game KPIs, with the exception of one feature, which we decided to put back to the drawing board and iterate on before testing it again. Of course, building a game with a relatively small team can be challenging, because you need to be very careful with where you put your resources, and keep prioritising the items on the development backlog continuously.
Kvlividze: To echo what Tommi said, compared to any other game I’ve worked on in the decade I’ve been in this industry, this has been one of the smoothest ones; to a point where one of my personal production challenges has been a constant paranoia of something about to collapse and us not seeing it. That ‘something’ is taking its sweet time and I'm not going to complain.
What were the additional considerations when developing a game not just in a recognised IP but one of the most noteworthy mobile titles?
Kvlividze: The rules and challenges for making a successful game in 2022 vs 2009 are vastly different. Simply carrying over something we’ve made more than a decade ago with a modern look wouldn’t cut it, so paying enough homage to the original and the universe that spun out of it while making it relevant today was, and still is, an ever-present balancing act.
Koivisto: When a player downloads a new Angry Birds slingshot game, they may have some expectations for how the game looks and feels. Certain elements have to be there: the physics, the delightful destruction, the core flock, the bird powers, and… the piggies! The first test version of the game didn’t include piggies at all, but it turned out the piggies are such an important part of the brand and the Angry Birds universe that we decided to bring the piggies in.
At what stage of development did you feel you had a game you were happy with?
Koivisto: The core game and level mechanics started to feel very good quite early in the process but getting the visual progression working was the biggest milestone for us. We wanted to tell a story with the lobby screen images and reveal new story snippets as the player progresses in the game.
Kvlividze: Although the core had many challenges, as Tommi said, it came together relatively quickly. While I let Tommi answer this one, I want to share a tidbit about the very first time the excitement started picking up around the prototype. The slingshot cart on wheels has been a part of Angry Birds Journey from day one, and somehow survived throughout all the development phases which is pretty rare for a feature like this.
Its early iteration was such that, after all the level goals were cleared, the cart would roll across the level and crush all that remained, in all its clumsy death machine glory. Everyone found this moment in the game overly delightful and we really wanted to keep it. Unfortunately, the cart would often flip, fall into a pit, or face other seemingly trivial obstacles making the transition either too long, or entirely impossible… so we've had to scrap it… for now.
The soft launch was great for building and improving the production processes and the pipeline for all development tracksTommi Koivisto
Koivisto: The narrative consists of chapters, and each chapter includes several episodes. When a new episode opens, the illustration on the lobby screen is incomplete, and as the player plays more levels, we reveal more story snippets, which complement the image. When a player enters a new chapter, they’re taken literally to another part of the world, which doesn’t change only the environment in the episode images, but also the in-level visuals and music. Each chapter has different level backgrounds and decorations and a soundtrack of its own. This concept was so strong that we knew immediately that we had nailed it, when we saw it in the build for the first time in September 2020.
Then we needed something for the players who have reached the end of the level content, and added Gaia’s Challenge, the end of content event, which reuses levels the player has already played. It was probably after that that we decided we’re ready to start the soft launch in January 2021, and used the remaining time to add some more meta game features and polish the existing ones.
What did you learn from the soft launch period, and were there any changes you enacted as a result?
Koivisto: From the production point of view, the soft launch was great for building and improving the production processes and the pipeline for all development tracks: level design, art, and new features. Soft launch was also an important time for our user acquisition team to test different creatives and networks and learn about different markets.
Kvlividze: The soft launch helped us validate that the game features work as expected and also polish and balance the level funnel. We got very valuable feedback from the players and improved the UX in many ways.
How are you approaching live ops, and what can you tell us about your plans in terms of updates?
Kvlividze: At this point in development, the number of things we know could potentially benefit the game is always going to be higher than the number of hours we have to implement them. Besides man-hours, anything we add to the game also has a design space cost - meaning if we add a feature here, it will occupy a visual (and virtual) space in the game and mental space in players’ minds, both of which are finite. So it’s a game of managing those spaces and opportunity costs. Everything we add has to bring enough value to justify its place in the game.
Koivisto: Every Monday, there’s a new level pack waiting for players, and we will keep building new level mechanics continuously. New updates will be rolling out on a monthly basis improving the game and bringing more content and new features. We will surely develop more events to bring more variety, and are also looking into building social features and collaborative events.
Finally, what were the most valuable lessons from Angry Birds Journey's development that you'll take forward to other titles?
Koivisto: Haha, this goes into details, but in the next project I would bring the localisations in the game already earlier during the soft launch, instead of just before global launch, to iron out all issues with fonts, translations, UI layouts, and special characters a bit earlier.
Kvlividze: This would be more of a confirmation of something I already believed in, but the making of Journey was such a good illustration of it that I think it’s worth mentioning still - having a clear understanding of what you’re looking for early on, will make a world of a difference when you venture into the unknown.

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With a capacity of 56 passengers, this full-sized charter bus is perfect for large traveling groups anywhere in Texas, including major cities like Houston. You’ll stay comfortable on short-distance or long-distance trips with reclining seats, restrooms, WiFi, televisions with DVD players, and more comfortable amenities. You’ll also be able to store all of your luggage and carry-on items with room to spare, with lots of space offered in overhead bins and spacious luggage bays.
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Officer Rodger Siver began his career as a police officer with the Cross Plains Police Department in 2010. Prior to this, he served in the United States Air Force for 22 years, retiring with a rank of Master Sergeant.
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Outside of his patrol duties, Officer Siver is the Business Liaison Officer, Evidence Technician, Certified Child Safety Seat Technician and instructor for several police classroom subjects. In the near future, Officer Siver will also be a trained Firearms Instructor as well.
Officer Siver was born and raised in Marlboro, New Jersey and has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Kaplan University. Officer Siver brings a unique life experience to the Cross Plains Police Department as he has resided in the east (Marlboro, NJ), west (Las Vegas, NV), south (Altus, OK and Bossier City, LA) and northern (Dane County, WI) regions of the country.
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Does your health insurance cover you on a cruise?
Your regular health insurance likely won’t cover you. Additionally, in the case of serious injury or illness, you don’t want to be caught in a scenario in which you need to be airlifted off the ship to a medical facility, and you’re left to pay for this out of pocket.
Do you have to pay for medical care on a cruise ship?
Paying for Medical Care While Cruising
When you get sick or worse and need treatment or emergency services, you will pay for it, typically out of pocket. If you receive treatment or medicine from ship physicians, the cost will be charged to your cabin folio.
How much does cruise health insurance cost?
Cruise insurance can cost from 5% to 10% of your total trip cost, though that amount can be influenced by: Your age. How much you’re spending on your trip. The length of your cruise.
Is medical included on a cruise?
Cruise ships have medical facilities on board, but they may not suitable for more serious health crises. Your travel insurance for cruising may provide coverage for transport to the nearest appropriate medical facility, or back to a Canadian hospital.
Is cruise insurance different from travel insurance?
Cruise insurance is a type of travel insurance policy specifically designed to cover you for all the activities and risks associated with going on a cruise. Having cruise insurance will ensure you won’t be left out of pocket should you fall ill during your trip, lose your luggage or miss your departure.
How much does it cost to see a doctor on a cruise ship?
But getting sick on a cruise ship can cost you. Seeing the ship’s doctor for, say, a sore throat is $56 on any of the Crystal ships, $60 on a Carnival or Princess ship and $75 on Holland America.
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While the equipment and services available may vary, cruise medical centers generally are able to perform minor surgeries, prescribe medications and stabilize patients who have more serious medical conditions. Sometimes, cruise passengers hesitate to visit the shipboard doctor because of the cost.
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Or Royal Caribbean is also offering a Travel Protection Program package that runs between $39 and $1,000 depending on the cost of the cruise.


[A]t least a hundred residents packed the bleachers at Stowe Elementary on Thursday night for an emergency school board meeting following a tentative decision by the State Board of Education to merge Stowe with the neighboring Elmore-Morristown district under Act 46.
The state board has been meeting throughout the month to make provisional decisions on forced mergers under the consolidation law. A proposed statewide plan for mergers made by the Secretary of Education earlier this summer hadn't recommended Stowe be merged, and local school officials expressed shock at the State Board's decision.
“This decision took us all by surprise, and now we have to face the music,” school board chair Cara Zimmerman told the crowd.
The state board is tasked with making the final call on consolidations under the law, and has until November 30 to re-organize districts. It has so far made [provisional decisions on 41 of 43 alternative proposals] put forward by school boards asking for a reprieve under Act 46.
In most cases, the state board has taken their cues from the Secretary’s proposed plan, but in several notable instances it has departed from the recommendations made by then-interim secretary Heather Bouchey.
In Stowe’s case, the Secretary had argued that because Elmore and Morristown had already merged voluntarily – despite being ineligible for tax incentives – requiring them to merge once more would be counter-productive.
Bouchey wrote that it was a “difficult decision” but that the Agency of Education believed that Stowe and its neighbors were in an “entirely unique situation” in which a unified school district was unlikely to meet the goals of Act 46.
But state board members disagreed, arguing that the Elmore-Morristown merger had gone well and was evidence consolidation could be beneficial for the area. And several also noted that many districts recommended for merger had complained that Stowe appeared to be getting a pass.
Stowe school board members sought to reassure residents that students would remain where they were and that there were no plans to merge schools and intermingle Stowe and Morristown students, even if the two districts combined their school boards and budgets. But they also pledged to fight the merger, in court if necessary.
“I just want to make it very clear that we haven’t rolled over and died yet,” school board member Leigh Pelletier said.
Stowe school officials did make clear one option for fighting the merger – privatizing – was almost certainly off the table given the timeline. The state board is expected to finalize their decisions as soon as November 15, and unified districts are expected to be in place by July 1, 2019.
Residents, meanwhile, indicated they were spoiling for a fight. One audience member, David Jaqua, asked his peers to stand if they supported the board exploring legal means to block a merger.
“I think you have an army,” Jaqua told the school board when the entire room stood up.
A coalition of school officials from other communities facing forced mergers are preparing a lawsuit against the state, and organizers of the effort were in Stowe on Thursday. Twenty-one school districts have already indicated they plan to sue if they’re merged by the state, Bellows Falls Union High school board member David Clark told the crowd.
“I’m here tonight because I just want to find out if Stowe would have any interest in making common cause with the 21 schools – and counting – that will be going that route,” he said.
Stowe school board members made no commitments Thursday, but they indicated that a lawsuit was likely, either independently or together with the group of boards already organized to fight the mergers.
Stowe is one of the wealthiest communities in Vermont, while Elmore and Morristown, its proposed partners, are far less affluent. Several in the audience referenced the town’s failed fight against Act 60, the landmark Vermont law that equalized school funding in the late 90s, and said that defeat indicated Stowe could not fight the state alone.
“Stowe is perceived, outside of Stowe, not always great. I think personally, this is my own personal opinion, that we would be doing ourselves a grand disservice if we went it alone. I think we’d look a little bit stuck-up,” said John Pelletier.
The board is meeting for its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, and then jointly with the Elmore-Morristown board on Thursday.
Lawmakers in towns seeing forced mergers have increasingly been discussing adding additional leniency into Act 46 in the next session. But attempts to create a legislative off-ramp to consolidation would likely meet resistance from Gov. Phil Scott if he wins re-election on Tuesday. His Democratic challenger, Christine Hallquist, has said Act 46 has gone far enough.
Scott said during an interview Friday that districts that had merged during the voluntary phases of Act 46 had gone through “a lot of turmoil and a lot of hard work.”
“For us to give the rest a free pass, I’m not sure that’s fair to the whole system,” he said. “I would lean no. I would be willing to listen, but I think you have to be consistent.”
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Travelers on a flight from Addis Ababa to Rome got a rude awakening earlier today — as did its pilot. When the captain of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 got out of the cockpit to use the restroom, his co-pilot locked him out and took control of the plane. Instead of Rome, the co-pilot flew to Geneva, Switzerland, where he landed, climbed out of the cockpit using a rope, and asked for asylum:
An Ethiopian Airlines plane destined for Rome was forced to land early Monday in Geneva, where the hijacker was arrested, authorities said.
Police later said the hijacker was a co-pilot who surrendered and asked for asylum. They said the co-pilot locked the cockpit door and grabbed control of the plane when the pilot went to the bathroom.
According to Robert Deillon, Director of Geneva International Airport, the co-pilot left the plane by climbing out of a cockpit window and lowering himself down on a rope, where he was greeted by police.
It’s a bizarre case, but not entirely without precedent. One parallel would be to the mysterious end of Egypt Air 990 crash in 1999. In that incident, the NTSB concluded that the first officer had attempted to seize control of the aircraft. The crash resulted from the two pilots struggling over the controls, and that it was likely that the first officer was attempting to commit suicide by crashing the plane. Just a few months later, another Egypt Air pilot sought asylum in London after landing his plane there, claiming to have knowledge of the EA990 crash (which was that the co-pilot had been demoted by an executive on that particular flight).
This time, the intent was more benign. It’s not clear what the co-pilot was seeking asylum from as of yet. The CIA World Factbook gives a fairly rosy picture of Ethiopia, a multiparty parliamentary republic which has been relatively peaceful for several years and which just had its first peaceful transition of power in decades.
The Swiss took him into custody, but aren’t saying much. Neither is Ethiopian Air. Perhaps the passengers will have more to say later, but the airline is trying to get them a flight to Rome, and understandably quickly.


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Fresh New England Cranberry-Streusel Pie
We all have our favorite when it comes to cranberry sauce during the Holidays. I love the texture and true taste of the cranberry through chunky cranberry sauce, while others have an affinity to the smoothness of the jellied variety. Why on earth haven't we enjoyed the taste of this tart flavor baked in a pie? Witth a tweek here and a Yank there, I have encompassed great flavors just shouting NEW ENGLAND with my introduction of what I hope will grace at least one bulging table this year.
For 8 people
- 1 cup(s) chopped, cooked chesnuts *
- 1 cup(s) flour
- 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar
- 3 tablespoon(s) butter or margarine, melted
- 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon(s) grated lemon zest
- Single layer pie crust dough
- 4 cup(s) fresh cranberries(1 pound)
- 1 cup(s) regular or golden raisins
- 1 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup(s) apple juice or cider, divided
- 1 tablespoon(s) cornstarch
- Juice from 1 lemon
- drops red food coloring, if desired
Fresh New England Cranberry-Streusel Pie Directions
- In a bowl, combine streusel topping ingredients together well; set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk togher 2 tablespoons apple cider with 1 tablespoon cornstarch to make slurry; set aside. In a large saucepan, over medium-high heat, bring the cranberries, sugar, apple juice and lemon juice to a boil and continue cooking for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Be careful here however, cranberries have a tendency to "POP". When thick and jam-like, remove from heat, stir in the cornstarch slurry slowly, blending vigorously and cool 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Line a 9-inch pie pan with the pie dough and place on a large baking sheet. Pour the filling ingredients into prepared pie shell and evenly distribute the streusel topping over the top. Bake for 30-35 mintues, or until topping is lightly browned, crispy and the filling is bubbling.
*You can simply either crack the chestnuts first and then boil them in water to cover for 4 minutes on high heat, and then chop them up when cool or slice them carefully with an 'X' on the rounded part of the end. Then place them in a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes on 375-degrees F. Cool, peel and chop once cooled. It will take roughly a pound of unshelled chestnuts to equal one cup of chopped. Buy the horse or large chestnuts though, the smaller ones will have you taking too much time to prepare, or simply substitute other nuts such as macadamia nuts for the streusel topping.