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Vandana Shiva: Why Monsanto Is Fighting Tooth and Nail Against California's Prop 37
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Then, a call was made from Monsanto to Bill Clinton to Tony Blair to get rid of this top scientist who had left Hungary for freedom. And he said “I had more freedom in Communist Soviet Union, in Hungary, than in corporate ruled England.” That freedom is what the US is losing and US citizens are losing as corporations take over our science, our decision-making, our food systems and our seed.
So Proposition 37 is not an insignificant proposition. It is, in a way, a reflection of the larger debate in this election. Will money run it or will the people’s democratic votes run it? Will democracy in America be “of the people, by the people, for the people” or is it going to be reduced to “of the corporations, by the corporations, for the corporations?” In which case, you have corporate rule and corporate rule means corporate dictatorship and corporate dictatorship as Mussolini said is Fascism. The convergence of political power with economic power is a very dangerous moment, but it is also a moment that pushes us to create new levels of aspiration and actions for freedom.
Kolhatkar: What would the ripple effect be, if Californians passed Proposition 37? This is the biggest state, the most economically successful state in the union. It is also the ninth largest economy in the world and, as you have said, the US is so far behind other countries. Could there be a ripple effect far beyond California and globally if labeling, were to become law in California?
Shiva: I think there’d be a huge ripple effect - not in the way fear-mongers, the “No to Proposition 37” people are saying. They’re saying there will be a $400 cost per family. That’s nonsense, labeling has never ever increased cost. You have to just look at what happened in Europe. You just have to look at what happened with other food labeling. So this is totally creating fear, especially among the less privileged, who are already having a difficult time meeting their food bills.
The second thing they’re saying is there will be too much of a burden, a segregation of products. This is already an obligation that California has when it exports. Europe requires segregation. You can’t mix up GM seeds with non-GM seeds, so you are anyway doing it for your export market. Why don’t you then expand it to your citizens? Surely they should be treated at least as equal to citizens elsewhere.
I hope Proposition 37 goes through and I’m throwing all my weight behind it, which is a vote for truth against lies. Washington has actually been held captive by the Monsantos of this country and their lobby groups. The biggest ripple effect of prop 37 passing will be to liberate Washington and we need liberation of Washington to liberate the rest of the world.
I’ve had to deal with my country of India where Washington dictates to the Prime Minister’s office. They now have an agreement called the US Indian Knowledge Agreement in Agriculture. Monsanto sits on the board and the Prime Minister’s office tells the regional governments, sign an agreement with Monsanto, hand over your seeds, genetic resources, research, and let them patent everything India’s done for five thousand years of farming. We had to do a massive “Bija yatra,” or a “seed liberation journey” to get that Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of Rajasthan canceled.
Poor little Nepal, a tiny country bullied by Washington, was told “if you don’t accept GMOs and write an agreement with Monsanto, we won’t give you aid.” Again my colleagues in Nepal had to do a massive mobilization to say no to GMOs and no to Monsanto.


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LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Gold prices will hit $1,500 an ounce in 2011 when oil prices move back above $100 a barrel as emerging market growth creates shortages, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Monday.
“For the world economy to resume growth of 5 percent, commodity supplies must expand by a similar rate, ” said Francisco Blanch, head of global commodity research at the U.S. bank.
“With emerging markets likely to lead the global recovery, too much money chasing too few barrels could bring another spike in oil prices.”
Investors use gold as a hedge against inflation, which erodes wealth and is often triggered by rising oil prices.
Spot gold XAU= hit an 18-month high of $1,023.85 a troy ounce last month. It touched a record high of $1,030.80 an ounce in March 2008, while oil saw an all-time high above $147 a barrel in July 2008.
Crude is now around $70 a barrel and gold at around $1,003 an ounce.
If government stimulus measures to kick-start the economy are successful, commodity markets will revisit the record high oil price, Blanch said at the Commodities Week conference organised by Terrapinn.
“Supply will not be there, capital expenditure by oil majors and miners has fallen dramatically. This will come back to haunt us.”
Structural supply and demand imbalances and a misallocation of capital on a global scale mean high volatility in commodity markets, he said.
“The financial sector pushed too much of the world’s capital into real estate rather than energy in recent years due to political constraints and loose regulatory structures.”
Blanch said there were not enough speculators. “If there were, there would have been more projects up and running by now.” (Reporting by Pratima Desai; editing by Anthony Barker)
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1. The Columnar Lined Esophagus: aspects on the assessment of dysplasia and on the relationship with the esophageal submucosal glands
Sammanfattning : Columnar metaplasia, where columnar epithelium replaces the normal squamous epithelium in esophagus, is considered to be a precancerous condition in which the development of adenocarcinoma can be followed through various grades of dysplasia. The interpretation of these histological changes is subjective and suffers from considerable inter-observer variation among pathologists. LÄS MER
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Mater Presents: The Metamorphosis of Matter22Mar 202431Mar 2024
Mater is a research platform exploring materials through the eyes of artists and researchers. From the 22nd until the 31st March, Mater will be hosting their first physical exhibition at Mediamatic.
Performance: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Minjoo Choi
My Shadow is part of my body4Nov 202311Nov 2023
Minjoo throws clay, she hurls clay against the walls, she flings clay against the windows, and the clay falls, the clay dries, the clay is picked up again and kneaded until it can be thrown once more.
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Plants are it!13Mar 2023
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De maakbaarheid van het landschap verbonden met de verbeeldingskracht van de kunstenaar
Daqui Parece Uma Montanha / The grass is always…
Austrian, Danish and Portuguese contemporary artists
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Ex-voto's come in all different shapes and forms. As small objects of devotion and good fortune you can use them to express your wishes and desires. For yourself, or somebody you care for. No matter...
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Artist talks for Atlantic Ocean Drive11Aug 2013
Atlantic Ocean Drive is a project in which eight visual artists (six based in the Netherlands, one based in Mexico and one based in Colombia) have been invited to develop an exhibition together. The...
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Test_Lab The Graduation Edition 2013 | De Ruïne9Jul 2013
V2_ en Het Nieuwe Instituut presenteren tijdens Test_Lab een internationale selectie werken van recent afgestudeerde kunstenaars en designers. Bezoekers zijn onder meer getuige van een live...
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In Time Sheet, bed linen and crushed mirrorglass seem fixed in a static composition. At the same time, different forces bring this precarious arrangement into motion. The force of gravity pulling the...

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While the term has several meanings, the most frequent usage refers to two people exploring whether they are romantically or sexually compatible by participating in dates with the other.
Neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky constructed a reproductive spectrum with opposite poles being tournament species, in which males compete fiercely for reproductive privileges with females, and pair bond arrangements, in which a male and female will bond for life.
These species-particular behavior patterns provide a context for aspects of human reproduction, including dating.
As humans societies have evolved from hunter-gatherers into civilized societies, there have been substantial changes in relations between men and women, with perhaps one of a few remaining biological constants being that both adult women and men must have sexual intercourse for human procreation to happen.
Humans have been compared to other species in terms of sexual behavior.

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UK /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/ US /ɪkˈsper.ə.mənt/
a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true
– From the Cambridge Dictionary of English
When most people think of experimental science, the image that comes to mind is usually someone in a white coat standing over a microscope and a petri dish. But when it comes to climate science, how do we conduct experiments when the entire planet is our laboratory? How do we answer fundamental questions about how the oceans and atmosphere interact, and temperature changes in one region might impact temperatures on the other side of the world, several years later?
The answer is through climate models.
Sophisticated computer models solve the fundamental physical equations that govern how oceans, sea ice, and the atmosphere interact. These models are developed by research groups around the world. They contain code which simulate (represent) a range of climate processes – from the formation of storm tracks that circumvent the globe to deep ocean circulation. The resulting simulations from these independently developed models are compared to one another and verified through the international Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP).
Researchers from the Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub under Project 2.2 Enhancing Australia’s capacity to manage climate variability and climate extremes in a changing climate used Australian-developed climate models, such as the Australian Community Climate and Earth-System Simulator (ACCESS-CM2j, developed by Hub Project 2.1), CSIRO-Mk3L, and the Predictive Ocean Atmosphere Model for Australia (POAMA) to investigate the role of the Pacific Ocean in global warming, and how changes in the South Pacific Ocean can impact the Tropical Pacific.
Different climate models are used by researchers for different experiments depending on their strengths and weaknesses. For example, ACCESS-CM2j features a sophisticated atmospheric physics model coupled to ocean and sea-ice models and allows researchers to simulate processes occurring at a reasonably high spatial resolution. But this can make running the code computationally expensive, meaning that it takes a long time to simulate the Earth system on the National Computational Infrastructure’s supercomputer. In comparison, the CSIRO-Mk3L model runs at a lower resolution, which means that simulations can be run much quicker. This allows researchers to run, for example, millennial-long simulations, enabling them to study large-scale changes in the climate system that occur over multiple decades.
Using climate models in climate change research
Key findings from research using climate models to investigate climate variability and change undertaken in Project 2.2 is outlined below.
The role of the Pacific in global warming
The Pacific Walker Circulation is the term that describes the trade winds which blow from east to west across the tropical Pacific Ocean. In the past, climate models have projected that these winds will get weaker as the Earth continues to warm due to increasing greenhouse gas emission. However, between 1992-2011 the strength of the trade winds increased. This increase was accompanied by a 10-year plateau in the rise of global surface temperatures, although temperatures in the deep oceans continued to rise. This raised questions about the relationship between the Walker Circulation and global surface temperature.
To get to the bottom of this, Hub researchers joined forces with researchers from the ARC Centre for Climate Extremes to conduct experiments using three different climate models, including CSIRO-Mk3L. The experiments explored how decadal variability in the Pacific Walker Circulation influences the rate of global surface warming through a low-frequency climate phenomenon called the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO). The IPO swings between two phases (a positive and negative phase) over decadal timescales. When the IPO is in its negative phase, the trade winds strengthen and global surface warming slows down. When the IPO is positive, the opposite happens, and trade winds weaken, and global warming accelerates.
Our team of researchers also found that they could partially predict when a positive or negative IPO would occur. By association, this means we can estimate if global warming trends in the next few decades will be faster or slower than average. This new knowledge can be used to help our industries, communities and business better plan and prepare for climate risks.
We are currently in a negative IPO phase (and are therefore experiencing a slower rate of warming). However recent observations suggest that the IPO is starting to shift towards a positive phase. It is therefore likely that we may be entering a phase of accelerated surface temperature warming.
The role of the South Pacific in modulating Tropical Pacific variability
The Tropical Pacific Ocean is particularly important to Australia’s climate because it is the ‘engine room’ of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). ENSO has large impacts on Australia’s climate, including on rainfall, drought and extreme events, making it one of the most important climate drivers for our region. ENSO describes the fluctuation between the El Niño phase and the La Niña phase, with a neutral phase in between. El Niño conditions generally result in below-average rainfall over much of eastern Australia, while the La Niña phase generally results in above-average rainfall over much of Australia. Therefore, the Tropical Pacific Ocean is an important region to study in order to understand what causes and drives ENSO.
Recent research has shown that multi-year and decadal scale variability in the Tropical Pacific Ocean is influenced by variability in other regions, such as the South Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. But how is this occurring, and why? To address these questions, Hub researchers used the new ACCESS-CM2j coupled climate model to investigate how the different regions of the Pacific interact.
Our researchers simulated two climate systems: one where all the oceans were allowed to interact normally, and a second one in which variability in the South Pacific was ‘switched off’. In this climate system, South Pacific temperatures were held fixed and not allowed to vary from year-to-year. This allowed us to measure the impact of South Pacific variability on ENSO and the IPO. We found that with the South Pacific ‘switched off’, the IPO was disrupted and decadal temperature variability in the Tropical Pacific was reduced. We also found that switching off the South Pacific reduced the extent of sea-surface temperature variations during extreme El Niños and La Niñas.
What does this mean? These result shows that the climate processes originating in the South Pacific can have an impact on the magnitude of extreme ENSO events. These processes also affect the IPO, which can influence the rate of surface global warming. Understanding the causes and drivers of extreme ENSO events, as well as the drivers of decadal variability in the Tropical Pacific, is important in ultimately helping communities be better prepared for climate variability and change.
Possible changes to El Niño in the future, and how this may change the predictability of the Southern Annular Mode
Another important driver of Australian climate is the Southern Annular Mode (SAM), which is a wind belt over the Southern Ocean that encircles the globe. SAM heavily influences temperature and rainfall variabilities over different regions of Australia in different seasons. Previous research has shown that SAM and ENSO are linked in spring and summer. During El Niño events, warmer waters over the equatorial Pacific trigger a chain reaction in the atmosphere that leads to the wind belt expanding towards the equator (which is defined as the negative phase of SAM) for several months, increasing the likelihood of high temperatures and dry conditions over subtropical Australia. Because ENSO can be predictable 2-3 seasons in advance, this SAM and ENSO relationship allows researchers to use ENSO to predict what SAM may do in the future.
Over the last 60 years, observations show that sea surface and subsurface ocean temperatures have warmed faster in the western Pacific than in the east Pacific.
Sea surface temperatures have warmed faster in the west Pacific in the last 60 years. Observed September to December mean sea surface temperature trends from 1960-2014. Stippling indicates where the trend is statistically significant. Red colours indicate warmer sea surface temperatures, while blue colours indicate cooler temperatures
Hub researchers looked at how the observed extreme El Niño events experienced in 1982, 1997 and 2015 would behave under future climate conditions, assuming this current ocean warming trend continues. Using the POAMA model, they simulated these three extremes El Niño events alongside the observed warming trend. Their results suggest that under future conditions, the intensity of extreme El Niño events would weaken. These results imply that if the observed increases in ocean temperature continues, SAM and associated surface climate in the Southern Hemisphere, including Australia, would be less predictable during El Niño events.
Interestingly, this observed warmer-in-the-west-Pacific pattern differs from what most climate models project to occur in the future. Most models project that the equatorial Pacific will warm more in the east. If this were to occur, El Niño events would instead become more extreme. Much work has also been done by Hub researchers to investigate how ENSO and other modes of climate variability may change under these conditions.
Research undertaken in Hub Project 2.2 over the last three years has made a valuable contribution to the highly relevant and rapidly expanding knowledge base on Pacific variability. This research will continue under the Hub’s current Project 5.2. A deeper understanding of the drivers of Pacific variability, and in particular how this variability impacts projections of Australian temperatures and rainfall, is crucial in supporting the long-term planning and management of resources and risks associated with climate change and extreme events.
This research was conducted by Hub researchers from Project 2.2 Enhancing Australia’s capacity to manage climate variability and climate extremes in a changing climate. Project 2.2 ran from July 2016 until June 2019.
- Bordbar, MH, England, M, Sen Gupta A, Santoso, A, Taschetto, AS, Martin, T, Park, W, Latif, M. 2019. Uncertainty in near-term global surface warming linked to tropical Pacific climate variability. Nature Communications. 10, 1990, doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09761-2 | Full paper
- Chung C, Power SB, Sullivan A, Delage F. 2019. The role of the South Pacific in modulating Tropical Pacific variability. Scientific Reports 9, doi:10.1038/s41598-019-52805-2 | Full paper
- Lim EP, Hendon HH, Hope P, Chung C, McPhaden M. 2019. Continuation of tropical Pacific Ocean temperature trend will weaken linkage of Southern Annular Mode and extreme El Niño, Scientific Reports, 9, doi:10.1038/s441598-019-53371-3 | Full paper

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Six Centuries of All-Powerful Dynasties
by Matthew Williams
This is the story of three powerful dynasties – Yuan, Ming and Qing – that ruled China from 1271 to 1911. They comprised all-powerful families who had claimed the 'Mandate of Heaven' as their God-given right to rule.
The quality of their leadership varies enormously, from accomplished military commanders to child-Emperors manipulated by the adults around them. Whoever was in control, the people of China were never given any say.
In this book we see how a succession of Emperors moulded China's character until the final collapse of the Imperial system in 1911.

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Styria is Austrian’s apple cultivation hot spot. About 80% of the annual harvest (corresponding to about 130.000 tons) are harvested in this region. The majority of the apples – mainly new apple varieties as Golden Delicious, Gala or Idared - are cultivated in plantations. However, about 25% of the apples are grown in so-called meadow orchards. These meadow orchards represent an enormous pool for apple varieties – mainly old apple varieties (Maschanzker, Kronprinz Rudolf, Bohnapfel and many more) that have been traditionally grown there. In many cases these varieties show completely different properties than fruits from new varieties. Even though these varieties have been cultivated in this region for many decades, the flavour properties are not described. For most varieties, a molecular characterisation of the flavour compounds is lacking.
In recent years wood pellets have been investigated along the entire supply chain sustaining the high quality of the product wood pellet. Beside fuel characteristics also storage behaviour of wood pellets has been examined.
Food contact materials are materials or articles that are considered to come into contact with food. They should not release substances into food that change the properties of the food or pose a potential risk for human health. Examples for FCMs include machinery to process food, kitchenware, tableware and packaging materials, (e.g. paper, board, and plastics) 1. The packaging should on the one hand protect the packed good from unwanted changes by e.g. air, light or oxygen and stop migration of unwanted substances from the environment or from the packaging itself (e.g. non-intentionally added substances (NIAS), mineral oil hydrocarbons…). On the other hand it should preserve the quality and taste of the food. Read more...
The compost bedded pack barn is an animal-friendly housing system for cattle. It consists of a large, open resting area, usually bedded with sawdust. The most critical success factor for managing a compost bedded pack barn (CDB) is providing a comfortable, dry resting surface for cows at all times.

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Now talking about the phones that has been released and the most awaited phone of the year the IPhone X. Rumors are that the recently released iPhone 8 and 8 plus are of inferiority even when compared to the previous years iPhone the 7. Although Apple hasn’t come back with a huge design masterpiece what they have tended to have done in the recently launched phones is that its specifications soars sky high with its superiorly fast A 11 Bionic chip, which they claim to be the fastest in the generations of smartphones that are currently in store and for that fact the most fastest phone in facets of history summarizes a great deal of ads ons apart from the physicality to which I must say is quite phenomenal in comparison to the previous designs of the series starting from 6 to the 7 series.
With that being said when we compare the speed test as shown in the pictures below, you can estimate a probable perception as to it’s highly fast processor that seem to do a great deal in terms of optimization. Although it has to be noted that the glass back is something ecstatic of a produce, which makes it quite exhilarating.
Why should you buy the IPhone 8 or 8 Plus?
The question relies on if you are coming from a generation of smartphone that is completely outdated or if your looking to a processor and camera upgrade on your phone. Then the iPhone 8 plus stands as a winner against all the other competitors in the market, with greatness in speed and ease of use that signifies Apple products since the launch of Apple 1 when Steve Jobs launched the device from his garage in Silicon Valley.


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An article released by the associated press stated that according to a survey by the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Sun Times that one out of five high school teachers reported changing grades in the past school year. That is 20% of the teachers surveyed. The report also stated that 31% of teachers felt pressure to change grades.
Validity of the survey??
After reading the article the first thing that comes to mind is….duh, of course this happens.
And 20% of the time doesn’t seem all that unrealistic. I did see that only 18% of those surveyed responded ( that is less than 1 in 5)….so this does take away some of the validity of the survey.
Where is the pressure coming from?
In high school there is a lot riding on the grades, (college admission, class ranking, and eligibility to continue sports) No doubt there is pressure coming from different angles. The article noted that teachers reported feeling pressure from parents, school employees, and principles.
Some of the pressure coming from principles!!
My experience was in elementary education, so I never saw pressure to change grades, but I did notice that when there were problems internally a strong and supportive administration helped tremendously. It was great to know that your principle had your back…….must be tough if your principle wants you to “cook the books” …..
SO……A NOTE TO FURTURE TEACHERS: Find a school where you have a dedicated, honest, and supportive principle. They can really change the whole dynamic of a school. And yes, they are out there. Just ask around and when you find one, stick with them if you can….there is no doubt they will already have some loyal followers.


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Walter Massey, director of the National Science Foundation, has appointed Cornelius W. Sullivan, current director of the Hancock Institute for Marine Studies and professor of biological sciences at the University of Southern California, as the new director of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP). Sullivan's appointment will begin May 16. Until then, he will serve as a consultant to OPP.
“Cornelius Sullivan is one of the world's leading polar scientists,” Massey said. “He has led many interagency and international expeditions to Antarctica and has carried out research in the Arctic.” Sullivan is also a former member of the National Academy of Sciences' Polar Research Board.

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– John Morrison will return to WWE television on the ECW brand next week. The biggest question surrounding his return will be whether or not he will get the ECW Championship back from CM Punk. Before his suspension, original plans called for Morrison to have a long-term title reign, however, Punk was given the title when there was no other option. Paul Heyman had suggested that the company put the strap on CM Punk before last year’s December to Dismember pay-per-view; however, Vince McMahon referred to Punk as a “string bean” and said that no one would believe it.
– Speaking of returning talent, there is a good chance that Edge will be returning to WWE television very soon. One source reports that if he is not back by No Mercy he will be at Survivor Series in November at the latest.
EXCLUSIVE – New Sexy Photos Of Randy Orton’s Wife + View His New Tattoo Of Her Name On His Arm >>


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The Two Towers, both of them leaning, are the symbol of Bologna and the most prominent of the Towers of Bologna. They are located at the intersection of the roads; the taller one is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda. Their names derive from the families which are traditionally credited with having been constructed between 1109 and 1119, their construction was a competition between the two families to show, the more powerful family. However, the scarcity of documents from this early period makes this in reality rather uncertain; the name of the Asinelli family, for example, is documented for the first time only in 1185 70 years after the presumed construction of the tower, attributed to them. It is believed that the Asinelli Tower had a height of ca. 70 m and was raised only to the current 97.2 m. In the 14th century the city used it as a prison and small stronghold. During this period a wooden construction was added around the tower at a height of 30 m above ground, connected with an aerial footbridge to the Garisenda Tower.
Its addition is attributed to Giovanni Visconti, Duke of Milan, who wanted to use it to control the turbulent Mercato di Mezzo and suppress possible revolts. The Visconti had become the rulers of Bologna after the decline of the Signoria of the Pepoli family, but were rather unpopular in the city. Severe damage was caused by lightning that resulted in small fires and collapses, only in 1824 was a lightning rod installed; the tower survived, however, at least two documented large fires: the first in 1185 was due to arson and the second one in 1398 has been mentioned above. The Asinelli Tower was used by the scientists Giovanni Battista Riccioli and Giovanni Battista Guglielmini for experiments to study the motion of heavy bodies and the earth rotation. In World War II, between 1943 and 1945, it was used as a sight post: During bombing attacks, four volunteers took post at the top to direct rescue operations to places hit by Allied bombs. A RAI television relay was installed on top. During the 1960s, architect Minoru Yamasaki is thought to have been inspired by the Towers when designing the World Trade Center.
The Garisenda Tower today has a height of 48 m with an overhang of 3.2 m. It was 60 m high, but had to be lowered in the 14th century due to a yielding of the ground which left it slanting and dangerous. In the early 15th century, the tower was bought by the Arte dei Drappieri, which remained the sole owner until the Garisenda became municipal property at the end of the 19th century, it was cited several times by Dante in the Divine Comedy and The Rime, by Goethe in his Italian Journey. The Two Towers have been the subject of an eponymous poem by Giosuè Carducci as part of the Barbarian Odes. Charles Dickens wrote about the towers in his Pictures from Italy. Official website
W241AP is a news/talk formatted broadcast translator licensed to Midlothian, serving Central Virginia. W241AP is operated by Entercom; the station signed on as a translator for Liberty University's WRVL in 2004, on 96.1 MHz, using the callsign W241AP. In 2007, the station moved to Richmond and was reallocated to 106.1 MHz with 10 watts power, taking the callsign W295BF. In April 2013, Liberty sold the station to Clear Channel Communications, which relocated the station to Midlothian and moved it back to 96.1 MHz with 145 watts power. On April 15, 2013, Clear Channel debuted a satellite-fed classic rock format on the station; the branding, 96.1 The Planet, was designed to echo Cox Radio's long-time classic rock station, WKLR, which broadcasts a full-power signal at 96.5 MHz. WKLR had moved to a more current rock format as Rock 96.5 by the time Clear Channel brought 96.1 The Planet online. As a translator is not permitted to originate its own programming, by U. S. Federal Communications Commission regulation, W241AP relays WRVQ-HD2.
The station resumed its original W241AP callsign on April 26, 2013. On November 1, 2017, iHeartMedia announced that W241AP, along with all of their sister stations in Richmond and Chattanooga, will be sold to Entercom due to that company's merger with CBS Radio; the sale was completed on December 19, 2017. On January 1, 2018 W241AP changed their format from classic rock to a simulcast of news/talk-formatted WRVA. Query the FCC's FM station database for W241AP Radio-Locator information on W241AP
The Aboke abductions were the kidnapping of 139 secondary school female students from St. Mary's College boarding school by rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army on 10 October 1996, in Aboke, Kole District, Uganda; the deputy head mistress of the college, Sister Rachele Fassera of Italy, pursued the rebels and negotiated the release of 109 of the girls. The Aboke abductions and Fassera's dramatic actions drew international attention, unprecedented at that time, to the insurgency in northern Uganda. Following the rise to power in January 1986 of President Yoweri Museveni after the victory of his rebel National Resistance Army, the north of Uganda was wracked by conflict as first the rebel Uganda People's Democratic Army and the chiliastic Holy Spirit Movement struggled against the new rulers. In January 1987, another rebel group, the LRA, was started by the spirit-medium Joseph Kony becoming the sole surviving rebel force. Despite attempts by the government to destroy or co-opt the LRA, it remained a weak but threatening force in the northern bush.
In early 1994, the character of the LRA changed after it began to be supplied by the government of Sudan. The rebels began to target civilians, mutilating those they thought to be government sympathisers and abducting children as child soldiers and sex slaves. Most LRA activities at this time were concentrated within the three districts comprising Acholiland: Gulu and Kitgum; the violence, sometimes reached into Apac District, which bordered Gulu and Pader to the south. On 21 March 1989, the LRA carried out a raid on St. Mary's College, a Combonian school for girls between the ages of 13 and 16; the rebels had abducted 10 schoolgirls and 33 seminarians and villagers, as well as killing others whom they had run across. In that incident, Fassera had tried to follow the rebels but had been forced to turn back after a battle erupted between the LRA force and a patrol of the government Uganda People's Defence Force. Nine of the ten girls escaped, while one was killed in a battle several years later.
As a result, a UPDF unit was assigned to protect the college. By 1996, the security situation had again worsened; the soldiers of the UPDF had been replaced by Local Defense Unit militia. Rumors began to circulate through the countryside that the LRA was beginning to look at St. Mary's College as a target again. In September 1996, the LDU militia stated that they must move from the college 16 kilometres away to the town of Ikeme. Sister Alba, the mother superior, sent Sister Rachele to negotiate with the LDU commanding officer, who agreed to set up a night patrol if a pickup ferried the soldiers to the college at night and back to Ikeme at dawn; the LRA always attacked at night, so this was a key breakthrough. Nineteen soldiers were assigned to the protection of the college, but Alba, feeling that the military presence was insufficient to stop an attack, sent Fassera by bike to ask for 50 soldiers, stating that she would otherwise close the school. Fassera did not have a way to transport the soldiers she was requesting, the LDU officer calmed her by saying that he would send word if there was any danger.
By 8:15 pm on 9 October 1996, Ugandan Independence Day, the expected soldiers had not yet arrived at the school. The three sisters held a meeting to decide on a plan of action; the option of moving the girls out of the school and dispersing them was discussed, but it was dark and the possibility that LRA rebels would be waiting outside to attack deterred the sisters from this course. An hour the girls went to bed, although the mother superior stayed up until 11:30pm to pray in the chapel. At 2:30 am, the night watchman at the college knocked on Sister Fassera's door stating: "Sister, the rebels are here."Sister Fassera woke Sister Alba and moved out of the convent towards the front gate, a net, of the compound and spotted the rebels outside the gate. Thinking that the rebels had been slowed by the gate and that they may be able to evacuate the girls through the back gate, the nuns moved back towards the four dormitories, each of which had about 50 students; as they drew closer, they saw flashlights around the dormitories and realized that the LRA had come through the back gate.
In the knowledge that, if caught, the rebels would force them to open the doors, Sisters Alba and Fassera woke the one older nun, Sister Matilde, together hid in the compound's stock house. Through the night, they heard the sounds of rebels moving through the compound but never the voice of any of the girls, giving them hope that the rebels had been kept out of the dorms by the iron reinforced doors and windows. Estimates put the number of armed rebels at about 200, they burned the school vehicle, ransacked the clinic, unsuccessfully attempted to burn several buildings. As dawn approached, the nuns heard the sounds of the rebels leaving. At first light, Sister Alba sighted a small group of girls wandering in the open; when asked if they were okay, Claudia, a girl in the second class, stated that the other girls had been taken away. The sisters rushed to the dormitories for classes four and six. However, the girls inside, believing that the rebels had captured the nuns, refused to open the doors.
The students were persuaded out. They reported to the sisters that the rebels had abducted classes one and three. One dormitory window had been broken and another's wall demolished. One hundred fifty-two secondary school girls between 13 and 16 years of age had been taken. At the time, none of the sisters were ab


Montclair officials are scratching their heads, trying to figure out why a man crammed thousands of animals into a warehouse without food or water.
Police first discovered the cache of dead animals after several complaints about a horrendous odor coming from a small warehouse outside Montclair in San Bernardino County. When police arrived, they searched the warehouse and found thousands of dead animals.
Business owners say they're not sure what actually went on at the warehouse. This woman told KFI's Andrew Mollenbeck that they didn't see many customers.
"Nobody sees him having any business just him buying animals."
Chickens, exotic birds, snakes and fish were found with little ventilitation and no sign of food or water. Officers who searched the warehouse said it was covered in feces and filled with trash.
The Inland Humane Society says its workers rescued more than 1,000 birds. A person who is suspected of living illegally in the warehouse was arrested by police earlier this week was being questioned by officers.


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Since the launch of www.7FigureEmails.com I have got a few questions about the balance between content and pitch in email marketing.
That’s a GREAT question.
Some even asked if they can just plug in www.7FigureEmails.com and do nothing else the rest of the year.
The answer is of course Hell To The No . You can’t just shove promotion after promotion down people’s throat without first earning their trust. The purpose of www.7FigureEmails.com was to have promotional material in your arsenal AFTER you delivered VALUE and BUILD TRUST.
My rule with email marketing is 90% content 10% pitch.
Here is an example that you can copy and paste (This works like gangbusters during the Holidays)
I just knew that you were going to open this one out of all the emails [fname],
This time a year we can’t avoid the Holiday parties and
it’s evil twin “Alcohol”.
If you know me, you know that I am a big advocate of a balanced
lifestyle. I preach moderation NOT restriction.
So without further ado, let’s talk a bit about our friend “alcohol”
Alcohol And Fat Loss – What You Need To Know
One question that often presents itself to many dieters who are trying to shed the excess weight that has accumulated over time is whether or not alcohol can be included in their diet plan.
Alcohol is something that most adults do like to indulge in from time to time – some more often than others.
So what’s the real deal about alcohol and your progress? Is this something that you can make room for in your diet or is it something that you need to give the boot?
Alcohol And Calories
The very first thing that you need to take note of is how many calories are found in alcohol. Alcohol itself contains seven calories per gram, whereas both proteins and carbs contain just four. Fat comes in at the highest calorie value per gram at nine, which places alcohol right in the middle.
But what’s often worse is what the alcohol is mixed with. If you’re drinking your alcohol with high calorie or fat mixers such as cream, sodas, or sugary mixers you could easily end up with a drink that packs in well over 300 calories per serving.
If you take in three or four of these over the course of the night, it’s really going to add up.
Alcohol And Fat Metabolism
The second important thing that you need to note is the impact that alcohol consumption will have on your fat metabolism. The minute that you put alcohol into your body, all fat burning is going to come to a halt.
Your body views alcohol as a toxin and as such, as soon as it comes in, it’s going to do everything it can to rid itself of this alcohol. No further fat will be burned off until it’s out of your system.
Only then will you start burning up body fat again. So if you consume quite a bit of alcohol one night, you can expect to see your rate of fat loss drop off for a more significant period of time.
Alcohol And Your Recovery
Finally, the last important thing to note about alcohol consumption is the impact it will have on your recovery rates.
In addition to putting the breaks on all fat burning taking place in the body, the second thing that alcohol is going to put the breaks on is protein synthesis.
This means that no further lean muscle tissue will be built up as long as that alcohol is in the body.
Again, you can imagine what this is going to do to your workout goals.
So as you can see, if you want to be truly successful with your fat loss and workout program, it’s best if you can forgo alcohol for the time being. One drink every now and then may not hurt all that much, but if you’re taking in any more than this, it will definitely hinder the progress that you see.
Comitted to your health and fitness goals,
Dr. Saman Bakhtiar
PS – Until Xmas for every 3 month purchase of personal training we are throwing an extra month on the house ;)

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Out-of-favour Chelsea wing-back, Victor Moses, may be back to action again following the interest shown by clubs in England and the Far East.
Chelsea coach, Maurizo Sarri, has declared Moses surplus to requirement since taking over from Antonio Conte. He has insisted that the Nigerian winger does not suit his game plan at Stamford Bridge.
He did not consider Moses worthy in Chelsea’s last night Europa League game against Bate Borisov to further confirm that the former Nigerian international is not wanted anymore at the London club. Chelsea won 1-0.
According to reports yesterday, the duo of Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers where former Nigerian goalkeeper Carl Ikeme excelled have shown interest in getting the signature of Moses in the winter transfer in January.
Under the former Italian Chelsea coach, Moses excelled as a right wing back in Conte’s 3-5-2 formation.
Aside Palace and Wolverhampton, the current Chinese Super League champions, Shanghai SIPG have also joined the race too and should the deal for him to go to the Far East sail through, it will make the Nigerian start a new season with the club.
The deal will also unite Moses with his former Chelsea teammate, Brazilian Oscar at the club.
He also have former Super Eagles teammates like captain John Mikel Obi and Odion Ighalo who will help him to adjust to life in China.
Sarri has continued to ignore the player who was an integral part of Conte’s squad that won the FA Cup last season.


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This Chair Rocks – Ashton Applewhite
From childhood on, we’re barraged by messages that it’s sad to be old. That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people useless. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed them too—until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces Applewhite’s journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life.
The book explains the roots of ageism—in history and in our own age denial—and how it divides and debases, examines how ageist myths and stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function, looks at ageism in the workplace and the bedroom, exposes the cost of the all-American myth of independence, critiques the portrayal of olders as burdens to society, describes what an all-age-friendly world would look like, and concludes with a rousing call to action. It’s time to create a world of age equality by making discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind. Whether you’re older or hoping to get there, this book will shake you by the shoulders, cheer you up, make you mad, and change the way you see the rest of your life. Age pride!
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Closes: 24 January 2022
Classification: Health Professional Level 2
Salary: $69,738 - $95,736 plus superannuation
Position No: 48094, several -0202B
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 January 2022
Contact Officer: Roz Fitzgerald on firstname.lastname@example.org or (02) 5124 5401
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
Under current Public Health Emergency Directions all Canberra Health Services staff are required to have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose by 29 October and be fully vaccinated by 1 December 2021.
In order to be eligible for employment with Canberra Health Services you will be required to provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 by way of a Vaccination Certificate or provision of an authorised exemption, for consideration. Please ensure you include this information with your application documentation.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: https://www.health.act.gov.au/
The adult Mental Health Unit (AMHU) is a 40 be inpatient unit for people experiencing moderate to severe mental illness. AMHU is a contemporary evidence – based service providing high quality mental health care, guided by the principles of recovery. The service aims to provide collaborative care involving the person, their carers and the other key services. MHSSU is a low dependency 6 bed inpatient unit in the Emergency Department for the people requiring extended mental health assessment and/or treatment initiation
At this level it is expected that you will provide high quality interventions and achieve sound outcomes for people under routine supervision. It is also an expectation that you will contribute your expertise to the multidisciplinary team, provide supervision to staff to staff at level HP1, Allied Health Assistants and students and support the Allied Health Manager in change processes. You will be required to undertake quality initiatives to promote service delivery at a standard of best practice.
The position will report operationally to the Allied Health Manager of AAMHS. Professional governance of this position will come from the Discipline Principal Social work (MHJHADS)
This is a fulltime position within Adult Mental Health Unit working Monday to Friday.
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, or Questioning (LGBTIQ) are encouraged to apply.
To be successful in this position, it is expected that the successful candidate will have the following attributes:
- Strong organisational skills with a high degree of drive
- Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet client’s needs
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Degree in Social work
- Professional membership or eligibility for membership of the Australian association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Registration under the Working with Vulnerable People Act 2011.
- Applicants must have a minimum of 12 months paid work experience, post qualification, in a related/ relevant organisation/ service
- Current passenger vehicle driver’s licence.
- Have an understanding of how the National Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
Prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Obtain a compliance certificate from OMU (occupational medicine unit) relating to assessment, screening & vaccination processes against specific infectious diseases
- Comply with Canberra Health Services credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for the Allied Health professional
There are several positions available. An order of merit list will be established from this process to fill identical vacancies at level over the next 12 months.


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New Delhi, Aug.18, (ANI): According to Dr Manamohan Vaidya, publicity head of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), there is nothing new in RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement on Hindutva, it has been said before by Dr. Radha Krishnan, Rabindranath ... TruthDive, 1 month ago
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text: The sailors were trapped on the open, vast, windless ocean and eventuly their thirst had pierced through their heart almost persuading them to drink the cold, bleak, salty water. Being delirious with thirst in the middle of the Ocean, without a doubt, this had to be the worst thing. One day, the Ancient Mariner noticed a towering, humongous shape approaching from the west across the golden horizon. Seeing this, his solemn sorrows had changed and the crew noticed it was a ship. Beaming with relief, the crew got up but could not cry as their lips were badly sunbearnt and their throats dry as a Desert. The Ancient Mariner ripped through his arm, sucking at his blood, wetting it enough to cheer and cry a little. ” A sail! A sail! Cried the Mariner. The ship managed to turn itself towards them. The golden, exotic looking sunlight made the ship look imprisoned. After a while the Mariners mood turned from excited to dreadful. He noticed that ship was approaching quick.


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OKEECHOBEE –“There’s something special about this place,” said Kevin Collinsworth, Soundslinger CEO.
Soundslinger is the company that brings you the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival. The place is Sunshine Grove, more than 600 acres of beautiful Florida land — stretches of grasslands spotted with oak hammocks, clumps of palmetto and palms, natural wetlands and ponds — in rural northeast Okeechobee County.
The second OMF, which started Thursday, March 3 and continues through today (March 5), sold out all 36,000 available tickets. Add to that number a few thousand employees, volunteers and members of the media, and it easily outnumbers Okeechobee County’s year round census population.
Some areas, at some times, look incredibly crowded with many thousands of fans packed near the open air stages.
But the festival site also offers opportunities for smaller gatherings and even for quiet reflection.
There’s something special about this place.
Areas within the festival grounds are designated with names that play with the fascination of the word “Okeechobee”‘ which means “big water.”
At Aquachobee, festival organizers used sand mined on the property to turn a pond area into a beach party, with it’s own stage and live entertainment. To add to the fun, AquaChobee has a Ferris Wheel.
ChobeeWobee Village has a variety of vendors as well as “Participation Row,” with booths from ten area non-profit organizations. By having an entry stamped at three of the Participation Row booths, festival goers can enter a free raffle to win a guitar autographed by OMF performers.
At the booth for Martha’s House (shelter for victims of domestic violence), visitors are encouraged to paint their hands with colors to designate what their home life was like, ranging from pink for “loved” to dark blue for “beaten.” The handprints make a giant mural.
Yogachobee features areas for yoga and healing arts, and a wonderful tea garden hidden in a wooden area. The tea garden includes a stage where a steady stream of entertainers provide music in a variety of styles. The garden also has spots for tea ceremonies, and places to just sit and relax.
In one corner of the tea garden on Saturday, a crowd gathered around a man seated at a small table that held a manual typewriter near a sign: “Pick a topic, get a poem.” A line of young women waited their turns to suggest a word or phrase for a poem that the poet, Devan, composed on the spot and then read to them.
Devan admitted that his boss told him he could take a break and enjoy the festival, but that he chose to stay in the garden and continue to write poems because he can’t imagine anything that would make him happier. He said OMF renewed his faith in that Americans still value the written word.
“If there’s a line for me, Blake and Shakespeare will be fine,” he said.
OMF is an inclusive, non-judgemental space where self expression is encouraged and celebrated. Many of the fans use clothing, props and body paint to express themselves. They enjoy posing for photos with other festival fans.


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The Lower Eocene Succession at El-Guss Abu Said Plateau was examined to determine the paleoenvironments and nature of deposition based upon benthic foraminiferal biofacies. Lithostratigraphically, this succession consists of the Esna Formation (shale) at the base, the Nusf Formation (well-bedded marl with occasional limestone ledges), and the Farafra Formation (limestone) at the top. The Esna Formation is an outer shelf-upper bathyal facies rich in planktonic and deeper-dwelling smaller benthic foraminifera. The Nusf Formation and the Farafra Formation are rich in Nummulites and Alveolinids, indicating a carbonate platform facies. Three benthic foraminiferal biofacies, combined with the lithology of the rock units, indicate progressive shoaling, likely associated with tectonic uplift that occurred during the early Eocene in the El-Guss Abu-Said area.
Boukhary et al. (1995) considered the transitional rocks, which occur between the shale of the Esna Formation at the base and the limestone of the Farafra Formation at the top, as an independent unit and named the Nusf Formation to describe this section. The Nusf Formation (Fig. 3C) is readily distinguishable from the underlying Esna shale and overlying Farafra limestone (Fig. 3D). The lithology includes ∼67.5 m thickness of well-bedded, varve-like intercalations of marl and limestone and is marked by two prominent nodular limestone ledges. It is generally nummulitic at several horizons. The overlying Farafra Formation is characterized by ∼30 m thickness of alveolinid-rich, slightly argillaceous, moderately hard limestone beds that become harder and more dolomitic upward. The Farafra Formation is separated from the underlying Nusf Formation by an undulating, erosional surface (Fig. 3A). The presence of such surfaces was postulated to indicate tectonic activity by Said & Kerdany (1961). Said (1962) reported a similar feature between the Maastrichtian and late Paleocene sediments, which he attributed to tectonic uplift that occurred at that time. Later, this idea attained general acceptance, as mentioned by Youssef & Abdel Aziz (1971) who reported many unconformities at Farafra Oasis and by Mahfouz et al. (2021) who attributed the shallowing of sea level at some intervals in the Maastrichtian deposits of the Aqaabat section at Farafra to syn-sedimentary tectonic events. Additional hiatuses were recorded elsewhere in Farafra. For example, at the Aqaabat section, Maastrichtian–Selandian and Paleocene–Eocene hiatuses were reported by Obaidalla et al. (2006).
Several previous studies examined foraminiferal assemblages at Farafra Oasis. Said & Kerdany (1961) assigned the age of the Esna Formation at Farafra Oasis to the late Paleocene, based upon the occurrences of primitive Nummulites and alveolinids species. Abdel-Kireem & Samir (1995) studied the planktonic foraminifera of the Northern Gunna section, assigning most of the Esna Formation to the early Eocene (Morozovella subbotina–Acarinina pentacamerata zones). Haggag et al. (2010) also assigned the Esna Formation to late Paleocene–early Eocene in age, considering the Esna and Nusf Formation as one stratigraphic unit regardless the lithostratigraphic and paleoenvironmental considerations that differentiate these units. In our present study, the assemblages of Esna Formation of El-Guss Abu Said plateau indicate its deposition during early Eocene time (Morozovella marginodentata E3 Zone and Morozovella formosa formosa (E4) Zone) while the lowermost part of Esna Formation seems to be unexposed in the study area. Previous detailed taxonomic study of Nusf Formation nummulites assigned it to be Ypresian in age (Shreif et al., 2019). The Farafra Formation has only alveolinids and needs more detailed further studies to determine its age; the authors encourage such future research. Said & Kerdany (1961) reported an unconformity between the Maastrichtian and late Paleocene deposits in sections at the Farafra Oasis, consistent with the reported tectonic uplift that occurred during the early Eocene of the study area. Subsequently, Youssef & Abdel-Aziz (1971) reported many other local unconformities at Farafra Oasis that are associated with tectonics. These previous reports inspired us to investigate the benthic foraminifera and depositional environment of El-Guss Abu Said strata to elucidate the stratigraphy and nature of sedimentation there.
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Seventy-three benthic foraminiferal species from 86 samples from El-Guss Abu Said Plateau were identified to provide evidence to interpret the paleoenvironments of the rock units that represent the Esna, Nusf, and Farafra formations. Identifications were made using Le Roy (1953), Loeblich & Tappan (1987), and Bolli et al. (1994). The planktonic/benthic (P/B) ratios for all samples were also utilized in interpreting the different marine habitats. A benthic foraminiferal distribution chart was created (Fig. 4), and the P/B ratios for all samples were calculated (Fig. 5). These compilations revealed that samples 1–43 from the lowermost part of the El-Guss Abu Said succession showed a dominance of planktonics in the lower part of Esna Formation, while the benthic taxa found comprised benthic Biofacies A. In the upper part of the Esna Formation (samples 41–50), the P/B ratios declined, and benthic foraminiferal Biofacies B predominated. The P/B ratio remained <0.5 in the lower part of the Nusf Formation (samples 51–60), above which planktonics were seldom found. Up section through the Nusf and into the Farafra formations (samples 61–82), the foraminiferal assemblage was represented by two previously identified species of Nummulites (Nummulites solitarius and Nummulites fraasi). These Nummulites were accompanied by other shallow-water benthic foraminifera and alveolinids (Biofacies C). The presence of alveolinids, which tended to be open-platform dwellers, provides evidence for further shallowing. These shallow benthic forms also were found in samples 83–86 from the Farafra Formation. Biofacies based on the benthic foraminiferal associations and P/B ratios, and the paleoenvironments they represent, are interpreted as follows:
In the present study, we distinguish different biofacies based on the predominant genera rather than species according to benthic foraminiferal depth zonation of Culver (1988). Samples 1–43 with foraminiferal assemblages that represent Biofacies A were from the lowermost part of the Esna Formation. Benthic species that are known as representatives for upper bathyal environments (200–600 m water depth) are restricted to these samples from the lower Esna. These taxa are common here including Valvulinaria scrobiculata, Valvulinaria aegyptiaca, Gyroidinoides giradanus, and Bulimina farafraensis. Other abundant species include Protoglobobulimina pupoides, Laevidentalina colei, Dentalina frontierensis, and Spiroplectammina esnaensis, while Ramulina tubensis and Ramulina elongata were rare and restricted to this biofacies (Figs. 6, 7). Middle to upper bathyal genera like Lenticulina are also abundant (Lenticulina alabamensis). The abundance of certain genera like Bulimina, Gyroidinoides, and Valvulinaria (which are found only in the upper bathyal environment; Culver, 1988) and the complete absence of shallow benthic taxa (which is consistent with relatively high P/B ratios in these samples) characterizes the environment as outer-shelf, upper bathyal in depth.
Samples 44–50 with foraminiferal assemblages that represent Biofacies B were from the uppermost part of the Esna Formation. Although this biofacies has many species that are extended from Biofacies A (e.g., Cancris auricula, Eponides lotus, and Paralabamina lunata), the restricted appearance of certain genera like Cibicides and Cibicidoides in addition to the abundant occurrence of Nonionella (Nonionella insecta), which cannot be found deeper in outer ne-ritic waters (Culver, 1988), indicates the paleoenvironment of Biofacies B was middle shelf, 50–100 m water depth. Cibicidoides farafraensis was recorded for the first time in this biofacies, and Cibicides decoratus was common and restricted only to this biofacies (Figs. 7, 8). Species such as Lenticulina budensis, Lenticulina midwayensis, and Sigmoilina proboscidae, which are known to extend from middle neritic to upper bathyal depths according to the depth zonation of Culver (1988), are rare in Biofacies B.
Samples 51–86, with foraminiferal assemblages that represent Biofacies C, were found throughout the Nusf and Farafra formations. The predominance of nummulites and alveolinids and scarcity of smaller benthic foraminifera reveal the shallowing from a shale-lithology middle-outer shelf environment of the Esna Formation to a progressive increase in carbonates, indicating the transition to a carbonate ramp or platform in the Nusf Formation. Two species of Nummulites are abundant in this biofacies: Nummulites solitarus de la Harpe 1883 and N. fraasi de la Harpe 1883. These two species were identified previously by Shreif et al. (2019), who dated the Nusf Formation as early Eocene (Ypresian) in age (SBZ5–SBZ6) according to the standard shallow-benthic zonal scheme of Serra-Kiel et al. (1998) and Papazzoni et al. (2017). The Farafra Formation is also rich in alveolinids only, indicating the continuity of the platform environment during the deposition of the Farafra Formation, in spite of the presence of an irregular erosional surface with some iron oxides separating the Nusf Formation from the Farafra Formation and a limestone ledge separating the Esna Formation from the Nusf Formation. These probable erosional surfaces indicate a cessation in deposition for some time during the early Eocene. The complete absence of planktonic foraminifera in the Nusf and Farafra Formations stands as an obstacle for determining the span of this hiatus accurately.
The lithological evidence, combined with the biofacies assessments, indicate shoaling episodes through the succession. Moreover, the presence of an irregular erosional surface between the Nusf and the Farafra formations and a ledge of limestone between the Esna and Nusf Formations indicate that this platform was likely subaerially exposed between the depositional episodes that produced the two formations. The evidence for shoaling includes the progressive increase in mid-shelf benthic taxa and decreasing P/B ratios up-section. The abrupt decrease in the P/B ratio at the top of the Esna Formation and the erosional surface at the top of the Esna Formation indicate progressive or stepwise shallowing of the shelf, ultimately resulting in subaerial exposure at the top of the Nusf Formation, followed by the return of shallow-water conditions that produced the overlying Farafra Formation. The transition from shale to marl to limestones indicates a reduction in terrigenous sediments input from land to the marine shelf. That reduction in runoff can indicate that the environment is getting shallower. Although it can also result from a reduction in rainfall thereby reducing terrestrial runoff, which means a change in local climate (Hallock & Schlager, 1986). However, the P/B ratios and occurrence of outer shelf/upper slope benthic species, according to the depth zonation of Culver (1988), indicate that the original habitat of the Esna Formation was indeed deeper. Moreover, tectonic activity has been noted in the study area where the Farafra Formation of El-Guss Abu Said is affected by faulting. Regional uplifting processes in the study area are also well known and recorded by many previous authors who referred it to as tectonic in origin (Obaidalla et al., 2006; Faris et al., 2013; Ismail & Daghriri, 2015). So, the potential influence of rainfall, runoff, and climate seems to be of lesser influence than the probable tectonics that may have occurred during the early Eocene.
Thus, the paleoecology and sedimentation history can be summarized as follows. During the late Paleocene–early Eocene, siliciclastic deposition of shale in the lowermost part of the Esna Formation occurred in an outer shelf–upper bathyal environment (200–600 m water depth). Evidence includes the high P/B ratios, the abundance of bathyal genera of benthic foraminifera, and a complete absence of shallow-water benthic taxa. In the upper part of the Esna Formation, the abrupt drop in P/B ratios with continued abundance of many species encountered in the lower part of the Esna Formation, combined with the first occurrence of species known as middle neritic forms, indicates that the environment had shoaled somewhat to middle neritic depths (50–100 m water depth). Further shallowing and increasing prevalence of carbonates is evident through the Nusf Formation, culminating in the erosional surface between the Nusf and the Farafra formations. Reflooding of the platform, as indicated by limestone and dolostone lithologies in the Farafra Formation, combined with the occurrence of shallow-dwelling taxa like Nummulites and alveolinids and the rarity of smaller foraminiferal taxa, indicates the persistence of shallow-water carbonate-depositional conditions in the early Eocene. This interpretation is consistent with field observations where the lithology transitioned from being mostly shale in nature (Esna Formation) to varved-like structures of alternating thin beds of limestone and marl upward through the Nusf Formation. Immediately above an erosional surface, the lithology becomes the increasingly lithified carbonates of the Farafra Formation.
Many previous studies have considered the El-Gus Abu Said succession to represent only two lithostratigraphic units, the Esna Formation in the lower part and the Farafra Formation in the upper part. However, based on the results presented here, we completely agree with Boukhary et al. (1995) that the transitional section between the shale of the Esna Formation and the limestone of the Farafra Formation should be considered as a separate unit called the Nusf Formation. Studying the nature of sedimentation and the paleoenvironment indicated by the benthic foraminiferal assemblages has revealed an upward transition in the environment through the succession, which may be due to a tectonic uplift during the early Eocene. We investigated the benthic foraminiferal assemblages to determine the paleoenvironment and the nature of deposition of these rock units during the Eocene. This was achieved with the aid of a detailed field and lithostratigraphic study of the different rock units, which delineated three benthic biofacies: Biofacies A, which comprises the lowermost part of the Esna Formation, suggests a deep outer shelf-upper bathyal environment with the complete absence of the shallow benthic forms and a relatively high P/B ratio; Biofacies B, comprising the upper part of Esna Formation, suggests a middle shelf environment in accordance with the decreasing P/B ratio; and Biofacies C representing the Nusf Formation and a completely different carbonate platform facies. This facies is characterized by a rich occurrence of Nummulites and Alveolinids and the rarity of small foraminifera, with only very few smaller benthic foraminifera, which explains the sudden decrease in the P/B ratio at the end of the Nusf Formation and the overlying Farafra Formation.
The presence of alveolinids in the Nusf Formation extends also to the Farafra Formation, which suggests the continuity of the platform environment upward during the deposition of the Farafra Formation also even after the hiatus. This cessation of sedimentation was inferred through the lithological field observations by an irregular erosional surface separating the Nusf and Farafra formations. The scarcity of small foraminifera and the rich occurrence of alveolinids has extended also to top of the Farafra Formation, which may also point to the same environment of sedimentation extending after the hiatus between Nusf and Farafra Formations. This sudden shift from relatively deep outer shelf environment of the Esna Formation, rich in planktonic foraminifera, to a completely different carbonate platform facies of the Nusf Formation, where Nummulites and alveolinids with only small benthic foraminifera were recorded, could point to a tectonic uplift that occurred during the early Eocene.
The authors are deeply grateful to Prof. Pamela Hallock Muller, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, and Prof. Mohammed Boukhary, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, for their careful review of the manuscript, helpful comments and constructive suggestions. The Appendix can be found linked to the online version of this article.


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Destiny isn't a matter of chance; Decisions equal destiny.
It could be a matter of choice. It isn't a thing to be held up for, it is indeed a thing to be achieved. Although we might not get to select the cards that life bargains us with, the way we play them lies in the power of our free will. If we accept the concept of destiny to rule the present and define the future, at that point there would be no question of the right or wrong path. What most people call predetermination is nothing but what they basically end up creating unconsciously.
You might be confused right now, but that confusion shouldn't arise because you do in fact have a CHOICE in everything. Without a crystal-clear understanding of what actually drives change in your life, you will always be handing the control over to someone or something else. which is a recipe for failure.
While it's genuine that few people are born with certain traits/talents and were destined to be better than others, at the same time, nothing is holding even us back from living the same reality. And again, a conscious effort is what makes or breaks things in the end. Whatever your fate, even if you're dealt the best cards of your life, it means nothing if you don't put in the effort to hone those skills. Decisions equal destiny. If you want a new life, you must make new choices. History is full of strong-willed people who have successfully challenged naysayers' beliefs and changed their so-called “fate” to their will, The people who broke records of what was thought impossible. Our choices to believe in the richness and scarcity of life, to give meaning to those beliefs, and to act on them are what help us to become narrators of our life, not the victims.
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I would classify two catergories of folk performers: My favorite type, which is a performer, like Art, who performs because they really like a song and want to communicate that sense of the song to an audience. The other is the performer who is up on stage exuding "Look at me singing." I would prefer to keep my definition of what's not folk to myself.


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Big news was made recently when McDonald's announced it may have to end its "mini-med" healthcare plans that cover nearly 30,000 employees. These low-cost, limited benefit plans are aimed at temporary workers designed for companies with high worker turnover. As a result, the overhead costs are too high as applied under ObamaCare regulations.
But it is an election year, and just a few days later the Health and Human Services Department announced temporary waivers for low-wage fast food chains like McDonald's, Jack in the Box and Denny's as well as health giants Cigna and Aetna and a New York teachers union. The Wall Street Journal editorializes that "Democrats from Mr. Obama on down call [the healthcare bill rules] 'the patients' bill of rights,' but people don't regularly need exemptions from a bill of rights."
It never ceases to amaze how often both sides accuse the other of being in the pocket of "Big Business." But many companies want government favors and large corporations, which have the most lobbyists, are in the best position to have them granted. Big Business thrives off of Big Government, and as long as government is involved in certain sectors of the economy, these political favors will not end.
Certainly, none of these companies can be blamed for wanting to be out from under healthcare regulations. But solving this problem doesn't mean allowing government bureaucracies to pick and choose who follows what laws; it means granting everyone a waiver from ObamaCare.
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With a heavy dose Pixel Watch leak As the weekend approaches, consider it a wind shift as we leave it: The Pixel 7 is getting well dressed first Google’s Thursday event with leaked spec sheets and ads. Well, maybe we’ll bring back some new Pixel Watch intel for dessert, too.
Technical sheets were obtained from and forwarded from a Taiwanese carrier Google News Telegram channel (via 9 to 5 Google) who translated one of the sheets. They shed some light on some aspects of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro that we didn’t know about until now.
In particular, we learn here that while the rear cameras are unchanged, the zoom numbers have been increased from the Pixel 6 series devices. The same 50MP general-purpose sensor that can produce Super Res Zoom shots at 7x on the Pixel 6 will be able to do 8x on the Pixel 7. The Pixel 6 Pro’s 48MP telephoto unit with 4x optical zoom and up to 20x will see some digital enhancements to 6x and 30x respectively by the Pixel 7 Pro. get ready for more camera comparisons after review units begin circulation.
There were other specifications, including screen size and memory options previously reported. Both phones will be able to produce what machine translation calls Movie Motion Blur. The Pixel 7 Pro is the only device billed with Macro Focus.
We can see these two features in action, as leaked by SnoopyTech on Twitter ( via ), with ads slated for the post-launch marketing phase. 9 to 5 Google). As the Pixel 7 Pro ad makes clear, we can conclude that “Film Motion Blur” will actually be called Cinematic Blur. Maybe it could drop the Pixel 6 Action Pan shame The ads follow the motifs seen in the officially released ad from Google on YouTube, which appears below.
In case you’re wondering, yes, the Pixel Watch appears in its own leaked ad. Highlights include the ability to make calls, make NFC payments and control smart home appliances.
Which brings us back to himself Google News on Telegram with another post showing off more marketing material for the Pixel Watch – including its confirmation – presumably bringing stuff from the same source, the Taiwanese carrier 24 hour battery life and a “What’s in the Box” chart noting that two tape sizes are included magnetic charging port With a USB-C connector.
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In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the three families from South Kashmir, whose kin were killed by Indian troops in Srinagar fake encounter in December last year, have demanded setting-up of a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the killing.
The three youth, Athar Mushtaq, Aijaz Ahmad and Zubair Ahmad, were killed by the troops in a fake encounter at Lawaypora in Srinagar on December 30.
The families of the martyred youth also asked the authorities to break silence on the encounter and either prove their wards were ‘militants’ or return the bodies. Mushtaq Wani, father of Athar Mushtaq, talking to media questioned the authorities’ silence on the issue.
“Two weeks have passed but no investigation has been ordered. We too were silent as we had given time to the authorities to prove that our sons were ‘militants’ but they have failed to do so,” Wani said.
Family members of Zubair Ahmad also said if any way authorities can prove their son was a ‘militant’, they will never seek his body.
“However, if they have failed to get single evidence against him, then they must return his body and punish the culprits who killed him,” they said.
Mohammed Maqbool, father of Aijaz Ahmad also echoed the same voice and said that the authorities must come clear and break the silence.—KMS

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Facebook is alive with Father's Day wishes, today. I love reading all the great sentiments people are sharing. I love that Dad's are getting the right attention -that people are recognizing the importance of having a Dad in your life.
I had two Dads. The Dad I grew up with is no longer with us. When I read the fond memories people post on their blogs and Facebook, I have to admit that I agree with all of them. But, they don't really reflect me or my relationship with my 1st Dad.
My 1st Dad will always be the man I think of as "dad". Not everyone likes it that I credit him with that - he came into my life when I was a toddler and until I was 12, he was my Dad. I had not inkling of his not being my Dad. Come my 12th birthday, and I was informed that the man my two older sisters lived with... was my Dad. Now, it can be said that I should have figured that out - after all, why did they, two full-blooded sisters, live elsewhere than with me and my mother and 'father'? Well, because our father was their father and that's where they lived.
It's complicated. I was shocked to discover the man I'd called "dad" all my life ... wasn't my Dad. And, even more shocked that the man who was my "dad"... had never made any indication that he was my dad. More complications. To this day, there is an aura of mystery around it all.
Time moves along, regardless. My "dad" passed of cancer and my other "dad" became the "dad" in my life, as he should have been all along. I don't have answers on why he and my mom kept that key information from me - and at this point in life, the only important thing is to acknowledge that I have been blessed with two men who are Dad to me. One is still here, and one is not. One is a fond memory, one... is slowly moving away, suffering the effects of alzheimer's disease... both are precious to me in different ways.
Here's the scoop - being a dad is more than allowing society to slap a label on you. It's more than showing up at a recital or graduation. It's more than putting food on the table, buying you new sneakers, or blowing up balloons for your 1st birthday party.
Being a Dad is - hands on, emotional involvement, and unconditional support. I didn't say "love" on purpose. Love is something you earn. Many Dads are loved. Others are not. Many kids are loved, others... not so much.
I'm happy to celebrate this fine day by remembering (via pics we have and my own memory banks), the Dad who held my hand as a little girl, who helped take care of me, and who stood by me during many trials and tribulations. And, I'm happy to celebrate the Dad who stepped up and embraced me with all the love and affection of his whole being - and who welcomed me into his heart and his arms, without pause. He's shown here - I have yet to scan pics of my 1st Dad, but I will. For you - obviously, I remember him clearly...without an pictures or scans.
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Over the past ten years, the number of people in the world, who need help of the United Nations, has increased nearly five times. This is reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), according to UN radio. UN states that the organization does not have enough funds to help the countries, which need emergency assistance. Ukraine has joined the list of such countries, together with Sahel, Yemen, and Somalia.
Humanitarian urgency across Ukraine continue to grow as violence escalates. UN reports that only 34% of the needs of Ukrainian IDPs could be covered. The total amount of the required assistance for the country is $316 mln. It is also highlighted that access to those in need, who live in the ATO area in Donbas, is limited due to insecurity, bureaucratic obstacles, as well as logistical problems.
At the beginning of 2015, some 78 mln people from 22 countries suffered destitution and had a need for humanitarian support. Most of them required emergency assistance. One of the main reasons hindering the work of humanitarian organizations, is the lack of funding. The total budget deficit for humanitarian aid is around $12.5 bln.

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