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This weekend my wife and I travelled to Belgium to see our daughter and grandson it’s a 2 hour journey and usually I like to listen to the radio, but I decided that this time I would take the opportunity to listen to the Stephen Covey audio book.
I doubled checked with the wife it was okay to do that, as 2 hours is long time to be listening to something you don’t like, but she was good with it, especially as she had bought me the audio book for Christmas.
I like to reread the Covey books for time to time, to refresh my memory and to help drive some of these habits a little deeper.
Also, as we get more experience, some of the lessons become more relevant or we may have a different or even a better understand of the habit. This can either be from seeing the results of implementing it, or from some of the hurdles we encountered that we needed to clear.
What was interesting to me, as I listened, was how much my wife got out of the book, she had never read Covey’s work but we have talked about leadership a lot and she really enjoyed it.
Covey does an excellent job of simply and clearly explaining his 7 habits, and for those who’s mother tongue is not English I highly recommend the audio book. Covey is very easy to understand, you feel the passion and energy, and it is full of examples from his life of how and where he used the habits, which is very enlightening.
So the 7 habits, what are they?
Take the initiative and responsibility for your life and your decisions. Don’t wait for others, step up, be responsible for making things happen.
Begin with the end in mind
Have a clear vision and picture of where you are going. If you don’t know where you are going how can you get there. You need to understand what it is you want out of life and what your values are.
Put first things first
Now that you know where you want to go, who you want to be, look to prioritize things such that we put the most important things first. To often people have do the wrong thing first. One example he gives is where people say their family is most important to them, but then they repeatedly put their job first.
Seek mutually beneficial solutions. One point he strongly makes is that often people will concede and see this as Wine-Win, but actually it’s Lose-Win, we feel good because we have given in to someone else, so they feel good, but eventually we will regret our decision. That doesn’t mean we must we mustn’t compromise a little, it could be that we agree both parties get 80% of what they want. But if we agree to take 80% to allow someone else to have 100%, then that’s not Win-Win.
Seek first to understand then to be understood
I think this is one of the most powerful and difficult habits for us to implement. Too often we want people to understand us and that’s where we focus, it takes great self understanding to put that to one side and to listen, to understand and then to look to become understood. This is a great way of improving communication, but it does require us to be generous and put others first. Not only will understanding help us to be understood, but it also makes other people much more willing to listen to us, as we have listened to them first, and as managers and leaders this is immensely powerful, and not something that usually happens.
This is about using our teams and resources in such a way that 0ne plus one equals 3 or more. It’s about making the sum of the whole, more than the sum of the parts.
Sharpen the Saw
This is about ensuring that we keep our teams and resources refreshed so that they can continue to work and be effective. We can’t have teams working 80 hours weeks, week after week, they will eventually run out of energy, and like the saw they will become blunt and ineffective. We need to find the time to recharge them, and bring them back bright and energized for the next week
The first 3 habits are about us as individuals and what we need to do to become effective ourselves, and the next 3 are about we can better interact with others to create better results and the finally, the last one is about keeping teams and ourselves on top of our games.
Of all the books on leadership I have read, I think this is one of the most powerful and beneficial. The lessons are simple, easy to understand and if we want to become effective then we just need implement them.
Some of the habits are difficult because they require us to make changes, and be more open with others, and sometimes this is not what we have been taught, or might not be a natural tendency.
Even Covey himself says that he doesn’t live these habits 100%, although he would clearly like to.
But it’s hard to be a Saint everyday, but at least we can try.
Not only do I recommend Stephen Covey’s book, but I also recommend that you come back to it from time to time, refresh yourself with these classic timeless habits, which if we can successfully implement them will make us highly effective.
For me its first seek to understand, is the hardest to implement or easiest to forget, sometimes we are so pressed for time its hard to do this, it takes time, but if we don’t do it then we have wasted what time we did have and still end up not being understood.
I’d be very interested to hear from those of you who have read the book, which habit you appreciate yourself, or which habit you found the hardest to implement.

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There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
The bioeconomy is not excluded. We know that is the only way to reconcile economic growth, creation of jobs and environmental sustainability. We know what measures are necessary, what we exactly need to attract investment and create a market for biobased products. However, everything moves with difficulty.
Why? Well, the answer seems very simple. Because there are powerful lobbies that are against the bioeconomy: they protect advantageous positions, businesses that have greatly enriched them in the last few decades, regardless of the greatest damage they cause to the environment, to the detriment of the generations of our children and grandchildren. Today politics only focuses on the short term, to get votes and win elections. It feeds on polls and emotions. It’s the reason why we need public education and information.
We are sure that the election of Donald Trump at the US presidency will not help the development of the bioeconomy, indeed will be a strong brake. The bioeconomy revolution, however, can not be stopped. It is a structural change, a new industrial and cultural era.
The IMF estimated the global subsidies on fossil fuels in 2015 at 5.3 trillion USD, 6.5 percent of global GDP. Obviously, the beneficiaries of these subsidies may not want the bioeconomy. We are not interested in preserving the status quo, we want to overthrow it.
When subsidies is completely removed for these multi conglomerates producing fuel from fossil based oil,they will very quickly realise it is not so profitable.What is strange is the fact that they know they are harming the future of our children through these harmful practises,but the $$$$ speaks harder at the present time.
Machiavelli, correct? And that was from 1513!!

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Palestine Diary 1940
by Lyz Turner
About the Book
Peter Goddard was a Withernsea lad whose parents owned the Alma Public House in Queen Street. A boy whose love of the sea meant he was often as not found on the beach with his pals. He attended the local school, and then took a job as a delivery boy with the local grocer, Cusson’s.
He and a number of his mates joined the Territorial Army in 1939, and after basic training in Worksop, set sail from France on New Year’s Day 1940, on the Devonshire. He writes on January 4th, “We had six ships in the convoy and two destroyers as escorts. The ship we were on was the Devonshire and it was her first trip. She had been made to order for troop carrying.”
Thirteen days later they arrived in Palestine, and the diary, (which they were discouraged from writing) tells of his first year. His role was that of driver, mostly on the lorry convoys in the early days, but later, as the designated driver for the Doctor.

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We absolutely love Kandi Burruss' relationship with her daughter, Riley. The Real Housewives of Atlanta mother-daughter duo are tight and always keep it real with each other, but most importantly, they are 100 percent supportive of one another. Riley is her mama's number one fan, and when the 16-year-old recently embarked on a fitness journey (in which she lost over 52 pounds!), it was Kandi who was her biggest supporter. And just when we thought this mother-daughter pair couldn't get any sweeter, Kandi and Riley break out matching athleisure-chic looks.
On Saturday, November 3, Riley and Kandi spent the day together in the exact same sweatshirt dress from Kandi's shop, Tags Boutique. Kandi wore the feline-emblazoned dress in black with black sneaker boots while Riley sported the red version of the dress with white and gold kicks.
Look at these two bosses.
"Does that make me corny because I chose to dress like my daughter?... I’ll just be corny I guess," Kandi wrote on Instagram.
Corny? Not with this mother-daughter fashion slay.
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The man named Black, on the heels of his first full-length release in a decade, On Purpose, will headline a concert at the Tobin Center on August 11. Tickets for the show, priced from $39.50-$59.50, can be purchased at www.tobincenter.org, via phone at (210) 223-8624, or at the theater's box office, located at 100 Auditorium Circle, and will go on sale Friday, February 5.
Believe it or not, Black was born in New Jersey, however his family boogied back to Texas before he was one year old, settling in Katy. Black's debut, Killin' Time, featured songs written by Black and writing partner Hayden Nicholas, as well as Black's backing band, foregoing the industry standard of recording with an often terribly over-produced, corny-sounding group of session musicians. Killin' Time's first single "A Better Man"went to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, the first time that a debut single from a male artist had done so in 14 years.
Below is the hit that Black had come to loathe and love, fearing that he would forever be remembered as the Killin' Time Guy, a fear that Black has long since surpassed with over 20 million albums sold worldwide. Dig the killer baritone guitar.
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IT MAKES SENSE TO GO POTTY IN THE GARDEN!; Shortage of space is not a problem if you fill your patch or patio with a rich display of blooms and shrubs - in containers. CHARLES LYTE explains how...; `There is almost nothing that cannot be grown in containers - even tomatoes and strawberries'.
In many new housing developments there's not enough room for conventional gardens but there's often space for a patio or a paved area which can then be "planted" with hanging baskets, terracotta pots, glazed pots, troughs, urns, chimney pots, wooden barrels...anything, providing it is free draining.
Even in flats, the same principles of gardening can be applied to verandahs and window boxes.
The huge growth in container gardening has brought a much wider range of plants. At one time it was Geraniums (Pelargoniums), Lobelia, Fuchsias, Tagates and Petunias. Now, just about anything goes as people realise there is almost nothing you cannot grow in a container.
Usually the priority is for a brilliant summer display. If you don't grow your own plants from seed, the most economical way is to buy plugs, or starter plants. The cheapest are the small plugs, scarcely more than seedlings, or jumbo plugs, which can be planted directly where they are to flower, providing all risk of frost has passed.
To guarantee success, plug plants - which come in trays - should be transferred into three-inch pots, grown on into sturdy plants under cover, hardened off and then planted out.
This is easily done, using a soilless compost, in a greenhouse or cold frame, with a little heat, in a conservatory or sunroom.
If you have none of these then a windowsill will do as well, although you will have to keep turning the pots to prevent the plants becoming leggy by growing towards the light.
All-purpose soilless composts are not over-rich in nutrients, so to encourage good root growth water the plants with something like diluted seaweed extract, such as Maxicrop.
They can be encouraged to become bushy by nipping out the leading shoot when they are planted out.
Hardening off is important and should be done quite gradually by standing the plants outside during the day for a week, bringing them in at night, and then leaving them out day and night for four days to a week.
Whether you use a soil-based John Innes-type potting mixture, all- purpose soilless, or make up your own, relatively little mixture in a container has to support a large number of plants, so they must be fed with liquid fertiliser throughout the growing season.
Dead flowers should be removed daily to ensure a steady succession of blooms.
Container gardening is like creating a stage set. In a relatively small space, you are creating a picture, a beautiful illusion, perhaps, by using height and depth as well as the colour, shape and texture of the plants.
Hanging baskets and window boxes immediately raise the level of the planting. They will be the first containers to catch the eye, and so must be very well planted - err on the side of over-planting.
Individual terracotta flower pots set in wall brackets and planted with Geraniums produce a superb Mediterranean effect.
There is a wide choice of hanging baskets in garden centres and shops. Some are moulded out of plastic or fibre but nothing can really beat the traditional wire basket because they can be planted in the round.
Basket liners come in a variety of materials - plastic, coir, foam plastic, cardboard and papier mache. But sphagnum moss gives a truly natural look. Manufactured liners have to be punctured for drainage, and slit to allow side planting.
Whatever you decide to use, first line the basket and then about a third fill it with the potting mixture. Plant from the outside all the way round so that the roots of the plants are lying on the compost.
Cover them with a generous layer of compost. Then plant the second tier and continue to within a couple of inches of the top and plant up the surface. As the plants develop, they will create a ball of foliage and flowers.
To get a lovely cascading effect, plant the sides of the hanging baskets with Ivy-leafed Geranium, Lobelia, Diascia or the new trailing Petunias.
Fuchsias, or the compact dwarf Zonal Geraniums, are perfect for the surface of the basket.
Window boxes are simply small, narrow borders and can put on a year-round display with Winter Pansies, Crocus, Snowdrops, Narcissi, Scillas, dwarf Tulips and Primroses in the spring, followed by half -hardy annuals in the summer.
Trailing Fuchsias like Red Spider and Pink Marshmallow look wonderful tumbling over the side of the box.
Dwarf conifers, variegated ivy and low-growing Hebes can be used for permanent planting.
The most exciting challenge comes at ground level. There is a very wide choice of pots now available, some quite cheap, others pretty expensive, but barring accidents good terracotta pots, and they really are the best, will last for years, but make sure you buy those guaranteed to be frost- proof or they will crack and flake.
When you are starting a potted garden begin by buying the largest pot you can afford. It will become the centre piece.
After that buy pots of different sizes and shapes which will give you the scope for making interesting arrangements. The thing to avoid is buying pots of all the same size. However well you plant them, they will look flat and uninteresting.
Make permanent plantings in large pots, using Camellias, Rhododendrons, Mexican Orange Blossom (Choisya ternata) and roses - particularly the new English Roses which have all the charm of old-fashioned roses but are repeat flowering. Miniature and Patio roses do well in small pots.
New Zealand Flax (Phormium), particularly those with beautifully- coloured and variegated leaves, Yuccas, Fatsia and Fatshedera, create a sculptured look.
The Blue African Lily (Agapanthus), colourful hybrid Asiatic lilies, and the magnificent species lilies like Lilium regale, L. auratum and L. speciosum, and Angel's Trumpets (Brugmansia) bring a glamorous opulence to the display.
As with the window boxes, bulbs will give an early splash of colour before being replaced with annuals.
Once the shape of the potted garden has been established with the permanent planting, pools and swirls of colour are created with clusters of small pots crammed with the bright shades of Monkey Masks (Mimulus), Busy Lizzies (Impatiens), Alpine Campanulas, bedding Dahlias, Swan River Daisies (Brachycome oberidifolia), icy cool pools of white Allysum, and miniature volcanoes of the bushy Nasturtiums. The list is almost endless.
Softer colours come from two well-behaved Bindweeds (Convolvulus mauritanicus and C. cneorum), and a particularly lovely Onion (Allium karataviense).
You can, of course, use containers to grow climbers such as Morning Glory (Ipomea), Canary Creeper (Tropaeolum peragrinum), Wisteria, Passion Flower and many others.
Don't dismiss the idea of growing herbs, tomatoes, strawberries, French beans, and even carrots and beetroot in pots. Troughs and stone sinks are perfect for Alpine rock garden plants, and ornamental urns are elegant.
Even if you only have a patio or a small paved area it doesn't mean you can't have a water feature.
Wooden half-barrels lined with plastic or Butyl pond liner are perfect for growing Water Lilies, or the exotic Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes). They both float and because they come from hot climates are treated as half-hardy annuals.
TAKE A TIP
Always thoroughly scrub and clean containers with hot water and Jeyes Fluid before planting.
Never use last year's potting compost or the
contents of old grow bags.
Make sure all containers are free-draining.
Water daily. Once potting compost dries out it is very difficult to get moist again.
Feed with liquid fertiliser at least every 10 days.
Make certain that window boxes and hanging baskets are securely attached to walls and posts.
If plants have rootballs too large to push through the side of a hanging basket, wrap the top growth in a twist of newspaper and push through from the inside.
Cover the surface of pots and containers with pea beach gravel to reduce evaporation and
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This paper discusses mathematical models of the heat transfer process of a viscous incompressible fluid. Optimal control methods are used to solve the problem of optimal modeling. Questions of linearization of the Navier - Stokes equation are considered. The optimal modes (optimal functional dependencies) of the pump and heating device are found depending on the fluid flow rate.
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Ark. Sheriff Dies In Flooding
May 31, 2013
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Scott County (Ark.) Sheriff Cody Carpenter died Friday in Western Arkansas flooding and a wildlife officer who had accompanied him was still listed as missing.
Sheriff Carpenter and the officer were on a boat checking on a home in the Y City area after the Fourche La Fave River rose sharply. The sheriff's office responded to widespread flooding in the county and performed many water rescues.
Gov. Mike Beebe has authorized the dispatch of an Arkansas National Guard helicopter to assist with search operations in Scott County, reports the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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Cardinal helps celebrate milestone anniversary
April 18, 2019
A native son who now is a cardinal and Archbishop George J. Lucas helped Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Omaha celebrate its 100th anniversary.
Parishioners, former classmates, friends, members of his own family and others joined Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, now archbishop of Chicago, for a June 29 Mass at the church.
The Mass, on the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul, capped several days of celebrations, including a June 25 Mass with Archbishop Lucas.
In his homily, Cardinal Cupich, who grew up in the parish, compared the faith and vision of the parish’s founding members to that of the two saints.
"The first thing that comes up very clearly is that Ss. Peter and Paul both experienced a sense of mystery," he said, referring to the Scripture accounts of St. Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus and St. Peter’s release from prison by an angel.
"Both men cultivated and had a sense that life is more than just what we can see," Cardinal Cupich said. Those who helped found the parish also had a sense of what could be possible, he said. "They knew that if they did their part, God would do the rest."
Mary Alice Kubovy, whose 100-year-old mother, Alice Kruntorad Kubovy, participated in the presentation of gifts at the offertory, said she enjoyed the Mass. "What an honor it is to have a cardinal from our parish here to celebrate with the Ss. Peter and Paul community," she said.
Among those attending were Tom Hastings of St. Patrick Parish in Gretna and Colorado resident Mike Reddy, former classmates of Cardinal Cupich at then-St. John Vianney Seminary near Elkhorn. "It was a beautiful ceremony," Reddy said.
In addition to the two Masses, the parish’s anniversary celebrations, "Celebrating the Past, Welcoming the Future," included a trolley tour of historic sights and several ethnic murals, and a family night, dinner and dance June 24. A luncheon and dedication of a Croatian mural on a wall of a nearby social hall were held after the June 25 Mass, and people stayed after the June 29 Mass for a concert of instrumental and vocal music by parishioners and an ice cream social.
"It’s a good community to be a part of," said April Micklonis, a parishioner and home and school president for Ss. Peter and Paul School. "It was a nice Mass, and it was so neat to hear how Cardinal Cupich remembers things."
In his homily, Cardinal Cupich encouraged the congregation. "As we celebrate this 100-year anniversary, let’s praise God and thank the people who have done so much to build this community and make it what it is today, and leave here with a new sense of purpose … and a greater sense of solidarity and community," he said.

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Leading infrastructure and construction major, Hindustan Construction Company’s (HCC) Lavasa project is finally back on track. Lavasa is a 12,500 acres hill city near Pune being developed by HCC's subsidiary Lavasa Corporation.
HCC's ambitious hill city project Lavasa ran into trouble after the Ministry of Environment and Forests stalled construction at the site for violation of environmental laws. After a long battle between the company and the environment ministry, the latter gave a conditional clearance to the $31 billion project in late 2011.
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“Stephen Fanderl left the company more than a month ago. Wal- Mart still considers the Russian market to be promising, and its Russian team continues to study opportunities,” spokesman Konstantin Dubinin told Reuters on Tuesday.
The world’s largest retailer hired Fanderl in April last year to explore opportunities in Russia and neighbouring markets.
The company has been linked to multiple potential conquests, although none of them has so far materialised, and Russian business daily Kommersant wrote that Fanderl resigned because of Wal-Mart’s failure to expand into Russia during his tenure.
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Wal-Mart said Fanderl was leaving Wal-Mart “to pursue other interests”.
“We believe that the Russian market offers significant investment opportunities, and our Moscow office and organization will remain in place to continue their work in identifying the appropriate means to enter the market. A successor will be named at a later time,” spokesman Kevin Gardner said.
Fanderl could not be reached for comment. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova and Nicole Maestri; editing by Simon Jessop)
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at the right angles, very high cloud can magnify the vit d making rays of the sun to give good vit d at times more away from solar noon.
don't get cold sunbathing cause the immune supression will lay you open to a virus
its better to cover up in the weaker sun hours cause those rays destroy vit d in the skin
if you have an immune deficency then doing this may not be an option cause cancer is a failure of the immune system
yeah it took me a long time to work this out
skin vitamin d and oral vitamin d is a steriodal hormone and very complex in effect like vitamin d promotes a pathway making peptides which are anti-bacterial
but the short term effect of skin and oral vitmain d is amazingly immunosupressive especially from a virus point of view, though skin vit d is much more severe in this, than oral vitamin d
i think SAD has a lot to do with low vit d levels, vit d seems to only last about a month or several weeks really from when the last levels were reasonable. after a month of no vit d you can be really cacking it.
when you put the sunscreen on it blocks the vit d rays and only lets those rays through which destroy the vit d in the skin
titanium and zinc oxide, a small portion of which are nanoparticles, are used in sunscreens and god knows what is used in cosmetics as they don't list ingredients, but there could be nanoparticles !
metal based nanoparticles seem to migrate anywhere in the body, including the brain and liver !
also the uv in the sun converts some of the chemicals in the sunscreen to toxins which are absorbed
zinc oxide generates free radicals when exposed to uva increasing the skin cancer risk !
i have tried zinc oxide on my nose occasionally as a sunscreen, but never liked it and this may be the reason why !
benzophrene (used in some sunscreens) has hypothyroid and endometrial propensities !
it is better to get some intense sun exposure (without going pink at all) then cover up with clothing
vitamin d being destroyed by low height sun or sun filtered through sunscreens (uvb selectively filtered out, but oxidising uva and violet/blue permitted) is a big issue
high cirrus cloud can sometimes act like a lenses really help the vit d rays and extend the useful sun time to several hours outside solar noon
cumulus dependening on thier position can act like reflectors funneling the uvb rays as well
if the clouds are right they can give an extra 25% of uvb intensity compared to a clear blue sky
of course if they are wrong they snuff it all the way down to zero, and atmospheric moisture is also very absorbing of uvb , like up north in the australian wet season
depending where you are there is not much vitamin d rays in summer either, like north of chicago
the angle of the sun above the horizon really wants to be above 70 degrees to get a decent degree of vitamin d rays and the stratospheric ozone wants to be below about 325 dobson
my view is that the synthetic vitamin d's in supplements and put in foods as an additive are malign molecules, either the shape's not quite right or there's too many toxisterols in as well
so i built a vitamin d lamp with a broad band uvb fluorescent tube and it seems to work well enough, though you have to watch out for darkening moles
failing that if you go to a booth, ergoline range pay more attention to adequate uvb than most brands
watch out for possible herpes infection in salons, the uvb awakens the dormant virus
just remember you want to minimise tanning because melanin (the brown colour in skin) absorbs uvb and doesn't make vitamin d
the sun/ultra violet will destroy vitamin a in the skin and also depletes vitamin a in the eyes so supplementation is needed
so unless you supplement vitamin a /carotenes you will get hit with the double whammy of immune supression from the ultraviolet and vitamin d and and also the vitamin a will be below par and that will depress immune response
sunglasses can considerably reduce the depletion of vitamin a in the eyes, though a bit perhaps at the risk of upsetting the body clock
but depletion of vitamin a on the retina can be significant
so doesn't have to be converted via the liver or kidneys
so my lamp and the right sun give vit d/calcitriol direct, no wonder they have such a pronounced immediate growth effect on body muscle
297nm gives 18 times the calcitriol compared to 310nm
Novel Pathway for Hormonally Active Calcitriol
Bodo Lehmann, Peter Knuschke, Michael Meurer
Department of Dermatology, Carl Gustav Carus Medical School, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
Calcitriol [1,25(OH)2D3], the hormonally active form of vitamin D3 (D3) is produced in both renal and extrarenal tissues. Our findings demonstrate that physiological doses of UVB radiation at 300 nm induce the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) via preD3 and D3 into calcitriol in the pmol range in epidermal keratinocytes. The hydroxylation of photosynthesized D3 to calcitriol is strongly suppressed by ketoconazole, a known inhibitor of cytochrome P450 mixed function oxidases. The UVB-induced formation of calcitriol in human skin is demonstrable in vivo by the microdialysis technique. These results suggest that human skin is an autonomous source of hormonally active calcitriol.
“ Controversy continues both as to which wavelengths of sunlight cause melanoma and the mechanisms by which these different wavelengths act. Direct absorption of UVB by DNA is central in albino animal models, but melanin-pigmented models have shown major contributions by wavelengths longer than UVB that are thought to be mediated by photosensitized oxidant production. The only model for which the action spectrum of melanoma causation is known is a genetically melanoma-susceptible specific cross of Xiphophorus fish. We used electron paramagnetic resonance to quantitatively detect the UV induction of reactive melanin radicals in situ in the melanin-containing cells in the skin of this model and derived the action spectrum for melanin-photosensitized oxidant production. This action spectrum was identical to that for melanoma induction. These results confirm the hypothesis that melanin-photosensitized radical production is the major causative step of melanoma in this model and demonstrate that the wavelengths and mechanisms of melanoma causation in different models are dependent on the presence of melanin. This approach should be applicable to humans, thus providing an accurate surrogate for melanoma induction for prevention studies ”
they are saying 404nm to 436nm also as significant and right up to 537nm (green)
public health advice on being in the sun is probably the single biggest contributor to the increasing melanoma rate since by being out in the sun away from solar noon, the amount of uva to uvb is increased
the other big contributor was the fda mandating very low uvb in tanning booth lamps which they discreetly relaxed about 2004, very sensible of them given the burgoning melanoma rate from their dictates
uvc and uvb cleave/damage dna (uvc can form dna dimers as well i think) while uva photo-oxidises dna within the melanocytes !
interestingly uvb and uva have independent pathways for causing melanoma, the uva pathway involving melanin !
99% absorption uvb and 95% absorption uva within 300 microns or one third of a millimeter
it has a broadband uvb flourescent tube and doesn't put out much uva so it doesn't tan
the advantage of this is that you get much more conversion of the uvb into vitamin d since a tan absorbs the uvb without getting converted to vitamin d
also the latest research is showing that uva is as significant or more significant than uvb in causing melanoma , so imo its a safer way to get skin d than most sun lamps and tanning booths
in fact it can remove a tan and destroy most coloured moles, but the tan comes back with sun exposure
this is where it gets tricky, a small proportion of the moles go darker and those are the one i remove with lugols or a combination of freezing with wartner and lugols
back to or go to (to the BCD index)
these moles that go darker do so because they are more cancerous, that is, they are making melanin at a faster rate than the lamp is destroying the melanin so may be a way of selecting out the moles that are more likely to be a problem in later life

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The visitor effect in zoo-housed apes: the variable effect on behaviour of visitor number and noise
Keywords:apes, behaviour, visitor effect, welfare
Human visitors have the potential to impact heavily upon the welfare of zoo-housed animals, and the study of the effect has become an established research area in the modern zoo. This effect can be caused not just through the presence of visitors, but also through their behaviour. This study sought to test the hypothesis that visitor number and the associated noise level significantly affected the behaviour of three zoo-housed primate species. This was studied through behavioural observations and measurements of visitor numbers and noise levels around enclosures, as primate species are particularly sensitive to large, noisy crowds of zoo visitors. Changes in behaviour relating to visitor number and noise levels were investigated on a species and individual level. Noise levels had a significant positive relationship with visitor number, and both factors had significant positive and negative effects on stereotypic, locomotory, inactive and feeding behaviours on an individual and species level. However, levels of individuals sitting with their back to the window was unaffected by visitor number or noise. Individual and species differences were seen in reactions to the visiting public, emphasising the complex nature of the study of the visitor effect. The increase in stereotyping and clinging behaviours, and decrease in inactivity suggest a potential negative influence on the welfare of these primates. The mixed results reinforce the notion that the visitor effect is moderated and influenced by many factors, such as husbandry and personality. The current study highlights the need for off show areas for captive primates, and the importance of considering individual differences when attempting mitigation of unwanted behaviours.
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“This is definitely a great day for the college,” Enterprise State Community College President Matt Rodgers said to an audience of students, instructors and government officials waiting for the news that Gov. Kay Ivey came to Ozark Jan. 19 to bring.
Ivey announced that the Alabama Aviation College, a unit of ESCC, has received a $2.5 million grant. The funds are part of the Alabama Capital Improvement Trust Fund, which awards funds for projects that promote economic development.
The Alabama Aviation College is the only aviation maintenance program in the state. Certifications and degree programs offered at Alabama Aviation College include airframe technology, Aviation Composite Materials, Aviation Maintenance Foundations, avionics technology, general aviation technology and power plant technology.
The Ozark campus is one of three Alabama Aviation College locations. There are also AAC campuses in Albertville and Andalusia.
“The dedication of our students is undoubtedly making a mark on the aviation industry,” Rodgers said. “We have some of the best and brightest students walking through our halls.”
The Alabama Aviation College has experienced consistent growth over the last several years, including increasing enrollment by nearly 100 students this semester, Rodgers said.
The grant funds will be used to renovate campus infrastructure to expand the college’s Advanced Composite Training Program and to prepare the campus for future program expansions.
“I am proud to award this $2.5 million grant to the Alabama Aviation College and provide funding for lab space for the new Advanced Composite Materials program,” Ivey said. “While this grant is for the aviation program, the infrastructure updates it provides will also help to ensure the Ozark campus of Enterprise State Community College is ready to meet all the workforce needs of local business and industry.”
The first phase of the renovation project is slated to begin in the summer of 2018 and all work is expected to be completed in 2019.
Ozark Mayor Bob Bunting told the audience that he had been “deeply concerned about the direction our aviation college had taken,” and said he had expressed that concern to Jimmy Baker, chancellor of the Alabama Community College System.
“We had a great meeting,” Bunting said. “He had the same concerns and he assured me that the aviation college would be making a positive turn.
“We have met several times since,” Bunting said. “I stand here today knowing that this great institution is moving to the top of the mountain.”
Bunting had high praise for Rodgers, who was named president of ESCC four months ago. “He is a great college president,’ Bunting said. “We are beginning to turn the corner.”
“We appreciate Governor Ivey supporting our efforts to provide a first-class educational setting for the students in our service area,” Rodgers said. “These improvements will allow us to enhance existing programs and work closely with local and state industry leaders to meet the demands of our ever-changing workforce.”
Baker agreed. “I’m proud that Governor Ivey recognizes the great work being done across Alabama’s community colleges to train our state’s workforce for high-demand, high-wage jobs,” he said. “The improvements at the Ozark campus will have an immediate positive impact on the students we serve and will also take large strides towards ensuring the campus is meeting the needs of business and industry in the Ozark community.”
“This is only the beginning,” Rodgers added. “Great days are ahead for the college and the communities we serve.”


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Item for Sale:
For Sale: JD6620 Combine, IH82 Combine, IH4000 Windrower
-John Deere 6620 diesel combine (1983 model, 3919 hrs). Front tires 30.5L-32, rear tires 14.9-24, good tread all around; posi-torq drive; straw chopper; 4-belt White pick-up header w/ hydraulic speed control. $11,000.
-IH 82 PTO combine w/ pick-up header. $1,000.
-IH4000 self-propelled windrower (swather) w/ 12' draper header. 4-cylinder gasoline engine, hydrostatic drive; useful for windrowing grain or hay (no conditioning rollers). $4,500.
All machines harvested a few acres of buckwheat the last two years and are ready to work.
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Ditto on the previous post.
Just want to mention one other thing. While your tank is cycling, the only way to remove ammonia and nitrites is to do frequent water changes. Buy yourself a kit that tests for these chemicals and change as much water as necessary to keep levels low. Remember, ANY amount of ammonia in your tank is harmful to fish. It won't be possible to keep ammonia at zero until your tank is cycled, but meanwhile, aim for .25.

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Full Crate dropped his new single “Deeper” featuring additional vocals by Naomi Sharon. Driven by a smooth 2Step beat, the song is laid-back and at the same time it makes you wanna move. Full Crate continues his soulful sound but compared to previous releases such as “The River” or “B There”, this joint right here will also work out in a club.
Half of the music video shows Full Crate celebrating with friends, including his buddy Jarreau Vandal. The other half plays in a class room, where the Dutch producer and Naomi are digging deeper, trying to find their meaning.
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My newest painting Peta Olowan (Fire Song) is finally complete.
I originally sketched this out about five years ago and was hesitant to get started on him as the style is a bit different than what I normally paint. I have also never taken so long to physically paint one piece due to a number of interruptions, but he is finally ready to find a new home to reside in.
Largely inspired by the style of the late artist Antowine Warrior (1941-2019, Sac and Fox), this one has actually been in process for a number of years. Fire Song is a warrior shown in first contact northern plains style dress and war paint. Wearing a headdress typical of the time it contains golden eagle tail feathers notched and decorated to show various specific war honors. It also contains striped red tailed hawk wing feathers and a split raven “Scout” feather.
The headdress also features a number of barn owl feathers not uncommon to the time period. While many southern tribes view the owl as a bad omen, northern tribes used large amounts of owl feathers in their headdress as they were connected to success in battle. An ermine skin hangs from the headdress that is secured to his head by a thin band decorated with porcupine quill work.Three miniature arrows are also attached to the back of the headdress to show the number of people killed using a bow.
He is shown wearing brass “ear bob” earrings as well as large muscle shell disc earrings, and has typical neck tattoos along with brass beads and dentillium shells in his hair.

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By Tawny Tesconi, executive director, Sonoma County Farm Bureau
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it hardship and tragedy. As a community, we are adapting to a new normal that includes social distancing and the shuttering of local businesses and restaurants. We are gathering at home for meals more often. Thankfully, in Sonoma County, we have a diverse, safe and abundant local food supply that residents can rely on even while so much of the economy is shut down.
Daily, farmers and ranchers are producing crops, but how do these products become food for your family? Many crops need to be processed before they can be consumed. Processing facilities provide the necessary link between the producer and the consumer, and local processing facilities are crucial to a consistent food supply and to food security.
To sell meat and other processed products, farmers need access to appropriately scaled processing facilities with the technology and food safety protocols needed to prepare products safely, consistently and to customer specifications. We are fortunate to have three milk processing facilities in our county that provide meal-ready dairy products. But for other agricultural products, we aren’t so fortunate.
Many local farmers and ranchers drive multiple hours to reach the nearest U.S. Department of Agriculture- approved facility to get their protein crops processed.
Because of our value-added, grass-fed, free-range production model in Northern California, these producers may only have a few head of livestock or poultry to harvest in one week. This equates to high transportation costs, lost production hours and escalated opportunity costs for farmers.
More importantly, it’s a weak link in our food chain armor. Residents who value locally grown food are held hostage to distant processing facilities that may not always be available or willing to customize processing for Sonoma County consumers.
Sonoma County farmers want to supply fresh food to their neighbors, but without a reliable food chain, specifically processing, there are no guarantees. The more steps there are between you and your food’s source, the more chances there are for a breakdown in the chain.
Aren’t we seeing it now with the COVID-19 pandemic? Food grown in distant locations has the potential for safety issues at harvesting, washing, shipping and distribution. Now, more than ever, our community is recognizing and appreciating a stable, local food supply as one of our greatest assets and sources of resiliency.
All of us who embrace our local agriculture industry need to stand behind efforts to enhance processing facilities in our county.
Although the current crisis has elevated concern for the availability of animal products, we need to recognize that a concerted effort to support fruit and vegetable processing facilities regionally also is needed.
For several crops, we have processing facilities that have been working for us for generations, but as regulations change and these plants age, costly improvements need to be made. We cannot allow zoning requirements, NIMBYism or inflated development costs to stand in the way of our basic need to have food available for our families.
Work to provide processing options for our local farmers has been ongoing for many months prior to this pandemic. However, with escalated concerns brought on by the crisis, in the coming months you will see government, business groups, farmers and ranchers working together to fix this Achilles’ heel in our food chain. Everyone in Northern California must support this effort for the future of agriculture and the well-being of our families.


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Urticaria or Hives is a common skin condition. This condition is characterized by one or many weals of reddened, raised, and itching skin. n acute (short-lived) hives, the weals may come and go for a few days or weeks. But when the condition persists for more than six weeks, it is known as chronic hives.
Possible Causes of hives
In most cases, the cause of hives is unknown. Some factors are known to cause hives to include:
- Bacterial, viral, or parasitic infections
- Bee and wasp stings
- Certain underlying conditions – such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rubella, and hepatitis
- Cold temperatures
- Contact with plants or animals
- Emotional stress
- Exercise and sweating
- Food additives
- Medication (antibiotics, aspirin, and codeine)
Allen A56 Urticaria Drop is a homeopathic remedy that provides help in Urticaria. A56 Urticaria Drops are indicated for urticaria, a rash of the round, red weals on the skin which itch intensely, sometimes with dangerous swelling, caused by an allergic reaction.
Each 5ml contains:
- Urtica urens Q 2.50 ml.
- Apis mellifica 3x 1.50 ml.
- Chloralum 3x 0.75 ml.
- In Aqua Destillata.
Urtica Urens: Urticaria. Itching blotches with central white spot and red areola with burning and stinging pains.
Apis mellifica: Sudden puffing up of the whole body, swelling like bites of the honey bee.
Stinging and burning pains.
Chloralum: It has red eruptions like measles with intense itching and sleeplessness.
Indications of A56 Urticaria Drop
Rash of round, red weals on the skin which itch intensely, sometimes with dangerous swelling, caused by an allergic reaction, typically to specific foods.
Benefits of A56 Urticaria Drop
- It is a homeopathic remedy that provides relief from intense and intolerable itching on the skin
- It helps in stinging pain, puffing and swelling.
- It is also useful in treating red eruptions like measles with intense itching and sleeplessness.
Directions for Use
8 to 10 drops in half cup of water, 3 times in a day before meals or as directed by the physician
- Read the label carefully before use.
- Do not exceed the recommended dose.
- Keep out of the reach of children.

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Color lithograph of the Tombs of the Kings in Jerusalem. After a lithograph by Louis Haghe from a drawing by David Roberts. From The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, Volume 1, published London: Lithographed, printed and published by Day & Son.
Black-and-white steel engraving of the Tombs of the Kings in Jerusalem. From The city of the Great King; or, Jerusalem as it was, as it is, and as it is to be by James Turner Barclay, published Philadelphia: Challen.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the Tomb of Absalom, Tomb of Benei Hezir, and Tomb of Zechariah in the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Kidron Valley) in Jerusalem. From A dictionary of the Bible : comprising its antiquities, biography, geography, natural history and literature... by William Smith, published Philadelphia: Porter and Coates.
Hand-colored aquatint of the Tombs of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem. After a drawing by Luigi Mayer. From Views in Palestine, from the original drawings of Luigi Mayer / Vues en Palestine, d'après les dessins originaux de Luigi Mayer, published London: R. Bowyer, 1804.
Black-and-white steel engraving of the Tomb of Absalom and Tomb of Zechariah in the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Kidron Valley) in Jerusalem. Engraving after a drawing by Louis François Cassas. From Palestine : description géographique, historique, et archéologique by Salomon Munk, published Paris: Firmin Didot frères.
Black-and-white wood engraving of the Tomb of Benei Hezir and Tomb of Zechariah in the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Kidron Valley) in Jerusalem. From Palästina in bild und wort : Nebst der Sinaihalbinsel und dem lande Gosen by Georg Ebers, published Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt.

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The CharlestonLocal Sports & Gaming Tavern
The Charleston is an Iconic Las Vegas Tavern that sits on the Other Side of the Tracks from the Arts District and Fremont Street Experience. If its culture and art you’re looking for or the gritty downtown scene, this Las Vegas classic will give you the best of both worlds. This 15 machine gaming tavern also features a Shuffle Board Table and Jukebox for added amusement, multiple Art Displays featuring unique local artists. For our sports fans, we are playing all of your Las Vegas home team sporting events, and all televised games so you will never miss the action. Our beverage menu has a large selection of draft and beers with domestic, import and craft options. An exciting cocktail menu that will excite and leave your taste buds wanting one more sip. Come down to the official Downtown Las Vegas, Tavern.
Charleston Boulevard: Life Beyond the Las Vegas Strip
In this episode of Streets by Vice we head to Las Vegas, Nevada and delve into life beyond The Strip by way of Charleston Boulevard, the city’s longest street running east to west. Charleston Boulevard spans the length of the city’s surprising and unique history. In the suburbs on the east end of Charleston you might come across a few Mormons, who were some of the first people to settle in Vegas. On the west end of Charleston you will find relics of the casinos established by the Chicago Outfit, aka the infamous Italian mob. Without the influence of these groups some say Las Vegas would look more like a truck stop than the glittering city it is today. While Vegas is widely known for The Strip’s extravagant parties and countless pleasures, there’s a culture and community growing off of the Strip for the locals who call this desert oasis their home. In the downtown area of Charleston Blvd a wave of entrepreneurs are establishing new businesses, providing jobs, and generating more activities and attractions for the local community. This kind of progressive development is drawing more people to lay down roots in the city, and is changing the popular mindset of Las Vegas as just a place to “get away.”
The 5th Ave Pub
The 5th Ave Pub was owned and operated by Barry L. for nearly thirty years. Barry sold the three taxi cab medallions he owned in New York, NY. He had saved up money as a photographer in his early years to purchase these medallions, now he was cashing it all in on a bet in Las Vegas. Barry purchased what was the 5Th Street Pub in the early 1990s, the 5th Street Pub had been in operations since 1951. The old location was demolished and now is the Walgreens on Las Vegas, Blvd and Charleston. Barry moved the Pub and the Licensing to its current location at 906 S. 6th street. The building that was originally a cash vault used by casinos for storage of cash and gaming chips.
The 5th Ave Pub was a No Frills, No Flashing Lights, No Goth Teens or Hipsters bar. To say it was a dark and shady place would be an understatement. This Very sketchy Dive bar was frequented by streetwalkers and toothless bitches. If 5 cent video poker, picking up hookers, scoring crack and getting stabbed are on your fuck it list then this was your spot. It was a nice reprieve from the pretentiousness of what has become our standard.


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Inside the restless underground sphere, far from conventional and edicted ways, fanzine is often chosen as a way to express oneself. For some independent and/or alternative comic writers, being and working in the margin is not a plan B but a real choice. This outsider status is sometimes a chance to investigate their own creative area and there, fanzine becomes not only a way but THE way to do it.
This is where we find Yvan Guillo, questioning, for 25 years, the limits of his own field.
Seeing his self-produced fanzines appeared in the 90’s and the many well-defined work he did since, we could be tempted to qualify his behavior as typical underground author.
But, around 2010, his strong will and interest in comics as a full artistic (codified) language, made the difference. Creating a new project, the author was far from thinking the huge scope it would have. We can find the origins of his narrative explorations through the diversity of his inspirations. Not only comics of course but poetry, radio, abstraction and surrealism, which can explain his interest for inter-iconic gaps and non-linear narrative experiences.
Using mainstream comics (mostly from the 50’s) as a material, Yvan Guillo/Samplerman generates a new hypnotic, fascinating, vibrant, experimental dimension. Patterns, cut-ups, iterations, blasting before your eyes, making you wonder about what «reality» means. The way he pushes the boundaries of narration is like an earthquake transcending, mutating comic art. More than a pictorial world you could and would easily get lost into, his avant-gardist work is a real sensorial experience.
Online : samplerman.tumblr.com
- Ocmics (2018, auto-édition)
- EIIDIDIIE (2017, auto-édition)
- Bad Ball (2017, Kuš!)
- Prurit IV (la méga nique du je) (collectif ; 2017, Factotum)
- Gorgonzola 22 (collectif ; 2017, L’Égouttoir)
- Gouffre (collectif ; 2017, Revue Lagon)
- Miscomocs Comics (2017, Le Dernier Cri)
- Fearless Colors (2016, Kuš! / Ediciones Valientes / MMMNNNRRRG)
- Street Fights Comics (2016, auto-édition)
- Samplerman (2015, Brain Dead and SHQ)

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TYPE: Gila Polychrome
DATE: A.D. 1300 to 1450 (Neuzil & Lyons 2005;34)
COMMON FORMS: Bowls, jars.
COMMON BACKGROUND COLORS: Bowl exteriors slipped red (sometimes the upper outside portion is slipped white), interiors slipped white (rare examples may have a small to medium circular area in the center bottom slipped red). Jar bodies slipped white, bottoms slipped red.
BOWL DESIGN PLACEMENT: Commonly interiors, sometimes exteriors or both interiors and exteriors.
TYPICAL COLOR SCHEME: Black-on-White designs with red slip on jar bottoms and bowl exteriors. Rarely, jars may have a red slipped top. Occasionally a bowl will have a small to medium red slipped portion in the center bottom creating a "sun" design. Rare variants may have white and/or black secondary designs painted on red exteriors.
COMMON DESIGNS: Some designs have balanced designs of broadlines and hatching that resemble the Pinedale style of White Mountain Redware, others have bold designs with no hatching. Most Gila Polychrome designs have thick "life-lines" often with a "spirit break". On bowls the "life-line" is usually immediately under the rim. Designs often go to a thin framing line below the "life-line". Occasionally, Gila designs do not have "life-lines". Gila designs often cover the entire bowl, but many can have open circular or square spaces in the bottom. Large solids (often with "bullseyes") are diagnostic.
KEY DIFFERENCES: Gila designs most often have "Spirit-lines" or "life-lines" at the tops of bowls, hatching spaced wider and usually not as fine as in Pinto designs. Some Gila designs have no hatching.
1N Salado Gila Polychrome Bowl (without a "spirit line").
The shape of the bowl with its recurved rim suggest that it dates A.D. 1350 to 1450.
2N Salado Gila Polychrome Bowl with huge solids in the design.
Approximate Dimensions: 10 3/4' by 5 3/8"
3Y Salado Gila Polychrome Bowl with Exterior Design.
Approximate Dimensions: 7 3/8" by 3 1/2"
4Y Salado Gila Polychrome Bowl with Exterior Design.
Approximate Dimenions: 3 7/8 " by 6 7/8 "
5N Salado Gila Polychrome Olla.
6N Salado Gila Polychrome Olla, with a thick or broadline design in a band, between thin framing lines. It also has the thick "life-line" at the top.
7N Salado Gila Polychrome Vase
8N Salado Gila Polychrome Vase
9Y Salado Gila Polychrome pitcher. Pitchers are relatively rare, this
one exhibits a possible wolf head, or submissive dog head handle.
10N Salado Gila Polychrome handled cup, with a bold Gila design with no "life-line".
11Y Salado Gila Polychrome Bird Effigy Vessel
12N Salado Gila Polychrome Mug
13N Salado Gila Polychrome Oval Bowl
14N Salado Gila Polychrome Oval Bowl
Approximate Dimensions: 7 1/4" by 5 7/8" by 3 1/4"
15Y Salado Gila Polychrome Bowl (Northern Variety)
Approximate Dimensions: 10" by 4 1/4"
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Pure Protein Bars, High Protein, Nutritious Snacks to Support Energy, Low Sugar, Gluten Free, Variety Pack, 1.76oz, 18 Pack is now available at Amazon.com for just $(REG $40.23) (As of 29 May 2019, 9:52 PST – Details) with $23.95 (60%) Savings.
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Wealth Strategies Journal: Here’s part two of the exciting, can’t catch your breath topic, how to operate your trusts. Many folks seem to think if they’ve signed a trust they’ve done the deed, but as the Carpenter’s song goes: “We’ve only just begun.” Just like a good golf swing, follow through is essential to achieve any of your personal, tax, legal or other objectives. The second part of this article highlights a few of the myriad of matters to address. If you don’t heed the follow up warning, you’ll be relying on the line from the Carpenter’s song: “A kiss for luck and you’re on your way,” when the IRS or a claimant come’s a’knockin. Your estate planner will be singing the Buddy Holly words back at ya: “Don’t come back knockin’ at my offices’ closed door.”
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REMINDER: Republicans Want to Cut Social Security and Health Care
September 23, 2022
Republicans just can’t help but keep coming and saying they want to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block.
Time and again, Republicans have seized the “third rail” of politics and publicly expressed their plans to end Social Security and Medicare as we know it.
POLITICO: “For two decades, campaign after campaign, Republican politicians have floated the idea of privatizing government rights programs, including Social Security and Medicare.”
Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail are publicly announcing their plans to jeopardize or diminish these critical benefits and abandon the American people.
POLITICO: “Don Bolduc, New Hampshire GOP Senate nominee … advocated privatization of Medicare during a city hall campaign in early August … New Hampshire’s 307,000 Medicare recipients made up about a quarter of the state’s population in 2020 , according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, while the total number of Social Security recipients in the state last year was 321,000.”
NBC News: “During major Senate and House races across the country, GOP candidates have called for long-term cuts in Social Security spending…”
Washington Post: “Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has suggested that Social Security and Medicare be eliminated as federal entitlement programs… Johnson suggested converting Social Security and Medicare into programs whose budgets are allocated annually by Congress.”
Extreme Republicans Don’t Get the Message – The American People overwhelming Social Security and Medicare support. And while millions of Americans rely on these benefits, Republicans are on a mission to take them away.
POLITICS: “[Social Security and Medicare] are hugely popular with voters, who plan their retirement around those benefits… Yet the idea hasn’t completely left the GOP ecosystem, despite the idea’s unpopularity.”
NBC News: “The Republican Study Committee, a large group of House conservatives, proposed a budget in June that would incrementally raise the retirement age to collect Social Security, based on changing lifespans and lower benefits…”
One thing is clear: Republicans have such tremendous contact with the American people that they will continue to try to lower Social Security and Medicare — even after the American people have said “no” to them for decades.

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Cautivas R&D - Week I: ’Impostor syndrome or what the f**k?’
By Anna Cabré-Verdiell Bosch
Week I was a hard one, for various reasons but mainly because what had been theorised and planned over several months, now had to happen. It had to become a real, palpable thing; assembling the skeleton of a dance theatre piece from scratch suddenly felt like drowning.
The first day of Week I was fun though. We dedicated the day to research clowning techniques with James Lewis-Knight, and so the weight of leadership was sort of off our shoulders; an easy, joyful beginning.
As the week went by, the amount of research that we had put together for pretty much a year before getting into the studio, became a load of pressure on my shoulders. Everyday I would wake up energetic and enthusiastic, ready to discover the face of our yet to be born baby, but as the day went on I would feel increasingly paralysed, unable to translate thoughts into movement. A persistent headache was also tormenting me that week. Like the whole of Leeds City centre, my head was being pierced then filled up with cement, getting heavier, thicker, ergo slower. Thank God, the CA of ACCA was looking lighter. Charlotte kept pulling the rope and me with it; asking questions, suggesting tasks or dynamics, or a coffee or a break.
By the end of Wednesday, I wasn’t sure anymore whether I deserved to call myself artist or a catfish. Impostor syndrome kicked in big time.
In the mist of drama however, Week I had some very nice and refreshing moments. Most of the mornings started with a ProDanceLeeds class that I had the pleasure to facilitate and that many friendly faces joined. The hot weather coming in through the massive windows of Yorkshire Dance’s studio made us sweat, glow like recently butter-creamed cupcakes. The classes were followed by artists chats; a space to converse with colleagues and fellow artists about the ups and downs of the artist’s live and the perception of the role of artists by society. Within those moments I truly felt at home, surrounded and supported by a team of rowers that, without knowing of it, helped me push the boat out of a sinking situation.
Photo credit: Sophie Thomas, Jacob Edwards, Holly Brennan, George Burton, Mason Jubb, Zoe Letellier and Ems Harries participating of the 'Artists Chats'.


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Earlier last month, GPU manufacturer MediaTek launched its first chipset that gains its power from a multi-core Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing, Helio P60. The first one in the lot to come integrated with the latest chipset was Oppo’s F7 smartphone. The handset made its debut in the Indian market recently.
It appears like Xiaomi is now preparing a smartphone that will carry the Helio P60 SoC for launch in the Indian market as well. According to a recent report, the Helio P60 system-on-chip will feature Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing capabilities. This integration will be the first time that such technology gets featured in a mid-range handset after Oppo F7 smartphone. The price of the upcoming device might vary. There’s a high possibility that Xiaomi might end up pricing the smartphone a little higher.
As noted by My Drivers report, the information first appeared on the Taiwan-based supply chains website which went on to claim that Xiaomi will be launching the Helio P60-powered smartphone in the second quarter of this year. Further speculations suggest that the device would be one of the variants of the Mi 7 flagship model.
Apart from this, the Chinese technology giant is also planning on adopting a 12nm chipset. The latest one is believed to be the Helio P70 chipset. The same handset is expected to release in the second half of this year. After Xiaomi, even Vivo is expected to make use of the Helio P60 chipset in its upcoming smartphone. The move will possibly help MediaTek to improve its Q2 revenue. They are reportedly hoping to exceed $60 billion at least.
As far as the Helio P60 chipset is concerned, it will be built on the 12nm FinFET process. The company promises to deliver 15 percent reduced power consumption through this. Apart from this, an octa-core system-on-chip is also expected to boost up to 2GHz of power. The system makes use of at least four Cortex A73 cores and four Cortex A53 cores.


Rick Estrin leads The Nightcats through a blues romp in Arcadia
By Carl Kozlowski 08/30/2012
Rick Estrin has built a reputation for nearly 35 years as the lead singer and songwriter of the globally popular blues band The Nightcats. Yet it’s only been in the last four years that Estrin has had the chance to really be spotlighted.
That’s because the ace singer/songwriter and harmonica player took over official leadership of The Nightcats only in 2008, after original founder Little Charlie went into semi-retirement. Since then, Estrin has continued the band’s involvement with top blues label Alligator Records and has stepped up the touring schedule — including a spot this Saturday night headlining the Arcadia Blues Club in support of the group’s new CD, “One Wrong Turn.”
“Something in the music just reached out and grabbed me when I was a kid,” says Estrin, who lives in Sacramento. “My sister had some Jimmy Reed records, and she gave me a Ray Charles record, ‘The Genius Sings the Blues,’ when I was 12, and that was it for me.”
Estrin notes that, despite Little Charlie having his name on the band, he himself was the genuine frontman who wrote the songs, sang and played harmonica with the band. The challenge now is his having to learn how to handle the business side of the group, which he laughingly admits has forced him “to grow up and learn sane adult behavior.”
That maturity has also inspired sharper, more socio-politically pointed lyrics on “One Wrong Turn” as well. But it’s the joy of playing a well-run club like the ABC that really keeps Estrin going.
“I can’t really dictate what I write. The song dictates where it goes; I’m not in charge of that,” he explains. “Like a song I wrote about the Occupy movement, I just look around and it don’t seem real fair, so I thought I’d talk about it. I try to personalize it so it doesn’t sound preachy. You’d think it’s one guy talking about himself, but listen closely and it’s a commentary about the way things are going.”
Rick Estrin and The Nightcats play at 8 p.m. Saturday at Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E. Huntington Dr., Arcadia. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Call (626) 447-9349 or visit arcadiabluesclub.com.


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Address: Peschanaja, 24, 222201, Smolevichi, Minsk region, Minsk region, Belarus
Year of foundation: 2014
Distance from the center: 2 km
Distance to airport: 22,6 km
The SmartMit Hotel is one of the best hotels in Smolevichi. Here you can book several types of rooms:
"SmartMit" is a hotel in the Minsk region, which has everything necessary for comfortable living:
If you are looking for accommodation with a good location - pay attention to the hotel "SmartMit". The distance to Minsk is only 38 km., to the ski resort "Silichi" - 26 km. 28 km. - to the ski center "Raubichi". Therefore, when traveling in the Minsk region, you can see the sights of Minsk, and visit the "Belarusian Switzerland".
Coordinates: 54.025657, 28.070179.
By public transport
You can get to the SmartMit hotel either by train, which follows from Minsk in the direction of Borisov or Orsha, or by marching transport: Minibuses Minsk-Zhodino \ Borisov \ Smolnvichi along the M2 highway
For an additional fee, you can order a transfer. & Nbsp;
You can use transfer services
There is no food in the hotel.
For visitors to the hotel for an additional charge is available swimming pool and sauna.
Cancellations are made no later than 24 hours before the stated reservation.

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Israel heads for early election after peace talks break down
Polls suggest hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu will return to power
Israel is heading for an early general election after the collapse of coalition talks - effectively putting the Middle East peace process on hold.
A national vote could signal the return to power of Benjamin Netanyahu, a hardliner who opposes concessions to the Palestinians.
Tzipi Livni, foreign minister and head of the governing Kadima party, had been trying to persuade smaller parties to back her as prime minister.
But she abandoned her efforts yesterday, saying the demands made by factional leaders amounted to 'extortion'.
The centrist leader added: 'I wasn't prepared to sacrifice Israel's economy in order to form a coalition.'
Miss Livni had stepped in last month after corruption allegations forced Ehud Olmert to stand down as premier.
Polls indicate the likely winner of the national poll - expected in February - will be Mr Netanyahu's Right-wing Likud party.
He opposed Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005 and is against ceding sovereignty over any part of East Jerusalem.
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Alibi is a novel you just can't put down
What would you do if an old friend asked you to lie?
Just a little white lie - who would know? One tiny fib is nothing, and it won't hurt anybody.
A little voice in your head says, "Go ahead. Do it."
But something stops you. You know it isn't the last you'll hear of this story.
This time, you've got your friend's back... but it might mean a knife in yours later.
And that's what happened to Daisy Fothergill. One lie is all it took, and in the new book Alibi by Teri Woods, the cover-up made Daisy go undercover.
The break-in was supposed to be quick and simple; the pay-off, thousands of dollars and several pounds of cocaine. It should've been an in-and-out job but when the smoke cleared, three men lay dead on the floor and Nard was holding the last gun. He saw big trouble coming.
Sticks was supposed to have been there, watching the window, but he wasn't so he felt duty-bound to help Nard out.
Nard was a good soldier, and it wouldn't make the boss happy if one of his best runners sat in prison.
Sticks knew a girl who would lie for him, and Nard needed an alibi.
When Sticks offered Daisy two grand to meet with an investigator, she couldn't believe her luck.
Two thousand dollars to say Nard was with her that night?
That was more money than she made dancing at the Honey Dipper.
Unfortunately, it was almost the exact amount needed to bury her mother.
It was back to the Honey Dipper for Daisy.
Detective Tommy Delgado felt sorry for the stripper when he and his partner, Merva Ross, questioned her.
Even though he never frequented places like the Honey Dipper, this Daisy looked familiar.
Ross thought he was getting soft, but Delgado knew this girl was lying and he knew she needed compassion, not jail time.
But one small lie needs an even bigger one to back it up and Daisy took notice of the people who were dying to hide the truth.
So when $47,000 showed up in her dead mother's bank account, she took it to cover her backside, and ran for her life.
I sat down with this book at 8 p.m. on a Monday night.
I was still reading at midnight. Bedtime could wait; I had to know what happened in this fast-paced, can't-stop-reading book.
Alibi is one of those street-smart novels that really gets in your face.
Focusing more on the criminals than on the cops charged with catching them, author Teri Woods builds the story at just the right pace, never letting us know how things are going to end for the one character we've oddly come to care about.
Add in a couple of well-turned plot lines, and you've got a book that will keep you up all night, too.
Pick up a copy of Alibi and hang on to your blankets.
This is one novel you'll want to read in one sitting, cover to cover.
Terri Schlichenmeyer is the author of the Detroit Lakes Newspapers book review column, "The Bookworm Sez."
Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was three years old, and never goes anywhere without a book. She lives in West Salem, Wis., with her two dogs and 9,000 books.

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Before heading out on vacation one of the first things that we do is research good places to eat. Since we have been to Kauai several times over the years, we thought we would share our list of the best food on Kauai. Although we haven’t been able to check out every place on the island, here is a list of places that we have tried and would recommend to our family and friends. So here they are, in no particular order.
Little Fish Coffee – Hanapepe and Poipu
We discovered Little Fish on one of our first trips to Kauai. We had stopped in their original location in Hanapepe to check it out and we were looking for something to drink. Everything on the menu sounded good and looked good so we ordered some coffee and some food. Turns out the coffee was really great and the food memorable. Years later, I still remember that first Monkey Nuts smoothie I had.
Since then, they have opened a second location in Poipu, and, it’s busy! The lineup at the Poipu location can easily be 20 deep at times. They are pretty efficient and the line does move fairly quickly.
If you do make it there, certainly give some of our favorite things a try. These are the Monkey Nuts smoothie, of course, their cinnamon schmear on a bagel, the breakfast bagel and the Pakala bowl. Don’t forget to grab some coffee which is roasted on the Island and a great way to start the day!
The hours at their Poipu location are 6:30 am to 3 pm – be forewarned, there can be lineups at 6:30, it’s that popular. And, the Hanapepe location is open from 7 am to 3 pm.
Java Kai – Kapa’a
There is no shortage of great local coffee shops on Kauai. Java Kai not only serves up great coffee (roasted in house!), but they crank out fantastic breakfast, acai bowls and have a full display case of sweet treats (give the Aloha Bar a try). We recommend hitting them up before, during or after riding on the Kappa Bike Path. It is just feet away from the pathway, with ample seating inside an out and has something to satisfy any type of craving. Or, if you’re just looking for great coffee on the East Side.
Their hours are from 6 am to 7 pm.
Kauai Juice – Kapa’a, Poipu & Kilauea
Hands down best kombucha that we have ever tasted! We have been known to purchase growlers worth of it while on the island. Our favorite flavors are the Lilikoi Lychee and Dragonfruit Pineapple. Kauai Juice also has cold press juices that are very good. We especially like the Glow and the Minta Colada.
Don’t forget to try an elixir when you stop by. The Ginger Snap is the best. It’s made with ginger, lemon, honey and cinnamon. It’s a great pick me up when you aren’t feeling 100%.
All their stores are open 8 am to 5 pm Monday to Saturday. Their Sunday hours vary by location.
Anake’s Juice Bar – Poipu
On a hot day or after a hike, nothing hits the spot quite like Anake’s Acai Bowls. Refreshing, sweet, filling and simply the best we have had on any of the Hawaiian Islands. Our favorite is the Funky Monkey. They also have tasty sounding smoothies and juices.
This place is popular both with the locals and the visitors. It’s in the back of the Kukuiula Market; just follow the sound of the blenders!
Anake’s is open from 8 am to 5 pm every day.
Da Crack – Poipu
Go hungry! The burritos there extremely large. It’s another place that very popular so there can be a lineup at times. Don’t be afraid, it’s worth the wait. Da Crack is also a favorite of the locals. In fact, it’s not until a local told us that we had to give it a try that we did. Order the ahi burrito and add cabbage to it. It’s a dynamite combo you can’t get anywhere else. The chicken burrito is also very good. They also have tacos, bowls and nachos. Everything is pick your own protein and fixings and made to order.
They are open 11 am to 8 pm daily.
El Pastor Taco – Kapa’a
This little gem is a food truck in Kapa’a Town and serves great tacos. We first heard about El Pastor Taco on the Food Network and decided to check it out. And, we’ve been back several times since. The food is great, portions large and reasonably priced. Get two tacos, a fish one and an el pastor one, you won’t be sorry.
They are open 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday to Sunday – closed on Monday.
Pizzetta – Koloa
Pizza or pasta aren’t the first thing that comes to mind when in Hawaii, but a kalua pork and pineapple pizza should be. At Pizzetta, they call it The Real Hawaiian. Since it’s not actually on the menu you have to ask for it. Trust us, they will definitely know what you are talking about.
Pizzetta has great Happy Hour specials from 3 to 5:30 pm daily. Their appetizers and drinks are a great price during that time! Give their bruschetta a try, it’s really good. Most days you can probably get a table without reservations, but to avoid being disappointed it’s probably safest to do so.
They are open from 11 am to 9 pm daily.
Bubba Burger – Poipu & Kapa’a
Locals may disagree with us about Bubba Burger. We think they serve great burgers, fries and onion rings (get the combo, save your marriage!) at great prices. Some locals have told us that there are better local burger joints, but we still think you’ll find something for everyone. Their burgers are made with fresh ground grass fed Kauai beef.
Both locations are open 10:30 am to 8 pm daily.
Hanalei Bread Company – Hanalei
If you find yourself on Kauai’s North Shore, looking for coffee and a bite to eat, check out Hanalei Bread Company.
From espresso and cold-pressed coffee, made with Hawaii-grown and roasted beans, they will provide enough power to paddle up Hanalei River.
Looking for breakfast and a sweet treat? They’ve got you covered. Their breakfast sandwich is a winner, likewise the avocado toast is great and all their pastries are amazing.
They are open from 7 am to 5 pm, 7 days per week.
The Beach House – Koloa
We stopped by late afternoon, during Happy Hour thinking we would try some mai tais and a snack but we liked it so much that we ended up staying to watch the sunset. The Beach House is known for having some of the best sunset views on the island.
During happy hour, from 2:30 to 4:30 daily, the pupus (appetizers) are half price and their famous Monkeypod mai tais are $10.
Everything we had there was are great! We tried the lobster deviled eggs, the garlic truffle oil fries, the pumpkin patch ravioli and the Szechuan stir-fry green beans. Since these all half price we took full advantage!. We will definitely be adding this place to our list for next visit!
Porkys – Waimea
If you do a quick search for the top places to eat on Kauai, Porky’s comes out on top. They only have 3 menu options so how can that be? We had to find out for ourselves. After a day of biking in Kapa’a we stopped by their food truck to give it a try. We ordered the Number One which is a grilled pineapple infused pork sausage topped with handcrafted, slow roasted kalua pork, fresh cut pineapple, grilled onions, porky’s bbq sauce (sweet or sweet & spicy), all inside a toasted cheese french roll. And, it was THAT GOOD. The pork was fantastic and the sweet spicy BBQ sauce pushed it over the top. So, if you are in the area, do give it a try.
Their Waimea shop is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 am until 4 pm. Friday and Saturday from 11 am until 3 pm. On Friday nights, they are at the Hanapepe Art Night from 5:30 pm until 8:30 pm.
The times and locations for their truck often change, so be sure to their site or Instagram for the latest information.
Kauai Grill – Princeville
If you happen to find yourself in the Princeville/Hanalei area and are looking for a fantastic meal with an even better view, the Kauai Grill will not disappoint. This restaurant, in the Princeville Resort, is mainly a steakhouse but they do have a good seafood selection as well.
Reservations are required and we would recommend dressing a little bit fancier. It’s not what you would call budget friendly, but you will get a fantastic meal and great service. If you are eating at the restaurant, there is complimentary valet parking.
The restaurant is open from 5:30 pm to 9 pm Tuesday to Saturday.
Tidepools – Poipu
Although we have never had a full meal here, we did have cocktails and some outstanding desserts so we thought that it was worth a mention. To eat in the dining room, you definitely need some reservations, unless you want to sit in the lounge.
Tidepools is another restaurant that is always top of list when you search for good places to eat on Kauai. Judging by how good our malasadas and the lava cake were, it’s probably safe to assume that you wouldn’t be disappointed with a meal there.
The lounge opens at 5 pm daily and the dining room at 5:30 pm.
Holey Grail Donuts – Hanalei
We had been following Holey Grail Donuts on Instagram for a little while. While planning our latest trip to Kauai, we knew we needed to check it out. They are located in food truck in Hanalei and only open on Sunday morning from 7 am to 1 pm. Their donuts are organic, vegan and made with taro and fried in coconut oil.
If you decide to go, be prepared for a bit of a wait. All donuts are made to order and there can be a bit of a lineup. The menu tends to change every week. The day we stopped by the options were as per the menu below.
We decided to get one of each kind. After a few minutes of wait, got our box of donuts. Not only are the donuts beautiful to look at but they were delicious.
Looking for more information before going to Kauai? Check out some of our other Kauai posts.
Finally, if you have any food recommendation for us, comment below so we can check it out during our next visit to Kauai.
This post may contain affiliate links, which means that we may receive a small commission, at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through a link.


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Fire rages around famous California Getty museum, but priceless art is staying put
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Sitting in the Santa Monica Mountains, the Getty Center is no stranger to wildfires in its proximity. Just two years ago during the Skirball Fire, a small fire started on the museum's adjoining hill. It was put out without incident, in part thanks to the Getty's massive irrigation system.
“The safest place for the artwork to be is right here in the Getty Center,” then-vice president of communications for the J. Paul Getty Trust, Ron Hartwig, said at the time.
On Monday, an even larger fire that bears the museum's name – the Getty Fire – was burning near its campus and forced thousands to evacuate the area. But the museum, home to 1,000-year-old manuscripts, multimillion-dollar paintings and the world's largest art library, has no plans to evacuate its treasures. The museum holds 125,000 objects of art and 1.4 million volumes in its library.
"We've sealed all of the archives, all of the galleries. No one is going in or out," current vice president of communications Lisa Lapin said.
The Getty Center's security team heard news of the fire crackling on the scanner shortly before 2 a.m. Monday. The museum's emergency operations center was activated.
Heavy, double doors locked in place, hermetically sealing every gallery – including a current exhibition of irreplaceable Manet paintings – and archive zone. The air system switched to recycled – much like a car – guaranteeing smoky outside air couldn't reach the artworks and historic documents, explained Lapin.
Why the Getty is so fire-resistant
The $1 billion complex was designed by Richard Meier and completed more than 20 years ago. His design included safeguards for both earthquakes and fires.
The complex includes 1.3 million square feet of thick travertine stone, a highly fire-resistant material that lines the museum buildings' outside walls. The crushed stone used on the roofs of the museum buildings is also fire-resistant.
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The work presented in this article focuses on a positioning and inspection contactless system aiming at improving the accuracy of the micro-EDM machining of film-cooling channels in turbine blades. These components are freeform and characterized by relatively high levels of uncertainty, which leads to a difficult on-machine positioning relying on traditional methods such as precision mechanical jigs and mechanical touch probes. The presented system is based on the 3D acquisition of the work piece via a laser triangulation sensor integrated in the micro-EDM machine tool. This system allows the acquisition of millions of data points and so to correct the work piece position inside the machine tool reference frame by means of dedicated algorithms based on surface fitting principles. Furthermore, the capabilities of the chosen senor allow for the after work inspection of the machined work piece. The system has been developed in close collaboration with SARIX SA, a Swiss machine tool manufacturer, and the experimental campaign is hereby included.
|Titolo:||Calibration of an on-board positioning correction system for micro-EDM machines|
FERRARIO, ANDREA [Writing – Original Draft Preparation]
SILVESTRI, Marco [Writing – Review & Editing]
|Data di pubblicazione:||2018|
|Appare nelle tipologie:||4.1b Atto convegno Volume|


It has been interesting to see the speed of movement and paths taken by various automakers in the move to electrification. Some have moved rapidly, releasing new models and developing concept cars without delay. Others have taken a much more measured approach, though it appears that mentality has left some playing catch-up. Honda was slower to shout about its new EVs, and when it did, the automaker announced partnerships with other major automakers to get the job done.
Honda first announced its partnership with General Motors to develop and produce a line of affordable new EVs. Shortly after, we saw Afeela, Honda and Sony’s joint EV effort (shown above). Recently, the automaker announced plans to create a dedicated business division for electrification, which it hopes will help it compete in the exploding world of EVs.
The changes go into effect on April 1 and will handle electrification efforts across several Honda product lines, including vehicles, power products, and motorcycles. Six regional units will consolidate into three, which will help Honda become more nimble and faster in addressing issues.
Honda wants to be a significant player in the EV space and said it plans 30 electric models by 2030. Its goal is to produce 2 million electric vehicles annually by the decade’s end, but its late movement isn’t an advantage. Honda, along with Toyota, Nissan, and Mitsubishi, have all been slowly moving into electrification. Toyota’s CEO still doggedly insists that hydrogen and other fuel sources are just as important.
Though he may be right, the market is moving toward the most commercially viable technologies, which for now are traditional EVs. Hydrogen is currently only available in California, and solar power is in its infancy. The good news for Japanese automakers is that many have the resources to invest and develop EV tech. Nissan and Mitsubishi may not, but they have each other and can pool resources between their alliance with Renault.


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The PalmPilot Professional represents one of the earliest models of the PalmPilot merchandising line. Introduced in early 1997, the device was very marketable due to its compact design and back light. The Professional is a rectangular shape (opposed to the newer curved models) and is a slate gray color. The device has the ability to sync with a PC via a cradle which is not included with the PDA. It runs on two AAA batteries, has a weight of 6 oz., a RAM of 1 MB, and a Palm OS 2.0 operating system. The PalmPilot Professional 3com was discontinued in March 1998.
- Operating System: Palm OS 2.0, upgradeable to Palm OS 2.0.5 with 1MB or Palm OS 3.0 if 2MB memory upgrade is installed.
- Processor: Motorola MC68328 DragonBall
- Internal RAM: 1 MB
- Screen Resolution: 160x160 pixels
- Battery Type: 2 AAAs
- Battery Life: 30 hours
- Size: 117 x 81 x 17 mm - 4.6 x 3.2 x 0.7 in.
- Weight: 6.0 oz
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