Port of Corpus Christi Expresses Support for I-14 Corridor Inclusion in Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
Aug 10, 2021
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi is expressing its full support for an amendment by the U.S. Senate to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package that expands congressional designation of Interstate 14 on a corridor across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
The I-14 corridor would connect strategic military installations across those five states, but also provide greater roadway capacity parallel to Interstates 10 and 20 for freight movement and coastal evacuation. The move also provides greater access to military strategic seaports – like the Port of Corpus Christi – across each of the five states. The expanded I-14 corridor would primarily follow and upgrade existing highways along its more than 1,300-mile route, with new additions subject to environmental clearance and engineering processes.
“We are thankful for the leadership of Senators Ted Cruz and Raphael Warnock for their action on this important infrastructure project for our nation’s future,” said Sean Strawbridge, Chief Executive Officer for the Port of Corpus Christi. “The Port of Corpus Christi, as one of this nation’s vital military strategic seaports, is pleased to see the value this will add to our nation’s military installations, while also providing increased efficiency and safety for freight mobility.”
The amendment to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package is the first step in a lengthy process that lies ahead to build out I-14. The focus now shifts to seeking funding for planning and construction of projects on the corridor, which the Port of Corpus Christi supports. Making the full I-14 corridor vision a reality will rely on cooperation between Congress, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the departments of transportation in each of the states along the proposed route responsible for building highway infrastructure.
In 2015, Congress designated the Central Texas Corridor as future Interstate 14, with the first 25-mile section added to the Interstate Highway System in 2017. That portion of the Interstate 14 highway connects Fort Hood and Killeen to Interstate 35 at Belton.
“Infrastructure projects of this scale, while taking years and decades to fully construct, lay the foundation for the success of future generations,” said Charles W. Zahn Jr., Chairman of the Port of Corpus Christi Commission. “This amendment from our congressional leadership will go a long way to ensuring that economic growth, the safety of freight mobility, and supporting the mission of our nation’s military will remain protected priorities for years to come.”
About Port Corpus Christi
As a leader in U.S. Crude Oil export ports and a major economic engine of Texas and the nation, Port Corpus Christi is the largest port in the United States in total revenue tonnage. Strategically located on the western Gulf of Mexico with a 36-mile, soon to be 54-foot (MLLW) deep channel, Port Corpus Christi is a major gateway to international and domestic maritime commerce. The Port has excellent railroad and highway network connectivity via three North American Class-1 railroads and two major interstate highways. With an outstanding staff overseen by its seven-member commission, Port Corpus Christi is “Moving America’s Energy.” www.portofcc.com
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The fuses for the chassis should be on the fire wall in black boxes. If not there; then under the dash. It will not be fun to get to.
Tip: pair of small needle nose pliers
assorted ATC mini fuses
Once you get under there you will want to have everything you need, one time!
Also, check to be sure the wiring on the brake switch, did not get knocked off.
Mike, RVIA & RVSA Certified Master RV Technician
Amy, Dr. Assistant - Roxie & Mei Ling, four legs each
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“Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow - whether there is a market for it or not! The kick of creation is the act of creating, not anything that happens afterward. I would tell all of you watching this screen: Before you go to bed, write a four line poem. Make it as good as you can. Don’t show it to anybody. Put it where nobody will find it. And you will discover that you have your reward.”
—- Kurt Vonnegut
Recently, I’ve been writing quite a bit. A few weeks ago, I managed to find some time for being creative again, and since then, it’s continued pretty consistently. I’ve been writing lots of poems and even a couple short stories, and I’ve been reading some pretty damn good books as well.
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i love this, because i understand it!
Captain America: The First Avenger
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Now that we’re 20ish years old, sleepovers are more out of necessity.
Last night, Brad, Mackenzie, Mitch, and I slept in our friends living room because we don’t have a place to stay.
But there were still just as many silence ending farts and giggles as when we were 10 years old.
Celebrities Who Are Disney Characters In Disguise | Alison Brie
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Apparently Tom Hardy has been cast in the next Batman movie. Some are saying he’ll play Hugo Strange and I’ve also heard he’ll be Deadshot. Tom Hardy was really badass and awesome in Bronson, and I’m sure whoever he plays in Batman will be rad because he is definitely capable of playing a crazy person.
I think it’s funny that everyone from inception keeps getting rumored for Batman roles. At different times on imdb, I have seen it rumored that Leo Dicaprio would be the Riddler, then that Joseph Gordon Levitt would be the Riddler, and now that Tom Hardy will be Dr. Hugo Strange.
I read in a couple articles that Ellen Page will likely be playing Killer Croc (that’s a joke)

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Chon Buri Covid infection rate remains high, one death
published : 6 Aug 2021 at 11:16
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CHON BURI: The rate of Covid-19 infection remains high in Chon Buri province, with another 1,325 new cases and one death reported on Friday.
The number of daily cases has now surpassed 1,000 on seven consecutive days.
The new infections brought the provincial total to 33,444 cases of which 16,932 have already recovered, with 727 discharged over the past 24 hours. A total of 16,356 remained at hospitals.
The latest death brought the total to 156, the Chon Buri public health office said in an update posted on its Facebook page on Friday.
Of the 1,325 new cases, 395 caught the disease from other family members and 103 from colleagues.
Ninety-one cases were from five clusters – Damoa Electronics (Thailand) Co in Si Racha district (43), Xcellent Manufacturing (Thailand) Co in Bang Lamung district (15), Thai Nok in Muang district (17), Mitsubishi Electric Consumer Products (Thailand) Co in Muang district (11), and Amagasaki Pipe Co in Muang district (5).
Thirty-four were medical workers, 30 were in at-risk occupations and 20 were from workplaces in Rayong province.
Five patients told officials they had travelled to at-risk provinces – Bangkok (4) and Nonthaburi (1).
Twenty came into contact with infected people close to them and four attended a party.
Another 364 people came into contact with other confirmed cases and were still under disease investigation. The remaining 346 were being investigated, the provincial public health office said.
Muang district logged the highest number of new cases (353), followed by Si Racha (301), Bang Lamung (223), Ban Bung (121), and Phan Thong (112). The remaining cases were in other districts.
From July 31 to Aug 5, Chon Buri reported 1,062, 1,147, 1,141, 1,359, 1,678, and 1,312 new cases, respectively.
The province has set up 73 community isolation centres in 11 districts with a combined 3,146 beds to accommodate Covid-19 infected patients in the green group with mild symptoms and those who were unable to self-quarantine at home, according to the Chon Buri public relations office Facebook page.

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Eddie Jones insists saving Saracens from relegation will be "toughest challenge" of his career.
Jones lost eight of his last nine Tests in charge of Australia
The former Australia coach has accepted a consultancy role with the Guinness Premiership strugglers, who last week axed director of rugby Steve Diamond.
Sarries lie fourth from bottom, just seven points off last place.
And Jones said: "Given the threat of relegation, it is going to be my toughest challenge - but one I am looking forward to facing."
Jones, who guided Australia to the 2003 World Cup final where they lost to England, was sacked as the Wallabies' coach in December.
But the former Brumbies coach will not be able to join the north London club until 7 March because he is leading an IRB review into coaching standards in the Pacific Islands.
He will stay with Saracens until the end of the season before taking up a three-year contract at Australian Super 14 side Queensland Reds.
"Originally, I was coming over for a couple of weeks to do a review of the club and offer some ideas on how to improve things.
"I know that the Premiership - particularly at this time - is a physically- grinding league and I realise how tough it's going to be," Jones also told the London Evening Standard.
"I will do whatever I can to support (head coach) Mike Ford. Maybe it will help having someone come from outside to take a fresh look at the way things are being run.
"I accept that some of the things I suggest may not work, but it's a case of putting forward ideas because the threat of relegation is serious."
The 46-year-old added he would like to eventually take up a permanent post in England.
"While I am committed to Queensland I would, at some point in the future, like to coach full-time in England," he added.
"It's one of the toughest competitions in world rugby and it's a challenge I would enjoy."
Jones, who took over as Australia coach in 2001, was replaced by John Connolly in December.
"I have moved on, although it did knock me around a bit," he admitted.
"However, it is true that when one door closes another opens and I am excited about the prospect of working at Saracens.
"I couldn't be more enthusiastic about coming to the club."


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The Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects by Earl Boysen is a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of electronics. Aimed primarily at those with no prior experience in the field, the book provides an easy-to-follow, step-by-step introduction to the basics of electronic circuit design, troubleshooting, and construction.
The book starts by introducing the reader to the tools and components used in electronics, before moving on to basic circuit design and analysis. It explains the principles of AC and DC electricity, as well as the basics of Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s laws, and other essential topics. It then moves on to more complex topics such as transistors, integrated circuits, and digital logic. The book goes on to discuss more advanced topics such as digital signal processing, microcontrollers, and embedded systems and concludes with a discussion of safety and an introduction to microcontroller programming.
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Sexual diversity on the small screen: A qualitative research into the representation of and public debate about LGBTs in Flemish television fiction series Ghent University
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lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender representations in Flemish
television fiction. It starts from a cultural media studies perspective
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Elizabeth Taylor has reportedly close to dying, but her representative she's fine and is extending her House of Taylor fragrance line
Cleopatra legend, Elizabeth Taylor, has been reported close to dying, following a long-term battle with illness. Yet, her representative insists she's in a very good condition and is focusing to expand her House of Taylor fragrance line to incorporate a new range of jewelry.
Sally Morrison, the 72-year-old actress representative, as is quoted says "She's in good shape. We're doing a photo shoot with her next week. She might travel for her birthday, on the 17th. Quite lively for a corpse, don't you think?"

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Those of you waiting for Conan O'Brien to come back to television in some form are going to have to wait a little while first - he's hitting the road.
TheWrap.com says that Conan and his team at William Morris Endeavor have been planning the road shows for a couple of weeks now but haven't wanted to say anything until now. He can't go on TV for a while but he can go on stage! Conan will also have a web show at some point, before his TV show debuts (if there is a TV show, though we all assume there will be at some point the only question is where).
This is still in the early stages so there's no word yet on what cities will be on the tour or what the shows will be like (though there probably won't be a Masturbating Bear).

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Intelligence, differences, explanations, and other perplexing matters
Some readers have pointed out that the link in the previous article did not work, so here is the fixed version.
In general, the higher ones level of intelligence the greater the likelihood they will be able to anticipate the likelihood of various outcomes of various planned behaviors. Therefore the greater the likelihood that behaviors with poor prognosis get inhibited or altered and those with the best prognosis if success are implemented. Whether the chosen behaviors are legal, illegal, or moral is less relevant than the ability to anticipate the consequences of one's behaviors and to choose behavioral patterns with the best likelihood of success while inhibiting those with lower probability of success. This is a function of the Frontal Lobes and us highly correlated with intelligence.
Better than cancer research, apparently. http://voxday.blogspot.com/2012/04/intrinsic-unreliability-of-science.htmlBut I don't expect medical researchers to know statistics because I've met too many pre-med students.

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Change is the only constant here at the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). This week, we introduce a new team member, Holly Greenland, who is stepping into the role of Content and Communications Editor as part of our blog team changes, taking over from Sacha Black who moves into a more strategic role.
I'm thrilled today to welcome Holly Greenland to the ALLi organisation in the pivotal role of Content and Communications Editor, succeeding the brilliant Sacha Black at the helm of our Self-Publishing Advice Blog.
If Holly's name looks familiar, that’s because her research contributed to our recent Big Indie Author Data Drop. She has worked as a content and communications writer for almost two decades, in house at the BBC and UK Parliament, and as a freelancer for various charities and bodies… and of course, like all our team, is an experienced self-publisher. We’re delighted to welcome her aboard and she introduces herself more fully below.
The brilliant Sacha Black, who has been at the daily helm of the blog for the past four years, has worn many hats with flair and finesse over that time; continually raising the bar with her dedication, insights, and passion. As part of our blog team changes, she will transition into her new role as ALLi's Content and Communications Strategist, I know I speak for all of us when I say we are eager and excited to see where her vision will lead us next.
A new transition to lead us forward
This transition reflects ALLi's ongoing commitment to serving the indie author community with renewed zeal and fresh perspectives. You can look forward to continued excellence in content, seasoned with Holly's unique voice, perspective and wealth of experience. I'm confident that under her guidance, the blog will thrive and continue to be a beacon of information and inspiration.
In tandem, Sacha's new role as Content and Communications Strategist will empower us to expand and refine our offerings across the Self-Publishing Advice Centre, including our podcast, guidebooks, member handbooks, and ratings pages.
With her visionary approach, we're anticipating innovative strategies, fresh content angles, and even more valuable resources.
At the heart of these changes is you, our cherished indie author community. As the publishing landscape evolves, so too will ALLi, ensuring that we provide the authoritative information you need and championing the cause of independent authors everywhere.
Here's to new beginnings, continued growth, and an even brighter future for the Alliance of Independent Authors and our amazing authors, partners, and friends.
Holly Greenland delighted to take on the Self-Publishing Advice Blog
Holly Greenland is a content producer, communications strategy consultant, and indie author of fiction and non-fiction. Find out more about Holly on her website.
I’m delighted to be joining ALLi this summer to produce the Self-Publishing Advice Blog.
Self-publishing is booming, and I’m excited to be part of arming authors with the knowledge they need to self-publish successfully, spotlight the emerging challenges and opportunities we face, and celebrate the many successes of fellow ALLi members.
Alongside my new role, I am heading into my final year of a Publishing PhD at Kingston University. My research investigates how the work of indie authors continues to challenge the traditional publishing industry. I’m also aiming to build a profile of the successful self-published author, based on their shared characteristics, personality traits and behaviours. I’m most excited to discover what authors can learn from the results to increase their own chances of success. I shared some early results through ALLI at the Self-Publishing Show this year, and when I release more data, ALLi members will be among the first to know!
My self-publishing journey: from BBC to PhD
My own self-publishing journey began back at the beginning of my career, when I was producing campaigns and content at the BBC. The role gave me the opportunity not only to write and edit content, but then manage the full publishing process until the product was in my hands (or on our screens).
Each day I could produce anything from guidebooks and school packs to interactive games, short films or historical interpretation. Writing, editing, proofing, briefing creatives, collaborating with designers, managing suppliers, and coordinating marketing was all part of the job. Without realising it, I was becoming a one-person publishing house, and this was a role I continued to develop throughout my career.
When lockdown hit and I finally got around to finishing my murder mystery novel, I realised the skills I had built during my career had given me the knowledge to self-publish without the intervention of an agent or traditional publisher. To my surprise, I loved the process. I have since taken on a range of non-fiction commissions and self-published a middle-grade adventure book written with my son, which also began its life during those dark days of lockdown.
This positive experience, alongside meeting fascinating people across such an active and inspiring indie author community, led me to my PhD topic and the fantastic Publishing team at Kingston University. Studying again as a working parent is both terrifying and hugely satisfying – although with far fewer pot noodles and toasties this time around. I'd recommend it to anyone.
I have further tales (slowly…) in development for both of my series’, but for now my work behind the scenes of self-publishing, both at ALLi and for my studies, will keep me very busy.
What's next for the blog?
It's great to pick up the blog in such fantastic shape from Sacha and the team, and I'll be jumping straight in to production, continuing the regular topics and themes across the weeks. As I settle in, I'll also be looking to cover new areas and ideas based on what our members need.
I have a particular interest in how self-publishing can support inclusivity in terms of author voice, equal access to readers, and increasing the range of stories we share. This is something I’ll be looking to explore further through the blog at ALLi. If you have any thoughts on this, or in relation to another challenge, opportunity, process, or skill that you’d like to see covered in the blog, I’d love to hear from you. All ideas are welcome: [email protected]
Sacha Black moves to new strategic role at ALLi as part of our blog team changes
Working as the Blog Manager for the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has been an incredible four-year journey filled with learning, growth, invaluable industry education and a fair few giggles along the way.
As I sit here writing this, I can't quite believe that it's been four years since I left my day job. I was a different person back then; a far more corporately injured, shell of a human. And now, thanks to a little healing and a lot of love from the ALLi team, I'm thriving both personally and professionally. So I really do have both ALLi and Orna to thank for so much of where I am.
I still remember the call I had with Orna when she offered me the role. I proceeded to squeal like a four-year-old, panic, cry, and flap my hands as I walked home from the school run with a bemused five-year-old in tow.
Reflecting on my time at ALLi so far
I wanted to share a few things I've appreciated about this journey.
First is bearing witness to the raw power of the indie community. This unique community truly is an ineffable force to be reckoned with. We are independent, free, masters of our own fate. It's both a privilege and a power that we harness the ability to react quickly, pivot, rise up to challenges and move with the changes in society rather than being restrained or restricted by other powers.
Second is the sheer kindness and generosity of this community. We are special. We do not stand by and harbour knowledge. We do not compete in Machiavellian ways. Those at the top hold their hands out to help lift those behind them up. That's special. It's powerful, and it's an honour to witness. ALLi is included in this. There's a huge amount of work and time that goes in behind the scenes; lobbying all the big services we use, the governments, and organisations. It's an honour to be part of that.
Third is that there is no good time to take a leap of faith. Just like having a kid or starting a business, there's no perfect moment. We can spend months waiting, learning, thinking. But unless we actually execute and get to the ‘doing', we'll always stay stationary. The problem is, we get comfortable, we get secure and safe, and none of those things lead to dreams. I made that mistake in my corporate life. I held on too long before I quit to work for myself. Which is exactly why I'm taking the leap to a new role, and shifting more focus to my own writing now, before I get comfortable.
Moving on at ALLi and focusing on my writing
Honestly, I think this move might be even more terrifying than quitting the day job because now, I am the safety net. That fills me with terror and delight in equal measure.
I've loved every moment of working with the team and our members on the blog, which is why I'm filled with a bitter sweetness to be moving on.
Thankfully, you can't get rid of me that easily! While I'm leaving one role, I'm remaining part of the team by taking on another. I am excited to move to the new position Orna introduced, as Content and Communications Strategist. Taking on this new challenge to look across our communications and content plans will help build our offer for the future. And taking it on in a reduced-time capacity means I can also focus on my own writing; the right balance for me.
I look forward to being able to contribute to and influence ALLi in positive ways for many years to come.


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I love egg sandwiches and am always looking for new ways to make them. Here’s a creative version from superstar Seattle chef Tom Douglas. The recipe features lox (thinly sliced cured salmon), cardamom-spiked pickled onions and dilled cream cheese. All I can say is, “WOW!” If you like bagles with lox and cream cheese then you’ll love this recipe!
The best way to tackle the recipe is to make the pickled onions and dilled cream cheese ahead of time (or the day before) which will greatly speed up the sandwich-making process.
The recipe calls for gravlax (Swedish cured salmon) or lox (brined and cold-smoked). Both types of salmon have a delicate texture because they are uncooked, and both come thinly sliced in the package. Do not buy traditional hot-smoked salmon which is dense, flaky and fully cooked in a smoker…this is a totally different type of salmon product and would not work in this recipe.
The “Seattle” Sandwich with Cured Wild Salmon
-recipe from The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook by Tom Douglas
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
Here’s an English muffin sandwich with moist, salty lox, mellow herbed cream cheese, and the sweet- spicy kick of pickled onions. You won’t need all the pickled onions, but the leftover onions can be covered and refrigerated for several days. Drain and add them to salads or sandwiches. Try them on a tuna fish salad sandwich. You can make your own cured wild salmon or just buy lox or lox-style smoked salmon. – The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook
NOTE: CARDAMOM IS AVAILABLE AS PODS OR SEEDS. IF YOU BUY THE PODS (WHICH STAY FRESH A VERY LONG TIME), YOU WILL HAVE TO SMASH THEM WITH A SMALL HEAVY PAN OR THE SIDE OF A HEAVY KNIFE AND EXTRACT THE TINY BLACK SEEDS.
- -recipe from The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook by Tom Douglas
- Pickled Onions
- 1 small to medium red onion (about 7 ounces), thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds (see Note above)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Dilled Cream Cheese
- 4 ounces (1⁄2 cup) cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 English muffins, split, toasted, and buttered on top halves only
- 6 to 8 ounces thinly sliced Gravlax or Lox-style salmon (about 12 slices)
- Unsalted butter as needed for cooking the eggs
- 4 large eggs
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You've certainly earned some R&R! Give your body and mind a break. Spend time with family.
You like to cuddle with your partner. Your love is on display. You're working on some projects together. Take your time; enjoy these happy moments.
You want to seduce and experience passion. You're meeting lots of people, but you set the bar high. Listen to what your friends and family have to say.
You want to enjoy this weekend and break out of your routine. You might ask your partner to go somewhere romantic. Your trust in each other is intense.
You're working hard. If you have a partner at work, let them express themself. They might find you a bit controlling.
You want to have fun and make your loved ones happy. You don't like to wait to buy them presents, but that might cause trouble for your budget.
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Blue Eyes Herbal Tea
A hint of caramel gives this herbal fruit tea a sweet, almost candy-like flavour. Added mystery in the blend fills the cup with intrigue.
Ingredients: Dried apple pieces, Hibiscus petals, Rosehip pieces, Sweet orange peel, Cornflower petals, Natural flavors.
Weight is approximate. Sold by volume of tin.


Dancehall artiste Mr Vegas has had a lot to say about Minister Marion Hall since she abandoned her secular life as Lady Saw.
His most recent opinions came a month ago when he labelled Hall a hypocrite who misses her position as ‘Queen of dancehall’. His sentiment followed Hall’s online clapback at spiritual advisor Nardo ‘RT Boss’ Smith, who had accused her of using obeah to prevent deejay Spice from being successful.
“…when you blaspheme against the holy spirit that is one sin that cannot be forgiven so I leave them to their own demise.”– Minister Marion Hall
But Hall is used to Vegas criticising her. The evangelist detailed the catalyst of their fallout during a recent interview on the Entertainment Report Podcast.
According to Hall, it started after she got baptised on December 14, 2015.
“I went to Ocho Rios and I was doing a concert with other people from the gospel fraternity and the Lord start speaking to me when I was on the stage,” she started. “Something like a dark force, like something was over the whole venue and it needed to be broken and I realised it’s like it makes me feel like I couldn’t breathe… I start praying but I ended up on the floor… I just keep saying ‘The blood of Jesus’ and just praying but then tongues started coming out and I remember I start walking, the Lord start talking. But I have a tendency when God is talking to me I want people to believe me cause I know a lot of them still look at me like Lady Saw so I said, ‘The Lord say to worship him…’ and people start praising him…
“I remember they cut up the video and they put up a blog about me. A producer and a artiste from the dancehall fraternity laughing at me saying me mad but I didn’t even acknowledge him because what was happening was the artiste was telling people he was gonna give his life to the Lord and was walking with the Lord now.”
She said the I Am Blessed singjay eventually called her, though she didn’t share the details of their exchange.
“When me and him finish having the conversation the Lord say, ‘Call him back and tell him he can’t have one foot in and one foot out’ – that is Mr Vegas I’m talking… I couldn’t call him so I text it to him and from that day I text him and seh, ‘God told me to tell you you can’t have one foot in and one foot out’, it’s like he knew that I know he was lying about serving the Lord so from then everywhere you look he’s against me and my Christianity and he’ll read the word of God and because he don’t understand it he just talk a whole lot of foolishness so I just leave him and let him blaspheme because when you blaspheme against the holy spirit that is one sin that cannot be forgiven so I leave them to their own demise.”


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Halu Sushi is a restaurant with authentic, fresh Japanese food for dine in or take out.
Step-daughter took the Other Half and I here for lunch recently. Three adults and a new baby in a carseat took two people to get us seated. We had barely opened the menus and the server was there to take orders. We asked for green tea and a few more moments and then didn't see her for quite some time. The tea was VERY weak and not very hot.
Step-daughter ordered a dynamite combo, the OH ordered a sushi/sashimi bento and I ordered ten-don, miso soup and spinach goma-ae. Spinach arrived almost immediately and was the first sign something wasn't up to standard. The goma-ae dressing was super-sweet and there wasn't much of it plopped on top of stringy spinach. The spinach had not been inspected for quality and some of the pieces were old and discoloured. The whole thing would have been more edible if the spinach had been chopped even a little bit, but the leaves were whole and stringy.
Step-daughter's combo arrived, the two miso soups arrived, and then the ten-don for me. The sushi looked to be standard issue, fake crab/surimi much in evidence. The ten-don was a disappointment. One tiny tempura shrimp, one half piece each of squash, sweet potato and white potato. Overall was poured a dark brown gloppy, very sweet sauce with some shreds of carrot and onion that was advertized as "ten-don sauce". Not tempura dipping sauce, but a mystery gravy poured over everything, soaking the rice below.
The OH sat back to wait, but nothing arrived.
After watching later arrivals being served their food, we asked the server about the OH's bento. "Just a minute, just a minute!" and she rushed away. After that, she was into avoidance mode, avoiding eye contact, avoiding passing by our table. By this time, I had finished as much as I wanted of my meal and step-daughter was still waiting politely for her father's order to arrive (mine was a hot - OK, warm - dish, hers was sushi rolls - in my defense for seeming rudeness!) While they WERE busy at lunchtime, no one stopped by so that we could ask about the missing bento. Finally, I was on my feet ready to go get the "boss lady" when she realized I was on my way over. When we told her that Bento F had not arrived, she said... "you didn't order it" and "I wondered why HE wasn't eating". WTF? Then why was a miso soup (part of the bento set) delivered to the OH? After a brief "discussion" (yes we did order it, no you didn't, yes we did), she headed for the kitchen. Both step-daughter and I had finished our meals by the time his arrived with a muttered "sorry".
During all this time, no fresh tea was offered, although the servers were bustling the teapot around to other tables.
OK, enough venting. Quality of food was "meh" to the extreme. Value was not there - my icky sauce-drowned "ten-don" was $10, small and stringy goma-ae was $4, the bento (standard amount of food, and the tempura was not hot) was $15. The room was standard "Japanese" with phony cherry blossoms. The bathroom was clean enough.
The bill was the only thing to arrive with any alacrity, and there was an extra charge for a soft drink that had neither been ordered nor received. The charge was removed without any apology, and there was nothing else removed from the bill for the aggravation of their "overlooking" one order. They actually stuck to their story that we had NOT ordered the bento!
Would NOT recommend for quality, will NOT return because of having to argue to get an order that HAD been placed.
I've enjoyed the food at Halu Sushi for 4-5 years now. The food is very tasty, and always fresh! The service is wonderful, the girls are always happy, which in turns makes me in a better mood!
I do enjoy my favourite: Teriyaki chicken and tempura! I know...not sushi-like foods, but they make them perfectly and for $6.95 for box A ...it's a dream come true :) I hope they never take it off the menu!
I'm a huge fan of Japanese restaurants that have other things to offer aside from sushi!
Now as for the sushi, it's not the cheapest, but it's always fresh, and tasty! Compared to other sushi restaurants Halu Sushi's prices are right where they should be.
The ambiance is ....just perfect! It's very modern, clean and well decorated.
They are closed on Sundays, just a FYI.
I would recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting Maple Ridge :)
My husband and I are food snobs, a tough pair to please. We moved from Yaletown to Maple Ridge, and Halu Sushi is our go-to place for fresh, delicious, clean sushi. They are always busy, you never get the feeling anything has sat or was a left over. Most sushi places don't have enough customers, ergo the food doesn't get turned over enough. Not the case here.
Good food. Consistently delicious.
Ok guys here's the scoop. I am not very adventurous when it comes to sushi but I have to say that this is the best sushi I have ever had.Basically you walk in and they say "come to pick up?" They must have alot of take out customers, which is a GOOD thing! I only order take out but it is soooo superb. I would recommend the bento box A. you get tempura,fresh veggies,teriyaki(which is sooo yummy) a container of rice and miso soup, salad with a rad dressing, and also a kind of surprise delectible which is always tasty. You can also add california rolls to your box for a cheap price. I would also totally recommend the following:Goma-ae(spinach with sesame),Gyoza,Edamame(soy beans),tempura,teriyaki roll,Hot night roll, any volcano roll, or any special roll combo. I love this place and I highly reccomend it. All you maple ridgers and tourists, stop here and eat it's excellent!The staff are very friendly and they always greet you when you walk in and say goodbye when you leave.
This is a favorite spot for my girlfriend and I when we want to grab something that's quick and delicious. The service is really good, and they are all very polite and courteous there. I decided to post this quick review of their place because I noticed some lower ratings, which I didn't feel described this place fairly at all. I have been here about 10 times so far or more, and out of all those times I can't think of anything negative to mention at all. If I could change one thing about the place it would be that it is a little bit expensive for what we order, but it all depends on what you get. All in all I would give it a 9/10 and would definitely recommend it. I usually order a bowl of edamame beans to split, and 1 california roll and 5 salmon nigiri rolls for myself.
I frequent alot of sushi restaurants around town. This one isn't anything great. I had sushi/sashimi combo and a chicken teriyaki don. sushi/sashimi wasn't bad but exactly the same as every other sushi shop in town. Nothing special. The chicken teriyaki don was disgusting though. Way too much rice and the vegetables looked pre cooked and they loaded wayyyyy too much sauce on the dish. It was too over powering for me to taste anything else. Few chunks of chicken probably frozen not fresh chicken. If you want something hot do not go here. Maybe if you're looking for some quick rolls for sure otherwise give it a pass. The only good thing was the ambiance. It was recently renovated so it looked great. Service was ok too I guess.


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Page 1 Introduction Eric Foner The Cold War, which so powerfully shaped the lives of two generations of Americans, has faded into history. But it remains a continuing source of fascination for scholars of the recent past. Naima Prevots's study of how dance was caught up in the era's diplomacy is a welcome addition to a burgeoning literature that views the Cold War as a cultural conflict as well as a clash of armies and ideologies. In what Cold Warriors called the ''battle for the hearts and minds of men," dance played a small, but fascinating role.
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Matsuoka Corporation accelerates adoption of Internet of Things with Lectra’s multi-ply cutting solution
Lectra Industry 4.0 solutions enable reduced fabric consumption and increased production capacity
Lectra is pleased to announce that Matsuoka Corporation has decided to make a large-scale investment in the Vector multi-ply fabric cutting solution. Vector will serve as a pillar of Matsuoka’s plan to take a dynamic approach to increasing production capacity at overseas factories in Southeast and South Asia.
Since shifting production to China in 1990, Matsuoka, one of Japan's leading apparel manufacturers, has gone on to expand its footprint in other countries, such as Myanmar and Indonesia. Since its listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of 2017, the company has focused on becoming an industry leader by increasing its investment in automating the cutting process in order to increase quality and production capacity, and using the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve production visibility. Matsuoka is actively leveraging its global footprint and expanded production capacity to attract new customers.
Lectra’s proven experience in helping its customers secure stable quality and flexible production capacity capable of adapting to different products, despite geopolitical circumstances in the region, were key factors in their selection for this investment. The latest generation of Vector, Lectra’s multi-ply fabric cutting solution which integrates Industry 4.0 technology and a cloud-based dashboard, is used in factories in multiple countries into which Matsuoka has expanded.
Noriyuki Matsuoka, President and CEO of Matsuoka explains, "At Matsuoka Group, ‘Responding to our customers’ needs’ is the foundation of our business. As customer needs continuously change, we must ensure that we can meet these needs no matter what region or country we are working in. Looking at Lectra's over-40-year track record in global sales and support in the fashion industry, as well as its leadership in incorporating Industry 4.0 technology into its solutions, we believe Lectra will be a valuable partner in contributing to our future global development. We have used cutting machines from other companies but the fabric savings we achieve thanks to minimal buffers between parts and the high cutting quality sets Lectra solutions above the rest."
Akihiko Tanaka, managing director of Lectra Japan, states, "We are very pleased that Matsuoka Corporation selected our Vector multi-ply fabric cutting machine series for this investment. Dynamically changing production items and quantities according to the customer's situation are essential for the rapidly changing global fashion industry. Vector ensures that Matsuoka can attain a high level of productivity and capacity. In addition, it will help the company support sustainability efforts and ensure the traceability necessary intern for realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, high-yield production to reduce fabric waste, optimization of production lines, visualization of production status, etc. are required. Lectra will continue to innovate and evolve its digital cutting room technology to support our customers in solving such problems. We will also continue to build a long-term partnership with Matsuoka and help them in their global expansion."


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The Democratic Party in America is not the same party it was in John F. Kennedy's era.
We have watched it deteriorate into a party of hatred of those who have different beliefs. Yes, I have even been called the "enemy" by some of you.
Many of you are my friends who are life-long Democrats, and I respect that. But you don't want to hear or read anything about the president's contributions to his own failures or about the Republican plan.
I beg you to at least read about President Barack Obama's upbringing, associations, beliefs and executive orders not covered by the mainstream media. I have researched both candidates and compared their beliefs, successes and failures. Please be a responsible voter in November and research both sides. You might conclude that Mitt Romney deserves the same chance Obama was given in 2008.
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Beloved ones you have the saying all your life, when pushed, push back. There is one flaw in it that doesn’t work. It is the suggestion that you are both separate from each other. My suggestion to you is that if another is causing reaction inside you that creates violence in your life then you need to pull the reigns in and end the conflict. You are not responsible for others anger, frustrations, and yes anger is violence, verbal violence toward another. Anger represents strong resistance to what is and there fore doesn’t acknowledge the other person. It airs out on the other and shows lack of responsibility for another and oneself. If you find yourself in a situation where anger is involved, then you must make the comittment to walk away and collect yourself. Your responsible for yourself and how you feel. No one can make you do something against your will. Sometimes anger creates falseness.
What does that mean? It means that if someone is hostile toward you they will create lies about you and parade them as the truth. Showing irresponsibility toward themselves. Anger is not who you are, no matter how justified you make it. Hate is not who you are no matter how justified you make it. Separation is not who you are no matter how justified you make it. You are love and love is not a concept or idea. It is a knowing, not a belief.Know yourself. Read the pages of your life and when you first start reading those pages you will discover chapters you don’t like, and chapters you do. No matter what you are reading about you, you must be come a researcher of your life. There is no greater book to read then you. you are valuable, important, and so is everyone. Everyone is forgetting but you must take one the role of kindness, understanding, forgiveness, even when others don’t. Remember nature is equal will equal out situations in your life. Trust in the power of love. For give yourself and others. For they know not what they do. They may be scared to read their own self written story of corruption. But they will discover sometime. That discovery is not up to you, but to them. Sooner or later the truth will want to be awaken. It is happening now and it is happening for everyone.
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In an open letter to the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, Romanian Diaspora Liberal senator Viorel Badea is demanding a reaction from the US Department of State to recent statements by the American ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, James Pettit, which in his opinion are “capable of damaging the relationship between the Romanian and the American peoples, between Romania and the United States of America.”
“In your capacity as head of the American diplomacy, you are aware that any lack of reaction on behalf of the Department of State to the statements of ambassador James Pettit shows that he reflected the stance of the US. Such a situation would terribly affect the US image in Romania, the most important ally of the United States in the region, and practically the only one where the anti-American feelings are marginal, on the edge of society,” Badea says in the letter sent on Monday to Agerpres.
The Diaspora senator also mentions that on 27 August, the US ambassador in Chisinau, James Pettit, made a series of statements to the Moldovan public television in connection with both the national identity and the language spoken in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, with the history of the two countries and the bilateral relationship between them.
“The Romanians who have learned about the statements of Mr. James Pettit cannot hide their bitterness that the US ambassador has a viewpoint similar to the Russian diplomacy that lectures the citizens of the Republic of Moldova on the language they speak, on its name, on history textbooks, as well as on the way they should interpret the historical connections with Romania. The American ambassador was also confusing when talking about the bilateral relationship between Romania and the Republic of Moldova, which is out of the sphere of his official competence,” says the Liberal senator.
Badea adds that the statements the US ambassador made in Chisinau could be also interpreted as the US disapproving of the strategic partnership between Romania and the Republic of Moldova for Moldova’s accession to the European Union.
“James Pettit said that the Republic of Moldova getting closer to Romania as a way to access the EU or for any other reason whatsoever is not a practical selection and not a choice to make things better in Moldova. As for the possible unification, the merger of the two states, under the Helsinki Final Act, to which the US is a party, it is a matter in keeping with the Romanian people’s self-determination and it is not up to a third country’s ambassador, not even the US ambassador to make such appreciations. And yet, from the confusing statements by Mr. James Pettit one could understand that the US too disapproves of or discourages the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the Republic of Moldova for the European integration of Moldova; that is absolutely unacceptable,” adds the deputy chairman of the Committee on Romanians Everywhere with the Romanian Senate.
Badea also warns that the American ambassador’s statements are “interference with the presidential election” scheduled in Moldova for 30 October. He adds that normally, the mission of an ambassador is not to stir up “controversies in the state they are accredited to, much less in third states,” so that in his opinion Mr. James Pettit has violated diplomatic practices.


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Romaine wasn't built in a day : the delightful history of food language
"Food and words--we rely on both to sustain our daily lives. We begin each morning hungry for nourishment and conversation, and our happiest moments and fondest memories are often filled with ample servings of both. Food historian Judith Tschann celebrates this glorious intersection of linguistic and culinary affinities with Romaine Wasn't Build in a Day, a decadent romp through the history of food words"--
Judith Tschann ; illustrations by Peter Tschann-Grimm.
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My tests with the v2 prototype PCBs where successfull, I did not find any functional issues with the boards, and only some minor cosmetic issues. Documentation of the TinyLoRa v2 PCB is now available on this site . You can also find a ZIP with the Gerberfiles attached there, so you can order your own from the usual PCB prototyping companies.
The ATTNode (short for ATTiny Node) is a minimalistic node for the LoraWAN Network. It is based on the widely available ATTiny MCU from Atmel/Microchip and the HopeRF RFM95W LoRa Wireless Module. It can be used with a variety of sensors, the provided firmware does support the I²C-sensors SHT21 and BME280 for measuring climate data (Temperature/Humidity/Atmospheric Pressure) and is meant to be used with The Things Network as backend. The node can last for several months using only a CR2032 button cell sending values from the above mentioned sensors every 10 minutes.
- Small Size, only 47x36mm (v1) / 34x26mm (v2) / 37.5x30.5 (v3)
- Based on widely available Atmel ATTiny84(v1,v2) / ATTiny3216(v3) MCU and RFM95W LoRa-module
- Free GPIO-Pins from the ATTiny + Power to connect sensors on a 2.54mm pitch header
- Firmware support for SHT21/BME280 Climate Sensors, Brightness Measurement, Alarm Trigger and Beacon Mode
- Optional on-board LED for status signaling
- Powered by a single CR2032 lithium battery
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- Open Hardware and Software, KiCad Project for the PCB, Firmware and Case Designs can be found in the git repository
Downloads for Gerber- and STL-files as well as the BoM and assembly hints can be found at the subsites for the corresponding ATTNode Version.
After a long wait due to coronavirus outbreaks in China and resulting delays in the PCB production it is finally here, The first prototype of the TinyLoRa v2 Board: The triple use footprint for u.fl, SMA and wire antenna seems to work as intended, and the rest of the board works as before. So all in all a sucessfull first prototype run.
Some more development on the TinyLoRa v2 board. I have modified the SMA connector footprint in such way, that it should now be possible to also use a U.FL Connector or use a Wire- or Coil Antenna instead of the SMA edgemount connector. With this change it should be possible to use all of the most common types of antennas with the node. I also did some more cleanup and finishing touches:
Here is a sneak peek at the next iteration of the TinyLoRa PCBs. I got it down to roughly half the size compared to the v1 board by making it a two sided board and putting the battery holder, which is by far the biggest component, onto the Backside. I also added the possibility to use a edge-mounted SMA connector for the antenna. Because of the battery at the back the sensors don’t fit there anymore, so the GPIO-connector was flipped by 180° so the sensor now mounts over the front of the board.

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The earth laughs in flowers.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's finally Spring! The one thing I always love about Spring is flowers. I love to plant flowers. They make me happy! So many colors and varieties I feel like I can never have enough. Today I will share the must haves in my garden!


Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra perform Händel In Ireland at the world renowned Händel Halle Festival in Germany tonight, June 10th.
The concert speculatively re-imagines Händel’s famous visit to Ireland in 1741 – 1742 during which time he premiered his most famous work, Messiah. During his sojourn to Ireland he travelled to Cork. On his travels he most certainly stayed at the great houses and had the opportunity to hear music of the folk – 18th century Irish Trad.
Händel In Ireland features some of the world’s most celebrated Irish traditional musicians who are joined by European world music stars, Andrea Piccioni and Matthias Loibner. The performance features arrangements of works by Händel, Irish composers of the day and popular songs and dances of the period all played and sung through the prism of traditional Irish music.
The band features, Caitríona O’Leary (voice), Dónal Lunny (bouzuki and string instruments), Adrian Hart (fiddle), Eamonn de Barra (flute and whistles), Eamonn Galldubh (flute, whistles, uillieann pipes), Kate Ellis (cello), Matthias Loibner (hurdy- gurdy) and Andrea Piccioni (frame drums and percussion).
More information at handel-festival.com
The concert is made possible through a generous grant from Culture Ireland.


What an honor to be asked to do the watercolor renderings for the 2018 Coastal Living and Southern Living Idea Houses! The Coastal Living Idea House was designed by my friend and incredible architect, Eric Moser (Moser Design Group) in the Habersham community near Beaufort, SC. The Southern Living Idea House was a renovation in Austin, TX. I didn’t get to visit the Austin house, but I can attest that the Beaufort house is absolutely beautiful and I highly recommend you go check it out - and the lovely neighborhood it’s in, Habersham. Check out more on Coastal Living’s website.
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Working with the Hendricks County Planning & Building Department in Indiana, I had the pleasure of created several signage graphics for the updated Sign Standards section of their Zoning Ordinance. The Department asked for simple black & white graphics to illustrate the unique aspects of each particular type of signage allowed in their ordinance. In total, there were 35 different types of signs; some permanent signs and some temporary. The graphics allow ordinance users to quickly and clearly identify the type of sign they are proposing to erect, as well as key information about permitted height, location, or projection distance.


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A Fan’s View of the 2011 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix
Formula One is the pinnacle of motorsport and several of us continue to watch it even though Honda decided to withdraw from the sport at the end of 2008. Our member, MB, from the United Kingdom, got a chance to visit Singapore and watch the Singapore Grand Prix in person. He also took the effort of sharing his pictorial view of the Grand Prix weekend so we all may vicariously live it through him. Click through and check out MB’s view of the Singapore Grand Prix.
So i’m British and never been to a GP before; That can’t be right! By chance a part work / part visit to see my other half landed on the same time as the Singapore GP. About 4 weeks before, I went on the online and snapped up tickets for us both. It was difficult deciding where to sit, and I looked at all sorts of internet footage to try and decide. In the end I opted for 3 full day passes (Fri / Sat / Sun) in between Turn 1 and Turn 2. This would mean I saw the end of the start / finish straight, the pit exit, and potentially the pile up at the start of the race.
Thursday – F1 star spotting
Just around from my apartment, I heard that there would be a visit by Felipe Massa, at the Shell main building, obviously a sponsors event. I managed to sneak round and get a couple of photos. He seems like a nice chap, quite shy of the attention though. He answered a few questions and people got to get their photo with him, before he was whisked away. All of this really got the excitement going for me, to get this close to an F1 driver. I really wanted to see Button and Senna though.
Friday – First Practice
Again, I was loitering around by the hotel where the drivers stay, and Ross Brawn walked past me. I’m sure most of you know, but this guy is considered a total genius in F1. I didn’t bother him, as he looked fairly busy. He was going straight off to the Paddock for the first practice.
I then went to the top floor of the Swissotel and took some pictures of the track, to try and get the layout in perspective. I’ve been to Singapore many times before, but the track is difficult to picture. Here you can see the Padang / Fullerton Hotel sections.
And here the start finish near the Singapore Flier (big ferris wheel)
Later on I went off to find my seats at the practice. It really sinks in what an amazing place this is. To turn city streets into a race track must take unbelievable effort. What then struck me was the noise these cars make. They sound really rough sometimes, then they scream. Practice was interesting. Some of the team were practicing their starts, and pit changes, while others like Bruno Senna were just piling on the laps. The first session Hamilton did well, but it was clear Vettel is the man to beat so far.
Saturday – Qualifying:
This got a bit more exciting, and the order was changing all the time. I was excited to see Bruno Senna get through Q1 at the dying seconds, but then he just dropped out of Q2. Button did well to get Q3, and Hamilton didn’t seem to make it out in time to get better than 4th. The 2 Red Bulls at the front are going to be hard to beat. Here are some images of the entertainment village, and one of Shakira at the Padang area. The entertainment was very good.
Sunday – The Race
Today I got to the track nice and early, 5pm to watch the Porsche Asia races. As a GT3 owner, I thought it might be an interesting comparison. It’s amazing to think that these are lightweight 400+ bhp race cars, but the difference in speed over the F1 cars was pretty huge. Some pictures.
After that, there was a bit of a gap until the start of the F1 race, so we went off to the Singapore Flier which is the biggest observation wheel in the world! With GP tickets you got on there for free and it allowed a great view of the track.
So the race got underway which was pretty exciting seeing them all fly down to the first corner where we sat. No pileups which was good from a race point of view. It was really hard to follow, even with a big screen in front of you and live commentary; it’s a bit of a blur! The noise during qualifying was impressive, but 20+ cars coming through at once was really loud!
The race itself was very good and I was cheering Button on most laps. Vettel was just too fast and I think he probably had another gear even if Button got close to him at the end. Hamilton made yet another mistake on an aggressive overtake and that cost him a podium. His talent though was evident in that he finished fifth after dropping lower down due to a drive-through penalty.
As Vettel in the lead crossed the line, fireworks went off illuminating the night sky.
After the race, we got to walk on the track which was quite nice. There were thousands of people picking up any bit of carbon or tyre rubber they could for a souvenir.
As the night came to an end we went to the Padang area to watch Linkin Park.
Overall, an amazing three days and what was equally impressive as the race and the cars was the way this country can put on a show like this in such an efficient manner. As a spectator, every fine detail seemed to be covered. Underground services, buses, road closures, various spectator area controls, stage areas, food and drink etc. Really impressed and it seems like, while it’s maybe not one of the best races to watch on TV, it certainly is high on the list of tracks to attend and watch in real life! I feel sorry for the guys having to put it all back to normal now.
Images courtesy of MB
S2KI – Auto Racing Discussion

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Budget 2020 Analysis – South Lakes Event
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12th March 2020 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Budget day, Wednesday 11 March, is promising to be the most interesting for years!
The Conservative majority has given Boris Johnson and his new Chancellor the freedom to radically reform UK taxes and increase public spending including, hopefully, more cash for the north of England.
It is rumoured that Rishi Sunak will attack Entrepreneurs’ Relief and make changes to inheritance tax; both of which could have a significant impact on business owners and their families.
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Labradors are one of the most adorable pets you could ever hope to keep. These dogs are fluffy, playful, strong, friendly and very affectionate. They come in three different but equally beautiful colors of coat including Black, Gold and Chocolate brown. They make excellent house pets and are very friendly. Their intelligent eyes and floppy ears make them look as though they are perpetually smiling like they’re having the best time of their life. However, quite often you’d see Labradors putting up a bit of weight. These dogs get pretty big in size but does gaining weight really come as part of that package? Well, it’s okay for your dogs to be a little chubby and have that homely look to them but when it comes to Labradors, being overweight might not just end at a little chubby. If you’re not careful, your dog may become very fat!
Now, it is a widely known and acknowledged fact that dogs need exercise. If you want to keep a dog, you’re going to have to take it for walks and play around with it so that you deepen your bond as well as get your beloved pet some exercise. However, in the case of Labradors, exercise may not be the issue entirely. Sometimes labs get fat because of a fault in their genes. According to a recent research into the matter of fat Labradors, we’ve found that due to a certain gene in your Labrador’s DNA, your dog can be hard wired into an impulsive eating habit. This gene is known as POMC and can make your pet lethargic when it comes to activity or even mating. Naturally, with an increased amount of food intake and an almost zero amount of activity, your Labradors’ just going to sit around and eat it’s way to obesity. According to Dr Giles Yeo, a researcher in the study, some labs get fat because a certain gene in their brain is missing, this gene is responsible for monitoring the levels of fat on the dog’s body and without it, the dog’s genome has no idea how much fat it’s carrying. They’re just eating; putting on more weight, not knowing how much is enough. Funny thing is that this behavior pattern of Labradors is very close to that of human beings. Labradors are about the only breed that faces this kind of a difference in their genetic makeup. This scenario is not all that common among other species of dogs; however it’s not unseen either. How you can prevent this from happening is by enforcing a strict diet upon your dog and be careful not to spoil it too much. Oh and yeah, those walks we were talking about are very important, especially for this particular species.

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Asphalt paving is a craft that goes beyond mere construction; it embodies an intricate art form that requires skill, precision, and attention to detail. The hidden art of asphalt paving lies in the meticulous techniques and expertise employed to create smooth, durable, and visually appealing surfaces that withstand the test of time.
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Comcast has launched its Xfinity TV iPad and iPhone app in Apple's app store.
The application, which is available for free, allows Comcast customers tofrom Apple's tablet or smartphone. Once the user finds what they want to watch, they can tap on the show in the app and immediately change the channel of their DVR to that station. If a show isn't on yet, they can also program their DVRs to record the episode or series.
Next month, Comcast plans to make television shows and movies viewable from its application. The app will boast shows and films from "the top premium networks," Comcast said. Over time, the company will add "thousands of additional entertainment choices."
Comcast also plans to double down on its mobile application development going forward. The company revealed today that the Xfinity launch is "the first in a series of scheduled app releases" for iOS-based devices. In addition, it plans to make "several" Android apps available this year, as well as programs for the BlackBerry and other mobile devices.
Comcast isn't alone in its desire to expand its offering through the iPad.
Earlier this year, Time Warner Cablethat shows current programming and full TV listings. The cable provider indicated at the time that its goal is to give users the ability to watch shows when away from home on their iPad, and once they get home, resume watching the show on their television.

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The window of opportunity for containing risks of dangerous instability in the global climate system is closing rapidly. The response of the international community is embedded in the 2015 Paris Agreement, signed by 195 parties. Implementing the mitigation pledges parties submitted for the agreement is an important first step, although an additional mechanism to coordinate and scale up mitigation policy at the international level will likely be needed. Carbon taxation, or similar pricing, has a pivotal role, providing across-the-board incentives for reducing emissions and the critical price signal for redirecting investment, but pricing has proved difficult politically. Analytical literature on carbon taxation provides practical guidance on the role of taxation in implementing the Paris Agreement and enhancing its acceptability. Shifting taxes off labor and capital and onto carbon or fossil fuels can produce a “double dividend” by reducing environmental harm and lowering the burden broader taxes impose on the economy. Broader taxes both discourage work effort and investment and promote tax-sheltering behavior (e.g., activity in the informal sector). For various technical and practical reasons, however, it may not make sense to set the carbon tax rate above levels warranted on environmental grounds. The literature emphasizes the general importance of using carbon pricing revenues to benefit the economy, for example, lowering burdensome taxes or funding productive investments. These economic benefits are forgone if instead carbon pricing revenues are given to households in lump-sum dividends. Where higher energy prices are subject to public acceptability constraints, a package of regulations or their fiscal equivalents (known as “feebates”) have an important role in reinforcing carbon pricing. Carbon mitigation can also produce important domestic environmental co-benefits, such as reductions in local air pollution mortality. Unilateral action may be in many countries’ own interests before even counting the global climate benefits. Recent studies have quantified the carbon prices implicit in countries’ Paris mitigation pledges. These implicit prices differ widely across countries with the stringency of pledges and the responsiveness of emissions to pricing, underscoring the potential efficiency gains from some degree of price coordination at the international level. In fact, an international carbon price floor arrangement could be strikingly effective to the extent that it promotes more mitigation in key emerging market economies, such as China and India. The price floor need only cover a handful of large emitters, could be designed equitably with higher requirements for advanced countries, and could be designed flexibly to accommodate different policy approaches at the national level. Domestically, policymakers need to develop comprehensive mitigation strategies, ideally with carbon pricing as the key element. These strategies need to distribute burdens equitably, assist vulnerable groups, and include supporting measures for investment and pricing for broader sources of greenhouse gases.
Hao Liang and Luc Renneboog
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to the incorporation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into corporate management, financial decision-making, and investors’ portfolio decisions. Socially responsible firms are expected to internalize the externalities they create (e.g., pollution) and be accountable to shareholders and other stakeholders (employees, customers, suppliers, local communities, etc.). Rating agencies have developed firm-level measures of ESG performance that are widely used in the literature. However, these ratings show inconsistencies that result from the rating agencies’ preferences, weights of the constituting factors, and rating methodology. CSR also deals with sustainable, responsible, and impact investing. The return implications of investing in the stocks of socially responsible firms include the search for an EGS factor and the performance of SRI funds. SRI funds apply negative screening (exclusion of “sin” industries), positive screening, and activism through engagement or proxy voting. In this context, one wonders whether responsible investors are willing to trade off financial returns with a “moral” dividend (the return given up in exchange for an increase in utility driven by the knowledge that an investment is ethical). Related to the analysis of externalities and the ethical dimension of corporate decisions is the literature on green financing (the financing of environmentally friendly investment projects by means of green bonds) and on how to foster economic decarbonization as climate change affects financial markets and investor behavior.
Frederick van der Ploeg
The social rate of discount is a crucial driver of the social cost of carbon (SCC), that is, the expected present discounted value of marginal damages resulting from emitting one ton of carbon today. Policy makers should set carbon prices to the SCC using a carbon tax or a competitive permits market. The social discount rate is lower and the SCC higher if policy makers are more patient and if future generations are less affluent and policy makers care about intergenerational inequality. Uncertainty about the future rate of growth of the economy and emissions and the risk of macroeconomic disasters (tail risks) also depress the social discount rate and boost the SCC provided intergenerational inequality aversion is high. Various reasons (e.g., autocorrelation in the economic growth rate or the idea that a decreasing certainty-equivalent discount rate results from a discount rate with a distribution that is constant over time) are discussed for why the social discount rate is likely to decline over time. A declining social discount rate also emerges if account is taken from the relative price effects resulting from different growth rates for ecosystem services and of labor in efficiency units. The market-based asset pricing approach to carbon pricing is contrasted with a more ethical approach to policy making. Some suggestions for further research are offered.
The rise in obesity and other food-related chronic diseases has prompted public-health officials of local communities, national governments, and international institutions to pay attention to the regulation of food supply and consumer behavior. A wide range of policy interventions has been proposed and tested since the early 21st century in various countries. The most prominent are food taxation, health education, nutritional labeling, behavioral interventions at point-of-decision, advertising, and regulations of food quality and trade. While the standard neoclassical approach to consumer rationality provides limited arguments in favor of public regulations, the recent development of behavioral economics research extends the scope of regulation to many marketing practices of the food industry. In addition, behavioral economics provides arguments in favor of taxation, easy-to-use front-of-pack labels, and the use of nudges for altering consumer choices. A selective but careful review of the empirical literature on taxation, labeling, and nudges suggests that a policy mixing these tools may produce some health benefits. More specifically, soft-drink taxation, front-of-pack labeling policies, regulations of marketing practices, and eating nudges based on affect or behavior manipulations are often effective methods for reducing unhealthy eating. The economic research faces important challenges. First, the lack of a proper control group and exogenous sources of variations in policy variables make evaluation very difficult. Identification is challenging as well, with data covering short time periods over which markets are observed around slowly moving equilibria. In addition, truly exogenous supply or demand shocks are rare events. Second, structural models of consumer choices cannot provide accurate assessment of the welfare benefits of public policies because they consider perfectly rational agents and often ignore the dynamic aspects of food decisions, especially consumer concerns over health. Being able to obtain better welfare evaluation of policies is a priority. Third, there is a lack of research on the food industry response to public policies. Some studies implement empirical industrial organization models to infer the industry strategic reactions from market data. A fruitful avenue is to extend this approach to analyze other key dimensions of industrial strategies, especially decisions regarding the nutritional quality of food. Finally, the implementation of nutritional policies yields systemic consequences that may be underestimated. They give rise to conflicts between public health and trade objectives and alter the business models of the food sector. This may greatly limit the external validity of ex-ante empirical approaches. Future works may benefit from household-, firm-, and product-level data collected in rapidly developing economies where food markets are characterized by rapid transitions, the supply is often more volatile, and exogenous shocks occur more frequently.
Gerard J. van den Berg and Maarten Lindeboom
Modern-day famines are caused by unusual impediments or interventions in society, effectively imposing severe market restrictions and preventing the free movement of people and goods. Long-run health effects of exposure to famine are commonly studied to obtain insights into the long-run effects of malnutrition at early ages. This line of research has faced major methodological and data challenges. Recent research in various disciplines, such as economics, epidemiology, and demography, has made great progress in dealing with these issues. Malnutrition around birth affects a range of later-life individual outcomes, including health, educational, and economic outcomes.
To guide climate change policymaking, we need to understand how technologies and behaviors should be transformed to avoid dangerous levels of global warming and what the implications of failing to bring forward such transformation might be. Integrated assessment models (IAMs) are computational tools developed by engineers, earth and natural scientists, and economists to provide projections of interconnected human and natural systems under various conditions. These models help researchers to understand possible implications of climate inaction. They evaluate the effects of national and international policies on global emissions and devise optimal emissions trajectories in line with long-term temperature targets and their implications for infrastructure, investment, and behavior. This research highlights the deep interconnection between climate policies and other sustainable development objectives. Evolving and focusing on one or more of these key policy questions, the large family of IAMs includes a wide array of tools that incorporate multiple dimensions and advances from a range of scientific fields.
Integrated assessment models (IAMs) of the climate and economy aim to analyze the impact and efficacy of policies that aim to control climate change, such as carbon taxes and subsidies. A major characteristic of IAMs is that their geophysical sector determines the mean surface temperature increase over the preindustrial level, which in turn determines the damage function. Most of the existing IAMs assume that all of the future information is known. However, there are significant uncertainties in the climate and economic system, including parameter uncertainty, model uncertainty, climate tipping risks, and economic risks. For example, climate sensitivity, a well-known parameter that measures how much the equilibrium temperature will change if the atmospheric carbon concentration doubles, can range from below 1 to more than 10 in the literature. Climate damages are also uncertain. Some researchers assume that climate damages are proportional to instantaneous output, while others assume that climate damages have a more persistent impact on economic growth. The spatial distribution of climate damages is also uncertain. Climate tipping risks represent (nearly) irreversible climate events that may lead to significant changes in the climate system, such as the Greenland ice sheet collapse, while the conditions, probability of tipping, duration, and associated damage are also uncertain. Technological progress in carbon capture and storage, adaptation, renewable energy, and energy efficiency are uncertain as well. Future international cooperation and implementation of international agreements in controlling climate change may vary over time, possibly due to economic risks, natural disasters, or social conflict. In the face of these uncertainties, policy makers have to provide a decision that considers important factors such as risk aversion, inequality aversion, and sustainability of the economy and ecosystem. Solving this problem may require richer and more realistic models than standard IAMs and advanced computational methods. The recent literature has shown that these uncertainties can be incorporated into IAMs and may change optimal climate policies significantly.

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9 of Pentacles: The Lady in the Garden
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Truth.
Iâ€™m not sure what happened to author Jill Jones. I lost track of Â her. I used to read her â€œliterary suspenseâ€ novels from St. Martinâ€™s Press in the 90â€™s and weâ€™d meet up at various writersâ€™ conferences Â and talk about various New Age Â topics. We both liked a bit of paranormal Â in our stories and thought the Â world of Jennifer Enderlin, her editor at SMP.
I donâ€™t know. Maybe other people go to conventions and conferences to drink and get frisky, but my group of writer-pals Â always Â ended Â up Â back Â in Â someoneâ€™s Â room, having pizza delivered while we got out the Tarot cards and Â laid Â them Â out Â for Â our Â favorite Â editors Â and Â talked about our wishes and dreams both as women and as writers and editors. I donâ€™t remember any specifics of any of those readings Â but Â I Â remember Â Jill once telling me she wanted to attend to a party that had a Tarot theme and that she wanted a costume so she could come dressed as her favorite Tarot cardâ€”the 9 of pentacles of the Rider- Waite deck, aka The Lady in the Garden.
Over time, that card became one of my favorites as well, but only for the prettiness of it. It wasnâ€™t an archetype for me.
She is Â the Â content Â and Â prosperous Â woman Â who Â is close to nature and serenely secluded in her garden. Sheâ€™s there by choice, alone for the Â moment, but perfectly at peace. She has it allâ€”a wealth of just being and being at ease with herself. Pentacles are usually related to physical prosperityÂ but Â Iâ€™ve Â always Â thought Â of Â this Â card Â as Â the woman who is Â the mistress of all she surveys, including her own life.
In the past year, this card has been increasingly drawing my attention. Â Iâ€™ve been told several times that I will merge more with this Â archetype, especially this autumn, finally sharing in her nature. My intuitive friends have regarded this card and subsequently described a certain orange-y flower at my feet, representative Â of a manâ€™s lusty orange energy, Â and my own energyâ€”a Â deep raspberry- pinkâ€”hinted at by similarly hued roses and flowers in my garden.
Iâ€™m seeing Â orange Â zinniasâ€”or Â something Â similarâ€” planted all over my neighborhood. Â The ones in my own yard have flourished as have the raspberry-pink flowers.
Today, Autumn was in the air here. A beautiful, clear day with no Â humidity and a hint of coming abundance. My favorite time of the year. Even if it was in the 80â€™s!
But walking Â barefoot Â across Â my Â newly Â built Â patio, built with the summer sweat of my own labors, and then into the grass and among the Â flowers, I felt very much like the Lady in the Garden. Alone amid the Â beauty of nature and enjoying the serenity.
I think I can safely add the Lady in the Garden to my usual card, the Queen of Wands, and to the new arche- type I seem to be morphing into, the Queen of Swords, who has gone from victimhood to strength.
Three cards? Of course. Just different facets of who I am. And I like that.